The Reign of Sultan

^Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy 127
^1 6 6 x. tire Amity »idgtòd£àrrejpmdenàes' Certain-
IŞf-V**- 1 ' ft'was now towards the beginning of Winter,
ly fguy jffa/efip^t'nows, that^^Ofugmenta- when theSeafon of the Year compelled ihcTnrkiJk,
Fleet of G.allies to return according to cuftom,
tion, and daily Edere afe ofthat Amity, Prjh
to the Port of Confiant inopie. X
L • ceejds from toe protection ana honourable Obfervane*
of Cmditiofts and Capitulations her
twee* both» Partien i ßy tèe Grace of the Mofi
High GOD, rhe Sublime one Imperial Port
E of the mofi Happy* 'mofi Puijfdnt, t»oß Pala-
I rouîy miß Magnìfent, and mofi Strong Emperor,
Support ofjiieMufiutmans, My Lord,
vohofe Arms God pro/per witty /double Force, is
• always open for our friends, and others,without
any Qbfiacle, as all the World'knows, arid
particularly for Tour Majeflip\ Who is our
Friend, and hath been longiH-AWity with the
H mofi Serene Ottoman Family: whom God efid-
Hiß until the day of the Baffone^ It beings
mofi certain Truth, that there bath, happened
neither on one fide or other any Allien contrary
L to the promifed Faith.
Ana now, fince Tour Majefty defires fora
* new Ornament of the Ancient ândGood Corre*
fjpondence-, and to the end thaf thè agreement
H and Conditions' thereof be honoured as they
ought, that tbe confiderable. pèrfpn amongft
the N.'bles of the Court of Tour Majefty, the
Sieur Denys de Ja Haye, Son of the late Am-
1
,'t bdffador, a Sub jell of Reputation, Tour Gentleman
of Credit y whofeDdys may fhey conclude
in happinefs, be fent-to refi de at this
Happy and Imperial fort, for Tour Majefty,
according to the ancient cufipm 'JM the end that
the Intention of Tour Majefty may be performed,
We have expofed 11 at the High
Throne of the thrice Happy, mofi My fierions,
and mofi Great Emperor, My Lord, Who with
an Imperial regard of courteous Demonftration,
hath accepted the faidDemand with wiUingnefs,
and therefore in fignificationjif his Pleafure,
H We write Tou this Our prsfent and friendly
Letter ; and if it pleafe God, according to the
ancient Cufiom, when the faid Bmbajfador
/haß arrive at this Higfi Port with the Let-
I : ters of Friend/hip from Tour Majefty, he fiali
be honoured on the Imperial part,and entertained
according to thè ordinary cußom,the Imperial
Capitulation fiali be renewed, the Ornament of
H AJfeelion on one fide and the ether fiali be confirmed
; and for an efficacious Confirmation, of a
good Peace between both Emperors, an Imperial
Letter fiali be fent to Tour Majefty, vohofe
health be happy and profperpus, ,
From Hie Imperial CUy
of'Confiuniinopie.
The Vi­
The Poor Hornet Pallia.
cier ftiles
himfelf,
The In Anfwer to the Kings Letters, the Grand
JPoof, in Signior made no reply» but only by his Viziexj
refpectto
by Ffeafon chat in all the Ancient 7îf£//7; Regüters
thi acncTiot
his and Archives, there was no example found, that
Matter, f Wie Grand Signior ever wrote to any King, who
had nor an Ambaffcdor actually refìdent at his
Porr. Bat this Negotiation about a French AmbafTidor
cook not effect., until tòme time after, in
which other Letters and MelTages intervened, as
wift appear by the following Sequel of this Hiftoiy.
hc whole Summer
before, they had for the moft part paflèd in
fôthé Harbour or 'Creek amongft tbeGw-fc Islands,
having afforded nothing of Convoy or fuccour to-
Wards the (âfe Conduit, of the Fleet of Grand
Xiairo, but tufFered them to fall into the hands of
the Enemy, as before mentioned, and* indeed
for lèverai 1 yeärsThe Marine Affairs of the7wr£x
bave always gone decaying in Fame and Force ;
and the -préparations of the Armata every
Spring, have been of Form and CoUrfe, rather
pah with hopes of fuccéïs correfpondent to the
ejfpence. In their rerum home, near Confanti*
hbp.'e they encouhtred a fierce dorm, lb that three
Gal lies werecaft away at Ponte Piccolo, (by the
furti called Ciiêuccbeckntàge, about four* Leagues
'diIrant from Cenfantinomie.} Howfoever*tÇÊ Wëâ*
ther clearing, the remainder of the Fleet güî-
Into Port, entring with Joy, with Völlîes W
great and /mall Shot, with Streamers flying,
Pipe's founding, and all other forts of their
ÇtmnmPftloficlc , bringing with great Ostentation
'a fmall Flyboar, which had been a "rtgorlrŞfe--Man
of-War, ,'taken by them as me was'
cruilihg ! KngIy' î in the Arches of Pelago ; which
was brought in with 1er much Ceremony ufed
in coaing fier*' into Porr j decking her with
Streamers and fo tharwandring three or four
days in the Propcntv, ac iaft ran tbeir Gaily
aflioar on the Afian (ide , near Palermo ;. from
whence they were brought back to Confanti'
ncple, and there, by lenience of the Captain Pailia,
fourteen of them had tbeir Legs and Armo
broken, and fo fuftèred co die in chat torture,
and afterwards their Bodies were thrown into
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128 The Reign cf Sultan Mahomet IV*
i 6 6 %i the Sea, to the terrour of all other Slaves, who
**-Y-^ prefer a miserable Life at the Oar , before the
torments of forae hours in dying
Though the tmrh have their Affairs but ill rpâ^
naged at Sea» arid their fucceSs accordingly fortunate
; yet their preparation for Land ferviceş
are more expedite , and executed with that fe*
crcfy and Speed, that oftentimes Armies' are
brought into the Field, before iriş fo nuchas
rumoujred by common Mouths that any defignş
are in agitation : For though it was now Win*
ter, yet the defign againft Gprjnanj went fqrward,
Forces were daily lent to the Frontiers,
Cannon, and Ammunition for Wat, transported
by way of the black Sea, and the Danube. Orders
ifîiıed out to the Princes of Moldavia and
a^OTs ^ ae ^' a to repair their Wharfs and Keys along
for"he the River, for the more convenient landing of
Germm Men and Ammunition, and to rebuild their
War. İjridgeşfor the more commodious paflage of the
ILjrMrxj; that Horfes fhould be provided againft
the next Spring, for drawing all Carriages of
Ammunition, and Provisionsj their Magazines
fior ed with quantities of Bread« and Rice, their
Fields well Stocked with Sheep, and other Cattel,
and that no neceffaries be wanting which
concern- the victualling, or Sustenance of a Camp.
The Tartars were appointed to have in a readinefs
a Hundred tboufand Horfemen, to make In*
curfions on the Frontiers; likewifë the Pafliaws
of Darbiejuier, Aleppo, Caramania, and Anatolia
received their orders ; and fèven and twenty Letters,
accompanied with as many Vefts, after the
Tiirkißi manner, were fent to as many Pafliaws of
the Em pjre,to difpofe the ftrength of their Countries
in a Warlike pofture, fo as to march when
the Grand Signiors Commanda fhould require
them to attend his defigns : And that the
occafion of the War might appear the more
justifiable., it was refolved, That no Acts of
Hostility, or other Breaches of Peace fhould be
pretended, than the Fort built by the Count Ser
rim, being a matter really againft the Articles
of the la ft Peace; the Demolifhment whereof,
the Ottoman Force intended to make' the principal
end of their firft Enterprize, tn which if they
encountred any oppofition from the Emperor,
the CauSe of their War would be then the more
plaufible ; for as yet the Emperour had not fully
declared his approbation of that Work, railed
by Serim, as agreeable to his AfTent, or Pleafure.
On the other fide with no lets caution
and labour did the Cbriftians endeavour to fécure
their Frontiers, by railing their Militia, and
reinforcing their Garifons, and especially to perfect
the new Fort near Canißa, which, asit was
thought fò confiderable, as to countervail the
inconveniencies and miferies of a War,fb theTurk
thought it neither honourable,nor fecure, until he
had fèen it razed, and levelled with the ground.
An Acci- All things thus growing black and ftormy
dent di- roundabout, that nothing feemed lefsprobable,
the Chri- anc * ,cnia y be faid,lefs poffible.than an accommoftian
Af- dation ; behold, on a fudden,an Accident fell out
feirsjo i at Rome, from whence this War with the Turks
P ea " received its life and heat, which becalmed much
Sri of the fury and ftorm on the and the AmbafTadors Lady wounded ; whether • S -> ft*
this barbarous act was defigncd againft the Per- 4/V^i
fori of the "AmbafTador by any Perfbns of Emi
nency, or malice of the People, is little to the
purpofe I have now in hand ; only Che King
took this Affront fo beinoufly, that for the prelène
no acknowledgments or faoisfacYiòn che
Pope could make, could aHay bis juft éefentment.
or any thing be imagined poffible to expiate
this indignity, befidesfcVVar. This News
of this Divifion between the Son, and the Spiritual
Father, filled all the Ministers of Conßanfinople
with much Joy, and with fubjedt of Laughter,
and expectation of the Event, judging now
'that their daily Prayers for the Difcord of the
Christian Princes amongft tbemfelves, were
heard and granted, fince tbey had fo far ay
ailed, as to disunite the very Oeconomy of
Christendom. And now they imagined that
this difference would have a forcible influence
on their Affairs in Hungary, and either incline
the Emperor fpeedily to a Peace, or otherwise
to undertake a War on difadvantageous terms.
Things had an iflue accordingly, tor in a few
Weeks after, advice came by f oft from Ali Pa- •
İha, then at Temifiuar, that is Salam-Cbàous, called
Chafaem, who had long fince been

1 6 6 x. prohibiting the fearch of Englijh Ships, either for
V'W their own or Strangers Goods. The place appointed
for the meeting between the EmbafTador
and the Pailla» Wâs a certain Chiosk, or
Garden houfè, belonging to an Eunuch, the Ag*
of a Seraglio at Pera 5 where both parties being
H mec, che Pafln declared chac the Grand Signiors
defires were, L'ha t a Peace mould be concluded on
che Ancient Capitulations, and that by him thefe
Orders wece* co be carried unto Algier i from
whence he was ad vi fed, that the Algerine* -were
ready to-accept chafe Articles, if one of his Majefti.es
Ships fingly appeared About the Treaty j
H lo chafi che World might nut efteem t heir condefcenfjon
(so proceed from Force and Compulfion.
Hereof Advices being fent mio England, a Peace
enfued in fonte Months after; but What]faith
chele infidel« Kept will be related'in the Sequel
of this Story ; che Memory of which is engraven'
wMi the Point of a Diamond * and che Lofîès
H which enfued thereupon to the Exchange at Lmdoiiy
defèrve a particular Treadle,; which in the
mean time many Families retain io a fad remembrance.
In May, Advice was brought co the Lord Amir
baflador, how that the Ann, a Frigac of his Majellies
Royal Navy,commanded by Captain Jona*
H /W, which had-convoyed the general Ships to
Synrna, in her pafTuge homewards flopped at the
Morsa, and came to an Anchor near a place in
that Country, called the Black Mountain«. commodious
co Wood and Water in j co which end.
M 1 Were landed cbreeicore men, armed with Swords 1
and Firelocks ; chele made havock of the Woods
H on all fides, loading their Boats away as as
they could, and not only fo» but fee greac Trees
on Fire, which in that dry Seafim of the Tear'
difperfed it fèlf far and wide ; which being feen
at a durance in the Night, alarmed che People
H of the Country, fò chat the Begtt; or Governor
came down with fome Force to d i fco ver the
matter, fuppofing thac tome Maltefes, or Petit'
tiapş might be landed. Ac the approach of this
Body of Turks, our Men quitted che Woods, and
fliifted away as fail as they could to their Boats,
of which Thirty eight eicaped, the reft falling
H fhoFC were intercepted by the Turks, and Eleven
of them were killed, and Eleven taken Captives;
I and of the Turks, twoAga 1 ?, and Two or Three
others had the fortune to fall by fame Musketfhot
from our meni whilft in this confufion they
endeavoured to defend chemfelves. On the news
hereof, our Lord Ambafladpr reprefented the
H whole mieter co the Vizier, declaring, Thac it
was lawful according co our Capitulations, to
I take refreshments, and fupply our wants in any
part of the Grand Signiors Dominions.; and that
therefore be demanded Juftiee on the Begh of the
Mona, and refticution of the Captives. But the
Vizier underftanding thac Come Taris were killed
I in the skirmifh, lent not fo ready an ear co ebefe
Complaints ; howfoever, to be acquitted of the
AmbaiTadors foltcitations, referred the bufinefs
to the Examination and Juftiee of the Captain Path*
: Bac te falling oat, chac ac chat time the
Condii and Merchants at Smym* had an unhappy
difference with tie Captain Paiha,
I (which (hall in the next place be related)
was the Caule that all Applications to his Favour
and Juftiee were fufpended, and a flow
progrefi made towards obtaining the liberty of
thole poor unfortunate men- Howfoever» ibme
I months after, ic happened that the Begh of the !
Mina being removed from that Governmenr,and
coming co Ctnfr.tntirtele wich his whole Edace,
brought Witti him (he Eleven Eıtgiıfimen, which
Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy. 129
he bad taken, and offered them to (ale uritd
the Ainbafiador, who considering that they were
EngliflìMitit and fuch as had been enflaved in
actual Service of their King, he efteeraed himielf
obliged both in Charity and Honour to redeem
them. But the Cafe appeared coo foul to
demand their Liberty by ftrength of the Capitulations
} for befides chat, the cutting Wood in
places inhabited without on, is a Robbery
and a Crime in its (elf, not to be maintained
by che Law of Kations, the killing of a principal
Aga, and wounding others, might fufficiently
warrant the 7«nfe/, without any Breach of Peace,
to detain thefè men as lawful Captives : Wherefore
the Lord i\mb tllador deeming it unfeemly,
that thole who had fërved in his Majefties Navy
fhon Id be condemned to tbçTiırkıfh üaMies," d if
burfed Fourteen hundred Lion Dollars, which
Was demanded for ehem., which was afterwards
repay 'd him by .his Majefty j and having cloathed,
and provided them with neceffaries for theipi
Voyage, conveyed them with che fìrlt'occafìons
into Epglqnd.
The difference between the EngUfli Nation, and
the Captain Pädia which impeded the Liberty,
for ibme time, of thefè Captives, bad its Original
at Smyrna, where ComçEtigltjh M reliants
miking Collation one Evening in a Garden; were
aflaulted and beaten by certain drunken * Levents,
belonging to a Gaily then in Port, in
whole Company was a Portuguez, Slave. The
Mews hereof flying to the Frank Street, put all
the Neighbourhood into an uproar, fô chat divers
People with fuch Weapons as came next to hand,
in a fury Went in purfuitof theLevents, and unhappily
meeting one, drew him into che Englijh
Confuls houle, Where they treated bun with
fuch blows aş abated much of the heat and
fames of his Wine ; during which difturbance
and confufion, the Port ague*, Slave found an opportunity
to make hisefcapc.The Conful. knowing?
ic ibme advantage in Tw^to complain-firft, fent
to the Kadi, giving him to understand the ill
ufàge of Four of his Merchants (whole names
•he gave in writing) by the unruly Levcnrs»
Whilft they innocently, and without injury to
any,divenifed chemfelves ina Garden j to which,'
for the prefènt, little more was given in ani wer,
than that on a farther examination of the Bufinefs,
che Confai fliould receive Juftiee In the
mean cime the Turk, who had been beaten in
the Confuls Houfè, refolyed noe to leave the Gate
till he bad received fàtisfacTiion for his blows ;
and the others thac were his Comrades demanded
their Slave from the Ȼghfl>, which was loft,
by whole means and affiftance ( as they pretend )
he bad made bis Elcape. The matter came now
to high Demands on both fides, which the Kadi,
either not being defirous, or nor of fufficient Authority
to compound, the. Gaily departed without^
agreement, and the complaint was car-«
ried by the Turks to the Captain Pafba, who
then being with bis Fleet at Mynlhe, with little"
other thoughts or bufinefs, was glad of .this occafion
to gee Money, and therefore fuddenly returned
the GUly again, with Orders to bririg"
before him the Four Merchants, whole names
he particularized, to make ani wer to their accufacion
of having beaten his Levents, and con'
trived the elcape of the flave. The Conful and
I Merchants being affrighted by this MeiTage, and
Command of fo great a Perfonage, endeavoured
with Money to accommodate the Bufinefs, by
force of which it was at length taken up» coiling
in all che fumm of Two tboufand feven hundred
Dollars , or thereabouts. The which pa liage
S \ may
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* Soldierë
belonging
to the Sea,
The Garden
Ava.«
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ISO
The Vizier's
Edidr.
flftalnft '
Dollars of
ßjc Drums.
7 be Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
i $ $ x. may ferve for an example to fuch as live in Tarty
v v ^ that all troubles of this nature are beft com pou nded
forat firft i for at the beginning nothing more
was demanded than the price of theSlave,& of the
broken pate of the Levent : But being fuffered to
come under the Cognizance of powerful and covetous
Tyrants ; as there iş no fathoming their
untenable defires.fo there is no prOfpect, into what
inconvenient dangers fuch Affairs will involve,
and entagle fhemfelves.
As Turk» hath been feldom or never without
having fai fé Money currant, fo the belt (ort of
Silver hath been (b clipped by the Jews, Armenians^
Merchants, and others; that the Dollar
was brought at Confiant inopie to fix Drams, and
at Smyrna to (even, which made great confufion
in the Trade of thefe Countries. Wherefore the
Vizier as he bad already given proof and teftiraony
to the World of bis ftrift obfervance, and
' adherence ro the Mahometan Law, (b he was de-
(irous to appear highly careful and fenfible of the
Publick Intereft : And therefore as the moft neceffary
work,he began with the Dollars of fix Drams,
proclaiming that they (hould no longer paß in
Merchants
of
Aleppo.
payments, and that thofe in whole hands they
were found , delivering them into the Mint,
(hould receive a» 8 o in return of every (fach Dollar
, by which means the Mint would advance
a Fourth on every Dollar, efteeming
every Dram worth Fourteen Afpers, and
that for the prefent no Dollar being currant under
feven Drams, it might afterwards be brought to
Lyons, and Dollars of nine Drams; which regulation,
though at firft grievous to fome particular
perfons, Would afterwards redound to the common
advanrage and benefit of Trade. To forward
which Defign the Grand Signier, and Queen
Mother fent all their Dollars of fix-Drams to be
new coined into Afpers at the Mint, (b likewife
did the Vizier,; intending to be very ftridt in prohibition
ofthat Money. But a while after ît happened
that the Treasurer of the Viziers Steward
having occafion to pay Monies, either for his own
or his Matters account, forced fome Bags of Six
Drams- on thofè to whom payment was to be
made; tbCReceivers denied to accept them ; but
he being a powerful man, and very urgent, forced
the Mony upon them, with which laden, as they
had received them , they went directly to the
Vizier, acquainting him that they were defirous
to Obey his Commands, as to the fix Dram Dollars,
but his Stewards Treafurer bad forced on
them that (òrt of Money, Which if it was bis pleafure
that they (hould (till pais,-they were conrented
to receive ; if not, they defired him to
give Command for their payment in other Money.
The Vizier being highly enraged, that the
firft Violation of his Commands (hould begin in
his own Family, immediately ordered, without
farther proof or procefs, that the Offenders Head
(hould be druck off, and his body thrown into
the Sea; which Sentence was executed in the
fame hour for example and terror of others, and
to expiate the crime, and take away the (bandai
from the Fountain of Juftice, wbofe ftreams can
never be efteemed to run clear when the (burce
is corrupted. In like manner the Overfeer of the
Mint was (trangled, and Emir Pa(ha, formerly
Pa(ha of Grand Cain, was baniOied to the I (le of
Ltmnou for making the Coin of Afpers y per Cent.
Worfe than their true value.
The Merchants *t Aleppo, being far from the
Court, are more fubjeft to troublefom Avanias
than others« who are nearer to the Head or
Fountain, from whence Juftice (hould profeed,
as may appear by many examples,
and particularly bv an accident which fellone K^
there this year. For it happened -, that a Jani- *^*ft
fary which ferved the EajrJifli Nation,' riding;
abroad with fome of the Merchants,'for want of
heed, or the unrulinefs of bis Horfe, chanced to'
hurt a Youth playing in the ftreets. > Whereupv
on the Merchants, and the Janifery, not to firfc
fer this bufinefs to come wirbin the knowledge òf
the Cities Officers, immediately for- fome 'Money
quieted the complaints, and (topped the farther*
demands of the Father; and to make tliebofineft
more (beone,' eau fed the Father to make Hoget
before the KaJir that he was well fätisfied,!
and remained without farther prêt ence, either òri*
the Merchant, or the Janifàry, for the fruit'
which his Child bad received. Bot che Pafhi^
who had for a long time attentively watched art*
opportunity to extort Money from the Enrlifh,
was refolved not to let pais this! fair occafion ;
and therefore lent to demand from the Confo?
thofe Merchants, which he called Acceflbries tò
this mifchief, and the Aflaflîna tes of a Mußalman.
The Confo I appearing in Per fori before the Paflia,
denied to deliver up the Merchants, being guuV
lefs of any crime ; and that for hurt to the Child,
the Father bad received mil fansfaclion from the
Janifary, and given a difcharge before the Kadi.
Howfoever this reafon would not pacifie the Falba,
who could acknowledge no other argument
available than a Som of Money ; and
therefore in profecution of his defign produced
Ten falle Witneflès, that the Child was dead of **
its hurt, and that Englijh men bad done the miß*
chief. The Confili bad now no other anfwer
than a flat denial ; /or the Falba had forced by
threats the Hoget from the Janifàry, and perfifting
with conftancy in defence of bis Merchants,
the Pafha confined htm for an hours time in a
Chamber of his Houle, and beat, and iroprifoned
his Druggerman. 1 he Confili afterwards returned
home; and perceiving a difference between
the Paflia and the Mufti, purchafèd the
favour of the Mufti on his (îde, and procured
from him an Hoget of the lèverai proceedings
in this bufinefs, which was difpatched away with
all expedition to Confiant inopie , (bat a red re fs of
this injury might be obtained from the Supérieur
Power. Whilft the Lord Ambaflador in dud
manner refented this breach of Capitulations, and
prepared to make his complaints to the Vizier,
it happened that certain Chriftiansof Aleppo, from
whom the Pafha had forced 18ooo Dollars by
nnjuft extortion, were then at Court follici ting
the reftauration of their right. The Amba flador
judging this a convenient and opportune preparation
to prepoffefs the mind of the Vizier with a
true apprehenfionof the injuftice of this Paflia,
encouraged and pricked forward thefe abufed
and oppreflèd Chriftians in their complaints ; and
the next day prefented his Memorial to the Vizier,
containing all the particulars of the late paß
fages ac Aleppo : Which with the other Crimes
alledged the Day before, lb moved the mind of
the Vizier, that be proraifed the Ambaflador to
fend a Kapugibafliee of the Grand Signior to enquire
into the Troth of thefe Allegations; and
that he might be (àtisfied of bis real i n ten rions to
do him juftice, be advifed biro to (end a Mefc
fenger in company with this Officer, who might
witnefs the reality of his proceedings." The Kapugibafliee
being in this mannerdifpatcbed, and.
arriving at Aleppo, made the Paflia refund the
Money be had unjuftly taken from the poor op- -
prefled Chriftians of that Country j in which
good action my Lord Ambaflador bad been an
ufeful infiniment, having encouraged the Agents-
r . Of

Lllî °i M c Cto,,0SaB * flt Confrmtmofh ,• coonfeJkd
•""V"*-' em, M»hac 6°°** W »ke,t andintroduced chenu
W'.hıs(ÇtBe£Jncerpre«er torft»*6;ft«fene&of.Alié
: Wf f for .«hkhiiie received the thanks of tte<
•ih« 3JİT
»inal
tMff^#0«(4nv4^«» Patriarchs, Who crattAdlr
^ H B ^ P ~ W gratetouy
acknowledged, to che £»^/i. Confili at jÂtaftı
howqıuç.h,-J5hey ware engaged/torche charity arid;
faveucvjaf the Âg/tjfc Ambalfaden; But whHjftrfall
wens eye« weie in expectation wboc-farebeärpisr-ii
t——' e$ we*e deigned. againlt !rhe Pafha ïrôfs*
-••I tf> *°^ ^ '^ç Jfa|£jfcçAe?Pfficetvdk»ied cc> have
-* received any infractions therein, and fix reWtnV
cd to Çonjtanùnôpit without raking qocifce-iofertbei
£rçg/refj|
gard he had been an aneieofcJEriend to the E»g-
Ufi, under whom be prefaged to oar Nation ac
Befleckt- ÂUppoaM fècuriyt and contentment. By which
ona on the ^tpry it is obfervable, That though tbe Supream
Premife». Officers amongft tbe Iuris are willing to fàtisfie
Chriftian AmbafTadors refidenc with them, in
the Care theyjiave of their Welfare, and maintenance
of their Capitulations ; yet are not defirous
to publifli to their own People tbe punifhment
of their. Grand Officers« at the inftigacion
or for the concernment of a Chriltian : And that
tho the Turks are apprehended araongft us for a
People of great Morality» and fingienefs in their
Dealings ; yet it is obfèrvable in this,as wellas in other
their acl;iorfs,:that they have double Tongues
and Faces, and know bow to act with as fine a
Tbread,andplaufible pretences,as are accuftomaiyin
tbemoft politick and refined Courts ofltsly.
AttnoChttßf ıfây Megeïra 1074.
T
arpn of
f? Ï v G^iWMch at tbe end of the
ft Y a
£ f arrived at Bu Ja with feveral 0-
,. « vert ufÇ* of Peace, bad fo far proceeded in
eli A ty , W, A K ^ pafl,a °f-Serbatali Articles
feemed almoft concluded, and fcareë any. difficulty
to remain, unlefs the Surrender of Zekel-
7* OTi ïf fines rfa, W i which alfo was
afterwards accommodated by Agreement, That
the Qty fliould be refigned into The hands of the
.«••nee of Trmßhan,*, as the rnoft equal Condition
between the Emperor arid the Turk. So
Äir iaC !t rS J th ? S / eCrain «W be.compofed, all
•People talked of Peace with Germany, and that
the force and mifenes of Wars were to be turned
Thirteenth Emperor* of the ttnrfo*
131
upon A>4ff4À{-4 And thqughntfae Tdrks had no > ó 6* :j.,
I defıgn-lflll jn^ejr thoughfa than this; or any in- i^VN.
I tentons tow.asds a Peace fias will be proved by
I tb,e Seqiiel ;. howfbever ,: »he .German Miniflers,
as men credulous of what they delire, ga-»s>Phë'
j Peace for certainly concluded, in wheb concetc
] thşj 7^4? ^(b^tnparedaNtUKlii/ged tbeWaboy,,
that they perfwaded Prince fonia, the CbiefMfr
ryftei ; of- State to che EjmpşRo^, m that manner
of the ^jkyf pf |heirf ini^ntipnst, that fieâıegleıfted
die fiéceffary ProviÇpns and Préparations
ojfj W^fpAnd though he was often adtfiTed by
the (Rejjcìenc at the Ottormp Porr, chat ali chete
ßempntyfiatipns of Peace w-ere only Art;fiçer.of ThsTurV
tfieJiyri, to:delude thejEmperors.Coiirtiibj^Fec'With
fo tenaoious was he of this Opinion, that chough; w ? rils< ' e "
it be butgqmraon realon, and^be vulgar Roleof ^J^, e
1 Policy for a Prince to arm, and fu fpeft his Neigh- Minifters.
I bour j who puts himfelfinto a Warlike politi tè;
yet this Great Perfonage,. though in other things
prorouqdljc-.«^., and cirtfiimfpeci: s wa^i falde-:
luded, t.|atfQeij1replyed tq,oh;e.;KefidentSiAdviees
tp|tu$eifóc,.,Tbat it was the Office of a prudent,
arid experienced Minifter, t^^lifcQvef i wiib'v'dili- •
gence tbe refolution oS (hf>]ngs fonction, nominating and appointing
fucb, wuotnbis abfènce^weretco fuppJy the Offices
of State. :\Jßimael Paflia, then Pa ma ôfJte-.
Ja, was .defiğnjşd for Cbimacamt or Governour
of CvHfiànjiftôpJfy •andA^rißagua Paflia , Captain
Paflia, Brpther In j^aujitp^the Grand Vizier by
Marriage of'lis Sifter, Q and now the prefenfiYizlçrj
was rrjade €himacam

I 32
1663.
The Reign tf Sultan MahoraterlV.
tributed to his wandfing hamour, and delights
in hunting, ridings and fiich like exereifes, Saving
his fòle pleafure in the Woods and Fields :
But others, who judged with better Foundation,
did conceive, That the Grand Signiert choice
of-other places of Refidence rather than fata Imperial
Seraglios proceeded not lb much from his
own unlècled humour, and courfë of living, as
from an apprehenfion of fome Defigns, and mutinous
Treafons oß the Janißries agairtlthitau
For to fpeak the truth 1 , fince the death of Kitferlée,
the Militia began again to be corrupted j
and r k we may bellere'the opinion of the molt
principal Turks, the Vizier undertook this War
to employ the bufie fp'irits of the Soldiery,
which began to grow refty and ihfòìen'é through
İdlenels, and by that means fècure his own life,
and,eftàblifhhis Condition and Fortune.
The Equinoctial being come, the Grand Signior
would not have one days longer patience',
for though the Seafon was wet and rairifly, yet
the Tents were pitched ; and though the Wind
was (b violent and forcible as overturned almoft
the whole Camp, yet no difficulties and inconvenieneies
of Weather could give one hour of
intermiflion to the Sultans defires : Wherefore
on the Ninth of tbis'Monch, the Grand Signior
The Tents were raifed on a finali Hill, as may
be judged about Four Miles diftant from Cwifiamitopfcj
and about Two Thou fand in mimjber
ranged at chat time without order, only the
Grand Signior's teemed to be in the mid ft, and
to over-top all the reft, well worthy obfervation,
cofting C as was* reported ) One hundred and
eighty thoufànd Dollars, richly embroidered''in
t he; infide with Gold, and fupporred by Pillala
plated with Gold. Within the • Walls of thi«
Tent (as I may fo call them 1 ) were all forts
of Offices belonging to the Seraglio 4 all Retire­
663.
The rich*
ne(s of
Turkjfit
Terns.
•In Un-fc
ilb Per­
ments and Apartments for the Pages, Cbiotkei òr
Suramer-houfes for pleafure i and though I could
not get admittance to view the inner moft Rooms
and Chambers, yet by the outward and more
common places' of retort, I could make a goefs
at thé riehefô and greatnefs of the reft, being ihn)*
ptuous beyond comparifon of any in ufe amongft
the Chriftlan -Puînées; ; QH the fight hand hereof
was pitched the Grand Viziers Tent, exceedingly
rich and lofty ; and had I not feen that 'of the
Sultans before "it, I fhould bavè'judg-d it the
belt that my eyes had feen.
Marcb.
departed from Confiantihóple , attended wich his
Court, bis principal Officers of State, and with?
what part of his Army was then a in readinefs to
march. • The magnificence of the (how they
made, was according to the ufhal Solemnity,
yet. worthy the fight of a Strängen and perhaps
not incurious to the Reader in its Relation. '
The Ca­ Firft, marched with a lingular Gravity, the
valcade leverai and diftinft Orders of Civil and Military
•which the
Gr. Sig-
Officers in their proper Habits ' and.Caparilbns^
nior made the San tones in their wild d refs followed by the
when he Emirs, or fach as are of the Kindred of their]
departed falfe Prophet ; the Great-Vizier arid Mufti rode
from Con- in rank together , the Vizier on the left hand,
ftaminopie.
the molt honourable place amongft the Soldiery,
being the fide to Which the Sword is girt, as the
right is of greateft efteem amongft fucb as are of
the Law, being that hand Which guides the Pen :
The Trappings of the Viziers Horfe were plared
with Gold , and before him were carried three
Horlc-tails, called in Turkifi (Tugb,) and behind
him came about Three hundred and fifty Pages,
all-Young men well mounted, and armed With
Jacks and Coats of Male: Next followed the Minions
ofcfae Courr, or Seraglio, {viz,.)'the Paicks
with Caps of beaten Geld , and embroidered
Coats, the Solacks with Feathers, armed with
Bows and Arrows s thefe two laft are of the higheft
degree of Lacqueys, which more nearly attend
die Perfon of the Grand Signior ; thefe were followed
by Nine led Hor fes of the Grand Signior,
richly adorned with precious Stones, and Bucklers
all covered with Jewels of an unknown value.
Immediately before the Perfon of the Grand Signior
was led a Camel carrying the Alcoran in a
Cheft covered with cloth of gold .* The Gr.Signior
bimfelf was clothed in a Veft of cloth of gold lined
with aSable incomparably black,beld up from the
fides of his Horfe by four Pages} bis Perfon was
followed with great numbers of Eunuchs, and
Pages with long red Caps wrought with Gold
about the bead, carrying Lances and Mails, with
two Locks, one on each fide of their Head, which
are worn by fuch only as are of the Royal Chamber
: After thefe crowded great numbers of Servanti
, with the chief Comp, of Saphees, commanded
by the SeltBor Agat In number about
1800. And in this manner and order they
marched to their Tents.
1 The oftentarion and
magnificence of this Empire being evidenced in
nothing more than in che ricHefs of their Pavilions,
fUmptuous beyond the fixed Palaces of Princes,'
erected with Marbleand Mortar.
On the Sixteenth of this Month-the Ag* of the
•Janifaries firft raifed his' Tents, and began bis
march > thé next day followed the Grand Signior,
Vizier, and other Officers, and Spahces. ' ift
which time all Afi* was full of Soldiers flocking
from all parts of the Eaft, as from Aleppo, BiP
mafcus, Arabia, Enjirum, and 1 Babylon: So that
for a long time Boats and Barks were continually
imployed to.ferry theSouldiery from Scutari1 into
Europe : And the High-ways, Villages, and
all parts of the Road towards Adrranople were
filled with Soldiers, as if all 1 dei..
ThfOtrkf
begin
their
March«
Aßa had imied out
to devour and inhabit the German Poffeffions.
And for greater expedition in the march of the
Army, Proclamation was made of a general
Rendezvous at Sophia at the * Biram, then'within •The
Three weeks time, where they defigned to îçil Tariff
their Horfe, and refrefh themfelves before they Fealc,fell
in earneft to their bufinefs. But before the
Grand Vizier departed from Airianople to profecute
a War ili Hmgarj agairtftthe Emperor,
he called Signior Ballarmo* to' bis pretence, at if
he would treat with him of matters tending to
an adjuftment with Venice \ when at the fame
time he had loooo men in a readinefs at Scatari
to march into Dalmati*, and to joyn with other
Forces in Bofha And Croati* i but this diffimulation
and appearance of Treaty fêrved only to
difcover on what Terms a Peace might be obtained,
in cafe Affairs in Hungary mould be (b
preffing as to require an application lately of Arms
to that Country.
Not only bad Signior Ballarmo Affairs of publick
trouble, but likewife fòmething touched him
of private concernment in his own Family ;
where the Turh, I know not upon what information
coming to fèarch, found in his Houfo two
figures, one of aman, and the other of a woman
made of Linen doth,- fluffed with Wool and Cotton
; the which were interpreted by the Turk* to
be Images of Sorcery and Inchantmentj. one reprefcnting
the Grand Signior, and the other his
Mother, were defigned in a fècret manner, by
thrufting Needles and Pins into thofè parts, where
Che Heart and Liver is, to caufe thcrfb whom they
represent to dye with macerations and confitrnptions,
according to rhe Inchantment of Medea.
In fecar urgei atat. And this fufpicion
was

