THE LOSS OF FAMAGUSTA ad. 



1571- 

 Having had no great successe in taking of the gate, 



they found out a newe way, never heard of before, in 



gathering together a great quantitie of certaine wood 



called Teglia, which easily burned, and smelt very evill, T'^g^}^ i" 



the which they throwing before the former gate of the ^^^^^/^^-^^^^ 



Citie, and fagots fastened to the same, with certaine f^ine wood 



bearnes besmeered with Pitch, kindled suddenly so which bumeth 



great a fire, as was not possible for us to quench the ^^^'^h^ ^^^^ 



same, although we threw upon it whole Buts of water, ^^J'^^'^^^-^J^- 



which were throwen downe from an high Commander, thewl'Jh 



which Buts presently brake in sunder. there is great 



This fire continued foure dayes, wherefore we were storeinSicilia: 



inforced by reason of the extreame heat and stinch, to ^^^^^J^^J:^ ^^ ^^ 



withdraw our selves further inward, and they descend- /^;-^^ 



ing towardes their lower fianckers, beganne other mines, 



so that the gate was shut up, because it could be no 



longer kept open, and suddenly (a thing marvellous ^^ necessarie 



to be spoken) the standing; of the Brev beinpf renaired, ^^^^S ^° ^^^ 



J J • ^u I.J ^. ^ ' done was left 



and made up againe, they planted one piece over unattempted 



against the gate, the which of us with stones, earth on either part. 



and other things, was suddenly buried up. By this time 



we were driven to an exigent, all our provision within the 



Citie stooping very lowe, saving onely hope, the noble ^^^^ courage 



courage of^ the Governours and Captaines, and the stout '^fi^^^^^^^h^uf 



readinesse of the Souldiours : our wine, and flesh as well foyjyth^^^^ 



powdered as unpowdered was spent, nor there was any Saguntina 



Cheese to be gotten, but upon an unreasonable price, our fames. 



company having eaten up their Horses, Asses, and Cats, 



for lacke of other victualls : there was nothino- left to 



o 



be eaten, but a small quantitie of Bread, and Beanes, and 

 we dranke water and Vineger together, whereof was not 

 much left. When that we perceived that our enemies 

 had digged and cast up three mines in the Commander of 

 the gate, they labouring in all places more diligently then 

 ever they did before, bringing into the ditch, over against 

 the battery of the Cortaine, a hill of earth, as high as the 

 wall : and already they came to the wall above the 

 Counterscharfe over against the Turrion of the Arsenall,, 



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