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whom the king very much favoured, follicited that poft in 
vain, unlefs he, would advance a thoufaiid ounces of » gold, 
which he pofitively refufed to do. ‘The king fomented | 
all thefe complaints by fending a perfon of confequence to 
Powuflen, who advifed him to arreft Gufho immediately, 
and promifed, if refiftance was made, to be at Gondar in 
three days. Engedan and Ayabdar were trufted with the 
execution of this, but as Gufho was beloved by the people 
ef Gondar, the fecret was not fo well kept but that it came 
to his ears. ' 
‘On the 16th of July, (the feaft of Saint Michael) Gutho | 
pretended he had made a vow to vifit the church of that 
Saint at Azazo, and accordingly, early in the morning, he 
fet out for that village, attended with thirty horfe and fifty 
mufqueteers; but no fooner had he -paffed the church 
than his real intention appeared, and he was purfued by 
Gubeno, Cantiba of Dembea; Ayto Adigo, Palambaras; 
and Ayto Engedan. Gubeno alone, being hearty in the 
caufe, came up with him firft, as they had paffed the river 
Derma, when Gutho, feeing Gubeno’s troops clofe behind 
him, turned quickly upon them, repaffed the ‘river, and} 
having killed two of the foremoft with his own hand, and 
repelled the reft, he returned acrofs the river, and faced a- 
bout upon the banks of it. Upon the other troops coming 
up, he called to Engedan, putting him in mind how late- 
ly he had been in his hands, and advifing them all to re-' 
turn to Gondar, and tell the king he fhould again be with 
him in fifteen days. : 
A counci was thereupon held, and as it was plain, 
from the countenance of the man, that he was refolved te 
) ! refift 
