Purchas his pilgrimes. part 2 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

§. IIII. [ 30]

MVLEY AEDELA goeth in person against MVLEY BOFERES; driueth him out of Moruecos; Putteth to death BASHA SIDAR, and other No∣blemen; SIDAN expelleth him, and killeth three thousand Fezans perfideously, requited by ABDELA. SHRACIES trechery vniustly punished. SIDANS flight. Many English∣men imployed in these warres, and slaine. [ 40]

MVley Sheck, putting his sonne Abdela forward to the whole Command of the armie, himselfe meaning to saue one, kept in Allaroca three Italian ships, purposing if mat∣ters prospered not well, with Treasure sufficient to goe to Florence: but the battell not fought, his determination altered, for he presently seized all strangers ships which came either to Laratch, Salie, or other parts, as also some Merchants ships of Fez, robbing them of their goods, making their Mariners land their Peeces, and all the men either to serue him, or else to haue the Iron giuen them. Heereby he fitted himselfe of Captaines and Souldi∣ers being English, French, and Dutch, with seuen and twentie Peeces of Ordnance and shot threunto sufficient. And so fired the mind of his sonne Abdela, with hope of winning Morue∣cos [ 50] (being of himselfe drunken with the ambitious desire of a Kingdome) that Abdela about the latter end of Nouember 1606. marched to Moruecos with his troupes being some ten thousand horse and foot, besides his Christian Mariners, whose helpe won him the field, fought some sixe miles Southeast from Moruecos, on the eight of December, 1606. Sheck bore his sonne company no farther then Salie, from whence three houres riding, is a Riuer called Mamora, into which Bay the Italian ships put in: Sheck went thither, and hard by the ships vpon the shoare pit∣ched his Tent wherein he lay, part of his Treasure being shipped, himselfe determined there to stay, and expect the euent of his sonne, if it passed well with him, then Africke should hold him, otherwise to visite the great Duke of Thuscane, on whose curtesie he much rested. But the [ 60] * 1.1 Christian Gunners so well obserued their times of shooting and placing their Ordnance, as they got Abdela the field, hoping thereby to haue obtained both liberty, and pillage, of which most of them poore men failed, as afterward you shall read.

When Sheck heard Abdela had got Moruecos, hee grew carelesse to send prouision or supplie

the wants of his three Italian ships, wherefore, they set sayle from Mamora homewards, ta∣king such Treasure for their pay as were in their custodies. Boferes lost in this battayle about * 1.2 sixe hundred men, fled into the Citie to saue his Treasure and his women, but for feare of being surprized, durst not tarry to take his Treasure away with him, but in all haste posted toward the Mountaynes, willing the Alkeids and chiefest men of his Court to bring it after him, with the rich Sword, the like whereof is not in the World: committing also to their conduct his Daugh∣ter, * 1.3 and the choysest of his women, amongst whom was the Wife of Be•• Wash the Kings Mer∣chant. At the entry of the hils, a Kindred of the Larbies being fiue hundred Horse-men, seized vpon these people, pillaged their Carriages, rifled and dishonoured the women, not sparing Bo∣feres Daughter, (whom Abdela determined to haue marryed, but hearing diuers Moores to haue [ 10] lyen with her, and also that she was suspected to haue liued in Incest with her Father; after his entrance into Moruecos, he neuer enquired farther after her. The Alkeids beeing well mounted * 1.4 by the swiftnesse of their Horses, returned backe to Moruecos, and there tooke Sanctuary. Ab∣dela vpon their submission promised them pardon, on whose Princely word they relying, came * 1.5 forth, the Foker of the place presenting them: But Muley Abdela, whether incited by enuious counsell, or on his owne bloudy minde, putteth them so secretly to death, that sending all their heads in one Sacke to Fez, for a Present to his Father, Their deaths was not fully knowne in the Citie of Moruecos, before their heads were set vpon Fez gates. Here was the end of Basha Iudar a great Souldier in old Hamets time, a faithfull Commander during his life to Boferes, ac∣companyed with Sedie Gowie, Alkeid Azus his Sonne, Alkeid Moden the Cassemie, and some foure great men more. [ 20]

