THus
may
the
Reader
perceive
in
what
thundering
manner
,
and
ostentatious
boasting
,
this
great
and
and
sea
Leviathan
threatneth
to
overthrow
and
devoure
the
Polonian
King
;
but
that
manner
of
insulting
and
vaine-glorious
writing
from
the
Turke
,
to
Christian
Princes
,
is
no
newes
in
these
dayes
of
ours
:
for
if
any
man
will
but
looke
into
the
famous
,
and
well
written
Turkish
History
,
(
now
newly
printed
by
Master
Adam
Islip
,
in
the
300
Page
hee
may
reade
how
the
Turk
Amurath
,
the
sixth
King
of
the
Turkes
,
writes
to
Scanderbeg
,
or
George
Castriot
,
the
sonne
of
Iohn
Castriot
,
King
of
Albania
or
Epirus
.
Also
if
you
looke
into
the
1024
Page
of
the
aforesaid
booke
,
you
may
read
of
a
braving
Letter
(
farre
surpassing
this
here
before
mentioned
)
sent
from
Amurath
,
the
third
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
to
Rodolphus
the
second
Emperour
of
Germany
,
where
in
that
place
may
be
seene
the
most
impious
and
blasphemous
threatnings
,
that
ever
Heathen
,
Infidell
,
or
Atheisticall
Barbarian
hath
belched
or
vomited
against
either
God
or
man
.
But
for
a
proud
Letter
indeed
,
looke
in
the
789
Page
,
and
there
you
may
read
the
Master-piece
of
a
vaunting
title
,
which
Soliman
,
the
Magnificent
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
sent
to
Ferdinand
the
Emperour
of
Germany
,
in
the
yeare
1561.
there
you
may
perceive
that
the
Stiles
and
Titles
which
the
Turke
gives
himselfe
,
would
,
of
it selfe
,
fill
halfe
a
Pamphlet
:
(
in
proclamation
Print
)
But
Christian
Princes
who
doe
acknowledge
that
they
doe
hold
their
Crownes
and
Scepters
from
,
and
under
God
,
and
his
sonne
Christ
Iesus
,
are
more
strongly
fortifi'd
with
heavenly
Faith
,
and
Majestical
courage
,
than
to
be
sear'd
or
afrighted
with
Bugge-beare
words
,
or
farre-fetch'd
large
embost
,
and
embroydered
Stiles
or
Titles
.
And
for
one
instance
of
the
just
Titles
of
a
Prince
,
who
was
indeede
,
in
his
greatest
Stile
but
an
Arch-Duke
of
Austria
,
yet
in
reall
repetitions
of
the
Signiories
,
over
which
he
was
lawfull
Lord
,
and
possessor
:
he
was
(
in
his
time
)
Equivalent
,
that
was
then
reigning
in
the
whole
Christian
World
.
He
lived
in
the
yeare
1494
,
and
his
Titles
were
as
followeth
.
Burgundy
,
Lothier
,
Brabant
,
Stiria
,
Carinthia
,
Lemburgh
,
Lupenburgh
,
and
Guelders
;
Earle
of
Hauspergh
,
Flanders
,
Arthoys
,
Burgoigne
,
Ferrets
,
and
Kiburgh
;
Palatine
of
Henault
,
Holland
,
Zealand
,
Namure
,
and
Zutphen
,
Marquesse
of
the
Holy
Empire
,
and
of
Burgan
;
Lantsgrave
of
Elsaten
;
Lord
of
Windesmarke
,
Portevan
,
Salines
,
and
Macklin
.
Although
the
repetition
of
this
great
Christian
Princes
Title
may
seeme
somewhat
impertinent
,
yet
it
may
be
taken
as
tollerable
,
because
in
a
good
measure
it
shews
that
there
hath
beene
,
are
,
and
will
be
Kings
and
Princes
in
Christendome
,
that
can
vye
Titles
,
and
dare
wage
Warre
with
the
Turke
,
and
first
I
will
a
little
demonstrate
the
Turkish
power
,
and
after
declare
how
hee
hath
beene
often
foyled
and
beaten
.
Otheman
,
the
first
King
of
the
Turkes
,
wonne
many
Castles
and
Territories
from
the
Christians
in
Greece
;
as
Cara
Chisar
,
Chalce
,
Belezuge
,
Jarchisar
,
Nice
,
Neapolis
,
Prusa
,
(
or
Burusa
.
)
This
Othoman
overcame
the
valiant
Grecian
Emperour
Michael
,
in
the
Countrey
of
Thrace
,
in
an
unfortunate
mortall
Battell
:
After
that
Othoman
(
in
another
Battell
in
Chersonesus
)
overcame
the
Christian
Emperour
,
and
conquer'd
and
plundred
almost
all
Thracia
,
with
many
other
places
of
strength
,
which
he
wonne
from
the
Christians
:
Othoman
Reigned
in
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
1327
,
at
which
time
Edward
the
third
was
King
of
England
.
Orchanes
,
the
second
King
of
the
Turkes
,
wonne
from
the
Christians
Nicomedia
,
and
likewise
the
Kingdome
of
Cha●asia
or
Carafina
,
which
contayned
Lydia
,
part
of
Misia
,
part
of
Phrygia
the
lesse
,
with
Troas
and
the
City
of
Pergamus
,
a
most
mighty
Kingdome
:
After
that
hee
wonne
the
strong
Castle
of
Maditus
,
and
the
goodly
City
of
the
Callipolis
.
