place of them that were slayne and hurt: and so this assault continuyng more then 6. houres together, our men beganne at length to languish and faint, not onely in strength, but also in courage: wherby the Citie had bene in great daunger of loosing, had not the two. foresayd Captaines Rogendorffius in the one place, and the Earle of Salme in the other place, manfully encouraged their souldiors to abide the brunte, and to beare out a whyle the violence of the Turkes, promisyng that immediatly they should haue ayde from Ferdinandus.

In the meane tyme the Turkes came so thicke for gredines of the victory, scaling, clyming, and fighting vpon the walles, that had it not bene for the prease and thronge of the great multitude of the Turkes comming so thicke that one of them could not fight for an other, Vienna that same day had bene taken and vtterly lost:MarginaliaAn other repulse of the turkes. But by the pollicy of þ^e captaines geuing a signe within the City, as though new souldiours were called for, our men began to be encouraged, and the Turkes hartes to be discomfited.

When Solymannus sawe his army the second tyme, repulsed, he began to attempt a new way, purposing by vndermyning to ouerthrow the city: in the which worke specially he vsed the helpe of the Illyrians, of whome he had a great number in his campe, expert in that kynd of feate.MarginaliaVienna vndermyned by the turkes. These Illyrians beginnyng to breake the earth at the gate Carinthia and commyng nere to the foundations of the Tower, which they by strength of hand attēpted to breake, could not worke so closely vnder the ground, but they were perceiued by certaine men aboue, which were skilfull and expert in that kind of matter: who contrarywise vndermyning against them, and filling their trenches as they went, with gunpouder, so conueyed their trayne, that when fire should be set vnto it, the violence therof should brast out by rhe trenches of the enemies: which done, sodenly the grounde beneath made a great shaking, so that the tower did cleaue asunder, and all the vnderminers of the Turkes working in their trenches, were smothered and destroyed, which came to the number (as it was supposed afterward) of 8000. persōs: in so much that yet till this day a great number of dead mens skuls are found in the ground.

MarginaliaAn other assault of the turkes agaynst Vienna. When Solymā saw that this way also would not seru and had priuy intelligence that the walles about the gates of Stubarium were negligently kept, and that he myght haue there more easie entraunce: secretly he conneyeth about 10. garrisons of fresh souldiours, in such sort as the townesmen should not perceiue them: who came so sodenly vpon them, that they had filled the ditches, and were vpon the toppe of the forteresses and munitions, before that our men were aware of them, or could make themselues ready to resist thē. For although there was no lacke of souldioures within the Citie, yet forsomuch as the whole brunt of the siege did lye specially at the two gates aforesaid, from whence the souldiours which were there wardyng, could not be well remooued, for a shifte that the rescuers which within the city were ready for all sodaine aduentures) were sent to the walles: by whose commyng, those fewe which kept the enemies of before, beyng sore hurted and wounded, were succoured and sent to Surgery:MarginaliaThe turkes agayne repulsed. and thus the sayd assault continued terrible and doubtfull vntill (the darcke night commyng vppon them) they could not well know the one from the other. In this bickering were counted of the Turkes to bee slayne more then 5000.

Then the Captaine Rogendorffius commendyng the valiaunt standyng of his souldiours, misdoubtyng with him selfe (as it happened in dede) that the Turkes would not so geue ouer, but would set vpon them the next day with a fresh assault, prouidyng with all diligence for the purpose:MarginaliaAn other assault of the turkes repelled. made vp the breaches of the walles, and prepared all thinges necessary for resistance: The nexte morning following, which was some thing darke and misty, the Turkes thinkyng to preuent our men with their sodayne commyng, began again busily to bicker vpon the toppe of the walles.

It would require a long tractation here to describe the great distresse and daunger that the City, those iij. dayes followyng, was in. During all the which tyme, there was no rest, no intermission, nor diligence lackyng, eyther in the enemies, fighting against the City, either in our men in defendyng the same. For the Turkes besides the multitude of the great ordinance, wherwith, as with a great tempest of gunshot) they neuer ceased, still batteryng the walles and beatyng the munitions of the Citie, sent also such heapes & multitudes of the Turkes to the scalyng and climyng the walles, that vnneth with all the ordinance and shot of the city, either the violence of them could be broken, or the number of them diminished: tyll at the last the souldiors of þ^e turkes perceiuyng themselues able by no meanes to preuayle, but MarginaliaThe Turkes at variance among them selues. onely to run in danger of lyfe, and to do no good, beganne to wrangle among themselues, grudging and repining against their dukes and captaynes, imputyng the whole cause onely to them: that the City was yet vntaken, seyng there was in them neither diligence nor good will lackyng: and so ceased the siege for that tyme.

