LETTERS sent from Venice. ANNO. 1571.  
Containing the certain and true news of the most Noble victory of the Christians over the army of the great Turk: And the names of the Lords & Gentlemen of the Christians slain in the same battle.  
Translated out of the French Copy Printed at Paris by Guille●● de Niverd, with the King's Privilege.  
Imprinted at London by Henry Bynneman. And are to be sold in Paul's Churchyard by Anthony Kitson.   

The overthrow of the Turks army.  
THE Christian army being in Thessalonia, in the Haven of Argostelly, and the enemy in the gulf of the Pante, they took advise what was best to be done. The Lord Don jean of Austrie thought it not good to enter into the gulf, but the general Bivier, and the Lord justinian Barbaric thought that best, earnestly exhorting and persuading to go into Bisterlo. For by this means (say they) they should obtain the victory: and they concluded that Barbarico with eight galley should go to the entry of the gulf, to assay if he could train out the enemy: And whiles this was resolved, the General Bivier was advertised, that fifty of the Turkish galleys had left the army, and were gone into Lenant. Whereupon the Lord Don jean resolved fully too enter the gulf, and the sixth of this month, being carried in Pregates, went in person to take order and encourage all men to be ready on the morrow to the battle.  
On Sunday the seventh of October, was all the Army in a readiness, the general being in the midst with fifty galley, on the right hand the Lord Barbarico, upon the left the joerin, and the Dorian in the arrearguard behaving himself very valiantly. The six greatest galleys rowed three on front, with two little galleys after them. Thus marched they in order, helped somewhat forward with a small breath, more favourable to the enemy, and in good time discovered the other army, which came clustering like a wood, without any order. For they thought (as after was known) that so soon as they should have been descried, our army would have fled, and that they would be ready to spoil and take some of our galleys. But seeing that the Christian army made forward so boldly, they began to put themselves in array, in fashion of an half Moon. Thus both the armies being approached within Cannon shot, the six great galley did break forth, and pierced clean through the Turkish army, which they put in great disarray with their artillery: which act may be accounted the only and chief cause of the victory. In the discharge of the great shot, the Turks were more galled than the Christians. The catholic General, and the Venetian general, having between them the chief Bassa, boarded his Galley, and took it, and having cut off the Bassa's head, put it upon a pike, which Don jean held in his hand, as a trophy. Ochiali Bassa with his galley pressed sore the left side: and all the body of the enemies charged the body of the christian battle, when Dorian with the arriergard aided the said body: and on the other side Don jean sent to secure the left wing, an other number of galleys, where there were already seven or eight Venetian galley. In this manner fought they continually from morning till night. But in the end the christians obtained the victory. There were taken. Clxxx. galleys of the enemies, xxv. were burned, xv. sunk, xviij. fled, whom the Christians pursued. The great Bassa of Argier Gitride of the great Turk was found dead. The Bassa Ochiali fled with a few galley. Fortua Bassa was not found dead nor alive. And the Bassa which came in stead of Prely, is he whom before I have showed to have been taken & killed. There are slain twenty thousand Turks, u thousand Scaratavi and xiiij thousand Christians prisoners set at liberty. And they had taken into their army to relieve them xiiij thousand Spachis, whom they had levied in Morea. The Christians of Grece seeing that small number of Turks left, & the whole overthrow given to the Turkish army, began to rise. And so soon as the Christian army turned to Corfu, they with the victory of Seigneur Don jean, being accompanied with a Frigate, came to the general, offering to follow what part soever shall please him to go, saying, to have very well known that the Venetians are chief lords of the sea, but that never so well tried as at that present. It is marvelous, that in the six galley which made the first point, were slain but three persons. And generally thanks be to God, the whole fleet hath had small loss in respect of the great victory.  
God favoured the Lord Barbarico so much, that he lived till night, when being advertised of the assured victory, hie lifted up his hands too Heaven in token of joy, and therewith yielded up his ghost, being hurt in the eye with an Arrow.  

