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The admirable deliuerance of 266. Christians by Iohn Reynard Englishman from the captiuitie of the Turkes, who had been gally slaues many yeares in Alexandria The number of the seuerall nations that were captiues follow in the next page.
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Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.
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sword with which Iohn Reynard had slaine the Turkish Iaylor did they hang vp for a monument in remembrance that by so weake an instrument so many Christians were deliuered from so barbarous a thraldome From hence they sayled alongst the coast till they ariued at Tarento where they sold their Gally deuided the mony amongst themselues euery man hauing a part of it to relieue them for so hardly were they pursued by the Turkish Gallyes that often times they came to that place at night from whence the Christians went away but the morning before So that it behoued them to vse all the dilligent speede they could and not to tary long in one country From Tarento therefore do they trauaile by land to Naples there did they seperate thēselues breake companie euery man shaping his best course to get to his owne home Iohn Reynard tooke his Iourney to Rome where he found good and freindly entertainement at the hands of an English man by whose meanes the Pope gaue him a liberall reward and sent him with Commendatorie letters to the King of Spaine who for that worthy exployt vpon the Turkes gaue him in fee 20. pence by the day But the loue of his owne country calling him from thence hee forsooke Spayne and his preferment there and retourned to England ⸫ ⧠The Copie of the Certificat for Iohn Reynard and his companie made by the Pryor and the Brethren of Gallipoly where they first landed WE the Prior and Fathers of the Couent of the Amerciates of the citie of Gallipoly of the order of Preachers doe testifie that vpon the ninteenth of Ianuarie there came into the said citie a certaine Gally from Alexandria taken from the Turkes with two hundred fiftie and eight Christians whereof was principall Maister Iohn Reynard an English man a Gunner and one of the chiefest that did accomplish that great worke whereby so many christians haue recouered their libertie In token and remembrance whereof vpon our carnest request to the same Iohn Reynard he hath left here an old sword wherewith he slew the keeper of the prison which sword wee doe as a monument and memoriall of so worthy a deed hang vp in the chiefe place of our Couent house And for because all things aforesaid are such as we will testifie to be true as they are orderly passed and haue therefore good credit that so much as is aboue expressed is true and for the more faith thereof we the Prior and Fathers aforesaid haue ratified and subscribed these Presents Geuen in Gallipoly I Frier Vincent Barba Prior of the same place confirme the premises as they are aboue written I Frier Albert Damaro of Gallipoly Subprior confirme as much I Frier Anthony Celleler of Galli confirme as aforesaid I Frier Bartilmew of Gallipoly confirme as abouesaid I Frier Francis of Gallipoly confirme asmuch ⧠The Bishop of Rome his Letters in the behalfe of Iohn Reynard BE it knowne vnto all men to whome this writing shall come that the bringer heereof Iohn Reynard Englishman a Gunner after hee had serued Captiue in the Turkes Gallies by the space of fourteene yeares at length thorow God his helpe taking good oportunitie the third of Ianuary slew the keeper of the prison whom he first strooke on the face together with foure and twenty other Turkes by the assistance of his fellow prisoners and with two hundred sixty six Christians of whose liberty hee was the author launched from Alexandria and from thence arriued first at Gallipoly in Candie and afterwards at Tarento in Apulia the written testimony and credit of which things as also of others the same Iohn Reynard hath in publike tables from Naples Some few daies since he came to Rome and is now determined to take his iourney to the Spanish Court hoping there to obtaine some reliefe toward his liuing wherefore the poore distressed man humbly beseecheth and we in his behalfe do in the bowels of Christ desire you that taking compassion of his former captiuitie and present penurie you doe not onely freely suffer him to passe throughout all your cities and townes but also succour him with your charitable almes the reward whereof you shall hereafter most assuredly receiue which we hope you will afford to him whom with tender affection of pitty we commend vnto you At Rome Thomas Grolos Englishman Bishop of Astraphen Richard Silleun Prior Angliae Andreas Ludouicus Register to our Soueraigne Lord the Pope which for the greater credite of the premises haue set my seale to these presents At Rome the day and yeare aboue written Mauricus Clenotus the Gouernour and keeper of the English hospitall in the Citie ⧠The King of Spaine his Letters to the Lieuetenant for the placing of Iohn Reynard in the office of a Gunner c. TO the illustrious Prince Vespasian Gonsaga Colona our Lieuetenant and Captaine Generall of our Realme of Valentia Hauing consideration that Iohn Reynard Englishman hath serued vs and was one of the most principall which tooke away from the Turkes a certaine Gallie which they haue brought to Tarento wherein were two hundred fiftie and eight Christian captiues Wee licence him to practise and giue him the office of a Gunner and haue ordained that hee goe to our saide Realme there to serue in the saide office in the Gallies which by our commaundement is lately made And wee doe commaund that you cause to bee payd to him eight Duckats pay a Moneth for the time that hee shall serue in the saide Gallies as a Gunner or till wee can otherwise prouide for him the saide eight Duckats monethly of the money which is alreadie of our prouision present and to come and to haue regarde of those which come with him From Escuriall I the King Iuan del Gado And vnder that a confirmation of the Counsell