THE
INTRODUCTION
,
Describing
the
City
of
Babylon
from
its
Originall
,
and
how
often
it
hath
been
translated
from
one
Monarch
to
another
;
it
being
now
come
againe
into
the
hands
of
the
Turke
.
IT
is
not
Fortune
to
which
the
Romane
Orator
,
as
he
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(a)
2.
Ad
Heren
.
Fortunam
Insanam
esse
&
caecam
&
Brutam
perhibent
Philosophi
:
Caecam
quia
nihil
cernit
quo
sese
applicet
;
Insanam
quia
incerta
&
instabilis
est
;
Brutans
quia
mu●tis
incommodis
conflictatur
.
learnt
from
the
Philosophers
,
gives
the
attributes
of
Blindnesse
,
Madnesse
,
and
Brutishnesse
;
because
it
seeth
not
whither
it
applyeth
it selfe
,
is
unconstant
and
variable
,
and
is
encountered
by
many
inconveniences
,
no
humane
policy
by
which
the
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(b)
Aristot
.
5
polit.
cap.
8.
Statists
of
the
world
would
prescribe
infallible
rules
for
preservation
of
setled
Kingdomes
and
Republiques
to
Eternity
;
but
the
divine
providence
which
governeth
the
estate
of
things
which
(
administring
,
and
ruling
all
things
not
simply
alone
,
but
by
disposing
of
the
meanes
,
and
secondary
causes
)
makes
that
necessary
by
consequence
,
which
because
not
foreseen
seemeth
contingent
and
fortuitous
to
the
Moale-eyes
of
blinde
mortality
.
Old
Babilon
the
metropolis
of
Assyria
,
for
strength
might
compare
with
any
City
in
the
world
;
Its
first
Foundresse
Semiramis
,
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(c)
Quem
morem
vestis
exindegens
universa
te●…t
.
Ius●…
.
L.
8.
A
woman
of
more
then
masculine
wit
and
courage
,
(
whose
Garbe
in
wrapping
her
head
in
Lawne
the
Persians
at
this
day
imitate
)
first
surrounded
it
with
walls
of
32
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(d)
Celius
A●…que
lectionum
.
L.
8.
Cap.
12.
foot
thicke
and
50
Cubits
high
betwixt
the
Turrets
;
the
Towers
themselves
being
raised
10
Cubits
higher
,
And
so
left
it
as
a
peece
,
(
in
the
opinion
of
that
age
)
impregnable
.
If
any
City
might
boast
of
its
bignesse
,
this
might
clayme
that
glory
,
It
being
the
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(e)
Babiloniaamplissima
stomnium
urbium
orbis
cogni●…
.
Iovius
Lib
33.
biggest
of
the
knowne
world
,
And
the
walls
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(f)
Celius
loc.
citato
.
355
[
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(g)
A
Stadium
is
135
paces
.
Stadia
in
compasse
.
Or
according
to
Plinius
his
description
,
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](A15862-e10420-b)
(h)
L.
3.
c
2●
The
breadth
of
the
walls
being
50
foot
,
the
height
200
,
each
foot
containing
more
by
3
fingers
breadth
then
our
ordinary
measure
,
And
in
Circuite
LX.
M.
paces
.
To
omit
that
conjecture
of
Aristotle
,
who
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(i)
Polit.
3.
c.
2.
thought
it
might
have
an
equall
dimension
with
all
Peloponesses
,
because
when
it
was
first
taken
,
the
farthest
part
of
the
City
knew
not
till
3
dayes
after
what
had
happened
:
If
any
City
might
brag
of
its
Elegancy
and
commodious
situation
,
it
was
this
;
Euphrates
bringing
his
Channell
of
a
stadium
broad
through
the
midst
of
it
,
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(k)
Cel.
L.
Citato
Curtius
et
alij
.
and
that
so
arched
over
,
and
adorned
with
pensill
Gardens
,
that
afarre
off
,
it
appeared
like
a
Wood
upon
the
top
of
a
Mountaine
:
and
the
land
about
being
so
fruitfull
,
that
it
commonly
produceth
200
for
one
,
and
somtimes
300
:
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(l)
Herod
.
lib.
5.
If
any
City
might
glory
in
the
happy
and
pregnant
wits
of
its
inhabitants
,
it
was
this
,
where
Astronomy
was
first
taught
,
and
the
Arte
of
working
in
needle
workes
of
divers
Colours
was
first
invented
.
If
ever
City
might
glory
in
the
puissance
of
its
Kings
,
this
was
that
City
,
wherin
the
Scepter
was
first
sway'd
by
Phulbelochus
,
Anno
mundi
3146.
under
whom
flourished
the
Persian
Historiographer
.
Metasthenes
who
reigned
48.
yeeres
.
Next
by
Phylazzer
or
Tegbath
Phylazzer
,
Anno
mundi
3194.
and
reigned
23.
yeeres
.
After
him
by
Salmanazar
,
Anno
mundi
3217.
who
reigned
10.
yeers
and
subdued
all
Phaenicia
,
Tyrus
only
excepted
,
and
carryed
away
the
King
of
Israell
and
the
10.
