or Civility, but use to take the first Opportunity to revenge themselves where-ever it was offered._ Thus I departed from him, neither did he seem at all to be angry, nor was a jot more morose in my After-addresses to him. During these Transactions with the Vizier, the _French_ Ambassador did me a great Favour; there were thirteen young Gentlemen (some of whom were _Germans_, and some _Hollanders_) in prison at Constantinople upon this remarkable occasion. They took Ship at _Venice_, in a Vessel every Year carried Pilgrims to _Jerusalem_, under Protection; some of them travelled on the account of Religion, others to see foreign Countries: but they all met with an unlucky Omen; for just at the time they landed in _Syria_, the Knights of _Malta_ had landed some Soldiers, and plunder’d the Sea-Coast of _Phœnicia_, carrying away some of the Inhabitants Prisoners: Whereupon those _Syrians_ who had lost Parents, Children and Friends, having no other visible way of Satisfaction, seiz’d on these Gentlemen in the _Venetian_ Vessel, pretending they were some of the Pyrates; and if they did not procure their Friends to be released, they should be kept in Slavery themselves: And though they were shewed the Privilege from the Government of _Venice_, and were put in mind of the Public Faith, and the League betwixt them, yet all was one, away they must be sent Prisoners to _Constantinople_: And their Youth was a great Prejudice to them, for the _Bashaws_ thought such young Striplings would never undertake so long a Voyage on the account of Religion, for the _Turks_ never begin their Pilgrimage till they are well in Years. When I heard of this Disaster, I did what I could to release them, but all to no purpose. The _Bailo_ of _Venice_ was applied to, because under the Protection of that Republick they fell into this Danger: He granted there was all the reason in the World they should be released; _But what Justice_, said he, _can we obtain among such an inhuman and barbarous People?_ In the mean time I applied all the Relief I was able, to their distressed Condition: But one day, far beyond my Expectation, they all came to my House, and told me, they were sent as a Present to me by the _French_ Ambassador, who had obtained their Liberty. I was mighty glad of their Releasement, and sent great Thanks to the Ambassador, whose Name was _La Vigne_. The manner was thus; when he was about to take his leave of the Sultan, and to kiss his Hand, as the Custom is, he thrust a piece of Paper into it, wherein he desired that the Gentlemen might be released in favour to his Prince, because their Voyage was occasioned upon the account of a Pilgrimage for Religion. _Solyman_ granted his Request, and released them presently: Whereupon I supplied them with Accommodations for their Voyage, and sent them first to _Vienna_, and then home into their own Country.