A.D. 



1585, 



The plagues 

 and punish- 

 ments that 

 happened to 

 the King and 

 his people. 



The king lost 

 I 50. Camels, 

 taken by the 

 zvilde Moores. 



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but would make restitution of the value, and as much of 

 the goods as came unto his hands, and so the king arose 

 and went to dinner, and commaunded a Jew to goe with 

 Master Barton and the other commissioners, to shew them 

 their lodging, which was a house provided and appointed 

 them by the said king. And because I had the Italian 

 & Spanish tongues, by which their most trafique in that 

 countrey is. Master Barton made me his Cater to buy his 

 victuals for him and his company, and delivered me 

 money needful! for the same. Thus were wee set at 

 libertie the 28. day of April, 1585. 



Nowe to returne to the kings plagues and punishments, 

 which Almighty God at his will and pleasure sendeth 

 upon men in the sight of the worlde, and likewise of the 

 plagues that befell his children and others aforesaide. 

 First when wee were made bondmen, being the second 

 day of May 1584. the king had 300. captives, and before 

 the moneth was expired, there died of them of the plague 

 150. And whereas there were 26. men of our company, 

 of whom two were hanged, and one died the same day 

 that wee were made bondslaves : that present moneth 

 there died nine more of our company of the plague, and 

 other two were forced to turne Turkes as before is 

 rehearsed : and on the fourth day of June next following 

 the king lost 150. camels, which were taken from him 

 by the wilde Moores : and on the 28. day of the saide 

 moneth of June, one Geffrey Maltese, a renegado of 

 Malta, ranne away to his countrey, and stole a Brigandine 

 which the king had builded for to take the Christians 

 withall, and caried with him twelve Christians more 

 which were the kings captives. Afterward about the 

 tenth day of July next following, the king road foorth 

 upon the greatest and fairest mare that might be scene, as 

 white as any swanne : hee had not ridden fourtie paces 

 from his house, but on a sudden the same mare fell 

 downe under him starke dead, and I with sixe more were 

 commaunded to burie her, skinne, shoes and all, which 

 we did. And about three moneths after our deliverie, 



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