Orchanes
got
most
of
all
these
in
one
yeere
from
the
Christians
.
Amurath
,
the
first
of
that
Name
,
and
third
King
of
the
Turkes
,
wonne
from
the
Christians
many
Countreys
and
Cities
,
of
which
Cities
Hadrianople
in
Europe
was
the
chiefe
,
where
hee
after
kept
his
Court
,
which
was
then
made
the
Royall
Seate
for
the
Turkes
in
Europe
.
Amurath
invaded
and
conquered
Servia
,
slew
Lazarus
the
Prince
or
Despot
of
that
large
Countrey
;
wonne
a
great
part
of
Bulgaria
;
and
many
other
places
.
He
Reigned
Anno
1377.
when
Richard
the
second
was
King
of
England
.
Bajazet
,
the
first
of
that
Name
,
and
fourth
King
of
the
Turkes
,
wonne
Philadelphia
from
the
Christians
;
he
spoyled
the
Countrey
of
Valachia
,
and
made
it
Tributary
to
him
:
He
destroyed
Thessalonica
and
all
Thessaly
;
hee
overthrew
the
Christian
Army
at
the
unfortunate
battell
of
Nicopolis
,
Sigismund
King
of
Hungaria
,
having
130000.
Thousand
Horse
and
Foote
almost
all
lost
.
Also
Bajazet
wonne
the
most
part
of
Capadocia
:
he
Reigned
Anno
1399.
when
Henry
the
fourth
was
King
of
England
.
This
Bajazet
was
at
the
last
overcome
,
and
taken
prisoner
by
Tomberlaine
,
and
lost
much
of
what
his
predecessors
had
wonne
.
All
which
and
more
was
recovered
againe
by
his
Successor
Mahomet
,
the
first
of
that
Name
,
and
first
King
of
the
Turkes
:
Mahomet
reigned
Anno
1413
,
when
Henry
the
fifth
was
King
of
England
.
Amurah
,
the
second
of
that
name
,
and
sixth
King
of
the
Turkes
,
with
a
mighty
and
mercilesse
Army
spoyled
and
plundred
the
most
part
of
Hungaria
,
he
subdued
Servia
,
hee
wasted
the
Principality
of
Transilvania
:
he
overcame
and
slew
the
Hungarian
and
Pol●nian
King
Vladislaus
,
and
conquer'd
a
great
part
of
Hungaria
;
he
wasted
the
large
Countrey
of
Peloponesus
,
(
now
called
Morea
)
and
after
hee
had
filled
a
great
many
Christian
Kingdomes
and
Lordships
with
blood-slaughter
,
and
all
manner
of
cruelties
,
he
having
reigned
28.
yeares
,
in
the
yeare
of
Grace
1448
,
or
thereabouts
,
when
Henry
the
sixt
was
King
of
England
.
Mahomet
the
second
of
that
Name
,
the
seventh
King
,
and
first
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
for
his
many
victories
and
conquests
called
Mahomet
the
Great
:
Hee
wonne
the
famous
City
of
Constantinople
from
the
Christians
,
on
the
29.
of
May
,
1453.
It
had
anciently
beene
the
Royall
seat
of
the
Easterne
or
Grecian
Emperours
,
where
ever
since
the
Othoman
Family
hath
placed
their
Imperial
Courts
.
Hee
conquer'd
the
City
and
Empire
of
Trapezond
,
Anno
1461.
In
the
time
of
31.
yeares
which
hee
reigned
,
hee
got
from
the
Christians
one
Empire
,
12.
Kingdomes
,
and
200.
Cities
;
hee
dyed
when
Edward
the
fourth
was
King
of
England
.
Bajazet
the
second
of
that
Name
,
the
Eighth
King
,
and
second
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
he
invaded
Moldavia
,
hee
wonne
the
City
of
Tarsus
in
Cilicia
,
(
where
St.
Paul
was
borne
)
he
made
fierce
inroads
into
Podolia
and
Russia
,
spoyled
the
Countrey
of
Friulli
,
which
was
the
Venetians
;
also
hee
tooke
from
them
the
great
Cities
of
Lepanto
,
Modon
or
Methone
,
Corone
,
Pilus
,
Dirrachium
;
and
after
hee
had
for
30.
yeeres
space
of
his
Reigne
done
all
the
mischiefe
he
could
to
Christendome
,
he
being
very
aged
,
was
by
the
command
of
Selimus
,
his
most
undutifull
sonne
,
who
corrupted
a
Jew
,
that
was
his
Fathers
Physitian
,
poysoned
,
Anno
1509.
when
Henry
the
eight
was
King
of
England
.
Selimus
,
the
first
of
that
name
,
the
ninth
King
of
the
Turkes
,
and
third
Emperour
,
he
invaded
some
parts
of
Hungaria
,
and
after
eight
yeeres
of
a
cruell
bloody
reigne
,
he
dyed
of
a
canker
in
his
backe
,
which
yeelded
such
a
stench
,
that
long
before
his
decease
,
no
man
durst
come
neare
him
:
He
was
so
busied
in
his
warres
with
the
Persians
,
Arabians
.
Armenians
,
and
Egyptians
,
that
he
had
but
little
leasure
to
molest
the
Christians
;
hee
dyed
in
the
yeare
of
our
Redemption
1520
,
Henry
the
eight
then
being
King
of
England
.
