use her as the basest of Women The Aga being a dextrous Courtier and not unacquainted with Lover's Relapses knowing where lay the Weakness of his Prince said not a word for or against her only pray'd him to believe he had not in his Kingdom a Servant more faithfull and jealous of his Master's Glory than him But that he was afraid if his Majstey saw that Woman again things would return to their former course The King blush'd at these words as reproaching him with his frailty Yet he swore a thousand Oaths it should never be so again which his Heart mis-gave him he would not keep as it afterwards hapned As for Rajep Order was given to apprehend him Meharen the Master-Gardiner having no Heir but that dear Nephew of his when he had the News of what had past in the Seraglio and the Order against Rajey threw himself at the King's Feet but was presently rejected Yet his Freinds at Court appeas'd the King in some measure and prevail'd with him to change the Sentece of Death past against Rajeb into that of Banishment during Life My Mistress the first the second and third day of her Disgrace saw not the King This was a long time for the amorous Prince who us'd to be scarce an hour away from her Acquaintances of that nature are not lost without a great deal of pain She had Friends she imploy'd who every moment acquainted the King with the lamentable condition her Repentance had brought her to being so pin'd away she was not likely to live an Hour The fourth day the Prophesie of Osman was fulfill'd The King foftned with the sad News melting into Tenderness sigh'd staggerd and at last following his Inclination went to give her one Visit more under pretence of taking his Revenge of her being asham'd without doubt of so unbecoming a Relapse after the noise he had made of the Falsness of that Woman To excuse himself he said he would go to her only to take from her those Jewels he had given her who deserv'd not to wear auy thing belonging to him The Aga who knew his Master well and of what Consequenee that Visit might be would have diverted him dextrously by taking the Ladies part And telling him It did not become a generous Prince as he was to repent of his Liberality especially to Women But if he design'd only to frighten her which he doubted not was all he intended it would suffice as he conceiv'd to send any one to her from his Majesty without doing her the Honour of a personal Visit The Counsel was good but unseasonable for a Lover who was going in search of what the other would have diverted him from The King answered he knew what he did and that in some Affairs he lov'd to follow his Humour without any Advice The Aga by this judg'd all was lost and that the King would be engag'd deeper than ever He shrug'd and retir'd unwilling to be Witness of an Action which would be charg'd half upon him if present The King was not displeas'd as his retyring and perhaps things would have gone otherwise then they did had the Aga been there The King came to Hattiges Apartment where presently without staying to give her notice of his coming or calling for the Keys of the Closet where the Jewels were he caus'd the door to be broke open entred it and finding the box they were in open he fell to viewing them over and taking particular notice of them as it were to give time to his perfiâ—ious Mistress to come and appease him She fell down at his Feet with her Hair about her Ears and embrac'd his Knees with that irresistable tenderness he took her up and led her into the Closet what Reconciliation was made there I know not but certain it is the King left the Jewels behind him and returning two hours after made her new Presents This agreement by degrees gathered such strength that the Amorous Prince visited her oftner than ever and seem'd to have forgotten not only what he had said of Hattige but all that had past which for a Lover of his Character was of consequence enough never to be forgotten It was talk'd of abroad but not much to his advantage Only the Aga said not a word of it Being politique he knew there was no remedy and that it was an incurable Infirmity in his Prince whose Ascendant was Love So that the Aga held it imprudent in him to ruin his Fortune to serve his Prince against his will and was confident Hattige was a Woman of that humor she would destroy her self at last Rajep being banish'd and Hattige more addicted to Gallantry than ever the King having caus'd her only to change her Gallant and add to her former the Pleasure of Variety Zara who through his means was again taken into her Favour was imploy'd a new to find out one with whom she might break those Oaths of Fidelity she had newly made to the King Hattige did no longer mince the matter to this Slave so well acquainted with her Concerns And the good Matron who knew her Mistress desir'd a Gallant as well out of the Infirmity of her Nature and Weakness of Temper as to please her Inclination resolv'd to find her out one with whom she also might do her Business The King on the other side who after he was convinc'd of the Falseness of Hattige began to love her less was very desirous of a new Mistress and fell in love with Roukia as Hattige had foretold It was an Inclination he was strangely surpriz'd into and perhaps in a manner not to be paralell'd Women besides the natural Beauty of the Face which chiefly gains them Admirers