Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	eternal_a	good_a	life_n	5,074	5	4.6376	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49725	A Letter from a gentleman of the Lord Ambassador Howard's retinue, to his friend in London dated at Fez, Nov. 1, 1669 wherein he gives a full relation of the most remarkable passages in their voyage thither, and of the present state of the countries under the power of Taffaletta, emperour of Morocco : with a brief account of the merchandizing commodities of Africa : as also the manners and customs of the people there.	S. L., Gentleman of the Lord Ambassador Howard's retinue.	1670 (1670)	Wing L61; ESTC R5130	24,443	38

A LETTER From a Gentleman of the Lord Ambassador HOWARD's Retinue To his Friend in London Dated at FEZ Nov. 1. 1669. Wherein he gives a full Relation of the most Remarkable Passages in their Voyage thither and of the present State of the Countries under the Power of TAFFALETTA Emperour of MOROCCO With a brief account of the Merchandizing Commodities of AFRICA As also The Manners and Customs of the People there Published for Publick satisfaction LONDON Printed by W. G. for Moses Pitt at the Sign of the White Hart in Little Britain Anno Dom. 1670. To his very Loving Friend T. G. in LONDON Sir ACcording to your earnest Request you have here a full Account of the Estate of this Country as much as I have received from very good hands I wish that it may give you that satisfaction that you request It is certain that all that have written any thing of Africa have spoken of it as blind Men of Colours by guess and by hearsay The Truth is so mixed with Fables and Tales that it is not easie to distinguish them This Part of Africa is much changed within these two hundred years and the Names of Places and People altered so that we shall lose our labour to consult the ancient Writers concerning the present condition of this Country It might give great satisfaction to the Learned in the Northern Climates to be informed of all the Transactions of this unknown World but that we can never expect whilst Trading is so much neglected here and Strangers especially Christians do run so many hazards when they enter into the Land it being one of the Articles of the Moors Faith that he that sheds Christian Blood in their Ramedam merits Heaven and purchases the Eternal Favour of God with this Sacrifice So great an invitation to Cruelty may justly stop us that are not weary of our Lives from running too far amongst them unless it be upon a good account of Trading or Peace and then none dares expose himself alone to the Peoples mercy without sufficient guard to defend him yet I have seen some French Merchants riding abroad without fear and return safely I conceive they were known to the People who are sensible that the acquaintance with forreign Nations is very necessary for their more convenient subsistance The Jews are to be seen every where in this Country they are very serviceable to the Inhabitants for they furnish them for the most part with forreign Commodities and make those things that are necessary for them They never grow rich but the Mahumetans do accuse them of some Crime to have a pretence to seize upon their Treasure as it happened lately to a Jew who was grown a petty Prince he Commanded a Place strong by Situation and Art called Darbinmeshaal there was but one ascent and that so difficult that without his leave all the Moors of Barbary might have spent their daies in the Siege of it for besides that it is impregnable it contains so much ground within the Mountain as might very well nourish a thousand head of Cattle and supply them with Corn and Fodder This Jew had won the esteem and favour of the Grandees round about by his courteous behaviour and good hospitality for it was his custom to invite all the Persons of Note into his City and there entertain them very kindly This dealing made every one especially the Arabs to love him and got him a great Name When Muley Archeid otherwise called Taffaletta flung himself into the protection of the Arabs and that they had all owned him for their Prince he was also entertained by this courteous Jew and at a small provocation he was inassacred Taffaletta found one Point in the Law of Mahomet to justifie the Murder which was approved of and applauded by the ignorant Multitude Another Jew named Joseph Ben-simon a very great Trader and one that had Correspondents in many Places did run the same Fortune He supplyed the Moors with many Commodities especially with Powder and Shot Guns and other Weapons which he conveyed out of Spain by stealth At last his Wealth made him guilty of Death for he was accused of Adultery and although common report pronounced him innocent he lost his Life and had his Estate seized for the Kings Use Thus all the Princes of these Countries do treat this miserable Nation When they have occasion for Money they force it from the Jews either by right or wrong Gayland as I am informed did entertain Jews in Arzilla for no other end but to have some on whom he might prey He raised a considerable Sum of Money from them on this occasion About thirty or forty Families of the Jews had managed all the Trade of that part of the Country and were grown rich Gayland consults his Cadir and asks from this deceitful Oracle whether it was lawful to suffer Jews Infidels to dwell amongst the Musulmans He answered That it was not lawful but that if they would not turn Mahometans he was commanded by the Law of Mahomet to punish that contempt with present Death This sad News frighted the Jews especially when they heard that the day was appointed for their Execution in the mean whiles they Petition the Sultan and make their Peace by offering a large sum of Money all they had gathered in many years This satisfied Gayland's weak Conscience concerning the bloody clause of Mahomets Law and made him free them from the great danger that threatened them You see by that what favour Strangers may expect from this treacherous People But before I begin to inform you of my Journey from Tangier and of the Estate of this Count●y I will relate unto you something of our Passage thither and of that famous Garrison You may know many Particulars from them that have dwelt there some years but from very few you may learn what I have observ'd in that Place Some things I have taken notice of which if they were well known in England and minded might make it a happy City At our departure from England we sailed near the Sylly Islands where we met with a North-west Wind that blew very fresh a day and a night we made such Advantage of it that in that time we were carried near 80 Leagues from the Lands End into the Bay of Biscay a most dreadful Sea at the least breath of Wind the Waves swell into Mountains It is a grievous thing to be tost in this Sea by a Tempest The danger is able to try the stoutest Courage I know it by our Passage over this Place the wind began to turn about and then we heard that doleful Cry of the Seamen No Near That begat in us a longing to see the pleasant Shore but we were not long before the wind favoured us again which did sometimes toss us till we were come near the Coast of Portugal where we met with these Particulars that I cannot omit In a lovely calm Morning as the Sun began to