Soliman
,
surnamed
the
Magnificent
,
the
tenth
King
,
and
fourth
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
hee
wan
from
the
Knights
of
the
order
of
Saint
Iohn
of
Ierusalem
,
the
famous
Island
of
the
Rhodes
,
on
Christmas
day
,
Anno
1522
:
he
overthrew
the
Hungarians
,
in
a
mortall
battaile
,
at
a
place
called
Mohatchaz
,
where
amongst
thousands
of
common
Souldiers
,
many
of
the
nobility
of
that
Countrey
were
slaine
;
and
King
Lewis
(
King
of
that
Kingdome
)
seeking
to
save
himselfe
by
flight
,
was
most
miserably
drowned
in
a
Ditch
;
and
he
carried
away
more
than
one
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
poore
Christians
with
him
in
that
expedition
out
of
Hungaria
to
Constantinople
1526
:
After
that
,
he
entred
Hungaria
again
,
&
wan
the
strong
City
and
Castle
of
Buda
,
and
spoyled
a
great
part
of
Austria
:
And
in
the
yeare
1532
,
he
entred
the
second
time
into
Austria
,
and
most
cruelly
burnt
,
spoyl'd
,
and
wasted
the
Countrey
,
filling
it
full
of
blood
and
slaughter
,
and
carrying
away
many
people
into
perpetuall
slavery
.
By
his
admirable
Barbarussa
he
did
much
spoyle
to
the
Venetians
,
and
did
much
mischiefe
to
the
Italians
:
Hee
also
spoyled
the
rich
and
beautifull
Countrey
of
Apulia
:
hee
likewise
invaded
the
Island
of
Corcira
,
and
from
certaine
other
Isles
and
places
in
Italy
,
carryed
away
16000
poore
Christians
into
Captivity
to
Constantinople
,
1537.
He
conquered
the
rich
Islands
of
Napos
and
Aegina
;
after
that
he
overthrew
Ferdinand
King
of
Bohemia
,
with
a
great
slaughter
;
hee
beate
the
Christian
Fleete
,
or
Navy
,
set
forth
at
the
charges
of
Charles
the
fifth
,
Emperour
of
Germany
,
Paul
the
third
,
Pope
or
Bishop
of
Rome
,
and
the
Venetians
1539.
After
that
he
wan
the
strong
City
of
Buda
in
Hungaria
,
1540.
In
the
yeare
1543
,
Soliman
came
with
a
huge
army
againe
into
Hungaria
,
meaning
to
over-runne
the
whole
Kingdome
;
then
he
besieged
,
and
won
the
most
strong
and
great
Cities
of
Strigonium
,
and
Alba
Regalis
,
wherein
he
used
all
kinde
of
cruelties
that
could
be
imagined
.
He
wonne
the
City
of
Tripolis
in
Barbarie
from
the
Christians
;
and
in
the
yeare
1566
he
tooke
the
rich
and
fertile
Island
of
Chios
.
Thus
Soliman
,
having
bin
a
mighty
Invador
and
spoyler
of
Christendome
,
after
44.
yeares
reigne
dyed
,
in
the
eighth
yeare
of
the
Reigne
of
the
unmatchable
,
famous
,
and
vertuous
Elizabeth
Queene
of
England
.
1566.
Selimus
,
the
second
of
that
name
,
the
eleventh
King
,
and
first
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
conquered
,
and
tooke
the
rich
Island
and
Kingdome
of
Ciprus
,
from
the
Venetians
;
he
made
great
Havock
in
the
Countrey
of
Moldavia
,
and
Vallachia
,
and
in
other
parts
of
Christendome
,
with
the
extreamest
barbarous
cruelties
,
as
ever
was
inflicted
,
and
after
eight
years
of
his
bloody
and
tyrannicall
reigne
,
wasted
in
his
flesh
and
spirits
,
and
amply
furnished
with
diseases
,
which
are
easily
purchased
with
drunkennesse
and
leacherie
,
hee
dyed
Anno
1574.
The
famous
Elizabeth
then
being
Queene
of
England
.
Amurath
,
the
third
of
that
name
,
the
twelfth
King
,
and
sixth
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
he
was
almost
wholly
busied
in
the
warres
against
the
Princes
of
the
Easterne
parts
of
the
World
,
as
the
Persians
,
Arabians
,
Armenians
,
and
others
of
the
Orientall
Nations
,
so
that
he
had
very
little
leasure
to
make
any
warres
or
inroads
into
Christendome
,
although
he
with
threats
and
braving
menacings
,
made
large
promises
to
invade
the
Christians
:
but
haved
reigned
nineteene
yeares
,
he
dyed
of
the
Stone
,
and
the
falling
sicknesse
,
in
the
yeare
of
grace
1595
,
in
the
37
yeare
of
the
reigne
of
Elizabeth
,
the
admired
Queene
of
England
.
Mahomet
,
the
third
of
that
name
,
the
thirteenth
King
,
and
seventh
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
had
many
bloody
and
cruell
battailes
,
and
bickerings
with
the
Christians
,
in
Hungaria
,
Transilvania
Vallachia
,
Stiria
,
Moldavia
,
Austria
,
and
in
divers
places
of
the
Germane
Empire
:
He
wonne
,
and
lost
,
and
by
his
Bassaes
,
Lievtenants
,
and
Generals
,
did
beate
,
and
were
beaten
:
he
dyed
,
Anno
1604
,
in
the
third
yeare
of
the
reigne
of
King
Iames
of
blessed
memory
.
