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been kept prifoner. He was brought before the king in 
_ the fame equipage he arrived, and being interrogated who 
he was, anfwered with great boldnefs, that he was Socinios, 
fon to king Yafous, fon of Bacuffa; that he had not fought 
to be made king, but was forced by the Iteghé and Sanuda; 
this every one knew to be true. Soon after his mother 
was examined; but denying now what fhe had formerly 
fworn, that fhe ever had any intimate connection with the 
late king Yafous, Socinios was fentenced to death; but being 
-in his manners, figure, and converfation perfectly defpica- 
ble, the king directed he fhould ferve as a flave in his kit 
chen, whence he was taken, fome time afterwards, and hang- 
ed for theft. 
On the 21ft of June, the Iteghé arrived from Gojam, and’ 
all the people of Gondar flocked to fee her without the 
town. Gufho-had met her at Tedda; and, at the fame time 
that he welcomed her, told ber, as from the king, that it - 
was his orders that neither Palambaras Mammo, nor Likaba 
Beecho, were to enter the town with her.. This fhe confi- 
dered as a very high affront, and the work of Gufho, not 
‘the king’s orders. She upbraided Gufho with avarice, 
pride, and malice, declared him a greater tyrant than Mi- 
chael, without his capacity, forbidding him to appear any 
more before her, and with great difficulty could be prevail+ 
ed to go on to Kofcam inftead of returning to Gojam. Itis 
impoflible to conceive the enthufiafm with which the fight - 
of the old queen infpired all forts of people. Gufho had no 
troops, the king as few, being left even without a fervant 
in his palace. ‘Then was the feafon for mifchief, had not 
Fafil been hovering with, his army, without declaring his- 
mai approbation: 
