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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11529	A true discription and breefe discourse, of a most lamentable voiage, made latelie to Tripolie in Barbarie, in a ship named the Iesus vvherin is not onely shevved the great miserie, that then happened the aucthor hereof and his whole companie, aswell the marchants as the marriners in that voiage, according to the curssed custome of those barbarous and cruell tyrants, in their terrible vsage of Christian captiues: but also, the great vnfaithfulnesse of those heathnish infidels, in not regarding their promise. Together, with the most wonderfull iudgement of God, vpon the king of Tripolie and his sonne, and a great number of his people, being all the tormentors of those English captiues. Set foorth by Thomas Saunders, one of those captiues there at the same time.		1587 (1587)	STC 21778; ESTC S101651	18,804	26

A true Discription and breefe Discourse Of a most lamentable Voiage made latelie to Tripolie in Barbarie in a Ship named the IESVS wherin is not onely shewed the great miserie that then happened the Aucthor hereof and his whole companie aswell the Marchants as the Marriners in that Voiage according to the curssed custome of those barbarous and cruell Tyrants in their terrible vsage of Christian captiues but also the great vnfaithfulnesse of those heathnish Infidels in not regarding their promise Together with the most woonderfull iudgement of God vpon the king of Tripolie and his sonne and a great number of his people being all the Tormentors of those English Captiues Set foorth by THOMAS SAVNDERS one of those Captiues there at the same time ¶ Imprinted at London by Richard Iones for Edward White dwelling at the Signe of the Gun by the little North doore of Paules the 15. of Aprill 1587. To the Right worshipfull Maister Iulius Caesar doctor of the ciuill law and Iudge of the Admiraltie Thomas Saunders wisheth all health wealth and worldlie happinesse INgratitude or vnthankefulnes for benefits receiued right worshipfull is and euer hath beene a thing so lothsom and vile to men of good minds that among some nations they haue set downe lawes and ordinances to punish the offenders therein so hard and sharpe that those that haue beene found within the compasse of the same haue suffered no lesse then losse of life yea more then this the verie brute beasts haue so much loathed this horrible vice that they according to the instinction of nature haue shewed themselues in this respect more indifferent then some men as it is reported in Gueuarra his workes of a Lion who finding in his den a fugitiue bondman that was fled from his maister a Romaine Proconsul dwelling in the confines of the desarts of Aegipt hauing hurt his foote with a thorne which he had gotten roming vp and downe seeking his praie suffered the same to be lanced cut and cured by this fugitiue so that within short space it was throughlie whole and well This poore man although he dwelt quietlie with his new found hoast and might also vse and take such as he got in the wildernesse yet louing libertie on a time g●t foorth of the den and being seene of the espials which his maister had laide for him was by them taken and brought to him who caused him to be sent to Rome to be tormented among other condemned men at such time as the Emperour should make anie solemne feast or triumph It fortuned afterward this same Lion to be taken and sent also to Rome to be there kept among other sauadge and wilde beasts Not long after this the same condemned bondman was amongst others appointed also to the slaughter brought into the field called Campus Circulus to trie his fortune with some wild beast and to conclude it was his good hap to incounter with that Lion which hee before had cured Assoone as this hungrie ramping Lion had espied that man as one desirous of his praie he ran towards him to haue deuoured him but when hee perceiued well that he was the verie man that had lodged with him in his den and done him good he straightwaie stood ouer the man defending him from the crueltie of anie other beast When the man who exspected nothing but death had well considered the humanitie of the beast and throughlie regarded him he was then assured that it was his quondam hoste in the deserts and therevpon made the bolder to touch him and so stroked and cherished him The Emperour and the whole state of Rome stood still abashed at this strange rare sight and after a little staie made caused to be inquired of the man whether he were a Nigromancer or whether he had inchanted the Lion seeing that he was hunger-prickt and yet had no power to hurt him to this he answered that his safetie came by the gentlenesse of the beast and not of anie power of his owne and reported at large the cause of that clemencie as before is expressed To be short the man had his life and licence to beg vp and downe the streets of Rome leading the Lion in his hand vpon whose breast was written as followeth Hic Leo est hospes huius hominis and in the forepart of his coate was set downe Hic homo est medicus huius Leonis To auoid this horrible sinne I haue Right worshipfull presumed to dedicate vnto your worship the true reports of my troubles of certeine others in Turkie which although they be not set out with braue termes yet is in them set downe nothing but plaine troth easie to be told but hard to be tollerated beseeching your worship as frēdlie to accept of the same as I willinglie present it which if it were answerable to my desires should then signifie what heart I carrie to your worship vnto whom I confesse my selfe most wholie bounden and least my rude speeches should sauor of flatterie I here leaue your worship to the Almightie who send you health and heauen Your worships most dutifull to command THOMAS SAVNDERS To the gentle Reader GEntle Reader I haue here presented to thy vew although of my selfe altogether vnwilling yet wonne with the earnestnesse of such my friendes as I might not withstand the true reporte of my troubles and of diuers others my Companions and fellowes in Tripolie vnder the Turkes dominion which I had thought at the first setting downe in paper should neuer haue bin put in print but notwithstanding now I commit it to thy fauourable consideration and I hope to thy benefit and good liking Beseeching thee to pardon me for such faultes as I haue groselie ouerslipped considering alwaies that trueth needeth no filed termes If there be anie thing that delighteth thee I haue my desire if otherwise friendlie controule and then wil I rest content and so farewel Yours to vse Thomas Saunders OF A MOST LAMENtable voiage made into Trypolie in Barbarie in a Ship called the IESVS c. THis voiage was set foorth by the right worshipful sir Edward Osburne knight cheefe merchant of all the Turkish companie one maister Richard Stapers the ship being of the burthen of one hundred tun called the Iesus shée was builded at Farmne a riuer by Portsmoth The owners were M. Thomas Thomson Nicholas Carnabie Iohn Gilman The Maister vnder God was one Aches Hellier of Blackwall and hi● Mate was one Richard Morris of that place their Pilot was one Anthony Ierado a French man of the Prouince of Massillins the Purser was one William Thomson our owners son the marchants factors were Romaine Sonnings a Frenchman and Richard Skegs seruant vnto the said maister Stapers the owners were bound vnto the merchāts by charter partie thereupon in one thousand marks that the said ship by Gods permission should go for Tripoly in Barbarie that is to saie first from Portsmouth to Newhauen in Normandie from thence to saint Lukar