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palace into the church-yard, over a breach in the church. 
yard wall, they were challenged by a perfon, who afked 
them what they were about? to which they replied, Bury- 
ing a ftranger who died that day of a peftilential fever. 
IMMEDIATELY upon this confeflion, the Galla was carried 
out and hanged upon the daroo-tree before the king’s gate. 
Many condemned this hafty execution, but many likewife 
thought it prudent; for he had already named a great part 
of the people about the queen as acceflary to the death of 
her fon. 
I nave faid his name was Zor Woldo; he was of the race 
of Galla, called Toluma, on the borders of Amhara; he had 
been formerly a fervant to Kafmati Becro; was of {mall fta- 
ture, thin and lightly made; his complexion a yellowifh 
black, and fingularly ill-favoured. When under the tree, 
he acknowledged the murder of the king with abfolute in- 
difference; nor did he defire any favour, or fhew any fear 
of death. Zor Woldo’s examination and declaration were 
fent immediately to Fafil, who, as ufual, promifed to come to 
Gondar quickly. The body of Joas was raifed alfo, and laid 
in the church (in his clothes, juft as he was dug up) upon 
a little ftraw; his features were eafily diftinguifhable, but 
fome animal had ate part of his cheek. 
‘Tue day after, | went from Kofcam to Gondar without 
- acquainting the Iteghé, and took a Greek called Petros with 
ame; he had been chamberlain to Joas. We went about 
eleven o'clock in the forenoon to the church of St Raphael, 
expecting to have feen many as curious as ourfelves, but, 
by reafon of the atrocioufmefs of the act, now tor the firft 
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