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that_o the_o christian_n favour_v rather_o by_o fortune_n than_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o own_o power_n have_v gain_v all_o those_o victory_n of_o which_o they_o now_o triumph_n iii_o that_o all_o the_o insurrection_n in_o asia_n and_o civil_a commotion_n among_o themselves_o be_v now_o appease_v iv._o that_o the_o sultan_n have_v diminish_v much_o of_o his_o expense_n and_o reduce_v the_o number_n of_o useless_a officer_n in_o his_o seraglio_n whereby_o vast_a sum_n be_v spare_v for_o maintenance_n of_o the_o war._n v._o that_o the_o tax_n on_o the_o people_n be_v raise_v from_o five_o dollar_n on_o every_o house_n unto_o a_o hundred_o vi_o that_o it_o may_v now_o be_v hope_v that_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n be_v appease_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o believer_n the_o christian_n turn_v will_v short_o come_v when_o they_o also_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o their_o offence_n vii_o that_o the_o ottoman_a empire_n be_v still_o powerful_a both_o in_o man_n and_o money_n viii_o that_o the_o sultan_n
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solyman_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o bajazet_n bajazet_n and_o his_o four_o son_n strangle_v the_o rare_a force_n of_o innocency_n charles_n the_o emperor_n resiâ—neth_v the_o empire_n to_o his_o bâ—other_n ferdinand_n and_o short_o after_o die_v the_o christian_a prince_n set_v out_o a_o fleet_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o tripolâ—s_n in_o barbary_n the_o christian_a fleet_n arrive_v at_o the_o island_n of_o zerbi_n the_o castle_n of_o zerbi_n take_v by_o the_o christian_n pial_n bassa_n soliman_n admiral_n send_v to_o remove_v the_o christian_n out_o of_o zerbi_n part_v of_o the_o christian_a fleet_n oppress_v at_o zerbâ—_n by_o the_o sudden_a come_n of_o the_o turk_n the_o castle_n of_o zerbi_n besiege_v by_o the_o turk_n don_n alvarus_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o chief_a commander_n take_v prisoner_n the_o castle_n of_o zerbâ—_n yield_v unto_o the_o turk_n the_o turk_n with_o victory_n return_v to_o constantinople_n constantinople_n augerâ—us_fw-la busbequlus_fw-la epist_n 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master_n to_o the_o turk_n messenger_n philip_n lascaris_n fly_v from_o the_o turk_n to_o the_o castle_n st._n michael_n the_o knight_n of_o malta_n crave_v aid_n of_o the_o viceroy_n the_o cold_a answer_n of_o the_o viceroy_n to_o the_o knight_n a_o traitor_n take_v and_o execute_v at_o malta_n the_o soldier_n new_a come_v out_o of_o sicilia_n come_v to_o the_o great_a master_n the_o prayer_n of_o valetta_n ochâ—al_a bassa_n make_v governor_n of_o tripoli_n a_o terrible_a battery_n three_o galley_n depart_v from_o messana_n with_o aid_n towards_o malta_n the_o galley_n upon_o a_o sign_n give_v return_n back_o the_o king_n of_o algiers_n come_v to_o aid_v the_o turk_n a_o desperate_a fugitive_n the_o king_n of_o algiers_n notable_o repulse_v both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n a_o hard_a shift_n to_o carry_v news_n a_o bridge_n make_v over_o the_o castle-ditch_n by_o the_o turk_n the_o turk_n repulse_v a_o mine_n of_o the_o turk_n defeat_v the_o bridge_n make_v by_o the_o turk_n burn_v 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to_o themselves_o and_o other_o all_o thing_n easy_a and_o safe_a but_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o approach_v the_o island_n they_o send_v a_o scout_n before_o to_o understand_v by_o sign_n from_o the_o castle_n of_o st._n angelo_n whether_o they_o be_v to_o proceed_v forward_o or_o not_o back_o who_o come_v so_o far_o that_o they_o may_v discover_v the_o sign_n perceive_v thereby_o that_o they_o shall_v retire_v which_o thing_n the_o turk_n perceive_v also_o present_o with_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o great_a ordnance_n and_o other_o thing_n they_o so_o obscure_v the_o air_n as_o with_o a_o thick_a cloud_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o that_o those_o sign_n be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v discern_v but_o all_o in_o vain_a for_o why_o our_o man_n have_v already_o descry_v they_o so_o those_o three_o galley_n return_v again_o to_o sicilia_n for_o valetta_n that_o good_a prince_n think_v it_o not_o meet_v to_o bring_v so_o many_o of_o the_o sacred_a knight_n so_o many_o noble_a gentleman_n and_o 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