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A18337	Gerardo the vnfortunate Spaniard. Or A patterne for lasciuious louers Containing seuerall strange miseries of loose affection. Written by an ingenious Spanish gentleman, Don Gonçalo de Cespedes, and Meneçes, in the time of his fiue yeeres imprisonment. Originally in Spanish, and made English by L.D.; Español Gerardo. English	Céspedes y Meneses, Gonzalo de, 1585?-1638.; Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635.	1622 (1622)	STC 4919; ESTC S107646	292,536	482

quickly ended his life insomuch that Nise's discomfort and solitarinesse was increased and the more with the care of her estate and Family though none of all these were sufficient to drawe her from the Monastery where many a time she would professe that liuing without her Gerardo she would there end her weary life Here then the newes came to her eares and with notable sorrow to her soule the discreet consideration of what difficulties might be opposed to his liberty she lighting on the very same that there troubled Gerardo in his captiuity sure too that his suite former imprisonment could leaue him very small meanes and on the other side shee was no lesse afflicted in being ignorant of the place where hee endured his miserable slauery for till then shee had receiued no more then a kinde of confused knowledge of such a thing so that desirous to be certainly informed shee purposed to send one of her seruants to Madrid vvho might there secretly vnderstand the whole businesse These things thus passed in Spaine whilst Gerardo expecting in Barbary his Mother and Brothers Letters wore away the tedious time of his imprisonment sometimes in part diuerted by the seuerall tickets hee receiued from the vnknowne Writer and otherwhiles with the hope of his expected ransome But that was long delayed till at last when euen vveary with gaping attendance hee had reckoned dayes measured houres and numbred minutes the time drew neere in which by all probability his Letters deliuered he might expect an answere After this all hee receiued vvas onely a poore Letter from his poorer Mother as full of comfortable words and sorrow for his misfortunes as void of satisfaction for his Patron concluding at length with letting him know that his Brother Leoncio had beene absent from her and that to effect his desire she had carefully dispatcht one to him but it seemed Gerardo's ill lucke was such that though his sorrowfull Mother vsed her best diligence she could not so speedily as the limited time required prouide his ransome by reason of Leoncio's dangerous sicknesse which was necessarily first to bee looked into that with the recouery of his health his captiued Brothers liberty might the better be effected Gerardo altogether ignorant of what passed at home fearing least the limited respite once expired the Patron would change his stile falling to his vsuall rigour grew extremely melancholly in such sort that one of those Captiues vvho first bore him company and with whom he most of al conuersed perceiuing his griefe mooued with pitie and compassion endeuoured what he might discreetely to incourage him ease his forlorne hopes and one day amongst others in which he saw him most heauy and sorrowfull taking him by the hand and leading him into a by-Court lesse suspitious place he beganne thus to set vpon him I much vvonder Signior Gerardo that with so great vnquietnesse you thus goe about to hurt your selfe not onely in discomforting your secret heart but in making known your griefes also to vs that conuerse vvith you so that by meanes of some one lesse trusty when you least thinke of it they may come to the Patrons notice and giue him inducements to fore-stall his suspitious condition and ghesse that your sadnes proceedes from some impossibility of attaining your Ransome whereby you may fall into his extreme indignation These two yeeres haue I put him off in the like kinde giuing him as To day one excuse to morrow another faining still seuerall inconueniences and though my limited time hath often passed yet I still beare him in hand with new hopes besides his barbarous condition is not now so fierce and bloudy as formerly it was vsed to be to which maruellous alteration the affable amorous conuersation of a Spanish shee-Slaue of his hath reduced him whom he hath married and strange amongst these Infidels so truely and tenderly adores that for her sake he will doe any thing a story that if time would permit and our companions at hand were farther of I infallibly perswade my self would be of no smal entertainment to your selfe diuersion to your eares There could nothing in the world haue offered it selfe more happily in this coniuncture to Gerardo's knowledge so that the Captiue no sooner touched vpon that straine when full of ioy as thinking doubtlesse he could not but meane the party whose frequent Letters himselfe had receiued he most cunningly saying hold vpon the occasion offered cut him off saying Gods prouidence gentle friend neuer inflicts greater miseries vpon vs then we should be willing to beare I confesse for my part I haue strength for heauier burdens if he please to loade mee how bee it my sadde countenance may perswade you the contrary and though I might iustly be excused for this small shew of weakenesse yet