58 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER. 



liavc had it thought that I was the occafion of his death, after- 

 it had been fo often faid, though f alfely, that I had been the 

 caufe of that of his brother. Mahomet dehvered him to- 

 Confu and me, without hefitation, and promifed not to com- 

 plain to Ras Michael ; but he threatened, if ever again he 

 fell into his hands, that he would certainly put him to 

 death, which he well faw would not be very difagreeable 

 to any of his relations, provided it happened in the field, or 

 any other way than by the hands of a public executioner. 

 Ay to Confu, however, infifted upon bringing him out, and" 

 corredling him publicly, though he was by ten years the 

 younger of the two ; and the wretch was accordingly fe- 

 verely whipt with wands, and delivered after to a fervant 

 of Ozoro Kfther's to condu6l him to fome fafe place, where 

 he might be out of the reach of Ras Michael, at lead for a. 

 time. 



We now got on horfeback, and having ordered Yafme 

 and his foldiers to difarm, we all went in the habit of peace, 

 with joyful hearts, to meet the king, who was already ar- 

 rived at Mariam-Ohha, and was encamped there fmce about 

 eleven o'clock that forenoon. 



My iirll bufmefs was to wait on Ras Michael, who, tho' 

 very bufy, admitted me immediately upon being announ- 

 ced. This was a compliment I was under no neceffity of 

 paying him, as the king's fervant ; but I was refolved to 

 take nothing upon me, but appear in all the humility of a 

 private ilranger. This he quickly perceived, fo that, when 

 he faw me approaching near him to kifs the ground, he 

 made an effort as if to rife, which he never did, being lame, 

 nor could do without help ; flretching out his hand as if to 



prevent 



