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Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were present at this sermon, the lord maior of London sir William Allen, with the aldermen and craftsmen in their liueries.The assemblie at this sermõ. And in the euening there were bonefiers made through the citie, with banketting and great reioising, as good cause there was, for a victorie of so great importance vnto the whole state of the christian common-wealth. In the which were taken one hundred and thirtie vessels, Contareno. that is, one hundred and seuentéene gallies, and thir|téene galleots, beside other vessels that were bou|ged, abandoned, and let go at large abroad in the seas, as gallies, foists, and galleots, to the number of fourescore, or thereabouts. And of their chiefe|teins slaine in that bloudie battell, these we find by name as principall:Principals among the Turkes slaine. Halie Bassa high admerall of the whole nauie, Amar Beie capteine of the Ianis|saries, Assan Beie the sonne of Barbarossa, with his sonne Mehemet Beie gouernor of Mitellene, Gider Beie gouernour of Chio, Capsan Beie go|uernour of the Rhodes, Peruis Aga gouernour of Affrica otherwise Mahomeda, Mustafa Scelu|bie high treasuror, Affis Clueaga capteine of Gal|lipolie, Tramontana chiefe maister of the Tur|kish EEBO page image 1227 emperours owne gallie, Caracoza, and also ma|nie others, whose names were too long to rehearse: but the whole number that were slaine of the Turks could not be perfectlie knowne, by reason that ma|nie were drowned in the sea, which came not to sight.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The whole number of the slaine. Bizari. Contareno. Some yet affirme, that there were slaine of them in all, to the number of one and twentie thousand, although other speake but of fifteene thousand. But Contareno writeth, that there were slaine and ta|ken 29990. Of which number he reckoneth 3846 to haue remained prisoners, and among them were these persons of name, Mahemet Beie, Sainus Beie, Bizari. and Sirocho Beie. There escaped yet from this discomfiture, Partau, generall of all the men of warre and souldiors by land,Persons that escaped from this discom|fiture. Ochialie, Murate Raie with his sonne, and Hali Genouese, and with them about fortie gallies, foists, and fregats. More|ouer, there were found in the Turkish gallies that came into the hands of the christians,Booties that fell into the christians hands. one hundred and sixteene double canons, two hundred sixtie and fiue demie canons, and sixtéene other great peeces of brasse. For it is to be remembred, that not one|lie the Turkish gallies, but also the christians were throughlie armed, furnished, and appointed with men, munition, and ordinance in euerie behalfe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 In Halie Bassa his gallie there were aboord three hundred harquebusiers Ianissaries, and an hun|dred archers. In the gallie of Don Giouan de Au|stria chiefe admerall of the christians, were foure hundred harquebusiers Spaniards, of the fierse of Sardigna, beside a great number of lords and gen|tlemen, and also beside the rowers: and in euerie o|ther gallie were 200 fighting men at the least, beside the rowers, & in some 300, & othersome 400 according to the mould of the vessels.The number of the christian gallies & the Turkes. The number of the christian gallies and galliots, were in all two hundred and two, besides six great galleasses. The Turks had their gallies, galliots, and foists, to the number of two hundred and fiftie, as appeareth by the account afore made, of those that were taken, abandoned, and escaped. There were deliuered and set at libertie,Christian cap|tiues set at li|bertie 14000. about twelue thousand, some say four|teene thousand christian captiues, whome the Turks kept for slaues, and had them chained there aboord with them in their gallies. But this victorie was not got without great losse of the christians, for be|side Augustine Barbarigo, the principall prouedi|tore of the Uenetians, there died seuentéene other gentlemen of Uenice, being men of good estimati|on, Iohn Cardone, & Barnardine Cardone Spa|niards, Uirginio and Horatio Ursini Romans, Troilo, Sabello, Marco Molino, besides diuerse other nobles and gentlemen of name, as well Ita|lians, as Spaniards, and Almans.

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