James Wadsworth

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1604 –

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Who is James Wadsworth?

James Wadsworth, was an English man who on a sea voyage to Spain in 1622 was captured by Moorish pirates and sold into slavery. A year later his freedom was purchased and he joined his parents in Madrid. After spending a number of years on the European continent, he returned to England where he and a group of fellow pursuivants were found and delivered as suspected Roman Catholics to the authorities for trial and punishment.

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1604

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on July 23, 2013

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