Aehmat, 5 p # Emperour of the Turfy

876 Acfamat, eighth JLmferow of the Turks.
1606
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WkfcriBcenfedagainflthe
Turfy tod
Tartars,
trnft neither
of
them.
Thelrihabitants
of
Jinftria
provide to
lland upon
their own
ftrcngth
for the defence
of
their
Country*
ThcBiftop
of Pupa* a
great enemy
to the
Peace to
have been
concluded
betwixt
the Emperour
and
hisdifcorttented
Subject.
their often Incurfions had not a litde troubled the
Haiducks alfo ia the upper Hungary, tljey refolvcd
amongft themferyes to joyn theft forces together,,
and to fight as well againft the" Turfy as the T Unto which Town
thi? Turin coming, and finding the Gates open,
and pone to refill them, hailed to have taken
the Cattle. But in the mean tirQc ? the Powder,
Which the Hahdmfy had laied taking fire, blew
Up a number of them, and they which lay bid
in the Caves and Cellars forthwith breaking out,
lew of then) whomfoever tbey met, and (0 made
of the Turfy a great (laughter, and again cleared
the Town.
-dUii-
The Effaces of Anuria* confidering the great
harms they had in thefe late Troubles received,
as well from the Hungarian Rebels, as from the
fsmperours mutinous Souldjers; and by Experience
taught bow dangerous a thing it was for mem
to reft upoO other mens Protection, being, junto
them ftrangers; reiblved now in a general Afc
fembly of the Elates by them abput this time
holden, to take Upon themfelvcs the defence of
their Country, againft fuch, fudfden Incurfions
and Tumults of the mutinous Souldiers, and
np more to fcly upon foreign Protection, ftill
to feck when they had molt need thereof- \yoetofore,
to aflure toemfelyes in their; own ftrcngth','
they, with a general confent, agreed to have
always irt readinefs two thOufand Horfc-mep,
and eight thoufand Foot-men, to be mainrained
at the.common Charges fifty of, the
Country Pcafants lull, finding ojf one of the faid
Souldiers.
And much about this time, wW-theThird of June.
Ilfifhafciuj, a great Man amongft the Rebels, and
yet the greaieft furtherer or the Peace, ( as appeared
by his doings, and by that we have before of
him written) having before obtained Letters of
fafe conduct from the Arch-duke, came now a-
gain with his yVife alfo to Vienna^ there more at
large to confer? upon the Articles for a Peace to
be concluded, with fuch as Were on the EmpCr
tours behalf for that pntpofc deputed. Where,
coming to confers and talk upon the matter, he
Was fo crofted by Nicholas Bifhop ^tviitma^ who
hitherto had been prefent in Council together with
the reft of the Commillioners, C a great enemy
unto the Peace, fn,'*refpeft eff the Anide concerning
the Liberty of Religion ) he was, I fay,
by him fo croffed, as that there was no hope of
fifty Huff art _ following of them • Shortly after
j whole coming, the Treaty for Peace was earneuV
I Jy begun with often Mellengcrs palling to and fro
betwixt Vienna ind Caflbvia to Botfcay, Tying then
very dangcroufly lick, until! that all the Articles
of Peace were near about the Fourteenth of September
fiittyon both fans agw* moft 4ifffr
rence aripug about the Article for the 'free £*-•
ercue of Religion. For although it j
declared^ that men might have the i
cite of Religion j yet the Hungarian J, recalling that
general word of Religion unco a particularity,
would needs have it fee down, that men might
hav.e the free Ejccrcifc of thofc Religions, which
are,, at this day called the Lutheran, Cahinian,
and Romifi^j^msk 5 neither would they conclude
any Peace unt were of their Rcqucft in
diac point &CjSfiied. 3 Which Peace fa concluded,
the, next day after, the Deputies for the Hungarians
fent an Ambailador to the Vificr Ball* ax
Bn,da 3 to certifie him of all their Proceedings, iui4
to reque|ll him not as yet to attempt any thing for
the. dtffufbing of the Peace; now the Articles
whjereupcfi the Pfiace was concluded, were thefe: I
F^jUfi that from tfoaeefirtfrft §&M H ^PMfsr
every Man throughout the Kingdom of Hungar
ItV^ifl have t^ejjree Vfe of his MtSgion 3 and to %-
bene what he mould.
a. T&at if tfe H9agajtitti8fttboue.pt gpod y they
mjgf> t chufe a Palafine pr their Qovernour % and that
in the mean time the Arcthduke Matthias fioitU tip
wire vfe the Title of 4. GetternoWf Imt of aHftse?
g. That the Crown ofHwgary fkould fjShe left
in the fbaperows keeping* .
: 4. That the Bfiopt that were nobly defended
in Hungary, and fcad Lapds of their miUifyMld
from thenceforth be admitted into the CotmeUf but
the other $y%ops not fo to be receded.
J. that Bptfcay,j^r mmfplf and hit Beits Ma/e,
fhouid for ever bold Tranfilyania?
6. That the fame Country of TranM*lvania)/&