THE ENTERPRISE OF JOHN FOX a.d. 



1563. 



lustily, that the Turkes were halfe dismaied. But chiefly The valour ^ 

 the boateswaine shewed himself valiant above the rest : ^^^^^ of their 

 for he fared amongst the Turkes like a wood Lion : for ^^^^^^^^^• 

 there was none of them that either could or durst stand 

 in his face, till at the last there came a shot from the 

 Turkes, which brake his whistle asunder, and smote him 

 on the brest, so that he fell downe, bidding them fare- 

 well, & to be of good comfort, encouraging them likewise 

 to winne praise by death, rather then to live captives 

 in misery and shame. Which they hearing, in deed 

 intended to have done, as it appeared by their skirmish : 

 but the prease and store of the Turkes was so great, 

 that they were not able long to endure, but were so 

 overpressed, that they could not wield their weapons : 

 by reason whereof, they must needs be taken, which none [II. i. 132.] 

 of them intended to have bene, but rather to have died : 

 except onely the masters mate, who shrunke from the 

 skirmish, like a notable coward, esteeming neither the 

 valure of his name, nor accounting of the present example 

 of his fellowes, nor having respect to the miseries, where- 

 unto he should be put. But in fine, so it was, that the 

 Turks were victors, whereof they had no great cause to 

 rejoyce, or triumph. Then would it have grieved any 

 hard heart to see these Infidels so violently intreating the 

 Christians, not having any respect of their manhood 

 which they had tasted of, nor yet respecting their owne 

 state, how they might have met with such a bootie, as 

 might have given them the overthrow : but no remorse 

 hereof, or any thing els doth bridle their fierce and 

 tirannous dealing, but that the Christians must needs to 

 the gallies, to serve in new offices : and they were no 

 sooner in them, but their garments were pulled over 

 their eares, and torne from their backes, and they set to 

 the oares. 



I will make no mention of their miseries, being now 

 under their enemies raging stripes. I thinke there is 

 no man wil judge their fare good, or their bodies unloden 

 of stripes, and not pestered with too much heate, and 



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