Tribes
into
Media
.
Next
by
Sennacherib
,
Anno
mundi
3227.
who
reviling
the
good
pious
Hezekiah
by
a
rayling
Rabshekeh
had
a
hooke
put
into
his
Nostrils
,
forced
home
againe
,
and
was
slaine
Adoring
his
Idols
in
the
Temple
by
his
owne
Sonnes
,
when
he
had
reigned
7
yeeres
.
After
him
by
Esarhaddon
(
called
by
Josephus
Asarocoldus
,
Anno
mundi
3233.
who
raigned
11
yeares
:
And
lastly
by
Berodach
,
surnamed
Ballad
.
Anno
mundi
3242.
who
at
the
revolution
of
12.
yeares
,
transferred
the
Kingdome
to
the
Assyrians
,
and
afterwards
reigned
18.
yeares
,
yet
the
strength
of
its
walles
,
numerous
&
ingenious
inhabitants
,
and
the
puissance
of
its
Kings
could
not
conserve
it
in
its
former
splendour
,
it
being
forced
to
change
the
ancient
government
,
and
receive
new
Lords
and
Lawes
,
first
by
Cyrus
the
Persian
,
and
after
by
Alexander
the
Great
,
who
was
poysoned
there
by
a
Quacksalving
Mountebanke
,
Thessalus
by
name
(
m
)
who
had
so
cunningly
tempered
his
potion
,
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(o)
Iustin
.
1.12
.
that
no
vessell
of
Earth
or
glasse
,
brasse
or
Iron
,
nor
any
thing
else
but
an
horses
hoose
could
containe
it
unlesse
it
had
been
mingled
with
Cold
water
,
which
for
a
time
abated
the
violence
,
though
soone
after
contracting
its
power
,
it
raged
more
violently
,
in
which
vehicle
it
was
exhibited
unto
him
:
Kings
have
there
Fates
,
and
the
great
Macedon
,
which
would
be
thought
Immortall
as
God
,
thus
by
the
hand
of
a
base
Veneficus
knew
himselfe
to
be
a
man
,
and
dyed
like
one
of
the
ordinary
princes
,
but
his
limited
time
was
come
.
One
of
the
Persian
Wisemen
called
Pythagoras
,
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](A15862-e10740-b)
(n)
Plutarch
.
in
vita
Alexandri
.
warned
him
to
leave
Babylon
and
ferry
over
the
River
unto
Byrsia
,
and
his
Counsell
he
had
followed
had
not
Anaxarchus
the
Philosopher
met
with
him
and
told
him
that
his
Predictions
were
false
,
and
also
uncertaine
;
adding
withall
Si
fatis
Constant
ignota
mortalibus
:
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(o)
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(o)
Iustin
.
Loc.
Citat
.
Si
natura
debeantur
Imutabillia
.
And
so
convincing
his
understanding
,
betrayed
him
to
the
treacherous
Assasinace
.
The
utter
ruine
of
this
great
City
attended
the
Fate
of
this
great
King
,
for
soon
after
his
death
,
it
was
in
part
demolished
,
by
the
fury
of
the
Persians
,
in
part
suffered
to
perish
,
by
the
negligence
of
the
Grecians
:
and
almost
exhausted
and
unpeopled
by
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(p)
Cael.
L.
Citat
.
Seleucus
,
who
to
that
intent
built
Seleucia
within
300
Stadia
,
that
is
44
English
miles
thereof
;
and
the
Parthians
who
to
the
same
purpose
built
Ctesiphon
in
Chalonitis
(
Juxta
tertium
ab
câ
Lapidem
)
But
then
failing
of
their
designe
,
Vologesus
the
King
(
nuper
saith
Pliny
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(q)
L.
6.
c.
26
since
the
Incarnation
of
our
Saviour
it
is
certaine
)
built
an
other
City
neere
it
,
called
Vologeso-Certa
,
and
thereby
so
impoverished
it
,
that
it
might
have
been
said
of
Babylon
truely
(
which
a
Greeke
Comick
Poet
spake
of
Megalopolis
in
Arcadea
,
scoffingly
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
The
great
City
is
become
a
forsaken
wildernesse
.
)
Thus
the
glory
of
the
Easterne
buildings
became
as
an
heape
,
till
the
yeere
of
Christ
578.
when
it
was
rebuilt
by
the
Caliph
Bugiapher
,
with
the
expence
of
200000.
talents
of
Gold
,
and
called
Bagdat
;
yet
that
splendor
was
soone
Eclipsed
againe
,
by
Alacho
,
brother
to
Chyta
the
Tartarian
king
Anno
640
,
who
expelled
The
Abasian
family
Caliph
Mustiadzen
the
54
th
.
of
that
house
then
ruling
;
and
the
family
of
Chita
was
againe
not
long
after
,
beaten
out
by
Tangrolipix
of
the
Zel-Zuccahian
line
,
whence
it
descended
to
the
house
of
Ottoman
,
Anno
1031
under
whom
it
remained
untill
the
yeere
1625
,
when
it
was
subjected
to
the
Persians
by
their
puissant
Prince
Abas
,
who
after
14
yeeres
,
were
forced
from
it
by
the
now
Turkish
Sultano
,
whose
processe
for
the
recovery
thereof
,
by
the
great
paines
and
charge
of
our
English
Relator
,
is
derived
to
us
out
of
the
Archiva
of
Raguza
,
formerly
called
Epidaurus
,
a
City
and
Republique
in
Dalmatia
,
but
tributary
to
the
grand
Signior
,
in
the
letters
following
:
The
Relation
of
the
late
Siege
and
taking
of
the
City
of
Babylon
,
By
the
Turke
.
