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LAURENCE ALDERSEY ad. 



1581. 

 selves in a good ship of Venice called the new Nave 

 Ragasona. We entred the ship the second of Septem- 

 ber, the fourth we set saile, the seventh we came to 

 Salina, which is 140 miles from Tripolis : there we 

 stayed foure dayes to take in more lading, in which 

 meane time I fell sicke of an ague, but recovered 

 again e, I praise God. 



Salina is a ruinated citie, and was destroyed by the Salina. 

 Turke ten yeeres past : there are in it now but seven- 

 teene persons, women and children. A litle from this 

 citie of Salina is a salt piece of ground, where the 

 water groweth salt that raineth upon it. 



Thursday the 21 of September, we came to Missagh, Missagh a 

 & there we stayed eight dayes for our lading : the 18 

 of September before we came to Missagh, and within ten 

 miles of the towne, as we lay at an anker, because the 

 winde was contrary, there came a great boat full of men 

 to boord us, they made an excuse to seeke for foure men 

 which (they said) our ship had taken from theirs about 

 Tripolis, but our captaine would not suffer any of them 

 to come in to us. 



The next morning they came to us againe with a great 

 gaily, manned with 500 men at ye least, whereupon our 

 captaine sent the boat to them with twelve men to know 

 their pleasure : they said they sought for 4 men, and 

 therfore would talke with our maister : so then the 

 maisters mate was sent them, and him they kept, and 

 went their way : the next morning they came againe with 

 him, & with three other gallies, and then would needes 

 speake with our captaine, who went to them in a gowne 

 of crimson damaske, and other very brave apparell, and 

 five or sixe other gentlemen richly apparelled also. They 

 having the Turks safe conduct, shewed it to the captaine 

 of the gallies, and laid it upon his head, charging him to 

 obey it : so with much adoe, and with the gift of 100 

 pieces of golde we were quit of them, and had our man 

 againe. 



That day as aforesaid, we came to Missagh, and there Candle. 



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