NEWES
FROM
ROME
,
Venice
,
&
Vienna
,
touching
the
present
proceedinges
of
the
Turkes
against
the
Christians
in
Austria
,
Hungarie
,
and
Heluetia
,
otherwise
called
Seuenbergh
.
Also
the
true
Copie
of
a
Lamentable
Petition
exhibited
in
the
names
of
the
afflicted
Christians
in
those
parts
,
to
the
Christian
Kingdomes
in
the
West
.
MEns
vnbeléeuing
harts
hasten
too
late
repentance
,
and
the
vnwillingnesse
of
Christians
either
to
assist
other
,
giues
way
for
Infidels
to
insult
ouer
all
.
Christs
Prophecie
is
nowe
performde
,
the
daies
waxe
worse
and
worse
,
&
charitie
is
growne
colde
:
For
if
mercie
had
had
any
gouernment
among
Christian
men
,
so
many
beauteous
.
Townes
,
goodly
Cities
,
glorious
Kingdomes
had
not
(
as
nowe
they
are
)
either
béene
vtterly
made
waste
,
or
suffered
the
woefull
bondage
of
Turkish
tyrannie
.
The
flourishing
Churches
to
which
Christs
Apostles
writ
,
and
in
which
they
and
the
first
Fathers
of
the
Church
laboured
,
are
now
the
receptacles
of
vnhallowed
multitudes
,
and
onely
a
small
corner
of
the
earth
professeth
Christ
.
One
Christian
suffering
another
to
be
as
easilie
consumed
,
as
an
idle
or
enuious
townesman
his
neighbour
helplesly
to
be
robbed
or
burned
:
Els
had
not
all
Asia
,
some
of
Affricke
,
and
so
much
of
Europe
,
suffred
so
great
and
irrecouerable
slauish
bondage
.
Howe
many
goodly
Nations
the
vnbeléeuing
offspring
of
Ottoman
,
haue
subiected
,
sufficiently
too
late
experience
expresseth
,
and
the
purpose
of
the
common
enemie
to
subiect
the
rest
,
immediate
proofe
explaineth
.
Amurath
now
Emperour
of
Turkey
,
glorying
in
the
vsurped
seate
of
the
Greekish
Emperre
,
not
long
since
subiected
by
Mahomet
the
sonne
of
Amurath
his
predecessour
,
ambitiously
by
his
tyrannous
Bassaes
incited
,
hath
attempted
the
affliction
of
Austria
,
the
vnconquered
part
of
Hungarie
,
Poland
,
Heluetia
,
and
other
Kingdomes
neighbouring
Greece
,
whose
procéedinges
since
the
25.
of
December
last
,
till
the
middle
of
Ianuarie
,
this
small
Pamphlet
handleth
.
Rab
is
a
towne
néere
Donow
in
Hungarie
,
which
in
the
end
of
the
last
Haruest
,
the
Turkes
violently
after
long
siege
entred
,
sparing
neither
age
nor
sexe
,
but
making
the
Infants
daies
equall
with
the
aged
Elders
,
both
young
and
old
by
their
crueltie
at
once
perished
.
The
winning
of
which
place
hath
not
smally
weakned
the
other
Forts
of
Hungaria
,
in
the
Christians
power
.
After
they
had
tyrannously
insulted
ouer
Rab
,
they
immediatlie
bent
their
forces
against
Comar
,
the
people
of
which
Citie
assisted
by
the
hand
of
God
,
and
resolued
rather
to
die
than
subiect
themselues
to
the
slauerie
of
Infidels
,
valiantly
defended
themselues
,
and
violently
compelled
,
the
huge
multitude
of
the
Turkes
to
raise
their
siege
and
retire
to
Rab
which
they
had
lately
taken
.
From
sundry
parts
of
Christendome
since
the
25.
of
December
these
certaine
and
vnreprooueable
intelligences
haue
béene
sent
:
videlicet
,
it
is
certified
from
Rome
the
last
of
Ianuarie
.