THe
desire
you
have
to
know
of
the
true
Successe
and
proceedings
of
our
whole
Army
,
incited
me
to
write
3.
former
letters
.
In
my
first
I
related
unto
you
what
occurents
hapned
in
our
voyage
,
particularly
of
that
most
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(1)
This
Persian
Commander
would
usurpe
both
the
Name
and
Office
of
our
Saviour
,
&
is
therfore
justly
by
styled
the
Turke
base
and
wicked
.
false
and
wicked
man
who
intitling
himselfe
Jesus
the
great
Prophet
,
was
(
not
very
farre
from
Babilon
)
so
audacious
and
hardy
as
to
joyne
Battle
with
the
Invincible
Army
of
the
Arbiter
of
the
whole
universe
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(2)
Here
is
base
flattery
and
detestable
blasphemy
,
the
Turks
parrasit●
,
thus
entitle
him
and
he
asumes
it
.
the
most
mighty
Emperor
Sultan
Amurath
,
the
right
hand
of
the
Omnipotent
God
,
and
how
the
said
bloudy
fights
ended
by
the
death
of
the
said
false
Prophet
and
all
his
Army
.
In
my
second
,
I
wrote
you
how
that
approaching
neere
the
wals
of
great
Babilon
,
we
were
assaulted
by
the
Army
of
Han
Lord
of
Persia
:
and
how
dreadfull
the
Battaile
was
:
as
also
how
a
great
part
of
our
Army
then
perished
:
and
how
the
aspect
of
the
awefull
countenance
of
our
most
majesticall
Emperor
,
at
least
forced
the
Enemy
to
retire
,
one
part
of
his
Army
flying
into
places
farre
off
,
and
the
other
part
seeking
refuge
within
the
wals
of
Babilon
.
In
my
third
,
I
signified
unto
you
,
that
the
Babilonians
hearts
fayled
them
at
our
approach
;
when
they
beheld
the
vaste
and
great
Channell
and
Trenches
made
by
our
Army
,
to
divert
the
river
Euphrates
annother
way
;
the
great
paines
of
our
supreame
Lord
,
the
admirable
diligence
of
Hussaim
Bassaw
;
the
incomparable
vertue
of
Mahomet
Bassaw
;
the
couragious
vallour
of
Mustapha
Bassaw
,
and
the
generall
and
cordiall
fidelity
of
the
whol●
Imperiall
Army
,
all
which
presaged
the
following
Victory
;
as
also
of
the
foure
Batteries
planted
,
in
each
of
which
were
50.
Peeces
of
Ordnance
,
in
all
200
peeces
,
wherewith
we
continually
battered
the
great
Babilon
,
without
giving
the
Enemies
any
leave
to
take
the
least
respit
:
As
also
of
the
great
Assault
and
Trenches
made
against
the
strong
Castle
of
Venlo
,
by
the
Noble
favorite
of
our
Emperour
Silixtar
Bassaw
;
there
I
also
wrote
unto
you
how
wee
then
numbred
our
Souldiers
,
and
how
many
wee
found
wanting
,
namely
:
the
number
of
such
as
perished
in
the
fore
named
Battels
,
in
the
raysing
of
the
4
Bastions
,
and
in
the
assault
,
amounted
to
73,589
light
Horse
,
with
their
Riders
,
amongst
whom
the
old
Dants
Bassaw
sanctified
by
our
holy
faith
,
who
appeared
alwayes
like
thunder
and
lighting
to
the
Enemies
terror
:
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(4)
That
is
,
were
slaine
;
the
Turks
superstition
,
accounting
them
as
Saints
&
Martyrs
which
dye
by
Warre
in
their
Princes
service
.
with
many
other
Lords
and
great
Captaines
of
the
Countreies
of
Greece
,
Albania
and
Morea
,
which
wee
hope
that
,
(
like
so
many
Cherubins
)
the
chiefest
of
the
Angels
have
conducted
their
soules
to
Heaven
,
into
the
Bozome
of
Mahomet
our
Prophet
,
whom
the
great
God
hath
so
washed
with
the
water
of
Martyrdome
,
suffred
by
them
for
their
faiths
sake
.
