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A famous victorie, atchiued in August last 1613. by the Christian gallies of Sicilia, against the Turkes Wherein were redeemed aboue a thousand Christian captiues, as many Turkes slaine, and aboue six hundred taken.
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A Famous Victorie Atchiued in August last 1613. by the Christian Gallies of Sicilia against the Turkes Wherein were redeemed aboue a thousand Christian Captiues as many Turkes slaine and aboue six hundred taken Printed for TH THORP 1613. A Famous Victorie Atchiued in August last 1613. by the Christian Gallies of Sicilia against the Turkes HOW the Turke at first aspired to his greatnesse and fithence hath amplified and maintained it chiefly by distension of Christian Princes I hold it needlesse for mee to set foorth in writing because it is a truth commonly knowne and generally confessed by all Writers a matter much to be lamented that those Weapons which ought to haue been bent against the enemies of Christians and their Religion haue been so vnchristianly and vnnaturally imployed in the effusion of Christian blood Herevpon haue been erected those glorious Trophies of many Victories Wherewith the Grand Siguior hath adorned his Diadem But I will not insist any longer vpon this common place of our Calamities Let vs see awhile what fruites Concord hath produced to what heighth of Honour she hath aduanced her followers that so by comparing the great losse and ignominie arysing from the one with the abundant profit renowne issuing from the other we may all ioyne in one hearty prayer to God That he would at length be pleased to co-vnite the heartes of Christian Princes in one firme bond of Peace to the replantation of his Gospell in those conquered Countries and the extirpation of all Turcisme and Idolatrie This was it which lost vs those ample and goodly Prouinces in the East wherein our Religion was at first propagated and wherein so many Millions of Christians since that time hitherto haue been and are reduced to most miserable and insupportable slauerie But because I study breuitie as desirous to draw neere the intended subiect of this Discourse it shall be sufficient among many others to alleadge one or two examples for confirmation of this Truth At such time as that warlike Saladine had by force inuested himselfe in the Kingdome of Syria and subiected to his dominion Hierusalem and the Holy Land the Christian Princes of these Westerne partes combined in a strong league and moued with an holy zeale of Gods glory transported an Armie vnder the conduct of Godfrey of Bulloine for the recouerie of that Countrie Against this force of the Christians the Saladine apposed with all his power and in many Conflictes with variable successe for a long time maintained his partie Meane while hee forgot not like a subtile Foxe by all possible meanes to corrupt such of the speciall Commanders as he thought most likely to be wonne to his purpose if so by disseuering the Chiefe of their secret Consultations he might make frustrate all their attempts The summe is his Plots fayled and nothing suiteth to his wished purpose Hee relies therefore on his owne Strength is fought withall and defeated and the Victorie so hotly pursued that driuen hee is at length to abandon the Kingdome leaue it to the discretion of the victorious Conquerour In his roome was that religious Godfrey inthroned atfter whom diuers Christian Princes for many yeares togeather held the Soueraigntie thereof to the great aduantage and honour of Christendome and the confusion of their Enemies Afterwardes in the time of Richard the first King of this Land the French King then reigning excited with the like zeale of propagating our Religion and freeing that distressed Countrie from their mercilesse Enemies entred into firme League with the sayd Richard for the same purpose These Princes therefore with their ioynt forces inuade the Turkes and winne many Victories recouer most of their Townes from them as Ioppe Acon and others and in the end expelling them from those partes restore a perfect Libertie to the oppressed Inhabitantes By these meanes haue diuers of our ancient Princes acquired true glorie whilest our Kingdome beeing at peace in it selfe was able and willing to imploy her forces against those damned miscreantes But of this enough It is now time that wee come to the purpose wherein according to my poore skill I will limme out vnto you in a small pourtrait the true Patterne some correspondent circumstances considered of that famous Battaile of Lepanto wherein the Turkes and Christians with their greatest forces contended who should prooue the better men at Sea and ought to haue the Commaund and Lordship thereof In which fight the most of the Turkish Fleete was either lost or taken and their Generall with many other great Men made Prisoners besides a world of ordinarie Souldiers slaine and captiuated But to our purpose The Duke of Ossuna Vice-roy of Sicil keeping good Watch vpon the