fixth Emferow

Muflafha
re ch
hUdi/lref-
(ed Garrifon
at7c>
the Mffei
ryofthc
Turks Army
in paw
ftag the
Straights
of Georgia,
•
fpace of three days they conduced him chicher
I with his Army, without the feeling of any annoyance
; from whence they returned,, being well
rewarded for their pains by the General. Who
now come to ieflis t found the Garrifon he had
there left for the Keeping thereof, fo hardly pinched
with Famine, that they were glad-to cat Cats,
1 Sheep-skins, and Inch like unwonted food $
for neither durft they fox fear of the Enemy go
out of the Caftle to provide for yes, neither
if they had fo done, bad ic any thing availed, fiich
was the carefulnefsof the Enemy in keeping of his
things: but now, by the coming of the General,
they were relieved with Meat, Money, and plenty
of aH things. Having Hayed rjacre two days,
he put himfelf again upon his way, and with Fire
and Sword deftroyed whacfoever came fo/fajs way
in the Champains fubjedt to the faid City, only
the Sepulchres of Simons Progenitors ( Lord of that
Country ) were left untouched by the Turks Furj^...-The
next day they travelled ova rough and
ragged^ Mountains, full of a thoufand difficulties!
which were the more increased by full
great Snows that were fallen, by rcafon whereof,
many Souldiers. Horfes, Camels, and Mules perl
In which, diftrels the Army continued two
days, during which time the Souldiers were fallen
into fuch diibrder, that forgetting the fear of the
Enemies Country wherein they were, every man
without regard took up his fevcral lodging apart,
tome here, jorne there, where they might find citber
tome thick Bufli or ferae finall Cottage, or
fbme quiet Galley to fhelter themfelves in from the
Wind, the Snow, and the Storms. Of which d|R
order certain Georgian Lords underftanding by the
Scouts, which from time to time waited upon the
Tucks Army, joyned themfelves together, and in
the Night fecretly approached unto it, expecting
the Opportunity of performing fbrae notable Exploit
; and having obfetved, that Hofaine Bey had
withdrawn himfelf with his Regiment from ibe
reft of the Army under certain Mountains, to defend
himfelf from the Storm and Wind; they
took the Occafion prefented, and lb afiailing him,
flew his Slaves and all his Squadrons, took a great
booty of many loads of Money and AppareJ, led
away with them all his Horfes, and whatsoever
clfe they could find, and fcarce gave him licfure to
Cave himfelf, by flying ip.no the Tents of Beyran
B% . The next morning the Turks removed,
and in the Evening came to a Caflle called Cbiurchala,
where they flayed a whole day to make
provffion of Victual; which was attempted by
fending abroad many of their Slaves into the Fields,
conducted by them of the Cattle, who were all
raifcrably cut in pieces by the Georgians. From
this Place the Turks Army departed in great hunger,
over divers rough places of the deoruans a
where they were oftentimes fain to reft themfelves;
and at kit came to the Confines of Vedefmit a of
her called tbe Widows Country. In the entrance
whereof, they muft needs pafs thorough a narrow
Straight, between certain Mountains, where the
River Aroxis windeth it felf with a thoufand turnings
in the low Vailies, a dangerous place, and fo
narrow,thacno more but one man alone could at
once pas through 9 Between this Straight and a
very thick and hilly Wood, they lodged upon
the Bank of the faid River, and from thence they
removed the next morning and travelled over |
very fteep Mountains and rough Forrcfts, over
Ice and Snow, more hard than Marble, and over
other hanging Rocks, in fuch rniferable fort, that
many Camels, Mules, and Horfes, tumbling down
headlong into the River,ihere miferabhr periftrcd.
Through thefc ruinous Crags, and divers other
Jrtiferies, they marched all the next day,,and after
fixth Emferow ]
ed to grant; as well foe that he was already poPfeiTed
of one of her Sons, as alfo for that both herlelf
and her whole ftate were now in his Power j
and as it were at his Devotion : and therefore,
leaving both her Sons behind her, fhe returned her
felf heavy to her Caftle.
In this Place Muflapba having refrefhed his Army
two days, departed thence toward Chars, and
after many days travel, at laft arrived at Eszirum,
to the great rejoycing of the whole Army, which
was there prefentiy discharged by the General,
without any muttering at all, and leave given tor
every man to return into his Country.
fhe&orw
giaa Widow
fub- ;
ipittethhtf
felf with
her Son ..
Mexandet
to Mtiftrifbiu
Mujfapha ,
opmedi to
Erarmif
ana diTchargeth
his Army.
Afaftapfa
rnagnifieth'
his 1
Exploits
tOi4mif«*
Muflafha fettling himfelf in Erzirum, diJparchid
Polls with Letters of plentiful Advettnements to
his great Lord and Mafter, of all things that had
palled; not forgetting to magnifje his own Exploits
above Meafure. He certified him of the r«tffc
Battels he had had with the Ferfians, the Obedience
he had received of the Georgians and Siruani-
\an$- the mutiny of his own Souldiers, the Fortress
he had built at Eres 3 the Gatrifons left lb that City
with Can as Bajfa, and in Sumachia with Of man
BaJJa-i and in brief, whatfoeyer elfe had pahed,
and whatfoevcr he had taken from the Enemy.
Neither did he fail to propound unto Amuratb
what he thought convenient to be attempted the
next year, for the ftrengthning of thole pMees he
had already conquered, and for preparing the way
for new Enterprises. And principally he put him
in Mind of a Fortfeation tone made at fchars^ a'
place very fit for any Paflage into Georgia or Armenia*
by fcituation fruitful and commodious both
for Men and Cattel. And withall he fent unto
him the Widows two Sons Alexander and fl$uwccbiar
) the Georgian Princes, certifying him of their
Submiflion, and that he had received in their Country
all good entertainment and friendly welcome:
and withall declaring his Opinion, That Manuc-
\cbfar was the meeter man tor Government than"
fifr

664 Amurath the Third.
his Brother Alexander, and the readier to do him
* Service. Greatly did Amurath commend the Valour
and Diligence of Mujiapha,and highly pleafcd
hirafelf with this conceit, That of thele begin*
nings might jjrow mighty Conquefts, to the enlargement
ofhis Empire, and that by this means
he fhould be able to furpafs the Glory of his Predeceffors.
And the more his Ambitious thoughts
were occupied about thefe Wars, the lefs he troubled
himfelf with thinking how to annoy Europe
with his Forces..
It was.not long after the departure oiWufiapha
from Eres, but that thcTartarians^ having left the
Fens oiMeotis, and the unmountable (hores of the
black Sea, and having palled over the Rocks upon
Chokhis, and rarveyed the frozen Gags of the
Mountain Gakcafus, were now arrived upon the
Confines of Birnan, and there attended the Commandment
of the Turks. Thefe Tartarian*,being
of them that arc called Pracopenfis, to the number
of thirty thoufand, conducted by their Lord
and Captain AbdilcberaL a young man of great.Valour
and Fame, and ofa comely Pcrfona'ge, were
come, according to the faithful Promife of Tartar
Chan, with full Refolution to attempt whatfoever
fhould be commanded them in the Name of Amurath.
Now Ofman Bafa understanding of their approach,
according to the charge before given him
by Muftapha the General, invited them to enter
into Birnan, and by increaung of the Turks Forces',
to further thefe beginnings of Amurath's Glory,
and thefe his Conquefts, (or more truly to fay,thcfe
magnifical and famous Terms of Victory ) all
which was molt diligently ; pu|» in Execution by
jttdiJcberai; who, having entred the Iron- 'Gates
where Derbent ftandeth, (which by At Turks at
this- day is called Vemir Capi, and fignffiech the
Gates of Iron ) and' fo from thence pafling into
the Country of Simon, there flayed, and thereof
; gave Advertifement to Ofman, as was by him appointed.
' Ares Chan, lateGovernour of Sumachia,
who for fear of the great Army of the Turks
had abandoned the Gry, the chief place of 'his
charge, and betaken himfelf to the fafeguard of
the Mountains, hearing of die departure of the
Turkifh Genera!, refolved with the other Governours
of Eres and Sechi (who following his Example,
had in like manner fled) now to return
again to their forfaken Country, and to make
|roof if he could By any means take revenge of the
f bjary done unto him by the Turks. So pafling
'under Sumachia, and haying put to the Sword
certain of Ofmans ftraglingVictuallers that were
gone out of the City, he incamped with all his
People a little from Sumachia, ^nd by good Tortune
furprifed certain Meffengers fent from Abdilcherai
the Tartar, to ccrtifie Ofman Bafa of his arrival,
and to: know his Pleaiure what he fhould
put in Execution; Thefe Tartarian*, brought before
Ares, after much Torture difclofed the Letters they
carried, which the Per/ion Captain read, and eonfidering
the great number of the Tartariarts that
were come, f for the Letters made mention of
thirty thoufand ) he refolved not to flay any longer
in thofe quarters, butprefendy raifed his Camp,
and retired towards Canac, meaning from thence
to ccrtifie the King of thofe Novelties, and upon
the banks of the faid River to attend the Kings anfwcr.
l%e Tartarian Captain coming to Sumachia;
was appointed by the Bafia to pais oyer the
River of Canac into Genge, the Country ozEmanguh
Chan, with the fpoil thereof to enrich hiravM,
and by all means to make his arrival unto
the Persons molt terrible. With this charge the
Barbarian departed, thirftiog now for nothing more
than for the blood and fpoil of the Enemy; and
with poifing Joutrrics came to Canac, where dret
Chan was yet incamped; whom he upon the fudden
mdft furioufly ami and like a devouring
IS7&
flame difcomfited all bis Hoft: and taking him
alive, fent him to Sumachia to Ofman, who forth­AretCbtwith
caufed him to Be hanged by the Neck our of Sunacbia.
lunged 3c
a Lodging in the -fame State- houfc where he had
not long before fat as Goverhour. '• The Tartarian Emanguli
after that, fwimming over the River, and courfing
a 1 ittleabove Genge, Jpur/d Ebiahguli Chanvr'ah keDjipd
Cbuia-
his Wife, and all his family, and a great pan of Gnjge lacked
by die
the Nobility of Genge in'a Valley hunting the wild Tartmiant,
Boar; and availing him, put hira to flight, took
from him his Wife, al) 1 the Ladies, and many
Slave;, and flew many of the reft that were come
thither to fee the fpoi't'l arid after that rode on to
Genge, wtiieft he took, and yielded it wholly to
the Fury and Luft or h1$ barbarous Souldiers,
who left no manner of inhumane Cruelty unattempted,
in fatisfy ing their immoderate and barbarous
Affections. And fo being loaded with the
Spoyls,and weary with the flaughtcr of their Enemies,
they returned merrily toward Simon I and
pafling again over CanAc, came to the higher tide
of Eres into certain low Champains, environed
about with Hills, and there having pitched their
Tents, without any fear fetled thernfclves toileep,
and to reft their weary Bodies.
In the mean time, and long before thele Actions, 1
was News brought to the Perfian Court of all the,
Turks proceedings : whereupon the Perfian King',
having gathered new Forces, had difpatched Emir
: Hamze.Mirize,his eldeft Son.with 12060 Souldiers
to pals into. j&friMff, to fee what hurt the Enemy
had done, and to attempt therevehgetof the foirepafled
Injuries; but alcove all things to punifh the
Villany of them of &nfc£*and the other Citys of
Siruan, that rrt* induced W?th any NeceuTq had
(b voluntarily yielded tbemfelves to follow the
Obedience and Religion of the Turks. The Perfan
Prince departing from Casbin, accompanied'
with his Mother Begum^ who would needs follow
her beloved Son, was on his way towards Siruan,
under the guiding and Government of MirizeSaliSak
chief of the Sultans; and had now left behind
them the Countries of Ardoviiznd CardcScpi
when* he was certified by the advertifements come
from Are} Chan, of the arrival of Abdilcherai, with
his great number of Tartarians; and was thereby
at the firft ftrucken into a great quandary, and
almoft out of comfort: yet, prick'd forward with
an honourable dcGre of Glory and Revenge, he
profecuted his intended enterprife for Siruan, and
battening his Journey, came to Eres lone before
the King his Father thought he could have lo done.
This his notable Celerity ferved him to great
purpofc, for that Caitafs Bafa was boldly goto out
of the Fortrds, and went fpoyJing the Country,
carrying away with him whatfoever he met withall,
and committing fuch Infblencies as hungry
Souldiers beyond all honefty ufe to do in ftrange
and fruitful Countries. But when he was in the
midft of thefe fpoyls, and leaft feared the Enemy,
he was fuddenJy aftailed by the Prince; and having
no means to cfcape his Fury in this Extremity,
after a fierce and bloody Barrel (wherein the
Turks although in number few, yet (he wed many
effects of Valour) he was there flain with all his
Souldiers, leaving the Fortrds, the Spoils, and the
Country committed to his Cuftody, free to the
Pleaiure of the Victor: which the Perfian Prince
having once again gotten into his PofiM took
away the two hundred pieces of Artillery that were
left in the Fort bv Mujtapha,and prefendy fent them
to Casbin to his Father.
The Prince, encouraged with (b happy a beginning,
leaving his Mother at Eres, followed on his-
Journcy toward Snlachia, but by the w*y defcend-
_jngj
Ere i rem*
vercd by
the Per'
funs.

