A
Letter
sent
from
the
Masters
of
certaine
shippes
to
the
worshipfull
Owners
,
the
Merchants
of
London
:
of
what
hath
happened
by
him
and
bis
confederates
to
the
sixt
of
Aprill
.
1609.
BEeing
by
you
Imployed
(
our
right
worshipfull
Masters
)
in
your
seuerall
shippes
,
called
the
Charity
▪
and
the
Pearle
of
London
,
for
your
seuerall
aduentures
beyond
the
Streights
,
wherein
we
are
bound
aswell
to
offer
our
bodies
and
liues
to
inlarge
our
owne
fortunes
,
as
to
increase
your
possessions
:
and
hauing
found
for
a
reasonable
season
our
voiage
to
succeed
so
prosperously
,
that
it
gaue
vs
encouragement
to
goe
on
,
euen
to
the
vtmost
of
our
Commission
:
wee
now
your
more
carefull
(
although
at
that
time
your
most
chearefull
)
seruants
,
at
Grand
Malliga
,
had
laid
our
Paper
ready
,
and
with
our
pens
full
of
that
Iuce
,
to
haue
registred
Letters
,
at
the
reading
of
which
your
heart
should
haue
tickled
with
ioy
,
so
inconstant
is
fortune
,
so
transitory
is
the
state
of
man
,
so
mutable
are
the
seasons
,
and
so
lamentable
are
the
trauels
of
Sea
faring
men
.
That
Tempora
mutantur
,
&
nos
mutamur
cum
illis
.
And
from
Lisborne
we
are
now
inforced
to
write
,
and
we
must
intreat
you
with
patience
to
read
,
of
nothing
but
of
the
worlds
Period
makers
,
Death
&
Disteny
:
of
sorrow
in
stead
of
prosperous
successe
:
of
our
lamentation
at
Sea
,
oinstead
of
bringing
profit
to
shore
:
and
of
directing
teares
to
the
eyes
of
our
wiues
,
who
were
ordained
as
Fathers
for
the
feeding
of
our
children
.
Yet
,
least
I
should
so
much
discomfort
you
in
the
beginning
that
it
should
prooue
burthensome
vnto
you
to
read
the
accidents
of
the
end
:
we
wil
in
this
,
play
the
phisitions
with
you
,
who
giue
a
milde
preparatiue
before
a
sower
potion
:
wherein
we
promise
vnto
you
,
that
although
our
fortunes
be
most
wretched
,
yet
are
they
not
in
the
halfe
degree
so
miserable
as
our
neighbours
.
For
whereas
of
English
,
French
,
Dutch
,
Spanish
,
Italian
,
nay
euen
all
the
Christian
nations
,
they
haue
lost
all
that
euer
they
were
owners
of
,
and
their
bodies
condemned
to
perpetuall
slauery
,
Yet
happens
it
not
so
desperate
with
vs
,
notwithstanding
we
were
held
in
chase
thrice
,
and
taken
twice
,
whereby
we
lost
all
wee
might
call
our
owne
,
since
we
are
by
the
grace
and
loue
of
God
to
vs
,
bringing
home
our selues
,
&
part
of
that
we
haue
in
charge
of
yours
.
The
truth
and
manner
how
,
I
pray
you
thus
vnderstand
.
The
15.
of
March
last
past
,
we
put
out
off
the
Rode
of
Ancona
,
and
according
to
our
English
Prouerbe
,
transported
our selues
from
foorth
a
false
Bay
,
to
an
infortunate
Sea
:
so
that
hauing
a
faire
and
prosperous
winde
,
in
six
daies
wee
cleared
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
Gulfe
,
when
presently
(
although
it
prooued
otherwise
)
we
thought
it
happines
to
méet
M.
Lewes
of
Lime
▪
house
,
in
the
Pearle
(
which
was
M.
Pa●isons
)
with
whome
as
reioycing
one
at
anothers
company
)
for
the
safety
of
all
,
we
desired
to
be
consorted
,
so
that
both
consenting
with
this
flattering
winde
that
neuer
forsooke
vs
vntill
we
anchored
safe
as
high
as
Carthagenia
,
neere
adioyning
to
Cape
Paul
,
and
by
the
aduantage
of
which
,
we
had
run
in
15.
daies
almost
500
leagues
with
a
Leuant
,
which
is
as
much
as
to
expresse
to
him
that
vnderstands
not
the
word
,
when
the
winde
is
Northeast
:
and
as
they
call
it
a
Penent
,
when
it
blowes
Southeast
:
a
thing
in
these
Seas
chancing
,
is
by
all
and
the
best
Marriners
accounted
very
rare
and
wonderful
:
which
prosperous
and
hopeful
promising
passage
was
by
all
of
vs
accounted
great
aduantage
,
since
that
nothing
could
happen
(
although
much
industry
desired
)
that
might
stand
more
auailable
to
the
furtherance
of
our
voiage
to
good
effect
.
But
it
is
a
saying
no
lesse
common
,
then
commonly
proued
true
,
that
many
thinges
happen
betwéene
the
cuppe
and
the
lippe
,
man
purposeth
and
God
disposeth
:
that
who
trusts
himselfe
vpon
the
pinacles
of
fortune
,
is
most
readiest
to
fall
vnder
the
tempest
of
ruine
:
that
when
good
hap
and
hope
,
health
and
wealth
are
at
the
highest
,
and
like
the
glorious
morning
Sunne
,
is
vp
so
earely
to
awake
vs
,
with
the
promise
of
a
delightful
day
,
yet
euen
then
immediately
,
by
the
ouer
charging
of
the
cloudes
,
the
day
is
ouercast
,
and
our
expectation
frustrate
,
the
Sun
hath
forsooke
his
promise
to
lend
vs
his
beames
,
calmenesse
is
turnd
to
tempests
,
and
the
fairenesse
we
had
but
hope
on
,
is
turned
to
fearefulnesse
,
we
had
proofe
once
,
euen
such
was
our
hopefull
estate
,
end
so
sodaine
was
our
alteration
.
