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that, though in pofleffion of faints, did not feem to have 

 been made for the foUtary pleafures of one fex only. This 

 piece of violence was, by the whole body of monks, called 

 Sacrilege. Violent excommunications, and denunciations 

 of divine vengeance, were thundered out againft Kafmati 

 Netcho. An army was fent againft him ; he was defeated 

 and taken prifoner, and confined upon a mountain in Wal- 

 kayt, where foon after he died, but not before the Iteghe 

 had fhewn her particular mark of difpleafure, by taking her 

 daughter Ozoro Efther, his wife, from him, that llie, too, 

 and her only fon Confu, might not be involved in the 

 monk's excommunications, and the imputed crime of fa- 

 crilege. 



At this time died Kafmati Waragna, full of years and 

 glory, having, though a ftranger, preferved his allegiance to 

 the laft, and more than once faved the ftate by his wifdom, 

 bravery, and activity. He is almoft a fingle example in 

 their hiftory, of a great officer, governor of a province, that 

 never was in rebellion, and a remarkable inftance of Ba- 

 cufTa s penetration, who, from a fingle converfation with 

 him, while engaged in the vileft employment, chofe him as 

 capable of the greateft offices, in which he ufefuily fervcd 

 both his fon and grandfon. 



Soon afrci', Ayo governor of Begemder, an older officer 

 ftill than Waragna, arrived in Gondar, and refigncd his go- 

 vernment into the queen's hands. This refignation was re- 

 ceived, becaufe it was undcrftood that it was diredly to be 

 conferred upoa his fon Mariam Barea,by far the moft hope- 

 ful young Abvfiinian nobleman of his time. Another mark 

 of favour, foon followed, perhaps was the occafion of this. 



Ozoro 



