Sorancio that he should part immediately from Corfou with Twenty Gallies to relieve Cataro He obeyed without delay and Fortune seconded his Fidelity for the Bassa of Epire seeing no Enemies in Condition to attempt any thing was gone to the remotest Frontiers of the Province with what Troops he had excepting Two Hundred Men appointed for the Guard of this Fort. Sorancio landed Four Thousand and after a gallant Defence made by the Garrison who were all put to the Sword took the Fort which he eas'd having first carryed away the Canon and thus the Catarians being delivered recovered the Liberty of the Sea. This Vigorous Action was performed in the year 1572. After the Return of Don John of Austria with his Fleet into Sicily the Venetians made very great Complaints against the Spaniards beseeching him to oblige all the Consederates to labour unanimously for the Defence of Christendom and to support the Interest of the Common-Cause with more Vigour than they had hitherto shewn They at the same time represented to his Holyness that 't was in vain to agree upon the Condition of a Treaty and confirm it afterwards by Solemn Oaths if instead of punctually executing it every one should either as his Caprichio or Interest might incline him presume to explain it to his own Advantage That 't was expresly agreed the Fleets should be ready to sail into Greece at the beginning of every Spring and yet the Confederates were scarce by the end of the Summer got to the Enemies in order to fight that having only shewed the Infidels the number of their Vessels they retired without daring to attempt any thing That but by staying a little longer at Sea they might easily have ruin'd the Ottoman Fleet and driven the Barbarians out of the Mediterranean That Don John usurpt to himself all the Authority contrary to an Article of the League which shares it equally betwixt the Three Generals That not content with having the sole Decision of Matters when he commanded in Person he pretended also to have the same Obedience paid to his Orders in his absence That these Contraventions were insupportable and that the Republick was in fine weary of bearing them They had private Conferences with Gregory at which they enlarged upon every one of these Grievances In the first Assembly of the Cardinals and Ministers held by the Pope touching the Affairs of the League Paulo Tipoli insisted very much on the Expedition into the Morea he demanded that they should set forth much earlier than they had done the two last Campaigns and that an hundred new Gallies should be added to the Fleet and in effect there was very great apparence the Turks would the next Summer be exceeding strong considering the news they received of the Preparations making at Constantinople for the setting forth a very great Fleet besides that 't was a piece of Policy in the Venetians to spread abroad these Reports as being advantagious to them whether they would conclude a Peace or carry on a War. Tipoli proposed further that an hundred Sayl should be chosen out of all the Christian Fleet to go as soon as the Sea should be Navigable and ravage the Grand Seigniors Territories take as many Slaves as they could and at the same time secure the Venetian Isles from the like Insult That a new Adress should be made to the Emperor and whatever he should desire promis'd him to engage him in the League That Application should be also made to the Kings of France and Portugal That Embassadors should be sent to the great Duke of Muscovy and the King of Persia the Polonians being then busied about a new King In fine that all Potentates and all Christian Nations should be incited to take Arms against their Common Enemy All these things were granted Tipoli and 't was resolved that the Confederate Princes should be requested to give their Agents sufficient Power to the end the Consulations might not be delayed The Cardinals afterwards proposed that the Confederates should by the same Treaty engage to have all the same Friends and the same Enemies The Spaniards who found their Advantage in this new Article willingly accepted it but the Venetian Embassadour absolutely rejected it saying That the Republick would not enter into any new Engagements and that this would put back many who had promised to sign the League Tipoli seeing them propose Innovations demanded that the common Expences of the War should be examin'd His Holyness had been long importun'd about it but discouraged by the Subtilty of the Spaniards and the over exact Reckoning of the Venetians had still put off so difficult an Account The Venetians affirmed that they were near Three Milions of Livers aforehand and pretended to be re-imburst what they were out above the share they were obliged to the Spaniards asserting the contrary the Pope could not moderate the difference because it was to be begun by making an Estimate of all the Venetians had furnisht out from the beginning of the War. However 't was apparent through these Difficulties that the Republick had expended more than his Contribution The Pope ordered that till their accounts could be more exactly stated the King of Spain should pay the Venetians Threescore and Two Thousand Crowns of Gold for the Corn they had procured of the Neapolitan Merchants amounting to that Sum and this expedient quieted for a time this Contention Then they treated about the Management of the next Campaign The Spaniards who always endeavour'd to carry the War into Africk requested that the Rendezvous of the Fleet might be appoinred at Otranto but Tipoli opposed it representing how urgent a necessity there was of preventing at the beginning of the Spring the Infidels Attempts who would attack the Islands and amongst the rest Gandy if the Chirstians were not strong enough to hinder them The Spaniards insisted no farther on it and 't was agreed that the Confederate Fleet should be compos'd of three hundred Galleys and meet at Corfou The Spaniards then propos'd that the Venetians who were nearer the Rendezvous and much better provided of Gallies than the rest of the Allies should set forth some for the King of Spain which his Catholick Majesty should at his own charge maintain But on the Republicks behalf 't was answered that 't was not just they who were scarce able to bear their own part of the Burden should be loaded with anothers That so Potent a Prince as the King of Spain who was Master of so many Coasts Maritime Places and Ports could not but have supernumerary Vessels and that not having yet reimburst the Venetians what they had advanced 't was not reasonable for him to engage them in new Expences And to prevent the Spaniards making any farther Reply they said the Catholick King ought not to reckon in the number of his Gallies the Four that were set forth by the State of Genoa nor as many more added by the Knights of Malta since they came Voluntarily to the
shewing him that the Issue of this Quarrel might prove prejudicial to him in the present Conjuncture and explained so clearly the Reasons of it as softned him in some measure and engaged him to send one to Rome to agree on some Expedient which might suit the Interest of both Parties yet without violating the Popes Decree This business might have been perfectly ended had not the Legat been obliged to pass over with all Speed into Poland earnestly to oppose the secret Design of that King which was to put away his Wife Maximilian's Sister and Espouse a Gentlewoman of an ordinary Family with whom he was extreamly in Love. The Venetians had already tryed the Emperours Inclinations by their Embassadour James Sorancio who having discovered the Sentiments of his Imperial Majesties Ministers found them not at all inclinable to the League and when he propos'd it to Maximilian he replyed That when the Truce made between him and Selim was expired he would then consider the Conditions offered by the Confederates but whatsoever Instances Sorancio made him to know these Conditions the Emperour would never talk further about it Although this Prince was willing the War should last yet he was fearful of entring into an Affair whose Success was doubtful The Weakness of his Body rendring also his mind less disposed to great Enterprises Thinking himself unable to bear so heavy a Burden nor of sufficient Credit amongst the Princes of the Empire who are as much afraid of the Encroachments of their own Emperour as of the Invasion of the Turks He likewise mistrusted the Constancy of the Venetians who perhaps would leave him engaged in the Heat of the War exposed to the common Enemies resentments besides being taught by his own experience that several Armies joined together was but a Body of an ill Composition whose efforts by reason of its dis-union could not atchieve any great Matters The King of Spain whose Duty 't was to draw him into the League did all he could under-hand to hinder it so that the movements of the Imperial Court were meer Mysteries and Dissimulations The Spanish Embassador publickly solicited Maximilian to engage in the League assuring him of his Masters Concurrent Assistance to the utmost of Power so that the Emperor resolving to manage himself after the best manner that he might not disoblige the Pope nor Republick gave all outward Signs of his readiness to comply with the Confederates Affairs being in this disposition when Commendon came to Vienna he gave Maximilian to understand his Charge was not so much to perswade him to joyn with the Holy See the King of Spain and the Venetians against the Ottoman Empire as to assure him that if he would diligently Arm himself he should receive from the Soveraign Prelat whatsoever a Dutiful Son can expect from the Tenderness of an Indulgent Father That the deplorable state of Christendom call'd aloud for his earnest Assistance That the Pope alarm'd at the Miseries of Europe had hitherto used fruitless endeavours to pacifie the Quarrels and end the differences of Christian Princes and at his coming to the Pontificat sent up Fervent Prayers to God for the defence of his Church against its greatest Enemy That his Petitions would have been undoubtedly heard had not the Christians themselves labour'd at their own Destruction That they were set upon by a Prince puffed up with Pride and Vain Glory wallowing in Lust and Idleness yet designed no less than the Invasion of all Italy having first taken the Kingdom of Cyprus from the Venetians Tho' the Pope was perswaded God permitted this Barbarian to form these great Projects only to re-unite Christians and remember them of their Duty That the Victory was certain from a due Preparation for War by united Forces That his Imperial Majesty would be more advantag'd by the Defeat of the Musulmen than any other Christian Prince That having the Honour of Precedency before all other Christian Princes this obliged him to a more singular forwardness his Place Empowring him more particularly to exhort Europe to a common Defence in case of a Vacant See That he would not trouble him with the remembrance of the losses which the Infidels made his Father Ferdinand suffer nor those he had under went himself That the Infidels setting on the Christian Princes during their Dis-union found an Infallible means to ruine them one after another That all the Advantages they obtained over them sprang from their Mis-understandings each of them shutting his Eyes at anothers Misfortunes found himself at last insensibly overwhelmed in