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Page 93 - Its jurisdiction, however, was not confined to the Jews and Moors ; but extended to all those, who in their practice or opinions, differed from the established Church. In the united...
Page 139 - ... fignal given, advanced to the breach. The garrifon was prepared to receive them. The breach was lined with feveral ranks of foldiers, having the knights interfperfed among them at certain diftances. The Turks attempted often to break through this determined band, and to overpower them with their numbers But their numbers ferved only to augment the lofs which they fuftained. Every mot from the fort did execution.
Page 156 - ... powerful monarch in the world. The news of their deliverance gave univerfal joy to the Chriftian powers ; and the name of the grand-mafter excited every where the higheft admiration and applaufe. Congratulations were fent him from every quarter ; and in many States public rejoicings were celebrated on account of his fuccefs.
Page 136 - ... and they, as well as the reft, foon afterwards reduced to a fituation more defperate than that from which they were fo folicitous to efcape, by deferting an important ftation which they had undertaken to defend.
Page 200 - Z 2 him him with thefe memorable words, " you are the " bridge, Count Egmont, by which the Duke of " Alva will pafs into the Netherlands, and he will " no fooner pafs it than he will break it down ; you " will repent of defpifing the warning which I have " given you, but I fear that your repentance will
Page 133 - The combat lafted from fun-rife till noon, when the invincible bravery of the garrifon proved at laft victorious. About twenty knights and a hundred foldiers were killed, and near three thoufand of the enemy. As the ravelin was open on the fide towards the fort, the befieged pointed fome cannon againft it, and made great havock among the infidels.
Page 155 - Muftapha, confounded and enraged by this pufillanimous behaviour of his troops, was hurried along by the violent" tide of the fugitives. He fell twice from his horfe, and would have been taken prifoner, if his officers had not refcued him. The Spaniards purfued brifldy till they came to the fea-lhore.
Page 146 - Itung with ihame on account of their retreat, returned with redoubled ardour. But they would probably have been overpowered by the fuperior number of the enemy, had not the grand-matter...
Page 132 - ... than had hitherto been made choice of; and kept up a continual fire both upon the ravelin above mentioned, and a cavalier that covered the fort, and was one of its principal defences. " This cavalier foon became the only defence which could prevent the befiegers from coming up to the very foot of the walls.
Page 143 - Men to terms of capitulation ; and in this hope he fent an officer with a. white flag to one of the gates, attended by a Chriftian flave, defigned to ferve for his interpreter.