A notable historie of the Saracens Briefly and faithfully descrybing the originall beginning, continuaunce and successe aswell of the Saracens, as also of Turkes, Souldans, Mamalukes, Assassines, Tartarians and Sophians. With a discourse of their affaires and actes from the byrthe of Mahomet their first péeuish prophet and founder for 700 yéeres space. VVhereunto is annexed a compendious chronycle of all their yeerely exploytes, from the sayde Mahomets time tyll this present yeere of grace. 1575. Drawn out of Augustine Curio and sundry other good authours by Thomas Newton.

¶A Summarie or breefe Chro∣nicle of Saracens and Turkes, continued from the birthe of Ma∣homet, their first péeuish Prophet and Founder, till this present yeere. 1575

MAhomet the Sonne of Abedela and Em∣ma, of the ligne of Ismael, was borne at [ 567] Itraripe in Arabia, in the time that Mau∣rice was Emperoure and Gregory the first, Pope of Rome.

Mahomet patched together his Alcorane, (a Booke con∣taining [ 623] his pestilēt doctrine & grosse opinions) through y^e instinction and procurement of two hereticall Monkes. Iohn of Antioch and Sergius of Italy. And therewith se∣ducing the light brayned Arabians and other fickle min∣ded people of Asia, called them Saracens.

At the age of xl. yéeres he dyed, and was burried in Me∣cha [ 637] a Citie of Persia.

Hierusalem after it had bene besteged by the Saracens the full space of two yéeres, was taken and spoyled. [ 638]

All Syria ouerrunne and wasted by the Saracenes. [ 639]

The Saracenes reuolted from the Emperoure of Romanes. [ 640]

Antioch destroyed by Saracenes, Damascus taken, [ 641] Phaenicia inuaded, and Egipt subdued.

The Saracenes wanne the greatest part of Africa and layed it to their Empyre. [ 648]

The moste Noble Ile of Rhodes inuaded by the Saracenes and taken: out of whiche they caryed a∣waye [ 655] with them great abundaunce of Golde, and a Noble Image of the Sunne, called a Colosse, whiche

was in height. 110. foote. The Brasse therof being solde to the Iewes, was as much as 900 Camelles coulde carye away.

[ 656]

They practyzed outragious Pyracie on y^e Aegean Sea, and did much harme to the Isles called Cyclades.

The Saracens discomfited Olympius the Exarch of I∣taly [ 663] with all his Hoast in Sicilie.

[ 668] Constantine the fourth, entred into league with Mu∣chamed King of Saracens vpon condition that the Sara∣cens shuld pay a great Summe of Gold to the Romanes, with a goodly Horse and a Childe of noble byrth.

[ 672] The Saracens rushed into Sicilie, and after they had ta∣ken Syracuse and wasted the whole Countrey, they re∣turned backe to Alexandria.

[ 675] Constantinople was besieged by the Saracens, vnto which, they gaue sundry assaultes but al in vaine: where∣fore they shipped themselues entending to haue returned home, but the greater part of them through Shipwracke perished by the way.

[ 676] The Romanes ouercame the Saracens, and slewe of them. 30000.

Peace the second time was made betwene y^e Romanes [ 679] and the Saracens for xxx. yéeres, vpon condition, that the Saracens should pay yéerely to the Romanes. 3000. li. of Gold, 50. noble Prisoners and as many Horses.

[ 686] The Saracens in the reigne of their King Ammirath, inuaded Africa and Lybia, & caryed away many spoiles.

[ 687] After the death of Constantine, the Emperour Iustini∣an entred into league with the Saracens vpon these con∣ditions, that they shoulde restore vnto the Empyre, Africa and Lybia, and pay euery day for the space of ten yéeres, a thousande Crownes, a Horse, and a Childe of noble byrthe, in the name of a Tribute.

[ 688] Iustinian breaking this League, and ioyning battayle with the Saracens, receyued at theyr handes much harme

and great ouerthrowes.

The Saracens putting the Romanes to flight, greatly [ 692] enhaunced their name and authoritie: contrariwise, the dignitie of the Romanes therby greatly decayed.

Abimelech King of Saracens, inuading Africa, enioy∣ed [ 698] not his victory there long.

The Romans spoyling Syria, discomfited. 200000. Sa∣racenes. [ 700]

While Iustinian and Leontius were striuing for the Empire, the Saracens againe inuader 〈◊〉〈◊〉 [ 706]

The Saracens sayling out of Lybia, thus yéere set first [ 710] foote into Spaine, wasting Aragon, Betica and Lusitanie.

The Saracens of Asia, landed at Constantinople with [ 718] 300. Saile, and fiercely besieged the same both by Sea and lande. The same yéere in Bulgaria there were slaine. 22000. Saracens.

Zulcemō King of Saracens, dyed in his Camp before [ 719] Constantinople, in whose place succéeded Amirath.

During this Siege of Constantinople, many of y^e Sa∣racens [ 720] dyed of famyne, plague and colde. They that re∣mained alyue meaning to retourne home, by tempest on the Sea and Lightening, perished, being partly cōsumed by fire and partly drowned in the waters: insomuch that of their whole fléete which was. 3000. Shippes more and lesse, there escaped but only fiue. This Siege lasted fully two yeeres. The same yeere the Saracens thinking to recouer some of theyr former losses, wyth a huyge Army entred into Spayne, and spoyled all the Countrey sa∣uing onely Gallicia.

Abidimar Capitaine of the Saracens in Africa, sacked [ 721] and spoyled Burdeaux a Citie of Fraunce, and remoo∣uing thence to Poytiers, was mette withall and repressed by Charles Martellus. Their Captaine and Prince Abi∣dimar being slaine, the Saracens for a while were quiet and medled not with any moe warres.

[ 730] The Saracenes bringyng wyth them theyr wyues, Children and whole Householde, entred a freshe into Fraunce, as thoughe they had meant there continual∣lye to haue dwelled, and planted themselues for euer. Wyth them, Charles the Great ioyned Battayle, ha∣uyng the ayde of the Frenche Nation, and slewe of them. 380000. and loste of his owne men onely 1500 Souldiours.

[ 735] Charles King of Fraunce, by hys valiaunt Knyght∣hood delyuered out of the handes of the Saracens, the noble Citie of Auinion, whyche they had before guile∣fully surprized.

[ 737] Charles restored many other Cityes to peace and li∣bertie, expulsing out the Saracens: slaying Amorrheus one of their Captaines, & putting Athine another of their Guydes to flight.

[ 738] The same Charles by helpe of Luitprand Kinge of Lumbardie, draue and expulsed all the Saracens out of Fraunce.

[ 744] Constantinus Copronymus Emperour of Constan∣tinople furnished out a Nauie against the Saracenes in Aegypt.

[ 759] The Saracens in the East were euer wynning some∣what that belonged to the Romans and layed it to theyr owne Empyre, by meanes that the Romanes disagreed among themselues, and bent themselues only against the French Kings.

[ 778] Charles the Great, had a noble victorie agaynst the Sa∣racenes in Spaine. Rowlande in combate ouercame a Saracen that often chalenged the Christians. Through which Victorie and vpperhande, he made the waye the easyer for the rest of his fréendes and Countreymen to wynne the victorie.

[ 780] Leo the fourthe Emperour made a voyage against the Saracens in Syria.

Aaron Prince of Saracens wyth 300000 lyght Horse∣men [ 803] inuaded Nicephorus Emperour of Constantino∣ple, and made hym glad to become Tributarie, and to accepte such offers as greatly mislyked and diseased hym, but there was no remedy.

Sardinia and Corsica two Islandes, were spoited by the [ 807] Saracens.

The Saracens wanne the Ile of Crete, and ouercame [ 826] the Gréekes in two Battayles.

The Saracens of Asia rushed into Palestina, and they [ 828] of Africa into Sicilie.

Boniface Countee of Corsica, hauing no helpe of the [ 830] Chrystians sauyng onely the Hetrurians, sayled into Africa: and in foure Battayles, betweene Carthage and Vtica, had of them the Victorie and vpperhand, and so feared the Saracenes wyth the terrour of his one∣ly name, that they were faine to depart out of Sicilie, and get them home to defend theyr owne.

Many Countreyes receyued greate damage at the handes of the Saracenes, and manye Cyties for feare, [ 836] in euery quarter fledde and submitted themselues vnto them.

Saba Kynge of Moores and Capitayne of the Sa∣racenes wasted Sicilie and all the Countrey about Cro∣tona, [ 843] and tooke Tarento: agaynst whom, Theophi∣lus the Emperour and the Venetian fleete stoode at resist∣staunce, but all in vaine.

The Saracenes inuadyng Hetruria and Latium, [ 845] spoyled and sacked Rome: but before theyr retourne home, the greatest parte of them perished by Shyp∣wrecke.

Hauyng wasted Illyrium and Dalmatia, they coa∣sted [ 846] alonge the Adrian Sea, and burned Ancona a Citie of Picene, after they had taken the spoyle there∣of.

[ 847] Leo the fourth, Pope of Rome, compelled the residue of the Saracens to packe oute of the Hauen of Ostia, and strengthened all the Countrey beyonde Tyber againste them.

The Saracens agayne (onely for bootie and spoyle) [ 867] brake into Italie, and wasted with fire and sword all the Countrey aboute Beneuent by the Samnytes. But by King Ludouick and Kinge Lotharius they were put to flight.

[ 870] The Saracens renewed Warres with the Persians: The Persians through the help of the Turkish Souldy∣ours (at that time the Turkes inhabited Mount Cauca∣sus and were called Tartarians) ouercame them. Euer after from that time, the Turkes neuer left Asia, and not onely encroched vpon the Domynions of the Saracens, but also were called by the same name as they were.

[ 878] After the Saracenes had enioyed Sicilie xlvii. yéeres, they were thence cleane expulsed.

[ 881] Charles surnamed the Thicke, repulsed the Saracens breaking into Italy.

[ 891] Nicetes one of the Capitaines of the Constantinopo∣litane Emperoure, had a notable victorie ouer the Sa∣racens

[ 910] The Saracens inuaded Puell and Calabria.

