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Narrating the Disasters and Adversities of the Author in his youth, as much by water as by land; also his Rise in the Wars of the Emperor against the Turk and the Tartars, in what manner he was taken prisoner, and treated as a slave; but finally escaped through a wondrous daring feat.
A decorative rectangular engraving depicts a figure seated on a woven basket or chest in the foreground, working with a large upright wooden frame or loom. To the right stands a large tree, and in the background, a house with a gabled roof. In the center, a banner or plaque is inscribed with the motto: "THROUGH TIME AND DILIGENCE" original: "DOOR TYD EN VLYT".