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The Moores baffled being a discourse concerning Tanger, especially when it was under the Earl of Teviot : by which you may find what methods and government is fittest to secure that place against the Moors : in a letter from a learned person (long resident in that place) at the desire of a person of quality.
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Addison, Lancelot, 1632-1703.
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As to the first he thought its Scituation so healthy and pleasant to live in and so advantagious either to annoy or protect all Traffique into the Mediterranean that he wondered it had so long continued in the lazy possession of the Portuguezes and that neither Europe nor Africk should attempt its Conquest But though he much admired the Scituation of the place yet he greatly disliked its Strength and in the condition he found it he thought it altogether undefensible For notwithstanding that the Mole when come to perfection would secure it on that side next the Sea yet that side of the Town next the Land he saw to stand in bleeding need of Fortification on which he was so intent that he seemed deaf to all things besides That we call Charles-Fort he intended if possible to make impregnable and to erect another Fort over against it to agree with it in Strength and to Communicate Pole-Fort he also designed to be made as strong as the other because it looks into and Commands the Town He likewise had begun a Bulwark on that part of the Town next the Sand-hills which if finisht would have commanded both them and the Strand towards old Tingis and have also guarded the watering place for the Ships As to smaller Forts upon the Out-lines of which he had built some and intended more though he never thought they would be able long to withstand an Enemy yet he fore saw they would serve a while to divert him As to the Great and Magnificent Enterprize of the Mole he judiciously approved it yet saw it would be loaden with difficulties continually subject to disasters and that it would exhaust a vast Exchequer He was not very forward to have the Mole begun till the Town was so well Fortified as that it might bid defiance not only to the Moor but every other Enemy For he knew the world would grow very jealous of so great and important a work And what Prince save our own whom God preserve would not labour to have it disappointed to prevent that powerful Influence which it was like to have upon the most advantageous Trade in the World c. Forgive me Sir if sense of growing tedious renders me abrupt And that my love to Tanger makes me shut up all in this humble request viz. That you would improve your Post for the preservation thereof Which I shall not despair of when I see a second Tiveot sent to remove all the Scruples of that naturally jealous people the Moors by assuring them how His Majesty intends nothing but a just friendly and lasting Commerce and that he is so far from taking from them any parcel of their Fields by violence that he is ready to give them satisfaction for so many Acres as may suffice the Conveniencies of his City and Garrison of Tanger and inable him to compleat the Mole and suitable Fortifications c. FINIS BOOKS Printed for and are to be Sold by William Crooke at the Green-Dragon without Temple-bar Divinity BRevis Demonstratio proving the Truth and Excellency of the Christian Religion by Reason recommended to the Press by many Eminent Divines in London Twelves An Answer to Mr. Fergusons Doctrine about Christ's Justification and Sanctification with an Account of the ends of Christ's Death and Passion considered in a rational way by John Knowles Octavo The Primitive Institution or a Seasonable Discourse of Catechism wherein is shewed the Antiquity Necessity and Benefits thereof together with its sutableness to heal the Distempers of our Church by L. Addison D. D. Twelves A Sermon Preached at the Funeral of a Man found drown'd in a Pit wherein sudden death is considered Octavo A Sermon Preached at the Bishops Visitatation at Chichester by W. Howel Rector of Fittleworth Quarto The School of Righteousness A Sermon Preached on a Fast-day before the King by Dr. W. Sandcroft the present Arch-Bishop of Canterbury An Excellent Discourse of Vsury by Sir Robert Filmer Twelves A Modest Plea for the Clergy wherein is considered their Original Antiquity and Necessity together with the true and false grounds of their being so much neglected and slighted by L. A. D. D. Octavo The Imitation of Christ or the Christian Pattern by Tho. a Kempis Twenty fours Dr. Gees steps of Ascention unto God or a Ladder to Heaven being Meditations and Prayers for every day in the week and other occasions Twenty fours Hug. Grotius Catechism in Greek Latin and English with a Praxis on the Greek words Octavo The Spirit of Prophecy a Treatise to prove by the ways formerly in use among the Jews in the tryal of pretenders to a Prophetick Spirit