The generall historie of the magnificent state of Venice From the first foundation thereof vntill this present. Collected by Thomas de Fougasses, gentleman of Auignon, out of all authors, both ancient and moderne, that haue written of that subiect. Englished by VV. Shute. Gent.

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¶ CHRISTOPHERO MORO, the [ 10] 67. Duke of Uenice.

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CHristophero Moro succeeded him. The second yeere of his gouern∣ment, [ 30] the warre began against Ottoman: We must briefly set downe the cause thereof. The tyrant hauing done much hurt to the Chri∣stians of Grecia and other Prouinces of Europe, determined to take Morea. This Prouince is almost like an Island, and is (as they terme it) one of the three rockes of Europe, ioyning to the streight of Corinth. For the Ionian Sea on the one side, and the Aegean on the other, doe in a manner make an entire Island of it. It is in forme like to a leafe of a Plane tree, by reason of the Seas which enuiron it, towards the North the Ionian, the Sicillian towards the West, the Greeke on the South, the Aegean on the East, and that of Mirtona towards the Solstitiall. It is in circuit (according to Isidore) three hundred and threescore [ 40] thousand paces. Towards the streight on the North side lieth the Sea of Corinth, at this day called Patras: Iust opposite to that is the Saronic Sea, where in times past the ancient Hauen of Cencrea was, and in the other, that of Leches. This whole countrey in former times was called Iappigia, afterwards Pelasgis, and for a long time Peloponessus, which name by diuers is yet giuen vnto it. It is commonly at this day called Morea.

Ottoman hauing mightily enlarged the confines of his Empire was desirous to take this Prouince as a member of the Greek Empire from the brethren Thomas and De∣metrius. In regard of the situation therof they might haue defended it a long time, if they had beene assured to haue beene relieued by the Christians in time, or if the [ 50] brethren with a mutuall consent would haue vndertaken it: But both those meanes were wanting. For Demetrius went to the Turkes side, which was the first and chie∣fest cause of the ruine of that state. He gaue his daughter in marriage to Ottoman, and gaue him entrance into one of the goodliest Prouinces of Grecia. Thomas made some

resistance neere to the streight, but in vaine. And hauing lost all, flying from the rage of that cruell enemie, he went to Rome whither he brought with him S. Andrewes head: in regard whereof, Pope Pius being accompanied with all the Cleargie went to meet him as farre as the Miluian bridge, and appointed a marble Chappell to be built in that place where he had first saluted the Apostles head, and another larger than that in S. Peters Church where the head was afterwards laid vp with great so∣lemnitie.

The Dominion of the Greeks being extinct in Morea, the Venetians still kept those townes there which they had a long time enioyed. But the violent and perfidious inclination of the enemie would not long let them rest. For after that he had taken [ 10] Argers by treacherie, he entangled the Venetians in a warre more necessarie than profitable. The Senate being thereby enforced, did presently take armes against him Victor Capello was then Admiral of the Sea, who being entreated by the chiefe of the Isle of Lesbos, (at that time when Ottoman tooke it from the Cateloses of Genoa) to come & defend the Island, would not do it: as also when the Theodorans sent to him who dwelt in a part of the Island, that he would aide them, and receiue them vpon their homage, when the Isle of Mitilene was taken, he refused it, notwithstanding that he had a mightie nauall Armie, fearing least by any inconsiderate attempt, he might precipitate the Repulicke into a manifest danger of warre, although he might iustly haue taken Armes, seeing Ottoman had contrarie to the ancient accord, which [ 20] the Venetians had made with Amurath his father, and afterwards with himselfe, crossed the streight of Gallipolis with his Armie. This is the report of such as were there present. For there is no Venetian An•…•…all, nor any other Historian whatsoe∣uer which makes mention therof: Cepio exepted, who in an eloquent stile hath writ∣ten the notable actions of Pietro Mocenigo. Neuerthelesse it is certaine that so soone as the warre was proclaimed against Mahomet, it began in Morea where the wrong had beene first offered. And whilest they expected greater forces from Italie, cer∣taine foot companies vnder the command of Pietro Palmiero together with two hun∣dred light horse, which the Greeks call Stradiots, entering fiercely into the enemies countrey, did by a sodaine incursion surprize a small towne betwixt Arcadia and [ 30] Modon; the Garrison whereof being put to the sword, they brought away a great bootie.

Within a while after, Bertoldo d'Aeste, Betin of Calcina, Cicco Brandolino, Giouanni Attellano, Roberto Thyente, Giouanni Massano, Leon Illirico, and diuers other great persons with gallant forces arriued at Modon: From thence the whole Armie went speedily to Naples, where making no long stay, Aeste, who was Generall of the Armie, went to besiege Argers. This towne among all others of Greece was verie famous, as well for the originall thereof, as for the residence and Court of kings. It was easily taken, and as soone giuen to the souldiers who spoiled it. The Turks in the citie who were no great number were retired into the Castle. Two daies after the [ 40] Christians arriuall in that place fiue hundred Turkish horse came and assailed the Christians neere to the Citie, & in the skirmish slew an hundred of our souldiers, and among others Martin of Dalmatia, who held an honourable ranke in the Venetian Armie. Those of the Castle yeelded within a while after. The Priest who had de∣liuered the towne to the Turkes being taken in that place, was put to death. Bertoldo hauing left three hundred Candiot Archers in the Castle, brought backe the troupes to Naples.

VVithin a while after, the Venetian Generall departed from Naples with fifteene thousand men. He went first and encamped at Basilia, the which being taken at his first arriuall, he marched the morrow after to the streight through the territorie of [ 50] Corinth, and fortified his campe neere to the Saronich Sea. Lodouico Lauretano was there with a mightie nauall Armie. They had before placed a Garrison on the the other side of the streight, opposite to that place: Sixe Gallies rode at Anker not farre off. Now (because that the Sea and Land troupes were come thither for that

purpose) they presently with great courage began an admirable peece of worke, which in 15 daies was finished. They fortified with a wal & double trēch the whole length of the streight, which from the Aegean Sea to the Ionian containeth 4000. pa∣ces, though the circuit of the walls makes it appeare greater. It is reported, that in the same place they did set 30000. men on worke, but the great number of men did not so much preuaile for the speedie ending of the worke, as the aptnesse of the matter wherewith it was made, which was readie at hand. The stones of old buildings were scattered heer & there which had bin in times before cut foure-square for the same purpose. With that the wall was easily builded, with Rampiers & trenches on both sides: This Streight was by the Greeks in Xerxes time enclosed with wals It is certain [ 10] that many great Princes in diuers ages haue attempted to cut through that streight to make it Nauigable: King Demetrius first, then Caesar the Dictator, next him Calli∣gula, and lastly Domitius Nero, whose enterprizes neuerthelesse were in vaine.

