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A05184	The historie of George Castriot, surnamed Scanderbeg, King of Albanie Containing his famous actes, his noble deedes of armes, and memorable victories against the Turkes, for the faith of Christ. Comprised in twelue bookes: by Iaques de Lauardin, Lord of Plessis Bourrot, a nobleman of France. Newly translated out of French into English by Z.I. Gentleman.; Historia de vita et gestis Scanderbegi. English	Barleti, Marin, ca. 1460-1512 or 13.; Jones, Zachary.	1596 (1596)	STC 15318; ESTC S113043	769,033	528

and Temples and richly beautified and adorned with goodly buildings and with liuely springs and fountaines of water which did continually flow into the towne by conduits cesterns The citie was wont to vse the Aristocratical forme of ciuill gouernement by the greatest and chiefest persons of the Estate and they do attribute the first originall and foundation of their citie to the Epidaurians of Peloponnesa The territorie thereof is not very large but full of woods and hath two litle townes or hamlets belonging vnto it But let vs go on with the voyage of Scanderbeg At his comming to Ragusa all the people in generall went foorth to meete him with exceeding ioy and incomparable triumph and conducting him into the towne did receiue him with all the honor that might be imagined The next day after that the diuine seruice was ended he went about the towne to take a view and suruey thereof and the third day he visited the hauen the arsenall the fortresse and the rampiers The day following was employed in diuerse sorts of shewes and pleasant triumphs and the fifth day he went to the Senate house where were presented vnto him many goodly and rich gifts besides that he was there receiued with an elegant Oration containing a commendation of his great exploits and good deserts and pronounced with a singular good grace by Dauid the Chancelour of that Common wealth This Oration was answered by Paul Angell Archbishop of Duraz who as another Achates was alwayes a companion to the Prince of Epire and was a partaker with him in all his trauels perils and councounsels These curtesies being past and ended both on the one part and the other Scanderbeg made stay at Ragusa onely so long till that his whole fleete was there assembled during which time of his abode there was not pretermitted any kinde of sports and triumphs at tilt turney barriers and such like In all which exercises the Albanians did shew themselues to be very expert as beseemed good and worthie souldiers till such time as they were commaunded to prepare themselues to go to sea for that the time did now require their departure All things being prepared in a readinesse the king thought it best to cause all his vessels to come together to Ragusa and that all his troupes both horse and foote should draw thither to the intent they might take the benefite of the first winde to sayle from thence into Apulia For this cause he dispatched away sundry messengers along the sea side to wil all the ships gallies foists and brigandines which had bene sent from Italie for the cariage and transportation of his armie to repaire all together to Ragusa besides all which as many vessels of his owne as were found vppon the coasts of Epire and Macedonie did arriue thither in great numbers insomuch that both the towne was too litle for the entertainment of so much people and the port was too straight for so great a fleet All of them shewed themselues so forward and willing to passe the sea that they seemed not as men that had bene led and drawne to the warres but as if they had bene inuited to enioy the prize of an assured and vndoubted victorie there were very few men left in Epire or Macedon that were fit able for the warres but he had drawn them into that action Yet is there great varietie diuersitie of opinions touching the certainty of the numbers that he transported to the realme of Naples some affirme that he had with him fiue thousand foote and fiue and twentie hundred horse others say two thousand foote and three thousand and fiue hundred horse Some name no certaine number at all amongst whom the truth being so vncertaine I meane to make one and they say that the multitude which embarked themselues with him for Italie was so great and incredible that it seemed there were scant left behind any sufficient or able men either in Albanie Sclauonie or Macedonie for the keeping of their houses and priuate dwellings Nowe to the intent his armie might be embarked and put aboord without disorder and confusion Scanderbeg tooke the care of that matter to himself and he appointed Guirize de Vladienne to be Comissarie of the victuals who made prouision thereof for fifteene dayes of the which store they had for fiue dayes readie dressed Euery man being gotten on ship boord he sent certaine skiffes throughout all the fleete to giue them aduertisement that the Patrons and two souldiers of each ship should repaire vnto him vpon the shore to vnderstand his will and pleasure who being come he demaunded of them whether they had fresh water and bisket aboord for as many dayes as they had victuals and answer being made that they had prouision of all things for fifteene dayes he then enioyned and gaue speciall charge to the souldiers that they should hold them selues still and quiet and be in a readinesse to helpe the Pylots and Marriners if neede were and that euery man should attend his charge and office without any noise or altercation amongst them Himselfe and Gine Musache made the right wing with fiue Galleasses Andrewe Zacharie and Moses had the commaund and charge of the left wing in which were the same number of the like vessels both seruing for the safegard and defence of their shippes of charge He ordained that euerie Galleasse should haue one lanterne and that those of charge should haue two and that the Admirall or chiefe Galleasse should haue three lights or lanternes These rules and orders being set downe and pronounced the next day he gaue them the signall to weigh anker and to make out of the hauen to seaward committing himselfe and his nauie to the guide and protection of the diuine power Many of his vessels were launched forth put out to sea from the gulfe of Rizic from the port of Duraz from Valona and from the coast of Epyre and of Sclauony and many of them also were gone before and had taken their course all alone Assoone as the day began to breake Scanderbeg being abord the Admirall and hauing commanded a generall silence by sound of trumpet with a high voice began to pray in this manner Lord Iesus Christ Sonne of the euerliuing God which sittest at the right hande of the Father most high and omnipotent in the eternall glorie who in the beginning diddest create all things of nothing gouerning and guiding them according to thy good will pleasure who from all eternitie hast forechosen the holy Christian faith and by the effusion of thy most precious bloud and by the bloud of thy holy Martyrs and Apostles hast laide the foundation of the same and in most wonderful maner hast caused it to be dilated and dispersed throughout the vniuersall world hauing appointed the most blessed S. Peter to be the Vicar and the Prince of the Apostles and hast giuen to him and his successors the whole and

