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with the king. I had already once partaken of afimilar fcene, 

 and found it of the moA dilagreeable kind ; Providence fpa- 

 red me, however, this repetition of it, as I was at Kofcam, and 

 determined to be retired there fo perfecT:ly, that I did not ftir 

 out of my apartment till night, v^iien the gates were locked, 

 and the guards placed. ■ 



On the 15th, the king releafed Ras Guflio from his con- 

 finement, who immediately went to the camp to Fafil ; and 

 next day, at night, he returned, and had an audience at the 

 palace with the king, and again retired to lleep at Abba Sa- 

 muel. On the 17th, a little before noon, Fafd, came to the 

 palace for an audience, but firft took poiTeffion of every ave- 

 nue leading to it; a ftrong guard was alfo placed in the anti- 

 ehamber, and the charge of the door of the king's prefence- 

 chamberwas taken from the king's ordinary black fervants^ 

 and given to Confu Adam, who mounted guard there with 

 about twenty wild Galla. What further paffed I did not flri6l- 

 ly inquire, being exceedingly diftrefTed, by the bad profpedl 

 that prefented itfelf, and firmly refolved to take no further 

 part. In general, however, I underflood, that all was humi- 

 liation ; and Faiil having announced to the king that he had 

 given his daughter to Guftio in marriage, to him the king 

 gave Gojam, and reflored the province of Amhara. Aclog 

 was condemned to find fecurity for laoo ounces of gold, 

 which was faid to be the fum Guflio hod with him whea 

 taken. 



The king was to reftore to the Iteghe the whole of her vil- 

 lages that fhe had^ver enjoyed, from the time of Bacuffa, 

 her hulband, to that prefcnt moment. To Fafil, were given 

 Damot, Maitfha, and Agow, and to Confu Adam, ibaba Aza- 



