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needful so to do in the degree that the towne was, and 

 the causes wherefore he had done it the counsell had 

 seene and discussed, and that it was a thing that might 

 not, nor ought not to be sayd nor published in common, 

 for reporting of it to the enemies by traitours, but be 

 kept still and secret. And moreover, that it was con- 

 cluded to make an answere shortly, for to take the great 

 Turke at his word, least he repented him. For if they 

 had bene called, or the answere had bene given, it had 

 bene overlong businesse, and in the meane time the 

 Turke might have changed his mind, and that that he 

 had done and concluded with the great Turke, the lordes 

 of the counsell had well regarded and considered in all 

 things, and for their profite and advantage, as much or 

 more as for that of the Religion. And that they would 

 send to the great Turke againe other ambassadours, the 

 better to know his will, and to be surer of his promise. 

 Then the lord great master ordained two other am- 

 bassadours for to goe to the great Turke, which were two 

 Spaniardes, the one named sir Raimon Market, and the 

 other messire Lopez, at whose issuing entered Sir Passin 

 the first ambassadour, and the other two went to the tent 

 of Acmek basha, for to leade them to the great Turke. 

 And when they were within the Turkes pavillion, and 

 had done him reverence as appertained, our ambassadours 

 sayd that the great master had heard and seen his 

 demaund to yeeld the towne. And for y^ it is a thing 

 of great weight, and that he had to doe and say with 

 many men of divers nations, and because the time of 

 answere was so short, hee might not doe that that hee 

 demaunded so soone. Howbeit hee would speake with 

 his people, and then hee would give him an answere. 



How^ the Turke began the assault, and how the 

 Commons agreed to yeeld the tov^ne. 



WHen the great Turke heard the answere of our 

 ambassadours, he sayd nothing, but commaunded 

 his Bashas that they should begin the battell againe to 



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