have a Thousand other ways to engage Men to love them for their Voice their Wit their Humour their Shape their good Meen and other Qualities capable to produce great Effects in the Hearts of their Lovers But I scarce dare tell you how Love brought the King enamour'd of Roukia who being one of the Handsomest Women of the Kingdome charm'd him by that part of which she took the less care because she would have been asham'd to shew it him and would not have expos'd it to the Light but for necessity and without dreaming it could be the cause of so lucky an Effect Excuse me Sir says Razi laughing if I enlarge no further on this Sublect You may guess by what I have said few Fish are caught with that Bait. One Evening about Sun-set the King from the Terrasse of the Garden of the Seraglio looking through the Trees had a sight of Roukia in that pleasant Posture The Sun who seem'd to stay to guild with his Rays an Object so charming to that Prince never saw any thing whiter or better shap'd 'T was in truth a Master-piece of the kind and notwithstanding the unpleasing Function it was about inflam'd the Heart of the Royall Spectator who did all he could to see a little more but Love would not
the former and found in it these words A Sight of you is enough to convince one you are a very gallant man and that one cannot hazard too much to engage with you Make good use of the Sentiments you rasise in those that see you do as the Moor shall tell you and you will quickly have reason to thank Love for his favours Osman having read the Billet ask'd the Eunuch the particulars of his new Embassy who told him He carryed Rajep the Assignation of a Rendezvous at Night with the hour and the manner he was to be introduc'd The Aga more joyful of the news than can be exprest caus'd a Copy to be made of this Billet by the hand that had copied the other and dismiss'd the Eunuch to pursue his Commission Rajep who did not expect so great a progress in so short a time thought himself highly obliged to the fair LÃ dy unknown who sav'd him the Troubles and Inquietudes of longer delayes His Answer was this WHatever you think of me Madam I have not vanity enough to fancy I can merit the favour you do me I acknowledge I owe it entirely to your Goodness and if I have any thing worthy of it it is the extreme passion I have had for you now a whole day a passion so violent had you delay'd any longer my happyness of seeing you it would have certainly been the death of me I will do as directed and if I fail of my design it shall not be for want of Love it will be entirely Fortune's fault which will undoubtedly be for me if she favour those who are deepest in Love as she does those who are boldest in Action The Aga was glad of this Billet also had it copied and ordered the Eunuch to bring him word as soon as Rajep entred the Seraglio which he punctually did about one a Clock in the morning It was a little too late to carry the News to the King but it was an Occasion to good to be lost He went his ways and found the King just going to Bed The King surprized to see him come into his Chamber What says he Osman up at this time of the Night Nothing but good Fortune should keep a Man so long awake Who knows says the Aga but 't is that brings me hither You are come a little too late says the King and I am so well pleased with my good Fortune to day I will not rise to go in search of a better Hear me adds the King observing Osman very desirous to interrupt him I will tell you part of the Pleasure I have had this Evening and shall not relish it so well unless I acquaint you with it You must know that Hattige whom in spight of the hatred you have for her you will acknowledge one of the handsomest Women you have ever seen was fallen of late into so strange a Melancholly and Grief that nothing could divert her She did nothing but weep and her Tears troubled me so that at last I believe I should have died for Grief so great is the Love I have for her This Day more charming to Me at least and more beautiful than ever though not without some languishing in her Looks which shewed she was not throughly well at Heart taking pity of the Condition her Sadness was bringing me to Sir says she embracing me with extremity of Tenderness I see well enough what you suffer for my sake Were my Life only concern'd I would dye a Thousand times rather than tell you the cause of my melancholly but the care I have of your Health far dearer than mine and the Concern I am under to see you so altered in few days will not permit me any longer to conceal from you the cause of my sadness I must tell you then though I were sure to lose your Affection by it my grief proceeds only from a dream I had lately which made such impression on my spirit I cannot to this moment get it out of my thoughts At that she stop'd not able to proceed for weeping and sobbing which she could not forbear and I had much ado to perswade her at length to put an end to and pressing her more earnestly to go on and tell me her dream Alas continued she sighing may it not be a fatal Prediction out of my own mouth against my self I dreamt Sir I saw you in Roukia 's arms the Master Gardiner's Wife and was not able with tears or reproaches to force you thence Can you be so false and will you not endeavour at least to divert the blow Heaven threatens me with Ah Sir rather let