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She was not fcduced, hnt forced by the king, while in the 

 palace, and under protection of the queen. 



A GREAT influx of trade followed the conquefl: ; and the 

 religion, that contained little reftraint and great indulgence, 

 was every where embraced by the vanquiflied, who long 

 had been Chriftians in name only. On the other fide, the 

 conquerors were now no longer that brutifh fet of mad- 

 men, fuch as they were under the Khalifat of the fanatic 

 Omar. They were now men eminent for their rank and 

 attainments in every fpccies of learning. This was a dan- 

 gerous crifis for Chrillianity, and nothing elfe was threaten- 

 ed than its total fubverfion. The whole world, without the 

 help of England, had not virtue enough to withftand this 

 torrent. That nation, the favourite weapon in the hand of 

 Heaven for challifmg tyranny and extirpating falfe religion, 

 now lent its alliilance, and the fcale was quickly turned. 



At that time Europe faw with furprife an inconfiderable 

 number of filhermen, very inconvenieiitly placed at the 

 fartheft end of the Adriatic Gulf, applying themfelves with 

 unwearied care and patience to cultivate, gather together, 

 and improve thfe remnants and gleanings of the Indian trade 

 by Alexandria, under all the cruelties and oppreflions of 

 thofe ignorant and barbarous conquerors the Turks, whom 

 no profpedl of gain, no change of place, no frequency of 

 commerce, could ever civilize or fubjedl to the rules of juf- 

 tice. Venice became at once the great market for fpices 

 and perfumes, and confequently the moll confiderable ma- 

 ritime power that had appeared in Europe for ages. 



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