Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa.

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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.
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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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