There
were
lost
also
in
the
same
actions
,
35000
footmen
,
in
part
Janissaries
,
and
in
part
a
new
sort
of
Souldiers
named
Simeani
;
amongst
whom
was
Beleaver
Bostanga
Bassaw
,
who
that
very
same
day
on
which
he
was
preferred
to
the
dignity
of
Bassaw
,
before
he
could
enjoy
terrestriall
Rule
,
conducted
to
heaven
these
his
Souldiers
,
being
drawne
to
enjoy
those
Celestiall
waters
,
the
which
GOD
hath
granted
to
the
Faithfull
,
through
the
intercession
of
our
great
Prophet
.
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(5)
There
is
no
cheate
like
that
which
cloaths
it selfe
in
the
habit
of
Religion
.
This
the
Iugling
Mahomet
promised
Azoara
2
,
and
is
it
this
day
by
them
firmely
beloved
.
After
which
,
I
also
advised
you
how
that
the
great
Ingeneere
of
Afrique
had
caused
more
than
1000
Barques
to
be
built
:
And
how
that
25
Canons
of
unmeasurable
greatnesse
,
were
laid
upon
skins
blowne
full
of
wind
like
bladders
,
and
so
were
supported
,
and
swame
on
the
River
Euphrates
,
but
to
what
end
no
one
knew
.
I
further
advized
you
of
the
great
preparations
and
toyle
in
making
the
great
frame
for
the
Bridge
ouer
the
River
,
and
how
that
the
said
River
being
diverted
another
way
,
we
presented
the
aforesaid
Cannons
before
the
strong
walls
of
Babylon
,
and
then
layd
the
Bridge
,
at
one
instant
fortifiing
it
with
strong
and
long
barres
of
Iron
,
that
upheld
it
in
all
those
places
,
which
are
held
necessary
,
and
how
our
designes
tooke
effect
and
a
great
part
of
the
walle
of
Babylon
by
uncessant
Battery
was
broke
downe
,
and
how
the
said
Artillery
together
with
an
Infinit
number
of
our
men
the
diverted
River
by
force
,
returning
suddenly
into
its
Antient
Channell
were
carried
away
thereby
.
And
not
onely
so
,
but
that
the
River
also
broake
into
the
Citty
of
Babylon
,
through
the
breaches
in
the
wall
,
which
our
Emperour
perceiving
,
commanded
the
aforesaid
Barques
,
full
of
Souldiers
to
row
into
the
City
,
(
6
)
as
you
have
had
in
my
former
large
information
.
After
this
there
came
a
commandement
from
our
Omni
Potent
Emperour
,
the
bridge
being
finished
)
that
we
should
fill
up
the
trenches
by
us
made
:
Mustapha
Bassawe
.
The
Conductor
of
the
the
third
,
was
the
most
vertuous
Mahomet
.
The
fourth
chiefe
leader
was
(
the
abstract
and
quintessence
of
all
honour
and
vertue
)
his
sacred
Majesty
,
the
great
Emperour
himselfe
,
who
was
contented
so
to
doe
,
contrary
to
the
advice
of
his
chiefe
Counsellors
,
and
of
all
the
three
Champions
,
according
to
the
directions
of
the
Ingeneere
of
Affrique
,
into
whose
hands
the
Invincible
Majesty
of
our
Emperour
had
given
all
his
power
and
authority
,
his
Maiesty
himselfe
,
in
this
designe
,
contenting
to
bee
commanded
by
his
owne
slave
.
Over
the
fifth
part
of
the
hoast
,
the
great
Solicitor
had
Command
,
and
hee
remained
to
guard
those
borders
,
whither
it
was
reported
the
(
7
)
unbeleiving
Persian
was
retired
with
the
residue
of
his
forces
.
After
this
manner
,
having
put
themselves
in
order
of
battaile
,
by
the
Commandement
of
the
great
Legislator
,
order
was
given
that
in
every
severall
Regiment
,
the
most
eloquent
man
amongst
them
chosen
,
should
by
a
Marshall
speech
animate
the
Souldiers
to
fight
resolutely
using
these
or
the
like
words
.
Most
valiant
Champions
,
most
happy
slaves
of
the
Emperours
Majesty
,
[
(9)
](A15862-e11740-b)
(9)
What
Barbarisme
it
is
to
account
the
bodies
of
the
deceased
men
no
better
then
Rubbish
.
Rubbish
,
throwne
into
the
said
dryed
channell
,
by
multitudes
of
men
in
short
time
,
we
made
it
plainely
equall
with
the
other
ground
,
for
the
space
of
two
miles
in
length
,
even
under
the
very
wals
of
the
city
:
the
most
valiant
Ianisaries
and
Simeenis
,
stormed
upon
the
city
with
continuall
tempests
of
Musquet
shot
,
and
gave
not
the
enemy
leave
to
come
in
sight
,
whilst
those
other
forces
which
were
brought
up
through
the
meandrous
trench
aforesaid
,
swiftly
ran
with
scaling
Ladders
,
each
of
them
being
then
armed
with
two
Pistols
,
and
a
short
crooked
sword
hanging
by
their
sides
,
called
Semitars
in
this
sort
they
attempted
to
scale
the
walls
,
and
to
ascend
,
but
the
defendants
within
,
not
sleeping
a
whit
,
with
hot
mixture
of
Pitch
,
and
Tarre
,
Rosen
,
Brimstone
,
and
multitude
of
stones
overwhelmed
us
,
and
with
certaine
Artillery
,
so
monstrous
bigge
,
that
in
one
of
their
mouthes
a
man
might
commodiously
lye
,
these
being
charged
with
chaines
,
and
nayles
,
bullets
and
Iron
barres
,
&c.
