A True Historicall discourse of Muley Hamets rising to the three Kingdomes of Moruecos Fes and Sus. The dis-vnion of the three Kingdomes by ciuill warre kindled amongst his three ambitious Sonnes Muley Sheck Muley Boferes and Muley Sidan The Religion and Policie of the More or Barbarian The aduentures of Sir Anthony Sherley and diuers other English Gentlemen in those Countries With other Nouelties AT LONDON Printed by Thomas Purfoot for Clement Knight and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Churchyard at the Signe of the Holie Lambe An. Dom. 1609. TO THE RIGHT Worshipful Sir Robert Cotton of Cunnington Knight SIR I entreate you patronize this smal Treatise if in your iudgement it can either pleasure or in small measure profite by being divulged to the open view of the world If otherwise lay it by you as a bundle of waste paper In so doing I shal thinke my selfe much obliged vnto you if in suppressing the originall my weakenesse may rather take a priuate checke of a friend for being too bolde then an open scorne of a multitude for being too foolish Thus relying wholy vpon your wonted fauour discreete and iudiciall censure herein I rest euer At your seruice Ro. C. The true Historicall discourse of MVLEY HAMETS rising to the three Kingdomes of Moruecos Fes and Sus. Cap. I. How the Kingdome of Barbary came to Muley Hamet Xarif the late deceased King THE Familie of the Mareines beeing Larbies were long times Kings of Barbary vntill a plaine Haly some hundred yeres agoe calling himselfe Muley Hamet Xarif came out of the countrey of Dara lying beyond the mountains of Atlas with a great number of Montaniers called in their owne language Brebers these with their strength got Moruecos from the Mareins And going forwarde following the fertilnes of the soyle draue the Mareins out of Fes getting into his power all the flat countries comprised vnder the titles of Sus Moruecos and Fes from the hilles of Atlas to the straits of Gybraltar Being thus growne great be would proue himselfe a Xarif one of the kindred of the Prophet Mahomeâ—… desiring his birth might be held answerable to his new acquired fortunes But within a little time after this his sodaine inuasion Sus rebelling refused his gouernment wherefore he sent to the bordering Turkes for ayde who fulfilled therein his request Aided with these turkish auxiliary forces he set forward and at his enterance into that kingdome yâ— turkish souldiers through treason killed him cut of his head sacked Taradant and running ouer the whole countrey spoyled it by the space of twoo moneths which done they would gladly haue returned to Trimasine yet fearing their owne strength to return the same way Hamet had brought them it was helde their better course and shorter iourney to passe ouer the Mountaines but the Montaniers knowing this their new done bloody fact and séeing them haue good store of pillage set vpon them so that few or none escaped their handes but were all slaine After this Hamet Xarifs death who raigned some eight yeares succéeded his brother Muley Abdela hauing all his life time great warre with the Mareins to kéepe that his brother had conquered hee hauing raigned some fiftéene yeares died leauing behind him thirtéene sonnes the eldest Muley Abdela who at his entrance to the kingdome commaunded all his brethren to bee killed but the second brother Abdelmelech fearing hard measure fled presently vppon the death of his Father into Turkie and so saued his life The third brother Muley Hamet of whome we are hereafter to entreate béeing held a great Church man simple and humble spirited not any way addicted vnto armes was spared aliue as lesse feared The other ten were all put to death in one day at Taradant in Sus where they were kept in their Fathers life time This Abdela raigned fortie yeares and dying left behinde him thrée sonnes Muley Mehamet Muley Sheck Muley Nassar Muley Mehamet beeing King his twoo yonger brethren ranne away into Spaine the elder wherof named Muley Sheck is yet liuing and there turned Christian. The yonger brother called Muley Nassar returned into Barbary in the fourteenth yeare of Muley Hamets raign who died last At this Muley Nassars landing in the country of Fes much people fauoured him and his title two thousand of Muley Shecks souldiers who now liueth and then gouerned Fes for his Father reuolted from him to Nassar insomuch as Muley Sheck was in mind to haue fled vnto his Father But that Alkeyd Hamet Ben lau being a very wise Captaine and there placed to helpe Muley Sheck by his councell who was very yong kept him from running away and Muley Nassar with a dilatory warre with whome if the souldiers had staied he might peraduenture haue gotten the country But their Lent approaching the souldiers tolde Nassar they would go kéepe their Easter at their owne houses Whervpon Nassar thinking if they were once gone they would neuer returne to him againe would giue present battaile so was this Nassar slaine Abdelmelech being second brother to Abdela got such fauor in Turkie where he liued as entering Barbary with foure thousand Turkish souldiers he got the kingdome from his Nephew Mehamet the eldest sonne of Abdela and their raigned two yeares Muley Mehamet thus depriued of his kingdome fledde for succour to Sebastian then King of Portugale who came in person into Barbarie to helpe him with thirtie thousand men giuing battaile the Mores fled and the Christians retired hoping the Mores would returne that so the Christians might make the greater slaughter of them According to this expectation Abdelmelech with his armie returned and the Christians charged the formost of their horsemen very hotly who would haue fledde But such was the aboundance of Abdelmelechs horsemen following the foreward which were discoÌ„â—…ted as they could not haue field-roome to flie but were forced to â—…ght it out This was a bloody battaile wherin thrée kings lost their liues Don Sebastian King of Portugale Muley Mehamet vnto whose ayde Sebastian came ouer And Abdelmelech who came out of Turkie being second brother to Abdela This Abdelmelech left behind him a sonne yet liuing at this day in Turkie whose name is Muley Smime After the death of these twoo Abdelas third brother Muley Hamet Xarif was made King raigned about twenty seauen yeares in great peace and felicity vntill he went to take his sonne Muley Sheck at Fes where the Father dyed whose death hath caused all these warres as yea may reade hereafter Cap. II. The course of Muley Hamet Xarifs gouernment during his 27. yeares raigne OBtaining the Scepter he first prouided himselfe of the grauest men he could finde in his Kingdomes to be Counsellors of estate then of the most experienced and valiant souldiers for Commanders ouer his campe and Garrison townes And whereas hee was Monarch ouer two Nations the Larbies and Brebers hee found it requisite to vse a two-folde gouernment The Larbies dwelling in the best plaine champion
