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In the evening of the 23d, when encamped upon the 

 Mogetch, came Sanuda, the perfon who had made Socinios 

 king, and who had been Ras under him ; he was received 

 with great marks of favour, in reward of the treacherous 

 part he had ad:ed. He brought with him prifoners, 

 Guebra Denghel, the Ras's fon-in-law, one of the befl and 

 moft amiable men in Abyffinia, but who had unfortunate- 

 ly embraced the wrong fide of the queftion ; and with him 

 Sebaat Laab and Kefla Mariam, both men of great famihes 

 in Tigre. Thefe were, one after the other, thrown violent- 

 ly on their faces before the king. I was exceedingly dif- 

 trefled for Guebra Denghel ; he prayed the king with the 

 greateil earneflnefs to order him to be put to death before 

 the door of his tent, and not delivered to his cruel father^ 

 in-law. To this the king made no anfwer, nor did he 

 fhew any figns of pity, but waved his hand, as a fign to car- 

 ry them to Ras Michael, where they were put in cuil:od.y 

 and loaded with irons.. 



About two hours later came Ayto Aylo, fon of Kafmati 

 Efhte, whom the king had named governor of Begemder ; 

 he brought with him Chremation brother to Socinios, and 

 Abba Salama the Acab Saat, who had excommunicated his 

 father, and been inftrumental in his murder by Fafil. I 

 had a great curiofity to fee how they would treat the Acab 

 Saat, for my head was full of what I had read in the Eu- 

 ropean books of exemption that churchmen had in this 

 country from the jurifdi(5lion of the civil power. 



Aylo had made his legs to be tied under the mule's bel- 

 ly, his hands behind his back, and a rope made fail to 

 them, which a man held in his hand on one fide, while an- 

 1 other. 



