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as before. This done, he difmifled the Naybe, who return- 

 ed to Mafuah in peace. 



The next affair that came before the king was that of 

 Kafmati Claudius, (governor of Tigre) who was accufed and 

 found guilty of having fled while the battle with the Shan- 

 galla was yet undecided, leaving his ftandard and kettle- 

 drums in the power of the enemy. Beiides his prefent 

 mifbehaviour, ftrong prejudice exifted againfl him, drawn 

 from his former character ; for it was averred, from very 

 credible authority, that on one occafion, upon a very llender 

 appearance of fedition, he ordered his troops to fire upon 

 feveral priefts of Axum, fome of whom were killed on the 

 fpot. Befides which, in the reign of Hatze Hannes, he was 

 found guilty of capital crimes committed at Emfras, con- 

 demned to die, and was already hanging upon the tree, 

 when a very feafonable reprieve arrived from the king, and 

 he was thereupon cut down whilfl yet alive. Yafous con- 

 tented himfelf with depriving him of his employment, and 

 afterwards fending him to perpetual banifhment. 



The next brought to their trial were 2a Woldo, and A- 

 dera and his fons. Thefe laft were very near relations to 

 the king, for they were fons of Ozoro Kedufet Chriftos, 

 daughter of Facilidas. They were accufed of having de- 

 ferted their country and left it wafle to be over-run by wild 

 beafts, and a rendezvous for the Shangalla, who thence ex- 

 tended their incurfions as far as Waldubba. Of this there 

 was ample proof againfl them, and they were therefore fen- 

 tenced to die, but the king commuted their pun ifhment in- 



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