Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa.

Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa. m
* hundred and fifty thou fand Zech ins of Gold. /erence* which .always arife amouglï -the Peo­
u 1640.
This fWrUifig was firmed and ratified:about ple of*,the' Frontier« . During thefe Debates
a the middle., o/ the Moon Petita in the frçft and Gounfels, Preparations were made ' for
Stptmbtr 1 or Year of'.Mahomet 1049. Hereof Authcn- War both by Sea.and Land)» as jrcj} uncertain
/tick CopüsoWöre immediately difpatched to lyhere they ffapuld be. imployed : To command
p$fi Bcglerbeys, Sangiacks, and Kadi's on tlie them the Great Vizier was ordered to haften ^"^JfM
C^alts of the Mediterranean. Sea, and to t&e his Joprney from Perfid whofe Arrival was HE*"
Pafha of Bofnoy for better Publication of the celebrated at» CotıfPapjinağle_ with a fojemn En>
Peace, and free Traflkk and Commerce between cry \ and for a parcicafar and dilUnguifhing
She Subjects of both People-
honour, ;ïbe Grand Signior fenc him a Veft
»qi Baron Chinfki 8öâîŞ4i at that- He, from his own Bacato wçar on the day of his H
from cho JEmperour in Quality of Envoy EXT
At Eovoy
Triumph, ijjbis Vjzjer.was a Perfbn very au-
fat from the traordinary, to congratulate the Grand fignj?!
ftcre in hjş Behaviour» bold and valiant» as
Emftrer - called, were fearful to adminifter Remedies,
/* judging nimfèlf much affronted by thac left proving unfuccefsfuL, their Lives mould
King» for noe fending an Ambaflàdour to con­ pay for the ineffectual Operation : At length
gratulate bis late Succédés : jjThen he fuppo- they agreed to let him blood, bue this hafte- J^ *""&
led, that a War in Germany would be more ned his Death. For he died the fburch Day {J^*
eafie, and the Conqueft more profitable by reafon
of the Riches of the People, and the Fertility
of the Soil, to which pretences could
never be wanting on the fcore of thofê Dif-
1
of his Feaver, being the ith of February, in
uu
the fèventeenth Year of his Reign, and the
one and thirtieth of his Age, having ruled in
the height of all Difòrders and irregular Excédés»

48
1640. celles; which bis' youthful Years enabled him
\^V 'Ré was certainly thè moft abiolute
Prince that «ter fwâyed thè Ottoman Em­
pire -, but of no Religion, feldom felling in
the Month of KuMaßvt, contemning and lavishing
at the Santones, and others of their Religious
Orders. He was very inçùifitive into all
Actions of the City» (or which ht maintained
his Spies, and oftentimes took bis Rules and
Mcafurcs from Difcourfes of People concerning H
his Government. He was a great Dincmbler-,
ready, "-active, trad revengeful, covetous to Extremity,
having left fitcen Millions of Gold ill »
his Treafury, which was empty when he entred
upon the Sovereignty. In fhòrt, he was
fo bad, that he had fcarce any Allay of Vor*
tue, being fo great a Tyrant* that at length
he became his own AfTalfinate, and fell unla»
mented by all but the two Companions of his
beftial Exceß.
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Ott.Stâtt.
T H E
REIGN
O F
Sultan IBRAHIM,
TWELFTH
EMPEROR
OF THE
ÌTURKS.
SVkan u4rmwatb, op Aurata after a Fever
of eight Days continuance, canfed by an
excefs of Debauchery in Wm* having
on the eighth of February, ifo, ac­
cording to the New-Stile, expired his laft
Breath- His Mother» called Kiofim, comforted
her feif with the thoughts that her Son Sultan
Ibrahim. itili lived, and was the fete Surviver
and undoubted Heir oj the Ottoman Family'
To whole Succeifion, thai: £be might make the
more sfocile and undifturbed Entrance» fhe conjfulted
wishi all the Viziers, requeuing their
Content and Afliftauce, in the lawful promotion
of her remaining Son to the Throne of his An»
«ftorat Bar Aie had undexftood,, that Morata
who always abhorred the ill-fbap'd Body, and
weaker Minds of his Brother, envied him the
Dignity of the Ottoman Scepter, and thererare
had bequeathedthe Succeifion to the Tartar,
having, in the Heat of a Debauch, and Fumes
Iİ Wine», compelled hi» PaftVs to fwear to the
performance of his Teflament.
Wherefore the Queen, aflenibliog them together,
with gentle Words, dcfired them to remember,
That îbrétm was dm Lawful Heir,
and the» true Emperor v that the Tartar Hm
was i Stranger, odious to the Souldiery, and
not beloved by the People * that aa Alteration
«this Nature could nere» be contrived and execuced,withoucdangerto6he
Aclors^and that they,
to whom (be allured che continuance of the lame
Honours and Offices, in Reward of their confiant
Allegiance, would be in hazard of Idling
aU» by the coming of a foreign Prince, who
having Confidents of his. own to prefer, and
grand Necelfities to fatisfy, would make bold
open wkb Eitates and Provinces to prefer his Favorites,
his Kindred, and Country-Men, and
eftabjilb the-firmnefs of bis Government on then-
Ruin. Vet» fitting afide thofe. Ckmfiderarians,
touching their own Safety and Intereft, (he promifèd,
That if they would reach oat their Hands
unto her Son» for to lift him unto the Throne«
he ffaould acknowledg his Empire from them»
and accordingly love, tender, and efteem fiich
IfaithfalSubjeH^.
The Vizüers* after fonie Reflections on the
Tye and Obligation which Sultan Morat had
caufèd them to make to him, declared, and pub*
lifted it Ho be unlawful, and void ; protefting*
That they .were refolved to maintain inviolable
the Allegiance they owed anco Sultan Ibrahim,
defcended from the Ottoman Blood, which they
reverenced and adored, with an Awe equal to the
Religious Efteem which their Fore-fathers had
of it ; and therefore, with one Voice they cried
out, Let Sultan Ibrahim live.
Herewith the Council breaking up, the Viziers,
accompanied with all the Officers and Attendants
of the Seraglio, went with Shouts and
loud Acclamations, to the Prifbn of Ibrahim, to
faiute him Emperor; for he, poor Prince, had
now for four Years remained a fad Rechile in a
dark Room, where he had received neither Light
nor Air, but what came from a little Window»
which fometimes in favour was opened to him
from Above j and what was worfè, the conti*
nual expectations, and fear of Death, without
Friends, Converfation, or Hope, rend red thofë
Apprebenfions worfe than Death it ièlf -, which
daily were reprefênted DO him in that Solemnity»
as might terrify a- Mind more confiant and
firm than hi
Sofbon as he heard the Shouts and Voices of
a Multitude near his Door, he immediately con*
ceived, thac the Face was now come which he
had fb> long expected, and therefore he barred
his Door,, and denied to give Entrance : And
when the Viziers proclaimed him Emperor»
( fearing it might he vane Artifice of his Brother»

^ o T be Reign of Sultan Ibrahim,
1640. to fee with what Joy he would entertain the
KsysJ N#cws) heanfwered, That he did not fomuch
as think of the Empire, nor delire it, but only
prayed that Sultan jW«r*r might live, to*whom
be pretended not to be a Brother, but a Slave :
And when he perceived that they began to force
the Door, though with terms of Refpect and
Observance, he (till endeavoured to_keep it
clofe ; for Nature had taught hinu»-«onferve a.
Life» how foe ver Mifèrablc, and void of Confòlation.
He continuing thus rcfolute not to open, Reverence
to his Perlon commanded them to forbtar
any ruder Violence, until the Queen-Mother
over-hearing all this Stir» defcended her felf in
Perlon, and lirft canting the dead Corps of Sultan
Aùrat to be extended before his Door, with
gentle Coropellations, and confident Aflurances,
averred the Death of his Brother. The Voice
of his Mother began to diffipate the Fears, and
H being in part already convinced by bis Ears, he
adventured to peep at the Door, and giving
then entire Credence to bis Eyes, hit Heart and
Spirits contented to revive ; and fo retiring back
into his Chamber, he willingly received the
Congratulations of the Minuten» and Souldiers -,
which being pair* he readily applied his Shoulders
to the Coffin of his dead Brother, and
having bore his /hare of that dear Burden to
the Gate of the Seraglio, he there refigned it to
his Domcltick Officers, who buıiçd-bim in the
Sepulchre of Sultan Achm'f.
From thence he took Boat, and paffed to the,
Molch of JulPi Seraglio, where in.tholfpacc of
eight days, he compleated all the Ceremonies of
- his Coronation ; aud afterwards, according to
die Cuftom of his Ancestors» he rode through
the City to his great Palace , bud wfièthet it
were for want of practice, or by* reafon 'of a
Pofture natural unto Fools, he fat fo ridiculoufly
on his Saddle, as moved rather the Laughter
than the Acclamation of the People. ; '
infine» being cntrcd the Seraglio, he began
to breath, and enjoy the Air of Liberty," with fò
much contentment and fatisfaction, that he unwillingly
would empair the leaft Particle of his
late acquired Freedom, by thinking, or attending
to Bulinefs, and as if he enjoyed fufficient,
committed all to the management of his Mother -,
howibever, being délirons to handle lÄething
of the Government, he did it with fo little Grace
and Dexterity, that it plainly appeared, that
that Soul animated a Body not lit to fway or
wield a Scepter. t*aH
. The Queen-Mothers to maintain the Word
Die had given to the Viziers, continued them all
in their refpedtive Offices -, fo that, though
there was great diiproportien in the Mind of
the two Princes, yet the Minuter* being the
fame, there feemed to be little or no Alteration
in the Government.
Toe Great Vizier remembring well öre
thoughts of War which Sultan Mor M meditated
againft the Cqflacks, and being délirons of Glory,
and continuance of bis Power, refolved to
profecute the fame Delign, hoping to meet a
Spirit in Jbräb$m equal to the Gencrolity of his
JSJyJ Brother, To this War many and various were
fa ctjßti the Motives, as firft, A natural defire of Revenge
on the Coflacks, foe having infefted the Black
Seas, that they might thereby provoke PtUnd
to a War, which when they had reduced to
fome Extremity, the Emperor would confequently
fall in ta their Affiftance, and thereby create
Quarrels, which muft ncccllârily open a large
Field of Troubles ; which being {own with, the
Seed of Difcord, could not fail to produce Cau- ÏS4O.
fes and Pretentions for a War. " 'V

Twelfth Em
T(f4o. took high contentment and fàtisfaction. His
t^*v"\j other Recreations were» Horfè-races, and Shoot-
;'.-; ing with the Bow, rewarding the moll dextér
K n rous Archers. Bufincfs was a Stranger to him,
he knew not what it meant, nor thought there
was other Employment for the Emperor than to
[,. - ftudy thole Pa/linics, which moll correfponded
P.,' with his Youth and Nature : only the Vizier
would fomctimes, in Matters of high Importance,
demand his Aflênt, which was either out
of formality, or elfe to fecure himfclf with the
öf the Turfy. 51
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The Year 1641 being now entered, the Sul- 264.1.
tan palled a moll Luxurious Life in his Seraglio, \j-y>J
confiuning an imraenfe Treafurc on his Women ;
and whiiit thtfe two Fleets were preparing to
proceed on tfuir rcfpe&ive Expedition, that idtended
for Afac- had almoft been diverted by
the Rumors and Dillurbances on the Frontiers
of Hungary ; but they werefoon afterwards appealed,
by an appearance of an Envoy from the
Emperor, and return of a Chiaus to Vienna,
with Ratification of all the former Articles and
\ Name and Authority of his Mailer. 2 '• Conditions of Peace. Howfòevèr the German
The News of Sultan Ibrahim's promotion to Internuncio was braved at the Port, for not ap­
the Throne being arrived at Penice, the moil pearing fooner with his Preterits and Comple­
fèrene Republick difpatched Pietro Fofcarini as ments of Congratulation, for the happy En­
. , -. their Amballador Extraordinary to complement trance of Sultan Ibrahim to the Ottoman
imfuttt the Sultan. The Prince of Tranjyhania in like Throne ; fo apt are the Turks to believe Acts of
compiontnt- manner lent his Tribute, which was Ionie Hawks, •Civility, or Ceremony, to be Parts of Obedi­
SMIUB lb- and twelve Vefléls of Gilded Plate, as feudatary ence and Submiffionj and what Chriftians have
t^òm. Acknowledgments for the Lands held, and for once given them voluntarily, is afterwards ex­
H his Confirmation in the Principality. j§ acted as a Matter of Debt or duty.
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The Miniflers of other Princes having palled And being thus freed from a Sulbicion of
the like Addrefle«, which were cuiloniary, the Troubles in Hungary, and exempted from the
Ambaflädors of Poland made Complaints of the Fears of waging two Wars at once, ( which the
Tartars, whole Incuriions againil them, the Turks always fludloufly avoid ) they dilpatched
Turks, by Conditions of Peace, were obliged . a Letter into Poland, to demand paflağe for
to reitrain, but in this, as in other Occasions their Army, through that Country, to the Siege
(ince that time, the Poles conld obtain no Re- of Afac ; but that not being confènted unto,
drefs from the Turks, who willing to have the the Turks prepared to open their way by Force*
Chriftians oppreflêd or ruined, either feem- and the Poles to defend the Paflage. in which
ed not to give Credit to the Subject of Com­ interim, many Difâfters concurred, iufficient to
plaints, or elle to find out Excufês to acquit the difcourage the Turks in their Defign i who are
Tartar; which being fo known and common a a People, that fuperftitioufly calculate the Sue-*
Practice with the Turk, it is to be wondrcd why cefs of their Enterpriies, by the difficulty or
the Poles have fent fo many late Meflâges of fmooth iùecefs of their firft beginnings :_ For*
•this Nature, which in former, as well as m this when the Vizier was ready to depart, a dreadful
prefênt Age, have proved fruitlefs ; a pregnant FJre happened in Cdnßatttittople, to the quench­
Example of which we fhall find in the Reign of ing of which, applying not only his Orders, but
his own Perlon ; he adventured fo far, that he
Sultan Mohamet, Son of this Ibrahim.
burned both his Hands, and fmged his Beard in
ıongffc other Corruptions of thefê Times, that mannet» that he was forced tò take his Bed
Alpers were fo cut and dipt, that the Dollar for leverai Days, where he Was honoured with
role from eighty to an hundred and twenty A- a Vifîtof the Sultan.
Ipers *, which Traegularity being complained of
in the Divan, aO Monies were reduced to their News allò came at the fame time, that Taurus
intrinfick Value ì and the Afpers called in to be or Ecbatan, on the Borders of Perfa, was mi-
coined in the Mint, to the great Damage of the ferably ruin'd by an Earthquake 1 and what was
People.
worffe, the Sultan himlëlf was fcized with an fi
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But this Matter will not appear ftrange, if it Apoplexy, which turned to a Paralytical Difteni-
be compared to the Vellion of Spain, and to jthe per, the 'Càule whereof was attributed to his
Perrailfion in Turkey, of the bale AHoy of Te- exceffive ufe of Women ; to whom he was fo
mins, by which never any Nation before was immoderately addicted, that he confumed his
ever fo cheated and abufed.
Days and Nights in their Apartments. This
And now the Storms of War, which threat- Difealc, whiJi İs rarely or never cured, being
ned from ferpa, being blown over, it was joined to a Report given out by his Ladies, that
judged fcafonable to reaflume the thoughts of notwithltanding his Venereal Heat, he was yet
War fo long meditated againfl the Collàcks : In Impotent as to Women\ created a Belief, or at rv
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order unto which, Gallies were commanded to •leali a ftrong probability, that he might die
be built, which mould draw little Water, and without Iflnè, which caufed high Confufìon in
purpofêly made to pais the Shoàls on the Black the Cou n Ills of the Grandees, that no Defign
Sea near Afac, for the recovery of that Place i could make any chearful Progrefs. until Provi-
ontof the Hands of the Enemy. Another Squafion was firft made for Supply of the Ottoman
1
dron alfb of Gallies was defigned for the Archi­ Houle ; for the SuccelEon of the Tartar was İn
pelago, to oppofe the Gallies of Malta and Na- no manner convenient or fêcure ; but rather that
pfj which much infêfredrJioieSeas.
the Throne Ihould be furhilhcd with the Son of
To the firft Enterpriie, the Tartar much ex­ a Si (1er, or òf a Niece, than to fubject them- Q|
FV
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jflcited
the Turk, by reafbn that Afac did not on­ 1 felves to the Rule and Partions of a Foreign
ly hinder his Incu/fions by Land, but rendred his Prince. And though the Sultan did afterwards
Navigation in die Black Seas very nnfècure. To \ recover his Health, yet all iïïlpcciedand feared,
the lecona, The Gallics of Malta much pro- that by the Immoderate Heat of his Veneri 1 In*
voked them, Onder the Command of Fredericks clination, he would die without Children ; eve«
rjie Landgrave of Hefle; who by the Perfwa- ry one difcourûng, as moved by his Paillon, .01!
fions of the* Cardinals of Savoy, and Barberini, his Intersil,
from a Protefrant was become a Roman Catfjo- About dûs time arrived an Amballador at
Hck7 and "had obtained the great Crofs of Malta ; Ç from the Softs of* Ptrjia, bringing
and with fêveral Gallies and Ship's, performed a Ratification of the Peace ; who was fo much
fome Exploits at Biferta, and at the GoBetta near 1 the more welcome, by how much nJbre the pire*
Tmm.
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5?
The Reign of Sultan Ibrahim,
id'4i. fent Conjuncture rendrcd itadvantagious•, and
. c^y>J being ùfhefed in with exceeding rich Prefents,
ravubed the Hearts of the Turks, whofe good
Nature melts and diflblves with the fight ori
hopes of Gifts. .. -ri
In Dalmati*, near the Confines of Z«-«, the
Turks made Incurfions on the Venetian Territories,
and caufed fonie Diihırbanccs : but being
chaftifed by an Ambulh laid for them, whereby
about two hundred of them pcrilhcd } all Matters'
were again reconciled, and the Peace renewed.
*
And now one would imagine, that the Defign
againfl Jfac, by fuch diverfity of Obflructions,
were absolutely laid afide -, which though
they were of that Importance, and cfpecially
the fear of Ibrahim's Death, to detain the Vizier
at Home ; yet he thought fit to profecute
the Defigu under die Command of the Paflia of
Siiifaia, to whom he had committed the' Conduct
of this War.
Tu sìlfi . The Palha proud of his Charge, rejoiced to
»/Afe. be imployed in a War, wherein be apprehended
io little difficulty, and prognofticated to hiqifèlf
nothing but Glory and Victory j efteemed the
Defendants for no other than Fifhermen, and
better experienced to fail their Boats, and govern
their Saiks in the Black Seas* than to draw
up an Army in the Field, or defend their Walls.
This Confidence was farther increafed, by an
Embafly at the lame time from the Mofcovite,
who not only renounced all Affiftance ór Concernment
for that Town, but renewed with them
Ins Friendäüp» and Articles of ancient Agreement.
The Ottoman Army, Solides Janüâries, and
other Turks, confuted of Moldavians, andWa-
Iacfaians, and a great number of Tartars, which
at Rr ft entrcd into their Trenches, and befieged
the ToWil ; bqt here they retted notfecurely, by
reafono'f the frequent Sallies-thé Befieged made
upon them ; and more cfpecially by the Mines
which they fprang, to Che terror and damage of
their Enemies. The Turks moved hereat, made
furious Aflàults, but were as valiantly repulfed
by the Defendants, who threw folding Water,
and Pitchy and burning Sulphur upon the Aflailants;
fo that not being able to take ttìé Town
by^brce, they retired to theh"" Trenches, and
deliberated in what manner, by fair Prpmilès,
and Mony, they might iffvite them to Surrender.
Hereupon the Captain-Pafba, the Tartar
/Aar, and others, tried the Efficacy of large
Proffers of Priviledges to the Town,' then:]
Country, and Inhabitants ; with a Gratuity of
twelve thoufand Hungers of Gold : But thefe
Promîtes could make no more entrance ißto their _
Hearts,' than the Turks could do'into their 1
dotate to' defen^r
wanting neither ProvifiörLnor Ammuttfrioji, nor
courage for the War : bur on the eontràj-y ïfcf^n
all thefe were wanting' in the Tnrfifh^Càmp;
fo that fifteen days' p^led without aity Action,
until they were fupmleir by fcheiarììvaT of certain
Brigantines, *ffl ( 8jjht'VdRsj iÖffiätched
with aUexpedidon'w^thCtìccdtìfìeiorWar :
Atf the 'coming 'óf^hidn, tfie' Turasi prepared
for another MaWti l, t:h tne&'cJpnnePunccflàndy
for the ffkà Şf ìevcn.^ay^ritó'werc
rétóveawkhtnat^Jtósutty therlftffkgdd, that.'
they could not gaia §n% tfaìim or indite Ground ; '
Sòthat at length with* öıî|racej and djïcouragement,
they were footed to gì. e over their At- ;
tf^-pt, defpairing tfr"àin the Townin the
tune; and with chef órarwhfdirwai allotted fir
this Enterprize. '
Wi^ ||iyill Sftccers, lExtrejn^y andfamjne TÉff~
pinched the Turks in their Trenches fo muchi ^^v^
that an Ox was (old for fifteen Zcchins, a Lami)
for three, and a Meafure of Barley* whjih ferved
a Horfe for one time, for a Dollar ; fo that
at' length they were forced to rails the Siege $
and the Captain Palha, by tempeftnous Weather,
was con/trained to (belter his Fleet in the Port
of Cafa. In their return Home* the" General
was fearful of having forfeited his Head \ the
Commanders were filent, and alhamed of their
Succels, and the Souldiersdifcpuragcd, famifhed,
and poor ; for they bad loft three tboulànd Spahecş,
fêveu thoufand Janifarics, and eight hundred
other Souldiers, befides Moldavians, Walachians,
and Tartars, tholè that furvived of
the Foot were naked, and many fick -, the Spaheeş
were without Hor fes, with which they were
fupplied by the Tartars, and in fine, fo unjTucccfsful
were all Matters, that the Veteran SonJdiery
avouched, that they never endured a more
cruel, nor a more miferable War.
And now we tball end this Year 1*41« with rhjtißf»the
ruin of E mir Guimir, a Perfian by Birth, a wßut&tf
Favourite, and yet Traitor to his Natural ' p "f' M
Prince. This Emr* in the laû Wars which Sal- 7t " r " r '
tay Mor at waged agami* i*^

164a.
y\rJ
11>t Birth
»J Sidt/n
Mahomet.
tht War
gohft A-
TfaftkfEmpmr of the 7W%.
The Year 1642 being now entred, and the
Turks dclirous to repair their left Tears Df£>
graces refolved again, with better Preparation
and Conduct* to attempt ^ifnp'-, but before
they would engage, according to their- ufual
Cultom, they determined to conclude all Ucebbrages,
and Matters of Difputç arifen on. the
Confines of Hungary. To which end, the Emperor
deputed the Baron of g&sfifmfam, with
other Barons i and fhe Turks on their {ide com*
miifionated the Pafhaws of the Confines, with Inftructions
not to infift too ffcrictJy on the Goni
dirions, left it fliould retard the Peace, and ob*
fetiSt the other Defìgn of War : Wherefore
the Turks condefceuding to Matters, reafonable,
and yielding up part of their Usurpation, a Peace
was concluded tor twenty Yeats, much to the
Advantage and Favour of the Cbriftians.
And now, to give farther Courage to the Pro*
fecution of higher Attempts, the whole Tnrr
kilh Empire was repleniihcd with Joy, fer the
Birth of a young Prince Sultan Mahomet, that
now reigns; fo that the fuppolèd Impotency of
the Father ( whereby the Ottoman Family might
have been extinguifhed ) was proved otherwife
by plain Effect ', and ehe fear of thofe chat ruled
the Empire vani filing by the Riling of this
new Star, all places were filled with Joy and
Triumphs j only the Tartar Hm finding himfelf
thus disappointed, was fuppofed not willing to
concur heartily in this common «Joy. In this
manner vanilhed the appearance of Civil Diffention
in that Family, which now flourifhes and
encreafes every day, and infenfibly creeps forward
to the Defìgn ( which they hope) of an
Univerfal Monarchy. Pardon me, O Chriftian
Kings, if I fay infenfibly, for methinks you» are
fenfible of nbeleaft touch you receive from one
another, but feel. not the gripes and pinches
of your Common^ Enemy, who like a Hcetick
Feaver hatlı«mingled with your Blood, andino,
len into the Marrow of your Strength, where
he will lurk until he hath diflolved the Fabrick of
yonr Chriftian World, unlefs expelled by Concord
araongft your felves, and the Divine* AIBfiance
favouring your united! Forces.
But now to return again to the famous Siege
of A[M ; It being the cu/tomc to caffc all MUbax?
riages.in War on the General, the, Vifien difplaced
the CaptauiPalha, taking upon himfelf
that Office and Tide, of which (here was never
any formen Example In the Piane likewifè of
the Pafha o( Siliftria, was conftkuted MffiapBa
Pafha of tsEgypt; which Government, though
much inferiour to his former,, yet was received
without fence of Difgrace, iç not being the Kieh\} j
es» or Power of any Office that confers Honour, I
but the Favour and good Will of the Sula». Nov
did only the Mifcarriage of the late Warjteni
tathedifrepute of)the former;Pafha of SMßria,
but the Report: of bis having poifoned the Tartar
Hm encreafed the difficili ty of reconcilement
with bis Superiors, whkh being a Matter rather
fnfpected thau proved, excufed him from farther
punifhmenc than only a deprivation of ?his
Office.
The new. Pafha of Siliftri* thus taking upon
himfelf the Command of. the Army, and Corf»
duct of |i War, afTembled a Force of Turkic
W*xtars% AtpleUvians, avAWaUchixns, far exceed*
ing the number of thelaft Year. At the News
of which, and of the Fleet of Gallies defigned
to beilege them by Sea, fchey apprehended-then-
Danger fo great, that without the Affiliano? of
the Mofcoukc, they concluded>St impoffibJc to
defend their City i t| him therefore! tbejr.made
Applications for Succour, reprcfenting unto him
53
ifaafbe,
yet withoot: any appearance of Jealoufyi:- until
beingepored 4hito the;Towny he declared what
he'liad fben, at wiiichthe Gariibn was immediately
in Arms ;andJbaving permitted the Carts to
enter, the Bridg was drawniup, and the Carts bs»
ing feacched, the whole Fraud and Treadiery
was difcjDvdreji^. andhaving niade the Thrfcsrfiri«
loners, and armed the Walls with Souldien,
the whole. Defìgn was difappointed ; fo that
thofe whoh^.in Ambufli returned to their own
(SÈtiesii ThDFjnpjn-orJiereuponxefolyedtofend
an

