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but a repetition of the circumilances that induced Keila Ya- 

 fous to advance to Delakus, for, after fupper, juft before the 

 king went to bed in the evening, a man from Kefla Yafous 

 brought the four prieils of Mariam Net, who had been the 

 guides to the ford at Delakus. The king ordered meat to 

 be let before them, but they had done very well already 

 with Keila Yafous, and, therefore, only took a fmall piece 

 of bread and a cup of bouza, the eating and drinking in 

 prefence of the king being an affurance that their life was 

 fafe and pardon real. They had then five ounces of gold, 

 and feveral changes of clothes given to each of them, and 

 the king took them to Gondar with him, to provide for 

 them there, out of the reach of the revenge of Fafil, and 

 placed them in the church of Hamar Noh*. 



The army marched next day toDingleber, a high hill, or 

 rock, approaching fo clofe to the lake as fcarcely to leave a 

 paflage between. Upon the top of this rock is the king's 

 houfe. As we arrived very early there, and were now out 

 of Fafil's government, the king infilled upon treating Ras 

 Michael and all the people of confideration. A great quan- 

 tity of cattle had been fent thither from Dembea by thofe 

 who had enates in the neighbourhood, out of which he 

 gave ten oxen to Ras Michael, ten to Keila Yafous, the fame 

 number to feveral others, and one to myfelf, with two oun- 

 ces of gold for Strates and Sebaftos to buy mules ; but they 

 had already provided themfelves ; for, befides the two they 

 rode upon of mine, they and my fervants had picked up 

 four others in very good condition, whofe mailers had pro- 

 bably perifhed in the river, for they were never claimed af- 

 terwards. 



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* This is a Urge church belonging to the palace, called by this extraordinary name, Noah's Ark, 