lyfti
Sumach'!*
bei
ing the Hills, he drfcovered where the Tartari*»j
lay encamped. Whereupon he ftood in great
doubt, whether to adventure upon fo mttikif an
Enemy, or to content himfelf with, the Viaory
he had already gotten, and Co to return tot© Perfia:
to return he thought it too great a fhame, and
chofe tamer to raven 'himfelf 10 rrfoft roanifeft
Peril. And therefore descending the Hill, and
drawing nigh the Enemy, he perceived that the
Army was all laid down to reft, and that their Horfes
were fome couched, (bme (landing, bur all unfadled-
whereupon,without any flay retting Spurs
to his Horfe, he pricked forwardwith all his hoft,
and 1 moft terribly aflaulted the Iknarfatts, now
buried in their fpoils and deep; and having (lain
their fir ftand fecond Watch, although with Tome
lofc, among the rumulniary Souldicrs he made an
universal confunon and {laughter, putting fome to
flight, killing others, and raking divers of them
Captives: Among whom was their General Abdilcberai.
who was taken alive, and lent to the
King. ' - . HHI **1
After tbefe Victories the Perfian Prince fcoured
fixtb Emferour of the Twfa 66$
fher the King nor the Pi? nee knew any thing of U*
to Sumachia^ and compalTed the City round about, But the King perceiving* the young Gentleman to
Jit p*|^ wherein the Tutkifli Bafla Ofman fat as Gover-
**' nour, to the reproach of Perfis; and there encamping
himfelf, fend word to Ofman, That if he
would yield himfelf, he would let him depart with
Sumac/At
[yieldeth
£ onto he
Prince.
Life and Goods, otherwifc, if he would rely
hold it out, and not yield the City, which he fo
unjoftly pofleffed, he (bould be conftrained to furrendcr
it by force, and his Life withall. Ofman,
who as then knew nothing of the Tartarian* overthrow,
but (till hoped of their return, thought it
bed to entertain the Prince with fair words untill
their coming; and therefore gave him courteous
anfwer, that he was very ready to yield up the
City. but withall intreated him, that he would
(lay but for three days, and grant him dme to put
all things in readinefs, that fo he might freelydepart,
as k had pleafed him in courtefie to offer.
The Prince,glad of fuch an anfwer, fuppoling it to
have proceeded of a fincere meaning, expected of
the Turk the performance thereof •• But Of man
meaning nothing leis, than to commit himfelf to
the faith of his Enemy,and feeingthat ihc "Tartarian
he looked for, appeared not, he refolved
to &ve himfelf by fecret flight; doubting, as
he had good reafon, that if he mould longer (ay,
to be betraied by the Inhabitants of the Ciry themfelves
j and therefore fomewhat before the aligned
term of the three days appointed for the furrendrihg
of the City, he, by the help of a dark Night,
and the covert of the high and rough Crags, withl
great filencewithdrew himfelf out of Sumacbia,
carrying away with him all his Subftance, and (b
in (afety arrived at Verbent. The next Morning
the Inhabitants of Sumacbw opened the Gates of
the City to the Prince: who feeing then* Infidelity,
m by giving of entertainment to Ofman, and now
by helping him to efcape, without giving him
any knowledge thereof, did put in execution the
effect of his Wrath and Indignation, which even
at Casbin he had conceived in his Mind againft
IK ; and with great Crucltydid punifh trie miferable
and unfortunate Citizens, laying their
Houfes even with the Ground, rating both the
old and new Walls of that City, of late {o defired
a Receipt for the Turks. But when he was to depan
thence, he floodin- doubt, Wbedier to go
on to Verben^ or to return to Perfia l the ftrength
of that Gty, the approach of Winter, and the
long Journey he was to take homeward, perfuaded
him to lay afide the cntcrprifefor Prtitaw/Where-*
upon he refolved to return to Casbin, yet mil m
make his return by them of Era and Sechi. and
upon them, as upon Rebels* to inflict well deferyed
jfanifliment. So making his prefent repair thither,
(pared neither Sex nor Age, nor any Condition of
Perfons, but upon them all poured forthhis furious
Indignation without exception. Which done*
he with his aforefiud Mother Began)? and his Ac*
my, though fomewhat diminifhed, yet victorious
and triumphant, returned to Casbin.' i
I yo/ing Abdilc&erm the Tartarian was kept fafe
mtheitfngs Palace at Casbin, but with fuch catfe
fejoritonment as was agreeable to bis callings
Which wasday by day fo mlarged y as*htt he feemcd
not to five as a Prifoner, but rather as a Companion
of thofe of the Court, and as it were in ao>
parent Liberty;. By which occafibndh'aviig fafiniiated
.himfelf into the love of Begum the King's
Wife, he fpent bis time in courting her, and (tee
again h entertaining of him in all fecret and covert
manner. Yet thefe their mutual Affections
and interchangeable Favours Si riot fb fecretly,
but that in eheCtourt and all over the City it was
a rife Report, That the ftamelefsLady, prodigal
of her Honour, had participated both her bed and
her fellwith the Tartarian Prifoner. HoWbeit,nei-
be generally commended, valiant, courteous, and
of a comely Feature, and withall nobly born (fee
he gave it out that he Was the Brother of Tartar
Cbdai) perfwaded himfelf, thaf r fe''woWld (fetid
WiVh the great good of his (taRj'flf a Captive to
make him his Son-in-law, by giving him hfs
Daughter in Mariage j whereby hQ was in good
hope there might grow fuch an' amity and union
between the Tartarian Pr*copenfes and himfelf, as
tfcat they would from thencfeforth-'ttot 'only refute
co favour Amkr>tiJb in thofe WarsVbut alfd become
Enemies untohimi, and in the? nVour olperfietl
torn -their Arms i*fid> AfStftitms againft him.
Which his deep and confideratc purpofe fo difpleafed
the Sultans of Casbin, that they fought bv all
means they could poflibly devife to avert the King
from that fo ftrange a Policy j bnrall In a, for
the King being fully refdlved, aad'ROW upon the
point to make a condufion or the' 'Marriage ;•"• he
Sultans entering into the Palace with their BDIIOWess,
and finding there the uofoiturjate^r

666 Amuratb the Thirds
' 1578 a flrafc kfioc of Alliance: for chat Ofraan cook; to
V*y^-' Wife a Daughter of the (aid Sahamaif i the greateft
fign of his fincere love cowards him* Nevcrrbelefs,
fhortly after, Ofman, upon fomercafonable
Conjectures, began to fufpect (as indeed the truch
was) chat Sahamal, for all the fair (hew of Friend*
fhip be made cowards him, might for all that re->
ceive fome fecret order from the terfian King to
betray him, and to free the City from (he Turks,
and fo co reduce all chat Province unto the ancient
Devotion $ in which jealous fufpickm he was fully
confirmed by the Speeches of his Wife, the Daugh-.
tczoiSahamalj who, ravifhed with the Honour,
Valour, anej Riches of her Husband, could got
conceal any thing chat fbe knew deviled againft
him, but. frankly told him, That her Father, being
fecretly reconciled to the Ferfiati King, held Friend-
JOup with hifflj and that Letter? went between
them of great matters, and particularly of Che Affairs
of Simon* [Hereupon the Bafla perfwaded
himfelf, that all the FriendfhitK>f Sahamalwxs but
/deep Diffimulation, and the Marriage of hi?Daughter
nothing but a mean to procure his Death. Ne-
.vcrchelefs ne made (hew unco his Wife., as if he
had made no fuch reckoning of ic as indeed he did,
but kept it in itore to his own fafety, and the Dcftru&ion
of' Sgfamah whom, for all that he ftill
entertained with all Honour and Kindnels due unto
a moft loving Father-in-law. But to prevent
the malicious purpofc of Sahamal, having invited
him, according to the cuftom, to a certain folemn
iFcaft, he acquainted certain Companies of his molt
crafty and valiant Souldiers with his Determination,
enjoyriing - them, that as fbon as Sahamal
was cntred 'into 1 his Court, even in the very dif-
. mounting from his Horfe,tbey &ould all fall upon
him, cut off his Head ? and put all his retinue to
Sahamal
flain by
Ofman.
The Con*
filiations
ofAmuratb»
Ltjieiswofd. Which his cruel command was by
them accordingly atSahamab comming put in execution,
he in lighting from his Horfe being flain,
[and all? his Followers murdered, when forthwith
were Cent forth by Ofman two thoufond Horfemen
to fpoil and fack all the Country of the faid Georgian
Lord, to the great marvel and aftonifhment
both df far and near. The Terfian King hearing
of thefe News, took -the matter grIevoufly,asfprefeeing
that the recovery of that Country and Province
of Situan would prove a matter of great Difficulty,
and fearing greatly chat it would flill remain
(as indeed it doth) in the Poffeffion of the
Turks. This, was che end of the Turks Attempts
1 againft the Pet funs in Sirnan this year 1578, wherein
they loft above (eventy choufand men, devoured
partly- with the Sword, and partly with famine,
and the other Mifcries of War. And fo Winter
comming on very fharply, every man withdrew
himfelf from the Field, wholly attending the keeping
of that they bad already gotten, uncill the coming
on of the next Spring.
Amnrath % tdvctuuA by Letters from Muflaphaj, of
all that had hapned in the late Expedition againft
the Ferfians, upon thefe profperous SuccefTes ( which
the Bafla had for-the advancing of his own Credit
defcribed to be far greater than indeed they
were) began to caft many Devices in his Head,
couching fuch matters as were to be attempted the
[next yeat. And firft, he thought it ncceflary to
lend his JForecs again imo Sirnan, co recover fuch
Places as were-nrft conquered by Muftapka, bur afterward
again fubdued by the Ferfians 5 fo to efta-
JMh his Government in chat Counrry. Buc upon
better confidecation, he ceafed further to think of
that matter, for the great hope he had conceived
at the aid that was promifed him by Tarter Chan.
who had faithfully allured both him and Ofman,
that he would over-ran that Province anew, and
do great matters in. furtherance of the Turks De-
Egos; all which for all that tell out co be but win- 1578
dy words jj yet in relpcd of this hope he laied Si- >^r>j!
man afidej and committed the defence thereof to
the falfe Promifes of che Tartarian, and the Valour
of Ofman. And olcafing his ambitious Dcfires
wich more haughty Thoughts, he began to devifc
with himfelf for fending his Army dire&ly to f
ris, there to ereft a Fortrefs * which being ftrongly
fortified, and furnifbed with a great Garrifon of
moft valiant 1 Souldiers, fhould never be again
fubdued by all the power of Ferfia; and by this
means to keep in Subjection all chofe great Councries
between lawris and Erzirnm. Which bis conceit,
being of great weight and importance, was
much increafed by the perfwaflon of others, very
inward wich him; every man being almoft of
Opinion, That ic was an eafie matter for fo great
an Holt in few days to perform that Service, and
to pierce, not only into Tawis, but farther, to paiswhicherfoever
he would defirc. Yet after he had
more deeply confidcred of an Encerprffe of fo greac
importance, and with more indifferent Judgment
compared his own Forces with his Enemies, he began
to find many difficulties- and Dangers, which
in the heat of his ambitious defkes he at the firft:
faw not31 for be fide the length and tedioufnefs 01
the Journey, he doubted that in fending his Army
for Tawis % it might be on the other tide aflailcd
by the'Georgians ( of whole obedience he had
as yet no great aflurance ) and on the other fide
by the Ferfians, and fo brought into great danger;
which he was always to fear, whensoever he fhould
have occalion co tend new fupplics unco che For-*
trefs by him intended at Tawis. Whereupon ,laying
afide all his former Conceits, as too eager and
berillous, he refolutely concluded with him/elf,
firft to make fure his own Borders, and afterwards
by little and little to enter into the Enemies Country,
frill fortifying in convenient Places as he went 3
and fo finely, although buc (lowly 4 to triumph
over his Enemies, rather than by chrufHng his Army
headlong upon uncertainties into places ftrongly
fenced both by Nature and the Power or moft
mighty Enemies, to be inforced with fhamc to
abandon the enterprife fo haffily begun*
Of this his Refolution he advcrtilcd Mifiapha
by Writing, giving him in charge, againft che
next Spring to provide all fuch things as (hould be
ncceflary for the building of certain Forts upon
the way that leadeth from Eraurwn into Georgia:
Muflapba
careful to
gut in execution
Amurarh's
command.
that having made thofe ways fafe, and brought
the People under his obedience, he might afterwards
attempt greater matters. Whereupon Mvfkafhtt
prefently directed forth Precepts to the Cities
of Jieppo, of Damafco; Caraemit, and other
Places otSoria and Mefopotamia, for che caking up
of cunning Workmen, of Pioneers, and fuch like,
to the number of twenty tboufand; and likewife
wrote to all the Countries, out of which he had
railed his Army the laft year, That all their Souldiers
( yea and in greater number alfo) fliould be
in ( readincfs againft the next Spring, to return co
the Wars. The rumor whereof he caufedtobe
fpread even as far as Mgyjt. He commanded alfo
che Taxes and Tenths of chofe Countries | be
collefted, and further, ufed che Chambers of Altpfo,
and other Places, for fuch mafTes of Money as
he thought neceffary for thefe purpofes.
In this while, the two Georgian Brethren, Alexander
and ManHccbiar, fent ( as we have before
faid ) by MMapha co Amurath at Conftantinople y
in doubtnill hope, expelting the end for which
they were both fent unto the Court; were both
examined, and exhorted to embrace the Mahome* nomubim
ran Religion, whereunto Mont eafily yield- lurneth
ed. Whereas on the other fide Alexander his el- Turk>
dcr Brother could by no Allurements or means be
induced

