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AT the break of day they are brought to Market, like droves of sheep, or herds of goats: Merchants appear, prizes are set; if the prisoner be liked, his cloaths are stripped off, he is viewed by the buyer, all members suveyed, tryed and throughly searched for faults in joynts or arteries; if he
please not, then returned to the owner▪ and this is done until he finde a purchaser. When bought, he's carried to some heavy servi∣tude, to plow, keep sheep; omit∣ing baser Offices. They endure there many unheard examples of calamities: I have seen men tyed together with yokes, to draw the plow. Maidens are severely forced to perpetual labours; separated from the sight of men, nor are they suffered speech or conference with other Servants. If any man be taken Prisoner with wife and chil∣dren, him some great person wil∣lingly purchaseth, to be imployed in his Country-house, in Tillage, Vineyards, Meadows, Pastures; and Children born of them, are all his Slaves: and if they persevere in Christian Faith, a certain time is alotted them to servitude, and then made free; their Children notwithstanding continue Slaves
at the Master's will, and imployed where he pleaseth; for they have no certain nor enrolled Estates of Lands, and so no assured seats of residence. If after making free, they desire to return to their Country, they have Letters Pa∣tents given for their Journey. But to such as abjure the Christian Religion, no certain time of bon∣dage is prescribed them, nor right of return; all hopes of their liberty, totally depends upon the Master's pleasure: and when they have got freedom, they pay the Tenths, as other Turks, but freed from other Taxes with which Christians are burthened.