The
Emperours
Maiesties
Legates
had
audience
before
the
Pope
,
who
desired
a
subsidie
should
be
leuied
on
the
Cleargie
,
for
the
cutting
off
of
an
Arme
of
the
Riuer
of
Donow
,
that
falls
in
by
Comar
,
thereby
not
only
to
defend
the
said
towne
and
the
parts
thereabouts
,
but
also
to
hinder
the
Turkes
from
entercourse
to
Oouen
:
and
besides
it
would
bee
a
meane
to
spare
many
Souldiers
that
must
be
imployed
in
these
parts
.
To
this
the
Pope
condiscended
;
with
promise
to
aide
the
Emperour
with
all
he
might
.
Iustiniano
is
appointed
the
Collector
.
The
same
time
also
it
was
certified
that
the
great
Master
of
Malta
was
reconciled
,
béeing
authorised
from
the
Pope
to
be
accountable
to
no
Estate
.
It
is
also
concluded
,
that
the
Prince
of
Seuenbergh
,
otherwise
called
Heluetia
,
vpon
whose
burden
the
first
war
betwéene
the
Turkes
and
Christians
must
néedes
lye
,
shall
haue
20000.
Crownes
monthly
to
maintaine
the
warre
,
and
if
(
which
God
forbid
)
he
be
expulsed
Heluetia
,
he
shall
haue
some
dominion
allotted
him
in
the
Emperie
and
200000.
crownes
yearely
.
Moreouer
at
Rome
the
same
day
arriued
this
newes
,
that
the
Archbishop
of
Toledo
in
Spaine
,
being
ninetie
foure
yeares
of
age
deceased
,
and
left
behinde
him
a
Million
of
readie
money
,
halfe
a
Million
in
debts
,
and
sixe
hundred
thousand
Crownes
in
Plate
,
Roabes
,
costly
apparrell
and
other
Iewels
:
Making
fiue
Executors
;
of
which
the
King
of
Spain
is
principall
,
who
hath
obtained
that
his
money
should
be
imployed
to
the
Churches
vse
,
séeing
the
saide
Archbishop
had
bequeathed
nothing
to
his
kindred
,
whom
belike
he
prouided
for
in
his
life
time
.
Alberto
the
Cardinall
succéeding
in
the
Bishopricke
and
possessing
these
goods
,
hath
granted
halfe
of
them
to
be
imployed
against
the
Turkes
.
From
Venice
the
13.
of
Ianuarie
.
LEtters
came
from
Syria
,
certifiying
,
the
Sycalla
or
Admirall
with
the
Gallies
are
come
to
Constantinople
,
and
that
a
great
Armatho
is
prouiding
against
Hungarie
by
Sea
.
It
is
likewise
certefied
to
that
state
of
Venice
from
Halow
,
by
reason
of
the
great
frost
and
snowe
,
the
Cytrons
,
Lymons
,
Oringes
,
and
such
frute
were
all
spoiled
,
that
woulde
bee
great
impeachment
to
the
Turkes
prouision
.
Also
the
eleuenth
of
Ianuarie
there
came
a
Post
from
Paris
to
Venice
,
that
certified
them
of
the
French
Kings
hurt
:
and
the
same
Post
saide
,
that
as
he
passed
on
his
way
by
Lyons
,
he
heard
of
some
commotion
at
Marsilles
,
whence
sundrie
Noble
men
are
fled
.
From
Vienna
the
11.
of
Ianuarie
.
AT
fiue
of
the
Clocke
that
day
in
the
morning
,
came
these
ill
newes
:
that
eight
hundred
Turks
some
on
foote
but
most
part
horse
,
came
from
Rab
to
saint
Georgen
,
and
that
the
fift
daie
of
this
said
month
the
Turkes
had
taken
Prûg
nere
Leyten
,
and
burned
the
Cities
and
Country
of
the
Lord
Herryth
,
making
excursions
within
eight
myles
of
Vienna
,
murdring
the
people
,
or
making
them
slaues
,
robbing
,
spoiling
and
burning
the
whole
Countrey
,
and
threatening
within
few
daies
to
gather
head
against
Vienna
.
