The second part of the booke of battailes, fought in our age taken out of the best authors and writers in sundrie languages. Published for the profit of those that practise armes, and for the pleasure of such as loue to be harmlesse hearers of bloudie broiles.

In the Battaile that went before the rest of the fleete to descrye, were these Galleies, and their Captaines.

Galleyes.	Captaines.
1 The Saint Magdalene of Venice.	Marco Contarini.
2 The Sunne of Venice.	Vincent Quirino.
3 The Vice Admirall of Sicile.
4 The admirall of Sicile.	Iohn the Cardona, the Ad∣miral of the Sicilian flett, of Dauid Imperiali.
5 The Admirall.
6 The S. Ioānica of Sicile.
7 Saint Catherine of Ve∣nice.	Marco Ciconia.
8 The Our Ladie of Ve∣nice.	Peter Frances Malipetrol

¶ In the left Wing.

The names of Galleies	The names of Captaines.
1 The Admirall of Ve∣nice.	Augustin Barbarigo the high and chiefe Prouiditore of the Venetian fleete.
2 The Admirall of Ve∣nice.	Antony Canali, Prouiditore also of the Venetian fléete.

3 The fortune of Venice.	Andrew Barbarioo.
4 The Archer of Naples.	Martin Pyrola.
5 The treble hand of Ve∣nice.	George Barbarigo.
6 The double Dolphin of Candie.	Frances Zeno.
7 The Lion and Phenix of Cania.	Frances Mengano.
8 S. Nicholas of Cherso.	Colanes Drasi.
9 The victorie of Naples.	Occauo Rocardi
10 The Lomelina.	Augustine Coneuali.
11 The Elengina of the Popes.	Fabio Valciati, Knight.
12 The Ladie of Cania.	Phillippe Polani.
13 The sea horse of Candy.	Antonie de Cabellis,
14 The double Lion of Candie.	Nicolas Fratello.
15 The Lion of Istria.	Dominicke de Tacco.
16 The crosse of Cefalenia.	Marke Cimera.
17 The Saint Virginia of Cefalenia.	Christopher Chrissa.
18 The Lion of Candie.	Frances Bonacchio.
19 The Christ of Candie.	Andrew Cornelio.
20 The Angell of Candie.	Iohn Angelo.
21 The Pyramis of Can∣die.	Frances Bono.
22 The Ladie of Candie with the armed horse.	Antonie Eudomeniano.
23 The Chrit raised again of Venice.	Simon Goro.
24 The Christ raised again of Venice.	Federicke Reniere.
25 The Christ of Corfu.	Christopher Condocolli.
26 The Christ raised again of Cania.	Geogge Calergio.
27 The Christ of Venice.	Barthelmew Donata.
28 The Christ raised a∣gaine of Vegia.	Lewes Cicuta.

29 The Retimana.	Nicolas Auonali.
30 The Christ of Candie.	Iohn Cornelio.
31 The Christ raised a∣gaine of Cania.	Frances Zancaruolo.
32 The Rodus of Cania.	Frances Molino.
33 The Saint Euphemia of Brescia.	Horacio Fisogna.
34 The Ladie Marques of Doria.	Frances Sphedra.
35 The fortune of An∣drew.	Iohn Lewes Belui.
36 The arme of Cania.	Michael Vizamano.
37 The Sea horse of Ve∣nice.	Antonie de Cauallis.
38 The Christ of Cania.	Daniel Calefatio.
39 The arme of Venice.	Nicolas Lipomano.
40 The our Lady of Zāte	Nicolas Modino.
41The Christ raised a∣gaine of Cania.	Frances Zancaruolo.
42 The our lady of Venice	Marke Antonie Pisano.
43 The God the father vp-the Trinitie.	Iohn Contarini.
44 The flame of Naples.	Iohn Cueua.
45 The S. Iohn of Naples	Garzias Vorgaro.
46 The enuie of Naples.	Toribio Acaueso.
47 The valiant of Naples.	Michael Quesada.
48 The S. Iacobea of Na∣ples.	Monserratto Guardiolo.
49 The Saint Nicolaico of Naples.	Christopher Mongiua.
50 The Christ raised again of Venice.	Iohn Baptista Quirini.
51 The Angell of Venice.	Vmfrey Iustiniano.
52 The Saint Dorethe of Venice.	Paule Nani.
53 The Admiral of Venice	Marke Antonie Quirini, pro∣uiditore of ye Venetiā Nauie

In the middle Battaile which they called the fight, this was the order of the Captaines, Admirals, and Galleies.

The names of the Galleies.	The names of the Captains
1 The Admirall of Lo∣melina.	Paulus Iordano Orsino, the Admirall of that fléete.
2 The maister Lomelina.	Peter Baptista Lomelino.
3 The Admirall Bandi∣nella.	Bendinello Sauli, the Admi∣rall of that fléete.
4 The maister of Genoa.	Pallerano.
5 The Toscano of ye popes	Metello Caracciolo, knight▪
6 The man of the sea of Vicenza.	Iames Dressano.
7 The our lady of Venice	Iohn Zeno.
8 The Saint Hieronima of Lesina.	Iohn Balzi.
9 The Saint Ioannica of Venice.	Iohn Antonie Colleoneo.
10 The Saint Alexandri∣ca of Bergomo.	George D'Asti, Admirall.
11 The Admirall Marina	Hierome Canali.
12 The log of Venice.
13 The Mongibello of Venice.	Bertucco Contarini. Frances Dandalo.
14 The virgin of Candie.	Ciprian Marini.
15 The temperance of Iohn Andrew Doria.	Vincentius Pascali.
16 The good fortune of Naples.	Roccano Fuluio.
17 The castle of Spaine.	Baccio Pisano.
18 The victorie of ye popes
19 The Pyramis	of M. Antonie of S. Vliana▪
20 The Christ of Venice.	Hierome Contarini.
21 The S. Frances of Spain	Christopher Guasches.
22 The peace of the popes.	Iames Antonie Perpignano▪
23 The perle of Iohn An∣drew Doria.	Iohn Baptista Spinola.

24 The Whéele Serpentin of Venice.	Gabriel Canali.
25 The Pyramis of Ve∣nice.	Frances Bono.
26 The Palme of Venis.	Hierome Veneri.
27 The Admirall of Gil∣lio Andrada.	Bernard Cinoguerra. Paule Botein.
28 The Granado of Spain	Hector Spinola with the Prince of Parma.
28 The Admirall of Ge∣noa.
29 The Admirall of Ve∣nice.	Sebastian Veneri the Admi∣rall of the Venetian fleet.
30 Behind ye pup of ye high Admirall Generall, & Veneri, was the Mai∣ster Roiall.
31 The gallie roiall.	Don Iohn of Austria, chiefe Generall of the league.
32 The Admirall of the great Comemdador, which defenced Don Iohn and Colonna at the pup.
33 The Popes Admirall.	Marke Antonio de Colonna high Admirall of ye popes Nauie.
34 The Admirall of Sa∣uoy.	The Lorde Leiny with the Prince of Vrbine.
35 The Grifonia of the Popes.	Alexander Nigroni.
36 The Saint Theodoro of Venice.	Theodoro Balbi.
37 The Mendozza of Na∣ples.	Martino de Caide.
38 The Mountaine of Cania.	Alexander Vizamano.

39 The Saint Iohn Bap∣tist of Venice.	Iohn Mocenigo.
40 The victorie of Iohn Andrew Doria.	Philip Doria.
41 The Pisana of ye popes.	Hercules Lotta.
42 The Figiera of Spaine.	Diego Lopes de Diglia.
43 The Christ of Venice.	George Pisano.
44 The Saint Iohn of Venice.	Daniel Moro.
45 The Florence of the Popes.	Thomas di Medici.
46 The S. George of Na∣ples.	Eugenio de Vargas.
47 The maister of Naples.	Frances Benauides.
48 The Moone of Spaine.	Emanuel Aguilar.
49 The Passera of Venice.	Lewes Pasqualigo.
50 The Lion of Venice.	Peter Pisano.
51 The Saint Hierome of Venice.	Caspar Malipetro.
52 The Admirall of Gri∣maldi.	George Grimaldi the Admi∣rall.
53 The maister of Dauid Imperiali.	Nicolas Luano.
54 The Saint Christopher of Venice.	Alexander Contarini.
55 The Iudith of Zante.	Marino Sicuro.
56 The Larmelina of Can∣die.	Peter Gradenigo.
57 The middle Moone of Venice.	Valerio Valeresso.
58 The Doria of Iohn An∣drew Doria.	Iames Casali.
59 The order of S. Peter.	Santubio.
60 The order of S. Iohn.	Lewes Tessera.
61 The Admiral of Malta.	The Prior of Messina, Ad∣mirall.
62 The Admirall of Sicile.	Iohn de Cardona the Admi∣rall

who yet went before when they sailed.
2 The Piemontan of Sa∣uoy.	Octauiano Moreto.
3 The Admirall of Nicolas Doria.	Pandulfo Polidoro.
4 The force of Venice.	Reniero Zeno.
5 The Quéene of Candie.	Iohn Barbarigo.
5 The Nino of Venice.	Paule Polani.
7 The Christ raised a∣gaine of Venice.	Benet Soranzi.
8 The armed man of Re∣tima.	Andrew Calergi.
9 The Eagle of Retima.	Andrew Calergi.
10 The Palme of Cania.	Iames Medio.
11 The Angell of Corfu.	Stellio Carchiopulo.
12 The S. Ioannica Ar∣bera.	Iohn de Dominis.
13 The Ladie Frauica.	Lewes Cipico.
14 The ship of Venice.	Antonie Pasqualigo.
15 The our Ladie of Cādy	Marke Foscarino.
16 The Christ of Crema.	Frances Corneri.
17 The Saint Victorio of Crema.	Euangelist Zurlano.
18 The maister of Gri∣maldi.	Laurence Treccha.
19 The maister of Marini	Antonio Cornili.
20 The Margarit of Sauoy	Bataglino.
21 The Diana of Genoa.	Iohn George Lasagna.
22 The Gingana of Naples	Gabriel Medino.
23 The Moone of Naples.	Iulio Rubbi.
24 The fortune of Naples	Diego Medran.
25 The hope of Naples.	Peter Busto.
26 The fur••e of Lomelino	Iames Chiappeo.
27 The maister of Lome∣lino.	Georgo Greco.
28 The Negrona.	Nicolas Costano.

