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whom the king very much favoured, foUicited that poft in 

 vain, unlefs he would advance a thoufand ounces of gold, 

 which he pofitively refufe:? to do. The king fomented 

 all thefe complaints by fending a perfon of confequence to 

 PowufTen, who advifed him to arrefl Gulho immediately, 

 and promifed, if reflftance was made, to be at Gondar in 

 three days. Engedan and Ayabdar were trufted with the 

 execution of this, but as Gufho was beloved by the people 

 of Gondar, the fecret was not fo well kept but that it came 

 to his ears. 



On the i6th of July, (the feaft of Saint Michael) Guflio 

 |)retended he had made a vow to vifit the church of that 

 Saint at Azazo, and accordingly, early in the morning, he 

 fet out for that village, attended with thirty horfe and fifty 

 mufqueteers ; but no fooner had he paiTed the church 

 than his real intention appeared, and he was purfued by 

 Gubeno, Cantiba of Dembea ; Ayto Adigo, Palambaras ; 

 and Ayto Engedan. Gubeno alone, being hearty in the 

 caufe, came up with him firft, as they had pafTed the river 

 Derma, when Gulho, feeing Gubeno's troops clofe behind 

 him, turned quickly upon them, repafled the river, and, 

 having killed two of the foremofl with his own hand, and 

 repelled the reft, he returned acrofs the river, and faced a- 

 bout upon the banks of it. Upon the other troops coming 

 up, he called to Engedan, putting him in mind how late- 

 ly he had been in his hands, and advifmg them all to re- 

 turn to Gondar, and tell the king he fhould again be with 

 him in fifteen days.. 



A COUNCIL was thereupon held, and as it was plain, 

 from the countenance of the man, that he was refolved to 



refift 