Swept
our
men
away
,
wee
on
the
contrary
side
,
attempting
with
good
Canon
,
to
beat
downe
their
walls
to
the
ground
,
which
at
last
likewise
tooke
effect
;
but
this
advantage
was
accompanied
with
a
greater
difficulty
,
for
the
defendants
had
fortified
within
,
and
built
another
very
strong
brick-wall
,
neere
the
which
they
had
made
a
very
deepe
and
large
ditch
,
all
covered
over
with
boards
,
in
the
manner
of
a
trappe
doore
,
or
draw
bridge
,
which
they
kept
levell
,
untill
there
had
entred
into
the
City
about
2000
Ianisaries
,
and
perceiving
the
light
horse
to
enter
also
,
they
let
fall
the
trappe
doore
to
our
great
perill
and
dammage
,
for
such
was
the
fury
of
our
holy
inspired
souldiers
,
to
presse
forwards
the
sooner
and
more
effectually
to
shew
their
man
hood
and
valour
,
that
the
hindemost
forced
the
formost
to
fall
downe
headlong
into
the
aforesaid
deepe
prepared
Ditch
,
insomuch
that
in
a
short
time
,
what
with
our
men
,
and
with
our
Horses
,
the
Ditch
was
then
filled
,
And
leuelled
with
the
ground
.
The
Defendants
saw
it
,
and
began
againe
to
distribute
theire
shott
and
to
thunder
with
the
aboue
said
widemouth
petards
,
But
wee
being
arrived
even
vnder
the
said
wall
,
and
as
it
were
at
hand
blowes
,
our
multitudes
at
the
last
overcame
all
their
oppositions
,
and
forced
them
to
retire
to
the
other
side
of
the
City
,
leaving
these
battered
walls
to
our
discretion
,
upon
which
wee
displayed
our
Emperours
most
happy
banners
,
and
they
likewise
on
the
other
side
did
display
those
of
PERSIA
.
Thus
wee
gained
the
one
halfe
of
the
City
in
the
space
of
twelve
houres
,
or
thereabouts
.
The
Defendants
in
this
Assault
having
lost
above
twenty
thousand
men
,
and
wee
on
our
side
130000
,
amongst
whom
the
great
Vizier
was
eternised
by
his
glorious
death
,
who
after
he
had
with
incredible
vallor
,
vndanted
Courage
that
selfe
same
day
,
cast
eighty
seuerall
darts
against
the
Enemy
,
was
at
last
by
a
usquet
shot
smote
into
the
forehead
,
whose
death
our
army
taking
notice
of
,
called
thrice
vnitedly
,
vpon
the
name
of
GOD
[
(10)
](A15862-e11760-b)
(10)
Nulla
●ens
tam
fera
nemo
hominum
est
tam
Immanis
cuius
meatem
non
imbu●rit
Dei
Opinio
.
Cic.
Tus
.
Quaest.
All
men
know
that
there
is
a
God
,
but
not
how
to
serve
him
,
superstition
is
of
a
larger
growth
then
Atheisme
.
and
did
also
most
humbly
recommend
his
Soule
to
his
Deities
acceptance
with
fervent
and
hearty
Prayers
,
&c.
After
this
manner
wee
having
at
last
overcome
the
Defendants
,
did
afterward
rest
the
Lords
and
Masters
of
the
one
halfe
of
the
City
,
whereupon
then
Camp
for
that
day
reposed
;
&
the
very
next
morning
,
the
Emperor
sent
for
his
most
faithfull
Mustapha
Basbaw
to
come
unto
his
presence
(
who
was
called
Silixtar
,
which
is
as
much
to
say
girt-Sword
)
hee
accordingly
presenting
himselfe
,
first
caused
him
to
bee
arrayed
with
three
severall
rich
Garments
,
and
with
his
owne
hands
girt
his
Sword
about
him
,
and
then
assigned
to
him
his
Treasury
,
saying
,
unto
him
:
Take
into
thy
custody
my
right
hand
the
Privic
Seale
and
shew
thy self
my
valiant
(
a
)
Wolfe
,
The
Wol●…
,
ie
Annimal
fero●
non
generos●…
rapax
nunquam
turatum
.
let
me
see
how
thou
wilt
behave
thy selfe
in
guiding
of
mine
Army
in
the
remainder
of
the
victory
.
The
great
Bashaw
(
without
the
least
answer
casting
himself
downe
upon
the
ground
)
most
humbly
kissed
the
Emperours
hand
,
and
presently
with
much
hast
tooke
horse
,
gallopping
amaine
towards
that
part
of
the
City
which
was
by
us
already
overcome
,
where
lighting
from
his
horse
he
was
received
of
all
the
Army
with
great
tryumph
.
