ANTHONY JENKINSON ad. 



1553- 

 returned and went aboord. This day the patron hired 

 a Barke to imbarke the pilgrims for Venice, but they 

 departed not. In the afternoone we went to see the 

 towne of Parenzo, it is a pretie handsome towne, under 

 the Venetians. After supper wee imbarked our selves 

 againe, and that night wee sayled towardes Venice. 



The first of December we past a towne of the Vene- C^ork stand- 

 tians, standing on the entery to the Palude or marshes ^^5'^^^!i 

 of Venice : which towne is called Caorle, and by contrary marshes of 

 windes we were driven thither to take port. This is 60 Venice. 

 miles from Parenzo, and forty from Venice, there we re- 

 mayned that night. 



The second two houres before day, with the winde 

 at Southeast, we sayled towards Venice, where we arrived 0/^r arrwall 

 (God be praysed) at two of the clocke after dinner, and ^^ ^^^^^e 

 landed about foure, we were kept so long from landing, 

 because we durst not land untill we had presented to 

 the Providor de la Sanita, our letter of health. 



The manner of the entring of Soliman the great 

 Turke, with his armie into Aleppo in Syria, 

 marching towards Persia against the Great 

 Sophie, the fourth day of November, 1553, 

 noted by Master Anthony Jenkinson, present 

 at that time. 



Here marched before the Grand Signior, other- 

 wise called the Great Turke, 6000 Esperes, 

 otherwise called light horsemen very brave, clothed 

 all in scarlet. 



After, marched loooo men, called Nortans, which be 

 tributaries to the Great Turke, clothed all in yellow 

 velvet, and hats of the same, of the Tartary fashion, two 

 foote long, with a great role of the same colour about 

 their foreheads, richly decked, with their bowes in their 

 hands, of the Turkish fashion. 



After them marched foure Captaines, men of armes, 

 called in Turkish Saniaques, clothed all foure in crimson 



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