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might flop the profecutions againft him for fleps the king 

 had adopted as his own, and as fuch had carried into exe- 

 cution. 



We have already obferved, that, when banifhed to the 

 mountain of Wechne by Ouflas, he had contracted there, 

 firft a friendfhip with David, and, at the fame time, with 

 another prince, Ayto Welled Georgis, who was fon to Yafous 

 by Ozoro Mamet, whofe filler Georgis had married, and 

 confequently was uncle to Ayto Welleta Georgis, as having 

 married his aunt, filler to Ozoro Mamet. When this prince 

 now arrived at manhood, he knew himfelf perfectly fecure ; 

 and, therefore, a number of the men in power being then 

 affembled at his houfe, he loll no time, but furrounded it 

 with a body of foldiers. He propofed to them Welled Geor- 

 gis as immediate fucceffor to David. The people prefent, 

 feeing themfeives in the foldiers hands, and convinced from 

 the recent examples, that Georgis was not very tender in 

 the ufe of them, in appearance chearfully, and without he- 

 iitation, approved of the Betwudet's choice ; and Lika Jona- 

 than, one of the chief civil judges, performed the office of 

 crier, proclaiming with an audible voice, " Ayto Welled 

 Georgis, brother to our late king David, fon of our great 

 king Yafous, he is now our king. Mourn for the king that 

 is dead, but rejoice with the king that is alive." This is the 

 ordinary flile of the proclamation. Mutual congratulations 

 and promifes palTed among the members of the meeting, 

 but with very different refolutions. 



All the company, efcorted by a body of archers, and 



another of fuzileers, with Betwudet Georgis at their head, 



repaired to the great place before the palace to make the 



i fame 



