36 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



religion, they fo fatisfied Bseda Mariam that he decamped 

 from their country, after having, at his own expence, re- 

 flored to them a number of cattle equal to that which he 

 had taken away, having alfo given up, untouched, the crop 

 which had been fown, and recompenfed the peafants of 

 Wadge and Ganz for their corn and labour. 



Having refolved to chaflife the king of Adel for his 

 treacherous conduct, he retired fouthward into the provin- 

 ces Dawaro and Ifat ; and, as if he had had no other views 

 but thofe of peace, he crofTed over to Begemder, where he 

 directed the Abuna to meet him with his young fon Ifcan- 

 der, of whom his queen, Romana Werk *, had been lately 

 delivered. From this he proceeded to Gojam, everywhere 

 leaving orders with the proper officers to have their troops 

 in readinefs againfl his return ; and having delivered the 

 young prince to Ambafa David, governor of that province, 

 he proceeded to Gimbota, a town lying on the banks of the 

 Nile, which, in honour of his foil's governor, he changed 

 to David Harafa f . Having thus fettled the prince to his 

 mind, he fent orders to the army in Tigre and Dawaro to 

 advance into the fouthernmoft frontier of Adel. He him- 

 f elf returned by the way he went to Gojam, and collecting 

 the troops, and the nobility who nocked to him on that 

 ©ccafion, he marched ftraight for the fame country. 



Whilst the king was occupied in thefe warlike prepara- 

 tions, a violent commotion arofe among his clergy at home. 

 In the reign of Zara Jacob, a number of flrangers, after the 



council 



* The pomegranate of gold, f The ftation of DaVid. 