The
almighty
God
the
recompencer
of
our
true
valour
which
overcommeth
all
oppositions
,
infused
into
all
our
Camp
unspeakable
jollity
,
prosperity
,
and
supplyed
us
with
abundance
of
all
things
necessary
for
life
,
&c.
But
the
Reader
hath
by
the
way
to
understand
that
before
the
comming
of
the
Turkes
under
Babylon
.
The
Persians
had
sent
away
all
unprofitable
and
unserviceable
persons
(
as
old
Men
,
women
and
children
)
unto
other
retired
Cities
and
strong
holds
of
Persia
,
there
being
left
for
guard
of
the
City
onely
40000
able
garrison
Souldiers
,
over
which
were
foure
principall
Commanders
;
namely
the
first
and
chiefest
was
called
Obet
Han
,
the
second
Mentisen
Ebas
,
the
third
Asmaean
,
and
the
fourth
Sacker
.
Now
it
happened
that
the
three
aforesaid
last
named
Commanders
by
certaine
passages
had
some
suspition
that
their
chiefe
Generall
Obet
Han
was
corrupted
by
the
great
Turke
,
and
held
private
correspondency
with
him
;
whereupon
with
an
unanimous
consent
they
imprisoned
the
same
Obet
Han
in
a
Tombe
,
but
he
soone
after
clearing
himselfe
was
againe
set
at
liberty
.
This
night
all
the
aforesaid
Commanders
called
a
Councell
,
wherein
after
much
conference
being
propounded
what
medicine
was
best
to
cure
so
desperate
a
disease
.
The
opinion
of
the
said
Obet
Han
was
,
to
deliver
up
the
remainder
of
the
City
upon
any
indifferent
tearmes
.
But
the
other
three
chiefe
Captaines
were
so
farre
from
consenting
thereto
,
that
they
plainly
told
him
,
if
he
would
not
hold
out
,
even
unto
the
last
man
,
all
the
Persians
in
the
City
would
rise
up
against
him
,
and
cause
him
most
shamefully
and
disgracefully
to
loose
his
life
.
Whereupon
he
(
knowing
,
that
they
jested
not
,
and
fearing
so
great
a
storme
would
ensue
)
at
midnight
gave
a
secret
signe
to
our
Camp
,
that
he
would
yeeld
and
give
himselfe
into
the
pious
hands
of
our
Emperour
,
which
he
accordingly
did
,
the
great
Turke
promising
him
gracious
entertainment
[
(a)
](A15862-e12060-b)
(a)
A
valiant
man
cannot
bee
a
Traytor
,
but
Cowardice
and
Treason
commonly
walke
hand
in
hand
,
and
such
was
Han.
upon
which
security
he
feigned
to
his
Countrymen
that
his
desire
was
,
the
next
morning
to
be
the
first
which
would
withstand
the
furie
of
the
Turkes
first
assault
;
whereupon
they
(
no
way
dreaming
of
his
intention
)
commended
his
forwardnesse
,
and
incouraged
him
to
behave
himselfe
valiantly
;
so
betimes
the
next
morning
hee
issued
forth
of
his
hold
with
3000
Souldiers
as
if
it
were
to
withstand
us
,
but
instead
thereof
hee
went
straight
forwards
with
the
said
Souldiers
unto
the
lodging
of
our
great
Vizier
,
who
with
much
humanity
entertained
him
,
and
advised
our
Emperour
of
what
had
hapned
who
hearing
the
processe
,
caused
the
said
Obet
Han
to
come
before
his
presence
(
who
immediately
presenting
himselfe
)
[
(d)
](A15862-e12140-b)
(d)
Must
he
needs
be
a
Mussulman
that
is
subject
to
the
House
of
Ottoman
?
Quis
l●…g●t
hoc
,
&
in
●…chinnor
non
solvitur
?
houre
,
became
beleevers
of
the
most
happie
truth
of
Mahomet
.
The
aforesaid
donatives
and
presents
were
given
unto
the
aforesaid
Obet
Han
,
because
hee
had
alwaies
underhand
kept
correspondency
with
our
Emperour
which
was
(
as
aforesaid
)
almost
revealed
:
but
the
Omnipotent
God
preserved
him
in
safety
,
to
the
end
his
honourable
actions
by
future
Writers
might
be
published
in
(
e
)
holy
paper
to
the
whole
World
.
After
which
we
heard
in
the
Persians
fortifications
a
great
tumult
and
confusion
,
and
in
that
instant
,
certaine
of
the
Defendants
desired
a
Parley
,
the
which
being
by
us
perceived
,
some
were
sent
to
know
their
minds
,
which
being
understood
,
they
returned
&
opened
it
to
the
Emperour
and
his
Councell
,
who
concluded
that
the
following
day
there
should
be
on
both
sides
a
cessation
from
Armes
,
and
likewise
ordered
that
the
following
night
,
at
the
darke
Posterne
doore
of
the
Castle
all
the
Persian
Soldiers
upon
agreement
should
issue
foorth
with
as
much
Baggage
as
they
would
carry
,
and
keepe
their
way
through
the
ordinary
street
towards
Persia
.
