. The true story book . also sounded up the trumpets, drums, and flutes, whichwould have encouraged any man, however little heart he had in him. Then John Foxe, the gunner, took him to his charge, sending hisbullets among the Turks, who likewise fired among the Christians,and thrice a,s fast. But shortly they drew near, so that the Englishbowmen fell to shooting so terribly among their galleys that there THE WORTHY ENTERPRISE OF JOHN FOXE 169 were twice as many of the Turks slain as the whole number of theChristians. But the Turks discharged twice as fast against theChristians, and so long tha
. The true story book . also sounded up the trumpets, drums, and flutes, whichwould have encouraged any man, however little heart he had in him. Then John Foxe, the gunner, took him to his charge, sending hisbullets among the Turks, who likewise fired among the Christians,and thrice a,s fast. But shortly they drew near, so that the Englishbowmen fell to shooting so terribly among their galleys that there THE WORTHY ENTERPRISE OF JOHN FOXE 169 were twice as many of the Turks slain as the whole number of theChristians. But the Turks discharged twice as fast against theChristians, and so long that the ship was very sorely battered andbruised, which the foe perceiving, made the more haste to comeaboard. For this coming aboard many a Turk paid dearly with hislife, but it was all in vain, and board they did, where they found ahot skirmish. For the Englishmen showed themselves men indeed,and the boatswain was valiant above the rest, for he fought amongthe Turks like a mad lion, and there was none of them that could. stand in his face ; till at last there came a shot that struck himin the breast, so that he fell down, bidding them farewell, andto be of good comfort, and exhorting them rather to win praise bydeath than to live in captivity and shame. This, they hearing,indeed intended to have done, but the number and press of theTurks was so great that they could not wield their weapons,and so were taken, when they intended rather to have died,except only the masters mate, who shrank from the fight like anotable coward. But so it was, and the Turks were victors, though they had littlecause of triumph. Then it would have grieved any hard heart tosee these infidels wantonly ill-treating the Christians, who were no 170 THE WORTHY ENTERPRISE OF JOHN FOXE sooner in the galleys than their garments were torn from theirbacks, and they set to the oars. I will make no mention of their miseries, being now undertheir enemies raging stripes, their bodies distressed with too muchheat, and
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