A letter from Tangier concerning the death of Jonas Rowland, the renegade, and other strange occurrences since the embassadors arival [sic] here. Franklin, William, 17th cent. 1682 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A40405 Wing F2090 ESTC R34855 14873931 ocm 14873931 102787 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Rowland, Jonas, d. 1682. Kirke, Percy, 1646?-1691. Morocco -- History -- 1516-1830. 2006-12 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-12 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-01 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-01 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A LETTER FROM TANGIER Concerning The Death of Jonas Rowland the Renegade , and other strange Occurrences since the Embassadors Arival here . IN my last I gave you an Imperfect Account of the Arrival of Ben Hadu the Morocco Embassador and his kind reception and noble Entertaiment here by our Governour Collonel Kirk . Since then by the Return of the Renegadoes Wife , we have had a more ample account of all passages since the Arrival of the Embassador at Court , and the Death of the Renegade her late Husband , which for the strangeness of the Manner , with what other Occurrences happn'd since , I thought fit to send you . The Embassador attended out of Town with 200 of our Hors , ( his own being all dead or kill'd at Sea ) we marched with him as far as our Liberties Extend , where he was received by a Party of 300 of the Moors with great Shouts , and three Volleys of Shot being discharged on both sides he was Conducted to the Emperous Pallace . The next morning being sent for to Render an Account of his Embassy , he did it with a great deale of Satisfaction , where he Insisted much in the praise of England , Concluding every Period of his Discourse with the Greatness of the King , the Gallantry of the People , and the nobleness of his Entertainments , when having ended his discourse , Buzzy Ham , the other Ambassador there who was as Superintendant to Ben. Hadu the Principal Embassador said he had spake very kindly of England , as indeed it had well deserv'd , but he had forgot two things which merited his Commendation , viz , their Wine and Women , with whom he had been as familiar , and to whom he was as deeply engaged as the rest , this being seconded by the Secretary , which so enraged the Emperour , that immediately he order'd him to the Ballcove , the other two to other Prisons , till they made good their Information . The secretary being put to the Rack , confessed that he had joyned in a Confederacy against the Embassador on Shipboard , being put upon it by the Renegade , and for what he had said against his Master , was by Subornation of Buzzy Ham the other Embassador . Of all which when the Emperour was made sensible and that it proceeded rather from Malice then any other just grounds of Accusations , he ordered Buzzy Ham with the Secretary to be strangled , and the Embassador to be set at Liberty . The Renegade who was brought to Morocco bound , having all things prov'd cleerly against him , was Committed to a deep Dungion of 100 Steps descent their to Continue a fortnight with a very small Allowance of Bread , and Water , to do penance for his Apostacy , and to attone for the affront put upon their grea● Prophet Mahome● , whose Religion he had formerly Embraced . Afterwards being taken bu● as a contempt of Christianity and the Holy Unction , he was anointed all ●ver with Sea Fish Oyl , and hung upon a Gibbet three days together Naked , Expos'd to the Wasps and Flys with all sort of Obnoctious Insects , sed at the same rate the third day being taken down yet alive he was thrown into a Cauldron of hot boyling Oyl , where he Expir'd an unlamented Martyr for his Apostacy , neither Christian nor Mahometan ; his he●d b●ing sent to Tange●● , and Body throw 〈◊〉 into the Sea as thinking it unworthy e●●her of Christian or Pagan Bu●●al . Complaint was then made by the Embassador against three of his Retinue , who to keep their hand in u're by a slight of Ligerdemain wou●d turn Knives , Forks , Spoons , or any other moveable into Ale and Brandy or what other Creature they listed . This was lookt upon as so high an Abuse to the Dignity of the Embassador and Emperour , nay of Mahomet himself ▪ that they were condemn'd without Benefit of Clergy ▪ being order'd to be thrown into the Lyons Den , and there to be devoured alive , one only Escaped , who diving a little too deep into a Ladies placket palm'd away her Ladyships Oracle ▪ which hung by a gold Chain , for whom a Certain great Countess Interceeding with his Exeellency , obtained his promise for his Pardon ▪ which accordingly he has performed . Some were accus'd for drinking , others for whoring and mixing Pagan ▪ Ru●●●s with Christian Giblets , whereof some of them that carryed with them the Tokens of their Mistresses kindnesses ( which several its thought did to their sorrow ) the foreman of the Jury giving in Verdict against them , their principle Evidence was cut off , which it is thought will spoil their whoring for the future . This was all which hapned during the stay of Mrs. Rowland , Wife to the late Jonas Rowland the English Renegade , who after she had seen the sad and Tragical End of her Husband , obtained leave to come hither in order to her return for England ; where she will her self satisfy you more at large of the Truth of every particular , which I had from her self , and is as faithful delivered from S●r , Your Affectionate Kinsman William Franklin . Tangier , Aug. 26. 1682. LONDON , Printed for J. S. 1682.