Likewise
the
said
11.
of
Ianuarie
,
a
Gouernour
of
horsemen
(
being
in
a
Hold
hard
by
)
required
to
haue
aid
:
and
the
Magistrates
of
Vienna
haue
taken
order
that
euerie
Citizen
(
according
to
his
abilitie
)
should
kéepe
a
proportion
of
horse
and
footmen
,
till
other
preparation
may
be
made
.
The
Graue
Hardigh
beeing
taken
prisoner
by
the
Turkes
,
sought
to
breake
prison
,
his
brother
hauing
prouided
a
ladder
of
roapes
for
his
escape
,
and
fortie
horse
for
his
rescue
:
but
it
was
discouered
,
and
they
all
slaine
or
taken
.
Thrée
sodaine
fiers
haue
béen
lately
in
Vienna
,
yet
by
Gods
great
mercie
but
one
house
at
a
time
burnt
:
neuerthelesse
the
fearfull
multitude
conster
it
to
be
an
ominous
presage
of
sad
misfortune
.
From
Prage
the
10.
of
Ianuarie
.
THis
day
the
Emperours
Ambassadours
returned
to
Prage
,
from
the
King
of
Poland
,
with
this
answere
:
That
the
Polonians
would
willingly
assist
the
Emperour
,
vpon
condition
the
Emperour
would
doo
asmuch
for
him
,
if
the
Turke
should
moue
warre
vpon
Polonia
:
of
which
to
be
resolued
,
hee
requireth
the
Princes
Electors
,
to
send
their
Ambassadours
to
his
Parliament
holden
in
Polonia
.
Maximilian
Archduke
of
Austria
,
intends
to
bée
Generall
against
the
Turkes
.
Charles
of
Mansfield
will
come
with
3000.
horsmen
,
one
thousand
of
them
being
bard
,
and
two
Regiments
of
foote
of
6000
,
are
promised
out
of
the
lower
Germanie
to
bee
sent
into
Hungarie
with
all
spéede
.
This
tenth
of
Ianuarie
a
Legate
came
to
the
Emperour
at
Prage
,
with
foure
demands
from
Charles
the
Duke
:
first
for
necessaries
concerning
his
marriage
,
and
relief
for
thrée
yeares
,
till
the
warres
were
somewhat
quieted
in
Hungarie
.
Secondly
,
that
hée
be
taken
as
a
Sessor
or
Prince
in
the
Emperie
,
&
incorporated
in
the
Kingdome
of
Hungarie
,
conditioning
,
that
if
he
died
without
issue
male
,
his
lands
being
Moldau
,
Walachia
,
and
Bulgaria
,
shall
come
to
the
succéeding
Kings
of
Hungarie
.
Thirdly
,
that
the
Emperour
would
send
him
foure
thousand
horsemen
at
his
proper
charge
.
Fourthly
,
that
the
Emperour
should
not
enter
into
peace
with
the
Turke
,
without
his
knowledge
.
But
what
the
Emperour
resolues
to
answere
is
not
yet
knowne
.
From
Vienna
the
6.
of
Ianuarie
.
THe
last
night
in
the
euening
Syfrid
van
Colneyt
sent
his
seruant
to
Vienna
,
certifiyng
the
State
that
the
Turks
and
Tartars
in
great
numbers
were
come
ouer
the
passage
at
Altenbergh
,
and
fired
a
towne
called
saint
Peters
,
and
remained
that
night
at
saint
Iohns
.
But
the
day
before
they
were
at
saint
Nicholas
,
Sturne
,
Cabastain
,
Somerain
,
Zuidenbergh
,
and
other
neighbouring
places
betweene
Altenbergh
and
Prage
,
and
he
feared
,
they
had
taken
some
of
those
places
,
spoyled
the
people
,
and
hazarded
Altenbergh
,
by
reason
there
was
but
two
hundred
men
at
Armes
therein
,
the
enemie
beeing
twentie
thousand
strong
,
and
very
well
furnished
with
all
munition
.
