THE
WARRES
BETWEENE
THE
Christians
and
the
Turke
.
THe
yeere
1592
,
Hazan
,
Bassa
of
Bossena
,
beeing
Generall
of
the
Turkes
,
going
out
of
Bossena
into
Croatia
,
sodainly
besieged
,
&
within
a
while
toke
the
towne
and
Castell
of
Wihitz
,
the
which
had
now
150.
yeeres
bene
a
strong
and
sure
defence
for
the
Christians
in
that
Countrie
against
the
Turkes
,
who
after
the
taking
thereof
,
in
fewe
dayes
built
a
blocke-house
and
a
bridge
a
litle
way
of
,
vpon
the
riuer
Calapis
:
which
being
done
,
they
burned
and
spoiled
all
the
Countrie
ouer
between
Calapis
and
Sauus
.
This
soddaine
assaulte
of
the
Turke
,
stroke
great
feare
into
the
minds
of
the
Austrians
and
Germanes
.
But
Thomas
Erdeud
the
Ban
of
Sclauonia
,
that
hee
might
defend
his
owne
Countrie
Thuropoly
from
these
inuasions
,
mustering
his
owne
forces
,
and
getting
certaine
aide
of
the
Austrians
,
and
other
his
neighbours
,
incamped
himselfe
right
ouer
against
the
forte
of
Patirnia
,
which
(
as
earst
I
sayd
)
the
Turkes
had
lately
builded
with
the
bridge
.
There
he
expected
further
supply
of
men
and
munition
,
from
the
kingdomes
of
Sclauonia
and
Croatia
.
Which
things
Hazan
Bassa
being
certified
of
,
by
a
trechour
,
a
familiar
of
the
Ban
aforesayd
,
retired
by
the
neerest
waie
,
and
sodainly
assalted
the
christians
,
who
as
yet
knew
not
well
what
the
number
&
furniture
of
the
enemies
were
.
He
came
on
the
rereward
with
a
huge
power
,
&
the
horse
men
being
put
to
flight
,
he
slaughtered
the
infanterie
,
and
chiefly
the
Austrians
,
and
so
became
master
of
their
ordinance
.
Then
marched
he
forward
without
impeachment
thorough
all
Thuropoly
,
and
alonge
the
most
populous
bankes
of
Calapis
and
Sauus
,
where
hee
gaue
vnto
death
,
and
vnto
bondage
worse
than
death
about
foure
thousand
men
.
Hee
thought
also
to
haue
beene
master
of
the
castle
of
Sissek
,
scituate
at
the
concurrent
of
the
two
riuers
Calapis
and
Sauus
,
because
it
was
a
fit
place
for
passage
into
Austria
,
Carinthia
,
and
Carniota
,
a
thing
which
had
sometimes
afore
bene
attempted
,
but
then
hee
was
nobly
repulsed
by
the
rare
worth
of
Nicholas
Miccatius
the
gouernour
,
and
the
singular
valour
of
the
garrison
souldiers
,
so
that
after
a
fewe
idle
assaultes
,
hee
was
forced
to
giue
it
ouer
.
In
Summer
this
present
yere
1593.
Aazan
Bassa
,
with
certaine
of
the
Sangiacbeges
,
whereof
hee
hath
nine
vnder
his
commaunde
,
returning
to
the
besiege
of
Sissek
,
first
razing
Treschina
,
a
castle
of
the
Bishop
of
Zagabria
,
came
before
it
about
the
beginning
of
Iune
,
&
hauing
made
many
breaches
by
continuall
battery
night
&
daie
,
there
was
now
no
hope
of
safetie
for
the
beleaguered
,
vnlesse
God
beyond
all
thought
,
had
succoured
them
.
For
although
Casars
troupes
,
which
were
now
mustered
of
the
Austrians
,
and
the
borderers
thereabouts
,
were
much
fewer
than
the
Turkes
,
yet
the
Ban
of
Sclauonia
,
and
Auers
Pergius
,
and
Rupertus
Ekenberger
,
&
diuers
other
nobles
,
amongst
whom
was
Melchior
Reder
,
Baron
of
Silesia
,
a
man
famous
both
for
learning
and
martiall
affaires
,
hauing
the
leading
of
them
.
