1This Penitent here before you, Vincent Jukes by name, is an English man, borne in Shropshire, and in the seventeenth year of his age was bound apprentice to a Cooke in Ratlife of this Parish. After two years service, his master set him forth to Sea in a Cooks place in the Adventure for Greenland. Thither they had a prosperous voyage, and returned safe within five months. *The year following he was set forth again (as before) for Genoway. In this voyage they were set upon by Turkish pirates, and after a dangerous sight, wherein seven were slain and about twenty more wounded and maimed, he with three and thirty more were carried to Argier, where, within four days after their arrival, they were sold for slaves in the Market place. Of that company many died, four were ransomed, and seven there still abide in slavery. It is a custom there that their King have his choice of every eighth person to be sold. And it so fell out that ⟨p. 3⟩this man was one of the eight. The King therefore had him for his slave, and after two months passed him over to his brother; by whom he was sold to a Negro. That Negro used him most cruelly: and by daily threatenings and sore beatings forced him to renounce his Christian Religion, deny Christ, acknowledge Mahomet to be a great Prophet, and in testimony thereof to be circumcised and to conform himself to the Turkish rites, and attire. All these things thus accomplished, the Negro sold him to a Grecian, who was also a Mahometan. This Grecian put him for a Soldier into a Turkish ship, which went forth upon spoil. In that ship were two English Christians and a Fleming Circumcised as himself, with twenty native Turks. The two Christians and two Renegadoes being together in the steerage, espied five of the Turks alone together below board: and thereupon consulted to take that opportunity •f freeing themselves from slavery, or spending their lives in the attempt thereof. ⟨p. 4⟩Thus on a sudden they fly upon those five Turks, who suspected no such matter, and with their knives, having no other weapons, stabbed them. This done, they seized upon the muskets, swords and other weapons which were in that room, and therewith killed five more of the Turks that came one after another to see what the tumult might be about: and they wounded and maimed five more.
1THis Penitent heere before you, Vincent Iukes by name, is an English man, borne in Shropshiere, and in the seventeenth yeare of his age was bound apprentice to a Cooke in Ratlife of this Parish. After two yeares service, his master set him forth to Sea in a Cooks place in the Adventure for Greeneland. Thither they had a prosperous voyage, and returned safe within five moneths. *The yeare following hee was set foorth againe (as before) for Genoway. In this voyage they were set upon by Turkish pirats, and after a dangerous sight, wherein seven were slaine and about twenty more wounded and maimed, hee with three and thirty more were carried to Argier, where, within foure daies after their arrivall, they were sold for slaves in the Market place. Of that company many died, foure were ransom'd, and seven there still abide in slaverie. It is a custome there that their King have his choice of every eighth person to bee sold. And it so fell out that ⟨p. 3⟩this man was one of the eight. The King therefore had him for his slave, and after two moneths passed him over to his brother; by whom hee was sold to a Negro. That Negro used him most cruelly: and by daily threatnings and soare beatings forced him to renounce his Christian Religion, denie Christ, acknowledge Mahomet to bee a great Prophet, and in testimony thereof to bee circumcised and to conforme himselfe to the Turkish rites, and attire. All these things thus accomplished, the Negro sold him to a Grecian, who was also a Mahometan. This Grecian put him for a Souldier into a Turkish ship, which went forth upon spoile. In that ship were two English Christians and a Flemming Circumcised as himselfe, with twenty native Turks. The two Christians and two Renegadoes being together in the sterridge, espied five of the Turks alone together below board: and thereupon consulted to take that opportunity •f freeing themselves from slavery, or spending their lives in the attempt thereof. ⟨p. 4⟩Thus on a sudden they fly upon those five Turks, who suspected no such matter, and with their knives, having no other weapons, stab'd them. This done, they seised upon the muskets, swords and other weapons which were in that roome, and therewith kild five more of the Turks that came one after another to see what the tumult might be about: and they wounded and maimed five more.
- 1The History of a penitent Renegado.
- *Anno 1636.