me die than ever see this come to pass Here her grief seiz'd her more violently than ever and she fell half dead into my Arms. You may believe dear Osman I said many things to her to bring her again and perswade her out of the thoughts of the Dream which you know signifies nothing I have often heard talk of Rouchia but as beautiful as they report her to be I never had the curiosity to see her I was so satisfied with the lovely Hattige for whom I have resolv'd to keep my self entirely and stick to her alone To end my Story you must know I prevail'd with her so far with oaths and kind words that I disabus'd at last and left her perfectly cur'd of those suspitions of falsness she had entertain'd against me She recover'd her former Gayety of humor and was kinder than ever having exprest to me all the tenderness and strength of an extraordinary Passion I stay'd with her longer than ordinary and am more in love with her than ever I am but newly come from her and to tell you the Truth had scarce the power to leave her Pray stay a little longer says she still as I was going And still one moments stay procur'd another full of love and of kindness which seem'd to increase still as she staid me I could entertain you all night with the pleasure I had in the Closet of that charming Woman and yet not tell you all which you know is not discretion in a Lover to do to his Confident though never so faithful But what think you of her tenderness for me Was ever woman in love so allarm'd at a Dream And must I not love her more than ever for having endur'd what she did without daring to acquaint me with it 'T is true says the Aga very seriously what you have said is surprizing but not to that degree you imagin'd Give me leave to acquaint you only that a Man for whom I have the highest respect and veneration being passionately in Love as you are with a Woman one day in confidence gave me an account how pleasantly he had spent some moments in her Company and that she had given him a taste of all that the most tender and passionate Love hath of sweet and of charm and that he thought himself the happiest Lover on Earth You would think your self much abus'd
Honesty and Integrity yet a Passion rais'd in him by a Person so amiable as you will be Proof against all Batteries of Duty and easily master it 'T is but in jest Meharen says Hattige that you raise these Scruples I am false as you are but that 's nothing with me 'T is a fine thing to be false if you know how to do it handsomely I have a Heart will be its own Master and love one to day and another tomorrow What would become of Men and Women if when they engage in kindness with one they must absolutely sell themselves and not be allowed to change when they grow weary or have a greater Inclination for another 'T is a natural Right to bestow our Affections where we please and when we please to revoke the Gift And wretched are they who enjoy not that Liberty Our Sentiments are subject to Change as other things and Love as well as Nature is not charming but in Variety For Example Meharen to day I am for You but three or four days hence I will not undertake but I may be for another And it would be Injustice in you to expect I should be truer to You than I am to the King True Madam replies Meharen smileing I have no Reason to blame in you that amiable Inconstancy to which I owe my Happiness But would you say as much to the King Madam You may believe says She I glory not in these Maximes before him not for fear he should follow them but to avoid giving him Cause to have an ill Opinion of Me Were He of my Humour I think I should love him the better and perhaps I hate him for nothing else but that he loves me too constantly I have endeavoured handsomly to engage him to be false to me insomuch that I told him one day I dream'd I had seen him in your Wife Roukia's Arms whom I knew to be a handsome Woman and hop'd he might have a mind to her or the Curiosity at least to see her but my Address was lost upon a Man obstinately faithfull and produc'd no other Eruit but nauseous Assurances of his Truth and Tenderness for me You did not much oblige me in that particular Madam says Meharen and when you have occasion again to dream to be rid of one troublesome to you let me intreat you it may not be at your Friends cost How replies Hattige would you take it ill the King should do as much for you as you do for him Yes without doubt says Meharen for I do it not for that purpose that he should do as much for me Well answers Hattige if he do not another will I fear not that replies Meharen I know my Wife very well and am perswaded She is Fool enough to die rather than do me such an Jnjury though the King should tempt her She quarrels with me every day for but letting the Slaves come into her Chamber and I dare engage once more she would rather dye than appear to another Man though the best of my Friends This pleasant Dialogue had very different Effects on the two Auditors who were ready sometimes to laugh and sometimes to be angry The King all the while had Roukia in his Arms and squeez'd her Hand when they spoke of her She did as much to him upon the like Occasion True it is he had small Kindness for Hattige after he had found her false and less a great deal after he fell in love with Roukia But it cannot but vex one to see a Mistress though forsaken in