to our nation then to others, because of our religion, which
forbiddeth worship of idols; and the Moores called him the
Christian King. The same night, being the first of June, I
continued with him till twelve of the clock, and he seemed to have
so good likeing of me, that he tooke from his girdle a short
dagger, being sett with 200 stones rubies and Turkies, and did
bestowe it upon me; and so I, being conducted, returned to my
lodging for that time. The next day, because he knew it to be
Sunday, and our Sabboth day, he did let me rest; but on the Monday
in the afternoone he sent for me, and I had conference with him
againe, and musick. Likewise on the Tuesday, by three of the clock,
he sent for me into his garden, finding him layed upon a silk bed,
complaining of a sore leg; yet, after long conference, he walked
into another orchard, whereas having a fair banketing house, and a
great water, and a new gallie in it, he went aboard the gallie, and
tooke me with him, and passed the space of two or three houres,
shewing the great experience he had in gallies, wherein (as he
said) he had exercised himselfe eighteene yeares in his youth.
After supper he shewed me his horses, and other co'modities that he
had about his house; and since that night I have not seene him, for
that he hath kept in with his sore legg; but he hath sent to me
501 dayly. The 18th of June, at six of the clock at night, I had againe
audience of the King, and I continued with him, till midnight,
having debated, as well for the Queenes co'mission, as for the
well-dealing with her merchants for their traffick here in these
parts, saying, he would do much more for the Queenes Ma'tie and the
Realme; offering that all English ships with her subjects may with
good securitie enter into his ports and dominions, as well in trade
of merchandize, as for victuall and water, as also in time of warr
with any of her enemies, to bring in prizes, and to make sales as
occasion should serve, or else to depart againe with them at theire
pleasure. Likewise for all English ships that shall passe along his
Coast of Barbary, and threw the Streights into the Levant seas, and
so to the Turks dominions, and the King of Algiers, as his owne;
and that he would write to the Turke, and to the King of Algiers,
his let