¶
A
true
Report
,
of
the
late
victorie
atchiued
by
the
great
Sophy
:
together
with
the
king
of
Persia
,
vpon
the
Turkes
&c.
WHereas
the
great
Turkish
Emperour
with
all
his
Armie
,
munition
,
and
preparation
,
was
come
to
the
Ryuer
of
Euphrates
,
being
strong
both
of
Horse
&
foot
,
about
three
hundred
Thousand
men
,
and
perceauing
that
Morath
generall
of
the
Persians
,
had
caused
the
Bridge
to
be
pulled
down
there
,
that
was
made
ouer
the
said
Riuer
,
and
that
he
was
marched
on
th'
other
side
,
and
hard
by
a
mountaine
did
prepare
and
strengthen
himselfe
with
the
forces
sent
vnto
him
by
the
great
Sophy
,
with
those
hee
had
before
,
so
that
the
Persians
were
stronge
about
Foure-score
and
tenne
Thousand
men
,
amongst
the
which
were
about
twenty
Thousand
,
whereof
every
one
of
them
,
had
two
horses
for
a
man
.
The
Turke
could
not
haue
so
much
inteligence
to
vnderstand
if
the
Sophy
himselfe
were
personally
present
in
the
Campe
,
or
no
:
or
if
he
yet
were
in
Persia
for
more
forces
,
which
he
especially
did
feare
.
Because
therfore
he
could
not
passe
ouer
the
Riuer
,
he
in
all
hast
caused
the
bridge
to
be
builded
againe
,
and
sent
ouer
the
said
Riuer
two
Genneralls
called
Bellerbyes
with
their
forces
,
to
wit
Bellerby
of
Gretia
and
Bellerby
of
Natolia
,
but
he
himselfe
tarried
on
this
side
of
the
water
till
the
next
morning
.
Now
about
two
houres
before
day
breaking
the
Gennerall
Moreth
fell
in
the
Campe
of
Bellerby
of
Grecia
,
who
had
encamped
himselfe
somwhat
farre
off
from
the
Bellerby
of
Natolia
,
and
most
valiently
came
vppon
him
with
such
a
force
and
power
,
that
he
vppon
a
soddaine
most
spéedily
did
ouercome
all
his
Ensignes
and
Tents
,
and
ouerthrew
and
slew
all
his
Campe
.
The
Soldiers
of
the
Campe
of
the
Bellerby
of
Natolia
héerwithall
were
put
in
such
a
feare
,
that
they
ranne
in
to
the
Riuer
,
and
passed
ouer
to
the
Campe
of
the
great
Turke
,
The
Turke
séeing
this
ill
successe
,
presently
planted
his
Ordenaunce
in
good
order
one
by
an
other
,
and
placed
the
same
right
against
the
Enemie
which
was
on
the
other
side
of
the
water
:
and
because
they
should
not
sée
the
Ordinaunce
,
he
commaunded
that
some
Companies
should
be
placed
and
stand
before
the
said
Ordinance
,
with
this
token
,
that
when
the
peices
of
Ordinance
should
be
all
in
readines
and
charged
,
they
should
sound
Alarme
and
the
said
Companies
standing
before
the
said
Ordinance
should
part
aside
,
and
so
to
discharge
the
said
peices
of
Ordinance
vppon
the
Enemie
.
This
determination
being
agréed
vppon
,
and
fire
being
put
to
the
aforesaid
Ordenance
,
many
of
them
did
burst
and
fly
abroad
,
and
slew
and
hurt
a
notable
number
of
men
,
yea
and
many
of
the
Turkish
Armie
:
by
the
noise
,
cry
,
and
tumult
wherof
,
many
Horses
and
Mules
,
with
those
that
were
on
the
backs
of
them
did
leape
into
the
Riuer
and
were
drowned
,
The
Sophians
and
Persians
which
had
sustained
great
losse
of
men
by
means
of
the
Ordinance
,
retired
on
the
other
side
of
the
Mountaine
,
and
it
was
supposed
that
at
that
time
were
slaine
and
shot
to
death
about
Twentie
thousand
Sophians
and
Persians
.
They
retireing
so
backwards
as
is
aforesaid
,
the
Turke
with
all
his
whole
Armie
passed
ouer
the
Riuer
,
and
marched
towards
the
Mountaine
where
the
Sophians
were
encamped
,
who
had
deuided
themselues
into
foure
partes
or
squadrons
,
kéeping
close
together
:
and
when
they
sawe
that
the
Turkes
came
vppon
them
,
they
were
glad
,
and
most
valiently
met
and
fought
with
them
so
that
on
both
sides
many
men
were
slaine
:
but
the
night
ouertooke
them
,
which
was
to
the
aduantage
of
the
Sophians
for
it
was
not
possible
that
they
could
resist
and
withstand
longer
against
the
great
force
and
power
of
the
Turkes
,
therefore
by
Night
they
all
did
flye
to
the
Mountaine
,
the
Turkes
for
darkenesse
could
not
follow
them
,
as
they
were
minded
and
would
faine
haue
done
and
so
the
Turke
tarrying
in
the
fieldes
that
Night
purposed
and
concluded
the
next
day
to
leaue
all
his
footemen
with
the
péeces
of
Ordinance
behind
him
and
with
horsemen
onely
to
pursue
the
Enemies
and
by
these
meanes
vnawares
to
surprise
and
take
the
Towne
of
Tauris
,
before
those
of
the
Towne
should
heare
of
the
ouerthrowe
of
the
Sophy
.