For
hauing
gotten
with
this
faire
wind
so
high
as
Cape
Paul
,
the
winde
presently
beganne
to
be
more
dulle
and
calme
,
and
shortly
after
to
chop
vp
westerly
(
whith
was
against
vs
)
when
neither
handes
nor
minds
being
idle
,
we
plyed
it
off
from
the
Cape
as
the
wind
would
giue
vs
leaue
for
our
best
aduantage
.
In
which
paines
hauing
spent
some
time
,
and
being
that
day
the
third
of
Aprill
,
at
length
we
descryed
thrée
sayle
of
shippes
,
whome
we
after
proued
to
bée
confederates
of
Wards
,
and
within
two
howres
after
perceyued
without
any
amazement
,
as
yet
hauing
no
cause
to
mistrust
them
that
they
had
vs
in
chase
,
but
in
the
effect
they
being
cleane
vessels
,
by
which
it
appeared
they
were
newly
come
out
of
harbor
,
and
which
helped
them
to
bée
of
better
speed
,
then
our
consort
the
Pearle
,
they
came
first
vp
to
him
,
and
in
conclusion
made
him
strike
sayle
,
but
we
béeing
of
better
swiftnesse
(
and
hauing
seene
what
they
had
offered
,
it
was
no
boote
to
bid
vs
make
hast
)
so
that
we
gaue
our
Vessell
all
the
sayle
wee
could
,
but
to
a
bootelesse
purpose
,
for
after
long
chase
,
they
came
vp
also
to
vs
,
and
being
each
within
the
vnderstanding
of
the
other
,
they
called
aloude
to
vs
,
and
bad
vs
amaine
for
the
great
Turke
their
Master
,
to
whome
wee
answered
,
that
we
were
Englishmen
and
Christians
,
who
whilst
we
had
either
power
or
ability
to
resist
,
would
not
peasantlike
yeeld
vp
our
freedome
to
any
Pa●an
breathing
:
But
what
of
all
things
wée
least
doubted
,
(
séeing
they
who
hayled
vs
were
Turkes
)
it
was
th●●
C●●●●●ians
and
our
Countrymen
,
should
doe
seruices
amongst
Infidels
.
Yet
for
certaine
it
proued
contrary
,
namely
,
that
all
the
saylers
and
Seafaring
men
within
these
thrée
shippes
,
to
wit
of
the
Admirall
,
Vizeadmirall
,
and
Reare-Admirall
,
were
all
of
them
Englishmen
,
and
all
or
most
of
them
knowne
to
our
Master
,
M.
Daniel
Banister
,
and
to
diuers
of
our
Company
.
Namely
one
Linckes
Master
of
the
Admirall
.
One
Powel
of
their
Vize-Admirall
.
And
one
Foxeley
an
ancient
man
of
their
Reare-Admirall
.
The
last
of
which
most
sternely
looking
vp
,
as
strernely
tolde
vs
,
that
if
we
would
not
presently
strike
our
Topsaile
,
thereby
to
shew
our
yéelding
was
immediate
,
they
would
lay
vs
directly
aboard
with
their
ships
,
and
as
readilie
sincke
vs.
When
we
as
resolute
to
repell
,
as
our
enemies
were
ready
to
offer
,
boldly
answered
them
,
that
if
they
were
as
constant
as
their
speech
,
to
lay
vs
aboard
,
wee
willed
them
to
come
on
,
for
we
were
fitted
to
bid
them
welcome
.
But
such
a
hote
entertainement
should
they
finde
,
as
all
the
water
that
bare
them
,
shoulde
hardly
bring
them
into
a
coole
temper
againe
,
being
then
indéed
purposely
minded
(
finding
little
comfort
by
resistance
,
and
no
assurance
to
escape
,
)
to
burne
our selues
and
them
together
.
When
they
vnderstanding
our
entent
,
by
the
boldnesse
of
our
answere
,
compassed
vs
about
on
euery
side
,
with
preparation
to
fight
,
and
at
length
to
sinke
vs
with
their
ordinance
,
béeing
so
well
enabled
for
such
a
dead
purpose
,
as
Turkish
Pirats
(
before
this
our
calamity
)
haue
beene
neuer
heard
to
be
so
strongly
furnished
.
But
to
our
purpose
,
we
seeing
them
so
ready
for
the
encounter
,
neglected
nothing
of
the
strength
wee
had
to
fortifie
vs
for
our
defence
,
some
of
vs
managing
all
things
fitly
beneath
,
whilst
that
others
mande
all
thinges
readily
aboue
:
euery
man
of
vs
hauing
made
his
soule
fit
for
heauen
,
&
commending
his
body
to
a
watry
graue
.
So
that
wee
beseech
you
now
to
conceiue
,
that
wee
had
fitted
our
netting
,
hung
out
our
drablers
,
and
that
you
see
vs
ready
for
a
Sea
sight
,
we
hauing
little
but
faithfulnesse
and
courage
to
withstand
them
,
and
they
like
a
violent
Sea
ready
to
beate
against
an
vnfortified
shore
,
where
the
weakest
must
of
force
be
ouerthrowne
.
So
that
as
they
were
ready
to
call
vpon
vs
in
fire
,
and
we
as
furnished
to
make
answere
in
flame
,
there
were
diuers
Englishmen
among
them
(
whom
they
had
taken
before
)
imprisoned
in
chaines
like
slaues
,
and
condemned
to
perpetuall
slauerie
,
in
pitty
of
vs
belike
,
finding
it
vnprofitable
(
it
should
séeme
)
to
complaine
for
themselues
,
with
teares
in
their
eyes
,
which
shewed
they
had
sorrow
in
their
hearts
,
who
cryed
and
called
alcude
vnto
vs
(
and
specially
to
our
Master
,
M.
