Another letter tells of how a Spanish lady was visiting Naples and her ship was attacked by the Turkish Admiral who abducted her and took her back to Constantinople, he did not behave himself!The lady in question just resigned herself to her fate and the Admiral offered her release to her family for a ransom and they sent 4000 pounds to obtain her release. The Admiral took the money and gave it to the Spanish lady saying she also had her liberty. The lady thought about it and told the Admiral that liberty is not as important as honour and he should marry her. (Life in a convent in Spain was the probable alternative,also he was very handsome). The Admiral married her and sent the money back to her family. He never married again. He left her one of the richest widows in Constantinople. The lady in question obviously did not care to be a single woman as she promptly married the next Turkish Admiral who succeeded him.
Lady Mary's letters are a very interesting read.