Foure thousand Turkes that were encamped neere to the walls of Corinth, did within three daies after their comming thither, attempt to diuert the Venetians from their enterprize; but being repulsed and enforced to retire to their Campe, the night following before that the streight was enclosed with walls, they dislodged without any rumor at all, and went their waie through the places which were yet left open, leauing no Garrison in the whole Island. The Venetians being freed from their encombrances, did at the same time as they were busied in the worke execute [ 20] some slight attempts. Benedetto Coyoni was sent to Misistrate. Some Cosmogra∣phers say, That the same Towne is that which was in olde times called Sparta. All the places round about it were taken at the first: the Castle excepted, with t•…•…e enemie held, at the assault whereof, Coyoni the chiefe of the enterprize was slaine.

Iohn, surnamed the Great, with a troupe of Souldiers hauing assalted the Citie of Londaria, did presently take it, but not the Castle. The Fortification of the streight beeing finished, and manned with a strong Garrison, Bertoldo went with the rest of the troupes to besiege Corinth. This Citie is seated in a place as difficult as com∣modious; whereupon, Philip King of Macedon was wont to call it one of the keies [ 30] of Greece: It stands almost in the middest of the streight neere to the Moun∣taine in times past called Ephiro, threescore stadij distant from the one and other shore: From the heighth of the Castle which is called Acrocorynth it looketh v∣pon two Seas, the Ionian on the one side, and the Aegean on the other. The Venetian assailed it in three sundrie places. Bertoldo encamped toward the West, Gi∣ouanni Attellano on the East side, and Lazaro Pontoliano towards the North, neere to the Walls, with certaine foote companies. They gaue two assaults to the Ci∣tie; but the first was in some sort most fortunate, because that Attellano tooke a very strong place from the enemie, which did afterwards keepe them more streightly shut vp. But whilest they prepared for the second assault, and that Bertoldo was [ 40] very busie in ordering matters, and approaching the ordnance neere the Walls, hee was grieuously hurt in the head with a stone which was throwne from the towne, of which hurt within a while after, he died. The Generalls misfortune did not diuert the Souldiers from the determined assault, but they gaue in furiously vpon the ene∣mies Rampiers, & though all the defences wherewith the Souldiers couered them∣selues the more safely to approch the Walls, were broken, neuerthelesse with great valour they made good the place which they had once taken. But the night follow∣ing those of the Citie making a sodaine salley, as many as remained neere to the Walls were throwne downe head-long from the Castle rocks, where they all died. And because great numbers of Turkes were reported to be neere at hand, they rai∣sed [ 50] the •…•…iege and retired into the streight.

Bertino of Calcina, who after Bertoldo his death was made Generall of the Ar∣mie and the other Captaines, hauing in that place assured intelligence of the ene∣mies number, who were said to be fourescore thousand horse, distrusting their owne

small number) for besides the Sea troupes which kept the vessells, they were far in∣feriour in number to the enemie) hauing left the streight without a Garrison, they speedily retired to Naples; whither they were scarce come, but word was brought them that the enemies were arriued. For after that they had recouered and burnt Argers, and made a great massacre of the poore Countrie people, they did the next morning by daie-breake without any rumour shew themselues before the Walls of Naples. But before their approch those within the Castle had discouered them from farre. Their arriuall beeing diuulged ouer the Citie, certaine mercenarie Souldiers would needs make a rash salley vpon them, who being enuironed with thir•…•…ie horse, most of them were in a moment slaine before the Citie gates, the rest escaped into [ 10] the Rampiers. The Turkes seized on a small Rising beneath the Towne, but great numbers of them were there slaine as well by the Archers which continually shot, as by the ordnance which scoured amongst them, wherewith they were not onely tormented, but in a manner wholly ouerthrowne.

The Venetians would not loose so faire an occasion, but diuers troupes did with great cries enuiron the Rising, and gaue great terror to the enemies: Others ranne fiercely vpon the troupes of horse which stood close together before the Cities Rampiers, and slew great numbers of them. Diuers that were there present report, That fiue thousand Turks were slain at that time; others lessen the number. They skirmished likewise vpon the Dike of the Citie, and along the rampiers from whence [ 20] the Barbarian was repulsed with great losse. The enemie being discouraged with these two losses so soone as he perceiued that he lost but his labour to lie any longer before Naples, did on a sodaine make incursions vpon the Territorie of Modon, where at his first arriuall hee tooke Molines, and certaine other small Townes by force. This storme spred it selfe likewise vpon the Territorie of Coron, where the Greekes were wonderfully molested. The Turkes beeing desirous to depart from Morea, they did for three daies space besiege the Towne of Zonchia. Giouan∣ni Crasso of Coma lay in Garrison there and did brauely defend it: whereupon the enemies dislodged, and went to their wintering places. After their departure the Venetian Captaines would needes haue their reuenge, and went with three thou∣sand [ 30] men to scoure Arcadia, from whence they carried awaie a great bootie. They did besides make an attempt to force the Towne which at this day beareth the name of the Prouince, but not beeing able to doe it, they sacked the suburbes and went their way.

This happened in Morea during the summer and haruest season. The Venetians likewise in the meane time had some troubles in Italie, about a contention be∣twixt the Thryestines & those of Cap-Histria, by reason of tributes and high-waies; the strife on both sides grew so hot, as although the Senate were busied in a greater warre, they were neuerthelesse constrained to send forces thither. But for the easi∣er vnderstanding of the matter, wee must fetch it a little farther off. The Alman [ 40] marchants were woont to come directly to Cap-Histria & other townes of the Pro∣uince to trade, not comming neere to Thryeste by fiue miles. The Thryestines per∣ceiuing that them selues had no profit at all by this commerce were greatly vexed. Whereupon they sent an Ambassador to the Emperor Frederick whose subiects they were, to craue that it might be lawfull for them to enforce all Germaine marchants which came into Histria to passe by Thryeste, supposing thereby that their citie would become the chief Mart of all Histria. And because the Emperor had not flatly graunted nor denied their request, they sought by faire and curteous meanes to di∣uert the Marchants from their vsuall way and trade, but if gentle meanes would not serue, they resolued to vse force, and to proceed by constraint. Those of Cape∣Histria [ 50] taking the matter in bad part, did speedily dispatch Messengers to the Prince and Senate, who complaining of the wrongs done to them by the Thryestines, did vnfolde the great discommodities which all Histria was like to receiue by that new insolencie of their neighbours. The Senate beeing moued with these com∣plaints;

commaunded that certaine armed vessells should lie at anker neere to the moare of Thryeste, and should haue a speciall care not to suffer any victualls to en∣ter into the city by Sea. The Thryestines seeming to make small account there∣of, and constantly dissembling their griefe, it was resolued, the better to bring them to reason, to put garrisons for the same purpose in the fittest places by land. Gauar∣do Iustinopolitano was sent thither with some horse, who hauing borrowed a cer∣taine place of Count Gorician▪ and streightly shut in their confines, should aduise the Marchants to keepe their ancient way: And if the Thryestines should attempt by force (as they had done) to hinder their iournies then by Armes to repulse them. [ 10]