When
they
behelde
and
sawe
the
Christians
besieged
,
and
brought
to
such
distresse
,
with
heroike
worth
,
and
resolute
courage
,
bringing
first
their
armie
into
Sissec
,
they
sallyed
out
on
the
Turkes
,
who
had
made
a
bridge
ouer
Calapis
,
and
pitched
theyr
Tentes
both
on
this
and
that
side
of
the
Riuer
:
they
put
them
to
flight
that
were
on
this
side
of
the
riuer
,
&
making
themselues
masters
of
a
parte
of
the
bridge
,
they
cut
it
downe
,
so
that
this
part
of
the
Turkes
armie
coulde
not
retire
to
the
other
,
they
still
perished
,
and
driue
the
retiring
Turkes
euen
to
the
riuer
,
who
rather
committed
themselues
to
the
mercie
of
the
water
,
than
to
the
mercie
of
the
victours
.
The
other
that
were
on
the
other
side
of
the
water
,
quite
amazed
by
this
slaughter
of
their
fellowes
,
committed
their
safetie
to
their
feete
.
There
were
drowned
in
the
riuer
,
Hazan
Bassa
aforesaid
,
with
his
brother
,
and
Sinam
Beg
or
president
of
Clista
,
the
sonne
of
Amurathes
the
Turkes
sister
,
and
Memy
Beg
or
president
of
Hertzegouin
,
which
was
the
chiefe
Citie
of
highe
Bossina
,
sometime
a
Dukedome
,
as
Bagnia
Luca
,
the
seate
of
Bassa
,
was
the
Metropolis
of
the
kingdome
of
base
Bossina
.
Amurath
the
Turke
was
so
grieued
with
this
ouerthrowe
,
wherein
his
sisters
sonne
,
and
the
Bassa
of
Bossinas
selfe
,
with
many
other
valiaunt
men
,
were
either
slaine
or
drowned
in
Calapis
,
that
partly
through
the
wofull
lamentations
of
his
sister
,
who
at
his
feet
desired
reuenge
of
her
slain
sonne
,
and
partly
by
the
perswasion
of
Sinam
,
Bassa
,
and
partly
for
the
disdaine
and
griefe
of
the
aforesayde
ouerthrowe
,
hee
presently
denounced
open
warre
vpon
Rodolph
the
Emperor
,
and
made
Mahumet
,
Bassa
of
Temes
warre
,
Deputy
of
Bossena
&
Croatia
,
with
authoritie
to
prosecute
the
warre
,
and
caused
the
Deputie
of
Greece
to
aide
him
with
an
armie
,
and
commanded
the
Bassa
of
Buda
and
the
rest
,
to
put
garrisons
in
the
castells
of
the
frontries
,
and
to
be
at
the
command
of
Sinam
Basshau
of
Vesirian
,
whom
he
sent
as
his
lieutenant
generall
into
Hungarie
.
Now
the
Christians
after
the
Turkes
ouerthrow
at
Sisek
,
taking
respite
for
two
moneths
,
began
at
last
,
though
too
late
,
to
besiege
the
castle
Petrinia
,
neere
to
Hrastowiz
vpon
Calapis
,
which
the
Turks
had
fortified
the
yere
before
:
for
hearing
by
a
Turk
a
spie
(
who
came
voluntary
vnto
them
,
and
so
at
his
pleasure
went
a
waie
)
that
the
Deputie
of
Greece
marched
thether
,
though
the
Turkes
in
the
Castle
besieged
were
in
great
distresse
,
wanting
pouder
,
&
consulting
to
come
to
a
parlie
of
surrendering
the
holde
,
they
raised
their
siege
and
departed
.
