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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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yourstrength，whilestrengthwasyours，battleplied，

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thesandyilandtheencirclgsea

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thewearyars;thestoutheartsneverailed