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Henry Timberlake (merchant adventurer)

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22: 80: 257:. Highly popular among the English public, it was reprinted in numerous subsequent editions. Timberlake wrote with a vivid narrative style. Among the unusual elements was his account of the friendship with the unnamed Muslim from 43:
founded in the early 15th century. Born in 1570, Timberlake eventually acquired enough capital to join the guild sometime before 1601. In addition to his business relationships, Timberlake became known for his travels in
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One of Timberlake's sons, Francis, emigrated to Virginia where he settled (or, he may have traveled there earlier with his father and stayed to administer his properties). He married there and his son,
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Timberlake's account would prove to be his first and only foray into writing, although he continued his trading activities. He eventually became a member of the
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Timberlake eventually managed to return to England from the Middle East. After his return, Timberlake wrote a lengthy letter about his adventures to friends in
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Timberlake was buried in the chancel of the St. Peter's Church in Titchfield, as were Southampton and his eldest son, who had both died of disease in the
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in 1601, which he recounted and published in 1603. Accounts of his travels proved popular in England and were subsequently reprinted in several editions.
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cavaran. The man promised to help Timberlake during his pilgrimage. When the caravan reached Jerusalem, Timberlake identified himself at the
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in 1624. Timberlake had married and had a family in England. A grandson, also called Henry Timberlake, later emigrated from England to
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friars in his account. They washed his feet in a ritual greeting, and while he had feared being forced to participate in a Catholic
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Timberlake returned to England after his brief sojourn in the Americas. After his return, Timberlake died in September 1625, in
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The journey was considered by many pilgrims to be an exceedingly hazardous one, as travellers were often subject to attacks by
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and the situation of Christians there during the period of Ottoman rule. The local Pasha insisted that Timberlake stay in a
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The Englishman, the Moor and the Holy City: The True Adventures of an Elizabethan Traveller
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in 1570. Timberlake became a merchant, eventually acquiring enough capital to join the
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and an Englishman; he was arrested and accused by the Ottoman authorities of being a
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A True and Strange Discourse on the Travailes (trauailes) of two English Pilgrims
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Timberlake's account is considered to be a vivid glimpse into the history of
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for their return to Cairo; the Bedouins intended to sell the pair into
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A True and Strange Discourse on the Travailes of Two English Pilgrims
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along the roads. In addition, Jerusalem was under the rule of the
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of him was printed in an unauthorised version of his account.
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as a passenger in Algiers encountered Timberlake again at
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Index


Company of Merchant Adventurers of London
Company of Merchant Adventurers of London
trading guild
North Africa
Egypt
Jerusalem
English colonies in the Americas
Virginia
Bermuda

Jaffa Gate
Jerusalem
England
Company of Merchant Adventurers of London
trading guild
merchant ships
North Africa
Egypt
Mediterranean
Algiers
Mecca
Tunis
Levant Company
River Nile
Cairo
pilgrimage
Jerusalem
Englishman
Middlesbrough

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