THOMAS SANDERS ad. 



1584. 



not deliver unto the sayde Dickenson an hundred Chi- 

 kinoes. And here beholde a notable example of all 

 blasphemers, cursers and swearers, how God rewarded 

 him accordingly : for many times it commeth to passe, 

 that God sheweth his miracles upon such monstrous 

 blasphemers, to the ensample of others, as nowe hereafter 

 you shall heare what befell to this Romane Sonnings. 



There was a man in the said towne a pledge, whose 

 name was Patrone Norado, who the yere before had done 

 this Sonnings some pleasure there. The foresaid Patrone 

 Norado was indebted unto a Turke of that towne, in the 

 summe of foure hundred and fiftie crownes, for certain 

 goods sent by him into Christendome in a ship of his 

 owne, and by his owne brother, and himselfe remained 

 in Tripolis as pledge untill his said brothers returne : 

 and, as the report went there, after his brothers arrivall 

 into Christendome, he came among lewde companie, and 

 lost his brothers said ship and goods at dice, and never 

 returned unto him againe. 



The said Patrone Norado being voyde of all hope, A conspirade 

 and finding now opportunitie, consulted with the said P^^'^^^^^ h 

 Sonnings for to swimme a seaboorde the Islands, and the p^^t^j. /^ 

 ship being then out of danger, should take him in (as deceive a 

 after was confessed) and so to goe to Tolon in the Turkish mar- 

 province of Marseilis with this Patrone Norado, and <:hant of \t^o 

 there to take in his lading. 



The shippe being readie the first day of May, and 

 having her sayles all aboorde, our sayde Factors did take 

 their leave of the king, who very courteously bidde them 

 farwell, and when they came aboorde, they commaunded 

 the Master and the companie hastily to get out the ship : 

 the Master answered that it was unpossible, for that the 

 winde was contrary and overblowed. And he required 

 us upon forfeiture of our bandes, that we should doe 

 our indevour to get her foorth. Then went wee to 

 warpe out the shippe, and presently the king sent a boate 

 aboord of us, with three men in her, commaunding the 

 saide Sonnings to come a shoare : at whose comming, the 



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