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will calculate how many chances there were, that, in a king- 

 dom as big as Great Britain, the commiilion of a crime 

 and its punifliment fliould both happen in one place, on 

 one day, in the fliort fpace of five years, and in the life of 

 one man. 



The extraordinary fcverity exercifed upon the army of the 

 G.illa, after the battle, was ftill as apparent as it had been in 

 the flight. Woofheka, of whom we have had already occafion 

 to fpeak, fell in among the horfe of PowufTen and Guflio, and 

 being known, his life was fpared. He was coulin-german to 

 Lubo, but a better man and foldier than his relation, and, in 

 all the intrigues of the Galla at Gondar, was confidered as an 

 undcfigning man, of harmlefs and inoffeniive manners. He 

 had been companion of Gullio, and many of the principal 

 commanders in the army, and, after the defeat at Nefas Mu- 

 fa, b.ad the guard of Powufien and the eleven officers, whom 

 he lufiercd to efcape into Michael's tent, as 1 have already 

 iaid, while Lubowasmiudcring MariamBarea. He had been, 

 for a time, well known and well eftcemed by Ras Michael, 

 nor was he ever fuppofcd pcrfonalh' to have ofTcndcd him, 

 'or given umbrage to any one. As he was a man of fome 

 fortune and fubflance, it was thought the forfeiture of all 

 that he had might more than atoue for any fault that he 

 had ever committed. 



It was therefore agreed on the m^orning after PowuHcn's 

 Tcturn from the purfuit, that Guflio and he, when they fur- 

 rendered this prifoncr, (liould aflc his life and pardon from 

 the Ras, and this they did, proftrating themfelves in the 

 huml>lcfl manner with their foreheads on the earth. Ras 



Michael^ 