54
1642.
«4 3
an AmbalFador to Confiant unfa to complain of
this Treachery 5 whereof the Turks being afhamed,
andcfae more becaufe it did not fuccecd j
refilled to admit tire AmbalTador, ontefethe Emperor
would firit agree to pay a yearly Charge
of an hundred thoufand Rix-Dollars to the Port -,
not by way of Tribute, but of Prêtent ; in
which unreatbnable Demand, they took more
confidence,» regard they perceived that the Emperor
was engaged in a War againlt the Swede.
Upoo this dilhonourable Demand, the Emperor
deferiM the Embafl'y intended, fuppofing it lefs
The Reign ofSuhan Ibrahim,
ever this Year proved favourable to many poor 1^43.
Chriltians in Slavery v for there happening i v^-y-vJ
molt mifèrable Plague in Alexandre*) which relaxed
the Spirits of Men, and rendered every
one lb negligent in his Office, that about fourthoufand
Slaves taking advantage of fuchRernifneis
in their Guardians, feized a Ship in Port,
and crouding themferves therein* let Sail, and
lauded ibme of their People at Candı*, others H
at Malta, the reft at Marfiiiia, by which means
they happily regained their Liberty : on which
incour age merit eight hundred more adventuring
perilous to adventure a War in Hungary? than to perform the like, and fighting in a Body at
dilhonourable to condefcend unto a Propofiiion the Gate of Alexandria, three hundred of them
fo derogatory to the Majefty of his Cefàrcan were ilain, the reft leaped into a Gaily, which
Greatneis.
though without Oars, had yet her Sails to the
This Year 1643 being entered, the Prince of Yard, and having the fortune of a favourable
Tranfylvioiift conveyed his Annual Tribute, be­ Wind, arrived fafe at Condi» % in like manner
ing ten thoufand Zechins, to the Porti which they became free, taking convenient pallâge from
when the Agents of that Prince prefented before thence to divers parts of Chriltendom : Thefe £gj
the Vizier» belecmingly refilled if, pretending Slaves were all rede m and ed by the Grand Signior
that the compleat Tribute was to be fifteen from the Venetians ; in which no Satisfaction be­
thoufand, according to Agreement : but the Aing given, was one Caule and Original of that
gents replied, that five thoufand bad been re­ War which afterwards enfued. ___•_»
mitted unto Btthlem Gabor? not by way of Gra­ And now the Year 1644 being begun, &•« 1 cT44.
tuity or Rccom pence for his Service, but in Ex­ gotski? who was never contented but in Combu- ^""~~i
change, or as the price of two Cities, which the fiions, and never at eale but when he was
Prince had yielded to the Sultan, out of his own proving new Projects, made Demands of certain
proper Effcate in Hungary : With which Anfwer Places on the. Confines of Muravi*, feituated
the Vßier remained fatisfied, being jealous of within the Mountains, which he challenged as
the Turbulent and active Spirit of that Prince the Inheritance of bis Son \ befides other Pre- •
During all thefe W^jpand Revolutions in tenecs which he made in right of BttkkmGahor.
Kingdoms and States, Sultan Ibrahim contained To forward which Defigns» moved with an in­
and contented himiêlf within the Precincts of veterate Enmity to the Auftrian Family, be OD*
his Seraglio \ where becoming a faithful and va­ deavoured to win the Hearts of the Commonalliant
Soldier of fiwwr, he confumed more Treaty with a plaulible Declaration for liberty, and
fnre in that War, than his Brother Marat did in to throw orf t he* Yoke which had lb long gauled
Foreign Conqueits-, and being, as it were, en­ the Neck of Hungary 7 whereby having railed an
tered into the Mahometan Paradife, where the Army of twenty thoufand Horfê, and thirty
Company of fair Women is the chiefeft Felicity thoufand Foot, heentred- and I'poiled the Coun­
promifed, lie laboured to increafe the Ottoman try of his old Enemy and Neighbour the Count
>arai!y, and to acquit his People, of the appro* of Humanny an Hungarian, took Solmek by
tendon they had of wanting an Heir to fucceed force, and beueged Fileck^ and Caffavi* .• Foe
in the Throne ; fo that on the 1 $tb of February fupprefGon of which Infurrcction and Rebelli­
he had a fécond Son born, and a third on the on of Hagot/kiy the Emperor was forced to-a
12/A of March following ; which abfolutely took War ; and having Rendezvoufed his Army is
away the Reproach of his Frigidity or Impo­ Freibauer^ the Conduct thereof was committed
tence, proving afterwards the molt lafirivious to the Charge of Count Pnctain.
and devout Sultan thut ever afpired to the Mahometan
Heaven.
The Turks having' intelligence of thefe Preparations
for War, commanded twenty thou­
This Year the Turks armed ont twenty Galfand Men to march into thole Parts to oppofe
lies more than ufual, belide-, thirty Sail or Ships, thefe Comboftions on the Frontiera} with flaw
and Gaily.'Großes •, in the beginning of June, thoufand of which the Count Pueca encoun­
riding at the Seraglio Point (where che Comtering furioufly, aflàulted and routed them. And
manders in Chief came to take their leave of in the mean time Rageiski laying afide all care foe
Sultan Ibrahim) they divided into two Squa­ the War in Hangary, applied himfelf to relieve
dron*; one of which con lifting of twenty Gat* Olino, in Moravia$ but in his March thither he H
lies, under the Command of ßeker Pafha, took was recalled by the Inhabitants of Sendar? which
their Voyage into'the Black Sea j the remainder is a Calile erected on a Hill near Cajfovia, offer*
önder the Captain Bafha,. failed for Cyprm, with ing to flirrender auto him » bat the Governor
intention to do Jufticeon the Pallia of ebat id* torgatz*, and the German Garifon oppofing this
•whole Riches.gained by Opprcffion, bad de­ Mutiny of the People, a Civil War began a-;
bauched him from due Obedience towards his mongit tbemfelres, but at length the advantage
Princes and being arrived there, without Rumor falling unto RagtusMij the Gates were opened an*
or NoÜe, giving ligns of good Will and Re-I to the Tranfylvaniaas ; with which Succcfs their
fpeûs towards the Pafha, one day be lent to in- Spirits bang railed to higher Matters, they provite
him Aboard to banquet wich him 5 where ceeded forward, until General Gtm, wich a.
tne Palba fooliihly comicg,and having well eaten ftrong Body, gave a- ftor; onto their Progrcfa. g
and drank with inm,- bis Entertainment bad not
time time to digclt, before he breathed his Laffc -,
And thus was the Firs or* War rekindled again
for being on his departure, the Slaves auaulted
in Hungary, fay means of RaguM; to whom
him, asd Irranglcd him by Order of the Captain.
notwithftanding the Turks would never adhere,
Paflia.
being well acquainted with his turbulent asd H
unfteady Humour. In the mean time the Empe>
No other Matters remarkable did the Turkilh rordifpatched his Ambaflador with rich Preferirà
Fleet perform this Year at Sea, before they re* to the Sultan, defiring him to forbear giving &r>
turned again to ihcirWintsr-Quarte»-. Howio- thcr Afliltencc unto lUgeu^ ; hot what between
Skirmifbes,

1644. Skifimfhts, PropoGtions, and Treaties, Matters
HMS were not coropofcd until the 1 #k of AagH'k 1045,
B at which time all Articles were concluded and
figned between the Emperor and Ragots^.
E But to return now to the Affairs of Conßanti-
•tiopie ; Sultan Ibrahim having the fortune of
H Active and Prudent Minifters, attended en­
tirely to his Partîmes and Pleafures, without
H Prejudice to his Intereft, and the State of his
Empire? for the firffc Vizier being Faithful and
H Vigilant» immediately cut off thofè Members
with the Swordi which he fufpected id the leaffc
B manner inclinable to Sedition ; amongft which
were the Palhàws of jileppo and Cafa. For by
B this kind of feafbnable and fpeedy Remedies,
the Piethory of the Ottoman Empire is common-
BP Jy evacuated» and the Body Politick thereof
reftored to its prilline fiate of Health and Safety.
In like manner the falede Sülfatta, being a
Woman of great Courage and Abilities, attended
carefully to the Welfare of her Son, whom
fhe fometimes decked up, and fee forth as a
Property of Majeftick Gravity to the People,
whiift fhe her felf afliimed the Authority, and
carried all things with a high and imperious Spirit
; and being ambitious to be feared as well as
honoured, fhe laid violent Hands on the firffc Vizier,
called Mitßapha, and ftranglcd him , for
though he was an Active and Faithful Minuter,
yet becaufc he palled fomething on her which fhe
imagined did favour of negled,and becaufè fhe apprehended
bis Power,which was gi eatly confirmed
/ by the Intcreft and Favour he had with the Janifaries,and
their Favourers, fhe refolved to make him
an Example,as well of her Revenge,as her Power ,
after Whole Death the Charge of firft Vizier was
conferred on Mahomet the Pafha of Damafau. •
Theftfame Fate befel the Captain-Pafha, who
was likewise ftrangled for having over-boldly,
H or peremptorily, made anfwer to fonìe Imperii
nencies of the Grand Signior , and his Office
B was afterwards conferred on Btkfr Pafha of
Rhode*. With fuch Rigour as this do the Sul-
B tans govern, who refblve to be obeyed, and to
have their Commands executed without delay; or
contradiction. • •"'1
71)1 TX A, Witiift thefè Matters were in agitation, the
'SJfm Tartar $ forgetful of their Peace, made another
ino Po- Incurfion with thirty thousand Men into Ruffta,
Ian wr> againft whom Konifpolski having made Head with
wM>/W- twenty thoufand Men only, overthrew them,
JJ^" and killed twelve thoufand, and took three
thoufand Prifbners, purfuing the reft to the
[* '• Borders of Walachia. In like manner Wifnoivick.-,
a noble Polander, happily encountred another
Party of Tartars, as they were on their return
from fpoiling the Countries of Mofiovia ,
of whom having killed 10000 Men, he recovered
their Booty, and lent the reft Home naked and
empty; This was the true and moft effectuai
Means for the Polanders to avenge and right their
Injuries, «and more prevalent than Amba files and
MefTages of Complaint unto the Port ; which we
have experienced fince, and in the prefent Reign
of the Son of Ibrahim, to have been fb far from
producing Matter worthy fo much as the Charge
of the Ambaflâdor, that they have been retorted
with Ignominy and Affronts.
But here Ibrahim perceiving how the Poles had
avenged themfèlves with their own Sword,would
feem to approve "of the Action, which he could
not hinder ; and to appear a fincerc. Obferver of
the Peace, he depofed the Tartar Ä**» for his
unlawful IncurfiOns ; which was fuch a fatisfaction
to the Crown of Poland, as they never could
obtain by force of Juftice, Complaints, and
T weif ih Emferor of thè Türl\s. Ş'ç
Vertue of paÉvé Valour, until their active K44.
Fortitude took their Caule in Hand, and pleaded o-y

i!
1^44-
Thi Ent*gtmiit
? [tbtT«r-\
fot Mala
e, according to his Law, he might enjoy a
Retirement in fyyr, which is the Portion of faaniihcd
Eunuchs.
The Queen cafily contented hereunto j nor
was it difficult Co procure the Licence of the Sultan,
who was aseafily pcrfwaded to any by thole
who were about him ; wherefore the Eunuch having
provided to be gone, (hipped himfejf with
bis great Trcalure, on the Fleet which was now
deOgned, and ready to depart for Mœandria,
which confifted of three Ships -, one a great
Gallion, and two others of Jeîfèr Burthen, and
Kven Saiks ; thefe having at the beginning of
their Voyage found contrary Winds, put into
Rhodes i from whence looting with more favourable
Weather, they unfortunately met with
fix Milt* Galbes» excellently well manned» and
provided. The Admiral Gaily immediately
Boarded one of the Saiks, and took her, manned
only by Greeks ; by whom they werf informed
of the Condition, Quality, and Cargo
òf the greater Ship, which gave Heat and Refolutic
to the Souldiery. In like manner, with
little Oppontion, the Gallies called the St. ?«b»
and Jofiph, poflefied themfdves of one of the
leïlèr Ships, which being laden only with Timber,
brought from the Black Sea, to build Ships
at j4Ux/etio-İ4, was of little value, having forty
Turks aboard, eight Women« and a Child
which fucked at the Mother's Breaft. In the
mean time, the three other Gallies, called the
Şt. jf&ry, St. Zirenzj, andfitfvrj, attacked the
great Gallion, and having caft their Iron Graples
nato the Ship, with the Motion of the Ship, the
Irons gave way and broke, only that of St.
Lor emu» held raft, lb that the whole force of the
Ship, both of finali and great Shot, as poured
in upon the Gaily, to their damage and lois of
Men. In the mean time the Admiral Gaily came
in to their Affiftance, and Ailaultiug the Ship on
the other Quarter, made a Divcriion of their
Men i and having thrown in their Graples, they
fcalcd the fides of the Gallion, as if it bad been
a For trels, where being cm red, they remained
for fome time at handy-blows with the Turks ;
but at length, all the Gables coming to their
help, having made an end of fubduing the other
Ships, the Turks were forced to retire under
Covert of their Decks, which they defended
Hill with lingular Valour, wounding the Christians
with their half Pikes through the Gratings.
But, in fine, the Captains of the Gallies, perceiving
that this was not the way to compel them
to a fpeedy Surrender* ordered lèverai Mufquetiers
out of every Gaily, to fire in at the Windows
and loop-holes of the Ship , by which having
killed»their Commander in Chief» their Valour
and Gonfianey began to fail, and dcJirous
to lave their lives with laß of Liberty and Eftates,
they caft down their Arms, and begged
Mercy.
la this Engagement were killed the Captain
of theSt. A&ry, and feveo Cavaliers, of which
five were French, one Italian, and one German,
the Admiral himfelf, and the Captain of his
Ga% were both wounded, feventy nine Sow
diers and Mariners killed, and an hundred thirty
two wounded : Of the Turks it is not cer 1644*
how many fell, in regard as they were kuled, vyv
according to Cuftom, they caft them over-board »
the Eunuch himfelf, though always educated in
the foftnefs of the Seraglio, and in the Conrer- J
lation of the Female Court, yet in the end concluded
his days like one of the Mafculin.e Sex,
fighting valiantly with his Sword, until overwhelmed
by his Enemies : by which it iş obfervable,
that thole Perfons lofe not their Courage
with their virile Parts > for it hath been known
in former days, how that Eunuchs have been
Generals in the Turkifli and other Armies, and
conducted their Affairs with admirable Courage
and Succefs.
The Prize which the Cbriftians had gained in
this manner, was very confiderable, forbefides
the Gold, Silver» and Jewels, which were the
Treafure this Eunuch bad amaflcd in the Reign
of three leverai Sultans, they gained three hundred
and fifty Slaves, bciidcs thirty Women»
fome or which were young and Virgins 5 fo that
there was not a Souldier or Seaman who had noe
a conlîderable Iha re of benefit proportioned unto
him. With this Fortune, towing their Prizes,
they in a ihort time came to an Anchor in
the Port of Cdifinen?t in the Ifland of Cmdt\
called anciently Phcmct, on the South-fide of the
Ifland, remote from all Venetian Garifons ; and
where, (as it is reported) they were fupplied
with no Provifions, excepting a fmall quantity .1
of Bisket, which was furniflied by a Country
Fellow, who for that very Caule was /hot to
Death. From hence the GaUies departing» arrived
in Mdt4 with their Prizes» where they
were received in great Triumph.. The young
Son of the Eunuch ( for fo wc call him ) was
reported to be a Son of the Grand Signier» lent ^9
into Egypt to be Educated, and was accordingly
faluteq, treated, and reverenced by the Grand
MaAer, the rame Opinion was difperfed and
confirmed in all parts of E»ropey and the Errour
for many Years maintained ai the Ex?
pençe of the * Religion, until the Boy grow ÎW**
ing up to a good Age, and not judged worthy of
r *
a Ranfom, or enquiry after by the Turks, it
was thought convenient for him to put off* hit
State, and Greatnefs, and become a Fryer, and
I think a Dominican, and this is he who now
goes under the name of the Pidrt Ottoman». H
The News hereof arriving at çhe Ottoman
Court» Sultan Ibrahim was tranfported with Aa»
ger, thrcatning Deibrucìion and Ruin unto Md-
M;be/ides he lhewed amoft inveterate PalQon
againft the Venetians, for not guarding the Seas
from his Enemies» and for relieving them in
their Ports. In which Rage and Fury» be put •':..
his own Captain Pama to death, and Summoned
the Chriftian ArabaiTadots, braving them all for
the little refpect was mown to his proper Sniping;
and in Ihort, was angry with all, but referved
the Effect of his Wrath tobe ppurcdon
the Venetians» to which this Accident adminiftred
the firft Original, and will afford us am- I
pie matter of Difcourfk in this enfuing Hifto-
For the- Grand Signior firfb made his Complaints
againft Werner, to their Minifter, or Bailo,
then refident at Cmfiaatiaopl^ called Saranno j • -
alkdemc, that contrary to the Articles of Peace,
they had afforded Provifions, and Entertainment -
to his Enemies in Candı*, and at a time when
having made Prize of bis own Ship, and Domeftiques
of hit Seraglio, they fcemed, with more
extraordinary demonftrarions of HoipitaJity
than ufual, to receive them into their Harbour».
To

To which the $ailo mada Anfwer,Tbat hisMaje?
Ay was ill informed of che true ftate of thofe Mat*
ters , for that the Pore to which the Maltefbs
came, had neither Calile nor Fortrefs belonging
toit, but was an open, wide, and unforufiea
place -, for if the Grand Signier is not aMg to
defend fe Ships from careening* as they have
often done before Rhodes it fèjf, how was it
poûîble for the Venetians to: drive- them from the
Seas, and den; them the ufe of that Salt Water,
which hath neither Fort nor Caille to reach and
command them ? With which Anfwer Ibtukm
feetrnd to remain fatisfied ; and Matters appeared
(b appeafed on the fide o/ the Verietaans,
that So/rnçgi, though a Perfon, of a molt
acute and penetrating Judgment, Imagined no­
thing left than a War : and though he was affared
otherwise, by Ibraething that the Engli/h
AmbaJIàdor, had difcovered in that Matter 5
yet becaufe it came not hx-ft from the Report J|pf
one of his own Interpreters, he would not fecm
to believe or give credit thereunto« notwithstanding
the flrong Probabilities that might peris
it.
^Tttdeed, Chriftian Miniftcrs mult ncceflarily,
with much Difficulties, and lefs Infpecìion, goera
and penetrate Amurs in the Turkifh Court
gai in any other, becaufe accefs to the great
iniffcers is fêldom privately or familiarly adrted,
fron» whence wifeW[en, molt commonly
a ke their Mea fores and Obfervations i but on
the contrary, arc forced to act all by the. Negotiation,
of theii; Pruggermen or Interpreters,
and as they hear with jEhjenj Ears, fo arç t'hşsy,
often-times beholden to their Reflections,,'
which how fubject they may be to Error, tş beft
fcnown to thofe Miniflers who have practifbd
much and long iş that Court.,
And in this manner lkfmm covered his Dc-
flgn againffc C*ttdİ4% by pretence of making
War upon M*lta, to wjhjch he had lately recei­
ved fb juft a provocation.
*To this Epterprize, nonç infÜgated him more
than a certain Hagia, or Tutor, which had accompanied
him in jfjg time of his Solitude, and
had inftructed him in the firft Principles of the
Mahometan Doctrine ; he was a fubtil and] un-1
derftanding Mao» and one who kept a fecrct Correfpondence
in the Chriftian Courts j for being
Malter of what Gold he pleafcd, he paid for his
Intelligence with Liberality and Secrefy; and
though he was no Prophet» yet he pretended to
be a Magician, or Conjuras or one that had a
Command or Soveraignty over Familiar Spirits,
an Excellency greatly admired and reverenced by
the Turks. This Man had for a long Seafön attended
an opportunity to nromote % War a-
gainft fenice i eftecming their Territories very
convenient to be laid to the Turkifh Dominions,
and their Force an under-Match for the Puif 1
fance of the Ottoman Empire- And now this
Accident provoking the Delire of the Turks to
iş War, and the Opportunity appearing commodious
to cover the Defign, under pretence of
Sailing M$it*, it was fecretly refolved to attempt
the Ifland of Cavdin, for as its Strength
and Situation made it the Key to all the other
liltto the jircbipeUğo, fo it would be the Bullwarfc
of Maritime Countries, from whence
the Paflàge would be fhoit and eafy into ^rà«,
from whence the Gallies might advantagioufly
relieve £)pr#*, and guard the Fleet from Egyth
and from thence might be opened a Door to invade
Sidfy, and the other parts of Ittfy, On
thefe Confiderations, War being refolved againfb
CCMSM, Reports divulged the Defign only agaiuft
I 'twelfth Emperor of the Turfy
àfolta, an4 for that end, Orders were iflued for
building and fitting an hundred Gallies, and as
many Ships of War

i-g The Reign of
1644. Audience, he attended lèverai hoars without ad-
J million « yet when the Ambaflador of Rtgotski
come to the Vizier, be no fooncr entrcd the
Houfe thai» be was received : and at the fame
time it was told the Bailo, that he might retire,
for that there was no Place nor Seafon at prêtent
to afford him Audience. In the mean time ikrahım
hünfelf walked often to the Arfenal» to for-
. ward and haften his Preparations, laying an Embargo
on all Strangers Venelsin all Ports of the
Ottoman Dominions. Orders were likewife
difpatched to Thebes., Mgn*/»/*, and other
Parts of GrHctt for making Bisket v and to the
Afaemfot cut-ting and fqtiaring of Timbers, and
facking Wools to fill up Trench« ; inali which
Rumor and Stir, there was no other difcourfe
bat oM/*/M,and of throwing that Wand into the
Sea with the Shovel and Mattock, and rendring
it the molt dreadful Example in the World of
H the Ottoman Rage and Greatneß. s?1
With fuch preludes as thefe, began a War of
lang continuance, maintained with various Succelfes
for divers Years , the fatal HJùe whereof,
we our Grives have İçen and hcardi But it is
ftrange to confider, that an Exploit fo Martial
as this, mould commence in the Reign öf ä Sultan
wholly given up to his Pleafurea, and fa
iwallowcd in Senfuality, that all thole luxurious
and wanton Actions which are recounted
of SardanaçalM and Btliogabalus, are flat and
I faint Similitudes of that prodigious Effeminacy^
inwliich this Sultan outdid all other Examples of
former Ages..
Amber was the common Perlâmes which bur*
ned perpetually in the Womens Apartments,
and the common Sauce to molt of his Viands *,
not perhapsbecaufc it4ò muchpleafèdhh Pa-"
late, as that it was a provocative, and incitement
to his Laite.
And this puts me in mind ofVStory I have
heard of an Englilh Merchant, living then at
H Galata, who was Mafter of a rare piece of Ambtrgriefêy
which was in form like a Pyramid ;
the News whereof was told to the Grand Signior
late at Night, when the Smoke of the Perfumes
bgan to abate: Which lb loon as he heard,
though it was near Midnight, he difpatched a
Melienger to call the* Merchant with his Arabergriefe
, who being knocked out of his Bed in
hafte, by the importunity of the Officer, came
to the Seraglio Gate two hours before Day ,
whete he attended until it was broad Light, and
then, without more words, found a Market for
his Amber, and before his departure received 13
thou fand Dollars. The Female Court was then
. ortreamly rich and fplcndid, all Italy was fcarce
able to fupply it with Silks, and Cloth of Gold »
fi> that the Trade was in tholê days flourilhing
above other Times, and gave great employment
to Englilh Shipping : and lb impatient were the
Women for their Gay Cloaths, that fo foon as
the News of a Ship from /recarne, and that
flic was arrived within the Caftles of the Utile*
fpottr, bat there detained by contrary Winds,
Gallics were immediately dilpatched to bring up
their Silks, which they oftentimes forced away
without any Account dr Price made with the
Merchant , of which that worthy Gentleman,
Sir Themat ßerutyjb then Ambaflador, complaining
to the Vraier, and finding no other Relief
than good Words, refblved od an Expedient of
making known his Caufc to the Grand Signior,
which was this.
In Tnrkie they haveaCuftom, that when any
one receives a notable Injury, or In juftice, from
the Chief and Great Minillers of State, they
m Ibrahim,
put Fire on their Heads, and running to the -1644-
Grand Signior, no Man can hinder or deny them v/v^-'
accefs to his pretence, in like manner the Enfr
lidi Ambaflador not being able to obtain Satisfaction
from the Vizier» tn return to his many
Complaints, drew ont all the Englilh Ships in £>*lata,
which were then thirteen in number, and
dra w i ng in their Guns, and Ihotting the Ports,
put fire on every Yard-Arm of their Ships» ana
came to an Anchor juffc before the Seraglio,
The Cuitomer being the firft that elpyed this
unufual fight» immediately apprehended the
Reaibn, and fent to acquaint the Vizier thereof
in all hafte -, the Vizier- likewîfè fearful left the
Complaints fbonld by this means come to the
Grana Signiòr's Ear, lent the Cuftomer aboard
with a confiderable part of the Mony, and defined
that the Fires might be cxringuilhed, promiiing
faithfully to comply id paiment of the
rej } hereupon Confutation being had between
the Ambaflador and the Merchants» the Ships
returned to their Stations» not teeming td HaW
been taken notice of by thofe in the Seraglio.
And notwithftanding the great number of
Women Within the Seraglio, all which were at
the Devotion of the Sultan i yet Ibrahim not be-»
ing contented herewith, patting one day to Sta*
**r*\ had by chance cafe his eye On an object which
much pleated bim : what it was, becomes not
chemodefty of my Pen to relate, bot being returned
to his Seraglio, he lent Orders to the Vizier,
to lèek ont for bim the biggefl-, and belt
proportioned Woman which was to be found iti
all Ctmfiannnmle., and the parts thereabouts.
Hereupon Emiflàrîçs were dilpatched into all
Quarter« of the City *, at length they happily
procured a hàgé"'tall Armenian Woman, weft
proportioned according to her height, and a
G fante fs for her Stature t which being found*
fhe was prefently warned and perfumed in tha
Bath, and a9 richly Cloathed and Adorned as the
fhortnefs of time would permit : There was
no great difficulty to perfwade her to become .
Turk, having fo high preferment in ber profpett.
So that being introduced to the Grand
Signior's pretence, he became immediately Enamoured,
and was fo pleafcd wich her Society,
that he preferred her before all the Women of
his Court, an Evidence whereof he gave» in;
that he could not deny her in any requeft fhe
could make, and particularly about that time
the Pafiialuck of Damafem being void, this Wo*
man begged it for her fell, fubftitut ing another
in the Office, who was accountable to her for all
the Profits and Emoluments thereof: By thefè
particulars of favour the Queen-Mother becoming
jealous, one day inviting her to Dinner,
canted her to be ftrangled, and perfwaded Ibrahim
that fhe died fuddenly of a violent Sickncfs»
at which he poor Man was greatly afflicted.
; But not to inûft long on thefe luxurious Partîmes,
we fhall return again to Matters of higher
Concernment : Ibrahim had now under flood,
that the Venetians growing jealous of his Preparations,
began likewife to Arm, and provide
fortheworlr, which being in no* wife pleading
to the Turks, who were apprehenfive that their
Marine Forces confuted molt in furprize, caufed
Ibrahim to complain of the Defoive Poitarc
in which they Arrayed themfelvü, alledging,
that Suspicions of this Nature argued no hearty
Difpoiition towards their Friends -, nor was any
thing more contrary to a good Correfoondence,
or more difobliging than fuch like jealOufies,
which oft-times beget that Enmity which was
never defigned ; and farther it was judged neccf- _