M78 induced to confent to fo infamous and damnable
v*VV a change of his fUftgioe^ although he knew he
##""*?" fhould therefore be deprived of his flare ; but prog
° S tcfting his Obedience at all times \&>Anmtfith m
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on,
hjsjove to his Brother, requefted only, that be
might! DUE as a private Man go and live in his
Country, there to be buried amongft his Anceftors.
Whfchjiis rcqucfr the Turkilh Empcrour referred
to the Discretion oi Mamtcchiar, to do therein as
he £aw good.; who confented thereunto* Hercup-
on Manucchiar was circumcifed, and the name of
Mttfiaffa given him; with the Title of the Bafla
and Governour of AbunchaU, and of all bis Mothers,
and Brothers Countries: and being thus created
a Turk, had his Brother Alexander, a Chrifti-
I • an,committed unrofhimj and fo both returned into
their own Countries.
- f £ Now in the PerfumCourt at CasSin,wcmmany
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e6an ta- Confutations had for theffepreffing'of the Invaftkechupon
ons 0f jhe Turks. And among others careful of
defence of thpferaatten,E«*ff£i«//C,W,Governour of Genge,
Simon, doubting to lofe his honourable Government, by
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'/tap to impeach the Defignments of Of man
Baffa t and if it were poffiBlcv to drive- him out of
Herbert \ took occafion to offer unto the King, upon
pain of his Head, to defend Sintan, and not to
fuffcr Qfinan the Turk to attempt any new Fortifications,
or further ConqueftVin that Province.
Of which his offer the Kingaccepicd,"and thererf
a
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reafon of the late fack of his City, and ipoil of his
Country by the Tartarian* ; by thofe Plots that
were daily in contriving for the lending of men
upon the Government of Genge, and guarding of
the Country of Siruan againft the Forces ofOjman,
was frankly committed unto him; and commandment
given to the Governours of T*tris\ Reivan,
and Nafa/an, and to divers other Captains that
were heareft, to be ready at all times with their
Power to-affift Emanguli Chan, if it fliduld fortune
either the Tanarians or Twkf, with any great
Power to enter into Simon: which order (o taken,
was thought fufficient for die Security of that
f Province. fjj
But how to protect the Georgian Country, was
thought to be a matter of great importance, every
man being almdft of Opinion, That fome great
Power of the Turks fhould be fent thither, for the
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more aiTu ranee of the Conqueft cbereof already bc-
1 gun, and for the Succour of the Fortrefs at Tefiis,
which ran ft needs otherwife fall again into the
hand of the Georgians^ This matter fo troubled
the Perfian King, as that he fecmed to have bent
his whole Counfels and Thoughts thereupon:
When Simon, a Georgian, a famous Captain, (fometime
Prifoner with Ifmahel the late King g-
ca 3 and by the familiarity he had with him, feduced
from the Chriftian Faith; for defence whereof
he had in the time of King Tamos, chofen cp i
live deprived of his Liberty and State ) thinking it
now a fit time to obtain at the Kings Hand fuch
Jielp as be had long defired, for the recovery of his
Dominion ufurped by David, otherwile called
Daut Chan, his younger Brother (who for the obtaining
(hereof of King lamas, had voluntarily
renounced his Chriftian Religion ) offered now
unto the King his faithful Service, for the defence
of that part of the Georgian Country wherein Tefiis
ifoqd ( being in right, part of bis own Inheritance)
againft the Turks; reproving by way of Oifgrace,
ft his younger Brother of Cowardifc, and ng
the performance of great matters in hunfcl&.both
for the Defence of that evil defended Country, and
Simon with further annoying of the Enemy. With great cqn-
AOeuii tent did the Perfian King confent to the requeft of
CA«jjcot Si mo „ 3 an d named him dm of all that Kingdom
9efcnce of which he pofleffed before whilft he was a ChrifKe&
an: and fent with him Aliculi Chan iazo^eorgiaj
fixtb Emperour jf the Turk. 6&7
•with five th^fand Horfemen, and certain pieces 1578
of/Jctillcry taken at Eres, When Caietas Baffa was ^/V^
ilain. Simdn afterwards coming to Georgia, was
joyfully received of his Counrry-mcnJ and there
jpjreffed about three thoufand Souldiers 01 his own
and of his' iNeighbobrs; 'exenfing himfelf that he
was become a xerfutn, not becaufc he preferred the
Mahometan fuperftition before the Chriftian Religion,
but only fo to be delivered from his long
Imprisonment, an J ny that means to maintain his
filiate. #And in this carder were the Affairs of Georgia
affuredand ftrepgu^rled in thebeft manner that
might then be.
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Now began the Spring 16 approach, and every 1579
man prepared himfelf to the .difcontinued Travels *-*"v>»>.
of the Wars begun;, and now were met together Jhemeecat
Enzirttm, out of all the wonJCtj Provinces, all £«-oifehe
the Turks Forces* with all things neeeflary for the Turk's AT-'
intended War. With this Army, in all things my at s-^
equal with the firft, Mufiapba fet forward, and in &*"•
twelve days came toC^rj, notperceivTing in his
Souldiers any fign of difcontentment at aJu^ And
foraimuch as here they were to flay, and to fontfie
both with Walls and Ditches that ruinated City,
and that with as great fpeed as was poffible}'
there was no Remedy, but that befjde the Pioneers
•and Engineers that were brought for that purpofe,
many of the Spaoglam, yea and of the Janizaries M\
alio, mu/i be fet to work. Whereupon they all
fuddenly yi a tumult, began with bitter ProteRations
to tell the General, That their ftipends wherewith
it pleafed the Sultan to favour them, were
not beftowed upon them to imploy their Forces and
Virtues in fuch fervile Works,; but only with
;heir Swords and other Weapons, to exercife chac
force and ha^dine^ for which they were efteemed
worthy of that Honour. W hereunto the General
anfwered in moft haughty Terms, and not
yielding one jot; tp their Incivility, but ufing all
means of Authority and Tcrrour, brou^it them to
work fo much as he defired: So that within the fpace chars fori
of twenty three days the Towers and Walls were rifiedin
es the Ditches digged, the Artillery orderly "iJS.^
planted upon the Walls, and the Water brought JSw&
round about it. Ivlany Inconveniencies happened
ja the Army while they were bufie in this work;
and namely upon the twenty fifth day of Auguft,
when they had almolt even finished the whole
Building, the Soujdiers endured amoftfuddeneold - ts
by reafon of the Snow that then fell in great abun- chm'vi
danecy, , v M' Anpti.
Chars thus fortified, the General refolved to fend
Succours into Georgia to Tefiis j without which it
was molt certain that the Fortrefs would be yielded
to.the Georgians, but in what fort to relieve it
ho remained doubtful To fend part of his Army
with fome valiant Captain feeraed dangerous, and
to go himfelf with all his Forces, would found { as
he thought) to his difcrcdit with his great Lord
and Malter, whom he had already made believe
that he had fubdued the Georgians, and brought all
rrat^Proyince to. fus Obedience and Devotion., la
w ^mbiguity, the defoe he had to preferve his
Creqit with Amur at h prevailed; and lb he made
|| of Hafa/t Baffa, Son to Mnhame\ principal Sfc^
Vi^A of the Court, a gallant Gentleman, and of *$, t^;
gpit yalonr, to whom he delivered between cytftoufandf
eig/)teep and twenty thoufand Soufdiers*; joyning wtTfe fu&T
unto him one Re/uao, Captain of certain Adven? ^/ f
tqrers that voluntarily offered themfelvcs ro/ollpw H
the Forces of Hafan; affignipg unto him likewife
forty thoufand Duckets, and many loads of Rice,
Meal, and Barley, with othjy things neceflary both
for pug and War, and fo fent him away for Tefiu.
Hafanvrtih this charge fet forward, fully refol- .
ved to put thefe fuccours into Tefiis, or to Iofeall t
^idj at length came to the famous Streight of TOM*.
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668 Amwath the Third,
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ms. where the over-grown Woods on the one ode,
and the deep Valiies and aaggie Roda^o the
other, would aftonifli a tight conftant Beholder.
, When upon the fudden, the Perjiansznd the Georgians,
under the Condu£fc ot Aliculx Gban and Simm,
at unawares fet upon the Turk^and joined
Battel with them. For thefe two vacant Captains,
remaining for the mofl$aft in the Borders of Teflis
and Tomanis with cbooSouldiei* waitingfor fome
Opportunity to annoy either them of the Fort
of Teflis, or elfe fuch as fhould come to their Succours
j understanding by ineir efpials, of the coming
of Hafan with this a^had fcattered thernfelves
all along the faid Streght, in hope there to aflail
the Turks, and.boken by the advantage .of the
Place, to drive then headlong into the deep Valley,
and at one* to bereave them both of their
Goods and Lift. But Ha fan, careful of nothing
more than how to avoid that danger, ehofe rather
to make hit Journey through the thick Woods,
and fo as he- might to efcape the ambufh that the
Enemy might lay for him upon that ftraighc Paf-
The Pajl- (ag^ Anafo entring with his Army into the
Ac r 'It Wood, which he was to have left upon his left
and make' hand, to difeqver what might be plotted againft
of them a him, he was hardly charged by the Enemy, and
F^t conftrained to fight with a thoufand windings and
daughter, turnings in and out, through a thoufand crooked
Paths and doubtful Cranks, in a moft fed
raedly, with great (laughter of his-Men; whq,not
accuftomed to tBis kind of Fight, nor acquainted
With the fcituation of the place, were in the Skirmish
driven fofar, that down they fell, and being
not able to recover themfelves, were prefently
(lain. And thus with much ado he at length pafled
'. the Streight of Tomanis. Ha fan, deeming elf
much difgraced by fuftering his enemies, in number
fq far inferior, to have done him fo roucli
harm, and fo to have efcajped his hands; and further,
confidering that in fuch Places, Heights and
ftratagems more avail than open Forces ^ burning
with defire of revenge, would needs flay-neat un-
H to thole Streights, as if it had been to fo his
wearied Army, but indeed to.try if the Perfians
would adventure again to trouble him, or no:
and appointed Kef nan Bajfa with certain Bands of
^ :'*
the Souldiets of Gr*ce,hid of his own Adventurers^
to lie in ambufh within the covert of the Streight,attentive
to every ftir of the Enemy. Two days the
Turks Army lay thus divided, and were now refolved
the third day to remove thence towards
Teflis $ when as the Perfian Captains* Aliculi Chan
and Sii/aii, vainly imagining that this flay of the
Turks was for fear of the Perfians, foolifhly recumed,and
gave a frefh oniet upon the flank of Ha fans
ihtTetd- Squadrons. Who forthwith railing all fiisSbuIfli-
^f over " ers, and giving a fign to "Refuan, with all fpeed
and !«fl«rfc" compared in his Enemies^ and frraightningenem
c*«» taken, on both fides, took fome of them alive, cut inpie-
' ces other fome, and put all the reft to flight.
Among others that were taken alive, was A&culi
Chan^ the Perfian Captain, who over-rafhly charging
upon the face of Hafan, fell into his Hand.
TheMife- The next day following (being the eleventh day
tyofthe
f*rlyia
Garrifon
at Tefit.
after Haffans departure from Chart) he joyfully
arrived at Teflis, where he found among the poor
befieged Turks many Mifcries j whereof fome
were already dead, and fome yet fick, for they
were fo plagued with Famine, that they not only
devoured their Horfes, but even the very Skins ot"
the fame Horfes, of Sheep, and of Dogs, and in
fuch moft roiferable wants had pafTed the ie.a
whom Hafan at hismrrival comforted with Guts
and good Words, exhorting them to perfift conftant
in the fewice of their King, whole Honour
J^nc &M) was never more than these to be rclpected.
And for as much as the Souldiets of the
Fort did with one Voice reqweft Hafan to appoint i ryo,
them a new Governour, becaufc ther did miflikc ^y^£
Mahamet Bafa, who the Jaft year was left by the General
in chat Fort; Ha fan removed the laid Mahomet,
and put Amet Bafa in his place* and fo after
he had filled up the places of the dead Souldiers
with a new fupply, and fet all things in order, he
took his leave, recommending the charge and cuftody
of that rore to their Truft and Valour. Haffan
returning from Teflis, and being without any
trouble come to the Streigh t of Tomanis,was advent*
fed by his Scouts, That it was fo ftrongly poffeffed
by the Enemy, and fo (hut up with Artillery, as
that it was not to be pafled through: for Simon,
thinking (as indeed it tell out) chat Ha fan would
return that way.had fo belayed that Streigbt,as that
the Turks could not without moft aflurcd lofs pals
the fame: which thing much troubled the Bafla, «%
and filled his head with many Conceits, how he
might make his Journey fome other way, and decline
the danger prepared tor him. Thus perplex*
cd, and altogether doubtful what to do, or which
way to rum nimfelfj Aliculi Chan the Perfian (who
to purchale his Liberty could have been content to
have done any thing ) offered Ha fan to (hew butt
a fhorc and fafe cut, whereby he might without
danger pais with his Army out of that troublcfom
Country; yet covenanting before, that he fhould
promife him to fet him at Liberty for his fo good
Service. Which his rcqueft the Bafla. did not
ftick in large manner to promife, although he afterwards
to his great dishonour performed not the
fame. So bending his Journey on the right hand,
he was guided by Alicuh through ftrange and uncouth
waves, out of thole Woods and Dangers,not
meeting fo much as with one of his Enemies. But
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when the Perfian Duke well hoping for his Liberty,
put the Turk in mind of his promife $ he with
deep and feigned figbs protefted, That he was right
forty that be could.not perform what he had promifed
to do for him, forafmuchai ic lay not in fas
Power to fet any man at Liberty, that was taken
in Battel by the Souldiers of his great Lord and Sovereign:
yet gave him his faith, that fo far as his
Inrreaties and Favours with the General Mttjtapba
could prevail, he would ufe all the moft earneft
means he could to procure his liberty and return
to his own Country.
Simon the Georgian,, perceiving .that the Turks simmdei]
were removed, imagined forthwith that they had ftrcyed
taken this new way: but being afterward certified jJjJJJf'
bv his faithful Spies, that if was-fo indeed, he ran n»fM\
all headlong, and as it were defperate, to meet with Army, audi
this fo happy an Army. And all inflamed with raketh J
rage for this great Fortune of the Turks, he fell up- Jf^S
on the tail of the Turkifh Hoft, which with unmeafurable
Fury he wholly deftroyed, leading
away with him aU the People, all the Horfes, ana
all the Treafure of MahametBuffa which he brought
from teflis, and all the Treafure of Hafan Bajfa
likewife. As for Aliculi Chan, whom Simon moil
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greedily fought for, he wis -fent way in the front
of the Army, fo that he was not to be refcued. Haf-
\fifii holding dh his way, came to Chars ip the fpace
of eight days after his departure from teflb, «nd
there prcfented unto Muftapha the General, the Perfian
GMunA£cHJi, recounting unto him the dangers
he had indured,and whatlbever elfe had bapned
in that Expedition. Mat£ 5 the trofbrtunate
perfian t mas by the commaidmenc of Miiflapha carried
to Erzfeam, and therein the Caftle committed
coPrifon. Not.long;after, Muftapha returned him- M&jpba
felfalfo to the faid City of tnUritm, with his Aft rcnracdi
my fere weakned and difcontented, -which was ,0 **iJ
were^endybyhimdifchargedi - STredS
About the. fame time that thefe things were in charged!
doing, Jmnrath 9 to make a fafer and more eafie his Anny.
paflagc

majptxcwarded
| for his
good Service
by
Anwratb.
Jixtb\Emperour dfthe Turk.
pailage for his Forces into Georgia^ fent Vluzaks
his Admiral with | great Fleet.into the Enxine Sea!
to Mengrelia, called in ancient time Cbolcbis; who)
entering the famous River of Pbafij (new Fafa)\
there fortified, and laid fuch a beginning, that it m
now one of the Turks proud Bcglerbcgfhips, although
thofc Fortifications, fhortly after the depart
turc of the Admiral, .were for the prx/cn* again byi
the Mengrelians deroolifhed [ And cfaus was the end
of the ftirs of this year 1179-
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•Of all thefc Succeffes MuftaplM afterwards fenti
Advcrtiflments to the Court to AmuratL recount-;
injg unto him the fortifying of Cbars* the Defense
QUi«Jf*n 3 as well for the fuccouring of Jefiis,, as for
the taking oiA/icuSxbc Perfiajt. Andhcteufethe
faid General had the year before perfwaded AKU-I
rath, That the Country of Georgia, and the People
thereof, were brought under his Obedience, to the
end that he fhould not marvel at fo many Loffe*
and lb many Battels* and thereby doubt of fbme
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fl Informations 5 he declared unto ibjra, that all
thefe Troubles were not raifed by the.natural and
home-bred Georgians, but by two certain Captains,
Alkuh and Simon, fent out of Perfia, who had made I to kauris, if they had any purpofc fcr-lo ; do. Bur
all thefe ftirs j of which one of them now remained
with him in Prifon 3 for him to determine of at) 6ns for a while, te us again return unto the Turks
1 leaving the Peifitm King to his'orouM&i CogitatP-'
hisPJcafure- With great Delight did the Turkish General, the great Bafla Mujhpba.' •
Emperou'r read all that Mufiapba had written, and He now lying-sxErxirwa^nfyit many tfouoles" M „ .
by two of his Gentlcmcn-Ufhew fen* to Haffan a abroadj was focprifed, and atllldft overwhelmed S£&
Battle-axe all gilt and fct full of Scones; a Targuet with unexpected Quarrels at homci'many grievoui of hisGeof
Gold and Pearl, and a rich Garment of Cloth Complaints being-made of him to 'kmtiraih, where- neralflrip,
of Gold, in reward of his good Service, for which by he was induced afterwards to take JromMm jJ ndcaUed
he greasy commended him j and withaJlgave order,
Tiiat Ahcttli fhould be kept where he was in give account of his Actions? Which fcemed not mile.
his Gcneralihip,and to call-hfea r eb the Court 3 SXS.
the Cattle of Erxirrnn t in diligent and fafe Cufiody. to be done without eaufe, hp having before raifed '' . *??M
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Thefe Invasions- of the Turks natfch/troubled a great Difcontfnrxnent in the Mind of Amuratfti '
the Perfian King in his Court at Casbbi, confideringj by fending fuch a ftrong power to the Succours or - • .•'.,
chat now they had both throughly acquainted Tfcfltti whereby he conjeftured, that the Affaifcof
themfel ves with all the Paflagcs into Georgia, (in Georgia were nor/-iti-fiich Security^ Mufiapba ha

