ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, hiː wʌz pˌʊt ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ əvən ˈɛmbəsi tə ðə pˈaɪɹət hˈɑːɹbɚɹ ʌv sælˈeɪ ɪn mɚɹˈɑːkoʊ, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə sˈɑːlv ðɪ ɐfˈɛɹ ʌvðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ʌv mjˈʊleɪ zˈɪdən.
In 1624, he was put in charge of an embassy to the pirate harbour of Salé in Morocco, in order to solve the affair of the library of Mulay Zidan.