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temptations, a crown and a beautiful miflrefs, could not a- 

 nimate Hatze Hannes to take the field to defend them. 

 Every poffible method was taken by Michael to overcome 

 his reluctance, and do away his fears. All was vain ; he 

 wept, hid himfelf, turned monk, demanded to be fent a- 

 gain to Wechne, but abfoiutely refufed marching with the 

 army. 



Michael, who had already feen the danger of leaving a 

 king behind him while he was in the field, and finding 

 Hannes inexorable, had recourfe to poifon, which wa$ 

 given him in his breakfaft ; and the Ras, by this means, in 

 kfs than fix months became the deliberate murderer of two- 

 kings, 



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TECLA HAIMANOUT IL 



1769. 



Succeeds his Father Hannes — His Char abler aud prudent Behaviour — Cul* 

 tivates Michael's Frietidjhip — Marches willingly againfl Fafi — De- 

 feats him at Fagitta — Defcription of that Battle. 



TECLA HAIMANOUT fucceeded his father. He was a 

 prince of a moll graceful figure, tall for his age, rather 

 thin, and of the whiteft made of Abymnian colour, fuch are 



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