E.
Webb
his
trauailes
.
I
Edwarde
Webbe
an
Englishman
,
borne
at
Saint
Katherins
néere
the
tower
of
London
,
was
the
sonne
of
one
Richard
Webb
master
gunner
of
England
,
my
father
hauing
some
naturall
affection
to
me
,
when
I
was
but
xij
.
yeares
old
,
did
preferre
mee
to
the
seruice
of
Captaine
Ienkenson
,
at
such
time
as
he
was
sent
ambassadour
into
Russia
,
with
whom
I
went
by
sea
and
vpon
him
I
was
daily
attendant
:
in
which
my
iourney
,
I
was
conuersant
among
the
people
of
that
countrey
which
were
apparelled
like
to
the
Turkes
and
Tartarians
with
furde
caps
&
long
garments
downe
to
their
shinnes
:
much
like
to
Carbines
or
Horsemen
readie
to
the
warre
.
There
I
made
my
abode
some
space
in
the
head
citie
of
Russia
called
Musko
,
in
which
their
building
is
all
of
firre
,
except
the
Emperours
Court
,
which
is
of
lime
and
stone
.
They
execute
very
sharpe
lawes
among
themselues
,
and
are
a
kinde
of
tyrannous
people
as
appeareth
by
their
customes
,
of
which
among
many
other
,
these
I
speacially
noted
,
viz.
that
if
any
man
be
indebted
one
to
another
,
and
doth
not
make
payment
at
his
day
and
time
appointed
:
the
officers
may
enter
vppon
the
debters
and
forceably
breake
downe
their
houses
and
imprison
them
in
grieuous
sort
:
where
iudgement
shall
presently
passe
against
him
,
which
is
with
a
mallet
of
wood
he
shall
haue
so
many
blowes
on
the
shins
or
on
the
forehead
as
the
Iudge
shall
award
:
and
this
punishment
shall
be
inflicted
sundrie
dayes
vpon
him
.
The
Turkes
also
vseth
to
beate
debters
with
a
mallet
,
but
not
in
that
sort
,
for
in
Turkey
they
are
beaten
for
debt
vpon
the
soles
of
the
féete
with
a
Cane
or
cudgel
if
paiment
be
not
made
by
a
day
.
I
also
noted
,
that
if
any
noble
man
offend
the
Emperour
of
Russia
,
the
sayde
Noble
man
is
taken
and
imprisoned
with
all
his
children
and
kinsfolkes
,
and
the
first
great
frost
that
commeth
(
for
the
countrey
is
wonderfull
cold
and
subiect
to
frosts
)
there
is
a
great
hole
made
in
the
Ise
ouer
some
great
riuer
,
and
then
the
partie
principall
is
first
put
in
,
and
after
him
his
wife
,
his
children
,
and
all
other
his
kinsfolkes
,
and
so
leaue
none
of
his
posteritie
to
possesse
his
landes
or
goods
but
the
same
are
bestowed
vpon
others
at
the
Emperors
pleasure
.
There
I
stayed
thrée
yeares
attendant
on
my
Maister
,
in
which
time
the
crym
▪
Tartarians
otherwise
named
the
new
Christians
,
made
warre
vpon
the
sayd
citie
of
Musko
,
which
soone
after
was
betrayed
and
spéedely
burned
,
the
people
in
great
aboundance
massacred
,
and
the
Tartarian
souldiers
had
wonderfull
rich
spoyles
in
the
same
:
there
was
I
at
that
time
with
seuen
other
Englishmen
taken
prisoners
,
and
for
slaues
were
altogether
conuayed
to
Caffa
,
where
the
king
of
the
Tartarians
abideth
and
kéepeth
a
stately
Court
:
being
conueyed
thether
we
were
set
to
wipe
the
féete
of
the
kinges
horses
,
and
to
become
ordinary
slaues
in
the
sayd
Court
,
to
fetch
water
,
cleaue
wood
,
and
to
doe
such
other
drudgerie
.
There
were
we
beaten
thrée
times
a
wéeke
with
a
Bulls
pissell
,
or
a
horse
tayle
.
And
in
this
sort
and
miserable
seruitude
wee
stayed
there
fiue
yeares
,
then
were
we
raunsomed
from
thence
by
our
friends
,
where
we
payde
euery
man
thrée
hundred
crownes
which
is
seuen
shillings
sixe
pence
a
péece
,
of
currant
English
money
.
Among
that
people
called
the
Tartarians
,
I
noted
specially
this
one
thing
,
that
their
children
being
new
borne
,
do
neuer
open
their
eyes
vntill
they
be
nine
dayes
and
nine
nights
old
.
Thus
beeing
ransomed
as
is
aforesayd
,
I
returned
home
into
England
,
where
hauing
staied
some
small
time
,
I
went
againe
into
Russia
in
the
Hart
of
maister
Kings
at
Ratcliffe
with
thirtie
sayle
of
ships
more
in
our
company
,
at
which
●a●e
her
Maiesties
shippe
cassed
the
Willoughby
was
our
Admirall
,
and
the
Harry
appertayning
to
the
company
of
the
Marchantes
was
our
vize-Admirall
,
Master
William
Burrow
then
being
our
Captaine
and
master
.
In
which
our
voyage
we
met
with
fiue
Rouers
or
men
of
warre
whom
we
set
vpon
,
&
burnt
their
Admirall
and
brought
those
shippes
into
Narre
,
and
there
the
men
were
massacred
in
this
manner
by
the
Russians
:
first
great
stakes
stroken
into
the
ground
,
and
they
spitted
vpon
powles
as
a
man
would
put
a
pigge
vpon
the
spitte
,
and
so
seuen
score
were
handled
in
that
manner
in
a
very
tyrannous
sort
.
We
vnladed
our
burthen
at
Narre
,
and
tooke
in
other
lading
for
our
commodities
,
but
the
ship
wherein
I
was
which
was
called
the
Hart
,
hauing
sayled
but
twelue
miles
from
thence
stroke
vpon
a
rocke
,
whereby
the
shippe
and
goods
were
lost
,
the
residew
of
the
fléete
had
no
harme
,
and
all
the
men
in
our
ship
saued
their
liues
by
taking
them
into
the
boate
of
the
sayde
shippe
.
