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The Galla, who fought but a pretence for invading 

 Abyffinia, readily embraced this opportunity, and fwarmed 

 to him on all fides. His army, in a very fhort time, was 

 exceedingly numerous, and the Agows and all Damot were 

 ready to join him when he mould repafs the Nile. This 

 revolt was indeed likely to have proved general, but for the 

 activity and diligence of the king, who, on the firft intelli- 

 gence, put himfelf fo fuddenly in motion that he was. 

 on the banks of the Nile before the Galla on the one fide 

 were ready for their junction with the confederates on the 

 other. 



The king's prefence impofed upon the Agows and the 

 rebels of Damot, fo that they let him pafs quietly over the 

 Nile into the country of the Galla, hoping that, as their, 

 defigns were not discovered, he might again return through 

 their country in peace if victorious over the Galla ; but, iff' 

 he was beaten, they then were ready to intercept him. 



But the Galla, who expected that they would have had; 

 to fight with an army already fatigued and half-iuined by 

 an action with the Agows on the other fide of the river, no 

 fooner faw it pafs the Nile unmolefted in full force, than 

 they began to think how far it was from their intereft to make 

 their country a feat of war, when fo little profit was to be 

 expected. On the approach, therefore, of the king's army* 

 many of them deferted to it, and made their peace with 

 him. The few that remained faithful to Ifaac were dif- 

 perfed after very little refinance ; and he himfelf being ta- 

 ken prifoner, and brought before the king, was given up 

 to the. foldiers, who put him to death in his prefence. On, 



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