Ic'ıgSî 4 $•, W£s augmented by the reports of the Neigbboor-
Pli^VCV hood, who hearing the Prieft often recite his
Litany, and fing Évening-lbng j avouched that
they çonftantly over heard the Charms muttered
in Tuch forms as are ufed by Magicians and Şoteecerş
: Wherefore defìgning to cake the Prieft,
who was the Father Provincial of St. Francis\ and
HWiflihim for his Witchcraft, the good manfair-
f
fc fled, and kept himfelfnut of barms way, un-
3jf »ignior Ballarino could quiet-the minds of the
.Turks By. fbme Art, which, he more forcibly prajQifed
upon them by a JSfQUger charm fit Money
rand Prcfents than that wiììchwà.s the fubjeft of
mj their complaint-
In the mean time ali fears and dangers of Can-
/li* vanished, becaufe the Turks bent their Forces
and chief bf their ffrcog-tXagainfl their Enemies
at Land ; To provide againft which, the
Senate of Fenice fent into Dalmazia the Baron
Spaar for General, with many other Officers un-
H der bim, namely the Marquefs Maculons, Count
Ettore Albano, Carlo Martinngo, and Kßvertlli,
Count of Cauda, the Cavalier Grimaldi, Ecben-
lvrtl
felt, and others. Into Friuli* Froncifa Mpreßni
was difpatcbed in quality of Proveditor General
With fupream Power and Authority, „and in
this manner all matters were as well, pro-
I yîded and fecured by Land, as they were by
Sea.
The B'tram chanced to happen out this Year
towards the end of April, by which time the Vizier,
and moll of his Army, afJcmbled according
H to Proclamation at Sophia ; where having continued
fome time, and confulted well in-what
- manner to put,their defigns.ïn execution, they
proceeded in their March towards Buda, and the
Confines of Hungary ; but in the way. the Vizier
was encountred by a Meflenger from the Emperor,
ofierirtg all reafonable Propoli t ions of
[.-' Peace, if poflfcly a flop might be given to the
farther progrefs of that vaft and formidable Army.
All matter- were propófèd which probably
•night give fatisfattion ; (he Fort of Count Strini
(the grand Eye-fore of the7«n&/.) was proffered
to be demolì (bed, with other Conditions which
before the March of the Army were never pro-
H poled or demanded. But the Vizier gavé little
ear to thefe fair Overtures, but proceeded forwards
in his Demands, as be did in bis March :
Requiring now, not the demoJifhment of the Fort,
but the Surrender of it entirely with all the
r • Strength , Artillery, and Ammunition into the
hands of rbe Grand Sighior. Had this condition
been granted, it is probable thé délires and pretentions
of the Turks would not have flopped
here, but have rufen, as the fpirits of their Enemies
had condefcended, and exceeded all the
hopes and advantage which, they imagined pro-
- bable and feafible to be obtained by the War.
Wherefore this Meflage proving fruitlefs, the
Bringer of it was permitted Licence to return into
German/ : But the Refident was refuted dif
million, being detained in tbe Turkifk Camp, as
• an infiniment co mediate a Peace« when both
fides fhould grow weary of the War.
About this time the Tartars were greatly infefted
by the Coflacks, who were then very forfhe
Cat* m 'd d hle and ftrong, approaching near the City of
faciei * Ofac, the Key and chief For trefs of Tartar), under
infeft the the Commann of a Fifherman of the Borißbenes,
Tartars, who having had great fuceenes, and collected a
eonfiderable Tum of Money, became a dangerous
Enemy; By Sea alio they commanded abfolutely,
roving uncontrouled, having a Fleet of Saykes
and Gillies near an hundred and fifty Sail.againft
whom the Tartar Han or King of Tartar/ craved
Thirteenth Emferqr cfythe Turfy. 3 >%
of the Grand Signior forty fail of Gaîlieş that year t 6* 6. jJ
to oppofe them, 'Out this Force of .ehèTôfljçks y y ^
was foon abated ', förf'tt pfcafed Ğodr" fr^ät pa fling
out of the Palus Maoris through the' narrow pat
fage oX.Cotchos into, the Black Sea, ;tjhe belt
part of this Fleet İujFered ftìipwt/aek,; with . *^i
wlficn they were fi» dimiayed > that ' the twelve
fàiì/Wf Gallies ( yhuch, wast the whole Force
the Tjtrkt c »uld ^arc, this year /qr that Sea ) H
gaveä eh'ffck to, tbeVemainder. and. forced them
again to the BânKs^or^jë^r*J(|'W/AlThe reft of
the Turkijh ^w^^rilj^i^^tpjgeth^r vtyth the
Beys OalheSj^^Df)^^^^ San, departed
from 1 Constantinople, jmt^ç^gp rattier-.to.make
fome.appearanceof a ImeL a^darjotfea/nongJE
their own people, .anltcolle^; c^t G^.tjibu- •''
cions o| the Ifles in |pe A^^iiptk/gA^tb%p".Q.ut.©f
hopes of effecting anf thing ^$n$tj$^mp
and fo it fuccçedfd^lçr .jbis, jÊUeet^ J^ş^i the
whole Summer at •$§W%*fl rior.daq/igj to^ajpefr
Though the Tarfaj*)/jefle To hardly be|^r py^the
Coflacks. yet their danger.at home was.nof a^ufficient
excufe to difingage .them rromtfer^iffiflance
in tbe War of Jfyogar?-, 'Fpr^g^jzief
marching towards the Frontiers, Tent oqe. Meffenger
after the other to haften theTaçfar fJaf
With all fpeed poffible to thetWars. But the Tartars
feeming not fo wil|ingl .or fi» ready as the
Turks expected, mo^epoGtıve.cömmar)dse and fevere
threats, were mfpatchea than Before» thac
laying afide all excules or delays, they fliould
w the Force of their Country attend in this
prêtent War againft tbe Emperor, or otherwifè Thé T«5
the T^ftar Han was to be deprived of hisjGovern- **" unw ''"
ment,and hîs-Sbn cortRiföferfin his placé.'-'Theft ling ."f g

34
i 6 6 3. the Harveft [being almoft gathered, and their
They fend
an Army
imo/f«-
Pftflf «TT
The Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
fears againft the Goflacks partly extinguìfhed,
thè Tfirtar promifèd with all expedition
an À^niy of Seventy Thoufand mep> under
the Conduci qf the Prince his eldeft Son,
Who whflft they were puling themlelv.es in
order //and aflèffihltyte for the War y reports
Were murmured, as, n the Turks were in a
Treaty* of Peace with the Emperoor, and matters
in a fair likelihood of cômppfqre : At this news
the common Souldiers ampngft the Tartan were
not a little flartleçl, fearing that tbey who are free
Boorers, and have oo.orhef pay than their purchafè,
fhould by fuch a Treaty be forced to return
emptVf ânb\.tbérefbre before they would
I proeel?dj] fent to advifè the Sultan of thefe their
rears'; fijTOÜcating him, that if be fhould think fit
tbcònehideà Peace, and fo oblige thenìjÉo.returnìntd'ifàén^ò'ivn
Country, that be would not take
itamifit.'iP'lipóh their march home, they fhould
make cherafèlyes good upon bis Subjects of Moldavie
and Vdlàchta , who fé perfons and Etta tes
ttìèy" refolded to. carry with them, as a juft prey
and h&órripenfe for their loft of time and labour.
The^Sffltan who fets a fmall value on the Lives
and Ëftates of his Chrlfoari Subjects, judged this
ïrôpdp'ôbn but rcatbnaMe, ' lb long as upon thefe
rerms ue%igh J 0brain 'tftebeffefi't of the Tartan
affilrance, who are the beft Horfè to forage, de-
'ftroy, c and make defolate a Country.
•-' '"fit Y vtJ
.'• !..',3- •— — .
• : The Story of Afin Aga the Mofayp
or Favourite, and other inftances
of the uncertainty of the TurHfli
Richefsj and Glory
T'•:• ' . . j J
HE Great Vizier being by this time arrived
on the Frontiers with a very confidérabie
Army j the G. Signior at Adrianoj>/e
continued his ufiial pleafurès in Hunting, Riding,
throwing of the Gerit or Dart, and in other
partîmes and I'ports of this nature ; at which time
caflfmg his Eves upon one Afan Aga, a fprightly
youth of his Seraglio, a Poloman by Nation, to be
more forward and aclive than any of bis Court,
rook an affection to him, fo fudden and violent,
as might be judged neither well founded, nor
long durable, for the Grand Signior having
heard, that there were examples amongft the
Emperors his Predeceffors, not only in the ab
fence, but in the prefence alfo of the Vizier, of
maintaining and conftituting a Favourite, in
Turkifh called Mofayp ', did own publickly the
Election of this perlon for hit Friend and Companion;
fo that this Minion was on a fudden fo
highly ingratiated in the favour of his Prince, that
he always rode equal with him - ; Cloathed as rich,
and mounted as welj, as the Sultan bimfelf, as if
he had-been his Coadjutor, or Companion in the
Empire. The Queen Mother, the KusJier Aga,
and other-rich Eunuchs of the Seraglio, the Chimacams
of Ad-iandflt, and Conftantinoph, with all
the Great Officers and principal Minifters, were
commanded to make Prefenrsof Money, Jewels,
and other Sacrifices,» this ri fing Sun; whom now
every one fo courtecr-and adored, that he became
thè ohfjV talk and admiration of die whole Town :
'no other difenurfe there was/but of Afa» Chelabei,
Afte the fine accomplifhc Gentleman, Alan the
only Créature of Fortune, and Idol of the whole
World. This high and fudden promotion of this
Youth, greatly difpleafed the Qgeep Mother,
KusJier Aga, who had Cream res of their own to
perfer, and by their means became the %vry
and Emulation of the whole Court, fb that there
wanted not fuch who polled the news to the Vizier,
as him, on whom the growing grearneft of
Afan might have the moft dangerous reflection :
But the Vizer duly confidering, that the deep
imprelfions this Youth had made in the affections
of his Mafier, were not to be removed by plain
dealing, but by fbme more occult Artifice and
diffimulation, tookoccafion to write to the Grand
Signior, in. favour of Afa» Aga, extolling the prudence
of his choice of fo compleat and hopeful.a
Youth» for his Favourite ; but that it was pity, fb
pregnant parts as thofè with which Afan was endued,
fit to promote his Matters Service and ïfïtereft,
fhould be Encloiftred, and Buried in the
fbftnefs and delights of his Seraglio: and therefore
his Counfel was, to have him preferred to fòmé
government, and degree of a Pafba, to which, his
Abilities and Education, in the Nurfèry and Difcipline
of the Court, had abundantly accomplifli-
èd h Tejßntum gerin* triimicorum, laudante*.
T-tcitui.
Nor were the Queen Mother, and KuxMer Aga,
all this time wanting in their contrivance to undermine
him, but not withadefïgn'fpunwith fb
finca Thread, profeflhg themfèlves openly bis
Adverfàtìes: For which Courtly Policy, the Vizier
only received a check, and feme few verbal
reproofs, for interraedling with what fo nearly
concerned his Matters Fancy and Atfe&ion .* But
the KùzJier Agâ, was by one word from Afan
( wlìorh he bad difcovered to be his Encrnv^) The JTjrç-
deprived of his Office, and had therewith loft iier Aga
his*."'Life., had" not the, Queen Mother pow­ baniftied
to Cairo.
erfully interceded for him, and gained an exchange
of his punifhment from death td banifhmedt
in Grand Cairo in lAtgjfit. The
Baltagibafhee alfo ( Who is the Captain of that ÀJ alfo the
part of the Grand Signiors Guard , who carBaltagibary Hatchets, and areempyloyed in cutting Wood, ûıee.
for the life of the Sèragho)being difcovered to bea
Confederate in the famePlot againtt theFavouritè,'
was condemned to the fame poniffiment, and
immediately both of them difpeeded away to the
efface, where they were to fpend'rhè remainder
of their days. Grand Cairo hath always been
the place of Banifhment for unfortunate Courtier«,
or rather of fuch who have with much greatnefs,
plenty, and contentment fòmetimes enjoyed the
Fruit of their great Richefs, gained in the Sunfhine
and fummer of their Princes favour. To
this City alfo was this Knz,lier Agì exited, who
in the enjoyment of his Office for feveral years,
had amaffed a moftvaft Wealth, incredible to be
fpoken, and much to be wondred, that a Negro,
wbofè hue and perfön İs contemptible amongft
all, whom God hath created of a Colour different
from thofè who partake more of Light, and
are of nearer fimilitude with the Sun, and Nature
of an Angel: one whofë Original was a Slave, and
bis price never above a Hundred Pieces of Eight,
fhould be loaded with fuch Goods of Fortune,
and enriched with the Trea fu ry of a Prince : His
Retinue confuted of about 9 oôHbrfè;fbefideis Camels,
and Mol«for his Baggage) amongft which
a Hundred were led Horlès, worth Seven
or eight hundred Dollars a Horfè 1 and rojtt
he might füll fèem to live by his Princes Bounty^
thoufand Afpers a day was to be bis confiant pay,
to be iffued oat of the G. Signiors Revenue in
Egypt i by which we may in part calculate the
greatnefs of this Empire,when fb vaftRichefs is accounted
but a rcafonable proportion for fb vileand
mean
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1663. mean a Slave : Howfòever the Grand Signiors -
l / W Treafiiry differs little hereby, for this wealth and
pomp is bur lent him to keep, and look on-; be
11 is uncapabfe ro make a Teftamenr, or conditure
R an Heir i ebe Grand Signior himfeif fucceeding ro
ail the Efrate he barb given him» and the im
provementof it.< This Negro.being proceeded
H as far as ro Conftantinople, bad. his Companion
H the Baltagibalbee, recalled from him wirh defign
co be pur ro Death, but afterwards by mediation
of fome powerful Friends, who .took advantage
; of the gende and benign humour of the Sultan,
H bis pardon was obtained * and he preferred to a
•Gown- finali * Pafhalick in che leffer Afia. Howfoever
ment of a «be Eunuch proceeded in bis Journey to Grand
Pafta. Cairo.t where being arrived, after three Day«,
I was by rhe Imperial Command ftript of all his
wealth and gseacnels, which amounted unto |
H Two Millions of Dollars, to be reftored again
H to their firft Mailer, who nies tp lend his Slaves
fuch gaieties and Ornaments, only ro afford che
World occafion to fee and admire the vaftnefs
I of his Wealth, and contemplate the vanity and
U unconftancy of Richefs and Worldly glory. This
poor Negro rh us de veiled of «allı returned to his j
n- primary condition of a biave, in which be was I
ri* born, and for many years .had lived, and was I
' now banifhed, ferikken, and difconfòlate in che
upper E/ypt ; whither going feacce with lufficient |
H to preferve bim from Famine and Beggery, the
H ,Beyes oFEgyph out of companion, beftowed on
:him an Alms of twelve Paries, being Eight
• Thoufand four hundred Dollars, according co
H the Account of Cairo, now the only fupporc and I
H fùftenance of his Life.
This Victory gained over thefè great Perfonages,
and foyl given to che Queen Mocber her
H felf> was not carried by this young Favourite
H with thac prudenc equality of mind as was decenc
; but being puffed up with pride and glory,
'•'• adventured to a judgment and cenfure of che
H deepeH marters of State 1 which couched nor §
H little the jealoufie and (corn of the Great Vizier,
who therefore wrote to all ruofe grave Sages, to
H whole Counfel he conceived the Sultan gave any
H ear or cremt; representing with extraordinary
paffion and fervency the dangers he apprehended
might befal bis Mailer, and bis Empire, wbilft
•', both were fübject to the unexperienced Counfels
rt of Afatta a Youth both in years and knowledge.
That it was much to the difparagement of the
Supream Office of Vizier, wbillt he was with
• j Thoufands of Turk/ on the Frontiers contending
H for the Glory and Enlargement of the Of rem?»
Dominions, fubjected to millions-of dangers and
labours ; to be fupplanred by a Boy, fit only for
H an attendants in bis Ma İleri Chamber ; and to
f • have the privacy of the Emperors Srate Counfels
and policy rifled by a Youth, whole years had
not Acred him for the knowledge and continence
H of an ordinary Secret. Thefè reafonable Com-
H plainrs of the «Vizier's were by fome of his wife
Friends, whofe Age and Gravity had produced
H fbmetbing of He verence towards their Perfbns, not
I "J without hazard and fear communicated unto
1 ? the Sultan, tbe violence of whole Love being with
time moderated and abated , be began to confi-
H der the reafbnablenefs of this Difcourie, and fo on
'.'• a Hidden, to tbe great admiration of all, call off
his Favourite, creating bun a KapugibaÔiee, or
•' • chief Porter, with a bundled and fifty Afpers a
day SaJlary.
Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy. '35
The Ruine of Samozade, the Reis
Efendi, or Chief Secretary of
State to the Great Vizier. '
AM D fince we have related a Story which
partly reprefents rhe unconftancy and tyranny
of che Tutkifh Grearneft, ic may yer
pleafè the Reader, fhould we add another, tbo'
a little out of its due order, not lefs remarkable,
and worthy of Record, than the former.
When Netobaufel was befieged , called by che
Turks and Hungarians) Oyar, and divers attempts
made on ic in vain ; Samozade rhe Reis Effèndi,
wich lets caution and wrftlom chan be did ufùally
practife in other matters, wrote a Letter to tbe
Chief Eunuch of the Women, then in che Serag*
[lio at Adriano fie, to this effect. Thac if the
Grand Signior defired to have that Fortrefs taken
that was then befieged , he fhould chufe a more
able Captain for his Army than the prefene Vizier,
a Perfòn who had only been educated ina
Tekeh , or Colledge, and /tudied in the (peculations
of Law, and not in the Oda's of the )anilaries,
or Cu Homes and Exercifes of the Camp :
And therefore if his Majefty thought fit to chafe
another General, he could not cali his eyes on
any more able and deferving chan ibrahim Pafha
his Son in Law, a Perfon qualified for the Office
of Vizier, being skilful in all points both of War
and Peace. This Eunuch being the perlon thac
had fucceeded to the former lately exiled, having
received this Letter, immediately without
farther Arc or Prologue, read it to the Grand
Signior, 3c which though at firft be was Harried,
yet notas yet weary of che Vizier, but ftilJ conferving
a kind nefs and efteem for him, cook che
Letter from the Eunuch, and fent it to rhe Vizier,
permitting him to injiiet what punifhment he
judged molt agreeable to his own prefèrvation
and vindication of honour. The Vizier, having
received this Letter, teemed noe in the leali to
be furprized with the perfidioufhefs of Samozade t
but in a cool temper recollecting all the Applications
and Addreffes ( which we have mentioned
before ) at his firft entrance into this Supream
Office, and judging from thence, thac he was
not a Perfön capable of friend fhip, or a fteadinefs
to his In terefr, lent for him, and for Ibrahim Pafha
his Son in Law co his prefence, and fir/t having
upbraided his Treachery, and want of Integrity
, in return co all the CarelTes and Endeavours
he bad ufed to win bis Faiths caufedboth
their heads to be ftruck off by the Executioner.
This Samozade was one of the moli wife and
belt practifed Secretaries ofScate that ever ferved
the Ottoman Empire, and one whom oar Englifh
much lamented, being perfectly acquainted with
the particulars nf ourCapituIarions.and Conftirution
of our Trade ; and had not bis extraordinary
G blemifhed bis other moral Vertues,
be might have been eiteemed a man rare, and a
Minifler noe unworcby tbe greatefl Monarch
of cbe World. The Richefs be bad collected during
che time of bis Stare-Negotiations were inj
credible and immenfe, for be (pared and loft no
opportunity of gains, which rendred faim tbe
more liable and obnoxious to tbe ftroke of re.
His Goods were now lèi/ed on for ferviee or* tbe
fijlltan, his Matter, as juftly connfeated for Treafnn.j
bis Eftace was found co amount unto three
Millions of Pieces of Eight in ready Money,;
i he bad fixceen hundred Camels, four Hundred
f . T Mules,
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Tòt Ktigà'of $Hkar-tytox*$TV.
Mules, S« hundred Horfes of the bett fort, befides
'ordinary Horfes of tervice proporrjonable
tcrtlìofe'oF'-valùé; IrtìfeGheità anlSIëré Were
found Four thoüfand/Giîdleşs or Sdfta* of the
bèft foTt of* Silver, never worn; Seven and" twenty
pounds weight of Peatì; three mmëfetr Daggers
(or Tnrkifh Hanjars) molt f« with Diamonds
and Rubies; befides Ninety sjaWe Vefts,
each, whereof might be -valued ac a-.İjhpuûnd
Dollars, àùs Sword» and rich Furniture were
widmut, number, or account, with a Cart-Load
of the beft and fineA China i over and above all
this, remained to his. Son a Revenueof about Ten
pounds »Sperling a day, who being condemned
t »tue torturé to confefstrt»e hidden Riches of his
'**WEV h ' 8 £rÄ examination discovered One
hıındred "and . twenty five thouland Zaiehins of
Ifinetufn^uio.
H
1. i.., . -ÙJ S«» «• "-.U**M^
Of an Avanta brought upon the
Dutch Nation.
BEforc we proceed on with the Relation of ehe
Warin Hungary,, where we for a, time Oiall
leave theJGfirar Viz'er^r, will not ,be from OUT
purpofe todigrefs ajnjtje^, recountingcertain intermediäre
Accidents, which had reference; to our
own and cheDw^AN^ticrts intereft at ehe Queman
Coure. And firft Ï fhallbejin wich;the Dwib, to
whom a coofiderab'le trouble and misfortune befel,
by means of a i>hip..of«theirs called the Em*
perpr Ottaviano, which, defigning to lade Turk
Goods, şx Alexandria- fps.ßanfttfärirtoplkj-. had' her
Licence and Dif parches obtained by means of the
&/£^.Refidenc» 'drçliélir Wam

1663. defcribed and ratified by rhe Grand Signier, with
J this Ciati (è at the Conclufion of" each, viz. "That
"in cafe thè foregoing Articles were not kept by
flj " the/è his SubjeÀs refpeftively, but fliould con-
" rrary to the meaning thereof through Piracy
H *' be broken, that then it fliould be lawful /òr
11 tftc King of England to chafHfè chofè People by
"hisown Arms and Force, without Impeachment
" or Breach of that good Peace and Amity which
H ' ' Intervenes between His M ijefty ôf Great Britain
" and the Ottoman Emperor : And this was fup-
H poléd might always be a Plea* in defence óf the
Ktglijh Nadon in Turky, when at any time
• His Majefry provoked by the Injuries of tholè
faitbleß and piratical Nations, fliould take due
A Revenge upon them, not only on the Seas ,
H but allô on the Land, fubverting thole very
H Cities and Fortrefies, which are rhe Nefts of
H Piracies, and the common Chalrifemenr and
H Gaols of Chriltendom. W hen thefè Articles came
fl to rhe hands of His Majefties Ambaflàdor the
Earl of Wmtbelfta, with Orders to have tbem
H ratified aneffubferibed in the manner foregoing,
the Turfoß) Court was then at Adrianople,to which
'• place on tbisoccafion the Lord Ambaflàdor made
a Journey from bis ufual Refidence at €onßan-
H t inopie ; and having acquainted the Cbimaeam
H with the whole matter, and, rhe Proportions
H rightly apprehended by him, they were offered,
|'T and the next day communicated in behalf of the
H AmbafTidor to the'Grand Signior. who readily
H promifèd compliance with His Majefties defiresj
ordering the Articles and Conclufion of them»
H to be ingroffèd and prepared for the imperial
Aliène. Howfòever fòme confïderable time ran
H on before chey were delivered out, in regard
that being matters of State relating to War and
H Peace, they could not be fully granted without
Privity and Knowledg of the Grand Vizier, who
H was the fuprème Councilor, and therefore we
H were forced to attend thirty five days before an
H Expreß could go and return from the Frontiers
H with the Anfwer expected, which was as iy
H granted by the Vizier, as before it was enrertain-
H ed by the Grand Signior. On Anguß y, the Confirmation
of the lèverai aforefàid Articles were
H configned unto my /elf in pretence of our Lord
Ambaflàdor by thè bands of the Cbimaeam, being
H my fêif deligned in Perfön to deliver them ; for
which Service a Frigat of His Majefties Navy at-
H tended at Smyrna : fò that very Evening 1 departed,
and arrived at Smyrna the 1 cr£ of Anguß.
\'M In my Journy from Adrianoplt to ic-
H ting the Geography of the Countries, and the
H plea fent view 1 had from the top öf a Mountain
H between Malagra and Gallipoli, from whence I
could furvey all the KeBifpont, and at the fame
H time take a profpeft of the Vropontuk and Ionian
Seas, I fhall only relate two paflàges which befel
mein this Journey, not unpleafànt to be remembred.
The firft was ata İmali Village called Ijhech, at
the foot of the Mountain Ida', not far from the
Ancient Troy, now named by the Turks Kanzdog,
which lignifies the Mountain of Geefe ; the People
that inhabit here, are of a rude üifpofîtion,
great Thieves, and of a wild and ravage Nature j,
at my entry thereupon I was advifèd by thofè
that were with me, that it was neceflary to take 1
Mules to carry my Baggage through the Moû'ntains,
and to preß the People to convoy me" ta
the next Government by-Virtue of a Command
Che Grand Signior had grafted hie for the :ii-J
rity of my Travels j fb that arriving at this
place by break of day, I Went dire&Iy With ail
my Attendance, being about eighteen or nineteen
Thirteenth Emperor of the Tnrt\r. 137
Horfè, to the Kadi's Houle, where knocking hard
at the Door, a Servant looked out at the Window
, and fpying lb great a company, wholly j
affrighted, ran to his Malter, and awakening him
with fuch dreadful news, he had fcarce any Soul
or Life remaining to render an Anfwer ; for he
was one of thole, who three times a day was tiled
to take his Dole of Opium, which gave him a
ftrange kind of Intoxication or Drunkennef»;
during the Operation of which, men have their
Spirits violenily moved and agirated, that afterwards
it leaves tbem fo wearied and languid,
that in (he morning when they firft awake, they
remain like dead Stocks, their Members are benumbed,and
can fcarce turn from one fide to the
other. In this condition the News of new Guelfe
fùrprized this Kadı, when wholly feeble he called
to his Servant to reach him his Box of Opium, of
which when he had taken bis ufual Propotion,
and that it began to work, his Life returned again
to him, and he began immediately to recover,
fo that he had Courage to open his Gates
and receive us in : when he had read the Command,
and found no hurt in it, the Man was tranfponed
with Joy and Opium, and was fò kind,
chearful, and of a good humour, rbatfcould not
but admire at the change; be told me, that he
lived in a barbarous Country, and was forced to
ufè that for Diversement and as a Remedy of his
melancholiy hours. I èafïly perceived the effect
it had upon him, for he fèemed to me like a üedlam
j in which humour be cal!« d all his Neighbours
about him, and after a wife Cgn/ulrarion,
they provided me with two Mules, a/id five Men
on foot with rufty Muskets without Powder or
Shot, to guide and guard me through the Mountains.
I had dot travelled two Miles before all
my Guard were Italien afide, and taking advantage
of the Woods and Mountains, were fled from
me, fò that I found my felf wirb no other than
my own People, in an unbeaten Path, and a way
unfrequented ; the man excepted who drove the
Mufesj-who for lake of his Beafts was obliged
to a farther attendance-. We travelled in this
manner through the Mountains about four hours,
when near a Village called Suratnee, we met one
of the' Principal men on Horfè-back, carrying a
fiead Mutton bebind bim, which upon Examination
we discovered to be carried for a Bribe to
the Kadi oflfheclee, that fo he would be his Friend,
and favour him in his Caule: And further upon
inquiry , finding that our Entertainment was
likely to be mean at Suratnee, we forced the
Gentleman to return with Us, and to fell us his
Mutton at the marker price, and fò for that time
we disappointed our Kadi of his Fee or Reward :
and being upon the rife of a Hill defending
to Suratnee, fò that the People could fee us ac
a diftance, they like true Sons of Kau&-deg forfbok
their Habitations, and fled, which we perceiving
polled after them, and catcbed two of
their men, whom we brought under Share, (or
rhe Country-mans Oath, which they account:
very fàcred, and will by no means break) to be
trae and faithful to us, to ferve, and not leave
us for fò long time as we fhould remain in
their Village; and accordingly thefè men were not
only fèrviceable, bue diligent: fò fòonastbey
f difcovered me to be one Who would pay juftly
for what Jf took, and was not a Tiır&ijh Aga, or
Servant of Great men who harrafs the People,
and take their Service and Meat on account of
free Quarter, the whole Village returned again
from their places of Refuge amidft the Woods,
fò that I neither wanted Provifions nor Attend,
dance»
T à Anothêf
6'6Î,

i38
i 6 6 3. Another pafllige happened unto me or better
t/'y^ • Civility and Entertainment in the Plains of PrH
- gamuts where not many Miles from that Ancient
• City, 1 arrived about fix a Clock in the Evening
at certain Tents or Cots of Shepherds, being only
Hurdles covered with Hair-cloth, lined within
with a fort of loofe Felt, a fufficient defence
agiinft the Sun and Rain ; the Turks call thefe
People Ewuchs, and are Shepherds who with
their Wives, Children and Cartel, Live and Inhabit,
where they molt delight, or like the Shepherds
of Ancient days, remove their dwellings to tbofe
Places where they find moil plenty of Water and
Pallore. Amongft thefè Cots lb foon as I alighted
from my Horte, 1 was received and lùlu ted
by the Aga or Chief, with great Humanity and
Kindneß; for fo foon as he under flood who I
was, and that I was imploied in publick Affairs,
he prefcntly placed me under fome neighbouring
Trees, and called for Carpets and Cufhions to fit
on, which were more Fine and Rich, than agreed
with the outward appearance of Men wholly
unaccuitomed to a City-life. After fome Difcourfe
had with me, which I remember to bave
been very Courteous and Inquisitive of my Condition
and Bufinefs, he provided Provender for our
Hortes, and in a fhort time ordered Bread and
Eggs to be brought for to flay my Stomach,
fuppofing that hard Travels had (harpened my
Appetite. About an hour after that, he invited
all my Company, and then we fed very plentifully
of feveral Difhes, which the good Hourwives
bad dreflfed within the Precinto of their
poor Tents ; whilft the Shepherds had in the Field
killed a fat Kid, and were then roaftingit whole
at the fuel or a Tree which they had felTd; this
Roaftmeat they cut into quarters, and with
Bread and Salt put it into a Linen-cloth, delivering
it to one of my Servants for our Ereakfaft the
next morning. Having thus well refreshed my
felf with the Charity of thefe good Shepherds, I
arofe with the Moon about eleven a Clock at
Night; but before my Departure, I demanded
what I had to pay ; to which the generous Shepherd
replied, That, my Acceptance was a fuffici-
The lieign of Sultan Mahomçjt iV.
the Confirmations of Peace in the fame form and ı 6 caution
of- two or three W itnefles of our Difcourfe. Wej
were fcarce welcomed into the Kooo^and the ußtal
•

