THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. a6 
“In thé morning, therefore, of the 3d of November, with- 
out attempting further difeuffion, proclamation was made 
_ that-Fafil was Rasand Betwudet, governor of Damot, Mait- 
fha, and Agow, and had the difpofal of all places under the 
king throughout’ the empire ; declaring alfo, that all ap- 
pointments that had‘ been made by the Iteghé or himfelf, in 
Fafil’s abfence, were null and void, to be again filled up by 
Fafil only. Socinios, however, foon found that he had a 
different fpirit to manage than that of Woodage Afahel. 
Fafil took him at his word, accepted of the appointment, be- 
gan immediately to exercife his power, and the very firft day 
he gave the poft of Cantiba, that is, governor of Dembea, 
to Ayto Engedan, nephew to the queen-mother, and fon to 
Kafmati Efhté, whom he himfelf had depofed, murdered, 
and fucceeded in the government of Damot and Maitfha ; 
and Selaffé Barea, brother to Ayto Aylo, he made Palamba- 
ras. Thefe appointments juft planted the king in the diffi- 
culty that was intended ; for the places had been given to 
Kafmati Sanuda, as a recompence for refigning the pofts of 
Ras and Betwudet, which were now conferred upon Fafil; 
and Sanuda, whom Socinios believed his only friend, the 
the perfon that raifed him to the throne, was now left def- 
titute of all émployment whatever, by an att of feeming in- 
gratitude flowin g from the king ee | 
Tur next day Fafil, Wiping the fare line of conduc, 
appointed Adera Tacca Georgis, a creature of his own, Fit- 
Auraris tothe king. “None of ii dial preferments Socinios 
could be brought to comply with ; fo that when thefe no- 
blemen came to do homage for free refpective places, So- 
cinios abfolutely refufed to receive them, or difplace Kafma- 
ti Sanuda, This involved the king in ftill greater difficul- 
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