Banister
,
by
name
)
that
as
we
were
men
,
as
we
tendred
our
owne
safeties
:
If
wee
had
a
desire
to
sée
our
Countrey
againe
:
if
wee
had
parents
to
mourne
for
their
sonnes
,
wiues
to
lament
for
their
husbands
or
children
to
cry
out
for
their
fathers
,
not
to
shoot
so
much
as
the
voice
of
one
smal
shot
against
them
:
for
if
we
did
,
such
as
was
their
sentence
such
should
bee
our
ends
,
continuall
thraldom
.
For
this
was
a
decrée
amongst
them
(
which
they
had
established
should
stand
irreuocable
)
that
what
Christian
soeuer
they
met
,
(
be
he
of
what
Country
soeuer
)
if
he
submitted
not
vpon
the
first
sommons
,
or
durst
bee
so
hardy
,
as
to
out-dare
them
with
the
least
blast
of
breath
:
●f●e
were
taken
he
should
bee
a
slaue
,
if
not
taken
,
they
would
sinke
them
in
the
sea
.
For
our
partes
(
quoth
they
)
we
haue
had
our
sentence
,
wee
féele
the
affliction
,
we
can
hope
for
no
releasment
,
and
therfore
are
compelled
to
be
content
.
Ferre
,
quam
sortem
patiuntur
omnes
,
nemo
recusat
.
What
all
suffers
no
man
refuseth
to
suffer
You
are
our
Countrey-men
,
yet
we
desire
not
your
company
,
although
it
be
a
comfort
to
thinke
:
Solamen
miseris
socios
hab●issed
doloris
.
But
we
admonish
you
as
brothers
&
desire
you
to
remember
.
Foelix
quem
faciunt
aliena
pericula
cautum
.
We
haue
withstood
them
as
you
may
do
,
which
hath
brought
vs
into
slauerie
,
as
you
shall
bee
:
Oh
be
aduised
then
,
before
you
fall
,
and
seeke
to
saue
your selues
before
you
perish
.
But
if
you
thinke
it
not
necessarie
to
bee
aduised
by
our
admonition
▪
or
your
resolution
be
such
,
to
preferre
an
honourable
death
before
a
dishonorable
peace
then
fight
it
out
brauely
,
while
you
haue
any
refuge
of
life
▪
or
that
your
ship
hath
any
safetie
wherewithall
to
swimme
,
since
that
death
is
the
easiest
taske
,
the
which
you
now
haue
in
hand
.
With
which
words
of
theirs
,
euen
the
Infidels
themselues
being
mooued
to
compassion
,
by
which
you
may
iudge
(
séeing
no
other
safetie
but
destruction
)
that
wee
had
reason
to
bee
driuen
into
consideration
of
our
states
,
so
that
after
a
second
sommons
we
had
parley
with
those
our
desperate
enemies
,
for
the
space
of
an
houre
,
the
end
and
purpose
was
,
Whether
we
would
yéeld
for
our
liberties
,
or
giue
our
bodies
to
the
Sea
:
when
we
considering
how
vnequally
wee
were
matched
,
beeing
incompassed
round
about
and
assaulted
with
thrée
ships
,
the
Admirall
carrying
30.
pieces
of
Ordinance
,
and
the
other
two
wherewith
they
were
consorted
,
hauing
28.
a
piece
:
beside
sixe
hundreth
Turkes
with
small
shot
,
who
are
held
the
best
shot
in
the
world
,
we
being
but
20.
men
,
and
our
ship
bearing
but
a
11.
pieces
of
Ordinance
,
wee
strucke
our
sailes
and
yéelded
,
holding
it
more
discretion
to
stand
to
their
mercie
for
our
liberties
,
whom
we
had
no
abilitie
to
confound
,
then
desperatly
and
willfully
to
destroy
our selues
,
and
the
estate
we
had
of
yours
.
Thus
after
our
yéelding
,
Sir
,
they
presently
boarded
vs
,
and
commanded
that
our
Maister
,
and
eleuen
of
our
Company
were
carryed
aboard
their
Admirall
,
where
after
consultation
had
amongst
them
,
&
we
seuerally
dispersed
into
their
ships
,
and
diuers
appointed
to
goe
aboard
of
ours
,
it
being
almost
darke
,
when
we
were
taken
,
we
were
for
that
night
guarded
,
and
euery
man
hauing
his
Centinell
to
watch
him
.
The
next
Morning
the
Captaines
of
the
men
of
Warre
consulted
,
how
to
dispose
of
vs
and
our
shippes
,
where
,
in
this
misfortune
it
fortunately
fell
out
,
that
our
Master
hauing
in
former
Voyages
,
much
vsed
the
Trade
of
transporting
of
Passengers
,
from
Argier
,
and
Tunis
,
to
Alexandria
,
and
Constantinople
,
he
séemed
well
to
be
remembred
by
many
of
these
Pirates
(
who
more
then
we
expected
lamenting
our
case
)
informed
their
Captaine
,
what
seruice
heretofore
our
Master
had
done
to
their
Nation
,
as
also
what
courtesie
both
themselues
,
and
diuers
of
their
friends
had
receiued
at
his
hands
,
that
our
ship
was
not
a
stranger
vnto
them
,
for
our
Master
had
brought
in
her
the
last
Voyage
,
be
great
Bashaw
of
Tunis
,
from
Constantinople
to
Tunis
.
Which
fortunate
accident
,
was
one
and
the
chiefe
cause
,
that
you
shall
sée
your
Vessell
againe
,
or
,
we
our
Countrey
and
Families
:
and
another
,
that
our
ship
was
laden
with
corne
,
which
they
vtterly
neglected
,
as
a
commoditie
vnworthy
of
them
.