full authoritie of binding and loosing both in heauen and in earth and hast willed and commaunded all men liuing especially the Christian and elect people to be obedient to their admonitions and cōmandements and to sustaine maintaine and defend the Catholique faith and the Church of Rome euen to the death Behold ô Lord I a most humble and poore sheepe altogether vnworthy to be one of thy fold haue with a free heart willing taken vpon me the burthen of this iorney and expedition by their direction and commaundement to the intent vnder the conduct protection of thy mercy I may maintaine with all my power defend the libertie of thy holy Church thy Catholique faith the citie of Rome and the countrie of Italy against those that haue inuaded it and are their professed enemies Wherefore most mercifull God and almightie Father who art both venerable and fearfull I do inuocate thy diuine Maiesty and do most humbly require thee to be fauourable to this my enterprise reach out thy hand thy outstretched arme and send vnto me Michaell thy Archangell thy holy messenger minister whose fauor may be with me and may accompany me day night for I do gladly reuerence honor him who may giue vnto me furnish me with force strength courage that this voyage passage may be happy and prosperous vnto me and that I may attaine in health and safety with this my army to the country of Apulia that the enemies being discomfited and put to flight I may triumph in the spoyles and prey of the enemies and that hauing obtained the summe and ende of my desires I may returne into my countrie and to my owne home with safetie health and victorie This praier being ended the Archbishop celebrated the Masse after which the trumpet gaue them warning to fall to their oares and with a fresh gale of wind they were soon off the coasts shore of Albany But within a while after there arose a thick foggy cloud or mist which did so couer them from the sight ech of other that they could scarcely discerne how to keepe their gallies from beating one against an other Neuerthelesse holding on their course they made saile till it drew towards night By this time they beganne to discouer a little Isle and the Pylot demaunded of the King whether he should direct his course thither or not for they might easily perceiue that there was a tempest comming and the waues of the sea beganne to swell for it was in Autumne Scanderbeg hauing willed him to bend his course to the Isle the whole fleete did come to harbour within the port where hauing cast ankers they rode there for eight dayes together by reason of the outrage and swelling of the sea which being at length growen calme and the winde ceased early in the morning by the rising of the Sunne hauing heard diuine seruice they put againe to sea and made saile all that day and the night following so that the next morning by breake of day they came within sight of the coast of Apulia Scanderbeg enquired what lande that was which appeared not farre off before them it was tolde him that it was the mount Saint Angell God be thanked saide Scanderbeg bende your course thitherwardes for I haue euer had a great deuotion to Saint Michaell And presently assoone as he had a sight of the mountaine he fell on both his knees and desired of God that this his first discouery of Apulia might be to his glorie and to the benefite of him and his confederates After this he commanded them to ply their tackling and to hoyse vp all their sailes which being filled with a merry gale of wind the armie in short time arriued safely to the shore Scanderbeg being gotten to shore together with the Archbishop and a good number of souldiers sent abrode to see if they could haue any newes of the enemie His currours being returned brought him word that they were not farre off notwithstanding he rested himselfe all at his ease and hauing somewhat refreshed him he returned aborde his shippes and from thence tooke his course directly to Bary where he discharged his ships and set all his troupes on land Duke Iohn and the Count Pycenin being encamped before Bary assoone as they saw so great a fleete did presently suspect and imagine what they were for there was of late a certaine brute or rumour raised in the French hoast that Ferdinand did looke for the King of Epyre to come to his succour Wherefore they trussed vp their baggage in great haste and went to lodge about a thirtie miles from thence at the discamping of the French the Neapolitane King being at libertie issued ioyfully out of the citie and went to meete Scanderbeg Then was the affection and mutuall gladnesse of those two Princes to be seene and perceiued by the multitude of their embracements and kind greetings intermingled with teares and so did they make their entrie into Bary not without the infinite clamors and acclamations of the common sort in signe of the publique ioy gladnesse Then might you haue seene all the towne as it were in a tumult by meanes of the people running dispersed in seuerall troups to meet the king of Albany all the inhabitants in generall of all ages estates and of ech sex were assembled in great confusion vpon the market place at the Pallace day night might you haue heard in the streetes in all places persons singing triumphing for ioy of the comming of Scanderbeg on the one side the inhabitants issued by multitudes out of the gates to see the ships and nauie of the Albanois on the other side the Epyrots resorted into the towne and ranged vp and downe the fields the villages busying employing thēselues in diuerse matters Some ●ell to sadling and bridling of their horses others to make ready their curasses their armors euery man employed himselfe about some one thing or other all generally prepared thēselues to the warre as if they had beene presently to fight with the enemie The next morning Scanderbeg taking with him a small companie of his men went forth to forage vpon the lands of such as were rebels to Ferdinand and being soone returned well loaden with prey and pillage he deuided it equally and in common to those of the towne as well as to his owne souldiers Afterwards a litle before the euening hauing assembled his companies he thought good to encourage them and vsed these speeches following I remember my companions and good friends that I haue heard it reported of Belissarius that famous warriour how in an expedition which he made against the Englishmen with a puissant army by sea his first act was after he had landed his men to set ●ire on all his shippes for feare least his souldiers being caried away with the hope and commoditie of a safe passage backe againe should