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palace into the church-yard, over a breach in the church- 

 yard wall, they were challenged by a perfon, who afked 

 them what they were about? to which they replied, Bury- 

 in o- a Granger who died that day of a peftilential fever. 



Immediately upon this confeflion, the Galla was carried 

 out and hanged upon the daroo-tree before the king's gate. 

 Many condemned this hafly execution, but many likewife 

 thought it prudent; for he had already named a great part 

 of the people about the queen as acceflhry to the death of 

 her fon. 



I have faid his name was Zor Woldo; he was of the race 

 of Galla, called Toluma, on the borders of Amhara; he had 

 been formerly a fervant to Kafmati Becro ; was of fmall fta- 

 ture, thin and lightly made; his complexion a yellowiih 

 black, and Angularly ill-favoured. When under the tree, 

 he acknowledged the murder of the king with abfolute in- 

 difference; nor did he deiire any favour, or fliew any fear 

 of death. Zor Woldo's examination and declaration were 

 fent immediately to Fafil, who, as ufual, promifed to come to 

 Gondar quickly. The body of Joas was railed alfo, and laid 

 in the church (in his clothes, juft as he was dug up) upon 

 a little ftraw ; his features were eafily diftinguifhable, but 

 fome animal had ate part of his cheek. 



The day after, I went from Kofcam to Gondar without 

 acquainting the Iteghe, and took a Greek called Fetros with 

 me ; he had been chamberlain to Joas. We went about 

 eleven o'clock in the forenoon to the church of St Raphael, 

 expecting to have feen many as curious as ourfelves, but, 

 by reafon of the atrocioumefs of the act, now for the firft 



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