This tyranny of Abdela shewed vpon these valiant and worthy men; and the spoyle which the Fezees had made aswell in robbing the Alkeids houses, as in rifling the Citizens goods, and committing all out-rages which follow Warre, caused many to flye to Muley Sidan, and the rest * 1.6 which remayned in Moruecos grew discontented, so that the Sunne-shine of Abdelas happi∣nesse scarce lasted two monethes: for Sidan resting in the halfe way betweene Moruecos and Fez, taking oportunitie of this vproare of the Townesmen, marched toward Moruecos on the North-side of the Towne, determining to giue present battayle, hearing by the Scowts, that Muley Abdela his Campe was lodged in the great Garden or Orchard called the Almowetio, being some two English miles about. The first night of Sidans approach, the Prisoners were re∣leased, and Prisons▪ 〈…〉〈…〉ken open, so that these men getting libertie, ranne halfe madde vp and downe the Citie, crying, Long liue Sidan, which troubled the Citizens not a little: And in this [ 30] vproare, Sidans Faction let into the Citie (at a secret gate) many of his Souldiers, which made a Sally vpon the Regiment of Zalee, meaning to haue surprized Abdelas Campe, but himselfe comming to the rescue with two thousand men, continued a hot Skirmish against the Sidanians, in which the Christians fought valiantly to recouer their Peeces of Artillery which were lost, vntill the Sidanians were forced to retyre. The next day beeing the fiue and twentieth of A∣prill, Stilo nouo, Abdela remooued towards Muley Sidan, who was encamped on the North-side of the Citie, not daring to come on the South-side, for feare of the shot which galled his men from the Battlements of the Kings House. Therefore he hearing of Abdelas remoue, and inten∣ding to venture his fortune vpon a present battayle, set forward to meet him with a Regiment [ 40] of his best Horse: Abdela perceiuing this, caused his Canoniers to march formost, which could but place fiue Peeces of their Artillery in a brest, because the Orchards and Gardens made the * 1.7 passages very narrow and strait; where as the Armies should meete, Sidans Horse-men gaue a very gallant charge, but the Canoniers made them retyre: Which Abdelas Horse-men percei∣uing, being encouraged, and too eager of the Chase, some thousand Horse galloped before their owne Ordnance, and followed their Enemie close to Sidans Campe, their Peeces of Artillery being drawne after them. Muley Sidan well knowing the aduantage of the place, seeing his E∣nemies depriued of the benefit of their great Ordnance, which he most feared, encouraged his men to keepe their ground, and bringing with his owne person fresh supplyes to second them, [ 50] gaue his Aduersaries the Abdelians so hot a charge, that they were fayne to retyre in great dis∣order, vpon the mouthes of their owne Artillery. This dis-array perceiued by the Christian Gunners, it put them in minde to discharge vpon their owne men the Abdelians, holding it bet∣ter to kill fiue or sixe hundred of their owne side, then to lose the battayle. But the Moore, who was Captayne ouer the Canoniers and other Commanders, would not suffer it: Wherefore * 1.8 the Sidanians following in good order, and very close, fell to the execution with their Swords, * 1.9 surprized the Artillery, and slue the men. The slaughter continued some foure houres, betwixt seuen or eight thousand killed, and few to speake on left aliue, for what the Souldiers spared, the Citizens in reuenge of their Disorders, Pillages, and Villanies done to their women, berea∣ued them of their liues, who beeing dead were not suffered to bee buryed, but lay aboue the [ 60] ground as a prey to the Dogges and Fowles of the Ayre. Heauie likewise was the Conquerours hand vpon the Christians which tooke Abdelas part, most of them for their fiue monethes ser∣uice to Abdela, were either slayne in the fury of battayle, or after had his throat cut. And this

was the end of them, who had liued in the Streights of Gibraltar, and the Mediterranean Sea, not as Merchants by honest Trading, but hauing committed spoyle vpon diuers Sea-faring men, * 1.10 felt the bloudie hand of a barbarous Nation, (as a deserued punishment sent from God) to execute Iustice for their manifold committed wrongs and out-rages.

