THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. ^t 



PowufTen and Gufho ; and this was but what he had fpofi, 

 taneoufly promifed when he made his peace at Dingleber* 

 At the fame time Ay to Aylo, brother to Engedan, was pro- 

 claimed governor of Begemder ; and all people holding of 

 the king or of Aylo's friends, (for he had a very large eftate in 

 that province) were ordered to join him ; but a very few 

 came, among whom was the famous Guigarr, chief of the 

 clan, Waag of Lafta, fon to Aylo's filler. 



Mean time the king ufed all the means in his power td 

 induce the Iteghe to return to Kofcam, for her prefence in 

 Gojam kept alive the fpirit of a number of people that 

 were attached to her, who bore very impatiently to fee hef 

 banifhed, as fhc then was, though refident with her daugh- 

 ter Ozoro Welleta Ifrael, and furrounded by the forces of 

 Aylo her grandfon, who was governor of Gojam, and to 

 whom half of that province belonged in property. But 

 the queen was refolute never to trufl Ras Michael, though 

 it was believed fhe fent the king a fum in gold privately 

 by Engedan. 



It was in the end of January that another meflage ar- 

 rived from Fafil, excufing his coming to Gondar on account 

 of the badnefs of his health ; he faid, bcfides, he could not 

 truft Michael unlefs he gave him Welleta Selaffe, his grand- 

 daughter, to wife, and fent her to him to Burc. I have al- 

 ready mentioned that the Ras was fond of this young lady 

 himfelf, and nothing but that hindered him from giving 

 her to the king in marriage ; and it was faid, and I believe 

 with truth, that fome delicacy * the king had expreiTed about 



M 2 this 



' Suljncion of fatniiiarity with the Ras her grandfather. 



