Aehmat, 5 p # Emperour of the Turfy

886 Achmat, eighth Emperow of the Twrl$.
1608
The States
of Enftric
commanded
by the
Archduke
Matthias
to be always
in a
readinels
againflthc
Haiduckj.
The
Prince of
Valachia
dieth,
whole
Widow
notably
preferveth
the Country
for her
Son.
The Duke The Great Duke of Florence had hitherto done
of Florence great harm with his Fleet unto the Turks in the
in vain requcftcd
by
the Turks
to fpare
their Gallics.
The Htiducks
refute
to adroit
of the
Pacification
made
at Vienna.
The Aflembly at Fresburg thus ended, Matthias
the Archduke returning to WAIM, and forthwith
calling together the States oiEnferic ) declared unto
them all that was done in the Aflembly at
Fresburg. And for as much as that AiTcmbly was
chiefly to that end appointed, That the Kingdom
of Hungary fhould not altogether be pluck'd away
from the Empire; and that after the revolt thereof,
the greateft harm to be done by the Incurfions
and fpoyling of the Enemies, would lie upon the
Countries of Auftria; he advifed them fo to look
unto thcmfclvcs, and carefully to provide for the
Common-weal, as that having Money always in
readinels to maintain an Army, they might with
all convenient fpeed go to meet with the HaiduchA
if haply they would not conform themfeb/es unto
the Articles of the Pacification, but again raife
new Broils? that fo they might defend and pteferve
their Country from their Outrages-
About the beginning of this Spring, when as
Jerome Prince of Valachia was dead, leaving behind
him a Son bur thirteen years old, thefcmpcrour
admitted him, as yet not capable of the
Government, under Tntojs, unto the Succeffion
of his Heritage. Which th'iag thf Vqlacmans being
by no means willing to endure, and bearing
themfelves upon the help of the Turks, went about
to make choice of another inftead of their Prince
of late dead. For which caufe, the Prinafs, Widow,
by Letters certified Follofcie, her Son in Law,
of this Outrage and Injury of her Subjects j and
having obtained' of him a great fum of Money,
and therewith railed an Army of ten thousand
good Souldiers, went forth, a gain ft the Valacfayansi,
and in open field overcame them, in fb bloody
and terrible a Battel, that having flain,,five thouland
of the Valachians and Turks, (he had over
them a notable Victory,, and by that meanss preserved
the Principality ofchat Country for her Son.
Lords, with Horfes and other Gifts, to be divided
among their Leaders and Captains; and moreover,
daily expc&cd Aid from the "tartars^ who
in great Numbers lay about Belgrade. Wherefore
feeing it could not be exprt fled what great barm
and lo was by the Haidttikj done, as well unto
the Noblemen themfelves, as to the common
Country-men; that they fhould therefore thereof
give theit Neighbours to uoderltand, and wkh
all fpeed to take up Arms agajnft the fame rebellious
Haiducks.
w -*r
Not long after, about the latter end oiMarcb,
Proclamation was made by the Commandment
oi Matthias the Arch- duke,throughout all dmrfit^
That every man fhould provide himfelf