This battayle being lost with the greatest bloud-shed that any hath beene since these Warres beganne, Muley Abdela fled to Fez, a hundred persons of his whole Army not left aliue to beare * 1.11 him company: And Sidan Master of the field, entred the Citie of Moruecos, hauing another taske to take in hand ere he could settle himselfe quietly in his owne Nest. For the Kings House being Castle-wise builded, and seuered from the Citie with a defencible and a strong wall, lack∣ing no kind of Munition for the defence thereof, had within it, besides Souldiers of Morue∣cos, [ 10] three thousand Fezees who were not at the last battayle, but left there to guard the place for Abdela.

These presuming on their owne valour and strength of the place, denyed to render it vpon a∣ny termes to Sidan, though they were sollicited, during the space of two dayes, by all faire meanes thereunto: Sidan bringing his Artillery to the wals, yet delayed, as loth to deface a building so strong, costly, and beautifull; So that in the meane time a Captaine whose house ioy∣ned to the wall by stealth with fiue hundred men, scaled and wonne the top of the wall, cry∣ing, Victory for Muley Sidan, which so amazed the Souldiers within, thinking the Forces which * 1.12 were entered farre greater then they were, without more adoe or offering to resist, they tooke Sanctuary in the great Church belonging to the Kings House, euery man with his Peece and [ 20] Furniture about him.

Muley Sidan vpon this, sent Basha Seleman, willing them to deliuer vp their Armes, with promise they should bee pardoned, which presently they did, yeelding and deliuering both Swords and Peeces. Thus disarmed, they, silly soules came forth, when presently after, message came from the King to butcher and cut the throats of them all, which was executed. * 1.13 A pittifull matter in my iudgement, so many men yeelding vpon good composition, after fury of battayle, vpon cold bloud to bee made so pittifull a spectacle: it was bootlesse for them to al∣leage eyther Law or reason in defence of their liues; such is the misery and slauery of that peo∣ple, whose goods and liues lyeth alwayes in the will of the King, eyther to saue, or destroy at his pleasure. [ 30]

Now is Sidan setled in Moruecos but scarce secure, for the chiefest men in the Citie wished an alteration, because their King to get their money and wealth to maintayne his owne estate, be∣ganne to picke quarrels with them, making some who began to speake and repine at his doings, lose their heads, Quoniam Canis mortuus non latrat: The common people whose naturall conditi∣on is alwayes to desire Nouelties, wished for a new King, feeling his oppression, and the Famine whereof many dyed, grew carelesse of peace, thinking euery change would bring a remedie, * 1.14 when indeed it was l••ke the Incision of an vnskilfull Surgeon, not curing the Malady, but ma∣king the wound wider, Gangrened, and incurable. Sidan purposing to purge this male-conten∣ted humour of the Commonalty, raysed an Army of twelue thousand Foot, and sixe thousand Horse, determining to take Fez. The chiefe men of command ouer this Army, were these, [ 40] Basha Mustepha, Alkeid Hamet Benbreham, Alkeid Ally Tahila, Alkeid Gago, and Alkeid Hadoe Tobib, with diuers others: Muley Sidan not going in person with this Army, least in his absence Moruecos the Seat of the Empire should reuolt. Muley Sheck hearing these newes, went to Allarocha, there tooke a great Flemmish ship from the Merchants, with all the goods in her, therein shipping his Treasure, determining to runne away, if his Sonne Abdela should lose Fez. Abdela omitted no time to gather new Forces, so that in small time he thought him∣selfe sufficient to meete the Sidanians in open field, and so he did neere to Mickanes, where the people on Sidans part, missing their King in the field, or any one of the Bloud Royall refused to fight, and in stead of striking, fell to parley; That if Abdela would pardon them, they would yeeld, and so they did, yet most of them ranne away, except three thousand Morruekyns, who [ 50] presuming vpon Abdelas gentle nature, stayd with him, hoping kind entertaynment into his pay, in stead whereof, Muley Abdela commanded all their throats to be cut, granting them one∣ly * 1.15 this fauour: first, to be stripped for fowling their clothes.