Twelfth Èmpeì
1544. *" ar y> if poffible, to diflwade the Bailo from a
C^ysj belief of any Hoftility defigned againft his Republick
j to inculcate which) none waseftcemed
!'„; to proper an Infiniment as the old cheating Hogi*t
who was the firffc Motive to the War \ a
E Preacher who imagined that the excellency of
his 'Religion afforded him a priviledg co fòilify,
H lye, and commit any Aft for advantage thereof,
though never to contrary to Truth and Morality.
WE This Santone, with the Teffiraony of one or
two more grand Profeflbrs, with many Al/everations
and Vows, endeavoured to periwade the
Bailo, of the Grand Shroior's good Intentions
towards Vtnfct, and his fixed Resolutions to deftroy
Aûdt/t. And though the Concernment
which chofc godly Elders mewed» and the earneftnefs
they ufed, whereby to inculcate a Credence
to what they affirmed, were enough to
difêover their contrary fntentior» \ and though
it h laid, that the Venetians could not heartily
believe what they fo ftrongly fufpeftcd \ yet
hereby, and by the common vogue of the People,
they abated much of their Caution and
Heat, which they otherwifê bad ufed induePrc-
r-.'- : parutions and Provifions againlt an Evil fo fatal
and deftructive in the lequel.
TUbtgbt- The firifc Ad of Hoftility was committed by
*jj. War} bot being encountered by tome barbarous
Veffels, whoaflailedhim for a Merchants Ship
of fmafl Force, were received fo warmly that he
funk one of them, Wich which the reft left him
and fled, relating at Conßdnrmoplr, that they
had been, ill treated by the Venetians, and that
they gave the Arie Auault upon them, bccaufe
they were called to the Afliftancc and Service
of the Grand Signier.
The Fleet and Land Forces being already pot
to Sea, the Report and Opinion ftifl continued,
that the War was deiigned againft Malta
; wherefore fach as apprehended the Hazard 1 ?,
and were acquainted with the Difficulty of fuch
an Enter prize, began to inform the Grand Sigp
- nior how impoffible it was that this Action
fhould be accompanied "witfi good fucceß. "To 1
m. Which Arguments he made no other reply,, than
by a feemrog obftinacy, refolvcd with the Öc-
9 toman Sword, to cut aH thofé Knots and Difficulties
winch oppofed Hud In the Work. At
: • length one $*U* Efendi, a Preacher, who had
obtained fome more than ordinary Efteem with
the Grand. Signior, acrvMêd bitn. That before
he commenced a Work of that importance, he
fhould inform Kmfelf af the true trace of that
Place, from a certain Aga, who was fetch/re 1
turned from Malta. The Grand Signior being
very willing to hear any thing of this nature,
caHed the Aga» who related to him how impregnable
both the City and Calile were-7 how
the Knights were provided againft all" AflauJts i
that the Iflind it felf is only a Rock, not containing
Earth enough for an Army to intrench ;
that the Approaches mult Be made by the Pick-
Axe and Mattock, itjieingalï Stone, fn fhort,
¥ it was not a place tir be taken in one Summer,
and the WUger coming on, it affording no metter,
nor provifions 01 it felf, was not capable
of relief in Seas fo ftonny , and from Countries
H fo remote, without hazards, loflês, and frequent
Ship wracks. Jbrahipi, who had defigned' all
\I along to make War upon Cen&V, feemed little
concerned or moved at this Difcoutfe. "fhe
Gallics and Ships which were now all inareadurcis,
being come forth to the Seraglio point,
of thè Turfa
the Grand Signior entered his Grand ChioskJ 164^,
fituated on the Bank of the Sea 1 where the Sei o-y^tj
Mar Aga, General, end all the Chief Commanders,
came to perform the ufiial Ceremonies
of Obedience and Duty before their Departure*
At this folcmn Aflcrably the Grand Signior de- H
dared, That his Intentions were to make War
upon the Infidels, according as every one fhould tt]
underftand by his refpeclive CommifHons, which
fh/o«ld now be delivered unto them : That he
expected the higheft Demonftrations of Courage
in them imaginable, and what was agreeable tji
the Conductors of the Ottoman Armies : That
Reward and Punifhment were in his Handsj and
that he refolved to difpenfe them according to
their Merits: That they Atonici not doubt of all
doe Affifrance and .Succours; for ti? had fo well
contrived, and fo juftly fitted all his Meafures,
that he was already provided of Men, Timber!
Ammunition, and Mpfty fufficient to maintain
and catty on this War for f:ven Years; At
which they a|| gave a /bout, and declared, tbao
they were ready to fpend their Blood and Lives
irt Execution of his Commands. Whereupon
every one received a rich Coftan, or Veflr, and
the General a Scimitar fet with Diamonds , who
being a young Man of about 2tf, or 27 Years
of Age, had a Council of fix graver Paflia's al*
lowed him ; and then the Coinmiffion for the
War was brought fottìi feafed, with Orders not
to open it, until they were paft the Dardanelli.
Rereat tfte noife of great and furali-Shot from
the Gallies and Ships, refounded through att-Co»-
\fi*mhnfa and the Commanders- repairing to
their Veflels, the Aflèmbly broke up, and every
thing was put in a poffare to make Sail. ..
ft Was now the Jalt day of >#»#, 1045, old 1 54^
Style, when the 1 Fleet Ärft broke ground, which
J
conffffed of 73 GalKes, befides the 8 Gallies of
Barbary, z Mahons, or Gaileaflès, one great
Gallion called the Suk*m^ ro Ships of Alcxaii-
Idrfitf t of Tum, and TO of Eng'ifh and Dutch.
Ships, which coming to Conßantipople for Trade,
were there pre/Ted into the Service, with about
300 SaHts and CaràntUûals, which carried Soul*
diers, 'Provifions, Ammunition, and' Ucenfils
for War. Their Militia conflftcd of 7000 Jantfiries,
r4000 Spaheesi and about 50000 Tfa
nlariotS} and other Souldiers, with about 3000
PioniersÎ theft all were to RendezvOus*at Sek-,
wÊ
where they arrived the 7^ of Mtj. But before
their departure from Cmßantinvple, the Baifo
Strang, or thd Venetian AmbafladoV, thought
fit, in Complement, and fbîrfifcövery, to make
a »ifit to'the Captain-Pafha, by Whom he was;
received wkh trank Conrtefy, and aflurance of
Frkndtôip -, fo that though he fWpecìed the
worf!, yet could he coìteci* no certain affurarices
of Peace, or Wat"; however he advißd Signier
C**f/nm>, then Govcrnour of Candig. chat
though he could not certainly peneratemro the
bottom of the Tüfks Deften, yet he apjprehendedthaft
the Storm-might fall on that Kmgdom,
underfrandhtg that the Captain-Pafha Was not
well inclined towards the moft Serene Rcpublicft-:
'wherefore, he ought to be watchful and
drcumfpedt, yet with as little demonffrarfon of
jealoufy aa was poffible j fo»that ft the Turks
fhonM there arrive, he mould afford them all H
conveniertcies of Watering, Provifions, and
other RefrefhfflentS.
The Fleet being departed from 5e&; for iV

6o The Reign of
1645. and 7Vw. At the latter of which, belonging to
Ksyrsj the Venetians, they had licence 10 Water, and
** and were refrelhed with fuch provifìons as the
Ifland afforded ; and now after this flurry of
Wind, the Fleet being again united, they were
aß ièen off at Sea from Cerilo, an Wand of the Ve- (
nctians at the Month 01 the Archipehgo, land |
Jailing towards the Channel of Braccio ok Maina;
and the next day 9 Gallics, a Gallion, and a
Brigantine, made towards the Iflc of Cerigo,
, and fent a Letter a fliore by a Boat to the Pro- I
veditor* from the Pallia of Rhodes, demanding
their ufual prefent of Coffee and Sogar, which
was given them, they alluring all Friendfhip,
and real good Intentions towards the People,
and Dominions of Penice,
But in the mean time a Satia laden with Anns
and Ammunition from Fenice-, bound for Retim,
M unhappily falling.into the Turkifh Fleet, was
intercepted by them, and taken, which unmasked
all the Defign, and made the Turks appear
in their true Colours, notwithstanding all
their religious Proteftations, and outwardly fair
M Comportment, the ufual difguife of the Mahometan
Sincerity.
Towards the end of May the Turkilh Fleet
was difcovered from Carabufo, a finali Fortreis
of the Venetians, ionie diftan.ee off at Sea,
Handing to the Wellward, which gave fome
jcaloufie to them at Candid ; and being compared
with fome precedent Acts, as that of (blindai
ing the depth of Water about St. Theodoro with
a Brigantine* ( which is a fmall Rock lying off
of Conen) which pretended to come from Sanaa
Maura, with Turky Merchants, afforded undeniable
grounds of a durance to thofc in Candid,
H that the War was defigned againit them \ howibever,
the Ottoman Fleet rendezvoufing again
at Navarino, a place far diftant from Candid,
altered their Appreheniions at Venice, andclfewhere
of this War, deeming it now certain, that
this Defign had no other aim or mark but that
of Malt*.
But this opinion was no (boner entertain'd,
B than it was confuted by open Acts of Holtility ;
for the Captain-Palha being arrived at Cape Colonna,
by fome called Sanie, immediately dif-
But though tie Venetian Republick was fò
politick as outwardly to demoaitrate a Religious
Confidence of their potent Neighbour, whom
they were confeious not to have provoked by
any breach c>f Capitulations -, yet were «not Ço
fecpre of bis faith, and fò cane to believe his
fair DUQmulations, as not prudently to provide
aeainft the utmoft Effects of his Power and
% Treachery. v.WneVe&re, whilft the Turk pre-
an Ibrahim,
pared, they aimed like \\ ile fecretly, made .con- 1645.
Iiderablc Levies without noifc, ccmnufTocated Ks\r>j
thirty extraordinary Commanders of Gallica,
took up leventten Englifh ar.d Dutch fhips into
their Service, armed out two Galliafies extra­
ordinary *, ar.d when the Turk had unmasked
his Defign, they then imparted their Condition
to all the Chriflian Primes, craving their Succour
and Afliilance to maintain the common Bulwark
of Chrißendom againit the common Enemy«
The Gallcaffes were commanded by Girolam»
Mor ofmi ; the Gallics, of which fifteen
were made ready, and afterwards put to Sea, all
commanded by Noblemen, were under the Conduct
of Antonio Capello. Franccfco Molina was
made Proveditor General, a Perfon of untainted
Juftice and Honour, and extraordinary zealous
and vigilant in the Publick Interefr, whole indefatigable
Labours and Care of his Country, H
promoted him afterwards to be Doge of rtniec.
By his Order and Gonnfel, extraordinary
Proveditors were fent to Candid, Congo, and
Tino, as Places molt feared, and in danger \ and
Orders were di (patched to AndreaCornaro, then
General and Inquifitor in Candid, to arm out
twenty Gallics from the Arfenal of Cant* ; and
to promote this Defign the better, he hired two
Englifli, and one Dutch Ship, then in Port of
Matomocco, to carry unto Candid Timbers fitted,
and already fquared at Venice, for building Gallies;
befides which he font Cannon, Corn, and
all Ammunition of War, with fifty thoufand
Zechins in Gold for encouragement of the Militia,
with a recruit of two and twenty Companies
of Foot, formed and collected out of divers
Nations.
Intelligence being come of the imprifonment
of the Bailo at Conßantinople, che Senate by a
common and unanimous Suffrage* elected Frmcefco
ErUxo, then Doge, General of the Sea;
judging, that their Arms would profper under
his Command, which had formerly been fuccefsrul
under the aufpicious Conduct of his Ance-
Hors j and he, though a Perfon of fèventy four
Years, worn out with Age and Cares of the - .
Publick, did yet chearfully confêcrate the remainder
of bis days to the Service of his Counpatched
a Brigantine to Cpnftantinopje, with adtry. But whilft he prepared to crown the end
vice of his Proceedings and Intentions to pais of bis life with the Glory of this important and
directly &>r Candia v whereupon it was thought generous Enterprize, Death terminated all his In­
ieaipnable to publifh the War again ft Venice^ tentions, leaving him with the honourable me­
which was performed with committing the Ammory of his paie Actions, and with a Lawrcl
baflàdor Stronco to Prifon, and giving Orders hanging over his Head, which had his Life con­
through all the Archipelago to deftroy or enfiavo tinued, had been planted on his Brows. But
all -the Subjects of that Republick. And here that this Accident might not give interruption
the Turk practifèd bis uiùal beginnings of War to the weighty Affairs now in hand, Molino took
with more than ordinary Caution ; lor though his place, and proceeded in his Voyage and De­
H with other Princes, whole Territories border signs, and arrived with the Venetian Fleet at .
on him by Land, he ufually endeavours to ftrike the lfland of Corfu. In the mean time the Tur­
at the fame time when he gives the Salutations of kilh Fleet careened and fined themfclvesat Net-,
Peace -, Yet here being to contend at Sea, where varine with all NecefJaries to afl'ault Candid \. in.
be is confeious his Forces are inferiour co thole which interim advice came to Canea, that the
of Venicex he practifed all thofc feigned Artifices, the Bailo was imprifoned at ConflantinapU, by a,'
confirmed with as many holy Vows and Pro­ Letter from Soraneo hjmfêlf ; which he bad
teftations, as their Religion hallows, and makes dropped from the window of his clofe rcfrraint*. T*t>
lawful, when they can bring advantage and n- and difpatched by one of his Confidents with a
crcafe to the Mahometan Faith.
Velici exprefs; which was notfooncr arrived,,
than it was that Night confirmed by all the Beacons
or Watch-Towers of tie Country \ who
having difcovered the Turkifh Fleet far diilant
at Sea, gave a general Alarm by the Fires they m
made.
The next Morning being the A& of 7*w,
they difcovered the whole Fleet, near Cape
Spada, which being drawn up in the form
of an half Moon, took up a vait tract of •
Sea 1

Twelfth Empi
1645. $ ea f and (ailing flowly with fair Weather, and
V/"y\j a fmootb Sea, difplayed themfelves with the
H grcate/t tcrrour imaginable to the Wanders. At J
length the lighter Vcllcls began to edge in with
H the Bank ot Gogna, (which is a place nt
about eighteen miles from Canea) and were fol-
H lowed by the groflcr and heavier part of the Armata.
[ . • And now, before I proceed farther» I Id
make a paufê, and defcribe the Antiquity, the
F I Geography, and the preferìt State of this famous
and renowned Ifland, but that is already perfor-
I med fo distinctly and elegantly by other Pens,
that it mail be fufficient for me to declare here
H in brief terms, how this Kingdom became the
Patrimony or pollèflîon of Penice. In the Year
fâ 1204, a Sale thereof was made to this Republick,
by the Marqucfs Boni}'accio of Montferr atto,
H by an Infiniment foaled the ixtb of jfaiaft at
JUrUnofle, and lìgneo", and delivered, in the
pre fence of Marco S Anudo, and Ruttano du &&o~>i
na, Ambafladours in the Cime of Enrico Dandola
Doge, but the People of this Ifland not confenting
unto the lâle, oppofed themfelves againflit,
until the Venetians by force of Arms procured
their Obedience, and confirmed their purchafè
by a double Tide. Hereupon fuch noble Citizens
as adventured their Lives in this acquifition,
obtained the E liâtes of the Rebellions Greeks,
being obliged in proportion to the Lands they
held, to maintain Men and Hor feat their own
Charge, and are therefore called the Fendatary
Cavalry. So that the" whole Country is divided
into three parts, v*c the noble Venetians or Cavalry
; fecondly, the noble Candiots, or Colony,
which were Infantry that came to inhabit
from fenkti and thirdly, the Greeks or Na-
H tives of the Country which never rebelled, but
took part with the Venetian State : the firft two
I •- Ipeak Italian, and are of the Roman Church,
. the others Ipeak Greek, and conferve the Right
* of that Religion.
The Ottoman Fleet now touching the Shoar
H at Gogna, took Livery and Seizin quietly of that
flourifhing I He of Condi*, where they Encamped
[' ô • a while to refrefli their Forces, and prepare all
things in order to their Conquefh In the mean
k~ time, the news hereof alarmed all renke, and
not only haftened them in the expedition of
H their Fleet, but warmed theic applications to all
Chriftian Princes, from whom they craved help
in the general defence of Chriftendom : which
fome at firft imagined would have been granted,
as it was once in the time of the Holy War,
or that thole whom the ^Declaration of a common
Crufada, or Devotion, orfcnfeof Religion
could not move, yet at lead the confideration of
their Countries Defence, or the maintenance of
a Bulwark of Chriftendom, might perfwade to
wage Arms agaiflft the Turk, as a Common
Enemy : but what cold Appréhendons the j
Chriftian Princes entertained hereof, both the
faint Supplies and Affittane« they adminiftred,
and their bloody and vigorous. Wars one againfl
another,have abundantly teltifîed,to the ratal lois
and ruin ofthat Country. And though in the
beginning there wen better hopes, by means of
the Pope^ earnell interceffion with all the Princes
of Italy, to whom he (hewed a fair Example»
by uniting his own Gallies with the Venetian
Fleet, andamongft the reft prevailed alfowitb
the Republick c to employ their Gallies
H in this Noble Enterprize, which tended to the
Glory of God, and the common Safety and
Prefèrvation of Italy: yet that Leaven of vain
Punctilio's, which hath fo often betrayed the
\ of the Turfy. 6 i
Chriftian Caule to the advantage of the Turfy 16* «
gave a flop for fbme time to thelê Proceedings. \^y^
For before they would enter into Arms, they
defired the Genoefes, that the right of bearing
the Flag Ihould firft be determined in favour öf
their Admiral, before that of Tofianj, or Malta
i And though the Pope, to take away this H
occafion of difpute, propofed to have no other
Flag worn* beOdes his own, under which all Ita- I
lian Princes, without impeachment of their
Honour, as Auxiliaries, and Military Adven- H
turers might promifcuoufly wage War; yet this
could not appear fatisfacTtory to the Genoefes,"
who pot only took this occaiion to demand the
precedency before Tofiany and Malta ; to which
theG. puke (who was not inferiour in States
and fuperiour in Title ) and the Maltefes ( who
timeout of mind, and by Decree of Charta the
Fifth, claimed Precedency on the Seas before
them ) would never aflent, but alfo thought:
fit to avail themfélves in this Conjuncture', to
obtain from the Pope the Grant of a Royal
Court, and that Treatment which is given-to
Kings, or Crowned Heads. But becaufe thefe
Demands feemed to contain thofe Difficulties in
them, which could not be granted without thé
manifeft difpleafure of other Princes, the Pope
refolved to afford what affiftanceJie could from
himielf, and therefore granted a Levy of a
thoufand Foot out of his own Dominions, with
x -
free liberty to buy what Ammunition ana Pro*
vi fions were to be found in the İ&defîaftical
State, with impofition of a double Tithe or
Tenth on the Goods and Dominions of the Clergy
; fo that thefe Succours of the Pope, and
the Auxiliary Forces of Naplet, Tofiany, and
Malta, under the Command of Prince Lndovifio^
General of the Church, being united to the Venetian
Fleet, did fpeedily compofc a moll putt*
fant ana formidable Force ; however, by realen
of Diflèntions amongfl the Commanders»
and other Misfortunes derived from thence, to
the Chriftian Arms, nothing fuccceded fortunately
this Year. For the Turks having gained
their landing at firft without oppofition, overthrew
the Chriilians in lèverai imali Skirmilhes*
ana afterwards forced Canea, the fécond Gty
of that Ifland, which they took with much blood
and (laughter of the Chriflians. - c • j
The Turks having made lb fuccefsful a pro- i !li •
grefs this firft Year, as to poflèfs themfelves of
one of the moft coniiderable Cities, took Courage
to proceed in their Conquefls ; in which
they had the fortune to make themfelves Mailers
in the next place of Retimo ; in defence of which,
the General Andrea Cornato, loll his Life by a
Musket fhot. Nor more fuccefsful were the'
Venetians this Year at Sea ; for what with
Quarrels among the Commanders, and with their
coldnefs and negligence in their Bufinefs» they
funered the Türkün Veflèls to pais freely- without
giving them that interruption which was*
very facil to Men refolute and concerned : Nor
was the opportunity which prcfented to ruine
the Turkiin Fleet made ufè of* then lying half
difanned, and ill provided, at the Ifle of St.
Theodore, ( which is a Rock oppofite to Canea}
where at that time, it is believed, they might
all have been-burned, had the occafion been improved,
agreeable to that Advantage which
then offered : fo that towards the latter end of
the Year, the General Melino returning Home*
either by reafon of fome difteraper, or by re-«
vocation from the Senate, which feemed to be
ill fàtished with his ill Fortune, or his ill Manage
ment of the Publick Affairs ; he was difmifled
from

6%
,64f a higher Nature than this, in­ reß for the fatare* We findet remtßtt, ani
flamed the Accounts and Differences between the hereby order And require, that nattf die faid
Ambauador and Company. For fi 1 ft, one>fa Debts JbaM be fnia declama, ami their fam,
Wdfazx. that time Treasurer at Confiontimfh,
Lccoming infoteeac for great Sums of Monyj
ment felled by Leviation^ and the fame- paid '
or
Vj

i6|6. or undertaken, ih% and by fórnifitthfitfingì
Vyv and fecure way, or frays, ** & ßfth e *fo M
r equi fit e, and by us fijaU be determined and
I fo declared t That none of the Factors of tim
Scale, 'or that of Smyrna^ by themfelves, or
p others whoever, >aftek publication hereof ] here
and there refpcttively, fade on Board either of
the General Ships, or other Ships whatever,
any Goods, Faculty, or Efiate whatetoeV, for
themfelves or other whoever. And that the
Captains Md Commanders'of the (aidShips,
in the meantime, and unfit Our farther w-1
I der in this behalf, not onlffbrtear to fake i&j
and lade aboard eitherof wèir Ships any.'futW
..-.- Goods 'or Faculties ftp l any of.his Majeftfs
Sublette, or other^Strangers whoever fifotfaP'
fa that they abide and depart not, either this
Port, or that of, Şrrtyfna Refpefivvtly, unfit
our farther Order'ind Licence in that behalf
: Whereof not only the Merchants,
Factors, Maßers, and Commanders afore-
* inter- mentioned i but our * Dritgge'rffien, and other
Vnder-Minifiers here or there, are to take
.''./• notice, andobferveaccordingly; us they, and
every of them concerned herein, wiR anfwer
[. the contrary at his or their Peril. D ati d ih
Pera of Conftafltinople this 26th of January»
1645,
To al Captains, Commanders of
Ships, Merchants, Faftors, Druejgermen,andaIlotherhisMajerty's
Subjects and Minifteis whoever,
in the Ports of Confiantinople and
H Smyrna.
SACKVILE CROW.
Twelfth Emperor of thè Turfy. n
The Turkic Company was altogether unfatiffied
with this Le via t ion, alledging that a great
part of this Debt arofe from Monies lent- by
Sir Sackyilc Crew hirafclf to Wolfe, ata high Intereft
; for lecturing of which, and of bis Principal,
he had in this manner taxed and charged
their Eltates. But Troubles and Differences
' • : ended not with this Paimcnt -, for ftill the Controversy
about Strangers Confulage was dep
'• pending, which with other Matters, caufed great
Heats and Animofities on both fides : So that
H fonie of the Turkic Company, Men of the better
Principles, thought it moft advilablc to Petition
his Majefty to conftitute another Arabaflàdor,
with Letters of Revocation, to recai this -, but
others, who were the zealous Men of thole
Times, who bad tailed the fweetnels of Sequeß
rations, and proved it to be the Grand Catholicon
of all Remedies, periwaded that his Eftate
would be Sequeftrcd. This« I iky, may perhaps
have been the attempt of fome few -, chough
the generality of the Company have fo far dißvowed
the Seizure of his Lands and Eftate in England,
that they declared themfelves ignorant of
a;? any Eftate he had there. Howfoever this Appre-
heniion being fixed in the Mind of Sir Sack&ile
H Croche proceeded toftrange Extremities againft
the Company: For he not only caufed ail the
H Goods and Monies belonging to diem, within the
Grand Signior's Dominions, to be fequeftred
H and fêized by his Agents, but alio imprifoned
the Perlons of all the Englifh Merchants and Factors
which were confiderable, either at Confi.m-
tin°f!txopSmyrna\ The Particulars of all which itf4&
will appear with more dearneis by this follow- t^-y-0
ing Warrant.
Sir Sackvile Crow Jais Second Warrant*
VAfJated in :f frera of Confiantinople the
pjp of April 1646, "tHtedted to
John tieiheringtpy\Lorenzo Zum*}
^j^norderirjg (upon falle pretences)
the Sequestration of the Merchants
Eft&ttàti&ìSmrna, according to a
pedule.' r/.- •
by 4Com$ 0$ their. Ajustants, thereunto efpcA
cif authorised, treated with Vs touching
a. yearly Allowance for our Care and Pains
during oar reßdenceher* as.his. Majeßy 1 s Am*,
bajfador ; to he 'had -and taken in /Ueh Part i*
[cuùrs as might have relation to. their Trade
and Occafions : Arid for, 4 cçnplufi^n of fuch
\Treaty as afore faid, odfd offer mtP w the
election of any one of their .Agreements formerly
made with-any of our P redecejjor s im.'
ìlii . And for a further inifefiation
of-their fincerityin their faid Offer, upon
our accord thereunto, did, at the Court* aforefaid,
jkn publick givitsinto our Hands and
Poffeffton the Copies of five- óf their Agreements,
made with our faid Predecejfors, mit h
Power to chufè which of them toe should be fi
like of, to be a Rule Und Pattern for an
abfolute Conclufion and Conditio» to be drawn
up between us and them ', thereon alfo promifing
that they would make, grant, and con*.
firm the like unto us. And whereas we there*
Yon, and to the Purpofes and Ends aforemen­
tioned, ehofe and fixed upon that Agreement,
which the faid Company had made with •Sir
Thomas Glover, formerly Ambaffador,Rendent
for the Crown of England, with this
State : And his Majefiy by hit Favour, did
affure the fame unto us, gracioufly promt fing
to make his Employment of us here, as good
and beneficial in all the Allowances and Per*
quifites thereof, as it had been to any of our
Predeceffbrs whoever, and we expected, no lefs.
The faid Company finding themfelves miftaken
in their Offer, (as they pretended) prffi.
retired from the fame, denying their faid.
agreement, (though fufftcientlj proved be*
fore his Majeßy) ; and then by forte of Pre*
fents and Many given under-hand to the
Officers of that Time, fo prevailed again fi
ira, that we could not only not obtain that
Right, which fince hath appeared unto us,
and (as well by their own Agreement, as by
his Majcfkys judgment then, Cufiom, and
their former Contrats) was due. unto us ;
but were forced after to other Agreements
with the faid Company, by which (over and
above all fuch Rights, Privileges, and Perquifites,
as then were and fiould be granted
unto

m
1640. netto us by his Majeßfs Capitulations, «fc#ı
^•yo befides dll-Mfr&ràïijfeatïom and Afló*&eks
accuftomed to be give* to his Majeflff Ambafiodor,
(which inHouß/oldProyifions only
The Reign Vf Sahan Ì İbrahim,
H Go4
MM--
ta fm*i/k**è*em mfßt^m w*r W«
lunjufi.umÀ.fcauiJaAuttPretencts; wc, £tff*fltó>
the faid Company ojjured Moptkri toi hi #K
/«r 0/800 /. per Annum i&fflrngji ;uj}$ofi)
and over.and Above .fftejs Plate an$\ )Lfanfhold-
Stuf at they ajfated us, We fiould fln$ of
ihlàrl torffWd hbU'ÌS 'M ufi* Curing fur
Mefitkncei (of'whichwe fouŞfimt VkYvklue
of.an Affiti' the faid Caniptot-didnfoi-enantwitjs
mx(for andiqftfoetf of Qurffiiins
andCareonly therein agreed to

Twelfth Etnperor of the Turfy. i
1 and means of that Officer fent by the Vizier,
^Y^ *Èd t hofe Commands in your Hands, (being
now at Smyrna on other like Occaßons) according
to your Infirnctions herewith fenico \
board und enter all Ships and Vejfels, and to
H break open, and enter into all and every of
B the Honfcs, Ware-houfes, Counting'houfes,
fc* ' of dB und every of the Parties in the Sehe-
Àule hereunto wfle&èd and aforementioned ;
end there to Attach, Jrreß, and take into
your cufiody and pojfeff/on ', and as arreßed
H and fequeßred, to take, carry away, and put
\ into fdfe cufiody, all fuch Monies, Mcrchan-
B diz.es, other Goods and Faculties of what .A&rture
foever that you ßall difcover t find out,
and get into your power, belonging to any of
the Parties, hi Under thè Marks of the Sehern
hereunto annexed ; and the fame to keep,
fo artefiid and feque fir ed, for our better Indemnity,
Satisfaction, and Defence, againfi
all Pretences of the'Levant Company beforementioned
iïhdtevér, until we may be heard
therein by due cour f e óf Lato, and till farther
Order from us in that behalf ', for whuff this
is to be your Warrant. Dated m Pera of
Ê this ^oth of April, Aono.
tóqS.
To our loving Fnentfe and SerfxifyJoM
Hetherington, and
Lore/teo-Zjtnti.
Sacbyik Cro».
To perform and put in execution the foregoing
Warranfr jr w as neccflary to make ufe oP
the Turkifh Officers Power and Authority.;
wherefore Sir à*ckyileCr

