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ssador　went　to　the　King；　and　since　the　King　would　have　set　higher　value　on　the　Ydallcao's　coming　to　kiss　his　feet　than　on　all　that　he　had　taken　from　him；　he　said　to　the　ambassador；　〃Do　thou　cause　the　Ydallcao　to　come　to　the　confines　of　my　kingdom；　for　I　shall　be；　soon　there。〃　Agreeing　to　this；　the　ambassador　departed；　so　as　to　persuade　the　Ydallcao　to　come　to　the　boundary。　The　King　on　his　part　went　forthwith　to　a　city　called　Mudugal＇570＇　which　is　close　to　the　boundary；　and　there　he　waited　until　they　told　him　that　the　Ydallcao　was　coming　and　was　already　near　at　hand。　Forthwith　the　King　set　out　to　meet　him；　and　entered　the　kingdom　of　Daquem；　so　desirous　was　he　to　meet　the　Ydallcao；　but　the　Ydallcao；　after　all；　dared　not　meet　the　King。　And　the　King　journeyed　so　far；　whilst　they　kept　saying　to　him；　〃Lo！　he　is　here　close　at　hand；〃　that　he　even　went　as　far　as　Bizapor；＇571＇　which　is　the　best　city　in　all　the　kingdom　of　Daquem。　It　has　numbers　of　beautiful　houses　built　according　to　our　own　fashion；　with　many　gardens　and　bowers　made　of　grape…vines；　and　pomegranates；　and　oranges　and　lemons；　and　all　other　kinds　of　garden　produce。

Hither　went　the　King；　for　it　seemed　well　for　him　to　await　the　coming　of　the　Ydallcao　in　so　goodly　a　city；　and　he　formed　the　determination　that　if　he　got　him　here　he　would　seize　him　or　command　him　to　be　put　to　death；　to　avenge　the　affront　that　had　been　put　upon　him；　and　seeing　that　his　enemy　did　not　dare　to　come　he　remained　in　the　city　several　days。　Then　he　turned　away　because　water　failed　him；　for　since　this　city　lies　in　a　plain　and　has　no　water　save　that　which　it　receives　from　rainfall　into　two　lakes；　of　which　there　are　two　large　ones；　the　Moors　had　opened　these　in　order　to　drain　them；　so　that　the　King　should　not　be　able　to　stay　in　their　country。　For　this　reason　it　behoved　the　King　to　depart。　But　the　city　was　left　almost　in　ruins　　not　that　the　King　had　commanded　it　to　be　destroyed；　but　that　his　troops；　in　order　to　make　fires　for　cooking；　had　torn　down　so　many　houses　that　it　was　a　great　grief　to　see　　and　this　was　occasioned　by　there　being　in　the　country　a　dearth　of　firewood；　which　comes　to　them　from　a　great　distance。　The　Ydallcao　sent　to　ask　the　King　what　wrong　the　houses　of　his　captains　had　done　that　he　had　commanded　to　destroy　them；　for　there　remained　no　other　houses　standing　save　only　the　palaces　of　the　Ydallcao；　the　King　himself　being　therein。　The　King　sent　answer　that　it　was　not　he　who　had　done　it；　but　that　he　could　not　control　his　people。

When　the　King　went　to　the　town　of　Modogal　the　Ydallcao　returned　to　Bigapor；　where；　seeing　the　great　havoc　that　had　been　wrought　in　it；　he　took　to　himself　the　blame　for　such　damage　having　been　done；＇572＇　saying　that　if　he　had　gone　to　the　King　such　destruction　would　not　have　taken　place；　and　that　at　least　he　could　do　this　in　future；　he　said　that　he　had　been　badly　advised　since　for　his　own　part　he　had　been　prepared　to　do　it。　Thus　he　took　counsel　with　his　advisers；　putting　before　them　how　secure　his　position　was　if　he　had　the　friendship　of　the　King；　that　if　allied　to　him　he　might　be　able　to　still　further　increase　（the　greatness　of）　his　State；　and　that　with　the　King's　favour　he　would　be　able　to　carry　out　all　his　wishes。　Concerning　these　things　and　others　similar　to　these　he　continued　constantly　speaking　with　his　advisers。　Wherefore　Acadacao　the　lord　of　Bilgao；　he　who　had　fled　with　him　in　the　battle；　and　who　was　a　man　sagacious　and　cunning　in　such　matters；　addressed　the　Ydallcao　begging　permission　to　go　himself　to　the　King；　and　saying　that　he　would　remedy　everything　and　would　cause　everything　to　take　place　just　as　his　lord　wished；　and　the　Ydallcao　listened　to　him　readily。