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War,
fixth Ewperour of the Turfa
that the counterfeit fool went in and out of the
Vivano at his PJcafurc, no man gain-faying cither
his going in or coming out, but daily far in the
Pretence of the Vifier, and fo having faid bis Pray- I
ers, and taken his Alms, with all Reverence qaiecly
departed' At Jaft, when the crafty Hypocrite
thought that die time was come wherein he might
me fidy execute his purpofe, having utterly refol
with himfcif to die, fo that he might is-1
fie the Defire he had of Revenge, fo long covertly
foftered in his Heart; having conveyed a very
(harp Dagger, fecrctly into one of bis Sleeves, he
went according to his Cuftom, to requite his Alms,
with an allured Refolution C when lie had faid his
Prayers, and reached out his hands to receive his
wonted Aims) fpeedily to charge upon the Vifier,,
and with the Dagger to ftriJcchim to the Heart.
According to the accuftomed manner was the
counterfeit Hypocrite (for who would ever have
lufprfted fo Jong and fo traitorous a t )
admitted into the Divana, where Mubam'el the Vi­
the Perfwafion oiLeUent 0g#,the Georgian^ and
oiMrtek SkMas the Vifier, he was induced to
fier fat in his Houfe, to give publick audience, and
after the ufual manner, berorfc any of the raters
that attended for rsand difpatch of their bufii
fufpefted any fuch deceit, he was admitted
near to the Vifier, and fittingright a gain ft him,
according to his old wont, poured out thofe vain
Devotions which thofe hypocritical Barbarians nfjbj
to mumble up in their Prayers; which being nV
ni whilft the Vifier- limply reachcth unto him
his wonted Alms, the traiterous Villain in receiving
it, fuddenly drew out his Dagger, and once
or twice fobbed it into the Vifiers Breaft, out of
which fo deadly Wbunds-gufted out his Blood and
Life together. Whereupon the ftanders ouifh
with the ftrangenefsof the A&, ran in, but Jo
the old hoary Vifier lay all foiled in his own
Blood, deadly pale, and breathing torch his laft
afp. The rnifchicvous murderer they prefently
fJid hands upon,and bound him fair j but the Rumor
of the ftrangefact did by and by flicunto the
Empcrours Bars, who, fufpecting Ghat femeof the
other great Bafia's, defjring to mount into that high
Dignity, had provoked the Traitor to do this de-i
reliable Act, would needs underftand of the traite- 1
rous Murderer, what occafion had moved him fo
treacheroufly ro kill his Vifier. Who refolutely
a him, That he did it to-deliver the City Nations were conjoyned under the Law of Mahomet
their common Prophet (though there feemed!
of Conjlantinople from the Tyranny of hint, by
whom he Was undefervedly deprived of bis Pen- fbrnc fmall difference not worth thofe troubles) it
£ But when he could get no other anfwer of were a very inconvenient thing for them to contend
among themfelves, and to feck the overthrow'
him, he delivered him into the hands of the Slaved
of the dead Vifier, who with moft exquifire Torments
put him to death.
fore he Was in good hope to obtain of
or utter deftruftionof one another j and that there­
Amtiraxh
Mubamet thus dead, after him reded Achnte-thites the next BafTa, who (as is before fed) fhortly with hefound himfelf agricved, as in truth he had
defired Peace, if he had no other cauie where­
after died alio, fb that it was now Mu/lapha'scautic not. Wherefore he befought the General, that he H
to fucceed in that chief room, for that he was the would with fafe Convoy conduct him to Amaratbj
third in the order of the BafTaes. But when he had to the end that, if it were poflibJe, thefe bloody
ufed all the means that he poffibly could, to have Wars might take end 5 at the very report where- -
obtained that fo honourable a place by order due of, the reft of the World rejoyced, and flood at- ijj
unto biixi $ yet could he not findfb much grace in tcntivdy waiting to fee what would be.fheijflue' H
the fightof Amuratb, his great Lord, as to have it thereof. *'v
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granted him under Seal, although in effect, he This Ambaftador Sinan entertained after the beflf
made him fit as Vifier, and all matters of State manner the rudenefs of his Nature would afford
Were brought unto him as chief Vifier: but in his an thinking that the veiy fame of his Valour SR
Head the Seal was kat to Sinan Bafa, Who was had wrought in the Mincb of his Enemies this Re- 9
now made General forthe Perfian Wars. Which
6ji
lions as he fljould think neceflary for fudi Enter- 1580
Iprifcs as he fhould think good to attempt in his »^V r> - ;
firft year; who although by reafon of his great
favour, he grew haughty and Glorious, yet did be
not foreflow to di'fcourfe throughly with hirnfelf
upon .all his Defignments: and namely, befide the
luccouring otTefih, he determined to build a Fort
at Tomanis, toaflurc thePafTagethither from Chars*
W
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and wiehali to attempt all the means he could to
induce the Petfian King to fend Ambafladors for I
Peace, with fuch Conditions as fhould be acctprablc
to Ainnrath. With thefr and fuch like Difcourfes
did hebufie fcimfeRwhilft he was yet making
preparation to fee forwardstowards krziruift.
Of ail thefe changes and alterations was the Perfitfo
King advertifeU, as alfo that this new Turkiffi
General Sinan was care/ul how this long Wat
might by fome means be appeafed, and a good
Peace concluded. Upon which occafion, and by
fend Ambafiaoofs ro ConftatiHnopk. to demand
Peace of Amuratb. Upon which Refotytion hfc •H K p er r^
difpatched MaxutChan f of fome called Maxudes) m Ring
his Ambaftador, with direction that he fhould go fcndeth
to Sinan, and of him to receive Guides to condttet M **"t..
J him to ConsWHinoplejurlth Letters to Ammatb* atid ^JjJato.
as much as lay in him,to labour for the pacifying aorto
of all thefe troubles: an3- in any cafe to conclude Anwiabi
upon iij-Co that ht wouia be content with Chars
Nd 7eflis. With thefe InftmctionstheAmbaflador
departed, and at length arrived*at'dBar/, and
fo came to Eri»r»», and was from thence conducted
towatds Amafia. But ^hen he came to Sivas^
he found Sirfan the General there encamped, gathi
together his Army for the Execution Orhis
01 : for Sindnjupan the arrival of Muftapha,
departing from Conftantinofk the five find
twentieth day of AfHt y was now come fb far on hi§
way. Of 'the doming of this Ambaffadbt, the
H
Tiflks received greaHoy, and News thereof wai
in pott fent by Cjta/aBafa to the Court. The Per*
fian Ambaftador informed Shan of all that he had
to treat with Amnrarb on the behalf of King Afofermet;
and laboured .carncftiy ro perfwade him of
the Equity of the Cauie, and of his Rcqueft; declaring
Unto him, That forafmuchas both the H
folution. to come to demand Peace, granted unto
difgrace not a little difcontented Mujiapba, rearing the Ambaflador a foreConvoy to conduit him to
left fome other ftrangeaccident fhould in wort time Conflaritinop/e; and wrote to Anturatb in his Letters/
light upon him.
all that he thought was fit to be demanded, reprcfenting
unto him what great and important mat-
1580 After thzthfyfiapba was thus difplaced from
his Gcneralfhip, Amurafb nominated Sinan 'fjffi tet (he hoped ) luight now be obtained. But be- ^, ..
f"%??*f to be General in his flcad,for this Expedition z-\ fore he difmifTcd the faid Ambaftador. he advifctl 25JJ
%££* 8«nft the Perfiavs, and for the Prefervatiofl of him not ro 50 to Anfuramj without Refolutk^ ro of Stnmxxf
for the Chars and Tefiis; giving him fbvereign Authority offtr upto hun fome great good Conditions I'nd ** Pdb4
11 and to fet in order all wch Prepara-*
U tffiW hwf «ft *hat Cotrntry #hichTie by JjJ 8 **
force '
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6j2
1580
The Preparations
of the Perfitm
King
agaipftthe
Turks.
Amuratb the Third,
force of Arms had before conquered : for he knew
the mind of Amuratb very well, that he was refol-
Ved in himfelf, not to yield Co much as one hands
breadth oF that. Ground which he had won with
the Sword. Which motion of the pround Baffa
fo troubled the Ambaflador, that fearing he (hould
not be able to conclude any thing, he flood in
doubt, whether to proceed on his Journey, to Conflantinpp/e.
or to return back again into JV/-/**}
but considering better what belonged to his Duty
in fp weighty a bu'finefs, and hoping to receive
more reafonable Conditions from the mouth of
Amuratb himfelf, he gave large words to Sin.au,
and fo'with a late Convoy departed from Sivas^
and by long Journeys came to Scutari, and fbpaffingrover
that little (Wait, the fourth of Augafc arrived
at Conjhwtinop/e. ,
*,. h.f.
The Perfian King in the mean time, flirred up
with the report of the Turks Preparations, tocaufc
it to be noifed, that he likewife intended ibmc important
matters, commanded all the Chans and
Governouu of bis Kingdom, to meet together
with all.their, Forces at Tamps, where he himfelf,
with the Prince Emir Hamze bis Soni, rnct them-
And after many Confultations there had for the
leprcfling of the Tutkifh Invafion (for as yet it
was not certainly known what Sinan meant to attempt)
he refolyed to fend Souldiers into Georgia
towards Teflis, whether of nccelhty Succours mud
be fent by the Turks to them of the Fort; and
withall, determined alio to go .himfelf with all 1 his
Army from Tauris to Caracach, a place vqry con>
modious and near, to guard both lauris and Struan,
being fcituate even in the; middcit between the
one and the other ; and there to expect the. removing
of Sinan v whofc ambitious Nature the j^ing
knowing, doubted that he, to furmoun.t Mufiapba^
would attempt fomc great Enterptile ? yeaperadventure,
to run even upon lauris- But when .it
tame to the point that he fhoutd fend fome cf his
Captains into Georgia, he made choice of fuch„as
had bed experience of thofe Countries, and were
nearcft unto him; with whom he fenr, Tooomac
alio, and the reft, whofc Service he had before
uled againfl the Turks: commanding them to joyn
their forces With Simon the Georgian, and by all
means poflible to annoy the Enemy; whom,if they
(hould perceive to bend for TWIJ, they (hoUldnot
fail to follow him; to the end they might loyn together
with him, and fo incounter the Enemies
Army. All thofe Captains were rcfolutc men, and
led with them ten thoufand Souldiers, which being
joyncd with them of Georgia, amounted to the
number of thirteen thoufand : who, arriving at
Genge, gave knowledge to Simon of their coming,
and that in his behalf they were ready to do great
Matters.
Now was the Perfian Ambaflador with all due fedly charged by the hard fpecch that the Vifier
honour received at Confiantinople, where he was ufed towards him. Being thus doubtful whereupon
to refolve, perceiving himfelf drained to the
honourably entertained by the great BafTaes of the
Court, but especially by Mufiapha, who within grant of thcie demands, and receiving alfo fome
two days after, fuddenly died; of a forfeit taken threatnings withall, he determined with himfelf to
of eating too much of Musk- melons, and immoderate
drinking of Zerbet, (a kind of plcafant drink fundry .particularities, and to give him good hope
inlarge bis Speeches with the Vifier in divers and
which the Turks ufe, made of Water and Sugar:) that he (hould be able to perfwade with his King,
but mod men thought him to have poifoned himfelf,
as fearing the former indignation of Amuratb did demand. Hereupon was MaxtitChan the Am­
the yielding up of fo much as Amur-a had and
to be again inflamed by the new complains of the baflador in friendly manner and without any outrage
fent from Cbnllaniinopi to Chars, and Com-
Perfian Ambaflador againfl him, for that he in dig
time of his GeneralfHip, had difhonourably fupprefled
certain AmbaiTagcs fent, from the Perfian out delay, and with all fidelity, he (hould caufe
miilion given to Sinan (then at Chars) that with­
Ring; which he now fearing to be called in qucflion
for, the former dorms as yet fcarcc well ap-
from thence into Perfu, wherefoever he did defire §
the Ambaflador to be conduftel to IBB and
peafed, made himfelf now away. After bis death all which was faithfully performed.
it was commonly reported, that if he had longer But to return again to Suian the General, who sinan man
lived, he (hould have been undoubtedly (hangled ; from San$s had fent the (aid Ambofladour to B fierahha'
which to prevent, he became theworthy Execuuoner
of himfelf, chat had mod unjulHy caufecf^t?9cf
others to be mod fbamcfully murdered. Which ft£V^
was the more like to be true, and the rather believed,
for that the infinite Wealth he had of long
time feraped together, was immediately after his
Death taken into the Kings Treafuries, fomc fmall
portion thereof being left unto his Nephews j I mod
certain token of Amuraths Indignation againd him.
ThciBerfiaa AmbafTador having audience the feventh
of Aug'ufi, with many lively Reafons and
much jEloquence, peifwadcd the Tiirkilh Empcrour
to dclifl from the War begun, a* contrary to
the Will and Plcafurc of their common Prophet
Mahomet j as alfo to the Peace, Which was fo toy*
ally, and with fo many Capitulations, not long
before concluded between tamas and Solyman his
Granrfadaer ? and was hot to have been broken,
and Wars railed, but upon fome great Quarrel or
Injuiy;done; which' the Perfians had not at any
time offered, but had always wtihed unto him all
Happiiiefs, as they had rmnifedly declared,, by
fending unto him an Embaflagc to that purpoteby
Sultan Tocamac; whereby he might plainly perceive
the good mind and zeal the Perfian King
had for the maintenance of the Peace. And al--
though in the (horMeign of IfmabeJ, there was
fome Rumor railed; rhac he meant to go unto Babylonia,
and fome fuch like News: ydt that was'
but a youthful, part, and an effect of that heat
which) a commonly proper to fuch as being kept
'long in digit Prifbn/ cannoc ufe their Liberty with
Moderation, and had therefore received due Pu>
nilhment for ic, by Hidden and unexpected death.
But as lot the King tfeatrnow is, he did above all
others, imbrace amity with hisMajcfty,and therefore'did
mod earned! y deli re, that it w6ald pleafe
him to temper his Anger conceived, which had
incenfed him to take up Arms againd a King fo
much bis-FrteAd j being of the fame Religion,and,
better affected towards him than all the reft of the*
Nations in the World. '
This Ambaflador the Turkifh Emperour difmifled
without any Refolution at all, bur oncly
gave order, that whatfoevcr he had to'fay touch-'
ine this Peace, he (hould communicate k with his'
Vifier. Many were the Difcourfes which hapned,
for that the Turk required all thofe Cities and
Countries, which till that time ho had conquered
with the Sword, or ( as their proud manner of
Phrale is) whereon his Generals Horfe had trod,'
to be yielded again unto him; and the Ambaflador
on the other fide, had no warrant from his
King to yield any more than that part of Georgia,
which is on this fide the River of Araxis- Where-'
upon the laid Ambaflador began tofcar,lefthe
(houid.be fufpecled for a Spy, and (b be evil intrcated
: wherewithal! he did find himfelf too mant-
ilam'mopk (as h before declared: j and being de- Army at "^
parted tH^

