item: #1 of 10
          id: A02724
      author: G. B., fl. 1613.
       title: Late nevves out of Barbary In a letter written of late from a merchant there, to a gentl. not long since imployed into that countrie from his Maiestie. Containing some strange particulars, of this new Saintish Kings proceedings: as they haue been very credibly related from such as were eye-witnesses.
        date: 1613
       words: 5389
      flesch: 68
     summary: For , hee sayth , hee comes to make peace , and is sent from God , because of thee euill gouernment of Mulley Hammets sonnes the Xeriffes ; and to stablish their Prophets religion , that was decaied , and to fight against the Christians , and recouer those parts of Christendome the king of Spaine holds from them : as Granada , Andaluzia , &c. and tels his people they shall yet see greater wonders come to passe , where they shall acknowledge he is sent of God ; he promiseth them Spaine , Italy , and France : and hauing put peace in these countries , there must now appeare a bridge in the mouth of the straights , which hath been in former time , ( and so recorded in their writings ) & sunk in the sea . He is a great saint and learned in the lawe , and was sought vnto by many the principallest of the land for his blessings , and fauour , according to their superstition ; he findes it in ancient books writ of him by way of prophecy , that such a man of that place named Messae ( whence he is ) by name Mulley Om Hamet ben Abdela , should bee sent at this time , to put peace in the country , and to reuiue their law , and put out the race of Mulley Sidan , and name of Xeriffes : and so to raigne forty yeers till Christ come to iudgement : his beginning must be , hee must strike vp a drum hee should finde in that Zowie at Missa , and then should repaire vnto him people , to make him king .
    keywords: bee; comming; god; good; hath; haue; hee; king; mulley; people; sidan; tcp; text; time
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        item: #2 of 10
          id: A02725
      author: G. B., fl. 1613. aut
       title: The nevv prophetical King of Barbary Or The last newes from thence in a letter vvritten of late from a merchant there, to a gentl. not long since imployed into that countrie from his Maiestie. Containing some strange particulars, of this newe saintish Kings proceedings: and how hee hath ouerthrowne Mulley Sidan twice in battell, as hath been very credibly related from such as were eye-witnesses.
        date: 1613
       words: 5460
      flesch: 68
     summary: Containing some strange particulars, of this newe saintish Kings proceedings: and how hee hath ouerthrowne Mulley Sidan twice in battell, as hath been very credibly related from such as were eye-witnesses. Containing some strange particulars, of this newe saintish Kings proceedings: and how hee hath ouerthrowne Mulley Sidan twice in battell, as hath been very credibly related from such as were eye-witnesses.
    keywords: bee; comming; good; hath; haue; hee; king; mulley; people; sidan; tcp; text; time
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        item: #3 of 10
          id: A07788
      author: Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver.
       title: The arrivall and intertainements of the embassador, Alkaid Jaurar Ben Abdella, with his associate, Mr. Robert Blake From the High and Mighty Prince, Mulley Mahamed Sheque, Emperor of Morocco, King of Fesse, and Suss. With the ambassadors good and applauded commendations of his royall and noble entertainments in the court and the city. Also a discription of some rites, customes, and lawes of those Affrican nations. Likewise Gods exceeding mercy, and our Kings especiall grace and favour manifested in the happy redemption of three hundred and two of his Majesties poore subjects, who had beene long in miserable slavery at Salley in Barbary.
        date: 1637
       words: 5914
      flesch: 52
     summary: And these are part of the Religion , Lawes , and Manners of the people of Morocco , Fesse , and Sus , and I doe wish they were all inspired with Holinesse from God ; for I am sure they doe surpasse many Christians in Righteousnesse and iust dealing towards men . The arrivall and intertainements of the embassador, Alkaid Jaurar Ben Abdella, with his associate, Mr. Robert Blake From the High and Mighty Prince, Mulley Mahamed Sheque, Emperor of Morocco, King of Fesse, and Suss.
    keywords: alkaid; blake; doe; emperor; english; fesse; great; hee; king; man; men; morocco; tcp; text
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        item: #4 of 10
          id: A15357
      author: Wilkins, George, fl. 1607.
       title: Three miseries of Barbary: plague. famine. ciuill warre With a relation of the death of Mahamet the late Emperour: and a briefe report of the now present wars betweene the three brothers.