[ 913] At Lyris a riuer of Campania, the Saracens as they were spoylynge the Cities belonginge to the Romans, were ouercome.

[ 914] The Saracens breaking out of Fraxinete, came as far as Aquisgrane where encountringe with the Inhaby∣tantes, they were vtterly destroyed and Sagitus theyr Capitaine slayne.

[ 935] The Saracens spoyled Geane a Citie of Liguria, and with great booties retourned into Afryca.

[ 941] Hugh King of Italie wanne Fraxinete, and burned the Nauie of the Saracens.

Ramyre King of Gallyce, discomfited a great Armye [ 944] of Saracenes in Spayne.

The Saracenes committing many murthers and fi∣ryngs in Calabria, Puell and Lucania, by the Knightlye [ 951] prowesse of Alberick Marquesse of Hetruria were re∣pressed, and néere to Minturne in Campania by the Ry∣uer Lyris vanquished. There intentes were to haue come to Rome.

The Saracenes by force kéeping the Mount Garganus made out of it many Roades into the Countrey néere ad∣ioyninge, [ 952] and burned Beneuent.

Otho the first, Emperour of Germanes, draue the Sa∣racenes [ 969] out of Italie, and dispossessed them cleane out of their holde in Mount Garganus.

The Saracenes recouered Consentia, out of the which [ 970] a litle before they were throwen out by the Hungarians.

The Ile of Crete taken from the Saracenes. [ 977]

Otho the seconde, receiued a great ouerthrowe at the [ 982] handes of the Saracenes, in a battayle fought with them in Calabria the Ides of Iulie, with whom the Greekes had stricken a League and ioyned powers. His stoutest souldiours and Capitaines being in this conflict slaine, he himselfe had much a doo by flight to saue himselfe.

Alphonsus King of Spaine, besiedging a stronge holde [ 1000] of the Saracens called Viseum, was wounded with an Arrowe and therof dyed.

The Saracens deuidinge their hoast into two partes, [ 1007] landed in Italie, tooke Capua and besieged Barum.

The Saracenes of Asia tooke Hierusalem. [ 1009]

Henry the second Emperour of Germanes, draue the [ 1013] Saracens out of Capua, and persecuted with gréeuous Warre certayne Capitaines which fauored their side.

The Egiptian Caliph, through y^e ayd of an army of Sa∣racens [ 1028] and Turks (which then ruled all the roast in Per∣sia) spoyled the Temple of our Lord at Hierusalem.

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[ 1119] Baldwyne after .xviij. monthes Imprisonment, decey∣ued his kéepers and escaping out of Prison, retourned to his owne people.

[ 1122] Dominicus Michael Duke of Venice with a well fur∣nished Nauie, greatly annoyed the Saracenes in Syria. To the Venetians for their worthy seruice and valiaunt∣nes were graunted sundry great Priuiledges.

[ 1125] An Army of 400000 men set vpon the Christians and were encountred withall by 3000. Christians: who tho∣row the goodnes of God, slew of their Enemies with the sworde 7000, and 5000 drowned, so that the victorye fell to the Christians.

[ 1127] In Syria the Christians discomfited the Saracens in two notable ouerthrowes: in y^e first conflict 2500 of them were slaine. In the other, although both Armies were af∣flicted, yet the Christians obteined the victory.

[ 1129] The king of Ascalon was by Baldwine repressed, and the king of Damascus in thrée battailes ouercome.

[ 1130] After the death of Baldwine the third king of Hierusa∣lem, Fulco was made the fourth king.

[ 1131] The Erle of Tripolis by treason was slaine, king Ful∣co was put to flight by his Enemies and condiscended to very hard conditions, to be clearely deliuered from siege.

[ 1133] The Christians coaped in fight with the Egyptians and were superiours.

[ 1139] Ascalon was recouered by the Christians.

[ 1142] Fulco the fourth king of Hierusalē in hunting y^e Hare and ryding fast after the game, through a fall from hys horse dyed: after whom succéeded his Sonne Baldwine who was the fift king.

[ 1143] The Citie Edessa and almost all Mesopotamia was wonne by the Saracens & Alaph Captaine of y^e Turks, which now were of great name and power in the East: where they kylled without all mercy a wonderfull num∣ber of Christiās, rauishing mens wiues in the Church of

Saint Iohn Baptiste, & in despight of Christianitie euen vpon the Alter.

Baldwine the thirde of that name, and the fifte king of [ 1144] Hierusalem, conquered Gaza and Ascalon and cast out al the Saracens. And at Hierico he ouercame and put to flight Norandine Maister of the Chiualry of Damascus and slue 5000. of his enemyes.

Manuel Emperour of Constantinople with muche [ 1145] ouersight and negligence led through daungerous wayes and desert places his Christian Hostes against the Sara∣cens, insomuch that for scarcitie of vittayles and other ne∣cessaries, they could atchiue no notable enterprise against the myscreaunt people.

Roger King of Sicilie and Normannes, made the Afri∣cane [ 1146] Saracens tributarie to him for .xxx. yéeres, and tooke their king Prisoner.

This yéere Conrade the second, Emperour, leuyed a [ 1146] great power against the Saracens, against whom he had in battaile but ill successe.

Lewys King of Fraunce, assembled a mightie Armie to go against the Infideles.

Out of England, Flaunders and Loraine were furni∣shed [ 1147] out 200 saile against the Saracens.

This yéere Conrade the Emperour passing ouer Bos∣phorus without anye resistaunce, came néere to his ene∣mies: but for want of victuals and (as some say) his corne being corrupted and mingled with lyme and plaister, he was glad to stay himselfe and go no further and to bring backe his Armye. The Saracens vnderstanding hereof, set vpon them behind and slue of them certain thousands.

The same yéere the French king came to the Empe∣rour to aide him: but by reason that his Army was great∣ly distressed and pynched with famine, he could bring no notable atchieuaunce to passe. The same time, the Vene∣tians with a well furnished Nauie went into Asia, to aide

the Emperour against the Saracens.

[ 1148] The Spanyardes expulsing the Saracens, recouered Almaria and Tortosa, two goodly embattailed Cities.

The same yeere, Damascus was besieged by the Syri∣ans, Frenchmen, and Hierosolymitanes, and the Va∣mures thereof defaced. And when they were euen at the poynt to haue wonne the Citie and subdued the Sa∣racenes, the chiefe Princes and Capitaines disagreyng and fallyng out amonge themselues, called theyr owne Souldiours euery man together, and departed thence, leauing the siege.

[ 1149] Raymund King of Antioch with hys whole Hoast was discomfyted by the Saracens, who spoyled all hys Countrey. Antioch it selfe by the Kinge of Hierusalem was hardly rescued and saued.

[ 1151] Baldwine King of Hierusalem, discomfited the Aegipti∣ans and Babilonians.

[ 1158] The Saracenes draue the Spanyardes by force of Armes out of Almaria.

[ 1159] Baldwine set at libertie and restored many Cities, ex∣pulsing thence the Saracens.

[ 1164] Baldwine dyed, and in his stéede reigned hys brother Almericke, the fixt king of Hierusalem.

[ 1170] Almericke in Aegypt obteined a noble victorie.

[ 1171] The same king befieged Damiata: but in th'ende he a∣greed to a peace vppon conditions neither honorable nor profitable.

The Saracenes of Africa made manye Roades into [ 1172] Spaine.

[ 1175] Almericke King of Hierusalem dyed of an Ague: And his sonne Baldwine was annoynted the seuenth king.

[ 1177] Baldwine in two battailes vanquished Saladine Kyng of Aegypt, and brought much treasure into Hierusalem.

[ 1180] The Daughter of the king of Saracens being maryed to Prince Pagane, was taken prisoner on the Sea, by the

King of Sicilie, in hir voyage and iourney homewarde to hir husband.

Thys yeere, the Christians in Hierusalem were ouer∣come.

Mausamunth king of the Saracens with great costes and charges repayred Carthage. [ 1181]

Baldwine the .vij. king of Hierusalem, beyng infected [ 1184] with Leprosie dyed. His Nephew Baldwine, his Sisters sonne was elected king after him, but by frouning deste∣nies he was kepte backe from his dignitie. After whom succéeded the .viij. king Guye of Lesingham.

Betweene this Guye kyng of Hierusalem and Ray∣mund Earle of Tripolis, there arose dissension and hart∣burning whiche was the cause, that the Christians were brought into extreme daunger.

The Christians ioyning battayle with the Armye of Saladine, had a lamentable ouerthrow. In this battayle [ 1186] were slaine 20500. Christians. King Guye was taken Prisoner, and the Erle of Tripolis, dyed sodainly.

Hierusalem hauing now bene enioyed and possessed by the Christians .lxxxbiij. was this yéere by surrendrie deli∣uered [ 1187] vp to the king of Saracens, and y^e Christians there expelled, the second day of October.

This yéere all Iurie was wonne from the Christians by the Saracens: the Cities of Tyre, Tripolis and Anti∣oche being with much a doe and hardly kept.

Fridericke Emperour of Romans with his sonne Fri∣dericke, [ 1188] Philip king of Fraunce, Richarde king of Eng∣land with manye other Princes and Nobles, assembling their Parliamentes, decreed & throughly determyned to ayde the Christians in Iurie. Great preparation was made for this voyage. Fridericke leadyng hys Armie in∣to Syria, and wynning the lesse Armenia, went in the hoate time of Sommer, into the Riuer Selephus to bathe & washe himselfe, where by misfortune he was drowned. 〈2 pages missing〉〈2 pages missing〉

[ 1248] Lewes Kinge of Fraunce, went with an Armye to∣ward the holy Land, with entent, to supplant the Sara∣cenes and relieue the Christians.

[ 1249] The sayd King Lewes, ioyning battayle with the Sa∣racenes, brought vnder his subiection Damiata a popu∣lous citie and curiouslye embatteyled.

[ 1250] The same King Lewes, in a terible conflict at Faramia was taken prisoner by the Saracens, with his two bre∣thren Charles and Alphonse. Wherevpon Damiata was redeliuered into the hands of the Saracens, whereby he saued his owne lyfe and his fréendes, and was delyuered out of Prison. This kinge was taken the fifte day of Aprill.

