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Title: The begynnynge and foundacyon of the holy hospytall, [and] of the ordre of the knyghtes hospytallers of saynt Johan baptyst of Jerusalem
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Print source: The begynnynge and foundacyon of the holy hospytall, [and] of the ordre of the knyghtes hospytallers of saynt Johan baptyst of Jerusalem
Bourbon, Jacques de, d. 1527. Grande et merveilleuse, & tréscruelle oppugnation de la noble Cité de Rhodes. aut, Copland, Robert, fl. 1508-1547.
[Imprynted at Lo[n]don: In the Fletestrete at ye sygne of the Rose garlonde by Robert Coplande., The yere of our lorde god M.v.C.xxiiii. the xxiii. day of Iuly] [1524]
Subject terms:
Knights of Malta -- Early works to 1800.
Rhodes (Greece : Island) -- Siege, 1522 -- Early works to 1800.
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¶The begynnynge and foundacyon of the holy hospytall / & of the ordre of the knyghtes hospytallers of saynt Iohan bap¦tyst of Ierusalem.
¶Here foloweth the syege / cruell oppugnacyon / and lamentable takynge of the cyte of Rodes.
¶The occasyons why the grete turke came to besyege the cyte of Rodes.
¶How the grete turke caused the passages to be kept that none sholde bere tydynges of his hoost to Rodes.
¶How the lorde grete mayster counceylled with the lordes for prouysion for the towne.
¶Of the prouysyon for vytayles & ordynaunce of warre.
¶How a Brygantyne was sent to Cādy for wyne / & of dyuers shyppes that came to helpe the towne.
¶How the corne was shorne downe halfe rype & brought in to the towne for fere of the turkes hoost.
¶How the grete mayster caused to make general mustres. & sent a vessell to ye turkes nauy. of whome he receyued a lettre.
¶The copy of the lette that the grete turke sent to ye lorde grete mayster & to the people of Rodes.
¶How the turkes came to lande in the yle of Lango / & were dryuen to theyr shyppes agayne by ye pryour of saynt Gyles.
¶How parte of the nauy and army of the grete turke came before the cyte of Rod.
¶The nombre & names of the vesselles yt came to besyege Rodes.
¶How the lorde grete mayster made his petycyon before the ymage of saynt Iohan / & offred hym ye keyes of ye towne.
¶How the women sclaues wolde haue set fyre in the towne.
¶How the turkes layd theyr artyllery about the towne & of the maner & quantyte of theyr pyeces and gonshot.
¶The artyllery of the turkes was suche as foloweth.
¶How the capytayne Gabryell martyningo came to the socour of Rodes. And all ye slaues in daunger to be slayne.
¶How the grete turke aryued in persone before Rodes
¶Of the meruaylous hylles yt the turkes made afore ye towne / & how the capytaynes were ordred in ye trenchs.
¶Of the polytyke repayres aud defences that the inuen∣tyf capytayne Gabryell Martyningo made within the towne agaynst the brackes in the walles.
¶Here foloweth of the mynes that the turkes made. And how they ouerthrewe parte of ye bulwarke of Englonde.
¶How the turkes assayled the bulwarke of Englande and how they were dryuen away.
¶How syr Iohn̄ bourgh turcoplyer of Englande was slayne at an assaut of the Englysshe bulwarke.
¶Of the terryble myne at the poste of Auuergne.
¶How the bulwarke of Spayne was loste / & wonne agayne.
¶How the grete turke for angre that he coude not gete the towne wolde haue put his chyef capytayne to dethe / & how they made .xi. mynes vnder the bulwarke of Englonde.
¶How the turkes were mynded to haue gone theyr way / & of the traytours wtin the towne / & of many grete assantes.
¶How the enmyes assayled the postes of Prouaunce & Italy / & how they were dryuen away.
¶How the treason of syr Andrew de Merall was knowen / & of the meruaylous assautes that the turkes made.
¶How the Turkes gate the playne grounde of Italy.
¶How a Geneuey came to the gate of the towne for to speke for a treaty / and delyueraunce of the same.
¶How the grete turke sent two of his men to the towne to haue it by entreatynge. And how the lorde grete may∣ster sent two knyghtes to hym to knowe his assuraunce.
¶How the ambassadours of Rodes spake with the grete turke / and what answere they had.
¶How one of the ambassadours made āswere of his message And how the comyns wolde not agre to yelde the towne.
¶How the lorde grete mayster sent two ambassadours for the comyns to the grete Turke.
¶How the turke began the assaut / and how the comyns agreed to yelde the towne.
¶An abiection to suche as wyll make questyon for the losse & delyueraūce of the cytee of Rodes.
¶How the cytee of Rodes was yelden to ye grete Turke / & of the yll behauyour of certayne Turkes.
¶Lenuoy of the prynter.