But
on
the
other
side
,
the
Persians
and
Sophians
,
which
dilligently
did
looke
to
themselues
,
and
had
great
care
to
the
matter
,
concluded
with
themselues
,
that
ten
thousand
men
which
were
the
day
before
newly
ariued
,
should
marche
against
the
Turkes
,
and
when
the
Turkes
should
come
vppon
them
,
they
should
flée
,
as
if
they
were
ouercome
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Sophians
and
Persians
,
which
were
yet
about
twentie
thousand
,
should
come
behinde
the
Turks
,
and
compassed
them
betwéen
them
both
,
and
without
doubte
they
should
spéed
well
,
and
ouercome
their
enemies
.
The
next
morning
,
the
Turke
séeing
that
the
enimie
was
yet
so
neare
at
hand
,
he
thought
they
had
not
bin
able
to
fly
any
further
for
darknes
,
came
vpon
them
with
great
force
:
but
they
presently
according
to
their
agreement
did
fly
,
and
the
Turkes
not
thinking
on
this
martial
pollicie
,
did
pursue
them
till
noone
,
and
being
come
to
a
small
Riuer
,
because
they
were
somwhat
wearie
,
and
tired
,
encamped
themselues
on
the
said
Riuers
side
and
there
dined
:
and
after
dinner
the
fresh
Turkes
leauing
the
wearied
and
tyred
Companies
with
all
their
treasures
and
spoiles
behinde
them
,
thinking
the
next
night
vnawares
to
surprize
the
Towne
of
Tauris
,
did
pursue
and
chase
the
Persians
and
Sophians
,
in
their
fained
flight
.
But
when
they
came
to
the
Towne
,
in
all
hast
a
post
came
to
the
great
Turke
about
two
houres
in
the
night
,
who
certified
vnto
him
that
the
ennimie
had
ouerthrown
and
slaine
all
his
footemen
which
he
had
left
behinde
,
and
that
they
had
gotten
the
pieces
of
Ordinance
,
and
still
were
coming
with
all
their
forces
behinde
him
.
The
Turke
hearing
suche
newes
,
and
thinking
on
the
great
treasure
that
he
had
left
behind
him
,
presently
went
back
againe
,
and
the
Persians
and
Sophians
which
héertofore
did
flie
,
turned
also
backe
againe
,
and
sawe
that
their
forces
did
follow
and
pursue
the
Turks
behinde
.
The
Turkes
which
tarried
with
the
treasure
on
the
said
water
side
,
perceiuing
their
Enemies
did
breake
vp
and
runne
away
,
the
Persians
and
Sophians
being
before
and
behinde
the
Turkes
,
came
fiercely
and
valiantly
vppon
them
,
and
did
great
hurt
amongst
them
.
The
great
Turke
much
discontented
,
séeing
that
the
Ennemie
had
so
craftilie
compassed
and
brought
him
in
the
middle
betwéene
them
,
begun
a
most
harde
and
hote
battaile
,
wherin
the
Sophians
and
Persians
got
the
victorie
:
which
when
the
Turkes
saw
,
they
did
fly
out
on
the
one
side
,
for
otherwise
it
was
not
possible
for
them
to
escape
.
The
Turkish
Emperour
himselfe
,
when
he
sawe
that
all
his
forces
did
fly
,
and
that
all
his
Ensignes
were
taken
,
did
likewise
fly
to
saue
his
life
,
and
came
with
a
most
swifte
horse
to
Amasia
,
and
tarried
in
Natolia
till
the
remnant
of
his
Armie
(
which
was
verie
little
)
was
gathered
together
:
for
the
Turkes
did
nothing
but
flie
all
the
Night
,
and
al
those
which
were
slack
in
running
,
were
all
cut
downe
:
and
those
that
came
ouer
the
Riuer
pulled
downe
the
bridge
made
by
them
before
,
to
the
end
the
Persians
should
not
pursue
them
:
but
the
Persians
and
Sophians
being
glad
of
the
victorie
,
as
Conquerours
of
the
fielde
,
went
home
againe
:
although
they
would
faine
haue
prosecuted
their
victorie
,
had
not
the
most
part
of
their
forces
been
slaine
Performed
in
Anno
Domini
.
1602.
FINIS
.