And when they came into the main sea, toward Constantinople, upon the faithful promise of the said Christian captives, these four Englishmen leaped suddenly into the crossia, that is, into the midst of the galley where the cannon lieth, and with their swords drawn, did fight against all the foresaid Turks: but for want of help from the said Christian captives, who falsely brake their promises, the said Master BLONKET's boy and JOHN NELSON] the other Englishman were killed; and the said JAMES SMITH and our Purser RICHARD BURGES were taken, and bound in chains, to be hanged at their arrival in Constantinople.

And as the LORD's will was, about two days after, passing through the Gulf of Venice, at an island called Cephalonia, they met with two of the Doge of Venice's galleys; which took that galley, and killed the King's son, his mother, and all the Turks that were there, 150 in number. They saved the Christian captives; and would have killed the two Englishmen, because they were circumcised and become Turks; had not the other Christian captives excused them, saying that "they were enforced to be Turks by the King's son," and showed the Venetians also how they did enterprise at sea to fight all the Turks, and that their two fellows were slain in that fight. Then the Venetians saved them; and they, with all the residue of the said captives (which were in number 150 or thereabouts), had their liberty and the said galley and all the Turks' treasure was confiscated to the use of the State of Venice.

From thence, our two Englishmen travelled homeward by land.

In this mean time, one more of our company died at Zante, and afterwards the other eight shipped themselves at Zante in a ship of the said MARCUS SEGOORUS, which was bound for England. Before we departed thence, there arrived the Ascension and the George Bonaventure of London, in Cephalonia; in a harbour there called Argostoli; whose Merchants [supercargoes] agreed with the Merchant of our ship, and so laded all the merchandise of our ship into the said ships of London; who took us eight also in as passengers. So we came home.

And within two months after our arrival at London, our

1587

said Purser RICHARD BURGES and his fellow came home also.

For all which, we are bound to praise Almighty GOD during our lives; and as duty bindeth us, to pray for the preservation of our most gracious Queen, for the great care Her Majesty had over us her poor subjects, in seeking and procuring our deliverance aforesaid; and also for her honourable Privy Council. And I especially for the prosperity and good estate of the house of the late deceased the Right Honourable [FRANCIS RUSSELL] the Earl of BEDFORD [d. 1585]; whose Honour, I must confess, most diligently, at the suit of my father now departed, travailed herein; for the which I rest continually bounden to his; whose soul, I doubt not, but is already in the heavens in joy, with the Almighty. Unto which place, He vouchsafe to bring us all, that for our sins suffered most vile and shameful death upon the cross: there to live perpetually, world without end. Amen.

ANDREW MARVELL, M. P.

A Dialogue between the Resolved Soul

and Created Pleasure.

[Miscellanies, 1681.]

OURAGE, my Soul! Now learn to wield
The weight of thine immortal shield!
Close on thy head thy helmet bright!
Balance thy sword against the fight!
See where an army, strong as jair,
With silken banners spreads the air!
Now if Thou be'st that thing divine,
In this day's combat, let it shine!

And show that Nature wants an art
To conquer one resolvèd heart!

PLEASURE. Welcome, the Creation's Guest!
Lord of Earth! and Heaven's Heir!

Lay aside that warlike crest,

And of Nature's banquet share!

Where the souls of fruits and flowers
Stand prepared to heighten yours!

SOUL. I sup above; and cannot stay
To bait so long upon the way.

PLEASURE. On these downy pillows lie!

Whose soft plumes will thither fly:
On these roses! strewed so plain,
Lest one leaf thy side should strain.

SOUL. My gentler rest is on a Thought;
Conscious of doing what I ought.

PLEASURE. If thou be'st with perfumes pleased,
Such as oft the gods appeased;

Thou, in fragrant clouds, shall show
Like another god below!

SOUL. A soul that knows not to presume,
Is heaven's, and its own perfume.

PLEASURE. Everything does seem to vie

Which should first attract thine eye;
But since none deserves that grace,
In this crystal, view thy face!

SOUL. When the Creator's skill is prized;
The rest is all but earth disguised.

PLEASURE. Hark, how Music then prepares

For thy stay these charming airs!
Which the posting winds recall,
And suspend the river's fall.

SOUL. Had I but any time to lose ;
On this, I would it all dispose.

Cease Tempter! None can chain a mind,
Whom this sweet chordage cannot bind.

CHORUS. Earth cannot show so brave a sight
As when a single Soul does fence
The batteries of alluring Sense;
And heaven views it with delight.

Then persevere ! for still new charges sound;
And if thou overcom'st, thou shalt be crowned!

PLEASURE. All this fair, and cost, and sweet,

Which scatteringly doth shine,
Shall within one Beauty meet;

And she be only thine!

SOUL. If things of Sight such heavens be;
What heavens are those, we cannot see?

PLEASURE. Wheresoe'er thy foot shall go,
The minted gold shall lie;

Till thou purchase all below,

And want new worlds to buy!

SOUL. Wer't not a price, who'ld value gold?
And that's worth nought that can be sold.

PLEASURE. Wilt thou all the glory have

That war or peace commend?

Half the world shall be thy slave;

The other half thy friend!

SOUL. What friends! if to myself untrue?
What slaves! unless I captive you?

PLEASURE. Thou shalt know each hidden cause!
And see the future time!

Try what depth, the centre draws!
And then to heaven climb!

SOUL. None thither mounts by the degree
Of Knowledge, but Humility.

CHORUS. Triumph! triumph! victorious soul!
The world has not one pleasure more.
The rest does lie beyond the pole,

And is thine everlasting store!