29 The bastard Negrona	Laurenzo de Turri.
30 The fire of Candie.	Antonie Bono.
31 The Eagle of Candy.	Hierome Georgio.
32 The S. Chistopher of Venice.	Andrew Trono.
33 The Christ of Venice	Marke Antonie Lando.
34 The hope of Candie.	Hierome Conarini.
35 The Reatila of Padoa	Pataro Buzacarino.
36 The S. Iosephica of Venice.	Frances Osedo.
38 The resolute of Naples.	Iohn de Carasse.
39 The Sicilia of Sicilia.	Frances Amadeo.
40 The maister of Nico∣las Doria.	Iulio Centaurio.
41 The Eagle of Corfu.	Peter Buono.
42 The S. Trifonica of Cataro.	Hierome Bizanteo.
43 The towre of Vicēza.	Lewes de Portu.
44 The S. Marie of the Popes.	Pandulfo Strozzi, Knight.
45 The S. Ioannica of the popes.	Augulo Bifalio, Knight.
46 The maister of Nigroni	Lewes Gamba.
47 The Admirall of Ni∣groni.	Iohn Ambrose Nigroni.
48 The Monarcha of Iohn Andrew.	Nicolas Garibaldo.
49 The hande maide of Iohn Andrew.	Nicolas Imperiali.
50 The Admirall of Iohn Andrew.	Iohn Andrew Doria.

The battaile of succour that followed behinde for a gard, had these Gallies and Captaines.

The names of Gallies.	The names of Captaines.
1 The S. Ioannica of Sicile

2 The Baccana.	Iohn Peter Morilo.
3 The Leina of Naples.
4 The Constancie of Na∣ples.	Peter Delagia.
5 The Marchesia of Na∣ples.	Iohn Machado.
6 The Saint Barbara of Naples.	Iohn Aschaleo.
7 The Saint Andrew of Naples.
8 The Saint Catherine of Naples.	Iohn Rufio de Valasques.
9 The Saint Barthelmew of Naples.
10 The Saint Angelo of Naples.
11 The Terana of Naples	Iohn de Ripa Meillino▪
12 The Christ of Venice.	Marke Molino.
13 The double hande of Venice.	Iohn Loredano.
14 The Admirall of Na∣ples.	Aluares de Bazan, Marques de Sante Cruz.
15 The faith of Venice.	Iohn Baptista Contarini.
16 The piller of Venice.	Caterino Malipetro.
17 The Magdalen of Ve∣nice.	Lewes Balbi.
18 The Ladie of Venice.	Iohn Bembo.
19 The Minidus of Ve∣nice.	Philippe Leo.
20 The hope of Venice.	Iohn Baptista Benedicto.
21 Saint Peter of Venice.	Peter Baduato.
22 Saint George of Sabe∣nica.	Christopher Lucicho.
23 The Saint Michael.	George Cochio.
24 The Sybilla of Venice.	Daniel Trono.
25 The Crane of Spaine.	Lewes de Hereda.
26 The Admirall of Vas∣chedo.	Veschedo Coranado.

27 The Suprana of the Popes.	Antonie de Ascoli. Peter Roises.
28 The Occasion of Spain
29 The maister of the popes.
30 The faire weather of the popes.

The Nauie being thus distributed, they sailed forth, and euerie man was carefull for his charge, the which, that it might bée the more exactlie done, the Generall had also ap∣pointed a Captaine ouer euerie 20. gallies, who shuld dily∣gentlie looke that this order were obserued by them all. So they sailed to Cefalonia where they receiued Letters from Paule Contarini the gouernour of the Isle of Zante, that sig∣nified how the enimies fléete was in the gulfe of Patras in ill case, and that fortie vessels were gone awaie vnder the gouernment of Oluzali towards Modone, nor long after they receiued Letters from Famagosta. Which things bée∣ing knowen, our men were full perswaded that they ought to goe forward and to assaile the enimie.

But whether in the meane time were our enimies idle, for when Ali their high Admirall was come to Lepanto, within the gulfe of Patras, the 28. of September he sent Me∣hemet Bey, with thrée score galleyes to Aspropitio, a Citie within that gulfe, for to bring thence victualls, and special∣lie souldiours, that he might be redie for all euents. And he had now dispatched the matter, and being returned, hadde brought besides victualls and other necessaries 10000. Ia∣nizares, 2000. common souldiours, and as many voluntarie. In the meane time he had vnderstoode that our fléete was come from Corfu to Cefalenia, but of the greatnesse there∣of, or what they meant to doe, he had yet learned no cer∣taintie, for although that Caracoza, being sent to take view of our Nauie, had brought word backe, that hée had dily∣gentlie surueied it, and that there were not in it aboue 150.

Galleyes: yet that was false. But yet notwithstanding as though they did fore-sée their misfortune, all in the fléete were afraide. Wherefore Ali, albeit he was fullie resolued to fight, yet for that cause and reason he thought good to con∣sult with the principall men that he had with him, what was to be done héerein, before that he did put these newe aides and supplie into his gallies. Wherevpon hauing cal∣led together all the chiefe men of marke and authoritie, and the most skilfull in martiall matters, he gaue euerie man large leaue fréelie to vtter what they thought. They sate long in counsaile, for many to gratifie Ali, whom they knew was resolued to fight, affirmed that fortune was to bée tri∣ed: neither on the contrarie part were there few that sub∣scribed vnto Portau Bassa, the Generall of the souldiours, who held it stiflie that they ought in no case to sight. Thus when diuerse opinions were spoken by diuerse men, Has∣san Bassan, the sonne of Barbarossa, sometime king of Ar∣gier, hauing craued license to speake, and laying his hande vpon his breast, according to the vsage of that Nation, spake to this effect.

Most excellent and mightie aboue all other, beloued and aduanced by the maiestie of our most inuincible Emperor, vnto the highest degrée of glorie, men most desirous to doe seruice vnto the immesurable glorie of our Emperor, which is the shadowe and spirite of the liuing God for euer and euer. These Idolaters are in diuine matters worse than beastes, and enimies of the true sonne of God. Therefore I woulde not haue you doubt whether their Nauie ought to bée assailed and taken. For besides those signes that ma∣ny before mée haue wiselie rehearsed, wée may certainlie knowe by the prisoners, that these men are of the same Na∣tion, and gathered together after the same order, that they were that thirtie yéeres agoe, béeing ioyned together w^t a great number of Galleyes, in these verie same seas, were broken by Hariadin Barbaressa my Father, with so greate facilitie, that hée neuer néeded to doe so much as once to brawe his sword. For although they had a greater Nauie

than my Father had, yet as soone as they sawe the beakes of our Gallies, and heard the crie and valiant féese of our men, they betooke them to flight: for they are so faint hear∣ted, that they runne awaie as soone as they doe heare of our name. Besides this, they being blended together of di∣uerse Nations, doe mutuallie hate one another, neither wil anie one of them obey another, the which is a matter of ve∣rie great moment in an armie: there be a great number of Gallies of diuerse Princes come together, not for to expose themselues to anie perill for their common defence, but that they may séeme to haue a great Nauie. They be blasphe∣mers, despisers of God; apparelled and furnished with rich and precious clothes, and armour, and laden with monie. But we on the other side are ignorant what blasphemie is, and doe mutuallie loue and reuerence one another, and are met together héere in armes to this onelie end, that we may doe our onelie Emperor, alwaies inuincible Prince, seruice in fight. And séeing y^t al our men haue assembled to this end, they will with one minde obey your valiant aduises, and chieflie because they doe know that ye are the lieuetenants of our Emperor himselfe, & therfore fighting as it beseemeth valiant and well appointed men, will carrie awaie assured victorie. And this we may the more lightly hope, because we haue 280. vessells well furnished, of whom 200. are common Gallies, and fiftie small Gallies, all of them passing well armed: to the augmentation of whose power & strength yet more, and to the farther encouragement of our most valiant men, if that ye do distribute & put into the gallies y^e 14000. men, y^e came verie latelie, & also those of the Leuant that are in the 20. foists, we shal rest assured of the victorie, although we doe grant that our enimies are valiant men. But now we doe certainlie know, as we haue learned of our fellow Caracoza, a verie wise man, that they haue but 150. gallies furnished with such men, as I told you before. Wherefore (most valiant and wise Gentlemen) séeing that we do suffi∣entlie know their state, goe forward, ye shall finde them in the vale of Alexandria, and dispearsed along that shoare,

more giuen to idlenesse, ease, delights, and delicatenes, than is méete for warriours, so that thereby, ye shall take them al without difficultie, for when they shall sée our Fléete, they either flying awaie, will runne on the shore, and suffer ship∣wracke, or else they will light and fall on our Nauie, and be taken.

But that I maye comprehend all the matter in fewe wordes: we haue the greater number of vessels, and them also better furnished than our enimies, verie valiant and skilfull souldiours: wherefore wée must not let slip this oc∣casion offered vs to fight with them, that are so much infe∣riour vnto vs, in number, prowesse, and experience, and spe∣ciallie, séeing that thereby wée shall execute the commande∣ment of our high and mightie Emperour, whose glorie shall indure for euer, and winne our selues immortall praise: but ye namelie, shall performe that which yée promised vn∣to this our supreame Emperour, when he appointed you in his owne place for to conduct this most mightie Na∣uie.