Achmat
,
the
foureteenth
King
,
and
eighth
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
;
He
,
by
his
Bassa
,
aided
with
the
Tartars
,
spoyled
the
upper
Hungaria
,
there
they
tooke
and
ransacked
the
townes
of
Setchin
,
Tregla
,
Puganisa
,
Iarmeta
,
Samoschin
,
Regimcat
,
Palanka
,
Dillena
,
Sacmaria
,
Rabenstine
,
Onoth
,
Vacia
,
Sevara
,
Blavenstine
,
Tabra
,
Disgiora
,
Libetua
,
Calo
,
Sitna
,
Nagibana
,
Scharospotac
,
Zatuar
,
Filek
,
Budnoc
,
with
many
other
strong
townes
and
places
both
in
Hungaria
,
and
Transilvania
,
which
were
sack'd
and
spoyled
by
the
Turkes
,
through
the
contentions
,
rebellions
,
and
treacheries
of
false
Christians
;
sometimes
the
Governours
and
Commanders
were
corrupted
with
gifts
,
given
them
by
the
Turkes
;
and
many
times
the
Christian
Souldiers
revolting
,
and
in
mutiny
for
pay
;
and
in
the
yeare
1605
the
famous
and
strong
City
of
Strigonium
,
in
Hungaria
,
was
taken
by
the
Turkes
:
But
in
the
yeare
1606
,
a
peace
was
concluded
betwixt
the
great
Sultan
,
and
the
German
Emperour
,
since
which
time
there
hath
no
matters
of
great
Hostility
beene
used
on
either
side
.
Achmat
dyed
when
he
had
reigned
fifteene
yeares
,
Anno
,
1617.
in
the
15.
yeere
of
the
Reigne
of
King
James
.
Mustapha
the
Fourteenth
King
,
and
Ninth
Emperor
of
the
Turkes
,
was
the
Brother
to
Achmat
deceased
;
he
had
no
great
time
in
his
first
Reigne
,
either
to
make
or
move
Peace
or
Warre
,
for
hee
was
deposed
,
and
put
into
a
Cell
at
or
neare
the
end
of
two
Moneths
after
his
Coronation
.
Osman
,
the
sonne
of
the
afore-named
Achmat
,
the
Fifteenth
King
of
the
Turkes
,
and
Tenth
Emperour
,
in
the
yeere
1620
,
the
Turkes
with
a
great
power
made
Warre
by
Sea
upon
the
Kingdome
of
Naples
,
where
they
wonne
the
City
of
Manfredonia
,
and
after
they
had
most
miserably
sack'd
it
,
they
carried
away
neare
1500.
poore
Christians
into
intollerable
slavery
.
Osman
gives
occasions
of
distaste
,
and
grievances
to
the
King
of
Poland
,
by
conniving
craftily
,
and
suffering
the
Tartars
to
make
inroads
into
divers
parts
of
Polonia
,
for
which
indignitie
the
Polonian
King
did
make
the
like
incursions
into
the
Turkes
Dominions
,
insomuch
that
it
grew
to
a
Warre
;
so
that
the
Turkes
entred
Poland
with
a
great
Army
,
whence
hee
carried
away
25000.
Christians
as
slaves
to
Constantinople
:
After
which
a
Peace
was
concluded
betwixt
the
Grand
Signior
and
the
Pole
1622
,
and
in
the
yeere
1623.
Sultan
Osman
was
treacherously
and
trayterously
strangled
and
murder'd
by
the
Great
Visier
named
Daut
Bassa
,
after
which
the
deposed
Mustapha
was
againe
crowned
the
second
time
,
and
in
lesse
than
Nine
Moneths
after
hee
was
made
the
mockery
of
Fortune
,
and
deposed
the
second
time
from
his
Imperiall
dignity
;
but
what
became
of
him
afterwards
,
I
have
neither
read
or
heard
of
.
Morat
or
Amurath
,
the
sixteenth
King
,
and
Eleventh
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
,
(
now
reigning
)
was
on
the
last
of
August
,
1623.
crowned
:
hee
was
the
sonne
of
Sultan
Achmat
,
and
hath
kept
the
peace
for
the
most
part
with
all
Christian
Kings
and
Princes
,
but
hee
hath
had
his
hands
full
with
the
Persian
,
and
with
some
others
of
his
owne
Bassaes
which
have
fallen
into
rebellion
against
him
.
To
shew
the
Numbers
of
the
Turkish
Foote
and
Horse
,
which
he
hath
dayly
at
continuall
command
in
all
places
of
his
Dominions
at
all
times
,
the
Relation
would
either
beheld
to
be
incredible
,
or
the
Turkes
power
to
be
invincible
,
both
which
opinions
of
people
are
scarce
worth
the
refuting
;
for
experience
knowes
they
are
both
false
.
Yet
the
strong
City
of
Scodra
in
Dulmalia
(
bordering
on
Epirus
and
Albania
)
was
besieged
in
the
yeare
1473.
by
the
Turkes
Army
in
number
350000
men
and
Horse
;
there
was
12000.
Camells
laden
with
Brasse
in
Masse
or
hunos
,
which
they
cast
into
great
Ordinance
,
so
great
indeed
as
never
the
like
were
heard
or
read
of
;
for
it
is
truely
reported
,
that
one
Gu●ne
carried
a
Bullet
of
300.
pound
weight
,
and
that
two
other
Peeces
carried
Bullets
of
400.
weight
,
one
carried
a
shot
of
650.
weight
,
and
one
which
they
called
the
Princes
Peece
,
carried
a
Bullet
of
1200.
weight
;
and
lastly
,
another
carried
a
shot
of
1300.
weight
.