By
meanes
of
which
shippe
so
cast
away
,
I
lost
all
that
I
had
,
and
then
came
againe
into
England
and
gathered
a
new
stocke
,
and
in
the
Henrie
of
London
I
went
to
Leuanta
alias
Legorne
.
This
shippe
called
the
Henrie
,
had
béene
solde
before
to
Doctor
Hector
and
other
Italian
Marchants
,
which
was
vnknowen
vnto
vs
so
that
at
our
comming
to
Legorne
the
ship
was
seased
on
by
the
factors
of
those
that
were
the
owners
thereof
,
and
by
them
laden
with
marchandice
to
Alexandria
,
in
which
shipp
my selfe
was
master
gunner
.
Thus
as
I
said
before
,
I
remained
sixe
yeares
in
this
miserable
estate
,
wonderfully
beaten
&
misused
euery
day
:
there
haue
I
séene
of
my
fellowes
when
they
haue
béene
so
weake
as
they
could
not
rowe
by
reason
of
sickenes
and
faintnes
:
where
the
Turkes
would
laie
vpon
them
as
vpon
Horses
,
and
beate
them
in
such
sort
,
as
oft
times
they
died
,
and
then
threw
them
into
the
Sea
.
Thus
séeing
my selfe
still
to
continue
in
this
miserable
state
,
I
was
constrained
for
want
of
victuals
,
to
discouer
my selfe
and
to
shew
them
that
I
had
good
skill
in
Gunners
Art
,
which
I
thought
would
haue
béen
greatly
well
estéemed
at
the
Turkes
handes
:
but
then
for
the
same
I
was
more
narrowly
looked
vnto
,
yet
somewhat
better
estéemed
of
then
I
was
before
.
Not
long
after
the
Turke
made
warres
against
the
Persians
,
and
gathered
700.
thousand
men
togither
,
and
these
were
conducted
by
his
chiefe
Bassaes
into
Persia.
At
which
time
(
for
that
had
skill
in
Artillery
)
I
was
chosen
forth
of
the
Gallies
to
goe
with
the
Armye
into
Persia
,
and
there
to
doo
the
Turke
seruice
in
the
field
,
with
whom
I
traueiled
on
foote
,
but
in
our
going
thither
,
there
died
of
our
Armye
by
meanes
of
great
sicknes
,
disdiet
,
and
want
of
victuals
,
about
the
number
of
300.
thousand
:
so
that
when
we
came
into
Percia
,
we
were
400.
thousand
strong
in
the
field
,
there
wée
rested
vs
one
moneth
,
by
which
time
wée
hauing
hartened
our selues
,
gaue
a
fierce
assault
vpon
the
Persians
,
where
the
Turkes
side
got
the
worst
,
and
lost
60.
thousand
men
.
Then
the
Generall
ouer
the
Turkes
Army
,
whose
name
was
Sannon
Basha
,
sent
vs
so
many
souldiers
more
as
made
vs
500.
thousand
strong
,
there
wée
staied
a
long
time
,
making
warres
against
the
Persians
and
the
great
Citie
of
Damasko
,
where
the
Turke
litle
preuailed
:
for
if
the
Turke
were
as
polliticke
as
he
is
strong
of
power
,
the
Persians
were
not
able
to
resist
him
.
Thus
leauing
the
Turkes
Army
in
Persia
,
we
came
through
Damasko
to
our
Citie
called
the
great
Caier
,
which
Citie
is
thréescore
miles
in
compasse
,
and
is
the
greatest
Citie
in
the
worlde
,
it
standeth
vpon
the
Riuer
of
Nilo
,
and
in
the
saide
Citie
there
are
twelue
thousand
churches
which
they
terme
Muskots
.
This
Citie
at
all
times
kéepeth
fortie
thousand
men
continually
in
Souldiers
pay
,
and
are
readie
at
one
houres
warning
to
serue
vnder
the
great
Turke
:
there
we
staied
to
sée
the
cutting
or
parting
of
the
Riuer
of
Nilo
,
which
is
done
once
euery
yeare
,
vpon
the
25.
day
of
August
.
This
Citie
standeth
in
the
land
of
Egypt
,
and
is
vnder
the
gouernment
of
the
great
Turke
.
And
there
is
a
king
ouer
the
said
Citie
,
who
is
called
the
king
of
the
great
Caer
,
and
is
the
Uize
Roy
or
Liefetenant
to
the
great
Turke
,
and
he
is
then
present
at
the
cutting
of
this
riuer
of
Nilo
:
at
which
time
there
is
great
triumph
,
and
euery
Towne
and
Countrie
round
about
,
to
the
valew
of
a
thousand
mile
)
send
gifts
and
presents
to
the
King
of
the
great
Caer
,
in
consideration
of
the
water
which
commeth
to
them
from
that
Riuer
of
Nilo
,
by
meanes
of
the
cutting
of
it
,
which
is
but
once
euery
yéere
.
It
is
therefore
to
be
knowne
,
that
in
the
land
of
Egypt
it
raineth
not
at
all
,
and
all
the
grounde
throughout
the
land
of
Egypt
is
continually
watred
by
the
water
which
vpon
the
25.
day
of
August
is
turned
into
the
countries
round
about
,
by
meanes
of
the
wonderfull
growing
and
swelling
of
the
water
vpright
without
any
staie
at
all
,
on
one
side
thereof
to
the
height
of
a
huge
mountaine
,
which
beginneth
to
encrease
the
15.
day
of
August
,
and
by
the
25.
of
August
is
at
the
highest
,
on
which
day
it
is
cut
,
by
diuiding
of
two
pillers
in
a
straunge
sort
,
néer
to
the
citie
of
the
great
Caer
,
and
so
turned
of
as
from
a
great
mountaine
into
the
lande
of
Egypt
:
by
meanes
whereof
the
Turke
holdes
all
the
lande
of
Egypt
in
subiection
to
himselfe
,
and
might
if
hée
woulde
dismisse
them
cleane
from
hauing
anie
water
at
all
.
From
thence
I
went
with
the
Turkes
power
and
vnder
his
conduction
to
the
land
of
Iewry
,
and
from
thence
to
the
citie
of
Ierusalem
,
where
part
of
the
olde
Temple
is
yet
standing
,
and
many
Monuments
of
great
antiquitie
,
as
herein
after
shall
be
shewed
.
