robe of cloth of gold, embrodered most richly with the most precious
stones, and vpon his head a goodly white tucke, containing in length by
estimation fifteene yards, which was of silke and linnen wouen together,
resembling something Callicut cloth, but is much more fine and rich, and in
the top of his crowne, a litle pinnach of white Ostrich feathers, and his
horse most richly apparelled in all points correspondent to the same.

After him folowed sixe goodly yong ladies, mounted vpon fine white
hackneis, clothed in cloth of siluer, which were of the fashion of mens
garments, embrodered very richly with pearle and precious stones, and had
vpon their heads caps of Goldsmiths worke, hauing great flackets of haire,
hanging out on each side, died as red as blood, and the nailes of their
fingers died of the same colour, euery of them hauing two eunuches on each
side, and litle bowes in their hands, after an Antike fashion.

After marched the great Basha chiefe conductor of the whole army, clothed
with a robe of Dollymant crimson, and vpon the same another short garment
very rich, and about him fiftie Ianizaries afoote, of his owne gard, all
clothed in crimson veluet, being armed as the Turks owne Ianizaries.

Then after ensued three other Bashas, with slaues about them, being afoote,
to the number of three thousand men.

After came a companie of horsemen very braue, and in all points well armed,
to the number of foure thousand.

All this aforesayd army, most pompous to behold, which was in number foure
score and eight thousand men, encamped about the citie of Aleppo, and the
Grand Signior himselfe was lodged within the towne, in a goodly castle,
situated vpon a high mountaine: at the foote whereof runneth a goodly