no TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



gun his reign in 1478, and reigning 17 years, did not die 

 till the year 1495, and therefore mull have feen Peter Co- 

 villan, and converfed with him, if he had arrived m Abyfii- 

 nia fo early as the 149^ 



N A O D. 



From 1495 to 1508. 



Wife Conduct of the King — Prepares for a War ninth the Moors — Con* 

 eludes an honourable Peace with AdeU 



AFTER the unfortunate death of the young king Alex- 

 ander, the people in general, wearied of minorities, 

 unanimoufly chofe Naod for their king. He was Alexan- 

 der's younger brother, the difference of ages being but one 

 year, though he was not by the fame mother, but by the 

 the king's fecond wife Calliope. He was born at a town 

 called Gabargue, the day the royal army was cut off in his 

 father's time, when both the Betwudets perifhed. From 

 this circumftance, the Emprefs Helena and her party had 

 ufed fome underhand means to fet him afide as unfortu- 

 nate, and in his place to put Anquo Ifrael, Bceda Mariam's 

 youngefi fon, that they might govern him and the king- 

 dom during his non-age. But Taka Chriftos, their man of 

 confidence, being, on his firft declaration of fuch inten- 

 tions, cut off by the army in Dawaro, Naod was immedi- 

 2 ately 