Presently
the
same
day
came
another
messenger
,
certifiyng
that
the
enemie
is
come
to
Prage
and
Men
eshoffen
,
firing
many
townes
,
killing
multitudes
of
people
,
and
taking
diuers
prisoners
,
so
that
Altenbergh
is
in
great
danger
to
be
taken
away
,
as
Rab.
More
from
Vienna
the
8.
of
Ianuarie
.
THE
seconde
of
this
month
came
the
Ambassadours
from
Seuenbergh
,
the
chiefe
mans
name
beeing
Bapteri
Istuan
,
accompanied
with
them
of
Moldau
,
and
were
lodged
at
the
Lorde
of
Westernahers
,
next
day
they
had
audience
before
Maximilian
the
Emperours
brother
.
About
foure
a
clocke
in
the
afternoone
they
came
to
Iohn
de
Medices
,
and
the
fourth
day
iourneyed
to
Prage
to
the
Emperour
.
Two
daies
after
came
tydinges
that
fiftéene
thousand
Turkes
were
come
to
Rab
with
intention
to
take
Altenbergh
,
which
they
may
easily
doo
,
by
reason
the
riuers
are
so
extreamely
frozen
,
and
the
helpe
so
small
.
Presently
after
came
worse
newes
,
that
foure
and
twenty
thousand
Turkes
were
entred
Austria
:
wherfore
that
euening
euery
thirtith
man
was
chosen
in
that
Citie
,
beside
the
quarter
of
Vienna
Wald
,
who
were
mustred
the
seauenth
of
this
month
at
Brûg
vnder
Leyther
.
By
the
last
Parlament
,
all
things
stand
as
before
,
but
the
enemie
growes
very
strong
,
our
souldiers
for
want
of
pay
beeing
vnwilling
to
serue
:
Certaine
of
the
Generall
of
Seeneberghs
souldiers
mutening
for
want
of
pay
,
are
gone
vpward
into
the
Emperie
,
and
will
make
vs
haue
a
very
ill
name
:
The
money
which
they
receiued
,
they
left
word
should
pay
for
their
horses
.
One
of
my
Lord
the
Dukes
seruaunts
,
that
was
sent
to
the
Lord
Haunce
Wererne
,
Generall
for
the
Margraue
of
Bourgan
toward
Nysadell
,
brought
tidings
,
that
the
Turkes
and
Tartars
did
great
harme
thereabout
,
none
resisting
them
,
the
people
onely
determining
of
flight
.
From
Presbergh
,
the
last
of
December
.
THe
Embassadors
of
Seuenbergh
yesterday
about
twelue
a
clocke
arriued
heere
,
and
immediatelye
went
toward
Fishau
.
The
Spies
bring
certaine
tidings
,
that
the
Turks
gather
in
manie
thousands
about
Rab
,
meaning
to
spoyle
the
Countrey
about
Vienna
,
for
whom
they
make
here
great
prouision
.
The
25.
of
this
month
the
Turkes
set
forward
toward
Seinneyt
in
Hungarie
,
but
the
people
of
the
Country
so
fiercely
assailed
them
,
that
there
remaind
aboue
an
hundred
dead
on
the
place
,
beside
a
number
that
were
drowned
in
flight
.
Some
Turkish
prisoners
that
were
there
taken
,
confessed
,
that
the
Bassaes
purpose
immediately
after
Newyeares
day
to
doo
some
great
exployt
.
This
last
of
December
,
one
of
our
Embassadors
came
from
Seuenbergh
,
certifying
vs
the
Prince
of
Seuenbergh
greatly
endamageth
the
Turke
,
taking
from
him
one
Hold
after
another
.
