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which the fervant, going back, brought a drum, and beat 
it upon the rock, crying, as in a proclamation, “ Yagoube 
is Governor of Ras el Feel, Commander of the king’s black 
horfe, Lord of Geefh, andGentleman of the king’s bed-cham- 
ber.” Here this farce, the contrivance of Ayto Confu, end- 
ed. With him were many more of the king’s fervants, my 
old acquaintances, and we all fat down-by a {fpring-well, 
under the fhade of the rock, to a hearty breakfaft prepar- 
edforus by OzoroEfther, 
Arrer this was finifhed with a great deal of chearful- 
nefs, and- being ready to get on horfeback, we faw a mam 
running towards us in great fpeed, who, upon his arrival, 
afked us where the king was, and if we were his Fit-Aura- 
ris? To this we made him no anfwer; but, laying hold of 
him, obliged him to declare his errand. He faid that he 
was a fervant of Negadé Ras Mahomet, of Dara, who had 
apprehended Ayto Confu, brother of Guebra Mehedin, of - 
whom I have fpoken at large, (never for any good) and that 
he had brought him along with him. This mifcreant, 
whom we had found out to be the principal actor and per- . 
fuader of the robbery of my houfe, while in a drunken frolic 
with the wretched Socinios, was now in his way before the 
king, where, if all his delinquency had been known, 
he would infallibly have loft his eyes, his life, or both. He 
was nephew to the Iteghé, as has been already mentioned, | 
fon to her brother Bafha Eufebius, and confequently coufin- 
german to Ayto Confu himfelf, who, with great diffidence, 
_afked me if I could pardon his coufin, and allow him to be 
delivered out of Mahomet’s hands, which, ill as he deferved of 
me, I very readily complied with; forl wouldnotfor the world 
Vox. IV. | H have 