The same arguments vsed also at that time Oluzali, the Chieftaine of the forces of Barbarie, vsing a long spéech of the power of the Turkes, and of the commandement and anger of the great Emperour of the Turkes, who, as also Cayabeg, the Sanzach of Smyrne, shewed with an effectu∣all spéech, that neither they ought, nor coulde without shame let passe this occasion, to destroie the same Christians, ha∣uing now a lesser power, séeing that they had alwayes ben defaitad and spoiled héeretofore by the souldiours of Otto∣man the great Emperour of the Turkes, although they had a fléete farre better furnished than theirs.

But of a flat contrarie minde were Syrocke the San∣zach or gouernour of Alexandria, and Carabiue the Captain of Suurasar, both verie ancient Captaines, and singularlie well experimented in sea affaires, and many other besides. But Mehemet Bey the Sanzach of Nigreponto, who som∣time had gouerned Barbarie, going about to extinguish this hot fire of Hassan Bassa, spake to this sense.

I doe thinke and iudge (most prudent péeres) that the wordes y^e Hassan Bassa hath spoken, are signes and tokens of a verie valiant man, and namelie of him, that desireth in all things to obey our most inuincible Lorde and king of kings, who draweth his sword with the arme of God▪ and liueth for euer and euer, yet notwithstanding séeing it so pleaseth you, the Bassaes your excellencies, who next after our supreame Emperour doth deserue this Empire of Ot∣taman.

I will also speake what I doe thinke: doubtlesse it is likelie y^e our enimies would not haue come in this far, vn∣lesse they had before diligentlie learned out our strength & forces, wherefore it must néedes be, that they haue a power at the least equall to ours, or else greater: because that o∣therwise they would neuer haue come thus farre. Of the which thing this may bée an argument: that they them∣selues may easilie knowe, that the hope of kéeping and con∣seruing of the rest of their dominions and Empire that is left them, or of recouering that which they haue lost, doth lie in this onelie Nauie. Therefore let vs not beléeue that this Fléete of our enimies hath come hether for to expose them selues to manifest perill, and to cast awaie themselues wil∣fullie: the which they must néedes doe, if their Nauie be so simple, as it hath béene painted out vnto vs, & also so small as our fellow Caracoza, yet a man of great prowesse, hath affirmed.

I for mine owne parte doe surelie thinke, that a Nauie that commeth from Sicile thus farre, to séeke their enimie, speciallie at this time of the yéere, is verie well appointed, and doth come with certaine aduise and purpose to fight, & with hope to obtaine the victorie. And if we doe diligentlie wey the thing, we vnderstand that the reports of the Chri∣stian prisoners doe in all pointes agrée héerewithall, for if they would onelie vantinglie and vainlie shew themselues, and then flie awaie, what néede they to haue come so farre vp into these our seas? What? That they flying awaie, might léese all? Wherefore grounding your selues vppon

these arguments, thinke that the Nauie of our enimies is verie strong, and hath determined to fight with vs, séeing that they are come vp thus farre, not prouoked nor forced by vs, but of their owne accord: Neither haue wée reason to compare this fléete with that which our men in former yéeres did put to flight at Preuesa. For this league of the Christian Princes against vs is another manner of thing, than y^t which was made thirtie yéeres agoe, the preparation other, the skil in warfare other, so that ther is no proportion betwéene them. In that fléete were many and diuerse Ge∣neralls, but little wisedome, and that was the cause that they fled: In this Nauie is Iohn of Austria, the sonne of the Emperour Charles the fift, and the brother of Philip the king of Spaine, a verie valiant man, and one excited by his Fathers glorie, and inuited by the supreame degrée of ho∣nour, that he hath obtained in this league through his bro∣ther, & finallie, one beloued and reuerenced of all the whole Nauie, the Captaines, and Souldiours with one & common consent. And therefore without all doubt he will giue vs battaile, neither without hope of victorie.

Moreouer, the Venetians, because they haue béen so déep∣lie endamaged by vs, can (being almost mad for anger) séeke nothing else but reuenge: that is to wit, because we haue flaine so many of their people: whom to be all verie valiant men, we haue learned by y^e great losse of many of our men: & y^t certes we wil the more easilie beléeue, if we do cal to mind how the same Venetians went about the last yéere to giue vs battaile, although they had not then entered into league with these other Princes. Therefore without doubt they wil fight, & the more fiercelie, because they being lead with emulation, wil indeuour one to excell another in prowes, & euerie man preferre his owne Nation before others, the which thing I haue alwaies thought to be a matter of verie great moment in warres. And this also am I the rather in∣duced to thinke, because we doe heare, that Don Iohn is an hardie and venterous young man, a contemner of danger, and golde, and one that couetetl, and careth for nothing so

much, as that the fame of his valour may runne euen to the farthest coasts of Spaine. To bring the which thing to passe, can he séeke for a more commodious occasion than this is? Séeing y^t he hath them his helpers, who being endomaged by vs, doe burne in desire of fight, and there with all hope, that as soone as they haue discomfited our Nauie, they shal soone recouer all that they haue lost? The which things cer∣tes, if they should happen, not onelie the glorie, but also a a great part of those things that they shuld get, yea, and the Lordship of this whole sea euen to the East, wil redound to him.

But if contrariwise, he should runne awaie, would hée euer dare to come into his brothers sight againe? Also, the Venetians, that haue diligentlie sought and searched these seas, where could they séeke to saue themselues, if they shuld betake them to flight? Therefore let vs thinke that they haue carefullie considered all these things, in whom the con∣seruation of their liues, goods, and Empire doth lie, and that they will all fight-together most valiantlie, the which they did not at Preuesa. But we are now in this gulfe, a place well defenced both by nature, and two verie strong Castles, and we haue as good meanes to get victuals and souldiours as we our selues would wish. But before we ariued here, we wonderfullie afflicted our enimies: we wasted a parte of the Isle of Candie, we destroyed Cerigo with fire, and harrying. The like we did in Zante, & Cefalenia: we great∣lie anoied Corfu, we recouered Suppoto, we entered into the gulfe of Venice, and there we tooke Antiuari and Dulcino, Townes nothing small, with many other places and Ca∣stles.

We burnt Budua, and with so greate triumph we came at the last into this gulfe. Can we not hold our selues con∣tented with these glorious giftes for this time, speciallie séeing that we doe vnderstand our men haue taken Famo∣gosta, and conserued the whole kingdome of Ciprus at this verie same time?

Surelie it is no lesse vertue to kéepe things gotten, than to get them: for when we doe attempt to win things by force, that enterprise hath a doubtfull beginning, and is most commonlie much subiect to fortune: but the kéeping of things gotten hath a certaine and finall end, which may bée attributed to the counsaile of a wise Generall. But of our great Emperour, this doe I certes promise you, that he will accept as well the safetie of this Nauie, and will as much commend you, for that ye haue not exposed it to apparant perill, & for the wasting of so many prouinces, for the con∣quering of kingdoms & cities, & for the presentation vnto him of so great a spoile of all kinde of riches. For it will aske vs many yéeres to furnish so great a fléet, but our enimies wil prepare a greater within a short time. Wherefore my opi∣nion is, (most excellent) who are the soule of our greate Emperour, the safetie of the Ottomanicall Empire, that for∣tune is not to be attempted, but our Nauie is to bée verie carefullie and curioustie spread out, and set forth in good or∣der and arraie within this gulfe, and that we doe expect in this safe place what our enimies minde to doe: this daie or to morrow they will be come as we doe heare vnto Zante, and Cefalenia, and ye thereby taking occasion shall knowe what may be done with most safetie, for wheras in all mar∣tiall matters, then speciallie in nauall, it is of great conse∣quence to catch the occasion, of doing things fortunatlie and safelie.

All which things I doe vnderstand that yée know better than I: and therefore I doe hope that ye will take aduise of those things that shal be still reported vnto you, and that I doe trust ye wil doe so much the more, because the enimie cannot staie there long by reason of hard comming by vi∣ctuals, and also because the place is nothing safe. For the which causes doubtlesse, one of these two thinges will hap∣pen vnto them, that either they will be constrained to re∣turne backe from whence they came, or else they will come forward to méete with vs,

But if that they shall resolue to goe forth to méete vs, cer∣tes

I doe not know whether they can come into this gulfe, and if they doe come in, it cannot bée done without greate daunger, for we being defenced with two Castles, shall a∣noie them safelie, and shall know without coniectures and of a certaintie, how great their forces bée. And if wée shall séeme to be superior, we may safelie assaile them, if not, then remaine heere safelie without anie danger of our Nauie, or Empire, and yet neuerthelesse retaine, and maintaine the dignitie and honour of our selues, and our great Emperour. Neither is there cause why we shoulde in anie wise feare, that they wandering on this coast, will farrie héere longer than we would, for that they can in no case doe for lacke of victualls, and for ill weather, vsuall at this time of the yere. And if they wold go about it, they shuld do it with greater daunger of themselues than of vs, because the difficultie of the time of the yéere, wil trouble and make rough these seas now euerie daie, and will scatter their Fléete, whereby we may take occasion for to inuade them being dispearsed here and there.

But yet I woulde not that we should bée idle in the meane time, but séeke to learne by all industrie (sending sun∣drie espies) the power and purpose of our enimies: for so, if that wée haue diligentlie learned their state, wée maye take and follow that aduise which shall bée most for the pro∣fite and dignitie of our Emperour. But to goe forth out of this well fortified and strong place, while wée are yet vn∣certaine of all thinges, and to commit our selues vnto the daliance of fortune, doe I déeme to bée an action nothing praise worthie.

