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As for their celeftial auxiliaries, whofe afliftance they were 

 •promifed as far as could be difcovered, they neither did 

 harm nor good. We may fuppofe they ftood neuter. But 

 Batacu the hermit, ringleader of this fedition, whofe body 

 was fo miraculoufly armed, that neither fword nor fpear 

 could make any impreffion upon it, was unfortunately thruft 

 through with a lance in the very beginning of the engage- 

 ment, which greatly ferved to difcredit thefe fupernatural 

 aids. 



It was in this year 1620, that Socinios marched into Be- 

 gemder againft Jonael. At which time Peter Paez was em- 

 ployed at Gorgora in building the church there. The king 

 returned immediately to Dancaz after the defeat of Jonael, 

 and pafled his winter at that place. 



It was on the 16th of January 162 1, that the dedication 

 of the church of Gorgoca was made by Peter Paez ; and at 

 that time the king was in Begemder. Upon his return to 

 Dancaz he met Paez at Gorgora for the firfl time. He re- 

 mained at Gorgora till the 3d of October of that year, when 

 the news of the defeat of the Damots by Sela Chriflos arri- 

 ved, which he received in prefence of that prieft at Gorgora. 

 In this, both the Jefuits and Abyffinian annals agree. It is 

 not then poffible that Peter Paez could have been with the 

 king at Sacala, or Geem, in the country of the Agows on 

 the 21ft of March 162 1*; for both Peter Paez and Socinios 

 were at that time in Gorgora. 



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' Thle will be naore enlarged upon hereafter. 



