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On the king's fide no man of confideration was flam, but 

 Anafle, fon of Ozoro Sabel Wenghel. 



After having reinforced Dermin, the firft thing the king 

 did was to fend three of his brothers, David, Hannes, and 

 Jonathan, to be imprifoned on the mountain of Wechne. 

 He then marched with his army from Gondar ; and, being 

 ignorant of what had happened, he difpatched his mailer 

 of the horfe, by way of Dingle ber, to join Kafmati Dermin* 

 in cafe he had not ftill been ftrong enough to fight the re- 

 bels. With his main army he took the road to Tedda, in* 

 tending to proceed to Gojam ; but, by the way, was inform- 

 ed that Dermin had defeated and flain his rival Amda Sion : 

 and he had fcarce croffed the Nile at Dara, when another 

 meffenger arrived with news that Dermin had alfo come up 

 with Kafmati Honorius and his army on the banks of the 

 Nile, at Goutto, had entirely defeated and flain him, toge- 

 ther with his principal officers, and difperfed the whole ar- 

 my. Upon this the king marched towards Ibaba, and was 

 there joined by Dermin, when great rejoicing and feafting 

 enfued for feveral days. 



On this occafion the king crowned his mother Malaco- 

 tawit, conferring upon her the dignity and title of Iteghe ; 

 the confequence of which flation I have often defcribed. 

 Having now no longer enemies to fear, he was perfuaded, 

 by fome of his favourites, firft to diffnifs Dermin and his 

 army, then all the troops that had joined him, and go with 

 a few of his attendants, or court, to hunt the buffalo in the 

 neighbouring country, Idi; which council the young prince 

 too rafhly adopted, fufpecling no treafon. 



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