THE ENTERPRISE OF JOHN FOX ad. 



1577- 

 did, with irons on their legs, and to returne againe at 

 night. 



In the yeere of our Lord 1577. in the Winter season, 

 the gallies happily comming to their accustomed harborow, 

 and being discharged of all their mastes, sailes, and other 

 such furnitures, as unto gallies doe appertaine, and all 

 the Masters and mariners of them being then nested in 

 their owne homes : there remained in the prison of the 

 said road two hundred threescore and eight Christian 

 prisoners, who had bene taken by the Turks force, and 

 were of sixteen sundry nations. Among which there were 

 three Englishmen, whereof one was named John Foxe 

 of Woodbridge in Suffolke, the other William Wickney 

 of Portsmouth, in the Countie of Southhampton, and the 

 third Robert Moore of Harwich in the Countie of 

 Essex. Which John Fox having bene thirteene or foure- 

 teene yeres under their gentle entreatance, and being too 

 too weary thereof, minding his escape, weighed with 

 himselfe by what meanes it might be brought to passe : 

 and continually pondering with himself thereof, tooke a 

 good heart unto him, in hope that God would not 

 be alwayes scourging his children, and never ceassed 

 to pray him to further his pretended enterprise, if that 

 it should redound to his glory. 



Not farre from the road, and somewhat from thence, 

 at one side of the Citie, there was a certaine victualling 

 house, which one Peter Unticaro had hired, paying also 

 a certaine fee unto the keeper of the road. This Peter 

 Unticaro was a Spaniard borne, and a Christian, and had 

 bene prisoner about thirtie yeeres, and never practised 

 any meanes to escape, but kept himselfe quiet without 

 touch or suspect of any conspiracie : untill that nowe 

 this John Foxe using much thither, they brake one to 

 another their mindes, concerning the restraint of their 

 libertie and imprisonment. So that this John Fox at 

 length opening unto this Unticaro the devise which he 

 would faine put in practise, made privie one more to 

 this their intent. Which three debated of this matter 



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