i 6 6 3. al Salutations pafiêd, before we were interrupted
I TVO-' by the Officers,and not buffered to proceed ; fo little
eJIcem they made of che Palha, to whom notwitftanding
chey allowed twelve thoufand Dollars
a Year for his Maintenance, lb as to carry
the fair and fpecious ouefìde at the Ottoman Court,
of receiving a Pallia from thence ; but were lo
B . far from permitting him 10 intermeddle in the
H Government, chat they confined bina like a Prifb-
H ner, not filtering him toftir Abroad W' toout ?r ~
H million and Con fent of the Divan, and that ve«
K ry fèldom, tbo he often pleaded his Health was
I much impaired by his Reftrainr, and craved
B Enlargemenc,ratber for necelHcy than bis Plea fu re.
{.' The Day of the great Divans AfTembly being
H come, the Confirmations of the Peace was again
I read, and well approved, and lb laid up in the
I Repolitory of their Writings ; and promife made
B us for Relealëment of our Ships. But let us now
H obfêrve the levity and unfteadinefs of this popular
Government} for being the day following
The un- appointed to receive our difpatches, and difebarge
conftancy of the three Ships ; there arofe unexpectedly at
of the po- the Divan,certain Scruples and Jealoulies amongft
aitar go- |hem, which immediately quafhed all our Nego­
vernmenr tiations, and inftead of confirming the Peace,
ar Alger.
produced a War. For the Divan being met,
they were afraid to re leale tbe Ships, left the Soldiers
who bad lent them in, being then abroad,
fliould call them to queftjorr for it at their return
j and not to releafe them, might be an oc
cafion of a War j which not fucceeding according
to their delire, tbe c'aufèrs thereof might be
called into queftion, and punilhed for it 5 of which
bill remained tbe frefb memory of late Examples.
In this Dilmtma of their Affairs, they refolved to
make the Act: herein» to be of general and publick
Alïènt ; and to that end they Ailèmbled a Grand
Divan, calling tbe Captains of Ships and Galiies,
then in Port, unto their Council; who without
Hefitation, or queftioning other Matters; declared,
that the three »glifo Sbips were lawful
Prize ; and that it was no longer requifite to
maintain the féconds Article of freeing Strangers
Goods on Englifh Veffèls; it neither being the
delign nor jntereft of Algier, to benefit all Chri*
itendom by their Peace with England: this Sentence,
was followed by tbe whole Rabble of tbe
Divan, with cry and noife ; to which the wilêr
fort.notwitbftartding our Flea, and Reafons to tbe
contrary, which laired for full two hours, were
forced to condefcend, and concur in tbe âme
Vote. Howlbever by Importunity, and fomething
of the force of Reafon, which in the molt
blind and obfeure minds of Men, hath Ibmetbing
pf forcible Violence j we obtained the releale of
tbe three Ships, upon difcbarge of tbe Strangers
Goods, and payment of their Freight. But the
fécond Article of Peace, forbidding the leardi
of Etjglijh Ships for Strangers Ella tes, or their
Perlons, was declared null, and no longer ro
be maintained ; nor the Peace likewife, unlels
His Ma jelly would accept it upon that Condition,
to which end, they wrote this following
Letter.
The Letter of the Government of
Algier to His Majefiy.
GÏÉfttf and Chrifiìan Prtnie, King of Engh&ûûï.
After Health and Peace, &c
Silke we home made Te ace with Ton, tutto thit
Thirteenth Emperor ofthe lurfy. X Ì9
day t here •have nâjfn/aries nn' pàmagesbeen.1 6" 6 f.
f fared by tys. : Tour Ships th.it have been as' ¥*" v " ,w
Prizes, for Tour fake we have let free, not
offering them the haft Injury, nr diminijhiug I
any thing from them in the lea ft, until fttjj
time as Jour Confiti gave 7Js Counter-paffes,
that what Ships were found with them, to be
let free, and thofe that are without them, to
be brought in : And we have found divers H
without them, which for Friend (hip fake which
is between Vs, We have let go free. Now
from henceforth, if that we find any of our
Enemies Goods or Menin Tour Ships, weßatt
take the Goods and Men, paying the Freight '
to their Port. And we ßaä defire you, as
foon as you ßaüreceive this our Letter, that
you will fend your anjwer hereunto, for we
ßall think it long until we receive it from Ton ;
and for the future, what Ships ßall be brought H
in without a Pafs'port, we jhall take them,
and detain them here, until fuch time as we \,
have an anfwer from Tou ; which pray find
without delay. The end of. the Month Sefer,
1074. which was then in the Month of September,
1663.
In this manner a fécond War broke forth in the
Ipaceof two Years, by which a Perlbn may judg
of the inconffancy and uniteady humour of this
People;, who but three days before, gave us all
the evidence of fair Correspondence and Friendfhip
; and it is probable, that when they entered
the Divan, they came not with Refblutions or
Thoughts of War ; however accidents and occasional'Difcourfès
each with other, following the
cry and humour of fòme rude Savage Perfön,
which leads tbe reft, carried all things with Violence
towards a Breach: So tbat by what preceded,
and from tbele following Rea Ions, it may be
concluded impolfible to maintain a firm and lading
Peace with this People.
i Firft, Becaulè thefè People are compofêd of
the worft Sort or Scum of the Turk», and worft
of Chriftians, which are Renegadoes, who bave
renounced God and their Country, and a Generation
of People who have no Religion, nor
Honour: Peace cannot be longer expecled or
maintained, than fear or jnterelt enjoins them
to compliance.
Secondly, The Government of Algier being
popular, and in the hands of a vile Commonalty
, who are* ignorane Perlons, guided by no
Râles or Principales ^ unfteady in all their Councils,
not refolving or confulting any thing before
they enter thè Divan. do commonly follow
that Refolution, which they perceive to be
carried on with the greateft noife-; and therefore
are a People not capable of Peace or Friendship.
>-*,
Thirdly, This irrational Commonalty is overawed
by a heady Soldiery, who are only then
affrighted into a Peace, whilft a ftronger force
compels''them into good Manners. But when
tbat Power and Punilhment is withdrawn, they
again harden their hearts like Tbaraob, and then
when the Temjptatloil of rich Merchantmen;
prefentsic felf, their natural Inclination to Piracy
returns, and tbeir Covetoafhefs again prevails,
and then tbey eurfe the Peace, and the makers
of it, and without remorlè break their Articles,
and theirFaicb, having neither Honour nor Con-
Iciencc to reftrairi tbem. Wherefore unlets the
Heads

f 4°
Tbe Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
s 6 6 3. Hc3ds of the chief f aufers of the War te given in
fatisfaftion, or Money paid for the expence, and
Hoftages given for fecority of ir, it can never be
expefted that a lairing Peace fhould be maintained
with this People; the proof of which, bath been
made appear bv the lequel of affairs, and by thofè
Wars which have enfued fince this time. And
now let us return to the Wars in Hungary , and
become Spectators of thofe T ranfaftions, which
were then the general concernment of the Ealtern
anJ Weitem World.
The Proceedings of the War in
HUNGARY.
W 1 E left the Grand Vizier on his March towards
the parts of Hungary, with ân Army,
as computed, to confift of Eighty Thoufànd
fighting men, and of about Seventy Thousand
defigned for.Pioniers, and other neceflary fervİces
of the Army. In this march the Vizier out of
defign to flacken the warlike Preparations of the
The Viz'erde-
Chriftians, and to d i (co ver the inclinations of the
fires a Emperor to Peace, defired a Treaty, that if pof
Treaty to ßD|e, matters might be reduced to terms of ac-
JJ3m- be commodation ' Tne Kefident of Germany, was
ans t hen in the Army, but be, nor being impowered
fhgly for any fuch Treaty, the Baron of Götz.,
then with AU Paflia at Temefivar, was lent for,and
H being arrived, were both called into the Viziers
H Tent at Belgrade, to whom it was propofed, That
H in Cafe the Emperor defired a Peace, be fhould
H refign into the hands and pofleffion of the Sultan
Zekelbyd, Zatmar ; Claufenbnrt, alias Cohßdur, I
with the lace built Fort of Count Striai* without I
which, no Sacrifice could appeafe the anger, and
give a flop to the progress of the Ottoman Arms.
Whiift thefè Proportions by Poft Were difpatched
to Vienna-, the Vizier proceeded in his Journey to
Strigonium, now called Gran% to which place, after
fixteen Days time, the Mefienger returned
with an Anfwer from the Emperor, Which (bowed
an inclination towards an acceptance of Peace on
the terms propofed, but with İnftruftions to his
Minifters to moderate by their difcreet management
( what was poilible) the rigour of .the de-
DP- mands. For by rea fon of the difàffèction of the
Hungarians, whom the Emperor had lately diff
.> ' gufted by demolifhing lèverai of their Churches,
and difcountenanctng the. Protefiant Religion
' which they profeflèd; and by realbn of the
|- ' Phlegm of the Princes of Germany, whom difiè-
H rent interefts made flow and unaftive in their
H preparations againft the common Enemy; the
Emperor was wholly unprovided to oppole the
violence of this over-flowing Torrent, and became
an unequal match for the Otuman Force.
TheTurks perceiving that the Germans began to
condefcend, and yield to any conditions, which
might pur chafe their quiet, Irarced a farther de-
Th's Tri- mand of Fifty thoufànd Florins of Yearly Tribute,
IMM by S anc ' tWO M s M'ons of Crowns for expence of the
the Em- War rial Court, who now.obfèrving the Tarh without
their Vizard, to march haftily to furprize them,
vigoroufly routed ihemlelve» to make that convenient
provifion and defence by W ar, which
the ftraitnefs of time permitted them -• So that in
thefirft place they Aflembled a Dia it Ratisbonne,
where it was refolved to raifè#four Armies ; the
Ifirlt for the Guard and defence of Moravia and
StUfta, under the Command of Count Suß, a.
Native of Rachel. The fécond under the Command
of Count Ramona Montecnli, for fàfety of
Raab, Nnvhaufel, and Komorra, and the Frontiers
of Hungary. The third under Command of
Count fjficbolas Strini for defence of Croati* The
fourth compofed folely of Hungarians, commanded
by the Palatine of that Country, which they
reported to confift of Thirty thoufànd fighting
men. Fifthly, It was ordered that all Garifons
(jhould be well provided of Victuals and Ammunition
; and that the Inhabitants of Vienna fhould
take into every Houle a provifion for a years
maintenance, and fuch as were not able at their
own Coil, were to abandon their Dwellings. And
in the mean time the Villages round about were
demolished, to the great amazement and confiifion
of the People.
The Tnrh now bearing in their thoughts nothing
but War, began to defign and.cbalk out thé
belt order and method for its profecution. The
principal places then in eye of the Vizier, were
Raab, and Komorra, Fortreflès of considerable
ftrengtb, maintained and defended by Souldiers
of known prowefs and conduci, and provided
equally with all forts of Ammunition and Provifions,
agreeable to (beh confideràble Bulwarks
and Walls, not only of the German Empire, but (I
may fay)of all Çhriftêndom. Jtarf.called by the Ita- Rdabt
Ham,Sfavar in, and by the Turks, 1 ted
in a plain,level,and Champion Country; theTown
ic (elf very regular and compatitile Fortifications
molt exaft according to the new Model, and
much improved in its ftrengtb fince the recovery
of it from the hands of the Turk, by whom it was
once taken* indie year 1594. it hath its name
from the River Rab, on which ic is firated jufton
the meeting of the Danube. Komorra is a ftronger Komor«
Fortrefs, erected in an Ifland of the River j)«- \ra.
nnbe, called after the fame name, which hath
often been attempted by the Turks, but with ill
fuccefs i at both which places I have personally
been, and viewed them with much delight.
Wherefore the Vizier confidering tbe ftrengtb.
and difficulty of tbefè places > refolved to take
due and mature con fiderà t ion before he engaged
himfèlf in any enrerprize, and to that end aflembled
together in Confutation with him the raoft
ancient and grave men, chat were Natives of the
Country » fbme of tbefe being fuch who bad lived
in Rob, been Slaves there, and bad well marked
TbcTkrfy
and obferved the ftrengrh ofthat Fortrefs both as deliberare
to Nature and Arc, afiured tbe Vizier, Thar the! of the me­
Work was iramenfè, difficult» and dangerous, thod to be I
and noe co be accomplifhed in che /pace of one' ufed in
Summer, and that the Winters in that Countrey War.
were very cold and rigid, and ill agreeing with!
the temperament of the Afiatick Souldiery. The]
» to be paid by the Emperor to the Sultan, Vizier, though be farther confidered that bis i
peror io Tbelè proud and unexped PropofaJs Harried not a Souldiers were as yet young and :dj
. sultan.ft little the Baron of Govs, who readily made an- and that a foyl encountred at the firfr Eoterprize,
ijman. fWCr, that he clearly perceived now, that there might be a discouragement from following ebecon-
were no intentions to a Peace, fince the Vizier rinued Traft and Courfe of this War, which muft
was pleated to make the matter fo difficult and be fuftained with labour and patience,and that to
• iroporTtb'e, for that it were as eafy to bring Hea- Withdraw bis Forces in the Winter would jfee-'W
• ven and Earth to meet, as his Matter to meet the difhonoDrto theOttcmanArms, abJemifhin the
H G Signior in the Concefsion of this particular. beginning to his own Reputation, and an encou­
Tùefê extravagant demands awakened the Imperagement of the Enemy : Howfoever, having a
vio-l

i «5 6 3. violent Ambition and Define to become Mafter of
*-*V% Robf he could nnt rçft faıislîed in this Gounlel
before he had confulted with Alt Paß) a 1 tfnjd
s| other Pafluws of the Frontier Countries,, wjio
I duly confidering the matter as it flood, concjifred
in die fame j îdgment that was formerly made
of the difficulty of tins defign; and herein they
. were tbe more ftrongly confirmed, by the fe-
-pore of certain Hungarians, whom fbme parjies
of Horfe., under tbe Command of Alt Pafta* ro-
Ü ving and Tallying out near tbe Walls of Rab, had
furprized and taken, who being brought bound
before the Vizier , related . That the Town was
' well provided with all torts of Ammunition and
Provifions, and the Garifòn reinforced by Count
MontecKculi with fupply of four Thoufand men,
Ig and in this manner reported the Work as difficult
as the Turks of the Countrey had formerly rtgni-
Âed. This relation conftrmediby To many hands,
diverted the Viz er from this Defign . for before
that time imagining it a place Which might eafily
be fubdued, he propofed to himfèlf, without any
interruption, a clear and undifturbed March to
"•;- the Gates of Vienna, which he (wallowing alfo in
his thoughts, hoped by his own fuccefs to repair
the fhame of Soman's fl ght from tbe Walls of
H that City, and befìdes tbe glory of forcing
the Emperor from his Imperial Seat, he
(hould atone for the (in of the Ottomon Cow-
H ardice, and be tbe firft who undertook to
mend the actions, and outvie, the prowefs of
the molt magnificent, and mo ft fiiccefsful of their
Sultans. But the Ambition of this grand defign
I giving way to necefliry, and to thofè other im-
Ntuf- pediments which obftrucied it,, after due and
bau/il. mature Confutation, Ncwbaufel, called by the
' Hungariaus-Cywar, was fixed upon as tbe place to
befirft attempted, and held up to tbe eye of the
Souldiery, as tbe reward and prize of their va-
' - lour and hazard. V\ herefore Boats were provided
, and Flanks, and Timbers for a Bridge 10
pals tbe Danube, which the Turks in a few days,
H according to their ufual expeditions, had railed ,
fò that che Army both Horfe and Foot began to
tranfport themfelves as faft as was poftible to the
H other fide, but tbe multitudes crouded over in
that diforder and h afte, chat Three or four Thoufand
men had fcarce paffed the River before tbe
Bridge was fo broken and (battered, that fbme
• time was neceffarily required to repair it, before
tbe reft of tbe Army dürft adventure to follow
their Companions. The Approach of the Turktjh
H Army alarmed all that fide of Emgary, but efpeciaîly
the Inhabitants of Noubau/cl-, who obièrving
che Turks to bend their Courfè that way,
I plainly fore-làw tbe Storm of War tobe breaking
on them : The News alfo of tbe fall of the
Bridge , and 'thereby the Separation of a
. :,; bout Four thoufand Turks from the Body of tbe
Torcati Army, was brought jn by the Coantrey people,
iheGover- who forfàking fbeir Villages, fled for fuccour to
nourof the ftronger Fortrels of Ncwhwftl. Hereupon
Thirteenth Emperor of the Jurfy. HV
Tranfportatipn ôf die others ; which endea­
vours« by God's Afşiftance, fucceeding well, y^y-w
might not only drfcourage the Enemy, but be a . * '
means to divert them from their prêtent defign
upon their City. This Advice* though be pre£
fed with heaf of Argument, and violence of
Speech» yet could it not prevail with the reft of
the Council, which feemed wholly averle thereunto
, efpecially Volttr% who declared, That his
Commiflion was nnt to fight in the Field, but to
confèrve himfèlf within the Walls, for maintenance
of his Garifon : Some days pafied in this
Difpute, whilft Forcata, growing more eager and
hot on this defign, ufed opprobrious Terms, and
exprefsions of infamy towards the other Officers,
ace tifing alj foeh of Cowardice and Treafon, who
rented to concur with him in this Enrerprize
and advantage on the Enemy, which Heaven
feemed to reach out to them for their Deliverance
, if their wifdom and courage afforded
them only will and grace to lay hold: on the opportunity*
Tbefe (harp words and refblurion of
the Governour provoked the minds of the Officers
to a condefcention , and thereupon about
Eight thoufand men of Choice, and approved
Sotildiers, well armed with ftout bea res, and
bard Iron; not fuffering themfelves to be upbraided
with fuch reproach, in rhefilencenf rhe
Night, under tbe Conduct of Foreatz,, (their own
Commander, Valter remaining in the Town) took
their way towards the TurLißt Camp, and being
armed with Firelocks, marched with all privacy,
without lighted Matches , or found of Drum or
Trumpet But whilft the foregoing Difpute
Iafted, the Turk/ bad tranfported the grots of
Nivbau- Forcat&t the Governour of JÇçwhattfel, a valiant
fei ill ad- a0(j experien 1 Souldjer, though efteemed by
Sally. the Turk, unfortunate, taking, this Alarm) judged
H that this acca lion of cutting off that part of the
Turktfh Army which had paft the River, was in
no wife to be omitted, and therefore aflembled a
I Council of War, which confuted ol all rhe principal
Officers and Commandées ol" t he Garifòn; (angft
-A inch was Colonel Valter,, that commandp
ed tbe Four thoufànd men, lately lent to rein- 1
their Army over tbe River, and then lay on her
Banks, refting fecurely under their Pavillions.
The Chriftians approaching near tbe Turktjh Fortcatf
Camp, with the firft twilight, and dawning of fu
.fotte tbe Town ) be declared that his Opinioni
-was, immediately to make a Sally on that part
H of the Turktjb Army, which had already palled
che River, before the Bridge was repaired for
rp CwL
the Morning, ( perceiving the Enemy unprovid- „yj^camp.
ed, but not discovering their Force) dealt at firft
on let, their (hot rnoft plentifully amongft them,
a? proceeding amidft the thickeft, cutting,
mooting, killing, and making bavock of all before
them. The amazed Turks having many of
their Companions brought to their laft fieep,
before themfelves were throughly awake, and
fonie flying before they difcovered the reafon or
the danger, an Alarm was given by the confofèd
murmur of Allah, Allah,, and that the Chriftians
were upon them, reached the fartheft
Quarters of the T«rki(b Army, which immediately
put themfelves into Battalia, and order of
fighting,whilft this handful of bantam proceeded
forwards, dealing their blows amongft their EneipieijCutcing
the Cords of theTents.anddeftroying H
all before them. But by this time the Turks having
put themfelves into a pofture of Defence,
the Horfè and Foot came marching in a Body,
extending their Wings in the form of a half Moon,
fo as to enclofe this finali number, and on all The Ger*
fides to affai! them. The Germans feeing this puns are
formidable fight approach, and no fafety in flight, round,
encouraged each other ro feil their Live« at as and *V /
dear a rate as they could; ill hopes of efcape
Iteming defperate, they fought with that courage
and obftinacy as amazed tbe Turks, and
yielded not until their Spirits fainted with labour,
and their Swords were blunted by the Bodies of
their Enemies. The Count Forcaix. hardly efcaped,
but by tbe help of his Horfe, with fonie
few others, fled to Newhmfsl, which unwillingly
received him, wifhing that the rafline fs -of bis
Couniels bad only proved his own deftruftion,
and not involved lo many brave and innocent
Souldiers, who were only unfortunate for being
over«.
66

?4 2 7ke Réìgn cf Suttan Mahomet IV.
i 6 6 j. over-powered by bis command and perfwafions .• h's Country and Parentage. Fut tl.İî crteliy otthe i 6 (5 $
V-V-— 1 he reft overwhelmed with multitude?, yielded ; Vizier was reentryer>ftd tv C vunt Setini >n t Jong t>V>İ
for though they behaved themfelves Beyond the after, who havirp bed Ume (U cefi againft Atpower
and courage of men, yet the numbers »« Pafta ard his Army, of »hem'be'had (lain
of the Enemy prevailed at length over thefe Chri- fix hundred men, and fi eh as Le rook alive, inj
flian Champions, whofê Gallantry was more cold blood he difmembred end tortured, and
eminent and confpicuous in being fubdued, than having of (ime cut t IF their hands, ard
the Glory of their £ nemies in the Victory. In plucked our their eyes, fent ıhem to report
tins Skirmifh few efcaped, amongft wbich Four the reafonnf this inhumane and rr.er-cilefs ufage
h r.dred Gentlemen were flain , and about eigh­ to the Vizier.'
teen hundred Prifbners reported to be taken, a In the mean time Forçait, advifed Gérerai
baf bis Gardon
tier deals cefs, and returned w th their Captives, and Tro­ Was deftroy ed; and that if fc'e'-wèré not imme­
nor like a phies back to Stri^niuns, where the V'ziermouncdiately fupplied, be fhould be forced to abandon
Spuldier ing a Throne of State and'Ma jelly, treated thefe his Fort, and leave all to the fury and mercy of
wirh his
Pli (oners valiant So Didiers , noe like men of War, or the Enemy. Hereupon a Ihoufand Germans
of War. Captives takrn in open Field, bar as a Judge con­ were fent forfuecòur with all forts of Ammuni- The TUrkf\
approach -
demned them to dye by the band of the Hangnition and Proviilons requifite ; but the Turks to Nr«>man
or Executioner, palling a formal Sentence after their Triumph before Str'mniiim, returned haufiL
ofDeuh upon them, as if they had been Thieves and marched on lb faft towards iftwlauftl, ha­
or A (Miliares arretted by the hand of Juftice.Tbe ying pafled the Danube, that certainly they had
Sentence being palled, and the Turkijb Army intercepted this Recruit, bad not Forcai*, amufed
drawn up, thefe valiant Cbri/tians were ranked their minds, and for a wbile (lopped tbeir hafty
in order and file to dye» who bad Ço lately with approach, by
Swords in their hands, ranged themfelves in
Battel againft their Enemy, and (o fbon as the
Executioners fell to their work, and the horrid
Maflicre was begun, che Guns were fired, and
the whole Camp re founded with barbarous Mu-
Ifick and fhouts. In the mean while the moft'fuperftitious
amongft them triumphed, that God
was now deftroying the Infidels, rnanifefting the
truth of their Prophet, and doing his own woik ;
I not unlike the alternons and doctrines of thofe
Pretenders to Religion, who bave always hallowed
and excufed their cruelties with the Name
of God, and fanctified the blood they have fhed
by making their Enemies Amalekites, and by pretence
of falfè Lights and Prophecies countenanced
their rnoft impious Sacriledge in God's
Churches , and Invalions of their Neighbours
Rights- The mercilefs Executioners had proceeded
to bereave of life about Thirteen or Fourteen
hundred perlons , the Vizier Handing a
Spectator with zeal to his Sect and Prophet, until
tbeTurhflt Souldiery who inhabit the Borders,
glutted with fo much cruelty cowards their
Neighbours, began co murmur, and at length to
(peak aloud, That to deftroy Captives in cold
blo:d was an action againft the Law of Arms,
and might be revenged by their Enemies with
like examples of cruelty, fince none there prêtent,
being all Sou İd ters, were (ecure from the
misfortunes and mutabilities of War. The Vi- J
zier over-hearing thefe whifpers of the Soldiery,
gave a Jtopto the cruelty of che Executioners, and |
lentfiich as furvived to different Priions in Buda,
Ad>ianoplet and Conftantinople. I have leen not far
from Strigonim» the heads of thefe Wretches thus
mifcrably butchered, thrown up into a heap, the
Beards and Hair of thole that lay undermofr
Itili growing ; the Earth which fucked in their
blood, became thence ftenched up and barren,
and the white bona and carkafles of their bodies
lay difperfed and (battered in a large Field ; (b
(hac 1 could noe but call to mind the rnaflacred
Legions under the Conduct of gusurilsus Varus
in tjermany; and tbofe albemiacjja, and the barbarous
Altars (lowing with the Roman blood ndl
1 could as paflbnately fancy to have (een the angry
Germam return to appeafe the Gbcft* of their
Country-men with decent Burial, as 1 was (enable
of Ctrmsnuus in zeal, when he adventured
to contaminate his Augurs Office by his
coo forward Humanity and Religion cowards
1 advancing a white Flag to the top
of the Walls, as if he had had à defîgn of Treaty
and Surrender of the Town upon Conditions :
So that here the tut h fi Army made a halt, and
for 1 hree or Four hours time remained with expectation
when Conditions for the Surrender
fhould come j exety one wondering to fee the
Flag of Truce erected, and Co much filer.ee in the
Fort, and yet no appearance of a Meflage, In
this interval and breathing of rime, the Succour
fafely arriving within the Town, the white
Flag was changed to colours of defiance« to the
great aftonifhment and anger of the Tnrfa:
W hereupon the Vizier drawing fomewbat nearer,
tegan to intrench and begirt the Town on the
ayth of Aug*ft, which was defended by three principal
Officers, viz. Count Adam Forcatz*, ihc
Marquefs Pio an Italian, and one Limitili an old
and experienced Souldier. Eur the Vizier, before
he would offer any violence to rheTowh, TheTkrkj^
thought fit to fummon them in this (tile -• That Samtbrougb
the Grace of poi ami the Miracles of our mons -
Vr ofbett who is a Son of bet b Worlds, and by whom
there is Happinefs and Glory, 11 bat am t be firß of tbe
Council, and General of the meß Mighty Empertr
of the Turks , t bat it tbe King of aü Kings in the
Earth , To you Adam Forcatz that are tbe Chief
among all the Nobility of Hungary, do make
known, That through tbe Command of my rnoft Gracious
Lor J, the mi ft Urnble, tbe tnoft puijfant,
and moft myfterious Emperor, I am come with hss
Forces before Newhaufel to reduce it to bit Obedionee.
Wherefore if you fiali deliver up the place
to Us, you (hall have liberty to march out with what
belongs usuo ton from tbe bigbeft to tbe loweft,' and
be that would rather ftay fiali keep bis Goods and
Eft ate : But if you will not yield, we will take tt by
force, and every man of you, from tbe bigbeft to
the loweft, [ballbe put to tbe Sword. If tbe Hungarians
did but know tbe good intentions of tit
"jêty Emperor, they and their chitdrian would
blefs God for ban. Fence be to tbe Obedient. The
Chrifharls not fubraicting to thefe Summons, rbe
Turks continued to make tbeir nearer approaches,
and being now at a convenient diftance, railed
cwo great Batteries, on which they mounted
a Hundred Pieces of Cannon , and from
thence made fuch confiant flior as (batted J
the Churches , and almoft levelled the molt
lofty Buildings with their Foundations. The Jf
*4r£. of Auouft was defigned for a general florin,
fò that before break of day Faggots and Robbi(h

enter Afa- fiderà blé Force to enter and i'poM Mordhia and!
raV aL' n ^ -^"ß î pf th^è were Sjjf,hundred Tartars.\o\n-
Wr*'.*- ed to a ftrong Force of X/tf&^whq by the gui-
H dance of the Natives patting the River Waegh,
' fpoiled and deftroyed alighe, Country round,
about, carrying men, wocqe^i, and children into
flavery, leaving what was not conveniently portable,
in afhes. But in polling thé River, they
H • incouncred a confiderable Body of Germans, both
Horfè and Foot, and being oppofed by them,
were at firft forced to retreat again over the R'ir
ver with the lofs of about Eigbt hundred Jaoifa-
H ries ; but the next Day renewing the Fight with
H better courage and fuccefs, paflèd the River in
defpightof the Imperialists, whom they purfued
al molt as far as Freiburg. Thefe.2«r& were fcconded
by a greater Body of Tartars, every one
after the manner of his Country.'leading one.Of
H two fpare Horfes, made inroads within five miles
[ | of Menna, destroying and laying in afljes all
places before them; things tjie/e referoblihg
Dooms-day, confumed withM/Jrç » andT.rJWf,^
much almölt left as maps oca^eajaftci? o£f b.şp
bitation.
The con- Thefë Troubles and Confufions ugj
SeGer- were the talk and ama^eraer^,q|aïïçhijiftcn^9^u
MM " and indeed little more they,were than ^lfc^rj^g
Council«. Chriftian Princes farther dittane, as Jeß cgufìéqj^
flood at a gaze, expecting th^lflVe of tb?c.Trear
H ty which wkà between theking,pT France], \M
\". ; the Pope; aìp'rhc Princes.'of dexntanj (wb^tßever
wasrefofted attfaVoìetiutemçn.Qura&&ı
knew not wuat Succours to affords Şoçne tajq^bc
ir tibitì jfisè to..tréàt with thVE^pe^oç,. ^PİfiŞE?-'
İertbe Rights and Priviledges they thouglit tjjjar
H due, fe-
H xaie afliftartçe.agaınft the common Enemy^ u'flléìs
with advantageous confìaerations to'their
Sfate; and all in general sifted with ifiatjieguV
gence and cötJnefs, al if only the State'of Âu-
| • fifa ^ftd 'flòt "the common Caute W,
" liaà been concerned. The Eİe'ıftîon of a Generai
for İ^ în$pàpiaî Army admitting long debate
, was another retardment" to the Prepara-
Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy. A3
i 6 6 $ bim were brought to fill che Pitches, and fi&Iingi
ijPjrV adders .to ffcendthe Watts s but -chough the
ftormThe Ct*. 01 "** Forces were puiflartf«. and their uW
Town. $ e tiorts for the War ; the Duke of Brandenburg was i 6 6 ji
nominated, and follicited to accept the fupream ^^v^
Command > but the Title of being General of the
y made fierce.and brisk, y« they were rc-j Empieei -jot tho Imperial' Army » was a difpute
ceived with that gallantly by the Defendants, undeterminable, and a difficulty not to be over­
'. [w. that, the Trenches early in the -Morning were come : And though che Enemy had pafled their
H filled wirhjthç .Garkafieş of the Dead, and Frontiers , and triumphed in their Pofleffions,
H at -lajft tha Turkt forces to give over the h(- and threatned thefubverfion.of all Chriftendom,
làulr, w/ichijtliejioß of great numbers of their yet Jeajoufies, Niceties, and aery Formalities
men.
took tip all the time; Co that at length their
The Siege ßill continuing, and the Turks an- Councils bad no other, refult than an increafe
Z gry, and inflamed with the difgrace of their late of Animolities and Difficulties amongft them- _
H foil, endeavoured to redeem their Honour by (fives. ' The Emperor, allò terrified With The Em-
their Attempts, falling up the Ditches with Rub- the Siege of Neu/bonfel, and the near Inperorremoves to
bifb, ferving thetnfeJves therein of the Cbriftian curfions of the Turks, abandoned bis City of Lint^
Captives lately taken ; The Defendants on the \Menna, carrying with him the Records and
other fide, by the dictates of Nature and Reafon, I greateft of his Richeß to Lintz., to the greater
H were directed toraaintajn their Houfes,Wives,and apprebenfion, difcouragemeut, and fear of the
' ; Children from .the rapine and violence of an un~ whole Country in general, and was an acT; which
juft Enemy i To that both Parties moving from] might have produced very fatal effects, bad not
different Principles, ufed all the Art and Valour the Winter approached, and the progrefs of the
poffible for deltruciion each of other • The raoifïa Infidels been interrupted by'the Valour, Vigi­
I '•' of Cannon from the Forts railed by the Turks, re- lance, good Fortune, and Conduci: of Counèti
I founded continually in the Air, and from the Serim, who in requital of thofe Incuriions the
Town the (hot. were often Co fortunately placed, Turks made into the Chriftian Territories, entred
that daily , befides great numbers of ordinary the Turkijh Borders near Kamorra, and therewith
Soldiers, many Perlons of Note and Quality Fire and Sword deft toy ed all before him, de­
amonglt the Turks were flain. .
feated a Party of about Three tbouianl Ja-
H But the Turks having before this Town a grea- nifaries, taking from
| ter number of Soldiers than either could come to
fight f or what was thought nçcefiary to fubdue
TbtTUrkj fe» the Vizier (elected from his Army a very con-
: them a good Booty ipjfj
Money and Provifions defigned for- Relief of the
Leagure before Jtfepvbapfil,.. >_
During thefè varieties of fuccefs, the Turks itili
continued çhe Siege, and having now made a
breach, and almoft fitted the graft with rubbifh, ı
Faggots and • other its» attempted a lècond
ftpr/n on ind 2946 of Avgyß, but
were repulfed with an extraordinary lofs, by
the couragious Gallantry of the Defendants.- On
the