Thus we may see, mercilesse Sidan butcher poore soules at Moruecos, pittilesse Abdela murder these vnfortunate slaues at Mickanes, both verifying the old Prouerbe, Quicquid delirant Reges, plectuntur Achiui. In this battayle were taken betwixt thirtie and fortie Englishmen, who serued Muley Sidan as Canoniers, yet not any of that company which serued Abdela at Moruecos, when he lost the Citie and field, but other Voluntaries, part of these fled with the bodie of the * 1.16 Army backe to Moruecos, part were taken, whom Abdela spared, as well in regard of former seruices the Nation had done him, as also for the present vse he was to employ them in. This Expedition of Sidans comming to so vnlooked a disaster, made him send forth his Comman∣ders [ 60] with diuers companyes, to the Alarbies, for fresh supply of Men and Treasure: amongst which as Chiefe was dispeeded Basha Seleman, Master of the old Kings Horse for Tafilet, there to

gouerne the Countrey, carrying with him some fifteene hundred Shot, of which sixe hundred were Shraceis, people of the King of Chaus, or Concoes Countrie, who hath alwaies warres with * 1.17 Algers or Argiers. These Shraceis were borne in the Mountainesat Atlas, being of a fierce and bloody nature, not respecting the Turkes might or gouernment, no more then the Mountainers of Moruecos, will acknowledge the Soueraigntie of the Barbarian. Some twelue hundred of these had Sidan in his pay, halfe part whereof he kept at Moruecos, the other was sent with So∣lyman. These amongst themselues fell into a muteny, neither for want of pay, or ill vsage, but in * 1.18 desire to doe a mischiefe, by force cut off the Bashaes head, carrying it with them as a Trophy of their victorie, and a fit present to win Abdelas fauour, who was then at Fez, whither they went for intertainement, Sidan herewith moued, made Proclamation, that for three moneths what Shracee soeuer, Souldier, or any other, were to be found in Moruecos, or elswhere in his Domini∣ons, [ 10] should be put to the Sword, and to haue it better & more fully executed; it was proclaimed, * 1.19 that the Man-killer should haue the goods of the Shracee so killed. Many rich men of this Nation or Kindred resiant in Moruecos, felt the furie of the Sword, for the folly and foule fault of their Tribe: such as could get packing, ran away: others of the better sort, their friends hid them in their houses, vntill Sidan scared with newes of Abdelas comming towards him, proclaimed generall pardon for the remainder left aliue, and free passage of trading or cōmerce for any Shracee, which would venture to Moruecos. Yet few durst come vpon these goodly termes, or those who lay hid in Moruecos, if they were worth any thing, shew themselues in publike, for feare this were a pretence to bring the residue vnto the halter. Those Shracees who were sole causers of this massacre, being with Abdela at Fez, daily moued him to goe towards Moruecos, vowing euerie [ 20] man to die in his cause, and for reuenge of their Wiues, Children, and Friends, who had smarted for their sakes. Abdela something animated with their offers, yet delayed, knowing his Forces farre inferior vnto Sidans, vntill still vrged by the Shracee, which had brought from the Moun∣taines some store of their Kindred, very able and resolute men to his aide, he set forwards about the latter end of August, towards Moruecos, determining to giue battell once more to Muley Si∣dan. Of what strength Abdelas Armie consisted, the certaintie is not knowne, but gessed to bee very neere fifteene thousand Horse and Foote.