In
the
land
of
Siria
,
there
is
a
Riuer
that
no
Iew
can
get
or
catch
any
fish
in
it
at
all
,
and
yet
in
the
same
Riuer
there
is
great
store
of
fish
like
vnto
Samon
Troutes
.
But
let
a
Christian
or
a
Turke
come
thither
and
fish
for
them
,
&
either
of
them
shall
catch
them
in
great
abundance
,
if
they
doo
but
put
their
hand
into
the
water
with
a
litle
bread
,
and
an
hundreth
will
be
about
his
hand
.
Thus
hauing
séene
a
number
of
rare
and
most
wonderfull
things
,
we
went
to
the
citie
of
Agowa
,
which
is
the
head
and
chiefe
Citie
in
all
the
East
Indies
,
there
we
gaue
battell
against
the
Christians
that
kéep
the
said
citie
,
which
are
Portingalles
,
for
that
the
Towne
apperteineth
to
the
King
of
Portingal
.
There
we
gaue
battel
&
lost
thrée
score
thousand
of
the
great
Turkes
men
,
and
yet
could
not
obtaine
it
:
neuertheles
the
great
Turkes
Lieftenant
or
Generall
with
his
power
,
tooke
a
place
called
Armous
,
where
they
had
great
store
of
treasure
and
Sowes
of
siluer
.
Thus
béeing
chiefe
maister
Gunner
in
these
Turkish
warres
,
I
was
sent
for
againe
by
commandement
of
the
Turke
to
Damasko
,
where
I
staied
all
that
winter
with
twentie
thousand
men
.
And
from
thence
made
prouision
to
make
warres
against
the
land
of
prester
Iohn
,
who
is
by
profession
a
Christian.
In
this
land
of
prester
Iohn
,
when
it
doth
raine
,
it
continueth
at
the
least
one
whole
moneth
.
And
in
the
gran
Caer
,
there
is
a
plague
once
in
euerie
seuenth
yéere
,
which
commeth
with
such
a
fiercenes
,
that
the
most
part
of
all
the
people
there
doo
die
of
the
saide
plague
:
and
people
in
great
numbers
lose
their
eye
sight
with
the
vapours
and
great
heat
which
commeth
from
the
ground
.
I
remember
one
battaile
which
the
Admirall
of
the
great
Turke
named
Ally
Basha
,
made
with
thrée
score
Gallies
,
and
seazed
vpon
a
Town
where
the
said
Ally
Basha
was
borne
himselfe
,
named
Trybusas
,
which
is
in
the
Confines
of
Calabria
,
and
vnder
the
gouernement
of
the
King
of
Spaine
,
at
which
Towne
he
landed
his
Army
an
houre
before
day
,
thinking
to
haue
taken
it
by
treason
:
and
thereupon
in
great
fury
scaled
the
wals
with
Lathers
:
but
the
watch
bewrayed
vs
,
and
on
a
sodaine
,
cried
Arme
,
arme
,
which
was
soone
done
:
for
euery
man
tooke
him
to
his
tooles
and
weapons
of
defence
.
But
it
is
worthy
of
memory
,
to
sée
how
the
women
of
that
Towne
did
ply
themselues
with
their
weapons
,
making
a
great
Massacre
vpon
our
men
,
and
murthered
500.
of
them
in
such
spéedie
and
furious
sort
as
is
wonderfull
:
wée
néeded
not
to
haue
feared
their
men
at
all
,
had
not
the
women
bin
our
greatest
ouerthrow
,
at
which
time
I
my self
was
maister
Gunner
of
the
Admirals
Gally
,
yet
chained
gréeuously
,
and
beaten
naked
with
a
Turkish
swoord
flatling
,
for
not
shooting
where
they
would
haue
me
,
and
where
I
could
not
shoote
.
It
is
but
a
few
yéeres
since
that
in
the
citie
of
Constantinople
,
there
happened
a
great
plague
,
where
there
dyed
in
sixe
moneths
space
,
seuen
hundreth
thousand
persons
,
at
which
time
Maister
Harbarne
Ambassadour
for
the
Turkey
company
was
there
,
and
lost
sundry
of
his
seruants
.
From
Damasko
we
went
into
the
land
of
prester
Iohn
who
is
a
Christian
,
and
is
called
Christien
de
Sentour
:
that
is
,
the
Christian
of
the
Gerdell
:
against
this
Prester
Iohn
,
I
went
with
the
Turkes
power
,
and
was
then
their
maister
Gunner
in
the
field
,
the
number
of
Turkish
Souldiers
sent
thither
,
was
fiue
hundreth
thousand
men
who
went
thither
by
land
,
and
pitched
themselues
in
battaile
ray
at
Saran
,
néere
to
the
place
where
the
sonne
of
Prester
Iohn
kéepeth
his
Court.
There
Prester
Iohn
with
his
power
,
slew
of
the
Turkes
to
the
number
of
sixtie
thousand
,
onely
by
pollicy
of
drawe
Bridges
to
let
foorth
water
,
made
as
secrete
Slewses
for
that
purpose
,
in
which
water
so
many
Turkes
perished
.
The
next
day
following
,
the
Turkes
power
did
incompasse
Prester
Iohns
sonne
and
tooke
him
prisoner
,
and
sent
him
for
a
Present
to
the
great
Turkes
court
then
being
at
Constantinople
,
but
soone
after
,
Prester
Iohn
him selfe
,
made
an
agréement
betwéene
the
great
Turke
and
his
sonne
,
that
the
one
should
not
demaund
tribute
of
the
other
,
and
so
his
sonne
was
released
and
sent
home
againe
.
It
is
to
be
vnderstood
that
the
great
Turke
paide
tribute
vnto
Prester
Iohn
,
before
the
time
of
these
warres
,
and
the
Turke
did
demaund
a
tribute
of
Prester
Iohns
sonne
,
which
had
béene
paide
vnto
him
many
yeares
before
:
whereupon
Prester
Iohn
,
when
his
sonne
was
taken
prisoner
,
gaue
consent
to
forgiue
the
one
tribute
for
the
other
,
and
thereby
they
were
set
at
libertie
the
one
from
the
other
.