Country of his three Kingdomes Moruecos Sus and Fes were easily gouerned being of milde and peaceable nature giuen to thrift and tillage of the ground sought no alterations but receiuing from him a due forme of iustice executed by his Ministers protecting them from the Montaneirs which are robbers willingly obeyed his Regall authoritie and yearly payed their tenths towards their Kings maintenance As for the Brebers or Montaneirs beeing of an vntamed and fierce disposition speaking the Tamiset tongue which is as much different from the Larbee as Welch is from our English dwelling in places by nature defencible and almost inaccessible He could not so well gouerne neither had euer such absolute power ouer them nor receiued the fift pennie of profite from them as hee did from the Alarbeis Therefore hee sought by all meanes to diminish their strength of people drawing them alwayes into forraigne expeditions especially into that warre against the Negros which continued a long time thereby extending his Empire so farre that way as by Camell it was sixe Moneths iourney from Morruecos to the farthest parts of his Dominion Likewise he vsed this people to goe with the Carabans to Gago to fetch home his yearely tribute and custome whereby manie were consumed in trauailing ouer the Saharas for anie offence or robberie committed by them his sword should punish seuerely that the rest might feare diuiding their Countrey into seuerall diuisions or Cantons in euerie which hee placed an Alkeyd with souldiers to suppresse any suddaine vprores must like our Lieutenant set ouer our seuerall Countyes but that the Alkeyd is continually resident and hath greater power in executing Marshall law And lastly as pledges of their loyalties hee would get their chiefest mens sonnes into his hands bringing them vp in his Court to a more ciuill and delicate kinde of life He was alwayes of minde to keepe peace with Christendome with Spaine who was his next potent neighbour but aboue all loued the English Nation and admired the late Queenes happie gouernement willing to entertaine trading with vs witnesse his manie letters written to that worthie Ladie of happie memorie And his Embassage sent vnto her Anno. 1601. performed by Abdala Wahad Anowne and Hamet Alhadg their great trauailer to Mecha and other places Towards his subiects he was not too tyrannicall but sweetned his absolute power and will with much clemencie By diuerse wayes he got excessiue store of gold First by seeing his tenths truly payed from the Larbees Secondly by trading with the Negroe taking vp the salt at Tegazza and selling it at Gago hauing from thence returne in good golde Thirdly by husbanding his Maseraws or Iâ—…genewes where his Sugar Canes did growe though nowe all spoyled with these warres for it is sufficiently knowne all of them about Morruecos Taradant and Magador were yearely worth vnto him sixe hundred thousand ounces at the least I omit his loue he tooke in entertaining forraigne Artisans the reedifying of his house in Morruecos getting Italian Marbles the richest that could bee bought for money and workmen hired from thence at great wages His sumptuous prouisions for the Saraile and maintenance of his women not so much delighting in the sinne as his predecessors had done before as to shew his glorie because the fashion of the Countrey is such to shewe their riches and greatnesse vpon that fraile sexe and their attendances For his chiefest pleasures were to see the gallantrie of his kingdome managing their good Barbarian Steedes and the Falcons vpon their wing making faire flights after the Heron for these sports hee was prouided no man better from which hee was recalled by certaine discontents which as clowds forerunned his owne Sunset Cap. III. The number of Muley Hamet Xarif sonnes their behauiours the beheading of Mustepha MVley Hamet Xarif the late deceased king and father of these thrée brothers now liuing that striue for the kingdome at the time of his death left fiue sonnes aliue The eldest Muley Mahemet commonly called Muley Sheck a title giuen alwaies to the eldest of the kings sonnes The second Muley Boferes which two sons were both by one woman a Negra one of his concubines The third sonne Muley Sidan whome he had by one of his wiues The fourth sonne Muley Nassar who was about the age of Ninetéen yeares And the fift Muley Abdela about Fourtéene yeares old at the time of the old kings death and these twoo last were not legitimate but the sonnes of two seuerall Concubins This deceased King in his life time had placed his thrée elder sons in seuerall parts of his kingdome to gouerne for him in them to Muley Sheck his eldest he had giuen the kingdome of Fes which kingdome hath in former times continually béen allotted by the late kings of Barbary to their eldest sonnes Muley Boferes he placed in his kingdome of Sus to Muley Sidan he gaue the prouince of Tedula which lyeth in the mid-way betwéene Moruecos and Fes his two yonger sonnes Muley Nassar and Abdela remained with him in his house whome by reason of their yong yeares he had not as yet placed in any part of his kingdomes The eldest sonne Muley Sheck in his yonger yeares gouerned Fes those partes of Barbarie with great approbation of his father through yâ— counsell of Basha Mustepha a Spanish Renegado which Basha in continuance of time grewe into such fauour with him that the whole gouernment of the kingdome of Fes was wholly by Mu Sheck put into his handâ—… Whervpon yâ— Alkeyds of the countrie that were naturall borne Mores continuall attendants vpon the old King enuying the greatnes of the said Basha raised diuers accusations against him Complaining to the King that he learned Muley Sheck to drinke wine a thing vnlawfull to the Mores being forbidden them by their Prophet Mahomet and that now hauing the whole gouernment of the kingdome of Fes in his hands vnder the kings sonne he purposed after he had possessed himselfe of Muley Shceks treasure to flie and carry it with him to some partes of Christendome Which accusations the old King vpon some probabilities and likelihoods conceiuing to be true these Alkeyds procured at last with him that he should send to his Sonne Muley Sheck commaunding him to send the head of the said Basha which commaund howsoeuer Muley Sheck who greatly loued and fauoured the said Basha at the first delayed to performe yet after diuers messages the old King sending at the last a principall seruant of his to see the execution done he was forced much against his will to sée fulfilled In these yonger yeares of Muley Sheck whilest this Basha was aliue none of the Kings Sonnes was more dutifull to their Father then he neither any of their actions so contented the old King as his insomuch the whole kingdomes hope for a successor after the old kings decease was onely in Muley Sheck Wherevpon and by the Kings voluntary motion all the principall Alkeyds and men of Commaund that were
in his kingdomes by solemne oath vowed allegeaunce to Muley Sheck after the olde kings decease And at that time Boferes the second Sonne by reason of the great plague in Sus and other discontents he receiued from that rebellious people stayed not long there but returned againe to his Father in Moruecos where he stayed with him vntill his Fathers departure to Fes in September 1602. Muley Sidan the third Sonne continued in Tedula a prouince fruitfull and scituate in the flat of Barbarie the mid-way betwéene Fes and Moruecos as I haue told you who gouerned those parts in great peace and quietnes euen in the cheife times of the tuâ—…lts that were in the bordering Dominions of his eldest brother Sheck whereof you shall read hereafter insomuch that he was generally commend ed and liked both of his Father and of all the kingdome for his gouernment being strict in séeing the execution of iustice to be done in those parts that he gouerned not sparing his kindred or nearest followers in those cases From his infancy be naturally hated all manner of théeues whatsoeuer especially thâ—…se which robbed by the high wayes and without any fauour or mercy seuerely punished them Howsoeuer he carryed himselfe very dutifull to his Father whilest he was liuing yet from his Childehoode he was alwayes of an aspiring and ambitious nature which could neuer be brought to subiect it selfe to giue any awefull respect to his elder brethren but to hazard his whole estate in obtaining the Kingdome accounting himselfe his Fathers lawfull heire in that hee was his Fathers eldest Sonne which he had by any of his marryed wiues In this point not regarding