Muley Sidan was very strong, for beside his owne Souldiers, the Moruecans aided him with eight thousand men, and diuers tribes sent supplies to augment his forces. He had two hundred * 1.20 English, the most of them voluntaries, sixtie field Pieces, with sufficient Shot and Powder. Ouer [ 30] the English and all the Christians, was Generall Captaine Iohn Giffard, a Gentleman of a worthy spirit, and discended from the ancient and honourable stem of the Giffards in Buckingham-shire. Vpon his first entertainement and welcome into the Country, Sidan bestowed vpon him a rich Sword, valued at a thousand Marks, and a Scarlet Cloake, richly imbroidered with Pearle, sent as a present to Muley Hamet, the Kings Eather, from our late Soueraigne of famous memorie * 1.21 Queene Elizabeth, besides many other extraordinarie fauours of good value; and often conuer∣sing familiarly; yea, sometimes visiting Captaine Giffard at his owne Tent. His entertaine∣ment was twentie fiue shillings per diem, besides many supplies proceeding from the Kings bountie. With him as secondary men in charge, was one Master Philip Giffard, his neere and very deare Kinsman; Captaine Iaques, a very valiant Souldier; Captaine Smith, one of the most [ 40] exquisite Enginers in Europe; Captaine Baker, an ancient Britaine Souldier; Captaine Tailer, Captaine Faukes, Captaine Chambers, Captaine Isack, men euery way able to vndergoe their se∣uerall commands. These were daily stipendaries, at twelue shillings a man, except the two Sea Captaines, Isack, and Chambers, who had foure shillings a day, and euerie common Souldier twelue pence truly payd them. These preparations considered, Muley Sidan had small reason to leaue the field, or feare Abdelas forces being nothing in respect of his. But certaine it is, the Muley sending for his Wizzards, Soothsayers, willing them to for tell, that he might foreknow the successe of his embattailed Armie. Their answere was; He should loose the battell, bee dri∣uen into Sus, within fiue moneths should regaine Moruecos, and there during life enioy the Kingdome. Vpon this answere, the Muley giuing great credit thereunto as the nature of a Bar∣barian [ 50] is very suspicious, commanded Basha Mustepha; with three thousand Souldiers to conuey away his Mother, Wiues and Children. To Alkeid Hamet Benbreham and Hado Tabib, hee com∣mended the charge of his Treasure, who laded sixtie Mules with Gold, garding them and the Muleters, with two thousand of his choysest Shot.

These dispeeded, it may appeare Sidan but houered, and would follow; yet the battels met the 26 of Nouember, 1607. some sixteene miles from the Citie of Moruecos, the Canoniers of Muley Sidan, part hauing in the forefront discharged, their Enemies being somewhat farte off 〈◊〉〈◊〉 but before they could charge againe, the Enemie was with them. The Shracies did not once dis∣charge a Piece, great nor small, but ioyning themselues close to the Abdelians, charged the Sida∣nians very fiercely with their Sables, in reuenge of Sidans tyrannie showed vpon their Kindred, [ 60] enraging their minds and courages, or their faithfull promise (which they sought to make good) to Abdela, made them put the Sidanians to flight: or else it was Sidans feare, that hee should not make good his Soothsayers Prophecie, which made his men to runne away: For at the first

encounter, his Moores fell into a dis-array, and presently into a dishonorable flight: whereupon Muley Sidan fled, sent to the English Captaines to be gone, and to Captaine Giffard a good Horse * 1.22 to saue himselfe. The English returned word, that they came not thither to run, but rather die an honourable death. Captaine Giffard encouraged his men, telling them, there was no hope of victorie, but to prepare and die like men, like English men: and then asking for his Iaques, whom he loued dearely, and taking a Pike in his hand, thought to haue rode vnto him, being told hee was not sixescore from him, and to haue died together; but in the way, Captaine Giffard be∣ing charged by eight Abdelians, one behind him shot him thorow, and so was he there slaine. * 1.23 Few of all the English Nation were left aliue, the number not exceeding thirtie, and none of the Commanders escaped, except Captaine Isack, and Captaine Faukes; of the Moores were not slaine in all fortie persons. [ 10]