Turkes proceedings and knowing how much it behoued to vse all circumspection against so vigilant an enemy for preuention of danger and his owne better information about the beginning of August last sent forth eight Gallies from Palermo well manned and prouided vnder command of Don Octauio Taglia Via d' Arrâ—gona to discouer or attempt somewhat in the Leuâ—â—t Hauing all things therefore in a readinesse Hee happily set saile and with a good gale came to Carigo where hee soone vnderstood that the Turkish Fleete some few dayes before had put from Constantinople with thirty Gallies and were bound for Rhodes where they were to meete with sixteene more which as then lay wayting for them in the Negrepont and that vpon the meeting of these Fleetes they should make saile for Soria there to bee imployed against certaine Rebels of that Countrey that were lately reuolted from the Turkes obedience Vpon this Aduertisement hee put to Sea againe and touched at some Islands of the Archipelago where the same newes of the Turkish Fleete were againe confirmed Hee made no long stay but thrust out againe and some fewe houres after descried a Saile Whereunto making with all speede possible hee found her to bee of the Isle Macaria demanding if they knewe any newes of the Turkes They answered that the day before at Zant two Turkish Gallish had taken from them fiue Barrels of Pitch and that they reported for a truth that the Gouernour of Rhodes the day before that Pitch taken had sent out twelue Gallies to tow certaine Caramusals or great Vessels ouer the Channell of Samos that they might bee the sooner ready to take their Freight from the Carauan of Alexandria and that for a more likely-hood that this was true they themselues besides those two Gallies with whom they had Conference had seene eight other Gallies towing the Caramusals aforesaid DON OCTAVIO hauing gotten this intelligence presently made to Sea-wards and plying with strength of Oares and furthered with a faire gale held his course that day and the next night for the other side towards the firme Land of Natolia Thither hee came about the dawning and at the Cape of Coruo met with all his Gallies which were in safety At day-breake hee set saile againe and had not long coasted when hee might ken a farre off ten saile of Gallies beeing part of those twelue that had towed the Caramusals the other two as was afterwards reported being sent by the Turkish Generall to Scio. Hee had no sooner got sight of them then hee prepared for their welcome hauing a firme resolution to ouercome or bee taken Distributing therefore in fit places all weapons and munition necessary hee incouraged his Souldiers and furiously made forth against them At the first hee had thought to haue incompassed them but three of their Gallies keeping aloofe to sea made his purpose frustraâ—e When the Fleetes were now come within reach of each other the Ordinance on either side began to thunder and the small shot like haile flew aboord the Gallies The two Generall Gallies made a furious encounter and for the space of halfe an houre and vpwards maintained a bloudy fight during which time Sinan the Beg of Cypras Generall of the Turkish Fleete stood aduanced in the poope of his Gally to behold the manner thereof and to giue directions as necessity required In the end after a sharpe and terrible conflict Don Octauio boorded the Turkish Admirall in the Prow and afterwards in the Poope wherein the Sicillians made a wonderfull slaughter In the meane while the other Gallies were not Idle but with like violence assaulted each other The victory fell to the Sicillians with great execution done vpon the Turkes and small losse of their owne Seuen of the Turkes Gallies were presently taken two of them ranne a shore and the Turkes leaping forth saued themselues in the mountaines the other three fled to sea-wards and escaped Don Octauio hauing assured the victory gaue thankes to God the Author thereof and then gaue order to repaire his Gallies which were no sooner in a readinesse but with his owne Gallies and those that were taken he ioyfully set forth and made for Sicill In this fight besides the seuen great Admirall Gallies which were taken these men of quality were made prisoners Sinan the Generall a man of great account with the Turke and Piali Bassa the Beg of Alexandria beeing sonne to the same Haly Bassa that was Generall at Lepanto in whom I obserue that his Family and Name is as it were predestinated to increase the honor of Christians with their ruine and captiuity Many other men of great note were likewise taken who are not likely to bee redeemed for a little sixe or seuen hundred Turkes slaine as many taken and aboue a thousand poore Christians freed from slauery Thus haue I briefly related vnto you the summe of the victory wherein if the phrase be distastfull let the truth of the matter supply that defect And let the common ioy which wee ought all to receiue at the ouer-throw of our common enemy make some excuse for my rudenesse not affected with curiosity FINIS