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king, inftead of levying an army againft them, thought the 

 proper way was to fend them a governor,, who mould di- 

 vide the intereft and flrength of the enemy. There was 

 then an uncle of Mihico remaining in exile at Dejan % 

 whither he had been fent formerly into banifhment at the 

 inftance of his nephew, but he Hill preferved the command 

 of a fmall diftricl: called Bomo, as well as the good inclina- 

 tions of his own fubjects of Gadai, who held, his memory 

 in great veneration. The king, therefore, fent for this go- 

 vernor of Bomo, and, fetting before him the behaviour of 

 his nephew, r/e gave him the inveftiture of his government,, 

 with many prefents both ufeful and honourable ; and, ha- 

 ving ordered fome troops from Amhara to attend him, he 

 difmiffed him, to punifh and expel his nephew from the 

 province, of Gadai, 



The fair of Adelwas nigh, and thither all the inhabitants 

 of Bali and Dawaro go. It was at this time the confpira- 

 tors of Hadea had agreed to fall upon the provinces ; while,, 

 probably, thofe at the fair had been like wife deftined to cut 

 off the inhabitants which might be found there. To coun- 

 teract thefe deligns, the kingj by proclamation, exprefsly 

 forbade any of the inhabitants of Bali or Dawaro to go to 

 the fair, but all to join the governor of Bomo, who no 

 {boner prefented himfelf in his diftricl:, than the people of 

 all: ranks flocked to him and fubmitted. 



Mihico faw himfelf undone by this addrefs of the king,, 

 of which he was quite uninformed. He fled immediately; 



with 



* One of the deep mountains ufed for piifons* 



