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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02724	Late nevves out of Barbary In a letter written of late from a merchant there, to a gentl. not long since imployed into that countrie from his Maiestie. Containing some strange particulars, of this new Saintish Kings proceedings: as they haue been very credibly related from such as were eye-witnesses.; Late newes out of Barbary	R. S., fl. 1613.; Harrison, John, fl. 1610-1638.; G. B., fl. 1613.	1613 (1613)	STC 12857.2; ESTC S118846	8,960	24

to passe according to the Fable in Aesop when the Frogs desired a King a blocke was throwne downe into the water which dash at the first made them feare him but lying still they grew familiar and sunned themselues vpon him and grew in dislike so had the Storke But it were to be wished they would now content themselues when peace and iustice is offered If he do continue it is like to be with trouble and bloud-shed for already the people begin to disobey and the Shabenites Mulley Sidans Cast are got to the mountaines neare Marocus and haue procured some of those Brebers as we rearme them to ioine with them and one Mulley Om Hammet Bolassad and these haue robbed to the gate of Marocus wherupon this King sent forces to expell them but found them so strong that they durst not meddle with them wh●reupon was forced to rehale his Almahalla some fifteen daies since and is gone towards the Mountaines where at this present hee is neere Frugo and what hath passed since we know not only expect euery howre to heare some good newes that he may preuaile but here it is greatly feared because many of his owne people be departed from him and those Larbies he caried along with him out of these parts run away and returned so if he lose the other bee the friends of Mulley Sidan and he is expected againe But the beginning and rising of this king and his procedings are very strange He is a great saint and learned in the lawe and was sought vnto by many the principallest of the land for his blessings and fauour according to their superstition he findes it in ancient books writ of him by way of prophecy that such a man of that place named Messae whence he is by name Mulley Om Hamet ben Abdela should bee sent at this time to put peace in the country and to reuiue their law and put out the race of Mulley Sidan and name of Xeriffes and so to raigne forty yeers till Christ come to iudgement his beginning must be hee must strike vp a drum hee should finde in that Zowie at Missa and then should repaire vnto him people to make him king The manner of his proceedings and what encounters hee should haue and what he found written all the Talbies and learned men now do confesse to find the same written in their bookes At his beginning he put forth only one tent and a kitchen so resorted to him the Shrokies a saintish people in their lawe but otherwise in behauiour very Sauages These without pay came to him to the number of 150. or 200. at most and with their helpe hee brake Alhadge Lemiere and his forces seruants of Mulley Sidan beeing 5000. strong so more of the sayd Shrokies came to him to the number of 5000. with them and such people as ioined with him in the way he ouerthrew Mulley Sidans forces thrise before the battell And so came to some strong places in the Mountaines neuer brought to subiection in the time of Mulley Sidan nor his father Those with-stood him but hee ouercame them and made them pay him what he demanded serue and obey him so forced the principallest Shecks in the countrie to come to him After this marched towards Morocus and by the way was to pass a riuer and the daie before he warned his people in passing such a riuer no man to take vp water in their hands to drinke if he did he would die After comming to the riuer weary and hot many not remembred or not regarded his words but tooke vp water in their hands drunk and anon after dyed the rest all escaped which strooke a feare into them to breake his command and a perswasion that hee is more then a man For they say hee is their Fatamie that is a Sauiour Next in comming to Morocus diuers great Saints and Sheckes resorted together and would goe to visit him that they might see what hee was and vnderstand whether that which passed was true or not So comming after salutations hee told them they came to enquire and see what newes and what wonders hee did and so meant to depart Now therefore beeing men of account and Talbies hee would satisfie them that they might satisfie others So appointed them a time to come againe and to bring such bookes hee nominated with them so they did Then he vvilled them to turne to such places and reade what they found written of him so they did To wit both his name his beginning and course he was to take and withall found written seauen speciall markes or signes hee must haue vppon his bodie a wart aboue his right eye a blacke tooth before a bunch of hayre growing betweene his shoulders a signe of a ring in the palme of his right hand the signe of a spurre vpon the outside of his right legge the rest I remember not But these and the rest hee shewed them which seeing they did honor him and swore to him to serue him and to liue and die with him or in his cause Next comming to a place named Dets in the mountains very strong where much people were gathered together against him so that some of his owne people began to faint and be afraied hee bad them feere nothing for that before to morrow they should see there was more with him then against him so that night he cōmanded to take vp his Almahalla march towards that place Dets so they did and all night long to the thinking of al his people there marched another Almahalla greater then theirs and went before them and comming to the place Dets vannished away and at sight of it his enemies fled least the place and goods al to the spoile so comming thither had the spoile of all without fighting This our country man M. W. affermeth with diuers others vpon solemne oth to haue seene At his being in these parts my selfe with others went to welcome him he entertained vs very kindly told vs he would shew the English what fauour he could and permit them free trade willing vs to take knowledge that he was sent by Gods appointment to releeue the oppressed as wel Moores and strangers as Christians and al sorts and what we had seene and heard to aduertise saying wee should see yet more strange matters come to passe then what had passed His meaning as we gather is the conquering of Spaine France and Italy with which oppinion hee possesseth the foolish and credulous Moores Now hauing bin tedious to trouble you with such news as the time affoords not al but part as it comes into my memory I pray you take it in good part the censure hereof I leaue to your wisdome and confideration For my owne part I am perswaded they bee delusions of the diuell done by witch-craft and permitby the Lord to seduce them to further error God deliuer vs Christians well from among them and grant vs the vse and true