[ 1252] The Saracens lost the Ile called Baleares, which the Duke of Aragon subdued.

[ 1261] The kinges of Spaine fallynge at variaunce and dis∣cord, the one brother fled into Fraunce to craue ayde, the other into Africa to desire assistaunce of the Saracens a∣gainst his owne brother, whereby they wrought much scath both to themselues and to their countrey.

[ 1262] Deadly hatred and grudge fell betwéene the Veneti∣ans and the Genoways, whereby the Christians inhaby∣ting Ptolomais and Tyre were gréeuously afflicted.

[ 1265] The Saracens draue the christians cleane out of Siria.

[ 1268] Antioch was sacked by Bodegar the Sultane.

[ 1270] Yet againe, Lewes the french kinge with his thrée Sonnes sayled into Africa against the Saracens with a great power. Where by his knightly prowesse he had the victorie of them and besieged Carthage: but by reason of the vnholsome countrey and chaunge of ayre, the pestilēce infected his Hoast, wherof the king himself dyed, and his sonne Iohn also, and then brake vp the siege.

[ 1281] The Armenians and Scythians at Gamala a citie of Iu∣rie were destroyed by the Saracens, with the citie also.

[ 1289] The citie Tripolis was taken & fiered by the Sultan of Aegipt, and the Christians in most cruell wyse slayne, or els caryed away captiue.

The cities of Tyre, Sydon, Tripolis and Bericus, by [ 1290] the same Sultan, were fiered & rased euen with y^e ground. Ptolomais also being afore a place of refuge for the dis∣pearsed christians, was taken without any resistance and destroyed, and the very foundations digged vp. The chris∣tians which fled away and for sooke the citie, in their way toward Crete perished by shipwrack and were drowned. And thus were the Christians vtterly chased out of syria 190 yéeres after they wan it vnder Godfrey of Bolleine.

The kingdome of Turkes.

OThoman a man of obscure byrth & very ambicious, [ 1301] growing in great wealth & riches by spoyle and rob∣berie, was the first that tooke vpon him, y^e name of Kinge of Turks. He within x. yéeres space subdued to his seig∣niorye a great part of Bythinia & other countreis about the Euxine Sea, whose generation since, hath wrought much mischiefe to Christendome.

The Ile of Rhodes was won frō y^e Sar. by y^e hospitelers. [ 1307]

Alphonse King of Castile in a notable conflict ouer∣came [ 1310] the Saracens, and tooke two mighty cities.

Othoman king of Turks dyed and after him succéeded Orchanes his Sonne, the second king of that Nacion. [ 1328]

While Cantacuzen & Paleologus contended for the [ 1350] Empire of Constantinople, Orchanes by force wan the most noble citie of Prusia.

Orchanes in a battayle against the Tartarians (for so ar [ 1350] the Scythians called) lost the féeld and was with many of his army slaine. After him succéeded Amurathes the third kinge of Turkes.

Amurathes through the couetousnes and treason of the Genowais (lending their ships vnto him) passed y^e streicts of Hellespont to Abydus, where he conquered y^e cities of [ 1363] Philippople and Hadrianople vnto his subiection.

[ 1373] This Ammurathes inuaded Seruia and Bulgaria, con∣quered them from the Christians, and at the same tyme tooke and slue Lazarus King of Seruia.

[ 1373] Ammurathes inuading the higher Mysia, was thrust into the flanke with a Dagger, by one that was a faithful seruaunt to the aboue named King Lazarus, (whose pre∣tence was to reuenge his maisters death) of the whiche wound he dyed. After Ammurathes thus slaine, Baiazeth his sonne, obteyned the kingdome, & was the fourth king of Turkes, and slue his owne brother.

[ 1374] Marke Cratenique king of Bulgaria, with all the nobi∣litie of his realme, was vanquished in battayle by Baia∣zeth.

[ 1376] He spoyled Bosna Croacia, Illyria, Albania and VVa∣lachia, kyllyng many thousandes of Christians, being partly slaine and partly caryed into captiuitie.

[ 1389] Constantinople was afflicted and besieged fully .viij. yéeres by this vnmercifull Tyraunt the Turkish king.

[ 1390] The Lordes of England and Fraunce at the instance of the Genowayes ioyning with them, made a voyage in∣to Africa against the Saracenes and compelled them to restore and set at liberty the Christian Prisoners liuing among them, and to pay 10000 Crownes.

[ 1392] The Walachians craued ayde of the Turkes against the Hungarians, whom (notwithstanding) the Hungari∣ans vanquished and put to flight.

[ 1396] The Christians and the Turks mette and ioyned bat∣tayle at Nicopolis, vpon the. 28 day of September. But the victorie fell to Baiazeth who had there 300000. stoute fighting men well appoynted, wherof 60000 were horse∣men. The Army of the Christiās (being French & Hun∣garians) was not aboue. lxxx. thousande, among whom there were about .xx. M. Horsemen. The French Capi∣taines were in a maner all taken Prisoners, Sigismund the king of Hungarie himselfe escaped hardly by flight.

In this battaile were slaine of Christians 20000. and of Turkes 60000. This lamentable ouerthrowe happened throughe the discorde of the Christian Host among them∣selues, by reason that one whyle the Frenche and ano∣ther while the Hungarians claimed the first onset and the leading of the Vauntgard. After this battaile the Turke retyred backe to the siege of Constantinople.

Tamburlane Kyng of Scythia, a man of obscure byrthe [ 1397] and Pedagrew, grew to such power, that he maynteined in his Court daily attending on him, a thousand and CC, Horsemen. This Prince inuadyng the Turkes domini∣ons in Asia with an innumerable multitude of armed Souldiours, in the confynes of Gallitia and Bithynia, néere to Mount Stella, gaue to the Turke a sore battaile, in the which, he slew of them two hundreth thousand. He tooke Baiazeth the Great Turke Prisoner, and kepte hym in a Cage, tyed and bounde wyth golden Chaynes. When so euer hee tooke Horse, he caused the sayde Ba∣iazeth to be brought out of hys Cage, & vsed his necke as a Styrrope: and in this sorte caryed hym throughout all Asia in mockage and derysion. He vanquished the Per∣sians, ouercame the Medians, subdued the Armenians, and spoiled all Aegypt. He built a Citie and called it Mar∣chantum, wherein he kept all his Prisoners, and enriched the same with the spoyles of all such Cities as he conque∣red. It is reported in Histories, that in his hoast he had an incredible nūber of thousands, he vsed cōmōly to haue xij. hundreth thousand vnder him in Campe. When he cam in sight of his enemies, his custome was to set vp thrée sortes of Pauylions or Tentes: the first, was white, sig∣nifying therby to his Enemyes, that if at that shew, they would yelde, there was hope of grace and mercye at hys handes: the next was redde, whereby he signified bloude and flame: & lastly blacke, which betokened vtter subuer∣sion & mercilesse hauocke of all things for their contempt.

The same yéere Walachia, Transyluania, Moldauia and all the Region beyonde the ryuer of Danowe, by pro∣curement of Stephan Vaiuoda their Captaine, sedicious∣ly mutyned and stirred vprores, against Sigismund. Whereby all men might perceiue and vnderstande, that the same Vaiuoda was the very Authour of the late dis∣comfiture, in procuring the Turkes to come thither.

[ 1398] Cyriscelebes (whom some do call Calepine) after y^t the Great Turke his father was takē prisoner and his Host vanquished by Tamburlane the Scythian King, saued himself by flight, & tooke vpon him to be king of Turkes, being the fyst from Othoman.

[ 1399] The Turkes (after their king was thus taken & their power daunted) atchieued nothing worthy of any remē∣braunce vnder this Cyriscelebes.

[ 1404] Cyriscelebes the kinge, this yéere dyed, leauing behind him two Sonnes, Orcannes and Mahomet.

[ 1404] Orcannes throughe the great fauour of the Nobles of Thracia, was appointed Successour to the Crowne, bée∣ing yet a very young man: but in a conflict at Gazar, not farre from the ryuer Hebrus he was slaine chiefly by the villanie of his owne vncle Moses.

[ 1405] Mahomet the sixte Kyng of Turkes, when his bro∣ther was thus rydde out of the way, enioyed the Crowne alone.

[ 1408] This Mahomet subdued Seruia, Walachia, and a great part of Sclauonie.

[ 1411] Sigismund king of Hungarie, in a battaile against the Turkes foughten in the fieldes of Salumbeze (whyche were somtimes called Philadelphia) was put to y^e worse, and fledde.

[ 1412] Mahomet imposed gréeuous and intollerable tributes vpon the Walachians. He translated the Seate royall or chiefe Citie of his Empire out of Bythinia into Thracia, and gaue prerogatiue to Adrianople, preferring it be∣fore

Prusia. He was the first king of that race that passed the ryuer of Danowe, he subdued Macedonie, and came as farre as the Ionian Sea.

Ammurathes the seuenth King of Turkes, vanqui∣shing [ 1419] Mustapha y^e sonne of Baiazeth by force of Armes, obteined his fathers kingdome.

This Turke made his first voyage against George the king of Seruia, otherwyse called Rascia, from whom [ 1420] after foure yeeres siege hee wanne Newmound and Scopia, and myserably afflicted Synderouia. The kinges ij. sonnes whom he tooke in battaile, he berest of their eyes and cutte of their priuie members. But he maryed and tooke to wife his daughter for her rare beautie and come∣ly personage.

Thessalonica a famous Citie belonging to the Seig∣niorie [ 1438] of Venice was won by the Turkes, who left there no kinde of villanie and spightfull dealing agaynste the Christians vnpractyzed.

Amurathes besieging Belgrade in Hungarie, loste [ 1438] 10000 of his men and was faine to retyre into his owne Countrey after he had in vayne and to his great shame, continued his siege vij. monthes.

[ 1439] Iohn Huniades encountred with the Turkes spoyling Hungarie, and them discomfited.

Ladislaus king of Polonie and Hungarie, sending out [ 1440] a power against the Turkes vnder the guydaunce & lea∣ding of the same Iohn Huniades had ouer thē a noble vic∣torie in the fieldes of Haemus, and draue y^e Turke to such a streict, that he was faine to condiscend to a peace.

