A.D. 

 I55I. 



The toicne of 

 Chio is bound 

 in 12000 

 ducats for the 

 safegard of 

 the Barke 

 Aucher. 



[II. i. 101.] 



The companle 

 doe murmure 

 against their 

 Captaine. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



by the which meanes hee escaped. Then they all came 

 to me, and requested that they might hang at my sterne 

 untill day light, by which time I came before the Mole 

 of Chio, and sent my bote on land to the marchants 

 of that place to send for their goods out of hand, or 

 else I would returne back with all to Candia, & they 

 should fetch their goods there. But in fine, what by 

 perswasion of my merchants English men, & those of 

 Chio, I was entreated to come into the harbour, and had 

 a safe assurance for 20 dayes against the Turkes army, 

 with a bond of the citie in the summe of 12000 ducats. 

 So I made hast & solde such goods as I had to Turkes 

 that came thither, & put all in order, with as much speede 

 as I could, fearing the comming of the Turkes navie, 

 of the which, the chiefe of the citie knew right wel. 

 So upon the sudden they called me of great friendship, 

 & in secret told me, I had no way to save my selfe but 

 to be gone, for said they, we be not able to defend you, 

 that are not able to help our selves, for the Turke where 

 he commeth, taketh what he will, & leaveth what he 

 list, but the chiefe of the Turkes set order y^ none shal 

 do any harme to the people or to their goods. This was 

 such news to me, that indeed I was at my wits end, & 

 was brought into many imaginations how to do, for that 

 the winde was contrarie. In fine, I determined to goe 

 foorth. But the marchants English men and other re- 

 garding more their gaines then the ship, hindered me 

 very much in my purpose of going foorth, and made 

 the marriners to come to me to demaund their wages 

 to be payed them out of hande, and to have a time 

 to employ the same there. But God provided so for 

 me, that I paied them their money that night, and then 

 charged them, that if they would not set the ship foorth, 

 I would make them to answere the same in England, 

 with danger of their heads. Many were married in 

 England and had somewhat to loose, those did sticke 

 to me. I had twelve gunners : the Master gunner who 

 was a madde brayned fellow, and the owners servant had 



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