And
to
this
end
order
was
given
,
that
the
Camp
of
Silixtar
great
Bashaw
should
make
them
way
and
retire
from
these
Frontiers
,
but
there
arose
a
suspition
,
&
it
was
the
common
bruit
amongst
our
Soldiers
that
the
Persians
fled
,
and
that
in
a
tumacious
manner
without
rendring
the
least
Obedience
to
our
army
(
though
perswaded
thereunto
one
while
by
admonitions
,
another
while
by
menaces
)
which
this
their
intollerable
obstinacy
caused
our
men
to
rush
all
in
an
Impetous
fury
towards
those
parts
,
where
the
Persians
were
,
who
knowing
full
well
in
what
desperate
case
they
were
(
Death
threatning
them
on
all
sides
)
prepared
themselves
for
their
best
defence
,
which
preparation
caused
a
rumour
,
&
the
rumor
so
affrighted
the
Turks
which
were
Iodged
in
that
part
of
the
City
already
won
,
(
fearing
some
great
ayd
was
come
from
the
King
of
Persia
to
succour
the
distressed
Babilonians
)
that
thereupon
they
forsooke
all
the
holds
they
had
before
conquered
,
and
fled
.
Insomuch
,
that
had
not
the
Captaines
of
the
Ianizaries
assured
them
of
the
truth
,
and
incouraged
them
immediatly
to
returne
(
all
that
was
gotten
with
so
great
an
effusion
of
guiltlesse
blood
)
had
been
all
in
a
trice
lost
again
.
In
this
bloody
Fight
was
a
most
horrible
slaughter
on
both
sides
,
and
a
mortall
destruction
fell
upon
all
those
Persians
which
(
as
aforesaid
)
had
issued
foorth
,
the
most
part
of
them
were
slaine
(
the
ground
drinking
in
their
Hereticall
blood
with
the
blood
of
many
holy
Imperials
;
insomuch
,
that
but
300
of
our
Enemies
escaped
death
that
day
)
who
(
being
taken
Prisoners
alive
)
and
said
that
the
faithlesse
Promise
of
our
Emperour
had
deceived
them
;
But
wee
answered
them
that
though
our
Emperor
had
given
them
his
faith
,
not
to
molest
them
in
their
passage
,
yet
this
his
pleasure
was
not
proclaimed
through
the
Campe
,
therefore
we
were
not
bound
to
observe
it
:
where
upon
,
presently
after
they
were
brought
to
a
place
neere
the
Dudiglien
or
Tent
of
the
great
Vizier
,
and
were
all
beheaded
.
This
tragedy
being
seen
by
the
Persians
,
which
kept
the
Castle
,
made
them
prepare
for
their
defence
,
unto
whom
our
Emperor
ingaged
his
faith
and
promised
them
to
proclaime
it
through
the
whole
Campe
,
according
to
their
own
hearts
desire
;
neverthelesse
,
they
remayned
obstinate
:
and
notwithstanding
,
that
all
day
long
they
were
perswaded
to
accept
thereof
,
they
would
not
consent
thereto
,
for
which
cause
there
came
out
a
Comaund
,
that
the
next
day
following
,
both
in
the
Ditches
,
and
without
,
a
generall
assault
should
be
made
,
which
was
accordingly
performed
;
and
wee
approaching
to
the
outward
ditch
of
the
Castle
,
which
was
a
pike
long
in
depth
,
and
another
in
breadth
,
which
hindred
our
entrance
into
a
broader
green
;
we
indeavoured
with
a
great
quantity
of
beames
and
timber
to
fill
up
the
ditches
,
and
,
as
it
were
,
to
make
a
kind
of
a
Bridg
,
wherby
our
designe
might
take
effect
.
But
whilst
we
were
thus
seriously
imployed
about
this
work
,
the
defendants
from
the
out
wals
of
the
Castle
with
their
musket
shot
,
and
from
their
Bastions
with
their
Artillery
,
made
great
havock
of
our
men
;
yet
neverthelesse
,
in
the
space
of
an
houre
we
had
laid
our
beames
,
and
made
a
kind
of
Bridge
,
by
the
which
our
Souldiers
thronged
over
to
the
aforesaid
greene
,
where
being
come
,
wee
found
another
Ditch
halfe
as
deep
,
and
as
broad
as
the
other
,
thorow
which
passed
a
river
,
and
whilst
some
of
our
men
earnestly
attended
with
their
musket
shot
,
not
giving
leave
to
the
defendants
once
to
shew
themselvs
upon
the
wals
of
the
Castle
,
others
of
our
renowned
best
Souldiers
,
by
their
scaling
Ladders
mounted
up
the
walles
,
a
mine
was
sprung
,
the
violence
whereof
not
only
blew
up
all
those
which
had
passed
the
aforesaid
bridg
,
but
also
the
very
bridg
it selfe
,
and
not
only
so
,
but
as
it
happened
,
this
mine
fired
another
mine
,
which
was
under
the
second
ditch
and
wall
,
which
unsuspectedly
taking
fire
,
blew
up
many
of
the
defendants
,
who
were
on
the
outwals
,
and
the
stones
of
the
said
2
mines
,
also
greatly
damnified
all
those
of
our
Camp
,
which
were
in
the
3
quarter-conquered-City
,
and
as
many
as
were
neere
thereunto
;
being
one
of
the
most
horrible
and
dreadfull
sights
which
hath
beene
seene
by
any
mortall
,
since
the
Creation
.