Now　Acadacao　did　not　trouble　himself　to　make　this　journey　because　he　desired　to　serve　the　Ydallcao；　for　another　would　have　done　it　as　well；　but　he　did　it　with　a　villainous　motive　and　from　the　ill…will　he　bore　to　Salebatacao　whom　the　King　held　in　prison　at　Bisnaga；　and　the　reason　that　he　had　this　wicked　motive　was　because　Salebatacao　knew　that　Acadacao　was　the　man　that　had　caused　the　Ydallcao　to　flee；　and　that　the　cowardice　of　such　an　act　was　enough　to　destroy　an　army。　Salebatacao　had　spoken　angrily　about　this　to　all　those　who　went　to　see　him　or　who　were　sent　to　visit　him；　and　he　always　said　that　he　did　not　desire　to　be　released　from　his　captivity　save　for　one　reason　only；　namely　that　he　might　ruin　Acadacao　and　war　against　him　as　against　a　mortal　enemy。　These　things　were　all　known　to　Acadacao；　and　he　knew　that　if　they　released　him　it　would　come　to　pass　as　he　had　said；　and　therefore　he　determined　to　prevent　this　by　contriving　his　enemy's　death；　as　will　be　mentioned　in　its　place。　It　was　for　this　reason　that　Acadacao　asked　to　be　sent　as　ambassador　to　the　King；　and　this　was　done。



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How　Acadacao　went　as　ambassador　for　his　King　and　compassed　the　death　of　Sallabatecao。

Acadacao；　being　despatched　by　the　Ydallcao；　accompanied　by　certain　horsemen　with　some　servants　took　the　road　to　the　city　of　Mudogal　where　the　King　was；　and　the　Ydallcao　went　with　him　as　far　as　the　river。　When　Acadacao　had　arrived；　being　allowed　inside　the　city　by　command　of　the　King；　he　remained　several　days　without　seeing　the　King　until　he　was　summoned　by　his　order；　then　he　was　admitted　and　spoke　with　the　King；　giving　him；　with　the　manner　of　one　who　in　such　negotiations　is　both　wise　and　bold；　an　excuse　for　the　mistake　which　the　Ydallcao　had　committed。　He　knew　how　to　speak　to　the　King　so　well　that　he　removed　all　the　King's　wrath　and　fury　against　the　Ydallcao；　and　he　told　the　King　that　the　principal　cause　why　the　Ydallcao　did　not　meet　him　was　the　conduct　of　Salebatacao　whom　he　had　captured；　and　that　this　man　had　written　to　the　Ydallcao　telling　him　not　to　do　so；　and　giving　for　reason　that　the　King　desired　to　slay　him。　By　these　and　other　similar　sayings　he　sought　to　set　the　King's　mind　against　Salebatacao；　even　to　the　death；　and　the　King；　seeing　what　Acadacao　wanted；　and　believing　that　a　man　of　such　great　fame　would　not　be　guilty　of　saying　anything　that　was　not　perfectly　true；　angrily　commanded　that　Salebatacao；　who　was　then　in　Bisnaga；　should　be　beheaded；　and　this　was　at　once　done　as　soon　as　the　message　arrived。

As　soon　as　Acadacao　had　accomplished　this　business　he　thought　himself　unsafe；　and　at　once　asked　leave　of　the　King；　saying　that　he　wished　to　go　and　get　the　Ydallcao　to　come　to　the　river；　so　that　when　His　Highness　arrived　he　might　meet　him　there。　But　the　King　told　him　not　to　be　impatient　but　to　amuse　himself　there　some　days；　and　added　that　he　wished　to　show　him　some　things；　and　that　he　had　somewhat　about　which　to　speak　to　him。　Acadacao；　however；　being　afraid　that　his　treason　would　be　discovered；　did　not　feel　safe；　and　behaved　in　such　a　manner　that　what　he　had　done　concerning　Salebatacao　was　found　out；　wherefore　the　King　sent　to　seize　him；　but　when　they　went　to　look　for　him　he　was　already　gone。　For　he　fled　one　night　and　betook　himself　to　the　Ydalcao；　telling　him　that　the　King　had　commanded　Salebatacao　to　be　put　to　death；　and　that　he　wanted　to　do　the　same　to　him；　and　so　he　had　escaped；　and　it　seemed　to　him　that　he　（the　Ydalcao）　ought　not　to　trust　the　King；　who　after　all　was　nothing　but　a　black。　After　he　had　spoken　in　this　way　he　went　to　Bilgao；　where　he　strengthened　his　position；　and　when　the　Ydallcao　sent　afterwards　to　summon　him　he　never　obeyed；　because　he　knew　that　the　wickedness　that　he　had　done　had　been　found　out。


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How　the　King　went　to　the　extremity　of　his　territory　to　meet　the　Ydalcao；　and　what　he　did　on　not　finding　him。

