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vour firft to inflict that punifhment on fuch a,s were its ene- 

 mies." 



In order to fhew that he did not mean to trifle, he order- 

 ed the , tongue of a monk (called Abba Af Chriftos) to be 

 cut out, for denying the two natures in Ghrifl ; and Buco, 

 one of the principal generals of his court (who afterwards 

 died a zealous Catholic) he ordered to be beaten with rods, 

 and degraded from his employment, for obferying the Jew- 

 ifli fabbath. 



The king, having given thefe public, unequivocal testi- 

 monies of his refolution, put himfelf at the head of his 

 army, and marched againft Jonael ; but that rebel, not da- 

 ring to meet his offended fovereign, retired into the moun- 

 tains ; whereupon the king laid wafte the country of the 

 Galla, who had protected him. This occafioned a divifion 

 among the Galla themfelves. One party declaring for the 

 king, apprehended Jonael with intention to deliver him up ; 

 but he was foon refcued out of their hands by the contrary 

 party, enemies to Socinios. His protectors being once known, 

 the manner of working his deftruction was foon known 

 likewife. The king's prefents made their way to that 

 faithlefs people, the only barbarians with whom the right 

 •of hofpkality is not eftablifhed. Upon receiving the king's 

 bribe, they murdered Jonael, cut his head off, and fent it to 

 the king. 



The rebellion in Damot was not fo eafily xmelled. Sela 

 Chriftos, a zealous Catholic, was fent againft the rebels to 

 inforce the proclamation with regard to the fabbath. . But 

 as his connections were very confiderable among them, he 



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