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DALLAM'S TRAVELS.
weare Turkes. They would have perswaded our druga-
man, which was our gid (guide), to have given his consente
unto the Cuttinge of our throtes in the nyghte, and he did
verrie wysely Conseale it from us, and delayed the time
with them, not daringe to denye ther sute ; and so theye
followed us 4 dayes over Parnassus ; but our drugaman
everie nyghte give us charge to keepe good watche, espetialy
this laste nyghte, for theye did purpose to goo no farther
after us, and our Turke, whome I cale our drugaman, had
premeded (permitted) them that that nyghte it should be
don. Now, after he had given us warninge to kepe good
watche, he wente unto them and made them drinke so
muche wyne, or put somthinge in there wyne, that theye
weare not only drunke but also sicke, that they weare not
able to attempte anythinge againste us to hurt us, for
the which we had verrie greate cause to give hartie thanks
unto Almyghtie God, who was our chefeste savgaurd.
This nighte we Laye in a lytle village under a wonder-
full heie rocke. Thoughe that countrie be contenually
could, yeate the wemen thare never weare anythinge on
their feete; they ar verrie well favored, but their feete be
blacke and broade.
This man that was sente with us to be our drugaman, or
intarpreater, was an Inglishe man, borne in Chorlaye in
Lancashier; his name Finche. He was also in religon a
perfit Turke, but he was our trustie frende.
The nexte daye, beinge the 17th, we came to Lippanta,1
wheare our Turke revealed all this unto us, and these
men we had 'Sene, but never more than one at once, and
he never stayed longe in our companye, for he came but
to speake with our Turke aboute their vilanus plott.
This day we had bothe wynter and sorrier; in the
1 Gulf of Corinth, or Lepanto ; modern town called Epakto, ancient
Nanpacius.
DALLAM'S TRAVELS.
weare Turkes. They would have perswaded our druga-
man, which was our gid (guide), to have given his consente
unto the Cuttinge of our throtes in the nyghte, and he did
verrie wysely Conseale it from us, and delayed the time
with them, not daringe to denye ther sute ; and so theye
followed us 4 dayes over Parnassus ; but our drugaman
everie nyghte give us charge to keepe good watche, espetialy
this laste nyghte, for theye did purpose to goo no farther
after us, and our Turke, whome I cale our drugaman, had
premeded (permitted) them that that nyghte it should be
don. Now, after he had given us warninge to kepe good
watche, he wente unto them and made them drinke so
muche wyne, or put somthinge in there wyne, that theye
weare not only drunke but also sicke, that they weare not
able to attempte anythinge againste us to hurt us, for
the which we had verrie greate cause to give hartie thanks
unto Almyghtie God, who was our chefeste savgaurd.
This nighte we Laye in a lytle village under a wonder-
full heie rocke. Thoughe that countrie be contenually
could, yeate the wemen thare never weare anythinge on
their feete; they ar verrie well favored, but their feete be
blacke and broade.
This man that was sente with us to be our drugaman, or
intarpreater, was an Inglishe man, borne in Chorlaye in
Lancashier; his name Finche. He was also in religon a
perfit Turke, but he was our trustie frende.
The nexte daye, beinge the 17th, we came to Lippanta,1
wheare our Turke revealed all this unto us, and these
men we had 'Sene, but never more than one at once, and
he never stayed longe in our companye, for he came but
to speake with our Turke aboute their vilanus plott.
This day we had bothe wynter and sorrier; in the
1 Gulf of Corinth, or Lepanto ; modern town called Epakto, ancient
Nanpacius.