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18 where, being apprehended, they were miserably put to death.

Leaving the Frenchman with a Greek barber, Lithgow embarked in a Turkish frigate for Constantinople, “a little world, (which he describes as yielding at a distance) such an outward splendour to the amazed beholder, of goodly churches, stately towers, gallant steeples &c. that the world cannot equal it.” At his landing however, he “had a hard welcome;” for on leaving the boat the master saying Adio Christiano, four french rengenadoes strndingstanding [sic] on the quay and hearing these words fell desperately upon aimhim [sic], blaspheming the name of Jesus,and throwing him down, beat him cruely, so that had not his friendly Turks leaped out of their boat and releived him, they would doubtless have murdered him. The other infidels standing by, said to him. “Behold what a Saviour thou hast, when those that were Christians, now turned Mahometans, eannotcannot [sic] abide nor regard the name of thy God!” Entering into a Greek lodging. he was much eased of his blows, by their anointing him with divers oils, and kindly received and refreshed gratis, because he had suffered so much for Christ’s sake. Next day he went to pay his duty to Sir