that Christ and his Apostles were Prophets together with the Divine Authority of Christian Religion and the Holy Scriptures the insufficiency of Humane Reason and the reasonableness of Christian Faith Hope and Practise asserted against Mr. Hobbes his Leviathan and Mr. Cliffords Humane Reason written by the direction of Dr. Peter Gunning Bishop of Ely by W. Howel Rector of Fittleworth in Sussex Octavo The King-Killing Doctrine of the Jesuits delivered to the French King concerning the re-establishing of the Jesuits in France written in French but now Translated into English Quarto Justifying of Faith or that Faith by which the Just do live briefly described to which is added An Abstract of some Letters about the Excellency of the Common Prayer against Mr. Baxter c. Octavo A Sermon Preached upon the fifth day of November by Dr. G. Hascard D. D. Rector of St. Clements Danes and Chaplain in ordinary to His Majesty Quarto A Sermon Preached before Sir James Edwards Lord Mayor of London at the Election of Sir Robert Clayton to be Lord Mayor for the year ensuing by G. Hascard D. D. and Chaplain in ordinary to His Majesty A Sermon Preached before the Right Honourable Sir Robert Clayton Lord Mayor of London by Tho. Mannyngham Fellow of New-Colledge in Oxford History A Voyage into the Levant by Sir H Blount Caesars Commentaries with Mr. Edmonds his Obserservations upon it in Folio Englished Heylins Cosmography in four parts in Folio Sir Tho. Herberts Travels with Additions Folio A description of Candia with an account of the Siege and the Surrender of it into the hands of the Turks Octavo Calliope's Cabinet wherein all Gentlemen may be informed how to order themselves for Feasts Funerals and all Heroick Meetings to know all degrees of Honour and how all degrees are to take place with a Dictionary of Herald-Terms Twelves A Diseourse of the Dukedome of Modena containing the Original Antiquity Government Manners and Qualities of the People Also the Temperature of the Climate the Nature of the Air c. Quarto The present State of the Jews wherein is contained an exact account of their present Customes Secular and Religious To which is added a discourse of the Misna Talmud and Gemara by L. Addison D. D. The Travels of Vlysses Translated by Tho. Hobbes of Malmsbury Twelves Camera Regis or the present State of London containing the Antiquity Fame Walls River Bridge Gates Tower Officers Courts Customes Franchises c of that City by J. B. Esq Octavo The Circumcision of the Great Turks Son and the Ceremony of the Marriage of his Daughter sent from the English Ambassadour Folio Scarrons Comical Romance or a facetious History of a Company of Stage-players interwoven with divers choice Novels rare Adventures and amorous Intrigues written in French by Monsieur Scarron and now done into English Folio The Wonders of the Peak in Darbyshire in Latine and English by Tho. Hobbes Octavo Parthenissa a Romance written by the Right Honourable the Earl of Orrery Fol. Clelia an excellent new Romance compleat in five parts Folio All Homers Works Translated into English by that great Master of the Greek and English Tongues Tho. Hobbes of Malmesbury Twelves Together with the Author's Life The Life and Death of Mahumet the Author of the Turkish Religion being an account of his Tribe Parents Birth Name Education Marriage Filthiness of Life his Alcoran first Proselytes Wars Doctrine Miracles Advancements c. By L. Addison D. D. and one of his Majesties Chaplains in Ordinary Which Book will give you full satisfaction about the Moors also A true declaration of the horrible Treasons by Will. Parry Dr. of the Civil Laws against Queen Elizabeth his Tryal Conviction and Execution for the same The Historians Guide or England's Remembrancer being an account of the Actions Exploits c. and other most remarkable passages in his Majesties Dominions from the year 1600 to 1679. shewing the year day and moneth each action was done An Historical Narrative of Heresie and the Punishment thereof by Tho. Hobbes of Malmesbury Fol. Mr. Hobbes his Life written by himself in a Latine Poem and now Translated into English Folio the same is in Latine in Quarto Poetry and Plays The Elegant Poems of Dr. Corbet late Bishop of Norwich Melpomene or the Muses delight being new Poems and Songs written by the great Wits of our present Age. The Consinement A Poem with Annotations upon it Octavo White Devil or Vittoria Corombona a Tragedy Old Troop or Mounsieur Raggon a Comedy Catilines Conspiracy a Tragedy Amorous Gallant or Love in fashion a Comedy Mock-Duellist or French Valet a Comedy Wrangling Lovers or the Invincible Mistris a Comedy Tom. Essence or the Modish Wife a Comedy French Conjurer a Comedy Wits led by the Nose or the Poets Revenge a Comedy Rival Kings or the Loves of Orondates a Tragedy Constant Nymph or rambling Shepherd a Pastoral Counterfeit Bridegroom or defeated Widow a Comedy Tunbridge-Wells or a days Courtship a Comedy The Man of Newmarket a Comedy FINIS