_ 325 _ The Grand Turk, being master of this city, was attacked by a Kurdish Moor three times, without being able to enter or do him harm. He retreated after the last attempt, and the Kurd pursued him, doing great damage to his people. In the counter-attack he was wounded in the chest by a musket-shot. As a result, from the same battle field he had a nephew of his summoned who was master of another city called Hizu, three days’ journey further on, in order to place him in his position with his people. When he the nephew arrived and saw his situation, to gain territory from the Turk, he cut off his head and took it to him to show him. At this he the Turk rejoiced greatly and recompensed him by conceding him and his descendants his lands, he having acknowledged obedience and vassaldom. He returned to attack the castle, which the people in it did their best to defend, but as they were forces without leader or captain they were defeated and the castle was captured. From outside this appears impossible, because, in view of the height of the walls, the rugged nature of the foundations, and another wall which surrounds two gates through which people enter and service it, it seems that very few people suffice to defend it. It has all over it many windows of houses of the Turks and janissaries, servants of the King, who live inside, guarding and watching over it.
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