Fourth King of the

iBajazet, Fourth
Kwgoftbe Turks.
fent by the Sultan to have ftopt his further paf- the Avantgard, for to hinder the .Sultan for
fage; the Prince of Thanais being at that fame joyning his Forces again together;, and the
time almoft beaten back by the Mamalukes. But reft of his Army conduded by the Prince
the way being made plain, by them that were of Tbanais; he himfelf with an infinite nam?
for that purpole left by Axalla, and ten thouland) ber of Boats and Souldiers to attend upon
Horfe entred, which charged upon the Backs of him, going by Water, taking great pleauira
the Mamalukes, where the Sultan himfelf was; to behold the fair River, and his fwift courfe
and they feconded by ten thousand more lent in fometimes, : and in an inftant to become fo
by Tamerlane, following himfelf after, with all calm as if it fcarce moved. The Citizens of
his Power; the Sultan retired unto a lecond Alexandria hearing of his coming, and fear* I
Strength, which he had made in the next City. ing what might betide them, befought the Sul­
The Fight indured full the fpace of feven hours; tan to have companion of their Eftate t and
wherein were flainof the Sultan his men above to withdraw himfelf into Ljbia, whither To-
iixteen thoufand; and of "Tamerlane* betwixt femerlon* for the Barrennefs of the- Country
ven and eight thouland. Who contented to have could not with any great Power follow him,
diflodgedthe Enemy, and gained a third part of refolved for their parts to give place unto For­
the City, caufed a Retreat to be lbunded,in hope tune, and to do as the time required, and no
the next day to win all the reft, as indeed he did. more to refill fo great a force, whereof they
for the Prince of Thanais the next day forcing had already made fuffioient trial \ promifing
the Enemies Trenches in one place, and Axalla yet to remain in Heart ftill his, and upon
in another, the Sultan after a great Fight finding the firft occafiorf offered, to make the fame
himfelf hardly preffed by the obftinate Enemy, to
him appear. Whereupon the Sultan feeing 7blSuJ
and too weak long to hold out, retired, and lb all things- deiperate, determined for a time fuab fa%
forthwith abandoned the City, and encamped to retire, in hope, that time would bring fome lexan-
himfelf along the fide of the River Nihs, with change ; as alio that Tamerlane his populous the rather thereunto moved by the '! tu *'..
requeft of his Wife, then longing for his return s "lutn*
and the News he heard of the Sicknefs of the
old Tartarian Emperor bis Farher-in-Law i bcfides
that, Age it felf began to bring unto him
a defire of reft; with, whom alio, the defires of
his Souldiers well agreed, as men now Weary co
have run fo many and divers Fortunes. The
only ftay was, that he expe&ed the coming
of Calibes, an old and faithful Servant of hia,
whom he for his good defert had of hfe own accord
appointed Governor of all his new Conquefts
in Egypt and Syria* a great Honour no
doubt, but not too great for him that had fo
well deferved. So mindtul was he of the good
deferts of his faithful Servants, as that he needed
not by others to be of them put in remembrance.