He
had
also
at
that
Siege
as
many
Brasse-peeces
for
Battery
,
as
made
up
the
full
number
of
178
,
and
after
sixe
most
sharpe
and
terrible
Assaults
,
and
a
whole
yeeres
siege
it
was
through
want
enforced
to
yeeld
upon
Composition
to
the
Turkes
.
Read
the
Turkish
History
,
pag.
421.
The
Great
Sultan
hath
Horse-men
called
Timariots
,
which
are
Gentlemen
that
hold
Lands
of
him
during
their
lives
,
and
they
are
for
every
60.
Duckats
of
yeerely
value
or
Rent
of
those
Lands
to
maintaine
one
Horse
and
a
man
armed
with
a
Bow
,
Arrows
,
Semitar
,
Target
,
and
Launce
,
as
well
in
Peace
as
in
Warre
:
Hee
,
whose
Land
is
worth
but
60.
Duckats
,
must
finde
one
;
hee
that
hath
120.
Dukats
,
must
maintaine
2.
Horsmen
so
armed
;
and
so
of
the
rest
:
these
Timariots
are
disperst
all
over
his
Dominions
,
and
are
,
as
is
truely
related
,
in
number
719000.
To
speake
of
his
potent
Bassaes
,
his
great
Begler
bags
,
his
commanding
Sanzacks
,
his
insolent
Janizaries
,
his
mutinous
Spahi
,
his
rusticke
Acanzij
Horse-men
,
his
innumerable
unregarded
Asapi
,
it
is
so
well
described
by
many
worthy
.
Authors
,
but
especially
in
the
fore-named
History
of
the
Turkes
,
to
which
I
refer
the
Reader
for
ample
satisfaction
.
And
although
what
hath
beene
in
this
briefe
Treatise
related
,
hath
onely
shewed
the
conquests
greatnesse
,
power
,
and
strength
of
the
Turkes
,
how
they
have
beaten
and
overcome
the
Christians
in
sundry
Battells
,
bloody
foughten-fields
,
Sieges
,
and
Sallies
:
yet
it
is
not
amisie
to
shew
when
,
where
,
and
how
hee
hath
beene
from
time
to
time
repulst
,
and
beaten
both
by
the
Christians
and
also
by
other
Princes
and
Potentates
of
his
owne
Mahomet
an
Superstition
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1397.
Tamberlane
overthrew
threw
Bajazet
the
first
,
Amurath
the
second
besieged
Constantinople
,
and
was
most
bravely
repulst
and
beaten
thence
Anno
1439
,
and
in
the
same
yeere
he
was
(
with
a
great
slaughter
,
and
losse
of
many
Thousands
of
his
men
and
Horse
,
beaten
from
the
Siege
of
Belgrade
in
Hungaria
:
The
valiant
Christian
Prince
Huniades
(
Vaivod
of
Transilvania
)
in
two
severall
Battells
overthrew
Isa
Beg
the
Turkes
Cenerall
in
Servia
,
and
slew
Mesites
Bassa
and
his
sonne
,
with
more
than
30000.
Turkes
in
both
battells
,
for
which
losses
Amurath
was
so
mad
,
that
hee
was
about
to
have
killed
himselfe
:
but
being
perswaded
to
patience
,
hee
surrendred
the
whole
government
of
his
Empire
,
and
retired
himselfe
into
a
Cell
,
or
House
of
Religion
:
Afterwards
he
re-assumed
his
estate
,
and
though
hee
won
the
Battell
of
Varna
1444
,
in
which
Vladislaus
King
of
Hungaria
,
was
slaine
,
yet
the
Christians
sold
their
lives
at
so
deare
a
rate
,
that
30000.
of
the
Turkes
were
there
slaine
.
After
that
the
valiant
Scanderbeg
,
(
aliàs
George
Castriot
)
King
of
Epirus
and
Albania
,
he
recover'd
his
Kingdomes
from
the
Turke
;
hee
beate
Alis
Basha
,
and
slew
22000.
of
them
,
and
tooke
760.
prisoners
.
In
another
Battell
he
vancuish'd
Ferses
Basha
,
and
put
him
to
flight
with
the
losse
of
3000.
men
,
and
many
prisoners
taken
.
Hee
overthrew
the
Basha
Mustapha
in
a
battell
;
and
slew
5000.
Turkes
,
and
tooke
300.
prisoners
,
1445.
Also
in
the
yeare
1448.
Huniades
fought
the
great
battell
of
Cossova
,
which
lasted
three
dayes
together
;
and
although
the
Turkes
wan
,
yet
their
losse
was
greatest
;
for
of
them
there
fell
4000
,
and
of
the
Christians
17000
In
the
yeere
1449.
Scanderbeg
overthrew
the
Basha
Mustapha
the
second
time
,
in
which
fight
10000.
Turkes
were
slaine
,
and
Mustapha
was
taken
prisoners
with
others
of
their
Commanders
:
after
that
in
a
skirmish
fought
by
Moses
,
(
Scanderbegs
Lieutenant
)
2000.
Turkes
were
slaine
,
1000.
Horses
taken
,
with
the
losse
of
22.
Christians
.