This
Prester
Iohn
of
whom
I
spake
before
,
is
a
king
of
great
power
,
and
kéepeth
a
very
bountifull
Court
,
after
the
fashion
of
that
countrie
,
and
hath
euery
day
to
serue
him
at
his
table
,
60.
kinges
,
wearing
leaden
crownes
on
their
heades
:
and
these
serue
in
the
meate
vnto
Prester
Iohns
table
:
and
continually
the
first
dish
of
meate
set
vpon
his
table
is
a
dead
mans
skull
,
cleane
picked
and
laide
in
blacke
earth
,
putting
him
in
minde
that
he
is
but
earth
and
must
dye
.
These
60.
kings
are
all
his
Uize
Royes
in
seuerall
places
,
and
they
haue
their
deputies
to
supply
their
roomes
,
and
these
kinges
liue
continually
in
Prester
Iohns
Court
,
and
goe
no
further
then
they
may
be
still
attendant
vpon
him
without
leaue
from
their
Emperour
Prester
Iohn
.
In
the
court
of
Prester
Iohn
,
there
is
a
wilde
man
,
and
another
in
the
high
stréete
at
Constantinople
,
whose
allowance
is
euery
day
a
quarter
of
raw
mutton
:
and
when
any
man
dyeth
for
some
notorious
offence
,
then
are
they
allowed
euery
day
a
quarter
of
mans
flesh
.
These
wilde
men
are
chained
fast
to
a
post
euery
day
,
the
one
in
Prester
Iohns
court
,
and
the
other
in
the
high
stréet
of
Constantinople
,
each
of
them
hauing
a
Mantell
cast
about
their
shoulders
,
and
all
ouer
their
bodies
they
haue
wonderfull
long
haire
,
they
are
chained
fast
by
the
necke
,
and
will
spéedely
deuour
any
man
that
commeth
in
their
reach
.
There
is
a
beast
in
the
court
of
Prester
Iohn
,
called
Arians
,
hauing
foure
heades
,
they
are
in
shape
like
a
wilde
Cat
,
and
are
of
the
heigth
of
a
Mastie
Curre
.
In
his
court
also
there
is
Fowles
called
Pharoes
fowles
,
whose
fethers
are
verie
bewtifull
to
be
worne
,
these
fowles
are
as
big
as
a
Turkey
,
their
flesh
is
verie
swéet
,
and
their
feathers
are
of
all
maner
of
colours
.
There
is
Swannes
in
that
place
,
which
are
as
large
againe
as
the
Swans
of
England
,
and
their
feathers
are
as
blew
as
any
blew
cloth
.
I
haue
séene
in
a
place
like
a
parke
adioyning
vnto
Prester
Iohns
Court
,
thrée
score
and
seuentéene
Unicornes
and
Oliphants
all
aliue
at
one
time
,
and
they
were
so
tame
that
I
haue
played
with
them
as
one
would
play
with
young
Lambes
.
These
Oliphants
together
with
many
other
wilde
and
tame
beastes
will
not
drinke
of
any
water
vntill
the
Unicornes
doe
begin
therof
:
these
Unicornes
when
they
come
to
drinke
of
any
riuer
,
they
put
in
their
horne
which
is
blackish
and
but
short
:
and
forth
of
that
water
will
rise
a
great
skum
,
and
thereby
clense
all
the
filth
and
corruption
that
is
within
the
same
,
and
this
horne
grated
to
pouder
in
drinke
,
is
a
present
remedie
against
any
maner
of
poyson
.
When
Prester
Iohn
is
serued
at
his
table
,
there
is
no
salt
at
all
set
on
in
any
saltseller
as
in
in
other
places
,
but
a
loafe
of
bread
is
cut
crosse
,
and
then
two
kniues
are
layde
a
crosse
vpon
the
loafe
,
and
some
salt
put
vpon
the
blades
of
the
kniues
and
no
more
.
Being
thus
in
the
lande
of
Prester
Iohn
,
I
trauailed
within
eightéene
degrées
of
the
Sunne
,
euerie
degrée
being
in
distance
thrée
score
miles
.
I
was
at
the
Red
sea
at
the
place
where
Moses
made
passage
with
his
wand
for
the
children
of
Israell
,
where
I
sawe
a
shippe
called
the
graund
Maria
,
she
drawes
but
xi
.
foote
water
,
and
against
this
shippe
thrée
score
gallyes
and
shippes
haue
fought
at
one
time
and
can
not
conquer
her
:
and
this
is
vnder
the
gouernement
of
the
great
Turke
.
This
shippe
is
built
almost
flatte
,
and
is
of
such
burthen
,
that
she
will
carrie
in
her
ten
thousand
fighting
men
,
with
their
furniture
.
I
haue
béen
in
the
Courts
of
the
thrée
great
Patriarks
,
the
first
whereof
is
kept
at
Ierusalem
,
the
seconde
at
the
gran
Caer
,
and
the
third
is
at
Constantinople
:
these
haue
their
Courtes
in
very
stately
sort
,
and
attended
on
by
none
but
Priestes
.
When
I
was
at
Ierusalem
I
saw
the
sepulcher
wherin
it
is
sayd
that
Christ
was
buried
:
it
is
as
it
were
in
a
vault
,
and
hath
seuen
doores
and
seuen
roes
of
marble
steps
or
stayers
to
go
downe
into
the
same
,
and
then
at
the
bottome
of
the
stayers
there
is
a
faire
Chappell
,
with
an
Altar
and
a
Lampe
burning
continually
day
and
night
before
it
,
and
the
graue
is
full
of
white
earth
so
white
as
chalke
,
and
a
tombe
of
the
same
earth
made
and
layde
vpon
stone
,
whereon
are
sundrie
letters
written
,
but
I
could
not
read
them
.
Upon
the
left
hand
of
which
Chappell
is
a
rocke
of
stone
,
of
a
blackish
coloure
,
being
all
of
that
stone
that
we
commonly
call
the
load
stone
,
which
is
of
this
nature
:
that
it
will
draw
yron
vnto
it
:
this
stone
is
the
principallest
instrument
which
Marriners
&
Saylers
do
vse
for
directing
of
their
compasse
at
the
sea
.
The
great
Turke
hath
some
profit
comming
by
the
kéeping
of
this
monement
,
&
hath
therefore
builded
at
his
own
charges
an
Hospitall
within
Ierusalem
,
which
his
Genezaries
do
kéepe
:
and
this
Hospitall
is
to
receiue
all
Pilgrims
and
trauellers
to
lodge
in
when
so
euer
they
come
.