the Ruine of his Neighbour That the Christian Princes had not hitherto bin in a Capacity of attacking the Infidels both by Sea and Land That the Turks usually invaded Hungary when they undertook nothing against the Venetians on the Mediterranean and on the contrary left Germany at rest when they invaded the Maritine Countries of the Republick That if his Imperial Majesty would joyn his Forces to the Confederates as well for his own Interest as the Signiories they might with such a considerable Army exterminate the Turkish Nation or at least subdue its Pride and curb its continual encroachments considering the Christian Fleet would consist of Two Hundred and Fifty Gallies and consequently will be far stronger than the Turks being Manned with Sixty Thousand Foot and Five Thousand Horse so that the Emperour assisted by the Forces of Germany might surprize the Enemy in Hungary lying open without defence he might possess himself of it in one Campaign and extend his Conquest as far as Thrace and strike Constantinople with the Terrour of his Arms That the Confederates and all other Christian Princes would favour this Enterprize and the Poles who are a Valiant People and so Strong in Horse would espouse the common Cause at the Popes first entreaty The Legat concluded his discourse with reminding the Emperor that if he let slip this favourable opportunity which seem'd to be offer'd by Heaven it self it must be thought the Divine Wrath has blinded the Eyes and hardned the Hearts of the Christians The Emperor gave a fair hearing to Commendon's Discourse but wanting Courage and Prudence to declare himself for the League he required further time for Consideration and then returned Answer in Writing He acknowledged no Prince more interess'd than himself in the Destruction of the Ottoman Empire so that he must passionately desire it receiving such continual Alarms from their Neighbourhood but he could not exercise any Act of Hostility against so Potent an Enemy with whom he had lately made a Truce the observation of which was confirmed by Oath That his being more exposed to the Injustice of these Barbarians he must be forced on other measures than the rest of the Confederates and would therefore see first what the King of Poland would do and the other Christian Princes who had not yet declared themselves The Legat answered this Method was exactly contrary to that which ought to be taken inasmuch as those
sure of a Rising Ground near the Bourg in which they had passed over the Night and whence they dislodged at the first news of his March. Malateste pillaged and burnt this Village enraged that he had mist his blow But the Infidels who sent at the same time for Assistance in all the Neighbouring Parts depending on the Grand Signior speedily gathered a considerable Body charged Malateste from a higher part of the rising ground of which he had possessed himself rowled down great Stones on his Men and over-whelmed them in a Tempest of Darts and Arrows This Surprize together with the disadvantagiousness of the place having discomfited them Malateste used his utmost endeavours to make them keep some order and opposing the Enemy alone with too great boldness had his Thigh broke with the blow of a Stone and was made Prisoner The Turks carryed him to Constantinople where he could not obtain his Liberty till after two years Slavery and then was released at the Intercession of the King of France This Misfortune ruined the Affairs of the Venetians in Epirus and the Turks alarm'd at the danger with which Scutari had been threatned and Revolt of some of the Neighbouring People sent a considerable Army of Horse and Foot under the Command of Achomat to keep this Province in its Duty This Bassa drove the Epirots out of the Field who had taken part with the Republick and forced them after several Combats to shut themselves up in Dulcino where Achomat besieged them with his whole Army He batter'd the place several days with his Cannon threw down the Walls and gave divers Assaults whence his People were continually repulsed by the vigorous resistance of the Besieged who seconded the Scituation of the place 'T was a Scraggy Rock surrounded by the Sea except a space of Land which serves for an Avenue and which part was the most strongly fortified Caracossa having taken thirteen Gallies approached Dulcino to acquaint the Inhabitants that they were no less in danger from the Sea than the Land. This threatning so dismayed them that they had set open their Gates to the Infidels had not Tipoly and Soranio obliged Sciara and Martinengo Malateste's Successors to get into the place with a Reinforcement of Five Hundred Men which he had led to Cataro Martinengo no sooner understood the ill condition of the place but sent word to the Senate he would leave it if he were not succour'd in three days Perteau who left Supoto arrived hereupon with all the Ottoman Army so that the Besieged having no hope of Assistance surrendred on condition the Citizens should only take an Oath of Fidelity to the Grand Signior and the Garrison march out with their Arms and Baggage But this Treaty was executed according to the usual Faith of these Barbarians For Achomat taking it ill the place should be yielded to Perteau and not to him who first besieged it when he was entred fell to Plundring it Perteau who was no more exact to his Word laid all the Soldiers in Chains excepting Martinengo Venieri Podestat of the Town and some Officers whom he permitted to depart having first taken away their Arms and Equipage Dolcino being taken and sackt the Barbarian's Fleet went to cast Anchor over against Antivari a City built on a rising ground in the midst of a Plain within Three Miles of the Sea sufficiently fortified by its natural Situation as well as Walls The Valour and good Disposition of the Inhabitants would have defended the place better than its Garrison But Emiliani and Donai who were to sustain the Siege were so much at variance that they made use of their Authority to deliver it to the Conqueror the Effects of whose Perfidiousness was sufficiently felt by the People and Garrison The Soldiers were put to the Chain and as many Citizens as were found retiring with their Goods according to the Articles of the Treaty were taken and sold for Slaves Perteau caused the Archbishop of the place to be cruelly murthered a Person whose Singular Piety cannot be sufficiently commended He permitted the two Traytors to retire where they pleased But they bannisht and secured themselves by a Voluntary Exiâ—e from the Punishment due to so infamous an Action The Bassa left a moderate Garrison in the place at his departure and rased the Castle of Pisani down to the Ground He dealt in like manner with the Town of Budua which its Inhabitants had deserted and afterwards returned to his former post to retake Cataro He had sent an Epirot taken Prisoner at Dulcino whom he used as his Kinsman being both of of the same Country to exhort the Governour to Surrender He was enjoined to assure him that in case he yielded to his desires the Garrison should march out with their Baggage and the Inhabitants enjoy an entire freedom from all Impositions but if they designed to hold out a Siege they should certainly be put to the Sword. Barbaro for thus was this Epirot Prisoner call'd having offer'd his Proposals in the hearing of the Citizens and Soldiers Salomoni answered in the name of the Town That the Republick having committed to him the keeping of it he would rather perish together with all the Inhabitants than fail in his duty In the mean time Perteau advanced up the Gulph of Cataro thinking the Misfortune of Antivari and Dulcino would dishearten the Catarians and make them comply with his Offers But being informed of their Generous Answer he imagin'd Barbaro had ill acquitted himself of his charge and therefore caused him to be laid in Irons The Fleet continued their Course and cast Anchor under Castel-Novo to deliberate maturely on this important Enterprize The Garrison of this last mentioned place passionately desired the taking of Cataro confidently affirming the Siege could not be either long or difficult But Perteau who mistrusted the Success wisely consider'd he might set himself more back in Selims favour by a disappointment in his Design than he could advance himself in the accomplishing it and therefore declared his chief business was to find out the Christian Fleet and engage 'em and as to the Siege it must be deferred till the next Spring Whilst the Turks remained in this Road Louchali and Caracossa with part of the Gallies went to insult over the Venetian Islands But Cursolari which lay most exposed to danger was preserved by an Adventure worth admiring Antony Balbo its Governour more faint hearted and timerous than a Woman fled the same Night the News came of the arrival of the Turkish Fleet and was followed immediately by the Men Inhabitants Their Wives being left alone in the Town shut the Gates and by the Counsel of a Priest called Antonio Roscono who had endeavour'd to retain the Governour and Citizens they put on the Cloaths and took the Arms of their Husbands mounted the Walls and thus stood in the posture of People resolutely determin'd on a Couragious Defence This Stratagem was seconded by a Singular Accident for
though the King had made them both promise him to keep quiet till his Majesties Return to Paris there was yet great likelyhood that the Duke of Guise attempted to destroy him Those that suspected the Queen said the Admirals Fortune and Authority created a Jealousie in this Princess That she began to fear a Man she had raised too high That she despair'd of re-setling Quiet in the State during the Life of so redoubted an Enemy and that beside the miserable Condition of the Kingdom the Murthers Battels and Perils her self and Children had been exposed to all which she laid to his Charge she yet fuâ—ther mortally hated him because of the shameful Discourses with which he blemisht her Honour That since she could neither punish him by Law noâ— Force he had recourse to Stratagem That she was as skilful in these sort of Intrigues as he could be That she had drawn him and the chief of his Party to Paris on the occasion of her Daughters Marriage the more securely to destroy him That he had been lur'd to Court by the Project of the Low-Gountry War and the fair shews of Confidence and Esteem That she had consequently pressed the young Duke of Guise to revenge on him his Fathers Murther to which this Prince was too much inclin'd having only refus'd to do it for fear of displeasing the King and losing the Friendship of the Nobility who would after this Action have look'd upon him as a Man without Honour or Faith That the Queen had eas'd him of this Scruple by representing to him that he would do a signal Service to the State in exterminating its most formidable Enemy That 't was the greatest Sign of Fidelity he could shew the King And in fine that the Duke of Guise engaged not in it till he had first got an Order written and signed by the Princesses own Hands But whether it was the Queen or the Duke of Guise or neither of them that were the Authors of this Enterprize the Admiral was no sooner carryed into his House but the Hugonots ran thither in Crouds filling the Town with Complaints and Murmurs They had the Confidence to accuse the King as well as the Duke publishing that none ' durst have committed such an Attempt