66 The Reign of
1646. Dollars at Càmbio, and had no Goods in his
^V^J Poffeffion, bearing how it would fare with
them. Lands forty Men at BarnarMfiorik
Houle, and vowed he would have his Mony
or Goods, or (wore he would beat down
the Town; ft> likewifethe Jonas got her
Sails to Yards, that the Kaddie's Son and
the Chiouz, defired to let it alone until another
day, for fear of worfê Events : So
when they had made an end at Lancelot s
Houle, would ftay no longer, but promifed
to come another day. The Efiate
before mentioned we carried away in
fpight of Envy, and have put it up in a (afe
Cane. As (bon as this was done, becaufe
the Captain would not comeafhore, I got
Jordan to go aboard die Golden Lion, and
know the Matter his Intent, and to acquaint
him with the Danger might enfoe
thereon ; all we could urge was npthing,
except he had (àtisfàcHon for his 9000 Dollars
; at laft told him, if we knew where
his Eftatc lay, we would endeavour to
help him to it ; lb he (bund it out, and we
delivered it to him, and the Man was very
well (àtisfied. And now we hope to
find little Impediment, and to morrow
Morning die Caddie's Son promifèth to
come again,and we doubt not the fame day
but to make an end. If your Lordfbip law
the little regard thefè People bear to the
Grand Signior's Commands, the Caddie,
or ought elfe but their private Ends, your
LordIhip would (as we hope your Lordfhip
will ) not blame us if we procured but
die half of what your Lordlhip's Letter
mentions. Tomorrow ( if God biefs us )
we (hall (end your Lorfhip more punctual
Advice, and for the prêtent crave leave to
fubferibe our (elves,
Smyrna, June 16. Your Honours
1646.
Moft faithfiü,moftbbIiged,
and moft humble
Servants,
John Hetherington.
Lorenzo Suma.
John Hecherington, and Lorenza. Zuma*
Lttter to Sir Sackvile Crow;
dated in Smyrna, June 19.164,6.
Right Honourable,
OUrs of the x6rtadvifed your Lord-
(hip, how with the Caddie's Son,
his Niepe, andChia, we had entred the
Houle of Mr. Lancelots and taken into
our poflèffion the Goods we found therein
sot pretended unto by Strangers i and how
by the infolency of Nicholas Terriek, Ma­
iler of the Hopewell, (formerly the Golden
Lù>») we wereintemipted that day from
'niton Ibrahim,
proceeding any farther; and how by the 1*4*«
means of Captain Jordan, we had pacified ^V^
that young, rafb, and undifcreet Man;
and that wé hoped the next Morning to
proceed without interruption, but it fell
not out (b : for the next Morning we went
toBarnardißons Houle, t hin ki ng to make
all (üre there ; and when we had begun, in
comes the Mailer with a Crew of his own,
and (aid, thole Goods he had received were
not fufficient to give him fàtisfa£tion, and
demanded of us the reft. We aniwered, We
could not give him thefè Goods we had
fèaled up before he came into Port,for what
he demanded ; but allured him, if he
knew of any thing (landing put, we would
endeavour, the heft we could, for his Satisfaction
: Upon this, as we underftood
fince, a young Man of the Houle whiipered
the Maftcr in bis Ear, and told him,
if he were not (àtisfied before the Goods
went out of the Houli-, all was loft, he
would never have a Penny of it : Upon
this, away goes the Maftcr aboard, with
this young Man in his company, and looted
his Sam, but threatned nothing. Upon
this comes in the Jews, and told the Niepe
and the Chia, that the Mafter would (boot
down the Town ; but for all our perfwafions
that he dürft not, away runs the
Niepe & his Company, and leaves us there
alone : (b we refblved to have done it our
(elves ; but the Merchants had (0 worked
with the Hamalls, that there was not one
to be (een ; Co being alone, and feeing bis
Boat coming afhore, well mann'd, and fearing
a furprize, we prefèntfy repaired to
the Chiouzes, and defired bun to go with
us to the Caddies, to fee if we could have
any better aififtance from him. By this
time the T^own was in a great Uproar,
and the People (bmething too infolent ;
the Caddie, to prevent die worft, prefêntly
caufed the Shops to be (hut up, and immediately
font for all die chief Men of
the Town, (who by Prefènts before we
had made our Friends) and there before
them all, and a great company of the
Townfmen, caufed the Commands to be
read, and told them how much they were
bound tofèe the Grand Signior's Commands
put in execution, and what dKhonour itwould
be for one Ship to command the
Town. So after they liad difpuccd the Bufinefs,
the Caddie (ends an Officer aboard
(accompanied with the Druggermen to
the Nation) to know whether he would
hinder the profècution of the Grand Signior's
Command, or no, and to know his
Anfwet? He prefendy denied he ever intended
ro (hoot at the Town, only defired
his own : So prefèndy after the People
were a little appea fed, we went to woricagain,
and (b this day have fini fhed all: it
being done in ftch confufion» we cannot
give your Lord(hip that exaû Accompt
you_

îil you may expert within a day òr two; 3r
^V^ then we will fend your I/jrdfhip the Par-!
lifers, witli the Values ; in mean time
.we ftand upon our Guard, having fòme 20
or jo of che Souldiers of the Caille to
r" keep watch every night ; for ( my Lord ! )
hereis no finali Hubbub in the-Town, and
threatning both of us and the Eftate, but
we will fecure both as well as we can.
H We have fent«your Lord/hip a rough
Draught of. what we have, and what we
have left leafed up, and find it fell fhort
far of what your Lordfhip expected : the
(boner your Lordfliip diipofes of it, the
better ; for allure your (elf, there is daily
fòme Defign or other hatching : We fhould
be very lorry, -after all this, to have it
mifcarry, therefore pray ( my Lord ! )
\ ...- diipofe of it (to prevent the worft) as
loon as you may. Your Lordfhip was
pleafèd to inorder us to change our Lodging,
being- too near the Water-fide, and
H in a Merchant's Houle ; which, as foon as
we can get a fècure Houle, we will ; but
the farther from the Water-fide, the more
dangerous* if the People of the Country
fhould intend us any ill.
I The French, and many others, pretend
Debts of many of thófè people that are
gone up, and would know who fhallpay
them, and pretend to be paid out of their
r" Eftates ; but we have put them off, telling
them, we believe your Lordfhip will hardly
let your Efiate go to pay their Debts;
neverthelefs, (hall ad vile your Lordfhip of
k : fo have fècured none, only to one »f
I zoone Amet Aga, one of the chief Men to
the Town here, Mr» Lamelott having given
him a Bill of Exchange for 47$ Doim
jars, and the Bill returned unpaid, we
I were forced to deliver into the Hangee's
Hands, for his Security, ioCloathes.
We have given the Ships liberty to lade,
by reafôn of their continual grumbling,
but fear our Defign on the Jonas will not
take ; for the Caddie feeing the ftubbornnefs
of Terrieky will not aiufi: us as he promiled.
We have not ought to inlarge at
\ j prêtent, but to fubferibe our (elves, ò\
Twelfth Emperor of the Turfy. m
Your Honours,
gent for the States of Holland ; who readily em- 1 $,.
braced the defence of their Caule, and willingly o-yvj
reprelènted to the Grand Vizier the Aggrievances,
and ill Treatment of which they complained.
The French Ambalîâdor, on the other lïde,
being a great Favourer of Sir SackyiU Croia and
his Proceedings, affilhed bun both at Smyrttaand
Confttminofle. All which will more particularly
appear by the following Letters.
fhe FaEiors Cenerai Letter to the Levane
Company, dated the %%th of Jtyïé,
1646, in Conftancinople.
Right Worpiffuly ' ~ \
Sirs, at prefènt we have our Heads and
Iftânds fullj and all little enough to pre- H
ferve your Eftates from devouring, and.our
(elves from that Evil Confèauence might
enfùe upon fuch unheard-of Proceedings
and Intentions, as have been long in private
agitation; but when the Monfter
came to the Birth, there wanted ftrength
to bring forth ; fo, in a good hour we may
fay, the Snare is broken, and doubt not
the Devices of the Crafty is fraftrate by
him, whole Almightineß (hews ,ä*felf
molt, when we Mortals are leaft capable
to help our fèlves. We fhall, according to
our Obligation, give your WorshipsTòme
account of,the Iaft Progreffions. of his
JLorfhip Sir Sackvile Crow, whom his Majefty
lent hither Ambailador, and to be a
Proteâor of, your Eftates, and our Perlons;
how he hath performed this Charge
and Duty formerly, your Lor/hips havein
part heard; what bath happened of late,
we fliajl now chiefly infill: upon..
AfteivMs Xòrduùp had caufêd the flay
of the Snips in this Port, and at Smyrna,
under pretence of this State's requiring ity
in reipecT: of their Wars with the Vene^ İL.
tians, the Samp/òn and Smyrna Merchant, D
having been here almoft (even Months, to
the great lofs and damage, of Ships and
Goods ; he picks a quarrel with the Fa&qry
of Smyrna, for not complying according
to his Order, in the paiment of their
Parts of the lair Leviation-Mony ; ana
hereupon fends down John Hetherington
H John Hetheringtân,
I Lorenzo £*/»«. root! 1
one of his Servants, a möÂ lewd^debauehtj
rophane, riotous Fellow, (yet his Lord-
S&ro?s Kinfihan) accompanied with two
Çhıouzes, two Druggermen, -a Janizary^
and other Servants, to proceed with thole
Matters running ühu's hij»h, and the Breach who fhould, refufè tp pay their Leviation
made io wide, there remained little hopes of
r an Accommodation : For sow the Merchants
cording to the Instructions he had given
at Gito*, having obtained their Liberty from the laid iittherington, and Lorenzo Zjtma;
the Arabaflador's Houle, by the Vizier's Com- JÖruggerman : But before the arrival of
BS mand, entred into à Confutation, in what man-r thefe Agents, the Nation there had un­
ncr to govern their Affairs, electing fome parti' dertaken the paiment by an Obligatory
colar Men to that Employment, which they call Letter to lus Lordihip ; this would, not
y led by the Name oif the Seated Kiw7 which much fàtisfy, nor depoiiticn of Goods for Sééuj
provoked the Anger of SitSack&ile Cnwr and
more, becaufe that deferring^ his Protection,
rity* until Anfwer fhould come fifoni,
they made Applications to the Hcer Cofft$1 A« hence of tne paiment of thtir Bile of

The Reign of Sultan Ibrahim,
Exchange, which was tendred ; but the
ïècond day after their arrival, hetberi/gton
and his Retinue goes to the Caddie's, and |
thither caoies theConful and all the Nati-1
on to come ; where it was pretended, they |
had laden, the William and Thorn* with
Corn, and fent her away ; and therefore,
by virtue of an Imperial Command, (very
privately here procured) the Confili, I
and, h% .more of we Nation, were dslji- [
veredinto the Hands^of theChiouz, arid
fò brought up hither, not being uiftered
to return to Iheir own Houles, but put a
day and a night into an oflenfive dark
place, the Doors and Windows not only
/hut, but nailed upon them, not fuftering |
either their Friends or Servants to' come at
them, Ör a Window open till the evening,
R^wHch alfe they paid Dollars ioo. to
"thisdifgraceful manner they were brought
hither;"where they have been fince the
z2d of the lafr-lyionth, PrHbners in his
Lordmip^ Houle to the 2ij?jprefèrtt, notwkhffianding
they-had conlDnjpd' in paying
the Leviation Monfci4p few than -a'Week
after their arrivals; and by fair Promues,
pût off from day to d

Twelfth Emfen r of thè Turfy. go
1646. us thole Advices he grou nded this Pretence Correfpondents hence was at Smyrna, (be- itf46.
upon. To this no Anfwer .was then gi­ fore their departure thence) that their

7°
The Reign of Sultan Ibrahim.,
164*. our Selves and your Eftates in future from I His Lordfhip's Caule is fo bad, that 164&
^-yv) liim, and free the Ships out of Port, (which Signor Vomhtico your Secretary, Signier ^^VV
no queftion at laft will be proved have been George, and all other Druggermen, have
detained by his Lordfhip to this ill pur- not only declined his Lordftup, but apply I
pole) and if poffihJe, to procure the re­ themfèlves to us, (and efpecially the forturn
of Dollars, 20 in 30000, his Lord-| mer). In fine, we conceive his Lordfhip
flüplıath unavoidably forced from us in the finds his former bad Proceedings have
Leviation Accompt, upon ftrange Preren- made.him uncapable to return into Emg-
I ces. All which (by the affiftance of our \land> and atto uncertain of his Refidence
obliged and worthy Friend Signier-Jllufirif- here ; which, together with the improvi­
I fimo Coppes', together with the expence of dent ufo he hath made of his Golden Time,
Dollars 30 in 40000, to the Vizier and 0- that he intended to feize upon all He and
• ther Turkilh Minifters) we doubt not
his unworthy Instruments could catch hold
but fpeedUy to effect ; for without this hoof;
for to this purpofe he diverted the Gol­
H neft defenuve Remedy, we can expeâ noii»
Fleece's advantagious Defign for Venice \
thing but ruin to all your Eftate in the
which atfirft was approved and caulcd by
Country, which frill he threatneth, and
his own content ; and occasioned her Fa- ~
endeavours by all his devilifh Policy and ffcor here, to whom (he was configned, to
Means to effect : But the Vizier, and the let her him to freight, that fo Himfèlf, Fa­
two Caddeleskicrs, who are our Judges, mily, and undue gotten Eftate, may be
are fo poflèft wich the Truth and Reafon conveyed (as is iuppofèd) into Fr*»ce,
of our Caule, as well by the People of with whole AmbaAador, there hath been
the Country, as our Selves, that they have often a more than ordinary correfpondency
given us full afTurance, by Promifês, Pro- of late.
teftations, and found Probabilities, that
I our juft Demands fhall be aceompliflied ; Galatttoï Confi tntinoplcy
for which we all faithfhlly and earneftly June 28. 1646.
I endeavour Night and Day,and fo do hourly
expect, a good determination of it : and Before the foaling up of our Letter, we
I till there be an Iflue or Settlement given have procured an Imperial Command for
to this our confuted Condition, (which the recovering of the Eftate into our
H we hope will not continue for many day») Hands, taken away at Smyrna ; as alio for
no particular Principal rniift expect. Advice the attaching the Perlons, and bringing
from any Factor here, becaufè no private thole good Agents of his Lordmips hither,
Man can fitly advifè any thing, till the ge­ to aniwer their Proceedings and Behavineral
Bufinejfs, be better ordered : And as our.: the obtaining of .which Command,
we proceed therein, we flhall by all Ways we arc not a little glad of, being our Obli­
and Conveyances give your Wocfhips a gatory Teftimony of the Vizier's being
true and exact. Account. We do humbly our Friend, and ties him thereby to conti­
befeech your Worfhips to acknowledg the nue fo, which we hope effectually to find,
good Offices of the State's Agent to their two days hence, when his Lordfhip is to
AmbaAador with you, and fo fully certify appear with us before him ; but in caie he
I him» thatllluftr. Sign. Coppes appeared no rehifèth (as already he hath done) the
ways againft his Lordfhip as AmbaAador, Vizier will give Sentence againft him,
I or trenching on the King's Honour, but . Your Worfhips may be pleated to take
rcTpcci fully and modeftly for die fafety of notice, that his Lordfnip's chief Counci­
• your Eftates.
lor, in thefe his undue Proceedings, is I
To particularize all Paflages and Cir- Mr. Henry Hyde y of whole good Service
H cumitances in this Bufinefs, would prove in your former Occafions at the Mores, we
more. troublefom than needful to your need not to give teftimony ; but can affare
Worlhips, fo plcafc to accept of this Re­ your Worlhips, that fince his coming hilation
, for this is the prêtent frate of yours ther, he hath occasioned great Difturbance
and our Condition j. which though not fo among the Nation ; and now at laft(had the
well. as we could wiih, yet better than we Defign before mentioned taken erlc£t)might
could imagine ; for the Hand was up, the have railed his decayed Fortunes, by the
Match lighted, and a little more time ruin of Yours and our Eftates J but,thanks
would have blown up all. We need not be to God, the Counfol of Achitophd is
put your Worlhips in mind fpeedily to turned into Folly. And for your late
lend us another Protectar, feeing the Ne- Treafiirer Job» Wooif,. the fàtisfying JOT
ceflity of your Occafions craves it too plain­ whole Debts hath fo mounted the laft Lely
ì and in confidence of your fpeedy Re- viation, he is fo far from acknowledging
I folution thereof, we (hall continue, hoping the Courtefies done in acquitting him from
our Defires will be fatisfied, and the his Creditors, that he is become Afliftant
H Eftates in better fècurity, by his fpeedy (thougha weak one) to his Lordfhip in I
arrival here, which God in Mercy the Proceeding aforcraentionèoU And ha­
grant.
ving deferted G*Ut*, with Mr. Hemp I
HA»

Tïvelftlj^^eror of^ße Turfy.
1646. Hyde, refıdesathisLorflıip's, laying their
t - /r V~° Heads together in contriving Mifchief againft
tliofè from whom they have had
their Maintenance.
In cafe your Worfhips fhould not be in
a pofture to procure an Ambaflâdor fò
toon as you may delire,* that you would
pleafè in the interim, and as fbon as may
be, to obtain a Letter from his Majefty to
the Grand Signior, or Vizier, in approbation
and acknowledgment of what is
done; and that his Lordfhip benotnim-
'; : bier than your Worfhips in getting the
like againft us, which doubtlefs he will endeavour.
We fhallnot farther in large at
prêtent, but intend fhortly,when all things
filali be fully and abfölutely fètled, to
• \yrite to your Worfhips again. So we
reih
At Inftant a Copy of his LordihipY
Letter, with others directed to him, oeing
come to hand,we lend them herewith ;
and from Smyrna, are advifèd that the Peril
j * ions of Hetherington znd the Druggerman
are detained aboard our Ships there ; and
* by this time the Command is with them,
which will warrant the bringing them up
with their Papers, that are alio aboard ;
The Failors Cenerai Letter from Smyrna,
dated the 4th of July, 1646, fo
the Levant Company-,
Right Worßipful Sirs,
IT may pleafè you, our laft from hence
was by the Ship William, and Thomas,
advifing his Lordfhips Proceedings for another
Leviation, for difcharging your Debts
at Conßantinople, being then informed that
the whole amounted unto Dollars 118109 ;
and how We were refblved to withftand it,
until your Worfhips further Pleafure fhould
be fignified unto us concerning the fame,
for luch Reafòns as we then prefurned to
Jay open unto you ; and that in the mean
prnè we had prefènted our Grievances tö
his Lordfhip's gracious perufàl, the Copy
whereof went annexed to our laid Letter,
to both which you may pleafè to have reference.
The 24/A of March following, our Conful
called a Court, and declared his Lordfhip's
Ajifwer to our laid Letter, difliking
our Proceedings ; and by a new Order pro­
by which the Plot will more plainly ap- hibited the lading of Goods, and receiving
fear. To morrow we expect, his Lord- them on Board, and the departure of Ships,
_Jjp*s S appearance before the Vizier, when until the laid Leviation were paid, accord­
we have hopes to reward the Trouble ing to his former Order, and Schedule now
he intended others, &c.
let down, fhewingeach Man his proportionable
part for his Faftory of Smyrna,-
Kfpt until the 6th of
amounting in all to Dollars *)49$o, and for
July, 1646.
I the Faftory at Constantinople, to Dollars
56000,1s together Dollars, % 109 50. Where­
Your Worfhips moft obliged and upon, we generally defired that his Lord­
| humble Servants, „ fhip would be pleafèd to fufpend the exëf
Gurion of the laid Order of Leviation, un­
John Wyld, Samuel Barnardißon, til flieh time we fhould receive your Wor­
John Lancelots John Swift, fhips farther Order about it,without which
Nicholas Read, William Gough, we our fèlves were like to pay it out of
William Jßley» I Thomas Pigaf, • our own Purfès, as in the laft Leviation}
Thome* Berkley y John Ahney, receiving fince particular Orders fromfòms
Dixtvell Brent y Francis Afbwcll, of our Principals, not to pay any Levia-
Nat h. Barnardißon, Robert Frampton, tions, otherwifè it fhould be for our own
James Moyer, Gyles Davis, Accompts, and not theirs.
James Modyford, JohH Plomer, The 2Ath of April, thé Conful called
intèl Edwards, James Davifon, another Court, fignifying unto us, that
William Chappel, William O slum, hisLorfhip did require an account for the
Roger Vouke, Henry Davy, departure of the Ship William and Thomas,
Gyles Ball, Richard Strode', and Succeß, contrary to his Lordfhip's
John Tye> Philip Farewtll, Commands, there being an Officer of thd
$>%» Ball, M John Eri/ey, Vizier's come down tò apprehend Captain
William Pearl,
Jonathan Dawes, Tho. Porter; and to carry him Up to Con*
John Pixley,
Ralph Crofnold. pantinople, (which Ships departed at tlieit
yjpjjgf Monger,
own pleafiires, being not in our powers to
ftay them ). And that concerning the Le­
your Worfhips moft obliged, moft viation it was inevitable, and his Lordfhip
. humble, and fkithml Servant, was refblved upon it, and therefore would
force us unto it, and expect repair of .Ho­
Domenico Tintone, nour from theDelinquents.Whereupon fearinghis
I^raTnip'sfàrtherdifpleafurejWhich
I Şfecretaİfyj_^ might Beget fome greater Inconveniences
âmongft us, we prefumed to yield unto his
Lord­
7*
ila

y 2 Thé Reign of
1640. Lord/hip's Commands, by way of a fiib-
•v>-y-u miflive orderly complyance, and conlbrm
9 our fèivcs unto the pai ment of our parts
of the fàid Leviation, in proportion to the
Eftates were received on the laft general
Ships. Hercules, S amp fon, and Smyrna-
Merchant, according to our particular AP-
JeiDnents ; as appeareth by our general
Letter prefênted to his Lord/hip, and en«
I t red in Cancellar iâ, grounded upon the refait
of this days Court ; defìringhis Lord-
I fliip would be pleated to allow us four
Months time for paiment, for fuch Rea-
fònsas we have alledged in the fame.
The 6th of May, the Conful told us he
had received other Letters from his Lordfhip,
prohibiting not only the Lading of
Goods, and the Departure of any Snips,
until the Leviation be fètled ; but allò
therein more fully lignifies and declares,
That until the Grand Signior's Fleet be
gone forth, be cannot permit any Ship,
either at Constantinople, or here, to lade or
be difpatched ; and that accordingly his
Lord fliip is io required of this State. And
I in like manner hath ordered and commanded
thofe whom it concerns, both a-
Id' bove, and in this Port, to obfèrve the
fame. And moreover farther witneffing,
which accordingly (as he laid) he was
bound to* acquaint us, how that the Em­
bargo at Conßanfinopie, and liere, was fècended
; and his Lordfhip, to avoid farther
Dangers and Inconveniences to the
I PublickjCould not refute his Content there­
unto.
The 1 àth of May arrived here Mr. John
Hetherington% a Servant to" his LonhifV
and SigniÒF Lorenzo Zjfm* a Greek, One of
his Lordfhip's Druggermen, from Conßantinopie
; who the next Morning moved
our Conful to call a Court for the Nation ;
where being aftembled, the Conful told
H the laid Hetherington and Lorenzo, That
their Defires were performed, and therefore
required them to deliver what tKejff
had in Commiffion From his" Lordfftiö/ :
who produced an Order of the ij&.ot
April, direôed to the Conful and Us, for
paiment of the laid Leviation forthwith 4 ,
drelteto proceed according to Ms farther
Order* Warrant, and"Inftruôidns fin fütfî
H behalf; and we to be aflfwerabfe to fûèli
Lofs, Damage, and Inconvenienciesas may
H ênfuê thereby. '( To which we anlwered,
That the Leviation was fûblcribed Untcc
and therefore defired the fàld Hòtherìpgtott
and Lorenzo to ftay four or five days, until
his Lordfhip iTiou Id return Anfwertoour
Letter of the 24^ of April. The fàid
Lorenzo told us, He would retire andper-
I ûfè his Lord/hip's Commiflion, and in
two hours return, to have a more lull and
• fàtisfacìory AnfUer from us; which being
expired, hedeckYed, That his Lordfhip's
CommiiTion required forthwith ready
sultan Ibrahim,
Mony or Goods, ( being his Inftru6töort, 1*46.
from which he could not vary). Where- *^VJ
upon Mr. John Lancelot firft anfwered, (as
he was a Merchant ) He could not depofìt
his Cloth, for his Credits fake, but 0
would give his Bills for his and Mr. Dismil
Brett's proportionable part of the Leviation,
payable at Confiant inopie fer Mt.
Thomas Vigot, at five days fight, into his
Lordfhip's Cancellar, ; which was refilled,
unlefs tbey would depofit the value in
Cloth, ana one third part more towards I
Charges, in the polleflion of him the fàld
Lorenzo ; which they laid again, for their
-Credits fake (as they Were Merchants)
could not content unto > fo referred themielves
unto the fàid Lorenzo's farther proceedings,
if thefe Proffers would not ft
accepted of, being not poflible for then) at jpg
prêtent to procure Monies at Interefr, or
Ot M
The like Conditions we all in general
proffered for our proportionable parts, but
were refilled by che fàid He t herington and
Lorenzo* Whereupon (he Cornili told*
them, they had all our Affents for* pairnent
of the Leviation J arid if that, With
fach Reafons and Proffers as we propound- H
ed, might not be fàtisfacìory, the Confili,
and we in general, referred Our felves to»
I the laid- Lorenzo's farther Proceedings.
After this, the laid Hetherington add
Lorenzo presently repaired to me* Cacfc
dies, accompanied with- a prime Ckiouz
of the Vizier's, and declared their' farther
Commutions: After publication'whereof,
I the-Caddie fent for the Conful, and all our I
j Nation*, where the Capitulations were
] firft taken awây by Warrant, and the Conful
in a rnofr. barbarous manner was laid
hold on, With Disveli Brent, Daniel Ea\
wards, John Pixley, Samuel BafJt'antißon\
\ George Homer, aria James Mbyer> and ÇÖÖİ-*
nutted Prnoriers into the Cufrody of ıfe
fàid Chiouz and Officers, and tranfported
1 to a Houle Stäken by them da purpdfê) .
where they were violently, and ota for-
I midable ma nne r, thruft into a dark Cham-
! ber, and'at length were forced to prêtent
Dollars **"oo, td have a Wmtlèwfèt open!
to give them Lighfand Air ; the Conful
telling the laid Hetherington arid Lorenzo,
{before Jtó was furprifèd, in the pretence of q
the Caddies, That neither he, or the Na*
1 tion, hadanywayatran^reàedtftrGrarJd I
Signior's, or his Lordfhip's Contmands,
and that he did not fear what they could
do unto him, no not lb much as to die, in
performance of his Faith and Truft. to the
Levant Company, whom he had truly
tented; as likewife forhls Love and Afffeôion
he bore to the Nation here under his M
Charge, whom he would never betray,
hoping fhortfy to fee his own Country again.
And m two hours after, the fàid
Hetherington,Lorenzo#nd Chiouz, Caddie,
and

% andNeipe, fealéd- up atì'die. Countine-i
**yv> houfes, ^a^2İiı^ 3 ^4iîctel :
it wereiuch as was fealed up, and be­ cording to our experience of the Fanalonged
to Turks, and other of the Grand | ges ; by which yourWorfhips may eafily
Siguier's Subjects ; and left many of us^ conjecture his Lordlhip's farther Inten­
bare, that we had not wherewithal to aftions. $nd for whaè hath occurred at
ford us a piece of Bread to keep Life and Conßantinople, your Worfliips will receive
Soul together, only bare Promiies. The by this Conveyance, advifèto both which
laid Chiouz remaining behind, put usi we pray you to be referred ; which being
jdajly into great Fears that we Ihould all taken into your deliberate Confiderations,
be fent up, or cla^t up here in Prifon, may afford fiich future Means of Prote- •
'wjSeh cauièd many of us to repair on öion, and incouragement to enter into a
board the Ship for Succour, here being jo way of lètling thisTurky Trade in lùch a
L pofture,