the custome and lawe of the Mores who in title of inheritance or succession respect not the mother whether shée be marryed Wife or Concubine bought with money so that her sonne be the eldest in birth Cap. IIII. The misgouernment of Muley Sheck which caused his old Father to visite the Kingdome of Fes the taking of Sheck prisoner the death of the Father BUt to returne againe to Muley Sheck the Kings eldest Sonne who after the death of his Basha Mustepha beheaded by his Fathers commaund soone shewed vnto all men the want of Gouernment that was in him for in his latter times giuing himselfe ouer to drunkennes and other detestable vices which amongst the Mores commonly accompanieth that sinne regarded not at all the gouernment of his kingdome but suffered his seruants followers and souldiers to doe what they would in robbing and spoyling the the goods of his honest minded Subiects without controllment And through want of Iustice duly executed his whole country in a short time swarmed so with théeues and robbers by the high wayes that there was no trauelling through his dominions but in Caffilas or companies of 300 and 400 persons at a time and they hardly sometimes escaped the hands of théeues The Alarbies who continue to this day in tribes and kindreds beeing the husbandmen of the countrey liuing in the fields in tents by â—…illing of the ground and bréeding vp of cattell when as they could not quietly gather in and peaceably enioy the corne and fruits of the ground denyed to paye the King their accustomed dutie and in the fields followed the courses of Muley Shecks seruants in the citie in robbing of all passengers that came within their power And such was his laâ—…ishing manner of spending and consuming of his Treasure that in his humors hée neither regarded what hée gaue nor to whome in so much that a Iew who was a Musitian and vsed to play before him in his drunken fits what with the gifts giuen him by the Prince and what else he gotte out of his house had gotten together in money and iewels in the space of foure or fiue yeares to the value of Foure Hundred Thousand Duckets which is about fortie Thousand Pound sterling This dissolute life and carelesse gouernment of Muley Sheck gréeued the olde King not a little especially to sée such a change or alteration in him whose forwardnes in former times had béene the staye of his age and had mooued him to cause the Alkeyds of the kingdome by oath to confirme their allegeance after his owne death Many wayes he sought to amend what was amisse in those parts and to draw his Son to a more stricte course of life and more carefull kind of gouernment as well by his letters as by sending diuers principall Alkeyds to be Counsellors vnto him Yet such was the small accompt he made either of the one or the other That the old King in the end séeing no amendment but the estate of that Kingdome to grow dayly worse and worse determined to go to Fes in his owne person with an armie aswell to displace his Sonne who had denyed to come vnto him vpon his sending for as also to put in order all matters in those parts which through the ill gouernment of his Sonne were all out of frame And so about the beginning of October 1602. he set forwards from Moruecos with an armie of Eight Thousand shot and some fiue Thousand Horse towards Fes leauing his second Sonne Muley Boferes to gouerne Moruecos and Sus in his absence vntill his returne making such spéedy iourneyes that he was with his forces within one dayes iourney of Fes before his Sonne Muley Sheck was certainly aduised of his setting forth from Moruecos Who when hee vnderstood of his fathers being so néere and himselfe euery way vnprouided to resist him Would haue fled towards Tafilet but being followed by Basha Mustefa hee was constrained to take saâ—…uary with fiue hundred of his best souldiers being very good shotte and well prouided The old King the Father séeing his sonne take the prâ—…ueledge of the place which is much respected in that countrey willed him to come forth and submit himselfe to his mercy But Muley Sheck refused either obstinate in not obeying or fearefull he could not render a good accompt of his Twenty Fiue yeares gouernment in Fes Wherefore Muley Hamet commaunded Mustefa a Basha of Sidans though then in the olde Muleys seruice to take thrée thousand men 〈◊〉 perforce to enter the place which he performed bringing Sheck prisoner and the rest of his company which were left aliue after the conflicte The old man would in no wise admit him into his presence but committed him to the charge and custody of Basha Iudar one of greatest place about the King who caryed Sheck to Mickanes a strong Garrison towne and there remained vntill the time of his Fathers death which was some fiue moneths after The olde King in his iourney to Fes against his eldest sonne passed by the Prouince of Tedula and from thence tooke alongst with him his third son Muley Sidan whom he commaunded to remoue his houshold to Fes from Sidania a Citie which he had begunne to build in Tedula and called it after his owne name intending to leaue him Uizeroy of those parts in the roome of his eldest
sonne whom he purposed to carrie with him from Mickanes where he was prisoner to Morruecos Which he had also performed if hee had not beene preuented by suddaine death For in August 1603 hee hauing set all matters in order in those parts of Fes prouiding for his returne to Morruecos put out his Tents without Fes gates but being abroad hee suddainly fell sicke and his sicknesse so sore increased that on Thursday falling sick on Sunday morning beeing the fourteenth of August 1603. he died Cap. V. Muley Sidan proclaimeth himselfe King in Fes Muley Boferes in Morruecos Muley Nassar would haue done the likein Taradant but is hindered The death of Nassar MVley Sidan by reason his Mother Lilla Isha gouerned the old Kings house vnderstoode of his fathers death before it was noysed abroad whereupon he presently went forth into his fathers campe and tents from whence he carried away all such Iewels and treasure as he found there And after his fathers death he caused himselfe in Fes to bee proclaimed King of Barbarie as lawfull heyre of his deceased father Lilla Iohora mother to Muley Sheck and Muley Boferes seeing her eldest sonne in prison and voide of all meanes to helpe himselfe at that instant was not vnmindfull of her second sonne Boferes whom the old King had left to gouerne Morruecos during his absence To whom shee dispéeded presently letters by one of the kings Eunuchs who made such hast that in foure dayes he came from Fes to his Tents which were some two leagues from Morruecos where he had lien all the Summer before to auoyd the infection of the plague which had béene that Summer in Morruecos and with him was his younger brother Muley Nassar and his eldest brothers sonne Muley Abdela Muley Boferes vnderstanding of his fathers death presently entred Moruecos and gaâ—… possession of the Alcasaua his fathers house Before the newes of his fathers death was noysed abroad and generally knowne fearing how the Alkeyds and people of Morruecos might stand affected vnto him and knowing that if he had once possession of the Alcasaua of his fathers treasure he had the best part of the Kingdome And the next day after his entrance hee caused to bee published generally thorow the whole Citie the newes of his fathers death and withall himselfe to be proclaimed king Writing letters to the Uizeroy of Sus to doe the like in Taradant the chiefe Citie of that Kingdome the which he accordingly performed Muley Nasâ—…ar the fourth sonne of the deceased King hauing beene all the Summer abroad with his brother Boferes when now hee vnderstood of his fathers death followed his brother a farre off as though hee