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into it; and, in ab fence of the king, is the mark of fupreme 

 power, either dire<St or delegated, in the perfon that wears 

 it. 



Unless on fuch occafions, no one covers his head in pre- 

 fencc of the king, nor in fight of the houfe or palace where 

 the king refides : But it was not thought, that, being at 

 •fuch a diftance in the rear, he" was in the king's prefence, 

 nor that what was caufed by infirmity was to be conftrued 

 into prefumption, or weighed by the nice fcale of jealous 

 prerogative. 



The armies returned to the valleys below Gondar, and 

 encamped feparateiy there, Fafil upon the river Kahha, and 

 Ras Michael on the Aaigrab. Guflio was on the right of 

 Michael and left of Fafil, a little higher up the Kahha, near 

 Kofcam, the Iteghe's palace ; but he was on the oppofite fide 

 of the river from Fafil, where he had a houfe of his own, 

 and feveral large meadows adjoining. Guflio's fervants 

 and foldiers now began cutting their mailer's grafs, and 

 were foon joined by a number of rafil's people, who fell, 

 without ceremony, to the fame employment. An interrup- 

 tion was immediately attempted, a fray cnfucd, and feveral 

 were killed or wounded on both fides, but at lail Fafil's 

 people were beat back to their quarters. 



GusHo complained to Ras Michael of this violation of 

 his property; and he being now in Gondar, ami holding 

 the oPiicc of Ras, was, without doubr, t]ic fuperior and re- 

 jvular judge of borh, as thc}- were both out of tlicir pro- 

 vinces, and immediately in Micliacrs. Upon citation, Fafil 

 dcdarcd tliat he would rui)niic to no fuel) junldiction ; 



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