OF THE

ENGLISH NATION IN ASIA.

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 in
scarlet.

After, marched 10000 men, called Nortans, which be tributaries to the Great
Turke, clothed all in yellow veluet, and hats of the same, of the Tartary
fashion, two foote long, with a great role of the same colour about their
foreheads, richly decked, with their bowes in their hands, of the Turkish
fashion.

After them marched foure Captaines, men of armes, called in Turkish
Saniaques, clothed all foure in crimson veluet, euery one hauing vnder his
banner twelue thousand men of armes well armed with their morrions vpon
their 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 a
foote, euery one hauing his harquebush, who be his gard, all clothed in
violet silke, and apparelled vpon their heads with a strange forme, called
Cuocullucia, fashioned in this sort: the entering in of the forehead is