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Bat not to infill long on a Subject fo ungrateful,
as the Difference was between the Ambafla-
The Reign ofSukah Ibrahim,
pofture, that we hope chele Loffes may be Challenge, until in a dead Calm, fome few light
repaired with advantage.
Gallies prefentcd themfelves in a fecming Battel,
with whom, for want of Wind, the Ships
And fo we humbly take our leaves, were on the difadvantage, and rather received
having given your Worfhips teftimony of Prejudice than gave it -, fo that both fides were
our Concordance, in the difcharge of our contented with the Action.
Obligationsand Duties ; and in conformi­ More/ini withdrew from that Station, and rety
we fubfcribe, evermore refting, turned to his General at Gaudi* ; to whom
-having joined his Forces, he earnestly perfwid.d
him, together with the Proveditor Grim*nt, to
Smyrna, July 4.
engage the TurkiIh Fleet, which they allured
1 6 46.
him was much inferior to them, both in number
of Veflèls, and in SkiB and Courage of the
Your Worfhips humble and Combatants ', and that the Succefs of this Tear
obliged Servants, confuted in the cutting off the Enemies Soccours,
which was their fole Relief and Dépen­
Robert Kjble, Arnold White,
dance, without which they could not longer
maintain the Ground they poflêOed, but maß
Thomas Lancelot t Daniel BdffanOf deliver up that and themfelves to their pleafure.
John Wild junior, William Whetcombcy But the cautious General would not aliène to
Lawrence Chambers, Robert Games, this Refölutîon, judging it ovcr-rafh and preci­
Will. Oxrvicé, M\ Samuel Browning- pitate: for that the Fortune oiC*mfi*, andòt
her I lies of the ArchipeUgo^ was not to be hazarded
on the Succefs of one Battel.
During which Difpute, and irrefblation of
dor and his Merchants *, the Condufion, and If- Affairs, the Turkifh Fleet, confuting of three
fue of all was this., After Sir SadeyiU Cr99 bad hundred Sail, arrived at Cant*, where they
fpent at the Icaft feventy thoofand pieces of landed forty thoufand fighting Meo, which tur­
Eight of good ready Mony, and the Turky ned the Scale of the War, and rendred the
Company two hundred thoufand ; the Turks Turks fo powerful, as not ever more to be ex­
finding the Ambafiador's Exchequer to be almoft pelled, or their Otf-fpring extirpated from Invcntion was as yet
pfc, in a manner not ufual for Ambafladors, nor unknown ) than of real daramage. After this
agreeable to that Quality and Character : and the Venetians returned again to Sad*, where
was fucceeded by Sir UMU* Benayßi, who was having intelligence that thirty Turkifli Gallies,
Authorized and conftituted in that Embalfy, by with Men and Provifion (which they had col­
Commiflion from his Ma jelly King Chirks the lected in lèverai parts of the Archipelago) were
Firft of ever bleued and glorious Memory. on their Voyage to Cam*, Captile preparing to
intercept them with a Force of GallcafTes and
Gallies,and leaving Grim/mi and Morofm to com­
1 647. Git Capello being conltitnted General in the mand the main Body of the Fleet, he in Perfon
place of Molino, as we mentioned at the end of bent his Courfe towards e erigo.
the preceding Year, departed frena fernet early
in the Spring, having under bis Command In the mean time Muftapb* Pafha departed
fifty Gallies, fix Galleaflcs, and forty Ships of from Canea, in order to his return to Confitene*
War, and four Fire-Ihips, befides other Vef­ mpk, with fifty feven light Gallies, two Ships,
lèls, which are neceflary Attendants on fo two Galleaflès, and manySaiks; but meeting in
great an Armata 1 which grand Preparations his Paflage with a hard ftorm of Northerly
railed the Minds of the Chnftian World to ex­ Winds, he loft feven of his Gallies, and leverai J
pert the abatement of the Ottomao Pride, and other Veflèls, fo that he refolvcd to divide his
other Effects equal to the magnificent Often ta­ Fleet, and fend part of them to Sc», and himlion,
and triumphing Glory of this mighty felf with the other part to make for Negropottt,
Power : But God, who gives not always Succefs This Fleet was followed by fome other Veflèls
to the Powerful, nor the Battel to the Strong, under the Command of Mahomet Cekbee, Bro- •
was not» it teems, fo well fatisfied for the Sins t her of the Pafha of Algier^ who being as far
of Chriftendom, as to judge it worthy to be in his way as the narrow Streights of Andra, he
delivered from the Scourges of its Grand Op- was there flopped by the Fury of the Northern
preflbr.
Winds, (Which are the Matter- Winds of thofç
Whilft Caftüt remained with the belt part of Seas) and by the impetuous rage thereof, .wai
the Fleet at Condi*, Tamafi Mmtßm\ Admiral carried to the I Hand of Zi*\ where having gi­
of the Ships (hewed himfelf in a Bravado with ven Licence to the greateft part of bis Souldiery
twenty two Sail before the Caftles of the Htllc-to
Land, they carelefly ft rayed abroad, and
(fune, called the Dardaetti, defying the whole without fuipfcion of Surprize, merrily paûed
Turkifti Power, with Colours flying, and Drums their time in eating and drinking. -In the intc-
beating : nor did they dare to anfwer the bold rim, advice hereof being carried to Tmnfo Mcrofini,

