A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



.1577. 



and Monks there, who caused them to stay there, while 



John Fox his they were well refreshed and eased. They kept there the 



sword kept as sworde, wherewith John Fox had killed the keeper, 

 a monument in . . . • n j 1 - r 



Gallipoli esteeming it as a most precious jewell, and hung it up tor 



a monument. 



When they thought good, having leave to depart from 



thence, they sayled along the coast, till they arrived at 



Tarento, where they solde their gallie, and devided it, 



every man having a part thereof. The Turkes receiving 



so shamefull a foile at their hand, pursued the Christians, 



and scoured the seas, where they could imagine that they 



had bent their course. And the Christians had departed 



from thence on the one day in the morning, and seven 



gallies of the Turkes came thither that night, as it was 



certified by those who followed Fox, and his companie, 



fearing least they should have bene met with. And then 



they came a foote to Naples, where they departed a 



sunder, every man taking him to his next way home. 



From whence John Fox tooke his journey unto Rome, 



where he was well entertayned of an Englishman, who 



presented his worthy deede unto the Pope, who rewarded 



him liberally, and gave him his letters unto the king 



of Spaine, where he was very well entertained of him 



there, who for this his most worthy enterprise gave him 



in fee twentie pence a day. From whence, being 



desirous to come into his owne countrie, he came thither 



at such time as he conveniently could, which was in 



the yeere of our Lorde God, 1579. Who being come 



into England, went unto the Court, and shewed all his 



travell unto the Councell : who considering of the state 



of this man, in that hee had spent and lost a great 



part of his youth in thraldome and bondage, extended to 



him their liberalitie, to helpe to maintaine him now in 



age, to their right honour, and to the incouragement of 



all true hearted Christians. 



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