When
this
fame
of
the
Turkish
warre
,
renued
and
proclaimed
in
Constantinople
and
Buda
,
was
bruited
in
Germanie
,
the
yeerely
pension
which
had
not
beene
paide
rwo
yeeres
together
,
was
without
delay
,
the
first
daie
of
August
,
carried
from
Vienna
to
Gamorrha
.
But
presently
newes
came
that
Sinan
Basshau
the
Generall
,
marched
into
Hungary
nere
to
Buda
,
&
that
the
forces
of
the
deputie
of
Greece
which
were
alreadie
come
into
Croatia
,
had
not
onelie
raised
the
siege
at
Petrinia
,
but
had
also
wonne
Sisck
,
and
had
cruelly
massacred
and
put
to
death
all
the
garrison
souldiers
,
among
whome
were
some
Germanes
,
and
had
throwen
their
carcases
into
the
riuer
Calapis
,
and
that
afterwards
passing
ouer
Sauus
,
euen
to
Sagabria
,
spoyling
&
burning
as
they
went
,
they
had
taken
about
fiue
thousand
men
,
whome
they
made
theyr
miserable
bond
slaues
,
&
that
the
siege
of
Sagabria
was
expected
euerie
houre
.
Therefore
they
thought
it
best
to
take
some
other
course
to
withdrawe
the
enemie
,
and
to
vndertake
a
better
courage
of
warlike
defence
.
Therefore
there
went
post
to
Prage
Frances
Nadastus
,
the
noble
Duke
of
Hungarie
,
&
Deputie
of
Iaurin
,
Ferdinard
Earle
of
Hardec
,
and
diuerse
others
of
Austria
,
Carniola
,
Carinthia
,
and
other
places
,
who
did
aggrauate
the
greatnesse
of
the
danger
by
reason
of
the
Turkes
,
&
complained
that
vnlesse
they
had
present
aides
,
they
shoulde
of
necessitie
be
constrained
to
yeeld
vnto
them
.
The
Emperour
therefore
gaue
commandement
to
muster
the
Bohemians
,
Siluesians
,
Moracians
,
Austrians
,
and
other
of
his
hereditarie
princes
,
for
seruice
on
horseback
and
on
foot
,
and
to
augment
the
garrisons
in
the
limitanie
holds
,
and
sent
Embassadors
to
the
electors
of
the
Empire
,
for
the
holding
of
a
parliament
at
Rauenspurg
,
for
the
vniting
of
the
forces
of
the
Empire
,
to
with-holde
the
Turkish
crueltie
from
Germanie
,
and
from
other
partes
of
Christendome
.
He
hired
also
great
forces
of
horse
and
foote
men
against
the
next
spring
,
because
Basshaw
Sinam
hauing
taken
Wespria
and
Palatta
,
threatned
that
he
would
without
faile
march
into
Vienna
.
Ferdinand
Samaria
,
and
George
Andrew
of
Hofkirchen
were
gouernors
of
Westpriu
,
and
had
a
garrison
of
twelue
thousand
soldiers
.
Sinam
Bassa
laide
siege
to
it
the
two
and
twentith
of
September
:
he
made
three
skonces
vpon
the
high
waies
to
Raba
and
Palatta
,
in
the
night
he
cast
his
trenches
,
and
raised
twelue
barricados
on
them
,
and
began
to
batter
the
wall
with
the
Canon
,
and
slue
the
master
of
the
Ordenaunce
of
Westpriu
with
a
shot
.
They
did
little
that
daie
,
and
therfore
the
next
daie
they
intrenched
themselues
neerer
to
the
wall
,
and
from
sixe
seuerall
places
so
thundred
vppon
them
,
that
almost
no
man
could
stand
in
safetie
either
on
the
wals
or
in
the
fortresses
.
Then
after
certaine
assaultes
to
scale
the
wall
,
they
were
at
last
repulsed
with
a
large
hail
of
the
muskettiers
.
The
next
morning
had
no
sooner
giuen
light
to
the
fourth
daye
of
the
siege
,
but
the
Turks
fiercely
renued
the
battrie
,
&
hauing
scaled
the
wals
,
they
began
there
to
aduance
their
colours
,
but
our
souldiers
put
them
to
the
foile
.