In
the
same
yeare
likewise
Amurath
himselfe
went
in
person
with
a
huge
Army
of
300000.
into
Epirus
,
where
Scanderbeg
with
his
owne
hands
in
a
fight
slew
the
Generall
Feri
Bassa
,
with
7000.
Turkes
,
so
for
that
time
Amurath
went
backe
with
his
Army
:
but
the
next
yeere
1450.
he
return'd
againe
with
160000
Horse
and
Foote
,
and
at
one
Assault
of
the
City
of
Croya
in
Epirus
,
the
Turkes
lost
8000.
men
.
Amurath
being
dead
,
his
Sonne
(
Mahomet
the
great
)
sent
an
Army
into
Epirus
,
under
the
leading
of
a
valiant
Turke
named
Amesa
,
whom
Scanderbeg
met
,
fought
withall
,
and
tooke
Prisoner
,
with
many
other
brave
Comanders
,
and
in
that
fight
also
7000.
Turkes
were
slaine
,
1464.
Much
about
the
same
time
,
the
famous
Prince
Huniades
,
beate
the
Turkes
Fleete
in
Manubius
,
neare
to
the
City
of
Belgrade
in
Hungaria
,
where
he
tooke
twenty
of
their
Ships
and
Gallyes
;
many
were
sunke
and
spoyl'd
,
and
the
rest
ranne
a
ground
,
and
sired
themselves
,
because
they
would
not
fall
into
the
hands
of
the
Huniades
.
Furthermore
,
in
the
same
yeare
1464
,
Mahomet
sent
his
Generall
Debreas
,
against
Scanderbeg
,
betwixt
whom
was
a●mell
battaile
fought
,
for
Scanderbeg
with
his
owne
hand
did
encounter
with
Debreas
in
the
hottest
of
the
fight
,
and
slew
him
,
and
tooke
many
Prisoners
,
besides
4120
of
the
Turkes
were
slaine
.
After
that
,
Scanderbeg
besieged
the
Turkes
in
Belgrade
,
and
put
them
to
much
distresse
:
but
Mahomet
came
to
raise
the
Siege
,
wherein
a
battaile
was
fought
,
and
Scanderbeg
had
the
worst
,
but
the
Turkes
lost
3000
men
.
In
the
same
yeare
also
1464
,
Scanderbeg
met
with
the
Traitor
Moses
,
(
who
was
revolted
lately
from
him
to
serve
the
Turke
)
and
after
a
great
and
bloody
fight
,
Moses
was
beaten
,
and
fled
,
with
the
losse
of
11000
men
,
and
many
Prisoners
taken
by
Scanderbeg
.
There
never
were
so
many
noble
victories
wonne
in
one
yeare
against
the
Turke
,
as
were
in
this
,
1464
,
and
by
such
brave
Commanders
as
were
Scanderbeg
and
Huniades
,
whose
powers
and
force
were
so
small
and
weak
,
in
respect
of
the
numerous
Armies
of
their
Enemies
,
that
the
Turkes
did
contemne
them
;
besides
Moses
(
a
valiant
noble
Commander
)
revolted
from
Scanderbeg
,
and
served
the
Turke
against
him
;
and
after
that
Amesa
(
Scanderbegs
Nephew
)
likewise
fled
from
him
,
and
likewise
came
,
with
Isaack
the
great
Bassa
,
with
50000
men
,
against
him
into
Epirus
,
and
there
in
the
Plaine
of
Pharsalia
the
Turkes
were
overthrowne
,
the
Bassa
put
to
flight
,
the
Traitor
Amesa
,
with
many
of
the
Turkish
Nobility
and
Commanders
taken
Prisoners
,
and
thirty
thousand
Turks
slaine
,
and
twenty
of
their
bravest
ensignes
taken
,
the
rich
and
stately
Pavilions
,
Tents
,
Treasure
,
and
munition
,
were
all
left
as
a
reward
to
the
valiant
Scanderbeg
and
his
souldiers
,
who
lost
but
60
men
in
that
daies
battaile
.
The
Turkish
Emperour
thus
often
put
to
the
worst
,
made
a
peace
with
Scanderbeg
for
one
yeare
,
which
being
expired
,
hee
sent
Sinan
Beg
with
20000
men
into
Epirus
,
who
was
wholly
discomfitted
and
made
flee
,
with
the
losse
of
17000
:
After
that
came
Assam
Beg
,
with
30000
horse
and
foote
,
who
was
also
overcome
,
and
taken
prisoner
by
Scanderbeg
,
and
21000
Turkes
slaine
:
And
after
him
came
Iussum
Beg
with
1800
men
,
who
was
also
beaten
,
and
fled
with
much
losse
:
And
in
short
time
after
Caraza
Beg
,
with
a
mighty
power
,
of
whom
,
in
a
sharp
conflict
was
slaine
4000
Turks
,
and
Caraza
was
inforced
to
retire
to
Constantinople
with
disgrace
.
Then
was
a
peace
concluded
betwixt
Mahomet
and
Scanderbeg
,
which
lasted
not
long
,
for
the
Turkes
began
to
injure
the
Epirots
;
which
Scanderbeg
so
much
distasted
,
that
he
made
inroads
into
their
Territories
,
and
having
made
a
great
havock
amongst
them
,
returned
with
rich
spoyles
and
prisoners
.
In
revenge
whereof
,
Mahomet
sent
Seremet
Bassa
,
with
14000
Horse
and
Foote
,
who
was
likewise
beaten
,
many
rich
Turkish
Prisoners
taken
,
and
1000
men
slaine
.