In
briefe
,
the
ende
of
their
consultation
was
,
that
our
shippe
should
be
restored
:
which
vnderstood
by
the
souldiers
(
I
beseech
you
,
let
it
not
grieue
you
to
read
,
what
with
terror
wée
did
behold
)
how
they
presently
came
aboard
vs
,
fell
violently
to
ransake
:
piliging
our
Trafficke
,
cutting
downe
our
Cabbens
,
and
stauing
our
chests
to
pieces
,
leauing
vs
nothing
to
call
our
owne
,
but
what
we
had
on
our
backes
,
they
tooke
away
all
the
powder
we
had
,
sauing
what
our
Ordinance
was
laden
withall
,
leauing
vs
not
so
much
beside
,
as
would
preyne
one
Peece
.
They
bereft
vs
of
most
of
our
great
shot
,
all
our
muskets
,
all
our
small
shot
,
our
match
,
pikes
,
ladles
,
spunges
,
rapiers
,
swords
,
daggers
of
all
necessary
munition
for
defence
whatsoeuer
:
leauing
nothing
with
vs
(
what
necessitie
so
euer
should
sueccéed
)
but
the
vast
sea
,
and
the
vnconstant
windes
to
defend
vs.
Neither
séemed
this
crueltie
to
them
sufficient
,
but
as
they
were
about
to
leaue
vs
,
hauing
as
it
were
bethought
them
of
some
new
encounter
,
they
violently
came
backe
,
at
whose
returne
(
building
no
great
confidence
in
the
promises
of
Turkes
and
Pirats
)
we
expected
either
slaughter
or
slauery
:
But
contrary
to
our
expectation
(
although
badde
)
better
was
their
purpose
namely
to
teare
from
vs
part
of
our
Sailes
and
Tacklings
,
to
take
from
vs
our
Béefe
,
Cables
,
all
our
Butter
,
and
Chéese
,
Rise
,
and
Oyle
,
so
that
although
they
gaue
vs
liberty
they
would
not
leaue
vs
without
languishment
,
although
they
could
find
in
their
harts
to
bid
vs
farewell
,
yet
they
would
doe
the
best
in
them
consisted
,
to
famish
vs
ere
we
could
come
home
.
Inbriefe
,
we
were
left
nothing
to
defend
vs
,
little
or
nothing
to
féed
vs
,
miserie
enough
to
torment
vs
,
so
that
to
your
charitable
considerations
,
we
submit
our
lamentable
cause
by
your selues
,
but
to
be
adiudged
in
what
distresse
they
left
vs.
But
ere
I
shall
procéede
to
driue
you
into
wonder
;
by
relating
all
our
succéeding
accidents
:
I
beseech
you
let
mee
with
your
patience
to
deliuer
at
full
what
hath
happened
in
this
.
First
,
you
cannot
forget
(
I
am
certaine
)
that
I
related
vnto
you
,
that
vpon
our
first
yeelding
,
diuers
of
vs
were
conueyed
a
boorde
of
their
shippes
,
and
many
of
them
(
as
well
Turkes
as
English
)
shifted
vnto
ours
,
euery
man
of
vs
hauing
for
the
first
night
his
sentinell
apointed
to
guarde
him
:
where
hauing
little
mind
to
sleepe
,
who
were
in
doubt
euery
minute
to
haue
our
threats
cut
.
Our
purpose
is
to
deliuer
what
with
waking
eyes
we
were
witnesses
of
in
this
nights
imprisonment
.
The
English
men
being
the
first
that
boorded
vs
,
they
demmaund
of
vs
with
what
was
her
lading
,
to
whom
wee
answered
,
the
the
whole
for
the
Marchant
was
Corne
,
besides
wee
had
euery
one
some
litle
particuler
venture
for
our selues
or
our
friends
:
The
which
being
matters
of
no
valew
,
we
desired
&
hoped
they
would
not
make
prey
of
,
to
which
they
answered
,
it
was
no
way
their
intents
,
neither
was
it
their
Captaine
Captaine
Wards
pleasure
,
that
any
priuat
Sea
faring
mans
venture
should
be
any
way
hintered
by
him
or
his
confederates
.
Wherefore
quoth
they
,
lest
these
Turkes
,
whom
I
toubt
not
but
you
haue
heard
to
bee
cruell
enough
,
and
as
the
affaires
with
you
now
stand
,
haue
as
much
commaund
or
more
then
our selues
:
if
you
haue
any
thing
that
you
would
defend
from
their
gripe
,
deliuer
it
in
trust
to
vs
,
and
as
we
are
your
Countrimen
,
while
wee
continue
together
,
wee
will
sée
it
faithfully
reserued
,
and
vpon
your
free
discharge
,
restored
to
you
at
full
:
With
this
pit-fall
poore
birds
were
we
caught
:
so
that
partly
with
feare
not
to
dare
to
distrust
them
,
and
partly
with
hope
to
reserue
somewhat
,
who
were
certaine
we
had
lost
all
,
euery
man
distributed
vnto
them
what
he
had
,
namely
of
our
needefull
shifte
of
apparell
,
to
wi●te
linnen
and
woollen
,
and
our
Master
M.
Banister
,
who
was
to
goe
aboord
of
them
,
euen
his
whole
prouision
,
to
the
siluer
whistle
and
Chaine
about
his
neck
,
so
that
all
that
euery
man
had
,
he
might
say
it
was
on
his
backe
:
Still
hoping
that
theeues
might
prooue
to
be
men
of
their
words
,
and
that
there
might
bee
found
some
conscience
in
them
,
because
they
were
our
countrimen
.
In
short
this
was
the
successe
of
it
,
when
we
found
our selues
to
be
discharged
,
euery
man
began
to
enquire
for
him
,
to
whom
he
had
deliuered
,
but
non
est
Inuentus
,
they
were
stolne
away
in
the
night
,
and
our
owne
Countreymen
had
made
vs
their
Cosens
.