I doe not doubt but that our enimies will busilie goe about to prouoke vs out of this strong place: and that they will doe, béeing forced either by the time of the yeare, or the season of the weather, but then it stands with your wise∣dome to moderate and staie your selues so much the more. By the which wise parte, yée shall get no lesse praise and opinion of wisedome, than yée haue alreadie gained in con∣quering so greate a kingdome, and winning so many Ci∣ties

and Castles, because through your wisedome in this point, yée may séeme to haue conserued the Empire of Ot∣toman.

Yet I would haue all that I haue sayd, to bée so taken, that neuerthelesse I am readie to yéeld and obey your ad∣uises and resolutions, and will spend my life in the executi∣on of them.

This spéech of Mahemet Bey liked Portau Bassa verie well, and also the Sanzaches Syrocke, and Caraby did ap∣proue it: but yet because they had contrarie commaunde∣ment from Sultan Selim, the which was then publikelie read by the commandement of Oluzali, and for that Ali be∣ing verie desirous to fight, had drawen many to take his part, and most chieflie because it was the good pleasure of God, that the destruction of that Nation shoulde one daie haue a beginning, they decréed by common consent for to depart thence, and to giue the Christians battaile. For they did thinke that they should finde our Nauie in the Hauen, without men, and so shoulde without much a doe take it: the which falling out so, they had determined to conquere also Zante and Cefalenia, and then besieging in the Winter the places of strength in Candie and Corfu, and in successe of time entering into the gulfe of Catato, for to winne these and other places of the Venetian Empire, & so make them∣selues a waie into Italie, and all Christendome. Wherefore they did distribute into their Gallies the 14000. souldiors that came latelie, they did manakle the Christian prisoners, that they should be apt for nothing else but to rowe, & then aranged all the whole Fléete into foure battailes, as fol∣loweth.

The right wing.

• 1 The first was the Admirall of Mehemet Siroch, the gouernour of Alexandria.
• 2 The second Galley of Alexandria was gouerned by

• ... Caras Tubat. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 3 Bagly Saraf. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 4 Giafer Chiagey. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 5 Osmanan Celebin. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 6 Perusio Reis. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 7 Binke Casapogly. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 8 Osman Occan. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 9 Driuis Aga. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 10 Baiazet Siman. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 11 Osman Ali. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 12 Dely Aga. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 13 Dardagan Bardābely All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 14 Casly Caian. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 15 Iusuf Aga. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 16 Iusuf Magar. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 17 Calafact Cheder. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 18 Mustafa Genouell. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 19 Dermigy Pery. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 20 Mat Assan. All these had Gallies of Alexandria.
• 21 Cheder Aga. Their Gallies were of Constantinople.
• 22 Soliman Bey. Their Gallies were of Constantinople.
• 23 Hibraim. Their Gallies were of Constantinople.
• 24 Saban. Their Gallies were of Constantinople.
• 25 Caiacebebin. Their Gallies were of Constantinople.
• 26 Chedar Siman. Their Gallies were of Constantinople.
• 27 The sonne of Cara Mustafa. Their Gallies were of Constantinople.
• 28 Iaran Saba. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 29 Dauid Iusuf. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 30 Solack Rais. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 31 Arnaut Ferrat. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 32 Iuzel Memy. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 33 Schender Selim. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 34 Lumag Iusuf. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 35 Bardach Celebin. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 36 Bagdat Asan. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 37 Guzel Allibi. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.

• 38 Brusali Pyri. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• 39 Rodle Ali. Their Gallies were of Tri∣poli in Barbarie.
• ...40 Aga Bassa, with the Admirall of Constantinople.
• 41 Sinaman Mustafa. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 42 Giegiore Ali. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 43 Amurates Rais. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 44 Callipey Memy. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 45 Marul Mustafa. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 46 Heder Lumet. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 47 Sinaman Deruis. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 48 Meminey Durmis. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 49 Algagias Sinan. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 50 Adagi Rustan. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 51 Chingeuey Musata. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 52 Iusuf Cebebin. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 53 Tafer Mustafa. These commaunded ouer Galleies of De∣spetado, in olde time Actolia.
• 54 Ali a Geneuose, & Pirate, a Captain of smal Gallies
• 55 Megil Reis with a small galleaze.
• 56 Mehemet Bey, with the Admirall Gallie of Nigre∣ponto.

The middle battaile, which they did also call the fight, had these Captaines and Gallies.

• 1 Assam Bey, the gouernour of Rhodes. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 2 Dely Chiafet, the warden of Rhodes. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 2 Occy Rais. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 4 Postunag Ogly. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 5 Calefact Ogly. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 6 Gazizy Reys. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 7 Dromus Rais, with an Admiral gally of Constantinople. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 8 Herbetcy, warden of Rhodes. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 9 Caragias Rais. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 10 Ocean Rais. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 11 Dely Piry. With Gallies of the Rhodes.
• 12 Giafer Aga. With Gallies of the Rhodes.

• 13 Bachlan Rais. with Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 14 Coz Ali. with Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 15 Colach Rais. with Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 16 Oluz Rais. with Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 17 Assan Bassa, the sonne of Bar∣barossa. with Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 18 Caraf Rais. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 19 Almau Rais. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 20 Gurngly Ogly Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 21 Arnault Celibin. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 22 Magar Ali. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 23 Giafer Celebin. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 24 Dely Celebin. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 25 Dely Assan. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 26 Carapery Aga. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 27 Sinam Rais. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 28 Carau Mustafa. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 29 Saly Arnuar. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 30 Preuil Aga, Captaine of Na∣poly in Albania. Their Galleies were of Napoly in Romania.
• 31 Balahzy Ogly. with Galliees of Metilena.
• 32 Bararzy Mustafa. with Galliees of Metilena.
• 33 Sinan Baly. with Galliees of Metilena.
• 34 Agdagy Rais. with Galliees of Metilena.
• 35 Two sonnes of Ali, in a Galley of Constantinople.
• 36 Osman Rais, in an Admirall of Constantinople.
• 37 Dely Iusuf. with Galleyes of Metelina.
• 38 Ferath Baly. with Galleyes of Metelina.
• 39 Caiacelebin. with Galleyes of Metelina.
• 40 Bagdar Rais. with Galleyes of Metelina.
• 41 Haluagy Mustafa. with Galleyes of Metelina.
• 42 Giaur Ally Mustafa, with an Admiral of small Gal∣leyes.
• 43 Caracoza, with a Galleye of Vallona.
• 44 Mamatre Saiderbey, gouernour of Metelina.
• 45 Ali Bassa, high Admirall of the fléete in the Galley Royall.

• 46 Portau Bassa, Generall of land affaires, with an Ad∣mirall Galley.
• 47 Mustafa Esdey, Treasurer.
• ... 48 Marmary Rais.
• ... 49 Alcicogly.
• ... 50 Caras Dely.
• ... 51 Ferat Ceragly.
• 54 Tramontana Rais, with an Admirall of Constanti∣nople.
• 55 Suliman Celebin. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 56 Deli Ibraim. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 57 Murat Chorosaa. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 58 Demir Baly. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 59 Caby heit. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 60 Murat Trasy, the Scribe of the Arsenall. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 61 Peruis Sinam. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 62 Dardagan Baly. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 63 Giafer Caran. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 64 Deruis Sach. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 65 Curbaly. With Galleies of Constantinople.
• 66 Giafer Aga the Captaine of Tripoli in Barbary.
• 67 Carau Hamat. These Gallies wer of Tripoli.
• 68 Rustan Cialmagy. These Gallies wer of Tripoli.
• 69 Durmis Ogly. These Gallies wer of Tripoli.
• 70 Schender Dernigy. These Gallies wer of Tripoli.
• 71 Maumet Alius. These Gallies wer of Tripoli.
• 72 Afis Cluega the gouernour of Callipoli. These gallies were of Callipoli.
• 73 Sellim Sciach. These gallies were of Callipoli.
• 74 Heder Baschy: These gallies were of Callipoli.
• 75 Sicuri Mustafa. These gallies were of Callipoli.
• 76 Salarais. These gallies were of Callipoli.
• 77 Dely Ischender. These gallies were of Callipoli.
• 78 The Lorde of Mania, with an Admirall Galley of Constantinople.

• 79 Peruis Luhumagy Alius Rais. Their Gallies also were of Callipoli.
• 80 Hasuf Baly. Their Gallies also were of Callipoli.
• 81 Siran Bardachy. Their Gallies also were of Callipoli.
• 82 Iusuf Cinigy. Their Gallies also were of Callipoli.
• 83 Piry Begogly with an Admirall Galley of Constan∣tinople.
• 84 Dely Osman. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 85 Piry Sisnam. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 86 Demir Celebin. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 87 Deruis Hidir. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 88 Sinam Mustafa. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 89 Hasirgy Reis. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 90 Ascy Ogly. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 91 Caias Saraf. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 92 Agady Ahameth. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 93 Osman Sehet. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 94 Deruis Celebin. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 95 Giafer Rais. With Galleyes of Constantinople.
• 96 Dardagan the Gouernour of the Arsenall.

The left Wing.

• 1 The first was an Admirall, whereof was Captaine Carau Hozias, a Pyrate.
• 2 Catalus, a Pyrate. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 3 Chiuzel Sinam. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 4 Chior Mehemet. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 5 Hignau Mustafa. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 6 Cademly Mustafa. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 7 Vschiufly Memy. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 8 Carau Morat. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 10 Passa Deruis. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 11 Iagly Osman. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 12 Pisman Rais. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 13 Tasciuis Sisman. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 14 Iesil Hogly. With Gallies of Natolia.
• 15 Cara Cialibina, Captaine of small Gallies.