And
all
that
come
to
sée
the
sepulcher
do
pay
ten
Crownes
a
péece
,
whereof
the
Turke
hath
but
one
,
and
the
rest
goes
to
the
Church
,
and
so
they
may
stay
there
so
long
as
they
list
to
lodge
in
that
new
Hospitall
,
and
haue
lodging
,
bread
,
victuals
and
water
so
long
as
they
will
remaine
there
,
but
no
wine
:
such
as
come
thether
for
pilgrims
haue
no
beds
at
all
,
but
lie
vpon
the
ground
on
turkey
karpets
,
and
before
the
sepulchre
of
Christ
there
is
masse
sayde
euery
day
,
&
none
may
say
the
Masse
there
,
but
a
man
that
is
a
pure
virgine
:
there
was
one
that
died
when
I
was
there
,
that
daily
sayd
and
sung
the
Masse
before
the
sepulchre
,
and
hee
was
an
hundred
and
thirtie
yeares
of
age
before
his
death
,
and
now
another
is
in
his
roome
,
but
whether
the
old
man
that
dead
is
,
or
this
which
is
now
in
place
to
sing
and
say
the
sayde
Masse
,
were
pure
virgins
I
know-not
,
but
sure
I
dare
not
swere
for
them
,
because
they
are
men
,
and
flesh
and
bloud
as
other
are
.
After
that
I
had
thus
long
trauelled
and
spent
my
time
in
the
wars
and
affayres
of
the
great
Turke
,
I
was
returned
againe
to
Constantinople
,
where
at
my
ariuall
a
penny
loafe
of
English
starling
money
,
was
worth
a
crowne
of
golde
,
such
was
the
sicknesse
,
miserie
,
and
dearth
then
vpon
the
saide
citie
,
and
happie
was
hee
that
so
could
get
bread
to
eate
.
Neuerthelesse
,
because
I
was
a
Christian
,
and
for
that
the
Turke
had
no
cause
presently
to
vse
me
in
my
office
of
gunnership
,
I
was
there
imprisoned
,
where
I
found
two
thousand
Christians
pinde
vp
in
stone
walles
lockt
fast
in
yron
chaynes
,
grieuously
pinched
with
extreme
penury
,
and
such
as
wished
death
rather
then
in
such
miserie
to
liue
:
amongest
these
was
I
placed
,
and
tooke
part
with
them
accordingly
:
gréeuing
at
my
hard
hap
that
the
warres
had
not
ended
me
before
I
came
thether
.
Thus
I
remayned
there
with
the
rest
,
garded
and
daily
watched
,
that
we
could
stirre
no
manner
of
way
,
there
we
were
suffered
to
worke
vpon
any
manner
of
trade
or
occupation
wherein
we
were
any
way
expert
:
and
what
we
did
or
made
,
we
solde
to
the
Turkes
,
and
they
gaue
vs
money
for
the
same
:
and
thus
were
we
suffered
to
worke
vntill
it
were
time
to
goe
and
gather
snowe
,
which
is
there
vsed
yearely
of
custome
to
be
gathered
:
for
the
Turke
hath
great
summes
of
money
payde
him
for
the
sayde
snowe
,
which
is
gathered
and
solde
to
his
subiectes
for
a
penny
the
pound
,
which
pound
,
is
two
pound
and
a
halfe
English
:
and
this
snowe
they
vse
only
to
coole
their
drinke
in
the
sommer
season
.
And
no
man
may
sell
any
snowe
vntill
the
Turke
hath
solde
all
his
.
Thus
liuing
in
this
slauish
life
as
is
afore
saide
,
a
long
time
,
diuerse
of
vs
compl●tted
&
hamered
in
our
heads
how
we
might
procure
our
releasement
:
wherupon
I
attempted
with
the
consent
of
fiue
hundreth
Christians
,
fellow
slaues
with
my selfe
,
to
break
a
wall
of
fourtéene
foote
broad
,
made
of
earth
,
lyme
,
and
sand
,
which
we
greatly
moystened
with
strong
viniger
,
so
that
the
wall
beeing
made
moyst
therewith
through
the
helpe
of
a
spike
of
yron
,
fiue
hundred
of
vs
had
almost
escaped
out
of
prison
:
but
looke
what
shall
be
,
shall
be
,
and
what
God
will
haue
,
shall
come
to
passe
and
no
more
,
as
appeareth
by
vs
,
for
we
hauing
made
meanes
for
our
speedie
flight
,
as
we
were
issewing
foorth
,
we
were
bewrayed
by
the
barking
of
a
dogge
,
which
caused
the
Turkes
to
arise
,
and
they
taking
vs
with
the
maner
,
stopped
vs
from
flying
away
and
gaue
vs
in
recompence
of
our
paynes
taking
herein
,
seuen
hundreth
blowes
a
péece
with
a
bulls
pissell
vpon
the
naked
skinne
,
viz.
thrée
hundred
on
the
belly
,
and
foure
hundred
on
the
backe
.
Thus
lying
still
prisoner
in
the
Turkes
dungeons
,
it
pleased
God
to
send
thether
for
the
releasement
of
me
and
others
,
a
worthy
gentleman
of
this
land
,
named
Maister
Harborne
Ambassadour
thether
for
the
company
of
Marchants
,
who
to
the
great
honour
of
Englande
did
behaue
himselfe
wonderfull
wisely
,
and
was
a
speciall
meanes
for
the
releasement
of
me
and
sundry
other
English
captiues
,
who
were
set
at
libertie
soone
after
the
death
of
the
great
Basha
:
thus
by
the
meanes
of
the
sayd
master
Harborne
I
was
set
frée
from
thraldome
,
and
by
him
sent
into
England
where
I
arriued
on
the
first
of
May
.
1589.