So
that
being
thus
cheated
of
al
our
shift
whatsoeuer
,
the
occurrence
of
which
at
Sea
,
I
know
you
neede
not
be
remembred
off
,
we
began
to
complaine
vs
of
our
wrong
,
to
the
Turkes
,
and
implored
their
assistance
,
who
straight
made
vs
this
answer
,
since
our
owne
nation
had
serued
vs
so
vnchristianly
,
what
conscience
were
it
in
them
to
be
courteous
vnto
vs
?
at
which
cold
comfort
Sir
,
euery
man
began
to
shrincke
already
,
since
that
for
want
of
shift
hee
knew
he
should
bee
lowsie
before
he
got
home
,
but
Necessitas
non
habet
legem
,
and
when
there
is
no
remedy
to
be
had
,
it
is
but
bootles
to
make
resistance
.
By
this
time
our
master
and
his
company
(
I
beséech
you
vnderstand
)
are
discharged
and
sent
backe
againe
,
and
our
Consorts
men
put
into
vs
,
so
that
when
they
saw
they
could
take
no
more
,
they
heaued
vp
their
hands
and
bad
vs
be
gone
,
onely
in
our
sight
directing
our
Consorts
ship
the
pearle
for
Tunes
.
If
any
man
shall
further
aske
of
you
what
entertainment
our
owne
Countrimen
gaue
vs
,
since
you
had
before
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
Master
,
Maisters
mate
,
Bosons
,
nay
all
their
Sea
faring
men
were
Englishmen
,
truely
I
must
report
to
you
they
vsed
vs
well
,
I
and
so
well
that
the
deuill
in
the
habit
of
a
Turke
,
would
not
haue
vsed
vs
worse
,
for
hauing
had
that
which
they
expected
,
they
could
by
no
meanes
affoord
vs
good
wordes
,
and
with
much
a
doe
allow
vs
bread
and
water
.
Now
if
this
were
not
curtesie
from
our
owne
Countrimen
,
I
hope
there
is
no
man
will
expect
further
euidence
.
But
by
the
way
,
I
beséech
you
to
vnderstand
,
that
when
we
had
proued
it
for
certaine
,
that
Nullus
ad
amissas
ibit
,
&c.
When
wee
saw
there
was
no
remedy
,
but
for
safety
wee
must
submit
,
euery
one
of
vs
,
so
farre
as
the
occasion
of
time
would
permit
,
endeauoured
to
make
the
best
shift
as
he
could
for
himselfe
,
which
was
to
conuey
in
secret
the
particuler
commodities
&
aduentures
both
of
our
owne
and
others
of
our
especiall
friendes
at
home
,
and
which
purpose
of
ours
(
before
they
had
boorded
vs
)
with
much
industry
we
had
purchased
,
stowing
some
of
them
déep
amongst
the
Corne
,
and
ordering
the
rest
,
some
in
one
place
,
some
in
another
,
where
we
thought
it
might
be
the
most
guarded
from
their
search
.
But
like
the
deuill
,
hauing
broad
eyes
and
quickesighted
,
they
look
far
,
and
litle
is
done
that
can
be
concealed
from
them
,
and
I
hope
you
will
not
deny
but
these
are
of
his
neare
acquaintance
,
so
that
bee
wee
as
charie
as
ere
we
could
(
this
gallimaufry
of
rogues
I
dare
now
call
them
so
,
béeing
indéede
more
renegadoes
than
Turkes
,
for
what
conference
wee
had
wee
receiued
from
them
in
Italian
)
they
did
such
remige
in
euery
corner
,
that
they
were
ouerlookers
of
all
,
and
what
they
did
find
which
they
thought
not
vnworthy
to
bee
contemned
for
the
taking
,
they
held
it
discourtesie
to
leaue
it
aboord
,
it
was
vnnecessary
to
bewaile
vnto
them
,
this
is
the
Marchants
,
this
is
our
owne
,
or
this
is
our
friends
,
for
whatsoeuer
they
liked
and
laid
hands
on
(
being
all
sharers
)
they
cryed
one
to
another
,
this
is
for
vs
,
vlira
posse
non
est
esse
,
their
will
is
a
law
,
they
are
frée
men
of
the
Sea
,
and
their
liberty
must
haue
no
resistance
.
In
briefe
,
we
beseech
you
to
conceiue
,
that
you
sée
vs
parted
,
and
wheras
,
it
is
continued
as
a
commendable
custome
,
for
euery
man
to
be
sorry
for
his
particular
losses
,
it
is
now
contrary
with
vs
,
for
we
were
glad
euen
to
our
soules
,
when
wee
had
lost
them
,
and
our
eies
had
bid
them
heartily
farewell
,
yet
had
we
not
the
heart
to
shake
hands
together
,
we
were
not
a
litle
glad
when
we
loked
back
,
and
saw
them
as
far
a
stearne
as
we
could
descry
them
but
we
were
glad
indéed
,
when
we
beheld
for
certaine
that
we
discerned
them
not
at
all
,
so
that
for
that
night
we
were
out
of
Ken
the
one
of
the
other
.
But
the
morning
after
by
breake
of
the
day
(
although
to
our
colde
comfort
)
we
might
espye
they
were
come
vp
within
a
mile
of
vs
againe
,
in
which
nearenesse
wee
might
perceiue
(
as
they
formerly
had
had
vs
,
so
there
was
a
Frenchman
had
now
found
they
had
him
in
chase
,
who
first
vsing
the
best
wings
hee
had
for
his
escape
,
but
to
a
fruitlesse
purpose
,
and
after
resisting
them
by
an
honourable
fight
,
yet
to
as
bootlesse
an
end
,
for
that
as
wee
were
formerly
forwarned
,
hee
would
not
vaile
his
topsaile
,
and
submit
at
their
first
shot
:
but
trusting
to
their
owne
ablenes
,
stood
out
till
they
were
surprised
:
our
eies
were
made
witnesses
that
they
tooke
the
Merchant
and
the
Master
,
&
hanged
them
vppe
at
their
yard
armes
,
and
as
before
they
had
sent
away
one
of
ours
so
they
commanded
away
his
ship
to
Tunis
,
and
made
slaues
of
all
the
rest
of
the
company
,
being
fourescore
and
foure
men
in
her
:
the
pittifulnesse
of
which
spectacle
,
wee
being
in
the
view
of
beholding
,
would
haue
compelled
any
but
such
hated
villaines
,
euen
with
teares
for
to
haue
lamented
.