without his Majesties Protection and yet the Queen had so carefully concealed it from him that he knew nothing of it till News was brought him of the Accident befaln the Admiral He went presently with the Queen to see him testifying his Displeasure and Sorrow and promising to make an exact Enquiry into it and severely to punish this Assassination He left also his Guards about his House as well for the Honor as Security of his Person but understanding at his Return to the Louvre that the Hugonots suspected him to be privy to it and accordingly were so impudent as to threaten him he fell into a terrible Transport which the Queen Mother who absolutely Govern'd him diligently fomented taking hold of this favourable Moment to make him resolve on a suddain Extirpation of his Rebellious Subjects and ridding himself of an Enemy so much the more dangerous in that he was irreconcilable They were perswaded at Court that as soon as the Hugonot-Lords were departed they would begin a new Rebellion much more Bloody than any of the former and would call in Strangers to their Assistance The Admiral himself could not forbear letting slip some little Menaces when the King comforting him about his Wound told him It was not dangerous I care not answered he coldly for losing the use of a hand for provided I keep my Head I hope all will go well It was said by some that the King held afterwards a Council with the Queen and some of their intimatest Confidents in which 't was resolved no longer to endure these Insolencies but forthwith to dispatch the Hugonots and commit the executing of it to the Duke of Guise and that the King not to awaken their Distrust sent him out of Paris on pretence of some Discontent but he returned according to Agreement the One and Twentieth of August at Night accompanyed by the Duke of Angoulême the Kings natural Brother glad of the opportunity of serving his Master and also to Revenge himself without fear of Punishment But there went at the same time a Report that the Admirals Friends assembled in his House had taken very wicked and detestable Resolutions he having himself by a very pathetical Discourse incited them to rise up in Arms That being all animated by the same Fury they cryed out to go immediately to attack the Louvre and destroy the King the Princes his Brothers and the King of Navarre whose Death they had resolved though he were of their own Religion because the Admiral feared his Wit and Courage But whilst he loses time in being too curious to take his Measures he delivers himself up to his ill Fortune and the King informed of his Practises hastens the Punishment of the Rebellion Some endeavour'd to make it be believed that this Conspiracy was a Story invented by the Queen Mother who foreseeing the Horror the destruction of the Hugonots would cause endeavoured by these Calumnious Reports to mitigate the Peoples Indignation However it was the Duke of Guise about one of the Clock in the Morning forc't open the Admirals House A young German Gentleman who had been bred a Page with the Dukes Father and was ambitious of the Honor to give him the first Blow entred his Chamber The Admiral rising out of his Bed conjur'd him to have Respect to his old Age and his Infirmities and grant him his Life But the German reproaching him with Treason and Apostasie mortally wounded him and caused him to be thrown out at Window to the Duke of Guise who guarded the entrance into the House 'T is said Coligny fell down as dead but hearing the Duke of Guise calling to have him thrown out he made some resistance against those that went to take him up and cast him forth into the Street desiring them to let him dye in quiet whereupon they dispatcht him The Rabble vomiting out a Thousand Curses against him dragg'd him for some time in the Dirt they tore him asunder and filled the Town with pieces of his Body A young Parisian cut off his Head and carryed it on a long Pole into all the Publick Places and the Trunk of his Body was hung up by the Feet on the common Gallows Thus ended Gaspar de Coligni Admiral of France who was raised to so great a Fortune that his Court was no less than the King 's He made himself redoubted by France and Spain and though he made not War upon King Philip he created him Trouble enough by stirring up the Low Countries and Germany and under-hand protecting the Prince of Orange He often imposed on the King his Master a Necessity of making Peace and War but what renders his Memory most durable is that having been twice taken Prisoner by the
outrag'd and their very Name was for several days abhorred at Rome The King of Spain's Ministers who had the greatest Reason to be displeased shewed nevertheless far more Moderation than the Popes Subjects His Holiness desiring to blacken the Venetians and render them still more culpable represented in full Consistory that when the Emperor was at his Request in fine about to declare War against the Infidels when the King of Portugal had assured him by his Embassadors that he would enter into the League when he hop'd on certain Conditions to break the Alliance between France and the Port when to compleat their Felicity he had certain Advice that the new King of Persia the declar'd Enemy of the Ottomans was setting on Foot a great Army to invade Turkie and when the Christians had conceived the greatest Hopes Imaginable to break their Chains and exterminate their common Adversary the Veneâ—ians had overthrown all these great Designs by perfidiously making a shameful Peace with these Barbarians He then inveighed very much against them treating them as perjur'd Traitors and revoking all the Graces his Predecessors had granted them in consideration of this War. He even enjoin'd them to restore the Money they had levyed on certain Benifices to which they immediately paid an exact Obedience He forbad all the Subjects of the Holy See to engage without his Leave in the Service of the Repulick shut up the Granaries of Puglia and Marca di Ancona and did them several other Displeasures which though apparently very grievous were much less terrible than what the Senate expected from the publick Indignation and the Wrath of a Soveraign Prelate who might strike them with all the Thunders of Excommunication The Venetian Embassadour who saw that Gregory affected to appear much severer than he naturally was feared lest in the first motions of his Choler he might carry things to the utmost Extremities but his Holiness breaking forth only in Reproaches and Menaces he procur'd the Venetian Cardinals to intercede with him They besought him to consider that the Destruction of the Commonwealth would be no less prejudicial to the Holy See than the aggrandising of a Foreign Power which already threatned all its Neighbours that their Ruine would be fatal to all Italy and draw with it that of the Ecclesiastical State. Tipoli observ'd that these Reasons had already made some Impression on the Popes Mind He did his endeavour to obtain an Audience but Gregory still refus'd to give him any telling those that sollicited it He would not receive the excuses of the Venetians but in the presence of the Sacred Colledge and other Witnesses of the Treaty which they had so basely violated In the mean time his Anger by little and little abated and Tipoli knowing that he used a great deal of Violence on himself to pass for an inflexible Man proposed to the Senate the sending an extraordinary Embassadour to Rome not doubting but so unusual a Proceeding might find some favour with him The Senate approved of this Expedient and Nicholas Ponti who was Fourscore years of Age was chosen for this Embassie He departed immediately and arrived sooner at Rome than his Old Age seem'd to permit him He found the Pope resolute not to give him Audience any where but in the Consistory In the mean time some of the Principal Cardinals obtained of the Pope that he should be receiv'd in the same manner as the other Embassadours were Ponti with a great deal of Clearness and Eloquence laid open the Reasons and Motives which obliged the Republick to make their Accommodation with Selim. Gregory heard him quietly and appear'd so much the more satisfied with his Discourse as he flatter'd himself at the sight of this venerable Old Man who was Ten years older than His Holyness That he might live yet several years and this agreeable Thought contributed not a little to the Satisfaction which the Venetians receiv'd in this Audience The Pope complained only of their making a Peace without acquainting him with their Intention and dismiss'd the Embassadour with Testimonies of a perfect Reconciliation Ponti visited all the Cardinals apart confirming to them what he had said in publick to his Holiness and leaving Tipoli in the Functions of his Employ returned to Venice to give an account of the happy Success of his Voyage FINIS THE INDEX A ABraham his Descent p. 47. Sent in quality of an Embassador to Venice ibid. He enters Venice 52. Acangii what they are 94. Achomat made Governour of Epire. 184. He envies Perteau the Honour of the Surrender of Dulcino ibid. His Drunkenness 16. Actium its War compared with that of Cyprus 5. Aegyptians Masters of Cyprus 251. Aiton King of Armenia 6. Albert Scotto who he was 96. Kill'd 99. Alexander Farnese the Duke of Parma's Son slain and by whom 160. Alexander Donati through his Ambition loses the opportunity of taking Scutari 180 181. He voluntarily goes into Exile and why 184. Alexandrinus the Cardinal sent Legate to Spain and Portugal 155. His Speech to King Philip. ibid. His Exhortation to Don Sebastian King of Portugal 156. He goes to France 158. His return to Rome and his reception 160. Alvarez Basano General of the Neapolitan Gallies 69. Amaury made King of Cyprus by the Pope 6. D'Amboise the Admiral slain 357. Amurah Seilim's Son's Character 20. Amuti Embassadour from the Grand Seignier to France stopt by the Venetians 137. Andimes a Region in Cyprus 2. Andrew Doria 65. He differs with Mark Antony Colonni Pompey Colonni and Alvarez Basano about succouring Cyprus 69. Suspected by the Venetians 71. He rivals Colonni 72. Falls out with him 115 116. Carries his Gallies to Sicily and goes himself for Spain 116. His Skill in Sea Affairs 147. He contends for Honour with Louchali ibid. Angelus Soriano 119. His Valour 312. Antivari deliver'd to the Turks 184. Antonio Roscono his Stratagem to prevent the taking Cursolari 186. Antony Canali 66. He is for going to succour Cyprus 67. Arabians fall from the Turks 44. Ascaneus Corneo a Councellour of the House of Austria 218. Astor Baglioni Commander of a Garrison 74. Governour of Famagusta 77. His Courage 79. Nicosia desires his Assistance 100. Not suffer'd to depart from Famagusta 101. Kills 3000 Turks 195. Blows up 3000 at the Siege of Famagusta 102. Makes a Sally out upon the Turks and worsts them taking a Standard 203. His Death 211. Augustin Barbarigo joint Commander of the Navy with Sebastian Venieri 123. Slain and how 252. His dying Words ibid. He was the first that charged and the first that routed the Enemy 253. Augustus King of Poland seeks for a Divorce 171. Reprov'd by Cardinal Commendon ibid. The Queen dies 172. The King dies ibid. 173. Henry Duke of Anjou Brother to Charles the 9th King of France 173. B Baglioni his Valour and Conduct at the Siege of Famagusta 202. Kill'd how and by whom 211. Bajazet Soliman's Son betray'd by the King of Persia is kill'd by his Father 15 16.
