52 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
Ayto Engedan and Confu were at hand at the head of 
large parties {couring the country, at once protecting the 
Iteghé, and fecuring as many of thofe of Socinios’s people 
as were thought worthy of punifhment. Sanuda, too, was 
in arms ; and, throwing off the mafk, was now a¢ting under’ 
the immediate direction of Ras Michael, and had apprehend-. 
ed many of thofe noblemen of Tigré who hadrevolted againft 
the Ras, particularly Guebra Denghel, married to Ras Mi- 
chael’s grand-daughter, defcended from one of the nobleft 
houfes in the province, and a man particularly diftinguifhed. 
for generofity, opennefs, and affability of manners; and. 
Sebaat Laab and Kefla Mariam, men of great confideration in: 
Michael’s province. Confu and Sanuda. having joined, en-- 
tered Gondar, and took poffeflion of the king’s houfe, and. 
put a ftop to thefe excefles and robberies which had become: 
very frequent fince the Iteghe’s flight. 
One day, while I was fitting at Kofcam, Yafine enter- 
ed the court before the houfe, and, coming into the room, 
fell down and kiffed the ground before me, after the 
manner they falute their fuperior. He told me he came 
from Ayto Confu, who ordered him to do homage to me as 
ufual for the province of Ras el Feel, and that I was tocome 
to him directly, and go out to meet the king, for feveral of 
his people were already arrived at Gondar. I fent him back. 
to AytoConfurwith my refpectful thanks, declined accept- 
ing of any office till 1 fhould fee the king; and, as he him- 
felf had named’ the place to be Mariam Ohha, I thought it: 
was my duty to ftay till he came there. 
In the mean time the unfortunate Socinios continued 
his flight, in company with the queen, till they came to 
the 
