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would not once touch, and sayde, that it was his and their 

 libertie which he sought for, to the honour of his God, 

 & not to make a marte of the wicked treasure of the 

 Infidels. Yet did these words sinke nothing into their 

 stomakes, they did it for a good intent : so did Saul save 

 the fattest Oxen, to oiFer unto the Lord, and they to 

 serve their owne turne. But neither did Saul scape the 

 " wrath of God therefore, neither had these that thing 



which they desired so, and did thirst after. Such is 

 Gods justice. He that they put their trust in, to deliver 

 them from the tyrannous hands of their enemies, he 

 (I say) could supply their want of necessaries. 



Nowe these eight being armed with such weapons as 

 they thought well of, thinking themselves sufficient 

 champions to encounter a stronger enemie, and com- 

 ming unto the prison. Fox opened the gates and doores 

 thereof, and called forth all the prisoners, whom he set, 

 some to ramming up the gate, some to the dressing up 

 of a certaine gallie, which was the best in all the roade, 

 and was called the captaine of Alexandria, whereinto some 

 caried mastes, sailes, oares, and other such furniture as 

 doth belong unto a gallie. 



At the prison were certaine warders, v/hom John Fox 

 and his companie slewe : in the killing of whom, there 

 were eight more of the Turkes, which perceived them, 

 and got them to the toppe of the prison : unto whom 

 John Fox, and his company, were faine to come by 

 [II. i. 134.] ladders, where they found a hot skirmish. For some 

 of them were there slaine, some wounded, and some but 

 scarred, and not hurt. As John Fox was thrise shot 

 through his apparell, and not hurt, Peter Unticaro, and 

 the other two, that had armed them with the duckats, 

 were slaine, as not able to weild themselves, being so 

 pestered with the weight and uneasie carying of the 

 wicked and prophane treasure : and also diverse Christians 

 were aswell hurt about that skirmish, as Turkes slaine. 



Amongst the Turkes was one thrust thorowe, who (let 

 us not say that it was ill fortune) fell off from the toppe 



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