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it was my ill Fortune between the Nepper and the Von to be again taken by thcTartars, 

 and by them carried into Crim, where I lived long in great mifery, and was at length 

 fould unto a Timariot Spabi living in Anadoule, (Anatolia, or Afia minor) with whom 

 I lived 5 years, but in more eafie lervitude'than among the Tartars. And to make my 

 fervice left irkfome, my Matter beftowed on me a Wallacbian Woman!, Whom I received 

 for my Wife, though without the ufual Solemnities of Marriage, which are pra&ifed 

 among ChrUtians : Underftanding at length that a Lord AmbafTador was refident at 

 Conjiantinople in behalf of the King of Great Britain, and to manage the Affairs of the 

 Fnglijh Nation in turkey, 1 prevailed with my Mafter, whofe Favour I had gained to 

 grant me my freedom, together with my Wives, if I mould procure an hundred Dollars, 

 Whereupon he difmilTed me in the company of a7id^his Friend, who upon my humble 

 fupplication unto your Lordfhip receiving the foremen tioned Sum, did in the behalf of 

 his Friend before the Cady make me free,and leave th« Woman alfo at my Dilpofal. At 

 the fame time I very happily met with fome Vallacbian Gentlemen,who were fait on 3 

 MeiTagc from their Vayvod unto the Grand Signior, They gladly received my Woman, 

 and took her along with them, promifmg upon their Return into their own Country, 

 to Reftore her unto her Parents. 



Now that I may fully fatisfie your Lbrdftiip, that I had really vifited,all thofc Coun- 

 tries which I have mentioned, I befeech yourLordftiip let your Interpreter try me in 

 thqfe Languages wherein he is skilled -, and as for others wherewith he is not acquaint- 

 ed, I am ready to converfe with any of thofe Nations whom I pretend to know. For 

 although I have never converfed much with Books, yet my great Travels accomjranied 

 with a pretty good. Memory, will fufficiently Qualirie me to pafs through the Countries 

 1 (hall hereafter mention. 



To begin my Progreis from Conftantinofle, I can pafs over from Scxtery, and thence 

 by the help of my Turfyfb Language pafs tnrough all Anatolia > Thence leaving Armenia 

 on my rignt hand, and having the Blacf^Sea on the left, go through Georgia, Mingretiioy 

 AbaJJ'a, and Sbercajfen Land with the fame Tongue, and another, which with little va- 

 riation is common unto them all. Thence into the Comukgs Country, who are a fort 

 of Tartars, «nd do agree with others of the fame name in fpeech, as iiideed moft Tar- 

 tars do > only they who are Mabumetans, and converfe much with the Turfy, ufe divers 

 Arabic!^ and Turkjjh words whereunto the Heathen Tartars are Grangers; From Co* 

 mukgs Land I can pafs into Perfia, but I am not lo well acquainted with,their Country 

 and Language, as I haYe elfewherc acknowledged. Therefore to return unto Conjtan- 

 tinople, I can proceed from thence unto Rome! I a, or Romania, through WaVaciry, Bealla 

 Horda, Crim, the Great Dcfart I havefo often mentioned of Ingell and Vnguli, the Little 

 Nagoy, Co over the Volga unto Ajhacan '■> thence through the Great Nagoy, and leaving 

 the Caftan on my Right hand into the Caragans Country, and fb through Bogbar into 

 Vcrfu, I can alfb by my knowledg of the Languages peculiar unto the following Coun- 

 tries traverfe all Ireland, England, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Leifland, Foland, Rufsia, 

 Mordwa, SberemeJJa, Cajjan, Kalmukes Land,Cajfachy Horda, Turgencb, and leaving China 

 on the left hand through Bocbara into Ptrfia, 



And now, Sir, nothing remains, But that I make moft humble and hearty acknow- 

 ledgment of your great Generofity and Chriftian Charity, in delivering a Stranger out 

 of a Captivity, wherein I hadOtherwifc continued without hope of feeing my Friends 

 or Country. And were I as expert at my Pen. as I have heretofore been at managing 

 a Sword, I would by Conligning my Travels to Writing, leave behind me a lafting 

 Monument of your Fame :But being for want of Learning and by long Difufe of my 

 Mother I ongue rendred unfit for fuch a Work, I (hall wherefoever I come proclaim 

 your Worth mefs, and continually pray unto the Omnipotent GOD to return your 

 Kindnefs into your Bofome a Thoufand fold. And mail ever remain, during Life, 



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 Tour Faithful Slave y 



Aftracatu 



FINIS. 



