#44 DISCOVERIES OF THE ENGLISH* 
tive. He sent instructions to ransom, and bring 
him to England, with the view of restoring him to 
his native country. Job arrived in April 1733, at 
a time when Oglethorpe had set out for Georgia ; 
but his friend Mr Hunt received him into his 
house. He became now an object of general in- 
terest, and received many marks of attention from 
the most distinguished personages in this country. 
He was introduced to the king, queen, and the 
rest of the royal family, and received from her 
majesty the present of a handsome gold watch. 
The Duke of Montagu invited him frequently 
to his house, where he was introduced to the 
principal nobility. He learned to speak and write 
English, and was even able to assist Sir Hans 
Sloane in the translation of Arabic manuscripts. 
His memory is said to have been very extraordi- 
nary. He wrote out three copies of the Koran, 
merely from recollection, and without using the 
first in making out the two others. He had a 
peculiar turn for mechanism. Though a zealous 
Mahometan, he talked in a very temperate and 
rational manner on the subject of religion. He con- 
sidered his captivity as fortunate, from its enabling 
him to acquire various branches of knowledge, of 
which he must otherwise have remained ignorant. 
Job set sail from England in July 1734, and 
arrived at Fort James on the 8th of August. Not- 
withstanding the gentleness of his disposition, 