Selim becoming sedate and repenting his severe Treatment of the Prime Officer in his Empire to whose Fidelity he had openly professed he owed his Establishment by way of Reparation told him in soft terms That 't was to no purpose to endeavour to disswade him from a Design which he was fully resolved on and therefore he required only of him to order the Preparations for this War according to the Place he exercised under him Mahomet being strangely mortified and fearing moreover the ill Offices which his Enemies had done him endeavoured only to re establish himself in his Masters Favour by the diligence he used in his Preparations for this Enterprize and advised the Grand Signior to keep it Secret assuring him he would so order the Matter that the Venetians should be surprized and their Isle conquered before they were in a capacity to defend it Mahomet the better to deceive them imparted to the Venetian Ambassador as a Secret that the Sultan was setting forth a great Fleet against the King of Spain He built several Vessels to transport the Army and listed great numbers of Sea men made Provision of Arms Victuals and Money and at the same time ordered the Bassa's of Greece and Anatolia to get their Horse and Foot in a readiness to be at the place of Rendezvouz appointed by his Highness giving out to all Persons that this Armado was designed against the Spaniards and those of Arabia who had it seems lately rebell'd He assigned this Army to meet at a Sea-port Town of Cilicia called Finicia Mark Anthony Barbaro then Ambassador to the Republick at Constantinople who spared neither his Money nor his Person to discover the secret Designs of the Visier had learnt the real intent of these Preparations Whereupon he sent word to the Senate to take care of the Isle of Cyprus advising them to send Forces thither immediately without which the Turks would soon become Masters of the Place giving them likewise a full Account of whatsoever he had observed and that the Prime Visier had sent for him to assure him there were no Designs on their parts against the Republick the Grand Signior resolving to keep the Peace made Thirty years since in the time of Solyman his Father The Fleet putting out to Sea being intended for the Assistance of the Moors who had taken up Arms in Spain to maintain their Liberties and Religion against the Tyranny of King Philip and might therefore assure the Senate from him that they needed not to be alarm'd and save the Charge of setting out a Fleet but that they ought not to trust to his Word whose drift it was as far as he could perceive to hinder the sending of an Italian Garrison to the Island knowing the Cypriots were not able of themselves to resist the first Attack of the Turkish Army That they would do well therefore to put the Place in a posture of Defence before the War was declared seeing the Reports as touching Spain for which they levy'd Souldiers in Sicily and the Neighbouring Parts of Cyprus was too gross an Artifice for one not to see through it Mahomet stopt most of those Couriers in the way which Barbaro dispatch'd to Venice so that the War broke out before the Venetians amused by the false News of the Enterprize against Spain could send them any Forces to defend the Island But all things breathing War at Constantinople and the neighbouring Provinces and it being impossible to hide any longer the Grand Signior's real Design the Chief Visier sent therefore for their Ambassador to tell him his Highness intended to take Possession of the Kingdom of Cyprus as having a just and ancient Right to that Crown That this State served only for a Haven to Corsary's and Enemies to the Ottoman Empire But if they would surrender it by fair means the Peace and Agreement should continue Whereas on the other hand should they make the least shew of Resistance against the Emperor's Will and oblige him to seize on it by force he could not pass his Word for his Moderation and resting satisfied with this Conquest After this Discourse made in the Name of the Sultan Mahomet spoke of his own Head to Barbaro and counsell'd him as a Friend to try how far he could prevail with the Senate to gratifie Selim seeing 't was impossible they could hold it out long against so formidable a Strength it being to be feared lest their Endeavours to preserve a Country so far distant should expose the whole State to a manifest danger This seemed rather a Declaration of War to the Venetian Ambassador than a telling him they intended such a thing and he seeing no likelyhood of averting the Tempest which had so suddenly gathered he sought only to gain time that the Venetians might make some Preparations And to this end he used great Instances with Mahomet to oblige him to shew the Grand Signior That the Republick had ever faithfully kept the Treaties of Peace never failing in the least respect to his Highness Remembring him also the Almighty had ever punish'd those who violated the publick Faith and solemn Oaths He in fine assured the Visier that if he rendred this good Office to the Signiory the Republick would not fail to make Acknowledgments suitable to the greatness of the Benefit Mahomet answer'd him he would not do well to cherish the least Thought of continuing the Peace on any other condition than that of surrendring the Isle of Cyprus and thereupon Barbaro who sought only for Delays desired before any Acts of Hostility broke out that some person might be sent from the Grand Signior to Venice to see whether the Senate could not find some other means to satisfie him without breaking the Peace whose Treaty should be executed on both sides to prevent any Scuffle on the Frontiers of the two States which might perhaps produce an open Rupture 'T is certain Selim had some cause of Complaint against the Venetians but it was not of that weight as to excuse the troubling of all Christendom for it Mahomet easily comprehended the Ambassador's Design and what he required no ways hindring his Preparations which he advanced during the Winter and it looking better for Selim to declare War against the Senate before he sent an Army into the Field he promis'd to send Notice of it hoping the Venetians on serious consideration would sacrifice the Isle of Cyprus to the Good and Quiet of their State which obtained he might employ these Forces in the so much mentioned Enterprize against the King of Spain He chose one Abraham to declare the War to Venice the same that was sent thither some years before to renew the Treaty He was a Polonian born of the House of the Strassis a Family considerable enough in the Province of Russia He lost his Liberty from his Infancy and becoming Turk follow'd the Military Profession and was made a kind of Knight at Arms. The Knowledge he had of the most usual Tongues
of Supoto a City garrison'd by the Turks assuring this Place would be no sooner taken but the greatest part of the Epirots would declare themselves in favour of the Venetians Venieri liked the Proposition and all things being regulated by the Mediation of Marmorio General of the Grecian Cavalry in Corfou a man of great Credit amongst the Epirots he took for Hostages some of the Principal of this Nation and made all diligence to get ready Preparatives for the Siege Fifteen hundred Foot with some Horse were immediately transported to the firm Land. The Place altho' situated on a Mountain in the midst of several others and better fortifi'd by Nature than Art was easily invested The Venetian Batteries whence the Cannon plaid did no great Execution Marmario who had the ordering of it desiring to take from the Besieged all hope of Relief possessed himself of those high Grounds which commanded the Place and such parts by means of which they might have Communication with the Country He pick'd out for this Design the most resolute mongst the Epirots who made themselves Masters of this Post after a fierce Combat in which the Besieged were repulsed to their Gates The Turks fired several times their Cannon from their Walls but having not any expert Gunners amongst them they burst two of their greatest Pieces by over charging them which set fire on all their Powder This Accident together with the Belief that the Army of the Besieged was greater than indeed it was and that all Epirus had revolted hindred them not from defending themselves out of a desperate Obstinacy Venieri intending to profit by this Error dispos'd all things for a general Assault the next Morning The Infidels having notice of this Attack stole away privately out of the Town in the Night excepting a few who preferring a glorious Death to a shameful Flight were put to the Sword in sustaining the Fury of the Assailants The Fugitives were pursued and made Prisoners by the Epirots who knew the ways of the Country Venieri having left a Garrison in the Place the Government of which committing to Marmorio he returned himself to Corfou proud of his good Success Zani arrived there in the beginning of the Summer having tarried long at Zara in expectation of the Arrival of the Fleet to which were to be joyn'd the King of Spain's and the Pope's He judged it not fitting to set out to Sea without a considerable Assistance having Order from the Senate to sayl to Cyprus and fight the Enemy assoon as the Confederates should joyn him 'T was generally believed that had he parted immediately after Colonni was arrived with the Pope's Galleys without staying for the King of Spain's and made directly for Cyprus the Place might have been preserved Quirini joyn'd him at the same time with twenty five Galleys of Candia and took in his passage a Castle in the Morea defended by the Infidels whence he drew out twenty Pieces of Cannon Zani not willing to lose time at Corfou sent Sforza Palavicinus General of the Land-Army with forty Gallies to besiege Margariti a City of Epirus which was kept by a strong Garrison by reason of the Importance and Commodiousness of the Place Sforza Landed five thousand Men but drawing near the Town whether he feared the Enemies Horse might fall too fiercely on him or finding the Enterprize on a second view too dangerous he put his Men on Board again without daring to stay for the Turks aliedging for his Excuse That he did not believe the Place to be so far distant from the Sea He afterwards sent to Zani for new Orders who enjoyned him to call a Council of War in which it was determined to abide by this Siege it being not for the Honour of the Republick to draw back He desired the Officers of the Fleet to provide him with Cannon for Battery which they willingly undertook tho' their Carriage was extream difficult But Palavacinus's Courage again failing him shewed them that this Expedition would prove more dangerous than profitable and thereupon embark'd himself and his Men Altho' this General to regain his Honour earnestly desired Peâ—mission to return again the third time but with more Men yet it was not thought fitting to hazard a third Trial so that nothing was more undertaken all the while the Fleet remained at Corfou In the mean time this great Army having spent most of the Summer in the Ports by the neglect of the Commanders the Sea-men living in Gormandizing and Idleness fell into a contagious Distemper with which also the Souldiers were as greatly afflicted This Sickness encreasing carried away great Numbers so that Zani supposing Exercise and change of Ayr would in some sort cure them set Sayl for Candia But whether their Provisions were already corrupted or these new rais'd Men not accustomed to the Seas the Sickness encreased to that height that in two days time it cleared a whole Ship and those that were put in their places incurr'd the same Fate Both Souldiers and Sea-men falling one upon another and suffering insupportable Dolors breathed out the last moment of their Lives They were thrown into the Sea assoon as they expired and sometimes before Those that performed this sad Office expected soon to receive the same themselves from other hands and the horror of Death might be plainly read on each man's Face The excessive Heats and Malignity of the Air encreased still the Mortality and when arrived at Candia there were found missing twenty thousand Men. The General much perplexed how to repair this Loss forced the Candiots to find him Sea-men and Souldiers and tho' several were drawn out from the Isles of Zant and Cephalonia and the Providors Quirini and Canali had taken multitudes into Service by the Senate's Order out of Isles belonging to the Infidels yet with all this the Army was scarcely well recruited The Venetians at the beginning of this War had sent to request Assistance from Pope Pius V. who was not over-satisfi'd with the Senate for their frequent Encroachments on the Papal Authority and their Connivance at Heresie and Hereticks which began to spring up in their Chief City Yet did the Interest of Religion threatned by so cruel an Enemy awake the Zeal of this Holy Man and assoon as he understood the Danger to which the Republick lay exposed he assembled the Sacred Colledge imparted this grievous News to the Cardinals and conferred with them touching the means of preventing this dreadful Storm Antony Perennot sirnamed Cardinal Granvil was then at Rome his Father was but a Black-Smith's Son in the Franch County yet a Person whose Virtue was as high as his Birth mean he had introduced himself by his Merit inâ—o favour with Charles the Fifth who employing him in the Government of Affairs in the Low Countreys he had there acquired vast Riches Antony Perennot of whom we speak made use of the Estate his Father left him to get still more under the Reign of Philip the 2d
