An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church

At the winning of Hidruntum, a City in Apulia, the old were trodden under horses, matrons, and virgins ravished, women with child, cut, and rent in pieces. The Archbishop of that City, an aged man, was cut in sunder with a wooden saw, &c. At the taking of Nigropontus otherwise called Calcides, anno 1471. the Turk (contrary to his promise) most cruelly caused all the youth of Italy to be pricked upon sharp stakes, some to be dashed upon hard stones, and other some to be cut in sunder in the middest, and other mo, with other kinds of death to be consumed. In so much, that all the streets of Chalcides did flow with the blood of them that were slain. At the winning of Constantinople, the Turk never rose from dinner, but he caused every (day for his disport) three hundred Christian Captives of the nobles of that City, to be slain before his face. So in Methone (after his Captain Omardo had sent unto him at Constantinople, 500. prisoners of the Christians) he commanded them all to be cut, and divided in the middle, and so being slain, to be thrown out into the fields: Omares having likewise slain all the Townsmen. In Seruia, the Prince of the Country being sent for, under fair pretence of words, and promises, to come and speak with the Turk, after he was come of his own gentleness, was apprehended, and had his skin fleane off, and so was put to death. His Brother and Sister brought ⟨p. 399⟩to Constantinople in a triumph, and all the Nobles of his Country (as Faber addeth) had their eyes put out: and this was the manner of their cruelties toward those they put to death. Other some he carieth into miserable captivity, for the Turk never cometh into Europe, to war against the christians, but there followeth after his army a great number of brokers and merchants, such as buy men, and children, and sell them again, bringing with them long chains, in the them again, bringing with them long chains, in the which they link them, by fifty or three score together, such as remain understroied by the sword: whom they buy of them that spoil and rob the christian countries, which is lawful for any of the Turks army to do: so that the tenth of the spoil be reserved for the great Turk.

At the winning of Hidruntum, a Citie in Apulia, the olde were troden vnder horses, matrones, and virgins rauished, women with childe, cutte, and rent in péeces. The Archbishop of that Citie, an aged man, was cut in sunder with a woodden saw, &c. At the taking of Nigropontus otherwise called Calcides, anno 1471. the Turke (contrarie to his promise) most cruellie caused all the youth of Italie to be pricked vpon sharpe stakes, some to bee dashed vpon harde stones, and other some to be cutte in sunder in the middest, and other mo, with other kindes of death to be consumed. In so much, that all the stréetes of Chalcides did flowe with the bloud of them that were slaine. At the winning of Constantinople, the Turke neuer rose from dinner, but he caused euery (day for his disport) thrée hundred Christian Captiues of the nobles of that Citie, to be slain before his face. So in Methone (after his Captaine Omardo had sent vnto him at Constantinople, 500. prisoners of the Christians) he commanded them all to be cut, and deuided in the middle, and so being slayn, to be throwen out into the fieldes: Omares hauing likewise slaine all the Townesmen. In Seruia, the Prince of the Countrey being sent for, vnder faire pretence of wordes, and promises, to come and speake with the Turke, after he was come of his owne gentlenesse, was apprehended, and had his skinne fleane off, and so was put to death. His Brother and Sister brought