Whilest
I
was
remayning
prisoner
in
Turkey
,
and
kept
in
such
slauish
maner
as
is
before
rehearsed
,
the
great
Turke
had
his
sonne
circumcised
,
which
was
the
fore-skin
of
his
priuie
members
was
taken
off
,
at
which
time
there
was
great
triumphes
and
frée
libertie
proclaymed
for
a
hundred
dayes
space
,
that
any
Nobleman
,
gentleman
,
traueller
,
Christian
or
other
,
might
freely
(
without
being
molested
)
come
and
see
the
triumphes
there
vsed
,
which
were
woonderfull
:
I
my selfe
was
then
constrayned
to
make
a
cunning
péece
of
fire
woorke
framed
in
forme
like
to
the
Arke
of
Noye
,
being
24.
yardes
high
,
and
eight
yardes
broad
,
wherin
was
placed
40.
men
drawn
on
sixe
whéeles
,
yet
no
man
séene
,
but
séemed
to
go
alone
,
as
though
it
wer
onely
drawne
by
two
fiery
Dragons
,
in
which
shew
or
Arke
there
was
12.
thousand
seuerall
péeces
of
fire
worke
.
At
the
same
time
that
I
was
released
,
there
were
set
at
libertie
about
twentie
English
men
,
whereof
I
was
one
of
the
last
:
some
of
them
are
at
this
present
in
England
.
My selfe
and
others
were
released
by
meanes
of
her
Maiesties
fauourable
letters
sent
to
the
great
Turke
,
brought
by
the
aforesaide
maister
Harborne
,
some
by
the
ransome
money
gathered
at
sundrie
times
by
the
Marchants
in
the
Citie
of
London
,
for
that
godly
purpose
:
of
which
,
some
of
their
names
that
were
released
were
these
.
Hamond
Pan
,
Iohn
Béere
,
Iohn
Band
,
Andrew
Pullins
,
Edward
Buggins
and
others
.
Here
may
the
bountifull
Citizens
of
London
sée
(
as
in
a
glasse
)
the
fruites
of
their
liberalitie
and
charitable
deuotion
giuen
at
seuerall
times
in
the
yeare
towards
the
releasment
of
poore
captiues
,
such
as
are
constrained
to
abide
most
vilde
and
grieuous
tortures
,
especially
the
torture
and
torment
of
conscience
which
grieued
me
&
all
true
Christians
to
the
very
soule
:
for
the
Turke
by
all
meanes
possible
would
still
perswade
me
and
other
my
fellow
Christians
while
I
was
there
the
time
of
thirtéene
yeares
,
to
forsake
Christ
,
to
deny
him
,
and
to
belieue
in
their
God
Mahomet
:
which
if
I
would
haue
done
,
I
might
haue
had
wonderfull
preferment
of
the
Turke
,
and
haue
liued
in
as
great
felicitie
as
any
Lord
in
that
Countrie
:
but
I
vtterly
denyed
their
request
,
though
by
them
grieuously
beaten
naked
for
my
labour
,
and
reuiled
in
most
detestable
sort
,
calling
me
dogge
,
diuell
,
helhound
,
and
such
like
names
:
but
I
giue
God
thanks
,
he
gaue
me
strength
to
abide
with
patience
these
crosses
.
And
though
I
were
but
a
simple
man
voide
of
all
learning
,
yet
still
I
had
in
remembrance
that
Christ
died
for
me
,
as
appeareth
by
the
holy
Scriptures
,
and
that
Christ
therein
saith
,
He
that
denyeth
me
before
men
,
I
will
deny
him
before
my
father
which
is
in
heauen
:
and
againe
he
saith
,
Whosoeuer
belieueth
on
me
shall
be
saued
and
haue
life
euerlasting
:
this
comfort
made
me
resolute
,
that
I
would
rather
suffer
all
the
torments
of
death
in
the
world
,
then
to
deny
my
Sauiour
and
Redéemer
Christ
Iesus
.
After
my
frée
libertie
graunted
in
Turkey
,
I
intending
my
iourney
towards
England
,
came
by
land
to
Uenicie
,
where
I
met
at
Padua
thirtie
Englishmen
students
,
I
met
also
with
an
Englishman
,
who
liued
in
the
state
of
a
Fryer
,
he
brought
me
before
the
high
Bishop
,
where
I
was
accused
for
an
heretike
,
and
he
brought
in
two
false
witnesses
to
be
sworne
against
me
(
hauing
before
knowne
me
in
Turkey
)
neuerthelesse
I
disproued
his
witnesses
,
and
they
were
found
forsworne
men
,
then
was
I
set
at
libertie
,
and
constrained
to
giue
fiftéene
Crownes
towards
the
finishing
of
our
Ladies
shrine
at
Padua
,
and
my
accuser
and
his
witnesses
were
punished
.
From
thence
I
came
to
the
Duke
of
Ferrara
,
where
I
was
well
entertained
and
liberally
rewarded
with
a
horse
and
fiue
and
twentie
Crownes
for
the
sake
of
the
Quéenes
Maiestie
of
England
.
Thrice
had
I
the
strappado
,
hoysted
vp
backward
with
my
handes
bound
behind
me
,
which
stroke
all
the
iointes
in
my
armes
out
of
ioint
,
where
a
Phisition
was
readie
to
set
my
armes
in
ioynt
againe
presently
,
I
was
also
constrained
to
drinke
salt
water
and
quicklyme
,
and
then
a
fine
lawne
or
callico
thrust
down
my
throat
and
pluckt
vp
againe
,
readie
to
pluck
my
hart
out
of
my
belly
,
all
to
make
me
to
confesse
that
I
was
an
English
spye
.
After
this
there
were
foure
barde
horses
prepared
to
quarter
me
,
and
I
was
still
threatned
to
dye
,
except
I
would
confesse
some
thing
to
my
harme
.
Thus
seuen
monethes
I
endured
in
this
misery
,
and
yet
they
could
finde
no
cause
against
me
,
then
I
wrote
to
the
Uice-Roy
to
do
me
iustice
,
he
did
write
to
the
K.
of
Spaine
to
know
what
should
be
done
with
me
:
whereupon
the
king
of
Spaine
wrote
that
I
should
be
employed
in
a
gunners
roome
:
then
was
I
entertained
,
and
had
35.
crownes
a
moneth
,
and
had
the
kinges
pattent
sealed
for
the
same
,
and
then
vnderstanding
that
thrée
ships
were
comming
towards
England
,
I
departed
and
fled
from
thence
with
them
to
my
natiue
countrie
,
in
the
grace
of
London
by
the
helpe
of
one
Nicholas
Nottingham
maister
thereof
.
Thus
came
I
into
England
with
great
ioy
and
harts
delight
,
both
to
my selfe
and
all
my
acquiantance
.
