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A17485	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 police of the More, or barbarian. The aduentures of Sir Anthony Sherley, and diuers other English gentlemen, in those countries. With other nouelties.	Cottington, R.; Sherley, Anthony, Sir, 1565-1635?	1609 (1609)	STC 4300; ESTC S107368	47,807	84

quiteouer before prayer either post concubitum ●…reum or going to stoole or vrine so much respecting the saying Wash and be cleane as by washing they are perswaded to bee cleansed from their sinne Their first time of prayer is two houres before day which is called Salie when the Sexton or Mouden cryeth from the top of the Steeple Helo caber helo helelow hula which is O thou great God and none but one God then euery man awaketh washeth himselfe and destreth God to send them the day After this crie no man may touch his wife but prepare himselfe to serue God which he may doe by his bed side if he will not goe to the church but first to wash or his deuotion is no way acceptable Those which come to the Church either at the entrance must leaue their shooes behind them or carrie them in their handes During their prayers either they stand all arow one row before another or ●…t so but they are held most denote who prostrating themselues how their foreheads to the verie ground After their praier it may bee some desire to confer about some poynt of Religion Then doth the Talby sit downe and his auditours about him in a ring or circle to whom he declareth what they desire to be resolued vpon within halfe an houre dis●…th them this beeing all then haue in stead of preaching 2 Some two houres after when it is day they goe to Church againe thanking God he hath sent them the day after which eueryone goeth to his labour and this time of prayer is cati●… Subelhadl 3 The third-time of prayer is at Noone-tyde giuing thankes the halfe day is well passed which they call Dehour 4 Presently after foure of the clocke is Church-time againe desiring the Sunne may well set vpon them and this is called ●…our 5 Being twilight they giue God thanks after their dayly labors desiring his blessing may prosper them this they terme Mogrube 6 And two houres after this is their time of prayer called Lasha ell Hara when some go to Church but most say prayers at home desiring God to send thē g●…d night and quiet rest prouided alwayes-before saying of prayers they wash themselues though not starke naked yet their hands head feete and nether parts betweene their legges for which cause they hold it vnseemly to eat any meate with their left hand or touch any thing therwith but all with their right hand the other accounted as vncleane As we celebrate the Sabbath vpon Sunday in remembrance of Christs resurrection the Iewes vppon Saturday so the Moores vpon Fryday who will doe any worke vpon their Sabbath onely that day they goe more duely to the Church then on other dayes Their Churches are not so goodly builded as ours in Christendome neither haue seates to sit in or decked vp with any ornaments but all the floore is matted and keept verie cleane because no man may enter with shooes or any thing to de●…e them Bels they haue none in their Steeples but the Mouden or Sexton being a big voyced knue chosen for the purpose standeth in the top of the Steeple and calleth them to their Sallies or Prayers Their Church-men are verie poore and contented with a little may haue as many wiues as the lay-man neither is there any Church of great foundation or rich in treasure except the chiefe Church in Fe●… which is thought to haue in treasure a million of crownes which may not bee spent except the Christians should come to inuade Their church seruice or Lethargie is nothing at all in respect nor in any set forme not so long as the Lords prayer and the Beléefe therefore euerie one prayeth according to his owne deuotion So I thinke our men of the newe learning which would ouerthrowe church seruice haue the Minister liue vpon almes and mens good willes forsaking their tenths pray according to the spirit preach vt-dabitur in illa ●…ora hold ringing of Belles vnnecessarie wishing them turned into morters and great Pée●…es haue the selfe same chimeras in their heads which the Deuill forged in Mahomets Concerning Marriages THe More may haue by his law foure wiues Concubines as many as he will kéepe either captiues or slaues bought with mony for being his owne proper peculium they are to be at his disposing but with these hee may not lye withall in the night which the wiues clayme as their interest vnlesse by stealth if the husband haue many wiues none-will loose their