¶
A
Dolorous
discourse
of
a
most
terrible
blouddy
Battell
fought
in
Barbarie
the.
4.
of
August
.
1578.
VNderstande
,
that
not
long
synce
,
there
raygned
ouer
the
countrey
of
Barbary
,
a
King
named
Mully
Hamet
Shek
▪
who
had
diuers
Sons
by
sundry
his
Wiues
and
Concubines
:
for
there
they
maye
haue
as
manye
wiues
as
they
wyll
.
The
King
passing
on
a
tyme
from
Moroccus
,
the
chiefe
City
of
his
countrey
,
towards
another
Countrey
of
his
,
called
Sus
,
was
in
the
mydway
,
at
a
place
called
Bibon
,
murdred
by
his
owne
men
.
After
him
raigned
one
of
his
Sons
called
Mulla
Abdula
:
by
whose
meanes
a
Noble
man
of
that
countrey
,
called
Alcatho
Alley
,
caused
the
throtes
of
eleuen
of
the
Kinges
Brethren
,
to
be
cutte
in
one
morning
.
Two
other
of
his
brethren
fled
for
feare
into
Turky
,
and
were
there
brought
vp
in
the
Turks
warres
.
One
other
of
his
Brethren
named
Mulla
Hamet
,
remayned
styll
in
Barbary
,
without
any
violence
offered
vnto
him
,
and
was
well
beloued
of
his
wicked
brother
:
so
that
he
grew
verye
rytch
,
and
was
in
great
estimation
throughout
the
whole
countrey
.
And
as
cruel
murder
can
neuer
long
rest
vnrewarded
.
This
Alkatho
Alley
,
the
onely
minister
of
the
Kinges
mischieuous
deuise
,
was
in
the
ende
measured
with
such
a
lyke
measure
,
as
he
had
before
meat
to
the
Kings
brethren
.
Now
the
cruel
king
Mulla
Abdula
:
amongst
manye
other
,
taking
to
his
wife
a
bond
woman
,
that
was
a
Blacke
Negro
,
had
by
her
a
sonne
,
called
Mulla
Sheriffa
:
who
for
that
he
was
of
his
Mothers
complection
,
●as
commonly
called
the
Black
King
,
to
whome
Mulla
Abdula
his
Father
commytted
the
kingdome
after
his
death
,
as
to
his
onely
heyre
.
Mulla
Hamet
,
after
the
death
of
his
brother
Abdula
,
fearing
the
tyranny
of
his
Blacke
Neuew
that
succeded
him
,
fled
incontinently
with
all
his
substaunce
and
treasure
,
to
Argere
,
a
Towne
belonging
to
the
Turke
,
wher
he
remayned
in
good
safetie
.
Mulla
Sheriffa
,
hauing
for
a
whyle
peaceably
possessed
the
Crowne
,
became
in
the
ende
so
cruel
a
tyrant
,
as
his
people
therfore
hating
him
,
murmured
in
their
mindes
at
his
great
seuerity
,
and
in
the
ende
burst
out
in
plaine
speches
,
saying
:
that
the
sonne
of
a
bond
woman
should
not
raigne
ouer
them
.
Mulla
Hamet
,
his
Vncle
,
remaining
all
this
whyle
at
Argere
,
&
understanding
how
the
people
were
enclined
,
by
the
procurement
of
the
most
part
of
the
Nobility
of
the
Realme
:
sent
to
his
Brother
Mulla
Maluca
,
that
remayned
with
the
Turke
,
wylling
him
with
all
expedition
,
to
procure
such
forces
as
he
coulde
,
&
to
returne
therwith
into
the
country
of
Barbary
,
where
he
certifyed
him
that
he
shoulde
be
sure
to
finde
such
friendes
as
hee
might
easely
attaine
to
the
Crowne
.
With
this
good
hope
,
Mulla
Maluca
,
hauing
obtayned
of
the
Turke
(
in
recompence
of
his
long
seruice
with
him
)
a
band
of
.
10000.
Turks
.
He
entred
with
them
into
Barbary
,
where
hee
was
wyllingly
receyued
by
his
friends
and
fauourers
,
and
greatlie
succoured
,
aswel
by
them
,
as
with
the
substaunce
of
his
brother
Mulla
Hamer
,
who
spared
nothing
to
pleasure
him
with
all
,
or
to
further
his
present
enterprise
.
Mulla
Sheriffa
,
his
Black
Nephew
,
vnderstanding
of
his
comming
:
Leuied
a
huge
Army
,
to
make
respstāce
against
him
:
but
yet
although
his
power
farre
surmounted
the
number
of
his
enemies
,
yea
:
though
hee
had
ten
to
one
,
more
than
his
Vncle
Mu●la
Maluca
:
Yet
what
through
his
owne
valliancie
,
and
the
good
wyll
that
he
knewe
the
common
people
bare
to
him
.