accommodating my selfe to your disposition from hencefoorth I shall grieue no more onely I desire that my so willing embracing your profitable counsel may be recompenced with the Relation of that womans fortunes since the priuacie of my Chamber may keepe others from ouer-hearing and the affection I beare you excuse my bold demand this I shall acknowledge for a most fauourable courtesie amongst many others I haue receiued from you and Heauen may so order our affaires that this vnfortunate man may one day stand you in some stead Gerardo vsed no further intreaties and indeed lesse might haue preuailed with the affectionate Fulgencio so vvas the Captiue called and hauing signified so much vnto Gerardo towards his Chamber they vvent where beeing set the other thus beganne There is none I may well assure you in all this Cittie can giue you so faithfull a Relation of the present businesse as my selfe since Fortune still made mee an equall companion in all the circumstances of it The second yeere of seuen in which I haue beene Captiue Mahomet Zanaga my Master that then was a famous and most cruell Pyrate set saile from this Port in a Frigot where I was bound to an Oare to his accustomed Trade of Rouing and hauing taken some Prizes about the Iland of Maiorca and done wonderfull dammage all thereabouts being at last set vpon by a sudden terrible storme wee were all likely to haue beene cast away and vnable to resist the violence of it suffered our selues to be hurried on by a forcible Leuant wind which beginning though in some few houres to slacken wee found our selues a great way distant from the place where it first tooke vs so wee discouered a Coast and willing to make to the Land by reason the Seas went yet very high at last we put into a little Creeke whither iust as we entred a small Shallop had got from the storme to shelter We could not very speedily take notice what passengers were in her till such time as our Frigot drawing neerer we might see that all in the Boat being to the number of some twenty persons were furiously in a bloody conflict together by the eares and some

the Bulwarke and without being espied went downe to the farther side of the Citie and there in a Plaine betwixt two of the wall-gates he tooke a Frigots Rudder drawing it from vnder certaine Raisin Frailes whereon three Moores at the instant lay asleepe which thing to seem credible must needs haue been miraculous And with the same speed boldnesse he went againe to the Bulwarke and from thence let himselfe downe to the shore and leauing the Rudder vvith the rest of the Oares he gaue Gerardo and his company diligent notice that the maine difficulty was ouerblowne so that they who were gotten downe began to striue who should fastest carry Barrels Sacks Bags Candles Ropes Cordage and binders for the Oares And being thus in the midst of their preparation some nine or ten Christians being yet to let down there chanced to passe by vnluckily on the Citie side of the wall a Turke that liued in the same street who going carelesly homeward they that were vpon the wall hearing his steps began to feare and thinke he must needs espy them for besides his approaching neerer to them hee carried a Lanterne to light him in respect of the nights darknesse vnable therfore as they thought to preuent the mischiefe otherwise they resolued to cloze with him and to kill him if it were possible which one of them willing to effect ranne him thorow the body with a halfe Pike but not deadly wounded he cryed fearefully out insomuch that some Moores comming to the noise seeing what had hapned began to proclaime from the wals that the Christians were vp in Armes which exclamation seconded by the Warders of the Bulwarke and Shore the vnfortunate Captiues about the Wall dispersing themselues disorderly vp and downe the Citie gaue ouer their hopes of libertie for hearing all that hurry they much doubted the good successe of their friends who on the other side taking vp their Oares and Rudder and in midst of their determinate squadron the faire Captiue and her Maid went towards the Sea-side where the Frigot was which Fulgencio kept still in his aime where setting the women a-boord and the most of the luggage some of them resisting the on-set of the Warders others fitting to the Oares and a third sort weighing Anchor in spight of those that went about to hinder them Gerardo's exhortations and entreaties giuing new life and courage with maruellous valour and celeritie they put to Sea where trusting to their good fortune they began to row so stoutly that in a very little time they were gotten two Leagues a-head the land and setting vp Masts and Sayles with a prosperous gale of winde they sailed on till morning by when they might see themselues to their no small ioy gotten neere fifteene Leagues to the East of Argiers Our Gerardo grew to be extremely desirous of knowing who the faire Christian might be but the winde as God would haue it beginning to change into North-West the fury of it increasing and the Seas beginning to goe very lofty eased him quickly of that care and made him more carefull with the rest of his Companions to looke to the safety of the Vessell they poore soules most sorrowfull to see their contrary fortune ●owing with all might and maine laboured to resist the force of the