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that all his purfuit was peace, but that he was refolved to 

 effect that end by every poflible means ; therefore the time 

 was now come that they were to make a refolution, and 

 abide by it, to fubmit and behave peaceably as good citizens 

 ought ; or, when his army of Galla joined him, he would 

 extirpate them to the lad man. In the mean time, he pub- 

 limed an amnefly of all that had palled. 



The Agows knew well that they were in the hands of 

 one who was no trifler, nor in his heart much their friend* 

 They ran to him, ready to make that compofition which 

 he mould raife from them for their pafl tranfgreflions and 

 his future protection. The tribute laid upon them, for 

 both was moderate beyond all expectation, 2000 oxen for 

 the king and queen, and 500 for himfelf ; upon which he 

 left Sacala, and entered Goutto, a very fertile country, be- 

 tween Maitfha and the Agows, where he ufed the fame mo ? 

 deration, and by thefe means quieted and reconciled his 

 whole province. 



Nothing could have been more advantageous to the 

 king's affairs than the prudent conduct of this wife officer, 

 which left him at liberty to afford him his affiftance ; for 

 in the mean time a confpiracy was formed at Gondar, 

 which had taken deep root, and had a powerful faction, 

 Elias, late Ras and Betwudet, Tenfa Mammo, Guebra l'Oul, 

 Matteos and Agne, all principal men in Gondar, and poffef- 

 fed of great riches and dependencies throughout the whole 

 kingdom. 



On the 8th of December 1734, being joined by their fol- 

 lowers from without, they all rendezvoufed upon the ri- 

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