AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1522. 



there was great store, and to have lasted longer then it 

 did. But it was needful! to spend largely at the first 

 comming of the enemies to keepe them from comming 

 neere, and from bringing earth to the ditches sides as they 

 did. And moreover you are to consider the great num- 

 ber of them, and their power that was spred round about 

 the towne, giving us so many assaults and skirmishes in 

 so many places as they did, and by the space of sixe whole 

 moneths day and night assailing us, that much ordinance 

 and store was wasted to withstand them in all points. 

 And if it failed, it was no marvell. Howbeit the noble 

 lord great master provided speedily for it, and sent Bri- 

 gantines to Lango, to the castle of saint Peter, and to the 

 castels of his isle Feraclous and Lyndo, for to bring 

 powder and saltpeter to strength the towne, but it 

 suffised not. 



And for to speake of the purveiance of vitailes, it was 

 advised by the lord great master and his three lords, that 

 it was time to send some ships for wheat to places there- 

 about, before the Turks hoste were come thither. And 

 for this purpose was appointed a ship named the Gal- 

 lienge, whose captaine hight Brambois, otherwise called 

 Wolfe, of the Almaine nation, an expert man of the sea, 

 the which made so good diligence, that within a moneth 

 he performed his voiage, and brought good store of 

 wheat from Naples and Romania, which did us great 

 comfort. 



How a Brigantine was sent to Candie for wine, 

 and of divers ships that came to helpe the 

 towne. 



AFter this, a motion was made to make provision of 

 wine for the towne, for the men of Candie durst 

 not saile for to bring wine to Rhodes as they were woont 

 to doe for feare of the Turkes hoste : and also they of 

 the towne would send no ship into Candie, fearing to be 

 taken and enclosed with the sayd hoste by the way. 

 Howbeit some merchants of the towne, were willing 



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