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man, emperor of Morocco, who dismounted at the castle 
of the town called Alcassaba. As I had not been yet pre- 
sented to the emperor, I did not go out, but remained 
at home waiting his orders, as I had settled with the 
kaid and kadi; hence I could not witness the ceremony 
of his arrival. 
The next morning the kaid apprised me that I might 
get the customary presents ready for the following day; 
I did so immediately, and on the morning of the ap- 
pointed day I had an interview with the kaid and kadi, 
to prepare for my presentation. The kaid asked me 
for the rest of the presents which I intended for the sul- 
tan; I gave them to him, and we soon agreed upon the 
subject. 
As it was Friday I went to the great mosque to make 
my noon-prayers, as this was an indispensable duty; the 
sultan was also to be there. 
Soon after entering the mosque, a Moor came to me 
and told me that the sultan had just sent one of his ser- 
vants to let me know that I might repair to the alcassaba 
at four o'clock, in order to be presented to him. 
Previous to the sultan's arrival at the mosque, some 
Negro soldiers entered it, but without order; they were 
armed, but yet placed themselves promiscuously on 
either side, without observing rank or file. 
The sultan was not long behind; he entered at the 
head of a small retinue of grandees and officers, who 
were all so plainly dressed, that we could not distinguish 
them from the rest of the company. The mosque was 
crowded; it contained about two thousand people. 
While I staid there I kept myself rather retired. 
The prayer was performed as usual on every Friday, 
but the sermon was preached by one of the sultan's 
fakihs, who insisted with energy on the point, that it 
