THE Fierce and cruel Battle fought by the three Kings in Barbary, near to the City of Maroques, the 25. of April last. 1607.  
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LOND●N Printed for Thomas Archer, and are to be sold at his Shop in the Popes-head-Pallace, near the Royal-exchange. 1607.   

A Brief and true Relation of the notablest accidents that have happened in Barbary since the eight of December 1606. until the 29. of April. 1607.  
ON the eight of December 1606. Mouley Bufferes, King of Maroques, and Mouley Abdela Son unto Mouley Sheck King of Fez, of the age of twenty four years, encountered one another, about some two leagues and a half to the Southeast of the City of Maroques, about nine of the clock in the morning.  
Mouley Bufferes, being accompanied with some twenty five or twenty six thousand men, horse and foot, together with fifteen field pieces, or Faulconets. Mouley Abdelas forces were in number about nine thousand men & seventeen pieces, he had moreover with him 72 English Soldiers, which he had got out of the ships of Captain Ferres, Captain Feyts, Captain Brist, Captain Watter-drinker.  
Item thirty five Neitherlanders of Captain john Franscens company of Amsterdam, together with a leaven Frenchmen, which had been taken by the aforesaid English.  
All these were taken in Laratche and Salee, by Mouley Sheck, who found great riches in their Ships. These English, French and Dutchmen, behaved themselves exceeding valiantly in the battle, as well in fight as in skilful managing and discharging their Ordinance (the rather to obtain their promised liberty) that those of Maroques were put to flight, they remaining victors and masters of the field. Those of Maroques lost about some five hundred men, for the most of them were addicted and inclined to the party of Mouley Abdela and therefore they would not fight.  
This done, Mouley Bufferes fled into the City, where taking some treasure, and certain Women out of his Palace, left the City and fled up towards the Mountains, but before he could reach them, he was met and assaulted by certain Rebelled Alarbes or Peasants, who not only rob and deprived him of all his money and wealth, but also stripped his Women stark naked, and so let them pass.  
Thus according to the everchanging course of this incertain world, he was (almost in an instant) seen changed from a mighty and great Emperor to a miserable man, and in this estate doth he yet continue in the mountains.  
The same day Mouley Adlela would not stir from the place where he had got the victory, but remained there all that day.  
The next day, being the ninth of December, he set forwards for the City of Maroques, pitching his Tents before the Gates, encamping himself on the East side of the City.  
The tenth of the same month in the morning, this victorious King entered the City, and lodged himself in the King's Palace, where he continued until the twenty three of February 1607. During all which time his people committed many wilful riots & Insolences, boasting that they won and overcome the City by strength and force of Arms, whereat so much the rather, because the inhabitants of Maroques do account those of Fees but as jews, whereat they were greatly grieved.  
In the mean time that those of Fees did domineer thus in Maroques, robbing and Rifling many houses of the Alkeydes or Noblemen, enritching themselves by the spoils thereof, for they got great booties, especially out of the house of Alkeydes, Azus, who for his safety fled up to the mountains to a Castle of his, but he was pursued, & his house sacked, & they brought out of the same 12 thousand Gowns, and Cloaks of cleath of Gold, silk and other stuffs, with five of six hundredth ales of Roane-cloath, amounting to an infinite value, besides his jewels, money and costly household-stuff: running from thence to the house of Alkey de Hamdt bemmaisor, whereof likewise they took great store of riches, together with many such like houses, which they sacked, rob, rifled & spoiled, which for brevity sake I omit to specify.  
Mouley Abdela caused nine Alkeydens' to be beheaded, Amongst the which was Bassa Zondier, general of Mouley Bufferes: all which heads he sent to Fez to his Father, where they were set upon stakes.  
This unexpected cruelty and misdemeanour of the Fezians, made many of the people to forsake them, and fled unto Mouley Zidan, uncle unto the afornamed Mouley Abdela, who watching for his good fortune, had placed himself in a place half way between Fez and Maroques, but by means of this opportunity, and upon certain intelligence had from those of Maroques, he removed his Camp towards the City, And on the twenty two of February, he pitched the same within two leagues thereof.  
The same day being Thursday, and Market day, the Townsmen made a subtle enterprise on the Northwest, and North side of the City, about three of the clock in the morning, breaking upon the house of the Alkeyde Azus, where they murdered a great Alkeyde, with his two Sons that were lodged there, and sent their heads of Mouley Zidan.  
From thence the stream of their fury drove them forwards to the house of the Hamdtbemmaisor, where the general of the camp was lodged, intending to have used him in the like sort, but he was accompanied with fifty or sixty Soldiers of Titnan who defended themselves very valiantly until the day break, than was he rescued by the Adalosen, who (not without great danger) brought him through the city into the camp.  