This
miserable
accident
being
over
,
those
of
our
men
(
which
were
left
alive
,
tooke
quiet
possession
of
the
doores
of
the
Castle
first
,
and
afterward
,
by
plaine
force
,
of
the
Castle
it selfe
,
there
remaining
in
it
alive
only
300
Persians
,
and
those
unarm'd
,
and
without
any
thing
left
wherewith
to
defend
themselves
(
save
that
each
of
them
had
a
short
crooked
sword
by
their
sides
,
called
Simytars
)
their
powder
and
all
their
materials
for
defence
,
being
spent
,
stood
upon
their
guard
and
fought
so
desperatly
,
that
in
the
terrible
conflict
,
many
of
our
Just
Imperials
lost
their
lives
:
But
at
last
our
multitudes
overcame
them
,
and
put
them
all
to
the
sword
.
Thus
after
the
above
said
maner
,
the
great
destroy'd
Babylon
became
wholy
ours
.
But
as
the
valor
expressed
by
our
Souldiers
,
is
beyond
beleeve
,
so
was
also
the
courage
of
the
defendants
,
which
will
adde
unto
us
an
eternal
fame
,
so
strong
a
Fortresse
being
never
heretofore
taken
by
force
,
neither
ever
any
Souldiers
more
obedient
to
their
Superiours
than
ours
were
;
neither
ever
any
Emperor
,
King
,
or
Potentate
from
the
Creation
so
liberall
in
gifts
,
as
this
our
God
of
the
Earth
was
.
I
(
thanks
be
to
God
)
remaine
yet
alive
,
but
wounded
by
a
Musket
shot
in
the
thigh
,
when
wee
became
masters
of
the
Castle
doore
,
and
thus
wounded
,
I
write
this
relation
unto
you
,
being
untill
this
present
day
,
in
the
behalfe
,
&
by
direction
and
order
from
our
terrestiall
God
;
daily
visited
by
Selictar
Bassaw
,
whereby
,
notwithstanding
the
wound
,
greatly
molesteth
me
,
yet
I
have
comfort
and
heartely
rejoyce
,
that
my
body
is
marked
for
the
holy
faiths
sake
,
and
I
shall
not
too
much
emulate
,
the
felicity
of
our
dead
:
since
that
the
pious
God
knew
well
the
ambition
I
had
to
dye
in
defence
of
our
most
holy
faith
,
and
in
service
of
my
Emperor
,
who
so
often
shews
such
evident
signes
of
his
affection
towards
me
,
as
I
my selfe
could
neither
expect
or
desire
;
wherfore
my
longing
is
to
meet
with
an
opportunity
,
whereby
I
may
give
a
testimonie
,
that
,
after
God
,
he
is
my
soule
.
As
for
the
rest
,
there
remaine
yet
alive
unto
me
foure
horses
and
3
servants
(
whom
God
blesse
&
send
them
good
fortune
)
that
they
may
deserve
their
stipends
,
and
leave
fame
to
their
children
.
As
for
the
victuals
for
our
Camp
(
by
the
Providence
of
God
)
wee
found
great
store
in
the
City
,
and
also
by
the
diligence
of
our
Emperour
,
wee
have
great
abundance
of
all
things
,
making
continuall
feasts
with
roaring
of
Artillery
and
praying
to
God
for
the
prosperity
&
happy
successe
of
our
Almighty
Emperor
,
as
you
also
ought
by
the
Emperors
command
,
to
give
notice
to
all
his
subjects
that
they
observe
the
like
.
In
this
City
we
found
145
Canons
for
battery
,
the
which
carried
shot
of
50
and
70
pound
weight
;
92
morter
pieces
,
in
the
which
any
man
might
stand
most
conveniently
,
but
little
or
no
wealth
at
all
,
because
all
before
our
coming
was
carried
away
from
thence
,
nothing
remaining
but
what
was
necessary
to
maintain
the
life
of
the
above
said
40000
Souldiers
,
there
left
in
guarde
of
the
City
.
There
were
also
sufficient
victuals
found
to
maintaine
40000
soules
for
the
space
of
2
years
:
We
found
also
200
Runtars
of
powder
,
&
the
City
wholy
destroy'd
,
which
we
are
about
to
refortifie
.
If
any
other
matter
of
moment
shall
happen
,
I
will
exactly
informe
you
.
Thus
praying
that
whatsoever
you
desire
may
be
fulfilled
,
in
as
much
as
it
aymeth
to
the
prosperity
of
our
Emperor
and
his
Crown
,
Farewell
.
From
the
Camp
.
FINIS
.