free from sickness and fear as, I confess, from discretion; but it was
the effect of that passion, which I could never master.

By this time the two vessels were engaged in parley, and so well
satisfied with speech and sight of each other's forces, that the
Turks' man-of-war tacked about, and we continued our course. But when
your father saw it convenient to retreat, looking upon me, he blessed
himself, and snatched me up in his arms, saying, 'Good God, that love
can make this change!' and though he seemingly chid me, he would laugh
at it as often as he remembered that voyage. And in the beginning of
March we all landed, praised be God, in Malaga, very well, and full of
content to see ourselves delivered from the sword and plague, and
living in hope that we should one day return happily to our native
country; notwithstanding, we thought it great odds, considering how
the affairs of the King's three kingdoms stood; but we trusted in the
providence of Almighty God, and proceeded.

We were very kindly entertained by the merchants, and by them lodged
in a merchant's house, where we had not been with our goods three
days, when the vessel that brought us thither, by the negligence of a
cabin-boy, was blown up in the harbour, with the loss of above a
hundred men and all our lading.

After we had refreshed ourselves some days, we went on our journey
towards Madrid, and lodged the first night at Velez Malaga, to which
we were accompanied by most of the merchants. The next day we went to
Grenada, having passed the highest mountains I ever saw in my life,
but under this lieth the finest valley that can be possibly described,
adorned with high trees and rich grass, and beautified with a large
deep clear river. Over the town and this standeth the goodly vast