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Many of the principal people about the king advifed 

 him to put theie turbulent people in irons, for daring to 

 come into his pre fence without leave. But Yafous was con- 

 tented to remand each to the place of his banifhrnent from 

 whence he came. He then removed from Dek to Ibaba,on 

 the 10th of January, the journey being no more than two 

 eafy days ; but, whether it was that the Gaila did not in- 

 tend another invasion, or whether they were overawed by 

 the king's preparations and prefence, and did not think 

 tliemfelves fafe even in their own country, none of them 

 this year paffed the Nile, or gave any uneaiinefs either to 

 Gojam or Damot. 



Though the whole nation believed that the king's atten- 

 tion was entirely engaged in the various expeditions againfl 

 the Galla and Shangalla, which he executed with fo much 

 diligence and fuccefs, yet there was Hill a principal object 

 fuperior to all thefe, which remained a fecret in his own 

 breaft, after the parties concerned had abfolutely forgot it. 

 All his campaigns againfl the Shangalla were only deligned 

 to lull afleep thofe he confidered as his principal enemies, 

 that he might make the blow he aimed at them more cer- 

 tain and effectual. 



Six years had now paffed fmce the Agows, and particu- 

 larly the moil powerful tribe of them, the Zeegam, had, with 

 thofe of Damot and the Galla, confpired to put the crown 

 upon the head of the rebel prince Ifaac, who had loft his 

 life in the engagement which followed on the other fide of 

 the Nile. It will be remembered alfo, that the country of 

 the Agows is in general open, full of rich plains, abundant- 

 ly watered by variety of fine ftreams ; in other parts, gentle 

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