vn-mercifull windes but being altogether vnable to preuaile were forced backe to the shore-ward and so endeuouring to shelter themselues in a Creeke some twenty miles Eastward from Argiers they set their Prowes thither-ward at the iust time that two other sayles in the same danger designed themselues to their course but our Frigot in some doubt for feare of a worse matter what to doe at last euen desperate suffered her selfe to bee forced on by the winde in great danger of being swallowed vp by the waues till seeing the two Vessels steere towards them they were forced to prouide for their defence suspecting as by and by they might plainely see they were enemies The two were Frigots who the day before laden vvith fuell for the Viceroy of Argiers his prouision had set saile from Sargel and though they thought at first to coast along by the shore yet fore-thinking they might haue some foule weather they ghessed it more safe to keep the maine and so driuen on by a strong Leuant that turned after to Nor-west they were glad with the Christians to direct their course to the same shelter whom ouer-taking and seeing what they were vvith terrible noise and barbarous outcries they set vpon them and beeing two well manned against one poore vnprouided Vessell getting her in the midst of them they furiously sought to lay her a-boord but the Christians fighting with equall courage and more desperate were not so speedily boorded but making braue resistance vvounding and killing the Barbarians they yet made a party good with them but at the instant that the Christians beat off the Turks and kept them from entring it happened that an vnlucky Arrow shot Fulgencio and striking him to the heart layd him a-thwart one of the Frigots Benches vvith vvhich disaster Gerardo beeing much in his mind griefe-strucken and his courage failing him to cheere vp his companions that fainted with the misfortune the enemy perceiuing their deiectednesse re-beset and furiously at last began to boord them yet here the battell at the last push seemed to bee againe renued and with streames of blood that increased the Christians shewed most remarkable valour chiefly the vndaunted Gerardo vvho vvith his sure Semitar once his Patrons scowring the Decke fore and off more fierce and furious then a Quartanary Lyon dealt fearefull blowes on all sides the bloody skirmish held on a pretty vvhile till such time as fresh Turkes comming on by heapes and discharging their shot and Arrowes like Haile seuenteene of the Christians fell and the rest remained in wofull plight But in this miserable state Heauens Creatour whome the distressed soules ceased not to inuoke taking compassion on their extremitie when it seemed most impossible for any to escape from death with his powerfull force against which the fury of the Elements is nothing most miraculously succoured them by affoording as a minister of his pleasure the vnexpected helpe of a tall Ship which at this time weather-beaten came where the fight was and no sooner discouered the Barbarian Sailes and the lone Frigots danger when presuming vpon the truth shee began to let flie a Chace-piece and after played vpon the Turkes so furiously with the rest of her Artillerie that seeing themselues in danger of sinking they were glad to quit the yeelded Christian Vessell to looke to the safety of their owne and so quickly turning their Prowes to Barbary with losse of some thirty persons they betooke themselues to flight The lustie Ship was not forward to follow them as fearing the danger and neerenesse of the Coast but they within her were glad so to haue freed the hard-beset Frigot whose Passengers hauing sung thankes to Heauen for their

limit to the Seas salt waues The end of the second Discourse of the second Part. THE SECOND PART OF GERARDO THE VNFORTVNATE SPANIARD The third and last Discourse GERARDO with the capacitie of his fraile vnderstanding measured though temperately the powerfull greatnesse of heauens prouidence which made him a little stumble at the truth so full of strange diuersitie till comming neerer to himselfe out of this mist of ignorance his minde subiected his doubtfull credit and his couragious heart transcending all earthly hopes promised a happy end to those aduerse meanes which brought him into so many narrow Straites The present confused accident doth well and euidently paint out this truth The poore Christians how-euer free from all Sea danger yet were now in worse taking then euer ghessing that by the land they plainely saw they were in some Port of Barbary which made their danger irremediably certaine our Gentleman for his part was more troubled now then he had beene formerly for the losse of his liberty to see that by the former mischance hee was separated from the faire Iacinta but chiefely firme and loyall Nise whose notable resolution duely considered by him all ancient passion set aside he could not but affoord it a worthy estimation in his affectionate thoughts some dead Embers of those fires which once inwardly scorched him lighting and nourishing his gratefull heart and as his reuengefull desire could worke no greater effect in his noble brest then pitie that taught him to bewaile the losse of Iacinta fearing from her naturall weakenesse some other relapse that would quite frustrate her by him