A copy of thi● last advertisement that came f●● Malta, of the miraculous delivery of the Isle from the long sieg● of the Turk, both by sea and land together with the numbered of the en●mies slain, and of the numbered of artillery that they left behind ther● with the numbered of Christians sla● during the siege, and also of the la●● skirmish betwixt the Christian army and the Turks, at the fountain of Marza. Translated out of the Italian tongue, into English. ¶ Imprinted at London by Thomas Marsh. AN. 1565. The delivery of Malta MY right honourable Lord and gossip, it hath pleased the goodness of God to suffer me to live with two hargebushe in my body, & one seal or piece stone by the force of the great ar●ie shot into my leg: one of ●argebushe shot is at the pulse ●y right arm, which hath we●d and almost maimed my right ●e, which is to a man of war ●atter of importance: the other is in my left thy: a small matter, fruit have the● fed of that are ●. The two shot I received at ●ynt Ermo castle, and the ● or piece of the stone in my ●e here in the Borgo in an as●● always bearing the office of 〈…〉 I did at S. Ermo: for (my and gossip) it is the majesty d● that hath fought for us: for we not else able to have resisted force, & great assaults of the k●tes. There are slain. 30 〈◊〉 in the castle of S. Er●● 〈◊〉 in the Borgo until th● 〈◊〉 there is more hurt w● 〈◊〉 die of their wounds 〈◊〉 are maimed men. Th● 〈◊〉 September being t●● 〈◊〉 of the nativity of o●● 〈◊〉 Turks began to ray●● 〈◊〉 〈…〉 ●attrie, 〈◊〉 〈…〉 before d●● 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 conduced. 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 trench 〈…〉 S. Michael, 〈…〉 ditches, minding to 〈◊〉 genneral and great assault of 〈◊〉 ●n have gone their way, we all in arms, and ready to redem at the breaches: but at the ●ninge or break of the day, came a Turk a horseback, & all the .5000. from the ditches Michael's fort, & the .3000. he Borgo trenches to retire, & ●ures after the break of the day, ● army was discovered, and ●on incontinently the Turks ●ne to raise their artillery, and ●rme their bastilions or mounts, which they battered the for● of Borgo and S. Michael: ●hen they heard that our men ●anded, & marching towards they hastily embarked their ar● apparel, robes, and riches, ●hem selves. They of S. Misgave had five assaults of the ●s, the first general assault ● sea and land, in the which The Signior Don Francisco de Segnera and his nephew. The knight of Biusi. The knight of Bleigni, The knight of Montebell. The knight of Tenanse. The knight Guardaupe. l. The Colonello de Mas, & his brother. The knight Monsieur de la Mota of Prouance in France, captain of a galley. The knight Simon de Suse, a Portus gale captain of a galley. The knight de T●reglas, nephew to the great master Homedes. The knight Fra Scipion Durre. The knight Fra Liugi Raymondo. The knight Fra. S. Marin, de counti Romano. And finally, all the knights of the great priory of Navarra, except one, are slain. Of Italiane knights .93. All the knights of Almaigne are sauin● Notes 〈◊〉 of a letter dated at Siracu● sain● 〈◊〉 the▪ 〈◊〉 September 〈◊〉 to Rome the. 2●. day of the same month. THis night past, arrived here four galleys of the religion and order, two which went with our army to Malta, and two other galleys which remained all the siege time in the Isle, these four galleys were put in order and furnished to set forth towards our city of Siracusa: as son● as the Turkyshe 〈…〉 from Malta, thei● 〈…〉 A 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 other 〈…〉 with 〈◊〉 Span●● 〈◊〉 had is 〈◊〉 ●●dy, 〈…〉 ●●ounded 〈…〉 wish 〈◊〉 be to Malta again, and to bring thither the soldiers that remain here at Siracusa. They also say, that the battery of the Turk's hath so spoiled the walls of the Borgo, and saint Michael's fortress, that carts and chariots may pass in at the breaches, and that it is great marvel that ever our men could keep them. Moreover, they reported how that Don garcia de Toledo, did embark 4000 soldiers of the bands of Sicilia, Naples, and Corsica, and departed from Malta with 58. galeis after the turkish army: God send him good success. FINIS.