Sidan being gone, as loath to tarry, spend bloud, and win a Field, Abdela got the ground, his Enemies marched vpon, but no great victory, entred Moruecos without applause, or reioyce of the Citizens, some yet feeling his late done iniuries, sorie for the losse of Sidan, who had proued a Tyrant, nor welcomming Abdela vpon hope of amendment, but with policie and patience fit∣ted themselues to the miserie of the time. Abdela once againe Master of Moruecos, got the * 1.24 Kings House, but found no treasure to relieue his wants. Great were his promises to reward the Shracies with bountie, and enrich his followers, when the Citie was recouered: now hee hauing it, there failed of his expectation, and his Souldiers lacking both meate and money: yet to keepe them still in hope, and so in gouernment, it was bruited, the young King had found a Well full of treasure within the House, which Muley Hamet Xarif had layed vp for a deare yeare: but this [ 20] good newes quickly vanished, the Well not yeelding water to refresh their fain••ing stomacks Therfore the Shrac••es hauing released their Kindred, recouered their Wiues and Children, which had escaped the fury and bloudie Decree of Sidan the last King, they tooke good words and kind vsages of Abdela, in lieu of payment, seeing Moruecos neither affoorded them meate, nor Abdelas * 1.25 fortune further maintenance, and so three thousand of them departed at one time. Muley Ab∣dela with the residue of his forces kept Moruecos, laboring by all possible meanes to giue his soul∣diers content, and keepe them together; so with much adoe hee liued in Moruecos some two moneths, during which time, Muley Sidan was gathering a fresh Army in Sus.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Abdela, by help of English and other Christi∣an Gunners, wins the field and Morocco.
• * 1.2

  Boferes his flight.
• * 1.3

  A rich Sword.
• * 1.4

  Sanctuary.
• * 1.5

  Abdelas perfid••
• * 1.6

  The fruit of ty∣rannous per∣fidy.
• * 1.7

  The battayle.
• * 1.8

  Artillery taken
• * 1.9

  Seuen or eight thousand killed Treble crueltie.
• * 1.10

  Pi••ats end.
• * 1.11

  Sidan M••ster of the field, and Moroc•• or Mor∣uecos. The Kings House a Castle
• * 1.12

  Sanctuary ta∣ken in the G••eat Church belonging to the Kings House.
• * 1.13

  Perfidious crueltie.
• * 1.14

  Famine fol∣lo••••th Warre, as that the Pe∣stilence.
• * 1.15

  Faithlesse but∣cherie.
• * 1.16

  Thirty or forty Englishmen Ca∣noniers, taken by Abdela.
• * 1.17

  Shracies mu∣teny.
• * 1.18

  Their trea∣cherie.
• * 1.19

  Bloudy decree.
• * 1.20

  Two hundred English serue Sidan. Captaine Iohn Giffard.
• * 1.21

  A present sent from Queene El••zabeth, giuen to Captaine Giffard. Philip Giffard. Captaine Iaques. Captaine Smith. Captaine Baker. Captaine Tailer, Faukes, Chambers, Isaac. Southsaying Oracles: su∣perstitious cre∣dulitie. The Kings treasure. The battell.
• * 1.22

  Sidans flight. Eng〈…〉〈…〉sh valour, but few vn∣slaine.
• * 1.23

  Captaine Giffards death.
• * 1.24

  Abdela second time Master of Moruecos.
• * 1.25

  Shracies de∣part.