And
that
he
hath
thrée
goodly
Campes
,
one
lead
by
Herbart
Michael
beyond
the
Donow
,
to
hinder
the
Turkes
passage
to
Oouen
:
the
other
by
Istuan
Ferran
in
Lucar
,
neere
Tamusweer
:
the
third
by
Cornus
Iasper
from
Therneyt
:
to
whom
are
adioyned
of
the
vpper
Hungarians
and
Gréekish
Souldiers
,
fifteene
hundred
men
at
armes
.
What
their
expedition
will
sort
vnto
,
is
onely
in
the
hands
of
God
:
and
of
their
successe
we
looke
shortly
to
heare
from
Cassau
.
From
Cassau
,
December
the
28.
THe
Turkes
and
Tartars
gather
daylie
in
great
multitudes
about
Iula
,
lead
by
the
Bassa
of
Tamusweer
,
and
the
Bassa
of
Selnicke
,
desirous
to
doo
some
seruice
(
while
the
Teysca
and
other
waters
are
frosen
)
against
Tartasail
by
Teyny
.
Against
whom
the
Christians
on
our
side
make
head
,
looking
for
certaine
knowledge
which
way
they
intend
to
take
,
and
being
assured
of
their
march
,
wee
will
with
them
of
Seuenbergh
méete
them
,
committing
our selues
to
God
,
in
whose
quarrell
wee
willingly
lay
downe
our
liues
,
hoping
he
will
defend
his
distressed
and
afflicted
flocke
.
More
from
Cassau
the
last
of
December
.
THe
Turkes
and
Tartars
perreyuing
our
intention
to
ioyne
with
the
Seuenberghers
,
are
for
all
theyr
great
multitudes
,
fearfully
retyred
.
Neuerthelesse
doubting
their
sodaine
returne
,
wee
kéepe
verie
carefull
watch
.
The
Confession
of
a
Tartarian
Horseman
taken
amongst
other
Prisoners
.
depiction of an armoured knight with feathered helmet, lance, and spurs, on a horse with plumes
FIrst
hee
saith
,
although
the
Turkish
Emperour
commaunded
them
to
winter
in
Hungaria
,
they
notwithstanding
went
forwarde
,
hearing
their
owne
Countrey
was
afflicted
,
and
sending
sixtéene
thousand
men
before
,
they
were
all
slaine
and
taken
by
the
Christians
of
Seuenbergh
.
2
Also
hee
saith
,
that
the
King
of
Tartars
sonne
,
with
the
rest
of
the
Armie
lye
about
Tamusweer
and
Wesenbergh
,
and
that
of
the
Tartars
onely
two
thousand
shall
remaine
there
.
3
Also
he
saith
,
that
in
the
last
skirmish
thrée
hundred
Tartars
,
and
one
hundred
Turkes
,
all
horsemen
,
were
sent
to
learne
if
the
riuer
of
Rabnitz
were
hard
frozen
to
passe
or
no
,
but
what
they
haue
done
hée
knowes
not
,
for
by
the
stumbling
of
his
horse
he
was
taken
prisoner
:
but
he
thinketh
they
meant
to
set
vppon
Capurar
.
4
Fourthly
,
hee
knoweth
not
what
number
of
men
were
at
Cappa
,
but
at
Rab
there
were
some
fiftéene
thousand
.
5
Fifthly
hee
saith
,
that
no
more
Tartars
must
come
downe
,
but
those
that
are
there
,
are
commaunded
to
set
vpon
Erlaw
.
6
Sixthly
he
faith
,
all
those
Turkes
that
came
last
from
Sea
,
beeing
about
fiftie
thousand
,
are
all
perished
.
7
Seuenthly
hee
saith
,
the
Turke
hath
made
peace
with
the
Persian
,
but
because
the
Souldans
sonne
is
dead
at
Perto
,
he
knoweth
not
whether
the
peace
will
holde
.
8
Eighthly
hee
saith
,
hee
knoweth
not
whether
the
Souldan
will
hold
warre
against
the
Georgeani
or
no.
9
Ninthly
hee
saith
,
At
Comar
the
Christians
slue
nine
hundred
Ianissaries
:
but
at
Rab
hee
knoweth
not
how
manie
were
slaine
,
onely
he
remembreth
that
some
daies
thrée
,
some
dayes
foure
,
and
some
dayes
fiue
hundred
perished
.