• 16 Suizi Memi. They hadde small Galleyes, and dyd obey Cara Cialibin
• 17 Magli Rays. They hadde small Galleyes, and dyd obey Cara Cialibin
• 18 Oscy Assan. They hadde small Galleyes, and dyd obey Cara Cialibin
• 19 Cumigy Hasuf. They hadde small Galleyes, and dyd obey Cara Cialibin
• 20 Cadeh Sidir. These 2. had Gal∣leyes of Constāti.
• 21 Osman Rais. These 2. had Gal∣leyes of Constāti.
• 22 Carapery, a pyrate, & also a Capteine of small Gal.
• 23 Iulio Peruis. These had small galleies, & wer cō∣maūded by Cara∣pery, their captain.
• 24 Calabodan Soliman. These had small galleies, & wer cō∣maūded by Cara∣pery, their captain.
• 25 Iachuli Amat. These had small galleies, & wer cō∣maūded by Cara∣pery, their captain.
• 26 Sayr Giafer. These had small galleies, & wer cō∣maūded by Cara∣pery, their captain.
• 27 Chior Memy. These had small galleies, & wer cō∣maūded by Cara∣pery, their captain.
• 28 Giusuel Giafer, with a Galleye of Constantinople.
• ... 29 Ramazzan.
• ... 30 Calemy Memi.
• ... 31 Giesman Ferrat.
• ... 32 Hiupris Assan.
• ... 33 Zambul Murat.
• ... 34 Sarmusach Rais.
• ... 35 Tunis Suliman.
• ... 36 Calcepy Iusuf.
• ... 37 Techedel Assan.
• ... 38 Cian Memij.
• ... 39 Osman Bagli.
• 40 Caragial with the Admiral Galley of Algier.
• ... 41 Caraman Ali.
• ... 42 Alman.
• ... 43 Sinam Celebin.
• ... 44 Agdagy Mustafa.
• ... 45 Daglias Ali.
• ... 46 Seith.
• ... 47 Perius Selim.
• 48 Murat Derus. These had small & also some com∣mon Galleyes of Algier.
• 49 Hes Ogly. These had small & also some com∣mon Galleyes of Algier.
• 50 Muchaczur Ali. These had small & also some com∣mon Galleyes of Algier.
• 51 Ioias Osman. These had small & also some com∣mon Galleyes of Algier.
• 52 Saly Deli. These had small & also some com∣mon Galleyes of Algier.

• 53 Nasut Fachir, with a Gallie of Constantinople.
• 54 Gimongy Mustafa. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 55 Rustan Cinigy. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 56 Baly. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 57 Dauid Ally. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 58 Sitinau Rais. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 59 Caram Hidir. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 60 Magar Ferat. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 61 Arnaut Alius. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 62 Nafis Rais. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 63 Curmur Rhodo. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 64 Cos Clueagin. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 65 Clusly Memi. Their Gallies were of Nigreponto.
• 67 Caram Bey, with the Admiral of the sonnes of Vlue∣ciali.
• 68 Deli Murat. They had small gallies of Vallona.
• 69 Abazar Rais. They had small gallies of Vallona.
• 70 Scin Schiander. They had small gallies of Vallona.
• 71 Alman Bally. They had small gallies of Vallona.
• 72 Assan Suambar. They had small gallies of Vallona.
• 73 Seit Aga. They had small gallies of Vallona.
• 74 Assan Sinam. They had small gallies of Vallona.
• 75 Cumy Falagan. They had small gallies of Vallona.
• 76 Osman Ginder. Their Gallies were of Suriasaro.
• 77 Dermar Bey. Their Gallies were of Suriasaro.
• 78 Iusuf Alius. Their Gallies were of Suriasaro.
• 79 Carau Alman. Their Gallies were of Suriasaro.
• 80 Murat Biassan. Their Gallies were of Suriasaro.
• 81 Carabiney, gouernour of Suriasaro. Their Gallies were of Suriasaro.
• 82 Calan Bastagy. These gallies wer of Cō∣stantinople.
• 83 Caraby. These gallies wer of Cō∣stantinople.
• 84 Giafer Hidi. These gallies wer of Cō∣stantinople.
• 85 Ferath. These gallies wer of Cō∣stantinople.
• 86 Memy Beogly. These gallies wer of Cō∣stantinople.
• 87 Osman Piry. These gallies wer of Cō∣stantinople.
• 88 Piry Raia. These gallies wer of Cō∣stantinople.

• 89 Casam Rais. These Gallies were of Con∣stantinople.
• 90 Talatagi Rais. These Gallies were of Con∣stantinople.
• 91 Rus Celebin. These Gallies were of Con∣stantinople.
• 92 Tatar Alius. These Gallies were of Con∣stantinople.
• 93 Oluzali the king of Algier, with an Admirall gallie.

The battaile of succour.

• 1 Was an Admirall Gallie of Constantinople, gouerned by Amruat? Dragut Rais.
• 2 Caram Casly. These were Foists.
• 3 Hassam Reis. These were Foists.
• 4 Abdula Reis, and that was a little Gallie.
• 5 Aligan Assan. These were also Foistes.
• 6 Cus Ali. These were also Foistes.
• 7 Giuzel Ali. These were also Foistes.
• 8 Curtat Celebin. These were also Foistes.
• ...9 Dely bey.
• 10 Sandagy Memy, this was also a Foist.
• 11 Dardagno Reis, and he had an Admirall foist of Con∣stantinople.
• 12 Deli Dorni, and he had a gallie.
• 13 Caidar Memi, the gouernour of the Isle of Scio.
• 14 Shetagi Osman. These had Foists.
• 35 Haeder. These had Foists.
• 16 Delius Heder. These had Foists.
• 17 Armat Memi. These had Foists.
• 18 Susan. Reis. These had Foists.
• ...19 Giafer Bey.
• 20 Cabil Sinam, his was a foist.
• 21 Amurat Reis. These were foists.
• 22 Sariogy Grafer. These were foists.
• 23 Mor Ali. These were foists.
• 24 Piali Murat, and this was a small Gallie.
• 25 Caragiali Rais. These were Foists.
• 26 Murat Alius. These were Foists.
• 27 Iumez Alius. These were Foists.

• 28 Assan Sinian, a Gallie of Constantinople.
• 29 Bostagi Murat, a Foist.
• 30 Deli Suliman: This was an Admirall Gallie of Constantinople.

The Nauie being distributed in this manner, they lan∣ched forth the seauenth of October, and came to the coast of Galanga, two houres before Sunne set, and there they stay∣ed. But our men, because they had decréed to fight, determi∣ned with common consent to depart out of hand from the vale of Alexandria, that making towardes Patras, they might doe what in them laie, to prouoke the enimie to bat∣taile. Yea, and if perhaps they would refuse it, that then they should goe farther forth, euen vnto the mouth of the gulfe of Patras, and by battering the Castels, and pittifullie wast∣ing y^e places adioyning, vrge thenimie to battaile. Therfore Don Iohn, the high Admirall Generall, beeing verie desi∣rous, that those things which had béene decréed by common counsaile, might bee executed, and namelie being at that time earnestlie desired and egged on by Augustine Barbarigo, a verie valiant man, and verie zealous of the Venetian safe∣tie, departed from the vale the same night, which went be∣fore the seauenth of October, béeing Sundaie, although hee had no verie good winde, and kept his course to wardes the rockes Cruzulari, which are not farre from the maine, with the intent to assaile the enimie the next morning in the breake of the daie.

But they on the other side had the same saterdaie shew∣ed great signe of ioy, triumphing before the victorie, because they thought that they had now alreadie gotten our Na∣uie wholie at their deuotion, and wrought their pleasure therewithall. Wherefore they also launched from thence the eight of October, verie earlie in the morning, hoping to finde our men yet in the Hauen, for they did not thinke that they woulde méete them, and were now in their waie. And so they sailed with their Sailes somewhat lowe, and a good winde towardes Cefalenia, and as if GOD hadde of his immeasurable power then directed these

two most mightie fléets, one against another, although they were neuer aboue twelue miles one from other, yet one of them all this while did not sée another, for certaine eminences of the lande, one sailing againste another, not farre from the Nauie. And when both kept on their course, and our Nauie was gotten out from the Rockes Cruzula∣ri, in no verie good araie, because the rockes did impeach them, and our enimies were passing the foreland called Pes∣chieras, and of the Gréekes Mesolognias: they did first de∣scrie one another. Wherefore our men reioyced that they had happilie espied their enimie, and now they beganne to make all things readie for the fight, they set vp their net∣ting, they laied weapons of all sortes at y^e sides of the Gal∣leyes, and in other conuenient places, they armed the soul∣diours with harquebusses, holbards, pikes, pollaxes, and swords, and disposed them in their places: and there were in euerie common gallie almost 200. men that vsed swords: & in the Admirals (as some were greater than another) 300. and in some 400. men. Which things béeing dispatched, they bestowed the great Guns in their places, béeing charged with chaine shot, and other square shot, and stones, and brought forth trunkes to cast wilde fire with all. And ha∣uing made readie all things with singular diligence, at last they enfranchised all the Christian prisoners that had béene condemned to the oare, pulling off their yrons, and armed them for to fight valiantlie for the name of Christ, who had made them frée, and without difference mingled them a∣mong the rest: and they in hope to obtaine libertie, did pro∣mise to performe the duetie of valiant Souldiours. And whilest that these thinges were thus in dooing, euerie Galleie was come into his appointed place, and the Ga∣leazes hadde be towed thether whereas they shoulde bée, by them to whome the charge hadde béene committed, and now all the whole Fléete was with singular silence sette and placed in conuenient order and araie. But our enimies comming on-ward as fast as we, dyd also prepare them∣selues to fight.

