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been kept prifoner. He was brought before the king iii 

 the fame equipage he arrived, and being interrogated who 

 he was, anfwered with great boldnefs, that he was Socinios, 

 fon to king Yafous, fon of Bacuffa ; that he had not fought 

 to be made king, but was forced by the Iteghe and Sanuda ; 

 this every one knew to be true. Soon after his mother 

 was examined ; but denying now what fhe had formerly 

 fworn, that fhe ever had any intimate connexion with the 

 late king Yafous, Socinios was fentenced to death; but being 

 in his manners, figure, and converfation perfectly defpica- 

 ble, the king diredted he fliould ferve as a flave in his kit- 

 chen, whence he was taken, fome time afterwards, and hang- 

 ed for theft. 



On the 21ft of June, the Iteghe arrived from Gojam, and^ 

 all the people of Gondar flocked to fee her without the- 

 town. Gufho had met her at Tedda; and, at the fame time 

 that he welcomed her, told her, as from the king, that it 

 was his orders that neither Palambaras Mammo, nor Likaba 

 Beccho, were to enter the town with her. This fhe confi- 

 dered as a very high affront, and the work of Gufho, not 

 the king's orders. She upbraided Guflio with avarice, 

 pride, and malice, declared him a greater tyrant than Mi- 

 chael, without his capacity, forbidding him to appear any 

 more before her, and with great difficulty could be prevail- 

 ed to go on to Kofcam inftead of returning to Gojam. It is 

 impoflible to conceive the enthufiafm with which the fight 

 of the old queen infpirctr all forts of people. Gufho had no. 

 troops, the king as few, being left even without a fervant 

 in his palace. Then was the feafon for mifchief, had not 

 Fafil been hovering with his axmy, without declaring his 



approbation. 



