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King of Morocco and Fesse (vague) ( - )

References in Documents:
A Catalogue of Many Natural Rarities (Authorial, print 1664) A Right Eagle Stone, it is true Calcedonyan stone, but like a lump of Gumme Tragacant; it was the Kings of Marrocco, it is a precious stone that is very Rare: for that King permits none in his countrey to have any of them but himself, as a token of his royalty, but yet gives them to eminent persons, as a mark of his great favour.
A Catalogue of Many Natural Rarities (Authorial, print 1665) A True Etites or Eagle-Stone, so much esteemed. It once belonged to the King of Moroco, and Fesse; who bestows them only upon Embassadours and eminent persons, as Marks of his high favour, not permitting any others in his Country to keep them besides himself, whose perogative it is when he dyes to have some of these stones buried with him in token of his Royalty.
A Catalogue of Those Rarities Collected (Authorial, print 1669) A right Eagle stone that is of Calcedonian, and was the Kings of Morocco and Fess, it is a precious stone & very rare, for that the King permits none in his Country to have any of them but himself, as a token of his reality, but gives them to eminent persons as a mark of his great favour.
A Catalogue of the Rarities To be seen at Don Saltero's Coffee-House [1775] 429 The King of Morocco's Tobacco Pipe.