A.D. 



1522. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



v/e were his mortall enemies ever, and shall be still in the 

 time comming, considering the great slaughter of his 

 people that we have made in this siege. Howbeit, the 

 eternall goodnesse hath blinded him, and hath pleased 

 that these things should be thus, for some cause un- 

 knowen of us. And for conclusion, the great Turke 

 sent to have a communication and parle in following the 

 words of the Genouese aforesayd. Then was a signe set 

 upon the churche of the abbey without the towne, to the 

 v/hich was made answere with another at the milles of 

 Quosquino. And forthwith came two Turks to speake 

 with them of the towne. Then the lord great master 

 sent the Priour of S. Giles pre John, and the captaine 

 Gabriel Martiningo to know the cause of their comming. 

 And when they came to them, without holding of long 

 speech, the two Turkes delivered them a letter for to 

 beare to the lord great master from the great Turke, and 

 then returned safely into their tents. When the two 

 lords had received it, they bare & presented it to the 

 reverend lord great master, which caused it to be read. 

 By the which the great Turke demanded of the lord great 

 master to yeeld the towne to him, and in so doing he was 

 content to let him go & all his knights, and all the other 

 people of what condition soever they were, with all their 

 goods & jewels safe without feare of any harme or dis- 

 pleasure of his folks. And also he sware and promised 

 on his faith so to do. The sayd letter was sealed with 

 his signet that he useth, that is as it were gilded. And 

 he sayde afterward, that if the lord great master would 

 not accept the sayde treaty, that none of the city, of what 

 estate soever he were, should thinke to escape, but that 

 they all unto the cats should passe by the edge of the 

 sword, and that they should send him an answere forth- 

 with, either yea or nay. After the sight of the contents 

 of the sayd letter of so great weight, and the time so short 

 for to give so great an answere, and with demand, the 

 sayd lord great master and all the lords of the Councell 

 were in great thought, howbeit they determined to give 



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