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.

Cap. V.

Muley Sidan proclaimeth himselfe King in Fes. Muley Bo∣feres in Morruecos. Muley Nassar would haue done the likein Taradant, but is hindered. The death of Nassar.

MVley Sidan, by reason his Mother Lilla Isha gouerned the old Kings house, vnderstoode of his fathers death, before it was noysed abroad, whereupon he presently went forth into his fathers campe, and tents, from whence he carried away all such Iewels and treasure as he found there. And after his fathers death, he caused himselfe in Fes to bee proclaimed King of Barbarie, as lawfull heyre of his deceased father. Lilla Iohora, mo∣ther to Muley Sheck, and Muley Boferes; seeing her el∣dest sonne in prison, and voide of all meanes to helpe himselfe at that instant, was not vnmindfull of her se∣cond sonne Boferes, whom the old King had left to go∣uerne Morruecos during his absence. To whom shee dispéeded presently letters by one of the kings Eunuchs, who made such hast, that in foure dayes he came from Fes to his Tents, which were some two leagues from Morruecos, where he had lien all the Summer▪ before to auoyd the infection of the plague, which had béene that Summer in Morruecos, and with him was his younger brother Muley Nassar, and his eldest brothers sonne Mu∣ley Abdela. Muley Boferes vnderstanding of his fathers death, presently entred Moruecos, and ga•…•… possession of the Alcasaua, his fathers house. Before the newes of his fathers death was noysed abroad, and generally knowne, fearing how the Alkeyds, and people of Mor∣ruecos

might stand affected vnto him, and knowing that if he had once possession of the Alcasaua, & of his fathers treasure, he had the best part of the Kingdome. And the next day after his entrance, hee caused to bee published generally thorow the whole Citie, the newes of his fa∣thers death, and withall himselfe to be proclaimed king: Writing letters to the Uizeroy of Sus, to doe the like in Taradant, the chiefe Citie of that Kingdome, the which he accordingly performed.

Muley Nas•…•…ar the fourth sonne of the deceased King, hauing beene all the Summer abroad with his brother Boferes; when now hee vnderstood of his fathers death, followed his brother a farre off, as though hee meant to haue entred Morruecos with him. But comming to the gates of the Citie, in companie with Muley Abdela his Nephew, being sonne to Muley Sheck, with whom hee was familiar, conferred with him about their flying in∣to the Mountaines, perswading Muley Abdela that hee might no wayes put any trust in Boferes, since his father and he were the chiefest impediments, that hindered Bo∣feres from claiming the Kingdome by course of iustice, his father Muley Sheck being the old Kings eldest sonne, and he the eldest sonne of his father: Besides, his father being in prison so neere Fes, where Muley Sidan was, it was to be doubted that Muley Sidan had alreadie gotten him into his power, and it might be, had made some a∣gréement with him alreadie, to ioyne both against Muley Boferes: which if it should so fall out, would cause Bo∣feres to deale more cruelly with him. But these perswa∣sions moued not Abdela, who rather chose to enter the Citie, and follow his Uncle, on whose curtesie he would relie. Though Nassar fearing how Boferes would deale with him, with all speede fled into the Mountaines to the kindred of his mother, from whence after a few daies with some eight hundred, or a thousand of those people▪ whome he ioyned together, he passed into the plaines of

Sus, sending to the Alkeyd in Taradant to proclaime him King, or else to suffer him quietly to depart. But the Al∣keyd hauing alreadie proclaimed Muley Boferes, with∣stood him, and he hauing no meanes wherewith to pay his souldiers and people that he had gathered togither, was soone left of all, & so returned againe to his mothers kindred, and liued priuatly there about seuen Moneths, and then dyed of the plague, or as some reported, secret∣ly poysoned, was brought to Morruecos, and there buryed.

Notes

• The King•…•… house.