"I sing a wondrous worke of God, [...] To wit, a cruell Martiall warre, A bloudy battell bold, Long doubtsome fight, with slaughter huge, And wounded manifold. Which fought was in LEPANTOES gulfe, Betwixt the baptiz'd race, And circumcisèd Turband Turkes Rencountring in that place."
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James VI and I, His Maiesties Lepanto, or Heroicall Song, being part of his poeticall exercises at vacant houres (London: Simon Stafford, and Henry Hooke, 1603)
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