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The Reign cf inhan Mahomet IV.
t 6 6$. Sick and tPwnded, the Vt&er finali be obliged to
WW providt Four hundred Cart t andmort, ifthere ßoutd
teöceaßcn'.
i ~r~ I
Secondly, That affini)et defire tó abandon their
dtvtlhrgt, may have liberty to dentri % fo fîtcb et
dffire ti Side map continue their habitations : And
that tèi Religioni and Eccltfiafitcal perfons ntây perform
their Fünft tons at in former timet. •
H Thirdly, That upon thè Surrender of the frineh
«al Work*, no Turk [hall enter ü/itim the Town,
tm tildil fach at intend to depart have quitted their
H flattons. ,
fourthly, that for performance of Articles, tin
Ağa*sjho*ld Ite gyven for Ho fi age s ; and that metti
rÀ the foregoing Articles vere fully accompliped, all
B acf t of Hofiility jhould eeäfi.
Fifthly» That the Gar i fon might Hot he neceffitateJ
to march through the Turkifli Camp , the forks
M themfelves iver e obliged to make them a new Bridge,
or r if air the old to pafi the Niter,
H Thefe Articles, though punftuafly obferved by
th&Yurht yet the Tartan, Who are of a feitblefs
and barbarous nature, upon Certain pretences
aflaulted the.Garifbn, as they marched out, and
bad don briefs moved the reft of the Camp Rabble
to imitate their example ; bad not many of
the Palbaws at the Head of their Troops, killed
the moli forward in this Rebellious attempt,
whole perfidious ifllblence and riot could not
yet bave been reftrained, bad not the Garifon
I quickrted their pace, more like a flight than
an orderly March. But the Vizier on the
contrary, diftributed Money to the Garifon,
and efpecially to the Hungarians', Witbj
defign ( as is fuppôfed ) to allure and attract
their minds tô à belief of the gent lenefs of
the Turkißt Yoke» as if he dómpaHiona tfedìhe rrii-
J . feries of that Country, which was thè Stage
. whereon the Tragedies of fo many mïfèries and
flaughr'ers were acted. This Siege continued
ffi abou t the fpsce of Forty three Days ^ of the Garifim
marched out Three tboufarid five hundred
found men, and about Five hundred Wounded -,
thole inhabitants Who would remain, 'bad protection
and liberty. The Army wbich beflëged
the Town, confuted of Fifty t'boufand men. In
the Town Were found Sixty pieces Of Brafs Cannon,
but mod broken and onfèrvieeable, with
little Ammunition, but With great provision of
Hungarian Wines. The lofs the Turks might
H receive, Is computed to have been of about
fifteen thou (and men, araongft which was
(lain, the Spabeelar Agafee, or General of the
H Horfe, Beco Paflia, Beglerbeg of Rbmalia, Ufaff,
Pafhaof Anatolia, and Ibrahim Pa Aia of Sepia,
With fixteen Captains belonging to BuiaT and nine
H to Confiant inopie. UM i '.' H
The lofs of Neamttufil affèéted the Auftrian
Court With (b dreadful apprehenfions df the Of*
H toman Fbrtune and Fury, that they fattened the
finifliing of the Works, and Fornncations of Vienna
; cutting down all the Woods and Bofcage
thereabouts, which might benefit or (better (be
H Enemy ; and lb great an impri IBón did the fear
of the Turks prevaleney and power work on the
minds of thé Germani, that they not Only Forti'
H fled the Frontiers, but tfr parrs
ofAu/fria, which extend along the River, as far as
within three Miles of tottx.
m But above all, Toffihtum, which Was Upon the
«rifa?? Fmmkn > tho th* Inhabitant» bad loft Jo much of their Spirit i 6 tf j*
and Courage, by the melanchoily relation of the *Or**«?
fate ofNewhadfel, and the appreherfion of the
dreadful advance Of the whole Turktfu Force • that
their oonftancy to the Emperor began to waver, \\j
and to entertain (òmé thoughts of fbbmitting to
the mercy and clemency of the Turks, who had
newly declared, tbatf fiich as voluntarily fiibmitted
ro the Ottoman Obedience, fliould for Three
years, be exempted from all Tribute or Taxes'.
This confideration adjoined to (ear, fo prevailed
on thofè of Poffoniun that they (hut the Gates
againft the Garifon Which was lent to recruit and
defend them ; ferne publickly declaring the extremity
of their affairs had no other fatety than H
ina furrender o' themfelves to the mercy and pro-,
tecfton of theVizicr.Hnwfoever the Count Sir •%%*, Count
With tit* Italian Artifices, fo wheedled the grolfer Straß*
humour of the Hungarians, chat they were perflvaded
to admit him and his Regiment within
the Town, where he dîfpofèd ati things with that
Conduct, and built thole Forts and in a (hurt S
time fo apparently renderti theTown tenable, thac
the Inhabitants taking Courage, refblved to defend
themfelves, in obedience to their Prince, to the ul- 0
timate point of Eftares and Lives, in the mean t ime Lamm*
the Turks made rbeinf elves Mafiers of Leyentz, a ^^ ^
Town, though tenable, and not contemptible for
ififtrength, yet Was by the Peoples lears, and allurements
of the V z er* promîtes and fair Proportions,
committed to the mercy of iheT»rki, and
(worein^Fealty to them the x^d day of Septem* *
her.
By this time the news of the taking of New feWwb
haufelt Was arrived ât* the O*;«*»«» Court, where **
"g° no? an open Town, vet of no
8
ftrengfb or refinance, was nor negleÛed, but
. reinforced w rh a confiderable Garifon,; and the
Works re ft» red and repaired, with a« many additional
Fortifications as time would admit, 'but
Vict< *i j
it was entertained wirb fo much joy. that a Du- [^0*1^
rièMïâ, or Feftival, Was appointed for the Tpace the kt,rkn
dfffeven d lys Through the whole Empire i which
according ro the fafhinn of the Turks, is ( etebrated
by adorning thé Gates» and outward V\ alls
of their Houfes, lb toon as it begins to be dark,
with grare flore of Lamps and Candles, during H
Which rime the tights are (pent with Mufick and
Banquets, as the i^iys are With Vifits and Prefer
and Corbami ( Which is an Atms which rich 9
men make in flefh to the poor fort, and is given
either at the little Biram, Which is called rheFeâft
of cvfow, or upon Ibmepublick Thankfgiving,
which is performed in this manner. ) He that The man«
makes the Carbon, ßVft lays bis hand upon the ner °'
bead of the Sheep, or Lamb, makes a Aort Pray, e** -- *
er, and then in the Nâme of God cuts the throat, H
the Batcher afterwards fleyink off the skin, the
Corbanift divides the flefh intorniali pieces, to as
many poor as flock to receivelt. Tn the heat of I
tbefe Revels and Banquets, every one (pake
high in praiiè oi* Afeìr fortunate Arma, and Congratulated
each with other, the prosperous be- PH
ginnîrfgs of this VVar, promifing to them elves the
mflowing y ear. rather a time of Peregrination c*
Travel through thëpleaûnt Counmes and Cities
Of theCbriftians, than blood and (weat in obtaining
the póflèffion Of (heir Enemies. Nor were fucb;
imaginations vain or abfurd for tbeCommonairy
ro entertain j tnregard it was evident to the Wort

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i 6 6 3. In this manner all places feemed co fall down Army': Where remaining with full fatisfaction
and yield at che very rumour of the Turks ap- and glory, contemplating the fucceflès of the pad
proach ; for not only Ltventz, furrendred it$gf» < rjoarg'and promifing to himfelf greater renown,
but likewife Niira, chough overtopped by a and exaltation of his mighty acts, for that infix­
ftrong and an impregnable Caftle, was by the ing j he fo contemned the Force of his Enemies,
Cowardice of the Commander betrayed at the ) that HÇ Licenfèd great numbers of tbeJÇKmSpa-
firlKSummons of the-Turks ; for which aCtion, che hees, who came as far as from Baylon and Grand
Captain afterwards, by expreß Gpmmandjofthe Cmro, to return home to their own pofleffions.
EmpUrpr, fullered Death* ^^^j Howfoever( to .vex the Chriftians with continual
After all tbefe ïùceeiîès, though no opposition Alarms, the Vizier ordered a flying Body of Turks
appeared in the Field« to obftru£t the luxuriant gnd Tartan, to the number of 3 0000. under the
and wanton march of the victorious Squadrons of Command of * Cbengiogli, to pais into Stiria and
rhe Ottoman Army j> and not only Hungary, but J CroBfja, the Country of Count Serini, and there
Aufiria , and the lower Gptmany was .Alarmed to born, lay wafte, .and^depopuJate all before
and terrified with the rumour of the Turkiß) num­ them; ' Count Strini Was now newly returned
bers j and though the Viziar (as ins find) began from Hungary, and fiıppöfing the (cafönıör action
this War with the ambitious thoughts of pofièf- ünifhed, had lodged the greateft part of his Forces
fing Vienna it /èlf, and out-vyjng the Acts of S&jr-J [ Wujhin their Winter Quarters, and fecurely laid
man the Magnificent: Yet it feemed ftrange, that himfelf to repolê ; when an Alarm came of the ap­
being come thus far, and almoft in profpecT: of proach of Thjrty thoufand Horfè; the Count
his hopes, thai he fhould give a check to hit rowfinghisgreatSpirit ÉòmUsuale, collectedas
Fortunes, and not advance towards Vienna, to many of hisjPeippIe into a 8ody7 as the (hortnefs
[which now the paflage feemed wide and open ; of time would permit, which were n,ot above
but it was almoft a miracle, that he fliould noti 480 men; and with chele he betook himfelf to
make a Vifir to Vtßonium, before which»-had he the Rifar Muer, to give a ftop (ifpoflible) to the
only difplaid bis dreadful Arms, it had furren- paflage of the Enemy , placing Centinels in all
dred at bis firft Summons and Appearance, is places where the River was fordable. On the
The VI- ftead Whereof he attempted Schwa, the Maga­ Seventeenth pf November, the Chriftians efpyed
ZÎe afzine of the Emperors Arms and Artillery, Ewe. tbe Turks Encamped on the other fide., and at
faults found not the' fame eafy entrance as be did witb the fame time oli (covered Two thoufand of
Söhntet
but bea­ the Governour of Nitra, but inftead thereof,being them to have paflfd the River; on which, Serini
ten off ftfi repaired after lèverai Alfaults, concluded fmmediatelyifflade that furious Aflault, -aflilred
rhe enterprize too difficult, and requiring more with the Courage .of Captain Cbirfaleas ( a Per­
time and blood.than could be countervailed by lon who had oftentimes given glorious proofs~of
the acqnifition of that place. Wherefore railing his valour agajnft the7#r&r). that he foonput
his Camp, he employed a confiderable Party to theni- to opqn fj and they feekingto pais the
take NovigraJe, a Calile lei tua ted on a high Rock, River, and miffing the place where the River was
sVovigrtulc encompafted with a Ditch of 34 Foot pi­ forda threw-themfêlves-head long into the Wa­
taken by
tht Turks. lo With Six hundred. Soldiers, and provided ter where the inoli; part of tholè perilled who ef-
fufficiently with Victuals and Ammunition ; bowcaped tbe Sword. The Turkt on the other fide
foeverby ill fortune, and worfe- Conduci, this, Were fo amazed actnîs ftupendious Valour of5e-
place aliò was refigned into the bands of the Turks. rini, that their Courages failing them, they de-
The Vi­ By this time the Winter approaching, and the lifted from their farther attempt upon Croatia} Co
zierre­ feafon of the Year beginning to be unfit for action, that this poor Country feemed as it were for tKè
treats to the Great Vizier retreated as far as Belgrade, to prefènr, .to bVreprievcd,by Miracle, froqjf a total
his Winter] take up his Winter Quarters With the grofs of his
Quarters,
>dcftruftion. , fJr :
f ff$3-
WW.
•PaUUOfi
Temißrar.
Count $*«
irini overthrow«
a
Party of
Turfa and
Tartar/.
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T H E
HISTORY
O F
Sultan Mahomet IV.
THE
XIII. EMPEROUR
O F T H E
TURKS,
IH E JMtoficH of .January was now,
' weil enired wich its -rig&i Froûs,
when Apafi Prince of Xr'anßvanja,
beholding his Soùldiers in
their Winter Quarters, and aß
— ' ' ' things quiet and ftill about him,
judged it feafonable for bis eftablifhmenc to dip
cover himfelf with fome luftre to the World,
fèated in the ufual Throne of the tranßvanian
Princes; which fight appeared fo univerfally grateful
to the People, that they began to be enamoured
of their Prince 1 and to applaud hisPerfim,
hjspfowefi and Vermes, and to caft an ill
and envious Eye on thole Cities which were Garrifon'd
with German Souldiers. About which time
Zicbltyd the Fortreis of Tjccbelbyi revolted from Obérerait!
to dience of the Emperor unto Apafi the Prince-* For
Afafi, the Souldiery of that Garrifon having long Arrears
of pay due to them , made a Mutiny, and
expelled their Collonel Dewprwta/ from bis Office,
and p'älaged his Houfè, placing the Quarter-Mafter
of Strox&fs Regiment in bis ftead. The
news of this Sedition flew quickly to Vienna, from
whence immediately a Mellênger was difparched
with an Aft of Pardon from the Emperor, upon
fubmiffion, and proffers of full fatisfadlion of all
Arrears ; but the Souldiery finding themfêlves only
paid with words-, hearkened «--the more ef>
feftual Propositions of Apafi, who taking hold of
this opportunity, fent every Souldier ten Dollare
with a Suit of Cloatbs, promifing larger and
more confiant Pay than they received from the
Emperor, with which the Garrifon being fatisfied,
The Third BOOK'
AnnolQrißi, 1^4. Hègeira, 1075.
furréndred op their City on the notb of January.
But whilft other Armies remained in their Quàr*
ters» and other Commanders gave themfêlves up
to eafe, and drowned themfêlves in Wine and
Banquets j and whilft Jealoufies, Envies, and Ceremonies,
difturbed and confuted the rcfblvesof
Diets and private Councils ; the generous and
vigilant Serini , having received advices from Adrianofk,
that |he Turks delign in the next Campagna,
was to convert the whole beat and fury
of the War upon Croatia, and through that
Country.co open a pafTage unto Friuli ; bis active
fpirit conceived that İrat and flame» that the
Winters cold could not chill his hot and eager
délires from entring into the open Field, and commencing
fome attempt and enterprize on bis Enemy.
Wherefore on the i6tb of January % be
began his march Jrom Sermfi»ar9 with an Army
of about zyooo men ; and in the firft place»
marching along the Banks of the Dravu$t fhewed
himfèlf before Berzenche ; which upon conditions
of marching away with Arms, Bag, and Baggage
, was fnrrendered co him. Bakoekxa was
likewifê yielded, and a Palancha on the Ri*
ver quitted upon report of the Counts approach,
leaving behind them Eight braß Guns
in the Fort From hence he marched towards
Effetkt otherwife called Ofick, which is the
only paß from the upper to the lower Hungory
t having a Bridge of Wood over a Moor
or Fen, about fix or (even miles in length, which
once I remember, with my Horfe, I was an
Hour and three quarters .in palling ( as I
P§jpjèrved_

The Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV. &c. 147
i 664.. obfèrved by my Watch), and.reported to have
IEHT^ been fix years in building. .This Bridg Serini re-
Pßdk Solved to burn, which coftthe7«r& 300000, Dol-
U Jars, and fix years time to bbiid ; imagining that
to rebuild it again 1 » was à Work of cbac time, as
could not be repaired in one Summer, and cbac
by this means rhe Turks would be difappoinred of
The all Action the following Year, and the Empire
Bridge have rime to breathe, and aflemble che utrnoft of
burned, their Strength and Force together j wherefore taking
opportunity of the bard Winter» when the
Mardi was' frozen, and a ftrong Wind to carry
the Flame ; he fent before him zooo. Dragoons,
and 3000. Croats, which encountring 6000. Turks
at the foot of rbe Bridg, fee for Guard of that
place, were fo ill treated by them, tbar they
H bad been wholly cut off, had not a considerable
.: Force of Horfe and Dragoons come in to their
aSfiftance, by whole Refblution they noe only
routed the Turk, but took the Palancba, which
was the Defence of the Bridg, and having gained
it in hot Blood, put all to Fire and Sword ;
after which, Fire being let to the Bridg in divers
I places, in a Short time it was ed, and re-
V mained in Afhes. The news of this Exploit was
H received at Vienna with great Joy ; believing that
for the following Year, they bad disappointed
the Turks of a PalTage ; but by the lequel it will
appear,bow much they erred in the account made
of the Diligence of the Turks, who in forty days
H repaired tbac which they esteemed a work of
;': fòme Years ; and as I obfèrved, it was all buile
H of new Timber, and on another Foundation different
from the old. From this place Strini
Qjgnf.Ee- marched to £>ntnq; Ecclefia, or Five Kirk, at
ckfi*i ta- wj,0ft near approach, the Turks fee out a white
Serini? Flag on one of the Towers, Signifying a delire of
K Parly, as if they bad had intentions to Surrender
. . on Terms and Articles of Agreement; tbeCbri-
H ftians with this Confidence marched near the
Walls, where the Turks elpying their Advantage
on their Enemies now under command of tbeir
Guns» fired upon them, and did fevere Execution,
killing amongft others, lèverai principal Officers,
of which were General Hammerling, and Count
I Barber ft ein j which perfidious Action fò tranfpore-
H ed Serini, that he relòlved on a furious Aflâult,
B and performed it with that Gallantry, that on
thepb of February he took the Town by Storm
and Force of Arms, and in Recompenee of their
treacherous Stratagem, put all the Inhabitants to
the Sword, and gave op the Town to the Pillage
, -' and Plunder of the Souldiery, and afte wards fet-
I ting icon Fire, rendred it the molt horrid Specta-
H de of Fire and Sword that had as yet been feen or
known in this prefent War.
The/è Succeflcs of Strini gained him the Reputation
of a valiant and fortunate Prince, and his
liberal hand in frankly bellowing the Booty and
Pillages amongft the Soldiery, invited great numr
bers to follow bis Banner. His active Spirit and
Vigilance gained him likewife a Reputation
* amongft the Turks, that their principal Fear and
Dread was af Serin-Ogli, as of a watchful and
politick Enemy; for in every place he made
great Havock and Spoil, being reported to
H bave laden two thoufand five hundred Carts
fl with Slaves, Goods and Ammunition, and to
H carry with him an hundred fifty five Pieces of
I Cannon taken oat of İmali Forts and PalancbtfM
and to have laid wafte all the Country between
the Dravas and the Danube. In tbefé Incurfions,
and victorious and dreadful Travels through!
... rbe Enemies Country, the valiant Serini at length!
Sitetb Be- am ^*^ at famous MarfJi or Fen > ennobled by rhè Attempt 16* 64.
made thereon by Soljman the Magnificent in the vyy
year 15:65*. with an Army of fix hundred thoufand Eg
Men J in defence of which Weholas Serini, the
great Grandfather of the prefent Count, immortalized
bis Fame and Memory with the lois
of his Life, and renowned the Place it felf by
his Feats at Arms. At this place Serini was relòlved
to revenge the Blood of his Ancestors, and
Sacrifice great numbers to the Ghoft of bis
Grandfather ; to which end he fent the Count
Qlack before him with part of bis Army, to Summon
the Enemy, and prepare the way to bis
own more effectual Force ; Olack bad ordered
all things accordingly, when Serini full of Glory
and Spoils arrived him in his Leagure, and joyning
together, appointed a day for a general
Storm, but whilft thefe things were meditating,
and that Sigeth was reduced almofr to the laft
Extremity, advice came of the near approach
of a Body of twelve thoufand Turks and Tar-
Sigetb,z Fortrefs confifting of a new and
ß old Town conjoyned by a Bridg which j a
T ^ e s!e 8*
I tars; to encounter which, the Attempt was ac- ra ' fttl '
counted difficult, confidering the lofs and diminution
of the Christian Forces, which by continual
Actions, and the bitter Sufferings of the Winter
Seafbn, were reduced to a number inferior to tbac
of their Enemies ; and wanting all forts of Provision
and Ammunition, it was refbived » as moli;
expedient, to raife the Siege, which was the next
day performed, and the Soldiery taken into
Garifons to Repofe and Recruit themSèlves. But fq
whilft by the active and zealous Spirit of this
great Champion, molt matters proceeded Shcceffully
on the fide of Croatia, the Cbriftian Aft
fairs on the other Side, by the negligence of Some
Minifters, ran into evident Ruin and Disorder.-
For Claudiopolù, which not many years paft had claudiofiô*
defended it Self fo valiantly againft the Turks [it yW«"
under the Command of the Governor Retavi, did '' fe, I 10
now, wanting pay, ( the Sinew and Life of ? aJl '
the Soldiery,) follow the late Example oïZechelbjd,
and Surrendred it felf into the bands of
Aoafi; and tho the Complaints and Murmurihgs
of the Soldiers gave a Sufficient time of warning:
to make due Provisions againft a Misfortune
So imminent and plainly appearing, yet the want
of Expedition at Vienna, and the unprofitable
Application only of empty Words and Air to
feed the penury, and Sâtisfie the Appetite of
Starving Men, was a Remedy fo little available,
that the Garifon Submitted to/If afi, and
yielded co Conditions whereby they might Ear,
and Live : che Scory of which Place, compared
With that of Zecbelbyd, was So Shameful
and pungent to Men capable of any impref-
Sions of Honour or Duty, tbac at length it
awakened the Germans, and admonished rbefn
to provide better for Zacmar and Tt-ckey, and other
Frontier Garifòns, left they affò Should incur
the like Fate and Misfortune with the two former.
By this time the Actions of Serini were rumoured
in the Grand Signiors Seraglio, and the report
of them became common in the mouths
of the Vulgar ; wherefore full of Anger and Dif- I
dain, the Sultan wrote feverely to bis Vizier« re*
proving him of negligence for Suffering Sermi H
So freely to Range bis Countries without controul,
to the greac Dishonour of his Empire, and
Damage of bis People : whereupon the Vizier
not as yet having received bis Recruits, ndr pre-»
pared So early for the March of the graft of his
Army, difpatcbed notwithstanding a considerable
Force to precede him, with Orders either
by Stealth to furprize Sermfwar» or elfe to İajr
Siege unto it. This Army marching by the way

1 6 6 4. of Bofna, the news thereof .was brought to Count
w-v-w» Peter Serim, appointed by his Brother to Hand
Count Pe- Centinai on the Guard of Ms Country, whilft he
«"Strini jn perfbn was bulled İn Hungary, who immedifhe
'Turks ate ^y thereupon, with what Force he could collect,
in the arnbufhed himfelf at the narrow Pafs of a Moun­
Srreights
of Mot"
he.
The danger
of Sentii.
The Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
tain called the Morlac, where be had not long
attended, before the Turksì without order or care,
entred with their whole Body ; but being on a
fudden furprized by the Count, were wholly defeased,
leaving two rhoufand dead on the place,
with many Frifbners.
The Month of March being now Well entred,
the Frofts began to chaw, and the Air become
more mild and moderate, when Count Nichelar
Serini entertained thoughts of laying Siege to
Kamfia : But to lay the Foundation of this Defign
with the better Judgment, it was thought firft
neceflary to view the State and Scituation of the
Place; wherefore the Count in Perfon, accompanied
with about fourteen Officers, went one day
to take a furvey thereof; but he was not fo private
in bis Defign, but that it was known to the
larks, who fecretly laid five hundred Men in
-wait to take him, and upon the near approach
of Senni, ftarted from their Holes with Shouts
and Out-crys ; but the Count was fo well mounted
on bis Croatian Courier, that he out-ran
them all, and got Refuge in the Thickets of a
neighbouring Wood, where three hundred of
his own Horfè alarmed at a diftance by the
Echo's of the cry, came in to his Succor, and
making Head againft the Turks, routed and defeated
them, killing and taking many FrUpners j
amongft the Slain was found one armed Cap-ape,
with a filk Twift, or Cord of divers Colours
about his Wafte, Who was« as reported by the
Captives, to have been one who refòlved to
bave taken String and with that Cord to have
brought him bound to the Feet of the Vizier.
Serini having thus efcaped, refòlved to Revenge
himfelf of the Affront, and therefore made
molt dreadful Spoils and Confufion in all Places
round Kamfia ; fò that the People flying thither
for Sanctuary, were refufed Entertainment .by the
Pallia, who at that time labouring with fcarcity,
and expecting a Siege, had no need of unneceflary
Guefts.
Strini having now fully refòlved to lay Siege
to Kani/î*, thought fit firft to fignifie the Defign
to his Imperial Majefty ; for which purpofè
be difpatched away the Engineer General with
Letters to the Council of War of the Lower Herniary,
containing a perfect Relation of the Succefs
jelly, than his picfenr Henwcal Refolution a- 1664.
gainÖ Kamp* ; who thereupon ga\e Orders ^*v^*|
to the General 'Cotircl to fupply him with
all Provifions , Ammunition and Men which
were requifite for this Siege, and was gracjoufly
pleated himfelf co expreß in a Letter to the
Count the Senfe be had of bis Merits and Valour, . "A
which he applauded and extolled in the Words
following. H
POßqium mihi Architetlus Mìlitaris de
fajfemboìj eximios Peflrcs fregreßusfamofique
Paulis Effblcienßs exaßionemffi calerà
a Vobis edita Virtutis Militari* fingularm
fpeeimina longa ferie expo fuiffet, jupervene*
runt Veßra de 19. Felruarii, & omnia bre- 1
viert, quam t ant or um geß or um magnitudo capir t
enarratione confirmantes. Pofuit fortunatus iß e
progreßus labefcenti rei Hnngaria firmum
adminieufum, erexit confternatos meorumfideliumanimas,
& futurorum falicium.fucceffuum
non exigu tim fecit fundamentum. Proinde
hac Vefira egregia falla non minus mihi
grata & accepta accidunt, quam in Nominis
Veßri perennitatem, & augendam apud
Poßeros memoriam redundant. Spero omni"
no per Divinam aßßentiam, virtutemque, &
experìentiam Veßram ejufmodi ultiores fœliçes
,1
fucceffìu, atque hoßilium armorum debeäationem.
*»
According to this Order of the Emperor, the
Refolution of the Council of War was eftabliflion
the 1 oth of March , and Serini published,
That on the S$h of April he would begin the jr^ifla
Siege ; but in regard the Germans in Sıtrsa, and beficged,
the Forces of the Rtyne, by reafbn of the Abfence
of their General, the Count, Olack, could not be
fo foùn ready, the time of the Siege was deferred
until the şoth of April, on which, or che firft
of May, the Town was formally beleagured,
not famuch with hopes of Succefs, as with Defign
to maintain the Reputation of the Imperial Arms«
and to divert the grofs of the Enemiesforee from
the more eafie and delightful Plains of Hungary,
and Progrefs òf bis Arms in that Winter, and
iheBnlpe^ ^ oW he had k'd wafte and defolate all that cirror.hude-
cumfèrence of Land which lies between the Riiigo
a- ver Dr a vus and Sertnfivar, by which means Ka-
8^*^«* nifia was already ftraitned with Famine, and that
now was the only Seafon to recover that Fortreft,
if the Defign were put into immediate Execution,
before the Turks arofe from their Winterquarters,
or had time to afford a powerful Relief.
The Refolution of Serini was fo well pleafing
to the Council, that by the fame MefTenger
they figntfìed their Approbation thereof to the
Emperor, then at the Diet at Ratishne, humbly
desiring, that this Defign might proceed, which
would undoubtedly^ take effect., if the Count
were provided only with thirteen ı fand Foot,
and feven thou land Horfê; but then the Siege
was to be laid before the beginning of April %
left the early motion of the Turkifis Camp fhould
Wall and defeat the too late beginning of this
Action. The particular Journal of Semi 9 or the plenteous Confines of Vienna, to a Country
Jefs happy or fruitful, encompafled with Fens >à
and Mar flies, poifoned with bad Airs and
Vapours, and made more mi (érable already by
Serini
the Defolations of War. But let us leave Sermi
makes
at his Siege before Kani fia, and travel a while 'J
known toi
with our thoughts to the Diet at Ratisbone, and ^
nifi».
* Succefs
was not lefe pleafsng to br-Gtefartan Ma-
e Dice
nnderftand what is there forming and defigning V.^"'^ J
'towards Prefervation of the Commonweal of
the Empire. The taking of Novbaufel, and the
Progrefs of the Ottoman Arms, had awaken-,
ed the German Princes with that Senfe of the
common Danger, that a Diet was aflembled ai
Ratisbme to confale of the raofk effectuai means
that might give a flop to the uncontrolled Jncuriions
of the Turk. And not to trouble the
Reader with the Names of all thofe Princes
and Ambaflàdors which there appeared, it will
be fufficiei to fignifie, That befides bis Cefaream M
Majefty, there were prefèns,, as bis Plenipotentiaries,
the Elector of Mente, and Arch-Bi- V
fbop of SahtMurgb: And tbo many Princes fhowed
tbemfêlves with Glory and Splendor; yet
none appeared with that Pomp and Magnificence
as the Elector of Bavaria, who for number of
Coaches, riebnefs of his Liveries, and compleac
Government of his Retinue, was fo neat and polite,
! „|

Thirteenth Emperor ff the Imfa 149
i g #4. lite, that be fèeraed noe only to exceed every
s^ySi Court in particular» bnc in. Elegance and Magnificence
to equalize them all together; Upon
• Debate of matters, in reference co this War, the
I Count of Olack was unani mou fly chofen Generar
H for she Confederates of the Rhine % but the more
I bot difputes between the Protectants and (İş
I about Election another Generals kept manen- in
longer fufperice ; yet at length the Marquefs of
Baden was chofen Marflial Genera) in behalf of
che League, the Marquefs of Disiteli, and the
Bifhop of Mtmfier his Councellours, and Direcìorsòf
the Waf ; and Count Franeü Fnebtr, Ge­
The neral of the Ordnance. But in the Levies of their
ftrengthof
«he Chri­
Forces they concurred more freely andj willingftian
Ar- | ly \ for befides rhe Imperial forces» which con­
my. futed of 41600 Foot, and 13900 Horfe the Alites
and Confederates furnifhed 13 8jo Foot, and
91S o Horfèt the Auxiliaries of the Empire made
I up a Body of 16991 Foot and! 4037 Hor fé, be*
fides the Forces of Saxony, and Bmnaenburgh, and
the Succours of Freme ; fo that, by Gods Providence,
the Chriftian Army was this year efteemed
equal, if not more numerous than the multitudes
of their Enemies.
ttalj. The next matter under confideration was the
nomination of Mini/ten to be fent abroad to im* I
plore affiftance from Chriftian Princes more remote
; the Count Piccohmini was to negotiate in
the Courts of lt*lf\ but having taken a Diftemper
in bis JourneySfdied after a Choix ficknef* at Milan.
England. AJfo the Count Colalto, fent to his Majefty of
Great Britain, died in his Journey before he arri*
H
H
ved at London ; notwithftanding which the generous
Piety of His Majefty was not wanting with a
liberal Hand to contribute towards the Promotion
of rhe Chriftian Intereft.
ttUnd.
\\
m
H
H
H
H
trauet,
From Poland nothing more could he obtained
than Terms of Courtefy, and Demonftrati
ons of Good Will and Délires, fer that tbeir
Forces being employed againft the Mofcovite so
recover the loft Countries of Lituania, could not
poffibly attend the Service and Command of
his Imperial Majefty» tho they could not bur at
the fame time reflect on their Premures and fe-i
celDtıes with Shame and Confu fion, fed
them from anfweringwith like returns,the graceful
Memory they (till retained of the affìtta nce againft:
Sweden.
To bis Moft Chriftian Majefty Count Strozzi I
was much of Flattery and Affectation. ' Thè matter t & fî 4.'
Ki; this: Count 69tox,z.t being admitted to bis v*"v">«'
Audience, fb loon as he entered into thé Cham Count
her» I know not whether it Was feigned or real, Stridii
he feemed to be ftruck with fuch an Amazement
to the
Fremeb
King.
\'.j
I
H
employed, before whole Arrival at Varis
the common Report and Vogue was, That that
King refbl ved to contribute an effectual A flirta nce
to the Chriftian Caule in that prefènt Conjuncture)
which pious Difpoficion Saiozfci (o hap- [
ally improved, that he obtained from, -his Majefty
a Grant and Promile of four choufatfd
Foot, and two thoufand Horfè, iraifèd and payed
-at bis own Charge, to be united with .the
Troops of the Rhinifb League: And farther, His
H
H
Majefty was fo gracions herein, that be publiflied
a Declaration, "i hat what Perfon loever
would ferve the Emperor againft the Time, this
Resolution and Action therein fliould be accepted
by htm, in the fame manner as if the service
Were immediately tendered to busnêlf. Upon
which many Perfora of Quality* resolved upjgn
this Expedition, amongit which i was the
Duke of Bug/km* the Marauu de Viilewy'^ -thfe
Abbot of Rue* fan * and many other Heroes,
and Ferions of Bravery, who ventured girl
•
;
H
H
Live* with no other Confideration than ?oT|
Honour and Religion Bur before 1 pafs Ma
this EmbafTy, .give me leave to report a Cornplement
which Count Straw palled upon this
Ktog, which fome lay did favour a little too
Sp
and Fear , that for a while he was not able to
'pronounce a word Articulate òr Intelligible; but
at length recollectng him'fèlf, he began with ä
trembling'Voice to excufé this Hefitation of his
Speech, having his Se ifès dJlDpated, and his Eyes
pdazled with the Rays ântfsplendor of fo much
Majefty ; and with that, as irïaRapture or ÊCftane,
broke oat into an Admiration of the Frmcb
Monarchy, the report rSptbbofe Greatnefş and
Glory. tho arrived to the' utrnoft Confines of
the Universe, came yet far fliort of that real
Majefty wh ch he law* and admired, whofe
dreadful and myfterious Throne was fufficient
to revive the dead Afhes of rhe Sabran Queen to D
proftrare her felf before this new Solomon., much
excelling the Wifdom, the Richefs, the Virtue,
and Happinefs of toe former. And thence deicending
with the like fagacious Obfequìpuihe^,
to confute the malicious Reports of malignant
Tongues, who, envious'of the harmony of Chrjffcian-
Spirits» represented 1 His Majefty as ill-affected
to the Jufiian FanjW; whereas t .be
contrary, he could teftîne to have found that
excefi of Affection', and admirable Difpofirion
m His Majefty towards the Emperor (us Ally,
as rendred bis Embaffy abùndaqrry happy ana
fuccefi , Which joined to the Zeal Hts Majefty
had towards rhe Chriftian Ca 11 fé, was like
Friendfhip united to Charity, and moral Virtues
made perle by fpiritual Ouahficauons. In line»
he compared bis> Chriftian' Majefty co that Glorious
Sun, which communicating his İight'-jco
the Chriftian World, affords the maft benign
Influence to the Caihonck Climate; with much
better rea fon therefore ought German/ to partiopate
fò great a Circle òfthofè Rays, as may
ferve wholly to obfeure and darken the dim
and barbarous* Light of the Ottoman Moon.
In fum, Straziai knew fb well how to manage
his Difcoiirfè, and plav rhe Orator, that he
obtained confiderable A Alliances, and returned
to his Malier the Emperor with full I -emonftrations
of all obliging 1 erms, and courteous
Treatments. And having thus underftood what
Preparations are making in cbriftendom, let us
pafs over into the 7«nej Quarters, and fee what is
In the mean time tranfacling in tholè Dominions.
At this time the Rumour of a Rebellion and Rebellion
Mutiny amongit the Great Begbi at Grand ei the
(.'«ir« in Egypt,: afforded matter lor Trouble'and B*gbs in
Bgjfti
Confultation at the Ottoman Court; fj|r tiiat
ethi who have great Poffeffions and Power
in that Country, made Seizure Qt lor abım !ha,
-and-imptifbrtedhim, being about the Expiration of
his threeyears commonly allotted to that Government;
and therefore near upon departure 1 he
demands they had upon him was for no tels than
three thoufand Purfesof Money, which according
fio tbeCtf'ro Account, are reckoned feven hundred:
and fifty Dollars a Pptfe, and pretended co be
^taken^rom them againft Law and ]uftice; and that
without Refutation thereof they refoJved not to
reltore him his Liberty. This tniöjencç,afiainft
-fb eminent a Parfha, qualified with fyçh abfoiux^
'-Power irrliisGôverninentt and one related to the
Grand Stgnior by Marriage of his lifter, compared
whh tbe^ late İKgleZte and .difòbcoieuce of that
People who for .orne years had failed in, rhe fall
payment of their' Tribute, were interpreted {ident
Symptoms of Difa!ffeci;ion and çy,
-which chat People entertained againft the Ottoman
Subjection.