After this, when Solymannus had purposed in hym selfe, with his last and strongest siege, to trye agaynst þ^e Citie the vttermost that he was hable to do, and had encouraged his souldiers to prepare them selues in most forcible wise thereūto: the souldiers shewed them selues much vnwilling to returne agayne from whence they were so often repulsed before: by reason wherof great commotion began to rise in the Turkes campe.MarginaliaThe turke & hys souldiours could not agree. The rumour wherof when it came to Solymans eares, he sendeth his grāde captaine to kepe all the souldiers in order and obedience, or if they would be stubborne, to compell them whether they woulde or not, to accomplish his cōmaundemēt.MarginaliaThe turke entreateth his souldiours. Who cōmyng to the souldiers shewed to them the great Turkes messege, and to animate and encourage them, declared that the oportunitie of the time present was not to be neglected, neither could they now without greate shame gyue ouer, after so many assaultes attempted: Who if they woulde susteyne but one brunte more, the victorye were in their owne handes, The townesmen, hee sayd, were wasted and their victuales spent: and the more to enflame their mindes, he promised them not onely greate thankes and rewarde of their Emperour, but also the whole spoyle of the Citie, in recompence of theyr trauaile.

But when al this could not styrre vp þ^e sturdy stomacks of the tiered Turkes, vsinge compulsion where persuasion would not serue, he appoynted a number of horsmen to be set at their backes, whereby to enforce them, either to go forward. or if they denyed, with gūnes and speares, to destroy them.MarginaliaCompulsion of men serueth not, where the Lord defendeth. The Turkes seyng them selues in such a straite that whether they went or taryed, it was to them like perill, yet would they not set forwarde, except the Captayne woulde take the venture before them. Who wardyng foreward in his arraye, thus spake vnto his felows, saying: Do you forsake your fayth and allegeance, and betray the Emperor of Cōstantinople vnto the Christians, if you will: but I will discharge my duety towardes the commune wealth and my Emperour, and with that woorde auaunced hys ensigne, makyng toward þ^e citie walles.MarginaliaThe slaughter of the turkes at Vienna. Whom whē other folowed, & still moe & moe pressed after, so it came to passe that whole routes of them were ouerthrowne and slaine of our mē vpon the walles, before it was knowne what they ment. Other terrified by theyr example, gaue backe and left their array, & windyng them selues by bye wayes & vnder couerte of hylles, returned agayne into theyr tentes, and so came it to passe that the strength of the enemyes dayly more and more decreasing they had lesse hope euery day more then other of obteining the Citie.MarginaliaThe Turkes slayne. For besides the innumerable slaughter of Turkes vpon the walles, the townsmen also watchyng the foragers and purueiers of the Turkes, as they raunged about for vitctuall for the campe, euer as occasion serued them, did compasse them about, and so encountered with them by the waye, that of a whole legion, scarsely the tenth part returned agayne to theyr felowes alyue: by meanes wherof the courage of the enemyes beganne greatly to faynt. Wherby such a meruelous alteratiō happened, that as our men began to receyue more hope and courage, so the Turkes began still more to droupe and to languishe with dispayre, so that at length scarse durst they appeare without the boundes, where they were entrenched, but onely in lyght skyrmishes, when they were prouoked by our men to come out, and to shewe them selues.

MarginaliaThe Turke beginneth to take counsaile to retire. Solymannus perceyuyng his souldiers thus dayly to go to wracke, of whom he had lost already more then 80. thousand, and that with long taryeng he could do no good, being also in lacke of forrage, for that the countrey about him was wasted: begynneth to consulte with his Captaines & counsailours, what remayned best to be done. Of whome þ^e most part aduised him to raise his siege, & betyme to prouide for himselfe. Which to doe, many causes there were that moued him.

First the losse of his men, which daily were cut frō hym by great numbers, besides them which lay in hys campe wounded, or sicke, or famished. Secondly, lacke of puruieāce. Thirdly the approching nere of winter. But þ^e chiefest cause was, for that he heard Fridericke Palatine aboue mentioned, comming with a great army at Ratisbone towardes Vienna, and there had done great molestation to a greate number of the Turkes forragers, whome by the way he preuented and so enclosed in the woodes, that he slew them. Whereof when Solyman had intelligence, thinkyng it not best to abyde the commyng of the Palatine, made hast with bagge