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scattered them, that within a while our men had slaine all 

 them that were left. And thus the sayde bulwarke was 

 gotten and recovered againe, and with all diligence were 

 made new repaires and strengths to the sayd place. And 

 in like sort, the enemies were put from the breach, and few 

 of them escaped, and all their banners and signes were left 

 with us. Surely it may be sayd, that after the grace of 

 God (the traverses of Spaine and Auvergne, and the small 

 artillery set on the houses right against the sayd breaches, 

 as it is sayd, with the comming and presence of the lord 

 great master) hath given us this dayes victory. 



As touching the murder of the people, done by the 

 artillery of the bulwarkes of England and Spaine, the 

 quantity was such that a man could not perceive nor see 

 any ground of the ditches. And the stench of the mastifs 

 carions was so grievous, that we might not suffer it seven 

 or eight dayes after. And at the last, they that might 

 save themselves did so, and withdrew themselves to the 

 trenches : and the reverend lord great master abode 

 victorious of the sayd place, and in like sort of the other 

 three assaults, the which were but little lesse then that of 

 Spaine, for they fought long. But in conclusion, the 

 enemies beaten on all sides, and in so many sorts, with 

 artillery were put backe, and vanquished, that there died 

 that day at all the foure places fifteene or sixteene 

 thousand. And the slaughter was so great at the plaine 

 Italy, of the cursed enemies, that the sea was made redde 

 with their blood. And on our side also died to the 

 number of an hundred men or more. And of men ot 

 dignity in the towne, having charge, died Sir Francis de 

 Frenolz commander of Romania, which Sir Francis was 

 chiefe captaine of the great ship of Rhodes, and he was 

 slaine at the plaine of Italy, wounded with two strokes of 

 harquebushes : it was great dammage of his death, for he 

 was a worthy man, perfect, and full of vertues. There 

 died also messieur Nastasy de sancta Camilla aforenamed, 

 having two hundred men under him of the lord great 

 masters succours. There died also divers other worthy 



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