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• lit wealth thttOthonun lift MM bis tin Sans Orciunec and Ala. din. »btn that Ibtrbirous na f if imifrtbiriBg \tbtir Brethren firfi \ big *none the Sm The LIFE of ORCHANES or URCHAN, Second King of the Turks, »2 5 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 ibt cltj 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 fail |
126 Qrchanes, Second King of the Turks. faft by, put his Army into order of Battle, and fo at their pleafure, and the other hundred purfuing fet forward to meet them; where to begin the. the difperfed Chriftians, like heartlefs men wan- fight, the Turks Archers freely bellowed trfeir dn|g here and there, flew a great number of piercing ihot amongft the Chriftians, frill keep them. The' Emperor himfelf feeing his Army thus ing themfelves aloof off, fo to do the more harm. ( as it were by rhe hand of God ) overthrown and Which the Bmpefpr Thffialgng?; affd flTppofine difperfcd; rook fhippirig alio, dted lOjretuTned to that their keeping ipffto hayi proceeded or wieJ, Cmftantinofle. After whole departure, theJTurks encouragedtherewlth; commanded certain loofc feifingiipon many^Sea Towns alongft Companies difbrderly to march forward, and to skirmiffi with them,'*-which his'"more e%>ert Captains' ndt liking, would Mp. Spoil whereof was given unto the Souldiers for a Prey, and the Citizens all lead away iagQ.tniferable Captivity and Thraldom. Whilft Ortbants was thus bufied, his other Captains did with great Courage and Succefs inlarge his Dominions OIL . all fideSjdayly iiicroachjng upon their, weak Neighbors the Chriftians. Cunger-Alfes OT\Q of his valiant Captains, fubdued die Country of Mudrmt or Modrint in Fbrygta ; and Holli in fapblagonia ; appointing one Abdurta.chjrf§p a man of great V*Q lour, to govern the Country. And at the ^aroe time another of his old Captains called^ AxeecozAot , J^ brought Candor* in Papblagoma, and Enrtewi'tifo Country near unto the Mountain Horrmmus, into > the TurkifliSubjection ; placing Garrilbns. in ail- " the Caftles and Forts wliich he had. won, of j whom fome part of thofe Countries was after called CozAa Iltm, that is to fay, Tit old mamt Country. So that Owitfww his Kingdom gret® dayly greater and greater, as well by the induitry of |os Chieftains, as of himfelf. About this tune it fortuned, the Captains Son of Scamandria ( a Town not far from the ruines of the
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