_ 240 _ The king refused this request many times, and in order to deter him from pursuing this objective he sent him away from Ormuz at the head of a fleet, At the same time he informed Raix Noradim why he had done so. However, Raix Hamet did not wish to stay away for very long, and he came back to pursue his goal, but this time much more arrogantly. One very stormy night as Raix Noradim lay ill in bed, Raix Hamet, helped by his brothers who also lived in the residence went into the king's bedchamber, where he slept with the queen, Raix Hamet also brought all the men whom he had commanded in the fleet, Into the residence; he seized the king's hand, pointed a sword at him, and told him that he could kill him if he wished. The king was afraid of dying and threw himself at his feet, asking him not to kill him, because he would do whatever he wanted. Raix Hamet spared his life on condition that he allow him to govern the kingdom; he demanded control over the king and his whole household, his merchandise and his treasury he would decide how this was to be spent, and he would also be given his own seal, which would compel everyone to obey his commands; furthermore, Raix Noradin was still to be known as guazil, but he should not wield any power.
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