The
report
in
Rume
,
Naples
,
and
all
ouer
Italy
,
in
my
trauel
which
was
at
such
time
as
the
Spaniards
came
to
inuade
England
,
after
I
had
béene
released
of
my
imprisonment
,
as
I
passed
thpough
the
stréetes
,
the
people
of
that
partes
asked
mee
howe
I
durst
acknowledge
my
selfe
to
be
an
English
man
,
and
thereupon
to
daunt
mee
,
did
say
,
that
England
was
taken
by
the
Spaniards
,
and
that
the
Quéene
of
England
(
whom
God
long
preserue
)
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
was
comming
towardes
Rome
to
doe
penuance
:
and
that
her
highnesse
was
brought
thither
,
through
desarts
,
moist
,
hilly
and
foule
places
:
and
where
plaine
ground
was
,
hoales
and
hollow
trenches
were
digged
in
the
way
of
her
Maiesties
passage
,
to
the
intent
that
she
might
haue
gone
vp
to
the
mid
legge
in
oes
or
mire
:
with
these
spéeches
they
did
checke
me
,
and
I
saide
,
that
I
trusted
God
doubtlesse
would
defend
my
prince
better
,
then
to
deliuer
her
into
the
handes
of
her
enimies
,
wherefore
they
did
greatly
reuile
me
.
Many
thinges
I
haue
omitted
to
speake
of
,
which
I
haue
séene
and
noted
in
the
time
of
my
troublesome
trauel
.
One
thing
did
greatly
comfort
me
which
I
saw
long
since
in
Sicilia
,
in
the
citie
of
Palerms
,
a
thing
worthie
of
memorie
,
where
the
right
honourable
the
Earle
of
Oxenford
a
famous
man
for
Chiualrie
,
at
what
time
he
trauailed
into
forraine
countries
,
being
then
personally
present
,
made
there
a
challeng
against
all
manner
of
persons
whatsoeuer
,
and
at
all
manner
of
weapons
,
as
Turniments
,
Barriors
with
horse
and
armour
,
to
fight
and
combat
with
any
whatsoeuer
,
in
the
defence
of
his
Prince
and
countrie
:
for
which
he
was
very
highly
commended
,
and
yet
no
man
durst
be
so
hardie
to
encounter
with
him
,
so
that
all
Italy
ouer
,
he
is
acknowledged
euer
since
for
the
same
,
the
onely
Chiuallier
and
Noble
man
of
England
.
This
title
they
giue
vnto
him
as
worthely
deserued
.
Moreouer
in
the
land
of
Egypt
néere
to
the
Riuer
of
Nilo
,
within
sixe
miles
of
the
gran
Caer.
There
are
seuen
Mountaines
builded
on
the
out
side
,
like
vnto
the
point
of
a
Diamond
,
which
mountaines
were
builded
in
King
Pharaos
time
to
kéepe
corne
in
,
and
they
are
mountaines
of
great
strength
.
It
is
said
that
they
were
builded
about
that
time
when
Ioseph
did
lade
home
his
brethrens
Asses
with
corne
,
in
the
time
of
the
great
dearth
mentioned
in
the
scripture
.
At
which
time
all
their
corne
lay
in
those
mountaines
.
In
the
riuer
of
Nilo
,
there
is
long
fishes
of
tenne
or
twelue
foot
long
,
which
swimmeth
néere
the
shore
,
they
are
called
the
fishes
of
King
Pharao
,
they
are
like
vnto
a
Dolphin
.
These
fishes
are
so
subtil
,
that
swimming
néere
the
shore
side
,
they
will
pull
men
or
women
suddenly
into
the
riuer
and
deuoure
them
.
In
the
citie
of
the
gran
Caer
,
the
houses
are
of
a
verie
olde
building
,
all
of
lime
and
stone
,
and
in
most
of
the
houses
,
the
roofes
are
couered
with
fine
golde
,
in
a
very
workmanly
sort
.
In
Egypt
there
is
small
store
of
water
,
because
it
neuer
raineth
in
that
countrie
,
so
that
their
water
is
very
daungerous
to
drinke
.
They
haue
no
springs
at
all
in
that
countrie
,
and
yet
there
falleth
such
a
dew
euery
night
,
as
doth
refresh
and
kéepe
their
hearbes
and
plants
in
due
sort
,
and
makes
them
spring
very
fruitfully
.
The
people
of
those
countries
before
mentioned
are
for
the
most
part
of
a
reasonable
stature
,
yet
of
a
brounish
and
swart
complexion
:
their
women
goe
muffled
:
and
generally
in
the
land
of
Iewry
they
weare
hye
stéepled
hats
,
much
like
vnto
the
forme
of
a
suger
loafe
.
The
citie
of
Damasco
is
very
fruitfull
and
greatly
replenished
with
all
maner
of
fruites
whatsoeuer
,
as
Pombgranades
,
Oringes
,
Limons
,
Apples
,
Peares
,
Plumbes
,
Grapes
,
and
all
other
like
fruites
.
The
Turkes
are
a
people
that
at
some
time
they
will
attempt
to
doe
wonderfull
thinges
,
as
going
vpon
Ropes
,
and
thrusting
their
swords
into
their
naked
flesh
,
and
sticke
their
swordes
in
their
flesh
like
vnto
a
Scabbard
:
and
many
other
thinges
of
great
daunger
.
In
Turkey
no
man
may
strike
the
gran
Cadie
,
that
is
their
chiefest
iudge
,
if
any
man
doo
strike
him
,
he
loseth
his
right
arme
for
his
labour
,
without
redemption
.
At
my
comming
ouer
into
England
from
Rome
,
I
was
fame
to
steale
away
,
being
then
reteined
in
yéerly
fée
to
the
King
of
Spaine
,
to
be
one
of
his
chéefest
Gunners
.
And
if
the
Ship
wherein
I
came
ouer
,
had
béen
taken
,
both
they
and
I
my selfe
had
died
for
that
offence
.
The
old
Citie
of
Ierusalem
,
is
a
verie
desolate
place
,
nothing
to
be
séene
but
a
litle
of
the
olde
walles
which
is
yet
remaining
,
and
all
the
rest
is
grasse
,
mosse
,
and
wéedes
,
like
to
a
péece
of
ranke
or
moist
ground
.
They
haue
no
tillage
in
those
parts
.
