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ties, for he thereby broke his word with Fafil, who had done 
nothing more than Socinios gave him authority to do. On 
the other hand, Selaffé Barea was brother to Ayto Aylo, the 
queen’s greateft counfellor and confident; equal to his bro- 
ther both in wifdom, integrity, and riches, and in the fa-. 
vour of the people, but much more ambitious and defirous: 
of governing, confequently more dangerous when difobli- 
ged. 
Socrnios, who did not believe that Sanuda was treacher- 
oufly urging him to his ruin, continued obftinate in reject- 
ing Fafil’s appointment, and all fell immediately into con- 
fufion. ‘Troops flocked in from, every quarter, as upon & 
fignal given. Ayto Engedan, in difcontent, with a thoufand 
men fat down near Gondar on the river Mogetch; his bro- 
ther Aylo, at Emfras, about 15 miles further, with double 
that number; Ayto Confu, his coufin-german, with about 
600 horfe, lay above Kofcam for the protection of Ozoro 
Efther, his mother, and the Iteghé his grandmother—alt 
were in arms, though upon the defenfive. 
In this fituation of things I arrived at Gondaron the 
1gth of November, but could hot fee the queen, who had 
retired into her apartment under pretence of devotion, but ra- 
ther from difguft and.melancholy, at feeing that every thing, 
however the contrary might be intended, feemed to con- 
{pire to bring about the return of Ras Michael, the event 
in the world fhe dreaded moft. I found with Ozoro Efther 
the Acab Saat, Abba Salama, who, as we have already ob- 
ferved, had excommunicated her uncle Kafmati Efhté, and 
afterwards conirived his murder, and had alfo had a very. 
principal fhare in that of Joas himfelf, it was he that Fafil 
 faid 
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