the Arms of another especially of one Inferiour to himself Setting aside the Crown yet Meharen was not comparable to the King for Vigor or good Meen He was not very old yet not so young as the King and a hundred times harder favour'd Pleasant as the King was at dumb Raillery with Roukia and pressing her hand yet he was mad to hear what was spoken and any one but Meharen of whom he took very pleasant Revenge should have felt terrible Effects of his Anger Roukia but for Hattige had born her part of the Sorrow but finding by her her Business with the King went on the better and that she had paid her Husband in his own Coyn she thought she had all the Reason in the world to rejoyce But this new pair of Lovers had their Design and were not come into the Grotto only to talk the Scene was going to alter But the King was so little complaisant that he had not the Patience to see the best Act of the Play but rising up with a great noise Meharen says he with a voice would have made the most Confident quake Is it thus you serve me Is this your Execution of the Orders I gave you 'T is hard to represent the astonishment the fear and confusion of our Shepherd and Shepherdess when they heard the King Meharen fell at his Feet with his Face to the Ground and not able for some time to say a word And you False One says the King to Hattige you Baggage without Honour or Truth is this your requitall of the Obligations I put upon you in making you what you are There was harsher Language in the case but I will not trouble you with it I must draw to an End The Master-Gardiner being a little recover'd of his Fright though labouring still under the Apprehensions of Death did all he could not to excuse himself there being no colour for it but to take all the Fault on himself and make Hattige appear less faulty whom he would needs endeavour to save by offering his Life as a Sacrifice for her The King said he would accept of it provided a Person he had with him would be content and with that he made Roukia draw near who had not yet appear'd on the Stage Meharen was one of those Husbands who though they love their Wives well cannot forbear hunting other Mens Game He had been in love with Hattige when she was at the Janizaries And the choice the King had made of her for his Mistress had but increas'd Meharen's Passion So that he had several times apply'd himself to Zara whom he knew to be a Mistress of that Trade and found faithful on other Occasions The Liberty he had to enter at pleasure the Garden of the Seraglio contributed much to the good Fortunes Zara procur'd him But as for Hattige she thought her then so inaccessible she had almost disswaded him from any thoughts of her till the Disgrace of his Nephew which instead of frighting Zara encourag'd her to make a Trial of what he desir'd her who no sooner had the Oppertunity of speaking to Hattige but the Bargain was made Little did Meharen think it must have cost him his Wife and his Consternation was yet greater when he heard her Voice than when he heard the Kings He knew not what to do or say he saw himself paid in his own Coin and without cause of Complaint He puffed out his
Hattige OR THE AMOURS OF THE KING OF TAMARAN A NOVEL AMSTERDAM Printed for Simon the African at the Black-Prince in the Sun 1683. THE PREFACE OF THE Translator I Read in French this following Book over in my Passage from England into Holland and finding it to please me very well I resolved to make an Essay to put it into English And in order to that I found I had a great deal of leisure time to do it for not being able to speak Dutch and being not very desirous to learn it I sat often alone in my Chamber and in a few Days finished this little Novel Which how well I have done it let the Reader Judge But let me put him in mind that it is the first Essay in this kind or any other that I have offered at I will say something as to the Original that I think it is as full of Intrigues and those managed as well and the whole Designe carried on as probably as it is possible for any thing of this Nature to be and that the Design is laid with great Art and managed with as good a Wit If the Reader receive this Book favourably I do promise him that I will in a little time make him amends with something of a more usefull Subject Although I cannot but acknowledg that I think it equall to any of Scaroons or the more Famed D. Miquel de Cervantes and hath been esteemed so abroad For in this small time since it came forth which is not four years since the first Printing of it here at Amsterdam I have seen four other Editions one of London one of Paris and another at Colen and the last at Bruxels which is the most imperfect Copy of all I think I have said enough and desire the Reader to excuse me and pardon all the Errors that are committed in the following Discourse By Dear Country-men Your Humble Servant B. B. Amsterdam St. Briget's-Day 1679. HATTIGE OR THE KING of Tameran 's AMOURS OF all places of the world the Sea is fullest of Adventures but not those of Love 't is the Scene Fortune most delights to play her Pranks in but that Element is too boysterous to agree with the tenderness of the Sex Yet Love derives his Original from the Sea which gave birth to his Mother and though Gallantry be a Rarity there it cannot appear strange where Venus was born A young Knight of Malta which