meant to haue entred Morruecos with him But comming to the gates of the Citie in companie with Muley Abdela his Nephew being sonne to Muley Sheck with whom hee was familiar conferred with him about their flying into the Mountaines perswading Muley Abdela that hee might no wayes put any trust in Boferes since his father and he were the chiefest impediments that hindered Boferes from claiming the Kingdome by course of iustice his father Muley Sheck being the old Kings eldest sonne and he the eldest sonne of his father Besides his father being in prison so neere Fes where Muley Sidan was it was to be doubted that Muley Sidan had alreadie gotten him into his power and it might be had made some agréement with him alreadie to ioyne both against Muley Boferes which if it should so fall out would cause Boferes to deale more cruelly with him But these perswasions moued not Abdela who rather chose to enter the Citie and follow his Uncle on whose curtesie he would relie Though Nassar fearing how Boferes would deale with him with all speede fled into the Mountaines to the kindred of his mother from whence after a few daies with some eight hundred or a thousand of those people whome he ioyned together he passed into the plaines of Sus sending to the Alkeyd in Taradant to proclaime him King or else to suffer him quietly to depart But the Alkeyd hauing alreadie proclaimed Muley Boferes withstood him and he hauing no meanes wherewith to pay his souldiers and people that he had gathered togither was soone left of all so returned againe to his mothers kindred and liued priuatly there about seuen Moneths and then dyed of the plague or as some reported secretly poysoned was brought to Morruecos and there buryed Cap. VI. The reuolt of Alkeyd Hamet Monsore Muley Sheck prisoner deliuered to Boferes Muley Sidan rayseth forces against his bother Boferes And the like doth Muley Boferes against Sidan BUt to returne to Fes and those parts after the death of the old King Sidan being now proclaimed king in Fes Boferes in Morruecos Sus Muley Sheck prisoner in Mickanes in the keeping of Basha Iudar the souldiers being abroad in their tents without Fes gates began to be in a mutenie as well for sixtéene Moneths pay which the old King owed them as also about their returne to Morruecos where the most of them had left their wiues and children To appease this mutenie Muley Sidan sent out of Fes vnto them Alkeyd Hamet Monsore their chiefe Commaunder in the olde Kings time to promise them as well content in payment as also a speedie returne to Morruecos with Muley Sidan himselfe But Monsore in stead of pacifying laboured to encrease their mutenous humours and at last agreed with them suddainly in the night to take vp their tents and to march with him to Morruecos alleadging vnto them both the vncertaintie of Muley Sidans pay and the small likelyhoode of any speedie iourney he meant to take to Moruecos And being to passe within a little of Mickanes where the Basha kept Muley Sheck prisoner hee wrote vnto the said Basha to know his intent whether hee would goe to Moruecos or no with him To whom the Basha came and brought Muley Sheck with him whom they brought along as prisoner to Moruecos and deliuered him vp to his brother Boferes who kept him close prisoner in his house some 4. or 5. moneths vntill the comming of Muley Sidan against him in battaile by this meanes thinking to haue established the whole kingdome to Muley Boferes who now besides the possession of the city of Moruecos and his Fathers treasure had brought vnto him yâ— greatest part of his Fathers forces 〈◊〉 his elder brother put prisoner into his hands Muley Sidan being thus deceiued by Monsore and likewise by diuers other principall Alkeids who had secretly departed from Fes and left him forthwith dispeeded one Mustefa a Renegâ—…do of his owne whome hee made a Basha with two thousand shot and some companyes of horses to Tedula aswell to receiue from the Alarbies those duties which they alwayes pay vnto their King as also to stoppe and returne to Fes whomsoeuer he should finde flying from thence to Moruecos kéeping possession of that prouince for his vse He made likewise great preparations both of
reqâ—…ested â—…is Maiestie to kâ—…pe on his wâ—…y and saue himselâ—…e â—…y â—…ight he not purposing to persue him anâ—… further And so the Mâ—…ley in this miserablâ—… eâ—…te forsaken almost of all kept on his way to Trimaâ—…e a towne boroâ—…ring vpon the Turkes in the frontiers of the kingâ—…ome of Aâ—…rs and the Alkeids who pursued him returned againe to Fes Cap. IX Muley Sheck proclaimeth himselfe King in Fes Sidan goeth to Tafilet from thence into Sus. A skirmish wherin Mumine Bocrasia is slaine Peace concluded between Muley Boferes and Muley Sidan AFTER Muley Sidans flight in this manner Muley Sheck entred Fes where he was ioyfully receaued of them proclayâ—…ed 〈◊〉 King and not gouernour 〈◊〉 his brother Boreres And it being in the time of â—…ummadan all the Almohallas of Moruecos returneâ—… home against the Pascua froâ—… whence after the celebration of the feast they were sent forth to all parts of the countrâ—… agaâ—…st the Larbâ—…es among whome were as great ciuile wars as among yâ— brâ—…thren for in this time of so many kings they would acknowledge none or pay duty to any of the three brethren Wherevpâ—…on Hameâ—… Monsore with thrée Thousand souldierâ—… was sent into Sus in the moneth of Aprill 1604. but his men dying of the plague which was very hot at that time and thereby the Larbies little regarding his power would bring him no vicâ—…uals so that with remainder of his men hee was constrayned to returne towardes Mâ—…ruecos Diuerse other Aâ—…mohallas were sent abroad into seuerall parts of the countrey but in the beginning of Iune newes comming of Muley Sâ—…daÌ„ns returne from Trimasine to Tafileâ—… they were all sent for by Boferes to returne to Moruecos and bée ioyned together the second time against Muley Sidan who hauing some fewe moneths liued about Trimasine with some fiftie souldiers went towards Tafilet about which part liued the Cassa or caste of Alkaid Absadok who was master of the hawkes to Muley Hamet and brought to Sidan of his caste some twelue hundred Horses with which force he entered Tafilet The Alkeid of Muley Bofeâ—…es flâ—…ing to Dara or Dâ—…aw with his souldiers In Tafilet Muley Sidan stayed some fortye daies where he vnderstood perfectly of the estate of Sus and had letters from diuers of his welwillers there vnderstanding of Alkeâ—…d Hamet Moâ—…sores departure from thence And that the Shebaâ—…es which is the greateâ—…t Cast in all Barbarie and the Casse or Cast of the Muleys mother would not â—…knowlâ—…dge Boâ—…eres for King and likewise how most of all the Casts in Sâ—… desired his comming thither Wherevâ—…on â—…e prepared what forces hee could there get to go iâ—…to Sâ—…s Muley Boâ—…eres vpon the first newes of his brothers comming to Tafileâ—… called in â—…ll his 〈◊〉 and ioyning some foure Thousand shotte of them besidâ—…s horse sent them from 〈◊〉 to Dara vnder the Commâ—…und of his Sonne Muley Abdelmelech with whome went diuers principall Alkeids as Alkeâ—…d Gowiâ—… Vmbilie Mumine Bocrasia who in the first batâ—…aile of Muley Sidan was a principall man of commaund on his side and after his ouerthrow flâ—… from him to Moruecos with diuers others The chiefe intent of these forces was to stop the passages from thence to Sus which Muley Sidan perceiuing before the comming of their whole forces he passed by Alcatouy where yâ— horsemen on each side skirmished the â—…ootmen not being able to come vp and some slaine of either side but no man of account saue onely Alkeid Mumine Bocrasia who as some reported dyed with thirst being ouerheated the battaile being â—…ought in the middest