THE LOSS OF RHODES a.d 



1522. 



de sancta Camilla, commander de la Tronquiere to the 

 captaine of the Carak, praying him to come into the 

 haven with his ship for the defence of the towne, profer- 

 ing him what he would, assuring him his ship. The 

 captaine excused him, saying, that the merchandise was 

 not his owne, but belonged to divers merchants to whom 

 he must yeeld account. Howbeit at the last after many 

 words and promises to him made, hee came into the 

 haven, the which captaine was named messire Domingo 

 de Fournati, and hee in his person behaved him valiauntly 

 in the time of the sayd siege. 



How the great master caused general! musters 

 to be made, and sent a vessell to the Turkes 

 navie, of whom he received a letter. 



AFter the moneth of April the lord master seeing 

 that the Turkes hoste drew neere, and that he had 

 the most part of the wafters within the towne, he caused 

 generall musters of men of armes to be made. And 

 began at the knights, the which upon holy Rood day 

 in May made their musters before the Commissioners 

 ordained by the sayd lord in places deputed to each of 

 them called Aulberge. The which Commissioners made 

 report to the lordes that they had found the knights in 

 good order of harnesse & other things necessary for 

 warre, & their araie faire & proper, with crosses on them. 

 When the muster of the knights was done, the lord 

 master thought to make the musters of them of the 

 towne, and strangers together : but his wisedome per- 

 ceived that harme should come thereby, rather then good, 

 doubting that the number of people should not bee so 

 great as he would, or needed to have, whereof the great 

 Turke might have knowledge by goers and commers into 

 Rhodes, and therefore he caused them of the towne to 

 make their musters severall by bandes and companies, 

 and the strangers also by themselves, to the end that the 

 number should not bee knowen, notwithstanding that 

 there was good quantitie of good men and well willing 



