The history of the long captivity and adventures of Thomas Pellow, in South-Barbary. Giving an account of his being taken by two Sallee Rovers ... In which is introduced a particular account of the manners and customs of the Moors ... Together with a description of the cities, towns, and publick buildings in those kingdoms ... / Written by himself.

  • Pellow, Thomas, 1704-
Date:
[1740?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The history of the long captivity and adventures of Thomas Pellow, in South-Barbary. Giving an account of his being taken by two Sallee Rovers ... In which is introduced a particular account of the manners and customs of the Moors ... Together with a description of the cities, towns, and publick buildings in those kingdoms ... / Written by himself. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oe | eubines, and feveral Eunuchs, were clofely fhut up; and to which I was made chief Porter of the inner- moft Door, that is to fay, of the Door next without | that of the Entrance into the Galleries leading to the feveral Apartments, and where none could gain Ad- mittance, but through me ; as indeed mone were to be admitted, the Emperor only excepted, nor him | neither, in cafe he fhould offer to come, without gi~ ving Notice, at an unfeafonable Hour ; as once indeed he did, and though he had gained Admittance in at the feveral outer Doors, yet was he by me denied ; for how could [ cell it was him, when he was on the one Side, and I on the other, of a thick Door clofe fhut ; and allowing, as by his being let in at the fe- veral outer Doors, and his ufual Way of knocking, I might have very little Reafon to doubt it, and which might hkewile have induced me to open it, yet, what did that fignify to me, when [ had. pofi- tive Orders before (as no Doubt had all the reft) to admit none after fuch an Hour, without being before advifed of it, and of fome certain Signs to be given’ accordingly on the Out-fide of the Door; and fur- ther, my Orders were, that in cafe any one fhould attempt to enter at fuch an unfeafonable Hour, and not immediately depart after his firft and fecond knocking, and Denials of Entrance, but fhould pre-’ fume to knock a third Time, without giving the Signs as aforefaid, — fhould then fire through the Door ; as indeed [ had now an Occafion to do. ‘Fue Emperor being admitted as aforemention’d in at the feveral outer Doors, and knocking at mine, I demanded aloud, 7/50 was there 2 To which I was anfwered, Afuly Smine and which indeed by his Voice, and ufual Way of knocking, I was pretty well aflured it was: However, I told him, sat I very