This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1729 Excerpt: ... of Want, that they would willingly have taken any one for King, who would give them Victuals for their Sustenance; and the greatest Part Part, being overcome with Hunger, had actually pafc'd over from Old Fez A. 0. into the Shirts's Camp. The Siege being continued for two Years, 1550 the former Reverence towards ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1729 Excerpt: ... of Want, that they would willingly have taken any one for King, who would give them Victuals for their Sustenance; and the greatest Part Part, being overcome with Hunger, had actually pafc'd over from Old Fez A. 0. into the Shirts's Camp. The Siege being continued for two Years, 1550 the former Reverence towards Majesty had degenerated in time into Discontent; so that the Shirif, clapping up a private Treaty with the Befieg'd, advane'd his Tent nearer to the City, and pulling down part of the Wall in the Night time with Iron Hooks and Crows, enter'd Old Fez, Co much to the People's good liking, that he was sooner master of the City, than the King, who resided in New Fez, was appriz'd of it: The latter, being suddenly awaken'd, ran in all haste to the Place, but finding the Minds of the Citizens alienated from him, retir'd again: And thus the Shirif, having gain'd the Old Town, and plac'd Hamubendeud therein as Governour, return'd to his Camp. The King, undetermin'd what to do, was advis'd by Buapon to fly with him by Night to F'elez, where they might, secure from Fear, make a Friend/hip with the Christian Princes, and obtain Aids of them against an Enemy formidable to them both: But when he could not be persuaded to consult his own Safety, by neglecting that of his Mother, Wives and Children, and was inclin'd to try the way of Peace with the Shirts, Buafon, mounting a fleet Horse, rode away through the Postern directly to Velez. The King immediately by his Mother Lela Mahabib, whom he had sent to the Shirif, having with many Tears procur'd a promise of Lise, and a Condition suitable to his Royal Fortune surrender'd himself. The Shirif then, putting a Garrison into the New Town, sent away the King with all Necessaries for a Journey to Marocco, and his Sons ...
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