Aehmat, 5 p # Emperour of the Turfy

86o
BxJfo's
Proclamation
Kale
regarded.
Achmat, eighth Emferow of the 7w%.
Fallot Lippa,Botfca/$\
and upon his Revolt from the Emperour, .by Bot­
PaBas Uppa* before by Botfcay taken Pilsner,
Bodac, a Town holdcn by the Rebels, in hope
Lieuccrianc,
by
his Commandment
beheaded}
The Cattle
of Sacmar
yielded to
the flfci-
TJ&j in
vain attempted
to
have been
furprifed
by the Adfor
fuch as would come in, and again fubmit
thcrafelves; divers Gentlemen of the Country
near unto Eperia, where tajis with bis Army toy,
for fear of being fpoiled came in, and accepted of
the Grace offered: other of the feditious, dwelling
farther off, little or nothing at all regarding the
fame. Infomuch, that the Rebels in number daily
increasing, and the Rebellion ftill farther and
farther fpreading, Botfcay was now grown fo
ffrong, that he difrnifled from him moft pare of
•he Turks, whofc fervice he bad in all ihefe troubles
hitherto ufed; refer ving yet certain Janizaries,
Whom he mingled with tlieGarrifon of Haiducks,
which he bad put into Qajfovia. ...
fcay made his Lieutenant-General, and a great man
amongft the Rebels (as is before declared} was now
of many thought to be a moft fortunate and happy
man. But in the midft of fuch his Happincls,
and the nreatnels of his Command, he was, by
the malice of fome, envying athiseftatc, accufed
to Botjcayyzs if he had had a purpofe to have made
film away • and delivering the ftrongCity oXCaf
fovia untoB*//^ to have gone over again unto the
Emperqur, and to have followed his Enfigrts,
Upon which lu/picipn, he was by the commandment
ol Botfcay beheaded, with five other men
more, of good plage, fufpe£|ed to have been Partakers
of the Confpiracy yntn Uppa. In whofe
Treafure, after that he was executed. Were found
an huncire.d thoufaud Hungarian Duckats. with feyejb
huna^cn-Chains of Gold ;. all which he had
fcrancd together in thacfmall time Wherein he had
been Bot/qafs Lieutenant amongft the Rebels.
With which money,Botfcay in his Rebellion confirmed,
became, therein morc.obJJinate aqd furious
than bcfqijev t^Qt admitting iwj^ With Bafla,
concerning Pcacc,bur u pon fuch unreafonable»Condirions
as beft flood with his owo good liking.
! Now Mng and tedious it were to profecute eye*
ry .particular, exploit, with the divers woful events
thereof,' during, this fo great and dangerous a Rebellion
in Hungary-, which how heavy focverthey
were for the poor Chriftians there dwelling to ensure,
as tending all to the ruine and Deflru&ion
Doch of rlierpfeiyes and of their Country, ( foroctime
one of the moft flourifhing Kingdoms of
Chriftcn'cjorijj.but now become as it were a large
Theatre, for all the Wotld to behold moft wofuI
Tragedies and bloody Maffacrcs acjed in)
yet for ail that, unto fome nothing is pleating but
what is written of the greateft Actions; as, of
great an'd.jbloody Battels, of the Cqnquefts of
whole Kingdoms, and the ruine of moft mighty
and famous Princes-, all other things elfe being
unto them tedious. In fome part to eafe them of
fuch wearinefs, and to pleafe their Appetites, I
will briefly.pais over, and even lightly touch, fuch
things as for the moft part of this year paffed in
this troublcibmc Country, not flaying but upon
matters of greateft weight and importance. The
Haiducks ftjJl proceeding in their Rebellion, in
the beginning of February befieged the Caftle of
Saqmari a place very fit for their purpofe: which
Caftle the Souldiers there in Garrifbn doubting to
be able to hold out againft them (being not paft
threefcorc found men left in it) and deftitutc alfo
of their neceffary Provifion, covenanting to have
their Lives fparcd, at length yielded unto them.
But in going thence, meeting with certain other
Companies of Ha/duck/ neat unto Tokay, they
were by them moft part of them flain, fome few
of them by fpeedy flight efcapjng- The fame
Haiducks which had taken Saaaar 3 immediately
after attempted to have furprifed rhe Town
and Caftle of "tokty alfo, but the Governour of
die Place, in good time advertifed of their intent
and purpofe, caufed the Ice wherewith the River
was bard frozen, to be broken, forty Paces
over, near unto the Caftle, and the Jatflc to be
lightly covered over with Straw* .WJiitbft the
HaidHckf coming by night,and finding (be |ceon
the other fidcthe River whereuoro they fir ft came
ftrong enough to bear them, ,by heaps tbrufting
one another forward, to have foaled the Caftle,
the Ice breaking under them, they there together
by heaps moft miferably pcrifhed, many of the
i reft which efcaped that danger, being with (hot
out of the Caftle flain alfo-/ In tfois Callle was no
\ great ftorejof Victuals: whereof Baft* under ftanding,
with his Army marched from Eferi* toward
with the fpoil thcueof to have talieved Tokay, put
the Rebels hearing of his coming, having themfelves
burnt the Town, bad got themfelvcs, with
that they bad, into the CaftTc, and from thence
wirh-Jheir great Ordnance fo welcomed Bafla at
his coming, that, dilappointedof his purpofe. and
having loft fome of his men, he was glad with all
(peed (not ha ving.ftayed above fourhours) to return
again to £/*r/