promised remedy These iust and more then amorous cares as much afflicted his wearied mind as any feare of imminent danger though desiring too to auoid it seeing that hitherto they had not bin at al from any on shore discouered Taking aduice with his companions it was concluded and amongst them agreed that some two of them landing should with all possible vvarinesse informe themselues of the place and accordingly they might set downe some conuenient course Here each Christian began to haue within himselfe a seuerall faction disswading also his best friend from the enterprize but Gerardo who vvas as it vvere the President of this counsell to whom they remitted the election that hee pleased not willing to cause any difference and trusting to his owne good courage named himselfe for one and one of the weakest persons in the Frigot besides for a Companion and therefore being all fully satisfied they set the two on shore as farre off as they could from sight of the Castle for feare of danger They now on Land clambered vp certaine Rocks and being got neere the top of them might heare a noise of Horsemen which made them stop The least they could in this occasion feare was to light vpon some Alarbian Cottage and therefore hearkening somewhat more wistly they might heare voices and talking but perceiuing those ceased for they had a pretty while listened from behinde the Rocke and thinking that the parties had made a stand thereabouts without more adoe they stole creepingly on till they came to a spacious Plaine as it were which were the Mountaines Toppe from whose craggie precipices they might plainely discouer two men on horsebacke armed with their Launces in their hands and Shields at the Saddles Pumels who discoursing as it seemed somewhat earnestly caused the noise which so carefully did leade these two on Gerardo verily beleeued they were Moores which his fearefull Companion was easily also induced to though gathering somewhat neerer close by the ground to auoid being perceiued they might heare the one of them vse these angry words to the other Goe to then Don Martin no more words 't is now no time to delay my reuenge now you must satisfie the wrong'd Ismenia with the price of your blood in dying by my hand for to this purpose alone was the drawing you from Oran contriued and so ceasing they might likewise heare his Aduersarie reply in this manner Rather base Cauallier these Rockes of Massalquibir shall prooue the eternall sepulchre of thy vaine arrogance which how little I esteeme thou shalt quickly perceiue and how much fitter it had been for thee not to haue owned anothers iniuries and with this both of them falling backe to come on vvith more force wheeling about to take field-roome enough began to set spurres to their horses It is not possible to expresse our Gerardo's gladnesse as soone as by the two Gentlemens discourse he knew the secure Country where he was willing to free both of them from each others danger but not daring alone to venter vpon two horsemen hee instantly dispatcht his Companion to the Frigot with the happy newes willing him to make all haste and bring foure or fiue of the company with him that by their helpe the furious couple might bee parted who at this time the Moone shining bright making the staring Rockes dumbe witnesses to their valour and the desert solitude their quiet Sticklers with vndaunted spirits most desperately with their Launces rushed together Gerardo could not so perfectly note by reason of the distance each particularitie of that bloudy combate whose disastrous end he fearing and that his friends would stay too long setting his owne danger aside he ranne in to part them iust at the very instant when both with the violent shocke of their Horses came together to the ground when suddenly one of them couragiously leaping vpon his feete and about to haue set vpon his opposite with drawn sword Gerardo stept betweene and rebating the furious offers of his Semitar desired him likewise to forbear but the enraged Gentleman was so blinded with reuengefull madnes that without either hearkening to the request or least mitigating his fury seeing his Contrary still laid along cryed out to Gerardo to suffer him to make an end of the Traitor By this time for doubtlesse otherwise these two might haue fallen foule vpon each other came in Gerardo's companions but so speedily and fiercely seeing him in that manner that had not he very warily preuented their fury the impatient Combatant might haue been in a great deale of danger who amazed with the vnexpected sight of so many would faine to haue auoided the hazzard haue seized on his Horse but Gerardo presuming his feare was the same that his owne not long since satisfied it by crying out to him that they were not Moores but Christians with which lesse troubled they began now to approch neerer to one another But no sooner began they to treat in colder blood when our Castillian by his voice remembred the present party to be Don Iayme the Arragonian his singularly intimate friend whose company Gerardo lost as you finde in the first parts second Discourse when by his help they forced Iacinta out of the Nunnery Hee was a little troubled with the vnexpected accident as thinking it a dreame but his second cogitations working better in his noble brest casting by