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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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&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:

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&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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