IKJO 80
Maxut
:-
porteth
unto the
Ing what
hehach
done, and
is for his
goodfcr-
• ncc by
him rewarded.
parted thence, arrived ac Erzirum, where he
cook a Survey of his Armyy and other Provifion
neccflary for chis Expedition: and fo from thence
was now come to Chars t from whence he difpatched
the Perfian Ambaffadour, much dpint|nte4
that no other Conclufion for Peace could be
wrought
>^-1
\ Maxut Chan ac laft arriving at the Perfiaa Court,
reported unto the Kins all that had happened in
this his Ambauage; the fum whereof was, Thau
4 would not condefcend to any condition
of Peace, urileft the whole Countcy o£ Sirminl
might be yielded unto him, for that he badfonee
C as he fain) caiquered the lame. Neither did the
feme AmbaffadoB forbear co tell the King theSufpition
Amumih bad conceived of him, to have
been a Spie rather than an Ambaflador j and of
the large Promifcs he was kin to make;to the!
Turk, to avoid themanifeft danger of Imprifonment,
or Death: all which for all that, now lay in
his Ma jellies Power to perform or not.- The King
for the prefcnt remained' well fatisfied with that
Maxut had done, and in reward of his great travel
and expenses, gave him the charge of the Chasnhcr
at tauris, naming him the Qiambcrlain of
that cfiahi and great City. Of which new Office
(though very honourable^ and of great importance)^
took fmall Pleafure, for that one Emir
CkanAut ancient Enemy* was chief Governour of
that City*, tram whom he feared fame dangerous
treachery j wherefore he appointed his Deputy lor
the Execution of the Office; andjpithdrew himfclf
from Tauris to Caffangich, a place of his own,
there to pafsaway the time untill it fhould pleafe
the King ocberwile to difpofe of him. But Emir
Chan, who itill nourifhed in his mind the ancient
hatred be had conceived againft hira, took this as
a raoft fit occafion to bring him into difgrace with
the King) certifying him, That Maxut, not contented
with the great preferment it had pleafed
him to bellow upon him s had in contempt of his
rewards abandoned Tour is, and fubflitutcd in his
place a raoft bafe Per (on to reprefent the King's
Majcfty, and to manage his Treafure: and that
be absented himfclf tar from that City and the
Court there, having withdrawn himfclf into*the
Confines of Turtle, no doubt for fome mifchievous
intent, either to yield h imfclf unco them, or ctfe to
have Intelligence with them, and was like enough
to be guilty $0 himfelf of the great Errour he had
already committed, ^y offering SirHan unto the
2«rfy/& King; and making promifeo/folargeQinditions,
.whereby he had obtained fuch a aire and
fafe Convoy to conduct himy when as he had before
diicovercd himlelf to oe a Favourer of the
% and a Traitor to his own King: and that
therefore it were good to make trial of bis Inclination,
and fo peradventure to decline fome great
Mifchief, tending to the danger of rjie Per flanState.
This oolicious Accufation fliiy contrived, Ho
wrought in the mind of the fufpitious King, chathe
commanded Emir Chm fecretly to apprehend
Maxut, ana to bring him to the Court, and (if he
could not by other means) then by tortu re to wreft
from him the truth of all thofc matters.; .pUd was
Emir to have his Enemy thus put into his hands;
and thought it long yntijl he had brought this
fhame upon Maxut: who paying already heard
Come inckling thereof, rcfolved with himfelf to do
any thing, rather than co fall into the Power of
his hateful Enemy' And therefore at fuch lime as
fifteen tall fellows were for that purpoie font unto
him, from &wr Chan, who in the Kings name
fumrooncd him to the Court; be, without making
any (hew that he took the matter other-wife than
well, entertained them cou rteou fly, and made them
great cheat $ but when he perceived them co be
fixtb Emferow of the Twfa. 673
overcome with flcep, which crepe upon them by 1589
reafon of the excels wherewith they had over- *^fjsfi
charged themfelTes, he caufed them to be ftraitiy
bound, and with long Cords hanged them down
into a deep Wejl, and there flint them up fecretly
covered. Then, gathering together the raoft pre- &***
cious things he had in his Houfe, and letting his c/wnflyech
i Wives* his Children, his. Brethren, and Nephews onto the
on Hotfc-back, £ed with all his iEamfly, in, the
Evening,' and the next daj8 arrived at Salmas, and
was there friendly entertained by the Turkifh Bafia,
and from 'thence conveyed to Van, where he
was courtcoufly welcomed by,Cica/a Bajfa, and
honourably accompanied, fent to Sinan the General,
who very glad of- his coming, font! him
with, all diligence to Cotijiantinopie > to Amttratb-
And this was in effect the end of the firft enterparlance
of Peace betwixt the iVrfa/w and the
Sinda remained at. chars eight days, and there
again furvcyed his Army and Provifion 5, and afterwards
let forward towards Tomanis, with Refolution
there to build a Fort. Bat being come thither,
he could by no means put that his Defignment
in Execution, by reafon of the immoderate \
Ram, which continually, by the fpacc of eight
days fell in fiiehi abundance, as that neither did the
Sun appear, or the Sky clear. Befide that, Sinan
greatly, feared left the Enemy, taking the Opportunity
of this Bain, of the Screigbc,- andv of the
Building, fhould aftauit his Army, ant) finding, it
in evil plight, and out of order, greatly endamage
its wherefore, carting off his former Determination
for fortifying at Tomanis, he removed thence,
to carry Succours to Tefiis. But as fbon as be was '•:•* • ;i :
riGn? With: his Army, and paft the Screight, ial*
Oi Captain of the Janizaries 0$, Vamtfco, and
Ho'mar, Sanzack, of Safeto, having reoekedl fecrec
intelligence, that hard by, a little out of the way,.
Was good ftore both of Corn and Cattel; refolvea
with themfelves to go thither to fetch jn that booty
; andfo with two thousand Souldicrs, greedy of
Prey, they fet forward. Now Simon the Georgian,
and the fyrfians, following the Turks Army a far 9
off, had divided his Souldiers into all fech places
as where there Was either Corn or Water, or any
fuch thing as might allure the Turks to fcatter
themfelves from the Camp ; and perceiving thefe
hungry Turks carelefly to run head-long to lay
hold on this defired bdoty, he fudde.niyj fell upon
them, and cut them in pieces, being difordered %
fo that pf thole two thoufand elcapcditoti lalrQgU
the Captain of tH&rJanizaries Qytyi^Homar the
Sanzack, and all the reft being left dead ppon the smm
Grpund- t^j t)£i comethtoJ
Sinan holding on his way, irt-two days came to re fi*'
TefiiJ; where prefently be called a Counfcl of all
the chief men of his Army j taking;order, That
every man upon fats Qa{h, fliould depole the trtftb*
|^i#«^thegreatnegofjTe^is which hedid,onr
ly in reproach of MbkifhA the gceat3afla 5 who
raoft untruly had informed Amurath, That it was
as great anflyopulottsasVamafco, whereas in truth
it was not in any refpect to be compared unto
that fo famou/a &'ry. After than he divided the
Treafure and Succours he had brought, atnong
the Souldiers of the Fortrefs, ^hearing mem up
With good Words, and promifes of great Matters.
And becaufe the Souldiers there in (jarrifon complained
greatly agaiod the Batik their Captain, he
cauftd a Bill of complaint to be framed againft him,
and finding biraguiky, that he bad converted the
Souldiers pay co bis own. ufe, he condemned bim
to the Reftitution thereof, and Co immediately du>
charging jhim of iiis .Office, placed in his room
GuifufBey,ALord c&JSeorgias who for, the antienc
JEnmity oetween him and Sipwo, ,had .-yielded
that
Tu^
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B

674 Amurath the Thirds
1589;
Sinan departed!
from Ttfiis.
Seven
choufand
Turks flain
by che"

fixth Emferour of the Turfy. 6 75
15S0
was a very bard, long,and difficulc raatter,and fuch
a one as needed another manner of Preparation
than had been as ycc appointed for it; and that if
he deflrcd to fubdue Perfta, it was then, very neceflary
that hefliould fpeak with him at large, and
difcourie upon many particularities, which could
not fo well without exceeding tedioufnefs be declared
by writing. After chat, lie fent other Meffengers
alfo, to follicice Amurath for his return to
Confiantinople 5 continually telling him, That it
was not polfible to fignifie by Writing, what he
purposed to report to him by word of mouth, for
the better accomplifhing of the enterprife begun.
Nothing in the World did Sinan abhor more than
this War, having his mind altogether bent againft
the Affairs of the Chriftians in Europe, and therefore
fought by all means polfible for the diverting
of thofe Wars from the Eaft, into fame other
quarters. At Jaft he wrought lb much, he intreated
lb much, he writ fo many Letters, and follicited
the matter fo carneftly, that Amurath was.perfwaded
to fend for him to Confiantinople, as foon
as ever he was certified of the arrival of the hew
Arcbafladpr from Perfia, of whom Sinan had be*
fore advertised him. For be was refolved either
to grow to'a peace with the laid Ambaffadour, if
he came with honourable Conditions $ or if he
came not, or, that alter his comming they could
not agree upon the Peace, then to put in Execution
thofe his Conceits, whereof he muft needs in
particular talk with Sinan by word of Mouth. At
length the promifed Ambaffadour, called Ebraim
Chan], a Man of great Eloquence, and highly honoured
in Perfia, came to Sinan j whereof Sinan
gave prefent Intelligence to Amurath, befeeching
him again to permit him co come to Confiantinople.
Which his requeft Amwath then granted. Whereupon
Sinan forthwith returned to the Court,
where he attended the universal Government of
the whole Empire. At his firft coming to the prcfence
o( Amurath, ( wherein hedilcourfed not with
him of any thing, but of the coming of the Persian
Ambaffadour) the conditions were fee down
which they were to require for thc reducing of the
Capitulations of this Peace to a good end. After
which agreement, the Ambaffadour being now
come, and molt magnificently received in Constantinople^
had audience. At which time he with
much glorious Speech laboured to perfwade Amurath,
That his King had a moft ardent defire 10
be reconciled unto him, and to joyn his Forces
with his, againft the Enemies of the Mahometan
Religion; and that for that purpofe he was now
ejpecially come thither : which his good purpofe,
if it were anfwered with like zeal on his part,
there would thereof enfue the greatcft Unity and
rricndfhip that ever was between any Mahometan
Princes* Whereunto Amwath gave him no other
anfwer, but that he fhould thereof talk with his
Vifier, and with him intrcat of all matters concerning
the Peace: and fo he was by Amurath entertained
and difmiffed both at one time-
Now had Amurath called to Constantinople his
eldefl Son Mahomet, (who afterward fucceeded
him in thc Empire ) being then about fixteen
years old. to circumcifc him, according to the Cuftom
of the Turks; following therein the inveterate
Law of the Hebrews. Unto which Solemnity
many Chriftian Princes were folemnly invited;
who accordingly fent thither their Ambafladours
with great Gifts and Prefents, in token of Peace
and Confederacy; iamely, Bodulphus the Emperour,
Henry thc lit. the French King,Stephen King
o&Pobnia, the State of Venice, the King of Perfta,
thc Moor Kings of Morocco and F*z, the Princes
of Moldavia, Valachia, and others. With all Triumph
and Joy was the Circumeifion of this young
Prince folemnifcd by the fpace of forty days and 1581
forty nights, in the great market Place of Confian- ^ W
tinople • where all thc Ambaffadouts aforefaid had
their Scaffolds prepared and furniflied according to
their Degrees and States, and received fuch entertainment
as might be fhewed at fuch a kind of
barbarous Spectacle: only thc Per fanAmbaflador,"
who had alfo his Scaffold fevcral to himfelf, but
not regarded as the reft, rejoyced not at thefc Feaffe
and Triumphs: for among fundry other wrongs
and from done by the Commandment of Amurath
unto the Perfian Nation, c as by hanging up
certain coiinterfeitPicturcsof Perfians made of "laths
and flicks, and then burning them, and in many
fcornfulJ forts abulias them ) the Turk, for the
great difplcafure he had conceived for the barm
done to Ofman Bajfa and the" Turks in Siruan much
about that time, and for the difdain he had taken
againft Ebraim Chan (as one not condefcending to
the condirions of Peace which he expected, nor
yielding to any more than the other Ambaflador
had done before, fcemed to have come as a Spier
to mark thc Turkifli Affairs, or to mock Amurath,
j rather than to put in execution any good matter
topacifie the Minds of the two mighty Princes)
commanded the (landing, before appointed for
him, in difgrace of him to be caft down, and him-
felf and all his followers to be fhut up as clofc/Priioncrs
in the houfe oiMahamet Bajfa at Confiantinople
$ where he was fo ftraigbtly kept, that though
an hundred of hisfollowers there died of the Plague,
which ihortly after began to wax hot in the City,
H
•
yet could he not obtain fo much favour as to be
Io - Lem '
removed into fome other place, but there was in- &" i * W g A
forced to tarry it out, untill that afterward order
,p
*
was taken, he fhould be carried thence as Prifoner
to Erzirum. To end tbefe Solemnities, Mahomet
the young Prince was circumcifcd, not publickly,
but in his Fathers Chamber, by Mechmet one or
the inferiour Bafla'es, fometime the Empcrour $0*
fymans Barber.
Now whilft Sinan ,as great Vifier, fat commanding
in Confiantinople, the Garifons of Charfaxi&fe
fits ( kept in by the Enemy, and, having received
none other relief than a little which Sinan before
his departure from Erzirum had by good hap caufrd
to be fecretly .conveyed unto them ) were
thought to be driven to great wants. Which thing
Sinan right Well knew, and fearing left thofe two fl
places, which had with fo much ado been both
gained and maintained, fhould for want of new
Succours fall again into the hand of the Enemy:
he both boldly and freely counfelled Amurath to
fend a new Garrifon to Van, for the fafety of the
Country thereabouts, and then,under the Con- If]
duct of fome valiant Captain^ to fend Succours to
Tefits', upon which point Amurath asked Sinan his
Opigion, and willed him to bethink himfelf of
fome fit man. Hereupon,Siff

n
6 7 6 Amwath the Third.
'Mohamet
BaJJk refufeth
Battel
Offered by
the Georgians
tad
Perjiant,
given io the Baflaes cf Aleppo and Marvw, to repair
to Van with all their Squldiers, and there to abide
till Winters which they accordingly did, not mole/led
nor troubled by any Enemy.
In the end of Augrft, Mohamet Baffa departed
from ErzirHm, with the Bafla of Caraemit, and
all his Army, carrying with him Money, Corn,
and all other things need-fall forme relief of Te/tis,
and io eight days came ttiCbars, and from chcoce
to Archelec, not troubled by any. At Archelec he
found Mnjtaffa- (otherwife called Mamtcchiar) the
Georgian, with all his Souldiers, whom «the General
moft joyfully entertained, and honoured him
with Gifts, and wit hall admonifhed him to continue
in his Obedience to A">Hrath 3 and to conduct,
him with bis Army the fhorceft and fafeft way to
lefiii 5 for that fome were of Opinion, that it were
belt to go by Tomanis; and fome other, bv the way
of Muflajfa. his Country: wherein Maftaffa did rea-
•dily refolve him, that the eafieft and fhorteft way
lay through his own Country, being alfo in his
Opinion the fafeft. This counfel of Muftapha pica -
fed Mohamet greatly, fb that he made choice of
him to be the guide of his Army, repofing hirafelf
wholly upon his good direction; and fo departed
thence toward ieflis i palling through Altunchala
and Carachala, both belonging to the faid
Georgian, abounding with all things neceffary for
the luftenance of man, neither were they ever difturbed
by any Enemy. Having paffed Muftapha's
Country, they came to a friendly Cattle called
Gori i from whence they discovered in certain fields
a great Army of the Georgians mingled with PerfianSj
but apparelled after the manner of Georgia;
thefe were thofe Captains of Perfia, fent from the
Terfian King (as in other years before ) ro aid the
Georgians; who fecretly conjoyned with Simon
Chan the Georgian, had changed their Apparel, becaufe
the treaty of Peace fhould not be diffurbed,
and their King accounted unjuft of his Word;
who under a colour of a treaty of Peace, whilft
'Amwath attended nothing elfe but to fuccour and
defend his conquered Countries, without purpofc
to annoy any other places, went about to procure
the deftrucrion of the Turks. Thefe then,as foon
as they law the Turkilh Army,and perceived that
they alfo thcmfelves were by them defcried, fent
Heraulds unco them with haughty words of defiance,
and to offer them battel. With great Grief
of Mind did the Bafla receive this proud defiance;
but having no other purpofc but only co bring his
Succours^ fafc to lefiU, 'he difmilfed the Heraulds,
and ftudicd by all means he could to fhun Battel.
That Evening he was favoured in his purpofe by
the great and continual Rain which then fell, and
ferved for a reafonable excufe of his delay : but
the next day proving^ fair, and the Sun fhining
bright, both the Armies marched in fight the one
'of the other all day, until! about four hours and
an half before night, at which time the Turks arrived
near to a River that feparated the one Army
from the other. • There, the Bafla fell in Confultatton
with Muftapha, whether they fhould pafs
over the River before Night, or ftay on that fide
they were untill the next Morning: In which cafe
Muftaffa adviled him to ftay,as fearing left the Enemy
fhould fee upon the Arroy,difordered in paffing
the River, and fo annoy them. Notwithstanding
the General difljked this Advice o£ Muftapha, having
taken a ftrong conceit, even upon the tirft
difcovery of the Enemy, that there was fome intelligence
and compact between Mufiapha and the
terfians, and chat to that end he had malicioufiy
perfwaded him to come that way, and not bv the
Way of Tomaniti and therefore the Bafla thinking,
that if there were any fuch Plot laid between Mwfiapba
and the Enemy, to'fct gin fome con rufion,
would not in any cafe follow the Counfel of the
fufpe£fced Georgian, to ftay that Night} but commanded,
that wich the greateft fpeed that might
be, all his Souldiers with their Treafure and Corn
fhould pafs over the River, to the end, that before
Night, he might on the other fide of the River incamp
his Army in fome good place, to the fcorn
and dcrifion of his Enemtcs. Mohamet his Lieutenant,
a bold young man, and an hardy, was the
firft that ventured over, and after him the Carriages
of Mpny, and of Corn, and then the whole
Army, wich inch fpeed, that fome of the confuted
Multitude were drowned in the paffage, being rather
troden down with che Horfes and Camels,
chan brought to their deaths cither by the depth of
the Channel, or fwiftnefs of che River.
As foon as che Georgians perceived that rtie Turks
had palled che River, without fraying until! they
might fettle thcmfelves io any good order, they in
great hafte and fury ran upon them, and prefent-
Jy affiled them, whileft they were yet all m confufion
and out of order; by reafon whereof the
Turks, alchough they turned their faces upon their
Enemy, and made fome good refiftancc, yet in
fhort time voir might have feen the Banks of the
River io many places ftained with ine. Turkifh
Blood, and many Carkafes of the Turks here and
there flattered, without any apparent lofs among
the Georgians and Perfi f ins. Amongft them that fell
io this {laughter, were a number of Sanzacks, of The Turks
difcomfit- i
che Curdi} and Mefopotamians ; which the reft perceiving,
and by the overthrow of their own, eon-
Treafure
ed, and the
jefturing the lofs of others, turned their backhand and Cora
fled j che like did che remnant of the Mefopotami­taken by
the Georgia
ans, and after them at laft the whole Army : out and
whom the Georgians prefTed fb fore in their flight, Perfiims. t
that many of the Turks, feeing no other way
co efcape, caft chemfelves into che River, and fo
(chough hardly) cfcaped with their Lives. Great
was the fhame, great was the confufion, but greateft
was the lofs they received, for that in the heat
of the Battel, the Kings Mony and Corn was taken
by the Georgians and Perfians 3 every man faving
only fb much for himfelf as he could fccretly
hide upon his own Body, or convey by the means
of fome trufty flave, which by che help of their
fwift Horfes, was preferved racher by Fortune
than by Valour.
The TurkSjthusdifcomfitedand fpoiled of cheir
relief, the next Morning gathered thcmfelves together
again one wich another, curfing the Heavens,
the King, and their adverfe Fortune: fome
of them alfo threatning che Georgian Renegate Muftapha,
as though all tliis mifchicf had hapned
chrougb his treachery and fecret Intelligence with
the Enemy. Nocwichfcanding, when tney found
that they bad ftill remaining fb much Money,and
other eafements as might fuffice to comfort the afflicted
Minds of the Souldiers bcficgcd io the Fort,
they refolved co hold on their way towards Teflit\
and in cheir Journey ufed fuch fpeed, that the
day following they arrived there in the Evening.
But when they of the Fort faw their Friends whom
they had fo long expected, arrived in fuch bad
fort, and fb evil furnifbed, they were aftooifhed
and[wonderfully grieved at this common lofs, and
all in a confufion protefted to Mahomet, That they
would abandon the place, if they had not forthwith
neceflary Provifion made for them. But the
General, after he had with large Promifcs mitigated
their firft Furies and Infolendes, prefently in
che Morning caufed a Vivano, or Counfel ro be called
in che Caftle, where, having gathered together
all the chief Men in his Army, he (j
in tMs%ferlrier v
Tar
Mohamet
with his J
difcomfit"
cd Army
cometh to
Ttfik.

