Fourth King of the

Bajaaet, Ftmtb Kmg watch returning unto his Pavillion.
and there calling bimfelf upon a Carpet, had
thought to have flept a while> but his Cares
not iuflering him fb to do, he then as his manner
was, called for a Book, wherein, was contained
the lives of his Fathers and Anceftors,
and of other valiant Worthies, the which he
• ufed ordinarily to read, as he then did; not as
therewith vainly to deceive the time, but to
make uie thereof by the imitation of chat which
was by them worthily done, and declining of
iuch dangers as they by their Rafhneis or Ovferfight
fell into. And afterwards having a little
ilumbred, he commanded AxaBa to be &nt for,
who forthwith came unto him, with divers other
great Lords and Captains the chief Commanders
of his Army; with whom after he had a
while coniiilred of the order of the Battel, he
mounted on Horfeback himfelf, and lent every
one of them to their own Charges, to put the
feme in readinefs. At which very inftant he
received News, that the Enemy inarched forward,
and came.to take his ground for the Bat'
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certain light Horipmen, SMphians^JPjfnHfim aȣ
Adf*jcovites9 who ient out. as looie men,, hotly
skirmiihed betwixt tfie two Armies. Now was
Tamefiajn by an Eipy advertifed, that Bajaztt,
having Ipejbre given order for the, dfipo/ing of
[ his Army, was on foot in the midft of r.i?u ; ty>
thou land J*miz>aries, his principal men of War*
an4greareft Strength; wherein,he;meant.chat day
to fight, and in whom he had repofcd his greateft
hope. His Battel of Horfe was very fajr,'
amounting to the number of an hundred, audi
tORty thouiand Horfe, all old Souldier* The
Sulgin of Egypt having alio {$& u|w;o his Aid
thirty thousand Mamalukes,' all very good Horfe*njien,
with thirty thouiand. Foot. Sp that his
Arni,y marching all in, one Fron& in, form of an
Halt-Moon ( but not fe well, knit together as was
Tamjtrlanest whole Squadrons dire&ly followed
one another) feemed almoft as great as his;
and hi with infinite numbers of moffc horrible
Outcries ftill advanced forward; Tamerlane his,
Souldiers all the while ftanding faff, with great
iilence.
There was not poflible to be feen a more furious
charge, th%n was by the Turks given upooi
the Prince of Ciarcan, who had commandment
j ngE to fight before the Enemy came unto him*
I neither could haje been chpfen a fairer Plain,
tel; whole order of march Tamerlane was defirous
I and where the skilful choice of the. place was
to fee, that ib accordingly he might marfhal his
of leis advantage for the one or the, other.; bug
own. And having caufed;three thouiand Horfe-
that ^Btqerju&te had the River on, die left hand of
men to advance forward, with charge to begin
his Army, ferving him to feme fniall advantage.
the skirmifh, himfelf followed after to lodge
Now this young Princejflf C\a*can with his forty
every part of his Forces in iuch places as he had
thoufand Horfe, was in thjs firit encounter aImoit
foreieen to be fitted for his. advantage. Now
wholly overthrown} yet having fought light var
feeing the Jam-Varies march in a iquare Battel
Hantty, and entxed even into themidii; pi the Jo-
in the midit, and upon the two Fronts two great
wyvvi* f where the Perfon of Bajtztt was) put-
Squadrons of Horfemen, which feemed to be
ting them in difbrd er, was himielf there /lain.
thirty thouiand Horfe; and another which ad­
Bj ciarcao
About which time Axalia iet upon them; with the [lain,
vanced and covered the Battalion of the Jani~
Avanrguard, but not with like danger j for ha­
xaries ; he thought this their order to be very
ving pverthrown one of the Enemies Wings, and
good, and hard to be broken; and thereupon
cup, ijt all to pieces, and his Footmen coming
turning himfelf to Axalla, who was near unto
to jpyn w4th.nim, as tney had, been commanded,
him, laid, I had thought this Day to have fought
he faced the Battalion of the yantz,ariesT who
on Foot, but I fee that it behovcth me now to
Sgpt valiantly behaved tnendejves for the iafe-
fight on Horfeback, to give Courage unto my
ty of their Prince. This hard fight continued
Souldiers, to open the great Battalion of our Ene­
one, hqur s and yet you could not have feen*
mies. And my Will is, That my men-come for­
any feat ce red, but the one ft ill refojutely fightward
unto me as ioon as they may, for I will
ing againft tjie ptfeerV Ypu miglit there have
advance forward with an hundred and.
^en the Horfemen like Mountains cuih together,
Footmen, fifty thousand upon each of my two] and infinite numbers of Men die, cry, lament
Wings, and in the midft of them forty thouiand and threaten all at one inftant. Tamerlane liad pa­
of my belt Horfemen. My Pleaiui'e is, that after tience all this wyicp to fee the event of this ib
they have tried the force of thefe men, that {hey mortal a Fjght; but pejrcpiiVing his men at length
come unto'my Avauntguard, of whom I will tQ give grpuEtd, he ient ten thpuianji of his Horfe
diipoie, and fury thouiand Horfe more in three to join again, with the Gen thoufand appointed
Bodies, whom thou malt command; which I will for the Rerew^rd» an4 commanded; them to
affiit with eighty thouiand Horfe, wherein ihaij affift h|m at |uch time as he ihould have need
be mine own Peribn > having an hundred pf them; and at the -very ianie time charged
thouiand Footmen behind me, who (hall match hiinfei^ and made them to give him room; cau-
in two Squadrons» and for my Rereward I apfing the Footmen to charge alio, over whom the
lint forty thouiand Horfe, and- fifty thouiand Prince of Tlfapqis cpnjniancled, who gave a fu­
ootmen, who fhall not march but to my aid. rious onj^t upon the Battalipn of the Jaai&a-
And I will make choice of ten thouiand of my ritb wherein was yet the Peribn of Baja&et, who
beft Horfe, whom I will fend into every place had i^ftained a great ^urcleny Now iajax,et had
where I (hall think needful within my Army, id.hjs.Arrny a great number of Mercenary Tar-
for to impart my Commands. Over the firft taxit failed &efte*fgh with many thouiandsof
forty thousand Horfe the Prince Ciarcan com­ other Souldiers. taken up in the Countries of
manded •> over the foremoft Footmen was the the poor exiled Maioptetan Princes; in whoie
Ix>rd Syrups a Genoefe, Kinfman to Axalla, and juft quarrel, and the $rregk Emperors, Tamerlane
his Lieutenant over the Footmen, a Captain of had chiefly undertaken that War; thefe Tartar
Ihl greet great cftimarion; the Prince Axalia bis own rpa/ts and other Souldiers, feeing feme' thcif
Mad mortal charge confided of five Squadrons of Horfenien. Friends* ,an4 otherfbme their natural and loving
BMtflL kt~ Majazet his Army being alio both fair and great, Piincesinthe Arpiy of Tamerlane; ftricken with
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jazec m}4 came bravely fell on forward towards jheir the terror of Diiloialty, and abliorring the CruTjracr-
Enemies, who ftirred not one whir from the , elty of ithe proud Tyrant, in the heat of the
hae. place they had taken for the Battel j except | Battel revolted from Bqjaztft to their own Princes;
which