This peace made with the Turke, (contrary to league [ 1444] and othe) was violated and broken by the vnabuised pro∣curement and exhortation of Pope Eugenius, whiche breache to the Chrystians was verye pernicious and hurtful. For first, y^e Christians in the Streicts of Helles∣pont lost lxx. Gallyes. Afterward in a battaile foughtē at

the féeld, aboue xxx. thousand of them slaine, belīde a great number drowned in the Bogges. In that battayle was slayne Iulian Caesarine a Cardinal & Legat for the pope, who came thither to procure and incense the Princes to violacion of their League and Oth, and warranted them from daunger: y^e king Vladislaus himself was ther slaine who was merueilous desirous to enterprise this War. Huniades with much adoo escaped by flight and saued himselfe. The Turke could not haue brought his Na∣uy through the Streictes of Bosphorus in Thracia to do this mischief, had not the couetous Genowayes win∣ked at the matter and suffered them, hauing in bribe and rewarde, for euery Turke, a péece of Golde payed vnto them.

[ 1445] Ammurathes wanne the Isthmos of Corynth, and van∣quished the Gréekish Garrysons, together with the em∣perours Brother of Constantinople, and ouercame with pitifull spoyle all Peloponesus.

[ 1446] The Kinge of Polonie encountred with the Turkes as they inuaded Hungary, and obtayned the victory. The Turkes desirous of reuenge, assembled a huige power a∣fresh, and renewed Warre. Wherin both parties were lamentably damnyfied, loosing welnéere 800000 men be∣twéene them. Notwithstanding, the number of y^e Turks there slayne, was farre greater then of the Christians. But the Generall of the Christian Armye was there slayne and his head brought to the Kinge of Turkes. In the same battayle also was slayne the sonne of the sayd King of Turkes.

[ 1448] The Hungarians vnder the leadinge of Huniades to the number of 600000 entred into the Turks Countries, and ioyning battayle with them, at the firste conflict, they had the victorye: but in the seconde, they were slayne in maner euery one, except 1000. or ther aboute which by flight saued themselues.

The great Turke besieged Croia a citie of Aemathia, [ 1449] many Monthes, but by the worthy prowesse of Scander∣beg, he was defeated from his purpose, and with losse of many of his men was sent away packing with a Flea in his eare.

Amurathes Emperoure of Turkes dyed, bequeathing [ 1450] his Crowne and kingdome to Mahomet his Son, the 8. King of Turkes. Who (least his Father should be buried alone without company) slew at his first entraunce, his owne Brother, and commaunded them to be buried both in one graue.

The first Warre that this Mahomet tooke in hande, [ 1451] was against Scanderbeg. Besieginge Croia with lxxx. thousand men, but he departed away without his purpose to his great shame and reproche, leauing behinde him at the sayde Siege Ballabano one of his chiefe Bassaes.

The famous and renowmed Citie of Athens, the V∣niuersitie [ 1452] and Nurce of all worthy Artes & Disciplines, was conquered and rased to the ground by this most cruel Tyrant the Turk, who in some places therof digged vp the very foundacions, for extreeme hatred that he bare to learning. He threw all the Bookes and Monuments that he could finde, into dyrtie Sinkes and filthiest places in the citie, and to be put to the vilest vses that could be. And if any man séemed to lament it, the same partye was streight wayes put to death. The Castle of Pyruaem and Munychia was also most furiously rased to the grounde.

This Tyraunt the xxix. day of May, after a continuall [ 1453] assault geuen thereto from the ix. of Aprill afore, that is to say, 50. continual daies, by his innumerable multytude of Turks, conquered the noble citie of Constantinople, to the vnspeakable hindraunce of all Christendome and high aduancement of the Turkes Domynion.

At the taking of this citie, most horyble prophanacion of the Temples was vsed. As for Imags which the Turks

themselues cannot abyde, in great scorne and contempte were throwne downe. Among others, Mahomet himself laughing at the supersticious Citezens, in great be rysion gaped and laughed at the Crucifix, and caused it in scorn∣full maner to be caryed about the Stréetes with Trum∣pettes, and wrat vpon the head of the said Picture these wordes Hic est Christianorum Deus. This is the God of the Christians.

Thrée dayes together he gaue leaue to his outragious Souldiours, to kill spoyle and rauishe both Wyues, Matrons and Maydes without any reuerence of nature. The citizens some they murthered, some they rosted vp∣pon Spits, some they steyed the skinnes, and afterwarde hanged them vp to consume with fainyne, of others they put Salt into their woundes the more to encrease theyr payne, contending amonge themselues who could deuise most straungest kind of new torment, insomuch that the Citie was no Citie, but rather a Slaughter House or Shambles of Christian bodyes. The Emperoure hym∣selfe being there slayn, his head was pitched vpon a speare and caryed about. At euery dinner and Supper, some of the Emperours Cosens and Nobles of the Countrey were put to death, so longe as anye remayned of that ligne. Of the inferior sorte, no day passed wherein he cau∣sed not to be put to execution aboue CCC. persons, the residue he gaue to his Sauldiours.

The excéeding crueltie that they vsed at the winninge of this Citie, towards al sort•• of Men, Women & Chil∣dren, and their spightfull demeanour towarde Christian religion, it would me any mans hart to heare or read of.

[ 1456] Mahomet besieged Belgrad (of some called Alba Gre∣ca) with a hundred and fiftye thousand men. The Chris∣tians assembling their powers together, at the exhortati∣on of Iohn Capistrane, Huniades their chiefe Capitaine and Ringleader slue aboue xl. thousande of his Enemies

and put to shamfull flight all the reste of them, in whiche encountre Mahomet himselfe was wounded with an Ar∣rowe. This battaile was fought vpon the 22. day of Iuly.

This Turke ioyninge battaile w^t Assimbey kinge of Persia, whō they call by y^e name of Vsuncassane (signifi∣ing [ 1457] a worthy & drad prince) in y^e first cōflict at Euphrates, lost x.M. men, but in y^e second he obtained the victorie.

Corynth was taken by Mahomet. [ 1458]

The Turke wan from the Christians the Empyre of [ 1460] Trapezunce, beheading Dauid the Emperour therof and beside the sayd Empire and Constantinople also, he tooke from y^e christians xii. kingdomes & conquered 200. cities.

The Ile of Malta conquered by Turkes. [ 1462]

The Venetians furnished out a great nauy well apoin∣ted into Grecia, to recouer Corynth, but they retourned [ 1463] without bringing their purpose to passe.

The same yéere the king of Hungarie recouered Geisa a citie of Bosnia, the which the Turk had now the second time besieged, and hearing of the approche of the Christi∣ans, he cast 4. great Gunnes or Cannons into the riuer Drina, & fled trusting better to his legs then to his hands.

Mahomet requiringe the Prince of Mysia to come to speake with him vnder coulorable speaches and pretence of peace, when he had him within his daunger, he fleyed [ 1494] and pulled his skinne ouer his eares, and caryed his bro∣ther and Sister about with him in triumph.

The Turke wan a very strong holde in Epyre. [ 1465]

George Castriot (otherwise surnamed Scanderbeg) [ 1466] king of Epyre, discomfited & put to notable foyles y^e Turks in sundry skirmishes. It is testified of this Scanderbeg y^e being prouoked, he neuer denied to fight, and in fighting neuer tourned his back, neither yet was he euer woun∣ded but once w^t an Arrow in the foote, neither did he euer set vpon y^e Turks with moe then 6000 horsmen & 3000 footemen. He is cōstantly said to haue slayne w^t his owne handes of Turkes 2000 whome with such violence

he strake, that many of them he clefte a sunder from the head to the middle.

[ 1468] Mahomet discomfited the Syrians and Aegyptians, tooke the Cities of Narrantana & Scandolora and fiered them, killing all the Inhabitantes most rufully, and throwing downe the Nobles and Gentlemen from the toppes of Turrettes and high places to breake their neckes.

The same yeere he entred into League with Cisime King of India, to whō he gaue in mariage a noble Dam∣sell, out of his owne brothelhouse or Nurserie, with royal giftes and noble magnificence.

[ 1469] Mahomet was put to many afterdeales by the power of King Vsuncassane.

The same yéere Nicolas Canalis, Admyrall of the Ve∣tian fléete, gaue a mightie ouerthrow to Mahomet on the Sea, and slue two thousand Turkes.

At the same time many Christians were taken and led into captiuitie by the Turkes out of diuerse quarters.

[ 1470] The Turke sent 400 Sayle and 120000 men into the the Ile of Euboea vnder the leading of Omar one of hys Bassaes, in which enterprise and inuasion he lost almost 40000 of his men: notwithstanding, after xxx. dayes he tooke it, pytching the Italian Souldiours vpon Poales & stakes, and shewing all kind of horrible crueltie and vio∣lent rape vpon the Inhabitauntes.

The same yéere the Turkes army entred into Hun∣garie spoyling and robbing as farre as Zagabria, and ca∣ried away with them. 10000. Prisoners.

In the same yéere also they inuaded Dalmatia, Foriulij, and Styria, and haried great booties of men and Cattell.

[ 1471] The King of Portugall, passing the Gaditane Sea, re∣couered many Cities in the borders of Mauritania from the Turke, and laid them to his owne dominions.

[ 1472] King Vsuncassane hauing the vpperhand of y^e Turks, wonne from them sundry Cities, whereby he purchased

to himselfe a perpetuall fame ouer all the East.

Nicholas Throne the same yéere ioyned the Venetian fléete with the Armie of the Kyng of Parthia against the Turke.

Vsuncassane in a skirmish vanquished and put to flight [ 1473] 3000 of the Turkes Army.

The same yéere y^e Turke entring into Hungarie with a maine power, spoyled al the Cities néere the water side.

The Persian kyng and the Turke ioyning battayle néere to the Ryuer Euphrates: the Turke had the victo∣rie, and tooke of his Enemyes 6800 of whom in his re∣tourne homewarde at euery staying place and Tent pit∣ching, he commaunded euery day fiue hundreth to be cut in peeces with a sword, and then cast them out (like dogs) vnburied, filling all the Countrey of Armenia with thys loathsome spectacle of dead Carkasses.

