4 o 4 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



We continued our journey in fight of many villages till^ 

 three quarters after twelve, we came to the river Gomara, 

 where we ilaid in fearch of trees and herbs the reft of the 

 day. At night we received a meffage from Ayto Adigo, 

 Shum,. or governor, of Karoota. He was an officer of con- 

 fidence of the Iteghe's ; had been a great friend of Mariam 

 Barea's, one of whofe vaffals he was, and in his heart an in- 

 veterate enemy to Ras Michael and the new fuccefiion. 

 Ever fince the murder of Joas he had not ventured to Gon- 

 dar. When I firft came there the Ras had given his houfe, 

 as that of an outlaw, to me. Afterwards, as foon as he 

 returned, I offered immediately to furrender it to him ; 

 but he would not by any means accept ir, but afked leave 

 to pitch his tent in one of the courts furrounded with walls, 

 for it was a fpacious building. Perhaps it was the beft fi- 

 tuation he could have chofen, for we did him great fervice 

 by the means of Ozoro Either, as he was but very ill-looked 

 upon, and was rich enough to be confidered as an object 

 of Ras Michael's rapacity and avarice. Our neighbourhood 

 occafioned us to pafs many evenings together, and we con- 

 tracted a friendfhip, the rather becaufe he was a fervant cf 

 the Iieghe, and we were known. favourites of Ozoro Either,. 



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