The
Citie
of
Ierusalem
where
the
Temple
standeth
,
is
almost
a
mile
from
the
olde
walles
of
Ierusalem
:
it
is
of
a
very
old
building
,
and
there
standeth
all
the
olde
relikes
preserued
and
kept
as
monuments
of
great
treasure
.
Now
to
returne
where
I
left
of
,
and
declare
vnto
you
wherin
I
employed
my selfe
since
my
comming
into
England
:
here
I
visited
my
friendes
from
May
till
Nouember
,
and
then
departed
into
Fraunce
,
where
I
had
entertainment
at
the
handes
of
the
renowmed
king
and
captaine
of
this
age
,
Henry
of
Burbon
king
of
France
and
Nauarre
,
who
receiued
me
into
pay
,
and
appointed
me
his
maister
Gunner
in
the
field
.
It
is
to
be
remembred
that
at
this
great
battaile
I
made
one
shot
of
such
an
accustomed
mixture
,
that
did
slay
the
Kinges
enimies
in
great
aboundance
,
whereat
the
enimies
greatly
wondered
,
considering
they
could
neither
find
bullet
,
chaineshot
,
nor
could
sée
any
other
thing
more
then
plaine
pouder
,
and
yet
the
people
straungely
slaine
out
right
,
and
lay
dead
in
great
aboundance
.
At
my
departure
forth
of
Fraunce
,
the
Kinges
Secretary
gaue
me
certaine
letters
of
commendation
to
beare
with
me
to
the
States
of
England
,
wherein
was
declared
my
good
seruice
,
and
how
willing
he
was
still
to
haue
employed
me
in
his
warres
,
and
would
haue
giuen
mee
sufficient
rewardes
if
with
him
I
would
haue
remained
:
but
being
sent
for
,
to
come
againe
into
my
natiue
countrie
,
to
the
intent
to
be
employed
in
her
Maiesties
affaires
,
I
could
doe
no
lesse
but
make
hast
towardes
England
,
to
take
in
hand
any
seruice
which
I
were
able
to
performe
.
At
which
time
I
being
in
the
French
Kinges
Court
,
and
ready
to
depart
towards
England
,
there
came
certain
newes
to
the
King
from
Roane
,
that
Monsieur
de
Lego
Captaine
of
the
Castle
in
the
saide
towne
of
Roane
,
with
sundry
other
Protestants
,
being
gentlemen
and
gentlewomen
of
good
account
,
had
conspired
against
the
traitorous
Leagers
that
doe
there
rebelliously
withstand
the
King
,
and
had
yéelded
vp
the
Castle
with
the
keyes
vnto
a
Captaine
of
great
courage
,
to
the
vse
of
the
French
King
:
whereupon
all
the
power
this
Captaine
could
make
,
was
not
able
to
kéepe
it
aboue
halfe
a
day
:
for
the
Kings
power
lay
farre
from
the
same
,
yet
vpon
the
suddaine
they
made
towards
Roane
so
fast
as
they
might
:
But
all
they
did
was
in
vaine
,
for
before
the
Kings
force
could
get
within
sixe
myles
of
the
saide
towne
,
the
enimy
had
wonne
it
againe
by
force
of
cannon
shot
,
and
tooke
sundry
persons
as
prisoners
which
they
found
in
the
said
Castle
,
and
apprehended
sundry
other
in
the
town
which
consented
thereunto
.
Among
whom
was
a
Lady
and
her
thrée
waiting
gentlewomen
,
who
were
by
the
leager
and
traitours
to
the
King
,
taken
and
imprisoned
.
The
Captaine
of
the
saide
Castle
perceiving
that
the
enimie
would
haue
grieuously
tormented
him
,
stoode
vpon
battelments
of
the
said
castle
,
and
fought
very
valiantly
,
and
would
not
yéeld
,
nor
suffer
him selfe
to
be
taken
by
no
meanes
:
but
after
he
had
slaine
with
his
owne
handes
about
fourtéene
or
fiftéene
seuerail
persons
,
he
séeing
the
enimie
come
in
great
aboundance
vpon
him
,
thereby
entending
to
take
him
,
suddenly
flung
his
weapons
at
them
,
and
without
any
regarde
of
sauing
his
life
,
wilfully
flung
him selfe
headlong
ouer
the
castle
wall
,
and
thereby
broake
his
necke
:
The
rest
were
grieuously
tormented
and
put
to
death
for
consenting
thereunto
.
But
it
gréeueth
me
to
reporte
the
extreame
tyranny
which
those
Traitorous
Leagers
inflicted
vpon
the
Lady
aforesaid
and
her
three
waiting
Maides
,
onely
for
deliuering
the
keyes
which
they
had
in
their
custody
.
These
were
massacred
in
this
manner
:
first
they
were
all
stripped
naked
in
a
fielde
wherein
they
were
executed
:
they
were
all
seuerally
by
the
hands
and
legges
bound
to
the
feet
of
foure
sundry
horses
prouided
for
that
purpose
,
and
euery
one
being
made
fast
vpon
a
suddaine
to
the
horses
,
some
whipped
each
horse
forward
:
and
then
with
axes
,
swordes
,
and
hatchets
quartered
them
aliue
:
which
reporte
when
the
King
vnderstoode
thereof
,
hee
vowed
to
reuenge
their
death
vpon
those
tyrannous
Tormentors
.
Thus
haue
you
heard
the
manner
of
my
tedious
and
grieuous
trauaile
,
my
miserie
,
slauerie
,
and
captiuitie
,
which
I
suffered
therein
,
the
manner
of
some
olde
monuments
and
the
customes
of
such
as
dwell
in
forraine
Nations
farre
off
,
and
in
places
where
our
Sauiour
and
his
Apostles
were
resident
,
and
preached
vpon
the
earth
:
my
seruices
done
vnder
the
great
Turke
in
Persia
,
Tartaria
,
Grecia
,
and
places
of
seruice
:
I
omit
herein
my
seruice
at
the
taking
of
Tunnys
,
and
what
I
did
in
the
Royle
vnder
don
Iohn
de
Austria
:
and
many
other
thinges
which
I
could
here
discouer
vnto
you
,
onely
let
this
suffise
,
that
I
shall
be
glad
,
and
do
daily
desire
that
I
may
be
imployed
in
some
such
seruice
as
may
be
profitable
to
my
Prince
and
Countrie
.
FINIS
.