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ting the treaty, gave the rebels an opportunity of afklng 

 further terms, and a, fettlement was fpoken of for the 

 king Hezekias, in fome of the low provinces near Wak- 

 kayt. 



Welled del'Oul, the queen's brother, a man & whom 

 the rebels had truft, feconded his, filter's defire, and carried, 

 ©n the treaty, but from different motives ; it was his opinion,, 

 that, to make peace with the rebels, leaving their party 

 unbroken, was to fpread the infection of rebellion all over 

 the kingdom; and to let. them keep their pofts, was leaving; 

 a fword in their hands to enable them to defend themfelves. 

 ©n any future occafion., He therefore thought, that,. as the 

 king had Waragna now at his command, they mould make- 

 ufe of him to pluck up this rebellion by the roots, cut off all! 

 the ringleaders, and difperfe the faction ; but, in the mean, 

 time, in order to be able to effect this, they Ihould keep up. 

 the appearance of being anxious for agreeing, in order to-> 

 lull the enemy afleep, till Waragna: made his inftructions 

 and defigns known to the king. 



From Wainarab, Waragna fenc a meilenger to let the 

 king and queen know of his arrival ; and with him came 

 Arkillidas, that no doubt might remain of the truth of the 

 meffage. This officer told the king, that Waragna ihould ad- 

 vance to Tedda, and offer the rebels battle there ; but i£- 

 they retired (as he heard they intended) to Abra, he would 

 follow them thither. He defrred the king alfo to iffue his 

 orders to the feveral Shums to guard the roads, that as 

 few of the ringleaders of the rebels might efcape as pofli* 

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