By chance, one of those souldiers that were appointed to conuay the marchants, was slaine by a sodaine incursion of the Thryestines, and the rest put to rout; Ga∣uardo not digesting this iniurie, went with a braue troupe of Histrians, and wasted the Thryestines territories on the other side of the Sea. The Senate, in regard this tended to an open warre, commaunded those of Cap-Histria to send three of their Townesmen to Venice that might instruct them more amply in the matter. The Senate by these mens report perceiuing that the strife could not bee ended but by armes, warre was on a sodaine concluded against the Thryestines: And according to this Decree, Antonio Martiano, Bernardino sonne to Carolo Montone, a young man, Girardo Martinenga, Antonello Cornetano and diuers other Noble men were [ 20] sent into Histria with foure thousand horse, and gallant companies of foote. Di∣uers that were present in that action say, that the armie consisted of tenne thousand men; others say the number was not so great. With these forces, such as they were, it was resolued to besiege▪ Thryeste. The Venetians encamped in three se∣uerall places. The first was at S. Francis Gate on a little rising. The second towards that part of the cittie, which is opposite to the high way of Pucina: And the third not farre from thence on a high place vpon the way of Chersina. The Inhabitants were first assailed with the ordnance which did beate downe the toppes of the hou∣ses; whereupon they craued truce for three dayes to consult about the yeelding vp of the towne. Vitalis Lande Prouidator in the Armie did freely graunt it, for he had [ 30] determined to plant ordnance against S. Francis Gate, the which during that space he hoped to doe without impediment, because there was some likeliehood that he could not otherwise doe it without fight. But so soone as the enemies perceiued the ordnance to be remoued, doubting the matter, they did presently breake the truce, and shot at the pesants that wrought in the worke.

News in the meane time was brought to the Campe, that a companie of Ger∣man horse was comming to the reliefe of the towne. The Prouidator sent Gauardo Iustinopolitano before with a braue troupe of light horse, to surprize them by am∣buscado▪

On these termes stood the affaires before Thryeste, when Giacomo Antonio Mar∣cello [ 40] came as Prouidator to the Armie. This man before then had beene Gouernor of Vdina. He at his arriuall hauing altered the forme of warre, the enemies Ca∣uallerie without any let entred the Citie, and giuing in on a sodaine vpon the camp toward the high way of Chersina, tooke two hundred horse from the Venetians, and did not onely afterwards defend the cittie, but as long as the siege lasted, did greatly molest the Venetians by their continuall sallies and incursions. And because that by frequent shot of the ordnance, part of the wall had beene beaten downe, and that the souldiers in an other place craued to be sent to their wintering Garri∣sons, they resolued to giue a generall assault to the cittie. But the businesse had no great good successe. For an houres space they fought valiantly on both sides, some [ 50] with ladders mounting the walls, but the hottest fight was at the breach. The citie was brauely defended by the valour of the Almans and the townesmen; and the souldiers were inforced to retire with bad successe.

The siege continued all Autumne, and would haue lasted till the enemie had

been subdewed by famine or force: But Pope Pius, who besides his ancient friend∣ship and alliance with Fredericke, was much vnwilling to haue the Thryestines re∣ceiue any harme, in regard hee had beene their Bishop, had from the beginning of the siege solicited the Venetians to abstaine from pursuing them, and euer after had not ceased to intreate and exhort them, to draw their troupes vpon certaine conditions from their Gates. It was concluded betwixt the Pope and the Veneti∣ans, That the Pope should cease from making warre on Sigisneund Malateste whom he besieged in Arimini after that he had vanquished him in fight by Frederico of Vr∣bin, and had taken from him the greatest part of his State; and the Venetians did raise their Campe from before Thryeste: and so by this accord those of Arimini, [ 10] and the Thryestines, were wholy freed from the warre about the thirteenth day of Nouember.

Sigismund hauing obtained the Popes pardon, for that in the warres of Lombar∣die hee had molested and wasted the Country of Flaminia, on promise euer after∣wards to be obedient to him, and to the Venetians, went the Summer following into Morea against the Turkes.

Lauretans nauall Armie at such time as the land troupes abandoned the streight, and after it went foorth of the Sarronic Gulph, and had inuironed all the Islands, receiued of Cominius the Pirate the Isle of Lemnos in Morea. He with two Gallies had taken it from Mahomet, who had made it his owne, by reason of the Empire [ 20] whereon it depended, and after that hee had held it for a time, distrusting (as it is to be supposed) his owne forces, he did deliuer it into the Venetians hands.

The nauall Armie wintered in the confines of Modon, Zonchia, Naples, and Coron. Vrso Iustiniano did at the Spring time succeede Lauretano in the place of Ge∣nerall. He departed from Venice about the beginning of Ianuary, but in regard of the extreme cold he arriued in the Prouince three moneths after with three gallies. At Zonchia he receiued one and twenty Gallies that lay in the Hauen; with those, and them which he brought with him, he sailed towards Modon, where halfe way he met Lauretano with three great Gallies, who after sundrie reciprocall embrace∣ments did according to the Senates commaund surrender the charge of the Gal∣lies [ 30] to him, and retired himselfe to Sapienza.

Vrso stayed at Modon till the whole Armie were come thither together, then de∣parting thence with two and thirtie Gallies, he sailed towards Coron, and within a while after, passing by Naples, he came in a short space to Nigrepont, and from thence, hauing coasted all the Islands of the Aegean Sea, he had heedfully obserued what state they were in But whilst Vrso made these reuiewes, Nicolao Ragio, and Iohn surnamed the fatte, Captaines of the bands of men at Armes, with those troupes that they had with them, tooke certaine small townes from the enemie vpon the Gulph of Patras. Francisco Sidicino, Cicco Brandolino, with diuers other Venetian Captaines were encamped with three thousand men at Mantinea, and the enemies [ 40] at Pithyma, fiue hundred of whose horse beeing come to Tulmutha (which was a towne betwixt both Armies) came to defie the Venetians, who contemning the small number of the Barbarians went forward presently to assaile them, who a long time stood firme against the formost rankes of the Venetians, vntill that the rest of their Cauallerie whom they had sent for by sundrie messengers did arriue. For then, by their comming, those which beganne the fight beeing slaine, they which were left aliue, were without armour, Captaines and ensignes, miserably massacred heere and there. It is reported that fifteene hundred Christians lay dead vpon the place, among whom were Brandolino and Giouanni Attellano, who the day before was come from Modon to Mantinca with Andrea Dandulo the Prouidator, [ 50] Giouanni Massano, and diuers other noble men, who had commaund in the Veneti∣ans Armie. The Republique had no better successe neere to the Islands. For Vrso hauing viewed them, went to Lemnos, and from thence returned to Nigrepont, where within a while after hauing receiued supplies from thence, and hauing for∣tie

Gallies in his companie, he sailed fiercely against the Isle of Lesbos. From Nigre∣pont he came directly to Lemnos, & hauing by the way taken a ship of the enemies he did put tenne Turkish Marchants to death that were in it, and hung vp the rest.

