. The true story book . , some in fitting up a galley which was the best inthe road. In the prison were several warders, whom John Foxe and hiscompany slew ; but this was perceived by eight more Turks, whofled to the top of the prison, where Foxe and his company had toreach them by ladders. Then followed a hot skirmish, and JohnFoxe was shot thrice through his apparel, without being hurt; butPeter Unticare and the other two, who had weighed themselvesdown with the ducats so that they could not manage their weapons,were slain. Among the Turks there was one thrust through who fell fromthe top of
. The true story book . , some in fitting up a galley which was the best inthe road. In the prison were several warders, whom John Foxe and hiscompany slew ; but this was perceived by eight more Turks, whofled to the top of the prison, where Foxe and his company had toreach them by ladders. Then followed a hot skirmish, and JohnFoxe was shot thrice through his apparel, without being hurt; butPeter Unticare and the other two, who had weighed themselvesdown with the ducats so that they could not manage their weapons,were slain. Among the Turks there was one thrust through who fell fromthe top of the prison wall, and made such a crying out that theinhabitants of a house or two that stood near came and questionedhim, and soon understood the case—how the prisoners were attempt-ing to escape. Then they raised both Alexandria on the west side THE WORTHY ENTEEPEISE OF JOHN FOXE 173 of the road, and a castle at the end of the city next to the road, andalso another fortress on the north side of the road. And now the. prisoners had no way to escape but one that might seem impossiblefor them. 174 THE WORTHY ENTEEPEISE OF JOHN FOXE Then every man set to work, some to their tackling, some carry-ing arms and provisions into the galley, some keeping the enemyfrom the wall of the road. To be short, there was no man idle, norany labour spent in vain ; so that presently the galley was ready,and into it they all leaped hastily, and hoisted sail. But when the galley had set sail, and was past the shelter ofthe road, the two castles had full power over it, and what couldsave it from sinking ? The cannon let fly from both sides, and itwas between them both. Yet there was not one on board that feared the shot that camethundering about their ears, nor yet was any man scarred or now God held forth His buckler and shielded this galley, hav-ing tried their faith to the uttermost. And they sailed away, beingnot once touched with the glance of a shot, and were presently outof the r
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