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court, nor judgment of caufes civil or criminal. The palace . 
was quite deferted; even the king’s flaves, of both fexes, 
(fearing to be cartied off to Begemder and Amhara) had 
hid themfelves among the monks, and in the houfes of 
private friends, fo that the king was left with Mihi few at 
tendants. : Oa 
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