10
Lastly
hee
saith
,
The
men
of
Comar
so
valiauntly
resisted
,
that
the
Turkes
were
not
able
to
continue
their
siege
,
but
were
forced
to
retyre
barke
againe
to
Rab.
The
true
Copie
of
a
Lamentable
Petition
exhibited
in
the
names
of
the
afflicted
Christians
in
the
East
parts
,
to
the
Christian
Kingdomes
in
the
West
.
IF
either
humane
pitie
(
naturally
grafted
in
mans
heart
)
to
compassionate
the
oppressed
,
or
the
sweete
bandes
of
Christian
Loue
wherein
you
&
we
(
members
of
one
head
)
are
mutually
bound
either
to
other
:
haue
anie
power
to
intreate
your
hartie
praiers
or
speedie
help
:
we
humbly
beg
the
one
,
and
beseech
the
other
.
You
happie
Princes
of
peopled
Kingdomes
,
and
blessed
people
of
those
happie
Princes
:
commiserate
(
for
CHRISTES
cause
)
our
miserable
distresse
,
that
haue
no
day
of
happines
,
no
night
of
rest
:
but
feare
within
,
and
terror
without
,
dimmes
the
brightnes
of
our
day
,
and
doubles
the
darknes
of
our
night
.
We
heare
,
(
which
addeth
heauinesse
to
our
greefe
)
that
ciuill
warres
,
priuate
quarrells
,
and
vnchristian
malice
,
weakneth
the
Arme
of
Christendome
,
that
should
be
strengthened
among
you
.
Alas
,
what
need
yee
(
like
the
earth-bred
brethren
)
maliciously
let
cut
each
others
blood
?
when
ye
haue
a
whole
world
of
enemies
to
warre
against
:
and
wee
and
you
in
all
but
a
corner
of
the
earth
to
oppose
our selues
against
their
crueltie
.
We
heare
how
you
prouoke
(
as
wee
haue
done
)
by
the
excesse
of
sinne
,
Gods
wrathfull
and
heauie
vengeance
.
Let
our
pride
,
be
a
president
for
you
to
learne
humblenes
:
our
neglect
of
God
,
a
warning
that
you
leaue
such
negligence
:
our
wrath
,
enuie
,
and
auarice
,
a
meane
to
make
you
milde
,
louing
and
liberall
:
our
sloth
,
wantonnes
and
excesse
,
to
increase
your
diligence
,
chastitie
and
temperance
.
Now
for
our
rich
array
we
put
on
sackcloath
,
our
beauteous
Ladies
sit
with
teare-distained
faces
,
our
Virgines
sing
not
the
Hymnes
of
gladnes
,
but
of
sorrow
,
our
Old-men
faint
feebly
in
the
streete
,
and
our
Yongmen
prepare
themselues
to
venture
their
precious
liues
in
open
field
,
Dere
Christian
Brethren
,
turne
turne
your
pitying
eyes
vppon
our
prostrate
miserie
.
Remember
the
willingnes
of
your
fore-fathers
in
that
great
Expedition
to
Ierusalem
,
vnder
the
leading
of
Godfrey
Duke
of
Bulloigne
.
Then
Princes
,
Noblemen
,
and
well
disposed
people
,
came
in
person
from
the
vtmost
Westerne
Kingdomes
,
euen
from
England
,
France
,
Netherland
,
and
Scotland
:
the
women
gaue
the
souldiers
their
bracelets
of
gold
and
siluer
,
yea
,
poore
seruants
offred
of
their
small
wages
to
mainetaine
that
holy
Warre
.
Ah
,
where
is
that
pitie
,
care
,
true
loue
and
mercie
now
become
?
The
Turkish
&
vnbeleeuing
Enemies
are
come
by
manie
Kingdoms
farre
neerer
your
homes
,
and
your
commiseration
is
by
manie
degrees
farther
off
.