In a part of the Countrey that lyeth by the ryuer Ister [ 1475] called Muldauia and Walachia, the Turks had an ouer∣throw and were slayne by Stephan the Palatine of Mul∣dauia, Foure Turkishe Bassaes were heere taken and xxxvj. Ensignes.

Matthias king of Hungarie, at the Ryuer of Saue wan [ 1476] a strong Forte from the Turkes to his high praise and commendation.

The same yéere Capha, a Colonie of the Genowayes in the coast of the Sea Euxine, was by treason delyuered vp to the Turke.

This yeere dyed Kyng Vsuncassane, who had vnder [ 1477] his gouernment the Persians, Parthians, Medians and almost all the East beside. After whom, succéeded his el∣dest sonne: who puttyng his other brothers to death, reig∣ned alone.

The same yéere the Turkes practyzed much Pyracie in Nicosia, to the great blemishing and detriment of that Citie.

[ 1478] A great multitude of Turks were ouercome in Mysia.

The Venetians made league with the Turke: Chal∣cis was by force of Armes subdued, and Scodra by sub∣tile practyze gotten and persuaded to yeelde. They pro∣mysed to paye hym, yeerely 8000 Crownes, condicio∣nally that their Nauigation and traffique ouer Pontus myght bee open for their Marchauntes as before it had bene.

[ 1479] Mahomet sent a great Nauie into Puell, and he him∣selfe went with an Armye into Hungarie, and brought out of both places a great multitude of Christian Priso∣ners. And afterward by force subdued the Iles Leucadia, Neritus, Cephalenia and Zacynth.

[ 1480] Mahomet went with an Armie into Aegypt to cōquere Alexandria and at home made preparation for all things néedefull for his expedition to Rhodes, which he nowe mindedout of hande to besiege, and had framed his plat which way to attempt it.

[ 1481] This Mahomet by Mesich his Generall (a Bassa) besieged Rhodes, and beate the same with iiij. Nauyes most terribly. But the same was so manfully defended, that hee was fayne to his great reproche and shame to departe and leaue his Siege, which he had there conti∣nued lxxxix. dayes, in which while he loste of his men which were slaine out of hande ix. thousande beside .xv. thousande whiche were wounded. The Maister of the Rhodes at this Siege for the Christians was the vali∣aunt Peter Dabuson.

The same yéere the Turke with a great Nauie inua∣ded Puell and by Acomate one of his Capitaines, wanne Otronto, a goodly large and populous Citie standyng vppon the Sea, and put all the Inhabitauntes to the Sworde.

In this yeere also 6000 Turkes were slaine at the Citie Mantinea in the kingdome of Lacedemon.

In this yeere also, this raging Helhounde Mahomet the Great Turke, first of all others tooke vpon him the name of Emperour. Hee wanne from the Christians two flourishing and Noble Empyres, Constantinople, and Trapezunce, twelue Christian Kingdomes, and CC. cities. After which sundry conquestes he yéelded vp his blasphemous soule, and payed his debt to nature, to the great relaycing aswell of his enemies as of his owne peo∣ple, because of the horrible & vnspeakeable iorueltie, with∣out respecte aswell to fréendes as foes, most rigorouslye shewed.

Baiazeth the viij. Emperour of Turkes, appeasing all [ 1482] ciuile dissensions and domesticall discorde at home, chased his brother Zizime out of all Turki••, and was himselfe enstalled in the Empire.

The same yeere Ferdinando King of Naples, sent his Sonne Alphonse with an Armye, who recouered from the Turkes the Citie Otronto, before wonne by Ma∣homet.

Also this yéere Iohn Castriotte the Sonne of Scander∣beg assembled a power and recouered his enheritaunce that was by force taken from his father by Mahomet.

The same yéere also Stephan Vamoda and King Mat∣thias, wanne from the Turke the higher coūtrey of My∣sia, which now is called Bosna.

Baiazeth often ioyning battaile with the Sultan of Ae∣gypt had the worse, and in the ende was glad to make a [ 1483] league with him.

The Turkes inuaded and wanne Walachia. [ 1484]

〈◊〉〈◊〉 Brother to this Baiazeth the Great Turke [ 1488] liuing an exile in (Rhodes whither he fled for scare of y^e sayd Turke his brother,) was this yéere sent to Rome to Pope Innocent the viii. And after a certeyne time of abode there, was poysoned together with Alexander the Pope his Sonne.

[ 1490] Ferdinando king of Spaine with x.M. Horsemen and fifty thousand footemen, wan from the Saracen Moores, the kingdome of Granado, and chased them vtterly out of that Countrey beyond the Sea.

[ 1492] This Turke Baiazeth with a great power both by Sea and Land inuaded the Inhabitaunts of the Hils in Greece called Ceraunij, and all the frée Corporacions of Epyre, and them subdued to his Turkish Empyre.

The same yéere Matthias Kinge of Hungary, conque∣red a strong Holde from the Turkes called Sabatrum, whereby his Countrey lyued in more quietnesse and out of ••eare.

[ 1493] A mightye Armye was sent into Hungarie vnder the leading of Cadume Bassa, by whom were slayne vii.M. Hungarians: and for testimony of this spoyle and ouer∣throw géeuen to the Christians, they sent many Christi∣an mens Heades with their noses cut of and in lothsom•• wise disfigured, to Constantinople.

[ 1494] The Turks rushing into Croacia, were put to flight by Maximilian.

[ 1498] The Turke warred against the Venetians, spoylinge with fire and Sword the Countrey Dalma••ia, •• ••aryed away w^t him great prayes. In Foriulij also he cōmanded aboue 4000. men to be beheaded, because he coulde not cary them away with him by reason of a great deluge of the riuer there. The Citie of Venice for dread of hym was in great perplexitie and feare.

[ 1499] The Turkes wanne this yéere, Modona and Corona, two cities of Peloponese.

[ 1500] The Citie Methon was by the Turkes wonne from the Venetians vpon S. Laurence daye. Baiazeth com∣maunded the Byshop of that place to be beheaded in hys sight, and killed the Townesmen euery one, and for the most part consumed all the Houses with fire. By lyke

misfortune also, the sayd Venetians lost Naupactum and Dyrrhachium.

Certayne Kings & Princes of Christendome, fréends [ 1501] and fauorers of the Venetian state, ioyned their Nauye with the Venetian Fléete (ouer the which Benedict Pi∣saure was Admirall) and spoyled the Iles of Aegina and Zacynth, inuaded Leucas and Cephalenia, tooke the Ile of Neritus (at this day called Sainct Maures Ilande) and reskued Nauplia.

The Turke greatly fearing his owne state, by reason [ 1502] of the brute and rumour y^t went vpō Elias the Prophet of Persia, commaunded aboue CC. Houses in Constanti∣nople with all the Inhabitauntes therein to be burnte. This Prophet was in such credit and estimation among the People, that aboue CL. thousande men leaned to his Sect and folowed after hym in Campe. His Tentes were excéeding rich and gorgeous, and all thinges among them were common.

The same yéere, the Turke entred into League and concluded peace with the king of Hungary and the Duke of Venice.

The King of Spaine in Mauritania Caesariensis, wan [ 1504] Mayneport from the Saracenes.

The Sophie of Persia, vanquished, chased, and slew the [ 1505] Turkes in Asia.

Grane a populous and wealthy citie of Africa this yere [ 1509] was wonne by the Spaniardes.

The Spaniardes by force of Armes conquered Bugia [ 1510] in Africa.

Zelime youngest Sonne to Baiazeth the great Turke [ 1511] rebelliously and most vnnaturally lay in wayt to kill his olde Father, expelled him out of his kingdome in his olde dayes, with all his Brothers and Kinsmen. At length he caused his Brothers and their Children to be strangled

and by a certayne Iew, whom for that intent he had hy∣red, he caused his sayd father to be poysoned.

[ 1512] This Zelime by the factious election of his disordered doultiours and affectionate Rakehelles, was chosen and annoynted the ix. Emperoure of Turkes.

[ 1513] Acomathes the brother of Zelime, being ayded by the Persians, warred against his Brother, but Fortune so frowned on him, that he was strangled.

[ 1514] Zelime concluding a peace & renewinge League with the Venetians and Hungarians, made sharpe Warre vp∣pon Ismael y^e king of Persia, & him neere to a towne called Chalderan, vanquished and put to flight: And tooke Tau∣rum the chiefe Citie of his kingdome (somtime called Ar∣taxata) without any resistaunce or bloudshed.

[ 1515] Hee waged fresh warres against Aladule Kinge of Cappadocia, and taking his chiefe Capitaine in the chase, cut him shorter by the head, and sent his head to Venice for a Trophée or signe of his victory.

[ 1516] This bloudy Zelime discomfited Campsor the Sultane of Aegypt with all his power, and slue the Sultane hym∣selfe in the chase. And folowing his good fortune and pros∣perous successe in this battayle, conquered and annexed to his Empyre, Alkaire, and Alexandria two goodly em∣batteled Cities, and all Aegipt beside. He also wanne Da∣mascus, the large and renowmed Citie of Syria.

[ 1517] Hee made a passage or a Brydge of Shippes ouer the riuer Nilus, to the intent hee might pursue and coape with Tomombey the new Sultan of Aegipt. Whom by treason hee tooke and after all kindes of most cruell tor∣mentes and spightfull contumelies, commaunded hym to be hanged.

[ 1518] Charles Kinge of Spayne draue out of his Realme the Marranes, which were a remnaunt of the Saracens and slue welnéere of the Barbarians .40000.

[ 1520] Zelime the Great Turke was this yéere (as he had

well deserued) murthered in that place, where before he had moste vnnaturallye and rebelliouslye persecuted hys Father. After him succéeded his Sonne Solyman, the xii. Emperour of Turkes.

This Solyman conquered the Citie Belgrade, a moste [ 1521] strong Buttresse and Garrison for Christendome, and wan diuers other Castles and strong Holds in Hungary.