Then about midnight departing from Lemnos, he went with great rumour a∣bout the third houre in the morning, and encompassed Mytelene, the chiefe Ci∣tie of the whole Island. It hath two hauens on the North side, and one towards the South: The Armie entered into this as being further off. Those of the countrey betooke themselues to flight, and the whole Island was in allarme. Then three hun∣dred Turkes that were brought to the Gallies, were by Vrsos command, impaled, throwne into the Sea, and some of them hanged. Within a while after, he did by [ 10] day-breake giue an assault to the Citie by Sea and Land, hauing first sent a ship of Genoa▪ which to that end he had stayed by the way, and a Dalmatian Galley, to take the tower vpon the hauen: And himselfe in the meane time landed his troupes on the other side of the Citie. The two vessels being sent against the tower, did pre∣sently retire by reason of the Ordnance shot. The troupes being landed, went brauely to the assault, throwing themselues inconsiderately to manifest daunger, whereupon the fight lasted with wonderfull furie for sixe houres space to the losse and ruine of the Venetians, who being vanquished by the multitude of shot, and grieuously wounded, after a great ouerthrow were enforced to retire. It is repor∣ted that three thousand of them were slaine that day. [ 20]

This losse did not abate the Venetians courage, for within a while after, retur∣ning againe to assault the enemie with greater furie, they were after sundrie vnpro∣fitable attempts beaten from the wall with like losse as at the first. In the meane time newes was brought, that the enemies nauall Armie did approach, the which besides, other smaller vessels consisted of fiue and fortie Gallies. It was like∣wise reported that two thousand horse, landed on the other side of the I∣land, would presently arriue. Vrso being daunted with these newes, after that hee had lost fiue thousand men, and the rest for the most part hurt, quitted Mi∣tylene, and came to Nigrepont, where with remorse of conscience for such bad suc∣cesse, [ 30] he fell into so great sorrow and melancholy, as notwithstanding that he was a man of a great spirit, did neuerthelesse behaue himselfe like one that had lost his senses. From Nigrepont being brought to Morea, and from thence to Modon, he was landed by his owne seruants, where on a sodaine being oppressed with griefe, he died within halfe an houres space. Such was the end of Vrso Iustiano, a man vali∣ant and noble among his countrimen.

Giacomo Lauretano was after his death sent to command the Armie. He depar∣ting from Venice, was followed by Sigismond Malateste accompanied by a thou∣sand Italians. A long time before, Pope Pius had made a league with the Vene∣tians, the king of Hungarie, and Philip Duke of Burgondie against the Turks. But [ 40] Malateste so soone as he came into the Prouince where he heard of the death of Gio∣uanni Attellano, and Brandolino, and saw the small forces there, made a lowde prote∣station, that he would neuer haue imbarked himselfe for that warre, if he had but knowne in what state the affaires of that Countrey had beene: yet, because men should not say that his comming thither was in vaine, he marched with all the troupes he could leauie to take Sparta (a Citie in old time most famous among the chiefest Cities of Greece) the which in a short space he forced. It being taken which at this day is in a manner inhabitable, he began to batter the Castle with his Ord∣nance. That siege continued many moneths, and it could not be taken by reason of the strong Garrison within it.

About the latter end of Autumne, fifteene thousand Turkes arriued there, [ 50] who encamped verie neere to the Venetians. Sigismond distrusting his owne small number (for he had but two thousand men in his camp) durst not assaile them with his whole forces at once, but skirmished oftentimes with them: And so long as the enemie remained there, he did by cunning and force so amaze him, as the

Turks hauing put some supplies into the Castle, dislodged without any losse to the Christians: And perceiuing his encamping there to be but to small purpose, after that he had burnt the Citie, he brought backe his troupes to Naples. During the siege of Sparta, Lauretano besieged Rhodes, and did great harme to the inhabitants, he spoiled and burnt their farmes and countrey-houses. He did afflict them in this manner, because that the Rhodians not long before had by force taken forth of the Venetians ships which lay in the hauen certain Syrian marchants with their goods, and would in no sort giue satisfaction to the Venetians that carried it: This being done, he returned to Nigrepont. From whence he craued all the Islands on the Aegean Sea, without any other memorable exploit for that yeare. [ 10]

But at the beginning of the next, he did put to Sea and came verie neere to the streight, meaning by force of Oares to passe through betwixt the Dardans, that hee might afterwards scoure the coast of Galipollis. The Dardanes are two Castles iust opposite to one another at the mouthof the streight, in which was great store of Ordnance to sinke all enemies ships that should passe that way. Mahomet so soone as he had made himselfe master of the Costantinopolitane Empire, caused one of these to be reedified which was in a manner ruinate, and builded the other from the foundat ons, that he might with a continuall Garrison keepe those of Europe from entering into the streight.

The sleete being come thither (as hath beene said) Venieri his Gallie which ac∣cording [ 20] to the manner went before for discouerie, being deceiued by the Admirals signall, which as he thought willed him to passe through the streight, being driuen forward by the winde and Oares, went through notwithstanding all the shot. Some say that Venieri craued leaue to be the first to attempt that passage, and that the enemie would not spend all his shot vpon this one Galley, but determined to be∣stow his bullets vpon the rest of the fleete that would attempt to passe, whereupon, the next that followed it, being strucke through with the Ordnance, and many of her men slaine, and in great danger, returned: the like did the rest of the fleete, ex∣cept the first Galley that went through. Venieri, who although he was Prouidator of the Gulph, did neuerthelesse follow the publike ensignes vnder the commaund [ 30] of Lauretano being a man of singular iudgement and experience in marine matters, did comfort his souldiers, and willed them to hope well: but in the darknesse of the night, he returned towards the enemies, sailing faire & softly without vse of Oares. Diuers c•…•…non shot were made at him, and to speake truly, he did not auoid them all, yet at last, with the losse of some few of his men, he did contrarie to all mens hope returne to the fleete.