grievous Odium the Authors of it lay from the People so that they would do well now to prevent the like or a worse Consequence The Matter being submitted to the plurality of Votes some aged Persons were excluded whose Minds being as much weakened as their Bodies might have been troublesom to the Assembly Colonni then seeing his Party the strongest engaged Tipoli to relate the Affair to the Senate This Magistrate being of great Credit in the Assembly was the first that disapproved of the secret Negotiation and that declared himself against the Peace He immediatly represented that in the Deliberations of making an Accommodation with the Grand Signior or concluding against him a League with the Pope and King of Spain the Republick was at liberty to take what Party she pleased That there is no body but will prefer a certain Peace not only to a dissicult and hazardous War but also before the probability of a glorious Victory That any man might see they would exhaust their Treasure and disgust the Allied Towns which supplied them with Sea-men and Slaves That the Pope had more good Will than Power and that the King of Spain failed of his Word But 't was to be examined on the other hand whether it was less advantageous to them to enter into a League and strengthen themselves by that means than to hearken to an Accommodation which could not be effected but on the Sultan's own Terms And whether a shameful Peace granted by an insolent Conqueror might be expected to be lasting and sincere For if they were not satisfied in this Difficulty to what purpose should they continue a Negotiation which would give them fresh occasion of Disquiet and draw on them the Pope's Indignation and Contempt of the Christian Princes That such who were so greatly in Love with Ease as to suffer all things than incur a War would do well to reflect on the Motives which not only Selim's Predecessors had who were Warlike Princes but of Selim himself wrapt up in Softness to violate their Oaths and break Treaties so solemnly sworn Besides the Pride of the Ottoman People appeared plainly in the small Account they made at the Port of the Venetian Militia the Disproportion of the Forces of the Republick with those of the Grand Signior and the small Confidence which the Venetians had in the Succors of the Christian Princes That it then lay upon them to know if after having answered so resolutely the Turkish Envoy they were rather for renouncing their Reputation than be affrighted at the first Noise of Arms and meanly beg their Peace or make a generous Effort and shew these Barbarians that the Republick being sensible of the Indignities offered her wants neither Strength nor Courage and can bring when she pleases the Forces of other Christian States to her Assistance That it was time to undeceive the Infidels false Perswasion of the Venetians being terrified at the only mention of the Ottoman Name That if they now abandoned the Isle of Cyprus to Selim he would demand that of Candia the Year following That supposing no Loss of their Reputation by seeking a Peace yet the Sultan will be sure to impose on them his own Conditions For if before the Losses which the Republick had now suffered he violated the Oaths by declaring a War against them can it be expected he will be more Religious when being become more insolent by the Conquest of a new Kingdom and satisfy'd in the Disunion of Christians he will invade all Italy That they had no Reason to rely any longer on the good Offices of the Prime Visier seeing the Presents and Pensions he had already drawn from the Signiory could not empower him to avert this Tempest from falling on their Heads but on the contrary would have surprized and deceived the Vigilancy of their Resident perswading him his Highness arm'd himself only for the succouring the Mores of Grenado and therefore they were bound in common Prudence not to trust any more an Enemy that came just from betraying them And now this Minister continuing his Perfidiousness would by a feigned Negotiation amuse and abate their Courage retard their Preparations and disturb their Confederacy and surprize them again with a numerous Army That this Artifice would undoubtedly prove successful if they delay'd any longer from joyning with the Pope and King of Spain That Mark Antony Colonni had clearly set before them these Delayes would be certainly expounded to their Disadvantage That it was to be feared Pius V. and King Philip seeing their Preparations broke off by Propositions of Peace displeased at the small Account made of their Assistance would abandon them to their Fears and Confusions and extend their Resentments to the raising up vexatious Affairs to the Republick on the side of Germany and Italy so that they would do well to consider the dreadful Conditions to which they will be reduced the Turks invading them bereft of Auxiliary Forces their own being not in a Readiness to take the Field That their Maritine Countries could not resist the first Onset of their Enemies That the Frontiers of Dalmatia must yield to the same Violence and their Fleet being far weaker than the Ottomans wanted Ports to secure it self being so far from defending so many Christian Provinces that she would be scarcely able to save her self That the Turks might if they were minded come on full Sayl to attack their chief City and then what Confusion would there be What Consternation amongst the People and Citizens What Despair amongst the Allied Towns who could not be reproached with Faint-heartedness nor Ingratitude seeing themselves forsaken and constrained to receive Laws from the Conqueror But what Shame and Infamy will it not be to hear published throughout the World That the Question is the Disputing a Kingdom between the Grand Signior and the Republick but touching the Safety of the Venetians forced to defend their Liberties and their Lives in the Capital City of their Country And for to compleat these Miseries the Christians would reproach them as having drawn down these Misfortunes on themselves and the Infidels would vaunt their subjecting them by surprizing their Credulity That it behooved them to prevent these Misfortunes the Foresight of which struck him with Terror there being only one Remedy which was to conclude the League with all Expedition and joyn the Confederates in the beginning of the Spring to find out the Enemy and fight him That the King of Spain would set out Fourscore Galleys to which will be joyned Twenty others under the Banner of the Holy See. That the Venetian-Army being as numerous as the last Year will be far better supplied with Souldiers and Slaves That if the Senate was for punishing its Commanders for not giving Battel with Sixty Auxiliary Sails they must hold themselves assured of the Victory seeing this Assistance was almost doubled Tripoli willing afterwards to answer the Reasons grounded on the Insincerity of the Spaniards added They would
violence of the Waves This numerous Fleet having weighed Anchor from the Port of Messina at Sun rising after four hours Sayl came to the Prementory of St. John where she râ—de the remaining part of the day and the night following to take in Fresh Water and other Necessaries The next Morning she used no greater diligence the Spaniards still busying themselves in these kind Employs and spending much time therein Venieri who suspected these Amusements shewed a great deal of Impatience Don John having sent him word he took in fresh Water that he might not be obliged to stop any more in his course he in an angry manner returned him answer That his Fleet had bin stored with all things necessary fifteen days ago That time was not to be thus consumed seeing Autumn drew near That 't was a shame they had not yet undertaken any thing against the Infidels who were still Masters of the Seas That he believed him too jealous of his Honour to avoid occasions of obtaining it but he feared his Council were not led by such generous Sentiments This Young Prince awakened by so bold an Answer made a little more hast and came to Corfou after ten days Navigation in which he often met with contrary Winds Paul Ursin being sent out before the Fleet informed the Generals that the Infidels had lately retired from before this Ifle having done what mischief they could in it and that departing from the Gulph of Lara on the fourteenth of September they had sayled to Lepanto The Christian Fleet rode three days before Corfou to refresh themselves and expect some Vessels which were behind Having provided themselves with all necessaries and taken in more Artillery the Council Assembled to deliberate on what was needful to be undertaken The Spaniards and Italians whereof consisted Don Johns Council prepossessed with the secret Intentions of the King of Spain were far from being in the Venetians Sentiments Yet they did not openly declare themselves but appearing uncertain between both sides they were for determining themselves according to the exigency of Affairs with respect to time place and all other Circumstances resolving on nothing but what might be agreeable to his Catholick Majesty They were wholly against the Confederates advancing towards Greece alledging this would be to expose the Army to Winds and Tempests usual in Autumn on those Coasts That they might besiege Supoto Margariti or Castel Novo the taking of which places would be followed by the Conquest of all Epirus That when the Sea became boysterous each might retire into their Ports to return on the next Spring more early to make amends for this years loss Venieri understood well enough that the Spaniards sought out Pretences to let the Summer slip and return into Sicily towards the midst of Autumn as if they had Religiously observed their Engagement though they had not struck a stroke This ancient Commander shewed to the end he might the longer retain them that the Peasants of Candia were revolted That the whole Isle was in a terrrible Consternation so that 't was to be feared lest the Mahometans should make advantage of these Intestine Orders That 't was their Duty to hinder the Attempts which might be made that way it being unreasonable the Republick should set out every year a Fleet without making any Profit for so great an Expence and that he doubted not but the Barbarians Presumption would accept a Combat Colonni more sixt to the Interests of the Pope than Phillip the Second's penetrated into the Spanish Intentions and was for neither of these opinions He maintained the Sedition of Candia was appeased so that this Country needed no Succours That the taking of Supoto or Marguriti was an Enterprize unworthy such an Illustrious Armado That 't was shameful to them to have layn in the Ports of Sicily whilst the Turks ravaged the Isle of Corfou not weighing Anchor till the departure of the Ottoman Fleet Such a piteous Conduct as this frustrating the expectations of all Christendom would prove as disadvantagious to them as Honourable and Profitable to the Infidels That they came