AFter that the Emperour of Turkie had besieged with an army of thirty thousand horsmen and footemen , the famous town and strong Castel of Iula in Hungary , lying .xl. dutch myles beyond the ryuer Danubius , which City had by the space of .vj. weekes sustayned many greuous assaultes : God through his great mercy and goodnes so comforted the sayd towne of Iula and the poore Christians therein , at their earnest praiers , that the Turke with all his host was driuen backe , by the handes of the General called Keretshim Laslawe and hys valiant company . Who not onelye defended the sayd Towne , but also constrayned the cruell Turkes to retyre , to their great shame and confusion , with the slaughter of a great nomber of their Turkish rable . For the which the euerliuyng God be praysed for euer . The manner of their ouerthrow was thys .

As the foresayd Generall Keretshim did se his aduauntage , wyth Captayne George and other horsmen of Schesians and Hungary , he set vpon the arereward of the Turkes , and kylled about .8 . thousand of them , and tooke also some of their artillery , and followed them so fast , that the Turkes were constrayned to flee into a marrish grounde , and to breake the wheeles of the rest of their artillery , to saue them selues : which the Christians also tooke , and haue rescued and taken besydes from the Turkes a great nomber of Christian prisoners , and th●rewyth a very rych bootye .

The like also hath done that valiant man Magotsrhie the Captayne of Erla , the which making toward the Turkes , did encounter with the Tertarians , setting most valiantly vpon them , and killed about eyght hundred of them .

A few dayes past the Earle of Serin did encounter with a Turkish Capitayne called Begen , the which Capitaine then had with him a thousand fresh horsmen then comming out of Turkye , to go to a towne called Fynffekyrchen . Which Earle did set vpon them in the night , and killed the Captain , and tooke . vjij . Camels , and .viii. Moyles laden wyth treasure , and got also twoo read Gwydons , wyth a whole great peece of rych cloth of gold , and also a very fayre and straunge Iewel or token of the field . This foresayd Earle dyd sende vnto the Emperours Maiesty to Vienna for a present , the foresayd Captaynes horse , the which was not one ●y a v●ry fayre one and good , but also betrapped & decked moste rychly . For fyrst the poniel & the back part of the saddel was couered ouer with plate of fine Arabick gold , and the rest of the saddel besyde the sytting place , was drest wyth syluer plate very fyre gilded , which sitting place was couered with a fine purple veluet , and the trappers & bridle beset with litle Turkies and Rubies . The Earle would very fayne haue saued the sayd Capitayne , but the turkish Ianyssery defended them selues so manfully , thinking to haue caryed away safelye their Capitaine , that the said Earle with hys company was constrayned to kyll both them and their Captayne .

Also this valiant Earle of Serin hath got amongest other great prices from the Turkes .xv. thousand Turkish and Hungarish Ducates , which money was brought for the payment of the Turkishe men of warre , which are in the towne called Fynffkyrchen . Thus not onely this said Earle had got to himselfe rich and great prices , but also hys Souldiours haue met with very rich prayes and spoyles .

And now to declare the Mahometical and turkish cruelty of these hellish Turks , which they vse agaynst the Christians ( which cannot be declared without weeping and sorowfulnes of mynde ) is this in effect . Where euer they ouercome the Christians and take them captiues , they take the yong and lusty men tying them to their horses & famishe them to death . The old men and women they cut in peeces , deflouring the maydens and young women very villanously . The sely Infants and yong Babes lying in their cradels smyling vpon them , they take out very cruelly and sticke them on long poles and so gore them to death without pitye or mercy , and this very spitefully they do in the sight of the Infantes Parentes . The residue of them which they keepe alyue being men , they vse as be●ites for all kynde of drudgery and toyle , more cruelly entreating them then their brute beastes . To the women and children whych they keepe alyue , they vse such Sodomish abhomination and tyranny as may not for shame be knowen , nor wythout harty sorow be declared . Wherefore it behoueth al Christian Princes and good Christians to wythstand thys cruel Turckish enemy , & to set to theyr helpyng handes , such as can to helpe to resist hym with some power of warre : and suche other good Christians as cannot helpe these our Christian brethren ( so cruelly assaulted ) by this kinde of meanes : yet at least to helpe them with their godly praiers . For if thus he proceede forwarde to take the vpper land , it wyl redound to the great plague and ruine of whole Christendome . Wherefore that thus it may not come to pas , let vs not cease to cal vpon our heauenly father for his mightye defence , who so mercifully hath heard the praiers of his poore afflicted children . And also geue him hartye thankes for this great ouerthrow of thys his Christes and our cruell enemy .