THE LOSS OF FAMAGUSTA ad. 



lost since my being there, taken of Piali Basha with 80 

 gallies, the 17 of April 1566. And now last of all not 

 only Famagusta the chiefe holde & fortresse in Cyprus Cyprus lost. 

 to have bene lost of the Venetians the 15 of August 

 last past 1 57 1 (the chiefe governors & captaines of them 

 being hewen in sunder by the commandement of that 

 tyrant Mustafa Basha) but all the whole Hand also to 

 be conquered by those cruell Turks, ancient professed 

 enemies to all Christian religion. In the which evill 

 successe (comming to us as I take it for our offences) 

 as I lament the generall losse : so I am surely pensive 

 to understand by this too true a report of the vile death 

 of two particular noble gentlemen of Venice, Sig. M. 

 Lorenzo Tiepolo, and Sig. M. Giovanni Antonio Querini : 

 of both the which I in my travaile was very courteously 

 used, the former of them being then (as now also he 

 was in this overthrow) governour of Baffo in Cyprus, 

 the other captaine of one of the castels at Corcyra in 

 Greece, now called Corfu. But things past are past 

 amendment, and they could never die more honourably, 

 then in the defence of their countrey. Besides that the 

 late blowes, which the Turks have received since this 

 their fury, in token of Gods wrath against them, do 

 much comfort every Christian heart. Moreover this 

 uniforme preparation which is certainly concluded, and 

 forthwith looked for, by very many Christian Princes 

 (would God by all generally) against these barbarous 

 Mahometists: whose cruelty and beastly behaviour I 

 partly know, and am able to judge of, having bene in 

 Turky amongst them more then eight moneths together. 

 Whose unfaithfulnesse also and breach of promise, as the 

 Venetians manly courage in defence of themselves, and 

 their fortresse, your honour may easily reade in this 

 short treatise and small handfuU of leaves, I having set 

 downe also a short description of the Hand of Cyprus, 

 for the better understanding of the whole matter. The 

 which I not onely most humbly beseech your honour 

 now favourably to accept as an earnest peny of more to 



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