THE LOSS OF RHODES ad. 



1522. 



the great assault was made, and since that time he moved 

 not from thence while they hewed the wall, & where as 

 the breach was, because that they were most dangerous & 

 most unquiet places. And continually the sayd lord kept 

 him behinde the sayd repaires with his knights and men 

 of succours, intentively ready and prepared to live and 

 die, and to receive his enemies as they ought to bee 

 received. And he abode three or foure dayes at the 

 sayd breach, continuing since it was made, unto the end, 

 fighting with his enemies every day in great perill of his 

 body: for oftentimes hee put himselfe further in the 

 prease then needed for the danger of his person, but 

 he did it for to hearten and strengthen the courage 

 of his people, being so well willing to defend and die 

 for the faith. 



How the enemies assailed the posternes of 

 Provence and Italy, and how^ they were driven 

 away. 



BY the will of our Lord, the enemies alway in feare 

 and dread, would give none assault, but continually 

 shot against our repaires, and made trenches for to passe 

 forward into the towne : by the which trenches they shot 

 infinitely with harquebushes and handgunnes, and slew 

 many of our folke, and specially of them that wrought 

 and made the repaires that were broken and erased. And 

 they put us in such extremity, that we had almost no 

 more slaves nor other labouring people for to repaire that 

 which they brake night and day, which was a great 

 hinderance for us, and the beginning of our perdition. 

 And if we had much to doe in that place, there was not 

 lesse at the gate of Provence, and at the plaine of Italy : 

 for dayly they were doing either with assault or skirmish, 

 and most at the plaine of Italy. Howbeit by the helpe 

 of our Lord with the good conducting of the captaine 

 of succours of the same place, the priour of Navarre, that 

 was prompt and intentive, and could well incourage 

 his men, the enemies had alway the woorst, and were 