The　King　did　not　fail　to　go　to　the　extremity　of　his　territory；　and　since　he　did　not　find　the　Ydalcao　there；　nor　his　mother；　as　Acadacao　had　told　him；　he　at　once　perceived　that　this　was　due　to　trickery　on　the　part　of　Acadacao；　and　that　he　had　done　it　all　in　order　to　compass　the　death　of　Salebatacao。　Full　of　fury　at　this　he　entered　the　kingdom　of　Daquem　and　marched　against　the　city　of　Culbergura＇573＇　and　destroyed　it　and　razed　the　fortress　to　the　ground；　and　the　same　with　many　other　places。

Thence　he　wanted　to　press　forward；　but　his　councillors　did　not　agree　to　this；　saying　that　water　would　fail　him　by　that　road　and　that　it　did　not　seem　to　them　that　those　Moorish　lords　whom　they　counted　as　friends　would　be　otherwise　than　afraid　that　the　King　would　take　their　lands　as　he　had　taken　those　of　the　others；　since　they　all　served　one　sovereign；　and　that　for　this　reason　these　lords　would　probably　make　friends　with　the　Ydalcao；　and　together　they　would　come　against　the　King；　and　although　there　was　no　reason　to　be　afraid　of　them；　yet　the　King　must　needs　fear　the　want　of　water；　of　which　they　had　none。　And　the　King　agreed　that　this　counsel　was　good。

In　this　city　of　Calbergara；　in　the　fortress　belonging　to　it；　the　King　took　three　sons　of　the　King　of　Daquem。　He　made　the　eldest　King　of　the　kingdom　of　Daquem；　his　father　being　dead；　though　the　Ydallcao　wanted　to　make　King　one　of　his　brothers…in…law；　who　was　a　bastard　son　of　the　King　of　Daquem；　and　had　married　one　of　the　Ydallcao's　sisters；　for　this　reason　he　had　kept　these　three　brothers　prisoners　in　that　fortress。　He　whom　he　thus　made　King　was　received　by　all　the　realm　as　such；　and　obeyed　by　all　the　great　lords；　and　even　by　the　Ydallcao　owing　to　his　fear　of　the　King。＇574＇　The　other　two　brothers　he　took　with　him；　and　gave　them　each　one　an　allowance；　to　each　one　every　year　fifty　thousand　gold　PARDAOS；　and　he　holds　them　and　treats　them　as　princes　and　great　lords；　as　indeed　they　are。　After　the　return　of　the　King　to　Bisnaga；　which　took　place　in　the　same　year　in　which　he　had　left；　nothing　more　passed　between　him　and　the　Ydalcao　worthy　of　record；　relating　either　to　peace　or　war。



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How　this　King；　during　his　own　lifetime；　raised　to　be　King　his　son；　being　of　the　age　of　six　years。

After　the　King　had　made　an　end　of　this；　and　had　obtained　so　great　a　victory　over　his　enemies；　perceiving　that　he　was　already　advanced　in　years；　desiring　to　rest　in　his　old　age　and　wishing　his　son　to　become　King　when　he　died；　he　determined　to　make　him　King　during　his　lifetime；　the　boy　being　six　years　old　and　the　King　not　knowing　what　would　happen　after　his　death。　Wherefore　he　abdicated　his　throne　and　all　his　power　and　name；　and　gave　it　all　to　his　son；　and　himself　became　his　minister；　and　Salvatinica＇575＇　who　had　held　that　office　became　his　counsellor；　and　he　made　one　of　the　latter's　sons　a　great　lord　among　them。　And　so　far　did　King　Crisnarao　go　that　after　he　had　given　the　kingdom　to　his　son；　he　himself　did　obeisance　to　him。　With　these　changes　the　King　made　great　festivals　which　lasted　eight　months；　during　which　time　the　son　of　the　King　fell　sick　of　a　disease　of　which　he　died。

After　his　death　Crisnarao　learned　that　his　son　had　died　by　poison　given　him　by　the　son　of　Sallvatinica；　and　in　his　anger；　being　certain　that　this　was　so；　he　sent　to　call　Salvatinica　and　his　son　and　Guandaja；　brother　of　Ssallvatinica；　and　many　other　captains　relatives　of　Ssallvatinica；　and　made　them　a　speech　at　the　time　of　the　salaam；　there　being　present　many　chiefs　and　principal　persons　of　the　kingdom；　and　relations　of　Ssallvatinica；　he　addressed　him　thus：　　〃I　held　thee　always　as　my　great　friend；　and　now　for　these　forty　years　thou　hast　been　governor　in　this　kingdom；　which　thou　gavest　me；　yet　I