And when they saw that Iohn Andrew Doria, the Captain of the right wing, being accompanied with many Galleies, stretched out his wing more into the seaward, they hadde thought that he had fledde. As also many of our men when they saw the enimies to make out into the sea with their sailes hoised vp aloft, they then thought that the enimie had fledde. And this false coniecture on both sides, made both our men, and our enimies the more bold and couragious to fight. The two Nauies being thus furnished & arranged, did set forward to fight valiantly, and occupied so great a space of the sea, as séemed vnto them sufficient to kéepe them from running on the shore, and making thereby shipwrack, and so came faire and softly one towards the other. And now our men had shut and locked all the cabines, a certaine few excepted, for the hurt men to be carried into, and out of whome the scribes were to supply things necessarie. And that whilest they were sailing towards the battaile, they might repaire the strength of their bodies, they distributed Bread, Wine, Chéese, and such like victualls, vnto the soul∣diours, thoroughout euery Galley. But in the meane time, that the souldiours were at their victualls, the high Admi∣rall Generall him selfe, Don Iohn of Austria, going a bord a Skiffe, accompanied with Don Iohn de Cardona, went spedely about all the whole Nauy, omitting no one thing that doth beséeme a Prince and a valiant Generall. He ex∣horted both the Captaines of the Galleyes, and also all the rest of the souldiours for to fight valiantly, for the name of Christ, for their Sauiour himselfe would be present to help them, if they dyd the duetie of stout souldiours, and that he would giue them assured victorie: That this was the one∣ly occasion to reuenge so many iniuries receaued, and to at∣taine immortall glorie.

Whiles he spake thus, many aunswered him couragi∣ously: that he should not in any wise doubt of their prow∣esse, for they were come thether for no other entent, & ther∣fore they would accomplish the duetie of valiant men. This being done, he returned to his Galley Royall: neither was

he him selfe also lesse encouraged by the valour of Colonna and Venien, the Admiralls of the Hopes & Venetian for∣ces, then he himselfe had before confirmed the rest, with his owne prowesse. For they being now armed, had so exhor∣ted, prouided and commaunded, that they omitted nothing that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 make for the winning of so great a victorie. And now the Ensignes of all sorts were aduanced in the masts of euerie Galley, and in the high Admiral General Galley of Don Iohn of Austria, they hanged soorth the Ensigne of the Holie League, where were depainted the armes of the confederate Princes: & that the heartes of all men might yet be more incensed to prowesse: they made a great noise & signe of ioye with Drums, Trumpets, & Fiftes & other kinde of instruments, & with a loude voice called vpon God Almightie, one in Trinitie. Also Priestes going from the puppe of the galley to the stem, did exhort all men with ef∣fectual words, to be valiant, for Christ himself would come downe from heauen, because they fought for his name, and would be present himselfe to help them all. By the which exhortations of the Priestes and Admiralls, all men were so thoroughly confirmed with concordious consent, that they were readie to enter into, and to vndertake any daunger. But it was much more worthy of admiration, that at the very same moment, they that vntill that very instant had borne great hatred, and vsed extreme enimitie one to an other, were then mutinally reconciled one vnto other, wher∣vnto they could neuer before be brought, neither by inter∣cession of friends, nor by Magistrates for feare of punish∣ment. Such certes was the power and goodnesse of God, that brought to passe that those that persecuted one an other before with deadly hatred, did now vppon a sodaine forget∣ting all miuries, mutually embrace one an other.

But such was the nature of the place where the two fléetes did one happen on thother, that it threatned manifest daun∣ger vnto them that would flye: both for that the fléetes were now to néere one an other, and also because that gulfe of the sea was nothing greater, for it was not in compasse

round about aboue 250. miles, and almost on euerie side in∣closed either with the maine land, or Ilands, the Sea that runneth betwéene them being scarse twentie or fiue & twen∣tie miles broade. For on the North they had a part of Al∣bania called Natalico, which reacheth from the Ile of Saint Maura to Lepanto, 80 miles in length. On the East, was the coast of Morea, which lyeth out in length 70. miles frō the entrance of y^e gulfe of Patras, to the Cape Torneseo. On the South, they had the Ile of Zante, whose length is 25. miles: & on the West Cefalenia, and the Ile of S. Maura, of whom thone is 40. miles long, thother 15. On the coast of Albania, almost a mite frō the maine, rise vp the 3. Rocks Cruzulari, differing in greatnesse, but yet neither of them notorious great: they are from Lepanto 45. miles, from the Ile of S. Maura 35. from Cefalenia 70. and finally from Zante 80. miles. Now these rockes were to our men as they sayled on the North, and they had Lepanto & the Gulfe of Patras betwen the East & North. Betwene the South & the East, was a créeke of the sea, that runneth in betwene Mo∣rea, and Zante 25. miles broade. They hadde betweene the South and the West, the sea that lyeth betwéene Cefale∣nia, and Zante, 12. miles broade. The gulfe called Viscar∣do sited to them on the West, was but seuen miles broade. After that the two fléetes had thus on a sodain, vnlooked for, descryed one the other, they could not auoyde the battaile. Wherefore when one about Don. Iohn saide, that it were good y^t a consultation were held before y^t they descended to the fight: Don Iohn auns wered very wisely, That now there was neither time nor place left for new counsailes and aduises, and that it was enough and enough againe, if that euerie man would by fighting valiantly, endeuour to execute y^t which had bene before cōcluded in the coūsaile. But our enimies had 270. vessells, of whom 200. wer com∣mon Gallies, fiftie smal galleies, and twentie Foistes. But they had distributed all this Nauie into foure battailes, as also our men had done. And the middle battaile Ali him∣selfe ledde, and he had therein nintie Galleies.

In the middest of whome he abiding, was garded on the right side with Portau Bassa, and on the left with the Trea∣surer of the Nauy: who did defense him on both sides with eche of them thrée Admiralls. The right wing, which was opposed against our left, had fiftie Galleyes, and Mehemet Siroch, for Captaine. Their left wing, which came against our right, had 90. Galleies vnder the conduct of Oluzali. In the battaile of succour were not aboue ten gallies and 20. Foistes. Being thus arranged, they came against our men, but yet otherwise affected in minde thē they were, for Don Iohn, Colonna, Venieri, and the rest of our Captaines, and voluntarie men, yea, and all the whole fléete, had with one consent, determined to fight, and therefore they went foorth to méete with their enimies, not onely with entent to fight, but also with good hope to obteine the victorie. But the Turkish Bassaes, with the rest of y^e Pyrates, and the whole Nauy went to méete our men with this minde, that they dyd assuredly think that they would flye, insomuch that they measured the euent of the fight more by their owne light beléefe, and their former successe, then by comparing of the powers: because they could not learne in so short a time the strength of our holie league. Wherefore they were in trueth astonned when they comming néerer had séene that the power of our nauie was so great. But séeing there was now no time at all left for to consult, and they saw that our men drew towards them couragiously, they also prepa∣red all things necessarie for fight. They aduaunced first very proude and rich Ensignes, and then after the maner of that nation, the rest of the Galleies being almost filled full of other innumerable Ensignes, they vehemently inci∣ted all their men to fight valiantly, setting before them the fauour of the great Emperour, and the hope of an inesti∣mable prise and bootie. And yet they had still thought, that our men would flye, but when the néerer they came, the greater they found our mens forces to be: then they began to doubt of the matter, & saw that they must néedes fight. But although this was so, yet the Captaines omitted no∣thing

that became valiant men. For séeing that they sawe but onelie the right wing, she middle battaile, and the bat∣taile of succour, neither could yet sée the left wing, because it was hidden by the maine, they did not yet suppose the for∣ces of our men to be greater than Caracoza bad reported vnto them. But when they had within short time after de∣scried also all the lefte wing, and had séene the Galleazes verie happilie rowed forth with Dares, (a thing that they had thought impossible) they beganne to bée a little afraid. In our Nauie the Drums and the rest, of the instruments played, and sounded still incessantlie, and all our whole fléete went forward in the forme of a croisant, with their ranges verie well kept, and euerie Gallie was so farre one from another, that the Dares of the one dyd not let another: for the which consideration, the rowers were forced to marke and obserue exactlie the motion of their fellowes, that the order which had béene before appointed by the Captaines, might bée continuallie kept.

And now the two nauies were not far from asunder, when the maiestie of God being wearie of the prosperous succes∣ses of the most cruell tyrant, and taking compassion of the wrongfull and heauie oppression of the Christian common wealth, decréed at the length one daie to deliuer and extoll the name and honour of Christ our sauiour, and dulie to pu∣nish the tyrant. And he first beganne this thing, when hée did by a certaine meane beyond all mens expectation, a∣laie the winde that hetherto had blowen against our men, and ill for them, and made the Sea so quiet and calme•• that it might séeme to bée rather lande than water. This happened about the leauenth houre, and now the Nauye•• were almost vpon the verie point to ioyne together, when the Sunne that had passed the fore part of the Heauens, did with his beames strike the enimies, who stoode Eastward: at which time a certaine lyght small winde good for our men, beganne to blowe againe from the West, in déede so greate, that it carried the mists and smoakes from the sight of our men vppon their enimies.

