DANSIKER

Good. These letters from my wife bring certainty Of our obtained pardons, on condition We hence forth for the state of France employ Our lives and service. My valiant friends this 4 years Dansiker Hath led you proudly through a sea of terror, Through deeds so full of prowess they might have graced The brow of worthiness, had justice to our cause Given life and Actium. But since the breach of laws Of Nations, civil society, justly entitles us With the hateful style of robbers, let's redeem our honour And not return into our country, with the names Of pardoned thieves, but by some worthy deed, Daring attempt, make good unto the world Want of employment, not of virtue forced Our former act of spoil and rapine. Then thus, that with the same weapon, we may Our country cure, with which we wounded her, My purpose is to ruin all the Pirates Lie in the harbour here. We must not trust to such incertainties. Thus I have plotted it: we first will set a fire Some house ith' town, to which when each man makes, As they will be enforced from the haven To yield their helps, with much facility We may perform our purpose. That charge be mine, the Renegado Jew, You know gives free and open entertain To all of our profession. In some outhouse of his I will convey a pot of wildfire to it, I'll make a train of match, that at three hours Shall give it fire. To morrow night: mean time make ready For our departure, but with such secrecy Suspicions self may not descry it: provide the balls We must bestow upon the ships. The rest leave unto me, We'll return nobly, or else nobly die. Ruben, what news? More yet? do they come on so fast? Your master would in gross his prize. Il'e use my Art sir to his benefit, And for the Crowns, no longer I'll delay him, Here is my hand to morrow night I'll pay him. Forbear, give the poor fellow leave to prate, he pays for't. The happiness of the day besall you I adyes. Next night, time of my project, if I prove not as hight a shot as came in your quarters since the lose of your virginity, let me suffer the pains of S. Anthony's purgatory. What moves this passion? By no means: we will compound the business. This is no slave, he pays 600. ducats at their me ting, true, we are witness on't. I hate this villain, he's all blood. I willingly would stake my life to thine at that joust game, there wants but and occasion. But you are not likely to surfeit on it, I'll have a finger in the platter with you, were you the great Turks self. What thou darest not. Ward turned Turk? it is not possible. I see the hand of heaven prevented mine, Death was too fair a guerdon for him. But to the present, Deserving sir, I now am to conjure you By all the offices of friendship passed, By what my future love, and means may stead you, To vow performance of one small request. I am most confident, best sir adieu, If Dansiker do live, he lives to you. Hast laid the train to my directions? Danvils makes with us, all the rest give fire to, Sares ship except, to him we are engaged, Nor will we prove ungrateful, are all things ready, Aboard then instantly, Tunis farewell, Dansiker bids all pirates now adue. He'll show you, what you might do, were you true Benwash murdered? he hath saved me a labour. What means the slave to eye me so? On me? Villain, thou buyest my blood At a deer rate. Oh thou immortal God Who knowest my innocence! that for his former sins Hast guiven up, Dansiker into the hands Of these damned miscreants. I Dansiker, that would with all your death's Have canceled his former infamy, Left to the world a president of valour, Writ in your sad confusions: but heaven is joust, Christians did fallen by me, by slaves I must. I will confess it willingly: It was to have conveyed This Jew from hence, have made a massacre Of the whole Town, dashed out the miscreant brains Of your young Infidels. Yes Dog, I am sorry, and confess my crimes Prevented such a merit: I was not worthy To do heaven so good a service. Yes Pagan, villain, I will. Forgiveness heaven, Let my example move all Pirates, Robbers To think how heavy thy revenging hand Will fit upon them. I feel thy justice now, Receive my soul, accept my intended vow. I accept your faith: know then that I am bound Unto a desperate attempt, how it may succeed, Heaven and Fate only know. The circumstance I do enjoin you further not to inquire. What on your trust's imposed is the redeeming Those two betrayed young men, whom Ward did fell, When to his barbaro S cruelty they opposed, And lost themselves, & state: their ransom's here, As you prove joust, from all mishaps rest clear, And at what price you may have more.