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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

vntill he bed her for then were shee held of small accompt and the iest spoyled If that night the bridegroome finde her a virgine then is there great ioy of her friends if not the next day he turneth her home and by law may kéepe her portion Concerning Buriall THeir manner of buriall is in this sort when one is dead presently hee is washed and with all spéede preparation is made to put him into the ground for the countrey being h●…t it is not possible to keepe the corse aboue ground therefore with the kindred accompanied to the graue which is without their Citie for within their Citie or Synagoges no person may be buried he is there againe washed and if hee be a man of ability is put into a C●…ne if not buryed without one the Talbie saying a short Prayer Besides the people haue a custome the women of euery kindred to méete by themselues at certaine conuenient times and there make memoriall of such of their kindred as be dead making great lamentations in remembring the vertues and good dispositions of thē who are deceased being perswaded this maketh the liuing haue especiall care of leauing a good name and fame behinde them The Policie of Barbarie EUery kingdome consisteth of men not of buildings therefore the kingdome of Barbary consisteth of bond and free men the naturall bond men are such as are descended either from Christians or Negroes the frée m●…n are Larbies or Brebers which may be termed the valle●… and mountaine men Ouer all as absolute Monarch is the King who maintaineth his seate by the Swoord and power of Iustice the sword men according to their degrées are thus placed 1 The Muleys are the kings children and all other who are of the bloud Royall are tearmed by this name 2 Bashas are Captaine Generalles ouer armyes 3 Alkeyds be the Lords set aswell ouer Garrison townes as countries to rule and kéepe the people in subiection 4 Ferres Gentlemen who carrie armes yet lesse Commanders than Alkeids 5 Bahaia Lieutenant to an Alkeyd 6 Brakbashi a Sergeant at armes 7 Debushi a Captaine ouer thirtie 8 Romie the common souldier of these men of war there were kept in daily paye in the olde kings time to y● number of 50000. horsemen part seruing with the Launce others with the Speare called Spahaias and some especially the horsemen of Fes serue with the Crose-bowe on horse backe bending it as they ryde shooting a strong shot and sure and 16000. footemen the Alarbies beeing fitter for horsemen but the Brebers the stronger footemen most of them shot The chiefest men of commaund in the latter times were these 1 ALkeyd Azus chiefe Counsellor of estate 2 Hamet ben Breham Sefiani Maister of the Horse and ruler ouer the Alkeids 3 Sedi Hamet ben Bouker These two were Treasurers 4 Sedi Abdela Wahad Anoune 5 Alkyd Hamet a Capatho or Enuche Gouernor ouer the women and Enuches 6 Alkeyd Mustefa File Maister of the Or●… 7 Rishauan Admirall ouer the Gallies at Saly NOte though these bée enobled taking priority or precedency before others yet is not this noblenes hereditary for the Children of these men must clayme no honour by birth-right but what they get by their seruice and honour of their sword liue vnrespected vnlesse they bée valiant and so proouing the King will take them into his seruice whervpon by desert the Son may obtaine his Fathers fortune and honour There is another title of dignitie termed Sheck attributed to the chiefe man of euerie familie or Cast neither doth the Kings eldest sonne scorne the title signifying that be is the prime or best blood of his royall kinddred These Shecks are much respected because it is the nature of the people the whole kindred to followe their head insomuch as one of these Shecks can bring into the field Ten Thousan●… ●…orsemen of their owne Cast or Kindred and some mo●…e So that it is a matter of great consequence the King to haue an eye ouer such a man and know how his effection resteth towards him either in loue or hatred Officers of Iustice. THe King once in a moueth on Frydaies in the afternoone after prayers either in his house or church sitteth to doe iustice hearing complaints or appeales from subalterne ministers from whom the grieued persons do appeale to his royall person when the King sitteth the stranger shal hauer frée accesse to plead his cause before the King then his own borne Subiect All inferiour Iudges and Ministers are their churchmen or Talbies and those are soonest chosen into offices which are of stricktest life