Character speaks him of Eminent Quality full of generous emulation for the bravery of his Brethren of the Order resolv'd in pursuance of the Duty of his Profession to follow their steps in seeking Honour by making War against the Infidels He came to Malta in a Frigat of 30 Guns excellently fitted and the best Sayler that had of a long time gone out of that Port. The Knight having performed his Land-services was grown a little acquainted with the Sea but it was the first time he commanded a Vessel and very glad he was at his coming to Malta to find Gourdan there and made him an offer of being his Partner for Honour and Arms. Gourdan an Old Corsair very loth to admit a sharer in Profit or Honour and very rarely making use of a Second in War did notwithstanding accept the Proposal made him by a young Man the most hopeful of any that Order ever had The Agreement was made and the 15th of May they left Malta and went to cruise on the Coasts of Tunis in hopes to meet with three Vessels which Gourdan was informed were bound with Pilgrims for Mecha The Wind was favourable and in three days they were in Sight of Tunis On the Fourth Gourdan's Vessel drawing nearer the Coast discovered some Sail and discharg'd a Gun to warn in his Partner The Sails he discovered were those of the three Vessels they went in search of which made up to Gourdan and attacqued him very vigorously and were glad to see the Knight come up to second him making full account of him as a Second Prize But 't is no slight dealing with the Corsaires of Malta whose Custom it is to fight to the last and dye before they yield Those I am speaking of were strangers to fear the one having long run an uninterrupted course of Victory in all his Engagements and the other supplying his want of Experience by incomparable Valour I will not enlarge in particulars The Fight was sharp and bloody the Turks having four times as many Men as the Christians and three Ships at least as good as the Malteses Gourdan had kept aloof from the Enemy about a Musket shot till the Knight came up who no sooner joyn'd him but Gourdan would let him see at what rate he had purchas'd his Honour in the Levant He fell in furiously among the Turks and ply'd them so terribly with shot and Granadoes from both sides his Ship that you would have thought him on Fire The Knight though he needed no President to teach him his Duty yet glad to have a Man Famous as Gourdan witness of his Actions seconded him so bravely that the Turks who till then made no doubt of the Victory began to fear the success They cool'd in their Attaques and fell off to more distance not daring to grapple with the Christians The Knight had no sooner observed it but to make use of his advantage which had visibly rais'd the Courage of his Souldiers he commanded them presently to Board the Ship that lay next him being the stoutest of the three he was readily obeyed and as readily rushed a-Board the Enemy a Company of Volunteers immediately followed him with some stout Souldiers who animated with his Example did every one the Actions of Heroes 'T was wonderful to see though nothing more true all the Decks covered with the Bodies of those Barbarians slain at the first Assault by a handful of Men The Knight of Malta appear'd more than Man he seem'd to be in ten or twelve several places at once so ready was he and nimble to help where need But I forget my self to engage thus in describing the Fight which is not my design having a Thousand other things to say not of greater importance this Engagement being possibly the most terrible and glorious happen'd on those Coasts but more ordinary and gallant which my intention at present is to entertain the Reader withal I shall add only that after six or seven hours Fight wherein you may believe there wanted not occasion for these excellent Captains to signalize themselves the Vessels having all boarded one another the Christians sunk one of the Enemies and put up the Standard of Malta in the main tops of the other two Gourdan who at that day thought no Man his equal at Sea began to apprehend from the Actions he had newly seen the Reputation of the young Knight might one day exceed his and rob him of the glory of Soveraign of those Seas He had observed him more than once enter the Enemy's Ships and bear
down all before him that offered to resist and hewing his way to Victory through Wounds Blood and Death and that the honour of the Victory was almost wholly due to him In a word You are not to expect so much Justice in the Old Corsaire as not to believe him jealous of the growing Reputation of his young Partner and therefore less glad of the Victory than otherwise he would have been The Knight had been wounded though not mortally yet so dangerously that he was oblig'd for some Days to keep his Bed the news was no sooner brought Gourdan but he went to see him and exprest the best he could how much he was troubled at it he ended the Complement with all the Commendations and Praises a Man jealous as he was of the young Knight was capable to give But the young Hero no less modest than brave put him off handsomely attributing to Gourdan the whole advantage of the Fight only he did justice to some of his Ship who had signalized themselves most without saying a word of what he had done They resolv'd to return to Malta to refit their Vessels and to