The
GREAT
TURKS
DECLARATION
OF
WAR
Against
the
EMPEROUR
of
GERMANY
,
At
his
Pallace
at
Adrinople
,
February
20.
1683.
Mahomet
Son
of
Emperours
,
Son
to
the
famous
and
glorious
GOD
,
Emperour
of
the
Turks
,
King
of
Graecia
,
Macedonia
,
Samaria
,
and
the
Holy-land
,
King
of
Great
and
Lesser
Egypt
,
King
of
all
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Earth
,
&
of
the
Earthly
Paradise
,
Obedient
Prince
and
Son
of
Mahomet
,
Preserver
of
the
Towns
of
Hungaria
,
Possessour
of
the
Sepulcher
of
your
God
,
Lord
of
all
the
Emperours
of
the
World
,
from
the
rising
of
the
Sun
to
the
going
down
thereof
,
King
of
all
Kings
,
Lord
of
the
Tree
of
Life
,
Conquerour
of
Melonjen
,
Itegly
,
and
the
City
Prolenix
,
Great
Pursuer
of
the
Christians
,
Joy
of
the
flourishing
World
,
Commander
and
Guardian
of
the
Crucified
God
,
Lord
of
the
Multitude
of
Heathens
.
We
Command
you
to
greet
the
Emperour
Leopold
(
in
case
be
desire
it
)
and
you
are
our
Friends
,
and
a
Friend
to
our
Majesty
,
whose
Power
we
will
extend
very
far
.
Thus
YOu
have
for
some
time
past
acted
to
our
prejudice
,
and
violated
our
Friendship
,
although
we
have
not
offended
you
,
neither
by
War
,
or
any
otherwise
;
but
you
have
taken
private
advice
with
other
Kings
,
and
your
Council's
how
to
take
off
your
Yoke
,
in
which
you
have
acted
very
Indiscreetly
,
and
thereby
have
exposed
your
People
to
fear
and
danger
,
having
nothing
to
expect
but
Death
,
which
you
have
brought
upon
your selves
.
For
I
declare
unto
you
,
I
will
make
my self
your
Master
,
pursue
you
from
East
to
West
,
and
extend
my
Majesty
to
the
end
of
the
Earth
;
in
all
which
you
shall
find
my
Power
to
your
great
prejudice
.
I
assure
you
that
you
shall
feel
the
weight
of
my
Power
;
and
for
that
you
have
put
your
hope
and
expectation
in
the
strength
of
some
Towns
and
Castles
,
I
have
given
command
to
overthrow
them
,
and
to
trample
under
feet
with
my
Horses
,
all
that
is
acceptable
and
pleasant
in
your
Eyes
,
leaving
nothing
hereafter
,
by
which
you
shall
make
a
friendship
with
me
,
or
any
fortified
places
to
put
your
trust
in
:
For
I
have
resolved
without
retarding
of
time
,
to
ruin
both
you
and
your
People
,
to
take
the
German
Empire
,
according
to
my
pleasure
▪
and
to
leave
in
the
Empire
a
Commemoration
of
my
dreadful
Sword
,
that
it
may
appear
to
all
,
it
will
be
a
pleasure
to
me
,
to
give
a
publick
establishment
of
my
Religion
,
and
to
pursue
your
Crucified
GOD
,
whose
Wrath
I
fear
not
,
nor
his
coming
to
your
Assistance
,
to
deliver
you
out
of
my
hands
.
I
will
according
to
my
pleasure
put
your
Sacred
Priests
to
the
Plough
,
and
expose
the
Brests
of
your
Matrons
to
be
Suckt
by
Dogs
and
other
Beasts
.
You
will
therefore
do
well
to
forsake
your
Religion
,
or
else
I
will
give
Order
to
Consume
you
with
Fire
.
This
is
enough
said
unto
you
,
and
to
give
you
to
understand
what
I
would
have
,
in
case
you
have
a
mind
to
know
it
.