not surely with such Preparations to behold the Republicks States filled with Murthers Rapines and Devastations That he was in fine for going directly to the Enemies to draw them to an Engagement according to the orders he had received from the Pope to whom the King of Spain and the Venetians had committed the Soveraign Power of this Expedition That their Fleet wearyed and spent with Labour and continual Courses in the last Campaign could not hold out against the Christians which was in its full Vigour and Prime That some Spies reported the Bassa's of the Sea had detached several Gallies imagining the Christians would not attempt any thing at the end of a Campaign That should Fear keep the Barbarians blockt up in their Ports the advantage of curbing their Insolence and encouraging the Christians would at least redound hence That the Tempests of Autumn were needless Terrors and meer Chimera's seeing there was time enough remaining for the effectual execution of what they came out and that in all cases there were good Ports and safe Retreats against the Violence of the Seas Colonni having thus spoke in the Council of War advertised Don John and the Spaniards in private not to discourage the Venetians and thwart them in their way lest they forced them on desperate Councils disadvantagious to the rest of the Confederats That the loss of Cyprus and the Pillage of their other Islands the Vastations of Inland Countries and several of their Gallies which were sunk or lost so greatly dispirited them that unless they were effectually assisted elsewhere they would certainly conclude a Peace with the Conquerours on shameful Conditions for themselves and indeed dishonourable to all Christendom That 't was true the King of Spain hazarded more and gained less than the Venetians in a Combat But the King of Spains Honour was as much concerned as the Venetians Safety The Opinion which the Spaniards had that the Ottoman Fleet would avoid meeting them made them enter into Colonni's Sentiment The Chief Officers were the more perswaded of this by a Bark arriving from Zant which brought News that Sixty Turkish Sayl had steered their Course towards Modon The greatest part of the Officers extreamly rejoyced at this News prepared to follow them and disposed their Men to fight although they expected to find the Enemy in a posture of defence The Fleet having set Sayl the first of October were driven by a violent Wind which obliged them to drop Anchor and ride before Gomenize two days Don John and the two other Generals made an exact view of all their Troops in expectation of a more particular account of the Turkish Fleet. Giles d'Andrade a Spaniard who was sent together with Cantareni and Malipieri each on his Gally to discover the number and posture of the Enemy reported they had seen Sixty Sayl making towards the Levant without knowing
taken of the Expence they had been already at pretended that they were much more Money out than they were oblig'd to by the Treaty and demanded to be re-imburst The Pope all whose Cares were employed upon this Holy Expedition fear'd the too exact Charge of the Venetians and the too subtile Discharge of the Spaniards and to hinder their Contests about the past from prejudicing the present Affairs forbad the examining any of them till they had agreed with what number of Troops and on what part of the Mahometan Countries the War should be carryed on in the Spring As soon as they had submitted to his Holynesses Sentiment the Venetians propos'd that Greece should be attackt by all the Confederate Land and Sea Forces These Troops together made a Body of Fifty Thousand Foot and Four Thousand Five Hundred Horse not counting the Militia of the Fleet consisting of Two Hundred Gallies and an Hundred Vessels of Burden laden with Victuals and Ammunition The Emperor was thereupon to be furnisht with the Troops which Cardinal Commendon had promised him to engage him in the League and put him in condition to attack Hungary And in case Maximilian was not sure to put himself in the Field the Army must take the way of Macedonia through the Provinces of Illyrium and Epirus for to enter into the Enemies Country The Turks were too much weakned to resist such great Efforts and 't was hop'd they might be driven out of Europe Repose restor'd to Italy for ever and all Christendom secured The Spaniards continued obstinate in their first opinion of keeping on the Defensive endeavouring by that means to ruine the Venetian Fleet and make advantage of the War by carrying it on the Coasts of Africk Not daring openly to maintain this Proposition for Fear of drawing on themselves the publick Hatred and knowing that the Emperour would keep a Neutrality they pretended there could not any attempt be made on the Sea Coasts unless he attackt Hungary a great Diversion on that side being necessary to hinder the Turks upon the Mediterranean from sending speedy Relief to any Maritime place the Christians should assault without which their Efforts would not only be useless but also dangerous That it was therefore added they more fit in expecting the Emperors Declaration to keep two Hundred Gallies in good Condition and ready to act and surprize the Enemy according to the occurrence of Affairs and to rid themselves of the trouble of the Vessels of Equipage whose attendance the ablest Sea-Officers had always slighted That with an Hundred and Fifty Soldiers on each Gally they might in a moment land Thirty Thousand Men attack and take many strong places before the Enemy could have time to relieve them That they should no more expect Resolutions from Rome where neither the Condition of Affairs nor situation of Places was known but that all should be left to the Prudence and Fidelity of the Generals by making them absolute Masters of the whole Fleet. They represented farther that in respect to the Generalissimo the Fleet should assemble in Sicily this Isle being moreover able abundantly to furnish all Provisions necessary for so numerous an Army It seem'd that it should be referr'd to the Generals Determinations and the Spaniards who believ'd that Colonni would assert the King their Masters Interest doubted not but that if the Fleet had its Randezvous in Sicily they might soon pass over from the Morea to the Coasts of Mauritania The Venetians formally opposing it with consent of the Cardinals Commissaries the Spaniards explained themselves more openly remonstrating that 't was unjust to have Respect only to the Interests of the Venetians and that the King their Master who contributed most to the Expences of the War should have no part of the Profit That all his Coasts were exposed to be plundred by the Corsairs as if his Catholick Majesty had not any Vessels at Sea or that it cost him nothing towards the maintaining the Confederate Fleet That if the Ports of Africk were once cleansed of these Thieves who had no other Retreat Spain would in acknowledgement of so great a Benefit make new Efforts to assist the Holy League That Italy was not much less exposed to the Incursions of these Pyrates than Spain That this Enterprize was neither long nor difficult there being no Garrison in Algier the best of their Ports which would yield as soon as the Christian Army should appear That they would incontinently after repass into Greece to employ the rest of the Campaign in other Conquests which the Report of taking this important Place would already have prepared That they would in the mean time resolve nothing on their own Head and that they were ready to refer themselves to the Prudence of their Generals who would know how to take their Measures on the present State of Affairs Paul Tipoli Embassadour of the Republick afterwards took up the Discourse and answered That it was in vain to deliberate on things already decided That the Fleets were oblig'd by the Treaty to meet every Year in the beginning of the Spring at Corfou to go and attack the Enemies in Greece That it was no longer to be talkt of leaving to the Generals Discretion what had been regulated by all the Confederates and that 't was contrary to good Sence and Reason to change such just Measures That they ought not to amuse themselves about making Shots out of reach at an Enemy when they might give them Mortal Wounds But suppose continued he that in clearing the Coasts of Africa from Pyrates you restore Repose to Spain and Italy by entirely securing the Maritime Places What Benefit will you get by it if you give the Infidels time to put forth a new Fleet to Sea and see your selves once again exposed to the Perils from which you were but just now miraculously delivered You will then no longer have to deal with the pitiful Boats of Thieves whose Surprizes to avoid is sufficient but you will see the Coast of Sicily and Italy covered with the Enemies Vessels under the Shelter of which the Corsairs will in less time be re-settled in Africk than you will have been in driving them thence When the whole Body is assaulted by some great Distemper we neglect curing the remoter Parts and apply Remedies to the places where the Malady is more dangerous and pressing What will the taking of Algier with the Defeat of the Corsairs signifie to the Reputation of our Arms and the decisive Point of the War which is the Question if we must necessarily attack the Enemy in the Heart of his Dominions For in fine whether we ravage Greece or hinder the Re-establishment of the Ottoman Fleet we shall make our selves without fighting Masters of Africk whereas at present we cannot invade it without abundance of danger and Expence We shall have to do with such as have from their Infancy been bred up to War and that will defend themselves like Mad-Men and
Assistance of Christendom They seemed to make the same Reproach to the Pope in Respect of those sent by the Duke of Savoy and Tuscany that were incorporated into the Fleet of the Holy See. The particular of all these Debates would not deserve a place in this History were it not to shew the Spaniards Insolence and Pride who desiring to have the Advantage in every thing declar'd that this Expedition having been undertaken only in favour of the Venetians the King their Master was no further concerned in it than as having granted them his Protection The Venetians in the mean time pleased themselves with framing Difficulties on the smallest matters purposely to tire out the Pope and all those that medled in this Negotiation But there arose a new Dispute of far greater Consequence An Augmentation of the Gallies had been accorded because of the prodigious Preparations making at Constantinople but the time when they were to meet on the Coasts of Greece was not agreed on The Venetians desir'd they might be ready to fight by the Month of March affirming that the Success of this Campaign depended on their extream Diligence The Spaniards on the contrary required the whole Month of June to put their Fleet in Condition Every one murmur'd against them at Venice when Tipoli gave the Senate advice of this unjust and dangerous Proposition But the Council of Ten secretly rejoiced at it because of the Leisure given them by it to learn from their Embassadour at the Port what hopes there was of Peace and take a Resolutition suitable to the State of their Fortune They acquainted Tipoli with their secret Negotiations at Constantinople giving him order to conclude nothing at Rome to make no Relaxation of the Time by which the Fleets were required to set forth and even to refuse the Augmentation of the Gallies he had himself solicited At his declaring himself in the Assembly about this matter every one mistrusted some Intelligence between the Port and the Commonwealth These Suspicions very much cool'd their Negotiations and matters were extream slowly treated on at Rome The Council of Ten no sooner understood that Tipoli had in Obedience to their Orders perplex'd the Affairs but they commended this Ministers Dexterity as having by his Address put them in the best Condition they could desire but one amongst them rising up said Have a care Gentlemen of alienating the Confederates Minds and breaking with them before you know what to expect from the Port and on what Conditions they will grant you Peace This Discourse obliged the Council to enter into new Deliberations and fearing to see themselves expos'd