A letter sent by the Grand Visier to the Duke of Lorrain, in his camp at Zaluock, on the eighteenth of September, 1687 in which he earnestly entreats for peace. Mehmed IV, Sultan of the Turks, 1642-1693. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A26297 of text R38559 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing A4316). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A26297 Wing A4316 ESTC R38559 17761554 ocm 17761554 106595 2240851728

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A26297) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 106595) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1626:35) A letter sent by the Grand Visier to the Duke of Lorrain, in his camp at Zaluock, on the eighteenth of September, 1687 in which he earnestly entreats for peace. Mehmed IV, Sultan of the Turks, 1642-1693. 1 sheet ([2] p.) s.n., London printed : 1687. Signed at end: Solyman Mahomet Azen, Visier. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. eng Austro-Turkish War, 1683-1699. Turkey -- History -- Mehmed IV, 1648-1687. eebo A letter sent by the Grand Visier to the Duke of Lorrain, in his camp at Zaluock, on the eighteenth of September, 1687 in which he earnestly entreats Mehmed IV, Sultan of the Turks, 1687 3 532 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2010-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2010-03 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-04 Sampled and proofread 2010-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A LETTER Sent by the GRAND VISIER TO THE Duke of Lorrain , In His CAMP at ZALUOCK , On the Eighteenth of September , 1687. In which He earnestly Entreats for PEACE . CHARLES , Great Captain , Lord and Commander of the Christian Army ,

WE with our faithful Services , do let you know , that the Great God for a long time hath punnished us for unjustly taking up Arms against You ; Our grievous Losses being certain demonstrations and marks of an angry and provoked Deity , whom by all means We would seek to appease , and doubt not by the Righteous and Gracious God from the Chastisement that is now upon Us , will fully satisfie and attone his Wrath , and that he will again take us into his Grace and Mercy , and remove Our many Afflictions , and raise Our Heads and Hearts , so much from the influence of Heaven depressed .

Most Noble Duke , consider the Evils and Discommodities of a long War . How fertile Countries are devastated , pleasant Cities and Villages consumed by Rapine and Fire . The number of Mankind deminished , all living Creatures destroyed , the Fruits of the Earth trampled under Foot , and Trade and Commere the Sinew of an Empire , wholly lost and at a stand

Now We with Our whole Hearts , wish no other than Love and Peace : So kind and benign to Mankind are its effects , that Kingdoms flourish , the People multiply , and the Husband-man after his toil gathers his Fruits with quietness .

In fine , as War destroys and overturns all , so Love and Peace brings and restores every thing to its height and perfections , which with Our whole Heart We court , not in the least doubting to find the same good sentiments and inclinations in your Highness , being the only Treasure and Happiness of the World .

Considering how without cause We began this War , We must needs acquiesce and say , Our Punnishment is just , and less than we deserve . Yet , We hope Our Humiliation hath appeased Our angry Prophet ; as Our acknowledgment and condescention will Our Conquering Foe ; and that at last it will enter into Your Highnesses Heart , and consideration ; the benefits a firm and general Peace would occasion : Hoping Our endeavours for the same will not be fruitless , through Your Highnesses Liking and good Offices .

But if all this moves not Your Victorious mind , let the consideration of the vast quantity of innocent Blood that was spilled the last Campaign , which cries to God for Revenge : Lest as great unhappiness ( as we at present feell ) return on Your Highness , and Christian Allies , for being an Enemy to the preservation of Mankind .

Give us therefore , Great Sir , Your sudden thoughts about this Affair , which shall be received with Honour and Respect .

By Solyman Mahomet Azen , Visier .

LONDON , Printed in the Year , 1687.