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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	king_n	part_n	4,451	4	4.0694	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29712	Barbarian cruelty being a true history of the distressed condition of the Christian captives under the tyranny of Mully Ishmael, Emperor of Morocco, and King of Fez and Macqueness in Barbary : in which is likewise given a particular account of his late wars with the Algerines, the manner of his pirates taking the Christians and others, his breach of faith with Christian princes, a description of his castles and guards, and the places where he keeps his women, his slaves and negroes : with a particular relation of the dangerous escape of the author and two English men more from thence, after a miserable slavery of ten years / by Francis Brooks.	Brooks, Francis.	1693 (1693)	Wing B4973; ESTC R2320	34,364	144

would let him have the Christians to build the Jews Town he would give him as much Money as the Captain had agreed with him for the Emperor bid him come again in the Morning Then the Shack or Chief of the Jews went immediately home to his House and got a Present ready and sent it in to the Emperor's Wife that she might follicite the Emperor for him which having received she sent word back by the Eunuchs that she would endeavour to prevail with him which she did And the next Morning he spoke again with the Emperor who immediately sent out his Negroes to drive back the Christians which were hurried again to their Works in a cruel manner The Moors of his City Macqueness seeing that cursed the Jews for doing it But the Captain could in no wise prevail with this grievous Tyrant the Emperor notwithstanding the Captain had done what in him lay to have got the Christians away who said he would not part with them till the Town was finished So they went to work with great Chops and Baskets to carry Earth in and the Negroes were set over them to keep them at it from Morning to Night When the Town was finished he put in his Negroes but the Curse of the Jews fell upon their own Governour his Mischief returned on his own Head as will shortly be shewn In the mean time the poor Christians were grievously hurried and punished by those Hellish Negroes at the Command of this wicked and inhuman Tyrant the Emperor and had scarce time to take any Nourishment or eat any of their bad Bread that was allowed them but with a great many Threats Stripes and Blows by the Negroes bidding them turn Moors In which condition they prayed to God to preserve them in their Faith in which through his Assistance they remained constant Sometime after Captain Nicholson being gone from thence the Emperor laid Siege against a City called Tarradant in the south-South-part of that Dominion being kept by a King whose Name was Mully Hammet and having been there a considerable time he sent to the Chief of the Jews to bring him up some Goods which he wanted from Macqueness When he had gotten Mules and carried them to the place where Emperor was in Camp the Vice-Roy's Son being there with the Emperor went to the said Shack or Chief of the Jews and desired him to assist him with some Money and his Father would repay him when he viz. the Chief of the Jews should return to Macqueness He told him his Father owed him already several thousand Ducats and would not pay him any for as yet he could get none from him and said moreover if he should die and perish he would not lend him a penny Of which Passages he acquainted his Father writing a Letter thereof to Macqueness Afterwards the Chief of the Jews went to Macqueness to the Vice-Roy called Coid Birry and told him he had acquainted the Emperor of the Care he had in his Absence of his Castle and Business he taking little notice of him but returning him Thanks for his Kindness he went away But Coyd Birry the Governour being so called in the Emperor's Absence ordered one of his chief Negroes in a little time after to go and take such a Horse which he described to him and go to the place where the Country-People kept their Market to see if he could find the said Chief of the Jews and if he saw him take little notice of him but if he had an opportunity watch as he went home to his House and kill him The Negro did as he was ordered and espying the Shack or Chief of the Jews going home to his House in a Road which lay through a parcel of Olive-Trees the Negro came to him pretending Kindness to him being glad to see him c. and riding by his side along on Horseback spied his opportunity very diligently so spurred his Horse over him rode upon him and trode out his Brains Word thereof was quickly carried to the Vice-Roy that the Chief of the Jews was killed at which he seemed to be sorry that the People might take no notice thereof and acquainted the Emperor therewith and had made search but knew not who had done it The Emperor sent him word back that if he did not find out who did it he would cut off his Head and ordered the said Vice-Roy to put the Governour of the Jews Son to be the Chief in his stead but the old Jew was soon forgoten by the Emperor When the Emperor had laid Siege some Years against Tarradant and could not take it he returned home to Macqueness After he had been at home a certain time he went against that City with about 70000 Horse and Foot and declared that if any Christians knew what belonged to mining he would set them to work and if they took the Town they should have their Liberty so four English Men undertook the Work the Moors digged and they gave Directions The Mines being finished and 30 Barrels of English Powder rowled into the Mine and a Train laid the Christian that fired it was blown up and a Breach was made in the Castle-Wall but they could not enter their Enemies fired so thick upon thm killing a great many of Mully Ishmaell the Emperor's Men. They mined again under the Burges or small Forts after Powder was put in and a Train laid he that gave fire to it had his Arm struck off the Burg was blown up with the People thein And the Emperor Mully Ishmaell coming to view the Breach and being told by the People the Christian had lost his Arm he ordered his chiefest Doctor to take care and heal him for in case he did not see to him carefully he should lose his Head Mully Hammet got up his People to the Breach and kept out the Emperor and his Forces that they could not enter Afterwards Mully Hammet went out of his Castle with a small Guard and meeting with some of the Emperor's Scouts one of them knowing Mully Hammet cock'd his Piece and shot him to death Then Mully Hammet's Guard fought with Mully Ishmael's Scouts and there were several killed on both sides Some of Mully Hammet's Guards retired into the Castle and acquainted the chiefest of them that were in the Castle that their King was killed presently they proclaimed Mulle Rann being the chiefest of the Governours in Mully Hammet's time to be their King Which News being carried to the Emperor by his Scouts he enquired who had killed Mully Hammet they told him one of the Scouts which he sent presently for by a Messenger and bid him acquaint him that he should have a good Reward for killing him he being brought before the Emperor expecting a great Reward for so doing after he had examin'd him he rewarded him with calling of him Dog and said he should die for killing Mully Hammet and immediately caused him to be made fast to a Mule's Tail and so had him dragged