on every side by being disappointed of a Peace and at the same time breaking the League they sent Orders to Tipoli to regulate the Conditions on which he had shewn himself so difficult These Contests having taken up all the Winter the Pope in fine by his Authority ordained that his Fleet and the King of Spains should meet at Messina by the end of March whence they should immediately depart to join the Venetians at Corfou That they should all sail together into Greece fight the Infidels if they met them by the way and attempt whatever their Generals should judge necessary and advantagious for the Common Cause That the Fleet should be composed of Three Hundred Gallies Forty Vessels and as many Galeasses as the Republick could set forth That the Army should consist of Threescore Thousand Men That Every Gally should carry at least an Hundred and Fifty Soldiers That they should have Four Thousand Five Hundred Horses for fear the Enemy should attack any of the Confederates by Land That no new Delay should be granted for the Departure of the Fleets That the Generals should set Sail on the day appointed with what Vessels they should have ready and that the rest should follow as soon as they should be in Condition to quit the Ports and that other things should be ordered as they were in the last Campaign The Venetians obtained farther of his Holiness That none of the Allies might withdraw his Forces from the Christian Army should even his own Territories be attackt by some declar'd Enemy All Differences being thus regulated Tipoli pressed the Assembly for the speedy setting forth Three hundred Gallies to pillage the Ottoman Islands and secure the Republicks The Spaniards not daring to oppose it because the Pope approved it answered that they must Adress themselves to Don John to whom the King of Spain had probably sent Orders about it There was at the same time a Proposal made to Gregory about exchanging of Prisoners There were sent to Rome some considerable Turks taken at the Battel of Lepanto whose Throats would have been cut in Prison had the Venetians been hearkned to at first but Pius the Fifth abhorring such Inhumanity they thought best to ransom with them several Christian Officers who had lost their Liberty in their Service for fear lest after the Conclusion of the Peace the Pope should refuse to put them into their Hands There was amongst them two Sons of Haly by a Sister of Selim's one of which dyed at Rome The Mother requested the other of Don John by such moving Letters accompanyed with such Magnificent Presents that he yielded to her Importunities her Daughter also who passed for one of the Fairest Persons in the World writ to this Prince in Terms so full of Tenderness that he esteemed it an Honour and Pleasure to himself to solicit her Brothers Liberty with the Pope who granting his Desire he sent him back to Constantinople having first treated him like the Grand Seignior's Nephew But his Holiness thought not fit to give the rest their Liberty so soon One of the Principal amongst them was Mahomet Bassa of Negro Ponte a Man whose disposition was no way rude and barbarous and who perfectly understood the Manners and Customs of the Europeans He spake Italian reasonably well and some Romans who had been at Lepanto took delight in discoursing with him about the Battel He told them that two things principally gain'd the Christians the Day to wit their great number of Musketeers whose Arms were much better in a Fight than their Darts or Arrows and the Boards set upon the sides of their Gallies in manner of Parapets with which their Soldiers being sheltered fired on the Enemy with far greater Assurance but he hoped we should not for the future have this Advantage over them since the Experiment had cost 'em dear enough One speaking to him of the Victory at Lepanto as of a Loss to the Grand Seignior far exceeding what he got by the Conquest of Cyprus He smilingly answered You have shaved our Beard and the Hair will grow again But the Venetians will never re-join to the Body of their State the Part which we have cut off Colonni visiting the Prisoners taken in this Battel commanded his Officers and Soldiers to treat them courteously and then turning to Mahomet said Learn of us to
practice Hamanity you who so barbarously and cruelly treat our Christian Prisoners To which Mahomet made him this witty Answer Your Excellency will be pleased to pardon our Ignorance since we have been hitherto only used to take Prisoners not having yet been such our selves in the Christians School The Pope in the mean time solicited the Crowns to join their Arms to those of the Confederates and the Cardinal of Lorrain who came to Rome to assist at the last Conclave had given Gregory Hopes that the Allyance between France and the Grand Seignior might be broken This Cardinals Esteem amongst the French having giv'n him an entire Knowledge of that Kingdoms Affairs and the Kings true Sentiments His Holiness on such good assurance believed he might successfully endeavour this Dis-union He writ about it to Charles the Ninth who answered him He should willingly enter into the League but the great Revolutions which had happened in his Kingdom permitted him not to join with the Confederates France broken and shattered into different Factions was exposed to the Plunder of the Germans and the Invasions of her other Neighbors The Lorrain Princes and other Principal Persons in the Court retired into the Country being neither able to suffer the Imperious Humour of the Queen nor submit themselves to the King of Navarre But these Princes being a little after reconciled with Annas de Mommorency Constable of France drew the King of Navarre into their Party by giving him new hopes of recovering his Kingdom and of diminishing the over-great Authority of Queen Catherine and ruining the Projects of the Prince of Conde they entred Paris guarded by their Friends and Creatures and drove all those of the opposite Faction from Court. Thus France becoming the Stage of a Civil War saw more Blood shed in most of her Towns than in the Famousest Sieges and Battels of the last Age. They no longer amused themselves with Disputes and Controversies the divided Families deciding Questions of Religion by the Sword. The first Battel was fought near the Town of Dreux the Kings Army being commanded by the Constable and the Duke of Guise and the other by the Prince of Conde and the Admiral de Coligni The Success was equal on both sides the Prince of Conde and the Constable being boht taken Prisoners The Duke of Guise laid Siege to Orleans and pressed it so close that it was upon the point of yielding when a Villain came to the Camp and watching an opportunity for the execution of his Design he slew this Prince with a Shot from a Carbine as he was returning from visiting the Works attended only by Three Horsemen The Duke of Guise's Death was extreamly prejudicial to France besides his Military Perfections which rendred this Duke the greatest Captain in the Kingdom he had gain'd the Peoples Hearts by such a Charming Sweetness such admirable Liberality and Sincerity and such Courteous and Familiar Behaviour that one could not forbear loving him His Death almost ruin'd the Fortune of his House A Peace was afterwards concluded but 't was only to give both Parties leisure to make Preparation for beginning the War afresh The Prince of Conde freed out of Prison made great Levies in Germany and soon got a new Army on Foot. He endeavoured to surprize and carry away the King as he was returning from Meaux to Paris but a Battalion of Six Thousand Switzers which guarded the Court in its March and repulsed several Attacks by the way ruin'd this Audacious Design Some time after the Constable displeased with his Nephews whom he accused of Ingratitude and Revolt gave them Battel in the Plain of St. Denis routed them and raised the Siege from before Paris The Constable who was near Fourscore years old received a Mortal Wound in his Reins by a Pistol Shot as he was in the midst of the Fight charging the Enemies with a Vigour worthy his Name and his Office. The Hugonots though vanquisht made Peace on what Terms they pleased the Queen being obliged to accept them as frighted with the great Number of Forreign and Domestick Forces that filled the Kingdom This Second Accommodation was also but a Cessation of Arms the War breaking forth again with more Fury than before The Hugonots lost a Third Battel at Jarnac gain'd by the Duke of Anjou who commanded the King his Bothers Army where the Prince of Conde was slain upon the Place Gaspar de Coligny was a Gentleman of a good Family but much more considerable by that of his Mother who was Sister to the Constable de Mommorency His Unkle whom â—ecause of his singular Merit King Henry the Second honoured with his Favour had procur'd him the Office of Admiral one of the first of the Crown Coligny had serv'd under him during the Reigns of Francis the First and Henry the Second with no little Reputation He had been employed in several Important Negotiations by which he had acquired a perfect Understanding of Affairs He was a Man of a thorow Experience but close full of Address naturally Eloquent and no less a Statesman than a Soldier tho' far more cautious than advent'rous In the Year 1522. France being almost ruined there was a new Agreement made The Admiral at the same time negotiated a Marriage between the Princess Margaret the Kings Sister and Henry King of Navarre Anthony his Father dyed some years before of a Wound receiv'd at the Siege of Roan The Admiral came to Paris to assist at the Marriage followed by so great a number of Gentlemen and Vassals that the King himself could scarce have found so Magnificent a Train He was received with extraordinary Testimonies of Confidence and Friendship He had often private Conferences with the King in which 't was known they treated of making War upon Flanders and this we have since understood obliged Philip the Second to stay in Italy for fear of some Surprize from the French. In the mean time there was a Rumour whether grounded on Reallity or invented by the Queen who was laying a Snare for the Admiral as her Enemies would have it that the People he had without any Order or Permission brought to Paris under pretence of being present at the King of Navarre's Marriage conspired against the Royal Family The Queen whether the better to conceal her Design or really fearing some secret Plot caused the Guards of the Louvre to be doubled Whilst these things ware doing the Admiral returning from the King to his own House was wounded in the Right hand by a Shot from an Arquebush which was by some People said to have been done by the Procurement of the Queen or the Duke of Guise The Duke of Guise was accused because the House in which the Assassin had planted himself belonged to one of his Creatures who had some time before left it empty to prevent the discovery of this Action These Suspitions were strengthned by the irreconcilable Hatred there was between the Prince and the Admiral and