sell the Prizes Resolutions at Sea depend much on the Pleasure of the Winds and they found themselves becalm'd on the morrow which for three Weeks stopp'd their design and render'd that a very tedious Voyage which a Week before they had perform'd in three Days The Knight was soon well of his Wound and finding himself able enough to walk about in the Calme he had a mind to take a view of the Prizes with Gourdan who that day had given him a visit He found them both considerable for the number of Turks and Moors of both Sexes which in a Christian Country would be a current Commodity When they return'd a-Board their own Ships Gourdan's Lieutenant being a Friend of the Knights and not well satisfyed with his Captain took an occasion as they were speaking of the prizes to tell the Knight privately he had not seen the most considerable Prize being a Turkish Lady of Eminent Quality and one of the handsomest Women that had ever been seen The Knight was surpriz'd Gourdan had said nothing of her but looked on it as a Trick of an old Corsair yet he could not but be displeased with the proceeding as unjust and uncivil but the Lieutenant told him he was not to wonder at it from a Man who never knew what it was to be civil or just to the best of his Friends He went on and told him how Gourdan had shifted the Lady into his Vessel by Night and plac'd her under the Guard of a Moorish Eunuch who had serv'd her long and that Gourdan was so much in Love with her and so jealous he would not permit any one to see her that the Eunuch had told him the Lady had so great an Aversion for Gourdan not only for his ugliness but for his ill usage of her that she was resolv'd to dye rather than comply with his desires The Knight was of too noble and generous a nature not to pity the poor Slave especially being handsome and no ordinary person he presently laid designs in her Favour and told the Lieutenant he would go see his Captain on the morrow and reproach him with having conceal'd that Treasure in hopes to prevail with him at least to use the Lady better and send her back into the Vessel she was taken in The Lieutenant better acquainted with Gourdan's humour told him it was more than he was to expect from one so deeply in Love and so brutish as Gourdan However the Knight went to see him on the morrow Gourdan receiv'd caress'd and entertain'd him with a great deal of kindness but not a word of the Slave the Knight had of purpose given him occasion to discourse of her but Gourdan made him no satisfactory Answer At length the Knight having lost all patience ask'd him as in raillery if he knew what was become of a handsome Turkish Woman which he was told had been taken in the bigger Prize and told him he was much surpriz'd he had not seen her when they took a view of what was found in the Turkish Ships and that he had said nothing of her The Amorous Corsair took this for an Affront and told him roundly he knew not what Woman he meant that they had seen Women enough in the Prizes that true it was he had one in his Ship who was no handsomer than the rest but if that troubled him there were enough left and he might go pick out one from amongst them that should please him best The Knight little satisfyed with the Answer reply'd very seriously that he held the Conditions of their Partnership so sacred that till they came to a dividend he thought neither had right without the privity and consent of the other to appropriate to himself any thing found in the Prizes Gourdan was a Man of so shallow Discourse he had not a word to say for himself but without any reply rose up and went to walk on the Deck leaving the Knight in his Cabbin who mustering up the Forces of his good nature and gentleness to stifle the resentment the cross usage of this savage Man had raised within him resolv'd to win him to reason by Civility he followed him and embracing him with a kindness would have gain'd the heart of a Beast of the Field I have no design says he to contest with you for the fair Slave you have possest your self of 't is a sort of Commodity I have no mind to deal in but pray do not refuse me the sight of her Gourdan was quite deaf of that Ear 't was a ticklish Request and he did not intend to expose her to the view of a young Man so handsome as his Partner he lov'd her too well to hazard her on such an Adventure and walking on still without answering a word he made it sufficiently appear to the Knight he must hunt for other Game as for this Gourdan reserv'd it for himself the Knight knew not whether he should be angry or laugh at the proceeding yet looking on Gourdan with more pity than anger Few men in my Circumstances says he would be satisfyed with this usage but you must be comply'd with make much of your Slave the time may come you will be a weary of her and then I may be allow'd the liberty of seeing her Having said this he left Gourdan and retir'd to his Ship A few days after he sent Gourdan word he had taken his Counsel and was going among the Prizes in search of a Woman to his mind that might bear him Company though in truth it was to find out one who could give him an account who she was the Old Corsair had got aboard and very luckily he met with one who had serv'd her long and took her a-board his Vessel where he treated her with more Civility and Kindness than a Woman of her condition knew how to