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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57371	The adventures of (Mr. T.S.) an English merchant taken prisoner by the Turks of Argiers, and carried into the inland countries of Africa : with a description of the kingdom of Argiers ... / written first by the author, and fitted for the public view by A. Roberts ; whereunto is annex'd an observation of the tide, and how to turn a ship out of the straights mouth, the wind being westerly, by Richard Norris.	T. S.; Roberts, A., 17th cent.; Norris, Richard.	1670 (1670)	Wing R1576; ESTC R36789	70,471	267

THE ADVENTURES OF Mr T. S. AN ENGLISH MERCHANT Taken Prisoner by the TVRKS of ARGIERS And carried into the INLAND COUNTRIES OF AFRICA With a Description of the Kingdom of of ARGIERS of all the TOWNS and PLACES of Note thereabouts Whereunto is added a Relation of the Chief Commodities of the Countrey and of the Actions and Manners of the People Written first by the Author and fitted for the Publick view by A. Roberts Whereunto is annex'd an Observation of the Tide and how to turn a Ship out of the Straights Mouth the Wind being Westerly By Richard Norris London Printed and are to be Sold by Moses Pitt at the White Hart in Little Britain 1670. To his very worthy Friend THOMAS MANLEY ESQUIRE Sir HEre I send unto you the Memoires of our Deceased Friend that you have oft-times desired to peruse I hope you will meet in them with that satisfaction that you do expect for they contain many useful Observations adorned with variety of most pleasant ADVENTURES They may appear very strange to such as have seen nothing but their Cradle with them they may obtain the Credit of a well humoured Romance But Sir You are sufficiently acquainted with the integrity of the AUTHOR to cause you to put a higher value upon this Relation and I know that you are so well informed of the Proceedings of the African People that you will not find in it such incredible Wonders as prejudiced persons may imagine Two or three Passages look like Miracles but they may be confirmed by several of our Nation both Merchants and Travellers that have seen in those parts the things related from them any may be further informed The Author was not willing to let the world know so much of his Life had he not been sollicited and almost forced to it by the importunity of those whose Request he did not dare to deny Death hath carried him another Voyage while he was writing this and forced him to leave his Work unperfect in my hands could he but return I doubt not but we might have another Relation from him as pleasant as this and no less wonderful This Age in which we live is apt to discredit what it understands not or sees not acted before its Eyes but its Malice or Censures will never injure the Author he is safe out of the Reach of Envy So may this his Relation be in the Protection of so powerful and kind a Patron I am Sir Your most Faithful Servant A. ROBERTS The Adventures of an English Merchant taken Captive by the Turks of Argiers and carried about the In-land Countries of Africa with many excellent Observations both curious and profitable THere is nothing appears more wonderful than Gods Providence in the Governance of the World and in the disposition of Mankind it carries us through various Estates it brings us in Dangers and Miseries and in a due time leads us out again by means not discoverable to our shallow foresight it causeth us to meet with such different Accidents which some may attribute to Chance but if we take the pains to examine and question them we shall find them to be appointed by a Divine Wisdom for the Publick and our own Advantage Joseph in Egypt is a Famous Instance He was sold by his Brethren he past through Potiphera's House to the Common Gaol and from the next door to the Gallows he was promoted to Pharaoh's Elbow to preserve that Kingdom from the Fury of seven years Famine Some it raises from a Cottage to a Throne it tumbles others down to the most despicable condition We may see a Bellisarius the most successeful Warrior of his time reduc'd to beg his Bread in that City that he had rescued from the Enemies hands A proud Bajazet who makes the World bow to his Scepter serves many times for a Footstool to his Enemy Modern and Ancient Histories are full of such strange Examples of the Proceedings of Providence which tend many times only to fashion and frame us to a certain temper that may make us more useful in our Generations I shall not engage my self to shew all the Intrigues all the Reasons and secret Actings of Gods Providence that is the business of a Divine and not of one whose Profession is to Trade Some of my Friends have earnestly desired me to give the Publick an Account of some Observations that I have made in my Travels into the In-land Country of Affrica where my Misfortune carried me I hope that some may make no small Advantage of them My Name will be useless to the Judicious Reader I will only tell him That I was first designed for a Scholar but an old Pedant soon frighted me from my Studies by his extraordinary Rigour he gave me such an aversion for Learning which formerly I esteemed that I could not endure the sight of a Book My Estate being that of a younger Brother and but very small I was perswaded next to embrace the employment of a Merchant therefore I was bound an Apprentice to a noted Trader in London After five years abode in his house he resolved to send me as his Factor to Smyrna and other Places within the Straights At that time in the Year 1648 my Father dies and my Elder Brother was kill'd in our unhappy Troubles They left me an Estate which might have obliged me to reside at home had not the desire of seeing Foreign Places and the vain-glory of being named a Traveller with my Masters Commands forced me abroad and to continue in my former Design Before my departure I sold some of my Estate and bought a Cargo of Goods to the value of two thousand odd hundred Pounds With this and some Goods belonging to my Master I embarked towards the latter end of July in a Vessel of Hamborough of 350 Tuns called the Sancta Maria whereof Peter Janson was Master in the River of Thames The Wind favoured us very much out of the Channel and although we met with contrary Gusts in 20 days we reach'd as far as the Cape St. Vincent Our Business made us direct our Course towards Cadiz where we had some Goods to unload Assoon as we came near the Cape we saw two Ships to Windwards making all Sail to come up with us we began to be jealous of their Intentions and to prepare for our Defence The Decks were cleared the Guns charged and every one had his Place and Office appointed him we were all between hope and fear as in such Cases is usual until their Colours had satisfied us Many idle Conjectures did spread amongst us some imagined them to be French by the make of their Ships others that they were Turks one wiser than the rest knew them afar off and affirm'd them to be Ostenders the same in which he had formerly sailed naming the one the St. Patrick the other the Capitain Our distrust made us seek the shelter of the Land until at last we saw French Colours out and heard a