        date: 1607
       words: 7680
      flesch: 59
     summary: Amongest which number I make bolde to present these my labors to you onely , because you are all Brothers , and men that most worthily can iudge of the Relation , and the truth thereof . But the King beholding death sitting in the olde Mans face at that doome , grew pittifull , and ( for loue he bare the Father ) forgaue the Sonne , which mercy notwithstanding , Abdela Creme not truely laying holde of , but mistaking the Noble spirit of a Prince , and imagining that this fauor so strangely extended was but a snare to intrap his owne life , because offences of that nature were neuer before pardoned in any : home hee comes ; with sorrow in his afflicted looks , and his heart euen murdered within him , by the cruelty of his owne thoughtes : his Sonne demaunded the cause of this so strange and suddaine distemperature , but his Father giuing no answer , sends for cordes , shewes them onely insteade of speech , and to make this dumb Tragedy fall in the end , he causeth him before his owne eyes to bee strangled : great were the lamentations of the Sonne , and aboundant were the teares he let fall to soften his Fathers heart : a mighty conflict was there in the poore old mans bosome , betweene naturall piety to a Child , and naturall feare of a Soueraigne : but the last of the two preuailed : and hauing bestowed vpon the dead body the ceremonies of the graue , according to the custome of the Countrey , hee caused the Act to bee registred downe for his owne safety , alledging that howsoeuer the Emperor ( when he heard this blacke and vnnaturall deed reported ) would happily bee moued vnto wrath , yet inwardly he would be highly contented with it .
    keywords: barbary; death; emperour; english; euen; haue; hee; kingdome; like; man; men; owne; people; tcp; text; thou; vpon
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        item: #5 of 10
          id: A17485
      author: Cottington, R.
       title: 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.
        date: 1609
       words: 25103
      flesch: 52
     summary: After two dayes stay in the Citie , the King mad●… preparation for his entertainment at Court , whither h●… went , suting his follower●… as well as the shortnesse of time could suffer , and his credite with the Christian Marchants could affoord , which was good , for two Spaniards were so rapt with admiration of his worth , and by his speeches allured with so strange hope , that they fell in emulation , whether should doe him more seruices , or helpe him to more money : reasonably attended , he r●…de to Court , not lighting from his horse , where the Kings Sonnes vsually doe , but rode thorow the Mushward , ( which is the Kings great Hall , wherein most of his Lords , Gentlemen , and chiefe sort of people doe attend , when they come to Court ) which none but the King himselfe doth . Sometimes if a strong gale of a South ▪ East winde take them , they ar●… carryed ouer y● straits into Spaine , making dea●…th by destroying their ●…rne .
    keywords: abdela; basha; battaile; bee; boferes; brother; day; death; english; father; fes; fiue; forces; foure; good; great; hamet; haue; hauing; hee; himselfe; king; kingdome; man; men; moruecos; muley; muley abdela; muley boferes; muley hamet; muley sheck; muley sidan; ouer; owne; people; sir; sonne; sonne muley; souldiers; sus; time; treasure; vnto; vpon; whome; y ●
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        item: #6 of 10
          id: A26378
      author: Addison, Lancelot, 1632-1703.
       title: West Barbary, or, A short narrative of the revolutions of the kingdoms of Fez and Morocco with an account of the present customs, sacred, civil, and domestick / by Lancelot Addison ...
        date: 1671
       words: 41173
      flesch: 57
     summary: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4 Allah Mahmique 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 117 Allah iffecni min had elham . Leo 162. 39 F Al Faqui 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Fez 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 29 G Cidi Al Hader ben Ali Gaylan .
    keywords: account; alcaddée; alcoran; ali; barbary; ben; boucar; cavíla; chief; church; cidi; condition; countrey; day; days; death; family; father; fez; gaylan; giámma; god; good; government; hamet; hath; house; husband; king; law; mahumed; man; manner; moors; moresco; muley; people; place; power; present; priest; publick; reason; religion; reshid; second; sort; tanger; thing; time; use; want; wife; women; years
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        item: #7 of 10
          id: A29712
      author: Brooks, Francis.
