BetweenConstantineandhisfaithfulministerthiscomfortlesssecretwaspreserved；andasufficientproportionofshields，cross—bows，andmuskets，weredistributedfromthearsenaltothecitybands。Theyderivedsomeaccessionfromabodyoftwothousandstrangers，underthecommandofJohnJustiniani，anobleGenoese；aliberaldonativewasadvancedtotheseauxiliaries；
andaprincelyrecompense，theIsleofLemnos，waspromisedtothevalorandvictoryoftheirchief。Astrongchainwasdrawnacrossthemouthoftheharbor:itwassupportedbysomeGreekandItalianvesselsofwarandmerchandise；andtheshipsofeveryChristiannation，thatsuccessivelyarrivedfromCandiaandtheBlackSea，weredetainedforthepublicservice。AgainstthepowersoftheOttomanempire，acityoftheextentofthirteen，perhapsofsixteen，mileswasdefendedbyascantygarrisonofsevenoreightthousandsoldiers。EuropeandAsiawereopentothebesiegers；butthestrengthandprovisionsoftheGreeksmustsustainadailydecrease；norcouldtheyindulgetheexpectationofanyforeignsuccororsupply。
[Footnote29:ThepalatinetroopsarestyledCapiculi，theprovincials，Seratculi；andmostofthenamesandinstitutionsoftheTurkishmilitiaexistedbeforetheCanonNamehofSolimanII，fromwhich，andhisownexperience，CountMarsiglihascomposedhismilitarystateoftheOttomanempire。]
[Footnote30:TheobservationofPhilelphusisapprovedbyCuspinianintheyear1508，deCaesaribus，inEpilog。deMilitiaTurcica，p。697。Marsigliproves，thattheeffectivearmiesoftheTurksaremuchlessnumerousthantheyappear。InthearmythatbesiegedConstantinopleLeonardusChiensisreckonsnomorethan15，000Janizaries。]
[Footnote31:Ego，eidemImp。tabellasextribuinonabsquedoloreetmoestitia，mansitqueapudnosduosaliisoccultusnumerus，Phranza，l。iii。c。8。Withsomeindulgencefornationalprejudices，wecannotdesireamoreauthenticwitness，notonlyofpublicfacts，butofprivatecounsels。]