Let
Antioch
,
the
first
Citie
wherein
the
name
of
Christians
began
(
nowe
made
a
Synagogue
of
vnbeleeuing
Infidels
)
moue
ye
to
compassion
.
The
Candlestickes
are
remoued
from
the
Churches
in
Asia
as
S.
Iohn
prophecied
:
the
light
of
Christianitie
is
wholly
extinct
among
them
.
In
Syria
Christs
Spouse
hath
lost
her
beautie
.
In
the
Emperie
of
Greece
,
Kingdomes
of
Epyrus
,
Lystria
,
Crete
,
Cyprus
,
and
other
the
Mediterranean
Nations
,
CHRIST
had
(
&
that
within
these
few
yeres
)
his
beloued
Vineyard
,
planted
,
tended
,
wel
dressed
,
compassed
about
.
But
now
the
Turkes
(
like
wilde
Boares
are
entred
,
the
Vineyard
is
wasted
.
In
stead
of
wine
,
the
earth
(
in
all
those
and
diuers
other
kingdomes
)
is
drunke
with
Christian
blood
:
and
there
is
no
face
of
Christianitie
left
,
no
outward
Church
.
Let
that
part
of
our
Kingdomes
alreadie
lost
,
&
the
rest
now
hazarding
,
win
ye
to
some
compassion
.
But
it
may
be
,
because
the
Turke
is
farre
off
,
you
thinke
he
neuer
can
haue
power
to
hurt
ye
,
you
and
your
children
shall
be
safe
.
Be
not
so
grose
conceipted
.
Consider
,
wee
had
Fathers
that
gathered
for
vs
,
so
had
the
Greekes
,
and
other
the
forenamed
Nations
:
but
now
their
welth
and
ours
lies
open
to
the
Enemie
.
We
had
houses
,
but
Turkes
posses
them
:
Pallaces
,
but
they
are
spoyled
:
Churches
,
but
they
are
prophaned
:
Cities
,
but
they
are
wasted
:
&
some
more
we
haue
,
but
how
long
they
shal
be
ours
,
we
litle
know
.
And
yet
within
these
few
yeres
,
wee
were
thrice
farther
off
from
daunger
than
you
now
are
.
Neither
flatter
your selues
that
your
Countryes
are
populous
,
your
Cities
strong
,
your
Kingdomes
fenced
with
the
Sea
:
they
and
we
had
peopled
Kingdomes
,
fenced
Cities
,
sea-walled
Ilands
,
but
all
was
vaine
,
they
were
singled
one
by
one
,
their
neighbors
denied
them
helpe
,
and
first
they
,
then
those
deniers
perished
.
Such
will
our
case
be
,
if
we
be
not
aided
:
such
will
yours
be
,
if
ye
doo
not
aid
vs
.
Besides
,
there
is
a
rumour
spred
in
some
partes
of
Christendome
,
how
the
Turkes
are
iust
in
keeping
faith
and
promise
.
O
fond
and
idle
beliefe
:
What
faith
can
they
keepe
that
haue
no
faith
?
Such
faith
as
not
long
since
they
kept
with
that
noble
Christian
Prince
of
Cyprus
,
the
Turkish
Emperour
himselfe
passing
his
word
vnto
him
.
When
that
most
Princely
Christian
Warriour
,
had
defended
Famagosta
till
all
munition
and
vittaile
failed
:
hee
and
his
small
companie
yet
worthely
resoluing
,
intended
deerely
to
sel
their
liues
,
and
stood
valiantly
to
defend
the
breaches
.
The
Turke
seeing
their
resolution
,
offred
the
Prince
,
that
if
hee
would
surrender
the
Citie
,
himselfe
and
the
souldiers
,
wyth
theyr
Armes
,
weapons
,
and
colours
displaied
,
the
Princesse
with
her
children
,
the
other
women
,
people
,
and
children
of
the
Citie
with
bag
and
baggage
should
passe
quietly
through
the
Turkes
Armie
,
and
bee
transported
to
what
Hauen
in
Christendome
they
desired
.
