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court, nor judgment of caufes civil or criminal. The palace 

 was quite deferted ; even the king's Haves, of both fexes, 

 (fearing to be carried off to Begemder and Amhara) had 

 hid themfelves among the monks, and in the houfes of 

 private friends, fo that the king was left with very few at- 

 tendants. 



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