^5o
' %*«,
Ibrahim
Pafha
fined,
and Imprisoned.
ADifpuce
between
the Mufti
anda
Shegb.
The Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
Subjection, therefore the Sultan traroediateiy
djf away the Mafier of his HorfetoCrfre,,
with, full, Power to apeafe this Rebellion,
and, with, Lenitives to moderate the FurJ of the
People, -who' (èemed to be too Licentious d ,
Unbridjed,- to be governed by a MufTeliin or De- S
Engtv ;: •. Wherefore the Seliûar Aga was elected
Pafha,, and to depart with all Expedition,- üh
the mean time this Meffenger, to make greater
'hafte, 'took poft through Afi* With thirty in bis |
Çpmp^ny, and-i w a (bort time arrived at Grand
Oliv* where, witbfair terms, and Refticution of
fqrnc Money from the Pafha, all matters were rediiced,tû
an amicable compofure» only the punifh
mejjt of the chief Mutiniers,. with a fair Çoontenance,,
deferred for a Seafòn, was afterwards ac- (
cording to the Turkifh Fafhion, when time and j
opportunity pre fen ted, remunerated to: thole fa- I
äipus Spirits-wish a fevere Intereft, land Satisfaction
Juftice. -"
Not long after, Ibrahim Pafha having obtained
his Liberty, returned from his Govern­
tbe laft Petition, citing in favour of hi» Opinion 1664*
fôsè Teftimony of divers Arebkk Doctors r and V-ors«.
the cuftoms of the prefer» and paft times. The
Shegb on the contrary was for Devotions to be
performed in every Mofch, declaring. That the
Affembly of afl the People of a City into one
Body did nothing avail or inforce the Power Of H
pPraıyef ; för-tihey being true i Believers, were all
illuminated , and had no need of.helps to make
their Prayers more fervent -on«-more acceptable.
The Argument was hot on both fides, and
-uh .the Mufdchad got another Shegb on- bis »
-part, who might pretend to-as much of Illumination
as rad seher," and joyned'ro the Mufti's
Opinion, who is the Mouth and "undoubted Inter-
preter of the Law} might teem able nor only lb -
refolve the knotcielt difficulties,'ihuc to impófe an
Alïènt On them'With^greater Aurbonty ; yet the
Shegh having the Grand Sigmor on jhis fide, preferitly
got moftjafi Reaton; and forced the Mufti H
to recant his former Opinion as Erroneous, and to
banifh the other Shegh his Companion, pretendment
of Cairo to Co»ßaminopie, where refrefJhİng ing that he was now convinced. arid had fooner
'orniteli fonie time with toe Embraces of his diicovered the troth, bad not the Impuftor, the
young Sultana, an Imperial Command for imme­ falfè Preacher deceived him by.bis feigned Iflo- ''^j
diate payment of four hundred Purfès of Money trijnations. Thtf Vtftory gamÂJ^tlRs'Sbegh irôoch
to the Grand Signiors Treafury , difturbed his applaufè and efteeaf witte the Grand- bignior, fb
delightful quiet. ,Tbe Pafha made a prefènt that he vented what JDoritrinc be
payment of. one half4 but defired time for the
Remainder, either for want of that imtant fuppjy,
or elfe in hopes of eafe ofdais'Fine.. vBut
the Sultan, who js impatient of any delay injhts
Slaves» which favour» of pbftinacyjpfcdifobedience,
. tho never fo rea fonable, ' d i fpa tched another Com-
"Jfeandj, enjoining prelèùt Compliance,, and as a
Penalty for the late, Neglect, raffed the Demand
'from four hundred *o fw hundred.Purfes, which
if riot as readily payeras îçtj the Kima-
' Cham jot Conßgpfinapif was irnpowered to con>
pit .Kim Prifoner within the. fourrGates of the
.ßeragfio, the fatal Pnfon j j from whence few find
oth'eè Releafe than by. Death, , The Pafha nflt
"being able to comply^ was there retrained-of
bis Liberty ; and yet had the good fortune in a
few, oays to obtain his freedom, .by 1rs
'(asfome fuppofe) of the Great Y'Stf^Who having
by this A£ weakened his Power %nd Treafure, did
afterwards as an inffrument of his Deliverance,
Confèrve his £i(£, and.optain fur him che Government
of Darhejuur, where being.remote and ib>
fcufé.at İp fara di/lance, could never be capable to
(hadow ». or by bis great popularity and affable
Comportment endanger the prefènt happy fiate of
rrhèy.ziers Office.
Matters growing now towards Action, byre-
/ torri of the Spring, the Grand Sıgnior, to.incourage
'his Vizier ina continuance of h is duty, fènt
him' a Horfè and a Sword as a Teftimony of his
/favour and good efteem of his Perjon; and Orders
were iffued out through all the JErapire for
'bobllck Prayers to be made fomç days before the
^izer began bis,March towards the Enemy.
[Tbi* appointment of publick Devotions id
; matter of argument and difpute between theMufr
Ati, and a Shegh or Preacher, o.ne.that |$
near the Grand Signiors, Perfon, and therefore
on Confidence of bis familiar Accefs to the P«ojence
of the Sultan, and.on Pşrfiımption,of his
Sanctity and Priviledg of bis Qffiqe. took ÜbçV
ty to oppofe and contradict rfie Oracle of rfap
OttoMmm Law. . Toe Problem m queition wag»,
Whether Prayer» appointed for foccefs of fhejfctoms»
Anns, according to the La^w of their Proph«,
were to be made private^ and iq every
Mofch or Oratory apart, or in a general Aflem-
Wy of the whole City. The Mufti maintained
1 pleafèfd» and all
he laid was taken ibrDntirfe'Ririe« and Precepts.
(He was born about 'Vim on' the Confiries • 1
.of.Pèr/ZB, fo that he is called Vanni EfìnMK arid
;h of the A'nttniun Race : Jie'preacbed every Friday
ac Adrianojiitt In one ' Mofch' or other,
-where the Grand Signior wa"sfor rbe rrioft part
•prefènt» and-tboihegrtateftfda^tbftiMSerwWiB
•wece ftoffedup with Praiws of thè Mabentétèh
Religioni and Invectives agatnfrrGbrifttahi^fer*.
fencing all polloced-and profane who affocate
Witb themy ^nöfötcldtming ağainft che Abomina^
tion;o£Win&i yetitâs confidently reported; 1 that
he is no ftric"b.Obfèrve?- of the iiaw he profefles,
the which his Difciples and Familiars are
ready to exedfd in hlmf faying) iPrfar it ma*' be V
iawfubfor him to dif( enfe with fuch marters, in
regardons 1 Illumination* and high Prerogatives
lof Sanctity have infranchi (èd h im from obfervance
of the meaner and lefs fuoltantial points of'ttòtit
Law j.--'.i.j'lh ^1
The Turks, who are as mach given to Predi* PredicHcttons'and'fmefprethtiontòrold
Pròpbeeiest as °ns **
ever the 'Egyptians: were j 'Bulled 'themfelves tWè *?^^^| |
year more^ban ever, to know thé Event of this ,he " r V'
War. Same 1 ,' who. had< fradied fiAcienr >AfMiek a
Pred i cilions.* •-• ha d extracted certain Aft'olttgical
-Figures, andtfrom thence frarftetf ftrangeFaftci^,
according ta i the humour ofsfffrlahchollynf^e
Aftrolo5gen?i rdriéowrîereoF cbfwiflg^fo ,
-lent ibr one.of,the;Chief luftnces of^VbeXäaWs
|xanedittejfâdHöf&heri-anöJwHb?iW*B eoriftf-ıŞ
concerriingi tfcyft.Pj:ediótionMiafJ]yrffing» pjealia
JOm^welljfil^onlfètherJattenîiaA^of^mfÉ^^ 9
•Journey,.'. Walther chat jolirney fhooldbeY^
^oold not «imagine ^ hîi> Ar m» wemè^iîs
in Hungary, that be conceived i(hc V^'ef" bttâ
ino need-of hit Prelence either to animate tó|*^f
^roit bis Army ; and to anyotberpai^-fRHmvfai H
not what could.jmove tea» from his deTighffol
and beloved City of Adrimmk. 'The Kadfi^
cher fuppofing that he might put thai ffltArpî
non

»664.
TheGrand
Sigmoid a«
veriion to
CO itinapie.
Afmall
Seraglio
b/ that
name near
Confluiti'
nafte.
A Son
horn to
the Grand
Signior.
The Siege
iß*\
cion thereon which might not be yngraceful,repli-|
ed. Perhaps, O Empereur, he may mean ou
fhall again return to your Albüme and pyi
Port of" Conftantiwfle. The Grand Signior fiid-j
de touched herewith, burft into choler : »wJ
(aid he, to Confiantinotlt ! what joy, what com*
foce can 1 have there ? Hath not that place been
fatal to my Father ? What benefit bad my Un.
eie from thence ? or any of my Race ? Have
not all my Princes Anceftors been fubjedt. to al
thoufànd mutinies and Rebellions in that piace ?
I (hall former than return thi ther.fet fire to it with
my own hands, and re Joyce to fee that City with
my Seraglio brought to aflies. And chat we may
farther d i (cover the ftrange averfion the Sut tail
had to p&j and his refutation to change
the Seat of his Empire, it is obfemblé» chat he
built a (mall Seraglio not far from Adrianafls, in
imitation of that near Confiantinopiet^l\eà Qdout
Pafia ; the place to which he moft frequently retorted
after chat City fell under his diflike and hatred.
The Village where his Fallace was built
was called Ghiomlkhoi, or the Village of Pots,
where earthen Vefiêls were made : but the id.
Signior changed the name, and called \tt
~£a wich which name before che People were
well acquainted, and chat it was accuftomed co
their mouths» two poor filly Country-men mi«
flaking, and calling it limply by the former name,
were apprehended by Come of the Boftangees,
and brought before the Grand Signior as conremners
of che Imperial Command, and by bis immediate
Sentence were put to death.
About the end of M*y the Grand Signior bad a
Son born co him of one of his Women, for joy
of which (even days of Dunafota* or ig
were appointed through all che ÖtPernan Dominions;
but elpecially at AdrianopU the Solemnity
was greaceft, all forts of Artifans endeavouring co
oucvy each other in their Shows and Partîmes co
entertain the Cicy. At the Gate of the Seraglio
was ercfted a magnificent Pavilion for the Grand
Signior, before whom were fhown rave aL
fee-works invented by the moft ingenious Matters
thereof amongft the Jews> one of which firing a
Rocket, which not afcending with ufual ftrength,
unhappily fell on the Veft of the Grand Signior«
Favourite, ling at the door of the Tent ; at
which the young Man being fitrprized, fènt to find
out him who fired it,which happening to be a poor
Jew, was condemned immediately by the Grand
Signiors Sentence to receive eighty Blows on lie
So of his Feet; but as report went,this young Fa«
vorice noe appealed with this (lender %,
ob the Sultans command to put him to Death.
Buff to return to the Turkish Camp. The Vizier
was aftonifhed to underftand that Kanifia was
befieged, and wondred much at the rafhneisjpf
Ser$Bit in attempting a Work fo difficult without
probability of fuccefs; howlbever being advifèd,
that the Garifon was iO provided of Victuals and
Ammunition, he gave order for its fupply. In
order to which eighty Carts laden with ins
convoyed by a confiderable number of Turks,
were conduced by way of Sigetb, but being interrupted
in their pafTage by Strini'» Soldierly were
routed,put to flight, anil their Provifions taken. In
j the mean cime che Befieged made many vigorous
Sallies,and tòme not without loft to the Chriftians;
and to defend themfèlves the be*tter,oncovered chej
tops of their Houles,, and made their Lodgings
under ground, fècure from Granadoes, or (hot
of che Enemies Batteries« On the other fide the
$ and Artillery from the Empereur
came not fo timely as was expected ; nor were
the Bomboes and Granadoes fo artificially made,
Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy* ?5*
but that many of them (pent themfèlves fn vain : 1 6 6" 4the
Succours Iikewifè of men fell very (here of Vo/V
the numbers promifèd s and Souldiery being
drawn from their Winter Quarters before the Hi
colds were paft, or the pafture grown, began to
murmur ; but .not-b.ing.difcontenr.ed them fo much
as want of Pay, the juft complaint of Souldiers,
which difcou raged them more-chan the difficulty
of their ad ventare ; againft all which Stftn provided
as much as he was. able out of hie own
Purfe, continuing the Siege more out of reputation
than probable hopes of fuccefê-j-fbrhis Army
was at leaft dimiftifhed two thoufànd in ira
number, of which four hundred Hungers, and
two. hundred Germans were loft in the firft Atfau
Its made upon the Suburbs, and thè reft perifh- f$
edjby fickneis, and the vigorous and frequents
Sallies of the Enemy. Howfoever Şeriki fèemedL' '
not to doubt of the fuccefs, if be could bat be
for (baie cime fècured from the advance of the
Vizier, who now began to draw bis grow and
numerous Army out of (heir Winter Quarters'
into the open field v and therefore with the other:
Officers,before Kanifia, fignified their advice co
the Empcrour and General Council of War, That
it was neceflary that the Imperial Army would
be as early in the Field as thè Ottoman ; and for
the more methodical government of Affairs, that
the Army would be divided into three Bodies,
one to recruit the Forces before the Town, a
fécond to march co Ofek, and hinder the Enemies
partage over the Dravut, and a third to take the)
Field, and apply affiftance where it was judged
moft ufeful. This counfel being well accepted
by the Emperour, Orders were immediately iffued
forth to General Mmtecucult to begin his
March, with defign to obftruß the Turks pafTage
over tbc Dravus ; forthat the fuccefs againftKanifia
was of that high importance, as might juftly
require the imploy ment of all the Cbriftian Forest
in its concernment. Wherefore one Poft was
difpatched after the oner to MentecucuH to fòlli—
cite hi« fpecdy March, and to give a (top to the
Viziers Progrefs. But he anfwered, That be attended
General Sforcii whom be every day ex- . /|
peeled to joyn with him ; but this Anfwer proving
by tbeeffecl to be nothing more than a prêtent
exeufè, gave occafion of fufpicion, and produced
that difcontent in che minds of che mod
zealous, as (bread a rumour through all Germany
much to chedifreputation of Montecmuli. Time
thus being protracted, and no Forces appearing,
to recruit the Leagure, at length advice came to
the Generals» when they were juft going to din«
ner, that the Vizier wich a moft numerous Army B
w|as within * three League&of che Town. For the * fifteen
Bridge of ofek was againft the common opinion Enghfb
again rebuilt, planked,and compleated with new Miles,
Timbers in the (pace of forty days» many hands
making light work; which when firft founded,
was the work of fix year«: which Expedition was
the more remarkable, in regard that this Bridge
was not formed out of the Rubies of the old» nor
founded on the fame ground, bat near frames! I
ouc of che Woods with as much comlinefs and or« I
der as befits a Bridge pf that nature and length,
paffing over a wild Marfh or Fen. The news of
the Viziers fo near approach was ftrange to String '
who by the calculation made of his March, did not
yet expert him for lèverai days; but the Vizier apprehending
thè ftraitnefs in which Kanifia might
be, .leaving die grofs of bis Army, made more.
expidite Journeys with a Body of twenty thoufànd
Horfè, which not being unknown to Serini, his
daring fpirit was once refolved to give him Bat- jB
eel, in which opinion was alfo Count StroxaJ j
X bm

I
I
I
S&.
ip
Tbe Reiğh'of Suh&Mahonie* IV.
rg 6 ^.i M'OteAtUflèntfrig; and refilling, to'ingàgè bis
v^v4>
Army.
7 ^JTues^thicSlege was ıtaifiîd» and all the Forces
The Siege with good order retreated to Serin foot t where
of KP"/'* they arp^ibedayfbllbwing.Iéatwgto theEneraifed.
my a gpeat-qoariricy (ôf Powder, March, Shovels,
%o Carres of Meat, and Two Iron Guns broken.
TheHfrJfcf /-No-fFilgrhn ever;followed bis way With more
purfuethe devorio'ri'to the facred Shrine,' than the Vizier
ChrtftUn was willingly led; in * puri uit of his Enemy to the
Walls of Smnfu>ar% being the place to which bis
intentions"inclined", as tbe beginning and confirmation
of tbe War.- - Over againft this envied
Fore there is a little Hilli ftrong by Nature, incompalfed
with a narrow Ditch, yet noe fi) narfbwpias
that a Horfè can leap over it, fior yet fo
(hallow as to be forded. This H\\\ Strini propofed
to the reft of bis Collègues or Coadjutors,
«ami Olacb\and S/>

i 6 6 4. now was left tenable than a Palancha, tbo Garil/"VNJ
(ûned with. 1900. Men, of whom in this laft
H Aflaulc one alone bad Courage to fire bis Muf 1
kee, bue none adventured to draw a Sword j
urateß certain. Voiuntiers, and French Officers«
whofè Courage only renowned their own Deaths,
;' and ferved to upbraid the Cowardice of their
Companions.. In the Fore were only found five
finali Field Pieces, one whole Cannon, a great
Mortar Piece, and two (mall ones belonging to
Count Senni; there were aliò one Mortar Piece,
and two finali Field Pieces, likelfeo chofè of Serini,
belonging to the Emperor j tho other Guns
$4 of weight or value, were carried ouc of the
Fort, as being judged not long tenable, and decreed
to be abandoned to the Enemy. Serin fwar
being thus taken was immediately demolifh-
H ed by the Vizier, and razed to the Ground ; eif
cher because he would feem to maintain his Word
or Vow he had made ; or beçaufè be would not
9 multiply Gar.ifons, when the prefent Occasions
required rather the active Force of a moving
Army.
ïlcfle

*54
The Reign of Saltan Matetpft IV.
1664* which having been for (bme time bettered With
lOfw great Gum, fiirrendred it felf to the ràercy oPtbé
Conqueror; in which was found a confiderable
quantity of Meal, and twenty great pieces of Artillery.
hi the mean tlrrie, the difference between thé
King of France and the Pope (on acca fiori Of the
infolt offered at NSAM by thè Çorfi, tö the Erabafladors
Hon (è and Perfori) being this Year
compofed ; thofe Forces of the Frtfieb being ft*
H all about 3coo. Horfe t fent firft into Italy to]
avenge this Affront; tinder the Command of the?
Count Coligns, wehr ordered to pafs- into Himgary,
by way of Vtn'tce, to the Affiftance of the
Emperor ; to which, lèverai Gentlemen, Volontier»
of the lame Nation, joining éhëmfeïves,
formed a Body of 4000. Horfe well appointed,
Valiant and defirous of Action. The Pope alio,
• whofe words expreflèd and breathed but nothing
but holy Zeal againft the common Enemy, promifed
a fupply of 10000. Foot, and Î5000. Horfe,
which were to pais byway of fließe into Croatia,
according to the Promife and Afluranee of
the Nuntio at Vurma: for acknowledgment of
which religious and confiderable Succour, Count
Itiflt.was difpatcbed from the- ImperialtDburTJ
in a private Character, to pals thofe Offices of
grateful Acceptance, as were due tofo : high'à
Merit and Senfe of the Chriftian Caufe. BAt fcarce
was Leifle arrived at VthicM before be underftood
( to his great Admiration ) that thè holy Army
The Pope was by Order of the Pope disbanded, for which
recali his no other Caufe was afngned, than only, that
•Forces at Rome it was ferioufly 'debated, arid in the
from aft*.. en(^ jt was concluded, that the Expence was too
the^Em- g reac to be charged on the Eccteffoftrcal State ;
peror. and that the Soldiery atto were themfëlves unwilling
to be fo far feparated from 'their own
Country; all which at Vstnna were underftood to
be frivolous Pretences, arid thè 'canfes thereof attributed
to the (imiter Offices of a Perfon ill affected
to the Emperors lntereft, by Which the
Pope and Don Mario bis General, falling front
their Refolutions and Promues, Count Leifle was
revoked from his Employment, and ihe'îrnpèrial
lntereft, and hopes difappointed of lb confiderable
a Succour.
Howfoever, that the Paftoral care might not
H feem to be altogether dormant and cacelefs of me
llniverfà! Flock, the Pope having disbanded bis
Army, could not do lefs than to fupply the defect]
firanliK tnereo ^ w,ra Money ; for railing of which, be
the Em- charged rhe Ecclefiaftical State through all Italy
peror with (the Dominions of Venia only excepted, whofe
Money, Wars already with the Turks exempted them
but not from farther Taxes) with an Jmpp.fitiori öf 6 p&
vwnmen. Cf^ of their ycaf|y Revenue, under the notion
of Tenths or Tithes, which in all amounted
to the fum of 700. thoufand Dollars, which by
Bills of Exchange, was remitted by way of Venice
to the Imperial Court. In the mean time, the
French Troops were arrived in Hungary, under
the Command of the Count Coligni, which joining
themfelves with the General Mmteeuxnli,
followed the motion of the Viziers Army. The
Turks defigned to pafs the Danube* for Recovery
of Lnim or Leventz,, and in their way to deftroy
and lay defolate the Country of Count Bastian,
and in virtue and ürength ofthât and former
Succèdes, to pals forward to cfte Subjection
of Vißr.tum and y senna, but God who dilpofes
the Affairs of this World, and gives Laws and
Bounds to trie Licentioufnefs and unlimited Pride
and Avarice of Mankind, ' cook off the. Wheels
of the Turiijh Chariots, and can (ed them to
move flowly and warily, having an Eye always
barck wardstoihé

i 664. wife drew themfclves into Battalia, delimits to
w-v~*-» try the fortune of the day; .the right Wing was
Commanded by the Prince o? Minchia, and the
left by the Prince of Moldavia. The Body of
the Army was Gompnfed of Turks and Tartars
almoft all Hoffë, except z or 3000. Janizaries»
L fent as an Auxiliary Force from Ncwbaufel and
H -Srngmium. Thefe two Armies thus ranged in a
Polio re of Defiance, ifiood in view each of other,
•until Hufaein Commanded his Men to paft the
Marfli or Fen, which was between them and the
.Çbft&ans: but Sverai would have perfwaded
him the contrary, left the fuceefê- of the day not
H proving to Expectation, the Märfli fhould be a
difadvanrage to their Flight * and an occafion of
greater Slaughter in the purfiuej to which Hufatin
Couragioufly anfwered, That Men who would
Conquer were to look forward, and not behind
-„{bem, thole that would /ave their Lives by flight,
9 iwere fit to perifli in it ; and that for his part, be
H was refolved to cut off all hopes of fafery from his
Army, but what confided in their Swords and Vt-
Aory over their Enemies. The Turks having thus
ipajfled the Marfh, made a bait and faced Che
Chriftians until Noon 5 who moved not a foot
irorn their ground, that (o rhey might obtain the
H advantage of the Sun; which in the* Morning
H ;being in their Faces, would upondeclining be an
offence onto the Tarh. In the mean time, no
queftion but both Generals made their Orations
,çp their Soldiers, encouraging them to Fight in'
Defence of their Faith and Religion ; of •their
Countries Glory and Safety j fuggefted with thofe
fl Arguments and Rhetorick, as was agreeable to
H che Principles and Condition of botä< Parties, and
-which we may .well fuppofë according to the Oi-
,cence of Hiitarians, to have been in thefe words,
or to this eifeci.
: .
I The Speech of Count Sufi to his
M Army.
\ffen J fee, and confi der before us
_\ÇJFeÎİm» Soldlersy.thùfe Enemies who
\/afe. theobjeM of not Ray and Rage, /conceive
words more, necejfary to moderate the heat $f
your Augers fo-m-to Fight with DJfcretim,
rather than M-MìfeyàìurSpiriti to that height
of Warlike Courage, in whicocanfifis the fàfety
Tttfefglory of fbh-days Fortune^ /For thefè are
thy, wholMeJyàn.GoofBloodagaittfltheLaws
vf Arms andiMatiom, mbummely hutchmèd
our Countrymen and 'Kindred', end made'-fit
difference between Captives of War, and Malefaclors;
ht lifte 'ThievWand Murderers,
fèntencedbravés Mento Dekt^'mìiò bad qğf>~
"ffòr crimer than that theyfiufiapptjyfoughrìtt
defence of their Country./Theß are they,
who in the very times of Feace, uvfumefour
Borders, and rob your Markets $ andn»hofi
Capitulationsof Peace, make yet allathsof 'ho-
1 fMİtyld^l: Thefe are the^and'Bnemies and
: p^^ePt^0'érafi^^p\.â^ii0 u>$m
I 'w^oßeverW^giyBì^i^^mfor.and aÄfr
j jğ/kf^-Tbis Army before your JŞ-yes, eonfifts in
part of Moldavian, and .Vftbtohiaa Chrijlians,
forced to tba-Warby compulfiou^mt of choke ;
the reft ia*e 'either İvri».tite^Nfitimtbe foftnefs
of Afa, or TarRÔS whomever made advantage
by BarM^eut^yßigitftheß are they
Thirteenth Emperor of the /urfy. *55
with whom you have this day to contend before j 664.
the Walls »f Lewa, where many of your Wives, Ï
and Children, and Friends, are immured, and
are Spectators of your Virtue and Courage :
Let us therefore valiantly addrefs our felves
ti this Battel, on the fuccefs of which the fortune
of Hungary andGettmay depends.
The Speech of Hufaein Pa/ha to
his Soldiers.
W Nilfi
our General the Grand Vizier is
fofuccefsful in his Arms abroad, ha­
ving fubdued the ftrong Fortreff e s ofQywar '
anaSeria(war,andfiruck a Terror and Amazement
to aß the Enemies of our formidable Emperor
; let not us be nmttive, or want our fiate
in the renown and fame of Triumph and Victory.
IJhall not need to put you in mind of the
glorious Exploits of jour Ancefiors, whofe Valour
and Virtue, which formed this vafi Empire
round about us, you ought now to imitate, and
give the World new proofs, how emulous you
are to »exceed the Courage and Bravery öf
former times. The other" Vivifions of the Ottoman
Power have contended hitherto with
rtheir Enemies on unequal terms, and droven
them forth from their• flickers of Trenches and
Bulwarks ; but.here you have an open Field to
fight,nothing bet ween you and the naked Breafts
of your Enemies ; y>e ftand in equal numbers
and terms with them ; nothing can win the day
•but only Valour; and nothing lofi it but me er
Cowardice. Thefe are the flattered Companies
we have expelled Ufi Tear from Oyvvar,
and the Companions of thofe, whofe Bodies and
Heads we have heaped before Strigonjum :
fhould we fubmit to he fubdued by thefe whom
our Ofmanlces have fo often Conquered ; we
fhould not onlyflain ourfelves with the biçbeft
infamy and flame, but give a turn to the Vniverfaf
Fortune of the Ottoman Anim *>
By this time it was Noon, and the Sun turning
it.ftlf from the Chriftian to the Twkiß Army,
a warning Piece was fired from the Chriftian
Camp, at which fign their whole Army began to
advance, and with çhearfîılnels to approach the
Turks, who frond ready to receive them. At the
firft onfet the Chriftians poured a plentiful Volly
of diot on the Turks and Tartars, which com-
Ipofêd the main Body ; at which immediately
they put themfelves to Flight, leaving the two
Wings to an unequal Battel, who refitted not
long before they followed the Example of their
Companions, leaving their Baggage and Cannon,
with the Honour of the day, unto the Chriftians
; who in -the purfuit flew the Turks without
Çompafüon or Uefiftance ; filling che Fields with
.dead Bodies, and the Rivers with' Blood, until
Night, which is the flicker of the diftreffed, gave
a flop to their farther Slaughter : ,fbch>as efcaped
betook themfèlves ro Strigpnium, where tbey
were refufed either pauage over the Water or
Provi fions, or any other Refuge or Entertainment
after their weaniòme Flight; for Smgmium te
(elf was judged now in Danger, and the next attempt
after the foregoing Victory j: and therefore
there
\Rufncirt
Pallia
routed
and fled.
Refugt
denied
them at
StrigoniA
son.