The same night they released the prisoners, which in number were about two thousand, the which ran crying about the city Vive Mouley Ziden, which caused a great commotion, yet all this while Mouley Abdela was in the city: During this Tumult in the City, the Citizens together with some of Mouley Zidans Soldiers, which they had let in that same night through a secret gate, made a sally on the North side upon the Regiment of Zalee, where they took four pieces of Ordinance, and would also have surprised the Camp of Mouley Abdela, where stood thirteeene pieces more, and might very well have done it, for there was but small resistance of men, and began already to give back and retire (all which we perfectly saw from our house) but by the coming of the King Mouley Abdela, who presently issued out of the City in their behalf, with two thousand men or there about, together with certain English and Netherlanders, they recovered their four pieces again, drove the enemy back to the place from whence they came, holding them in a continual skirmish, until three of the clock after noon. There were slain on either side about three or four hundred men.  
This enterprise was most subtly plotted, and it wanted but very little but those of Fees had been beaten and discomfited.  
The five and twenty day, Mouley Abdela with all his power went to the South & North-sides of the City, for Mouly Zidan was come to the North side thereof upon the four and twentieth day, towards which place Mouly Abdela caused to be shot from certain Turrets & Gates of the King's house, where the ordinance stood: also in the City he set two thousand soldiers to keep the Palace against the City, and himself with the rest of his forces, marched without alongst the city walls, when coming half way, they met each other. Those of Fees, charged them with ten or twelve pieces of ordinance, so that they returned back towards the northside again, where Mouley Zidan lay with his main army.  
The Fezians thinking that they had already got the victory, followed them close even to their camp, drawing their ordinance after them.  
Their way lay between two high walls, and the same so narrow, that they could draw but one piece after another, the which Mouley Zidan wellknowing, encouraged his men, showing them the inconvenience wherein their enemies had brought themselves into, by reason of the narrow passage, where by they were barred from the use of their shot, which could not hurt them, he charged these of Fees with four pieces, over running their footmen with his Horse, for they had no means to use their Ordinance, by reason of their own men, so that by their own disorder they lost the battle.  
The Townsmen on the other side, slew them with stones from the City walls, and issuing forth, fell on the tail of them, killing all what came to their hands, so that there were slain about five or six thousand men, most of them all hewed to pieces and slain by the Sword or sable.  
The rest which were (near about one thousand,) were for the most part all slain the two next days following, in such sort, that of all this great Army, about seven or eight thousand men were slain, scarce two hundred escaped: the like slaughter was never tofore seen nor heard of in Barbary. And in the space of a leaven weeks we saw three several Kings reigning in Maroques.  
The King Mouley Abdela, with some of his Horsemen escaped, and is with his Father at Fees, where some report he strengtheneth himself again: he hath lately taken three or four ships, in Larathe, whereof is reported, the one to be Captain Warrye a Pirate, who hath kept within the straits certain years, with thirty & two brass Pieces, the other are Netherlanders, but this report is not altogether sure.  
But as for the King of Fees, it is held for certain, that he will come hither again. For the common people which served Mouley Zidan and holp him to win the City of Maroques, begin to fall from him, and to be his contraries, for that he neither gives them any payment or other satisfaction.  
And whereas they thought, that in making him King the country would be in peace and quietness, and the other King be constrained to fly, either into Spain, or Italy. This held for a certain truth, that he (to wit the other King) holdeth correspondence with the king of Spain, of whom he receives great assistance of Monies, what the event will be, the time will show.  
This King that now reigneth, is a very severe man: yet he administereth good justice in his Country, and is generally feared of all men. He imprisoneth and fortureth many Noble men of the land to get their wealth. Also he causeth many to be beheaded, insomuch that it is greatly to be feared that most of the chiefest of Maroques will all by little and little be made away.  
The natural condition of this people is, every day to desire a new King: for they are not true and faithful to their Kings, so that by all likelihoods our wars here are not yet done, but (as it were) do but begin, by reason of this great bloodshed which happened. Whereby a great rage and enmity is grown amongst the people, and hath caused a great hatred one against the other.  
Besides, the Country is spoiled, and the dearth increaseth, for a sack of corn is worth here at this instant in Maroques three pounds starling, and upwards, and yet none to be got for money. All other necessaries are after the rate extreme dear, for many persons die of mere hunger.  
In the former battle were slain five and forty English men, amongst the which were captain Ferres, and captain Feyts. Item eighteen of our Netherlanders, ten Frenchmen, and five and thirty Spanish slaves. And have used such tyranny over them, by reason that they did them much hurt with their shooting, that they would not suffer them to be buried, but were eaten by the Dogs. Such as are yet living are maintained by the charity of good friends, for there is nothing to be got of the King.  
Thus have you heard all what hath passed in these parts, until the 29. of April 1607. what else from time to time shall occur, you shall with all fit opportunity at his due time be partaker thereof, farewell.