New-York tribune., 1906-11-18

cooiness: IN tact, " We may believe his own
testimony. he = a miracle OF al the manly ytrt-
ues and gifts Jauntily enough he carries on the
somewhat questionable tale OF the two xsTk.n-
clad young mobiles whom he found lying DEAD
at break OF day in lonely place near Castes
franco They had fought to the death for ths
sake Of fair lady. Scotch William. the pious
pilgrim from Palestine. straishtway sea-Ehed
their pockets finding siIken purses laden with
gold and five Diamond rings Does he mako
off with these treasures? Not he he hides
them In the ground a haIs mile away: and
then. Ieaping on one of the horses OF the dead
men. he gaIlOps to the nearest town 70 give ths
alarm. and then. seeing friends and relatives
"an madde and distracted OF their wits with
sorrow." he returns to his grassy bank. pouches
his findings, and sets sail for Malta "Whether
lawful not" he says IN respect TO tAess
heavily laden purses. IT VIII not question. n
was now mine that was last theirs"
Entertained. amused or Mortified our seven
teenth century tourist often Is; he Is not oftea
as frankly approving during his stay n Fez
The happy fate of the Poets OF Fez went TO hsz
heart and after describing their annual CON
test OF verse In the market-place and the rich
rewards bestowed upon them he exclatnz
Would to God II were the custonne Of
our EUROPEAN Princes to doe the like,
then would bravest wits and quickest brains
study and strive to show the exQuiStt IN
geniosity OF their best styles and pregnant In
vention, which is eclipsed and srnothered
downe, because nowadays there Is neither
gard nor reward for such excellent Pen-men--
This pen-man, such as he was. had measur
Of royal recognition at the end Of the NOR
painful experience OF his life, Journeym
through Spain hs was arrested at Malass
charged with being a spy He was several tiu.ez
put TO excruciating torture (an Of which he de-
scrfbes In detaiD by his '~Men-mOnster mad
glers." and was meanwhile imprisoned under
conditions OF hideous suffering The affair
he describes 1t was one Of wanton brutality.
and it would almost seem that his tud-eA,
moved by insane lust OF cruelty. had seized
an opportunity to exercise If safely upon wan
dering foreigner OF no special Importance. His
rescue was strangely brought about, and being
carried to England he exhibited his piteou5
wounds to his majesty King James at Theo-
balds, having TO be transported thither
feather-bed- Twice the King sent him 70 Bath,
paying his expenses there. and Lithgow recov-
cred what health and strength he might his
crushed bones being incurabIe- The King like
wise sent him 10 the Snanish Ambassador. Con
doInar. to demand the restoration OF his effects
with damages from his tortUrers 70 the sum
OF thousand pounds The willy Spaniard prom
ised and ternporized from Michaelrnas 20 Pascua,
until at last the indignant Scotchman struck tia
cheating ambassador in public The result was
of course imprisonment IN the Marshalsea for
Lithgow. The narrative OF hts agonies in ths
first edition Q6329 OF his Total Discourse
made more trouble for him. owing. it is said. 10
Spanish influence at King Charles's court He
was again imprisoned. and the last we hear of
the subject is the travellers disgusted decIara-
ton that he win never "neddIe any more with
the Spaniard however his Iarnentable wrungs -
main Unrepaired-" Various other works of
travel afterward came from Lithgowss pea
but no one Of them has the interest OF he
book here handsomely reproduced In a sixth
edition