5*
i 6 6 4- there was no Reafon or Policy to unfurnifh
lx"V"Nj themfelves of neceffary provifions to fupply or
The Mtl- relieve a difcouraged and cowed Array. Where-
A*Vl- u P on ,he Moldavians, and Valaebians, finding
cî-Ms'tt- themfelves half famifhed, forced their Princes to
lu.n return home, being glad of the occafion to acquit
home. themfelves of the Turkißs Wars, in which they
were tiled more like Slaves than Soldiers.- The
Princes though fenfible of the danger this uniicenfed
departure, and defèrtion of the Wars
might bring upon their perfons, were yet neceP
fitated to yield to the violence and mutiny of
their Soldiery : In their march homewards they
enconntred no difficulties or opposition, unlets at
the Tibifcus, where a finali number of Turks
would have denied them pafiage, bat were (bon
difperfèd by the Sword of the refolved Soldeiry,
who having conduced their Princes to their
ufual Courts, made an end betimes of this years
Campagna. Hufatin Pafha in the mean time,
being denied entrance at Strigoriium, fled toNewbaufel,
where his pretence was molt acceptable
for reinforcement of that Garifòn, which now
was in fome danger of being recovered by the
Cbriftians. Of the Turks were killed in this Fight
6ooo, of the Chriftians 150; none of Quality,
excepting one Kovari, a worthy and (tout Hungarian
Captaini 4000 Carts were taken, laden
with all forts of Provifion and Ammunition for
War; about 100 Colours , and a great number
of Tents, and Arms of all (ores ; twelve pieces
of Cannon, about 1000 Horte, and 140 Camels
, ftraying in the Fields , without care of
Keepres, or Riders, with great Droves of Cattel
of all forts, and other good booty and fpoil,
which remained as a reward to the Conqueror.
The number of Prifoners was not great, by reafon
that the Souldiery , in heat of the pur fuit,
and in revenge of the Turks Cruelty towards the
Garifòn of Kantar the lefs, whom lately in a barbarous
Cruelty they had put to the Sword, were
wholly.inclined to (laughter and defiruction,only
about 700 Moldavians, and Valacbiam, were
fpared until they came in fight of Strtgonium,
where they erected lèverai Gibbets, and hanged
them thereupon, with their Muskers about their
Necks, requiring (as they fuppofèd') part of the
Viziers Cruelty, and executing pare of God's
Jufrice upon tholê who profetò the Name of
Clin it, and yet fight under the Banner of Mabuntßi.
;. \
Soife af- -
faillis
Miran.
The Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
Ssifi animated with the foregoing fuccefs, defigned
to attempt Barcana Palancha oppofite on
the other fide of the Damée to Strigonium, and
to that end embarked Ten tboufand five hundred
of his men on Four Gallies, and Forty Galliots,
carrying the Teutonick Colours, in regard
that religious Order had amply contributed towards
the building of thofe Veffcls, when they
we;e on the Stocks in the Arfènal of Vienna. The
Soldiers were fb flefhed with the former Victory,
that nothing feemed difficult or hazardous: fi)
that that Count /War/«, without Orders of the General,
rafhly in a Bravado fell in upon the Town,
without any advantage of Earth, or other {belter,
but with open Breads expofed himfelf and Soldiers
to all dangers ; but the attempt being too
difficult, he was, in fine, (hot through both the
Cheeks, and forced to retire with lofs and disreputation
: This attempt was feconded by the
puke of Holfatia, and bis Infantry« who bringing
fome finali pieces of Cannon to »every Pa-|
lizadoes, began to batter the houles , during
which about a Hundred and fifty Janifaries
made a vigorous Sally, but were repulfed
with a fuffieient lofs, fo that the Gbri-
ftians making good their ground, brought up
and planted four Cannons, and two Mortar
Pieces, and firing at the fame time fome Grana*
does, fo plyed their work , that the Inhabitants
looking on their condition as defperate, gave fire
themfelves to their Wooden Buildings, palled the
Bridge, and recovered Strigonium. The Town
thus abandoned, the Chriftians bad no difficulty
to get pofleffion, but entring quietly in, lei zed
what was remaining of value, and adding to rife
flames, by other fires, in a few hours reduced all
toAfhesj which being done, Sjsj'e marched back
to Komorra, to refrefh his men, and take. Courtfël
what ought to be the next defign and entetprize
to be taken in hand. And here fora while
was a paufe, or full point of the actions of Soifi,
who not wanting Adverfaries in ebe Imperial
Court, emulous of bis happinefs and fortune,
inftilled fuch fufpicions and fcniples into the
mind of the Emperor and Council, as caufed
Soife to give up his Commiffion, chat he might
fèek a life private, and free from the evil Tongues
of the envious, until afterwards bis Virtues dtfperling
chofë malignant Clouds, he was reftored
to the good Opinion of his Cefatean Ma jefty, and
honoured with the Charge and Command of the
ftrong Fortrefs of Komorra, where I my fèlf had
once' the honour to make him a Vifir, and was
courteoully received by him. This ill fuccefs of
the Pafha of Buda arrived the Viziers ears; whitft
-he was attempting to pafs the River Rab , in
which were many difficulties, in regard fhe
Banks were defendedby the Cbriftian PalancbVs,
which in every adventure cut off confiderable
numbers of men. At which -lots of men, And
time, and the ill fuccefs near Lewa, the Vizier
being greatly moved, made anorher attempt on
the tytb of Julji advancing with the Grafs of
his Army as far as Kernend, where the River runs
narrow and (hallow, but by the valour of •the
Hungarians, Germans, and French conducted by
General Adonteauulit an Italian Born, were repulled
with fome Slaughter.
On the firft of August, the Turks made another
confiderable attempt, having planted-Guns
on the Banks of the River, Which (hoc into fhe
I Cbriftian Camp, and palled over in one, place
I Six tboufand Janifaries and Albanians', and near
a Village called Caiufaio, where the Water was
narrow and fhallow, very considerable numbers
of Horfe crouded over.. At which formidable
fight, the Chriftians collecting their Forces together,
retreated to a more fpaciout pface ,
where might be open Field fuffieient for both
Armies to draw up and join Battel About half
the Army having now palled rhe Water, the
other part, in which was the Vizier, remained
itili on the other fide, intending the next Morning
to follow and advance to the Body, which
wat gone before ; but it happened .by God's Providence
, that that very Night there fell fuçhva 1
Deluge of Rain, as immediately made the River
to (well above its Banks, and become altogether
unpaflable without a Bridge or Floats ; 10 that
the Turkifh Army being now divided by the .Wis
ters, were uocapable of yielding any fudden
affiftance each to the other. Howfoever, the Vizier
judging that that part of bis Army which bad
already paifed , was an equal Match for the
Chriftians, entertained not the lea ft diffidence of
good »fuccefs, at leaft fuppofèd «hey might be
able to decline a Battel.until by abatement of the
Waters ( which could net be long at chat Seafon
of the Year ) he were enabled to pafs, and join
his main Body with them ; and therefore- tuli
of hope and confidence, having at firft di£
corali red
684.
Barem
buine
ThelJırfe
wich part
of their I
army J
pafs the J
Theft«*
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Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy. *57
jrJ" Which can fi iled of a thoufand men , difparched
immediately Meflêngers to acquaint the Grand
f Signior of Ins faccela and paflTage, which NeWs
he knew would be the more grateful, becaufe
.rhe Grand Signier by daily Letters and Coinminds
urged him to proceed in his March« and
H noe to {offer rhe impediment of a narrow ©itèfi
to be an interruption to the whole Ottoman
Force, which in former times was not retrained
H by the depth or breadth of the Ocean. The
Grand Signior having received «hi« Intelligence,
as if the inrire Victory and Triumph* over the
World con'fifted in the paflàge over the Rab,
H was transported with fueh an extraordinary
joy and alHirance of Victory, that to anticipate
the good News a folemn Feftjval was or-
9 trained for the (pace of (even days, and (even
nights, called by the Turks, Dundms j in which
time the whole nights were made light with
TheTiirkf [Lamps and Candles, and made cbearful with
vain jo/. great Guns, Vollies of Muskets, Sound of Drums
and Trumpets, revellings and- what other Solemnities
might teftifie joy and triumph, but
fcarce three Nights of this vain Dream had paflied,
before the Grand Signior awaked by intelligence,
contrary to his allured expectation,- ';ofj
the Defeat and Deftruction of a considerable pare
of the Viziers Army, flutnefolly commanded
the Lights to be extinguifhed, and the remaining
foar Nights defigned for Joy, to be converted
to Melancholly and Darknels : And though |
the rafhnefs and vain fancy of the Governours
was the fole caute of this precipitate mirth, yet
as great men lovealways co charge their'errours
and follies on the fhoulders of others, fo the Sul-'
can acculêd the Chimachanr, through fa'Iièff'm«
formation, to have been the Author of this
fiumeful Decree ; and in that fury, calling the
Executioner, had certainly taken off his head,
bad not his young Minion or Favourite, now
called Kul Oglı ( promoted to the Perferment
Signifies gf^/tf/isto, before mentioned ) with much car-
the Son of neftnefs and Prayers interceded for his
a JÇ«/, or LiftJ
Slave. And indeed this Joy and Triumph was fo
much • more ridiculous and fhameful, by how
much more fatal and deftructive was' the enuring
[Event. For the Turks being now got over the
River, had no;, at firft, time enough given them j
ticart up E-trth, but were forced by the Chrv-
(tans to an Engigemenc ; for the Chriftian Army
was drawn into Batalia to receive them. The
right Wing confuted of the An/Matt Forces, commanded
by MontecucuU himïèif\ the Left was
firmed of the Confederates of the Rhine, commanded
by Count Olac, to which was adjoined !
Forty Troops of the French Cavalry, conducted
by Moniteur CoUgni, and the main Body w,as
commanded by the Marmai General Marquis
Bada, which coropofed a very formidably Body,
and a (Tailed the Turks with extraordinary Va- 1
lour; Che Fight way;very furious, and began
about Nine a Clock in the morning on/the third
of Auguß*, and continued tül Four in the After- '
noon with variable forcane; during which time
the Waters being abated-, ^he Spabees pafled
over in leverai places, and charged the left Wing
of the Chriftians, and in other places they made
attempts, only co divert the Army, whilft che Ja-'
nifarıes threw up Earth to (ecure a paffage fori
the reft i which Wheo the Chriftians efpied, they
at firft refolved to found a Retreat, but afterwards
perceiving that the Trench was but newly
began, Mobtccjictiti drawing up the Body of 3
ries on all fides with that fury, ordering the Bo- i 6 6 4/
dies of Horfè co contend with the Sp'ahées ; Ghat wv>-*
the Turks now faintly fighting began tó give
ground to their Enemies, at which inffant turn H
of Fortune , an outcry was heard, That Serini
on the other fide had fòt on the Viziers Camp;
which fo animated the Chriftians, and terrified
the Turks, that the latter began to give back,
and put themfclves to fliamelul flight, leaving
dead upon the Place Eight thoufand of their
Companions, and the Glory of the Day to the H
J Chriftians. The Turks-, Who always fly diforderly,
not knowing the Art of a bandfome Re- The detreat,
crouded in heaps to pals the River, the
the Army into a half MJO.I, attacked the Janttan
f f« Riven
Horfe trampling over the Foot, aud the Foot f£ jjjjj"
throwing therafelves headlong into thé Water, s,th/wwithouc
consideration of the depth, or choice of ver t\*b.
Places foïdable; tholê finking catching hold on
others who could fwim, fimkdowo,' aifjcFperifhed
together • others were carried away by the rapidnefs
of the Stream, and Doth Men and Horfè
were carried down the River, and fwallowed up in
deeper places : The Water-was died with Blood,
and the whole face of che'Rtver was covered with
Men, Horfè, Garments, all (wimming pro/n icuoufly
together; no difference was here between
the valiant and the Cowardly, the Foolifh and the
Wife,' Counfèl and Chance, all being involved in
the fame violence of Calamity, Non vox ö mutui TacJib. 1 .'
hortatus jùvabattt adverfante unda, mbıl tlftnuus
ab ignavo, fa pieni a prudenti, confili* a caffi dijfvrret
fuhtta pari vioientia' involvebapnir j fo that the
Waters devoured a -tar 'greater number than the
Swordywfölft» roe Vizier ifcjnding on the other
fide of the-River, was able to afford no'kind of
help off'reljef, but as one void of Counfel and
Reafon,' knew hot bow, nor where to apply a
remedy.'' This defeat though in Christendom
not-greatly boafted, by reafon that the deftrußion
of the Turks, which was molt confiderable
by che Water, was partly concealed to them,* yet
che Turks acknowledg that Ruine and Slaughter to
have been of a far greater number than what the '
Chriftian Diafiès relare, 'cbnféfïïng that fince the
time'that: theOttoman Empire arriv'd to this greacne
Stories make mention of any Slaughter or
Difgrace it hath fuffereU to be tqu il un:o the
calamity and difhonour of this. On the Turks
fide were fliin that âay,' Ijbmel the late Pa fha
of Huh, and Kimacham of'ÇbtijfàtiUntp.'è, by a
(hot from the Enemy palling the Water ; the
bpabeelar Agâfêe-, %- General of the Spahees; -
théjanifar Àga; the voungef Son of iifftiraf
Han, and- fèvèrâl othes pkffiatov MM^'Uè- _. „ .
neral of Bofrä? Th'irtf'CapügAp^s,.'Fiye'and' p„ ,he
.thirty Pages of the ViziefVarfdThree hundred''örfide.
'!Of his Guard-i Fiive thoufànd Janifâries, Three -
(thoofànd SpaheeV, Fifteèft huhdW Bofnacks,
( Eight hundred Alboniitnt ^fpi' hundred Cro%7
\&m ttungariaAini thçTvrh Subjects, Two bun-.'
dred and uifValaeiahs'-orie ^Uddviâns , Six " H
hundred Tor tars, of AnaH0ta fifteen .hundred'',
and about Four th'oUßmd'' p(Üer;'jagattûst from
the 1 ttrcheff parts' dfthe" Turks Dominions, Jjalflf- H
wafd i fo that in all we may''account Seventeen
thoufand fliin ah the Turks fiîle| ra^cV'Mİofı
I werc'taken Sixteen; pieces' 6İ CaHfton , d'Hundred
and twenty-fix Colours,'With the Standard '
of-'the Viagers Oi/àro*'; Fivle.ttódufahd C'emifcrs,
móft of which" Were emboflcd' 1 Witti Silver j ' and
feme befet with Jewels, ' with' mäfiy Hor les; of H
which fix were-'fent as at Prelenc to the Viziier.
Of the ChriftiSnyHvere' t^n'^caf Thr"ée -thöü-'
fand Mer»y thtìrèróf-rnd^wérej;'TheCpunrreif;
f*u. Count Charles ''of RracawLrf., Captain of H
the Guards to Count MmttAìài\ Count'Fiiehirr
Cenerai

»S«
1664. General of the Artillery of the Empire« CoUonet
Bleiter* with bis Lieutenant CoIIonel and Serjeant
Major, and with many other Gentlemen
of the Fracb Nation, who dcjerve fee ever to be
chronicled for their Virtue and Valour. For
herein the French Nation ought not to Iole their
juft praife, having made proofs of their Valour»
as well in this , as in other Battels ; it being reported,
That Monfieur Coljgm' their General,
Rilled Thirty Turks with his own. hand.
The News of this Victory being potted ID Vienna,
it is wonderful to confider with what Applaufcs
> with what Honours, with what Encomiums
the Fame of Montecuculi was celebrated}
fofbefidesthe Triumphs, with Fires, founding
of Bells, Banquets, and other deraonftrations
offolemn Joy ; the Glory of Montecuculi was the
Theme of every Ballad fung in the cornera of
ftreets ) which Honours of the Commonalty
Were feconded by greater and more fubftanrial of
the Imperial Court, who conferred upon him the
Title of Lieutenant General of the whole Array ,a
Dignity fo eminent as is inférieur to none, except
the Emperor, in order of the Militia ; and was
not without fome terapie granted to the Archduke
Leo fold by his Brother e Third j
and withheld from Piccoloafiai Duke of Amalfi,
until he had highly merited it, and made his
way to it through bloody fields, where Providence
firft crowned him with Laurels of Succeft
and Victory.
And here is juft occafion for us to doubt, why
Montecuculi would be thus admired and loaded
with Honours, whilli thé (èrvices ojf Serini and
Solfa were fo far from being taken notice of, that
they fèemed to effect the dilgrace and mine of
thele Worthies » rather than to produce the favour
of their Prince, and the app&ujfe of their
Country, the natural Rewards of Valour and
Virtue. And indeed f cannot but confefs, I my
(elf have wondred, when in the Court of Vienna,
I have heard the Actions and Zeal of Strini fo
(lightly fpoken of, or contemned, when a Stranger
took the liberty but to defcant on hi« actions,
and to vent any thing which but favoured
ofhis commendations. The reafon of which, I adventure
to affign unto two caules. The firft is,that
Antipathy or natural averlion the Germans have to
the Hungarians and Croatian*, thele endeavouring
to maintain the Priviledges of a People, who
have a free liberty of the Election of their Prince;
whilft the others délirons to take occafion to
weaken and impoveri Ih them, would necefittate
them to yield their Kingdom to the Emperor
by an hereditary Righe The fécond is,
the fury of Serini and Soife, whole zeal without
n^~~ confederation of irritating the Turk, or fear of
^P moving the paflion of the Lyon beyond the terms
Of an eàlìe pacification, tran (por ted them to commit
all damage and mine-, which are the juft
concomitants of War; which rage feemed oj
. ver violent to the Court at Vienna , and not to
fuie with the prêtent Policy of the War, which|
was defigned to be carried on rather in a defenflve
than in an offenfive pofture; imagining perhaps,
that the good nature of the Turk might
be complemented into Peace, and that gentlenefs
and generofiry might have the fame effect
upon them, as it had upon Saul, when DaA
• vid had his life at his mercy, and yet fpared
him : according to which counfels of the Court,
Montecuculi fquaring every particular of his motion,
and thereunto adding fuccefs, mounted on
WÊ the wings of Fame, and had his Glory celebrated
without diminutions ; bot the hoc and zealous
temper of Scrim, which Souldicr like undcruood
Reafonı
why the
Servicetofl
Montecuciili
were
accepted
Merer
dian thofej
of Serim.
The Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
nothing but down-right blows, knew notThow to
afe that moderation and caution, which the lmperi
al Court judged an ingredient fo requifite^o
the prudent management of the prêtent War, that
1664.
he was efteemed uncapable of command , who
had not dilcretion enough to practice it : And
this was the true reafon that Strini was dilcountenanced,
and that his Command was taken
H
from him, and that his Appeal to the Court was
without redrefs : Howlbever in regard that the
Fame he bad won carried him high in the efteem
of all Cbriftendom, he was entertained with
9
hopes and fair promues ; and even after the very
Battel of Rab, nothing was more commonly dif- • j
courted than the giving Nicholas Strini a command
independent of any other General : But in
the end it proved nothing bat vain. Propolals to
humour the fancy of Strini himfelf, and t#latisfie
the Wocld , which admired a Per fon fo
qualified and deleaving as he, (hould be made a
lubject of fo much dilgrace and neglect.
H
With this News the Turks remained greatly
alhamed and dejected, having but two days before
demon it rated ex ceiTes of joy, congratulated
the happy News one to the. other, and after their
manner lent Prelents abroad, derided the Chri- '
fttans upon the News, expropriated them with
a Thottfand injuries, and applauded their own
Virtue, Valour, and the righceoufnefs of their
Caule and Religion : But on a radden Intelligence
J
J
i
coming contrary to their expectations , fiich a
dampness fell upon their fpisits, that for fome
*#[
dayı there was a deep (ilence of all News at Co»
Ißaßtinoplei they that the Day before fought for ' [
Chriftians to communicate to them the Miracles
of their Victory, now avoided their Company,
alhamed of shew too forward joy, and the liberty
they had taken to contemn and deride the
low condition of the Cbriftian Camp. And
now the ill News not being able longer to be concealed,
Prayers and^Humiliation were appointed
publickly to be made at all the great Molchs of
Constantinople and Adr.'tanople, Where all Emaoma
with their young Scholars were commanded to
j
refort, and ling certain Prayers appointed for
fuch occa lions. H
The minds oftheSoldiery after this defeat were Sedition fJ
very much dilcom polèd, tending more-to lèdi- the Jkr^\
tion than obedience. Every one took licence
to (peak loudly and openly bis opinion, that the
War was commenced upon unjuil and unlawful
i/bCvap.\
I
grounds. That the total Ediple of the Moon,
which portends always misfortunes to the Turks,
(hould bave caufed more camion in the Coinmanders
in ingaging the Armies this year, until
the malignancy of that Influence had been over-
•{
paffedi All generally accufed the firft Vizier asl
Tte.inVi'
the Author and ill Manager of the War, /•«tdAgrietquiffima btÜorum conditio eft, fr off era onuses fifa */£
vfniicant, adver fa stai imputantur, and calling
to mind the folemn Oath with which Sultan Solyman
confirmed his Capitulations with the Emperor,
particularly vowing never to pals the Rabt
or place where; the Arks received their defeat,
without a fofid and reafonable ground of Ward
concluded that this Invalion was a violation of
the Vow, and an injury to the acred Memory
of that fortunate Sultan ; and therefore that all
Enterprifes arid Attempts of this War would be
farai and deftructive to the MufTulroen or Believers.and
the end difiionourable to the Empire.
This opinion was rooted with much fitperitirion
and ftrength of fancy in, the minds of the Vulgar ;
And the rumors in the Camp that the Vizier upon
a falle Alarm of the approach of the Enemy towards
bis Quarters^iad commanded the Amy to
retreat,

I M 4- retreat, adminiftred fury and courage to the Chri-
Lf*V*v) ftians, and fear and amazement to his own ; from
which errour and timidity was occasioned that
(laughter whichenfued ; on which dilcourlesand
B reports; dangerous difcontents daily increafing in
" the hear s ol" the loukl try« it is thought they
would have vented their paffion and revenge on
their Cenerai, had he not at a pu blick Aflémbly
raf all the Heads and Commanders of the Army
H c'eared himlèJf freely, by charging the mifcarri-
H age of all upon the Grand Signior, having acted
nothing but wird Authority of the Imperial Command
; prom;fing with as much fpeed as honour
and fafery would permit, by agreement and com-
9 pulitino of Peace* to bring the War to a conciu-
I (ion. And this contrivance and arc was that (as is
(uppofcd) which for the prefent fecured his life ;
tor the Soldiery were greatly terrified and poffellêd
with a dread of che Chriftiäns, and amazement
upon every Alarm. For the old and expe-
H rienced Commanders and Veterane Souldiers
were either deftroyed by the fecrec Profcriptions
of the Vizier Kvperlu, or (kin in the Engagements
of this Year ; and the Afian Spahees and
other Soldiers having Wives and Children, and
Pofleilkms to look alter« were grown poor, and
H defi/ed nothing more than in peace and quiecnets
to return to their homes : So that nothing could
come more gratefnl to this Camp , no .l.irgellès
dr donatives could pacifie che minds of the Solfl
diery more than the promiles and expectations of
H a Peace.
The The Sultan during chele dilturbances and mif-
_jaiiil fortunes was preparing for a Hunting Journey to
Silurs att obicure Village called tomboli, about three
adSSft 0r four dd - vs rrave ' from AJrianiple t defigning
to drive all tholê vaft Woods along the Black Sea
for Game» where be had a finali ruinous Seraglio.
The Queen Mother, the Chimicana ,
with all the Court, were to accompany him
T*e Equipage and Pomp he went in, perfwaded
• many, chat rhe defign of that Journey was
grounded on other caufes of Policy, than what
Were generally penetrated : Some conceived, that
che Vız-er contrived his Journey thicherr, to divert
him from opportunities of receiving racel-
H Iigence from Spahees , and others of the true
(tare of the Camp, and management of Affairs :
Others-judged ic might be to avoid in mac obicure
place the mucinous (editions o I the Sold «ry. On
w.ut canfideration Ibever it mignt be, cheGrand
H Signior having (pent fome time abroad, rerurnm
cd again to Adrianopli wich all his Retinue, wichout
doing any thing more imporrane chan killing
great numbers of wild Beafts, and ennobling
tliofe WtldcrnelTes and Woods about 22m-
H boli wich che fame of his renowned Hunting. 5£e-j
H bUl& Palili being flain ( as we e laid ) before
awr,wJiö was Husband co che Viziers Sifter,
the Viz-er bettowed the Widow-on Hufitin Pä (hi
of Sihfiria, And much'about the tame lime
the Grand Signior confidering that his own St*
H /ter, by the death of her old Husband [fbmatl
J Paini« flain in the laft Battel,; led a (ingle lifej
conferred her in Marriage upon the old Utit.ibomet
PaÖıa, whom before we have -related ro
have been Kabya to the Vizier, late PafliaofD/ir*
H biquieny and now of Aleppo who as an Honour
H charged with a weight of troubles and other inconveniences,
feemed thankfully to receive her ;
and chough be was a man of Ninety years of age,
and bad long lince forgo t the loi aces of che bridal
Bed, yet according co ette cultom of Marriage
with a Sultana, be was ingaged co divorce bis former
Wife, wich whom he bad paft «he Summer
and Win:erofhisage, annasa confiant Husband,
Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy.
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was (rill uxorious in his love. So chat in the midftof ' 6 6 4
Wars, where Come found Graves, others found a^W
Marriage-beds, and reafon of State found a Vacation
to conjoyn Mars and Venus without interruption
of ruder Enterprifes.
The Great Vizier after his defear marched to In
Stultweißenburg or Alba Regali*, to recruit and
refrefli his Army, and expect the Recruit of
the Pa (ha of Aleppo, who was (aid to bring
with him about Eight thouland Soldiers.
From SultıvâJJ'enburg the Turks, with the groß
of their Army, returned to Strigonium ; and here Vvûse
the Vizier not unmindful of the fltameful flight, JjpJJ,
and rebellious return of the Princes of Moldavia ces-dtMofand
Vdaebia to their own Countries without davi* andhis
order or permiifion, lent one Meflenger Vahcbia.
after the other in great «hafte and fury, after the
Turkifi manner.co recai choie Princes to the War ;
and chat laying afide all excufes wbatfoever,
tbey fhould immediatly, wich what Forces they
could collect, repair again to the Camp. The The Ptin-
Princes weary of the War, and fearful of the ces.ofMo/-
Viziers evil intentions to take away tbeir lives, davia and
endeavoured to excufe their flight, afledging, v ^ A ^jf
chac their People would not obey, or follow them ^ C jhe
to the Wars in any confiderà ble numbers, and wars,
that now it being the end of the Summer, new
Levies would be of great expence, and of little
benefit, and difenable them from paying tbeir
yearly Tribute ; of which ( nocwichftanding their
co of Trealure in chelaft Expedition )
they were like to find no eaie or relaxation ,
though a burden coo great for*their barafied and
irapoveriflied Country to fiipport. But chele excufes
were no arguments to refolved Turk* ; fo
that Commands came doubled and trebled one
after the other full of threats and menaces, to
march forward with what Forces they could
collect, the Meflengers alluring them , That
there was no defign prepared again ft them by the
Vizier, but what was friendly and of good intention.
At length the Princes not able to remain
longer without a cenlure of Rebellion to the Port, '
with heavy Hearts and light Purfes fee forwards
with about fifteen hundred men apiece, fending
before fuch I urns of Money and Prelenrs, as tbey
hoped might molline and prepare their accels to
the ViZ'er, whillt they rhemfelves marched
fljwly, to afford longer time to the Operation
of this Ebyfiek. The Prince of Vdlaetia had intruded
about Forty thouland Zaichins to an Officer
of his called bis Velario, or Malter of
his Wardrobe;, whom he had fent before him,
therewith to make his accels eafie and (afe to the
Vizier K Of whole faith «hat he might affare
himfeif the better, he made him (wear before the
Holy AI car, and cake, .the Communion thereupon,
that he would be faithful and active in this
Negotiation. The Veltiario thus departing, added VidesGrato
his religious Vows, common promîtes and ea, or the
proteftations ; but no (boner was he a tew honeftyof
Miles diftanc from his Matter, before he.cired in a GMBfc *ï
his Vows, and alcered his road from the Vizier,
co che way leading to Conßantmapley declaring as
he went, That his Prince was become Rebel,
and was fled, and that he -, not to be Partner in
his perfidioufnels, was batting to Cmftmtmople,
there • to give evidence of his faith and fubmi'fc
fion to the Turks. This unexpected news coming
to the Prince, caufed him to delpairof all
fècucicy and 'reconciliation wich the Vizier, and
force him by flight to make good the words ofhia
treacherous Servant ; to that caking with him his
Witèand remainder of bis Wealth, palled through
Zranfybvama with much difficulty, and ac length
arrived within the Emperors Territories , refolm
y vin g

i6o
684. v ng to exchange an inconftant and dangerous
t-v-—» Principality for a more (ecu re and private courfè
of life. But this impious Greek did not reft
quiet with his ill acquired Eftate without receiving
disturbance from the Boiars or Nobles of the
I Country ; and Strùtta Bei thé new-made Prince,
jufHy accuiing him for having robbed the Publick
Treafurv, extorted from him the Sum of
15©000 Dollars towards his Invelimene in the
Principality« and eafe of the Country, which
was now wracked for payment of old debts, and
the growing charges of the new Prince. And thus'
much of the Princes ofMoldavia and Malachia.
Ac Strigpnium great were the Confutations,
what courfè was to be taken : The Chriftians were
now Matters of the Field » and the Turks discouraged,
and now the Summer was fo far Spent,
that it was too late to think of recovering their
reputation that year with the hazard óf a Battel.
So that at' length it was refolved to unite the
(battered Forces of Cbufac'm Pafha, lately de*
feared by Count Sofa, to the Army of the Vizier,'
and attend to fecure Oywur or Newbaufel with Provisions,
Ammunition, and Reinforcement ofthat
J8 Garifon, whereby this War might conclude with
fbme Trophies of advance, and inlargement of
the Ottoman Borders, which in all their Wars is
the defign and Maxime of the Turks* So that
marching thither, they gathered and collected all
the Provisions pojïjble, and having Supplied the
Garifon, they returned again to Strigonium wicht
all expedition, retaining (till im prenions ef terror
from the late El fuccefr. And that they might
march with left impediment, they fent their Artillery
and heavy Baggage down the Danube :
Such was the fear of the Tarkiflt Army at present,
that it is fuppofed, had the Chriftians eagerly
purfued their Victory, they had not only defeated
the whole Turkifii Force with little opposition,
but alio without any impediment marched
to the very Walls of Bada.
But what infatuation foever blinded the Chri-
' * ftian Cou nfels, little or no advantage was taken,
H as if-the defign of the Emperor had only been
to repel the Enemy from his Borders, or that he
feared to irritate the Turks with a too inveterate
and pertinacious profècution of his Victories»
lnftead of which, the Vizier making Some Overtures
of Peace, and evidencing the realty of his
intentions by his Presents of a Veil of Sables,
and a Hor fe richly furnifhçd, with which he flattered
and carefled the German Refidenc, ehe Articles
were accepted and embraced at Vienna
With much greedinefs, and the Peace almoft
wholly concluded and clapped up in a moment,
The rea-
(ons
which in
dined
The Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
to the aftonifhmenc of the whole World. Bat as
matters .of this nature cannot Succeed without
juft and due considerations, fo on both fides cer-,
tain eau Ses concurred which inclined and dif
both Par- p0fèd things to an accommodation. For on the
Peace! Turks part there wanted not fuch in the' Oitcman
Court, who emulous of the Grand Viziers
fortune and charge, endeavoured to remove him
from the favour of his Prince, by accuiing him in
many particulars of negligence , and imprudence
in the conduct of his Affairs. To anfwer
which, his return wich the Olive-branch of Peace
in his mouth, and yet the Laurels -of Conqueft
on his head, having added fo considerable a Fortrefsas
Newbaufel to the Dominions of the Empire,
anddemolifhmentof Seri-j/w4ir, the Original
caule of the War, were a fufficienc conviction
of the evil accufationa of his Adversaries, and
an argument irrefiftible, when inforced by the
Authority of his own Pretence. On the Emperors
fide, the demand of the City of Erfurt
by the Elector of Mtntz, fituated on his Confines, 1664.
at a time of fo much exigency as this, and fé- l/YV
conded by hopes of affidane« from France, and
the Hans Towns on the Rbyne, whereby it was
probable great turbulences might reSu.lt, inclined
the Emperor with much reafon to Propofals of
Peace ; instructions for which, being conveyed
to the ReSident then in the Turkifb Camp, from
the Cafarean Court > after a Short Treaty cue
Articles were agreed and concluded,» followeth.
Fİrft, That Tranfilvania remain with its ancient
Limits and Priviledges under the Command of Prince
Michael A pari.
Secondly, Tbat tbe Emperor if Germany bava
liberty to fortifie both Gutta and Ni tra.
Thirdly, That tbe Turks fiusll not alter or innevate
any thing on tbe Confines of Hungary, or any
other fart bordering on tbe Emperor.
Fourthly, Tbat Apafi pay Six hundred tboufond
Dollars to t be Ottoman Port for etepences of tbe War»
Fifthly , Tbat all aSs of Hofiility between the
Emperor, and tbe Grand Signior, and their Subjects,
for ever ceafe.
Sixthly, That tbe two Provinces of Zatmar ami
Zaboli, granted to Ragotzki bj bit Imperial Majefljr
during life, return again to the Emperor, to
which neither tbe Prince of Tranfilvania, much lefs
the Ottoman Port, fiiall ever pretend.
Seventhly, That the ftrongCaftle of Zecbelbyd,
wbicb revolted from tbe Emperor, be demaliflied, m " 4 j
regard neither Party will relmuuifh bis Right thereunto.
Eighthly, That Varadin and Newhaufcl remain
to tbe Turk, having conquered them by force of their
own Arms.
Ninthly , That for eonfirmution of this Peace,'
Ambuffadprt be interchangeably fent with Pr efen t s of
equal value:
• On thefe Terms ( of which none feems disadvantageous
to the Christian Intereft, unlefsthe
fourth Article ; the dishonour of which Seems
to be covered with tbe name of Apafi, though tbe
(core was paid by the Emperor ) the Peace was
established, and the Vizier, as a beginning thereof,
gave liberty to many Christian Captives,
feme whereof were of Quality, and Proclamation
was made through all the Confines for a
Cefiation of Arras. How foever, fbme petty matters
remained undecided, which were deferred
until tbe Arrival of an extraordinary Ambefladour,
who was to exchange with thcTurks another
Ambafladour in the Month of tWay following
; and* in che mean time fufpenfion of Arms,
and all other Hostilities was confirmed. At
which News au forts of People amongft the
jfodb were greatly rejoyced, and the Publica«
tion thereof the more welcome, by how much
the more unexpected. Whereby we may observe
the alteration of that ancient Martial difpofitiom
which was natural to this Empire, which
whilst it Was exercised in War, grew hardy,
active and inured to warlike exercise » -but now
through idlenefs and want of War ( except the
Venetian, which affords the Soldiery no considerable
employment) their minds became refty»
wearied with one year and a halfs labour, and
dejected with the unprofperous fuccefs of one
Summer.
But what Confiderations foever tbe Emperor The Haw.
might have to conclude this Peace, the Htmgu- gorgoni
rions were highly diffatisfied with it, becaufé oppofe
it was founded on their proper lofs ; and tbat thePeaCfc
Newbaufel was given for a price of tbe common
quiet, which none but chemfelves paid
and

The Emperor*
Reafons i
for a
Peile,
and yer all Germa» j enjoyed .the benefit. That
(for Town was'30 appendage co che Kingdom of
Mi .and co which the Emperour having only
t&< claim '(as 'they prerended) of an Elective!
P»jj not difmember any pare without
content of the Scutes, thereof j and this pofîcion
İm maintained with that hear and fury, chat
»bey declared them/èlves diiòbligcd from obfèr-
| vafion of the Article»; refblving to vindicate their
own right in defpight of all oppo/ìcjon wbacfòe-
! verband that lince the Emperour bad undertaken
their Protection, he was bound to aflerc their
freedom, and defend cheir Cities, even with the
expence of his own Treafciry?and at the hazard of
his own hereditary Pofleffi »ns. But to chele exorbitant
Demands, the Emperours Council replied
with eliefè following reafons and moderation j
That they themfelves were the lir ft Beginners and
I Promoters of this War j That His Majefty at
their inftance and requeft condelccnded to protell
them as Subjects, not only wich draining of
j his own Exchequer, and Blood of bis Paerimonij
al Dominions, but with the charge of hired and
mercenary Srrangers. In the mean time what
alßltance had the Hungarians brought to this .War,
or to their own defence ? What Contributions
did they ever make? What Force did they cj
ver unire in the Field by a general aliène of their
j whole Kingdom ? Notwithstanding his Majefty
was ready co continue che War, could chey themfèlves
propoli either a fife way for the maintenance
of it, or that the prcfent Conjuncture did
not offer honourable Conditions of a happy Coro«
| pofure. Moreover, That the King of Spain, bis
Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy. 161
I Uncle, and Father in Law, being aged and decrepit,
leaving no other Heir than an infirm and
fickly Child, to fupporc the charge and weight
of all his Kingdoms, it was requisite chat at fuch
a time as this, he fliould be free from all incumbrances,
either to aHìft che Infant in Adminiftration
of the Government, or to allere bis own
Rights (if fo it mould pleafe God; in the Sue-
I ceffion. And chat now, fince a Treaty -was on
ippefòr Election of a SuccefTor to the Kingdom
^•Poland, it was needfary for his Imperial Majefty
ro bear his part in chat Tranfaction ; but
j above aü, iç was confnlerable, That the common
j Enemy; being Rich and Powerful,, God had féem-
1 .ed co put his Victory into chejr Hands co no other
end chan to improve it unto a Peace, which being
| .at this tirile neglected, the belt that could enfue
would be che miferies of War, Which turning on
j the ineonftanc Wheel of Fortune witb-väriety of
j • Jucçefl'«, is always arcended with Slaughter, |
J Captivity, Fire, Swôrd, and a chou fand ocher
j Calamities. Thefè, and fiich like reafons, moderated
and mollified the exafperace fpirits of che
Hungarians, fo rhatchey fèemed to aquiefce and
belatishVd, and making a Vertue of Neceflity,
bad patience where cbere was no other remedy.
' - The fudden News of this unexpected Peace
did in like manner affect the French King, and
• the States of the Empire, judging it unreafonable
j for them to be incerefled in the War, and yet unconcerned
in the Conclufion of the Peace. How-
(oever, things being well reprefenced, and as we'll
received and underltood i hisMnft Chriltian Maje-;|
fty accepted of che Reafòns as juft and facisfactoryJ
In the mean time toe French had a tree, liberty to
make choice of their Winter Quarters, which chey
fixed upon in .3 lumi* ; but cbeir. King being unwiihng
to burden the Country with his Souldiers for
a longer time than chey wereferviccable o ehem,
k he «riered chetato nürcb« *ncf quarter in ^ik-
) ti«; hat |e^-^)tficir de^ar.ure the Emperour
honoured Moniteur de Coligni with his Picture in- 1 6 6 4;
circled with Diamonds« and the other Officers C

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The Blaz.ng
Stat.
The Sultanshatred
to
Confiait-
/inopie mcreafes.
*
The Sol-
wn feeks I
TO dcftroyj
b