of Iuly or as others reported being wounded and returning to his tent calling for water after hee had drunke it presently dyed whose death was little lamented or pittyed of the Mores they saying he was iustly rewarded for being a traitour to Muley Sidan his Master who was not onely contented to leaâ—…e him in his misfortunes and to flye to his brother but also to goe forth into the â—…eld against him Muley Sidans forces were so small that he was not able to match in strength the forces of his enemies and therefore was constrayned to passe into Sus by the waye of the Sahara and durst not passe by Draw In which Sands for want of water both he his whole company had almost perished and after much miserey indured in that iourney he arrâ—…ued at Aca where Sidie Abdela Imbark the great Foker dwelleth the friendshippe of whome obtained he knewe that all his brothers forces could not dispossesse him of the Kingdome of Sus in such great reuerence is that church man held in those partes that the people will obey none but whome hee commaundeth them He being come thither the Foker by letters to Muley Boferes then at Moruecos procured that there might be a treatie oâ—… peace between the two brethren Wherevppon in August following An. 1604. Alkeid Azus was sent to Muley Sidan to Aca where by the endeuours of the said Alkaid and the Foker a peace was concluded betwéene Muley Boferes and his brother Muley Sidan this to enioy the Kingdome of Sus and the other the residue of the Empire wherevpon Sidan peaceably entered Taradant the chiefe Citie in that kingdome vppon whose entrance thither Sus which in all former times had béen the most vnquiet and rebellious part of all Barbarie through his execution of iustice became the onely peaceable and well gouerned countrie of that kingdome all other parts of Barbarie that were vnder the gouernment and belonging to the other two brethren as then remaining very vnquiet and full of all tumults Neither was his gouernment any way to bee misliked but that scarce setled he charged the country with greater impositions then his Father euer demaunded insomuch as Sedie Abdela Imbark who was the onely man that first brought him thither reprooued his courses And the Montaâ—…ers of Atlas being good souâ—…iers excellent shot and their dwelling by nature dâ—…fencible finding his yoke too heauie thâ—… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him or his power which humor of theirs was nourished by secret practises of Boferes lothe that Sâ—…dan should either grow great in friends or treasure But the inhabitants of the plainâ—… and lower regions felt the smart of his rodde knowing their throats lay at his mercey when as the Montaniers defended themselues with open armes and oftentimes gaue the new king his hands full Cap. X. Abdela Muley Shecks Sonne escapeth from Boferes Sidan is sent for to go in battaâ—…le against Muley Sheck he refuseth Abdelmelech Boferes sonne goeth His bad successe THE peace concluded betwixt Boferes and Siâ—…an by the meanes of Abdela Imbark anâ—… Azus the wisest Counsellor that Barbarie hath wâ—…e will leaue Sidan at Sus seeking hiâ—… owne ende once more to become Maister of Morrâ—…ecos and returne to Boferes who was troubled which waye 〈◊〉 contriue the regaining of Mulâ—…y Sheck who like 〈◊〉 bâ—… de had broken cage and was flowne to Fes making a fâ—… pretence to goueâ—…ne but as Uiâ—…eroy yet secretlie
there to stay and expect the euent of his Sonne if it passed well with him then Affricke should hold him otherwise to visite the great Duke of Thuscane on whose courtesie he much rested But the christian Gunners so well obserued their times of shooting and placing their Ordinance as they gotte Abdela the field hoping thereby to haue obtained both libertie and pillage of which most of them poore men fayled as afterward you shall read When Sheck heard Abdela had gotte Moruecos hee grew careles to send prouision or supplie the wants of his thrée Italian Shippes wherefore they set saile from Mamora homewards taking such treasure for their pay as were in their custodies Boferes lost in this battaile about Sir Hundred men fled into the Citie to saue his treasure and his women but for feare of being surprised durst not tarry to take his treasure away with him but in all hast poasted toward the Mountaines willing the Alkeids and chiefest men of his court to bring it after him with the rich Swoâ—…rd the like whereof is not in the world committing also to their conduct his daughter and the châ—…isest of his women amongst whome was the wise of Ben Wash the Kings Marchant At the entrie of the hilles a kindred of the Larbies being fiue hundred horsemen seized vppon these people pillaged their cariages rifled and dishonoured the women not sparing Boferes Daughter whome Abdela determined to haue married but hearing diuers Mores to haue lyen with her also yâ— shée was suspected to haue liued in incest with her father after his enterance into Moruecos he neuer enquired farther after her The Alkeids being well mounted by the swiftnesse of their Horses returned backe to Moruecos and there tooke sanctuarye Abdela vppon their submission promised them pardon on whose Princelie word they relying came foorth the Foker of the place presenting them But Muley Abdela whether incited by enuious counsell or on his owne bloody minde putteth them so secretly to death that sending all their heads in one sacke to Fes for a present to his Father Their deaths was not fullie known in the Citie of Moâ—…uccos before their heads were set vppon Fcs gates Here was the end of Basha Iudar a great souldier in olde Hamets time a faithfull Commaunder during his life to Boferes accompanyed with Sedy Gowie Alkeid Aâ—… his Sonne Alkeid Moden the Cassemie and some foure great men more Cap. XIII Muley Sidan commeth against Muley Abdela getteth Moruecos from him killeth Eight Thousand of his men and vpon colde blood causeth 3000. Thousand Fâ—…zees to bee slaine yeelding vppon good composition THis tyranny of Abdela shewed vppon these valiant and woorthy men and the spoyle which the Fezees had made aswell in robbing the Alkeids houses as in ryâ—…ing the Citizens goods and committing aloutrages which follow war caused many flie to Muley Sidan and the rest which remained in Moruecos grewâ—… discontented so that the Sunne-â—…hine of Abdelas happines scarse lasted two moneths for Sidan resting in the halfe way between Moruecos and Fes taking oportunity of this vproare of the Townsemen marched toward Moruecos on the North side of the Towne determining to giue present battaile hearing by the scowâ—…s that Muley Abdela his campe was looged in the great Garden or Orchard called the Almowetto being some two English myles about The first night of Sidans approach the prisoners were released and prisons broken open so that these men getting liberty ran halfe mad vp and downe the Cittie crying long liue Sidan which troubled the citizens not a little And in this vproare Sidans faction let into the Citiâ—… at a secret gate many of his souldiers which made a sally vpon the regiment of Zalâ—… meaning to haue surprised Abdelas campe but himselfe comming to the rescue with two Thousand men continued a hotte skirmish against the Sidanians in which the christians fought valiantly to recouer their Péeces of Artillery which were lost vntill the Sidanians were forced to retyre The next day being the 25 of Aprill Stilo nouo Abdela remooued towards Muley Sidan who was encamped on the North side of the Citie not daring to come on the south-side for feare of the shot which galled his men from the battlements of the Kings house Therefore he hearing of Abdelas remoue and intending to venture his fortune vpon a present battaile set forward to méete him with a regiment