He ranged into other countries taking as many captiues as he could, and ioining them vnto himselfe.
And placing their captiues in the forefront of the battell, if they fight not couragiously, they put them to the sworde.
Sidenote: The captiues of the Saladine slaine by king Richard.
That the holy crosse should be to them rendred, and a thousand Christian captiues with two hundreth horsemen, whosoeuer they themselues would chose out of all them which were in the power of the Saladine.
After this, according to the couenants of agreement made betwixt the two kings of England and France, the captiues vpon either part were deliuered.
All the officers and capteins of the fortresses were brought to Paris as captiues and pledges.
And after we had shot off diuers pieces of ordinance to salute the towne and the castle, the gouernour and captiues of the Iland sent to vs which were the captaines of the ships, requiring vs to come a shoare.
But for all that we were carried in as captiues and with ropes about our neckes as well English as the French and Spaniards.
Iuly, 1584 in the behalfe of certeine English captiues there detained.
Iesus, and the English captiues detained in Tripolie in Barbarie, and for certaine other prisoners in Argier.
Relfe and the two Russes, which were ready at the shore side, and with them two Spaniards that were taken captiues at the Goletta in Barbary, which serued the Turke as souldiers.
Before our trafficke they ouerranne his great dukedome of Lituania, and tooke Smolensco, carrying the people captiues to Mosco.
They led these Indians in chaines with yron collars about their neckes: and they serued to carrie their stuffe, and to grind their Maiz, and for other seruices that such captiues should doe.
Those girles of Italy, take heed of them, They say our French, lacke language to deny If they demand: beware of being Captiues Before you serue Bo.
He hath brought many Captiueshome to Rome, Whose Ransomes, did the generall Coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seeme Ambitious?
Henry is dead, and neuer shall reuiue: Vpon a Woodden Coffin we attend; And Deaths dishonourable Victorie, We with our stately presence glorifie, Like Captiues bound to a Triumphant Carre.
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