Twelfth- Emferor 'of the Turkr.
1647. rofwi, then with fome Ships in the Port of Mb-
Vyj lo, he immediately, without lofs of time, applied
himfelf to allâult the Taries \ and being
followed by the Proveditor Grinwni, he took
two of their Ships, whi 1 ft Mthmet C el ehe, with
B about two hundred of his Meo, betook themselves
to the weak ihelter of an old demoli/hed
•. Fort, and afterwards furrendred themfelvcs to
the difcretion of the Conqueror.
B Ikfomfiii and Grimant, encouraged with this
Succcls, refolved to purfue the Enemies Fleet \
M in order unto which, Msrafini firft putting out
to Sea, was inftantly carried away by a fierce
L gale of Wind towards Ambro, and Separated
from the reft of his Fleet, and thence again was
I , «tolled by the irapetuofity of the Storms onto
Raft i ; of Which Jtflftafhd Paflia having Intclli-
H gence, made hafte co attack this.iìngle Veilél,
wjtb forty Gallios} giving order to the Bey of
B Rhodes to lay him aboard with fifteen Gallies, the |
ftrongeft and belt armed of all their Squadron :
Mtirejitti nothing difmayed, bearing the ne
conftancy of Mind in the ffiidfk of his Enemies,
as at a diftance, boldly Ihcwed- himfèif on the
Quarter Deck,, encouraging his Men with his
words, and by his. Example, to Actions worthy
their Religion, Rutland Country for which
B they contended. The Turks continued for fome
time ta batter the Shipat a»diftance with their
B Cannon» but with»little dammage to the Christians
j who returned their-Shot to better ad-
. vantage. Hereby the Curks perceiving that
Blows given fò far olF did little Execution, refolved
to Board the Veûel, and fubdue Her by
force of Arms, and being come to the fide of the
Ship* thé Souldiers were fearful to enter,
fufpecting fome trains of Powder to blow them
up, until Emurat, one of the Captains, (brock off*
she Head of one or two of his own Men, whom
The perceived backward in the Aflault, which
affrighted the reft into the greater danger, and
forced them to enter the Ship, who were ibon
followed by the ©allies of the Bey of Rhodes,
E of Aft/0, of Mehmet, Bey, and others ; fò that
now two hundred of the Enemy were Compacing
with Swords and Half Pikes .'upon the
Moronal Deck ;i in which Itorrn, Moro fini fighting amongft
$*?' the thickeft, was /hot through the Head with a
Musket Bullet, and fo glorioufly finifhed his
Days in the Service and Defence of his Country
3 gaining to himfelf a Laurel, and an Immortal.
Name of Glory and Renown.
The Chriftian Souldiers little regarding all
this time the fall of their General, ftouriy
maintained their Fight« in which they received
B encouragement from the profpett they had of
two Galleafles making hafte to their Succour ;
. St whole nearer approach, the Turks 3d
from their farther Attempt -, being unwilling
to purchafea Victory at the dear rate it would
coftthem.
The Body of Morofini was tranfportcd to
firmar,, and his Obfcqoies Celebrated in a manner
more Triumphant tbanFonebrous ; the Proveditor
Crimini whs. likewife declared Captain
• General in the place of CtfeUo ; who having,
as it were, Beiiegcd the Cailles at the Mouth of
[" the» Dardanelli, taken feveral places in the^rchipelago,
and put the Enemies Fleet often unto
flight, he thereby, and by other Acts of Valour,
rendred him julUy renowned through all
Chriftendom. M
Thefè were the chief and moft memorable
f- ' actions by Sea, performed this Tear ; Thole by
Land were acted chiefly in Dalmati*, where the
Turks poured in their Forces on the Venetian
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Dominions, but were bravely rcpulfcd by Leo- 1^47.
n*rdo Fofcolo, who took Ali Bey Prifoner, the V^-ySJ
Commander in Chief Of the Sangiac of Lice*,
and flew his Son -, befides which, he took&cprov4Tj
Polijfuno, /flan, and other Fortfeflès and
Caftles, full of Arms and Ammunition, which
were-the Magazines of the Country; he alio
recovered Novegrade out of the hands of the
Torks, which was afterwards demoli/hed by
Order from the Senate j which Victories were
followed with other Succeflès} nothing being
able to oppofè the Valiant and Profperous Arms
of Fofcolo i, for befides the taking and fucking
of lèverai other Forts and Caftles in Dalmatìà,
Obr*otzo, Carino, Ottiffxna, Pelino, Nadim, Vrata,
Tino, and Salon*, in the Confines of Croati*,
mdßefna, became a Prey to the Venetian
Arms. •
But to this fuccefsful Progrefs of the War,
aftopwasgivenfor'forae time by the ficknefs
of Fofcolo ; in which interim, the new Paflia of
Bofna, called Mahomet Techli, a Circaffian born,
a Perfon both Generous and Valiant, with an
Army of forty thousand Men, befieged the
ftrong'Fortrefs of Sebenico; but was bravely s.. • *
repolfed by the Valour of the Inhabitants, the tißtgtdV
very Women exceeding theimbecillity of their
Sex ; and Children and old Men, with the weakness
of their Age, ftrengthened themfèlves
with Refolution againft their Enemies, and fo
valiantly behaved themfèlves in defence of their
City, that the Turk was forced to raifè his
Siege, having gained nothing but the lofs and
(laughter of many of his People, and* the beft
of hjs Souldiery ; whereby he gained an aflurance
of the Invincible Strength of that place,
and the Valour of the Inhabitants.
Fofeob in like manner recovering his Health,"
continued the on-interrupted courfèof his Victories,
and thereunto added the taking of Se*r+
dann, ; fò that in Dalmati* the Venetian Affairs
ran fo profperoofly, that nothing could be defired
to render them more happy and glorious.
For the Turks not only were expelled from the
Confines of Dalmada, but likewife that Proyince
became more quiet and fecure than ever
it had been in the Times of Peace.
j But the joy of thefè Succçflès was Very much
allayed by the unhappy Fate of a great part of
the Venetian Fleet, at the Ifland of Pfar* ; .,
which being lanched from Candid with intent
ion to aflault the Turks within the Dardanelli, ju rifa ft
unfortunately were driven by contrary Winds ıbıVmtüi
to thatoofecore more -, where contending with -*••**** «ì
a moft furious Storm, a great part of the Fleet pfirit *
was càffc away, and the General Grimani himfelf
drowned. About which time, the Torks;
for the greater Terror of the Chriftkns, laid
clofe Siege to the City of Condi*, and made
many and various Attempts thereupon, carrying*
on their Aflaalts with the height of bravery
and Refolution, the Particulars of which
require a diftinct Hiftory ; but by the invincible
Fortitude and Courage of the Chriftiansj they
were repolfed with that flaùghter, and with the
lofs of fo many Men, by Sallies and other Stratagems
of War, that the Torks were at length
coni!rained to raife their Siege with dilhonoor
and confufion j» during which time many of the
Nobility and Perfons of Quality loft their
Lives j amongft which; the principal were,
Victnt.o dell* Marra, Gövernour General of
the Arms of Candia, and Count Refhorantim^
natural Son of the Duke of Lor aine, Conusant
der in Chief of the Forces that came from beyöjnd
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16ta. General #tyM» encouraged by the many glo-
.O-y-o rioes Enterprises that he had obtained» refolved
to contaminate all by taking the ftrong and
Cliff» t* fatuous Fortrcfs of Chff*, friniate in «be Conk"-
fines or' Dalmati*, and Borders of Ä»/»*, on the
top of a /harp and craggy Mountain, invironed
vrkh Rocks and unacceffible Paffäges; ike difficulty
of the attempt rather inflamed than abated
the Courage of Fofido, fo chat he Valiantly Be-
I ficged and Aflàulted that Placet during which
time, the Prieft D.St t phono Strich, Captain of
I the Morlachs, intercepted the Succours which
were feat thither, ana Gtorgh che Proveditor,
overthrew TeabtU Pafta in a Field Battel ; f©
that the Inhabitants del'pariog of Relief, furrcndcred
up themfelves to the mercy of the Vo-
• netians -, and thus- Cliff* being taken, the Senate
Commanded that it ihould be more regular-
I ly Fortified. - ; <
And here the Chriftian Arms met fomeinterruption.
For the Morlachs defirous to caft off*
the Tuçkİfn Yoke, and return to the protection
of the Venetians, de fig ned to ferprize Scutari ,
H -and at the fame time the Areb-bjmop of DUM*s.«,
with ieven thoofand, Albanians, was to
Th Reign m Sultan Ibrahim,
of r«w, waged another War in the Elyfiumsof tStf.
Cupid ) and calling afide aD thoughts of C*ruU\ cv~\J
remitted the fole care and management thereof to
the Vizier and Pallias of the Divan \ following a
life fo lafcivious and fenfual, as can neither be
imagined with a chaft Fancy, or defcribed by a
rnodeft Pen.
A principal Infiniment of his Delights, and
Engine to rompais his Amorous Defigns, was a
certain caft Wench of bis, Which he named She- "
cbir Par*, which fignifies a little piece of Sugar-,
for it feems fhe was fo complaiiant and dulcid
in her Humour and Difcourfe, at merited that
apt Name to exprefs the fweetnefs of her Converfation;
this Woman having the conve* ' J
nience to vifit ad the Baths in Town, took notice
of every Woman which fhe iâw of more than •.-..
ordinary Features and Proportion, and* having
enquired hen Condition and Dwelling, prcfcntly
reported the fame with all advantage to ber Sul»
tan, who having heard the Beauty defcribed, be
came paffionately Enamoured, and could find no
repofe in his Fancy, until his Inurements, either
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ïèize upon Cr4$% and Mejfioif but the Dcfign travagant and over-wanton in his Amours, he
being discovered by the traiterons practices of fell in love with the Sultana, or Widow of hit
Jorac faife Brethren, before Matters were ma­ Brother Sultan Marat : To win her-Afteciions
turely grown, or the time of .Execuoion, it had be had recourfe to Jas Dear Shtshir iftar* , who
certainly colt the Life of Ş the Morlachs, and u fed all her Arts in this Service: but her pretty
.leven hundred Venetian 'Souldje-rs joined with I wheedling Terms could prevail nothing oa this
them» had not the increate of tin Waters hin­ Lady, who aniwered her in fhort, That atthe
dered the fpe.dy March of the Turks, wbore- Death of her Lord Sultan Aftrat, fhe hadrefol-
Jolved to cut them all off without mercy» or reved upon a perpetuali Widowhood, for that the
gard to any; io that having time io disperile memory of him was ftill fo lively in her, that
thepifelvcs, and take refuge in the Mountains, fhe could not entertain the thoughts of admitthe
molt of them, preferred their Lives from the ting any new Embraces. This repugnancy and
Cruelty of their Enemies -, pqiy feme certain opposition inflamed the heat of İbrahim like a
Êccicfiaftical Perlons falling inno their Hands, Feaver, ib that he refolved toaffault herhimfelf
they imputed unto them the caufe of the Rebel­ one day by force», and took his tinse juft as fhe
lion, and in a barbarous manner impaled them came out of thejBath ; but fhe being a bold Wo­
on Stakes.
man, and difdaining the wandring loves of Ib-
The Turks enraged for the lois of Cliff*,
rdbwa, laid her hand upon her Dagger, (which
difpatched Dervk Pafha into the parts of Sofr*,
Sultana's and great Ladies ufualfy wear ) threat-
jvuh a potent Army, threatning to Aflâult Ses»
ning to wound him in her own defence; the.
Uu*t , whom to d{yert, Fapolo^ together with
noue and brawling hereof -being over-heard by
Prieft Sonets Captain of the Morlachs, entered
the Queen-Mother» cattici her from her Retire­
into the Enemies Country { fpoiling, burning,
ments, and concerned Ker in the Quarrel, who
and deffcpying wherefoever they came. The
whilft /he reproved herüson; for the rape he intended
on his Brocber's\^feJ^ave opportunity
Kiorlacbs more greedy of Prey than ambitious
to the Sultana to efcape » afife fo delivered har
of Glory, divided themfelves into finali Parties
out of the hands of this Satyr* But /brain*
to rob and pillage \ in which interim they were
mad with love, and fuming with difdain eo be
alfaulted by the Turks, but being fcattered,
checked and oppofed by his Mother, Command­
were fo far from making a ftoutreliftar.ee, that
ed her immediately to the old Seraglio, where
they committed themfelves to a marnerei flight, be confined her to leverai days Iraprifonment,
in which great numbers of them were miièrably during which time he nnderflood in what man-
^ Butchered i nor could the valour of Strkk, ner fhe had treated tus large-fîz'd Armenian, of
nor of the Governoor Pcjfidari*, reduce them whom we have already fpoken ; whereof the
by their Examples into any Order: whilft to­ Queen-Mother being confooas, fubmirtcd her
gether with Ionie few valiant Dalmatians, and (elf with all humility to her Son, begging his"
Morlach Captains, they endured the fhock of Favour and Pardon} and fo well acted her part
all the Enemies Fury* in which Skirmi/h the by thofe who carried her Addreflès» that fhe
Turks loft feven Agas, and about feventy Soul- overcame quickly hiseafy Nature, and was again
d fers : On the Chnftians fide were killed four reftored to his Grace, and her Lodgings in the
hundred, fome few Slaves, and about feventy new Seraglio.
Enfigns taken ; amongft the reft the good Prieft
Strigo (corning to turn his back, bed the mis­ In the mean time Shtcber, Fara travelling over
fortune to fall into the Enemies hands, whom all the Baths in Town, to diicover new delights
they head alive, and afterward» impaled , and for her Mafrer, at length had the fortune to caft
though they fubducd his Body, yet he was ftill hen Eyes on a Daughter of the Mufti, a Maid of
matter of his mind -, bearing the (âme confiant­ Incomparable Beauty and Features of Countees
in his Torments, as he had (hewed Magnane nance, and proportion of Body, which me re­
miry and Courage in the Face of his Enemy. ported to Ibrdbuji fo fenfibiy^as if fhe her fclf bed
Whilftthefc Martial Affairs were ig, been in love; and after fhe had preiféd every
with the BJpod and Lifeof many thonfands on Part and Member of her, fhe concluded in funi,
, both fides, Sultan Ibrahim-, like a itout Souldkr that fhe was the moft Excetteot and admirable
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i^-V^o so fooner beard she Story» tat according to his
u(hal Caftan, fell moft defperatly ia love, aad
had immediately, without farther confiderà t ion
or counfcl, difpatched his Emillaries j OF with-
,^# . out other Preamble» Ceremony, or GourUflup,
to ha,ve fetched her to bûa i had not the fenfè of
the lata Rebuff he had received from his Brother's
Wife, made fome improffion of fear hi
him » and the apprchen fion he had of the Power
of the Mufti, created in him a certain Caution
and Refpcct in the treatment of his Daughter :
wherefore he rather refolved to lend for the
Mufti, with whom he treated of honourable
Terms concerning Marriage; promiiìng to take,
her into his Bofoui, and prefer .bar in Honour
equal to any other of his Sultana's. BP
The old Man who was tender of, and doated
on his Daughter, knowing well che wandring*
humour of the Sultan in his Amours» intended
rather to marry her to fome great Perfonage,
with whom Die might be more happy, than inj
being a Soltana : for he confidenti, that llr*htm
having already other Sons, her Iflue would
either be Sacrificed fer fecurity of their Brothers,
or elfè fpend their days in a Prifon, and
become Grey-headed, w h il ft they breath in a
medium between Life and Death, and are fad
Rectufes in the Grave of their nnhappinefe.
Thefc con ^derations were well imprinted in the
mind of the Mufti : but becaufe he durit not
deny his propofal, he deals wich him as Inférieurs
ufually do with their Lords and Supérieurs,
that is, be returned him thanks, exjîrêlfing inß-
. nite Obligations, that he would vouchfafe to caft
his Princely feyes on the uaworEhinefs of his
Family i however he advlfed bua, that accord
ding to the Canons of their Law, «f wÉìefi he
was the Expofifiofc and obliged to-be a fevcre
and precife Obferver, it was great Impiety in
a Father to impole on the Affections of èis
Child ; fo that though he could heartily wiih
that his Daughter would embrace this Honour,
to which he would exhort her with al the earned
Perfwalïons of a Father ; yet if /he proved
ı efraftory thereunto, it wonld not be becoming
his Power to force her, aad therefore hoped bis
Majeffcy wonld believe, that in proceeding thus
far,' be bad performed that Duty which became
him, bqfhias a Father, and a Loyal Subject.
lfoMm fuppofing that by this Conceffion he
bad gained his Defign, thanked and unbraced the
old Man, whom difihifling wich plenary fatiffadbion,
he remained now with an impatient expectation
and hopes of enjoyment Next Morning
the Muffi returned early to 4fhe Grand Signier,
and having fir ft fufiicicntly inftrucìcd his
Daughter to refufe the Sultana Proffers, told
him plainly, that he had u fed all his paternal Authority
and intweft with his Daughter, that be
might induce har to accept tins mighty Fortunes
which cafe it felf upon her ; but that- it found
not that ready acceptance with her as he expected
| what could be the reafon he knew not how
to conjecture, fince Women are commonly Ifregular,
and unreafonble in their Affections»
Ibrahim being in this manner difappointed, and
more angry to encounter any boundary or re»
ftraint to the imperious violence of his Lulls»
than oppofition againft the putflànce of his
Amts i difmift the Mnfti with fome neglect
and difdain, whom he relblved to treat witìi
R igour, and his Daughter with Courtlhip. In
order to the firft, he banifhed him the Court,
and forbad him bis prcfence in any other ptue)
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grew füllen and unfârMed at all his adminillra- 1^47.
rions of Jufrice, intending thereby to induce cyxJ!
bim to a refignation of his Office, there being
nothing mom irkfome to an ingenuous Spirit,
than to ferve and not to pleafc. On the other
fide he dealt with die young Lady ina different
manner, by the crafty and tottering infinuations
of his orufty Shcebir- F&a, who fo forcibly mannaged
iher Tongue fall of carious Words, mixed
with Threats, reprefeflting the Storms and
Fury of the Sultan's Rage^ and again, the Glory,
Splendour, andHappinefs of the Seraglio;
where ihc fhould Reign as Emprefs and Sovereign
of the World : all which fhe exprefied
with that paffion, and lafcivious enticement, as
would have (haken a firmer Conftancy, than the
Vertuo of a Turkilh Maid :-but fhe being well
admonifhed by her Father, remained obftinate
in her Denial : but to quiet the importunity of
this Seducer, fhe begged her not to folliate her
Father in this Requeft, but rather that fhe would
intercede in her behalf with the Sultan fbplica-
, ling him witb all humility to pardon her Childi/h
rcfufal, and to leave her unto her unto' her own
Liberty and Choice, and a fingle Life : to obtain
which favour from her, /he produced a Diamond
of confiderable value, defiriog her to accept
oftbat from her, and to become her Friend,
her Affiliant, and Protectrefs» Shcebir Para being
overcome by her Maiden Modefty, could
no longer refill inch forcible Entreaties ; and
having her Eves obfeured. with the luftre of the
Jewel, promiîed to change her Note, and excufe
her refaal with all the advantagions and
companionate Terms poffible-j and Ï© taking her
leave with a courteous farewel, repaired to the
Saltan, to give an account of her WFegptiations.
• lbr&m baring with more doubtful Fear attended
the Mae of this laft Conference, than he
did the Stfceefs of his War with * r tiàn\ received
his Shecber Par* with exceeding joy, who
being come in, began to recount all the Particulars
that had palled : bat the Hum of all was,
that this filly Maid was fufficiently fcnfiblc of
r the honour of being a Sokana, of being Courted
by his Majefry, of the Joys, Delights, and
Glory of the Seraglio -, 'but that when file reflected,
how that fhe was to bring forth Children
to die by untimely Deaths, and to end
their Days by Poifon, or the Bow-firing, or at
leait to live m i fera ble Lives lèparated from Mankind,
and immured within Wads, and In tombed
whilft they breathed i fhe could not but tremble
. with fbme horronr, and judg, that all
the blandifhments of Worldly Fortune Vere
but a tranfient Paradife Ì which could notpoffibly
recompehce, or out-weigh the fènfe and
tendernefs ihe conceived for the raifery of her
unfortunate OfP-fpring. How foe ver fhe fo couched
her Difcourfe, tlfat fhe gave Ibrahim fòme
hopes to overcome at length -, -by which fhe appeafed
a li tide his Fury .and Deipair, and extracted
iome Jewels and Gifts in reward of her
paft Labour, and encouragement for her future
Servicst la this manner Ibrahim bad patience awhile,
expeétìng fbmething farther from the in»
duftry of Sbtctm Far* < bat finding no effect of
alibis expectations and gentlenefs, at length refblved
to break through all Confiderations of
Refpect, either tothe Father as the Mouth and
Oracle of the Law, or to the fimple and fbolifh
innocence of the Maid ; and therefore ordered
the Great Vfturto came a Watch to be fet on
the ©^, either going in, or coming out of the
Bath, and without farther Ceremony to bring
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The Reign of Sultan Ibrahim,
x6àn *>« onto him. This Order being executed ac- grefs of it, to the two Kadilefchers, or Lord 1648.
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lip 9 /4r*fe'«ponêflêdand enjoyed herfor fome proving thereof, and promilmg their utmoft affi-
days, eut with thofe Tears, Reluctancy, and ftance, the yh of Antuft was the Day appointed ' Hj
SuUenncfs, as took off from the edg and appe- for the Infùrreciion of the Janizaries, who being
H tice of Enjoyment; fo that he returned her all in a readinefs on that day, went in a tumul­
back again with fcotn and.contempt unto her tuary way to call the Mufti, the Kadilefchers,
Father-, who afcfirft dillembled the injury with and other Officers and'Minutera of the Law,
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. the fame Countenance) as he did before, when
whom they feemiogly forced to accompany uncut H
. ; he was interdicted- she Sultan's Prefcnce \ fupto
the prefence of the Grand Signior, of whom
I prefiing his revenge like a concealed Fire, which
they demanded, that the prcfent Vizier Achmtt
burfts out afterwards with more violent Flames.
fhould be deprived of his Office, and that Ma-
But though thefenfe of Obedience and Duty tohamtt
pafha fhould be conftituted in his placet
wards his Prince allayed much of the choler he
The Grand Signior at firft refilled their De- H
conceived againft him for the Rape of his*Daugh-
mand, but being perfwaded by his Mother thai*
ter,yct he knew not how to pardon the Great Vi­
it was neceflary to content the Militia in tltac
dier, whom he termed no other, than a Ruffian
tumult; he confented thereunto, and having
or Pandor \ the Miniirer of his Mailer's Lulls,
called Aehmem\ be took from biro, the Seal, and
and not of his Laws, and of Juftice.
conferred it on Mahomet Palha, and therewith I
Thus fiili of indignation be applyed himfelf, the Office of Grand Vizier, Achmtt trembling
and made his complaint unto one Mahomet Pallia, at the confequences hereof, refòlved to commit
a principal Member of the Divan Î, one of great himfelf to the Mercy of the Mufti, and there­
Wifflpm and Practice İn the Conduit of Attâirs, forehaftned to his Houle to attend his return,
and one with whom he had a particular Friend- hoping to find him his Protector, under whole '
jfhip and Intimacy. Nor left incereft had he Shadow and Roof he fled for Sancluary.
with janiİâr-Aga, or General of the Janizaries ; The Souldiejy having thus obtained the firft-
Vk both whom, with tears in his Eyes, and with fÈuits of their Infurrettion, accompanied the
fiich words as thefenfe of his injuries fuggefted, Mufti unto his Home, where finding thedepo-
he railed at the Vizier, and aggravated the Rafed Vizier Achmtt f che Janifar-Aga unmcdiatelv I
yifbment of his Daughter with all the rircum- Commanded him out of Doors, from whence
Itances of Villany and Violence.
he had no fooner drawn his Foot, than that he
prhefé two Friends beard the Story with a was feized upon and ftrangled, and his Body
fenfible remorfe, and immediately concluded, thrown before the Gate of the new Moliti.
| '_,' That for the Honour and Security of the Em­ The next day being the Sth of Attgufi, 10*48, '•
pire, it was neceflary to depofe Sultan Ibrahim^ the Janizaries again anfing in the like Tumult* w ' '
and for the fame Reafon to cut off the firft Vi­ as before, came to demand of the Mufti, Whezier
\ agreeing amongft themfelvcs that Mahother that according to their Law, Sultan Ibrahim :
mti Pafha Jhould receive the Seal and the Office. as a Fool, and a Tyrant, and unfit for Govern»
M To effect which, they deemed ic neceflary to ment, ought not to be depofed ? To which the W
draw the Ojjeen-Mother into the Confpiracy, Mufti giving Anfwer in the Affirmative, fent to
being a Woman of great Authority, and having, cite Sultan Ibrahim the day following to appear
as it were, the Reins of Government in her in the Divan,' to adminifter Juftice to his Soul-
Hands, by reafon of the weak Judgment of her diers and Subjects, who expected it from him.
Son. But becaufc it was difficult to de But Ibrahim fuppofing that be bad fufficiently ;• I
the tendemefs of a Mother to the ruin of her fatisfied the Souldicry, by putting the Vizier out
Son, the wife Mufti refòlved firft to found her of Office, laughed at the Summons which the
Inclinations and difpofition towards this Defiga : Mufti made him 5 which being feconded by à
and being well informed of her fierce Circaffian Fctfâ, which isa point of Law refòlved by the
H Nature, and the Jealoufy and Anger fhe con­ Mufti» who is the Mouth or Orade thereof, J
ceived againft Sbechir P>vOf obtained Licence to I afe. That the Grand Signior being called to ac­
be heard by t her, as if be would beg her Intercount, is obliged to appear before the Juftice;
ceffion with her Son in his behalf \ and being the Sultan in high d ifdain tore the Paper, threate­
admitted to difcourfewith her, he thereby plain- ning the Head of the Mufti : but it was now too
H ly difcovered her mod inveterate hatred and latehe having already fufficiently fortified himfelf H
difpleafure againft her Son \ not only for this, with the Power and Strength of his Rebellious
but far many other Actions of like nature. Companions. This Fetta was immediately fe­
This difcovery which the Queen had made, conded by another of a higher nature, which
gave him the boldnefs to propofe the confine­ declared, That whofoe ver obeyed not the Law
ment again of Ibrahim to his old Priions not of God, was not a true Muflulman or Believer *, Sw
that he mould be abfolutely laid afide and depo-* and though chat Per fon were the Emperor him­
fed, but only corrected awhile, and being put felf, yet being become by his filthy Actions a
in remembrance of his paffc Condition; might be Kafir or Infidel, was ip/o faâot fallen from his
taught Wifdom, and inftructed for the future, Throne, and no farther capable of Authority
what moderation and juftice Sultans are obliged and Government. This Feria being feen by , '-
to exercifc in the Adminiftration of Govern­ Ibrahim, he tore it in pieces, commanding the
ment t and fo fubtilly did he inumiate his Difij Grand Vizier inftantly toput the Mufti to Death,
If courfe, that the Queen-Mother aflcnted to the as guilty of Treafon againft his Prince: but
Propofal, and that the Seal fhouldbe conferred having now loft lus Authority, his Commands
on Mahomet Pafha ; for Ih e had conceived an were not longer regarded, nor any reverence %•;
irreconcilcable hatred againft Achmtt the Grand had of his perlon : For the Janizaries being again
Vizier, by whole Counfèl fhe was fèntto the aûëmblcd about five a Clock in the Afternoon,
H old Seraglio, and was united in Confederacy came with their ufual tumult to the Gates of the
with the detefted Shtebir Tur»,
Seraglio.
The Mufti greatly fatisfied to have gained fo And now Sultan Ibrahim lofing all Courage
confidcrable a Confpiracor to the Partyucom- at this third attempt, fled into the Arms of his
municatcd the whole Bufincß, with the^fto- Mother, begging ber Afüftancc and Protection.
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U-y-u ail ber Rbetoriek and Eloquence to perfwade the and unhappy Prifon, fo that 'tis no wonder,
Souldiery not to offer Violence to the Perlon of
I their Lord and Matter ; promifing that he fliould
relinquifh the Government, and retire himfelf
with a Guard into his old Lodgings. Ibrahim
comforted a little, that he mould fave his Life*
fhrunk himfelf willingly into his ofd Shell)
H wherein he bad fo long confer ved bis Life. . ]\
In the mean time the Confpirators taking
forth his cldeft Son Sultan Mabmtt,kt him on
the Throne of his Father, and planting the Sar*
goucb. or Imperial Feathers on his Head, fàlu-
L ° ted him for Emperor with loud Acclamations.
Ibrahim continued his: Imprifonment for forae
days with great patience, but at length growing
defperate and furious, often beat his Head againft
the Wall, until at length, he was on, the
angled by four Mutes..
In this manner Sultan Ibrahim ended his Days,
H which puts me in mind of the laying of a wifer
and a better King than be» That there is little di-
:e between the Prifins and tht Cr mitt tf Prin*
ttt. And this "Example made a great Officer
underftand hovt K'atgCharlet the Glorious Mar-
I tyr was put to Death. For he, I think it was
the Great Vizier, Ming into Difcourfe with the
Ghief Englifh Interpreter at G9tifiMtim$k% not I
then calling to mind the Fate of Sultan Ibrahim,
demanded, How, smd when King Charles was put
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to Death ? Sure, faid he. Your King mult have
no Power, or your People muft be more Rebellious
and Mutinous than other Nations of the
World, who dürft commit an Adì fo horrid and
lue as this. See» laid he» How our Emperor is
revered and obferved, and how fubmiflive and
obedient half the World is to the Nod of our
Great Monarch. To which the Interpreter replyed,
that to recount onto him the Hiftory and
Occafion of this prodigious Fact, would be too
long and tedious for him to hear : but that the
time it happened, was 'fbme Months after the
Death or Murder of Sultan Ihr Mm ; which was
an htm fiifficient to give him a perfect undcrftanding
of what he required.
Sultan Ibrahim having İn this manner ended
his Days, the Government was committed into
the bands of the Grand Vizier, and the old
Queen-Mother (which is flie whom we call Kufim
in the Ottoman State) and of twelve pa-
/haws i who were to manage all Affairs withfupream
Power, during the Minority of Sultan
Aiahomtt% who now Reigns»
Ibrahim was the fifth Son of Sultan Achmet,
born of the fame Mother with Sultan Jhbrat,
Educated like the other younger Sons of the Otto-
1 ^Op^,
If wanting the advantages of feeing and practifing
in the World, he mould neither have ftu«. ^
died Men, nor been experienced in the Art of
Government. Nor lefs ftrange is it,. being natural
to humane Infirmity i' for Men who have
Jived under Reftraint, Affliction, and fear of
Death, to become licentious and immoderate -
in all kind of Pleafures, whenlbever they paß
on a fudden from the depth of Mifery to feme
tränkenden t degree of Happinefs and Profperity,
which as, 1 ray, all Men are naturally fubjeCt
unto, fo more especially tbofê whole Religion
indulges them all kind of fonfual Carnality in/this
Life.
Ibrahim was in his own Nature of a gentle
and eafy Temper,of a large Forehead,of a quick
and lively Eye and ruddy Complexion, and of a
good Proportion in the Features of his Face«
but yet had fomething in the Air of his Countenance,
that promilcd no great Abilities of
Mind. And giving himfelf up to all kind of
Effeminacy and Softnefs, attended not unto the
Government of tiis Affairs, and therefore it was
his greatelt misfortune to be ferved by wicked
and faithlefs Officers to whom he trufted, and
to whom he gave Credence, wanting in himfelf
the Talents of Wifdom and Difcretion to
difcern their Malice.
The continual apprehenfions that he entertained
of Death during his Imprifonment, had
fò frozen his Confutation with a ftrange frigidity
towards Women, that all the dalliance and
warm Embraces of the molt inflaming Ladies
in the Seraglio» could not in a whole Years
time thaw his Cold nefs-, which was the occafion
at firft of that Report» which fpokehimto
be impotent towards Women : during which
time he attended to his Mjnifters of Juftice» and
to a management of the Affairs of his Empire,
which in the beginning ojHhis Reign gained hunt
a Credit and Reputation, and railed a great expectation
of his goodnefsand' Care of his Sublefts
Welfare, an evidehca-o€ which, he gave
in his Charge to the Great Vizier, that be
mould put no Man to Death unleß for Capital
and Enormous Crimes. But at length lofîng him-'
felf in Lufb and Senfualkies» he forfook the
Helm of his Regency, committing the guidance
of his Empire to other Hands : and as be was
ignorant of War, fohe fooli oily fported in the
Calms of Peaces and fuffèring himfêlf ta be
guided only by Fortune, fdt the Stroke thereof
in his raft Unhappy Fate.
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i ter the mucinous Violence of the Seulj
diery, his Son Mehmtt, or Mahomet, be- j
JE Child of /even Vears of Age, foe* J
Èe in the Throne : During whole Minorili
I which was to continue -for the fpace of ten
Years longer) his Mother, who was the* fir A:
Statina, afliiled with the Counfêl of twelve
PaQiaws, took upon her felf the Regency, and
in ihe firn place rcfolved to continue the War
againft the Venetians, which Ibrahim intended
to conclude, having engaged himièlf far in a
Treaty of Peace with the Bailo or Ambaflador,
which refided at the Port for that Republic's.
Whilft thefe Matters were tranfacting, and
Preparations making toproftcutethe War; the
Malignant Humours of the Empire began to ferment
unto that degree, as affected the Body
I Politick at firlt waft unnatural Heats, which |
loon afterwards proceeded tt> a Feaver, and
then to a dangerous Convulfion. The ill-affected
Part was the Milita, which iş the Heart
and Principal of the Life of that Government
For the Spahees and the Janiiâries, being the
Horfe and Foot, entrcd into a defperate Controverse.
§j*ä
The firft judged it their Duty to revenge the
Death of their Sovetaigo, Sultan Ibrahim -, rdy
m order thereunto demanded the Head of thè j
Greet Vizier, as the Chief Author and Con*
triver of the-, Death of his Lord and Malter«
The others being confeious to themfelvesof ha--'
ving, by their Arms, carried on the tì
eyj not only declared their Refblutions to İ
lend the Vizier» but owned that what he had
(acted was by their Order, and at their Reaueft
and Inftigation.
The Spahees being highly provoked with this J
Declaration, (welled with Anger and Malic*
againft the Janiiâries ; and both fides being
equally proud and rich, could not bear each
others Reproaches. The Spahees being Men of
Eftates in Land, looked on themfelves as the
Gentry^ and to have the greatefl Share in the
concernment of the Empire. ' The Janiiâries
living regulirly m their Chambers, or Martial
Colleges, looked onthemfelves as the better
Souldiers, and the more formidable Party 3 and
the truth is, both of them were proceeded to
that height of Command and Authority in Go*
venunent, that had they* not been ftpprefled by
the cruel Hand» and bloody Diipontion of Xu+
fcrkt* as fball be morelargely related hereafter,
this Empire was then In dinger of falling .into
as many Divisons, as there were at that time
Pafbaws, or great Captains. The caule here*
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82 Tbfìtfiìgn tf Sultan Mehmet, or Mahomet IV.
1649. of proceeded from the warlike difpofioon of
UV>J Sultan Mor*, who being the molt Martial Man
of his Age, preferred none bot Men of great J
Courage, and fach as had fignalized their Valour
by undoubted proofs-, And fuch Men as
thefe he loaded with Honour, and raifed them
to the higheft and moll eminent Charges m the
Government. '• . , _ _ .
But Mar* dying foon afterwards, thtie Greac
Men had rime to eprich themfelves during the
gentle and eilìe Reign of Sultan Vrrabm ; which
being feconded by the Minority of this Young
Sultan, their Pride knew no bounds, either of |
Modefty. towards their Commanders, .or Reverence
towards their Sultan. Hence it was that
theSpuldiery dividing, fo great a Sedition arofe
amongftthem, that atlaltthey came to Blows,
rcfolving to decide the Controverfy by the
Sword. But the Quarrels of Turks amongfl
themfelves not being commonly of long durance,
the Care and Vigilance of the Magistrates
prevented all open defiance in the Field ; but yet
could not lb pacifie their Animofitics*, but that
feveral Skirmiihes, or Rencounters, polled between
diem in the Streets, wherein the Spahees
were always worfted, and at length were
forced to abandon the City, fcarce daring for
fomc time to own the Name of Spahee within
the Wallspf" Confi atnintjle.
whilfb in the mean time the Candkts received re- 1*49.
emits of Men, and fupply of Provilions, ita] V/-y-vvine
their leifure-time to fortifie their Town
with fuch Works as rendred it almoft impregnable,
and made it become the Wonder and Diicourfe
of the W.drld after fome Years fucceeding.
v3L-/ : . Ä*
Nor was the War only carried on in Canai*)
but alio in Daladuia, Mores, £0/11*1 and Albania.
For Fofiolo, the* General of VotAca, defigning
to force fome Corn from the Parts of
Caßd-tmvo, he landed fome Men there, but
was fo ill received by the Turks, that he was
forced to retreat onto his Vefîèls with great
di for der, and no lefs difhonour. But he had
better fortune in the Parts of Bofna, where he
repuifed the Enemy to thé very Gates of S$/*y, •
the Capital City of that Province, and took
upon compofition the Fortrefs of Rifatto, which
is fcituate between Cataro and CtfitLnaovo ; but
at length the Turks receiving an additional Aid
«of fifteen or lixtecn thou fand Men, the Venetians
were forced to quit their new Conquclts,
and retire into their own Country.
During the time- that thefe Affairs were in agi­
tation, the young Emperor was proclaimed,
'and his Inauguration celebrated with the ufual
Ceremonies, but with Rejoicings, and hopes extraordinary
-, who being yet fcarcely arrived
Thefe Difturbances gave the Venetians fome to eight years of Age, many Mutinies and Trou­
hopes to* accommodate their. Peace with better bles arofc in divers Parts of the Empire, as in
Advantage -, but the Reply to this Propofition Dama/cu/, Syria, Anatolia, and other Countries,
was more fierce and pofitive than ever, and tö where the Pafhaws refufed to pay in thecùfto-
ill refented, that the Bailo going from his Aumary Taxes and Tribute, declaring, That they
dience, was on the 27^ of jifril feized.on, and would keep the Mony in their Hands during
with all his Retinue clapped into Prifon and the Minority of the Grand Signior ; and that
Chains ? being fent to thofe Caftles which are when he came to Age of Government, they
fcituate on the Bofihorm, in the middle way would be accountable to him both for the Prin­
between Confiant inopie and the Black Sea. But cipal and for the Improvement.
this furious feserity, by the mttrceffion of ' The Turks in Hungary making incurfions in­
other ChrifHan wlinifters, continued riot long» to, the Territories of the Emperor, were over­
before the Bailo received more gentle Treatthrown by the Count F org atz^ near Buda, where
ment, by the Sacrifice which the Tnrks made the Paûta was taken Prifoner, and bis Son
unto themfelves oi-Gritlo-, bis hrterpeter* -who (lain.
being called down from the prefence of the Nor better fortune had they in the Aflàult
• Bailo, was immediately, by two Officers, they made on the Fortrefs of Cliffaf. where ha­
ftrangled, and his Body thrown out at the ving loft'five thoufand Men, they were forced
Window of the Caftles the which 1ft, though to retire with great difhonour.
it may fcem uojuft and barbarous to us, hath The Coffacki alfo in this Conjuncture grew
yet been frequently practifed amongft the Turks, more bold, fothat they covered the Black Sea
being to this day their common nib to threaten with their Boats, doing great damage to the
the Druggermen, or Interpreters i which is the Saicks, and other Vcflels, which traded in that
caufe that they often mince, or wholly alter Sea ; and at length came up the Bofphorm above
the lenfe or meaning of their Mailers, on thofe Tberafta, giving a great Alarm, with much
Occaiions, when words are fpoken by them un­ Fear and Confufion to aU Confiantii
grateful to jfcrTurks. „/v
Amidfl thefe Misfortunes, and iniettine Trou­
The Turks bearing this Difdain to the Vebles, new Diforders, arofe in the Ottomannetians,
laboured to re-enforce their Armies in Empire \ For, as commonly, all t blame of
Gan&a, and lupply them with Ammunition and mifcarriages and ill fucceues in Tmkiß are cafe
Provifions -, and though the Venetians lay be­ upon the Head of the Commander in chief; fò
fore the Month of the DmJapelks to intercept the Enemies, of the Great Vizier took the ad­
«11 Succours which might be carried thither -, vantage in this conjuncture to reproach his ill
yet the Turk* notwithftandins their Divifions, Government, and carried the accufation fofar,
having recruited their Fleet with forty GaUies, as to depofe him from his Charge and Office
and ten Great, Ships, broke through the Vene­ in wbofe place the Aga, or General of the Jatians,
and in defpigbt of thero, convoyed five ! nifories, fucceeded.
GaUies laden with Sould'ıers and Ammunition, The Spahces in Af*% being difpleafed with
and landed them (afe at Cow«; and about* the this Election, aflembled in a Body of feven or
feme time fix Gallics, and ten Ships of B*rbaryy eight thoufand, and marched towards Cm-
entered into the Port of Saia.
fiantimple, pretending to revenge thp Death of
The General which Commanded in Chief was Sultan Ibrahim; their Numbers daily encrea-
named Cbufuin Falba, a Perfon of great Cou- fing, the Divan very much feared left the Party
. rage and Experience ; he had for fome time which favoured the Spahces in 1
bejteged the. City of Canàio, but for want of
mould join themfelves to the Afian Mutineers ^
to prevent which it was judged good Reafon
Men and Ammunition was forced to rife from
and Policy, to anticipale die Juftice $fiey dei
that Place» and retire to Canca and Retimo,
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Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfa. H
1^49. mandcd, by taking away the Life of the*depo- thofê who defended it j bot they enjoyed it not tejo;
Vyu I Vizier a which belog eafily aflehted unto,- long, before the Turks regained it with the t^y-\J
H and without much hefitatiou performed t gave like fuccefs and flaughter t which variety of H
fôme little ftop to the Fury and Heats or the Fortune the Venetians being fènGbje of« and that
Spahees.
they could not bear fucb coftly Interchanges
fc- Notwithstanding all which, as the Dlvifions with the Turks, had recourfe to their ultimate
H which the Turks entertain amongft s,- Remedy of Mines, which fucceeded fo happily*
were never fo great as to afford the Chriitians that the whole Fort was carried into the Airl­
any Advantage thereby, fo the Venetians did and therewith two thoufand good Souldiers of
H not reap any Benefit from thefe Quarrels > but the Turks j with which Deftruftion, and other H
on the contrary, the Turks fcodioufly attended Repuiies in divers places, they were fo weak«
to their Affairs in Candi«, palfiog thither with ned and difcouraged, that they railed the Siege
fixty Gallies, thirty great Ships» and twenty on the fifth of Oüober new Stile.
five other finaller Veflels, laden with Men« and In this Interim, the Tartar H*n, called the
all forts of Provifions and Ammunition for Krim, demanded the Guardian/hip of the young
War-, fothat in this Year 1649» the Affairs of Sultan, as of right belonging unto him ; but the
the Turks remained in that Ifland io this happy Council anfwered hereunto, That their Matter
and hopeful poffare. - Amongft thefe Ships was already in better Hands than thofè into
were thirteen Englifb, wbich the Turks took which they defhred to transfer him; and that
up at Smyrna, and forced into their Service. his Grandmother, and the Divan,- wanted nei­
For though the Ambaflador, Sir Thomas Bendysh, ther Wifdom nor Fidelity to direct his Affairs :
then Rendent at Cimßaminople, oppoféd the En­ With which anfwer the Tartar being forced to:
gagement of thefe Ships what was poffible, and remain fatisfied, was able to revenge hioifèlf
alfb the Commanders and Seamen were very un­ no farthers than by exciting the Colïacks to in*
willing and diüâtisfied to undertake the Defign, felt the Seas, which gavé ibme diversion to'
yet the Turla with Menaces, and Promifes of thofê Arms, which otherwifè had all been em-
Reward, forced them to carry Men and Ammuploycd againft the Venetians* .
nition to Candì* , fo that, making a Virtue of
. NecefGty,*they complied with that which they
But thefe Defigns from Tartars did little trou-
could not retili.
ble the Council, in companion of ' that Spirit of fl
Qifcord which was arifen between the Spahees
and the Janifaries , for both Parties being emuffl
ANNO 1650. tfj Ipj each others Greatnefs, endeavoured on
all Oçcafions.;ço elevate their Chief Commanders,
to the hîghéft and moffc profitable Places
of the Empire : which Diffention.töuching the
pri Minifters of State, who were all engaged
on the one fide or the other» adminiirred
great Troubles, and retarded the execution and
fuccefs ofi aU the grand Defigns of the Empire; J
Nor was it of lefs importance and difhonóur to
the Divan, that their Fleet was hindred paflâgé
by the Venetians,- who blocked up the Mouth of
the Dardanelles , whereby all intercourfe with
ÌCahdìà was interrupted : but being refolved ta
remove this Obftacle, they commanded the Captain-Pafha
to force his Paflage ; which he accordingly
performing, was fo warmly received, thai
he quickly loft two Gallies^ and after ranch
Blood, and lofs on both fides, was forced at
length to retire again within the Streights. But
what was of worfe confluence] to the Turks«
was the inveterate Difcord between the Spahees,
and Janifaries, who having been unadvifedly
embarked promifcuoufly together, came oftentimes
to Words, and then to Blows ; wbich
ended not without the Blood and Death of divers
of each, party. Thefe mifchiefs incxeafed
the rage which the Turks at Cotijraminofl* conceived
againft the Venetians, who »were aH
thereupon (not excepting the Bailo Soronx^
nor his Secretary Ballarpio) interdicted the
Territories of the Grand Signior ; and font I
back into their own Country.
CffmpumPaùa, Governour of the Ifland of-
I Condi*, having received thefe Succours
and Recruits, refolved to befiege the Chief
City of Caràlia ; tb which intent, drawing out
from the Ships, and Garifons of Retimo and
Cone*, what Men he was able, he formed an Army
of thirty thoufand Men, with which *e
marched, and pitched before the Town* He was
provided alfb with twelve Pieces of Cannon,
jour thoufànd Sacks of W00U, three thoufand
Ladders, and with a good quantity of Granadoes
-, with this Force he attaqued the City in
H two places, via. on the Forts of Martmtngo,
and Moynigo 5 and prefled fö hard on the
latter, that notwithstanding the generous re«
[•' ' . fiftance of the Defendants» he won the Fort,
and there planted the Ottoman Colours ; fortifying
it with more Cannon, and a good num-
H ber of Men. * I '
Count Colando, Governour of that Place,
was then fick, the Garifon very weak, and
H things reduced to the laft terms of extremity,
when General ïfrijfimi, Admiral of Malta, arrived
with fix Gallies, and there landed fix hun-1
dred Men, and fixty Kinghts, wbich with great
H Courage mounted the Guard of the Fort A£*rtimngo,
which was the place of molt Danger
and Honour. The Turks excited with a delire
I to welcome the new Guefts, made three defperate
and furious AfTaolts 00 this Fort, but were
UI with eqoal Valour repuHèd by the Defendants,
H at which Difgrace and Foil being highly enraged,
they refolved on a fourth Attempt, which
they parfued with that Courage and Succefs,
that the Venetians were forced to give way to
H their Violence, with the flaughter almoft of all!
thofe which defended this Fort, until the Cavaliers
of Aitata, who having no greater Glory,
• nor readier Will, than to fpill their Blood for
the Cbriftian Caufc, rallied all the Force they
were able, and made fo profperous an At-
[*>••_> tâqueupon the Fort» that they recovered it again,
with the Blood and Deftruciioa of all
The Captain-Pafha, that he might be'io a
capacity to make a fécond Attempt to force his
pafiàge, fest to ConßmtinofU for new Recruits?
when ' News came that the Siege of Condi»
was railed, and that the Turks had loft the
Fort of St. Tbtodoro, which fo angred the Spirit
of the Queen-mother againft the Vizier»*
•that fhe immediately depofed him from his
Charge, and therewith had taken away his Life,
had not the Faction of the. Janifaries protected
jhjm in this Extremity.
The Pafha of Bud* was introduced into bis H
place» a Perfon of * turbulent and ambitious
ti a Spirit?