This same Summer Pope Pius determined to set on foot the voyage against the Turks which had beene propounded in the Councell at Mantua, and was after∣wards neglected by the ambition and auarice of some Princes. For although all his associates should haue failed him (the Venetians excepted) he neuerthelesse re∣soluing [ 40] to bring it to passe, came to Ancona. Vpon the rumour of this holy voyage, great numbers of people from Lombardie, and both the Germaines were come to Rome before his departure thence. But as he passed through the Dutchie of Spo∣leta and La Marca, he met with greater multitudes. These men with plenarie re∣mission of their sinnes, he sent home again•…•… into their countries, because they were come as well without meanes to defray the expences of that iourney, as for that most of them were men vnfit for warre. Christophero Moro, the Venetian Prince, came to meete him there with ten well-armed Gallies, to the end the Venetians might haue a share in the honour of that warre. Two daies after his arriuall the Pope died of a lingring feauer. To speake truly he had but small store of money for [ 50] such an enterprize, which by a decree of the Colledge of Cardinals was giuen to Prince Moro, on condition that he should send it to Mathias king of Hungarie to∣wards the expences of his ordinarie warre with the Turkes.

Some thinke that the whole summe amounted but to fiue and fortie thousand

•…•…uccats. But the Venetian did not onely send this sunne into Hungarie to king Ma∣thias, but a greater quantitie of gold for many yeares after, that he might with his forces stop the incursions of those Barbarians into Dalmatia and Histria. After Pope Pius death, the Venetians alone did for a long time vndergo the burthen of so great a warre, in the view not only of all Italie, but of all the Princes of Europe, who were not ashamed to be idle spectators, whilest the cruell enemie had alreadie ouer∣throwne two mightie Empires, and many kingdomes: and yet it cannot be denied but that king Ferdinand and the Pope did at times send aide by Sea, but it was sel∣dome; and then, when as they had no need of it. There was no memorable matter either by Sea or Land done during that Winter in Grecia. The next Summer, the [ 10] pestilence being dispersed in Naples, Sigismond went into Laconia, against whome came ten thousand Turkes, but vpon their arriuall, he with his souldiers retired to Mantinea. After his departure the enemies assailed Pithimia, and hauing beaten downe the fortifications, entered it by force. In the meane time Victor Capello suc∣ceeded Lauretano, who hauing receiued the flee at Sapienza, sailed to Modon, from thence departing within a while after with fiue and twentie Gallies, he went to Ni∣grepont, and afterwards, going into the enemies countrey, he tooke Aulida by force, which stands in the firme land ouer against Nigrepont, with Larsa on the Sa∣lonicke Sea. Then he took Imbra in the AEgean Sea betwixt Thrace and Samo∣thrace neere to the mount Athis. At the last, comming to Pirea, he besieged the [ 20] Citie of Athens, the noblest of all Greece, and hauing made a breach there before day, and burnt the Cities gates, he entered it. It is at this day called Sethina. Capel sackt the Citie, the bootie whereof was so great, as it did enrich the Marriners and Rowers.

Within a while after, the Fleet left Pirea, and came to Nigrepont, where taking in victualls, it went to Modon, from whence departing in secret, it sailed into the Gulph of Corinth. Those of Patras had promised him to deliuer the citie into his hands, and to kill all the garrison. Capel had three and twentie Gallies, and six and thirty other lesser vessells well armed for the fight; and besides the souldiers and mariners, Nicolao Ragio was there with two hundred men at armes. The souldiers, [ 30] who the day before had been grieuously tossed in a tempest, and by reason there∣of could not hold vp their heads, were presently conducted to the citty by Giacomo Barbadico the Prouidator, they were in number foure thousand: And bei•…•…g come to certaine Farmes within a mile of the cittie, the souldiers being desirous of boo∣tie, did without any commaundement fall to pillaging those country houses. Whi∣lest these were busied in spoyling, and expected nothing lesse than the enemies arri∣uall, three hundred Turkish horse did with great cries inuiron and assaile them, who were all slaine there, hauing no meanes of defence or escape. Barbadico riding vpon a Mule, and comming by chance to that place where the enemies made great slaughter, was beaten downe among a number of thicke bushes, and there trod∣den [ 40] to death vnder the horses feete. His body beeing afterwards knowne by his Coate-armour and Signet was carried to the Castle of Patras, and impaled vpon the highest tower thereof: and of so great a number, one thousand onely escaped. Ragio being taken by the enemies, was impaled aliue.

Capel for all this was not discouraged, supposing it to haue happened, rather by the carelesnesse of his owne souldiers, than by the enemies valour and prowesse. Therefore eight dayes after, he sent the brauest men of his troupes together with the Ensignes to assaile the Cittie. Vincimanica the Sicillian, who commaunded the nauall Armie as Vice-admirall, with Dominicke the Blacke, and other valiant men that followed the Ensignes, went and displayed them before the cittie. The ene∣mies [ 50] did not refuse the fight, but making a furious salley, came couragiously vpon the Christians. There was a cruell fight for some houres space, at the last, fortune inclining to neither side, the Venetian resolued to send threescore horse of the re∣mainder of those which were Ragios, downe the hill which was on the one side,

to charge the enemie in flanke, and thereby to make him retire, and abandon his standing: but they were not gone farre ere they discouered the Turkes comming forward for the same purpose; at the sight of whom, Ragios horse betooke them∣selues to flight, and fell in among the troupes of the Islanders. There a great slaugh∣ter of men, and horses, was presently made. The Turkes in the meane time arriued who did cut the disordered squadrons in peeces. And this losse would haue proued farre greater than the former, had not a great dust risen vp into the aire like to a black clould which tooke away the sight both of Turkes and Christians. A thousand Christians lay dead vpon the place, and the rest with the ensignes escaped to the vesels. [ 10]

Capello being daunted with these two ouerthrowes, went to Xant, from thence to Modon, and within a while after to Nigrepont where he remained sixe whole moneths without any memorable exploit. After the ouerthrow at Patras, he was neuer seene to smile, though Giouanni Diede the States Secretarie with diuers others of his familiar friends told him that it hapened not through his default. At the last being wasted with griefe and melancholie, eight monethes after the battaile of Patras, he died at Nigrepont. Giacomo Venieri after his death commanded the Ar∣mie vntill that Giacomo Lauretano sent by the Senate to succeed the late Capello, arri∣ued in the Prouince.

This man for the space of sixteene monethes that he was Generall of the Armie, [ 20] did brauely defend all the Islands and Sea-coasts from the enemies assaults and in∣cursions.