Being
so
defeated
,
they
threw
balles
of
wilde
fire
on
the
gate
,
and
on
the
wooden
houses
adioyning
,
and
razed
the
wals
neere
to
the
gate
,
euen
vnto
the
grounde
:
and
giuing
fresh
onsets
against
the
gate
and
the
castle
,
and
other
places
,
they
so
discouraged
the
gouernor
and
the
souldiers
,
that
being
now
desperate
to
defend
the
towne
any
longer
,
because
there
appeared
no
hope
of
succor
from
the
gouernours
of
Raba
and
Pappa
:
the
night
following
they
secretly
issued
out
of
the
citie
,
&
soght
to
saue
themselues
by
flight
:
but
the
Turks
perceiuing
it
,
pursued
them
as
they
fled
:
many
of
them
they
slue
,
and
tooke
Ferdinand
Samaria
the
gouernor
himselfe
,
and
some
other
prisoners
.
There
escaped
to
Pappa
in
safetie
about
fortie
Germanes
,
and
foure
and
fiftie
Hungarians
.
On
Saint
Michaels
euen
the
Turkes
besieged
Palatta
,
where
two
Hungarians
that
ranne
awaie
to
them
,
are
recorded
to
haue
told
them
whence
the
castle
might
best
bee
battered
.
But
whereas
the
Bashau
hauing
sent
letters
into
the
castle
,
wherein
hee
perswaded
the
garrison
souldiers
which
were
foure
hundred
to
yeelde
the
Castle
vnto
him
,
sith
it
should
be
a
bootlesse
matter
to
make
resistance
,
&
promised
them
life
and
safe
conduit
if
they
would
departt
hauing
voluntarily
surrendred
it
,
they
had
in
deede
safe
conduite
for
one
mil●
,
but
afterwardes
at
a
signe
giuen
,
they
were
almost
all
murthered
,
so
that
of
all
,
only
foure
&
twentie
escaped
.
The
thinges
which
followed
had
better
successe
.
For
when
intelligence
was
giuen
by
the
captiues
and
the
spies
which
Basshau
Sinam
by
reason
of
the
winter
nowe
approching
,
had
disposed
his
armes
to
their
winteringes
,
and
that
himselfe
reuoked
by
Amurath
,
was
gone
poast
to
Constantinople
,
because
the
Persians
and
the
Georgians
had
certaine
newe
complots
in
hand
,
Ferdinand
Earle
of
Hardec
,
Generall
of
the
armie
of
base
Hungarie
,
ioyning
to
his
,
the
Armies
of
Peter
Husan
gouernour
of
Pappa
,
and
of
Nadastus
Earle
of
Serin
,
and
of
Palfius
,
and
other
Captaines
,
marched
towardes
Albie-royall
,
hauing
some
hope
to
get
the
suburbes
thereof
,
and
the
house
of
the
gouernor
of
the
Citie
,
and
the
demaines
.
He
therefore
sent
Husar
Peter
to
the
further
side
of
the
Citie
,
with
commandement
that
at
midnight
he
should
assault
the
suburbes
,
at
what
time
hee
himselfe
would
giue
a
signe
,
that
he
also
made
an
assault
on
the
other
side
,
that
so
they
might
more
easily
ouercome
them
,
whome
they
did
assaile
in
the
suburbs
,
their
minds
and
forces
beeing
so
distract
,
and
Husar
tooke
and
burnt
one
of
the
suburbs
,
but
the
Turks
defending
the
Citie
,
our
men
thought
best
,
beeing
destitute
both
of
victual
&
munition
,
to
forsake
it
:
and
when
as
they
had
scarse
retired
two
miles
,
the
next
daie
word
was
brought
,
that
the
Turkes
in
great
troups
followed
them
,
and
were
determined
to
set
vppon
them
as
they
fled
.