Heere
might
you
haue
séene
the
poore
captiues
knéeling
for
pitty
,
while
the
Conquerours
triumphing
ouer
them
,
bound
them
backe
to
backe
.
Heere
might
you
haue
beheld
the
eies
of
the
one
full
of
sorrow
,
intreating
for
compassion
,
whilest
the
other
euen
in
their
faces
did
fléere
at
their
calamitie
,
this
we
viewed
(
&
notwithout
much
pitie
)
had
happened
vnto
them
:
this
we
knew
had
we
not
yéelded
,
must
haue
befallen
vnto
vs.
Théeuing
is
their
liuing
,
blood
is
their
exercise
,
tyranie
is
their
practise
:
Christians
are
turned
Turkes
,
and
Turks
are
the
sons
of
deuils
,
then
what
good
can
be
expected
from
them
?
O
what
a
lamentation
is
this
,
in
one
minute
by
the
cruelty
of
villaines
four-score
and
foure
Fathers
shall
be
bereft
of
their
sons
,
so
many
wiues
be
bereft
of
their
husbands
,
and
no
doubt
so
many
Children
be
dispoild
of
their
parents
:
a
calamitie
so
excéeding
,
that
mee
thinks
,
euen
but
at
the
report
thereof
,
all
Christendome
should
be
made
vp
into
one
hand
for
the
reuenge
thereof
.
But
well
a
day
,
this
Tragedie
is
acted
,
death
and
slauery
hath
vsurped
vpon
these
Innocents
,
well
might
we
pitie
them
,
but
we
knew
we
could
no
way
preuaile
to
their
helpe
,
so
they
nither
making
to
vs
,
nor
wee
desirous
to
haue
more
acquaintaince
with
them
,
away
steard
we
for
the
shore
,
and
ioyfull
men
we
were
you
must
think
,
hauing
now
nothing
to
loose
but
our
liues
,
where
we
were
cleere
of
them
the
second
time
.
But
who
is
desirous
to
shunne
Scilla
doth
commonly
fall
vpon
Caribdis
,
who
carefully
striues
to
auoid
a
dangerous
rock
doth
often
fall
vpon
more
deuouring
sands
:
one
mischance
doth
seldome
or
neuer
come
,
but
there
succéedes
an
other
as
his
inheritor
,
or
according
to
our
English
prouerb
,
we
striue
out
of
Gods
blessing
into
the
warme
sunne
:
euen
so
it
fared
with
vs.
for
the
very
next
day
after
we
had
discharged
our selues
of
bad
,
we
were
subiect
to
fall
into
the
iawes
of
worse
,
beeing
now
most
eagerly
pursued
by
a
bloody
Frenchman
of
warre
,
and
a
Pirate
like
the
other
,
of
whose
cruelty
we
had
heard
of
so
much
before
,
that
wee
accounted
our selues
compassed
euen
in
the
Armes
and
gripe
of
death
,
being
but
come
within
his
sight
,
for
where
the
other
doth
vse
but
to
kill
some
,
and
make
slaues
of
the
rest
,
this
vpholds
it
as
a
custome
to
make
murther
of
all
that
ere
he
takes
:
this
is
not
glutted
with
the
hanging
of
one
,
two
,
or
thrée
,
nay
of
twenty
,
but
if
he
hapned
to
be
at
the
taking
of
an
hundred
,
he
bindes
them
back
to
back
,
and
burses
them
together
.
For
two
daies
and
a
night
this
French
Pirate
had
vs
in
chase
and
the
winde
beginning
to
grow
duller
and
calme
(
although
our
shippe
was
of
indifferent
speede
)
hee
was
come
within
a
mile
of
vs
,
so
that
the
nearer
we
perceiued
him
,
the
néerer
wee
iudged
our selues
to
our
sudden
destruction
;
it
was
in
vaine
to
striue
to
make
shift
for
our
bodies
:
for
wee
had
nothing
to
any
purpose
wherewith
to
make
shift
withall
.
Wherefore
euery
one
hauing
betaken
himselfe
to
his
prayers
for
the
good
of
his
soule
,
we
were
ready
to
offer
our selues
vp
into
the
hands
of
him
from
whom
it
was
in
vaine
to
expect
any
mercy
.
So
that
being
all
armed
with
this
determination
,
and
voide
of
al
feare
,
since
we
had
no
hope
,
whereon
to
anchor
our
trust
,
yet
it
pleased
God
who
is
the
defence
of
his
seruants
,
when
we
least
thought
of
helpe
,
when
all
exepctation
of
rescue
was
frustrate
,
and
when
we
had
giuen
our
liues
ouer
to
the
ruine
of
their
hands
and
our
bodies
to
the
seas
,
to
send
in
sight
of
vs
fiue
ships
vnder
sayle
,
when
wee
(
although
we
knew
not
what
they
were
)
chose
rather
to
fall
into
the
hands
of
ihem
,
whose
pursuit
made
no
attempt
against
vs
,
than
to
submit
our selues
vnder
the
crueltie
of
him
,
who
had
so
long
held
vs
in
chase
,
which
to
effect
we
made
all
the
speed
we
could
to
get
vp
to
them
,
and
which
intent
of
ours
this
Frenchman
mistrusting
,
he
on
the
contrary
stroue
as
much
as
in
him
lay
to
cut
vs
off
from
our
purpose
:
but
spight
of
his
practise
,
we
being
come
within
their
ken
,
and
that
we
gest
they
might
discerne
our
inward
myserie
by
our
outward
signes
wee
exprest
the
liuely
motions
of
distressed
men
,
as
by
knéeling
on
our
knées
,
and
holding
vp
our
hands
,
which
they
perceiuing
,
although
not
knowing
what
we
were
,
they
in
charity
made
vp
to
vs
,
and
in
short
time
wee
were
come
within
their
command
which
this
French-man
considering
,
and
gessing
it
would
not
prooue
much
for
his
ease
,
to
make
vp
any
néerer
,
he
sprang
aloofe
,
and
left
vs.
