A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



freshed themselves with new supplies five or sixe times, 



yet they failed of their purpose. There fought person- 



Ofihis noble ally the Lord Baglione : Bragadino and Querini being 



y painfull armed stood not farre off to refresh and comfort our 



gentleman M. Souldiours, and the Captaine of the Castell with the 



Gio. Antonio Ordinance, that was planted upon the Butteries destroyed 



Ouerin'i (who many of our enemies, when they gave ye assault, the 



was after- which endured five houres together : so that of Turkes 

 wardes hewen ^ - j r • j i. ^ ^i. 



in sunder bx Were slaine very many, and or our side betweene them 



thecommande- that were slaine and hurt one hundred : most part of 



ment of Mus- the which number were cast away by a mischance of 



tafa) I was q^j. wilde-fire, the which being unadvisedly and negli- 



^ven^our- gently handled, burnt up many of our owne company. 



teoiisly In my There died at that present the Earle Gio. Francesco 



travell at Goro, the Captaine Barnardino Agubio : and by the 



Corcyra, now throwing of stones Hercole Malatesta, Captaine Pietro 



^he lein th' ^onte, with other Captaines and Standerdbearers, were 



there Mag. very sore hurt. 



Castellano or The night following arrived in Cyprus a Pinnasse 



Capitaine of from Candia, which bringing newes of most certaine 



one oj t e ayde, greatly increased both the mirth and courage of 



us all, so that we made soone after, with the helpe of 



the Captaine Marco Crivellatore, and Maggio the knight, 



certaine retreats flancked to all the places beaten downe, 



and whereas they suspected that the enemy had digged 



up any mines, with Hogsheads, Chests, Tikes, and Sacks 



stuffed full of moist earth (the Grecians with all speed 



having already brought almost all that which they had) 



In extremities because they having dispatched their Canveis about 



men have no necessary uses, they brought their hangings, cortaines, 



'^^^^ /f-j: carpets, even to their very sheets, to make and stuffe 

 spare tnjies. r \ J ' 



up their roresayd sacks, a very good and ready way to 

 make up againe their vaimures, the which were throwen 

 downe with the fury of the artillery, which never 

 stinted, so that we made up againe still that in the 

 night, the which was throwen downe and broken in 

 the day, sleeping very seldome : all the souldiers stand- 

 ing alwayes upon the walles, visited continually of the 



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