About the same time likewise, or soone after, or rather a little before Lauretans departure to the Armie, although the Venetians were in some sort quiet in Italie, the cause neuerthelesse is not knowne why Bartholomeo of Bergamo a great Cap∣taine in his time, did by his sodaine incursions into Romagnia, in a manner trouble and entangle them in a new warre. This man departed from Lombardie with great troupes of horse and foot at the pursuit of Angelo Accaiuola, and Nicolao Soderino that were banished from Florence, vpon hope that they gaue him of good successe in Tuscanie by meanes of a popular commotion: this was the common rumour. [ 30] But others supposed that he departed in Armes from Lombardie at the soliciting of Pope Paul, to the end, that bringing his troupes through Romagnia and La Mar∣ca, he might on a sodaine in his name make warre on king Ferdinand, who refused to pay vsuall tribute to the Church of Rome. But whatsoeuer the cause was, it is certaine that al his attempts which seemed at the first to be fearefull to all Italie, did soone deceiue euerie mans expectation. For so soone as he came into Romagnia Galeas Maria Duke of Milan, a braue and couragious young Prince, made head a∣gainst him: Then did the forces of king Ferdinand and the Florentines withstand him, wherewith this great Captaine being troubled, did in some sort begin to de∣cline. A battaile was presently giuen at Molinella, a towne on the confines of Bo∣lognia, [ 40] which was fought in the absence of Galeas vnder the conduct of Fredericke of Vrbin. Those that were at the battaile affirme that in memory of man there was neuer a more furious or mortall in Italy.

The Senate fearing if his forces should be broken (for till then he had euer beene in the Venetians pay, and therefore it was thought that the Venetians did fauour him) the aduerse Princes and Commonwealths being armed, would cast the whole burthen of the warre vpon them, sent him some supplies of horse and foote, with expresse charge to make peace, and safely to bring backe the Armie into Lombardy. Ieronimo Barbadico, a man of excellent wisedome and aduise, and who not long be∣fore was made Procurator of S. Marke, was in the Armie; yet this new dignitie, [ 50] nor the entreaties of his friends were of power to keepe him at home, nor to stay him from assisting the Republike in so great a danger. But his authoritie and wisedome being grealy feared of the enemies, it fell out that before peace was concluded, he was by their meanes, (for so it was thought) poisoned. There is no other mention

made of Lauretans exploits at Sea, besides that which hath alreadie beene said.

Nicolao Canalis succeeded him. He departing from Venice with two Gallies ar∣riued at Nigrepont, from whence setting sa le with twentie Gallies, hee spoiled certaine farme houses, and villages in Thessalie, and then returned to Nigrepont; and from thence went to Modon, and afterwards to Coron. He resolued to seize vpon the cittie of Lagostitia on the Sea of Patras, which the Turkes had forsaken, and speedily to fortifie it, the which hee easily performed without any resistance. Ieronimo Nouello (for Malateste had left Morea) had well fortified it; and there the whole Armie remained, consisting of six thousand men, at such time as two thou∣sand Turkes made an attempt to recouer it: but they being beaten from the ram∣pires [ 10] with great losse did within a while after dislodge.

Canalis hauing left Giacomo Venieri with six Gallies for the guard of the citie, re∣turned with the rest of the fleete to Nigrepont; and hauing there re-enforced the fleet with fresh supplies he sailed to Lemnos, and thence to Imbres, where he de∣termined to assault Oenos; and comming by day-breake to assaile the citie he com∣maunded his souldiers to reare ladders against the walls, which being done, they mounted them, and hauing broken open the Gates, they gaue entrance to the rest of the Armie. The towne was spoyled, and for the most part burnt, many were slaine, but more were made slaues, men and women that were taken prisoners were villainously handled, the Sacred places were polluted and prophaned with∣out [ 20] any respect to the name of Christians; for although they obeyed the cruell Turkes, they had not changed their Christian Religion; besides all these outra∣ges, Nunnes were rauished and defloured, whom the barbarous enemie for reue∣rence to Religion neuer durst touch. Diuers haue thought that for the punishment of this sinne, the taking of Nigrepont ensued, together with the Generalls banish∣ment. A great bootie was brought to Nigrepont, with two thousand captiues. Within a while after he took and spoyled the new Foglies. But at the Spring time the Turkes with a mighty Nauall Army surprized the cittie Coccina in the Isle of Lemnos, and after they had spoiled it, and carried away the Inhabitants, they made it desolate. Canalis vpon report hereof, being come to Lemnos with foure [ 30] Gallies, so soone as he perceiued all places to be ruined (for the enemie was alrea∣die gone from thence) returned to Nigrepont. There he found six Gallies of new supplies, which were come from Venice. With these and the rest, he went to Mo∣don, whither sending for all his Gallies that had wintered in sundrie places, hee made a fleete of fiue and thirtie Gallies, and presuming on his forces he returned to Nigrepont, determining to aduaunce forwards against the enemie. But whilest he was busied in preparing his fleete, those in Albania fought with good successe a∣gainst the Turks. Alexis, and Nicholas brethren, straue for the principalitie there, who followed seuerall parties. Nicholas being aided by the Venetians, had 1200. souldiers, which were commaunded by Iosepho Barbaro as Prouidator. Alexis had [ 40] assembled a thousand Turkish horse. He comming in haste with his cauallerie en∣camped in the valley of the Blacke Hill, vpon the Riuer Drimon, where the next day hee drew his brother to battell, by whom being vanquished, all his horsemen were slaine, except two hundred that fled. Canalis was still at Nigrepont, when news was brought him thither, that the Turkes had aboue an hundred Gallies neere to Tenedos, and that their fleete did daily encrease by new supplies. Beeing moued with this report▪ hee departed from Nigrepont, and went to Lemnos, and from thence to Imbres, where at his arriuall hee vnderstoode by the Islanders, that the Turkish fleet lay vpon the other side of the Island, and they being not able to tell him in Latine the number of their vessells, did by plucking the haires from their [ 50] heads demonstrate vnto him, that it was very great.

The Venetian gaue no great credit to this aduertisement, nor did he altogether reiect it. Matters seemed more terrible by the Islanders report, than they were dis∣cerned then to be. Now because he would be throughly satisfied, he commaunded

Lorenzo Lauretano to goe with tenne of the best Gallies in the fleete, to discouer the enemie, and if hee should perceiue that hee had but three score Gallies, to turne his prowes towards him, and hee foorthwith would come to his reskew with the rest of the fleete; if they were more, then to put to Sea, and to auoide the fight.

Lauretano sent Francisco Quirini with one Gallie, to descrie the enemies num∣ber, who should afarre make it knowne to him by his ordnance shot. Their number being knowne by Quirini his signall, the Venetian fleet speedily returned, and put to Sea-ward. The Gallies that were sent abroad for discouery, so soone as they saw the Turkish fleete, beganne to flie with saile and oares: for so soone as the ene∣mies had from farre descried the Venetian Auisoes, and the rest of the fleete that [ 10] came after, they presently sent tenne Gallies foorth of the Hauen, who gaue chace to the Venetian fleete till late in the euening. Canalis with foure Gallies went into the Hauen of Paleocastra. The Turkes hauing by the darkenesse of the night lost sight of the Venetians directed their course to the Isle of Scyros.

