THE LOSS OF FAMAGUSTA ad. 



no harme done at home, and in the Citie. The Turkes 

 from our truce taking untill that time, practised with us 

 all familiarly, and without any suspition of sinister or 

 double dealing, they having shewed us much courtesie 

 both in word and deede. Mustafa himselfe by worde of 

 mouth presently answered me to this letter, in this sort, 

 that I should returne, and make relation to this noble 

 man Bragadino, who had sent mee, that he should come 

 over to him at his owne pleasure, for hee was very 

 desirous both to see and know him, for his great worthi- 

 nesse and prowesse, that hee had tried to be in him, and 

 in the other of his Captaines and Souldiers, of whose 

 manhood and courage he would honourably report, where 

 soever he came, as occasion should serve thereunto : and 

 to conclude, that hee should nothing doubt of any thing : 

 because in no maner of condition hee would suffer any [II. i. 12I 

 violence to be done to those, which remained behind 

 within the Citie. So I speedily returning made true 

 report of the same : and towards night about foure of the 

 clocke, the right honourable Bragadino accompanied with 

 the L. Baglione, with Signior Aluigi Martinengo, with 

 the right worshipfull Signior Gio. Antonio Querini, with 

 the right worshipfull Signior Andrea Bragadino, with the 

 knight of Haste, with the captaine Carlo Ragonasco, with 

 captaine Francesco Straco, with captaine Hector of 

 Brescia, with captaine Girolomo di Sacile, and with other 

 gentlemen and fiftie souldiours, the Governours and 

 Noble men with their swordes, and the souldiours with 

 their harquebuzes came foorth of their hold, and went 

 unto the pavillion of Mustafa, of whom, all they at the 

 beginning were curteously received, and caused to sit 

 downe by him, he reasoning and discoursing with them 

 of divers things, a certaine time, and drawing them from 

 one matter to another, at the last upon a sudden picked a 

 quarell unto them, especially burdening that noble 

 Bragadino with an untrueth, laying to his charge y' he 

 had caused certaine of his slaves in the time that the truce 

 continued betweene them, to be put to death. The 



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