Jixtb Emperow of the Turfy. 677
IH1 JL?OR as much as it hath pleafed God, that fo great the wrath of Amuratb, which he might mofi juftfy 1581
nBSfia fflj and important an occafun of Viltory; which was conceive againfi us. I my felf before you all am moft *- r V'**
lilf ?S" offered unto us for the Honour and Glory of every one ready to disburfe four thoufand duckets towards it, tf
mjmht Baf. °f *fj" ncm fallen out fo unfortunately^ that it it haw {hallpleafe you all to follow me accordingly; we
fain the hot only not miniftred unto us any waiter of triumphing pall deliver thefe Souldiers from their great Nece/fity^
He of 0pfr 0Ur Enemies, as wefhould have done, but rather and acquit our feh/es from the intricate bonds of moft
ttfUs. bath made them (Iknow not how) to carry away trouble fome dtfpleafures.
from us both thelriumph^ andalfo our Armour,our
Horfes i our Sk and our Spoils$ yea, and (the remembrance
whereof doth mofl grievoufly trouble and tenances changed a thoufand manner of vnys;
There might a man have fcen a thoufand Coun­
ajJUtt me) our Sultans Money, and our publick muni* for one foftly whifpered many a curie and (name
tun and forces folemnly delivered to dur Conduit, is upon the King, upon Mahamet,ycz, and upon God
now become a booty and a prey unt6 them; that the himfelf; another denied to disburfe any thing,
Honour which might have made every one of us fa-anothempus among noble and valorous Souldiers, is now fome fal­
faid one thing, and fome another: but in the
determined privily to Meal away j and
len from our foreheads, ahd s td our great detriment, end every man was induced to follow the Exam- TheTtarta
doth adorn the beads of Strangers, or rather of our pie of Mohamet, and thereupon having made a JSflves
Enemies: and that notwithstanding all this, we art Purfe according to every mans ability, there was} make a
now come to tbofe couragious Souldiers, which with collected thirty thoufand Duckets among them. Purfe of
their great Valour have defended this Fort even in the And prefently after, word Was fent to heuent Ogli 2°°?°
mjdjt of their Enemies Weapons and "treacheries at i Zaghen, to fend thither Grain, Muttons, and' f 0 " jj" re*
and to whom we (houldyield that aid and relief which other neceflary Provifions, that they might the; lid of the
the virtue of every one of their Minds doth deferve, better continue the defence of the Fort. Garriroa
and which King Amurath had put into our hands to
Two days only flayed Mahametiti Teflis,a.nd **
bring hither unto them'- there is now no remedy, but
re fi t *
having changed fuch Souldiers as defired to be
to ihte upon fome good means, that we fall not
difmined, and alfo appointed Homaf Baf a Governour
of Tefiis, inflead of Giufufthzt there governed
wholly into the utter difgrace of our Lord and King;
and that is, To maintain thefe Souldiers in the cu(tody
and defence of this fort: and though it be with
before, he ocpar ted. But before his depart u re Confutation
was had, Whether they {hould keep the
all our wants, and all our own dishonours, to comfort
way of Tomanis, of the way they came through the
thefe that have fo long time looked for us, andfo well
Country of Mtijiaffk the Georgian: and in the end
deferved all manner of relief. We cannot excufe our
they refolded to keep the way of Tomanis, and
felites, that our Enemies were better than we, either
thereupon order was taken that .they fbould all
in number, or lnftruments of War j for both in the one
pais the River. The Curdi were the firft that went
and the other we were far beyond them', neither yet
over, and had already ditched their Tents upon
can we fay, that they fet upon us by Night, or at unawares
; for when we faw theft number, their Wea­
the farther fide of the Water; when the General
began' to revoke his formet order, and fent them
pons, their Horfes, and finally their approach, and
word, That they (hould return, becaufe he was
their manner of a fault, yet we would needs pafs over,
now determined td go back the fame Way he came.
the River* andjoyn battel with them t which we now
At which mefTage the Sanzachj were in a Rage,
know bath fallen out very lamentable unto us, becaufe
and in plain terms fent him anfwer, That thefe
we were more ready to take our fight, than to endure
mutabilities befeemed not them, beine men accuftomed
to War. but to be rather Childrens play,
the fight i and to ufe our feet, than to occupie our \
bands. And therefore it is very requifite, as well to
than manly Refolution; and that for their parts
fatisfie the rigour of Jufiice, as to perform the "Duty
they were minded not to change their Journey,
of Souldiers, that we fuffer not our Lord and King to
but would go on the fame way they had begun:
iofe his Money, which he trufied into our hands, and
and fo forwards they went (fay the General what
which we have lofcnot byflrength, nor by any treacherous
firatagem of our Enemies, but by our own too too
he could) and by the way of tomanis arrived at
Chdrs long before Mohamet, who was much grieved
at this their fo great diTobcdfence: but feeing
important year, and too bafe a regard of our Lives,
before which, it was the duty of every one of us to
1 Q
no other remedy, he with trie Daffa of Caraemit
have preferred the care of Honour. For, ifbyjighting
and Muflapba the Georgian, put themfelves on then!
and courageous fufhining the a faults of our Enemies,
Journey, even by the fame way the/ came to lefts.
At lafl Mahamet arrived at Aliuncbala, the
though they had been fironger* and better armed
than we, this misfortune bad hapned unto us, and
chief Caftle of Muftaffa the Georgian, and burning
' that we could in any fort bant reprefented to the King
•with the defire of revenge of thofe loffes. ( which:
and the World an honourable and bloody Battel, we
he thought himfelf ta have received by the Treachery
ofMufiapha ) or, as fome thought, feeking
(hould not now have bad any need tofeek means bow
to repay this loft, and to reftore the thing that violent*
by this means to make Amur ads believe, that m
ffl was taken from us by fuch as were more mighty
truth all the forepafted mifchiefs had happened not
than our fehies, and thefe honourable Souldiers (hould
thorough their cowardife, but through the treacherous
and malicious devices of the Georgian, and fo
more eajVy have digefted with us this lamentable Calamity,
But we have loft that Money, and in very
to make their received Ioflcs feem more pardonable,
deed having as it were willingly beftowed it upon the
he devifed with himfelf howto find out fuch a plot,
Georgians and Pcrfians, to redeem our laves, and td
as that Mufiapha might upon the fudden be taken
ftve ns from their fury, are bound to repay it, or elfe
away, as guilty of fo foul a Treafon. And thaf Mahamet
for ever hereafter to be challenged as lawful debtors
he had devifed, was in this fort* To call a Coun-fdevifcth
to the King for 9 And therefore, my good Friends
dl into his oWn Pavilion, as if he had received J°
and Companions^ if you will take a good courfe, let
wt0
fome commandement from theCourt; and having ^JJL,
every one of us, without further Confutation, put bis
caufed Mufiapha to come into that room, Wh9(t the Gm*
hand into bis private turfe (if be have mtfoolifhfy
the (aid counterfeit commandement (hould fie in *«n.
call that alfo into the hands of the ravenous Enemy)
reading, to caufe his Lieutenant, with thofe chief
and with our own Money let us fuccour the Necejjity
of His band that flood about him, to fall upon
of thefe men, and have regard to the Honour of our
him, and prefently to art off his head. This pretended
Council was accordingly called, wherein
King. So pall we make our flight lets blame-worthy,
We jhall jufiifie our Anions more boneftfy, and that
fat the BafTa himfelf, and with him the Baffa of $3
wb&h isofgreattfl importance, we Will bettor pneifid
Caraemit, certain Sanzacks, fubjeft to the Jurisdi-
Ddddda
aiojfl

678 Amur at b the Third*
1581 ftion o£ Erzipurtt 3 the Copagi Bafla 3 or cjricf Gen-thencedeman MutcTj and the Generals Lieutenant; with whither alfo were brought che two wounded Ball w/v^-*
put himfclf on his.way towards Cbarsj '0t
whom he Had upon their folcmn oaths for fecrefie, faes, and the reft that were ill handled and greatly
(cared with thefe fudden and uncouth Airs.
communicated his intended deceit- The Georgian
Mufi'apha was alfo called accordingly § whoj both Of all this Treachery intended againft ©imf
becaufe he was beloved of more than one, and had Muflapha lent prefent Information to the Tutfc*
alio ufed all diligent CircumfpecliQnj but especially
having heard in the Army fome private whif-
at the falfe^ufpition that Mohamet had wrongfully^
ifi) Empcrour ;. finding himfclf greatly grieved
perings of fuch a matter, knew full well of all ijhat conceived againft him, to his great diihonour; and
was cfcvifed againft him, and therefore provided wrought fo cunningly, that Amuratb, in token of
aHb.lor his own defence- But as touching his gpw%
tp the Counui he thought he might, not de­
Cloth of Gold, and a Battei-axe all giltv Mabamet
his good liking and contentioenti fent hinn both
ny Co to doj left toy his abfence he might fecm on the other fide intermedling here and there
guilty of the fault whereof he was (pcradvencure with all the art that poffibly he could deviie, all
not without caufe) fufpe&ed 5 and thereby to leave hateful and injurious terms, fent large advenilp*
his Cities for a prey to their Enemies, now in the meats of all the misfortunes char had happened^
heart 0/ bis Country. And therefpre refolving to
Muflnffa
notably
;a, he dcyifed how.fi) to do with raoft fafety^anq |
? 6, af lf^need fhpuKfoc, he raignt be able to turn
the mifchicf intended againft him, upon the head
QLtne General liimlelf. And. therefore having
cbofen out fifty of his molt faithful and rcfohite
Souldicrs, he commanded them to follow him to
r^e Counfel a] in the Generals Pavilion^
and being come thither, to ftay there ready and attentive
at his fjrft and one only caJlj fuddenlv and
forcibly to rufh into the Pavilion with their Weapons
j and rather than any wrong fhould be done
unto him, to fhew their Valour againft the Turks,
Without exception of any PeiTon wharfpever-
Thcfp men, by"Nature Enemies unto the Turks,
understanding well his meaning, fettled thcmfelves
upon the Execution; and taking unto them fome
other alio of their faithful and trufty friends, followed
him ever) to the Pavilion of Mohamet 3
where Mnjtajfa enrring into the place of Counfel,
a of the General to knQWf'wh'ac his ire
wa?; who prefent]y caufed the counterfeit Comnjjincjement
to be read; whereunto pluftaffa gave
ao,attcptive Eat. But when the other Bauaes and I
Stfwcajicks- began to fit down ( contrary tpj the 1 deed perprmed noching worth the remembrance.
jbojanner of the Turks, who,when (bever any Commandement
of die Em per ours is in reading, ufc wrathful King* yet not with fuch Mild nefs and «ofrcrot]
Sinan could do no leu but-mike anfwer to the The proud
alwayi.to- ft^jydup, and not to fit down untuTTt be Modefty as in fiich a cafe he fhould peradveMutt 5" "J-. |
full read ) the Georgian took, his leave, prpmifing have done j but in proud and^rempioryinanne^
Mm0U§ -
to be ever ready to perform, not only that ordet of
the Kings, but alfo what foe ver elfc he ihould command,.
And,jo being about to depart, the Capigi
Earn (pr great,^|ei ) of Mabamet came unto him,
and plucking hif)3Jby the fleeve, would have forced
him to fie down. ,|T$en Myjipffa crying out
• J aj^ud^rewl^l^cjra, wherewith he flruck Ma- \
hlmfeffof 4*we« Lieutenant,' that was sight.againft him;;
the Trca- and with His left nand haying raugfrt'tbc roll frprja
his pate, with hi hand fuddenly (to the at}
chery in-J
tended
againft
him by
aftonittiment of all pat were prefent) at one only
blow parted his Head, bis Neck, and his Bread in
twain, even to his ycry Stomach; fo that he died
Mahomet
the Gene. ^ grange fpc&acle to behold) beihg thus cut JIIJ
n1,
funder, with his de&head and two fhoulder$,hangingdown
upont^cir fevctal fides. 3After this firft,
he redoubled ht&fccond ftroke, aiming at the pead
of the BaiTa of Caraemit; but it being defended
with the women tolls of the Turbant, it flipped
down by his Ear; yet fo, that with a piece ojjjfie
f^id Turbant it carried his Eat quite away^itjfia
little alfo of tjje flefh of his Cheek; and all enrf
M
raged, eagerly affailed Mabamet Bajfa the General,
Cwho now all in confufion was rifen up in the
tumult) and wounded him with five mortal
Wounds; which were yet after wards by cunjiing
hand healed, when they had brought him even to
Death's door. At the cry of this Georgian^ all his
People rufhed in together) upon whole confuted
tumuU,and the fear that Muftaffa through his Fury
had (truck into the Turks, the Camp was prefectly
railed; and every man with all fpecd departing
and aggravated to the King, both the Treacheries
of Mujlafa, and alio the fkndes.fecurity of chpfe
Ways and Countries*
As Coon as Amuratb under (food che Calamities
of his Souldieit, the lofs of msMony, the great
difhonour of his People, and che apparent dancer
wherein the fbrt of lefiis flood, when it was
like to be abandoned $ all inflamed with Rage and
Anger, he called unto him theBallaes of his Court,
(among whom fat as .chief*the proud and haughty
Siaaa ) and rated them all exceedingly; reproving
their leud Ccirtufel, afid recounting the loMcs that
he had from time to time received, as if they had
hapned thtou^h their defauks, and efpeciaUyi Sinan,
asthe principal occafion of all thefe Mflchlefe:
who, like an improvident fool (as he laid j) would
needs relinqujili the charge ot his Army, and like
a King, fit idle at ConjlantinQ^e$ Handing ( asioc
were ) at fpme publick Tliumph to beholds 'and
hear the Miferics and Miiformnes of others; having
before^ in the time that Mufiapba was Geoera^
raoft vainly .boaftedj wich the like power chat he
had, to fetch the Perfian^KlAg Ottfof Ctfito7,| only for his advice* how ibe- matter of Peace
might be brought to fome good pafs ; but alfobccaufe
if that treaty came^occo^hedefitediSnr,
M
then he had to talk Withhin»how he might compafs
the overthrow of his Eneatiieti ttmieh(thing as
yec he.had.fio fit timeM /jeclbre intofn'nv>biit
was now ready to reveaUc* ifi ie wcte Xo3nis«fS^
fure. WondcrJuliy was Aafitriubmialieiiiti^ns B|
lullen anfwer y when he confidered rhat a flave of
bis own, ftpmd fo arrogantly and manileftjy reprove
him of folly and improvidenceiAr^otwim|
ftanding, being defirous to know of him what that
fecret and important matter, waty which Mnhad to
reveal unta feim, for the eafie compaffing of his
commenced Eoccrpctfe,; he di'ftemhJed H
tenement conceived againft him, and cocfateilded
him to difcloft thofc his Devices which B ffl ra
utter,
H
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H
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[fegffii utjer. SjB4n in brief, of all his Advices, propoundk/yw
ed thefe two things; nrft y ;his Counfel was, not to
proceed in this War as they had hitherto done;
by feckio&with Forts and Fortreflcs to hold and
H keep the Enemies Countries; for that their Treasures
were not able to yield finch ftoreof Money,a?
was fufficient for the maintenance of fo many and
Co great Garrifons •* contrary to the Opinion, of
Muftapb* ( of late dead B who with great pertina-
Wi. cy had perfwaded that dangerous, ad
difficult manner of War. His fccondAdvice was,
tbat the true means to bring this War to the wiihed
cnd,confiilcd efpccially in rhc Refolution of Amurath
himfelf, who, If he would go in Pcrfpn,. and
W againft fo mighty a King oppoic the Perion- of a
King, then might he molt affuredly promife unto
himfelf all ipeedy and honourable Victory, for
) that at the only name of his coming, the tetfians
W'
would cafily come to any Agreement; or if not,
he might (henproceed in his Wars, and lb obtain
moft glorious Conguefls. This his Advice To little
pleafed the effeminate King, that! inftead of the
r. great Opinion he before held of him, he now conceived
an envious affe&ion againft him : and a
further iufpition ( foftred by the great Ladies of the
¥:•
Coufk especially Amuraths Mother) ThuSinaa
had thus Counfelled the King, hirolell to go in
Pcr

