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The protection of his fubjects, therefore, from the favages, 

 was reprefented to the king as the moll preffing fervice ; 

 and, marching with his ufual diligence ftraight to Enderta, 

 he was met there by Kafmati Woldo, an old experienced of- 

 ficer, who aiming at no preferment, paying his tribute 

 punctually, and having been conflantly occupied in repelling 

 the incurfions of the Pagans on the frontier, had not been 

 at court fince the reign of Theophilus. 



After receiving the necenary information about the 

 country he intended to enter, and taking Kafmati Woldo's 

 two fons with him, the king defcended into the low coun- 

 try of Dancali, once a petty Mahometan kingdom, and 

 friendly to Abymnia, now a mixture of Galla and the na- 

 tives called Taltal. Without delay he pufhed on to Azab, 

 fpreading defolation through that little province, always 

 defert enough from its nature, though formerly, from its 

 trade, one of the richeit fpots in the world. 



The king then turned to the right upon the Dobas, who, 

 not expecting an army of that flrength, lied and left their 

 whole cattle a prey to Yafous and his foldiers ; a greater num- 

 ber was fcarce ever feen in Abymnia. The king now returned 

 to Enderta, where he confirm edKafmati Woldo in his govern- 

 ment with diftinguifhed marks of favour ; and he this year 

 again came brck. victorious to Gondar, leaving his campaign 

 againft .t'heNr.ybeibr another feafon. 



In palling by Adowa, a fray happened among the king's 

 troops and thofe of Michael ; feveral were killed on both 

 iides ; and, as the difpute was between Tigre and Amhara, 

 the two great divifions of the country, it threatened to create 



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