Angry that the Spanish Embassadour at Rome should find more favor than his 277. Francis Barbaro a Messenger of Peace to the Venetians 364. Francis Contareni Bishop of Baffo 108. Francis the French King Successor to King Henry 349. A Conspiracy against him ibid. Dies ibid. Francis Duke of Guise slain 350. His Encomium ibid. Francis Maria of Rovere Son of Duke Vrbin who 220. Francis Prioli 11 119. His Valour and Death 120. Francis Troni conducts Abrahim to Venice 51. Francomates who 2. G Gabriel Cerbellon Councellor of Germany 218. Galeasses what they are 50. They first charge the Enâ—my 242. Gaspar de Coligny Admiral of the Protestants in France 159. Marries a Wife a Subject of the Duke of Savoy's 286. Thought to have a design upon Savoy ibid. He breeds a Discord between the two Kings 301. Kills the Duke of Guise by his Emissaries 350. His Character 351. The Queen seeks his Death 353. She commits the doing of it to the young Duke of Guise ibid. 354. He instructs his Party how to kill the King and others 355. Himself killed and thrown out at a Window 356. His Encomium 357. The names of those that were killed with him ibid. Genevre Salviati Baglioni's Wife her Love and Courage 205. Sends to Perusia to raise men in her Husbands Defence 206. Gengirus his own executioner 15. Genoeses placed after the Venetians by Petrin 9. They contend with the Venetians about Priority ibid. Conspire against the King but being detected are all killed ibid. They make War with the Cypriots ibid. They make themselves Masters of Famagusta ibid. They assist the Spaniard with Four Gallies 286. Granvil Cardinal his Birth and Character 61. He saies the Venetians ought not to be assisted 62. Contradicted by Cardinal Commendon 62 63. He hinders the League 134. He incurs the Pope's Displeasure 136. He is Governour of Naples 217. A Thanksgiving for the Victory of the Venetian Navy 260. Greeks two Fugitives from Nicosia perswade Mustapha to besiege it 87. Gregory Panteus 96. Gregory XIII made Pope 298. His Birth and by-past Life ibid. Endeavours to bring the French King into a League with the Confederates 348. Angry with the Venetians for making peace with the Turks 366. Inveighs against them in the Consistory ibid. 349. His Decree against them 369. Appeased by the Venetian Embassadours ibid. Gulielmus de Gonzaga Duke of Mantua assists against the Turks 286. Guidobaldus Duke of Vrbin offers to assist in the War against the Turks 286. Guises Adversaries to the Prince of Conde 350. Guise employed by the King and Queen to kill the Admiral of France 352. Guy de Lufignan dispossessed of his Crown purchases Cyprus 6. His Family ibid. H Hali Admiral of the Turks 86. Destroys several Islands belonging to the Venetians 231. His Exhortation to an Engagement with the Confederates 232. His Death 247 His two Sons one whereof dyed at Rome the other was begg'd of Don John by his Mother 347. Hector Martinengo slain upon the Rendition of Famagusta 211. Hector Podocatero sent Embassadour by Mustapha to Famagusta 196. His ill Treatment ibid. Mustapha kills him 197. Hector Troni cast in Prison for deserting Clissa and let go 337. Henry of France His League and Affinity with Philip of Spain 349. Henry Brother to the French King made King of Poland 359. Henry King of Navarre a Hugonot 158. His mildness 159. Hermolaus Tipoli who 50 119. He burns the City Scardoâ—a 180. Takes some Ships ibid. Hierom Grimani his last Words concerning the League 126. Hierom de Martinengo sent to succour the Cypriots 43. Savorniani's Rival ibid. Dies 81. Hierom Ragazoni Bishop of Famagusta sent to ask Aid of the Venetians 205. Hierom Venieri Podestat of Dulcino deprived of his Armour by the Turks 184. Hierom Zani General of the Navy 50. Honorius Cajetan a Commander in the Confederate Army 220. Hugo the King of Apulia's Son King of Cyprus 6. Hugonots in France a 349. ad finem Humphrey Justiniani sent to Venice with the news of the Sea Fight 255. His Entrance into the City and Relation of the Victory 257. I James Celsi 66. James Foscaâ—ini deposed from his Generalship at Sea 269 James Malateste being too veâ—turesom taken by the Turks 181. After two years Slavery released 182. James Nores Count de Tripoli Rocas's Rival 76. James Ragazone sent to treat of a peace at Constantinople 137. James Sorantio sent Embassadour to the Empâ—ror Maximilian 163. He is of opinion that the Siege of Leucade ought not to be undertaken 264. Complains bitterly of Veâ—ieri 268. He raises the Siege of Cataro 339. 〈…〉 vindicates Venieri 269. Janizaries in the War of Cyprus 86. Jews Vagrants 25. Their place of abode ibid. Driven out of Spain 26. They withdraw themselves into Portugal ibid. They lose their Liberty ibid. Driven out of Portugal ibid. They feign themselves Christians ibid. Imissa a Region of Cyprus 2. Don John of Austria 132. Made Generalissimo of the whole Army by the Pope 133. Goes over to Genoa 217. His Councellors 218. He gives the Sign to fall upon the Turks Fleet. 237. He encourages his Soldiers ibid. Angry with Venieri 255. His stay in Sicily 300. A Copy of his Letter to Colonni 304 305. Determines to return for Sicily 324. The Venetians court him to stay but in vain 325. Sets Sayl from Greece 326. Accus'd to the King for having engag'd the Turks contrary to his order 334. John Falerio who 97. Taken by the Infidels is kill'd 108. John Legio Providor of Dalmatia last in prison at Venice 123. John Sorantio sent to Rome and why 131. Ingrateful to Pope Pius 132. John Susomini a prudent man. 78. Isaac Comnenus loses Cyprus to Richard King of England 6. Ismael King of Persia overcome by Selim Soliman's Father 32. Ismael Tammas the King of Persia's Son why imprisoned by his Father 158. Italian Princes their inclination to War. 285. Julius Savâ—rniani enters Nicosia with a handful of Men. 12 13 14. He takes care for the preservation of Dalmatia 48. The Venetians put great Confidence in him 192. L. Landriani Governour of Sicily Councellour of Germany 218. Latin Vrsin one of the Heroes in the Confederate Army 220. Lauredon Doge of Venice his Death 55. Laurence Tipoli Podestat of Famagusta 74. Legates from Venice to Spain 334. Leiparus yields it self to the Infidels Burnt by the Nicosians and why 90. Lesina burnt by the Turks 187. Letters treating of a Peace sent to Rome 364. c. Letters of the Confederates intercepted by the Enemies 100. Leucade its Situation 265. In vain attempted by Venieri 266. Lewis Mocenigo Doge of Venice 56. Lewis Requiescens Governour of Milanese 277. Lewis Son to the Duke of Savoy King of Cyprus 10. Driven out by the Mamalucks ibid Liberty granted the Slaves if they obtained the Victory 243. Their outrages upon the Turks Gallies 244. Limisso a Region in Cyprus 2. Louchali an Arch-Pyrate 174. His Actions in Crete 175 176. He quits the Inhabitants of
His Speech concerning the War with Greece 283. Hated by Pope Gregory and why 368. Rome's Envy against him and the Venetians 369. His means to appease the Pope 369 370. Paul Vrsin one of the Heroes in the Confederate Army 220. He takes and ruines the Castle of Margariti 266. Peace concluded upon by the Venetians with the Turks 363. How it was taken by their Confeder s. 365. c. Pendengia a Region in Cyprus 2. Perteau Piali strangled 174. His perfidy at the Surrender of Dulcino 184. He in vain sollicites the Catarians to a Surrender 185. He infests Corfou 187. His opinion about avoiding a Battel with the Christians 232. He doubts the event before the Battel begins 241. Being overcome he makes his escape 249. Banished from Constantinople by the Grand Seignior 273. Peter Justiniani and the Knights of Malta their Valour in the Sea Fight 248. He is taken Prisoner but released ibid. Peter King of Cyprus his Character 7. Conquers Alexandria ibid. Goes to Rome to the Pope ibid. Makes War on the Cypriots ibid. Kill'd by the Artifice of a bold Woman 8. Peter Fregosa 9. He makes himself Master of Famagusta and how ibid. Pedro Pardo sets on foot a false Report That the Christian Fleet was vanquished 316. Peter Strozzi worsted by Cosmus de Medicis 161. Philip the Second his Answer to the Popes Legate about entring into the War. 127. Another to Cardinal Alexandrine 156. His Letters to Gregory XIII ibid. Receives the News of the Peace made with the Turks indifferently 265. Philip Bragadin desirous to pursue the frighted Turks by Sea is refused it by Venieri 263. Piali a Foundling 18. Selim's Son-in-Law ibid. Mahomet's Enemy 23. Deprived of his Dignity but re-inveâ—ted with it ibid. Admiral of the Sea and Navy 86. He designs first to besiege Famagusta 88. Chid by the Grand Seignior 118. His Successor who 174. Pius the V. Pope gives the Venetians leave to transport Corn from Anconia 51. Averse to the Venetians at the beginning of his Pontificate 61. Helps the Venetians in the War. 64. Instigates the King of Spain to a War. 65. Endeavours to joyn him in a League 126. Consults his Cardinals and Legates upon the same 129. Is very earnest in the business 131. Sends Philip threatning Letters upon it 132. Sends M. Antony Colonni to aid the Venetians 139. Commands Articles of a League to be drawn 154. c. Hires some Gallies of Don John. 151. Why he desired Margaret the King of France's Sister to be given in Marriage to Sebastian King of Portugal 158. Gives God Thanks for the Victory of the Navy 260. Commands Colonni to be honourably entertain'd at his return 261. His Munificence towards him and his Son Ascanius 262. Venetians counsel him to remove Venieri 269 270. Gives a reason for the carrying on the War. 285. Falls sick 287. What he thought his best Physick ibid. His Holy Death and Elogium 281. His Family and his Works 288 289. He gives the King of Spain power to levy a Fine upon the Clergy 303. Pisani rased by the Turks 184 185. Plague rages in the Venetian Fleet. 60. Podocatero besieg'd 92. Pompey Colonni 69. The Pope sends him into Spain 137. Popes Navy pursues the Enemy and why 152. Prey devided after the Victory by Sea and why 256. Prosper Colonni 257. Protheno an Island 320. Ptolemy King of Aegypt Lord of Cyprus kills himself 5. Publius Clodius taken by Pyrates 5. Let go free ibid. He made Cyprus a Province of the Roman Empire ibid. R Ramagasio Sequani Knight of Malta his Skill and Valour in Sea Affairs 250. Requiescens his Opinion about the War with the Turks 218. Rhetimo in great danger of being besieged 175. Richard King of England takes Cyprus by Force 6. Rocas Count Governour of Cyprus in the Kings absence 7. Takes upon him the King's power ibid. Accused acquitted ibid. Through his fault the Turks get upon the Walls of Nicosia 106. His Death ibid. 107. The Turks insult over him being dead ibid. Rome its gratitude and thankfulness for the news of their Navy's Victory 262. S Salt the Staple Commodity of Cyprus 4. Salomon a Jewish Doctor sent to mediate a Peace between the Venetians and Turks 265. Sapienza an Island 320. Sasines a Region in Cyprus 2. Sciara Martinengo Providor of Cataro 183. Being stript of his Arms at the taking of Dulcino he is let go 184. Scutari's being taken omitted by the Venetians 180. Sebastian King of Poland his Answer to Cardinal Alexandrine concerning the League 157. His Piety and Religion 158. Sebastian Venieri takes Supoto 58. Succeeds Zani in his Admiralship 122. He in vain attempts the taking of Durazzo 153. Loses seven Ships ibid. He Advises Don John to make hast 222. Advis'd to avoid a meeting with Don John. 230. His Valour in the Sea Fight 250. Gets in favour with Don John. 253. He is against a wholsom advice and vexes Don John again 255. Made Friends by Colonni 256. His vain Counsel after the Victory 263. He in vain attempts to take Leucade 266. Admiral of the Navy displaced 270. Commanded for his Honour to have a care of the Adriatic Gulph 271. His Fortune and Life ibid. Sedition in the Navy 226. Selim Solyman's Son and Heir of the Empire 16. Governour of Adrianople and Cilicia ibid. His ill manners ib. His Drunkenness ibid. His Intemperance in all sorts of pleasure ibid. Contemn'd by the Soldiers 20. A Favourer of the Jews ibid. He commands Mustapha to be beheaded 23. Why he design'd to invade Cyprus 51. His Inconstancy 35. Offended with Mahomet 43. His Letter to the Venetians requiring the rendition of Cyprus 52. Sforza Pallavicinus Captain General of the Land Forces 59. Admitted one of Zani's Counsel 66. His opinion about not engaging the Enemies 80. Sforza Count of St. Flora Counsellor of Don John. 218. Sinam Bassa of Aegypt 23. He accuses Mustapha ibid. Siroc sent before into Cyprus with Twenty Five Ships 92 93. Solyman takes ill Cyprus being set upon by the Turks 14. His Sons 15. He commands Mustapha his eldest Son to be killed ibid. Besieges Belgrade takes Rhodes and very much incommodes the Venetians 32. He threatens them 33. Soriani the Venetian Embassadour lov'd by Pope Pius 132. His praise ibid. Strophades 320. Suda burnt by Perteau 155. Supoto taken by the Confederates 57. The Turks re-take it 179. Taken again by the Christians 266. Restor'd to the Turks again 362. Swedish Prince 326. Salviati Bishop goes Legate from the Pope into France 302. School master makes himself head of the Cypriots 73. Spaniards disgusted at the Popes preferring Colonni before Don John. 261. They aim to turn their Arms upon Africk 280. Their Councels in War 282. Their Delays give cause to suspect their Fidelity 217. Their Opinion of the reasonableness of the War 223. Dissention between them and the Venetians 276. Spaniards generally hated 303. Ships of Burthen not to be trusted to 306. A Ship sent to succour the Christians wonderfully prevented