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the borders of Kuara, her native country. Thofe who 
-made Socinids a king had never made him a friend. It 
was here fuggefted, that his prefence would intallibly oc- 
cafion a purfuit which might endanger the queen, her 
country, and all her friends. Upon this it was refolved to 
abandon the unworthy Socinios to the foldiers, who ftript _ 
him naked, giving him only a tag to cover him, and a 
good horfe, and with thefe they difmiffed him to feek his 
fortune.. : 
THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 
Arter a fhort ftay in Kuara, the queen turned to the 
Yeft towards Bure. All Maitfha affembled to efcort her to 
Fafil, while he led her through Damot to the frontiers of 
Gojam, where fhe was received in triumph by her daughter 
Ozoro Welleta-Ifrael, and Ayto her grandfon, to whom half 
of that province belonged, and with them {fhe refted at 
laft in fafety, after a long and anxious journey. 
On the 21ft of December a meflage came to me from: 
@zoro Efther, defiring I would attend her fon Confu to meet 
the king, as his Fit-Auraris. had marked out the camp at 
Mariam-Ohha; obferving, that I had a very indifferent knife 
or dagger in my girdle, (that which I had received from 
the king being ftolen, when my houfe was plundered) with. 
her own hands fhe made me a prefent of a magnificent 
one, mounted with gold which’ fhe had. chofen with that 
intention, and laid upon the feat befide her. She told me 
fhe had already fent to acquaint her hufband, Ras Michael,. 
how much the had been obliged to me in his abfence, both 
for my attention to her and her eldeft fon, who had been: 
feveral times fick fince his departure, and that 1 might ex-- 
pect. to. receive a.kind reception.. 
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