of his best horse Abdela perceauing this caused his Canoniâ—… to march formost which could but place fiue Pieces of their Artillery in a â—…rest because the Orchards and Gardens made the passages â—…ery narowe and straight where as the armies should mâ—…te Sidanâ—… horsemen gaue 〈◊〉 very gallant charge but the Canonierâ—… made them retyre Which Abdeâ—… horsâ—… men perceiuing being encouraged and too eager of the chase some Thousand Horse galloped before their own Ordinance and followed their enemie close to Sidans campe their Péeces of Artillary being drawne after them Muley Sidan well knowing the aduantage of the place séeing his enemies depriued of the benefit of their great Ordinance which he most feared encouraged his men to kéepe their ground and bringing with his owne person fresh supplies to second them gaue his aduersaries the Abdelians so hotte a charge that they were faine to retire in great disorder vpon the mouths of their owne Artillary This dis array perceiued by the Christian Gunners it put them in minde to discharge vppon their owne men the Abdelians holding it better to kill Fiue or Sixe Hundred of their owne side then to loose the battaile But the More who was Captaine ouer the Canoniers and other Commaunders would not suffer it Wherefore the Sidanians following in good order and very close fell to the execution with their swords surprised the Artillery and flew the men The slaughter continued some foure houres betwixt seauen or eight Thousand killed and fewe to speake on left aliue for what the souldiers spared the Citizens in reuenge of their disorders pillages and villanies done to their women bereaued them of their liues who being dead were not suffered to bée buried but lay aboue the ground as a prey to the dagges and sowles of the ayre Heauie likewise was the Conquerors hand vppon the Christians which tooke Abdelas part most of them for their fiue moneths seruice to Abdela were either slaine in the fury of battaile or after had his throat cut And this was the ende of them who had liued in the streights of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea not as Marchants by honest trading but hauing committed spoyle vpon diuers Seafaring men felt the bloody hande of a barbarous Nation as a deserued punishment sent from God to execute iustice for their manifold committed wrongs and outrages This battaile being lost with the greatest bloodshed that any hath béen since these warres beganne Muley Abdela fledde to Fes a Hundred persons of his whole armie not left aliue to beare him company And Sidan Maister of the field entered the Citie of
Morâ—…uecos hauing another taske to take in hand ere hée could settle himselfe quietly in his owne nest For the Kings house being Castle wise builded and seuered from the Citty with a defencible and a stronge wall lacking no kind of munition for the defence thereof had within it besides souldeirs of Morruecos three Thousand Fezees who were not at the last battaile but left there to guard the place for Abdela These presuming on their owne valour and strength of the place denyed to render it vppon any tearmes to Sidan though they were sollicited during the space of twoo dayes by all faire meanes therevnto Sidan bringing his Artillary to the walles yet delayed as loath to deface a building so strong costly and beautifull So that in the meane time a Captaine whose house ioyned to the wall by stealth with Fiue Hundred men scaled and wonne the top of the wall crying victory 〈◊〉 Muley Sidan which so amazed the souldiers within thinking the forces which were entered farre greater then they were without more adoe or offering to resist they tooke Sanctnary in the great Church belonging to the Kings house euery man with his Piece and furniture about him Muley Sidan vpon this sent Basha Seleman willing them to deliuer vp their Armes with promise they shuld be pardoned which presently they did yéelding and deliuering both swords and peeces Thus disarmed they séely soules came forth when presently after message came from the King to butcher and cut the throates of them'all which was executed A pittifull matter in my iudgement so many men yeelding vpon good composition after furie of battaile vpon cold blood to be made so pittifull a spectacle it was bootlosse for them to alledge either law or reason in defence of their liues such is the miserie slauerie of that people whose goods and liues lieth alwayes in the will of the King either to saue or destroy at his pleasure Some colour Sidan had for his tyrannie thinking these Fezees would neuer be woonne wholy to be his but vpon fit time and euerie little occasion reuolt from him Secondly he ment to requite Abdela lege Talionis for putting so many commaunders to death prizing euerie one of their liues worth thrée hundred common souldiers Cap. XIIII Sidan sendeth great preparationsagainst Abdela who af-after composition murdereth vorie neare three thousand Sidanians Sidans bloodie decree against the Shraceis for their offence NOw is Sidan setled in Morruecos but scarce secure for the chiefest men in the Citie wished an alteration because their King to get their money and wealth to maintaine his owne estate began to picke quarrels with them making some who began to speake and repine at his doings lose their heads Quoniam Ganis mortuus non latrat The common people whose naturall condition is alwayes to desire nouelties wished for a newe King feeling his oppression and the famine whereof many dyed grewe carelesse of peace thinking euerie change would bring a remedie when indeed it was like the incision of an vnskilful Surgion not ouring the maladie but making the wound wider gangrend and incurable Sidan purposing to purge this malecontented humour of the Comminaltie ratâ—…ed an armie of twelue thousand foote and sixe thousand horse determining to take Fes The chiefe men of commaund ouer thiâ—… armie were these Basha Musâ—…efa Alkeyd Hamet Benbreham Alkeyd Ally Tahila Alkeyd Gago and Alkeyd Hadoe Tobib with diuers others Muley Sidan not going in person with this armie least in his absence Morruecos the seate of the Empire should reuolt Muley Sheck hearing these newes went to Allarocha there tooke a great Flemish Ship from the Marchant with all the goods in her therein shipping his tre asure determining to run away ichis Sonns Abdela should lose Fes Abdela omitted no time to gather new forces so that in small time hee thought himselfe sufficient to méete the Sidanians in open field and so hee did neare to Mickanes where the people on Sidans part missing their King in the field or any one of the blooâ—… royall refused to fight and in stead of striking fell to parlâ—…y That if Abdola would pardon them they would yeeld and so they did yet most of them ranne away except three thousand Morruekyns who presuming vpon Abdelas gentle nature stayd with him hoping kind entertainment into his pay in stead wherof Muley Abdela commaunded all their throats to bee cut graunting them onely this fauour first to bee stripped for fowling their cloathes Thus we may see mercilesse Sidan butcher poore soules at Morruecos pittilesse Abdela murder these vnfortunate slaues at Mickanes both verefying the old prouerbe Quicquid delirant Rogâ—…s plectuâ—…tur Achiui In this battaile were taken betwixt thirtie and fortie English men who serued Muley Sidan as Canoniers yet not any of that companie which serued Abdela at Morruecos when he lost the Citie and field but other voluntaries part of these fledde with the bodie of the armie backe is Morruecos part were taken whome Abdela spared as well in regarde of former seruices the Nation had done him as also for the presenâ—… vse her was to employ them in This expedition of Sidans comming to so vnlooked a disaster made him