BIB_ID
240299
Accession number
MA 3861
Creator
Alharby ben Muley Mohamed Charihp, prince of Talifet.
Display Date
1675 Feb. 20.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund as the special gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1976.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 33.5 cm
Notes
Docketed in English: "A letter to his Majesty from one who pretends to be the legitimate heir of Talifet."
Provenance
Purchased on the Fellows Fund as the special gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1976.
Summary
Claiming ascendancy to the principality of Tulifet and begging the King's patronage; stating that he is the only surviving son of Muley Mohamed, Prince of Talifet [Morocco]; the tyrant Muley Arcid, who executed his four elder brothers, has been succeeded by his uncle, Muley Ismael, who has sent him as envoy to the English king.
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