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A41853	The history of the war of Cyprus. Written originally in Latin. With a new map of the island.; De bello Cyprio. English	Graziani, Antonio Maria, 1537-1611.; Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723.; Lusignano, Stefano, 1537-1590.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1628; ESTC R5120	202,605	482

the Gate of Limisso with a Cross in his Hand and going with a marvellous Courage in the most perilous places animated his People by his Zeal and Example Mustapha vext at the loss of so many Men and disappointment in so many Attempts resolved to encrease his Batteries to make wider Breaches and thereon sounded a Retreat Yet did he not suffer the Besieged to rest but harast them Night and Day that he might tire them out with continual Labours as soon as the Batteries were ready they fired so fast that the Besieged counted in one day five Thousand Bullets from their Enemies greatest Pieces Neither the old nor new Wall could resist this Fury nor the Besieged repair their Ruines being hindred by such Showrs of Musket Shot The offering at this Work was to expose themselves to certain Death The Christians being no longer able to defend this Bastion dug a Mine under it to be sprung as soon as the Enemy should become Masters of it The Visir caused the Town to be assaulted at the same time by all his Army in four different places and the Venetians being tired and wounded could hardly undergo these Attacks Yet did they encounter the Infidels with more Courage than Strength The Dispute at Limisso was the most obstinate because Mustapha encouraged his Men by his own Example and the Christians were forced to abandon this Post Some of the Barbarians who were mixt with them in the heat of the Fight entred the Town when Baglioni percieving the danger so seasonably set Fire to the Mine that above Three Thousand Turks who thought themselves sure of the place were blown up with the Bastion into the Air. The effect of this Mine was so Violent that it fill'd the Neighbouring places with Ruines and Dead Bodies Near an hundred Christian Soldiers amongst which were some Officers that could not retreat time enough unfortunately perished together with the Turks The General dispirited at so many Repulses began to distrust the taking of a place so bravely defended He had already lost the third part of his Army He feared that the ill Success of this Siege wou'd eclipse his Glory of taking Nicosia and bring him into Disgrace with the Sultan These Reflexions strangely disquieting him made him severe with his Men He sometimes upbraided them for suffering themselves to be repulsed from the Breaches of a dismantled place into which they might have easily entred He otherwhiles incited them by great Promises to use their utmost endeavours for preventing the Relief expected in Famagusta which would cause them to begin their Works anew Having let them rest four days he order'd his Officers with sound of Drum and Trumpet to a fresh Assault of the late Breaches Himself at the Head of his best Troops fell in with incredible Valour on that of Limisso which the Ruines of the Bastion had rendred very easie to be defended Lewis Martiningo bravely withstood this first Effort with such Men as he could draw together but not being able to hold out against a second Charge more furious than the first Baglioni tho' slenderly accompanyed coming seasonably by the Gate fell on the Turks disorder'd them and having kill'd a great many put the rest to Flight They were received in all other places with the same resolution being forced to leave the Walls and retreat into their Camp with considerable loss Famagusta so frequently assaulted bore these violent Efforts some of which held four and twenty Hours together and the Besieged joining Prudence with their Valour encountred the Attempt and brake the measures of the Barbarians Hicronimo Magio a Native of Anglaria a Town in Tuscany an excellent Ingineer was in the place who invented certain new Mines and Fire-Works with which he greatly endamaged the Enemy He levell'd his Cannon so exactly that he dismounted eighteen of the Besiegers Pieces by shooting right into their Mouths and in an instant shatter'd and overthrew the Works on which they had spent much time and labour Baglioni Bragadin and Tipoli having appointed the Officers of the Garrison every one his Post continually visited them giving all necessary orders exhorting and encouraging the Soldiers and combating in Person with the Enemy in the greatest Dangers They eat and lay in the Towers of the Ramparts not to be out of sight of their Men. The Christians who thought it a point of Honour to keep their Posts outbraved Death by shewing as great a Contempt of Life as Love for Honour They stood before the Cannons Mouths as if their Bodies had been Walls and his place who was carryed off was immediately supplyed by another Neither were the Inhabitants wanting in their Duty the young People being amongst all Attacks spared not themselves in any danger The Ancient People the Women and Children were serviceable to their Power Some tended the Works and received the Soldiers Command with a wonderful readyness The Ancient Women led on and encourag'd by the Ecclesiasticks brought Victuals and other Necessaries to the main Guards and Posts furthest advanced A Great Store-House was raised into which every particular Person had put in what his House yielded and lest Money should be wanting during the Siege new was Coyned of Brass with the Arms of the Republick whereon was put a Price the value of which was to be paid in Silver as soon as the War should be ended 'T was judged that Famagusta might have been saved had the Venetians sent any considerable Succours The Valour and good Conduct of the Commanders the Courage of the Garrison and Firmness of the Citizens who held out four Months against the vigorous Attempts of a numerous and formidable Army resolved to dye with Arms in their Hands and who destroyed Sixty Thousand Barbarians would have certainly made them raise the Siege had the Republick seconded these brave and generous Resolutions Hierom Ragazoni Bishop of Famagusta having been entreated by Bragadin and Baglioni to go and demand Succour of the Senate slipt out in the Night through the Enemies Sentinels past over into Candia and got to Venice He shewed the Magistrates the piteous state of the Town and spared neither Prayers nor Tears to move them to Compassion The two Commanders had already made known this Extremity to the Republick and that it was impossible to hold out longer unless they were speedily supplyed with new Troops and Ammunition Bragadin o'rewhelmed with Despair yet complained pathetically to see himself thus forsaken recommending his Children to the Senate whom he comforted in his Letters and exhorted to be ever true to their Religion and Country according to his Example Which Letters being read in Full Senate set all the Kindred of Bragadin on weeping But this afflicted Family found more Compassion than Assistance from these Magistrates Genevre Salviati Baglionies Wife whose Spirit was enflamed by the Grief to see her Husband in such danger could not refrain from breaking out into Reproaches She every where published That if the Republick forsook a Person so