THE LOSS OF FAMAGUSTA ad. 



1571. 

 were woont to doe, renued and made up againe the 

 vaimures ruined before by the Ordinance, and having no 

 other stuffe left to advaunce them with, made sackes of 

 Kersie, unto the which the noble Tiepolo diligently 

 looked. The three mines of the Commander did great It standeth 

 damage to us, having throwen downe the greater part of ^'^ , reason, 



® '-' ^ ^ in hope of 



the earth, whereas the governour Randacchi was slaine. saving the 

 The mine of the Arsenall overthrew all the rest of the greater, to let 

 Turrion, having smoldered and choked one whole the lesser go. 

 garrison of our souldiers, the two flanckers onely still 

 remaining. 



The fift assault. 



THe enemies travelled much to become masters of 

 those foresayd flankers, and to sally foorth by the 

 other batteries, and this assault lasted from three of the 

 clocke in the after noone until night, where, and at what 

 time were slaine very many of our enemies. In this 

 assault Sig. Giacomo Strambali, amongst the rest, shewed 

 much worthinesse, as hee had done before in other 

 conflictes. 



The sixt and last assault. 



THe next morning following, at the breake of the 

 day, they assailed all places, the which assault con- 

 tinued more then sixe houres, with very little hurt on 

 our side, because our enemies fought more coldly then 

 they were wont to doe, annoying of us continually on 

 the Sea side with their Gallies, shooting in all their 

 assaults and batteries continually Cannon shot in all 

 parts of the Citie, as neere as they might. After we Necessitie oft 

 had defended and repulsed this assault, and perceived f^^^/ P^esseth 

 things brought to a narrower straite then they were J^^ ^^^^ ^u^hkh 

 wont to be at, wee having left in all the whole Citie our will con- 

 hut seven barrels of pouder, the governours of the tinually 

 Citie fully determined to yeelde up themselves and the ^P^^^^^^ 

 Citie, with honourable conditions. Wherefore the first '^«^'^^^^^' 

 of August in the after noone, they tooke a truce, one 



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