The morrow after, the Venetian Gallies being all together, sailed in close bat∣tallion towards the Isle of Scyros. The enemie was on the other side of the Island, and fiercely battered the cittie. Against him thus busied in the siege the Venetian sent tenne Gallies which durst not goe neere to fight, but by their Ordnance shot, did from farre attempt to offend them. The Venetian would not assaile them, fearing lest the rest of the enemies fleete should come and inuest his Gallies, the [ 20] which without all doubt would haue beene done, if hee had offered to fight. The enemies sailed from Scyros into the Isle of Nigrepont, where at their arriuall they tooke Stora by force, a Towne in the Island seated towardes the West, and after∣wards, that of Basilica: both which were burnt and spoyled. This being done, they went directly to besiege Nigrepont. The Venetian was come from Scyros to Cape Martillo. This place is neere to Nigrepont, and from thence before hee had pos∣sessed all the passages, hee sent three Gallies loden with victualls, through the cha∣nell of Loretto to Nigrepont, and commaunded the Captaines of them to tarrie there for the guard of the Cittie, if the officers of the Towne should thinke it expe∣dient. The victualls being receiued, the Gallies were returned to the fleete. [ 30]

Not long after Giouanni Troni was commaunded to go thither with two Gallies. But all passages neere to the Cittie being alreadie stopt, and his owne Gallie beeing bruised with the shot of the enemies canon, he was inforced to returne.

Now the better to vnderstand the State of the siege, wee will make a briefe de∣scription heere of the situation of the Island. The Isle of Nigrepont being diuided from Boetia, is an hundred and fiftie thousand paces in length, the breadth thereof is not aboue fortie thousand, and the narrowest not aboue twentie thousand. It is in circuite three hundred three score and fiue thousand paces. There are two li∣tle hills in it, the one termed Gerasa, and the other Capharea. It was in auncient time inriched with very goodly cities, at this day there is in it but Nigrepont. The [ 40] citie of Nigrepont which is seated right ouer-against Aulida, is diuided from Beotia by a small Gulph: Wherefore the Turke the better to besiege it, made a bridge o∣uer that Gulph, so soone as the land forces were wholly arriued.

On the fifth of Iune the enemies fleet, wherein were three hundred vessells, and amongst others aboue an hundred Gallies, approached the citie; but by the valour of the Inhabitants and the souldiers which were in it, the enemies that then 〈◊〉〈◊〉 were beaten backe to their ships. The 13. of the said moneth, the Emperour Otto∣man being come with threescore thousand soldiers through Beotia, caused a bridge to be made ouer the chanell, as farre as Saint Marks Church, within a mile of the Citie. In that place all the forces being landed, the Cittie was inuironed, and d•…•…∣uers [ 50] peeces of Ordnance wereplanted in sundry places: and with fiue and fiftie canons euerie day the wall was much battered. The siege continued 30▪ dayes, in which time, besides sundrie light skirmishes made before the walls vpon occasions, the Turke, with all his forces, gaue three assaults, wherein he lost fiue and twenty

thousand men, as it was afterwards knowne at the muster of the Armie. Some re∣port that they haue heard the Turkes say, that after the taking of Nigrepont, more than fortie thousand were found to be wanting in their Armie.

But during this siege by Sea and Land, the Venetian Fleete wanting victualls by continuing too neere Nigrepont, sailed to Candie, whereby the way meeting with some Turkish Fusts, it sanke them, and tarried there foure daies. Ieronimo Molino Gouernor of the Island, did presently take order to furnish them with necessarie vi∣ctualls, and did besides in that short space cause seuen ships of burthen to be armed. Being strengthened with these armed vessells, and with his owne fleete of 35▪ armed Gallies, the Venetian returned from whence he came. The newes in the meane time [ 10] of the siege of Nigrepont being brought to the Senate, did afflict them with griefe and feare. It was certaine that without some speedie remedie, that most excellent Island of all others of the Aegean Sea would be subdued by that cruell enemie, to the great losse of the Common-wealth: whereupon they speedily decreed to send as manie Gallies as could possibly be made readie one after an other without inter∣mission, to the reliefe of Nigrepont. Canalis in the meane time, departing from the place where he ankored, went with his whole fleet, & lay in the streight of the chan∣nell neere to Laureta: then with sailes, oares, winde and tide, he went forwards a∣gainst the enemie.

Those within the Citie beeing tired with continuall fight, had already endured [ 20] the siege almost a moneth; and yet they durst not well trust some of their owne Ci∣tizens. For Thomaso of Sclauonia that was sent with a troupe of Souldiers to guard the citie, being conuicted of treason, and sent for before the Magistrates, was by com∣mandement cut in peeces, Some say that hee did by secret intelligence sollicit the Turke to vndertake that enterprize: and that at the beginning he would haue deli∣uered the Citie to Ottoman, if he would haue but graunted him and the townesmen their liues & liberties. Ottoman promised the traitor any thing sauing that which he demaunded, and he would haue none other recompence but that. Now whilst these practizes continued on either side as well by those which fled to the enemies, as by letters tied to arrowes, the whole matter was discouered to the Magistrate by a yong [ 30] maide of Nigrepont.

The besieged being afflicted with so many miseries, had in their extremitie but only one hope left, which was, that the Venetian Nauall Armie, hauing first broken the bridge ouer the channell, would come and bring them aide and assistance. This did they talke of day and night, and wished for it with teares in their eies, when on a sodaine they descried foureteene Gallies and two ships of burthen, within view of the Citie, with which Canalis was come before the rest of the Fleet▪ There was then great ioy in the Citie, and the townesmen from the walls beganne to crie out vpon the enemies thereby to terrifie them. This Generall noyse did altogether amaze them. [ 40]

Some say that Ottoman hauing intelligence of the Venetians approach, began to thinke on flight, and to that end he mounted a very swift horse, determining pre∣sently to passe forth of the Island into the firme Land, and that without all doubt he would haue gon his way, had not Mahomet the Gouernour of Asia, a valliant and courageous man, disswaded him from it, telling him, That if he fled, the Souldiers and his Nauie being affrighted with the departure of their Generall, would at one time together fal into great danger: And therefore that he should do better, to giue a generall assault to the Citie by Land and Sea, more fierce than all the former, and promise the spoile thereof to the Souldiers, with a great recompence to him that should first aduance his Ensignes on the Walls. The great Turke being moued with [ 50] this good counsell commanded his Souldiers to giue the last assault: His Gallies at Sun-set came forth of the channell neere to the Walls.

