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14 DALLAM'S TRAVELS.
trees ; and cominge againe into the towne, we mett Mores
and other people drivinge assis laden with grene beanes,
to be sould in the markett. As they went a Longe the
streete, they often would cale to the people, and say,
balocke, balocke, that is to saye, bewarr, or take heede. We
saw diverse Moores com in riding, all naked, savinge a
litle clothe before them like a childe's apron. Som of them
did carrie a darte, othercs a bowe and arros.
There be also a greate number of Jewes, but the greateste
nomber be Turkes.
The toune or cittic is vcrrie full of people, for it is a
place of great trad and marchandise. They have tow
markeett dayes in the weeke, unto the which do com a great
number of people out of the mountaines and other partes
of the contrie, bringinge in great store of corne and frute
of all sortes, and fowle, bothe wylde and tame. Thar be
great store of partridgis and quales, the which be sould
verrie cheape, a partridge for less than one pennye, and 3
quales at the same price. Thar be also great store of
hencs and chickins, for they be hatchte by artificiall
meanes, in stoves or hote housis, without the helpe of a
hen. The maner of it I cannot at this time playnly
discribe, but heareaftcr I may, yf God permitte.
They have also greate store of Camels, assis, asnegoes,1
oxon, horsis, and som dromedaries. Thar be a greate
number of Turks that be but Renied3 cristians of all nations.
Som, but moste are Spanyardes, Italians, and other Hands
adjoyninge, who, when they be taken, ar compelled so to
doo, or els to live in moche more slaveric and myserie.
But, in prosis of time, these Renied cristians do become
most berberus and villanus, taking pleasur in all sinfull
1 Assinego, a Portuguese word to signify "ass". "Thou hast no
more brain than I have in mine elbow ; an assinego may tutor
thee." (Troilus and Crcssida, ii, I.)
2 Cf. French, renier= renegade.
trees ; and cominge againe into the towne, we mett Mores
and other people drivinge assis laden with grene beanes,
to be sould in the markett. As they went a Longe the
streete, they often would cale to the people, and say,
balocke, balocke, that is to saye, bewarr, or take heede. We
saw diverse Moores com in riding, all naked, savinge a
litle clothe before them like a childe's apron. Som of them
did carrie a darte, othercs a bowe and arros.
There be also a greate number of Jewes, but the greateste
nomber be Turkes.
The toune or cittic is vcrrie full of people, for it is a
place of great trad and marchandise. They have tow
markeett dayes in the weeke, unto the which do com a great
number of people out of the mountaines and other partes
of the contrie, bringinge in great store of corne and frute
of all sortes, and fowle, bothe wylde and tame. Thar be
great store of partridgis and quales, the which be sould
verrie cheape, a partridge for less than one pennye, and 3
quales at the same price. Thar be also great store of
hencs and chickins, for they be hatchte by artificiall
meanes, in stoves or hote housis, without the helpe of a
hen. The maner of it I cannot at this time playnly
discribe, but heareaftcr I may, yf God permitte.
They have also greate store of Camels, assis, asnegoes,1
oxon, horsis, and som dromedaries. Thar be a greate
number of Turks that be but Renied3 cristians of all nations.
Som, but moste are Spanyardes, Italians, and other Hands
adjoyninge, who, when they be taken, ar compelled so to
doo, or els to live in moche more slaveric and myserie.
But, in prosis of time, these Renied cristians do become
most berberus and villanus, taking pleasur in all sinfull
1 Assinego, a Portuguese word to signify "ass". "Thou hast no
more brain than I have in mine elbow ; an assinego may tutor
thee." (Troilus and Crcssida, ii, I.)
2 Cf. French, renier= renegade.