An account of South-West Barbary. Containing what is most remarkable in the territories of the king of Fez and Morocco / Written by a person who had been a slave there a considerable time; and published from his authentick manuscript. To which are added, two letters: one from the present King of Morocco to Colonel Kirk; the other to Sir Cloudesly Shovell: with Sir Cloudesly's answer, &c. [Published] by Simon Ockley.

Simon Ockley

Date:: 1713

Credit: An account of South-West Barbary. Containing what is most remarkable in the territories of the king of Fez and Morocco / Written by a person who had been a slave there a considerable time; and published from his authentick manuscript. To which are added, two letters: one from the present King of Morocco to Colonel Kirk; the other to Sir Cloudesly Shovell: with Sir Cloudesly's answer, &c. [Published] by Simon Ockley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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-then turning to his Alcaides and Gover- nours,with lom zTolopes or MoortJbPrie&s, he asked them, If they did not think he had done a Angular Piece of Juftice in Killing this Braber, who fought to weaken his Forces and Intereii ? Upon which £hey all of them (not daring to do otherwife) extolled his Majefty’s Wifdom, and highly applauded the No¬ ble Aft. About 4 or 5 Years ago? it was as common as pitiable, That whatever Slave had endeavoured to make his Efcape and was caught, was forthwith brought back to the King, who imme¬ diately Killed him, and ordered a Re¬ ward for thofe that had taken him: .So that in a very fhort time he had llain a confiderable Number of liis Chriftian Slaves. But at length re- Hefting that the Moors had a mortal Averfion to the Chriftians, and that they might probably accufe them for the fake of the Reward, whether they •deferted or not: And moreover, that by this means he diminifhed the Num¬ ber of his Chriftians (who are worth double the Number of Moors for Work) he refolved to alter this Praftice. And loon after, a French Man being brought E ] before

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