He also besieged the Ile of Rhodes with a Nauye of foure hundreth Sayle and a mightie multytude of [ 1522] men. He beganne the siege in the later end of Iune, and tooke it vpon Christmas day next folowing to y^e great shame & dishonour of al christian Princes. The knights of y^e same Ile valyauntly a great while defended it, & often skirmis∣shed with hym, but in th'ende after many notable ouer∣throwes for want of ayde and power they yéelded.

Lewys Kinge of Hungarie desired by his Ambassa∣dours, [ 1526] aid of the Princes of Germany, against the Turke inuading his Countrey and Kingdome, whiche they ap∣poynted to sende, but it came to late. For the Turke was already come, wherefore king Lewys in his owne person, leading his whole power against hym, encounte∣red with hym in battayle, wherein hes was ouercome, and thinking to haue saued himselfe by ••light, was drow∣ned in certayne Bogges or Fennes both Horse and Man. Many worthy Gentlemen in this Battayle were slayne to the great weakeninge of that noble Kingdome. The chiefe Citie of the Realme called Buda, was sacked and spoyled: and the noble Librarie, of Kinge Matthias vtterly consumed with fire.

The Knights of the Rhodes planted thēselues against [ 1529] the Turkes in the Ile of Malta.

The same yéere Solyman came agayne into Hungary, besieged the second time the strong fortresse of Bude, but séeing he could not according to his minde by force win it, he perswaded the Defendauntes by certayne offers and

conditions to yelde it into his handes. From thence he marched to Vienna a noble Citie of Austrich, and vppon the xxij day of September gyrded the same about with a most terrible Siege, beate it with Ordinance and shooke the walles with most hydeous noyse of roaring Canons. But through the courage of the defendauntes, he lost ma∣ny of his Souldiours, and being brought into a vtter de∣spaire of any good successe, he trussed vp his trinkets and in flying maner trudged away toward his owne Coun∣trey with all spéede that coulde be, fearing least the Empe∣rour and other Princes had folowed at heeles after him. During this siege, he haried great booties out of y^e Coun∣trey thereabout, and caryed away many thousande Pry∣soners. He cast out young Virgins & auncient Matrones starke naked, and pitched little Children vpon stakes and poales. In his Armie he had a hundreth and fortye thou∣sand men: whereof (partly in this Siege of Vienna and partly in their flight) perished for famine and colde, the number of .lxxx. thousand. The Citie was most valiant∣ly defended by Philip of Bauary Earle Palatine of the Rhine brother to the Palsgraue; a young Gentleman in yéeres but of noble courage, with the Lord William Ro∣gendorf and Nicolas Erle of Salme and with them onely xx.M. Almeynes and two M. horsemen. In his iourney, through Austrich, the Turke vsed vnspeakeable crueltie, of some he cut of their noses, some he put out their eyes, of some he cut of their priuy members, of women they cut their pappes, Virgins they rauished, and of women great with childe they rypped their bellyes and brent the children: beside this, all along as they went, they brent Corne, Trees, Houses and all that was combustible, to make the countrey desolate.

[ 1532] Solyman with CC.M. armed souldiours assaulted the Castle of Guntz in Hungarie, geuing thereto .xii••. terri∣rible assaultes. Which Castle was valiauntly defended

by a noble Gentleman named Nicolas Iuryze. At length it was surrēdred vnto him, not as wonne by force, but as yeelded by composition. The great T••rke himselfe hea∣ring that the Emperour Charles was comming agaynst him wyth. lxxx. thousande footemen and .30000. well ap∣poynted horsemen, of Germaines, Italians and Spany∣ardes, beside the Horsemen of Hungarie, thought the Countrey woulde bée too hoate for hym to staye anye longer, and therevppon fledde homewarde through the Hillishe Downes of Norica and wyth great booties re∣tourned home, wythout dooyng any thing worthye of memorie.

Solyman yet againe meant to haue an other flinge at [ 1534] Hungarie, and to scourge the Kingdomes of Africa. Wherevppon he sent one Corradine Barbarossa Capi∣tayne of his Nauie into Africa against the King of Tu∣nice. Whom he draue out of his Kingdome, and depo∣sed from hys Crowne. And into Hungarie he sent Lewys Gritte, Bastard sonne of Andrew Grytte Duke of Venyce, to expulse and dryue out thence Vaiuode. But Meilane Vaiuode wynninge the Cytie of Mede∣uisch, which the saide Lewys Grytte before had gotte into hys possession, slewe both hym and all his Armie: And cutte hys Children into pieces, before theyr fa∣thers eyes.

Charles the fifte with a great Nauie sailed into Africa, [ 1535] and restored the king of Tunice to his Crowne againe, and deliuered out of miserable captiuitie about the num∣ber of .xx. thousand Christian Prisoners.

The same yéere Taurus a Citie of Persia was taken by the Turke. Where the Turkishe Souldiours lyuing in carelesse securitie, were sodainly set vpon by Tahames king of Persia, and .xx. thousande of them slayne. The Persians caryed thence manye spoyles and the Great

Turkes Concubines, to the great shame and reproche of their Enemies.

[ 1537] Solyman assembled out of the Countreyes of Pontus & Propontis, C l. Gallyes. lxxx. Brigandines, & Foystes, and CC. lxx other vesselles of diuers sortes wherwith he inuaded Corsica an Ile belonging to the Seigniorie of Venice, and it besieged the space of .x. dayes. Then setting the Suburbes on fier, & making great spoyle of the coun∣trey beside killing or else taking Prisoners, many of the Inhabitauntes, he departed thence, and wasted the Ile of Zacynth and Cythera. Hee conquered and layde euen with the grounde, the Ile of Aegina, subdued Paros, and make Naxos Tributarie. He sent into Puell, the greater and better part of his Nauie, which were in number ten thousand picked footemen and M M. of his stoutest Horse∣men, which haryed and spoyled all the Coast of the Tyr∣rhene Sea. The fléete of the Emperour, the Pope, and Venetians ioyning together at the first, through discorde and ambition of the Captaines among themselues were disseuered and scattered a sunder.

[ 1538] Inuasion and Roades were made into Styria by the Martyloys, a rude sort of Peyzauntly Lurdens, altoge∣ther geuen to Pylfery and Theft: but by the valiantnesse of the Countrey Inhabitauntes they were repulsed.

The same yéere throughe Treason of Duke Calcian the Christians had an ouerthrowe at the handes of the Turkes in Sauia.

[ 1539] The Venetians entred a Truce with the Turke, by paying vnto him thrée hundreth thousand Crownes, and yelding vp into his handes the Townes of Neapolis and Maluasia in the borders of Macedonia.

[ 1540] The Towne of Newcastle in Dalmatia (wherein was a Garryson of Spanyshe and Germaine Souldi∣ours) was this yeere conquered and sacked by the Turks and all the Inhabitauntes and Souldiours therin (accor∣ding

to their vsuall custome) put to the Sword. The Ve∣netians all this while wynked at the matter, in whom it lay to haue holpen this outrage.

After the death of Iohn Vaiuoda, who committed the o∣uersight and tutorship of his young Sonne to his Cosen [ 1541] Georgius Monachus, it chaunced y^e Ferdinando leuied an Army to recouer his Landes & right in Hungarie. Whō Monachus in the behalfe of the Infant resisted. At length the matter betwéene them beyng brought to a Parle and conuention, for the quieting of all stryfe, it happened a∣mong Ferdinando his men, sodainely a Dagge to be hard goe of, which by the hea••e of the daie (as it is thoughte) discharged of it owne accorde. But Monachus iudging that it was shotte at him, charged Ferdinando with great iniurie, saying that from that time, he woulde neuer be∣léeue the promyses of Christians. And vppon thys rashe suspicion, sent to the Turke, desiring hym to come in∣to Hungarie with hys power to ayde him, who glad to haue this occasion, came spéedely with a great Army and discharging the Hoaste of Ferdinando from the Siege of Buda, seyzed the Cytie into hys owne handes and to hys owne vse, commaundyng the young Infant and his mother to folowe after his Campe. Then entred he himselfe and tooke possession of the Castle, and wanne also Pestum a Citye ryght ouer agaynst Buda, well sto∣red wyth Ordinaunce and Munition. At the same time he also won Stridon, and the Towne called Quinquec∣clesiae or Fynffenkyrken he rased and made l••auell with the grounde.

At the wynnynge of Buda, two Ensignes yéeldinge themselues to the Turke vppon promyse of lyfe and limme, were first by him cōmaunded to put of their Ar∣mor, thē to put it on again, & to ranke thēselues in battaile aray, after the Christian fashion which they readily accō∣plishing according to his cōmaūdment, & he riding about

the bankes to view and behold them, at length hadd them put of their Armure againe: whiche done, certaine of the tallest and strongest he picked out, the residue he cōmaun∣ded his Souldiours comminge behinde, to hew in péeces with their Swordes. Of the other which he had chosen out, some he set for Marks, or Buttes to be shott at: and some he appointed to his two Sonnes to slashe with their Falchions, and to trye their strength, whether of them coulde geue the déeper wounde, or (as they tearmed it) strike the fayrer blowe, that most bloud might flow and gush out of their bodies.

[ 1542] Ioachim Marques of Brandeburge Prince Electour, was appoynted with a great power to goe into Hunga∣rie to recouer Buda and other péeces from the Turke. At the first, he séemed so forward and couragious, as though he woulde haue conquered the whole World. But his great heate in shorte space so slaked that he was full glad to be discharged of his office againe, before any wronge were offered him, and with shame ynough retourned home agayne. Whose cowardise the Turkes perceiuing, thought to shew hym some cast of their office before hys departure, and set vpon the right Winge of his Armye, and thence tooke 500. Duchmen prisoners. Whom in de∣rision they horriblye mangled and disfigured: and so sent them through Grecia to bee witnesses of their victorie. The kinde of their punishment was this: first, they thrust them cleane through the right Arme, with an yron redde hoat, to make them euer after vnhable to laboure and warfare, secondly their heades were shauen to the verye Sculles lyke Monkes or Friers, and thirdlye their pry∣uye members were cut of, to make them vnfrutefull for propagacion of Children. Notwithstandinge Maurice Duke of Saxonie in his expedition, shewed himselfe a gen¦tleman of haultye courage and was lyke to haue bene taken prisoner.