turne so nightly the husband by course must lye with one then with another If in this case any be defrauded of her night and the husband pleasure one more than another with his company The wife iniured complaineth to the Magistrate that shée is despised and neglected whervnto the husband must answere if the Iudge rest not satisfied the husband shall bee forced to pay the woman her dower and send her home to her Father if he be aliue marrying againe if shée will if not to the next of her Fathers kindred and this ●…ill of diuorce they call a ●…ill of Shyed Though this liberty of Poligamie be granted yet not one amongst a hundred hath 〈◊〉 the reason is the wiues friends will neuer suffer any to marry their kinswomen without first they haue a bill of dowry sufficient for the maintainance of her therefore the great and rich men haue thrée or foure wiues but the poore most but one ●…ew two because of their disability to maintaine Also this ●…ill of dower kéepeth their husbands in great awe and maketh the women haue the better life which otherwise would liue in great slauery First because the womans friends will bee sure to sée shée haue a stay of maintenance for feare of after charge to themselues Secondly the Iusties of the country is so strict if a man turne away his wife without reason he shall pay her tower though he sell the cloathes of his backe otherwise euery day for change of pleasure and yonger game men would turne away their wiues faster then horscosers tainted ●…ades Their fashion of wooing or marrying is thus the man neuer séeth the woman hee shall marry till shée commeth to his bed but hearing her to be a proper maide beautifull and commendable sendeth his mother sister or kinsewoman to sée her vppon this report the mans liking and affection resteth if he procéedeth then must he go to the father of the woman to demaund his daughter they two agréeing presently twoo of their Talbies or learned men are sent for to write downe her portion his endowment So some halfe yeare after is the wedding day which is onely a day of feasting when the friendes of the bride bring her home to the bridegome riding vppon a Mule inclosed like a blacke-bird within a cage made for the purpose couered ouer with ●…ke and great store of mu●…ke going before her yet in such sort riding thorough the stréets as shée is séene of no body no not of her husband

pra●…ised with forrain states either to make thē his friends wherevnto he might ●…e i●… Muley Boferes by fo●…ce should driue him out of Fes or rather then he would loosē●…ooting in Affrike determined to bring in ●…orraine power for ●…is ayde Wherefore Boferes fearing a christian storme w●…ich might ha●…le Bullets was carefull to k●…pe Abdela M●…ley Sheckes eldest Sonne the safer to k●…pe the Father s●…rer from doing mischiefe But it happe●…ed the plague was sharpe in Moruecos therefore Boferes sent his sonne Muley Abdel●…elch some fiue miles fort●… of Moruecos with his tents an●… Muley Sheck Sonne with him but either his keepers were negligent and corrupted or else young Abdela too wilie for one night he made esca●…e out of the campe and ●…auing horses ready l●…yd poasted to his Father at Fes This Gallant being at liberty sought all meanes to defend his title being the eldest brothers sonne his stirring spirit and youthfull hope drue all the min●…s of the Fezzes vnto him inmuch as Muley Boferes sore afflicted with his escape but more with the newes of his preparations dispéeded Azus vnto Muley Sidan then in Sus with request hee would go personally to battaile against Sheck and Abdela his sonne Muley Sidan well entertained this message and with all conuenient spéede drawing his owne forces together came within halfe a daies iourney of Morruecos there pitching his tents but not determining to hazard his fortune or trust the price of his owne head vnder his brothers hands yet daily hee sent letters by his seruants of great credit wherein ●…ee was willing to vndertake the charge of warre against Abdela so that he might make choyce of Captains and Commanders and such proportion of souldiers as he thought fit to vndergo an action of such import This proposition was neither liked of Boferes or his counsell yet making faire weather to Mus Sidan letters passed from him daiof great loue farced with many complements much mi●…iking his brothers mistrust not daring to ieopard his person within Moruecos Muley Sidan meaning to prooue what correspondency his Brother Bof●…res heart caryed with his hand fra●…ed a letter which was sent as from the chie●…est man in those Mountaine countries of Atlas to Muley Boferes full of dutie and seruices