Mulla
Maluca
,
dyd
in
short
tyme
so
preuaile
against
the
sayd
Sheriffa
,
as
dryuing
him
to
the
Mountaynes
of
the
countrey
,
he
obteyned
possession
of
the
Crowne
,
and
euer
synce
hath
continued
king
of
Barbary
:
where
he
was
well
beloued
of
his
people
,
being
a
man
very
actyue
,
and
of
great
agillitie
,
skylfull
in
warres
,
wherein
from
his
youth
he
had
alwayes
ben
trayned
vp
:
and
as
men
report
,
ministred
Iustice
with
equitie
,
much
fauouring
Christians
,
and
specialie
our
Nation
.
The
Blacke
king
,
when
he
fled
into
the
Mountaynes
,
carryed
with
him
a
great
parte
of
the
Treasure
of
the
Countrey
,
and
dayly
dysturbed
the
quyet
possession
of
his
Vncle
Maluca
.
Who
slepte
not
in
the
meane
space
:
but
prepared
by
all
meanes
to
preuent
whatsoeuer
his
Blacke
Nephew
myght
doo
to
his
preiudice
.
And
in
the
ende
,
draue
him
to
so
great
extremitie
,
that
he
was
forced
to
craue
ayde
of
the
king
of
Portingale
:
who
hath
certayne
holdes
in
that
countrey
.
The
Kinge
of
Portingale
being
a
lusty
young
Gentleman
,
about
.
xxiij
.
yeares
of
age
,
peraduenture
pricked
forwarde
by
a
vaine
hope
and
ambitious
desire
of
gaine
and
glory
,
not
respecting
the
perril
that
depended
ther
vppon
:
promised
the
sayd
Sheriffa
to
performe
his
desyre
therein
.
And
thereupon
leuied
an
Armye
,
to
the
number
of
.
40000.
in
all
:
to
wete
16000.
Portingale
footemenne
,
and
4000.
horsemen
.
10000.
footemen
of
Spaniards
,
high
Almaines
and
Italians
,
and.
10000.
that
were
Pages
,
Seruauntes
,
Purueiours
,
and
such
lyke
continuallye
accompaning
the
Campe
.
With
this
power
the
king
of
Portingale
in
his
owne
person●●
accompanied
with
a
great
number
of
his
Nobillitie
,
departed
out
of
his
owne
countrey
on
the
.xiiii.
day
of
Iuly
.
1578.
and
with
his
whole
fleete
first
ariued
at
a
town
in
Spaine
called
Calez
:
where
he
made
his
abode
for
the
space
of
.
viij
.
whole
dayes
together
,
the
occasion
whereof
was
,
(
as
some
suppose
)
to
furninsh
his
Armye
with
all
such
things
,
as
should
be
needefull
for
the
prosecution
of
his
pretensed
purpose
.
And
on
the.
22.
daye
of
the
foresayd
month
of
Iuly
,
he
gathered
his
men
together
,
and
with
all
expedition
passed
from
Calez
,
to
another
Towne
lying
within
the
bord●rs
of
Barbary
,
called
Tanos
:
where
hee
mett●
with
the
Blacke
Kings
,
who
had
with
him
,
fyue
hundreth
Mores
Horsemen
.
And
after
he
had
also
soiourned
therefor
a
season
,
he
departed
from
thence
to
Argele
:
Which
is
a
certayne
Houlde
that
the
sayde
king
of
Portingale
hath
in
Barbary
,
and
after
his
departure
from
thence
.
The
fyrst
daye
,
which
was
the.
29
day
of
the
sayd
Iuly
:
the
sayd
king
of
Portingale
with
his
whole
power
,
marched
forward
one
League
farder
,
which
is
three
of
our
Englishe
miles
,
&
pitched
his
Tents
in
a
place
called
Sweete
Riuer
.
The
second
day
,
he
went
forward
one
League
more
,
and
in
that
place
remained
for
the
space
of
two
whole
dayes
.
In
which
tyme
there
was
discouered
on
the
toppe
of
a
verye
high
hil
,
a
troope
of
Horsemen
of
the
Mores
,
which
wereby
estimation
,
not
aboue
the
number
of
.