84
The Reign af Sahan Mehmet, ot Mahomet IV,
I 1050. Spirit» ubo to increafé his Favour with his Mi£
jL^y^u trêfs the Sultana, evidenced his Heat and Zeal
agaiofr. the Venetians, 1 and to that end fent immediately
expreß Orders tothePaiha of Bofm,
to inveii Clija with all the Power he wasable-,
and therewith he prefented him with a Cimetcr,
and a Halter *, the former to be his Reward in
caie of good Suctefs, and the latter to be lib
PaniOiment in.cafe of Misfortune. But this
forions Vizier continued not fo long) as to experience
the lflûe of this Command ; for he was
in a few days laid alîde, and Cbsfmm Pallia, the
General of Candì*, was placed in his ftead \
howfoever his Orders were to remain with the
Army« by which means, much Emulation and
Conteft was prevented, which might ot hcrwife
have happened between theSpahces, and Jani J
iàrìes, at the Election of a new Vizier; and
thereby all excufes taken from-the Souldiery of
abfence from the War, who could now pretend
nothing of Reafon to withdraw themfelvcs, Ott
feore of attendance on the Vizier's Per fon-, and
to fupply his Authority at the Regal Court* a
Ghimacam was fubftituted tefi adminifter Juftke
in place of the Vizier, which ds ufaal on fee«
Occafions.
Notwithftanding all which, Affaire fuccceded
not extraordinary well for the Turks ill CKwfti,
for being ftraitned fçr Provinone' in CMM, by
the' near approach of the Christians, the Turks
were forced to make a Diyerfìon, by appear­
ing in great Troops before Canitu\ whicft>they
were enabled to do, by the Supplies 'they had
lately received, with the arrival of their Fleet
of dailies ; for the Winter Seafon approaching,
the Venetians were conftrained to abandon
they ctme to a Conciulion, by the entire de»
ftruction of one of the Parties che Chief Mi*
miters began to reauume again the thoughts of
profecuting the War in C^afa, and to fend
Recruits to reinforce the Army under the Command
of Cbußttm Pafha, who was returned with
new Forces and Courage to affaolt the City of
At this time a certain Greek, pretending to
be a Perfon of Quality, and difcontented with
the Turks, ned from them to the Chriltiaiw,
where being received with all kind and obliging
entertainment, he had thereby liberty of feeing
and vifiting all the fortifications of the Place.
After he had obfervud and difcovcred as much
ashedefired, this trakerous Fugitive fled again
to the Tutkun Camp, where be revealed what
places were moil ftrong or beft fortified, and
where the Town was wcakeft, and moft calîly
to be aflâulted., The Venetian General being
awakened at this Diicovery, and coniidering the
numbers of his People to be few, in refpect of
the Enemy, and that the Outworks could not
be maintained without a more numerous Gaiifon>
he refolvcd todelfroy fomc of thole Forts |
and accordingly blew up with Mmet four Battions,
which being at a diftahec could not be relieved
without much danger.. The Turks hereby
making conjecture* of the weaknefs of the
befieged, cheerfully aflâulted the Fort of Sc -Br*
maruf thinking to carry it without much trouble
i but contrary to their expectation, they encountred
fò bold a reJLftance, that they loft
fa three tftpufand Men on the Place.
their ftation before the DartLmtlUs^ and to leave
the Paffage open for the Enemy. And io this.
Year ended, rather with Advantage than EttfA
grace to the Chriftiafls.
A H NO X651.
W101 thefe great Succours and Supplies fent
to Cunetta by the Turks, Affairs rauft
neceûarily have fucceeded profperooQy to their
Defigns, had not? inteftine .Difcords at Home
interrupted their proceedings, which arofé from
a Jealoufy and Emulation between the Grandmother
and Mother of the young Sultan. For
each of them pretending to the tuition or guardianfhip
of the Emperor, during his Minority,
divers Parties and Factions formed at Conß
gffeeable to his Force, fat forth to Sea, wich
eleven hundred Sail, confuting of Gallics, Ships},
GallealTôs, Satques, Brigantues, and finaller
Vcflcls, with refölotion to engage the Venetian
Fleet, whole Commanders aVfo were equally de»
firous and ready to confent with them to a Battel.
On the 7*£ Of July, the Venetians .being at
an Anchor in the Port of St. Emmttt, difcovcred
the Turkifh Fleet, to which, as they were much
infèrioor in number, fbthey were fupci iour to
them in the agreement and experience of their
Commanders. The Turks having palled fou*
ward on their way, the Venetians purfued them,
and the better to draw them to a Battel» Afocemgt
ordered two Ships» commanded by Barbara
and Delphin* to crofs the Tefte at the point of
*-
the Ifland'f and bis Vice-Admiral, eW redely treated
a Settlement and Determination of Difputes at feveral GaHies, that they were forced to feek
Home: and the latter being irritated with a harbour in the Portof CUu, now SM-y with the
new Tax laid on them, for want of Mony. in lois of Muhomct, Pafha of Anatolia, who was
the Treafury, exclaimed, and talked loud, and fent to fucceed in tie Office of Chafmtn Pafha,
at length, inftead of paying, broke out into the General QÏCmd&i but Night coming on,
open Rebellion ; which by affiftance of the Soul- the reft of the Fleet retreated 01 the tiles of
diery, was appealed, under no lefs Tends than N*x$a and Pant,
the Death of feveral principal Minifters of On the tenth day the Turks having watered
State. , their Fleet, gave a fignal of defiance to the Ve­
During thefe Divifions» the Venetians had netians, by difchargc of two pieces of Cannon
time to arm out a very comTderable Fleet for and the Venetians accepting the Challenge, both
defence of Camtia; Foßola,. who bad been Ge­ Fleets gave a furious charge one (otbe other £
neral in Ddmiti*} being feat thither with tide but the Turks were not able 10 withftaod the
of Ctntrdltjfimt in the place of Mtcmig*: Bât Courage and Skilfùlnefs of the Venetians ; for
thefe Diflèntions amongft the- Tarka, according the Captain-Pafha having loft many of his '
to their dual Caftoin, lairing not long before Men, and the Poop of his Gaily being carried
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16 ji. away with a Cannon-fliot, the whole Fleet was
v^y>j put into Diforder, and then unto flight. liti
B the Gallies began to employ themfèlves in toaing
tile Ships. But one of their Mabones being fJP
paratedfrom die refi, was aflaultcd by twoGaliearies,
aad fome Ships, and finding Bone to come
[ 1 in for Succour, the Captain was killed) with
four hundred Souldiers, and two hundred were
taken Prifoners.
B In the mean time Mocenigo* the General» gave
H chafè to the Gallies, which; two to a Ship were
toaing the hefler Veflels as fall: as they could ;
but being hardly purfued» were forced to caffi
H off the Hauler, and fhift for themfel ves as well
A en* Vi- as they were able. The Torkiih Ships ağ
\ä*y «*- themfèhres thus abandoned, fired whole Broad-
'tht'v ÌL «^"P 011 İÜjpPs?> DUt ^ 6 hees had ill-treated, having cot off the Moles ie"$i.
and Ears of'leveraiof them ; befides all which, t-'VV
they proceeded to that height of Infolence, as B
to demand the Heads of the Great Vizier, and
of the Aga of the Janifaries*, and being now
by their numbers rendered formidable to the
Courait was judged agreeable to the prefent Con- B
juncture, to fatisty in fome meafure thefè Muti*
niersjby difcharging thefè two Officers Of their
employment, which did in fome degree for the
prefènt qualify and appeafe thefè Tumults. .
ANNO 1 6 j 2.
THE Seditions at Conßsniinofh were fcarce
quieted, before advice came of a Rebel­
Venetian Gallies lion of the People of Grand Cairo and Dama/'
Ju
w the Veflels which were efcaped, and the 3 thou­ nate had not difpatched their Ambaflador to
sand Men which Che Turks had landed at Naxis^ him with the furrender of Candia, in regard
in order to their being cranfported into Candia, that thereby they might aliare themfelves to
the Victory fèemed to be very imperfect,' porchaiè a certain Peace, which they vainly re­
B wherefore the Venetians attending another en« tarded by inch delays. Howfoever in thefe Let*
counter with the Turkifh Fleet, did happily tersi no mention was made of the Canfes, or
meet ehem iri a few days after 5 and being en- Reafbns, why Signior Capello, who was an emi­
B eonraged with the late Succefs, as the Enemy nent Perfbn, being Procurator of St Mtrlu and
N was low in their Spirits and Refolution, they fent thither for Bailo, was fo ill treated with Im-
bravely attained the Turks, and took 39 Galprifànment at his Ar-Mvälj notwkbfèanding the
lies, 23 Ships, xhree Galleaflès, together with permilDon and encouragement which was given
the three thoufand Souldiers which were then for his kind reception, obtained at the inftancc
B embarked from Nsxia: Thofe which efcaped of the French Anabafiador ; but this Reftrainc
^H
B
B
ß
took Refuge in the Port of Rhodes.
continued not long upon him, before he was
After this great lofs, ehe Turks entertained rcleafed with a daily Allowance (which con­
11 V;. no great Defigns of the Conqueft of Csndts | ti] fome time) of 1200 Afpersa Day ;
B bat only to confèrve Cunt*, and the footing and afterwards the Court returning from Adria-
that they had won in that (land : nor did ever tnpk to CmfiantiHo^e, he was permitted to lodg
the Turks after this, dare to ftand a formal in ehe Palace which belongs to the Bailos of
Battel with the Venetians at Sea, but father fenice.
B contriving to efcape than to fight, did ever af­ The Venetian Fleet being Victorious at Sea,
ter build light Gallies, for transporting of Men made it their work to keep the Month of the
and Ammunition, with intention to wage their DardamUet always blocked op, whereby they
Kf War only at Land, and not at Sea ; it being a hindered all Succours from Candis: notwieb-
B faying ever after common in their Months j Handing which diligence, the Venetians being
Tint God hud given tbt Sen teCbriftßws, and the fometimes forced» for the fake of Water ana
Earth tè the Turks.
Pfòvifìon» to abandon ebat Station* eheTorke
.'. To thefè ill Succédés abroad, were added took hold of the opportunity to efcape forth }
B great Diflèntions at Home -, for the mutinous boe being eagerly parfâed by the Venetians,
Spahees in ^B having united into a ftrong they were forced to take Sanctuary in Xhodet,
Body, marched towards Conftaminople, to join where being again blocked op, the affairs in
B with their ether BredUm in thofè Parés. The Candis fuffered mnch, and che Complaints .from
Janifaries on the other fide, not lefş diligent to thence were load at the Court. So that Orden
oppolc their Enemy, to revenge the Outrages wereièat, and often repeated unto the Captain-
B committed on their Brethren, whom the Spa- Pafha, that be fhould fpend no longer tmie in
JMr/, B
I

86
The Reign of Snltan Mehmet, or Mahomet IV.
16jg. RboJfs, but that in defpight of all Difficulties,
VV^ he'fliould immediately proceed to Candidi and
fight throngb the Venetians in cafe tbey remain*
ed in the way to interrupt his paflage; but the
Captain-Palha notwithftandins thefe Orders,
and Menaces which accompanied them, could
not pcrfwade himtclf to the Hazard of a Battel
i tifi at length, the feafon of the Year fpending,
and being wearied in the Port of Rao'des,
he refolved to adventure abroad •, bot inftead
of going to Cmditi-i he plundered the lQands
as he palled, and returned to Cmifiintinajle^ with
40 Gallies, where he hoped with the Booty he
had plundered to appeafe the anger of the Divan
againft bim : but this Sacrifice did not much
avail, for he was not (boner arrived, than his
Pcrfon was feized, and Goods fcalcd up for the
ufe of the Grand Signior ^ the which Seal his
Sons broke open, and taking with them the
xicheil and molt confiderable part of their Far'
ther?s Eftate, laded it on one of the Gallies,
and fled therewith into Foreign Parts, little regarding
that danger, in which they bad left their
Father toperifh.-,- During which time the Venetians
Hill maintained- their. Guards on the
Coafte of Candis not fullering any Recruits of
Mei?, çr Provifions for War, to be transported
thither 1 fothatit.tneTucksidefigned toprofecutethiş
W ar ,it tegft be by new Forces,and fuch
as were able to encounter the Marine Power
of the Enemy \ the which being refolved
upon by the Council, a heavy Tax was laid on
the people to carry on the Defign, which they
' %/: not willingly fupporting, made a publicklnfurrection
injhepity ; and at the fame time alio the
ancient Quarrel between the Spahecs and Jant
fâries, began again to ferment j which 1 festo»tbe Oihccrs. gave them new Encourage­ 1654.
ment and Satisfaction •, with which, bcingii
little enlivened, Chufaein lent .a Her with a
defiance to thofe in the City, challenging them
to fight a citent Battel with him : but the Chriftians
refuted the Offer, thinking it more prudence
not to accept, than lofs of Honour to deny
an Anfwer to the Challenge. Then the
1 urks fought fbme means to effect their Defign
by Treachery 5 to which end, they treated with
a certain Captain for delivery ©Lone of the
Gates of the City ; which he ppjhiifcd to do
unto the Turks, but gave Advertifemeat unto
the Govcrnour. The Pafha the night following
advanced with fbme Troop«, hoping to find* one
of the Gates opened to him t but inftead thereof,
the Defendants having prepared a Mine to
receive them, 1 prang the fame fo opportunely«
that it carried away the moft of tholê who
were engaged in the Defign, and therewith t$eir
hopes of becoming Maliers fpeedily of that impregnable
FortreXs. Wherefore they refolved
for a while to repofe, and attend thofè Succours
which were now preparing ât Gonß
tuple.
The Fleet being put into a readinefs, the
Souldiery departed with their ufual .hope» of
Succefs ; but meeting with their Enemy again at
the Mouth of the Dardanelli, the Fight was furious
and hot for a long time between, them, but
concluded to the difad vantage of the Turks,
who there loft 6000 Men, two Gallies, three
Ships, and a Mabone*: how foe ver they broke
through the Venetians, and landed x 2000 Men in
the lûe of Candid. Tbc News of this defeat,
Trou­ and the Confirmation thereof, by the wounded
bles being added to a Rebellion railed by the Men which were landed at Conßaminoplt, made
Pafha of Aleppo, wjjöj increafing in ftrength and a great noife amongft the people. Howfocver
number, .came marching towards Cpnß^ntinople, the Turks perfifting confiant to their Intentions
put .that great City into a horrible Fear and of profecuting the War, lent Orders to the
Confuiion.
Captain-Pallia again to fight the Venetians fò
foon as the Fleet was refitted, and re flor cd to a
condition to engage in another Battel -t but the
Venetians fcarce gave them the leifure to repair,
ANNO 1654.
before they.attacked them again, whereby they
T
put them to fuchdifbrder, that they were forced
H E Venetians judged that thefe Troubles* to cake refuge in the fuft convenient Port -,
would naturally produce fòme Advantage where having attended a favourable Wind» they
tp; them, and much facilitate the Peace which haftned to Conffani'mople 5 and from thence were
they had' long defired : butas Seditions amongft difpatched into the Black Sea againft the Cof-
the Turks are always too violent to continue \ fo fàcks, who very much infêfted thofè parts.
thefe Dilcootents evaporated in a fhort times
and new Refòlutions were.takeû to profecute the The Captain-Pafha being arYived, extolled
War w Candi* -7 for aotwithilandingthat Moti' his own great Services and Adventures, and on
ßeur dt Penula}, Son to the French Ambaflador, the contrary vilified the Great Vizier, difpara-
mediated with agreeable prudence to compofe ging all his Actions, as mixed with weak Coun-
Matters in order to a Peace, yet his Endear Fels, and profecuted with Cowardifê, or want
yours were all infigniScant ^ for neither had Sig- of true Refolution : the which took fuch deep
nior Capello Audience granted him, nor that li­ impreffion in his abfence, having none to anberty
which was proroiied before his Arrival 0 fwer for him ; that all being given for granted
the Turks itili infilling on the Surrender of which was all edged againft-him, Orders were
CW/'-j, would not underftand any Terms which difpatched to CtmdU by an Officer to takeoff
did not entirely inveii them in that ConquefL his Head, in whole place this Captain-Pafha fuc-
To enect which by Force, which could not ceeded.
be performed by Compofition -, the Pädia of Buda Amidft of all • thefe Combuftions of War,
was Elected for Captain-Pafha, or Commander the mediation of Peace was carried on by the
in Chief of the Seas; and Orders given to. French Ambaflador : For though Signior Capcifc
equippe a new Fleet of Ships, and GaUies, for was actually» Refident on the Place, qualified
tranfporting the Succours of Men and Provi- with the Character of Bailo for the Republick
ftonsfio Cmfo.- where Chufaein Pafha the Ge­ of Vtmet 1 yet the Turks would fcarce vouchneral,
being wearied with his long Siege of the fâfe to Treat perfooally with him} and indeed
Town, withdrew bis Men at fòme farther di­ his frerings by Imprifonment, and other barttane«
for their better refreshment 5 for they barous Wages, had affected him with fuch a me»
wanting all Conveniences in their Trenches, lane holy, as rend red him uncapable for fomc
began to Mutiny, and to refufe the perfor­ tune of adminifhing public Affairs \ for hamance
of their Duty, until the General fatisfyvine loft his Realem, by giving way to iàd
ing their Pay, and difpenfing liberally Largef- and black Thoughts he lain violent Hands on
bimfel£

J 654. himfelfj by wounding himfclf in Btfd or three
S-^-O places of*his Belly ; bue the Wounds proving
not Mortal, he was in a fhort time reft o red again
to a found Eftate both in Mind and Body 5 as
I (hall Tome few years after have occalion to relate
from the words of ah is own Mouth, which
he was pleafed to utter to me on his Death-bed,
the day before he departed this Life.
Thirteenth' Emperor of. tfc Tûrlp. 87
ANNO 1 6 5 5,
TH E Great Vizier after all his evil Infinuati-
[gjans againft Chufaem Pàfha, fell very tick and
infirm *, fo that the Court conlidering him as a
Peribn uncapable of farther Service» caft their
eyesonthePafbaof AleffOi who being a daring
Martial Man» was efteemed to be the better
Chief in fuch a hazardous War, which for being
on the Sea, was unufuai and diiplealing
to the Turks. Againft bim nothing could be
objected befides his Rebellions and Contrariety
L. to the Government; but hereunto it was prcfently
anfwered, that the extravagance of his
humour proceeded only, from his Ambition of
being Great Vizier*, which when he had attained,
that thirfty delire of Glory, whiflh he exercis'd
for acquiring this Office, would be bulied
io thoughts to advance and improve his Honour
in Actions beyond his Predeceflprs.
Letters being arrived at this Pafha's hands,
which called him to Court to accept this Charge,
did fècretly pleafe the humour of his haughty
Spirit •, howibever, he remained for a while in
ibmefufpence and irrefolution,»not being allured
whether fome Deceit might not ibe concealed
under this ffpecious appearance of Preferment :
But conlidering, that the way unto Gains and
Advantage was by daring Adventures» he resolutely
accepted the Proffer, and put himfelf in
aflâultedthe Mufti in his very Houle» and pür- i £5$.
fued him within/the Gates of the Seraglio with ^v^
a thoufand reproaches and injuries, as an Author
of evil Counfels, and a Difturber of the
common Peace and Quiet of the Empire. Not
was it pofljble to appeafe this Tumult, but by
anticipating to them four months Pay ; • with
which their Minds being made more pliable, they
gently yielded to Obedience, and funerea themleiv
es to be embarked for Cimdi*.
ZarnozjtH Mnß*ph4 was made Captain-Pafhâ,
or General of the Fleet, which was very numerous,
and well equipped, confuting of fixty
Gallics, eight Mahones, thirty great Ships of
War, and fixty one Gallies belonging to the
Beys, After having remained three days at the
Mouth of the Dardanelles near the Caftles, they
went out in this Order ; The Bey's Gallies were
thefirft, then followed the Ships, next the Mahones«
and the Rean confuted wholly of the
Grand Signior's Gallies. The Van of the Fleet
being the Bey's Gallies, which are always the
belt manned» and provided, were ordered to
attack the main Body of the Chriftiaii Fleet»
for that, being, fécond ed with the Ships* they
would be able to fuftain the Shock Until the Mahones
could come up, which were directed
againft the Starboard Wing of the Enemy,compofed
of Galleallès. The Venetians, though
much inferior jn Number, yet* as great in Courage»
gave evident Signs of their delire to fightj
with hopes» by God's BlelDng, to obtain a Vktory.
The Venetians whilft the Turks- paûed*
remained itili with their Anchors apique, which
the Turks interpreting as a token of their Courage
and Boldnefs, were fo daunted, char, they
began to ply towards the Coaft of Greece t but
being forced to pafs under the Guns of the Venetian
Admiral, they were fo ill treated by his
Broadfides, that they were difcouraged from
his March towards Confi ant inof le t with a glori­
making a fécond Charge. The Ships, and 0ous
Equipage of forty thoufand Men, thinking
ther Veflels fared little better, being forced to
therewith to make good his Retreat, and fecure
paß under the Guns of the Enemies Fleet. Thè
bis Peribn in cafe that Deceit were difcovcred
Captain-Pafha attempted to pafs on the Coaft
which he rationally fufpected. Being arrived
of Anatolia, with bis lighter Gallies, but being
near unto Con/lantitiople, he received from the
hindred by a ftrong party of the Enemy» he was
Great Signior feveral Meflages of Kindnefs, and
forced to follow the reft of the Fleet, taking
a good welcome; and was accordingly received
his Gourfe with them by the Coaft of Greece.
into the City» and inverted in the Office, with
In this Charge one of the Turks Mahones was
all the lircumftances of Favour aiid Honour
funk, and two difabled : But the greateft Fight ,
imaginable.
Having thus taken pofTeffion of his Charge, happened between a Squadron of the Turks
he promifed the Grand Signior that he would Ships, and four of the Venetians, which had
employ all his Endeavours to rettore the decayed been hard put to it, had not the Captain Atoce-
Eftate of Affairs, and reform the Government rugo come in to their Afliftancc, howfoever^
And as an eameft thereof, he began to remove the Venetian Captain of the Ship, called the
fuch Minifters from, the Court which were fuf­ Cromia was (lain by a Musket fhot.
pected by him ; and to render himiëlf the more In Ihorc, the Chriftians boarded the Turks
Abfohlte, he cat off feveral others, whom he with fo much Vigour and Refolution, that they
imagined might in any wife difturb or controul took feveral of their Ships» and mixing with
him in the management of his Affairs.
the thickeft qf their other Veflels, they put ma­
' -After which he difpatched his Orden to all ny Alhore, and«others efcaping in their Boats»
Maritime Towns of the Empire, to fit and make left their Slaves and Gallies fo the difpofal of
ready what G allies and Ships- were pofljble to be. the Emu y ; fo that the Venetians obtained
provided » intending thereby to fee out the that day a hundred braß Guns, with a- lignai
greateft Fleet that ever was feen in the Levant : Victory, having had no other important Lofs,
but to compleat this Work, two great Diffi­ unlefs the Ship called the David and Celiati^
culties arofe ; T he firffc was; to find a wife and [which being overpowered, was burnt by the
well experienced Commander : and the next,was pTurks.
in what Banner to per fw ad e the Spahees and Janifaries
to embark ; for they haying heard and
The People of the Tusks, who were in dally
feen in what manner their Companions had pe-
expectation to receive intelligence of a Succefsj
rifhed in this miferable War, abfolutely refilled
agreeable to fo great Preparations» were much
* to go, and though the Animolities of thefë two
troubled to bear the News of the Defeat gi­
orders of Souldiers were irreconcileable one to
ven to their Naval Forces; of which Mifcarthe
other» yet in this common Caule being uni­
.riage, the World dividing it felf into different
ted, they railed fo horrible a Sedition, that they
Conjectures, the molt part, efpecially thofë of
Ctrtßdmruplfj attributed the Misfortune of all
to

88
The Reign of Sultan Mehmets or Mahomet IV.
'655. to the iil Government, and want of Experience
^-%oJ in the General Wherefore to appeafe the People,
efpccially the Merchants, who were weary
I m>, propofing to withdraw their Forces from
M Cttudìa, and make a Peace, upon the paimentof
ten Millions for the Charge of the War : And
to incline the Venetians hereunto, the Turks
gave feverc Orders to their People living about
H Corfou, to moleft the Inhabitants of that Ifland
with all Acts of Hoitility imaginable : and farther
pohlübed, That their Intentions were to
fòt out «a more numerous and ftronger Fleet,
• than any which from the beginning of this War
had failed on the Seas -, and in order thereunto,
great Numbers of Slaves, confuting of
Co/Tacks and Mofcovites, were bought or the
Tartars, and tranfported to Conßantiwpte,
H The Venetians were not in the lealt affrighted
at the/è Boaflings of the Turk, but on the
contrary, knowing that their Affairs in CundU
were well fecured and provided, gave Orders to
H Ballaruw to defili from farther Treaties, and
H to procure bis Licence to depart. • And the
Turks, to evidence their intentions to profêcutc
the War, entered Into Cmes with twenty eight
Sail, laden with Arms and Provisions, OÄvvhich
aliò were fifteen hundred Men. By this conveyance
was lent a Janifar-Aga with .Orders from
the Grand Signior, to conftitute Chufaei» pafha
in the place of Captain-Pafha, or Admiral of
the Seas ; but he judging this to be a Defign, or
H Lure,to draw him from his Poftyar Office,wherein
he wa> more ftrong and lenire, acknowledged
the Honour «of the Employment, but framed
EjrcuXes to continue his Seat and Place of Refi-
H deuce, which the Chief Minifters were forced to
accept ; it being a Ccajuafture more fcafonable
to difiêmbie, than to relent his refufal.
Whilft new Preparations were making againft
Condi*, fo horrible a ftorm of Mutiny and Se- 1636.
dition 3 role at Confi *ntinoplc, as conftrained the v/y%J
Grandees of the Council to quit for the pre- *
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of this Marine War -, from whence thejr reap- J fent all thoughts of providing for the War
ed nothing bui Lößes of their Ships and Goods ; againft the Enemy, that they might defend and
It was thought fit to enter into a Treaty with fave themièlves from the Fory of their own
Signior Capello, the Venetian Bailo, concerning People -j For the Spahees and Janifäries join­
a Peace; but he having his Conimilfion taken ing together, pretended to reform the Abides '
from him, for the Reafon before related, his of the State; to perform which, in a furious
Secretary Bdlmino fupplyed his Office -, .and in Tumult, putting themièlves in Arms, they ran
Order to an Accommodation, had two Audi­ to the Divan, where they depofed the Great
ences with the Great Vizier, to whom* and to Vizier, and difcharged divers other Officers of A&tbtlBt»
others of the Divan, be made Prefènts of rich their Employment i The Mufti'was confrrain- J^
Pieces of Cloth of Gold, in the Name of the
Republick. Hdwfoever the Turks thinking it
d i (honour able to accord unto other Terms, than
the intire Relignation of Candia, proceeded in
their Preparations as formerly ; at which the
Merchants and Tradefmen at Conftmt inopie received
futh matter of Discontentment, tijat in
Tumults they cryed out for Peace at the Gates
of the very Seraglio ; and behaved themièlves
with that Infolence, that the Janifäries were
called to drive them from thence by force of
Arms £ howlbeverthis Tumult and Riot of the
People ended not without the Life of the Great
Vizier, to whole fury he was made a Sacrifice»
And though bis Son appeared at the Gates of
the City with forty thou fa od Men, to demand
Juftjcc on the Murderers of his Father, yet the
People were fo far from being difmayed thereat,
that their Fury and Rage e ne rea fed to a greater
height, and required the Authority of the
Divan to keep things from running into the Inconveniences
of a Civil War.
ANNO *
THefe Diforders induced the chief Miniflcrs
I to enter into another Treaty with SaBari-
Con '
ed to fly to JtrnfaUm, and the Queen-Mother Ij^ 000 "
fcarce remained fecure in her old Seraglio. And
to fo great a height their Rebellion proceeded,
that they propofed even to dethrone the Grand
Signior himfelf. And having thus call off all
Refpect and Duty*io their Prince, they entred
the Imperial Palace, and forcing the Guards,
broke up the Treafury, and carried two millions
from thence. H
Amiclffc of this horrid and affrighting Confufiop,
Merchants and well-meaning Citizens remained
in the moft aironÜbİng apprehenlîons
r % >'
imaginable^ forali Laws being broken, and
Jufhce unregarded, the whole City laid open to H
be pillaged and lacked by the liccntioufnefc of an
unbridled Souldiery. For leverai days the Offices
both of the Mufti, and Great Vizier remained
vacant, by reafon that the two Factions
of Janifäries and Spahees could not agree \
upon the Election. At length the moft féditious
araongffc them wearying out the others with
Quarrels and Contefts, advanced a Fellow of
no Undcrftanding or Reputation to the eminent *
degree of Great Vizier ; in which condition he.
remained not long. For the Fire of the multitude
being with time quenched, and the popular
Heat abated, this new vizier was difpiaced,
all things returning to their ufual Channel, * |
and Authority to its Fountain.
And that Matters might more* eafily be reffored
to their ancient order, the Grana Signior
called for the Pafha of Dtmofem to receive the
Dignity of Great Vizier j for he being a Per- -
fon of eighty Years of Age, and of long Ex-*
perience in Affairs, having managed the moft
weighty Charges of the Empire, was looked
on by all as the moft proper Perfon to com- •.
pole and heal thefe great Diftempers in the
State; and this was that famous Knperlte, who
was Father to "him who fuccceded him in this
Office. The Pa/ha of SililtrU was alio conftituted(
Captain Pafha, ana Chnfatin was confiti I
med in his Government of Condi*,.
And now the bright Beams of Juftice-and
Government having difÜpated the Storms and
Fury of popular Sbllevations 5 the Grand Signior
in'Perfon mounting his Horfè, accoro panìéd
with his principal Minuter of State, tifitcd
all the Parts 01 Conft*ntin*ph, where making
Inquifition for the principal Leaders and Forni
of this Rebellion, he fazed on fome, and
without further procefi, boldly executed them
in the Face of the People.
But before things were reduced to this condition,
four Months were fpenc in this horrid r-"'-.»|
Confufion -, and what is mofrftrange, this Great 3
Empire for fo long time remained without a
Pilot, tolled on the Waves of popolar Zoomotions-,
all which ferved to give eafeand respite
to the Venetians in their War, but not to ope- H
rate towards a Peace « fo refolute were the
Turks in their Defign. of making an entire Conquell
of Condi*.
For