offering withall to send him Sidans head who was encamped within his countrey at the foote of the hilles Answere to this letter was re●…urned with great thankes and a large rewarde of gold promised if a 〈◊〉 of that high and important ser●…ice would bee performed When Sidan by this had construed his brothers meaning he raysed campe went to Tafilet and remained in the country of Dara gathering in of money and men after twoo monethes spent with his brother to no effect at all Boferes seeing Sidan departe●… and de●…tute of his helpe for Fes committed his campe to Abdelm●…lech his owne Sonne who was to be aduised by the counsels of Basha Iudar Alkeyd Ha●…et Monsore S●…dy Gowy and Alkeyd Bokerse thorow whose hands passed all busines of Christian Marchants so well ●…ispatched and so good regard thereof taken that hee was well liked of euerie man for his good dealing This campe being come within a dayes iourney of Fes which is twentie dayes march from Morruecos ther●… the Souldiers ●…ell to a mutenie and three thousand of them reuolted vnto Sheck ●…rying openly Long line Muley Sheck Herevpon Abdelmelech called a counsell of warre wherein it was concluded though their number were twise as many to returne without blow giu●…n backe to Morruecos perceyuing indeed their soul●…iers hearts quite alienate●… from them Cap. XI Sir Anthoni●… Sherleys Ambassage from the Emperour of Germanie to Muley Boferes performed Anno D●… 1605. ABout this time being the beginning of October arriued at Saphia sir Anthonie Sherley as Ambassador from th●… Emperour of Germanie to the King of Morruecos his attendace was better then a priuate man though somewhat wanting of the person frō whom he was sent few of note were in his companie being in all about thirtéene persons of euerie Christian language one because hee would bee ●…ted for interpretation of tongues Amongst th●…se was sir Edwin Rich whose behaui●…ur was good and well spoken of in e●…rie place were he came not strayning his credite to borrow m●…ney but well prouided to serue his own turne answering to his birth state and bis●…ursments for the time Sir A●…thonie then taking the title of Ambassadour during foure Moneths aboad in Saphia kept open house inuited all Christian Marchants dayly both to dinner and supper to supplie his owne turne for money he got credite of Iewes to take vp money and pay them in Morruecos but at excessiue rate almost ●…ftie for a ●…undred he bought likewise of an English Marchants factor being at dinner with him at two or three words a ship of a hundred ●…xtie T●…nne with all her lading beeing Wheat paying him in hand two thousand oun●…es and if he were not payed the rest of his money within tenne dayes after his arriuall in Morruecos then the buier to l●…se his earnest But before hee went vp Abdelmelech returning from Fes by reason of his soldiers treason the ●…ing o●… ●…es marched towardes Morruecos some foure dayes iourney and there gaue s●…ege vnto a port towne called Sally and tooke it but the Castle he could not wi●… So the Alkeyd of the Castle wrote to Muley Boferes that though the towne were lost the Castle hee woulde keepe for him if he sent three hundred quarters of corne to vitta●…le his men and a fresh supplie of fiftie souldiers Boferes loath to loose the place and hearing sir Anthonie had bought a Ship of corne writ to Saphie and willed him to send his Shippe to Sallie and there to vnla●…e her corne for the reliefe of the Castellan and his soldiers Sir Anthonie willing to doe the King a fauo●…r sent for the Captaine and Marchant of the Shippe willed them to goe for Sally and paying them for three hundred quarters delt so that thither they went but the Castell being yeelded before they came the Captaine and Marchant landed neither men nor corne but returned t●… Saphie By this time were sent for the conduct of the Embassador fiue hundred men vnder the commaund of two Alkeyds vnto euery souldier sir Anthonie gaue a Turbith as a Liuery of his loue which made them respect honour him exceedingly insomuch as one of the two Alkeyds not hastning to conduct the Embassador vp to Morruecos but to prouide himselfe of corne it being exceeding deare at Morruecos Sir Anthonie destrous to set forward and the Souldiers willing to pleasure him fell to mutenie in regard of the Alkeyds slacknesse killing twoo of his men to hasten their maister forwarde After his foure Moneths abode in Saphie wherein his bountie was extraordinarie not to his Country men onely but to Flemish French and Spanish admired of his souldiers hee was receiued into Morruecos with great state hauing by the way as also during his abode in