Others were of opinion, that he had addressed all his thoughts to the inuasion of Italie, taking his in|couragement vpon the discord of the potentates and naturall princes, whome he knew to be much shaken with the long warres of those regions. To this was ioined the memorie of Mahomet his grandfather, who with a power farre lesse than his, and with a small name sent vpon the coasts of the realme of Naples, had woone by assault the citie of O [...]ronto: and (sauing he was preuented by death) had both o|pened EEBO page image 847 the way, and established the meane to perse|cute the regions of Italie with continuall vexati|ons:The pope put of feare that [...] Turke [...] ouerrun [...] territories [...] Italie. so that the pope togither with the whole court of Rome being made astonished with so great suc|cesse, and no lesse prouident to eschew so great a dan|ger, making their first recourse vnto the aid and succour of God, caused to be celebrated through Rome most deuout inuocations, which he did assist in presence bare-footed.

And afterwards calling vpon the helpe of m [...]n he wrote letters to all christian princes, both admo|nishing them of the perill, and persuading them to lay aside all ciuill discords and contentions, and at|tend spéedilie to the defense of religion & their com|mon safetie, which he affirmed would more and more take increase of most grieuous danger, if with the vnitie of minds, and concordances of forces, they sought not to transferre the warre into the empire of the Turks, & inuade the enimie in his owne coun|trie. Upon this aduise and admonition, was taken the examination and opinion of men of warre,The pope [...] him [...] his securi| [...] [...] tuition. and persons skilfull in the discouerie of countries, the dis|posing of prouinces, and of the nature and vsage of the forces and weapons of that kingdome, and there|vpon a resolution was set downe to make great le|uies of monie by voluntarie contributions of prin|ces, and vniuersall imposts of all people of christen|dome.

It was thought necessarie that Cesar accompa|nied with the horssemen of Hungaria and Polonia, nations warlike, and practised in continuall warre a|gainst the Turke, and also with the footmen of Ger|manie, should saile along Danubi into Bossina cal|led ancientlie Misia, and from thence to Thracia, and so to draw neare Constantinople, [...]litike deui| [...]s to [...] & preuẽt [...]he Turkes [...]poses. the seat of the em|pire of Ottomanes: that the French king with all the forces of his kingdome, the Uenetians, and the other potentates of Italie, accompanied with the infanterie of Swizzerland, should passe from the port of Brindisi in Albania, a passage verie easie & short, to inuade Greece, a countrie full of christian inhabi|tants, and for the intollerable yoke of the Turkes, most readie to rebell: that the kings of Spaine, of England, and Portugall, assembling their forces to|gither in Cartagenia, and the ports thereabouts, should take their course with two hundred ships full of Spanish footmen and other souldiers, to the streict of Galipoli, to make rodes vp to Constanti|nople, hauing first of all subdued the castels and forts standing vpon the mouth of the streict: and the pope to take the same course, imbarking at Ancona, with an hundred ships armed.