68o
AbtsMmtp
by his
Ambafladours
purged
of
Treafon.
The Ambailadours
of Abas accafe
Miri-
%e S almas
Ithe Vifier,
thought in him, but aJfo that be had alms dcfircd
and laboured the contrary: and would moreover
open unto them fuch matter, as in rcfpcdt or
other men, and not of himfelf, might caufc their
coming to prove profitable and commodious to all
the Kingdom of Ferfia. Which bis requeft they
both folcmnly promifcd faithfully to perform, being
very defirous to underftand what thole Qrange
Novelties fhould be. Whereupon Abas Write
feat unto them two of his chief Councilors, men
of great account and reverence both for Years and
Wifdom, with full Inftru&ions; who. after many
Speeches, in the end fweaxing (accord ing to their
cuftom ) by the Creator that fpread out the Air,
that founded the Earth upon the Decps 3 that adorned
the Heaven with Stars, that poured abroad the
Water, chat made the Water} and briefly, of nothing,
Drought forth all things, fwearingby the
head of AM, and by the Religion of their Prophet
Mahomet^ chat fuch perverfc thoughts never entred
into the head of Abas Mirize: they alleged many
Tcftimon ies and manifeft Proofs, that raoft loyally,
in all due time, as well when he was advanced
to the Kingdom of Ferfia, as alfo in his Battels
agaibft the Turks, his Son had always caufed devout
Prayers and Supplications to be made to God
for his Profperity; neither ever defircd to hear
any other, but happy and fortunate fuccefs of him.
They brought with them a thoofand and a thousand
Precepts and loyal Letters, which the young
man had caufed to be written, as occafions required,
to the Governours that were his Subjects, for
the Government of the State, wherein he never
named himfelf King of Perfta, but only, Tour
King and Governour of Here. They prayed the
King alio, to caufc a diligent Procefs to be framed
againft his Son $ and if there (hould be found in
him any fign or lhadow of fo wicked a fufpition,
then to tan from him his Eftate and' Liberty;
offering themfelves to remain as Hoftagcs for him.
Bur when all this Oiould be done, and Abas found
altogether free from thefe unjufl Actuations,
then ( falling even to the Earth and killing it) they
bcfought him, and as it were conjured him, not
to leave the matter thus imperfect, to the Prejudice
of his Blood; but returning to his Counfellor.
to take Information likewifc. upon what mind ana
confidcratidn he had advifca the King, totake upon
him this unorderly and dangerous Voyage;
where no doubt he (hould find nothing hi him,
but malignant, ambitious, and wicked Affections}
and fuch as even deferved, that with his Blood
there fhould be revenged all'the Blood of thofe,
which till that hour had been brought to their unworthy
and undeferved Deaths. And for as much
as nothing remained, whereof the Vifier had informed
the King againft his Son, but the commandment
that was given by Abas Mirize to the
Governours under him, That they (hould not go
to die Wars againft the Turks: they confcfTed in
Truth, that filchan order was taken, but not to
that wicked and rraiterous end and purpofe as was
reported to the King by his great Counfellor, but
only in refpect of an Invafion Juftly feared in thofe
quarters by the Tartarian Jejfelbas; who by divers
inrodes had already done great harm in the Country
about Hm, ana put young Abas and bis Counfellors
in fuch a fear, that they durft not disfurnifh
their Cities of their Guards and Forces} and therefore
had commanded the faid Governours, not to
go to war againft the Turks, but to ftay and expert
further direction. And that all this was by
writing fignifledunto me Vifier himfelf-, which he
of a malicious mind had concealed, Only to try, if
in thefe common troubles he could bring to pais,
that Abas Mirize and the. King might be taken
away, and Mmir Hamze fuccccd in bis place; and
Amwatb the Third,
fo he himfelf remain the Superintendent of his 1581
Son-in-Law, and Moderator of that moft famous B^H
Kingdom. Of which fo treacherous a purpofe,they
(for all that) thought Emir Hamze the young
Prince altogether ignorant, ( knowing his honourable
Difpofition and Love towards his own kindred
) but imputed k only to the immoderate and
ambitious defirc of the wicked Traitor Mirize Sal\
mas.
Of thefe grave Speeches of the Arribafladors,
Mahamet the Father ( by nature credulous) began
to make great Conftru&ion; and deeply to confidcr
of their fo earneft and important requefts} which
feemed unto him fo upright and equal, as that he
could not chufc but hearken unto the fame. And
therefore, calling unto him the Governours, the
Captains, the Judges, and Trcafurers of all the Cities
that were fubject to Heti: he demanded of
them, how and in what fort rhey efteemed of Abas
Mirize, and in what degree of Honour he defircd
to be cfteemed of them} and of them all received
one anfwer. That they held him for* their Lord
and Lieutenant to the King of Casbin, and that he
himfelf had always defircd to be fo taken and
thought of: for proof whereof, everyone of them
brought in divers Letters, Precepts, and Orders,
wherein he never caufed himfelf to be honoured
with any other Tide, but only, Your King of fieri.
He demanded further, Whether any fuch Wars
were attempted by the Tartarian Jeffe&as* or riot 1
whereof he received aiarge and folmen Information,
that fo it was, to toe great detriment of all
thofe Territories. And thus the King was throughly
perfwaded of the Innocency of his Son 5 who
before was noted unto him by his Vifier, to be
an obflinatc Rebel. Upon which Occafion only,
jj^
although he might juftly have put him to Death,
as Aur hou r of fo neat troubles and bloodflied; yet,
becaufe he would be belter informed of the truth
of the Accufations laid againft him by the Amba
fadors, he refblved to make a curious and diligent
inquifltion thereof: and therefore, fitft of all. in
great fecrefie he examined Emir Hamze, his cldeft
Son, wherefore he had ad vifed this Journey againft
his Brother Abas, whom he had found guildefs of
all thofe Crimes that were objected againft him»
Whereunto the Prince anfwered, Thar he had no
other certainty of the pretended evil behaviour of
•his Brother, but only that which proceeded from
the great credit that lie always gave to his Father*
in-law Mirize Satmas, to whom ,as to a chief Counfellor,
his Father-in-law, and Protector of the Kingdom,
he had always yielded allured credence} and
fo dilcharged the whole Tempefts of all thofe Mifchiefs
upon the Vifier. Touching whom, the King _9
made diligent IhquifitidS as well among thofe of
the Court, as of the Army} and thereby found
him guilty of all that the Ambafladours of Heti
had accufed him: and that being always acquainted
with the true Occafions which remained the
Governours of Heri (fubjecl to Abas Mirize) from
going to the War agairifl die Turks, he baa moft
malicioufly concealed the fame, of purpofeto hatch
fuch a ftrangeand dangerous difcontentment, ai •
had wrought the unworthy Death of many great
men, and almoft defiled the hands of the Father
with the innocent blood of his guiltlefs Son. For MirUf
which fo foul a Treafon the falfe Vifier was wot* Smim****
thily condemned to die, 1 and his wily head by the v,ficf
«>mmandementofthefong t ftruck from his Car- MR
kafs. Juftly rewarded, with the fame PmnUment pSboy
which he unjuftly fought to have converted upon «rf beothers
| and with his own deftru&ion pacified the headcd »
Di and Battels that were rifenbetween rhe jS
two Princes. And fo the two Brethren being H
conciled together, and the Son to the Father; after
that 'aUttshad again promifcd bis wifhed OBcdU
encc,

FemBaffk
chofcn General
of
the Army
Place.
General
Feral deparceth
from Con-
Jlaiuinopk.
[cnee (which he afterwards mod dutifully perform -
ed ) King Mohamet returned with the Prince towards
Casbin, where, by rcafon of new and unexpected
Motions of the Turks, he had now been
long looked for and defired.
Amurath, through the rough Speeches of Swan,
was more and more fetled in his purpofe for the
continuing of the Perfian War; accounting it fo
much the more to his own Glory, as it (hould in
happy fuccefs fall out contrary to the Opinion of
many : and thereupon began to bethink himfelf,
whom he might chufe for his General, to whom
he might commit fo great a charge. Among the
Baftaes of the Court there was one Ferat, a man of
ripe years, but yet fierce ot courage, tough in opinion,
in counfej as hardy as might befcem his age,
ready for all fudden and ftrange adventures, but
above all, a Vaffal moil devoted to the King ; of
this man, at laft he was refblved to make choice,
to have the leading of his Army : and therefore
calling him apart, declared unto him what he had
in himfelf purpofed; encouraging him to take the
charge upon him, with a firm resolution to perform'
all things anfwerable to fo worthy an enrerprife,
with the opinion he had conceived of his
Valour. Very willingly did Ferat accept of this
new Office, and thought himfelf ( as indeed he
was,) highly favoured by the King j and thereupon
made him a large promife, to employ his
ftrengch, his wit, and uttermoft devofre, to put in
execution whatsoever (hould be offered unto him,
cither by occafton, or by his Royal Commandment.
At firft Amurath had no other purpofe to employ
him any further, buc only to allure the Paffage
to Tefiis, and fo into all Georgia; and to have
deftroyed the Country of Mujlafba the Georgian,
who had fo audacioufly injured the Lieutcuant of
•Amurath) and put his whole Army in Confufion j
but being certainly advercifed of i§te troubles in
Perfia between the King and his Son, he changed
his purpofe, and commanded Ferat to employ all
his Forces to erect a Fortfeis at Reivan, a place belonging
unto Tocomac, and to allure the Paflage
from Chars to Reivan; iot fo they (hould be revenged
of many barms they had received by him,
and lay open the way to the City of Tauris, to the
great glory oi Amurath. As for Mufkapha the Georgian,
although he had well deferved to be chaftifed
for bis ra(h attempt againft Mohamet Bajfa, being
then his General, yet he willed Ferat to difTemble
his evil Opinion of him; and (if it were poffible )
fo to work, as to ufe him as an Inftrument to convey
Treafure and Succours to Tefiis : for by this
means the Paflage being made fafe, all Georgia
would without any more FortfefTes be fubdued,
and then the next year they might attempt the cnterprife
for Tauris.
Highly did Ferat commend the Devices of Amurath
his Lord, and (hewed himfelf ready for any
attempt. And fo the time being come wherein it
behoved them to fct on foot their important DefignmentSjiri
the beginning of the year if&^Commandments
were fent out to all the Cities of the
Empire, which were wont to make their appearance
at thefe Wars, That upon frefh fummons,
they (hould be ready to return againft the Perfians,
and to put in Execution that (hould be enjovnea
them by their new General. The Fame whereof
flew as far as Soria, Jurie, Pa/eftine,Mefopotamia,
Babylonia, to Balfara, to'Sh/as, to Moras, to all Bythinia,
Capadocia, Ci/icia, Armenia; yea and beyond
Conftantiaopte, to rhc Borders of Hungary and 1
Grace, and in brief, to all the Regions that were
wont to come to this War: all which fent their
Captains and Souldiers accordingly. And fo at
laft General Ferat departing from Conftantinop/e,
fixth Emferour of the Twfo*
and paffing over to Scutari by the way of Amafa
and of Sivas, came to Erzirum, where he took a
view of all his Army and Provifion : and from
thence in eight days arrived at chars, conducted,
by the Perfian fugitive Moxut Chan j and from
Chars, fet himfelf on his way towards Reivan.
Three days before he came to Reivan, of certain
Ruins of an old Caftle which the Turks call Aggia,
Chain ft C or the Caftle of Strangers) he creeled a
ncwrbrtreis, and left in it a Garrifon of four hundred
Souldiers, with a Sanzack, and certain pieces
of Ordnance, and then went to Reivan. This 1
Country is diflant from Tauns eight or nine days
Journey j between which two places acidulate
Najpvdn, chiuifaL Marant, and Sofian-, all earicheq
with goodly Gardens and plcafant Greens: buc In
the way are many craggy Mountains to be climedj
and fundry hard Paflagcs cither for Army or.Travcller.
Here then did Ferat encamp himfelf with his
Army ,• and taking advice of his chfer Captains,
where he (hould build the Fort; they all with one
confent advifed him to fcife upon the Houfes and
Gardens of Tocomac, and there to forcific. Which
he accordingly did, encloftng the Gardens with
(hong Walls and deep Ditches round about,
whereinto he conveyed Water from a certain River,
that comming down from the Mountains, rani
into Araxis. Which Work was performed with
fuch Expedition, that within the fpace of fifteen,
days the Fortrefi was finifhed,being in circuit feven
hundred and fifty yards. It grieved Tocomac ex-,
ceedingly thus to lofe his Country and Dwelling^
and fo much the more, becaufe it hapned fo fnadenly,
and as it were unlocked for. He himfelf,as
foon as he underftood tha"t the Turkifh Army was
coming to that Coaft, having withdrawn himfelf
and his Men of War out of the City he could not
keep, fought by all means to be revenged, if not altogether,
yet in fbme part,* of this fo great an Injury.
And therefore he wrote unto the King at Corazanj
to Emir Chan at Tauris, to Simon in Georgia; he gathered
Souldiers out of the Villages, and ofed all
his poffible indeavour to enable himfelf to annoy,
the Enemies Army: buc from none of thefe places
could he receive any help, the King being fo far
off in Wars againft his Son, the Georgian being btf-.
fied by hindering any Relief co be brought to the
befieged in Teflis; as for Emir Chan (who by folemn
promife unto the King before his departure to Heri,
had undertaken the defence of that fide of the
Kingdom againft the Turks) he either would not*
or could notftir; neither fent fo much as one Soul -
dier, having, as fome fuppofed, fecrec Intelligence
with General Ferat, not to difturb him in this his
Work. So Tocomac, deftitute of all other help, and
not able of himfelf to do much againft fo mighty
an Enemy; yet ceafed not to lay fuch privy Ambufhes
for the Turks as he could, killing of them
fometimes ioo, fometime an 150, and fometimes
more, as, they fell into his danger. And to cafe
his Stomach againft Emir Chan, ( who fitting (till
at Tauris, as it were to behold his Miferv, would,
not fo much as (hake a Sword againft tncfe (polling
Turks) he fpared not to difpatch certain Horlemen
in hafte ro the King at Corazan, and by eloquent
Letters to amplifie the cowardife of Emir
Chan-, in termed ling withall fome eaufes of Sufpition,
that he had fome intelligence with the Turkifh
General.
Ferat having thus built this new Fort at Rewatt^
as Amurath had commanded, and furniujed it with
Artillery, and all other things needful for the defence
thereof; appointed Sinait Bafa (the Son of
Cicala, a Renegarc of Genoa, and by Sehmus the
late Emperour, in the flower of his Youth created
Aga 3 or Captain 0$ the Janiziriej) with;a Garrifon
He com-,
ech to Ret*
van.
Ferat \a
thefpace
of fifteen
days buildech
a Fore
zt Reivan
750 yards
about-

