A.D. 

 1584. 



The Turkes 

 builded a 

 church. 



The Chris- 

 tians sent 3. 

 times a zveeke 

 30. miles to 

 fetch wood. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



they allowed us but halfe a pound of bread a man in a 

 day without any other kinde of sustenance, water ex- 

 cepted. And when we came to the place whereas wee 

 saw the Carmosell, we were not suffered to have neither 

 needle, bodkin, knife, or any other weapon about us, nor 

 at any other time in the night, upon paine of one 

 hundred bastonadoes : wee were then also cruelly 

 manackled in such sort, that we could not put our handes 

 the length of one foote asunder the one from the other, 

 and every night they searched our chaines three times, to 

 see if they were fast riveted : Wee continued fight with 

 the Carmosell three houres, and then wee tooke it, and 

 lost but two of our men in that fight, but there were 

 slaine of the Greekes five, and foureteene were cruelly 

 hurt, and they that were sound, were presently made 

 slaves, and chained to the oares : and within fifteene 

 dayes after we returned againe into Tripolis, and then 

 wee were put to all maner of slaverie. I was put to 

 hewe stones, and other to cary stones, and some to draw 

 the Cart with earth, and some to make morter, and some 

 to draw stones, (for at that time the Turkes builded a 

 church :) And thus we were put to all kinde of slaverie 

 that was to be done. And in the time of our being 

 there, the Moores that are the husbandmen of the 

 countrey, rebelled against the king, because he would 

 have constrained them to pay greater tribute then hereto- 

 fore they had done, so that the Souldiours of Tripolis 

 marched foorth of the towne to have joyned battell 

 against the Moores for their rebellion, and the King sent 

 with them foure pieces of Ordinance, which were drawen 

 by the captives twentie miles into the Countrey after 

 them, and at the sight thereof the Moores fled, and then 

 the Captaines returned backe againe. Then I and 

 certaine Christians more were sent twelve miles into 

 the countrey with a Cart to lode timber, and we returned 

 againe the same day. 



Nowe the king had 18. captives, which three times a 

 weeke went to fetch wood thirtie miles from the towne : 



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