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and_o common_a danger_n to_o join_v with_o the_o latin_n who_o governme_n nt_v they_o many_o time_n repine_v at_o fordefence_n of_o the_o city_n and_o it_o be_v so_o order_v at_o that_o time_n that_o they_o all_o agree_v as_o one_o man_n to_o spend_v their_o life_n etc._n etc._n many_o of_o the_o vulgar_a wish_v his_o come_n rather_o than_o not_o and_o few_o night_n after_o the_o turk_n by_o night_n fire_n in_o the_o main_n give_v sig_n 〈◊〉_d parley_n whereupon_o a_o galley_n and_o long_a boat_n set_v forth_o be_v nigh_o the_o shore_n be_v hail_v by_o a_o turk_n with_o a_o troop_n of_o horse_n desire_v to_o send_v one_o ashore_o for_o more_o convenient_a parley_n which_o the_o captain_n refuse_v be_v thou_o say_v the_o turk_n afraid_a of_o xaycus_n fortune_n who_o 〈◊〉_d answer_v xaycus_n trouble_v he_o not_o nor_o they_o fear_v he_o but_o if_o he_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o say_v to_o get_v further_o off_o or_o he_o will_v speak_v to_o they_o by_o the_o cannon_n a_o turk_n come_v lay_v down_o letter_n on_o a_o stone_n and_o say_v in_o they_o be_v their_o charge_n who_o be_v depart_v with_o the_o rest_n the_o long_a boat_n be_v send_v for_o they_o thus_o direct_v solyman_n by_o god_n grace_n king_n of_o king_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o reverend_a villerius_n lilladamus_n great_a master_n etc._n etc._n the_o purport_n be_v that_o pity_v his_o subject_n and_o for_o his_o great_a injury_n he_o be_v wroth_a therefore_o he_o shall_v yield_v he_o the_o island_n and_o city_n without_o delay_n make_v divers_a protestation_n that_o if_o they_o choose_v rather_o his_o friendship_n than_o his_o force_n they_o shall_v depart_v with_o all_o their_o riches_n or_o live_v under_o he_o without_o infringement_n of_o liberty_n and_o religion_n by_o any_o tribute_n but_o to_o those_o that_o be_v subdue_v be_v all_o extremity_n from_o the_o angry_a conqueror_n threaten_v from_o which_o neither_o their_o force_n foreign_a aid_n nor_o huge_a wall_n which_o he_o will_v utter_o overthrow_v shall_v defend_v they_o this_o be_v open_o read_v some_o thought_n it_o be_v good_a to_o answer_v he_o roundly_o other_o not_o further_o to_o provoke_v so_o great_a a_o enemy_n at_o last_o they_o agree_v to_o send_v he_o no_o answer_n at_o all_o the_o day_n these_o letter_n come_v june_n 14._o a_o turkish_a commander_n arrive_v at_o coos-island_n part_n of_o the_o rhodes_n dominion_n with_o 30._o galley_n forerunner_n who_o beginning_n to_o burn_v the_o corn_n almost_o ripe_a and_o village_n prejane_v the_o governor_n of_o great_a valour_n with_o some_o horse_n and_o foot_n sudden_o set_v upon_o the_o disperse_a turk_n with_o such_o a_o cry_n of_o the_o people_n and_o instrument_n of_o war_n that_o run_v away_o amaze_v many_o be_v slay_v not_o resist_v and_o have_v not_o the_o galley_n receive_v they_o not_o one_o have_v escape_v who_o then_o put_v to_o sea_n again_o the_o rhodian_n now_o most_o of_o they_o assure_v of_o the_o turk_n come_v by_o pomerolus_fw-la 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destroy_v great_a number_n of_o turk_n and_o christian_n not_o know_v whither_o to_o go_v the_o turkish_a general_n which_o land_v in_o coos_n be_v send_v before_o to_o provoke_v the_o rhodian_n to_o battle_n who_o with_o 20_o galley_n come_v daily_o betwixt_o lycia_n and_o rhodes_n leave_v the_o rest_n at_o gnidum_n 〈◊〉_d not_o far_o from_o rhodes_n to_o aid_v he_o upon_o necessity_n brave_v they_o many_o day_n know_v a_o victory_n then_o be_v little_o less_o than_o take_v the_o city_n or_o if_o he_o can_v by_o fight_v but_o weaken_v their_o number_n he_o shall_v further_o his_o master_n victory_n and_o sometime_o lay_v at_o the_o very_a havens_n mouth_n the_o rhodian_n move_v as_o not_o wont_a to_o be_v so_o brave_v by_o importunity_n have_v a_o council_n call_v to_o consider_v whither_o to_o fight_v or_o not_o whereupon_o the_o chancellor_n of_o great_a authority_n &_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n say_v such_o disgrace_n be_v present_o to_o be_v revenge_v for_o say_v he_o the_o huge_a fleet_n of_o the_o turk_n be_v as_o a_o head_n to_o be_v join_v to_o these_o pyratical_a galley_n as_o member_n to_o which_o head_n they_o shall_v give_v such_o a_o blow_n by_o cut_v off_o those_o limb_n that_o it_o shall_v ever_o after_o stagger_v or_o if_o no_o fleet_n be_v prepare_v to_o follow_v that_o than_o it_o be_v discomfit_v they_o shall_v be_v at_o quiet_a which_o in_o his_o judgement_n be_v most_o like_a to_o be_v true_a the_o fit_a time_n of_o the_o year_n for_o a_o siege_n be_v so_o far_o spend_v etc._n etc._n wherefore_o to_o set_v upon_o their_o proud_a enemy_n not_o fear_v a_o few_o threaten_a word_n and_o sit_v still_o like_o coward_n not_o dare_v to_o show_v their_o head_n which_o forsooth_o they_o call_v fabius_n his_o policy_n wish_v they_o be_v as_o fabius_n but_o fear_v they_o shall_v prove_v more_o
