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** Transcriber's Notes **
The printed edition from which this e-text has been produced retains thespelling and abbreviations of Hakluyt's 16th-century original. In thisversion, the spelling has been retained, but the following manuscriptabbreviations have been silently expanded:
- vowels with macrons = vowel + 'n' or 'm'- q; = -que (in the Latin)- y'e = the; y't = that; w't = with
This edition contains footnotes and two types of sidenotes. Most footnotesare added by the editor. They follow modern (19th-century) spellingconventions. Those that don't are Hakluyt's (and are not alwayssystematically marked as such by the editor). The sidenotes are Hakluyt'sown. Summarizing sidenotes are labelled [Sidenote: ] and placed before thesentence to which they apply. Sidenotes that are keyed with a symbol arelabeled [Marginal note: ] and placed at the point of the symbol, except inpoetry, where they are placed at a convenient point. Additional notes oncorrections, etc. are signed 'KTH'
** End Transcriber's Notes **
The manner of the entring of Soliman the great Turke, with his armie into Aleppo in Syria, marching towards Persia against the Great Sophie, the fourth day of Nouember, 1553, noted by Master Anthony Ienkinson, present at that time.
There marched before the Grand Signior, otherwise called the great Turke,6000 Esperes, otherwise called light horsemen very brave, clothed all inscarlet.
After, marched 10000 men, called Nortans, which be tributaries to the GreatTurke, clothed all in yellow veluet, and hats of the same, of the Tartaryfashion, two foote long, with a great role of the same colour about theirforeheads, richly decked, with their bowes in their hands, of the Turkishfashion.
After them marched foure Captaines, men of armes, called in TurkishSaniaques, clothed all foure in crimson veluet, euery one hauing vnder hisbanner twelue thousand men of armes well armed with their morrions vpontheir heads, marching in good order, with a short weapon by their sides,called in their language, Simiterro.
After came 16000 Ianizaries, called the slaues of the Grand Signior, all afoote, euery one hauing his harquebush, who be his gard, all clothed inviolet silke, and apparelled vpon their heads with a strange forme, calledCuocullucia, fashioned in this sort: the entering in of the forehead islike a skull made of white veluet, and hath a traine hanging downe behind,in manner of a French hoode, of the same, colour, and vpon the forepart ofthe said skull, iust in the middes of his forehead there is standing boltvpright like a trunke of a foote long of siluer, garnished most richly withGoldsmiths worke, and precious sto