ì 6 6f
Rt rs
of the
People on
occafion
of ftay of
the German
Ant'
bauadour.
H s tion
and
pò ri«
ty. ,
time that-one enters into the, Dominions of the
Emperor^jtbeother palfcsjçppjthofc of rbe Grand
Sig:mo.r.';jŞ% Frejêflts sljafcpn^ Emperor /pnds
to the other are according to the ancient Canon»
and,aretobe of equal value, and are commonly
eflimàted to be an Hundred thou (and Dollars.
Thole lent by the Grand Signior to the Emperor«
were;
Three Harfe* with their Furniture adorned
with precious Sjtones.
Twelveother led Horfes of great price.
A Royal Tent with all the Apartments, valued
at Eighty rboufand Dollars.
A Royal Feather 1st with Jewels«
Ambergrecfeofa considerable value.
Bezor-ltones.
Twenty Cods of Musk.
Seventy Coftans or Vefts of Three Sorts.
Six Terfian Carpets.
Forty very fineTurbants, with other Verfian
Commodities of divers forts of Linnen.
The Spring being now well forward, the time
of action, and the Summer at band , the Turk*.
remained with great expectation of the German
Ambalfadour , and with greater impatience, in
regard that their Ambalfadour had for fome time
continued upon the Frontiers. It was now May,
and yet no news from Germany, lb that many began
to dou^t the reality of the Peace, others reflected
on the dishonour of the Grand Signior, in
having his Ambalfadour lb long on the Frontiers,
as if the Peace had been precarious, and delired
by the Turks : Some confiderai the preßint ill
conséquences, in calè the War Should break out
again ; for that Iicenie was given to the greatest
part of the Army co rerum home, and all fuch as
Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy. 16*3
came as far as from Babylon, Damafcusfind Egypt,
to the Frontiers in Hungary were departed i and
to recai theie again, and other Zaims and Ti~
mariots from remote parts, required a confiderable
time, of which their diftrefs would not admit,
fhould the Cbriftians prove deceitful in their
Treaty. Eefides which, reports were Spread
abroad, that the French had intercepted the Ambafladour
in his palTage about Komana, and bad
given an interruption to the Peace. Others reported,
that the Ambalfadour was dead in his Journey,
and that the Hungarian t were again in Arma,
as wholly di flat is tied with the Peace. Thefè rumours
flying about, all People blamed the facility
of the Great Vizier in being too credulous and
confident of the Faith and Morality of the Christians
j and the Enemies of the Vizier more boldly
adventured to accufe his ill management of Affairs,
which did not a little tickle the ambition of A/«-
\ßapbaPaQ\a, then Captain Pafha, and Chimacam I
of Mriample, fuppofing that all the difgraces and
ill fuccelfes of the Vizier prepared a way for his
afcent unto that OrBce.And to become more popular,
being a man naturally of an affable and plaufible
carriage, ate/i himfèlf into the favour
and good opinion of the Great men and principal
Favourites of the Seraglio, over-acting his part
in fbme meafure by condefcenSions unbefeeming
the degree and dignity of a Chimacam, being obfcrved
one day to kifs the Veft of the Kuzlir-Aga,
too apparent a piece of adulation and meannefs
in fb great a Subject, who in thole parts represents
the Perfon of his Mafter. Thefè paffages
were not altogether unknown to the Vizier, and
though at a diltance be could not perfectly view,
and difcover particularly the comportment of this
Chimacam, yet being by conversation well acquainted
with his lubtle disposition, gueffèd at his
thoughts« and the reft of bis actions, and to
deal with him in the fame terms, wrote a Letter
to the Grand Signior, bewailing the ill. fuccefs of 1 6 6 5.
the War agaiflft Penice , and the ill citate and C/"VNJ
condition of the Fleet, to repair which« and to
give courage to their men» and rettore the
Difcipline in Marine Affairs ,• the pretence of the
Captain Pafha was necelTary in the Fleet, who
had now for Two years enjoyed the benefit and
the tiple without perfpnal attendance on that important
Charge- The Grand Signior having received
this Letter, concurred in the fame opinion
with his Vizier, and gave Orders to the Chimacam
to prepare himfèlf to ferve that Summer
at Sea ; for that now it was necelTary he fliould be
in Perfon there, and left requifire his prefëncein
the City, where his Office would fpeedijy be
made void by return of the Vizier. The, Chimacam
immediately in obedience to his great Ma»
iters command , put himfèlf in a polìure for bis
Voyage, and in the firlt place lent away his. Women
to Conßanmople, and appointed the Fleet not
to depart until bis /aether order : Yet in the mean
time fb Secretly and under-hand made ufè of the •
friendship of the Court-Favourites, reprefeiiiting
as from themfèlves, how ulèfulthe Service and attendance
of the Chimacam was as yet in the City,
by rj that the delays of the German Ambaffadour
made the Viziers return uncertain, and that
this. Office would ill be Supplied by any another ;
they obtained ìicenfèfor discontinuance in Office,
and disappointed the intentions and defigns of the
Vizier, j
About thé end of May, after long expectation H
arrived the German Ambalfadour at Huda, to the
great joy of the Tuttofi Camp. 1 then was there
my Self, and obferved the general Satisfaction at
this news : To that now the Ambaffrdour being
entred the Frontiers , and his arrival Secured «
on the Twenty ninth of. May, the Vizier began his
March from Belgrade with the whole Army, and I r .
kept company with them for thirteen days. On the
laft of June the Vrejer arrived within Six hours
Journey of jidriample , intending in Two or
Three days to prepare KIT his Solemn Entrance.
Bat it is reported,That the Viziers Mother had by
her Art fb affecled the heart of the Grand Signior
towards herSon, that he could not longer want
his presence» and therefore in the way difpatched
frequent Meflages to him to halten him as fail
as his convenience would permit. And better
to a/Jure him of his grace and favour, lent his
young favourite , a handfom Youth of about
Twenty years of age» to meet him with a Present
of five Horfes richly adorned and furnished,
and to feaft him plentifully on the way: And being
come within a few hours Journey, the
Grand Signior could not contain bis delire of feeing
him, until the day of his Entry j but ordered
him immediately to come to him, being impatient
of a private Conference. The Vizier accordingly
obeying, and being come to the Royal
Prefence, the Grand Signior killed him on the
Shoulder , and honoured him with a * Topoofe »It it in
of Gold Studded with precious Stones, with a [the falbi-'
Sword, a Dagger, anda Horfèrichly furnifhed, on of a
Mace,
with which Regal Munificence be returned tri­ which the
umphing to bis Tents-, being now folly allured of Turk/
the real grace and confiant favour of bis Malter. wear at
The fécond of July the Vizier made bis Entrance their Saddles.
with folemn Pomp and Glory through part of the
City, palling again into the Field to remain
under Tents with the whole Camp, being Co ordered
by the Grand Signior, in regard the City
was neither capable to contain So great a number
without difpouelfing the greatest part of the
Inhabitants of their Houfes, nor in this hot feafon
of the Year Was it So wholefom and cool as the
open

16 6 ft open air of the Country. Befides, matters
•>
the form ofturkißt Turbants.all gilded within fide, ^^vv
Twelve gilded Dimes for Confefts, fee upon
Pëdeftals of Silvçr. T; Hi
One round-Table of Silver upon a Pedeftal of
about halfan Ell, after the manner of the Turkiß *m
Tables, with many Devices.
Four Guns with Silver Stocks, and oneCütlafh .1
df Silver.
Two great Writing Desks of Jafpar-Stone,with . ^
Profpeciives within.
Two other of Ebony Wood,and Tortoife (hell, g
in-laid with Gold and Silver. J^ki
One great Ice Veflcl, and öne great Drinking r;|
Pot of Silver. •. f ** .
Four Pieces-of $pani(b Tapeftry wrought with •
Fourteen Clocks with turkiß and Cbrìfiian Figures.
A Grota with a Clock in it, and a Cafe of Virginals
which found with the motioft of Water
that runs through it. '
A Cupboard an EH high adorned with BofTes of
Silver, in which was a Salt-box, Candleffickii and
other appurtenances thereunto- !
A large Cheft wirb Figures of Silver girded. '
A high Writing Desk of Silver gilded, with ma- •
ny Boxes and Drawers, which for the Art and
Invention is not to bedefcribed. ]
Prefents to the Valede or Queen Mother. / m
An embroidered Cufliinet to low upon.in which
was a Looking-Glàfs, and a Virginal'founding of
ir felf.
A large Looking-Glaßin a Silver Frame. -
Two Silver Candleilicks of an Ell and half high.
A Basket of Stiver rarely worked and engraven.
Four great Cups.
To the Great fixier.
Twelve Silver Platters with Covers. •
Two Silver Candleftickft I of an Ell high.
Twelve Silver Plates bandfòmly worked for ' j
Confetto.
One Basket of Silver engraven. • ".} J
Fourteen very large Silver Cups.
For otter Minißer s to be left owe J
as occafion was-
Thirty two Clocks of lèverai forts, fome with
turkifu, and others with Cbriftian Figures. m
Twenty one Watches gilded.
Seven gilded Bafons and Ewers.
The Weight of the Silver all together amounted
unto Three thoufànd five hundred pound
weight. Tbefè were the Particulars of the Pre- *
fonts lent from the Emperor to the Grand Signior,
from whom he received the live value by
the Ottoman Ambafladour. And though this
Relation may feem impertinent to the Weight of
Hiftory, yet in regard on fuch minute things many
times greater matters depend, and thereby
the curiofity of the Reader fatisfied, I thought it
not from our purpofë to infere a Lift thereof
This year-gave the firft Beginning to trade between
the Ottoman Dominions, and that of Gè- Jfl
mua. For in Company of the Germim Atöbaf- "
fadour, in condition of a private Perfön, came jjjjg
the Marquefs Durazzo a Nobleman of ;*, ,m/fce
with Letters from that Republic^ to the Grand Peace • g
Signior, and Great Vizier, importing their defire with the ^
of friend (bip and commerce with the Ottoman T-r *-
Port. This defign of opening a door to a new
Trade was commenced and carried on wholly
by the contrivance and power of the Family
of

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1 6 6 f. of the Durraz,ZM*$, falfly founded on the .eourfe
«•Vv» allay of Money, then currant in the Turkifb
| J Territories, which proved not long durable« as
will appear by the Sequel. This Marquefs
being arrived at Confiantinopie, declared bisMefläge,
which if favourably accepted, an Ambaffadour
or Refidenc with Merchants fhauìd be
H fène to hold a Trade in the 7urkißi Dominions;
In anfwerwbereunto the Vizier replied according
to the ufual complément, That the Arras of «he
Port are always open to thofe who delire to entertain
a friendfbipand correfpondenee with it. But
\ 1 becaufê in former days Arabafladours from Spam
and Geyoua having like promues ofadmiflìon, were
notwithftandjng. through the union of the Englijh,
and Fraub arid Vcmtians-% obftructed in their
paflage, and forced to return home , though
M one of them as far as Scio in his way, and the
other as Ragnfa\ therefore this Marquefs in remembrance
hereof preffed the Vizier farther in
• bis promìfè, defiring him to give him the a fluranee,
that what oppofition might be made to
|" J che contrary by other Minifters, be would yet
keep firm co that word he bad given to bis Republick:
The Vizier conftantly promifed that he
would; and if any other Arabafladours were
not pleafèd with the friendfliip and Treaty
of thac day, they might feck their remedy as
they plea fed, and if they pleafèd might have
H liberty to depart. The Marquefs being fat.js.fied
with this aflurance , took Letters to his Republick
in aflurance thereof, and Articles were given,
and Priviledges for Trade fìgned according to
' the Tenoux of other Capitulations : And bemefin-
m gan to move the profecurion of the War in Can-i\ 6*6 j.
dia, defiring to obtain the glory of fubjelbng "*^Rj

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i 6 6 c. acquit himfelf. In fine, the matter was Co trawv»'
ced, that (brae whifpers there were concerning
rhnfe in whole hands the Cradle not long before
was feen to remain. The Women having
guilry consciences we're amazed in being fo clofe-
§8 Iv followed, and fearing the matter mould be
per eftly discovered, entred into confultation what
H cuirlè they fhould take to fave their lives and
their honour. In fine, they both concluded ,
that in fuch an extremity defperate remedies ought
to be ufed, than which none was better than to
The Sc- let fire to the Seraglio, by which means, either |
raglio at the thing (ought for, would be elteemed for burnt
Conflati- an(j con fu med by the fire, or in lb great a lofs it
nople fee
on pre
'«/
T be Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
might be hoped that matters of (mailer moment
would not be rememhred. Wherefore the bold
Wenches without other confideration gave fire
with their Candle to the roof of Cedar, of which
wood raoft of the Womens rooms in the Seraglio
are made, which in a moment made fuch
a fid me, as with the help of a little wind, was
carried through all the quarters of the Womens
Apartments, and thence took its way to the Di'
•van Chamber, and other confidèrable parts of
the Coure, where many Records and Regifters of
Law were con fu med toadies, together with one
of the IeflTer Treafuries, where much, ricbefs,
which endured not the ted of fire, perifhed : And
the whole Seraglio had run an evident hazard,
had not the Boftangees and other Servants of the
Court ventured far into the flames, in which
many of them miferably perifhed. The fire being
quenched, and the Women afterwards ( I
know not how) detected to have been the Authors
thereof, were fent to Adrianople, and being
there accufed, were (trangled by toe immediate
order of the Grand Signior. ;
But the deftruftion of that considerable part
: of the Seraglio was no impediment to'lthe Grand 1 «
Signiors return so CanfiantmopU , being rebuilt
with that fpeed and induftry, equal or excelling
the magnificence of the former, that the day prefixed
for the Journey thicher was not prolonged
by rea (on : thereof. Howfbever the Grand Signiors
avei'fion to the place made the wheels of
his Chariots move flow, and the qoickhefs of his
Atrenüanrs jrrew flack and cold, obferving Co
much difplealure in their Emperor torbe place de-
(igned. For though he was pretTed by the Vizier to
begin-his Journey,and could not bandfom Jy refute
to comply with the time appointed ; yet to defer
this refolurion as long as was poffible ; he contriv'd
a long way of Meander towards Confiantfnopleformingbis
journey in Company with the Great Vi­
his own Shipping more urgent than ufual, and
the time moft unfèafònable to preß his Majefty j
in this particular: by which reply and lèverai other
excufès of the Ambafiadour, the Captain-
Pafha perceiving an averfnefs to the Propofition,
and* that Chriftians unwillingly arm Tttrki againft
the Croîs, gave an account of this difcourfe to
the Grand Signior and Vizier, who immediately
gave order for the building of fixry Gallies
againft the next Spring, which with what they
had before would make up above an Hun­
dred Sail. The Rendezvous of this Fleer, together
with Saykes and other Tarkifh Veflels,
from thence to transport the Vizier and his Army
for Candia, was appointed to be made at Malwi-
\fia of che fuccefs of which we (hall have occafion
(God willing ) to difcourfe in the fallowing
Year, which gave a beginning ( as we may fay )
to the total lofs of that Country, and to that famous
Siege, which in Hiftory will bear the Fame
of one of the moft memorable in the World. And
as a preparation thereunto, and as a fupply of
the prefent urgent necefluies ; th,ree Ships, wa.
one Eaglifi, another French, and a third Dutch
were laden with Corn, and thirty Sail of Beys
Gallies, with all forts of Arms and Ammunition,
with a Recruit of a thoufànd Janilâries, were di-
(peeded from Confiantinople for Reinforcement
and Succour of that Ifland.
And now at length the Grand Signior after bis
long circuit arrived at Confiantinopie, where he
made his folemn Entry the Third of Qtïobèi\ but
not With that Joy and Pomp, which ufbally attended
other Sultans in their return from the
Wars and labours to their Imperial City: but all
things fèemed like the Sultans bumour.fuJJenand
difpleafed j for he feldom lodged in his Seraglio,
or fiept there, but at a finali Palace called Daout-
Vaßj«, Where be for the moft part made bis
abode ; only (bmetimes in the day he pafled a
few hours at his Seraglio, but reffed not there in
the Night : The reaïons hereof fome attributed
to the remembrance of tholè dangers and troubles
which be had lèen in that Court, and which
made fò deep an impreffion on his fancy, rhat
he could never enter within thole Gates without
feme lenfe of terrour for the late diforders.
The German War being thus concluded, the
Saltan returned to Cmfiantiwple, and Affairs difpofing
therafelves to fpend their lury againft
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prepara
for a Wtr I
onCWiV.
The G. i
Signior
arrives at]
Conftanti»\
nople.
Candia, all things growing black and tempefruous
towards that Coaft, the Venetian* prudently
provided to eppofè the ftorm. And as an able
zier by way of the Dardanelli upon theHeUefpuntyon General, and wife and experienced Captains, are Marque«
pretence of viewing the Fortifications of the new the fiipports of an Army; and that the fuccefs VMa re-=',.
Fons raited at the entrance of that Streigbt, and of War depends much on Martial Discipline, ceived İB»
fending lame Provjfions from thence for Relief and on the vigilance and wildom öf the Comman­ to fer vice
of ıhe
of Candia \ wherefore the Captain-Pafha was ders, the Senate gave order to their Ambafiadour Venetians»
commanded to Sea with three Gallies, and at at-2»rr»,called Catarih Btlegno, to offer unto Mar-
••Calljpefi to attend the Grand Signiors arrival, bequels Chiron Franetfco tyffla, a Native of that
ing to transport him thence to the Cafrles, and Country, the honourable charge of General of
back again. And the defign being now relfolved, the Foot, With a ftipend of i xpoo Crowns of
and hot to prolècute rbe V Var in &«?

who in that mofi glorious Fleet' at Lepanto,
whofi Sails were the wings ofViäory, evidenced
his Chrifiian Zealagainfl that People,
which iffuing from the bowels of Sfumonfiers,
Continue to'veut their ancient rage
againfl'.your-m$ .Serene Highnefi. Nor
with left prmptnçfsi.éf mtnd, had my
Grandfather Francefco Villa, and my Father
Guido Villa* confecrated their Powers
to your Command : '$u¥ r tbaf : the unparal-
I Jet d Equity of this tffîsf ^Serene Republick
•gave permißün, _ fhac^^ß. J of them fhould
take foe., charge of General, of the Artillery^
if tbe H4y. Church under the Pope hisSupream
Lord, preferring a natural duty be­
Thirteenth Emperor of the téttfy. i67
1665. to be allotted purpofely to tranfport him and his
t/^pj Family-1 Upon ihefe conditions agreed
H at Türen » Marquefs Villa took his Journey to
Fenice about the beginning of April, being accompanied
with his Kinfman Francefco Villa,
H bis Nephew Benedetto Count of Lagnafco, Count
LOJJVICO Salut&a, and Count Bernardino Barretta
, which Four ferved in quality of Captains,
together with G/o. Francefco Puffer la, and .$kffandro
Negri , who were Lieutenant-Generals,
and GM. Girolamo ğjuadnıphno Engineer.
With chele Companions and lèverai other Volunciérs
, Gentlemen of Quality I tbe Marquels
< i r fore a voluntary Cervice ; and that the other x6 6 ^t
being entertained in fervice of the mofi Intua
was received with much honour by
the Nobility and People of Venice; and being
introduced into tbe Colledge, with a lingular
grace and fluency of Language he began tofpeak
in this manner.
IBr thanks, maß Serene Prince, and mofi
The —' Excellent Sirs, ought to he equivalent to
Speech of the benefits we receive, / muß of necejfity
Marqtrii rmt to appear ungrateful} refufe thafefa­
Villa to
iheSenate. vours , which this mofi Serene Republick is
pleafed to confer upon me j or refqlve to appear
ungrateful, becaufe I am unable to
make a compenfatiefy, But I fatisfie my
Yfilf in this, That as the mind which receives
favours, and returns thanks is the
fame; fo that mind which makes acknowledgments
with a due fenfe of them -, doth
in Jörne meafure equal the benefit, though
\it prove defecTive in exprefftons to declare
Mf. I do ' therefore confefi and acknowledge,
that • t-her Election you have been pleafed to
make ^M, amongfl fi many confpicuous
Perfons, unto a Charge graced by mofi renowned
Predeceffours , and in it felf mofi
honourable, is a mofi fingular favour, and
an efietl of your tmmenfe Bounty to me;
which though it he limited with fime
fubordination , yet it may ferve for the ultimate
Goal to a glorious Courfi of Military
labours. J mufi alfo farther, acknow- J
ledge , That as it is the property of this
mofi Serene Republick to receive momentary
Services, and to render them Eternal by
Records in Hifiory; fi they have been
pleafed to adjoyn unto my mean deferts a
remembrance of the humble devotion which
my Ancefiors profeffed towards them : I
mean Alfonfo Villa my great Grandfather,
w ~v" > -"
vincible Charles Emanuel in Piedmont, yod
were pleafed to judge. That the fervice a me
to a Prince your Confederate, and Son of this \
Republick, was a fervice and duty rendred
to your felves ì fi that this Election piade
of me bv this mofi Serene Republick, and
approved by the fingular goodnefs of that • W
Charles Emanuel, who now reigns, évidences
the Deftiny of my Family, and obliges
me to fatisfie that*hereditary debt by performances,
wheh my Ancefiors entertained
only in their wißes^ Hence it is, that to
this my Election' fime cele filai influence
hath1 concurred', by which I am clearly afi
fared, that your more than humane Power
is defirous to imitate the Divine, which H
oftentimes makes ufi of weak means to operate
miraculous effects, that to you only the
fuccefs may be acknowledged, and to you
only the thanks be returned : That if the
Providence of your Serenity, and. of this mofi
Serene Rept&lick will be pleafed Çar I art»
affuredyou wi/l~) to imitate the Divine Providence,
which co-operates with means, the
number and quality of your Troops and pkntyof
your Provifions, which are the Nerves
of War, are thofe means which cor rejpond
with the ends you defign : Attd therefore J
dare prefigejhat /fiali not only fee the threat'
ning horns of the changeable Ottoman Planet
precipitated into the Sea by the Venetian horn
of ftrengih j but thofi glorious Conque ft s renewed,
which'rendered your Name more
bright and refplendent than- the Sun it felf
in his Orientât parts. With thefe aufpicious
Prefuges, I /eel already in my br.eaft a»
impatient heat to facrifice my life in fi
worthy a Caufi , fone fing that Ï ferve •
the Vn'tverfi, whilfi I am .engaged in the
fervice of the greatefi of Refublicks, which
communicates delicious Fruit to all People,
gathered from thbfe triumphant Palms, which
were planted and watered with her own
fw'eat and labours j and refembles her own
generous Lion, which continually ftands on
the Guard in opposition tS the common Enemy,
that all other People may reff quiet,
dnd repofe fecure. And thus much , Mofi
Serene Prince, and Mofi Excellent Sirs ,
fhattfufftce to have beenfpoken bj a Soldier, not
acquainted with Eloquence, to whom Courage H
I.74 mare requifite than Words, and to fight
meß with the hand, is more laudable than
to utter florid Speeches with the Tongue.
According to the preceding counfel and delire
of Marquils Villa, the Senate lent by divers
Convoys great plenty of Provilion and Ammunition
to Candia, and fitted their Fleet with all
things neceflTary j and ftrengthened their Forts
both with Horfe and Foot drawn out of their
ßariions on the Terra Firma, being affiled with
MM and M mey from other Princes and States.
Tac l*ope gave the n fflxciy to levy Four thou-
Z land

i68
The German
A'm-
-baflàdors
laft Audi-
. ence with
the
Grand
Signier
The Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
fand men out of bis Countries, the Eroperout
alfo furnifhed them with a confiderable Force,
ro-which were made Additionsfrom other parts of
Germany. . _^J ',
In this manner the prudent Care of the Venetians
provided for their own fafery : But k . at
Confiant inopie things were more quiet, for it being
Winter, the Turks made Entertainments for the
German.Ambafladoıır, who was firft feafted by
the Chimacham,and twice afterwards, with much
Magnificence, by the Great Vizier at his own
Garden, feared on the Bofphoras, all difficulties
being before overcome, and agreed, unlefsthe
deliverance of the poor Captives from the PHfbn
and the Oar, who continued in the torment
of expectation between hope and fear, either
of liberty or perpetual flavery. Which Treaty
though it properly belonged to the Vizier,
to whom the abfolute power is derived, yet in
formality it was referved for matter of the laft Audience
with the Grand Signior, who being
deflrous to attend his Hunting and Paftime abroad,
was in, pain, until he had complyed with his Office
towards this Ambafladour, whole departure
though not feme time after defigned, yet being
often called upon to receive his Difpatcb from
the Grand Signior, was admitred on tue 31th of
OShber to his Audience with the fame formality
and feafiing as is common to all other
Ambafladours in the Divan , or placé of Judicature,
and received three and forty Cofrans beftowed
on himfeif and his retinue, and thence being
conducted to the Chamber of Audience,
with fbme of the principal Noblemen of his
Company, they prefented'themfèlves on their
Knees, with their Faces ori the Ground, according
to theCuftomof thè EaItem Courts; with
which occafion the Heer Rtn$ngent who had for
fixteen or fèventeen years, been Refident for
the Emperor, aperfon grown infirm with Age
and the Gout, and his Knees not fo active and
pliable as the younger fort, coming alfò to take
his turn in this proftrate manner of Worfhip,
was fò rudely handled by the Kapugibafhees,
who affilted on each Arm at the Ceremony, that
he not being able to bow bis head fò eafily
as others, was thruftdown by them with fò little
confederation or refpect, that, his Brows and
Forehead were broken on the Flour j which
mifchance fo difòrdered him,, as put him befides
that Speech which he had premediated in Turkifh
to addrefs to the Grand Signior > and though
he curbed what was poffible his paffion, whilft he
remained in the Royal Prefènce, yet in vain afterwards
hé vented vis Choler with words againft
tbofè unmannerly Officers without other.remedy
or fatisfaction» The Demands of the
Ambafladour were in writing read before the
Grand Signier, according to the cuftom of the
Court, and principally concerned the freedom
of the Slaves, feme of which were then in the
Gallies, and Banniard, and others of the molt
principal in the (even Towers. Other Demands
there were in relation to the State ofTranJjlvanis,
that for the future ic might be free from Incurfions,
in which particular the Turks bad already violated
the Peace j -and that a more orderly
Government of Affairs might beobferved cm the
Frontiers, than ufually had patted, as agreed
by the laft Capitulations. To which the Grand
Signior gave no Anfwer, referring all to the Vizier,
only told the Ambaffidour in fhort,. That
be fhould counfel his Matter to beware of invading
the Ottoman Dominions, or acting any
thing in prejudice of the Peace.
The Articles of Peace made bet ween the Two
Emperors were for the moft part a confirmation
of the ancient Agreement, only it was provided
as a new Addition, That the Armies fhould depart
from the Confines ofTranßlvania. Secondly,
That the Caftles and Forts garifbned
With German Soldiers in that Count rey fhould be
refigned into the bands of tbe Prince. And
Thirdly, There were other particulars added
in reference to Newbaufilj and the Countries adjacent
lately conquered, and the Limits of both
Emperors, as before declared.
But whilft t liefe things were in agitation, and
Ambafladours interchangeably at either" Court,
the Turks of Paradin*, and Janma made frequent
incurfions into Tranßlvania , deftroying
the Villages, and carrying away great numbers
of Captive« ; and fo lately, as about the beginning
of Augujt laft, thole of Varaim conveyed
tbemfèlves privately under tbe Caftle Cfeb , and
robbed the Horfés belonging to that Garifbn,
killed fonie, and carried orbers into flavery;
at which time alio I wo thoufand Turks ed
the Caftle Valkot which they took, and razed
to the ground ; which Complaints of their Countries
Aggrievances the Tranßlvanians intimated
to the German Ambafladour, as matters already
acted contrary to the late Articles of Peace,
requeuing farther to interpolé for a moderation
and abatement of their Tribute, which
Kiijerke had, contrary to Oath and reafon, unjuftly
augmented. But the Ambafladour feemed
fò coldly to interpole in this behalf, as taught
the Turks to deny his Requefts, acquiefcing with
this Anfwer, That it was no breach of Peace
then to make incurfions on tbe Frontiers, as
alfò without Cannon to rob, and fpoiJ, and skirraifh,
not exceeding Five thoufànd men in num­
ber. For it appeared that the Ambfladour
was moft defirous to fecure the main points of
tbe Peace, which concerned moft the Intereft of
the Empire, and not hazard it for fuch like
Concernments of Tranßivania 5 for though it
feemed ftrange to the World to fée a Peace
baftily clapt up with disadvantageous Terms on
the Emperors fide, whilft he was victorious and
fortunate in leverai Enterprises ; yet they that
penetrated farther into the State and Condition
of tbe Empire, report, Thar there was a
neceffiry of making a moderate ufe of chele fucceflès
by a fair accommodation, rather than to
tempt Providence by a too eager and continued
prolècution of the War. For ir.was obfêrved
that tbe Defigns of making the Duke of Angumt
Son to the Prince of Cende, King of Poland proceeded
forward j and that there was a Combination
of a dangerous League amongft tbePrinces
of the Rhine. Tbe Divifions between the Gcrmans
and tbe Hungarians encreafëd ; the latter of
which are known to be an obftinate fort of
People. The Army alfò of tbe French was feared
in the Bowels of the Empire, under the Command
of Monfieur la Feuvillade, who under
pretence of applying dierafelvcs tp the affiftance
of Chriftendom, were fufpecied to come with inter
to advance the-intereft of their King,
and force the next Diet to elect him King of the
Romans i in order wbereunto, and in confideration
of farmer affiftance, they demanded leverai
Towns in Hungary to be delivered into
their bands» and made extravagant Proportions
for Winter Quarters ; all which confidered,
made the German Ambafladour more tender
bow he entred into Difpores with the
Turk , which might prejudice tbe eflential
points of the Peace, or occafion a new War
more deftructive to Germany through the
dan-
The Real
Tons
why tin
Gtrmtn \
Ambafladour
iifcd
ter à !
nor in b©s
half of i
Tranfil.
vjniat

Thirteenth Emperor of the Twig. 169
* 6 6 f. dangers before intimated, than by the Arms
and Hoftility of »bfc'cornmbtr Enemy. ' Thefc
The GermanAm-
Confideration« ma/de'the Ambartadbr letë zealous
baflàdor's
Audience
with the
Viïicr.
fictılty «maihiog, than the libe/ty/of the Captives,
on'the day of bis taft ftuaiérîcè with Vne
Vizier,'.being Mie >9tò of Novtn)bèr J ì'hè ,i wkeò'
with more eârhëftnefè their Kdeafejwhlcn wag in
part granted ; thole of the Galfies We're delivered
from their Gfyainsahd Oarş; but ìucfl'aì'ifó^of
greater Quality "in the fev^rïT^wéfs :i were. d&-i
rained , until ' tüe Emperor*Had oft his garf ireleafed
the Turks flpfjjftlity fn'ljke hjàtinetj àntl
-though k was agreed îıî- the AfÜd^rTpkt Captive*
mould'orVlKirhTides be relea

I70
16 *>• •
A ftrange
accidenr
befallen
the
French
Capraia
of the
M.iao '
War.
/be txeign of Suhm Mahomet IV-
Lis betrer Equipage was attended by four or five
MarquefTes and Ferions of. Quality. Being arrived
at the farther part of the City called the Seven
Tower«, the Ships came to an Anchor* from
whence the Ambafladour fent to advifè the VU
zier of his arrival, defiling as one-mark of the
extraordinary honour promifed him, that a return
might be made to the Salute oFbis Ship from
the Seraglio, by the Cannon which lay under
the Wall, a Ceremony before never demanded,
or practised with refpeft to any Cbriftian or Turk*
ifh Vefiel; and that his landing might be honoured
with a more than ufual reception by the
attendance of Officers, or at leaft equalled to the
Formalities of the late Englifh Ambafladour.
But the Vizier it feems judged, that the reception
of the Englifh, {trained on a particular occafion,
was not to be brought into example, and
that a Salute from the Seraglio was fò befides
the ordinary cu (torn , that he efteemed the
demand to be extravagant, and that fuch a PreSident
would be dishonourable to his Malier. And
therefore refolving not to exceed the particulars
of former customs, offered at his landing to have
him accompanied to his Houle with ten Cbaoufes.
only the Ambafladour not accepting hereof, Tria
discontented manner entred with his Ship the
day following, and giving the ufual Salutes to
the Seraglio, landed at Tapcnatt, a 'place near to
his own Duelling, from whence with no other
attendance than his own Company » privately
walked up, and With no farther ceremony took
polièffion of the place of Rcfidence of former ArabdlTadours
from France.
No t with Handing this flight treatment, the Ambafladour
was.not fo much mortified,but he conceived
hopes, that the Turks would at length
in contemplation of his Malters greatnefs, gratifie
him with forae lignai demonftrations of extraordinary
honour, by concédions of unufual Priviledges,
and greater facility in bis Negotiations;
and therefore was induced, though as yet he had
not had a perfonal Audience of the Vizier,
to delire a revocation 1 of thé Agreement made
with the Genoefe, ( the Marquefs Dura&zo, of
whom we have fpoken before, being juft upon his
departure ) protefting againft it with all earneitnefs,
as a matter fö prejudicial to the French
Traffick and Commerce in thofè Dominions, that
if adrriiSfion were given to the Genoefe , they
mu ft expect to lofe friendship and commerce
with France. But notwithstanding this heat and
other probations againft it, the Vizier who inherited
bis Fathers fpirit, little regarded the
difcontent of the French, but calmly aniwered,
That the Grand Signior was Malier of himfelf
and Country, and might make Peace or War at
his own pleasure without licence or permi ffion of
the French king ; and that fuch as were envious,
or difcontented at the Peace, had free liberty
to depart and take their remedy as they efteemed
molt beneficial.
In this* manner matters palled between the
time of this Ambaffadours Arrival and his Audience.
In which interim the curiofity of Monsieur
Ahermont, Captain of the French Man of
War, bad like to hive proved fatal to him, for
whilft he viewed from the Gallery of bis Ship
the pleafant lituatiqn of the Seraglio , and the
Profpeft of the Bofpbows, behold at a distance
appeared certain Gallieş gently gliding down
the Stream, *d relied up with Fhgsand Streamers,
which all Ships and Say kes faluted with
their Guns as they paffed. This Captain
being informed that the Grand Signior was there
inperfon, and returned from his Hunting, which
he had made in certain Woods not far from the
City, faluted him alfo as be palled with twenty
five Guns j but being not able to discover his
perfon, prefèntly fitted his Boat and followed
him , hoping to receive that fatisfaction at his
landing; rot conceiving.that accefs to the Ottoman
and Eaftem Princes is as facile and grateful, asit
is to thofè of Christendom, with all confidence
endeavoured to accoft the Perfon of the Grand
Signior as near as was possible. The Grand Signior
turning his eyes, and Seeing a man habited
fas be conceived ) in a barbarous and extravagant
drefs, apprehended the Majefty of bis Perfon violated
by So near and bold an approach of the curious
Stranger j and thereupon, without farther
inquiry; being moved with Scorn and indignation,
called for the Executioner} who is ever ready
at his band j but Sòme* perlons then prefenr,
especially the Boftangibafhee, being of more moderation,
befeecbed the Grand Signior to bave a
little patience, and to enquire of the Gbaur or
Infidel ( as they call'dTiim ) the caufe of this his
boldnefs : with which the Grand Signior Suppressing
a little bis paffion, and having patience until
one was Sent' to expostulate with the Captain,
who all this while« though be perceived ne
disturbance, was yet ignorant that the matter fo
dangerously concerned himfelf ; and not being
able to understand the MeSfenger, nor to be understood
by him, rendred the bufinefs more confuted,
and leSs understood .* which the Meflenger
observing, and knowing the danger of this worthy
and innocent Gentleman, being perhaps of a
companionate nature, and prudent, framed this
excuse to the Grand Signior» That he did not
Well understand the Infidels language, but what
he conjectured was, That be being Captain of
that Velici, which had newly Saluted bis Majefty
as he paffed with twenty five Guns, was now
come in confidence of bis Royal bounty and clemency
to receive a Coftan, as a Sign of his Majesties
favour» and reward of his own refpect.The
Grand Signior having by this time his choler
Somewhat abated, was better pacified withthefò
gentle words ; the Boftangibafhee alfo interceding
at the Same timcin his behalt? that be was a
Stranger, and ignorant of the cuftoms of their
Court» and that if be defèrved punishment, he
might be remitted to the examination of the Vizir
er, who might chaftife him, as lie found it reasonable.
The Grand Signior contented herewith,
the rude Boftangees Seized the Captain and hurried
him to the Vifier, who all this time was ignorant
of bis errour or his danger, more than
that he perceived by accent of their words, and
by their gestures, that Something was amifs »
and debated in reference unto him. The
Drugger men , or Interpreters of the French
Nation being Sent for, and the Vifier and the Captain
both understanding the matter» the crime
appeared only to be an abfurdity committed
through ignorance: yet to pleafe the Grand Signior,
and to make an appearance, as if Something
were done in chaftifemenr of this bold curiofity,
the Vifier ordered, that the Captain Should be
conducted by two Chaoufes to the Ambafladour,
there to be put in Chains and in Prifon, until Satisfaction
was made for his fault. The Captain
being thus brought before the Ambafladour, this
honeft Gentleman was punifhed in the Same manner
as wedo thofè in Christendom, who crowd
to See their Prince.
The Ambafladour bad bis fifft Audience with
the Vizier on the 7* of December^ which being
insignificant to any other bufinefs more than to
the delivery of his Matters Letter, and other matters
1665.