       title: Barbarian cruelty being a true history of the distressed condition of the Christian captives under the tyranny of Mully Ishmael, Emperor of Morocco, and King of Fez and Macqueness in Barbary : in which is likewise given a particular account of his late wars with the Algerines, the manner of his pirates taking the Christians and others, his breach of faith with Christian princes, a description of his castles and guards, and the places where he keeps his women, his slaves and negroes : with a particular relation of the dangerous escape of the author and two English men more from thence, after a miserable slavery of ten years / by Francis Brooks.
        date: 1693
       words: 18343
      flesch: 58
     summary: Barbarian cruelty being a true history of the distressed condition of the Christian captives under the tyranny of Mully Ishmael, Emperor of Morocco, and King of Fez and Macqueness in Barbary : in which is likewise given a particular account of his late wars with the Algerines, the manner of his pirates taking the Christians and others, his breach of faith with Christian princes, a description of his castles and guards, and the places where he keeps his women, his slaves and negroes : with a particular relation of the dangerous escape of the author and two English men more from thence, after a miserable slavery of ten years / by Francis Brooks. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 84:10) Barbarian cruelty being a true history of the distressed condition of the Christian captives under the tyranny of Mully Ishmael, Emperor of Morocco, and King of Fez and Macqueness in Barbary : in which is likewise given a particular account of his late wars with the Algerines, the manner of his pirates taking the Christians and others, his breach of faith with Christian princes, a description of his castles and guards, and the places where he keeps his women, his slaves and negroes : with a particular relation of the dangerous escape of the author and two English men more from thence, after a miserable slavery of ten years / by Francis Brooks. Brooks, Francis.
    keywords: christians; country; day; emperor; english; god; governour; king; macqueness; men; moors; mully; negroes; night; people; place; time; work
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        item: #8 of 10
          id: A32878
      author: Cholmley, Hugh, Sir, 1600-1657.
       title: A Short account of the progress of the mole at Tangier
        date: 1680
       words: 3808
      flesch: 50
     summary: In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. the business of building a Mole there was discussed in the presence of Engineers sent from Genoa , and others that could be found versed in such sort of work , and because Tangier was at that time only an open Bay , and that Chests could not be framed but in a secure Harbour , it was found of absolute necessity to begin the Work with great loose Rocks , after the manner that all other Moles are built , excepting the New Mole at Genoa .
    keywords: chests; hugh; shere; sir; tangier; work
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        item: #9 of 10
          id: A40405
      author: Franklin, William, 17th cent.
       title: A letter from Tangier concerning the death of Jonas Rowland, the renegade, and other strange occurrences since the embassadors arival [sic] here.
        date: 1682
       words: 1733
      flesch: 57
     summary: A letter from Tangier concerning the death of Jonas Rowland, the renegade, and other strange occurrences since the embassadors arival [sic] here. A letter from Tangier concerning the death of Jonas Rowland, the renegade, and other strange occurrences since the embassadors arival [sic] here.
    keywords: eebo; embassador; english; tcp; text
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        item: #10 of 10
          id: A70800
      author: Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718.
       title: The present state of the empire of Morocco with a faithful account of the manners, religion, and government of that people / by Monsieur de St. Olon.
        date: 1695
       words: 34679
      flesch: 43
     summary: AS I do not design to trace the Original of every Part of the Empire of Morocco , but to give an exact Account of its Extent , Bounds , Strength , Trade , and Government , so it will be sufficient to begin with as short a Relation as possible , of the Methods taken by the famous Muley Archyd , King of Tafilet , and Muley Ismaël his Brother and immediate Successor to re-unite the Kingdoms of Morocco , Fess , Tafilet , and Sus , with the vast Province of Dara , under the same Power ; and form that mighty State which the latter Rules at this time in so Arbitrary a manner . Muley Xerif , King of Tafilet , and Father to Muley Archyd , who by their Genealogy give themselves out for the Offspring of Mahomet and his Daughter Fatima , was succeeded by Muley Hamet , the eldest of 84 Sons and 124 Daughters that surviv'd him .
    keywords: account; alcayde; care; chief; country; court; emperor; french; god; good; horse; kind; king; kingdom; know; letter; majesty; master; means; men; moors; morocco; muley; power; prince; reason; self; slaves; state; subjects; tho; time; town; way; years
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