This yéere the Emperoure Charles, spéeding hymselfe [ 1542] somwhat late in y^e yéere with a goodly Nauy into Mauri∣tania Caesariensis against Barbarossa to recouer Argiers, & staying (as some say) somwhat long at Luke, to cōferre w^t the Pope, by force of tempest & contrary Windes, suf∣fred a lamentable Shipwrack, and loste a great number of his goodly Shippes with the Ordinaunce and Habyli∣ments of Warre that were within them. The Empe∣roure himselfe by force of weather was cast vpon the Ba∣leare Islands. In this expedition the Germaines valyant∣ly quitte themselues in skirmysh against the Barbarians in the Emperours behalfe, but the Italyans recuyled and fled back.

Truce was for a certeyne time taken with the Turke [ 1543] which to both parties with longe warres wearied, was welcome and very acceptable.

Sigismund King of Poleland, by Breuitz one of his [ 1546] Capitaynes, conquered and rased a stronge Fortresse which the Turke had buylt néere to the Marches of his Realme and Kingdome.

Mustapha the Turkes eldest Sonne, thought he tary∣ed [ 1547] too longe, if he shoulde be kept from the Crowne tyll his father were dead, wherefore he incensed the Egipti∣ans to take part with him, and stirred vp the Persians to make sharpe Warre vpon Solyman his father.

Solyman the Turke with a huge army, marched a∣gainst [ 1548] Tolcha▪ King of Persia, where the Turke in bat∣tayle had a great ouerthrow and lost many of his men in Persia. The Tartarians which were comminge to ioyne their powers with him for his defence, were slayne and spoyled in the lesse Armenia.

The same yéere, one Curculey a Turkishe Pyrate with twenty Galleyes and Foystes, contrarye to the League and truce practized muche Pyracie and rouerye about the Coastes of Sicilie and Campania, sodaynlye

surprisinge the Inhabytantes, and thence caryed away incredible spoyle.

[ 1548] The same yéere the Saracenes in Barbaria bruynge newe sedicious vprores, were by the valyauntnesse of Sestian and Albane two of the Emperours Capitaines repressed: who also delyuered Portugall and Spaine from their malicious inuasion.

[ 1549] The Turke intending to make amendes for the late ignomynie and foyle that he had receiued, leuyed a newe Armye againste the Persians: and firste, he inuyted hys Souldiours by augmenting their wages, and afterward, by his Ambassadours, insinuated himselfe to all his confe∣derates and confirmed such Leagues as were betwéene them. But he lost of this is very well appoynted Armye in this iourney by famine and plague a great multytude. The plague also beinge very hoate and raiginge in Con∣stantinople (which Citie in his absence, he had strength∣ned with a Garrison of a hundreth Galleyes) consumed well néere lxx, thousand persons.

[ 1550] In the beginning of this yéere, (whiche was a yéere of Iubylie) Solyman was reported (but vntruelye) to bee dead: which mercilesse Tyraunt sore afflicted the people of God, the space of xxx. yéeres.

The same yéere the Emperoure Charles the fifte, by the Viceroy of Sicile, conquered and wan the Citie Af∣frica, from whence he brought 8000 prisoners, and draue out the Archpyrate Dragute, King therof, who fled to the Turke.

[ 1551] The Turkes after they had in vaine for a time be∣sieged the Cas••le of Malta, tooke the Citie of Tripolis a Porte of Barbarie.

[ 1553] Solyman at this time caused his eldest Sonne Musta∣pha to be strangled w^t a Bowstringe, by his dumbe men ministers of Murther a vizured, he himself being present and looking on, for suspition of treason layd to his charge.

And there was a truce taken betwéene hym and Ferdi∣nando king of Romanes.

After which act committed, he woulde haue geuen to an other of his sonnes named Gianger, the Treasure, horse, Armur Ornament and Prouince of his slayne Brother: but Gianger for very sorrowe of his Brothers death ra∣ging against his Father, callyng hym wycked dog, tray∣toure and murtherer, and bidding pby vpon him, refused his offers and drawinge out his owne Dagger pre∣sently thrust himselfe through the body and dyed.

The Turkes Army came into Styria, and wanne the [ 1556] townes of Coppa, Capenisuar, and Baboza. And atemp∣ting to winne Sigetum, they could not with all their po∣wer bring it to passe. Wherevpon they departed home∣warde, but first, they fyered Baboza, Sanmartine, Ge∣rosgall, Selia, San Laurence and Caliange.

Philip Kinge of Spaigne furnished out an Nauye to [ 1560] conquere Tripolis, or the Ile Gerbe: which Fléete ary∣uing in Gerbe and ioyninge battaile with the Turkes, was put to a shrewde afterdeale & ouerthrow. For there were slaine of them out of hande to the number of xviii. thousande persons. The Turkes in this conflicte tooke xxvii. Galleyes, one Foyst of force, and fouretene great Hulkes.

In the beginning of the same yéere the Turkes wanne a strong Holde in Hungary named Filech: and after∣warde a Truce was taken betwene the Emperour Fer∣dinando and Solyman the great Turke so long as Ferdi∣nando lyued.

The great Turke, sent his Ambassadour to Ferdinan∣do, who from the great Turke his Maister presented vn∣to the said Emperour a goodly Ienet richlye trapped and 4. Camelles with sundrye Christian Prisoners.

Maximilyan now Emperoure, by the Lorde Lazarus [ 1564] Swendy his Generall, conquered & beat downe a strong

holde & Fort called Tochay, belonging to Iohn Vaiuoda which was eigerly defended by the Turkes.

[ 1564] King Philip sent Garzias Captaine of his Gallyes and Admyrall of those Seas with a goodly. Nauie to wynne a stronge Castle belonging to the Turkes called Del Peuol di Velez, standing vpon the coast of Africa, from whence Turkish Pyrates were often wont to infest the Spanishe Seas and take suche as traueiled that waye. Which in .vj. ••ayes they tooke, for that y^e Turkes defen∣ding it, in the still time of the night fled away.

[ 1565] Solyman besieged the Ile of Malta, wonne the Castle of S. Helme, but not able to winne the rest, he left all and departed with great losse of his men.

[ 1566] Solyman with a huige power entred into Hungarie, and besieged Sigeth and Iula. And there dyed, the iiij. of September, leauing behinde him for Heyre to all his dominions and Kingdomes, his sonne Selyme, now Em∣perour of Turkes. Whose tyrannie and rage God for his mercyes sake, inhibite and qualefie, that he vse not his po∣wer to the destruction and ouerthrowe of Christendome, which with ciuile discord within it selfe is at this present piteously rent asunder and most daungerously dismem∣bred. In this Siege the rather to allure his Souldiours to valiaunt enterprises, he made Proclamation, that who∣soeuer, brought to him or to his Sonne in law Mechmet Bassa the head of a Sygethian Souldiour should haue in reward .x. Duckattes, and after that rate accordingly for so many heades as they brought. Beside diuerse other causes y^e vehemently mooued him to conquere this strong Piece, this was one, & none of the leaste, for one of the Turkes Captaines named Begen comming out of Tur∣kie toward Fynfenkyrken or Quinquecclesiae into Hun∣garie with .1000. freshe Horsemen, was encountred by the Erle Seryne Captaine of Sygeth in the night, who tooke from him 8 Camels 50 Moyles 60 Horses, and fire Wagons laden with Treasure and also gotte

ij. redde Guydons, with a whole piece of riche clothe of Golde, and a goodly Iewell. This Captaines Horse was betrapped most richly. The Pomell of the Sadle & backe part was couered ouer with plate of fyne Arabicke work, and the rest of the sadle beside the sitting place was plated with Siluer and gylt. The Seate of the Sadle was coue∣red with purple Veluet, the Trappers and brydle beset with small Turkeys and Rubyes. Which horse and fur∣niture, was sent by Earle Seryne to the Emperour to Vienna. The Captaine Begen (although the Erle Serine would faine haue saued him and taken him aliue, yet be∣cause the Ianitzaries fought so eigerly to deliuer him, he was forced to kill both him and them. From this Begen, the Erle got .xv. thousand Turkishe & Hungarish Duc∣kates, which should haue payd the Turkishe Souldiours in Fynfenkyrken.

This valiaunt Gentleman at the Siege of this For∣tresse was slaine, whose death greatly discoraged all hys company. The Turke himselfe althoughe he dyed in the Campe at this Siege, certaine dayes before the fortresse were taken, yet by the subtyle pollicie and wonderfull si∣lence of Mechmet Bassa his Sonne in lawe, his death was kept secrete and vnknowen till the Hold was taken for discoraging his Souldiours. Insomuch that the sayde Mechmet Bassa, priuely caused Solymans Doctor of Phisicke to be executed and put to death, least he shoulde haue blabbed out his death. At this Siege were slaine thrée or foure Bassaes & 18000. Turkes.

The Arabians and certeyne other Countreyes began [ 1567] in the beginning of the raigne of this Selyme to rebell a∣gainst him, whom he quickely appeased & brought vnder obedience. And made a league wyth the King of Persia.

After this, althoughe the Turke had entred in league [ 1570] with the Venetians, yet now laying title & chalenge to y^e Ile of Cypres, he sent his Ambassadour to Venice state∣ly

and malapertly to demaūd surrendry of the same vnto him. Which saucy request being not graunted, he cōtrary to league, othe, & promyse, first sent out Hali Bassa with 80 Gallyes thither to transport Souldiours, Munition, freshe victuall & other necessaryes. Then were appointed as chiefe Generalles two Lordes of his Priuie Coun∣cell, Mustapha Bassa, and Piali Bassa, whiche with their mayne power landing in Cypres first wonne the Citie Nicosia but not without greate slaughter and effusion of bloude on both partes.

