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 esteeming it as a most precious jewel, and hanged it up for a monument.

When they thought good, having leave to depart from thence; they sailed along the coast, till they arrived at Tarento: where they sold their galley; and divided it, every man having a part thereof.

The Turks receiving so shameful a foil at their hands, pursued the Christians; and scoured the seas, where they could imagine that they had bent their course. And the Christians [in their galley] had departed from thence [?Gallipoli] on the one day in the morning; and seven galleys of the Turks came thither that night: as it was certified by those who followed FOX and his company; fearing lest he should have been met with.

And then, they came afoot to Naples; where they departed asunder: every man taking him to his next way home.

From whence, JOHN FOX took his journey unto Rome, where he was well entertained of an Englishman, who presented his worthy deed unto the Pope: who rewarded him liberally, and gave him his letters to the King of Spain; where he was very well entertained of him there [in Spain], who for this his most worthy enterprise, gave him twenty pence a day.

From whence, being desirous to come into his own country; he came thither at such time as he conveniently could, which was in the year of our LORD GOD, 1579. Who being come into England, went into the Court; and showed all his travel unto the Council: who considering the state of this man, in that he had spent and lost a great part of his youth in thraldom and bondage, extended to him their liberality; to help maintain him now in age: to their right honour, and to the encouragement of all true-hearted Christians.

The copy of the certificate for JOHN FOX and his company, made by the Prior and the brethren of Gallipoli; where they first landed.

We the Prior and Fathers of the Convent of the Amerciates, of the city of Gallipoli, of the Order of Preachers; do testify that upon the 29th of January last past, 1577, there came into the said city a certain galley