AD THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1522. 



bene Turkes afore, were they men, women or children, 

 and children that the sayd men had made christians, they 

 led into Turkic, which thing is of greater importance 

 then any of the other. The morrow after Christmas 

 day, the reverend lord great master went to the great 

 Turkes pavillion for to visite him, and to be better 

 assured of his promise, the which lord he made to be 

 wel & graciously received. And he signified unto him 

 by his interpreter, that the case so happened to him was 

 a thing usuall and common ; as to loose townes and lord- 

 ships, and that hee should not take overmuch thought 

 for it : and as for his promise, he bade that he should 

 not doubt in any thing, and that he should not feare 

 any displeasure to his person, and that he should goe 

 with his people without feare. With these wordes the 

 sayd lord thanked him, and tooke his leave and departed. 



FINIS. 



Lenvoy of the Translator. 



GOe little booke, and woefull Tragedie, 

 Of the Rhodian feareful oppugnation. 

 To all estates complaining ruthfully 

 Of thine estate, and sudden transmutation : 

 Excusing me if in thy translation 

 Ought be amisse in language or in werke, 

 I me submit with their supportation, 

 To be correct, that am so small a clerke. 



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