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‘with the king. I had already once partaken of a fimilar fcene, 
and found it of the moft difagreeable kind ; Providence {pa- 
red me, however, this repetition of it, as I was at Kofcam, and 
determined to be retired there fo perfectly, that I did not ftir 
out of my apartment till nig ht, when the gates were locked, 
and the guards placed. 
On the 15th, the king releafed Ras Gufho from his con- 
-finement, who immediately went to the camp to Fafil; and 
next day, at night, he returned, and had an audience at the 
palace with the king, and again retired to fleep at Abba Sa- 
muel. On the 17th, a little before noon, Fafil, came to the 
palace for an audience, but firft took poffeflion of every ave- 
nue leading toit; a ftrong guard was alfo placed in the anti- 
chamber, and the charge of the door of the king’s prefence- 
ehamber was taken from the king’s ordinary black fervants, 
and given to Confu Adam, who mounted guard there with 
about twenty wild Galla. What further pafled I did not ftrict- 
ly inquire, being exceedingly diftrefled, by the bad profpect 
that prefented itfelf, and firmly refolved to take no further 
part. In general, however, I underftood, that all was humi- 
lhation ; and Fafil having announced to the king that he had 
given his daughter to Gufho in marriage, to him the king 
gave Gojam, and reftored the province of Amhara. Aclog 
was condemned to find fecurity for 1200 ounces of gold, 
which was faid to be the fum Gufho had with him when 
taken. ; 
Tue king was to reftore to the Iteghé the whole of her vil- 
lages that fhe had ever enjoyed, from the time of Bacuffa, 
her hufband, to that prefent moment. ‘To Fafil, were given 
Damot, Maitfha,and Agow, and to Confu Adam, Ibaba Aza- 
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