The names of the christian Lords and Gentlemen slain in the battle.  
The most excellent Lord, S. Augustine Barbarico.  
The Magific Lord, S. Benet Laurence.  
The Lord Andrew Barbarico.  
S. john Coruaro.  
The magnific Laudo.  
The Lord Marin Contarin.  
S. Cattavino Mallipirro.  
The Lord Jerome Contarin, with three of his Cousins.  
The Lord Frances Bion.  
The Lord Anthony Pasquin.  
The Lord Theodore Balbi.  
The Lord john Baptist Benoist.  
The Lord jaques de Mezo.  
The Lord Anthony de Mallogani Candiot.  
The Lord Alexander Littico de Affrani.  
The Trissan Vesantin.   
THe magnific Lanfran justinian brought the first tidings of this glorious victory this day at vij of the clock in the morning, landing from out of his galley at S. Marks. The Prince went to meet him, and at the first greeting the Lord justinian kneeling, said: Most excellent Prince, I bring unto you the tidings of the Noblest victory that ever christian men had. The Prince with his hands stretched up to heaven, thanked God, & without any stay with all the Nobility which clustered together, went toward the Church questioning with the said L. justiman by the way, and there caused songs and Hymns to be sung, praising God, and with great devotion remained above two hours in the Church. The people and all the Nobles assembled on every side embracing one an other, uttering all signs possible of unexpresseable joy.  

From Ancone.  
THere is news brought that there is a ship of Ragusa that left Candie, the thirteenth of September, which brought news that the Galliotte of Famagousta, in which was laid the munition, reported for certain that the sixth of that present month, the town was in good estate and held out lustily: Which if it be so, the advise of Messino of the fift day, which said that the town was lost from the beginning of August, is not true.  
Therefore, Unto God be all honour and glory.    

The French King to the Bishop of Paris, with express commandment for Public thanks to be given to God for the happy success of the Christians against the Turk.  
MY Lord,  
I am advertised from my Ambassador resident in Venice, of a happy victory fallen upon the Christian army by sea against the Turks, who being wholly vanquished, left dead twenty thousand bodies with one of their principal Bassas, five thousand taken prisoners, a hundredth and lxxx Galleys taken, within the which were found and set at liberty fourteen thousand captives of christians, and all this happening with a very little loss of the christian army, whereof I thought to give you this speedy report, to the end you might proceed to give God thanks, as well in our chief church of Paris, as in all other churches, within your Diocese, with Processions and other such plausible actions of thanks giving, as are convenient to congratulate so happy a success as it hath pleased the almighty to bestow upon christendom. And so my Lord I pray God to preserve you in his holy grace.  
At Vantiour the last of October 1571. Signed. 

CHARLES.  
And under neath. BRULART.    
Upon the endorsement is written. To my Lord of Paris, one of my privy Council, or to his Vicars or Deputies.   
 

¶ THE whole Discourse of the Victory that it pleased God to give to the Christians against the Turks, and what loss happened to the Christians in the said conflict.  
Englished by a French Copy Printed at Paris, by Fleuri provost, Privileged by the King.  
Imprinted at London by Henry Bynneman. And are to be sold in Paul's Churchyard by Anthony Kitson.   