These
Ships
prooued
to
be
foure
Englishmen
,
&
one
Fleming
,
But
by
your
patience
,
I
must
giue
you
to
vnderstand
,
that
vntill
we
had
truly
tasted
their
courtesie
,
we
were
as
iealous
of
them
,
as
of
the
rest
,
making
a
doubtfull
question
,
whether
it
were
possible
that
trueth
or
honesty
might
he
met
at
sea
.
Of
these
Ships
English
,
one
was
Master
Startop
,
another
was
Master
Humfrey
,
the
other
two
Ships
,
the
one
was
of
Yarmouth
,
and
the
other
of
Linne
,
at
the
méeting
of
whome
,
I
pray
you
vnderstand
,
there
was
no
litle
ioy
on
both
sides
,
in
them
that
they
had
beene
a
meanes
to
rescue
their
Countrey-men
;
in
vs
,
that
they
had
preserued
our
liues
,
and
what
was
left
of
yours
.
But
nothing
is
there
in
this
world
,
but
is
transitory
like
our selues
,
our
life
is
not
permanent
,
no
more
is
our
fortunes
:
wee
haue
ioy
in
this
minute
,
and
sorrow
in
the
next
:
wee
came
crying
into
the
world
,
and
we
must
goe
wéeping
out
,
all
which
is
verified
in
vs
,
for
as
I
began
with
sorrow
,
so
farre
as
I
can
sée
yet
,
I
must
make
my
period
in
sadnesse
:
for
scarce
had
our
ioy
felt
an
houre
of
embracement
,
or
our
comfort
giuen
a
hearty
salutation
the
one
to
the
other
,
when
presently
wee
might
perceiue
our selues
the
third
time
to
be
had
in
chase
by
a
man
of
warre
,
and
his
Pinnesse
,
who
drawing
néere
vp
to
vs
,
wee
perceiued
it
was
Captaine
Dansker
of
Argier
,
which
ship
of
his
is
so
potent
in
shew
,
that
it
seemed
to
vs
any
way
resistlesse
,
for
hee
carried
55.
péeces
of
Ordinance
,
besides
400.
Turkes
with
small
shot
.
Roome
,
comes
hee
amongest
the
thickest
of
our
fléet
,
as
if
hee
had
had
power
to
sweep
vs
away
with
his
breath
,
but
when
hee
came
neere
to
vs
,
he
caused
his
followers
to
waft
vs
amain
with
their
glistering
swords
,
threatning
to
sinke
vs
the
one
after
the
other
,
if
at
his
command
we
did
not
immediatly
strike
,
so
that
we
thought
we
were
now
falling
à
malo
ad
peius
.
The
first
Ship
they
came
vp
vnto
was
Master
Startop
,
who
seeing
them
so
strongly
furnished
;
so
laden
with
Ordinance
,
and
so
powerfull
in
shot
,
he
forth
with
yéelded
himselfe
vnto
him
.
Master
Humfrey
and
the
other
two
Ships
of
Yarmouth
and
Lin
,
by
this
hauing
got
the
winde
of
Dansker
,
they
steared
backe
againe
to
Master
Startop
,
indending
their
vtmost
endeauour
to
rescue
him
.
And
calling
aloud
to
him
,
they
bid
him
hoyse
vp
his
sailes
again
,
vowing
to
him
by
the
faith
they
ought
to
their
Country
&
loue
to
their
Countrymen
,
they
would
neuer
forsake
him
,
they
would
fight
for
him
,
reskue
him
,
or
die
with
him
.
But
whether
it
were
that
M.
Startop
misliking
of
their
resolution
,
foreseeing
the
ouerstrength
of
the
Dansker
,
or
whether
he
was
conquered
with
the
Dutch-mans
oath
and
promise
,
which
was
that
hee
would
neither
ransacke
nor
pillage
any
thing
from
him
,
hee
refused
to
hoyst
his
sailes
,
and
consented
to
the
yéelding
.
Which
M.
Humfrey
and
the
rest
perceiuing
,
&
not
willing
further
to
danger
their
owne
ships
,
euery
man
shifted
for
themselues
&
so
escaped
.
Our
ship
,
&
the
Fleming
were
of
the
Lée-ward
of
the
whole
Fléet
,
so
that
when
he
was
possessed
of
M.
Startop
,
thē
comes
he
vp
to
vs
poore
vanquished
men
,
but
it
is
a
bootlesse
mention
to
remember
you
,
how
easily
it
was
for
him
to
deale
with
vs
,
who
had
neyther
powder
nor
other
munition
to
offend
him
.
The
first
word
he
spoke
when
he
came
vp
to
vs
,
was
,
I
command
you
to
strike
saile
and
follow
me
,
and
wee
séeing
it
were
a
bootlesse
resistance
and
that
there
was
no
remedy
,
obeyed
him
,
onely
we
entreated
him
to
be
good
vnto
vs
,
and
told
him
wee
had
beene
robbed
by
the
Tunis
men
of
warre
,
Confederates
with
Ward
,
not
sixe
daies
before
.
