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the arrival of Waragna at Gondar. This plea was iinani- 

 moufly over r ruled by the judges, becaufe the treaty had not 

 been completed. He was, therefore, fentenced to die, and 

 immediately carried out to the daroo-tree before the pa- 

 lace, and hanged between two of his molt confidential coun- 

 sellors. 



The Abuna and Itchegue were next ordered to appear, 

 and -anfwer for the crime of high treafon in excommuni* 

 eating the king ; they declared they proceeded on no other 

 grounds than an information, that the king and queen were 

 turned Franks, and had two Catholic priefls with them in 

 the palace. The men complained of were produced, and 

 proved to be two Greeks ; Petros, a native of Rhodes, and 

 Demetrius, This explanation being given, the Abuna and 

 Itchegue thereupon afked pardon of the king and queen ? 

 and were ordered to make their recantation at Dippabye, 

 which they immediately did, declaring, they were wrong, 3 

 and had proceeded, on falfe. information* . 



It was on the 28th" of January that Sanuda and Adero? 

 were ordered to carry king Hezekias to Wechne, which' 

 they did, and left him there without disfiguring him in any 

 part of his body, as is the cruel, but ufual cuftom in fuel* 

 cafes. But both the, Iteghe and her. fon were of the mofb 

 merciful difpolition ; and the general reputation they had 

 for this was often the caufe of tumults and rebellions that 

 would not have had birth in feverer reigns-. 



It was not long after this when there appeared a preten-. 

 tier 'to the crown, very little expected. He laid he was the 

 ©Id king BaeufTa ; that he had given it out that he was 



dead y 



