Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa.

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e, according to his Law, he might enjoy a
Retirement in fyyr, which is the Portion of faaniihcd
Eunuchs.
The Queen cafily contented hereunto j nor
was it difficult Co procure the Licence of the Sultan,
who was aseafily pcrfwaded to any by thole
who were about him ; wherefore the Eunuch having
provided to be gone, (hipped himfejf with
bis great Trcalure, on the Fleet which was now
deOgned, and ready to depart for Mœandria,
which confifted of three Ships -, one a great
Gallion, and two others of Jeîfèr Burthen, and
Kven Saiks ; thefe having at the beginning of
their Voyage found contrary Winds, put into
Rhodes i from whence looting with more favourable
Weather, they unfortunately met with
fix Milt* Galbes» excellently well manned» and
provided. The Admiral Gaily immediately
Boarded one of the Saiks, and took her, manned
only by Greeks ; by whom they werf informed
of the Condition, Quality, and Cargo
òf the greater Ship, which gave Heat and Refolutic
to the Souldiery. In like manner, with
little Oppontion, the Gallies called the St. ?«b»
and Jofiph, poflefied themfdves of one of the
leïlèr Ships, which being laden only with Timber,
brought from the Black Sea, to build Ships
at j4Ux/etio-İ4, was of little value, having forty
Turks aboard, eight Women« and a Child
which fucked at the Mother's Breaft. In the
mean time, the three other Gallies, called the
Şt. jf&ry, St. Zirenzj, andfitfvrj, attacked the
great Gallion, and having caft their Iron Graples
nato the Ship, with the Motion of the Ship, the
Irons gave way and broke, only that of St.
Lor emu» held raft, lb that the whole force of the
Ship, both of finali and great Shot, as poured
in upon the Gaily, to their damage and lois of
Men. In the mean time the Admiral Gaily came
in to their Affiftance, and Ailaultiug the Ship on
the other Quarter, made a Divcriion of their
Men i and having thrown in their Graples, they
fcalcd the fides of the Gallion, as if it bad been
a For trels, where being cm red, they remained
for fome time at handy-blows with the Turks ;
but at length, all the Gables coming to their
help, having made an end of fubduing the other
Ships, the Turks were forced to retire under
Covert of their Decks, which they defended
Hill with lingular Valour, wounding the Christians
with their half Pikes through the Gratings.
But, in fine, the Captains of the Gallies, perceiving
that this was not the way to compel them
to a fpeedy Surrender* ordered lèverai Mufquetiers
out of every Gaily, to fire in at the Windows
and loop-holes of the Ship , by which having
killed»their Commander in Chief» their Valour
and Gonfianey began to fail, and dcJirous
to lave their lives with laß of Liberty and Eftates,
they caft down their Arms, and begged
Mercy.
la this Engagement were killed the Captain
of theSt. A&ry, and feveo Cavaliers, of which
five were French, one Italian, and one German,
the Admiral himfelf, and the Captain of his
Ga% were both wounded, feventy nine Sow
diers and Mariners killed, and an hundred thirty
two wounded : Of the Turks it is not cer 1644*
how many fell, in regard as they were kuled, vyv
according to Cuftom, they caft them over-board »
the Eunuch himfelf, though always educated in
the foftnefs of the Seraglio, and in the Conrer- J
lation of the Female Court, yet in the end concluded
his days like one of the Mafculin.e Sex,
fighting valiantly with his Sword, until overwhelmed
by his Enemies : by which it iş obfervable,
that thole Perfons lofe not their Courage
with their virile Parts > for it hath been known
in former days, how that Eunuchs have been
Generals in the Turkifli and other Armies, and
conducted their Affairs with admirable Courage
and Succefs.
The Prize which the Cbriftians had gained in
this manner, was very confiderable, forbefides
the Gold, Silver» and Jewels, which were the
Treafure this Eunuch bad amaflcd in the Reign
of three leverai Sultans, they gained three hundred
and fifty Slaves, bciidcs thirty Women»
fome or which were young and Virgins 5 fo that
there was not a Souldier or Seaman who had noe
a conlîderable Iha re of benefit proportioned unto
him. With this Fortune, towing their Prizes,
they in a ihort time came to an Anchor in
the Port of Cdifinen?t in the Ifland of Cmdt\
called anciently Phcmct, on the South-fide of the
Ifland, remote from all Venetian Garifons ; and
where, (as it is reported) they were fupplied
with no Provifions, excepting a fmall quantity .1
of Bisket, which was furniflied by a Country
Fellow, who for that very Caule was /hot to
Death. From hence the GaUies departing» arrived
in Mdt4 with their Prizes» where they
were received in great Triumph.. The young
Son of the Eunuch ( for fo wc call him ) was
reported to be a Son of the Grand Signier» lent ^9
into Egypt to be Educated, and was accordingly
faluteq, treated, and reverenced by the Grand
MaAer, the rame Opinion was difperfed and
confirmed in all parts of E»ropey and the Errour
for many Years maintained ai the Ex?
pençe of the * Religion, until the Boy grow ÎW**
ing up to a good Age, and not judged worthy of
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a Ranfom, or enquiry after by the Turks, it
was thought convenient for him to put off* hit
State, and Greatnefs, and become a Fryer, and
I think a Dominican, and this is he who now
goes under the name of the Pidrt Ottoman». H
The News hereof arriving at çhe Ottoman
Court» Sultan Ibrahim was tranfported with Aa»
ger, thrcatning Deibrucìion and Ruin unto Md-
M;be/ides he lhewed amoft inveterate PalQon
againft the Venetians, for not guarding the Seas
from his Enemies» and for relieving them in
their Ports. In which Rage and Fury» be put •':..
his own Captain Pama to death, and Summoned
the Chriftian ArabaiTadots, braving them all for
the little refpect was mown to his proper Sniping;
and in Ihort, was angry with all, but referved
the Effect of his Wrath tobe ppurcdon
the Venetians» to which this Accident adminiftred
the firft Original, and will afford us am- I
pie matter of Difcourfk in this enfuing Hifto-
For the- Grand Signior firfb made his Complaints
againft Werner, to their Minifter, or Bailo,
then refident at Cmfiaatiaopl^ called Saranno j • -
alkdemc, that contrary to the Articles of Peace,
they had afforded Provifions, and Entertainment -
to his Enemies in Candı*, and at a time when
having made Prize of bis own Ship, and Domeftiques
of hit Seraglio, they fcemed, with more
extraordinary demonftrarions of HoipitaJity
than ufual, to receive them into their Harbour».
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