THE LOSS OF RHODES ad. 



1522. 



then the wals of the towne by 10. or 12. foote, and it 

 seemed a hill. And it was agaynst the gate of Auvergne 

 and Spaine, and beat our men that were at the gates & 

 bulwarks, in such wise, that none durst be seene till 

 certaine defences and repaires were made of plankes and 

 boards to cover our people and keepe them from the shot. 

 And at the gate of Italy was made such another heape, 

 and in none other part. 



When the trenches were thus made to the ditches, the 

 enemies made holes in the wals of the ditch outward : [II. i. 81.] 

 wherethorow they shot infinitely with handgunnes at our 

 men aswell on the walles as on the bulwarks, and slew 

 many of them. Then the bashas and captaines entred into 

 the trenches, ech to his place after their order and dignity : 

 that is to wit, Mustafa Basha as chiefe captaine entred the 

 trench direct to the bulwarke of England with his people 

 & captaines under him. Pery Bassha went to the trenches 

 against the gate of Italy with his folkes and captaines 

 under him. Acmek Bassha was in the trenches of 

 Auvergne and Spaine with the Aga of the Janizaires and 

 the Beglarby of Romany with him. The Beglarby of 

 Natolia was in the trenches of Provence. Allibey was 

 with his company against the gardins of saint Anthony on 

 the North side, and divers other captaines with him, and 

 set his ordinance against the wall of the gate of Almaine, 

 which was but weake, and set up seven mantellets by the 

 milles toward the West : and by the space of eight or 

 nine dayes they beat upon the same wall ; which put us 

 in great feare, if they had continued. Howbeit the noble 

 lord great master forthwith caused repaires to be made 

 within, and planks & tables to be set to fortifie the sayd 

 weake wall : and abode there from the morning til night, 

 to cause it to be the more hasted. The artillery of the 

 gate of Almaine, and the Massif of the gate of the campe 

 and of the palais beat so sore and so often upon the sayd 

 mantellets that it wearied the enemies to make and repaire 

 them so often : and they tooke up the pieces, and bare 

 them away. And also they could not well beat the sayd 



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