being frée from auarice and such other sinnes as may preuert and hinder the course of equitie and iustice The chiefest man for iudgement vnder the King is the Muftie to whome the partie gréeued may appeal●… from any other ordinary Iudge There be thrée of these men one in Moruecos another in Fes the third at Taradant in Sus. The Muftie of Moruecos fitteth with the King in iudgement and euerye Frydaye in the afternoons by himselfe to heare and determine causes of the Subiect and stranger though he be in eminent place he is a poore man in respect what he might bée if hee would sell Iustice and take bribes The ordinary Iudge sitteth all the yeare long two●… houres before noone and two houres after noone in euery great towne throughout the thrée kingdomes is placed one of these Iudges to whome not onely the inhabitants of euerytowne and Citie do repaire but the countrey people or Larb●…es vppon differénces come thither to haue their causes decided euery one must tell his owne tale and plead his owne matter When both parties haue spoken then giueth the Iudge sentence so that in one day the cause is brought into court and the same day ended If either part haue witnes to produce then the Iudge giueth thrée dayes respite to bring them in which being brought the aduerse partie shall haue other thrée daies respite to disprooue them And it he can prooue the witnesses either infamous in manners or giuen to detestable sinne as drunkennesse adultery or such like And can prooue the witnes saith not his prayers sixe times 〈◊〉 in foure and twenty houres then shall he be vtterly disabled to beare witnes and thus in seauen baies the longest sute shall be ended If an Obligation or rather Bill of debt bee brought into Court the Obligée must either pay the debt goe to prison or to pawne the value of the debt or better which pawne may be kept in Deposito nine daies vppon great reason to sée if the debtor can red●…me it at the nine daies end if he doth it not then is it solde and the partie who should pay the money must sustaine the losse As Coadiutors to these Iudges and next in place to them bee the Scriuanos who vppon death or other remooue are commonly made Iudges These are Talbies which make writings betwéen partie and partie short and plaine without multiplication of words and

the Basha before y● Muley Sidan had certain intelligence of his liberty and yet he entered the Almohalla but on the Tuesday the battaile being fought vpon the Fryday following Muley Sidan vnderstanding for certaine that his eldest brother was come into the Basha his Almohalla thought it no time for him to deferre giuing of battile least it shold be knowne amongst his souldiers many of whome in former times had serued the sayd Muley Sheck And therefore on Fryday the sixt of Ianuary 1604. the forces of each side met and ioyned together betwéen whom there was no long fight for vppon the discharging of foure Péeces of Artillery which Iudar Basha had with him some 3 or 4 times a great part of the souldiers of Muley Sidan beganne to flye except some choyce men which were in that part of the battaile where the Muley himselfe was by reason of y● resolution of their Commaunder continued somewhat longer but in the end fled when as y● canopy ouer Muley Sidans head was shot down with a Piece of Ordinance At which m●…chance not before the Muley himselfe began to leaue the field who in the managing of this battaile was some thing to be blamed for as he had vsed the celerity of a wise Generall comming with all spéed to Mustefa after he heard Muley Sheck should be set at liberty setting two souldiers vpon euery Mule and euery horseman for the spéedier march to take a souldier with his Piece vp behinde him being come to his Campe an houre before day ●…ee should not haue delayed two howers and more the present onset gazing in his enemies face and giuing them time to ready themselues to fight whome otherwise he might haue taken at the disper●…iew and his Fezzes whome he halfe mistrusted no premeditation to reuolte or runne away On Muley Shecks side few were slaine and of Muley Sidans side the greatest number was some 〈◊〉 hundred men or thereabout neither was it euer thought that the battaile would be sore or endure long but that the one side would presently flye First for that they were all Mores of one country and one religion and howsoeuer the Kings might be affected one to the other yet betwéen the cominal●…y of each side was no hatred onely for their paye came into the field to fight one against an other Secondly by reason of