The whole and certain Discourse of the victory that it hath pleased God to give to the Christians against the Turks vij Octob. ANNO. 1571.  
THE divine goodness and clemency of the merciful Lord and God, hath always been so pitiful and favourable to such as in their afflictions have acknowledged him, that the remembrance thereof, doth altogether make us as it were perplexed and astonied: for in all our actions and doings we have tasted and felt his clemency and marvelous mercies, even at the very hour when we have had lest hope thereof, as the wise man doth show us by these words: Men shall be tickled with an horrible fear, and even when they have lest hope they shall marvel of their safety. Whereof we have good experience, when that (besides the innumerable graces we receive daily) he doth make us more and more to know his puissance by such effects as to us seemeth altogether impossible, which ought so much the more to make us prompt and ready to magnify his greatness, to praise and exalt his holy name everlastingly. And therefore his marvelous works aught not to be suppressed or kept in silence, but rather to be published from nation to nation, that we which depend upon his goodness and mercy, may tender unto him all honour and praise for ever. The news that is come to our knowledge, of the miraculous victory that it hath please● his divine Majesty, to give unto the Army's o● the Emperor, of the catholic king, and of the Signiory of the Venetians, against the marvelous and insupportable army of the Turks, for that cause is to be published to give every man advertisement thereof by the discourse that followeth.  
By a Letter written from the Venetians bearing date the ninth day of October last, it was advertised that the Sunday the seventh of the said month the army general of the Emperor, the Catholic King and of the signory of the Venetians, were in Chesavian, within the ports of Argostoly: and the army of the Turks was within the gulfs of Velapante, looking when the Christians should come out that they might give them battle, and fight with them. The Christians being but a few in numbered in respect of so great and insupportable an army as the Turks was (the which seemed rather like a Forest than a navy on the sea, being well nigh two hundred ships and fifty Foists,) made it seem dangerous to enter within the gulf to fight with them: for they were not equal in force to them.  
The noble Don jean de ostrich, (brother to the Catholic King, and Lieutenant general of his army) was advertised, that Fifty of his great galleys were unfurnished there where one parts of his force was: which gave him great occasion to have the better will to fight with the rest: To come to which purpose, he sent out eight good galleys to draw out the Turks to fight: After the which ●yght 〈◊〉 the rest of our army did follow in very good order well furnised (with good hope by the help of GOD to come to good effect.) They did discover the Army of the Turks, who perceiving the Christians did approach, came in great disorder to assail them, trusting only in their forces: But the Christians putting themselves in battle in form of a Crescent, did compass as well as they could, the Army of the Turks, and they did it in such sort, (that by reason of the said disorder) after they had fought valiantly from eight of the clock in the morning until an hour after dinner, they began to obtain victory, which continued until night: and if it had not been for the darkness of the powder and shot, they had wholly defeated the army of the Turks, of the which there escaped but only xviij. galleys. Which victory was executed with so small a number on our part, that it was little or nothing in respect of such and so great a victory.  
About move was taken the Galley of the Bassa, (that was the Lieutenant general of the Army) whose head was carried to Seigneur Don jean de Anstriche, which after he had a good while held the same in his hands, he commanded it to be put upon the end of a Pike, and to be set upon the forepart of the Galley for victory, and for a trymphe.  
Of all the Army of the Turks, there was none saved but the said xviij galleys, which were followed a great while by three galley of the Popes, four of the knights of Malia, and six of the Venetians, and they came so near them, that if the darkness of the night had not favoured them with the help of their good Oars, they had not gone to carry the heavy news of the overthrow of the rest of their army.  
There is taken by the Christians Cxxx. great Turkish galley and fifty foists, out of which Galleys and foists, have been delivered xiv. thousand christians captives with the Turks.  
In the said galleys and foists was found great store of munitions of war, the most part whereof was delivered to be sent to Malta.  
There was also xu galleys of the Turks drowned.  
And there were xxv galley burnt.  
And there were twenty thousand Turks slain with their Bassa, which was the general of their army.  
Besides five thousand prisoners.  
The loss that the Christians had, was two Galleys of the Popes which were drowned.  
And one burned of the Knights of Malta.  
Five of the Venetians were lost, of the which two were burnt and three drowned.  
The general of the army of the Venetians, was slain in the said Galleys that were lost, and twenty Venetian Gentlemen.  
There is dead of the Christians as well out of the said eight galleys that were lost, as of them that were slain in the other Galleys, about two thousand men, of the which there were four Knights of Malta, three Spaniards, and one Italian.  
The Venetians amongs all the rest did show themselves very valyante, and they were the first that with great fury did join in combat against the said Turks.   
FINIS.  

To the Christian Reader.  
WEll beloved Reader,  
behold here that which may he faithfully vnderst●●d by the letter written from Venice the ix of October last, of the victory that it hath pleased our good God to give us against the enemies of the holy Church. Therefore considering the times past and present, in the which God all merciful, hath delivered and preserved us from a number of mischiefs and dangers, with the which we ordinarily are beset, without having any power of ourself, to escape the same, except the immeasurable pity of our Lord God should help us. We aught therefore to sing continually with the royal Prophet, the earth is all replenished with the mercy of our good God which doth maintain us in his kingdom, in his faith, in his service and in his grace incomprehensible: and let us firmly believe that he hath care of us, and that he doth keep and defend us more warily than the Eagle or the Hen do their chickens. Let us give him therefore without ceasing, glory, and preises everlasting, framing ourselves to marvel at the greatness of his mercy, that doth preserve us always from eminent dangers and perils.   


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