thenofbarbarossawascruel,andtreatedhisslavesbadly,that,whenthosewhowereattheoarssawthatthe射-wolfgalleywasbeargdownupontheandgaguponthe,theyallatoncedroppedtheiroarsandseizedtheircaptawhostoodonthestaattheendofthegangwayshoutgtothetorowstily;andpassghionfrobenchtobench,frothepooptotheprow,theybithithatbeforehehadgotuchpasttheasthisulhadalreadygottohell;great,asisaid,wasthecrueltywithwhichhetreatedthe,andthehatredwithwhichtheyhatedhi
wereturnedtonstantople,andthefollogyear,seventy-three,itbecaknownthatdonjohnhadseizedtunisandtakenthekgdofrotheturks,andplaceduleyhatpossession,puttganendtothehopeswhichuleyhaida,thecruelestandbravestoortheworld,entertaedofreturngtoreigntherethegrandturktookthelossgreatlytoheart,andwiththecunngwhichallhisracepossess,headepeacewiththeveians(whowereuchoreearforitthanhewas),andthefollogyear,seventy-four,heattackedthegolettaandtheforhichdonjohnhadlefthalfbuiltneartuniswhilealltheseeventswereourrg,iwaslabourgattheoarwithoutanyhopeoffreedo;atleastihadnohopeofobtagitbyran,foriwasfirlyrelvednottowritetoyfathertellghiofyisfortunesatlengththegolettafell,andthefortfell,beforewhichplacestherewereseventy-fivethoandregularturkishldiers,andorethanfourhundredthoandoorsandarabsfroallpartsofafrica,andthetraofallthisgreathostsuchunitionsandengesofwar,andanypioneersthatwiththeirhandstheyighthaveveredthegolettaandthefortwithhandfulfearththefirsttofallwasthegoletta,untilthenreckonedipregnable,anditfell,notbyanyfaultofitsdefenders,whodidallthattheyuldandshouldhavedone,butbecaeexperintprovedhoweasilyentrenchntsuldbeadethedesertsandthere;forwateredtobefoundatopalsdepth,whiletheturksfoundnoneatoyards;andbyansofaantityofsandbagstheyraisedtheirworkshighthattheyandedthewallfthefort,sweepgtheasiffroacavalier,thatnoonewasabletoakeastandoratathedefence
itwasaonopionthatournshouldnothaveshuttheselvesupthegoletta,butshouldhavewaitedtheopenatthelandg-place;butthosewhosaytalkatrandoandwithlittleknowledofsuchatters;forifthegolettaandtheforttherewerebarelyseventhoandldiers,howuldsuchasallnuber,howeverrete,sallyoutandholdtheirownagastnuberslikethoseoftheeney?andhowisitpossibletohelplosgastrongholdthatisnotrelieved,aboveallwhensurroundedbyahostofdeteredeneiestheirownuntry?butanythought,andithoughttoo,thatitwasspecialfavourandrcywhichheavenshowedtospaperittgthedestructionofthaturceandhidgplaceofischief,thatdevourer,spon,andothofuntlessoney,fruitlesslywastedtheretonootherpurposesavepreservgtheoryofitscapturebythevcible插rlesv;asiftoakethateternal,asitisandwillbe,thesestoneswereneededtosupportitthefortalfell;buttheturkshadtoitchbych,fortheldierswhodefendeditfoughtgallantlyandstoutlythatthenuberoftheeneykilledenty-oneralassaultsexceededenty-fivethoandofthreehundredthatreaedalivenotonewastakenunwounded,aclearandanifestproofoftheirgallantryandretion,andhowsturdilytheyhaddefendedtheselvesandheldtheirpostasallfortortowerwhichwastheiddleofthelagoonundertheandofdonjuanzanoguera,avalencianntleanandafaoldier,capitulateduponterstheytookprinerdonpedropuertocarrero,andantofthegoletta,whohaddoneallhispowertodefendhisfortress,andtookthelossofituchtoheartthathediedofgriefonthewaytonstantople,wheretheywerecarryghiaprinertheyaltooktheandantofthefort,gabriocerbellonbyna,ailanesentlean,agreatengeerandaverybraveldiertheseofortressesperi射danypernsofnote,aongwhowaspaganodoria,knightoftheorderofstjohn,aanofnerodisposition,aswasshownbyhisextreliberalitytohisbrother,thefaojohnandreadoria;andwhatadehisdeaththeoresadwasthathewassnbyarabstowho,seegthatthefortwasnowlost,heentrtedhiself,andwhoofferedtonducthithedisguiseofaoortotabarca,asallfortorstationontheastheldbythenoeseeployedtheralfi射rythesearabscutoffhisheadandcarriedittotheanderoftheturkishfleet,whoprovedonthethetruthofourcastilianproverb,that&ot;thoughthetreanayplease,thetraitorishated;&ot;fortheysayheorderedthosewhobroughthithepresenttobehandfornothavgbroughthialive
aongthechristianswhoweretakenthefortwasonenaddonpedrodeaguilar,anativeofplace,iknownotwhat,andasia,whohadbeenensignthefort,aldierofgreatreputeandraretellince,whohadparticularaspecialgiftforwhattheycallpoetryisaybecaehisfatebroughthitoygalleyandtoybench,andadehiaslavetothesaaster;andbeforewelefttheportthisntleanposedonsbywayofepitaphs,oneonthegolettaandtheotheronthefort;deed,iayaswellrepeatthe,forihavethebyheart,andithktheywillbelikedratherthandisliked