Now a péece of Ordenances shot out of Ali his Admiral Galley, and ans wered by two other shotte from the two wings, was a signe for to assaile our men with a mightie séese. So then they making an hideous crie mended theyr course, rowing towards our men a maine which béeing de∣scried by Venerio, he strengthened his Gallie at the puppe with the verie well furnished Gallies of Iohn Loredano, and Catharino Malipetro. And Colonna did the like, calling two other vnto his defence: and now they were come so néere together, that one might reach another with their Or∣denance, wherefore our sixe Galeazes who went before all the rest of the fléete, verie lustilie assailed the enimie with continual thūder of shot. And because they neuer missed, they made such a slaughter and spoile, that they layed the grea∣test foundation of breaking the enimies, and the neerer they approched, the more mischiefe they did them. In this terri∣ble storme of the Ordenance, the enimies could not repaire themselues, wherefore being stroken with feare, they kept not their cankes, yet they reselued to goe forward with ob∣stinate hearts, that passing betwéene our Galeazes, who they thought had borne no Ordenance on their sides, they might enclose the rest of our Nauie. And when they passed betwéen them, our men beganne to thunder vppon them ten times worse: and did indomage them so much the more, as they were staied and their course hindered by the wind that blew against them, for that being a litle augmented did let them, so that they could not soone passe beyond the storme of migh∣rie pellets, and also it carrying all the smoake vpon them, made them that they could sée almost nothing, and that al∣so gaue our men that shot their great Ordenance lustelie out of the Galeazes, time for to recharge and shoote off their péeces againe, with whom almost the third part of their Na∣uie was destroied and broken, not without the death of ma∣ny men. So that now our men heard a mightie cracking and noise of the falling downe of Masts and saile yardes, and of the Galleyes broken trauerse and drowned, many Gallies were séene light in fire, and other stoode destitute of

maisters to guide the healme. Moreouer, there was séene an infinite number of men, oares, and saile yards, barrells, hogsheads, and all sortes of weapons swimming in the sea: & therfore was this accident most worthie of wender, bée∣cause these sixe Galeazes alone (the vse of whom had neuer ben before found out in sea fight) did make such a slaughter and spoile of the enimies by turning themselues round, and shooting now from the stem, then from the puppe and sides. In this so great a checke, Mehemet Syroch that lead the right wing of the enimies, seuered himselfe a little from the rest of the fléete, that he might prouide for the safetie of his charge, and créeping close to the shoare, came against our left wing. But that being espied by Augustine Barbarigo, he went forth to méete him, kéeping his ranges and araie most exactlie, and taking occasion by the helpe of a certaine mountaine called Mahanguli, did so stoppe and shut vp his waie, that he could not passe by, no not with the least of his vessels.

And Marino Contarini, the Nephew of Baibarigo, vnder∣standing that so great a number of Gallyes ranne against his vnkle, made in, and impelled with too good a perswasion of his owne valour, and affinitie of bloud, rowed in before all the rest of his fellowes: so that the great ordenance thun∣dering on both sides, a mightie fight was begunne in this place.

The left wing of the enimies which Oluzali lead, and our right commanded by Doria, were almost ioyned soge∣ther: but that both the Captaines being verie skilfull in sea fight, did either expect some occasion to be ministred to haue a faire hand, but by diuerse and differing meanes. For Oluzali béeing readie both for fight and pollicie, obserued which waie the victory enclined, but Doria because he knew himselfe farre inferiour in forces, for that Oluzali had nine∣tie Gallies, and he himselfe but fiftie, held his enimies in suspense as much as he could: for the which reason hee made out into the Sea, with certaine of his Gallyes,

almost a mile from the rest of his wing.

In the middle battayle, Don Iohn, Colonna, and Vene∣rio, kéeping their ranges verie wel and close, had with their battaile met with the middle battaile of their enimies: but yet before they came to hand strokes, they had shot off their great ordenance twice or thrice, yea, and some of them fiue times, which was both a great terrour, & also a detriment to the enimie: & so much the more in truth, because that many of their péeces woulde not goe off, by reason (as it was af∣terwardes found) that our men had shot their Gunstones into them: and againe, those that woulde goe off, could lit∣tle endomage our men, because the deckes of our enimies Gallies were so much higher than ours, that although they did leuell their péeces a little downward, yet the shot dyd alwayes flie ouer our Gallyes. But notwithstanding these incommodities, they lyke men in a rage, rowed in still, and ioyned with our men, at which time there arose a mightie tempest of arrowes and smal shot, and all the whole sea séemed to burne, by reason of so many arteficiall fires cast on the one side and the other by diuerse engines. And now in some places, foure Gallies encountered with thrée, and sire with foure, and in other also sixe with one, and one leaping into the other Gallies, made a great slaughter with swords, daggers, kniues, battleaxes, arowes, wild fire, and other short weapons: and also when many woulde for diuerse causes retire themselues, they were hurledhead long into the Sea, the which was thereby now become as redde as bloud.

In the meane time Syroch had in the right wing of the enimie felte the force of our valyant men of the lefte wing, and sawe that hée coulde not effect that which hée hadde thought to haue done, because hée beheld his Gal∣leyes to lie broken, their Saile yardes, and Masts fallen downe, and other things caried vp into the ayre by the shot of our great Ordenaunce.

Wherefore he endeauoured to his vttermost, to kéepe his men in their duetie, but yet for all that euer he coulde

doe, many of his galleies at length coueting to escape out of so great a slaughter and garboile, and to saue themselues, ranne headlong for hast on the shore: after which mischance most leaped into the Sea, that they might escape into the maine by swimming, but many being wounded, and many vnskilfull of swimming, or else hindered and impeached by some other meanes, stayed still because they had some hope in the clemencie of the Christians, that they would saue their liues. At the which place this olde manner of the na∣tion of the Turks, which is now plainly become a custome, is worthie of noting. For at the beginning of an encounter they doe shew singular fiercenesse, with a most vehement féese: but a little while after, when they doe perceue y^t they are stoutly resisted, they casting away courage, betake them to flight. And certes, at this time they could not hope for helpe of their infinit number of footemen and horsemen, as they are wont in battailes by land. Wherefore when they could not withstand the valour of the Christians, who ha∣uing entred their gallies, slew all they founde, they within short time forsooke their Gallies, and ranne away: at the which time the Christians that had bene before prisoners in the Turkish Gallies, perceiuing that now they were come into the hands of our men, taking the Turkes their owne weapons, brake of their chaines and manackles, and valiantly reuenged the crueltie of the tyrannie which they had suffered vntill that instant. Marke Quirmi, and Antony Canali, who were in this same wing, but in an other part, made out, but yet they could not so soone shut in this wing of thenimies, but that they had first all leaped into the sea. Yet all the galleies were taken by our men, and those that were left in them were all slaine, for to reuenge their cruel∣tie. But of our Captaines there died in this left wing Ma∣rino Contarini, Vincent Quirini, and Andrew Babarigo. But Augustine Barbarigo being shot into the eye with an arrow, receaued a deadly wound, the which did incontinent∣ly bereaue him of his speach, of whose death we wil speake hereafter. Also Marke Antony Ciconia, was very sore hurt

with wilde fire.

In the middle battaile Don Iohn de Austria encounte∣red with Ali himselfe, and two other Captaines that com∣manded Admirall Gallies. And Ali had in his Admirall Galley thrée hundred Ianizars, with harquebusses, and an hundreth with crossebowes, who fought all verie valiantly both with shot and swordes. And againe with Don Iohn were foure hundred chosen harquebuziers of Sardinia, vn∣der the conduct of Lopes de Figheroa campe maister, and many other Gentlemen and valiant men besides, y^e fought with great prowesse. Colonna plied with might and paine to laie a boord the Galley that encountered him, and was vehementlie stirred vp thereto, because he sawe a mightie slaughter of his enimies committed by his fellowes before his face. Neither did also Veneiro lesse execute the dutie of a good Admirall, for that his Gallie was to fight with thrée principall Captaines of the enimies, and seauen Admirall Gallies, to whose succour also did other euer and anone come. But in the meane time when the great Commenda∣dor of Messina, sawe that our thrée high Admiralls were to fight with such a great number of y^e enimies, he taking with him the Gallies of Loredano and Malipetro, went thether with a great spéed and valour, and thrusting into the middest of the troupe, committed a great slaughter. But Loredano & Malipetro entering into the thickest of the fight, like valy∣ant men, were straight waie slaine with the ordenance: but the rest that were in their Gallies were so farre from béeing dismaide with their death, that they rather hauing encreased their courage, and after a sort, their strength, with desire of reuenge and anger, began to fight ten times more fiercelie: so that within short time they had taken two Gallies of the enimies, and so many had Veniero and Colonna ouercome, that fought with them. And almost at the verie same mo∣ment Don Iohn of Austria, who vntill now had borne the charge and force of fiue Gallies, and had, conquered thrée of them, did take the Admirall royall of Ali, whō he had slain, but had beene before beaten thrice out of her with greate

slaughter, after that he was come as farre as the mast. So then whēn Ali was slaine our men ioyfullie cried, victorie, victorie, for although then had done the like before, yet it was then doubtfull, because both sides yet fought most eagerlie, and verie great spoile and slaughter was yet committed on both sides. But now the enimies resisted our men no more, so that they did acknowledge them for victors: wherefore our men were now busied in gathering together the pillage, and rather in binding than killing the enimies. And now a verie great number of principall men had ben either taken or slaine by our men, but almost an infinite number of Ia∣nizars and other souldiours, insomuch that they onelie esca∣ped, that foreséeing the entire destruction of their fléet by the pittifull spoile that the Galeazes made, had fled awaie at the verie beginning of the battaile in skiffes and other small vessels, as Portau Bassa did: who straight after the begin∣ning of the fight, stale awaie priuitie into the maine in a small vessell, and saued himselfe by flight. There died also of our Captaines in this middle battaile Iohn Loredano, Ca∣therino Malipetro, Hierome Veniero, Fances Bono, Iohn Baptista Benedicto a Cypriot, and Iames Tresino of Vicen∣za, and ther were wounded, Iohn Bembo, Theodore Balbi, the Prior of Messina, and many other noble men & knights.