Thereupon
our
men
staie
,
pause
vpon
the
point
,
marshall
the
battell
,
and
beard
the
enemy
to
his
teeth
,
fighting
valiantly
,
and
God
striking
amazement
into
the
enemies
heart
,
they
turne
the
Ianizaries
into
flight
,
and
obtain
a
noble
victorie
the
four
and
twentith
of
October
,
according
to
the
olde
stile
.
The
Aga
or
Captaine
of
the
Ianizaries
being
taken
prisoner
,
reported
that
the
Bassa
of
Buda
disswaded
them
from
fight
,
but
that
at
last
he
was
constrained
to
go
out
to
fight
by
the
importunitie
and
threates
of
the
souldiers
.
It
is
thought
that
hee
hauing
receiued
three
woundes
with
musket
shot
,
died
afterwardes
at
Buda
.
There
were
in
this
skirmish
besides
the
Basshau
of
Buda
,
the
Sanzach
or
gouernour
of
Albie-roiall
,
of
Strigon
,
of
Pestis
,
of
Fiukirks
,
of
Moach
,
of
Fillek
,
of
Newstair
,
of
Zeschen
,
of
Copau
,
of
Zolnock
,
of
Zegedin
,
&c.
But
I
cannot
tell
whether
anie
of
them
were
kilde
or
no.
Ferdinand
Earle
of
Hardec
after
this
victorie
atchieued
,
returned
to
Raba
in
Iaurin
.
In
high
Hungarie
,
Frederike
Baron
of
Tieffenbach
,
by
force
wonne
from
the
Turkes
the
castle
of
Zabacca
,
which
they
had
fortified
,
where
resting
onely
one
daie
,
he
brought
his
armie
before
Tillek
a
famous
castle
and
towne
,
the
seate
of
the
Turkes
Deputie
,
and
two
miles
from
the
place
aforesayd
.
There
on
the
twelfth
of
Nouember
he
put
to
flight
the
Turkish
armie
,
which
was
raised
of
the
Countries
adiacent
,
and
came
thether
to
raise
the
siege
.
The
next
daie
they
raised
their
rampires
agaynst
the
towne
,
and
began
to
batter
it
,
but
the
Turkes
themselues
burnt
that
,
and
abandoning
the
base
skonce
,
the
garrison
souldiers
about
eight
hundred
betooke
themselues
to
the
gard
of
the
high
castle
alone
,
but
at
last
with
condition
of
their
liues
,
they
yeelded
it
by
composition
.
The
fame
of
this
surrender
,
caused
the
Turkes
which
held
the
castles
of
Diun
and
Hamaske
neere
thereto
,
to
forsake
theyr
holdes
,
and
vnassalted
to
flie
awaie
.
Then
was
the
armie
brought
before
the
towne
and
castle
of
Zetchen
another
holde
of
the
Sangiachag
,
and
wonne
it
with
certaine
of
her
castles
adioyning
,
of
Holloc
,
Samos
,
and
Plauesteine
:
which
the
garrisons
willingly
forsaking
lefte
,
to
defend
themselues
agaynst
the
approching
enemie
.
Towardes
the
ende
of
the
moneth
,
Nogard
(
so
they
commonly
call
it
)
and
Sangiacaf
,
a
famous
towne
became
ours
,
and
certaine
Turkes
of
Albie-roiall
bringing
a
new
Deputy
into
the
castle
of
Palatte
newly
surprised
,
were
in
December
by
Huzar
Peter
valiantly
put
to
the
worse
.
But
sith
the
time
of
the
yeere
was
so
vnfit
,
&
the
continuall
raine
made
the
waies
so
deepe
,
that
their
ordinance
could
not
conueniently
be
haled
from
place
to
place
,
and
that
the
armye
could
not
indure
to
lie
incamped
anie
longer
,
they
were
on
both
sides
inforced
to
go
to
their
wintering
places
.
In
the
meane
time
Sinam
the
Bassa
of
Vesirium
was
earnestly
expected
at
Buda
,
but
he
beeing
gone
to
Constantinople
,
the
deputy
of
Greece
is
recorded
to
haue
come
to
Buda
at
last
with
a
certaine
power
not
of
greatest
importance
.