Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa.

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
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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*~ ,