f 66 y- tersofForm and Ceremony , we fliall need to
*^-v*-' fnfift (he left upon it.
F^nch His fécond Audience before that of the Grand
Bmbafli- Signior, Was in the beginning of J*»naryt3t which
dour* tiro* the Ambaffadour began to declare what
ftcond be bad in Commiflion from his King, which
Audience, principally related towards a fatisraction for
thofè Affronts formerly offered him in jhc perlon
of bis Father, and himfelf inculcating into
the Vifier a true apprehenfion of rhegreatneft
of his Malier, bis force by Land, bis powerful
Sleet which fliould that following year be fet forth
in the Mediterranean Séas, with other arguments
which might challenge dae refpect and honour
to fb great a Prince. Thefè Propofàls and Difcourfes,
though the Vizer feemed not tò entertain
with that benign and flexible ear as was expelled
or thought fà ris factory, and thereupon lèverai
difgufts did afterwards fucceed ; howfbever in
the end all matters cleared up again, and bis
Excellency was permitted to return to bis own
Houle with all imaginatble fatisfaction, as be was
pleafed to intimate to the Ambaifadour for
his Ma jetty of great Britain. Soon after followed
his Audience with (be Grand Signior according
to the ufuaI Ceremonies, fb that all things run
fmoothly with the French for fèveral years after.
And here by the way it is obfèrvable, That an Englifh
Ambaifadour once arguing hotly with
the Vizier on fame points of the Capitulations, in
which judging himfelf wronged, threw the Capitulations
to the Vizier, telling him , that.be
might keep the Writing and Paper , fince be
refölved not to obey the Letter. The Vizier.
hereupon calmly took the Capitulations.and laid
them behind his Cufhion, which the Ambafiadourinamore
confiderate temper could notagain
recover tinder an expence of fifteen hundred
• Pieces of Eight,
The
Grand
Signiors
Huntings.
During the time of thefè Negotiations the
Grand Signior wholly imployed his time and
* thoughts in Hunting,ranging all the Woods for fèveral
days journies round Confiant mopU, in which
Exercife twenty or thirty thoufand men were
imployed, collected from the Cities and Villages
round about, all which were paid at the publick
expence and charge of Houfè-keepers both
Turks and Cbrftians; which in one hunt might
amount to thirty or forty thoufand Dollars.
With this burden the people being often opppreffed,
and many perifhing in the Woods with cold
and hunger, began to murmur at the excels of
Tyranny, curling their Princes madnefs and folly,
maintained with the life and ruine of bis Subjects.
But notwithstanding all thefè whifpered
curfes and leeret menaces the Grand Signior followed
his delights with fuch frequency, and with
that heat and eager nefs, that the people perceiving
no end of their mifèry, began to fpeak loudly
and plainly, and by fòme principal Perfons
gave the Vifier to.tinder lia nd, That the people
would not longer endure the extravagant
Vagaries of their Prince at fb dear a rate , of
which he thar was his chief Councellour ought to
inform and advife him. The Vizier, who was before
fenfibleof the excefs of his Matters humour
in this particular, and tbac immoderation, even
in lawful and innocent exercifes. may become a
Vice, and when acted withoppreffion of the Subject
as dangerous as other terras which found more
of Tyranny and Violence, refblved with courage
and humility co reprefènt to his Matter the danger
of fùch expenfive Huntings, efpecially when
over frequent ; and therefore aïïiireJ thofè Who
made tbeir Complaints, That for.the future all
matters fliould be redrellèd, and{the Grand Sjgni-
Thirteenth Emperor of the Turh.
171
or (hould not be fb prodigal in his Huntings on the r 6 6 y.
Furie of his Subjects. And fb fenfible was the V zier
of the difbrders Which, might arife from beneçj _____
if fbme remedy were not fpeedily applied, that he
immediately departed Confiantiwfie to find out
the Grand Signior, who was lodged in fòme retired
cool place.environed with Woods and Mountains;
leaving Solymait Pädia for Chimacham.or Deputy,
in his place, in whole former Government many
terrible Fires bad happened in Confinntinaple.
About this time Advice came to Conßantinople
of certain Addreflès the Nogaj Tartar had made T he N - *to
the Pafha of Silißria to obtain a Country to Jive ^de a . r "
in between the Rivers of Borißhenefe and the Da- ßre,
nttbt; for that their own Country being full, Lands of
they were forced to abandon and empty it of for- rhe
ty or fifty thoufand Families, who lived in Wag- ^!* 31 **
gons, and had about a hundred thoufand head of
gru0
Catrel, all which with their füblrance, they proffered
for Subjects to the Grand Signior.if he plea»
fed to afford them protection, and Land for Pafture
and habitation. The Pafha approving hereof,
gave them alfuranceof fècurity under the ffiadow
of bis Mafters favours« fending information
thereof to the Port, who willingly embraced thefè
new-come Guefts, and entered into confutation"
what Country and limits (hould be afïïgned tbera. *~
In the mean time the Krim Tartar jealous of this
people.and not knowing what inconvenience fuch
Neighbourhood might produce, fell upon them,
and cut offa great number of rhem, forcing the
reft to reurn into their own Country, which
though ill taken at firft by the Turks, was yep afterwards
excufèd by the Tartar,and diflèmbied by
the Port.
Though all things appeared quiet at Conßantinople
after the Peace concluded with the Empereur,
and that the German Ambaffadour was
returned back to bis Matter; yet the Turks
profècuted their defigns agaìnfc Vento, aadmade
great preparations in the Provinces of Albania,
ßoffena, and Lacca, which confine on the Venetian
Territories ; and though in reality thofè- Forces
were not intended againft thofè parts, bue
in order to a more warm profècu tion of the War
in Canditi, whether the Vizier intended to transport
himfelf in Perlon; yet the Venetian State not
fully penetrating the Defign, took the Alarm
chiefly in Dalmatia, and reinforced their Garrifbns
of Cataro and other Fortrefies. And that matters
there might be well provided, and all things acted
with due circurofpection ; Marquifs/-'///

K 172 7
The Reign of Sultan Mahomet IV.
1665. But to make this place the more impregnable, tendi bis Perfon ; it being advifed from Count * 66r
vv--' fiefe Generals lard the foundation for another Lefliéjhe Emperors Ambafiador at Cepflawtmtflt, **yşm
Bulwark ; and as an evidence of their Union, that the whole force of the Ottern** Armer was
they caft a Medal with a ftamp on one fide of to refund it (elf fpeedily on that Ifland« 7 his In­
(vrnaro, and on the other of Marquis Villa, and telligence haftned the departure of Marquis Villa
fo rendring thanks to God, the Service ended from VtnicM,v\tb fucb Force as waf then in a rea-
with firing all the Guns of the Town.
dinefs, being directed with neceflary Inftructi- •
Afterwards both the Generals Embarking, ont of what he ought to act in Camim, In his
Curiale, pa tied that Night to Cunula, anciently called Voyagé thither he touched at Corfu, Cefalwa,
Corfina Nrgra, which is one of the greateft and and Zani, and afterwards happily arrived on (be
beft of the I lies of this Gulf ; Thence palling by fixth of December ât the Ifle of Faros or Y art fifin
Regufi, where the Deputies ofthat Government, the Archipelago, where be met with the Captainin
recognition of that Soveraignty which the Ve-, General, and other Chief Commanders of the M
nutans have over the Adriatick Seas, prefented Fleet, together with VuerfmiBtr the Lieutenant»
. the ufual refrefiiments to the General of the Pro­ General of the Ordnance • and here the Marquis
vince; and in a particular manner treated Mar­ reforming lèverai Companies, which were much
quis Villa with a Prêtent in name of their Repub­ diminifhedin their numbers^ generalMufter was
lic^ 1 hat Night they arrived at the Entrance made of all the Forces, which being ranged in
Cataro i§ of the Channel of Cataro, and taking terafio in form of Battel, they were accounted to amount
Peraflo. their way (which is a ftrong Fortification about unto eighteen hundred Horfe, and eight thou-
fix miles d i ftant from Cataro) they were received fand two hundred ninety five Foot. This Army
\». • there with firing all the Guns of the Town,wbich had fome want of Fire-Arms, and other NeceP
were doubly multiplied by an Eccho returned faries, of which the Senate being advifed, they
from the found of the neighbouring Mountains. promifed to fupply all by a Convoy, then pre­
Thence they proceeded to vifit Budua, a place paring ; and congratulating in their Letters lo
wefffortified, as allò Fort St. George in the Ifland Marquis Vtlla the good News of his happy Arri­
Ließ?, which is the ufual Rendezvous of Bri- val at Parosf raifed and prompted him to Ar­
• gantinti, and armed Barques i at length they chie vements worthy his Courage and Grandeur;
went to Almißa , where they made a general for being a Perfön now elevated on the Bulwarks
Mufier of all the Forces of the Province ; in all of canata, he lèemed to ftand on that Theater«
which places having viewed and amended the de­ where he had all Europe for his Spectators.
fects in Fortification, and given order for fupplying
them with Ammunition and Provifions necef-
CUff*.
fary ; they returned back to fee the famous For-
trels °f c Hff a * tne Situation of which feems to
have been planted when Nature defired tofport,
and be wanton -, for it i flues, as it were, out of
the Bofom of two Mountains, which are at an
equal diftance from the Town, and then drawing
themfelves at each end into the falhion of a
Bow, fèem to forma Triumphal Arch. The paG
(age through thefè Mountains is fo narrow and
crocked, that it appears like a Labyrinth ; and
being fiipplied with plenty of Fountains and Gilterns-both
within and without the Fortrefs, the
Suburbs demohfbed, and no incumbrances to
cloy and weaken its ftrength, is certainly more
obi ged to Nature for its defence than to Art.
The Troubles which the Englifh Tra Je found
this Tear in Turky.
T H
E Currant of our Negotiations ran
fmoothly this year without any confidera­
ble interruption in all parti of Turfy, unlefi at
Aleppo, where the Emim, or Cuftomer, according
to bis ufual practice, began a new pretence«
not only againft former Prefidents, but allò againft
the very Letter of Capitulations, demanding
x i p er Cent. Çüftom Btßeanderoon, and j
at Aleppo ; a matter againft which our Articles
of Peace and Commerce have made many and
fundry Provifions : Notwjchftanding the Cufto­
Sebdm'co. From hence they proceeded to view Stbenka, mer (like others of bis PredecefTors, who have
which is another ftrong Fortrefs, fituated on a ever at Aleppo made Difpures about their Cu-
riling Hill, and overviews a fpacious Port, the ftoms, without being reftrained by the moft ftrict
entrance to "which is fecured by the Fort St.Nich

Thirteenth Emperor of the Turfy.
i 6 6 y. powerful and eminent Officers. The matter ftan- to granfie the Tefterdar, was not forward to * &|i 5"«
/ W ding thus doubtfully, the Emim conceiving it paß biö Sentence, but put us again off to Cw».*UP^VS
too great a pawn to detain fò great a quantity of (lantmople, where the Books mould be peru-
B Cloth, for a difference only in the Cuftom, deliverfèd, that were laid up amongft the Regifters
ed to every man his consignation, referviqg only of the D'vvan: For that this matter was a
fifty Bales to make himfelf good on the judgment concernment of the Grand Signions, in deter­
H and commands he expected fliortly in his favour. mination of which, he ought to be tender and
The difference being now referred up to the confederate. That for fending for Ibrahim Aga,
Court, the Lord AmbafTador received the juft the Cuftomer ('which was one of the princi­
complaints of the Confai and Merchants ; for pal of our demands ) to anfwer for the inju­
redrefs of which abufes, his Excellency difpatch- ries he had done our Nation, he was already
B ed my felf, then his - ecretary and Droggerman, ordered to appear at Court, where he mould B
to the Vizier at Belgrade, «attending the advice be ready to hand- to judgment for what the
of the German AmbafTadors entrance into the AmbafTador mould Object; againft him : and
I Frontiera.The Vizier having heard the difference, this had been the anfwer which was contrived
was ready to have palled fèntence in our favour, to be given .to the AmbafTador himfelf, in
had nor the Tefterdar, the only Advocate for the cafe he had (as once he defigned ) appeared
Cuftomer, from whom the Original of our Evils at Adrianople in perfon on this occafjon.
was derived, put ari unhappy obftacle in the The Vizier arriving at Conßantincjle fome
M courfè of our Negotiations, pretendingthat there few Months after ; the Lord AmbafTador ob-
were ancient Tefters or accompts amongft his tained Audience of him on the i*tb.ofOfto-
Books, which mentioned two and a half per Cent. ber~ preffing ftill for juftice againft the Cufto­
B at Scanderoon, and three at Aleppo ; and though mer of Altofo : but nothing thereof could be
it was urged to the contrary, that we never had procured, befides a Command for reftitution
to do with the Regifters of the Treafhrers/nor of the fifty Bales of Cloth, detained in the
had managed any A pal to, or Farm of the Grand hands of the Emim, upon the pretence before
Signior ; but our Capitulations are our Law and related, and that the payment of. Cuftoms
B Rule, and our Commands Regiftred in the Reis mould be regulated after the rate of three B
Efèndi's, or Secretaries Office, than which we fer Cent, according to the ancient ufânce. For
never had, nor could ever acknowledg any other putting this Command in execution , an Aga
H Canon: yet the Vizier overruled our reafòns, was ordered to be difparched » for whole fer-
and we were forced to fubmir, until the Teftervice herein the V&ier allotted a choufand Doldar
took his leifure to examine and confult his lars mould be paid him, which though an ex*
Books.
travagant reward, yet m put an honour and
The Vizier and hi» Army being then upon their authority on the bufinefs, and not ro dûpleafe
return, we found no opportunity to renew our the Vizier, it was granted to him, and lo he
foflicitat'rons, until we came to Ni/Ja, where the was d if patched the fjtb. for Aleppo. But the
Army had two days of repofe, and there again as troubles of our Merchants at AUfpo ended not
B in other places before, we urged the Tefterdar here: For the Tefterdar greatly enraged to
fo importunately, that at length we compelled fee his defigns againft us to have no better
bini to acknowledg to the Vizier, that our affairs iffiie, thought to trouble us by a new inven­
H were not Regiftred in his Office. So that now tion of prohibiting the Scale of Scanderun to
• we took liberty to declare our Reafòns to the all Englißh and other Chriftian Vefiels, and
B Vizier; which we drew from our Capitulations, that the Factories fhould be transferred again
the ancient Hattefheriff of Aleppo, the Vizier and over to Tripoli in Sorta ; a place formerly fre­
bis Faiber's^own Commands, and Copies of o- quented by our Merchants, but by reafòn of
B t hers of the like renour, not omitting'other Ar­ the danger and inconvenience of that Port,
guments and Evidences,wh1cb rendered the bufi the Trade was transported to the Scale of
nefs not a little clear and apparent to the capaci Scanderocn. This alteration the Tefterdar pre­
ty of the Vizier: who thereupon reprehended the tended to have been granted to the Merchants
Tefterdar, for fèeking by bis Command to intro- at their earneft Petition ," and promife to the
B duce an innovation contrary to our Capitulati­ .Grand Signior, of payment of J 3000 Dollars
ons, and promifed us Commands in our favour ; Yearly, for discharge and maintenance of t hole
but we replied, that we bad already Commands, .Guards which were requifite in that place for
h[ . and the Grand Signiors own Royal Signature on fafety of the Coaft, and defence of che Caravans
.* our fide, and that our AmbafTador had not fent which pais with Merchants goods to Aleppo ; but
us fò many days Journey to fèek another, which time and corruption of the Miniilers had depri­
B perhaps would as ill be oblèrved as the former ; ved the Grand Signior of the benefit of that duty.
But it was the ptmifhment of the Cuftomer which And this he urged with the greater inftance and
B the Ambaflador expected, who againft fò many eagernefs. knowing that the Scale of Scanderoon
•dear Evidences, dürft proceed to the violation of being prohibited, the Hattefheriff whereon con-
# 1 them afi. Many other words were added perti- fifted the priviledg of the Merchants, and their
| > nent and forcible tô the prefènt purpofe. To fòle fècurity muft consequently fall, and they
which the Vizier anfwered, that he was now up­ forced to a new agreement. On this occasion
bis Journey »where bufinefs of this nature was on our Lord Ambaflador bad Audience with
B ' ill difpatcned. And therefore ordered us to pro- the Vizier, and infifted on that point of our
, xceed to Adrianop^mu^se'he fhould have more Capitulations, which gives us liberty to Trade
leifare to confiderwharwas'rit to be done in or- in any part of the Grand Signiors Dominions ;
•der to juftice and fàtisfa'cìion of the AmbafTador- and therefore to content to be reftrained, or
'Hereupon 1 left the Army, wherein 1 was much confined to any particular place, was to aflenc
B lincommoded, and proceeded with all hafte to to a breach of the Capitulations, which was.
•tiswpk, where the Great Vizier in fomedays put of bis power, and only to be difpenfèd
after me arrived, and there wë renewed our with by bis Marter the King of England, and the
B wonted endeavours, and Tollicitations, that we Grand Signior, by whom they were cftablifhed 5
might come to an end of this bufinef«, and that and to connive or afTent to the breach of one
iuftice might be done us : But the Vizier willing particular daufe, was to hazard the lofs and
breach

i74 Tb* Reign of Sulu
i 6 6 6ı breach of thè whole: for that our Capitulations
l/yv (ro ufe the Turks faying) are like a firing of
Beads, or Which, when one link is broken, the
others drop off. To which the Vizier replied»
that the Scale 'of Seandirom was open , and
clear as before for the Eaglifh Trade ; but becaule
the Tefterdar, and Cuftomer^ pretended
that the Grand Signior was put io great expences
for maintenance of a Watch and Guard
at that Port, which was only in refpecr. to
the fecuriry Of the Merchants Goods ; Orders
. (hould be given for taking away thoft Officers,
as unneceflary and infignificant to the publick
Service J no Guards having ever been in that
place, the Embafiàdorjudged his bufinefs tobe
granted, and fo thanked the Vizier and departed.
But not many days after the Tefterdar
procured a Command for (hutting.the Scale of
Scander att, and t rani porting the Factory to Tri-
[• v p li : which Command was rather intended to
affright our Nation into feme compoficioo, than
really to be put in execution , as appeared by
the fcquel v for the Tefterdar better confider- j
ed than to bring fo great an Odium upon bimfèlf
from the whole Country and City of Altfpot
H and to enforce the Embafiador to have recourfè
to the Grand Signiors own perfön, for redrcfs of I
an abufè of fo high a nam re, in derogation of his
Imperial Capitulations. Howfbever it is obfervable
in the tranfaclion of all this bufinefs, that it
is d fficult to bring a corrupt Tnrkifh Minifler to ,
Juftice or punifhment, meerly for breach of our
Capitulations, or in refpect to any difference or
abufè offered to Chriftians, unlets the complaint
be accompanied with Prefèms or Money, which
are molt prevalent Arguments in the Turkıjh
Court ; and in this cale I really believe, that had
three or four thoufand Dollars been offered as a
WE reward lor bringing theCudomer to capital punifhment,
the complaint had found acceptance,
and honourable fuccels: for default of which,rhe
H Caufè was ftarved, and naked, and carried no
fire or heat in thofe aggravations with which it
was reprefènted. It is Iikewilè obfèrvable, that
bufinefs in the Turkißt Coure doth not always find
that difpatch, or expedition, as is generally believed
in Chtiftevdom, unlets it come accompanied
with the intereft of the Minifters themfèlves,
and then it is tranfàcted in a moment, which otherwifè
languifhes with delays» and will never
want excufès to defer it.
Anno 1666. Hegeira loyj.
WE (hall begin this Year with the dränge
rumour and difluibance of the yews, concerning
Sabatai Sevi t their pretended Media h»
which for being mod principally acted in Turkey,
may properly belong to the Hiftory of this time
and place ; which therefore for delight of the
Readers, I (hall here infère : for though it may
have been elfewhere publifhed, yet being an i flue
of my Pen, 1 may lawfully now ownir, and annex
it to this Hiftory, in refpect of that near coherence
it may have therewith , and that many
other particulars have been added thereunto»
which fucceeded until the Death of this Sabotai.
According to the Predictions of lèverai Chriftian
Writers, efpecially cf farh who comment
upon the Aprcaijpfi or Revelations, this year of
16 o 5. was to prove a year of Wonders,of (frange j
Revolutions in the World, and particularly, of
biefiing to the Jewst either in reflect of their
Mahomet IV.
Converficn to the Cbriftian Faiih. or of tteir Re-" ı 6 $ 6,
deration to their Temporal Kirs/drm. This W^*
opinion was fit dilated and fix't in the Countries
of the Reformed Religion« and in the beads of
Fanatical Embufiads, who drerrrcd ol Fifth Monarchies,
the down-fall of*tie Tope and Anticbrift»
and the grearnefsof the 7'"'- 1 » inferouch,
that this fubtil people judged this Year the time
to ftjr, and to fit their Motion acccrdirg to the
feafbn of the Modern Prophecies. Whereupon
dränge reports flew from place to place, of the
March of multitudes.cf People from unknown
parts into the remote deferte of jir/ibia,fuy.oofed
to be the Ten Tribes and a half, loft for fo many
Ages. That a Ship was arrived in the Northern
parts of Scotland, with her Sails and ( ordage of
Silk, navigated by Marrirers who fpoke nothing I
but Hebrew, and with this Motto on their Sails,
The Twelve Tribes oflfrael. Thefe reports agreeing
thus near to former Predictions, put the wild H
fort of the World into an expectation of dränge
accidents this Year (hould produce in reference-
to the Jewifh Monarchy«
In this manner Millions of people were pofleffed
when Sabatai Sevi (irft appeared at Smyrna,
and publifhed bimfèlf to the Jews for their Mef-
Ifia'b, relating the grearneff of their approaching
Kingdom, the drong hand whereby God was
about to deliver them from Bondage, and gather
them from all the parts of the World. Itwas
dränge to fee bow this fancy took, ard how
fad the report of Sabatai, and bis Doctrine flew
rhrough all parts where Jtw> inhabited» and fò
deeply poflefled them with a belief of their new
Kingdom and Riches ; and.many of them with
promotion to Offices of Government, renown and
greatnefs , that in all places from Ctnflantimflt
to Buda (which it was my fortune that Year to
travel) 1 perceived a dränge tranfport in the H
Jewst none of them attending to any bufinefs»
unlefs to wind up former Negotiations, and to
prepare themfèlves and Families for a Journey to
rferufalcm, all their Difcourfès, their Dreamland
difpofàl of their affairs» tended tono other defign
but a re-edablifhment in the Land of Promifè, to
Greatnefs and Glory, YV ifdom and Doctrine of
the Median, whole Original, Birth and Education
is fir ft to be recounted.
Sabatai Sevi was 'on of Mordecai Sivi, an Inhabitant
and Natural of Smyrna, who gained his
Livelihood by being Broker to an Ênglïjh Merchant
in that place; a per fon who before bis Death
was very decrepit in his Body, and full of the
Gout and other infirmities : But bis Son Sabatai
Sevi addicting bimfèlf to ftudy and learning, be- é
came a notable Proficient in the llebnw and A*t
rabick Languages ; and efpecially in Divinity and
Mi he was lb cunning a Sophider» fj
that he vented a new Doctrine in their Law, and
drew to the profeffidn of it fo many Difciplcs, as
railed one day a tumult in the Synagogue : fo/
which afterwards he was by ce n fu re of the Kock.
bams (who are the Expounders of the Law) banifhed
out of the City.
During the time of bis Exile he travelled to
Tltßalcn.ca, now called Salcmca, where he married
a very handfbm Woman, but either not
having that part of Oeconomy as to govern a
W ife, cr being impotent as to Women, Is was
pretended,or that (he found not faveur in his eyes,
(he was d.vorced Irr m him. Again, to tor k a
(econd Wife more beautiful (bap tül former j
but tbe fame canfes of duçcn raifirg a difference
betueen them, he obtained another Divorce H
from this V ife alfa And being new free frrra
the incumbrances of a Family» bis war.drirg bead
moved

i 6 6 6. moved him to travel through the Marea, thence
I^V - * to Tripoli in Syria, (Jaz.a and Jerufelem, and by
the way picked up a Ugomrfe Lady, whom he
made his third Wife, the Daughter of fonie Polo-
H ninnar German, her Original and Country not
being very well known. And being now at Jirufalcr/i
he began to reform their Law, and to a-
N bolifh the Fait of Tamuz,, (which they keep in
the month of fune) and meeting there with a
certain Jtw called Nathan, a proper Inftrument
H to promote his defign, be communicated to him
his condition, his courie of life» and intentions
to declare himfelf the iVJeifiah of the World, fo
H Jong expected and defired by the Jtva. This defign
rook wonderfullv with Noi ban ; and becaufe
it was .thought necelïâry, according to Scripture
H and ancient Prophecies, that Ehas was to precede
the (VîeİTiab, as Sr. John Baptifi was the
Fore-runner of Chrift, Nathan thought no man
H fó proper to aft the part of the Prophet as himfelf
; and fo no (boner had Sabotai declared himfelf
the MefGah, bue Nathan difcovers himfelf to
| « be his Prophet, forbidding all the Falls of the
Jews in JeruJalem, and declaring that the Bridegroom
being come, nothing but joy and triumph
H ought to dwell in their habitations ; writing to all
the Afiemblies of the Jews to perfwade them ro
the fame belief. And now the Schi fin being bc-
| î gun, and many Jew* really believing what they
io much defi red, Nathan took the courage and
boldnefs to prop he fie, That one year from the
• fane. ^yth of* Kijhu, which is the Month of July, the
Mefltah was to appear before the Grand Sigoior,
and to take from him his Crown, and lead him
H in chains like a Captive: Sabotai alfo at Gaza
preached Repentance to the Jews, and Obedience
to himfelf and Doctrine, for that the Co-
H ming of the Meffiah was at hand. Which novelties
fo affected the jWr, Inhabitants of thofè
parts, that they gave up themfèlves wholly to
M their Prayers, Alrns,and d to confirm
this belief the mire, it happened that at the fame
time that news hereof with all particulars were
H difpatched from Gax^t, to acquaint the Brethren
in foreign parts ; the rumour of the Meffiah bad
flown fo fwift, and gained fuc'h reception, that
H Intelligence came from all Countries, where the
Jew fojourn, by Letters to Gaza and Jemfalem,
congratulating the happineft of their deliverance,
H and expiration of then?, time of feryieude by the
appearance of the Meflhh. To which they adioyned
other Prophecies relating to that Domini*
H on the Mefliah was to have over all the World,
that for nine Months after he was to difàppear ;
during which cime the Jews were to fuffer, and
H leverai of them to undergo Martyrdom ; but
then qe t timing again mounted on a Coeleilial Lion,
with his Bridle made of Serpents with (even
| heads, accompanied with his Brethren the Jews,
who inhabited on the other fide of the River Statatimi,
he ild be acknowledged for the fole
. Monarch of the Uni ver/ê.and then the Holy Temple
(hould defcend from Heaven already built,
framed, and beautified, wherein they (hould of-
I ] fer Sacrifices for ever And here I leave the Reader
to confider, how ftrangely this deceived People
wasamufed, when thefe confident and vain
H reports and dreams of Power and Kingdoms had
wholly transported them from che ordinary courfe
of their trade and intereft. ni^.
I This noife and ru.jjfj-iroF tbeMeflìah having
begun to fill all places,' Sfiatai Svoi refolved to
travel towar Js Smyrna-, the -ountry of his Nati
H viry ,and thence to CtmftanunopU, the capital City,
where the principal work of preaching was to be
performed: Afo/é«» thought it not fie to be long
Thirteenth Emperor of the 7 uric.
BS*
after him, and therefore travels by way of Da-
majcM, where refòlving to continue fome time for
better propagation of this new Doffcrine, in the
mean While writes this Letter to Sabotai Sevi, as
followerh.
T mk
2,2. Kefvan of this Tear.
Kingvur King,Lordof our Lords,
who gathers the differ fed ofiHe\,wbo
redeems our Captivity, the Man elevated to
the height of allfublimity, the Meßiah of the
God of Jacob, the true Mejfiah, the Coeleflial
Lio», Sabatai Sévi, whofe Honour be .exalted,
and his Dominion raifed in a fior t time,
and for ever, Amen- After having kiffed
your hands, and fwept the dufi from- your
feet, as my duty is to the King of Kings,
whops Majefly he exalted, and his Empire enlarged;
Thefe are to make known to the Supreme
Excellency of that place, which is adarned
with the beauty of your Sanility, that
the Word of the King and of his Law hath inligfrtned
our faces, that day hath been afolemn
day unto Ifrael, and a day of light unto our
Rulers, for immediately we applied our felves
to perform your Command, as our duty is. And
though we have heard of many fir ange things,
yet we are couragious, and our heart is as the
heart of a Lion, nor ought we to inquire a reafon
of your doings, for your works are marvellous
and paß finding out, and we are confirmed
in our fidelity without aß exception, -refignitig
up our very Souls for the Hoıİnefs of your
Name. And now W are come as, far as Damascus,
intending fiortly to proceed in our
Journey to Sosmderoon, according as you have
commanded us, • that fo we may afe en d and fee
the face of God in light, as the light of the
face of the King of life : and we Jervants of
y&krfervants fiat cleanfe the dufi from your
feet, befeeching the Majefly of your Excellency
and Glory, to vouchfafe from your habitation
to bave a care of us, and help us with
the force of your right hand offlrength, and
fior ten our way which is before us. - And we
have our eyes towards Jab, Jab, who will
make hafte to help us and fave us, that the
children of iniquity fiali not hurt us, and towards
whom our hearts pant,an d are con fumed
within us, who fiali give us talons of Iron to
be worthy to fland under the fhadow of your
Afs. Thefe are the words of the fervane of
your fervants, who profitâtes himfelf TO be
trod on by the foals of your feet.
•fr Nathan Benjamin.
And that he might publifh this Doctrine of the
MefBah and himfelf more plainly, he wrote from
Damafcns this following Letter to the jews ac
Aleppo, and parts thereabouts.
T
~^E? tbeRefidue or remnant of the Ifraelites',
_\ Peace without end. Thefe my words are
to give you notice, how that lam arrived in
peace at Damascus, and behold I go to meet
the face of our Lord, whofe Majefly be ex-
A a alted;
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1666. m k W t I* is m Soveraign of ' UA I
~-Y>i> ^ i % S'Uf mhofe Empire be enlar- Suerai Teneur, 1 bat .n te da) s that «he MfrP v*v>*
W tf /«, ^ iJiï'LZSJL nahaPreared, the jews ftruld become Malte*
» s*W« M^A^dtngas he bath commanded m rf ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ of ;,^df .
wrotea and the Twelve Tribes to eleclunto torn twelve un,n wlicnj tb and gift of Prophecy To deepjudged
therafelvcs obliged to double their- Devo- ly fixed hirnfelf in the heart of the generality ,bnt u
tions, and purifie their Confciehces From #11 fins as being holy and wife, that thereupon; hersek
and enormitiesj which might be obfèrved by the courage and boldncfs »to enter into difpute'wirh
I fcrutiny of him who was now come to pene- the Grand Kocham (who is the head or chief H
träte into the very thoughts and imaginations Expofitpr of their« Law, and Superintendent of
of Mankind. For which Work, cet tain Kdcharos their "civil Government ) between wh'om thearwere
appointed to direct the people hrthe regu- gumeurs grew fo high, and language ftr-ihor,
lation of their Prayers, Devooonsj and-Fatting« : that the Jews who favoured t Re Doärinebfj&fosbut
lb forward was every one now in his acts '«»", and feared the Authority of the Kocham,
H of. Penance, that they flayed not for the fen- doubtful what might be the iflue of thè conteft, H
tence of the Kocham, or Prelcriptions or Rules, appeared in great numbers before theKatfdeeof
but applied themfelves immediately to Fallings, Smyrna, in juftificatir not their new Prophet, beand
fome iii that manner beyond the abilities fore fo much as any acculation cameagainft
of Nature, that having for the fpace of fèven , him ; the Kaddee according to the cu ft ört of the
days taken no foftenance, were fam fhed: others Turta fwaliowed nÄjney bri both' fides, and
buried themfelves in their Gardens .covering afterwards remitted them to the determination" of
their naked bodies witt» earth , then- heads their own Juftice: In this manner Sal/mat gainonly
excepted, remained in thofe beds of dirt, ed ground daily ; and. the Grand Kocham with
until their bodies were ftiffned with the cold and hi« Party i lôling both the zfiècìion and Obcmoifturet
others would endure to have melted dience ofbisPeople,wasdifplaced from h is Office,
wax dropt upon their moulders; others to'roül and anotherconftitoted mote affectionate arid athemfèrvsjn.
fhow , and throw their bodies in greeable to the new Propher, wbofc Power daily
H the cotdeft feafon of the winter into the Sea, increafed by thofe confident reporta of his j I
or frc-zen waters. :. But the mptt common man- j "mies being druck with phrenfie' and màdncfô,
ner of Mortification was firft to prick their backs until being reftored to their former temper and
and^fides with thorns, and then to give themfelves wits by him, becamebis Friends» Admirerai and
thirty nine lafhes'. All liùfinéfs was laid afide, Difcrpt«?' No invitation wasinow niadéînŞW/rnone
worked or opened Iho'p, unlefs to clear na by the Jews, not Marriage, orCjrt»rncifioh
his Warp.-b.qfe