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Th-e. king, not a little furprifed at thefe frequent info-- 

 lences on the part of the Naybe, began to inquire what 

 could be the reafon ; for he perfectly knew, not only Suhul * 

 Michael, the governor of Tigre, but even the Baharnagaih,. 

 could reduce Mafuah to nothing with their little finger; and 

 he was informed, that a flrong friendfhip fubfiftcd between 

 the Naybe and .Suhul Michael, and that it was by relying on 

 his friendfhip that the Naybe adventured to treat the 

 king's fervants, at different, times,, in the manner. he had:.' 

 done. 



Yasous, defirons to verify this hihifelf, and to diiTolve the 

 bands of fo unnatural a. friendfhipj marched into Tigre with 

 a- confiderable army. Palling by Adowa, the.refidence of 

 Suhul Michael, he was pleafed with the warlike appearance 

 of this his feat of government, and the perfect order and 

 fubordination that reigned there. . Certain diforders and tu- 

 mults were faid to- prevail in themeighbouring province of 

 Enderta where Kafmati Woldo commanded. The favage 

 people, called Azabo, living at Azab, the low country below 

 Enderta and the Dobas, (a nation of Shepherds .near them, ftill 

 more favage, if poflible, than- them) had laid wafte the di-r 

 ilricts that were next to their frontier, burning the churches, 

 and ' flaying* the priefts in the daily inroads which they - 

 made into Abymnia. . All thefe things, bad enough indeed, 

 \?ere at this time aggravated, as was thought, for two- rea- 

 sons ; the firfl was to- caftan odium upon Kafmati Woldo, Mi- 

 chael's great enemy, as incapable of governing his province ; 

 the fecond, to prevent the king in his progrefs to Mafuah, .as 

 he openly profeffed his fixed intention, was to punifh the 

 Naybe with the. utmoft feverity. . 



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