" They answered, "By the Lord, we will only give you as
before, 5,000 livres, a slave, a servant, and a horse." The kaid
Abd-el-Cadik, who was caliph of the King of Taroundant, hastened to send
against them forty-five horsemen, and said to them: "You must give me six
thousand livres of silver, and a slave, a servant, and a horse in
addition." They refused and drove away the cavalry, saying, "Return to the
kaid who sent you against us, and say to him that we will not increase our
tribute as he demands." The horsemen returned and arrived at Taroundant.
The kaid asked him, "Tell me what happened to you with the people of
Massat." They answered him, "They read in their assembly the letter that
you sent them, and told us to go back, and that they would pay no larger
sum." The kaid called a council and asked what had better be done with the
people of Massat. The sheiks of the Achtouks answered, "Make complaints to
the Sultan 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.
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