send forth his Commanders with diuers companies to the Alarbies for fresh supplie of men and treasure amongst which as chiefe was dispéeded Basha Seleman maister of the old Kings horse for Tastlet there to gouerne the countrey carrying with him some fifteene hundred shot of which sixe hundred were Shracies people of the King of Chaus or Coucoes country who hath alwayes warrs with Algers or Argiers These Shraceis were borne in the mountaines of Atlas being of a fierce and bloodie nature not respecting the Turkes might or gouernment no more then the Montaniers of Moâ—…ecos will acknowledge the soueraintie of the Barbarian Some twelue hundred of these had Sidan in his pay halfe part whereof he kept at Monuecos the other was sent with Sâ—…leman These amongst themselues sell into a mutenie neither for want of pay or ill vsage but in desire to doe a mischiefe by force cut off the Bashas head carrying it with them as a Trophie of their victorie and a fit present to winne Abdâ—…las sauour who was then at Fes whither they went for intertainment S dan here with moued made proclamation that for three Moneths what Shracee soeuer souldier or any other were to bee found in Morâ—…uecos or else where in his Dâ—…minions should be put to the sworde and to haue it better and more fully executed it was proclaimed that the manâ—…eller should haue the goodes of the Shracâ—… so killed Many rich men of this Nation or kindred resâ—…ant in Morâ—…uecos felt the furie of the sworde for the follie and foule fault of their tribe such as coulâ—… get packing ran away others of the better sort their friends hid them in their houses vntill Sidan scared with 〈◊〉 of Abdelas comming towards him proclaimed generall pardon for the remainder left aliue and free passage
of trading or commerce for any Shracee which would venture to Moruecos yet few durst come vpon these goodly termes or those who lay hid in Morruecos if they were worth any thing shew themselues in publique for feare this were a pretence to bring the residue vnto the halter Those Shracees who were sole causers of this massacre beeing with Abdela at Fes dayly moued him to goe towardes Morruecos vowing euery man to die in his cause and for reuenge of their wiues children and friends who had smarted for their sakes Abdela something animated with their offers yet delayed knowing his forces farre inferior vnto Sidans vntill still vrged by the Shracies which had brought from the mountaines some store of their kindred verie able and resolute men to his ayde he set forwards about the latter end of August towards Morruecos determining to giue battaile once more to Muley Sidan Of what strength Abdelas armie consisted the certaintie is not knowne but ghessed to be very near fifteene thousand horse and foote Cap. XV. Sidan flieth the death of the valiant Captaine Iohn Giffard and diuers English men Abdela regaineth Morruecos MMuley Sidan was verie strong for beside his owne souldiers the Morruecans ayded him with eight thousand men and diuers tribes sent supplies to augment his forces Hee had twoo hundred English the most of them voluntaries sixtie field peeces with sufficient shot and powder Ouer the English and all the Christians was generall Captaine Iohn Giffard a Gentleman of a worthy spirit and discended from the auncient and honourable stemme of the Giffards in Buckinghamshire Upon his first entertainment and welcome into the countrey Sidan bestowed vpon him a rich sword valued at a thousand marks and a scarlet cloake richly imbrodered with Pearle sent as a present to Muley Hamet the Kings father from our late soueraigne of famous memorie Quéene Elizabeth besides manie other extraordinarie fauours of good value and often conuersing familiarly yea sometimes visiting Captaine Giffard at his owne Tent. His entertainment was twentie fiue shillings per diom besides many supplies proceeding from the Kings bountie With him as secondarie men in charge was one maister Philip Giffard his neare and verie deare kinsman Captaine Iaques a verie valiant souldier captaine Smith one of the most exquisite enginers in Europe captaine Baker an ancient Brytaine souldier captaine Tailer captaine Faukes captaine Chambers captaine Isack men euerie way able to vndergoe their seuerall commaunds These were dayly stipendaries at twelue shillings a man except the two sea captaines Isack and Chambers who had foure shillings a day and euerie common souldier twelue pence truly payed them These preparations considered Muley Sidan had small reason to leaue the field or feare Abdelas forces being nothing in respect of his â—…ut certaine it is the Muley sending for his Wisards Soothsayers willing them to foretell that hee might foreknow the successe of his embattailed armie their answere was he should loose the battaile be driuen into Sus within fiue Moneths should regaine Morruecos and there during life enioy the kingdom Upon this answere the Muley giuing great credit thervnto as the nature of a Barbarian is verie suspicious commanded Basha Musâ—…a with 3000. souldiers to conuey away his mother wiues and children To Alkeyd Hamet Benbreham and Hado 〈◊〉 he commended the charge of his treasure who laded sixtie Mâ—…les with gold garding them and the Muleters with two thousand of his 〈◊〉 shot These 〈◊〉 â—…ded it may appeare Sidan but honered and would follow yet the battailes met the 26. of Noâ—… 1607. some sisteene miles from the City of Moruecos the Canoniers of Muley Sidan part hauing in the forefront discharged there enemies being somewhat farre off but before they could charge again the enemie was with them The Shracâ—…es did not once discharge a peece great nor small but ioyning themselues close to the Abdelians charged the Sidanians verie fiercely with their Sables reuenge of Sidans tyrannie shewed vppon their kindred enraging their minds and courages or their faithfull promise which they sought to make good to Abdela made them put the Sidanians to flight or els it was Sidans feare that hee shoulde not make good his Southsayers prophecie which made his men to runne away For at the first encounter his Moores fell into a diâ—…-arraay presently into a dishonorable flight whervpon Muley Sidan fled sent th the English Captaines to be gone and to captaine Giffard a good horse to saue him selfe The English returned word that they came not thither to râ—… but rather die an honourable death Captaine Giffard encouraged his men telling them there was no hope of victorie but to 〈◊〉 and die like men like English men and then asking for his Iaq ues whom he loued dearely and taking a 〈◊〉 in his hand thought to haue rode vnto him being told he was not sixscore froÌ„ him and to haue died together but in the way captaine Giffard being charged by eight Abdelians one behinde him shot him thorow and so was he there â—…aine Few of al the English Nation were left aliue the number not exceeding thirtie and none of the Commaunders escaped except captaine Isack captaine Faukes of the Mores were not slaine in all fortie persons Sidan being gone as loath to tarry spend bloud and winne a field Abdela got the ground his enemyes marched vppon but no great victory entered Morruecos without applause or reioyce of the Citizens some yet feeling his late done iniuryes sory for the losse of Sidan who had prooued a Tyrant nor welcomming Abdela vpon hope of amendment but with policy and patience fitted themselues to the misery of the time Abdela once againe Maister of Moruecos got the Kings house but found no treasure to reléeue his wants great were his promises to rewarde the Shraceis with bounty and enrich his followers When the Citty was recouered now hée hauing it there fayled of his expectation and his souldiers lacking both meat and money yet to kéepe them still in hope and so in gouernment it was bruited the yong King had found a well full of treasure within the house which Muley Hamet Xarif had layed vp for a deare yeare but this good newes quicklye vanished the Well not yéelding water to refresh their fainting stomacks Therefore the Shraceis hauing released their kindred recouered their wiues and children which had escaped the fury and bloody decrée of Sidan the last King they tooke good words and kind vsages of Abdela in lieu of payment séeing Moruecos neither afforded them meat nor Abdelas fortune further maintenance and so Thrée Thousand of them departed at one time Muley Abdela with the restdue of his forces kept Moruecos labouring by all possible meanes to giue his souldiers content and kéepe them together so with much aâ—… he liued in Moruecos some two moneths during which time Muley Sidan was gathering a fresh army in Sus. Cap. XVI Muley Hamet Bosonne commeth against Abdela and causeth him flie to his Father Boferes like to bee
