AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1522. 



place with his goods and houshold, may so doe, and 

 who so will dwell and inhabite in any other places under 

 mine Imperiall majestic, may remaine where they like 

 best, without feare of any person. And if there bee 

 any of the principals and woorthy men among you that 

 is so disposed, wee shall give him wages and provision 

 greater then hee hath had. And if any of you will abide 

 in the sayd isle, yee may so doe after your auncient usages 

 and customes, and much better. And therefore if that 

 yee will accept these our othes and intreatings, send 

 unto us a man with your letters to mine Imperiall 

 majestic, or els know yee that wee will come upon you 

 with all provisions of warre, and thereof shall come as it 

 pleaseth God. And this wee doe, to the end that ye 

 may know, and that ye may not say, but we have given 

 you warning. And if ye doe not thus with your good 

 will, wee shall vault and undermine your foundations in 

 such maner, that they shalbe torne upside downe, and 

 shall make you slaves, and cause you to die, by the grace 

 of God, as we have done many, and hereof have ye no 

 doubt. Written in our court at Constantinople the first 

 day of the moneth of June. 



Hov^ the Turkes came to land in the Isle of 

 Lango, and were driven to their ships againe 

 by the Prior of S. Giles. 

 "Hen the lord great master and his counsell had 

 heard the tenor of the letter, they would give 

 none answere to the great Turke, but that he should 

 be received with good strokes of artillerie. So that to 

 a foolish demaund behooved none answere. And it was 

 very like that he would have nothing. For sixe dayes 

 after, that was the 14. day of the said moneth of June, 

 the Brigantines that went toward Sio to know of the 

 said armie, came againe and sayd, that of a trueth the 

 said armie was comming, and that nigh to Lango an Isle 

 of the religion, an 100. mile from Rhodes, they had 

 scene and told 30. sailes that were most part gallies and 



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