66o TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



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J O A S. 



From 1753 to 1768. 



T'hh Prifice a Favourer of the Galla his Relations — Great DiJJent'iorn on 



bringhig them to Court — War of Begcmdcr — Ras Michael brought to 



Gondar — Defeats Ayo — Mariam Barea refufes to be acceffary to his: 



Death — King favours Waragna Fafil — Battle of A%a%o — Kitig Af 



fajjifiated in his Palace. 



UPON the fix^ news of the death of king Yafous, the old' 

 officers and fervants of the crown, remembering the 

 tumuks and confiifion that happened in Gondar at his ac- 

 ceffion, repaired to the palace from their different govern- 

 ments, each with a fmall well-reguhued body of troops, 

 fufficient to keep order, and ftrengthen the hands of Ras 

 Welled de TOiil, whom they all looked upon as the father of 

 his country. The iirll who arrived was Kafmati Waragna 

 of Damot ; then Ayo of Begemder, and very foon after, 

 thougli at much the greatefl diflancc, Suhul Michael, gover- 

 nor of Tigrc. Thcfe three entered the palace, with Welled 



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