subdue_v belgrade_n he_o rest_v in_o great_a hope_n those_o fierce_a and_o obstinate_a christian_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a long_o to_o defend_v themselves_o in_o their_o den_n and_o lurk_a place_n the_o captain_n make_v know_v the_o emperor_n pleasure_n proclaim_v the_o spoil_n of_o that_o rich_a city_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d s_o a_o prey_n solyman_n lay_v he_o down_o on_o his_o pallet_n to_o take_v rest_n but_o villerius_n all_o night_n in_o arm_n view_v all_o the_o city_n encourage_v his_o soldier_n to_o remember_v they_o watch_v for_o country_n life_n and_o liberty_n a_o christian_a serve_v a_o turk_n secret_o warn_v the_o watchman_n of_o a_o general_a assault_n next_o day_n villerius_n call_v his_o knight_n to_o prevent_v rashness_n and_o fearfulness_n say_v he_o be_v glad_a the_o time_n be_v come_v when_o in_o one_o battle_n they_o may_v be_v just_o account_v the_o defender_n of_o the_o christian_a commonwealth_n the_o turk_n presume_v upon_o their_o multitude_n but_o if_o they_o measure_v valour_n not_o by_o number_n but_o courage_n a_o few_o resolute_a will_v overcome_v a_o multitude_n of_o coward_n that_o they_o know_v their_o manner_n of_o fight_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o remember_v their_o birth_n and_o what_o opinion_n the_o christian_a commonwealth_n have_v have_v of_o they_o they_o shall_v furious_o fight_v as_o if_o their_o slave_n bear_v arm_n against_o they_o necessity_n as_o well_o as_o wrong_v enforce_v they_o for_o they_o be_v in_o a_o island_n whence_o be_v no_o escape_n and_o in_o a_o city_n who_o rend_a wall_n defend_v they_o not_o so_o much_o as_o their_o weapon_n therefore_o to_o morrow_n shall_v give_v they_o a_o joyful_a victory_n or_o a_o most_o honourable_a death_n the_o enemy_n approach_v make_v he_o cease_v every_o one_o hasten_v to_o his_o charge_n they_o with_o a_o horrible_a cry_n fierce_o assail_v 5_o station_n 10000_o turk_n be_v appoint_v to_o a_o place_n mustapha_n call_v on_o mahomet_n and_o promise_v his_o man_n the_o spoil_n assail_v the_o english_a whence_o he_o have_v be_v thrice_o repulse_v pyrrhus_n 〈◊〉_d ed_z the_o italian_a a_o cruel_a and_o deadly_a fight_n be_v in_o both_o place_n also_o woman_n child_n and_o age_a man_n bring_v stone_n burning-pitch-barrel_n hoop_n with_o wildfire_n scald_a oil_n and_o boil_a pitch_n on_o whosoever_o it_o fall_v so_o scald_v they_o that_o 〈◊〉_d down_o their_o weapon_n to_o tear_v off_o their_o clothes_n many_o rent_n off_o the_o skin_n and_o flesh_n beside_o the_o deadly_a shot_n which_o fall_v never_o in_o vain_a villerius_n have_v well_o relieve_v the_o italian_n station_n at_o first_o hardly_o distress_v leave_v monterollus_fw-la a_o knight_n with_o company_n convenient_a and_o go_v to_o the_o english_a hardly_o lay_v to_o by_o mustapha_n but_o have_v well_o relieve_v that_o place_n a_o cry_n run_v that_o the_o spanish_a bulwark_n be_v possess_v by_o the_o enemy_n at_o which_o heavy_a news_n he_o leave_v gombaulus_fw-la with_o a_o choice_n company_n haste_v thither_o with_o his_o guard_n which_o he_o find_v take_v for_o some_o turk_n at_o the_o first_o hide_v for_o fear_n at_o the_o bulwark_n foot_n among_o the_o stone_n beat_v down_o by_o battery_n achimetes_n hot_o charge_v the_o spaniard_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n not_o meddle_v with_o the_o bulwark_n itself_o those_o in_o the_o bulwark_n see_v their_o fellow_n distress_v fast_o by_o leave_v the_o bulwark_n and_o go_v to_o that_o place_n the_o hide_a turk_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d silent_a over_o they_o secret_o crawl_v up_o the_o batter_a wall_n get_v in_o 〈◊〉_d before_o discover_v sudden_o slay_v a_o few_o 〈◊〉_d soldier_n in_o remove_v a_o great_a piece_n and_o overthrow_v the_o christiań_n ensign_n which_o the_o turk_n 〈◊〉_d see_v make_v great_a haste_n through_o the_o town-ditch_n to_o get_v into_o the_o bulwark_n but_o be_v so_o cut_v off_o by_o shot_n from_o the_o flanker_n that_o few_o get_v up_o villerius_n nothing_o fear_v resolute_o scale_v the_o same_o and_o caponus_fw-la a_o 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