Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa.

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
by fair words or violence, had feduced her, or J
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forced her to his Bed. Bnt growing now ex­
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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