urkes_ and _Moores_, nine _English_
slaves, and one _French_, foure _Hollanders_ that were free men, to whom
the _Turkes_ promised one prise or other, and so to returne to Holland;
or if they were disposed to goe backe againe for _Algier_, they should
have great reward and no enforcement offered, but continue as they
would, both their religion and their customes: and for their Gunners
they had two of our Souldiers, one _English_ and one _Dutch_ Renegado;
and thus much for the companie. For the manner of setting out, it was as
usuall as in other ships, but that the _Turkes_ delighted in the
ostentous braverie of their Streamers, Banners, and Top-sayles; the ship
being a handsome ship, and well built for any purpose. The Slaves and
_English_ were imployed under Hatches about the Ordnance, and other
workes of order, and accommodating themselves: all which _Iohn Rawlins_
marked, as supposing it an intolerable slaverie to take such paines, and
be subiect to such dangers, and still to enrich other men and maintaine
their voluptuous filthinesse and lives, returning _themselves_ as
Slaves, and living worse than their Dogs amongst them. Whereupon hee
burst out into these, or the like abrupt speeches: "Oh Hellish slaverie
to be thus subiect to Dogs! Oh, God strengthen my heart and hand, that
something shall be done to ease us of these mischiefs, and deliver us
from these cruell _Mahumetan_ Dogs." The other Slaves pittying his
distraction (as they thought) bad him speake softly, lest they should
all fare the worse for his distemperature. "The worse (quoth _Rawlins_)
what can be worse? I will either attempt my deliverance at one time, or
another, or perish in the enterprise: but if you would be contented to
hearken after a release, and joyne with me in the action, I would not
doubt of facilitating the same, and shew you a way to make your credits
thrive by some worke of amazement, and augment your glorie in purchasing
your libertie." "I prethee be quiet (said they againe) and think not of
impossibilities: yet if you can but open such a doore of reason and
probabilitie, that we be not condemned for desperate and distracted
persons, in pulling the Sunne as it were out of the Firmament, wee can
but sacrifice our lives, and you may be sure of secrecie and
faithfulnesse."

The fifteenth of Januarie, the morning water brought us neere _Cape de
Gatt_, hard by the shoare, we having in our companie a smal _Turkish_
ship of Warre, that follo