Beforefifteendayswereoverourrenegadehadalreadypurchasedanexcellentvesselwithroomformorethanthirtypersons; andtomakethetransactionsafeandlendacolourtoit, hethoughtitwelltomake, ashedid, avoyagetoaplacecalledShershel, twentyleaguesfromAlgiersontheOranside, , andthoseofGranadaMudejars; butintheKingdomofFeztheycalltheMudejarsElches, : everytimehepassedwithhisvesselheanchoredinacovethatwasnottwocrossbowshotsfromthegardenwhereZoraidawaswaiting; andtheretherenegade, togetherwiththetwoMoorishladsthatrowed, usedpurposelytostationhimself, eithergoingthroughhisprayers, 'sgardenandaskforfruit, whichherfathergavehim, notknowinghim; butthough, asheafterwardstoldme, hesoughttospeaktoZoraida, andtellherwhohewas, andthatbymyordershewastotakehertothelandoftheChristians, sothatshemightfeelsatisfiedandeasy, hehadneverbeenabletodoso; fortheMoorishwomendonotallowthemselvestobeseenbyanyMoororTurk, unlesstheirhusbandorfatherbidthem: withChristiancaptivestheypermitfreedomofintercourseandcommunication, , , whoordereditotherwise, affordednoopportunityforourrenegade'swell-meantpurpose; andhe, seeinghowsafelyhecouldgotoShershelandreturn, andanchorwhenandhowandwhereheliked, andthattheTagarinhispartnerhadnowillbuthis, andthat, nowIwasransomed, allwewantedwastofindsomeChristianstorow, toldmetolookoutforanyIshouldbewillingtotakewithme, overandabovethosewhohadbeenransomed, andtoengagethemforthenextFriday, , allstoutrowers, andsuchascouldmosteasilyleavethecity; butitwasnoeasymattertofindsomanyjustthen, becausethereweretwentyshipsoutonacruiseandtheyhadtakenalltherowerswiththem; 'sgarden, , withordersthatiftheysawanyotherChristianstheretheywerenottosayanythingtothemexceptthatIhaddirectedthemtowaitatthatspot.
