at Morocco.”  He wrote to the Sultan, asking him to send an army to destroy the rebels of Massat.  The Sultan sent a force of 3,500 horsemen, to whom he gave for chief, Ettaib Eddin, who rejoined them near the khalifah of the King at Taroundant.  When the royal troops arrived, the fourth night, he started and led them to the taleb Mahomet of the Aggars, in the midst of the country of the Achtouks.  The taleb said to him:  “Return to Taroundant.  Let your lieutenant go with them and we will talk about it.”  The kaid answered, “Very well.”  The chiefs of the Achtouks mounted their horses and led the army toward the country of Hama, in the mountain which is between the Achtouks and Ida-Oultit.  The troops hastened toward the foot of the mountain, near the river Alras, in the country of Takourt.  The mountaineers marched against them and fought for three days until the holy men and the sherifs arrived and quieted them.  The mountaineers came down toward the army.  The kaid betrayed them.  He seized fourteen of their leaders and sent them to the kaid at Taroundant.  He cut off their heads and hung them up at the gate.  As to the army that was above the river Alras, it attacked the people of Massat on account of the tribute demanded by the kaid.  It made the onset with cavalry, and destroyed the country.  The natives received them with powder, and they fought half a day.  The natives gained the advantage in the fight.  The enemy abandoned their cannons.  The natives slew them until the Sultan’s troops retreated.  They captured 700 horses.  The troops of the Sultan abandoned their baggage except six chests of silver.  Many guns were broken on that day, until the flying invaders reached, the country of the Achtouks.  The people of Massat had for allies the tribes of Aglou and Tizpit, who equalled them in number.  As for the cannons abandoned the day of the battle, the conquerors took two of them to their country.  They kept them until they were repaid the 6,500 livres of silver, which had been taken from them.  Then they gave back the cannons.  Such is the complete story of that which happened between the tribe of Massat, the Khalifah of the King, and the neighboring tribes.

II

Information about the country of Tazroualt.  The Taleb Sidi Brahim, son of Mahomet, of Massat in Sous, tells the following:  He started for the zaouiah of Tazroualt, to study there during seven months with the taleb Sidi Mahomet Adjeli, one of the greatest lights.  The number of students was seventy-four.  Forty-two of these studied the law.  The others read the Koran.  None of the students paid for his living.  It was furnished by the chief of the country, Hecham.  He gave to the zaouiah mentioned, six servants and six slaves to cook the food of the students.  The number of the villages of this country is nine.  The Kashlah of Hecham is situated in the middle of the country.  The Jewish quarter is at the left.  The market is held every day