a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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terrour in many of the Turkish souldiours, as by re- 

 port divers upon the way thither left their Captaines 

 and stole away. 



The number of Turkish souldiers which were 

 appointed to goe into Hungary against the 

 Christian Emperour. May 1594. 



SI nan Bassa generall, with the Sanjacke masould, that 

 is, out of office, with the other Sanjacks in office 

 or of degree, 40000. 



Achmigi, that is, Adventurers, 50000. 



The Agha or Captaine with his Janisaries, and his 

 Giebegies, 20000. 



The Beglerbeg of Graecia, with all his Sanjacks, 40000. 



The company of Spaheis or horsemen, 10000. 



The company of Silitari, 6000. 



The company of Sagbulve and of Solbulve both to- 

 gether, 8000. 



The Bassa of Belgrad, 



The Bassa of Temiswar. 



The Bassa of Bosna. V 80000. 



The Bassa of Buda. 



The Sanjack of Gersech. 



Out of Asia 



The Bassa of Caramania. 



The Bassa of Laras. 



The Bassa of Damasco. 



The Bassa of Suas. 



The Bassa of Van or Nan. 



The Bassa of Usdrum. 



Of Tartars there be about 1 00000. 



Thus you may see that the great Turke maketh 

 warre with no small numbers. And in anno 1597, 

 when Sultan Mahomet himselfe went in person into 

 Hungary, if a man may beleeve reports, he had an 

 army of 600000. 



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