AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1522. 



Acmek Basha for to have a letter of the contents of the 

 promise of the sayd lord. And by his commandement 

 the sayd letter was made, whereby he promised to let 

 go the great master with all his knights, strangers and 

 men of the towne that would go with their goods, with- 

 out having displeasure of any of his people of the campe, 

 or by the wayes. When the letter was made, it was 

 delivered to messire Passin. And as touching with- 

 drawing of the campe, the sayd Basha promised againe 

 that he would do it, since the great lord would so : how- 

 beit he remooved but from the trenches, and some of his 

 people went a litle way off. And the sayd Basha de- 

 maunded in the Turkes behalfe, that they should send 

 to him in hostage foure and twentie knights, whereof 

 two should bee of the great Crosse, and two and twentie 

 citizens. And the sayd lord should send onely a captaine 

 with three or foure hundred Janissaries, for to keepe the 

 towne when the campe were withdrawen. And so it was 

 done ; and beside this hee gave twelve dayes respite to 

 the lord great master, to prepare him and depart out 

 of Rhodes. And in conclusion all this done, our am- 

 bassadours returned and made the report to the reverend 

 great master of all that they had done and practised with 

 the great Turke, and the sayd Basha, and gave him the 

 letter for to goe surely. Then the great master with 

 his counsell ordained the foure and twentie persons, and 

 other of the towne. When they were readie, they went 

 to the campe, where they were well intreated foure dayes. 

 During this time, Ferra Basha passed from the maine 

 land to the campe, with foure and twentie or five and 

 twentie thousand Janissaries, which by the commaunde- 

 ment of the great Turke was gone upon the borders of 

 the countreis of the Sophie. For the Turke seeing the 

 people of the campe discouraged and willing no more 

 to goe to the assaults, sent to the sayde Basha to come 

 to Rhodes with his people, which would have withstood 

 us sore, as fresh men. And it was the worke of God 

 and a wonderfull myracle, that they came after that the 



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