such as he wonne great loue among the Commons Nobility and many of the blood Royall When old Hamet dyed he was in his campe neare Fes and after his death rested all his loue vpon Muley Sidan holding him the prime man and fittest of the thrée brethren to rule the Kingdome vntill both he and Sidy Imbark could not counsell and rule Muley Sidan for his owne good and benefit of the common weale being headstronge and would take no mans counsell but to his owne liking and hurt therefore Sedy Abdela Imbark went to his contemplation at Aca And Azus to a castle in the Mountaines which hée had stored with treasure against a storme or to refresh the winter of his age from whence he will not come downe vntill he sée some hope of peace hauing at this instant more treasure in his Coffers then all the three Brethren besides and hopeth to kéepe it beeing in the middest of his friends and kindered and in a place as well fortified as any in Barbarie Cap. XVII Muley Sheck sendeth Iohn Elyna into Spaine 〈◊〉 the Mores are against their landing MVley Sheck séeing his Sonne Abdela returned to 〈◊〉 his souldiers part lost the residue wearied with trauels and out of heart his treasure all spent nothing left Sidan chasing Bosonne to the Mountaines who was there dispatched of his life recouering the Citie and likely to keepe it against them all Fearefull lest Sidans neâ—…t enterprise would bée to rowze him out of Fes fell in conference with an Italian Marchant named Iohn Etina making him his agent to go into Spaine there to conclude that if the Catholique King would ayde him with men and money to recouer his right there should be deliuered vp into his handâ—…s Allaroche Saly Alcasar and other townes lying fit for his mouth This negotiation was well entertained And Iohn Etina was promised for his labour in this businesse and bringing it to effect vppon the deliuery of the Porte Townes to haue yearely paied him Twoo Thousand Duckets during his life In Iune last past this matter was first mooued since which time in the latter end of August as my author telleth mée seauen Gallions and the Gallies of Naples in all a hundred sayle well manned with store of pyoners to raise forts went to Allaroche thinking to bee receaued but Thirtie Thousand Alarbees came downe to the shore not allowing any such neighborhoode though they holde the Andelusian halfe their bloud It is reported the Gouernour offered them the keyes of Allaroche if they would land but tolde them they came somewhat to soone before matters were ripe or could bee effected as Sheck did desire for the King of Spaines benefite Thus are they returned missing of their designes and for this yeare likely to fayle of making their Maister the onely Commander of both sides the streights of Gybraltar Whether Sir Anthonie Sherley was ymployed in this seruice it is not certainely knowen some are of opinion that he was induced therevnto because they haue formerly hearde the King of Spaine hath royally rewarded him for his trauailes with Boferes by giuing him the places and pay of two Captaines in the Indies made him Admirall of the Leuant Seas and next in place to the Uizeroy of Naples hauing for his entertaynment Fiue Hundred Duckets a moneth without question hee knoweth well the state of that vnciuill and barbarous Nation hauing an apprehending and admirable witte to conceaue the disposition of any people with whom he shall conuerse whilest he was amongst them he behaued himselfe very well toward the better sort winning credit with them gayning yâ— loue of the poorer sort excéedingly by his larges for if a More or slaue gaue him but a dish of Dates hée should receiue a reward as from an Emperour howsoeuer some may holde this a vice counting him a lauisher yet by this meanes he came to the knowledge of that which otherwise hee neuer should haue attained vnto The more credible fame is sir Anthonie was not with this Fléete therefore they sped neuer the better for had hee béene in company and had commaund hee would either haue taken footing or ventured all scorning to returne with doing nothing and so bee laughed at This may bee a caueat for great men not to vndertake great matters exployts but vppon certaine ground and weighty reason for else the enuious eye of the world looking vppon them and marking their actions will deride if they sée them faile in their enterprizes Now gentle Reader must I with these Galleys returne to the safe and calme harbour of your fauour and gentlenes séeing the Sunne declyneth towardes the winter Tropike the 〈◊〉 will beginne to runne high and rough if they should â—…anshe further into the maine perchance they might bee weather beaten Euen so for me to write without aduise is to saile at randome which would quickely be found in your wisedome how I ventured without my Sea-card and might without more directions easily make shippe-wracke of my smale burden not valuable I confesse yet will be better prised if it passe your friendly censure Therefore here will I strike sayle leauing Sheck with his Sonne Abdela in Fes Boferes either at Salie or vppon the Sea coaste redier to flye then to fight Sidan holding the sterne at Morruecos hoping to guide his tossed barke during the prophecy Spaine a great Monarch desiring to take better hold in Affrique then Tituan hauing at this instant Muley Sheck commonly called Prince de Morruecos the right heyre in discent from the stemme of Hamet Sheck Xarif in his safe kéeping who was the first man which gotte the Empire from the Marines and translated it into his owne Family THE DAMNABLE REligion of the incredulous More or Barbarian THE false Prophet Mahomet calling to counsell a Iew and a Fryer to make his lawe extracted out of the olde lawe what he found for his liking and likewise preuerted places in the newe Testament which by a wrong and sinfull wresting might séeme fit for his purpose Out of these two and the fancies of his own braine the Deuill being Register Mahomet compiled his Alcaron to please the Iew hee tolde him Moses was Cillim Vlla that is the word of God because hee spake to the Israelites as God commanded him To winne fauour with the Fryer hee confessed our Sauiour Christ was of great off éeme calling him Sedy Nysa and with all sayd he was Rohala that is the breath of God borne of the Uirgine Marie after a strange fashion whome he called Lylla Mariam but not incarnate Confessed that of her was borne a Prophet to saue the world to whome all should haue giuen eare and haue belieued But the Iewes before he had finished the woorke of our saluation would not heare but sought to crucifie him Wherevpon Christ seeing the Iewes so obstinate ascended vp into heauen putting another man in his place to bee crucified whom they did torment for which cause the Iewes are at this day slaues