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The LIFE of
ORCHANES or URCHAN,
Second King of the Turks,
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AF T E R the death of Ottoman, his two
Sons, Ofcbanes ( whom the Turks call
Vrcbsn) and Aladin his Brother; having;
with great Solemnity enterred their
Father at Prufa, immediately fummoned a Parliament,
whereunto both the Brethren came accompanied
with the chief of their Nobility. This
Parliament was called especially, for theeftablifhing
of the Succeffion in this new Kingdom, and
lor the divifion of Ottomans Treafure and Goods,
betwixt them two, his Sons. But upon view
taken, there was no Mony, Plate, or jewels
found in the Kings Goffers, for that he had in
hi life time molt bountifully bellowed it upon
his men of War » fb that all die Wealth he left
onto diem his Sons, was, the honourable remembrance
of his Life for them to imitate, large Dominions
fortheir Poffeffions,ftore of ready Horfis
and Armor "fit for fervice j with great Herds
of Beafts and Cartel-for Houfhold Provinon.
Whereupon Orchanes demanded of his Brother
Atadin,vrhat order he thought was belt to be taken
wj thofe things by their Father £> left ? To
Whom Aladin anfwered, That it was moft requisite,
firft to eftablifh a'King in theirFathers Kingdom
i which like a good Shepherd might govern
and defend his Subjects, rule and maintain his men
of War, providing all tilings meet for defence of
his Kingdom> And that unto him of right belong*
ed all thefe other things by theirFather leit,as the
Patrimony of his Succeflbr,fbr the common good
and maintenance of hisEftate, As for mine own
part ("laid Aladin ) I claim no intereft therein,
you being my elder Brother, and fb unto me inftead
of a Father; by Whom alio you have been
thefe twoyears, as it were already put in pofleflion
of the Kingdom, all things being committed to
your Government, during the time of his late
»c This modefty of Aladin was greatly
commended of all the ancient Counfellors; by
means whereof, the Kingdom in all peaceable
manner descended to-Or chants. In regard of which
courtefie, Orchanes would gladly have made Ai/h
din his Brother Prefident ofhis Council 1 ; which
Honour he would m no wife accept, bat requefted
rather that he would give him the Lordfhip of Fodore
in Tekerices Country; which Orchanes frankly
granted. In which Loramip of Fodore, Aladin moft
part lived a private and quiet life, and afterwards
oa3t two Mahometan Churches, and an Abbey at
Aiqfc there yet at this day to be lean.
Some La one Historiographers otherwife' report
this beginning of Orchanes his Reign; as that Othuman
fhould have three Sons, and that Orchanes the
youngeft obtained the Kingdom by murthering
of h Brethren. A practice of late much
ufed amongft the-TurkifliPrinces, but not before
die time of Bajazxt die firft of that name, who
firft of the Turkilh Monarchs embrued his hands
with his Brothers Blood; where before, they ufed
all brocherly love one to another, as the moft probable
Ktiftories collecnjd out of the Turks own I
Chronicles affirm. - The Chriftian Pnncds and Captains, preiendy
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upon the death of Ottoman recovered die.City or of Nice
Nke, widi divers other Caftles and Forts, out of with di~
the hands of the Turks i as it commonly chanceth, •Utts otbtr
Caftlts ra>
that Dominions lately won with great peril, are \ctvtrtd
fbon again loft, the Conqueror dying before there from the
be a firm Government eftablifhed. Amongft other Tarty after
forts by the Chrifriahs repoflefled, the Caftle of tbt death
of Ocho-
TxiUfrichifeTy fituate upon the paflages of the Rimao.ver Sang/trim, moft grieved the Turks, for thereby
their paflage into that part of Bithynia was
much impeached. Wherefore Orchanes defirous
to recover this Caftle, difguifed himfelf with a
few other of his beft SoukSers", in the apparel of
Chriftian Merchants, and came to the Caftle,
craving leave to pais as Merchants V the Warders
of the Caftle verily fuppofing them by their Attire
to be Merchants, opened the Gates, and lee
them into the Caftle; who prefehtly drew their
Swords, flew the Warders, and fb by force pof*
felled the Caftle, to the great benefit of the Turks,
and the hurt of the poor Chriftians yet lfeft in the
Country of Bithynia. For they now having opened
a way over the River Sangariut, and as it were
broken down the ftrongeif defence of that fide
of the Greek Empire, at their pleafiire forraged
the Country in luch fort, as that the great City
of Nice (for want of Victuals to relieve fb great
a multitude as for fear of the Turks was fled out
of the Country into it) was brought to great ex*
treraity and want. For the relief whereof, and
for the repulfing again of the Turks, Andromcut
the young Emperor, who then commanded,
with fuch an Army as he was then able to raife,
palled himfelf in perfbn over the Strait of Con'
ftantincflr, into Afia; the greateft Strength ofhis
Army confifting in two tnoufand choice Horfemen;
the reft as well Horfe as Foot, being for the
moft part Artificers taken up in the City, men
alt< unacquainted with Arms (who in token
of their cowardife, and that they were more
mindful of Flight than of Fight, carried over
with them almoft as many long Boats and fiich
other finall Veffels, as they were men, to be ready
to receive them at fuch time as they mould flie)
or elfe ab/eft Rafcals, taken up here and there,
men of whom no great thing was to be expected,
and of all others moft unfit for fb great a Prince
( as was the Emperor) to commit the defence of
his Perfbn and Honour unto. "But Orchanes hearing,
of his coming, lent certain of his moft expert'
Captains, to forelay the ftrait paflages of the
Country whereby the Emperor was to pals ; following
alfbhimfelf after with his Array, of purpofe
to encounter the Emperor. Who in three
Bays march after his landing in Afia, being come
to Pbilolbrene, a'little Town in Bithynia, and un-'
derftanding that Orchanes having before taken the?
Straits;; layriotifar off encamped with- his Army;
he there at Fhilochrerie pitched his Tents,and ftaied
that night alfb. But the next morning, the Sunas
yet- feareely rifen, he feeing divers Companies
• of thcT\u*ks coming downg from the Mountains
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