the olde Kings death in Fes there was almost no Alkeide of Muley Shecks side but had either his brother Sonne or chiefest friend on the other side as Alkeid Mumen Bocrasia was a chéefe Commaunder on Muley Sidans side and his brother Alkeid Gowie of the like Commaund on the other side Alkeid Absadok was chiefe counsellor with Muley Sidan his brother was the like with Muley Boferes to whome also was sworne Alkeid Absadocks Son Alkeid Hame●… Monsore was on Muley Boferes si●…e and his brother Alkeid Ally Monsore on the other side and so of diuers others Cap. VIII ¶ Sidans Iustice done vppon the Larbees forrobbing His flight after the battaile lost to Trimasine THe thrée brethren thus striuing for the golden Ball of Soueraignty iustice was trodden downe The Larbees robbed one an other the strongest carrying away all ●…uarrels betwixt Families and Tribes which durst not be talked of in old Muley Hamts time came to be decided with the Swoord After this battaile alwayes were stopped with robbers no trading from the Port●… Townes to Moruecos without great strength of men Muley Boferes who had the imperiall seate was neither so fit for action or to do iustice as Muley Sidan who had lost the day And that the kindred called Weled Entid well knew which presuming vpon the soft nature of Boferes and their owne strength which consisted of Fiftéene Thousand horse ●…oraged vp to Moruecos gates fore-closed all passages for trauellers making Marchants goods their prises Whereas an exemplary punishment executed vppon them for their robbing in Fes by Muley Sidan whilest hee raigned there made them thinke the countrey too hot For Sidan commaunded Alkeid German with Twoo Thousand souldiers in hostile manner to fall vpon the next Dwarre of tents belonging to that Tribe to burne Man Woman Childe Kyne Shéepe and whatsoeuer belonged to them not to spare it vppon his owne life from Fire and Sword which fully executéd and so bloodily that Sidan●…ghed ●…ghed hearing the true report yet it made Fes the peaceablest part in Barbarie But returne we to Sidans fortunes after he lost the field hauing the ouerthrowe retyred backe to Fes and forthwith was Alkeid Azus the onely man in the latter daies of the old King fauoured by the whole countrey dispéeded towards Moruecos to treate of a peace and himselfe beganne to make head againe to resist such forces as should follow him but before hee could bring his forces together againe newes was brought vnto him that his brother Muley Sheck was neare at hand with certaine companies of Horsemen and that the whole Almohalla of the Basha was not farre behinde So that then hee was rather to consider of and to prouide for his escaping by flight then any wayes to resist and hauing before put some Nyne Hundred Thousand Duckets in Allarocha for the which money he had sent one of his Alkeids after his returne from the batta●… he thought it is his best course to passe that waye and to take that money along with him but he was followed so hardly by Alkeid Abdela Wahad and Alkeid Vmsoud Vmbilie Boferes seruants that hee was forced to flye directly towards Trimasine and to leaue that treasure behinde him which was taken by his brother Muley Sheck In these his frowning fortunes the most of his Alkeids left him and amongst others Mumine Bocrasia flying to Moruecos in whome hee put no small trust and more then the seruants of his house he had no man of accompt but forsooke him onely Alkeid Absadik Had●… Tabid and Mustepha the twoo latter of them being his houshould seruants and belonging to him in his Fathers time left him not in his aduerstie So that any Alkeid of the Cassas or Castes in Barbarie hee had no more then Absadicke who rather then he would leaue him although allured by the perswasions of his brother Alkeide Abdela Wahad and entreated by ●…he teares of his Sonne to returne both of them then b●…ing in the pursuite of Muley Sidan and in a playne o●…ertooke the sayde Absadocke yet hee left his house an●… chil●…ren at the mercie of Mul●…y Bo●…eres his Maister an●… enemie The Alkeids who followed in pursuite of Muley Sidan ●…ollowed him so hard that besides the treasure of Allarocha they likewise tooke much of the Muleys treasure that hee carryed along with him although with that small companye of Horses which were no more then Twentye Horsemen or thereabout hee ●…eturned many times and fought with those who pursued him in person béeing still one of the foremost in th●…se s●…shes vn●… A●…keide Vmbil●… who persued him admiring his res●…lution and pittying his miserable estate