After
that
,
Mahomet
sent
Ballabanus
,
three
severall
times
,
with
three
severall
Armies
,
who
were
all
overthrowne
by
Scanderbeg
,
one
after
another
,
with
the
losse
of
12000
Turkes
.
For
which
overthrowes
,
Mahomet
(
being
enraged
)
sent
the
said
Ballabanus
againe
,
and
one
Iacup
,
Arnauth
,
with
two
Armies
,
that
they
might
by
severall
wayes
invade
Epirus
,
and
distresse
Scanderbeg
with
which
two
Armies
Scanderbeg
fought
,
and
put
Ballabanus
first
to
flight
,
and
his
army
to
rowt
,
after
which
,
he
slew
Iacup
,
the
other
Generall
,
with
his
owne
hand
in
fight
,
in
these
two
battailes
24000
Turkes
were
slaine
,
and
6000
taken
Prisoners
.
And
thus
in
the
compasse
of
one
yeare
,
1464
,
Scanderbeg
with
his
small
Armies
(
for
he
was
never
above
20000
,
sometimes
but
6000
,
and
many
times
fewer
)
slew
116000
Turkes
,
beside
the
numbers
of
Prisoners
that
hee
tooke
.
In
the
yeare
1465
,
Mahomet
himselfe
went
with
an
Army
of
20000
against
Scanderbeg
,
and
returned
backe
againe
,
not
doing
any
thing
worth
the
noting
,
leaving
behinde
him
his
Generall
Ballabanus
,
with
80000
men
and
horse
.
After
that
,
Mahomet
was
so
malignant
against
Scanderbeg
,
that
he
hired
two
Turkes
to
goe
into
his
Kingdome
,
and
to
bee
turned
Christians
,
because
under
that
faire
pretence
they
should
worke
some
meanes
to
poyson
him
,
which
Turks
were
baptised
,
their
treachery
disclos'd
,
and
Scanderbeg
preserved
,
and
the
Traitors
executed
.
The
Turkish
Tyrant
perceiving
that
all
his
forces
and
policies
prevailed
not
against
this
most
glorious
,
happy
,
and
fortunate
Prince
;
after
which
damnable
plot
,
and
auspicious
escape
,
Scanderbeg
encountered
with
Iovima
,
a
brother
to
Ballabanus
,
and
Hedar
his
sonne
,
and
after
a
bloody
bickering
he
tooke
them
,
and
many
more
prisoners
,
and
following
his
Victory
,
he
slew
Ballabanus
,
the
Turkish
Generall
:
(
his
old
Fugitive
,
and
Renegado
enemy
)
but
for
the
number
of
the
slaine
it
is
not
mentioned
.
And
last
of
all
,
in
the
yeare
1466
,
Mahomet
with
another
huge
armie
entred
Epirus
,
with
no
better
successe
than
before
he
had
;
so
that
after
the
expence
of
much
Treasure
,
and
many
men
lost
,
he
was
glad
to
retire
home
againe
to
Constantinople
;
and
within
short
time
after
the
most
illustrious
Prince
Scanderbeg
dyed
of
a
Feaver
,
so
that
his
miscreant
enemies
could
not
boast
that
they
overcame
came
him
,
or
were
the
death
of
him
;
but
God
,
under
whose
Banner
he
had
many
times
couragiously
fought
,
was
so
gracious
unto
him
,
as
to
take
him
from
this
transitory
life
by
a
Naturall
death
.
After
the
decease
of
Scanderbeg
,
Mathias
King
of
Hungria
,
the
sonne
of
that
famous
Huniades
,
before
named
,
was
another
Goad
in
the
side
of
the
proud
Turk
,
for
he
wonne
from
him
the
Kingdome
of
Bosna
,
and
a
great
part
of
the
Principality
of
Servia
,
both
which
he
joyned
to
the
Kingdome
of
Hungaria
,
he
was
as
fearefull
a
bug-Beare
to
the
Turkes
,
as
either
Scanderbeg
,
or
his
father
Huniades
were
before
him
;
he
slew
Isa
,
a
great
Commander
under
Mahomet
,
with
30000
common
Souldiers
,
and
others
:
the
Turkes
were
a
100000
strong
,
but
the
Christians
were
not
one
quarter
of
that
number
;
yet
that
Heroick
Prince
(
by
the
assistance
of
God
)
got
that
glorious
victory
,
with
the
losse
of
8000
of
his
souldiers
.
Selimus
the
first
,
had
his
hands
so
full
with
the
Persians
,
Egyptians
,
Arabians
,
and
other
of
those
Eastern
and
Mahometan
Nations
,
that
(
as
is
said
before
)
he
troubled
not
the
Christians
,
not
they
did
not
win
or
lose
much
by
him
.
His
sonne
Soliman
(
the
Magnisicent
)
besieged
Gunza
a
weake
Towne
,
on
the
borders
of
Austria
and
Steirmarke
,
with
500000
men
,
and
3000
Peeces
of
Brasse
Ordnance
:
but
after
one
Moneths
siege
,
and
thirteene
fierce
assaults
,
he
was
faine
to
raise
his
Campe
,
with
the
losse
of
a
great
number
of
his
men
,
and
leave
Gunza
untaken
.