Captaine
Dansker
demaunded
of
Master
Startop
,
whether
the
relation
of
our
surprisal
was
true
or
no
?
who
constantly
in
our
behalfe
affirmed
it
to
be
true
,
when
he
like
a
proude
(
yet
we
may
call
him
an
honest
)
Pirate
toldvs
,
that
since
the
men
of
Tunis
,
had
had
vs
in
hand
,
he
scorned
to
rob
an
hospitall
:
to
afflict
where
was
misery
before
,
or
to
make
pray
of
them
who
had
nothingleft
.
Only
by
a
Messenger
commanded
vs
,
to
shoot
off
3
péeces
of
Ordinance
as
a
thanks
to
him
,
or
ransome
for
our
libertie
and
depart
:
but
we
certifying
him
,
that
such
was
the
cruelty
of
our
enemies
,
that
we
had
not
so
much
left
whereby
to
gratifie
his
curtesie
,
and
answer
his
command
,
he
forthwith
gaue
order
we
should
be
dismist
,
but
kept
the
Flemming
and
M.
Startop
.
The
Flemming
was
laden
with
Corne
,
and
vpon
it
,
lay
diuers
trusses
and
bales
of
rich
stuffes
,
to
the
valew
of
twenty
thousand
pound
,
the
which
stuffes
hee
tooke
away
from
them
,
béeing
the
Marchants
goods
,
but
not
any
particuler
aduenture
that
was
due
to
any
priuate
man
:
so
that
this
is
the
difference
betwéene
these
two
Pirats
,
(
Ward
of
Tunis
,
and
Dansker
of
Argier
:
)
Ward
makes
prey
of
all
,
and
Dansker
hath
compassion
of
some
:
the
one
contemning
to
be
charitable
to
any
,
the
other
holding
it
hatefull
to
take
any
thing
from
them
,
who
labour
in
continuall
danger
to
maintaine
their
liues
.
And
we
haue
heard
that
the
like
cause
as
this
,
was
the
falling
out
betwixt
these
two
Pirates
.
for
certaine
they
are
now
at
difference
.
This
Flemming
(
who
before
we
haue
spoken
of
)
though
at
the
first
he
commanded
him
with
him
,
the
next
day
hee
dismissed
him
and
sent
him
after
vs
:
but
M.
Startop
and
his
whole
company
he
caried
away
directly
for
Argier
,
where
what
will
succéed
vnto
them
is
yet
vncertaine
.
But
I
must
bee
bold
to
remember
you
,
what
in
this
discourse
I
haue
omitted
,
that
before
he
left
vs
,
some
of
our
confederates
,
men
who
vpon
our
first
taking
,
were
discharged
out
of
their
ship
,
into
ours
of
the
Charitie
,
séeing
how
vncertaine
was
their
hope
,
and
how
continuall
was
their
danger
(
since
euery
ship
wee
saw
wee
must
feare
to
bee
a
Pirate
)
they
entreated
of
the
Dansker
,
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
set
them
a
shoare
:
when
hee
not
only
condiscended
to
their
request
,
but
also
gaue
them
foure
shillings
a
peece
,
to
helpe
to
carry
them
vp
into
the
Country
of
Spaine
.
Thus
to
our
sorrow
:
hauing
seene
our
good
friend
Maister
Startop
,
and
his
whole
Companie
hoysted
toward
Argier
,
our selues
(
consorted
with
the
Duchman
)
put
in
at
Almanika
in
Spaine
,
where
we
intended
to
repaire
vs
,
of
what
necessaries
we
lacked
,
that
might
furnish
vs
for
our
better
safetie
home-ward
.
The
Gouernour
of
which
(
hauing
at
large
vnderstood
what
had
happened
vnto
vs
)
commaunded
that
we
should
haue
all
hings
that
we
thought
needfull
for
vs
,
and
offered
vs
a
hundred
men
for
a
safeguard
euery
night
,
while
wee
staid
there
to
repaire
our
wants
,
least
they
should
come
backe
,
or
any
other
of
their
Crue
to
doe
vs
iniury
.
But
while
we
remained
in
this
Harbor
,
repairing
our
ships
and
furnishing
our
wants
,
there
was
Newes
brought
to
the
Gouernour
:
the
tenure
whereof
were
spread
thus
:
That
the
Cros●mo
,
who
at
the
first
was
but
a
Ianizarie
,
and
since
aduanced
by
his
confederacy
with
Ward
,
is
now
the
prime
Gouernor
of
Tunis
That
Ward
hath
a
while
retyred
him
from
Sea
,
and
sends
forth
his
Colleagues
,
as
he
did
the
fléete
,
which
surprised
vs
,
not
minding
to
put
himselfe
to
hazard
againe
vpon
the
maine
,
till
they
can
take
a
ship
for
him
,
shall
be
Owner
of
thréescore
péeces
of
Ordinance
,
in
emulation
that
Danskers
beares
55.
That
whatsoeuer
his
confederates
bring
in
to
him
,
they
transport
it
for
saile
to
Sophe
,
and
Sancta
Cruce
,
2.
Port
Townes
,
that
lead
vp
to
Morocco
and
Fesse
,
and
that
while
he
continues
in
Tunis
,
he
is
not
idle
,
but
practiseth
the
casting
of
ordinance
,
and
in
training
vp
those
Turkes
which
he
hath
purchased
leaue
to
leauy
(
as
it
is
reported
of
the
Grand
Signior
)
in
Military
Discipline
.
Thus
haue
I
truly
deliuered
vnto
you
what
hath
happened
to
vs
at
sea
,
by
which
you
may
iudge
what
difference
there
is
betwixt
our
states
and
yours
ashoare
;
I
haue
giuen
the
marchant
cause
to
feare
,
and
haue
giuen
him
heart
to
strengthen
himselfe
for
defence
:
which
if
he
doe
not
do
,
&
not
leaue
til
these
Pirates
be
deprest
,
they
may
hang
vp
their
ships
and
bid
farewell
with
their
Traffick
to
the
Straights
.
FINIS
.