THE LOSS OF FAMAGUSTA 



Tiepolo captaine of * Baffo had charge, who refused no 

 paine, where he thought his travell might prevaile. In 

 the castle was placed that famous gentleman Andrea 

 Bragadino, who with a diligent gard had charge on that 

 part of the castle principally, next unto the sea side, 

 trimming and digging out new flanckers for the better 

 defence of the *Arsenall. 



A valiant knight named Foito was appointed Master 

 of the Ordinance, who was slain within few dayes after in 

 a skirmish, whose garrison the noble Bragadino Provedi- 

 tore before named presently delivered over to me. Three 

 other captaines were appointed over the wilde-fire with 

 twentie footmen for every one of them, chosen out of the 

 armie, to use and execute the same as occasion should 

 serve. The best pieces of Ordinance were brought foorth 

 unto that side of the Towne, where the battery was 

 looked for to be made : and they made privy fences to 

 cover the better their cannon shot withall. There was 

 no want in the Christians to annoy their enemies in 

 issuing often out of every side against them, aswell to 

 hinder their determinations, as to hurt them otherwise at 

 divers times. They also rendered to us the like. For 

 three hundred of the inhabitants of Famagusta one time 

 issuing out of the citie, armed onely with their swords 

 and targets, with so many Italian Harquebuzers also in 

 their company, received great dammage, because the 

 trenches of the enemies were made about so thicke, 

 although at the same present wee compelled them to 

 flie, and slew also many of them : yet they increased 

 to such number, that they killed presently thirty, and 

 hurt there threescore of our company. For the which 

 cause order was taken, that our men should no more 

 come forth of their holde, committing themselves to 

 manifest perill to bid their enemies the base. 



The Turkes in processe of time by little and little with 

 their trenches, came at length to the toppe of the counter- 

 scharfe, and having furnished their forts the nineteenth 

 day of May, began their battery with ten forts, having 



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A.D. 

 1571- 



* Baffo of the 

 ancient 

 writers 

 named Paphos^ 

 in the which 

 Citie there 

 zvas a sump- 

 tuous Church 

 dedicated to 

 Venus. 



* Arsenall in 

 Constantinople 

 and Venice is 

 the place for 

 munition and 

 artillery to 

 lie in. 