[ 1571] The Citie Famagosta was most terrible besieged and sixe times cruelly assaulted and righte valiauntly by the Christians defended so long as their power, victuall, pou∣der and Shot remayned. But the want of these thinges & the state of their Vaymures being by Canon shot bea∣ten downe & perished, caused the right valiaunt & honora∣ble Sig. Bragadino Lord Gouernor of the Citie & others of y^e Venetian Nobilitie there, to yeld vp thēselues and y^e Citie vpon some honorable condicions. That is to wit, that they might depart with their lyues Armour & goods, fiue pieces of Ordinaunce, thrée of their best Horses and safe passage from thence to Candye with theyr own Gal∣lyes: and last of all that the Grecians inhabiting in that Island, might dwell there quietly and enioy their goods and possessions peaceably and still reteyne their Christi∣an Religion without either burt or contradiction. Al these requests and Articles, Mustapha the Turkish Generall graunted and subscribed vnto with his own hand, but the cursed Caytif spake one thing with mouth & thought an other in heart, for the 15 of August, the said Sig. Bragadino (vpon trust of this Bassa his promise) accompanyed with sundry other Lordes Gentlemen and Souldiours came foorth of their Holde and went vnto the Pauilion of Mu∣stapha, with the keyes of the Citie: of whom at the first they were curteously enterteyned and caused to sit downe

by him, discoursing with them of sundrye matters and drawing them frō one tale to another, till at lēgth picking a surmysed quarel and specially to Sig. Bragadino sodain∣ly commaunded them all to be pynyoned and to be layde bounde one by one in the market place, and in hys pre∣sence there to be hewen in péeces. As for Sig. Bragadino, he first commaunded his eares to be cut of, and most vile∣ly to be stretched a long vpon the grounde, while Musta∣pha talked and blasphemously demaunded of him, where his Christ was that he helped him no better. Then he led him to all the breaches of the Citie, making him to carie at once two baskettes of rubbish and earth, th'one on hys backe and th'other in his hand slauelyke to euery sundry battry, being enforced also and commaunded to kysse the grounde as often as he passed by him. After this, he was ledde to the Sea side where being set in a Chayre, he was wynched vp and fastened to the maineyard of a Galley, and hoysed vp with a Crane so high that al the Christian Souldiours and Slaues in the Hauen alreadye shipped might behold, and was afterward let downe againe, and vpon the Pyllorie in the market place most cruelly fleyed quicke. After which most sauage tyrānie, his skinne was stuffed with Straw and hanged vpon the Bowsprit of a foyst to be caryed along the coastes of Syria, that al y^e Port townes might behold and vnderstand who he was. The Turkish Army at this Siege of all sortes were in num∣ber 200 thousande persons. In 79 dayes (all which time the Battry still continued) 140 thousande yron pellettes were shot into the Citie, numbred and séene. [ 1571]

The Christian Nauy being in number 207 Gallyes, 6. Galeazes beside a great nūber of Pynnesses and other Shippes, and 20. thousande ••all Souldiours, of Spayne, Italy and Germanie beside the Labourers and Rowers, wherof was chiefe General Don Iohn de Austria tooke the Sea at Messana from thence sayling to Coreyra, & so

to Cephalenia séeking the Turkes: where being out of Candy enformed of the miserable taking and cruell dea∣lyng at Famagosta, were further geuen to vnderstande, that the Turks lay at Anker in the Gulph of Velapan̄t. Spéeding themselues thytherward, the Turkes were in a ioly ruffe, marueilyng that the Christians curste so fondly hazard themselues vnto certayne death, and mak∣yng full reckenyng so to afflict and crush the Christian power at that time, that they should neuer be able after∣warde to withstand thē more. But they reckened before their Host, and God gaue the victorie. For there were taken, burnt, and sunk of the Turkish Gallyes, Galiots and Brygandines 230. There were slayne of the Turkes 30. thousand, beside a great number taken priso∣ners: and about xiiii. thousand Christians that had bene kept in lothsome captyuitie, were set at libertie, breaking their chaynes to be reuenged of their extréeme slauerie, to helpe the Christians when the Turkishe side began to goe to wreck. The chiefe brunt of this conflict was vpon the 6. day of October, and lasted foure houres, but the slaughter and chase continued all day from morning tyll night, insomuch that the Sea séemed redd with bloud: for none escaped thence aliue sauing 40. Gallyes which fled at the first beginning. The Christians lost seauen Gal∣lyes and were slayne betwéene the number of vi. or vii. thousande.

The wind and Sunne was on the backs of the Chris∣tians, and full in the faces of the Turkes, whiche great∣lye helped them at this pinch, and furthermore the Stemmes of the Turks Gallies were so high, that they ouershotte our men, which made them to vasten to grap∣pling & there beside a great sort of Ianyzaries and commō Turkes, their Bassa was slaine.

[ 1573] This yéere the seauenth of October, the noble and valyaunt Prince Don Iohn De Austria with 105 Gal∣lyes and 40. great Shippes was sent by Phylip King of

Spayne to take and set order in the kingdome of Tunice, where was great ruffling and hurly burly for the State. He therfore takyng Ship at Iauagnana, had the wynd so fauorable, that by noone the next day he arryued at Go∣letta. Afterward there folowed and came to him Marcel∣lus Auria with 29. well trimmed Foysts, and the Duke of Sessia with 14. of the Popes gallyes. The Turkes in Tunice for dread of his puissaunce (whom to their cost not long before they had tryed) fled out of Tunice, some to Carauana and 400. of them to Bisana, sometime called Vtica: whom the Bisanes would not receiue nor succour: whervpon after many hoat wordes on either party, they fell together by the eares among themselues. The Bisa∣nes (to be the stronger in that byckeringe) vnclogged and vnchayned 150. Christian Prisoners whom the Turkes had vsed for Gallye Slaues, and them furnished with Weapon and armure. By whose help and meane special∣ly, the Bisanes got the vpperhande and slue many of the Turkes. Which done, Don Iohn (hauing the goodwyl of the Townesmen) sent thither Sig. Salazara the Spani∣arde, to take possession of the Towne, and to sweare the A••••habitauntes to be true obedient Subiectes to Kinge Philip. Then landing his Army within foure miles of Tunice, he sent 2500. Footemen to the citie, where they found no body to resist them but onely 200 Moores in the Castle, who sayde that they kept the same to the vse of Amidas their Kinge. Whom Don Iohn sent Prisoner with his Wife and Children into Sicile, because he had bene cause of great discorde and faction in that Countrie, and (dispossessing the lawfull heyres thereof) had violent∣lye vsurped the same and procured the Turkes to come thither. In whose roome be appoynted young Muleasses, who sware to be true Vassall vnto Kinge Phylip and to holde his Crowne of hym by Homage, whom the Cite∣zins with a goodly peale of Ordinaunce receiued & glad∣lye

séemed to admit for their Souereigne. Ouer the Cas∣tle or chiefe Fort of the Citie he appoynted. Sig. Serbel∣lane Captaine.

[ 1574] The iiij. of February 200 footemen and 150 Horsemen of the Garrison of the sayd Sig. Serbellan, ioyning also vnto thē for helpe 4000 Moores, yssued out of their. Fort and encountred with 1500 Turkes and 3000 Arabians, which robbed and spoyled the goods of the Tunicians and gréeuously molested them. In which conflict, the false har∣ted Moores reuolting and refusing to fight, there was ta∣ken 150 Christians and two Gunnes.

Still the Turkes stamping and staring for rage to see the Spanyardes beare rule and authoritie in those quar∣ters, priuely in the night the 21 of Februarie surpryzed Canisum, killing therein and slaying aboue a thousande persons, and after they had vtterly burnt the towne euen to the Castle gate, they retyred backe whence they came. The Garrison in the Castle to their great griefe all thys while beholding this outragious dealing, & durst not once aduenture to coape with them for frare of loosing all, be∣cause they were in number farre fewer their they.

This yéere the Venetians entred into league with Se∣lyme the Great Turke, for confirmation whereof, they sent Sig. Francesco Barbero to Constantinople, y^e condi∣tions wherof were, y^t eyther partie should stil kéepe & en∣ioy so much as they had alredy in their seueral possessiōs, sauing that the Venetians promised the deliuery of Sapo∣tum and resignation of all their tytle in the Forte of xe∣menicum into the Turkes handes: and againe, y^e Turke resigned and graunted vnto them, two miles euery way about the Territory of Zara and other their Iurisdictions therabout, and that the Venetians for Dalmatia and cer∣teyne other péeces about Zara, should yéerely answer on certaine tribute to the said Turke.

In March this yéere the Moores whom Don Iohn de Austria permitted vpon their humble sute still to in∣habite in Tunyce, by the egging and procurement of Radamane Viceroy of Algiera, entred into conspyracie and deuise, how to surprise and winne the new Fort that the Spaniardes had there lately made, against whom Salazara was commaunded by Sig. Serbellane to go with a thousand footemen, which put the Moorish Drudges to flight, and slue of them 1200.

Thrée Shippes were sent to Charles the ix. Kinge of Fraunce, laden with great Horses, Lyons, Lyberds, and other Presentes. Whiche colourable curtesie vnder the cloake of glosing flatterie, it is thought the Turke vsed, the rather to obteyne the Kinges goodwyll and consent that he might winter his Gallyes in the Port Tolonen∣sis. But hearing that the King was departed this lyfe be∣fore their comming, one of them retourned to Constan∣tinople with spéede, to intimate to the Turke their Mai∣ster, the French Kinges death, and further to know his pleasure what they should doe.

In Iune the Emperour and the Turke concluded a peace for fiue yéeres to come.

In Iul••e, 300 Turkes landing in Calabria to fetche [ 1574] fresh water and filch some other booties, were snatched vp euery one and either slaine or taken.

Vppon the Seas about Tunyce were seene 350 Saile of the Turkes, whose intent and meaning was (as very shortly after they brought it to passe) to recouer and wynne the new Fort which Sarraglion builded, toge∣ther with Goletta and other Péeces there. With whom also a mighty rablement of traiterous Moores about Al∣giera, Tripolis & Zerbite ioyned side: which dispossessed thence the Spanish garrisons, to the great furtherance of their deuelish purposes a••d to the lamentable griefe of all Christendome, considering what a small way they haue

from thence into Spaine & so into the rest of other Chri∣stian Realmes, vnlesse the good and gracious prouidence of our God quales••e and as with a Snaffle reine this raging Beaste and bloudy Tyraunt, the common robber of all the world from further inuasion, which he graciously graunt for his mer∣cye sake through the mediation of his Sonne Christ our Lord and onely Sauiour Amen.

FINIS.