Thirteenth Empi
WÊM * - F°r having ia^ain Equipped a moft formidat-^Vpü
blefleet, con lifting of tixty light Gallics, twenty
eight Ships, and nine Galleallês -, they attempt
ted to make their way .for Owafi«, and there-with
to fight the Venetians in cafe they mould
oppofe them in their Voyage« to which they
were the more encouraged upon fight, .of the
Venetians,. Wfadt appeared- at the Streights of
i the £.ir, or Brlgantines -, hoir*
foeven the Turks Were not fo confident in thtir
numbers, but that itbey judgejiift fecjuifite fcoj
fortify themfelves with two Batteries ; one onj
the Goad of jïnnoln, land the other on the
European Ihore, whereby they, imagined» that
they might caufe the Venetians to give way, and
open a Paflage to their Fleet. ; l*i.
Eignet- But notwithltanding the continual ihot which
mm k- thga' made Ml them, they ftill kept their
***** *** Station from sş ajW to the 26//» of Jme ; when
VwtiM d |fe «fOtning about to the^North» which
was favourable for the Turks ty) Sail out, and,
to bring them nearer to their Enemies, {hey;
began gently to approach, and the like the' Chriftişns
endeavoured, being dclirous to join Battel
J at which firm nefs of Re folu t ion, theTurJb&
being 3 little ftartled, became willing to avoid
.the Fight, and to creep under the /heiter of the
point of Babterty which locks in one of the
'- Bayes between thjs Caftles and the Mouth, of tjhe
DéttdétulU. But the Wind on a fudden turn-
£ ing favourable fox the Venetians, the Prior of
of the Turfy.
Sean cfeieXommaaded by the Pafha of B$fmt,
that the City of Ràguf* mould be put into at"
readinefs to receive his Troops, being judged
a convenient Place for the Seat and Magazine of
Arms for thofe Countries«
But the poor Republicfc greatly apprehending
this Misfortune, (han which there could be
no greater Mifchicf, nor Ruin to their- Country j
j difpauhed certain Deputies with theic yearly
I Tribute; to the- Port, w$h Inftructions, that in
the way thither, they mould fupplicate the Pafha
to intercede wich the Grand Signior in their
behalf reprefenting to his Majcfty, that they
paying thieir annual Tribute for Protection,
OBght.nfit'in, jufticeto beexpofed to theucentiou:fijefs
»f an Army, Which their little Territories
went, not capable to receives nor provide
with convenient Quarters : at which Meffage
the Pafha being highly incenfed, anfwered
rudely, /and impriloned them ; tHreatning to
ft 1 angle them, in caie their Government did not
obey the Commands of the Sultan,*
ANNO 1 d 5 7.
DUT the chief Ministers at the Port, taking
D into their confideration the prefent State of
Affairs; that the City of Conßantmofle wa>full
of Difcontents ; the Perfian on one fide, and
the Mofcovite on the other, ready to invade divers
parts of the. Empire j. chat there were Defigns.to
depofe the Grand Signior, and fet one
RochtUt with his .Squadron, and Mocenigo with of his Brothers on the Throne \ befides a mul­
three Ships under his Command, made up totitude of other Dangers ; the refòlution of the
wards the Caftles, with delign to cut die Turks | Court's removal, and of the Grand Signior's
off /rom thçir Retreat-, the others valiantly March into Dalmatia, was fufpended ; his Pre­
allailed the Turks, who defending themfelvescj tence and Authority, being elteemed moft requi-
like chofe, whofe chief fecuvity con lifts in their fite in fuch a conjuncture of Troubles at the
Arms, there enfoed a moft miferable flangbter | Heart and Center of his Empire. After which,
Tbt Vmti- , he deferred his Journey to AdrUnofle for
Boarded, and become Malter of a great Ship tome time.j but they being averle to tills War,
called a Sottana^ with the Gaily which attended refufed to march, until firfc they had received
her, WAS fhqt in the thigh with a Cannon Bul­ all Arrears which were due to them ; the which
let, and thereby gained the glory to die Con­ audacious Propofal fo incenfed the Grand Sigquering,
aqd .Triumphant.
nior, that be caufed the Heads of two o£ the
After whofe Death, the Provedi tor taking moft forwards Mutineers to be cut off in his
upon him the Command of the Fleet, proïè- prefènce.
cuted the Victory fo dofe, that excepting four­ This pnfeafonable rigour rather provoked the
teen Gallies ,w#jch efcaped with the Captain- Spirits of difcontented Men, than abated tbcra j
Pafha, |j feur Çallies of, the Bey's ; all the and the continual Prizes which the Venetians
whole. JFleeß, w.g$ .either taken, .iunk> or burnt made on the Turks, and ftoppage of Provifions*
The Venetians not being able to man all the which did ufually iupply Conß*ntintpU from the
Veflcls that they had taken, fet many of them on Ârchifilag«ı railed the price of Bread, and of
fire in the Night, excepting only twelve Gal­ aj| Victuals in that populous City ; fo that the
lics, four Ships, and two Galleallês, which they People murmured and exclaimed, as if they had
referved for a Demon ftrat ion or Evidence of been reduced to their laft Extremity.
their Victory», With this glorious mccefs five
thoufand poor Chriftians obtained their Free­
The Grand Vizier confidering that the lois of
dom, and had their Chains and Shackles knock-
Tenedos was the caufe of all thefè Inconviences 9
ed off. What number the Turks might have loft
promifed the Inhabitants of Conßmtinofle^ that
is uncertain ; butas to the Venetians, it is re­
he would regain it in a fhort time ; in order to
ported, that befides their General, there were j
which, he fet forth a very numerous Fleet to be>
not above three hundred Men in all killed and
fiege that Fortrcfs; but contrary Winds, and
wounded.
bad Weather, forced them into a Neighbouring
Port, where they attended the conjunction of
The Venetians being encouraged by this Suc­ the Bey's Gallics with them.
cess, attacked the Ifland of Tene Jos, and in the The General of the Venetianshsvingreceived
ipace of four days' became Matters of it ; as ! advice hereof, put to Sea, that'he might hinder
allò in a fhort time afterwards of Statimene, anr thefè two Fleets from joining j and was no
Aşntly called Limms\ the which IhamefulLof- fooner in the Channel of Scio, than that he met
xls and Overthrow» lb irritated the Mind of with ten Sail of Barbery Men of War, convoy­
the Grand Signior, that he gave Orders to caring a great number of Saiqnes, and other Vel*ry,
the War into Dal/mum, intending the next fels, of which fourteen were kden wjth Proti?
Summer to go thither in Perion | and in the fions, carrying alfo with them two hundred
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The Reign of Sultan Mehmet, or Mahomet IV.
1657. thoufand Crowns, which was the Tribute of
Rhtdei : Thefe the Venetians aflàìfed with fach
Courage and Succefs, that they burnt the ten
Ships, and many of the Saignes 5 killed a thoufar,d
Turks, took four hundred Prisoners, delivered
three hundred Chriftians •, with the loft
only of an hundred kitted, and three hundred
wounded.« *
This and other Lodes augmented the Discon­
tents at Consuminole fo that the Grand Vizier,
to hold up the Spirits of the People, refolved
to go in Perfon to Ttntiu, and accordingly
equipped a Fleet of eighteen Ships, thirty Gullies,
ten Galleafles, with an innumerable Company
of SaiqueJ, and other Veflels, whereon he
embarked twenty thoufand Horfe, and eighty
thoufand Foot ; with which Army the Vizier failed
out of the DartLotelß.im the 17»* of July,
having firft received Intelligence, that Aùcemgo
was not rtturned from the Afirea, where he
had been for.fome time in chafe of certain Ships.
Howfoever the»Tnrks found not the Palfage fo
clear, but that they encountred with a Squadron
of eighteen Sail of Men of War, under the*
Command of Signior Bimb» , the which fremine
an inconfiderable number to the Turks, they
alfailcd them with undoubted hopes of Victory.
The Admiral and Vice-Admiral of the. Turks,
with five other great Ships, charged the Venetian
Admiral, who defended himfdf fo bravely,
that for three hours they lay Board and Board -,
the-reft of the Turkifh Fleet a flailed the other
part of their Enemies Fleet fo elòfe, that the
Fight became terrible and bloody, both for one |
and the other, until at length the Turks being
worfted, were put to flight, and in the purfuit»
a great Turkifh Sultana was put afbore near
cuted the fame Defign | and as if he would ii 1657.
tate the ancient Funeral Piles, he celebrated the Vyy^o
Obfcquies of bis General» by burning the Admiral
Gaily of the Turk«, and thence retired
towards Tentati.
After the Turks had refitted their Vcflèls, and
put their Fleet in a reafooable poffare, they departed
from Mayltnt the i8tb of jfajy at Night,
and on the 30*6 were on the Coafr, of Tenths •• Tnwdt»
where immediatly landing five thoufànd Mwfttknkjit*
and great numbers approaching ready to At' 5f"%»
theirfooton Shore, the Defendants of the Fortrefs
fummoncd a Council of VVar •, at wtoichalf'
agreeing that the Ifland was not tenable againfr.
fo great a Force, embarked their Men, Ammunition,
and Artillery, and refigned their ph
to the difpofal and command of the Enefirjfc
After which Succefs the Turks in like maniier
landed ten thoufand Men on the Ifland of Lenti",
where, having laid a formal Siege to the
Caftlc, they made a general Affault, -bot weré J Q
repulfed with the lofs of five hundred Méhf
leaving their Sea ling-Ladders to the Befieged. H
They made afterwards divers Attempts, but in
all were beaten off with confiderable lofs ; fo
that they bad abandoned the Entcrprize, bad*
not the greater fear and apprehennon «f fbe^
Divan at Home, confirmed their Courage £&,
gainft the Enemy j until at length the Chriftians
being wearied with two Months Siege, without ff^u?
hopes of Relief, were forced to a Surrender I
which was performed on Articles, That they
fhould depart with Arms, Baggage, and have
free liberty to embark themfelves forCy«« •
Thefe two important Places being regained
by the Turks, were the Subject of great Joy to
Troy ; one of their Galleafles was df fabled, two •the Court, and of Courage and Satisfaciion to>
of their Ships funk, and the reft were chafed the Inhabitants of Conßttftfmofk 1 So that the
as far as Metylctte, being put by the Ifland of Grand Signior apprehending that by thefe Sot*
TtnttUt,
cedes, the Seditions and Mutinies of the City
( In this Interim, the General Moctnigo was on were appealed, he took his Journey to AManohis
Voyage towards the Durthmtlli -, «and being \fk ; where to evidence his Grandeur to the Bai«
come within "the noife of the Cannon, he ha­ lo Capello, and the Secretary B*ll«rino, he made
stened with more diligence •, and arrived fb feaiònably
to the afEfiance of Bembo, that at his
appearance molt of the Turkifh Gallics began
to turn their Sterns, and make towards the
Shore of Anatolia, with fuch diferder, that of
twenty eight Galbes, and two Galleafles, there
were but five only which kept'company with
the Ballard Gaily of the Captai n-Pafba, and entrai
with him under the defence of the Cailles.
The reft of the Meet was chafed by Moccnigo ;
but the Turks being to windward, the Chriftians
were not able that» day to come up with
them. The next day th*e Wind being more favourable,
a Council of War was held aboard
the Venetian General ; during which Confnltation,they
cfpied five GaUies making towards
the Point Bab*, there to fècure tbemfèlves under
the Shore : and thereupon refolved, that wbilft
the Captain General, with a Squadron of M*L-
'*, attempted tbofe five GaUies, and others
which had taken the fame place of Refuge, the
reft of the Fleet fhould keep firing at thofe
without.
Accordingly the Captain-General made towards
the Point B*b*, where palling within
Musket-fliot, and under the reach of five Batteries,
an unfortunate Shot in the Powder-room
blew up the Ship, and therewith ended the Days
of this valiant Mtctnito-, who died full of Honour
and Glory ; his brave Actions continuing
his Memory in all the Hiftorics of Fenice. The
Proveditor focceeding in his Command, profe-
1
his entry wich an Army of twenty thoufand
Men, befides the ordinary Attendance of the
Court, and ufuai Concomitants of the Ottoman
Train.
After which Oftentation, the Grand Signior
encbarged Baliwftu to write to the Senate, That
though he was able to over-run all their Country,
and take from them their Capital City, yet fuch
was his Clemency, that be was contented to B
grant them Peace, on Conditions that they fur*
rend red to him all the Ifland of Cmé*, with the H
Fortrefs of Cliffs* fa Ddmati*. and paiment of
three Millions of Gold for the Dammages of the *
War.
But thefe feemed to the Senate to be ftich im- I
reafonable Prop©(irions, and fo prejudicial to
their Honour, that they refblved to maintain «
the War, and to defend therafclves more vigoroufly
than ever. H
M A N N O 1658. •
NOtwitbftanding the Deugn* of the Turks
againft Dalmati«, they were not lefs intent
to their Affairs in Cmdle, designing to try their.
Fortune once again in the Siege of the principal*
City of that Name, for that falling into their
Hands, the whole Ifland would quickly be reduced,
and with that Gonqueft an end won A
be put unto the War.
The Venetians, on the other fide, attended t»
their Bufinefs with all diligence, not neglecting
any Provifioos which might fecure their In ter eft
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Thirteenth Emperor of tae-Tiy^]
»658, in that Country, and that they might regain feCutcdhis'Hufinêfs ad tefs in CmJm than for­
V?irO what they had loft, they, field Intelligence with merly, lia Kopfes taput an end to the War there*
H fome ferions in Canea, hoping by theiriueans to before the- end öf {he Summer ; and in order
furprife the Town 3 but the Twrkilh Govcr- thereunto,: he received «a Recruit of five and
nour, being very vigilant, reinforced his Gari* twenty thoufand Men from the AArr*. But the
fön with five hundred Men : and Chu fat in Pa/lin daily increate of the Pallia's. Forces, and his ap­
ingto his Alfifrancc with thirty Gallics, di£ proach towards Confiant inopie, 35 it was a Mat­
I appointed the Venetians of landing at that ter of the* highclt Confèquence, fb it required
place.
the raoft prudence and caution ia the manage­
The Rendezvous of the Army which was to ment. *
march intoDalmati a, was'ordered to beat A'\ In the firffc 'place therefore by F«/&, or Redrianopu^
where the Brother-in-Law of Che Pa-Jfolve
from the Mufti, the Pafha was declared a
[V İha ot Aleppo, who was Commander of the Rebel, andgoilty of High Treafon againft the
* Forças of that Place, arriving later than the Sultan -, notwithstanding which, a Chaous was
day prefixed, was for that reafon put to death difpatched with Letters of Pardon, if now re­
by the Great Vizier.
penting of his fault, he would disband his Ar­
This Severity fo enraged the Paflia, that im- my, and return to hjs former Obedience, he
I mediately, he rajfed an Army of forty thoufand fhould be received into Grace'and Favour. The
Men, and marched towards Scutari, thrcatning Pallia received the Ghaous wich the farae,Cere-
Confiant inopie it feI6 unlefs the Heed of the mony and Honour, as if he had been an Ambaf
Great Vizier- were given him by way of rcprizal
for that of his Brothers. The Divan being
ftartled hereat, returned him a gende Meflàge»
neither denying nor granting his Demand, as if
they intended toamufe him with Hopes t But he
interpreting this Delay for a Rcfujâl, did not
only perl/ft in requiring the Head of the Vieler« ;
but of four other principal Councilors, whom
he judged to have concurred in the Sentence for
his Brother's Death \ and in farther profecution
hereof, he burnt and (boiled all the Country
about ConßantinopU ; and the Plague raging
at the fame time in the City, affèfteâ the .inhabitants
with fuch Sad nefs and Difcòntent, tfiat the
chief Minifters apprehended more Evil from
thence, - than from toe Enemy without. -
H The Army of the Pafba daily incrcafing, and
being grown from forty tofixty thoufand Men,
caufed the Vizier to abandon all other Thoughts
and Defigns but fhofe which tended to the deft
rud ion of the Pafba,- and. his Complices ; fo
that there necefl'arily followed a Revnlfion of
the Forces from Dal mat i a; the Vizier hirafelf
diverting them from thence and Tranfylvania,
marched with the whole Army towards €i>afian-\
tmttpì
Yet before the Great Vizier departed from
Adrianople, he perfwaded the Grand Signier to
fet the Bailo Captilo, and the Secretary Bal t ar i no
at Liberty, that thereby he might give fome jealoufy
to the Babels, as if he dcligncd to make a
Peace with Vemce% to have more Power, and
better leizure to make his War againft them.
'ThisGounfel«, though prudently given, had yet
little Influente on the Humor or die Pafha, who
continued his pareli, fortifying himfelf: in the
molt advantageous Paffes of the Country,: B'âtl
what was molt bold of all his Aciions, and
rendred bis Pardon, beyond the Clemency of hia
Sovereign, was the proclaiming a youth of
• twenty Yearsof Age* .'then with him in his Army»
to be the Son ef Sultan M>rat, and confequently
the lawful Heir, of the Crown % and
that in p'ght of him,; he had taken pofleffion of a
groat part of Afat and was marching towards
Confiant inopie, with refolution to difpoflèfs Sul-j
tan Warner, and exalt this lawful and undoubted
Heitvon the Throne of his Anceftors.
1
fador, being willing to conlider him under that |
Character, rather than under the Notion of a
Purfuivant, or Officer fent to affright him into
his Duty ', and in Anfwer to the Meflagc, replied,
That it was not in his power to condefS
cend to any Conditions, for.that lince he had
aflùroed the Caute of this Youth, who was the
Son of Sultan Mor at, concealed to that Age by
his Mother, for fear of the Power of his Uncle,
he could not aliène to any Terms or Conditions
fiefs than the Exaltation of him to the Ottoman
Throne. And fo carrying this Young Man with
Mnrj as a Property, whereby to cover his Rebellion
with the Guife of J ufi ice and Duty, hemaintained
a Court for him after the Ottomalt
Fafhion ; and caufing the Tagho, or Standards,
ito be carried before him, he permitted him to
give Audiences, fend Difpatchcs, and to take on
|him all the Royal Mark's of Empire.
The Army of the Pafha was by this time encreaîfèd
to feventy thoufand Men, one part of
wi ihe lent towards Scutari^ and another towards
SWJIMM, which alarm'd all the Countries
pound about, and gave the Grand Signior fudh
caule of Apprehenfion, that he tried divers
[Means, and made many Propodtions of Honours
and Benefits to the Pafha, whereby tp aliare
him to Obedience : One while he offered
ko him the Government of Grand Cairo • but
pat being rejected, he endeavoured to raifë
Men in Afia to oppofê the progrefsof his Arms ;
pf which fome numbers being got into a Body,
and perceiving the formidable Force of the Pafha,
revolted, and joined themfelves to his
party.
This Extremity of Affairs, caufed the Grand
Senior not only again to proclaim the Pafha a
Rebel, butto give liberty to his People to defti
him and his Souldiers in any parts where
they fhould encounter them. In purXuan.ee of
which Licenie, a Village in Aft* having killed
twenty five or thirty ofthe Pafha's Men, which
came thither to refrelh themfelves j the Pafha
was fo enraged thereat, that he caufed his-
Souldiers to pnt Man, Woman, and Chad to
the Sword throughout the Village. And is this
manner the Affairs of the Turks remained in the
greatelt Confûfion imaginable through the whole
courfeof this Year 16 $£.-,"< ,
This and other Rumors from Peqfi*, that that
King taking the advantage of thefè Difbrders,
was making Preparations to regain Bağdat, or I I A N N O i 6 5 9.- *
BdbylonjmA revenge himfeJf of all thofè Cruelties .
N wSich the Turks had inflicied on his Subjects jdil did this Year begin wkh better Omens
and Country, incpeaftd the Fears and-Cares of of Succefs, for to the other Dangers, was
the chief Minifters of State.
added a Report, that the Periian had taken the
M (Nocwithftanding which, Chufatim Pafha pro- Field with two bnndred thoufand Men, for re*
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9 2 The Reign af Sultan Mé inet, or Mahomet IV.
I 165,9. covery of Bağdat, or Babylon, which was the Camp» which being performed nesr a Town 16(9.
U/-yr\? ancient Patrimony of his Forefathers } fo that called Alexandria, he foolifbly fuffered himfeif SL^pj)
the Grand Signior being rendred thereby more to be feparattd in a private Place from his Ar­
willing to agree and accommodate Affairs with I my, on pretence chat Peace was more aptly
the Pafha, proffered to him the Government of concluded in a free Retirement, than under
die Province of Son* for ever, paying only a the conffraint and force of the Souldiery. Here
yearly Homage of an hundred thoufand Sulta- Mortati meeting the Pafha, forcibly ftrtnglcd
nees, in lien of three hundred thoufand, which him, with feventeen of his Complices, whom
that Country always yielded. But the Pride of he bad brought with him for Witnefles to his
m the Pafha fcorned a Proffer of fo mean a Confi- Capitulations with the Grand Signior. With H
dcration, having nothing lefs in his Thoughts the news hereof the Army of the Paflia foon
I than the entire enjoyment of the Empire, or at disbanded« every one with fhame and filence
leaft to partake an equal (hare thereof with the fhifting for himièlf, retired to his own Coun- .
H Sultan. *
try and Home. And herewith eaffly ended this
For the Hopes of the Paflia encreafing with
Civil War almoft in a moment, which but now
his Army, which was now grown to eighty thou­
threatned the Extirpation of the Ottoman
sand Men, he took up for tòme days bis Head­
Race*
quarters near the Fortreis of Tvcacaiih within The cruel Vizier retained his thoughts of Re­
ten days march of Smyrna ; and thence apvenge, which we fhall fhortly hear in what
proaching towards Cò/^fantìnople, the chief Mi­ manner he vented on the great Spahees and rich
ni Iters concluded, that there was no other Safety Men in A/!*- who had joined tbemfelves with
butin their Anns -, and that the Pafha was not the Paflia in this Rebellion. This good Service
co be reduced to any terms of Gentlcnefs or promoted MmoxM, and rendred him more con«
Moderation. Accordingly the Great Vizierpaf- lider able to the Grand Signior, fo that he was
H led into Afla with a numerous Army, and fpee- employed in the Affiftanee of the Tartars, ;
dily joined Battel with the Pafha, which conti- againft Regntld in Tronjylvama, and afterwards
I nued for fome Hours with great daughter on one preferred to the important Charge of Bağdat, H
fide and the others but at length the fortune of or Babylon, of whole Succeß, and Fate, we
H the Day turned in favour of toe Pafha ', and the we fhall hear in the Sequal of a few Years.
Vizier's Army being routed, heloft all he Can­ But as yet the Commotions of Afla were not
non and Baggage, and he himfelf was forced to fo wholly extinguifhed, but that the Nephew
fave bimfcF in the Neighbouring Countries i of the Pafha of dltyfc in revenge of the trea­
where not being purfued by the Pafha, he bad cherous Death of his Uncle, took up Arms, and
time again to collect his torn and {battered was followed by the People of the Territories
froops. The News hereof multiplied theDiP- depending on Alnp». To his Affiftanee came
orders and Confufions at Confiantitiople, to which in alfo the Son of Chnfatin Pafha, late General
being added the Motion of the Perfians, and that in Candia, whom the cruel Vizier had put to
they were to join with the Pafha i as allò fòme death» noflwitbftanding the merit of his late
Trouble: in Tr tnJjfmrì\Tm cauled by the unquiet Services, which might lean to atone for his
H Spirit of Ragttskft together with the ill Humour former Misfortunes, and make fatisfaction for
" of the Male-contents in the City, made all things non-compliance with Ihfbructions 5 bat this Vi­
• appear with equal or greater Danger at Home sier, who never pardoned any Perfon, would
than Abroad.
not begin with an Act of Clemency towards
•Wherefore, as the ultimate Remedy of theft one who was none of bis Creatures or Confi­
imminent Dangers, it was refolved, that the dents depending on him.
Grand Signior mould go inperfon to the War, Tothefé joined the Bey of TVJJ«, who call­
on fuppoGtion that Reverence to his Royal Pering off his Obedience to the Pafha of Cairo,
lon would produce that awe on the Spirits of entred into the Cabal with ten thonfand Horfe 5
his Subjects» which was not to be effected by fo that a formidable Army being compofed by
Violence, or force of Arms. According to this this Union, gave a new Subject of Fear and Ap­
I Refolution the Grand Signior palled into S*,i pi at ConftantinofU. But the Great Vi- H
and joining his Forces with thole of the Vizi-| »er fo dextroufly managed his Affair, by fow-
I er, compofed an Army of feventy thou fand ing Diflcntion between the Chiefs, and bellow- : J
Foot, and thirty thoufànd Horfè > with which ing Lapgefles on the Souldiery, that the Army
I marching boldly towards the Enemy, the Heart anfenfiDİv mouidred away, leaving their Gene- S
of the Paflia began to mil him, fo that calling rais, and Commanders to fhift fit- tbemfelves,
a Council of his Officers, he propofed bis In­ and expofing them to the Juftice of a Vizier,
clinations towards Terms of Agreement, rather who was unacquainted with Mercy, and never
than to hazard all on the Uncertainties of a pardoned any who was either guilty of a Fault»
\ i4 Battel , the Spirits of the Souldiery being now or fupected fork.
become tractable by the appearance of fo great Towards the end of this Year, the Vizier
a Force, aflènted to the Propofition, and there­ built the lower Forts, which are fatua ted at the
upon Articles being (peedily drawn up, were entrance into the Dardanelles, commonly called
fent to the Grand Signior for his Approbation ; by the name of the Queen-Mother's Caille*
who, though he would.not feerato rerufeany And difpatched a Chaous to the Pafha of C#-
[ " thing therein contained, yet declined a fo­ «M, to put all things in a Readinefs for the /
nai Treaty, as being a Matter too mean for his Siege of Candis • Orders were alfo given to the
Imperial Perfon to capitulate with his Vafiàls, Pafha ws of the Inland Countries to prepare them-
and therefore ordered, that Mortaz* Pafha felvesfor the Wars againft Dalmate*, and Tran-
fhould Treat in his behalf, pfomifing to confirm fllvania.
whatsoever Act Mmm* Pafha mould conclude
in this Matter.
Li' AN NQ 1660.
MortA* being thus made Plenipotentiary, re-
* • filled to treat with the Pafha, until fuch time THE Rendezvous of the Army being ap­
as he had retreated with bis Army at a diftance pointed at Belgradi, the Vizier battened
of fome days March from the Grand Sjgnior's thither io Perfon to quicken the Preparations,
and

Thirteenth Empì w of the Turfy.
tóso, and March of the Souldiers, which.were flock-
»try-vJ ing thither from all parts. This Vizier K.*t*r-\
lee, though aged, was yet very aiti ve and vigorous,
by which he created fòt mach confidence
of hitnfclf in bis Mafber, that he acted nothing
in all the Government but by his Counfcl and
r : ' Direction : which being always jealous and bloo-
H dy towards tholè who had any Power in the
Empire, he for that Reafon cut off the Cafir
of Damafcw, who though he was a gopd Go-1
vernour, and a faithful Servant» vet becaufe he
•- was a Favourite of the Queen-Mother, and con-
1 Served the State of his Affairs in a laudable pofturc,
he grew jealous of his Power, and therefore
facrinced his Blood to bis own Security and
Bloody Difpofition.
The which act of unjuft Cruelty fo enraged
E the Queen-Mother, that fhe for ever after bore a
mortal hatred to this Vizier, and continued
the fame to his Son, which was the famous
Ktiğcrleeş bot his Moderation and Difcretion
was fo well tempered with refpect towards her,
BE that She at length not only pardoned the Sin of
H his Father in him, but became his Friend, and
H relifhed the Services, which he performed for bis
Matter.
The Venetians having about this time received
conffderable Succours, namely four thoufand
Hi French Foot, which bis moil Chriftian Majefty,
H after the Conclufion of Peace at the Vvrtm*n
Treaty, had molt generoufly Spared to that Republics,
were enabled to attempt fbme notable
Enterpaizc 5 and thereby fo hardly preflèd the
Palha of Canea, that he earaeftly wrote to the
I Grand Signior for Succours ; alluring him, that
I without prefent Relief, he fbould be forced to
Arrender his Town to the Mercy of the Enemy.
The Grand Signior promiJêd him fpeedy
Relief, and for his better encouragement fent
1
him the Prefent of a Sword and a Veft of Sa- 1660.
bles 1 in the mean time the Venetians took three \sy>J'
Forts, viz.. Calamo, Calegro, and Ej>ic*rnoy and
proceeded £0 lay Siege to Cant* ; but the Enemy
having received a Supply of three thoufand
Men into the Towtythe Chriltians quitted this
enterprize in hopes of beating the Turks out
of new Condi* j which was lately built near to
(he old Condi*, with delign to keep that Town
frraitned by perpetual Alarms, and by the vicinity
of lb bad a Neighbourhood.
The Grand Vizer being very Aged, was iùbject
to many infirmities", and falling fick at Belgrade,
he was advifed by the Ph'yficians to change the
Air, as the belt Remedy for his Difêafê 5 and
indeed they were all careful to give him the
belt and fafeft Counfels, for that he often
tbreatned them, if he died of that Sicknefi, hé
would fend them all to the next World before
him. The Vizier following the Advice of his
Physicians, returned to Adriantple, where having
in a good meafure recovered his Health, he
lent Orders to Hali Pafha, then General of the
Forces in Hungary, to haften the Sieğe o(W*r*~ ,

T H E
MEM O I RS
O F
Sir Paul Rycaut,
HIST
Containing
O|R
the t
Y
OF THEÏ
TUR Kg,
FROM THE'
YEAR 1660, to the YEAR l6?8/
With the moft Remarkable Paffages
Relating to the
ENGLISH TRADE
In Ae Ipace of Eighteen Yean;