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of their enemies*. Behold, O Lord, and consider!†

1076. And Kayid Isat who was at Mostaghanims went out to meet King Mohammed, when he fled before his brother, and about two thousand men ran before him. And he bowed himself before the king to the ground, and spake unto his heart, and made him ride upon a horse, and led him unto Benirashid||, and they abode there. And the Prince Martin went to fight against Mostaghanim at that time. And Kayid Isa spoiled the city of Mozigran¶, and gathered together all its men, and brought them unto Mostaghanim at that time; and they fortified themselves therein. And the Spaniards came unto Mozigran, and behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man**, and the men marvelled much††. And Kayid Isa sent messengers unto the viceroy who was at Algier, saying, "Go out and fight against the uncircumcised, and I will deliver up unto thee the city and the fulness thereof." And the thing was pleasing in his sight, and he sent five galleys by

* i. e. They professed the religion of their persecutors.

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Kayid Mohammed, and among the Spaniards who were in Mozigran they slew a great slaughter. And Kaid Isa also went out against them; and the war was against them both by sea and by land, and the Spaniards drew back. And Kaid Mansur, who was with the king Mohammed, went out also into the field with a strong hand, and remained between the camp of Kaid Isa and between the camp of the uncircumcised, so that the one came not near the other all the night*. And Isa was determined to fight, but Mansur would not hearken unto him, for he was a froward mant. And unto Prince Martin he sent, saying, Depart from us, for evil is determined against theet". And the uncircumcised fled all that night, and the men of the galleys fired guns upon them, and many fell to the ground. And they left the battering-rams in their haste, they looked not behind, and returned unto Oran with shame.

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1077. Then Mostaghanim was given into the hand of the Turks by the hand of Mohammed, and it belongeth unto them until this day.

1078. And Kaid Isa went and bowed himself before the king Mohammed unto the ground, and gave presents unto the Arabs; and they went unto Tremezen and took it, and put a garrison into the midst thereof. And the young king fled

*Exod. xiv. 20. † Comp. Prov. xvi. 28.

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before them, and lived in Fez many days. And Lucian, the Genoese, was taken alive; and they set a watch over him.

1079. And Kaid Mansur feared for his life, and fled from his master and went to Oran. And he sent and brought Achmed, the son of his sister, the brother of the king Mohammed, unto Oran; and both abode together in Oran.

1080. And the viceroy who was in Algier went to fight against Tremezen; and they gave unto him silver and gold in abundance, and Lucian the Genoese, that he should return from thence; and he was entreated of them, and returned unto Algier.

1081. And King Francis sent again ships unto Turkey, unto Solyman the Turk, to bring Barbarossa with them to his help. And Solyman honored them very much, and gave unto them all they asked.

1082. And the Spaniards sought to come unto Turin with subtlety in the month Adar, three hundred and three, according to the smaller date, which is the year one thousand five hundred and forty-three. And they made ready six waggons [P] covered with straw, and in the midst thereof were soldiers and weapons of war; and he sent them unto Turin as at other times, to sell straw. And they came into the city, and an ambush went behind them; and the men came forth when they were in the gate of the city, and fought against

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the watchmen and slew some of them suddenly with the edge of the sword, for they trusted in the liers-in-wait*. But the liers-in-wait delayed to come; and the men of the city, even the men of Turin, compassed about the entering-in of the gate†, and all the city was moved about themt. Then they fought with them, and shut the iron gates; but the greater part of them were left without, and fled for their lives. Some also of those under the gate, and

who were within went out them who hastened not to flee, they slew with the edge of the sword at that time. And the Spaniards turned back, and tarried not, because the§ Lord drave them; only Alessandro Majo||, a man of Milan, was left in the city, and he walked in its streets as a roaring lion, with his sword drawn in his hand; and all the people from every quarter compassed him about and trod him down with ease**, and he was taken in their pits.

1083. Let this month be solitary, let it not come into the number of the months+t! for on the eighth of the month, three sons of Belial came into the house of Moses the priest, my brother-in-law, at Piave, within the borders of Ferrara. While

* Jud. xx. 36. Josh. xxiv. 18.

† Jud. ix. 44.

Ruth i. 19.

אליסאנדרו מאיו ||

Ps. xxii. 13; Ps. xxviii. 13; Is. xxxi. 4; Est. xxxii. 25.

** Jud. xx. 43.

++ Job iii. 6, 7.

356 PERSECUTOR BEHEADED AT FERRARA. P he was secure at noon, when he was out, those sons of Belial came into the house; and they shut the door, and slew Anna his wife, Judith his daughter, and Samuel and Shem-Tob, his sons, with the edge of the sword; their eyes had no compassion upon them. Also Samuel, a Frenchman, the servant, they slew, beside the rest of them that were slain*; and they also put forth their hand unto the spoil: and there was none to deliver from their hands. A day of desolation and horror was that day: let them curse it that curse the day; my heart, my heart mourneth over their slain! but it shall be, that whatsoever shall come to pass of God, I will praise his wordt, I will sing of mercy and judgment§; unto my God I will make supplication. And Moses, the son of Rabbi Abraham the priest, and all the house of his father, wept over the overthrow with which the Lord had overthrown them¶. And they bore them away in their garments, and buried them at Bologna; and all the people trembled much, and lifted up their voices and wept.

1084. And it came to pass, after some days, that they put one of those men into ward. And the duke commanded, and they chastised

* Num. xxxi. 8.

‡ Ps. lvi. 4.

|| Ps. xxx. 9.

+ Job. iii. 8.

§ Ps. ci. 1.

¶ Comp. Deut. xxix. 23.

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