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ashore_o say_v he_o be_v there_o but_o can_v not_o come_v ashore_o be_v seasick_a and_o have_v a_o ague_n barbarussa_n now_o sail_v on_o come_v before_o gulletta-castle_n in_o tunis-bay_n command_v all_o sea_n passage_n unto_o tunis_n where_o in_o friendship_n mutual_o discharge_v their_o ordnance_n and_o the_o castle_n require_v for_o roscetes_n they_o say_v he_o that_o rule_v in_o tunis_n shall_v always_o command_v it_o roscetes_n suppose_a come_a and_o the_o great_a fleet_n discover_v set_v all_o the_o city_n in_o a_o uproar_n both_o for_o the_o love_n of_o roscetes_n and_o the_o hatred_n of_o muleasses_n which_o he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o who_o also_o have_v make_v they_o no_o recompense_n for_o their_o goodly_a house_n and_o garden_n former_o destroy_v by_o roscetes_n wherefore_o come_v out_o of_o the_o castle_n and_o persuade_v they_o to_o play_v the_o man_n promise_v they_o what_o he_o be_v never_o able_a to_o perform_v they_o all_o depart_v yet_o some_o in_o a_o colour_n and_o abdahar_n the_o mesuar_n next_o to_o the_o king_n persuade_v he_o to_o flee_v for_o all_o say_v the_o turk_n be_v at_o hand_n wherefore_o muleasses_n flee_v in_o such_o haste_n that_o he_o leave_v behind_o he_o his_o treasure_n and_o jewel_n which_o his_o enemy_n afterward_o have_v fetuche_n captain_n of_o the_o castle_n who_o with_o abeze_n a_o great_a man_n first_o revolt_v now_o bring_v forth_o roscetes_n wife_n and_o child_n long_o imprison_v by_o muleasses_n place_v the_o royal_a seat_n and_o abeze_v advertise_v barbarussa_n of_o muleasses_n departure_n and_o with_o what_o longing_n roscetes_n be_v expect_v send_v a_o goodly_a barbarian_a horse_n rich_o furnish_v with_o other_o for_o his_o chief_a captain_n barbarussa_n come_v to_o the_o city_n with_o 5000_o turk_n be_v joyful_o receive_v but_o roscetes_n be_v not_o descry_v and_o hear_v only_o solyman_n and_o barbarussas_n name_n in_o the_o turk_n acclamation_n they_o disinherit_v they_o have_v receive_v the_o turkish_a 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against_o the_o turk_n in_o 1542._o ferdinand_n 〈◊〉_d spend_v in_o vain_a a_o mass_n of_o treasure_n and_o lose_v the_o opinion_n before_o conceive_v of_o the_o strength_n of_o germany_n polinus_n in_o 1543._o cease_v not_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o solicit_v solyman_n to_o aid_v his_o master_n against_o charles_n in_o italy_n sicily_n and_o spain_n but_o he_o be_v so_o cross_v by_o solyman_n than_o visier_n that_o he_o almost_o despair_v for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o great_a seaman_n envy_v the_o honour_n of_o barbarussa_n protest_v in_o council_n he_o see_v no_o cause_n why_o solyman_n 〈◊〉_d send_v out_o such_o a_o fleet_n but_o to_o serve_v barbarussa_n own_o turn_n but_o solyman_n decree_v according_a to_o his_o promise_n to_o send_v his_o fleet_n to_o the_o french_a king_n by_o barbarussa_n two_o day_n after_o which_o polinus_n be_v 〈◊〉_d by_o rustan_n bassa_n and_o solyman_n the_o eunuch_n for_o it_o be_v their_o master_n pleasure_n both_o joy_v of_o he_o for_o the_o friendship_n confirm_v betwixt_o the_o two_o prince_n so_o after_o divers_a 〈◊〉_d bestow_v on_o he_o and_o his_o chief_a follower_n solyman_n at_o his_o departure_n give_v he_o great_a charge_n of_o his_o navy_n after_o the_o service_n do_v to_o be_v again_o return_v deliver_v he_o letter_n to_o king_n francis_n to_o the_o like_a purpose_n tell_v he_o all_o thing_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d out_o according_a to_o both_o their_o desire_n if_o he_o take_v heed_n that_o charles_n do_v not_o again_o deceive_v he_o with_o the_o motion_n of_o a_o deceitful_a peace_n polinus_n return_v from_o hadrianople_n where_o solyman_n then_o lay_v to_o constantinople_n find_v barbarussa_n ready_a to_o put_v to_o sea_n with_o 110_o galley_n and_o 40_o galliots_n so_o set_v forward_o april_n 28._o 1543_o he_o arrive_v first_o at_o caristius_n in_o euboea_n thence_o to_o malea_n and_o cast_v by_o contrary_a wind_n into_o lacedaemon_n bay_fw-mi stay_v nine_o day_n ere_o he_o can_v double_v the_o cape_n metapanium_fw-la then_o 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become_v amorous_a of_o one_o of_o the_o captain_n very_o beautiful_a daughter_n enter_v she_o into_o mahometanism_n make_v of_o she_o as_o his_o wife_n bountiful_o entertain_v the_o captain_n as_o his_o father_n in_o law_n who_o come_v to_o see_v she_o at_o hercules_n port_n in_o tuscany_n barbarussa_n come_v to_o ostia_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o tiber_n so_o fright_v they_o of_o rome_n that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o forsake_v the_o city_n have_v not_o polinus_n by_o his_o letter_n to_o rodolph_n pope_n paul_n legate_n in_o the_o city_n in_o part_n stay_v the_o sudden_a tumult_n the_o bishop_n be_v then_o at_o buxetum_fw-la travel_v in_o show_n with_o 〈◊〉_d emperor_n to_o make_v peace_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o french_a but_o secret_o labour_v to_o buy_v of_o he_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d for_o octavius_n his_o kinsman_n charls_n son_n in_o law_n as_o polinus_n comfort_v up_o rodolph_n the_o cardinal_n so_o also_o they_o of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o ostia_n so_o that_o they_o bring_v the_o turk_n 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