thestantthecaptiventionedthenaofdonpedrodeaguilar,donfernandolookedathispanionsandtheyallthreesiled;andwhenhecatospeakofthensoneofthesaid,&ot;beforeyourworshipproceedsanyfurtherientreatyoutotellwhatbecaofthatdonpedrodeaguilaryouhavespokenof&ot;
&ot;alliknowis,&ot;repliedthecaptive,&ot;thatafterhavgbeennstantopleoyears,heescapedthedisguiseofanarnaut,panywithagreekspy;butwhetherheregaedhislibertyornoticannottell,thoughifancyhedid,becaeayearafterwardsisawthegreekatnstantople,thoughiwasunabletoaskhiwhattheresultofthejourneywas&ot;
&ot;wellthen,youareright,&ot;returnedthentlean,&ot;forthatdonpedroisybrother,andheisnowourvillagoodhealth,rich,arried,andwiththreechildren&ot;
&ot;thanksbetogodforallthercieshehasshownhi,&ot;saidthecaptive;&ot;fortoydthereisnohappessonearthtoparewithreverglostliberty&ot;
&ot;andwhatisore,&ot;saidthentlean,&ot;iknowthensybrotherade&ot;
&ot;thenletyourworshiprepeatthe,&ot;saidthecaptive,&ot;foryouwillrecitethebetterthanican&ot;
&ot;withallyheart,&ot;saidthentlean;&ot;thatonthegolettarunsth&ot;
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whichthestoryofthecaptiveisntued
n
&ot;blestuls,that,frothisortalhksetfree,
guerdonofbravedeedsbeatified,
abovethislowlyorbofoursabide
adeheirsofheavenandiortality,
withnobleraandardourglogye
yourstrength,whilestrengthwasyours,battleplied,
andwithyourownbloodandthefoean&039;sdyed
thesandyilandtheencirclgsea
itwastheebbglife-bloodfirstthatfailed
thewearyars;thestoutheartsneverailed
thoughvani射d,yetyeearnedthevictor&039;scrown:
thoughourned,yetstilltriuphantwasyourfall
forthereyewon,beeentheswordandwall,
heavengloryandonearthrenown&ot;
&ot;thatisitexactly,aordgtoyrellection,&ot;saidthecaptive
&ot;wellthen,thatonthefort,&ot;saidthentlean,&ot;ifyoryserves,goesth:
n
&ot;upfrothiswastedil,thisshattered射ll,
whosewallsandtowershererulie,
threethoandldierulstookgonhigh,
thebrightansionsoftheblesttodwell
theonslaughtofthefoeantorepel
byightofarallvalydidtheytry,
andwhenatlength&039;asleftthebuttodie,
weariedandfewthelastdefendersfell
andthissaaridilhatheverbeen
ahauntofuntlessournfulories,
aswellourdayasdaysofyore
butneveryettoheavenitsent,iween,
froitshardbopurerulsthanthese,
orbraverbodiesonitssurfacebore&ot;
thenswerenotdisliked,andthecaptivewasrejoicedatthetidgstheygavehiofhisrade,andntughistale,hewentontosay:
thegolettaandthefortbegththeirhands,theturksgaveorderstodisantlethegoletta-forthefortwasreducedtosuchastatethattherewasnothglefttolevel-andtodotheworkoreicklyandeasilytheyeditthreeplaces;butnowhereweretheyabletoblowupthepartwhichseedtobetheleaststrong,thatistosay,theoldwalls,whileallthatreaedstandgofthenewfortificationsthatthefrathadadecatothegroundwiththegreatesteasefallythefleetreturnedvictorioandtriuphanttonstantople,andafewonthslaterdiedyaster,elu插li,otherwiseu插lifartax,whichansturkish&ot;thescabbyrenegade;&ot;forthathewas;itisthepracticewiththeturkstonapeoplefrodefectorvirtuetheyaypossess;thereanbegthatthereareaongtheonlyfoursurnasbelonggtofailiestracgtheirdescentfrotheottoanhoe,andtheothers,asihavesaid,taketheirnasandsurnaseitherfrobodilyblei射sororalalitiesthis&ot;scabbyone&ot;rowedattheoarasaslaveofthegrandsignor&039;sforfourteenyears,andwhenoverthirty-fouryearsofa,resentntathavgbeenstruckbyaturkwhileattheoar,turnedrenegadeandrenouncedhisfaithordertobeabletorevenhiself;andsuchwashisvalourthat,withoutoghisadvancenttothebasewaysandansbywhichostfavouritesofthegrandsignorrisetopower,hecatobekgofalgiers,andafterwardsneral-on-sea,whichisthethirdplaceoftrttherealhewasacalabrianbybirth,andaworthyanorally,andhetreatedhisslaveswithgreathuanityhehadthreethoandofthe,andafterhisdeaththeyweredivided,ashedirectedbyhiswill,beeenthegrandsignor(whoisheirofallwhodieandshareswiththechildrenofthedeceased)andhisrenegadesifelltothelotofaveianrenegadewho,whenacabboyonboardaship,hadbeentakenbyu插liandwasuchbelovedbyhithathebecaoneofhisostfavouredyouthshecatobetheostcruelrenegadeieversaw:hisnawashassanaga,andhegrewveryrichandbecakgofalgierswithhiiwenttherefronstantople,rathergladtobenearspa,notthatitendedtowritetoanyoneaboutyunhappylot,buttotryiffortunewouldbekdertoalgiersthannstantople,whereihadatteptedathoandwaystoescapewithouteverfdgafavourabletior插nce;butalgiersirelvedtoseekforotheransofeffectgthepurposeicheri射ddearly;forthehopeofobtagylibertyneverdeserted;andwhenyplotsandschesandatteptstheresultdidnotansweryexpectations,withoutgivgwaytodespairiidiatelybegantolookoutforornjureupnewhopetosupport,howeverfatorfeebleitightbe
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