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Michael, by which the latter, in confideration of a large 
fum, was to put the former again in poffeffion of the pro- 
vince of Tigré; others again faid, that Kefla Yafous, at 
Ras Michael’s defire, was to be made governor of Tigre, 
and to have a large fum of gold, which Michael was fup- 
pofed to have concealed there, and which he was to remit 
to Gufho, whilft he and Michael were to underftand each 
other about the government of the province. 
_- Bz that as it may, Powudlen, on the 4th of June, without 
any previous notice given to Gufho, marched into Gondar 
with a thoufand horfe, and, without further ceremony, or- 
dered Ras Michael to be placed upon a mule, and, joining 
the reft of his army, who had all ftruck their tents, march- 
ed away fo fuddenly to Begemder, that Ozoro Efther, then 
refiding at the queen hér mother’s houfe at Kofcam, had 
{carcely time to fend her old hufband a frefh mule, and 
fome fupply of neceflary provifions. All the reft of the 
troops decamped immediately after, the rains beginning 
now to be pretty conftant, and the foldiers defirous to be 
at home. Some of the great men, indeed, remained at 
Gondar, fuch as Ayabdar, Engedan, and others, who had 
views of preferment Gufho took poffeffion of the Ras’s 
hhoufe and office; the king’s officers and fervants returned 
a0 the palace; the places of thofe that had fallen in battle 
were filled, and the whole town began to refume an ap- 
pearance.of peace, which every one who confidered feared 
would be of a very fhort duration. 
A Few days after the army of Begemder had left Gondar, 
Powuflen fent the ufurper Socinios, loaded with irons, from 
Agar Salam, a fmall. town in Begemder, where he had 
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