The Venetians that were come forward with the Generall (as hath beene said) went with full saile within a mile of the bridge. Then, because the winde, tide, and

necessity did inuite them to set forward against the enemie with as great courage as they were come thither, all men cried out that a fit time and occasion was offered to do a notable peece of seruice. Canalis alone was of opinion to tarrie for the rest of the Fleet, which staied at Politia; no man knoweth whether they did it for feare, or else because the Captaines of the Gallies were commanded so to do; howbeit Cana∣lis did condemne their slownesse: Those which were there did earnestly solicite him to set forward, saying aloud that there was no good meaning in that delay. The Pi∣cemanes of Candie, bretheren, Captaines of a ship of Burthen, craued leaue that they with theit ship might Saile against the enemie, promising, by the force of their ship, and by the winde and tide to breake the bridge, and if their enterprize should suc∣ceede [ 10] badly, they would at least thinke themselues happy to haue exposed their liues and fortunes in the seruice of the Common-wealth. The Generall comman∣ded them and all the rest not to stir, but to tarrie still where they were, till the rest of the Fleete were arriued.

Those of Nigrepont who in the meane time were furiously assaulted by Sea and Land, perceiuing by day-breake that their Fleete Lay still, like men amazed could hardly hold their weapons in their hands. Great numbers of Arrowes couered the wretched inhabitants: The ordnance confusedly beat downe whatsoeuer it en∣countered, steeples, towers, walls, and people. Leonardo Caluo Gouernour of the Citie, Giouanni Bondomaria the Prouidator, Paulo Hericio the Magistrate, and manie [ 20] other Venetian Gentlemen were vpon the Wals and in the trenches, some to exhort and encourage the Souldiers, others to run vp and down to those places which had most neede of help. And although many thousand enemies were neere to the wals, they did not cease for all that still to fix their eies on that side from whence they had descried the Venetian Gallies: The wretched inhabitants held vp their hands and eies to Heauen and them. Then by day-breake they erected a black Ensigne vpon the higest tower of the citie to demonstrate their miserable condition, to the end that those which lay in the channel being moued with their disaster might come and re∣lieue them. The fierce assault continuing without intermission, had in such sort tired the besieged as those which guarded the gate Burchiana being grieuously wounded [ 30] and weakned with hunger and watching, did quit the walls to the enemies, which they on a sodain seizing on, all other parts of the wals were in an instant abandoned.

Then they began in euerie place to murther the poore inhabitants, together with the Magistrates and officers. Leonardo Caluo was murhered in the Palace, Bondema∣rio in the house of Paulo Andreatio, who hath written the historie of the taking of Ni∣grepont. And Hericio comming vpon Ottomans word forth of a verie strong place which he had made good, was by the tirants cōmand sawed a sunder in the middle; that trecherous scoffer saying, That he had promised to pardon his head, but not his flanks. Then he made a cruell decree, That all yong men of twentie yeeres of age should be slaine, and that he which should saue any one of that age, should himselfe be put [ 40] to death. Then was a horrible slaughter made vpon the townes-men, and against those whom aduerse fortune had brought thither, all places reeking with bloud. The heads of those that were slaine being laid on an heape in S. Francis market-place neere to the Palace before the Patriarkes house, did serue for a pittifull spectacle to women & children. The dead bodies lying heere and there, for feare least the stench should infect the aire, were throwne into the neighbour channell. At the very same time that the citie was taken, the Gallies whom the Generall had ouernight sent for, arriued when it was too late: And perceiuing that the Venetian Ensignes were no more vpon the towers, and that by other euident signes they knew that the Citie was lost, they did in sad and lamentable manner with teares in their eies, behold the [ 50] Cities wals; and because there was no safetie in abiding there, they weighed Ankors and sailed thence.

Notes

• The description of Morea.
• The occasion of the Ottomans warre against the Uenetians.
• Saint Andrewes head is brought to Rome.
• The warre a∣gainst the Turks is begun in Mo∣rea.
• The Venetian Armie before Argers.
• The traitor pu∣nished accor∣ding to his de∣serts.
• The Venetians make a wall at the streight.
• The Turks at∣tempt to hinder the Venetians enterprise.
• The death of Be∣nedetto Coyoni.
• The description of Corinth.
• Bertoldo D'Aeste is slaine at the siege of Corinth.
• The Venetians raise their camp from before Co∣rinth.
• The Turks be∣fore Naples.
• The Turkes losse besore Naples.
• The Turkes leaue Naples.
• The cause of the war betwixt the Thryestines and those of Cap-hist∣ria.
• Gauardo Iusti∣nopolitano is sent against the Thryestines.
• An Armie sent against Thryeste.
• Thryeste is be∣sieged.
• Antonio Mar∣cello Prouidator before Thryeste.
• The Almaines make sallies vp∣on the venetians.
• The assault giuen to Thryeste hath no good successe.
• Thryeste and A∣rimini are freed from the siege.
• The Isle of Lem∣nos deliuered to the Venetians.
• Vrso Iustiniano is Generall of the venetian na∣uall Armie.
• Vrso Iustinian•…•… saileth against the Isle of Lesbos
• The Venetians do giue two as∣salis to Mytilene
• Vrso Iustiniano dieth with griefe
• Malateste be∣sieg eth Sparta.
• The Venetians assault Rhodes.
• The Dardanes are two sorts at the mouth of the streight.
• Giacomo Veni∣eri returneth safe to the fleet.
• Pope Pius com∣meth to Ancona to prepare an Armie against the Turkes.
• The Pope dieth at •…•…ncona.
• Vittore Cape•…•…o Generall of th•…•… nauall Armie.
• Capel his ex∣ploits.
• The Venetian•…•… are defeated, and Barbadico the Prouidator is slaine.
• The Uenetians are againe put to rout neere to the former place
• Capello dieth with griese.
• Bartolomeo of Bergamo brin∣geth sorces into▪ Tuscanie.
• The battaile of Molinella.
• The death of Ieronimo Bar∣didico
• Nicolao Canalis Generall of the nauall Armie.
• The venetians take Oenos.
• Great outrage committed in Oenos.
• The Turkish fleet at Tenedos.
• The Uenetian fleete escapeth from the Turkes
• The Turkish fleete before Nigrepont.
• The description of the Isle of Nigrepont.
• The enemie buildes a bridge ouer the Gulph.
• The Senate is grieued at the newes of the siege of Nigre∣pont.
• The Venetian Fleet entreth the the channell of Nigrepont.
• The treason is discouered.
• A memorable •…•…ffer of two bre∣theren of Candy.
• A generall assalt giuen to the citie
• The Turkes take the Nigrepont.