In
the
yeare
1529
,
Soliman
,
the
Magnificent
,
came
in
person
to
besiege
the
City
of
Vienna
,
in
Austria
:
(
which
City
may
well
be
called
the
Bulwarke
of
Christendome
)
The
Turkes
beleagured
it
with
300000
men
,
which
City
was
so
valiantly
defended
,
that
after
many
assaults
,
breaches
,
minings
,
and
most
furious
batteries
,
Soliman
was
glad
to
leave
the
Siege
with
the
losse
of
80000.
of
his
Turkes
,
and
many
Horses
,
with
much
Powder
,
Shot
,
and
Ammunition
spent
,
and
all
to
little
or
small
purpose
.
After
that
in
the
yeere
1565
,
he
sent
Mustapha
Bassa
with
an
Army
of
30000.
Horse
and
Foote
,
and
Piall
Bassa
with
a
Fleete
containing
180.
Ships
and
Gallies
,
to
mvade
the
Isle
of
Malta
;
the
Turkes
being
also
ayded
by
the
King
of
Algiers
with
2200.
men
,
10.
Galliots
,
and
7.
Gallies
,
besides
13.
Gallyes
,
and
10.
Galliots
with
1600.
men
under
the
command
of
Bragut
,
(
a
famous
Pirat
)
and
after
twelve
most
furious
and
bloody
assaults
(
by
the
Turkes
)
by
Sea
and
Land
,
the
Island
,
Cities
,
and
Castles
of
St.
Elmo
,
St.
Angelo
,
and
St.
Michael
being
bravely
defended
by
the
Christians
sixe
Moneths
,
Mustapha
was
forced
with
shame
to
leave●
Malta
,
he
having
lost
in
that
expedition
24000.
men
.
The
whole
Island
of
Malta
is
but
20.
Miles
in
length
,
and
12.
in
bredth
where
it
is
broadest
:
and
of
the
Knights
of
the
Order
,
Gentlemen
,
Priests
,
Souldiers
,
Mariners
,
with
all
other
men
Inhabitants
,
as
Artificers
,
and
the
like
,
they
were
not
all
in
number
above
12000
to
repulse
and
withstand
so
great
a
power
as
the
Turkes
were
:
but
Si
Deus
nobiscum
,
quis
contra
nos
?
In
the
yeare
1571
,
Selimus
the
second
sent
out
a
mighty
Navy
of
Ships
,
Galleys
,
Frigots
,
and
Brigandines
,
with
a
purpose
to
iuvade
and
over-runne
Christendome
:
Against
whom
many
Christian
Princes
joyned
in
a
noble
Confederacy
;
namely
,
the
Pope
,
the
King
of
Spaine
,
the
Viceroy
of
Naples
,
the
Dukes
of
Florence
,
Savoy
;
the
Dukes
of
mantua
,
Vrbin
,
and
Ferara
;
the
Galleyes
of
Malta
and
Sicilia
,
the
Venetian
Galleyes
,
and
the
Forces
and
personall
service
of
the
valiant
Alexander
Ferveze
Prince
of
Parma
:
These
Christian
Worthies
with
their
Fleete
united
,
the
chiefe
and
generall
Commander
then
being
Dow
John
of
Austria
,
(
the
second
sonne
to
Charles
the
fifth
Emperour
)
a
Prince
of
but
twenty
foure
yeeres
of
age
,
but
of
an
Heroick
and
invincible
courage
:
and
after
a
most
fierce
and
bloody
battell
many
houres
continued
,
the
Turkes
were
beaten
,
161.
of
their
alleyes
taken
,
more
than
40.
sunke
and
fired
,
their
Admirall
Hali
Bassa
slaine
,
with
32000.
of
his
Turkes
;
many
brave
Commanders
taken
prisoners
,
and
2956.
of
common
men
also
taken
;
a
great
number
of
Christians
released
from
slavery
,
(
who
were
free'd
being
chain'd
to
row
in
the
Gallies
.
Also
404.
Peeces
of
Brasse
Ordnance
were
taken
.
This
glorious
Battell
was
fought
neare
the
Gulph
of
Lepanto
,
the
7.
of
October
,
in
the
yeare
1471
,
in
which
famous
Sea-fight
there
fell
on
the
Christian
side
of
Commanders
and
others
7579.
men
.
Lepanto
was
in
ancient
time
a
faire
City
of
the
Venetians
,
it
was
called
Naupactum
,
it
standeth
in
Morea
,
(
or
Peloponessus
)
it
was
wonne
from
the
Christians
by
Scander
Bassa
,
Generall
to
Bajazet
the
second
,
Anno
1449.
Selimus
the
second
(
the
sonne
of
Soliman
)
is
spoken
of
before
,
and
Amurath
his
sonne
that
succeeded
him
,
had
so
much
to
doe
with
the
Persian
and
other
Asian
Princes
,
so
that
the
Christians
were
not
troubled
with
him
to
any
purpose
,
but
onely
with
menaces
and
threatnings
.
In
the
yeare
1596.
Mahomet
the
third
was
beaten
by
Mathias
the
Arch-duke
,
neare
Agria
in
Hungaria
,
the
Turkes
Emperour
fled
,
with
Ibrahim
his
great
Bassa
,
and
in
that
fight
60000.
Turkes
,
and
20000.
Christians
.
Thus
may
any
reasonable
Reader
perceive
,
that
the
Turke
hath
received
many
overthrows
from
the
Christians
,
and
with
small
numbers
have
repulsed
and
beaten
their
multitudes
in
despight
of
their
boasting
and
blasphemous
threats
and
Letters
.
FINIS
.