The
Prince
accepted
these
conditions
,
the
Turkish
Emperor
confirmed
them
with
an
:
oath
:
but
(
like
a
false
miscreaunt
)
when
they
were
issued
,
hee
compelled
the
Prince
and
the
able
men
to
beare
burthens
of
earth
vppon
their
shoulders
to
repayre
the
breaches
:
then
commaunded
the
Princesse
,
her
children
,
the
women
and
other
weake
people
(
after
manie
shamefull
abuses
)
to
be
cruelly
tortured
to
death
.
Then
stripped
they
the
Souldiers
and
chayned
them
for
slaues
.
Lastly
they
puld
out
the
wofull
Princes
eyes
,
punched
his
warlike
bodie
full
of
hoales
,
and
hangd
him
on
the
top
mast
of
their
Admirall
Galley
,
more
to
afflict
his
poore
subiects
that
rowed
there
as
slaues
.
Such
faith
will
they
keepe
as
with
the
last
Emperour
of
Greece
they
did
:
whom
(
after
many
frendly
seeming
Ambassades
)
they
sodainly
besieged
in
his
chiefe
Citie
Constantinople
,
and
in
the
chiefe
Gate
of
that
Citie
,
he
and
his
children
were
found
mangled
wyth
manie
wounds
,
and
trampled
with
their
horses
feete
.
Such
faith
will
they
keepe
as
lately
they
did
wyth
vs
of
Hungarie
:
Hauing
taken
certaine
yongmen
of
noble
Families
.
Wee
laboured
for
their
libertie
to
the
Bassa
of
Buda
.
Their
ransome
was
set
downe
,
and
license
granted
for
their
frends
to
bring
it
.
The
Bassa
himselfe
receiued
it
:
and
then
tyrannouslie
to
seuerall
stakes
he
tyed
the
miserable
yong
Gentlemen
naked
,
and
in
presence
of
their
friends
caused
their
bodies
to
be
sliced
with
sharpe
kniues
,
the
flesh
cast
vnto
hungrie
dogs
,
and
the
dead
carcasses
deliuered
their
sorrowfull
friends
for
the
raunsome
they
had
paid
.
This
is
the
Turkish
faith
,
this
their
vow
,
this
their
religion
:
let
no
Christian
State
beleeue
them
,
nor
for
lucre
hold
league
with
them
,
for
they
doo
await
time
first
to
destroy
vs
,
then
to
extirpate
them
.
What
should
wee
say
that
you
cannot
conceiue
,
looke
on
your
Cities
,
Pallaces
,
Fieldes
,
Meadowes
,
walkes
,
pleasant
Gardens
,
thinke
ours
were
like
yours
,
but
nowe
are
nothing
but
receptacles
of
sorrow
.
Looke
on
your
wiues
and
beauteous
daughters
,
and
remember
that
we
haue
such
(
though
not
so
fortunate
)
yours
safe
,
ours
subiect
to
rauishment
and
spoile
.
Looke
on
your
sonnes
and
forget
not
ours
,
of
whom
no
small
number
are
alreadie
with
their
wofull
fathers
chained
in
Turkish
slauerie
,
the
rest
opposing
themselues
against
their
tyrannie
.
And
then
remember
it
is
in
his
quarrell
wee
striue
,
that
hath
promised
to
reward
a
cup
of
colde
water
giuen
in
his
name
:
much
more
reward
againe
with
tenne
folde
blessings
,
your
Christian
mercie
and
pittie
toward
vs
.
To
him
that
is
able
to
helpe
as
well
by
one
as
manie
,
we
commit
ourselues
:
and
commend
the
consideration
of
our
miserable
estate
to
your
Christian
Charities
.
From
Prage
,
the
13
,
of
Ianuarie
.
Your
poore
afflicted
Christian
Bretheren
of
Boheme
,
Hungarie
,
Austria
,
Polonia
,
and
Heluetia
.
FINIS
.