In the left wing of the enimie, when Oluzali vnderstood that his fellowes were discomfited, and perceiued that hée might be assailed & broken by Doria, who did now acknow∣ledge the happie euent of this battaile, began diligentlie to consider what meanes he might make to saue himselfe. Wherefore séeing certaine of the Gallies of our ryght wing diuided and separated from the rest, hée taking holde of that occasion, valiantlie charged them. But cur men re∣ceiued them verie couragiouslie, trusting not so much to their own strength, as they assuredly hoped for spéedie suc∣cour from their fellowes. But Doria, who I tolde you be∣fore had made out into the Sea with a parte of his wing, that hée might suspende Oluzali from fight,) was too farre off for to come to succour them presentlie: but

he had prudently fet a compasse as farre as the Galleaze of Pitano, that he might assaile Oluzalion the back. But when Oluzah had perceaued him, & saw that he prepared to come against him with many of his owne Galleies, and other of the left wing, he passingly plagued these fewe that he had assailed, and sodainly flying vp into the sea, fled away with many of his Gallies. But he had also taken of our Gallies, and being tied to his gallies, had dragged after him, the gal∣lies of Peter Bua of Corfu, of the Prior of Messina, and of Lewes Cipico of Trau. In this forious and fierce conflict, Benedict Soranzo, although he had receaued thrée wounds in his face, yet he fought most valiantly, & with a few men defended his galley a good long while, vntill that the forces of the enimies being mightely augmented, they tooke away from him with his Galley his life also, for a sacrifice vnto Christ: Neither yet was his death vnreuenged, for when the enimies were entred into the Galley, there was a fire kindled in the munitions, wherewith the Galley was con∣sumed, and the enimies cast into the aire. There dyed here also besides Soranzo, Hierome Contarini, Marke Antony Lando, Marke Antony Pasqualigo, Iames Medi, George Corneli and Peter Bua. But among them y^t were grieuosly hurt, was Lewes Cypico of Trau. For after he had fought valiantly, and had but onely sixe men left him, and had re∣ceaned seuen very great wounds, he being at the last van∣quished, was carried away with his galley. But he and the Prior of Messina, were soone succoured, and rescued, & their Gallies taken away from Oluzali, who had towed them af∣ter him, as taken prisoners, and they themselues were brought backe againe aliue.

In this encounter with Oluzali, there were much enda∣maged besides these, a galley of Sauoy, an other of Florence, and a third of Spaine: and although both in this wing, and also in other places, many of our men had bene grieuously hurt and staine, yet so great was their valour, that with the aide of Gods goodnesse, they lost not one galley, but that of Peter Bua of Corfu, which was carryed away by the eni∣mie,

And now at y^e 21. houre the enimie was vtterlie bro∣ken. and ouercome, so that the rest of the Gallies that remai∣ned were all taken by our men without resistance. But they could not pursue Oluzali, because it was almost night, and also for that he beeing got vp into the maine Sea was said to bée gone too farre for to bée recouered.

But this now was a most memorable and horrible spec∣tacle, that all the sea was séene red of bloud, and almost an infinite number of dead carcases were séene swimming therein, and a wonderfull number of cries were heard of the wounded and swimming men, as well of the one side as the other, calling for helpe: yea, and oftentimes our men and the enimies would at one time take holde of one péece of woode, séeking thereby to saue themselues, with such shri∣king, roaring, and pittifull cries euerie where, as woulde haue amazed a man, and all these thinges seemed to bée so much the greater and more pittifull, as the aire waxed darker by the approach of night.

After that the Fléete of Oluzali was now come into our mens handes, they fell to getting and gathering toge∣ther of the prise and pillage: and therein they spent that little of the daie that was lefte, and at euening went mer∣rilie with the Ottomanicall spoiles into certaine Hauens called Petalici.

And this was the successe of this battaile by Sea, which doubtlesse was very great: for since Augustus his time, ther was not so great a battaile fought by Sea. And this victorie of ours ought to be esteemed the more worthie of admira∣tion, because it befell vnto vs néere to that place where Au∣gustus Caesar did long before discomfite Marke Antonie at the foreland of Actium, where now Preuesa is. Neither doth it also lesse make for the augmentation of the renowme of this famous victorie, that although they fought but onelie foure houres, yet they trode to péeces the head of that great Serpent of the East, and brake the strength of Selim, that most mightie tyrant.

The first houre of the night after all our whole Nauie

was brought into the Hauen through the singular industrie of our Captaines, there sodainlie arose so great a wind, and so great a tempest, that the inhabitants of that place did af∣firme, that they neuer in all their liues felte the like. But our men lying ther safelie, wer so careful for the healing of the sicke and wounded, that the Captaines did take them into their owne cabines.

Now to grow to an end, singular was the wisedome and diligence of our thrée high Admiralls, Don Iohn de Austria, Marke Antonie de Colonna, and Sebastiano Venieri, in learning out the state and intent of the enimie, and also their industrie in sage consulting and discréete appointing what should be done: and then again, no lesse praise worthie was the dexteritie and readinesse of the rest of the Captaines in the executiō. And in perticular, the Marques de Santa Cruz, that lead the battaile of succour, shewed rare prudence in sending of succour with singular spéed vnto those that were oppressed by the enimie: and finallie, wonderfull was the valour of the common Souldiours in the action and fight. And to conclude, all that were there present at this bat∣taile, and fought for the name of Christ their sauiour, if they bée aliue, may glorie that they were pertakers of this so great a victorie: but if they lost their liues there, they doe inioy the rest of the blessed, and hauing exchanged this mor∣tall life for immortall, doe possesse the true fruite of the vic∣torie: the which may bée a great comfort to their parents and kinsfolke. For séeing that we doe knowe that no man can be borne immortall of mortall parents, the onelie waie to obtaine immortall life, is to get glorie and praise by ver∣tue and valour. The number of those that were slaine on our part, as farre as could bée vnderstood, were 7656. & they were these.

Augustine Barbarigo, the high Prouiditore of the Vene∣tians, who hauing as I tolde you before, lost the vse of his tongue by a wound, when he vnderstoode that our men had obtained the victorie, lifting his handes vp to heauen, dyd declare the valour of his heart by euident signes, and thrée

dayes after the battaile, dep••rting out of this mortall lyfe into heauen, carried with him the triumph of the Turkish tyrannie.

• Seuentéene Captaines of Gallies.
• Eight men in compleat armour.
• Fiue Chaplaines, Priests.
• Sixe Contes of Gallies.
• Fiue maisters of Gallies.
• Sixe Scribes.
• Seuen Pilots.
• A hundred and thirtéene Gunners.
• Thirtie two shipwrights appointed to repaire the Gal∣lies.
• A hundred and foure and twentie Marriners.
• Nine hundred and fiue and twentie voluntarie souldi∣ours.
• Two thousand, two hundred, thrée score and fouretéene rouers.
• A thousand, thrée hundred, thirtie & thrée, common soul∣diours.
• Two thousand of the Spanish fléete dead.
• Eight hundred in the Popes fleete.

But on the other side there were of the enimies slaine or taken, nine and twentie thousand, nine hun∣dred, foure score and ten, that is to wit.

Thirtie foure Captaines of the dignitie of Sanzaches.

An hundred and twentie Captaines of Gallies.

Fiue and twentie thousand Ianizars, voluntarie foote men and rowers.

Thrée thousand, eight hundred, fortie sixe taken.

Our men did take 117. common Gallies, and thirtéene small, and all of them verie well furnished with bread, tal∣low, butter, rise, beanes, and other such kinde of victualls, and the same night they carried them awaie with them into the Hauen. Besides these, there were drowned,

or otherwise destroyed about foure score of the enimies gal∣lies: and those that escaped were thought to bée almost fortie. Which thinges béeing thus dispatched, our men ly∣ing safe in the Hauen, praised God for giuing of them so great a victorie, and kept it holie daie for the space of thrée daies, shewing sundrie signes of reioycing, and making good chéere. Neither did they in the meane time omit anie of those things that might make for the reparation of theyr Gallies, or for the pursuite of the fruite of the victorie. For the which cause when they had tarried in those Hauens, vn∣till the fiftéenth of October: yet by reason of the aduerse sea∣son of Winter at hand, and because many of their woun∣ded men did dailie drop awaie by death, they thought good to depart from thence. For Don Iohn, because hée thought that no memorable thing more coulde bée done that yéere, would saile towardes Messina, but did put them in great hope, that he would ioyne his forces with the rest the next yéere. But in truth he did not so, neither the next yéere, nor next after that: so that the Venetiās after y^t they had spent in these wars 14000. li. of gold (euerie pound conteining 100. Duckets) were forced to by peace of the Turke, who also ha∣uing repaired his Nauie, did in Anno. 1574. conquere the kingdome of Tunes from the Spaniard, & his vassall king, slaying aboue 10000. Hyspaniards in the Guletta & Biserta. So that the fruit that the Christians gained by giuing this great ouerthrow, was nothing but the recouering of an ob∣scure towne or two that Winter by the Venetian Fléete, besides the staie of the Turkish prosperous course, and the prise and spoile gotten in this battaile, the which when they came to Corsu, they diuided by common consent, as fol∣loweth.

Gallies.

• The Pope had ninetéene common Gallies, & two small.
• The king of Spaine 58. common Gallies with an halfe, and sixe small Gallies and a halfe.
• The Signorie of Venice 39. common Gallies & a halfe, and foure small gallies and an halfe.

Great Ordenance.

• The Pope had nintene great péeces, and of péeces that shot stones thrée, lesser péeces. 42.
• The King of Spaine fiftie eight great péeces & an halfe, eight péeces to shoote stones in, and 128. lesser péeces.
• The Seignorie of Venice had 39. great péeces and an halfe, fiue stone péeces, and an halfe, 86. lesser péeces.

Prisoners.

• The Pope had 881.
• The King of Spaine had 1713.
• The Signorie of Venice 162.
• The chiefe men of name takn prisoners, were the San∣zaches of Alexandria, and Nigreponto, and two of All, the Admiralls sonnes.

Notes

• Before these vvē•• Ambrose Bragadin•• vvith his galeaze▪
• Before these gal∣leies vvēt Antonie Bragadini vvith his galeaze.
• Frances Dundo Captaine of the galea••••••.
• Peter Pi∣sano vvith a galca••••