_ 186 _ meanwhile sent two Ambassadors to the King of Persia to ransom captives. When they had delivered their message to the Sophy he granted them the captive prisoners, only he would not yield or send the woman or the horses. Among the prisoners he sent was the Pasha, who was severely wounded and is said to be a very brave man and as valiant a person as can be found anywhere in the world. It is also said that the Grand Turk is very grieved, because he was always with him. It is said that he is well-disposed to Christians and that his father was in Rome for a long time in the days of Pope Alexander [VI] with Zenizamo [? = Sehinsah] Pasha, the brother of the Grand Turk [Selim]. I told Your Holiness in the last letter of the large tribute he is demanding from Christians, which is of twenty espheras for each head from which he gathered much treasure. In his lands he collected more men, making a hundred thousand horse which have now come. This is in addition to those he had already, and now he has them in the camp. He also sent from Constantinople the flower of the ladies of the palace, who travelled in carriages drawn by horses with blinds, with garments covered in gold, showing their beautiful faces and adornment. They went to the camp where the Turk was, and also great deal
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