THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 



his reign, and remained at Tchelga under the mutual pro- 

 tection of Wed Ageeb and the emperor of Abyffinia, a kind 

 of prifoner to them both ; and had brought with him a 

 number of foldiers and dependents, the panakers of his for- 

 mer good fortune, who, finding fafety and good ufage at 

 Tchelga, were naturally well- affected to the king. Thefe, 

 ready mounted and armed, joined Sanuda immediately up- 

 on his declaring the exigency ; and with thefe he marched 

 ftraight to Coga, to the defence of the palace with which. 

 he had been intrufted. 



Melchizedec, whofe defign was againft Coga, no fooner 

 heard Sanuda was arrived there than he marched to furprife 

 him, and a very bloody and obftinate engagement followed. 

 The Funge, piqued in honour to render this fervice to their 

 protector, fought fo obftinately that they were all flain,- 

 and Sanuda, mounted that day upon a fleet horfe belonging, 

 to Socinios, efcaped with difficulty, much wounded. 



As foon as Socinios heard of this misfortune, he fent Ras 

 Emana Chriftos, who marched ftraight to Woggora, crea- 

 ting Zenobius, fon of Imael, governor of that diftrict ; and 

 there he found Sanuda Zenobius and Ligaba Za Dengheh 

 together, in a place called Deberafla 



As foon as the rebel Melchizedec heard Emana Chriftos 

 was come, and with him the fore-mentioned noblemen, he : 

 fet himfelf to exert the utmoft of his power to draw to- 

 gether forces of all kinds from every part he could get 

 them, and his army was foon increafed to fuch a degree as, , 



4, notwith- 



