THE LOSS OF FAMAGUSTA ad. 



1571. 



longer to serve our turne injoy those fewe flanckers, we 

 threw downe wilde-fire into our enemies campe, the 

 which annoyed them very sore, because it fired their 

 woolpacks, & also their fagots. And for the better 

 encouragement of the souldiers, the right honorable 

 Bragadino gave to every souldier one duckat, ye which 

 could gaine or recover any of the former woolpackes, [II. i. 124.] 

 making countermines in all places. To the which charge 

 Maggio the fortifier knight was appointed, who in all 

 our businesse served with such diligence and courage, 

 as he was able, or was requisite. But the countermines 

 met not, saving those of the Commander of S. Nappa, 

 of Andruzzi, and that of Campo Santo, because they ^ jn^anois 

 were open, and our men sallied out often both by day souldiers, soul- 

 and night into the ditch to perceive better the way of diers of 

 the mines, and to fire the fagots and wooll. Nor we ^^^^^^^^ 

 ceassed at any time through the unspeakable travell of called Epirus 

 the Lord Baglione (who had the oversight of all these who commonly 

 matters) to trouble our enemies intents, by all maner of serve the 

 wit and policie, dividing: the companies for the batteries, Venetians both 

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joynmg and planting m all places a garrison of the ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ 



* Albanois souldiours, who aswell on foot as on horse- skilfall y 

 backe, shewed alwayes notable courage and manhood. painfull. 



The first assault. 



THe one and twentieth day of June they put fire 

 to the mine of the Turret of the Arsenall, whereas 

 Giambelat Bey tooke charge, who with great ruine rent 

 in sunder a most great and thicke wall, and so opened 

 the same, that he threw downe more then halfe thereof, 

 breaking also one part of the vaimure, made before to 

 upholde the assault. And suddenly a great number of 

 the Turkes skipping upon the ruines thereof, displayed 

 their Ensignes, even to the toppe of the same. Captaine 

 Pietro Conte with his company was in that ward, the 

 which was much shaken and terrified by that sudden 

 ruine. I with my company came first thither, so that 

 they shortly tooke the repulse, and although they re- 



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