400.
in
the
whole
,
and
the
cause
of
their
comming
,
as
it
might
very
well
be
imagined
,
was
onelye
to
take
a
view
of
the
king
of
Portingales
Campe
,
to
know
of
what
power
he
was
:
whiche
indeede
standeth
greatlye
with
reason
,
for
that
after
their
appearaunce
,
they
departed
againe
so
suddainlye
without
〈…〉
or
making
any
other●
〈…〉
The
third
day
of
y●
〈…〉
proceeding
,
he
marche●
〈…〉
Leagues
farder
,
and
〈…〉
●●●stance
quietly
pitched
hi●
〈…〉
vnto
a
Ryuer
called
Qu
〈…〉
,
remayned
all
that
night
.
The.
4.
day
he
also
m
…
〈◊〉
furder
,
&
arriued
at
a
City
of
the
…
o●es
,
called
Alcasar
Kiber
,
b●t●●en
●●ich
City
&
them
,
ran
the
great
〈◊〉
…
sa
:
and
the
bridge
therof
was
…
lye
garded
by
.
2000.
Mores
…
en
:
that
the
king
of
Portingale
per●●●●●●g
it
to
be
impossible
without
〈…〉
to
passe
that
way
:
because
he
w
…
…
re
his
men
tyl
more
meet●
〈◊〉
●●ght
be
offred
for
the
prosecution
of
his
present
enterprise
:
he
c
…
ed
the
contrey
to
finde
out
some
otherwaye
mo●e
f●t
for
his
purpose
.
And
at
th●
lengt●●●me
to
a
lytle
Foorde
whe●e
he
〈◊〉
o●●r
his
whole
Army
his
Ordinance
,
&
carriages
,
without
any
d●n●●r
o●●●ficulty
●t
al
,
which
〈…〉
worke
,
he
was
constrayned
to
harbor
there
all
that
night
.
The
next
daye
the
king
of
Portingale
called
all
his
most
wyse
&
best
experienced
Captaines
to
counsell
,
&
asked
theyr
aduise
:
whether
it
were
better
for
him
with
his
whole
power
to
martche
towarde
Alcasany
:
which
being
a
drye
Towne
,
though
there
were
in
it
about
the
number
of
.
7000.
housholds
,
yet
was
it
but
weake
,
vnmeete
to
make
any
great
encounter
,
and
not
able
long
to
stand
in
resystaunce
.
Or
else
to
proceede
forewarde
on
his
waye
towards
the
Towne
Alcasar
Kiber
,
before
named
.
This
being
long
debated
betweene
them
,
euerie
man
alleadging
what
he
lysted
:
After
they
had
all
particularly
expressed
their
opinions
therin
,
som
one
way
,
and
some
another
way
:
in
the
end
it
was
concluded
with
a
general
consent
that
he
should
keepe
his
course
toward
●lcasar
Kiber
,
which
he
performed
●c●●●dingly
.
He
had
not
passed
very
farre
before
he
discouered
Mulla
Maluca
,
that
was
king
of
Barbary
,
martching
toword●s
him
with
a
great
power
of
men
,
which
were
valued
to
be
in
number
.
70000.
Horsemen
,
&
.
40000.
Footemen
,
wherof
.
20000.
were
Horsemen
shotte
,
and
10000.
Footemen
gunners
,
besydes
other
followers
of
the
campe
:
whose
number
I
haue
not
heard
,
and
therfore
cannot
make
a
true
report
thereof
.
But
because
the
day
was
quite
spent
before
the
two
Armyes
could
com●●●y
thing
neere
together
,
they
both
●ncamped
them selues
there
that
night
,
in
syght
the
one
of
the
other
.
The
next
daye
,
being
the
fowrth
of
August
.
1578.
the
King
of
Portingale
deuided
his
battel
into
fowre
squ●drons
:
whereof
he
appoynted
to
Don
Duer
…
e
Mennesses
,
Generall
of
the
Army
,
the
leading
of
the
Vautg●rde
.
The
second
Squadron
,
the
king
Portingale
himself
tooke
charge
off
.
Vpon
the
right
hande
was
the
Blacke
king
Sheriffa
,
with
his
Horsemen
:
And
vpon
the
left
hande
;
the
Duke
Dauerro
,
the
eldest
sonne
of
the
Duke
of
Bargansy
,
with
the.
4.
Squa●●on
.
King
Maluca
,
dyd
also
vse
the
lyke
other
in
the
deuision
of
his
Army
.
All
thinges
being
thus
prepared
on
both
sydes
,
the
two
Kinges
purposyng
to
put
themselues
to
the
hazarde
of
that
●hich
shoulde
happen
,
adressed
themselues
to
fight
.
King
Maluca
,
fyrst
gaue
the
Onfette
vpon
the
Horsemen
of
the
Portingales
Armye
,
but
they
vallyauntly
defended
them selues
,
and
in
the
ende
forced
Ma●●●a
and
his
Mores
,
to
retyre
with
the
loise
of
many
of
them
.
