¶ News from Vienna the .5. day of August .1566. of the strong Town and Castle of jula in Hungary, xl. miles beyond the river Danubius, which was cruelly assaulted by the great Turk, but now by God's mighty working relieved, & the said Turk marvelously discomfited and overthrown. Translated out of high Almain into English, and printed in Augspurge by Hans Zimmerman.   woodcut of a battle 
Imprinted at London by john Awdeley, dwelling in little Britain street without Aldersgate. The .21. of September. 1566.   

¶ News from Vienna the .5. day of August .1566. of the Turks overthrow:  
AFter that the Emperor of Turkey had besieged with an army of thirty thousand horsemen and footmen, the famous town and strong castle of jula in Hungary, lying xl dutch miles beyond the river Danubius, which City had by the space of uj weeks sustained many grievous assaults: God through his great mercy and goodness so comforted the said town of jula and the poor Christians therein, at their earnest prayers, that the Turk with all his host was driven back, by the hands of the General called Keretshim Laslawe and his valiant company. Who not only defended the said Town, but also constrained the cruel Turks to retire, to their great shame and confusion, with the slaughter of a great number of their Turkish rabble. For the which the everliving God be praised for ever. The manner of their overthrow was this.  
As the foresaid General Keretshim did see his advantage, with Captain George and other horsemen of Schesians and Hungary, he set upon the arereward of the Turks, and killed about .8. thousand of them, and took also some of their artillery, and followed them so fast, that the Turks were constrained to flee into a marish ground, and to break the wheels of the rest of their artillery, to save themselves: which the Christians also took, and have rescued and taken besides from the Turks a great number of Christian prisoners, and therewith a very rich booty.  
The like also hath done that valiant man Magotsrhie the Captain of Erla, the which making toward the Turks, did encounter with the Tertarians, setting most valiantly upon them, and killed about eight hundred of them.  
A few days past the Earl of Serin did encounter with a Turkish captain called Begen, the which captain then had with him a thousand fresh horsemen then coming out of Turkey, to go to a town called Fynffekyrchen. Which Earl did set upon them in the night, and killed the Captain, and took. ujij. Camels, and viii Moils laden with treasure, and got also two read Gwydons, with a whole great piece of rich cloth of gold, and also a very fair and strange jewel or token of the field. This foresaid Earl did send unto the emperors Majesty to Vienna for a present, the foresaid Captains horse, the which was not one ●y a v●ry fair one and good, but also betrapped & decked most richly. For first the poniel & the back part of the saddle was covered over with plate of fine Arabic gold, and the rest of the saddle beside the sitting place, was dressed with silver plate very fire gilded, which sitting place was covered with a fine purple velvet, and the trappers & bridle beset with little Turkeys and Rubies. The Earl would very fain have saved the said captain, but the turkish janyssery defended themselves so manfully, thinking to have carried away safely their captain, that the said Earl with his company was constrained to kill both them and their Captain.  
Also this valiant Earl of Serin hath got amongst other great prices from the Turks xu thousand Turkish and Hungarish Ducats, which money was brought for the payment of the Turkish men of war, which are in the town called Fynffkyrchen. Thus not only this said Earl had got to himself rich and great prices, but also his Soldiers have met with very rich prays and spoils.  
And now to declare the Mahometical and turkish cruelty of these hellish Turks, which they use against the Christians (which cannot be declared without weeping and sorrowfulness of mind) is this in effect. Where ever they overcome the Christians and take them captives, they take the young and lusty men tying them to their horses & famish them to death. The old men and women they cut in pieces, deflowering the maidens and young women very villainously. The silly Infants and young Babes lying in their cradles smile upon them, they take out very cruelly and stick them on long poles and so gore them to death without pity or mercy, and this very spitefully they do in the sight of the Infant's Parents. The residue of them which they keep alive being men, they use as benites for all kind of drudgery and toil, more cruelly entreating them then their brute beasts. To the women and children which they keep alive, they use such Sodomish abomination and tyranny as may not for shame be known, nor without hearty sorrow be declared. Wherefore it behoveth all Christian Princes and good Christians to withstand this cruel Turckish enemy, & to set to their helping hands, such as can to help to resist him with some power of war: and such other good Christians as cannot help these our Christian brethren (so cruelly assaulted) by this kind of means: yet at least to help them with their godly prayers. For if thus he proceed forward to take the upper land, it will redound to the great plague and ruin of whole Christendom. Wherefore that thus it may not come to pass, let us not cease to call upon our heavenly father for his mighty defence, who so mercifully hath heard the prayers of his poor afflicted children. And also give him hearty thanks for this great overthrow of this his Christ's and our cruel enemy.   

A Prayer & thanksgiving, for the defence of the Christians against the cruel Turk.  
O Eternal God and most merciful father we give thee hearty thanks for this thy mighty working in overthrowing that cursed and cruel Turk, the enemy of thy dear son Christ jesus, and his dear Christians, and for relieving his poor afflicted members, in delivering them from his and their bloody hands: Wherefore (dear father) we beseech thee to continue in this thy merciful defending them, and in overthrowing his tyrannical power, that they hereby may well feel and know, that there is none other God besides thee & thy son jesus Christ our Saviour. Preserve (O Lord) those godly & Christian Princes which venture their lives against this thy enemy, as namely the emperors Majesty with his two brethren, and all his whole nobility, giving them prosperous success & victorious conquest. Grant this O Father for thy dear sons sake jesus Christ our Saviour. So be it.