But
Maluca
herewith
nothing
dyscouraged
,
bringing
his
men
agayne
in
good
order
of
Battell
:
gaue
such
a
fresh
charge
vppon
the
Kyng
of
Portingales
Horsemen
,
as
he
constrained
them
to
retyre
vnto
the
mayne
battell
.
But
the
Portingales
Horsemen
,
being
●ncontinently
gathered
againe
together
●n
good
order
,
they
gaue
the
Mores
such
●
sharpe
charge
,
that
they
flewe
a
great
number
of
them
.
The
Mores
agayne
returned
freshly
vppon
the
forces
of
the
Portingale
horsemen
,
forcing
them
to
ioygne
with
theyr
footemen
.
Which
done
,
the
sayde
Portyngales
gaue
a
newe
chardge
vpon
the
Mores
:
But
theyr
best
Souldiors
beyng
slayne
before
,
and
hauing
no
newe
succourers
,
to
supplye
theyr
wantes
:
for
that
they
were
farre
from
theyr
friendes
,
and
in
a
forrayne
countrey
,
amongst
theyr
mortall
enemyes
:
whose
power
greatlye
surpassed
theyrs
,
they
were
not
able
to
doe
any
good
at
all
.
But
the
Mores
styll
remayning
verye
stronge
,
with
the
force
of
their
Horsemen
shotte
,
and
footemen
Gunners
,
so
brake
the
arrayes
of
the
Portingale
Horsemen
,
as
they
ouerthrewe
,
kylled
,
and
tooke
Captyue
,
the
whole
Armye
,
excepte
.
80.
or
.
100.
personnes
at
the
most
,
that
saued
them selues
by
flight
.
In
this
conflicte
were
slaine
.
3000.
Almaines
.
700.
Italians
,
and.
2000.
Spa●●●rds
.
whereof
Don
Allonso
Dageler
●night
of
Cordua
was
one
.
In
this
last
battel
,
it
is
supposed
that
〈◊〉
the
three
Kinges
were
slaine
.
-
●he
names
of
the
Portingale
Nobility
,
that
were
slaine
.
-
Don
Sabastian
,
Kinge
of
Portingale
.
-
Don
Lewis
,
de
Cordua
.
-
●on
Diego
de
Mennesses
.
-
●eorge
de
Silua
Gouernoure
and
Iustice
of
Portingale
.
-
Don
Francisco
de
Portingale
.
-
Don
Francisco
,
sonne
to
the
Countye
of
Sortelha
.
-
Don
Constantino
.
-
Don
Ferdinando
de
Silua
.
-
Don
Allonso
de
Almado
.
-
Don
Christopher
,
and
Don
Auero
Peeres
of
Trauora
.
-
Don
Aluaro
de
Silua
.
-
More
.
-
Sheriffa
the
black
Kinge
.
¶
The
names
of
such
as
were
taken
,
and
are
knowen
to
re●aine
〈◊〉
in
Barbary
.
-
THe
Duke
of
Bargansas
Sonne
.
-
Don
Duart
de
Mennesses
,
great
…
ster
of
the
Campe
,
and
Generall
of
the
Tangere
.
-
Don
Farnando
de
Castra
▪
Controwler
of
the
Fenances
.
-
Don
Diego
de
Silua
.
-
Don
Piedro
de
Menness●s
.
¶
Diuerse
other
Lordes
and
noble
men
there
are
missing
,
but
whether
they
be
slaine
,
or
taken
Captiues
,
it
is
not
yet
certainelye
knowen
.
The
dead
body
of
the
Kinge
of
Portingale
is
reported
to
rem●●n
in
Alc●●●●r
Kiber
,
for
the
delyuery
wherof
the
Mo●es
require
in
raunsome
the
townes
〈◊〉
F●ues
and
Arsylla
,
with
the
Munition
therein
.
There
is
offered
for
the
raunsome
of
the
Duke
of
Bargansa
his
sonne
.
10000.
Duccats
:
but
it
is
refused
.
The
King
of
Portingale
lost
by
this
Battell
.
22.
peeces
of
Ordinaunce
.
700.
Chariottes
,
with
Mules
and
Oxen
:
besydes
many
other
thinges
of
very
great
vallue
.
There
were
slayne
of
the
Barbarians
about
the
number
of
.
40.
or
.
50.
thousand
one
with
another
,
whereof
the
King
is
supposed
to
be
one
.
The
Portingales
haue
chosen
for
their
King
,
a
Cardinall
,
that
was
great
Uncle
to
their
late
King
desceased
.