682 Amurath the Third*
fop of eight thoufand Souldiers to keep the fame.
p And fo departing thence, by the way of Aggia Cha-
/afu in ten days arrived with his Army at Chars.
Ferat had not long flayed at Chars, but ftraoge
News were brought thither, That Muflapha the
Georgian (to whom Amurath had fent thirty thoufand
Duckats, by two of his Capigi and two of his
Chiaus, to have by him been conveyed to lefts
for the Relief of them in the Fort.) was revolted
from the Turkifh Obedience, and being now become
a Rebel* had left that Fortrefs in manifeft
danger to yield, if by fome other means it were
not relieved. Which ftraoge Novelties exceedingly
troubled the General} who^to know the certainty
thereof, called before him all fuch as were the
MefTengers of this "Misfortune: by whom he was
certainly informed, That Muflapha, the two Capigi,
and the Chiaus, having put themfelves upon
their way towards Tefts with theTreafure, guarded
with a Convoy of fivehundred of his Souldiers,
in the mid way had met with his Goufin Simon
the Georgian; by whom he was perfwaded to return
again to his antient Faith and Religion,which
he had to the great Peril of his Soul fb prophanely
abandoned, and to fbake off the Service of Amurath,
which would yield him no other recompencc
than an hard and infamous Captivity, and in the
end fbme fraudulent and treacherous Death: and
that his Perfwafion had (o prevailed with Mu(tapha,
that he caufed the two Capigi and the Chiaus
to be apprehended and prefently beheaded; and
dividing the Treafure with his faid Coufip, had
with him and his other Kinfmen vowed a iplemn
and perpetual Confederacy; and fo having withdrawn
themfelves to their wonted Paflages a Jay
there in wait for fuch Succours as fhould by the
•Turks be brought to lefts.
When Ferat underftood thefe and fuch other
Particularities, he all in a Fury (wore that he would
not return to Enarum .unfill he had put all the
Country of Muflapha to Fire and Sword: yet firft
he thought ft needful to relieve lefts, which would
othetwife be in danger to be yielded to the Enemy
; and for that purpofe made choice of Hafan
Bafa t who in the laft year of the Generalfhip of
Muflapha, had moft courageoufly conveyed the
like Succours, and taken Aliculi Chan. Unto him
therefore did the General affign forty thoufand
Duckets, with other Provifion neceffary for that
Service; and for the more Security appointed him
fifteen thoufand of the mod choice and valiant
Souldiers in all the Army, to conduct the fame. In
ten days fpace Hafan Baffin went and came from
lefts, having in his Journey to and fro had many
Skirmifhes with the Georgians, wherein he loft
fome few men, without any other lofs worth the
remembrance.
After this, the General fent one Refuan Baffa with
fix thoufand Souldiers to fpoil the Country of Muflapha
the Georgian.thc late Rencgatc, bat now become
a Rebel to the Turk} which Refuan, without
any long fray over-ran all his Territory, burnt
his Towns, and committed rnoft uncouth outrages,
which extended even unto the poor infenfibJe
Trees, and carried away with him many captive
Souls, with much Corn and Cattel, like a raging
Tempeft deflroying wbatfbever came in his
way. Now was the General alfo retired to Ardacban,
whither came Refuan to meet him with his
forefaid Booty. But becaufe they had now per-
Feral
rSl to formed what they had before intended, and the
and there Approach of Winter perfwaded their return, they
breajcetfa removed from Ardachan, and by the way oioiti
nphisAr. retired to Erzirum, from whence all the Souldiers
were licenfed to depart to their fcveral Places of
abode, and a memorial fent to Amurath, of all
the* Actions bad been performed j and especially of
v
the good iervice done by Hafan BajJQt • who for
the lame was now once again honoured by the
King, with Cloth of Gold, a Battel-axe and Targuct
all gilt*
About this time, one Podolavius, a Gentleman
oiPoknia, fent by Stephen King of Pobilia, to Confiantinople,
by the leave of Amurath to buy certain
Horfes in Anatolia j returning homewards with
four and twenty goodly Horfes which he had
boughtjWas notwithitand ing the Great Turks Pali,
by nis Commandment flayed upon the way, all
his men (in number four and thirty ) (lain, excepting
one Boy, who getting into a Wood, efcaped,
znd.PodoIwius his Head ft ruck off'. The Horfes
brought back to tonflamimple, were bv the appointment
of Amurath, fome beftowe* into his
own Stable, and the reft given among the BalTaes,
oftentimes pointed at with the Fingers of the
Turks* in derifion of the Tubman King. This
Amurath commanded to be done, in revenge of an
outrage done by the Pobnian Coflacks againft the
Turks; whereof News was but even then brought
to the Court
The nine and twentieth day of November of this
The Death
prefent year 1583, died Hama C«*

Jixtb Enfyerow of the Turfy.
1584 fore conceived of his coming thither; and fo de-
*•>*-' luditig them, with lets danger to build the Forts j
he had intended, for the quieting of thofc moft I
m dangexotiS'Piiflagesofiitfriarid^wrfffW, • •- . -\ |
Upon this Refolution Fertt having gathered I
p
[•.,-
fc"
m
togctoer hi^Pebple, Witfa< all things rieceflary for
his purpofe, removed with his Army from frsimm
towards Chan, where he frayed ten days to
take a now^wey both of his Souldiers and Pfovifion.!
And fo departing thence, fee forward toward
Lorii fending before him Ha/an Bafla with five
thoufand light Horfcmeri to fcour the Country
even to Tomanis-, and to learn what hepoffibly
could of cHe Enemies purpofes, and (he State of
Georgia. Which thing Haflan dutifully performed,
fpcedily fcouringOver Blithe Woods,anddifclofing
all the Parages ftom thence to Lori^ and fo
\r to Tomanis, without meeting with any upon whom
to aflay his Valour, more than certain Robbers
upon the high-Way, whom he caufed to be {lain,
(as meft altogether ignorant of the Georgian and
Perfian Affairs) and their Heads to be fet on the
i topsof their -Launces, end fo returned igajh to Loffi
where having flayed one day, he met with
the Genital, to whom he recounted all that had
happened in that his Excurfion. Ferat being come
to Lori, there incamped his Army* This place did
P» fometime belong to Simon the Georgian, well
H
ftrengthned with an high Caftle, compafied about
with very deep Ditches, and a thick Wall alnaoft
a mile in circuir, but was then fomewhat weakned
with time: it is diftant from Teflis about two days
journey of a Carriers pace. Upon this Caftle Ftrat
feifed 9 and haying repaired the Walls, and
f ftrength ned the breaches, he placed therein AH B&ffa
of Grace, with feven thoufand Souldiers for the
defence thereof, and planted upon the Walls two
hundred fmall pieces of Ordnance* And fo when
he had teen all things there in good order, depart-
I cd thence with his Army towards Tomanis, rig
before commanded Ali Bafla, at fometdntenient
H
Ferttcvxcth
down
a thick
Wood at
Tamanih
and build-j
ctb a Fort
upon the
Straighc.
time to fortifie Stutan chalafx a Cattle about ten
miles diftant from Lori, and tJlerein'to' place a
convenient Gat rifon of Souldiers and AftjURry.
Four days were they going from Lori to 7omanis,
being ordinarily but one days work from the
one place to the other: but now the General would
needs 1b make it, to take the fpoil of thole rich
Fields, abounding with Corn* Gated, and fruit,
and to leave onto the Country-People a lamentable
remembrance of his being there. At lad being
come to Tomanis (in times pair a Caftle of Simons,
but by reafon of thefe Wars, by him then abandoned
) he began to confolt with the other Cap*
cams, how and where the rort {hould be ere£ted,
for the affurance of that Country. But after many
Difcourfes, it was at Jaft concluded not to fortifie
in thacCaftle, as being top far from the Straight,
to make that dangerous Pafiage fatfe -and fecure 5
but to go a little further, and to build a Forrrefs
upon the very Mouth of the Straight. So the Army
marching forward a few miles, at the very entrance
of the narrow Paffagc found the Ruines of
another Caftle, and near thereunto flayed themlelves.
This ftecp headlong Caftle was fo compa
round about with a thick Wood, which
hindered 1 «dl difcovery afar ofF, that it was not
convenient to found fuch a Caftle there, from
whence their Ordnance could neither avail them
to whom the defence thereof fhould be committed,
neither indamage thole that (hould come to" onendi
ic And therefore the General commanded, thai?
every man with all his Endeavours fhould lay to
his band for the cutting down of that thick Wood,
and making way through thick and thin, to lay
It for an open Campaign, that was before* the Receptacle
of a thoufand dangerous Treacheries. In
48 f
very fhort fpacc were the Trees laid along on the 1$4
Ground, the place made lfghtfome and open, and
i «nH
a very commodious Sciruation prepared for the
Foundation of a Caftle. The plot "of the old mi- TIWCOTIned
Caftle was compaiTed about with a Wall of a pafs of the
CaIik
thoufand and feven hundred yards, and in the
mldft thereof was erected a ftrong rteep, fundty b . ui, *»J ih
Lodgings and Chambers builded, and aoopieces' JZE* 9
of Ordnance diftributed upon'the new Walls. Af- Wj
terthatithcGcnerrfl^fcnt Kefuart Baffa, and the
Bafla pt'Cdraemit, with aoooo of his moft choice
Souldiers, to convey Succours to Teflis i Who
marching clofely togetherin the direft way: ito one
day arrived at the laid Fort 5 Wjierci&thcy beftpwed
their Supplies i and changing the Governou*
thereof, fubttituted in his room one Bag£. being
then upon this occafion only called atBafla* WhUlt
Refilan yet lay thtis incamped under lef&t, T>aut
Cmn, the Brother of Simon, who in the beginning
of thefe Wars, at the coming of Mujiapha the
Tufftj General into Georgia, had fled out pf Tefiit.
came how with all bis Family, and offered mmfelf
as a fubject and devoted Vaftal to the Turkifh
Emperour .* whoiri 'Btfiwi entertained with
great PromileS and large afturanCtt of all good
Succefs, according' to his deiifc.
In the mean while News was brought toSimon,
That General ferat flaying at the Straights of To- 38
mar/is With his Arnfty; had Cent T&fiian Baffa with
a far lefs number than indeed he had, to fuccour
Teflis : Upon wftfth report he took Courage to
encounter BefiMfr,pti& to* give him Battel, upon
•w&'th Refcflurion withput further delay, being
accompanied but With 4000 Georgians, partly Sun*-
je#s' of his own, and partly olManuccMars, he
wkhaJ) fpeed poffiblewent againft Re/nan. But
whilft tforton was going thitherwards^ General F^rat
fearing the worft, had already by chance difpatched
away the two Baflaes of Cdramania and
Mkftis r with iosSo SduHcTfers, to the end that joyning
themlerVes with the Sbuldierspf JBrjf^dW, they
fhould at all adventures be fo much the itronger.
Now Simon going refofOtely on, found Re/van incamped
with 6ocx) Souldiers only, at the foot of
an Hill, on the back-fide whereof Jay aff the reft
of the Army, and prefenfrly gSve a charge upon
Ifi when the Souid^rs henintt Che Hill being*"
aware of his coming, were ready all at once with
their Weapons to receive him. Who now per- • <
cefving Mscrrour, repented himfelf to have fo rafh- •'
ly aflaulted his fincmies, £eein|now no other Remedy
but to be utterly undone. But feeing that
he had noW fo far ingaged m"m,fel'f, as that he
could not by flight but increafe his Grief, and make
the iflue more lamentable | with thefe few Souldiers
which he had, he induced Che fury of the
great Army of RefiiaVi, fo that on both fides there,
was joy ned a mpfr crutf Battel: wherein" the ftrahge
and unufual Valour of thole few Chrflhaos was
much to be wondred at. Yet in the end the huge*' "
nuhiber of the Turkfft Swords and SpearsTo prevailed
upon that frrfoll number ofthe Georgians,
as that they were brdught to" great rtxtremiry;
vea Sintott himfelf having his Horle flain under ^mm -^
him, fell down headlong to the ground, and in bis danger to
fell Was very near to have been taken Prifoner, eca'
as was his Lieutenant, and mafif other his Follow- «&«», c-
ert, had he not been reifeved by an unexpected J c Jg rh ^
and marvelloiis cbaSice: ifo)r whilft the Battel was 5i ane^e
even at the greateft heat between them, Re/nan
dilcbVered the two Baflaes of Caramania and Marait
wjo ( as is before laid) were newly fent by
General terat to fuccour him; but both by the
laid JtySfcrir, and alfo by the reft of his Army,
^ere indeed thought to be Perfians; whereupon
they were mcohtinently fufpriled tt^ich a fuddeh
feai^ infomuch that they now became very doubt-.
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684 Amuratb the 3SM
11 fohZtheViftoi^ whereofj&ey- thought them-
Hrv fclves .before affured. In thisJuipence and doubrfulntfs
of Mind the Battel was alfo intermitted,
_ and, the Victory by the fight of mofe;their Friends
!,', d ifturbed ; whereby the Georgians, and efpecujlly
r • & £/»/ as againft
thou dofc y under thy/umpteoUs paviiionssf ailxfM and JFewrdid
in goodpSghbj mih d§lica}frVia0s i tibi/Jt.otfar&&i/eGenenL
In Mifery ? D$ thou belitvt that rce have as thou H
hafty our dainty Sugars^SpipuiandCirifinwfttkere*-'
by to refiore us, in the common Calamity of others >
AftdfRat we have at command. Meat and precious
tfinfjSyVohich thou mingleji with thy char an&pkufont
Water, partly provifadtfor tkei iy the atrt of the "\
cunning Vohors > and partly? •brought to thee from far
Places > From this day forward it mill be "no. longer endured,
thatjb much People (hould continue in this Famine
3 afllitfed with Nakednefs, and many other Jnconveniencies:.
and therefore get thy felf up and return
toward Erzirum 5 othenpije&BfjnaUbe inforced to do
that which mil breed more difpleafure unto thee, than
to any man living.
The General in a great Agony prefcntly called
a Couneel', wherein it was concluded. That they
ihould all /end their ft'rong lumpter Horfes to Ar*
dachan, and the reft to follow him into Manucchiafs
Country, whether he had appointed to go on-
ly to make an inrode, and with the fpoil and booty
of that- Country to refrefh the Minds of his Souldiers,
afflicted with the Miferies both pall and prcfent.
This Commandment of the Generals they
all readily obeyed, as well becaufe he promifed
them a fpeedy Voyage, as alfo for that every man
defired the lack or AhmchaU and other the Territories
of Munucchiar.- So Ferat holding .on his
Journey thorough certamlow Vallies between the
nigh and craggie Mountains, continually accompanied
with great Famine and Scarcity, at length
brought bis Army to Ctifca, a place belonging to
Manucchiar, but as then forfear of the Turks quite
abandoned and forfaken by the Inhabitants 5 who
with their Wives and Children, and all the beft
, fluffthey had, were fled into remote and fafe places
untill the Fury of theJEnemy was ovcrpaffed-
In the Fields near unto this place ( bounding with
Corn and Cartel, and plenty of Fruit); the .Gene*
ml refrelhed his whole Army } and hoping that all
the Souldicrs would like it well to ftay a-while
in that &ch cafe, determined with himiclf to cscft
a Fort in that Place. And with this Refolution
gave commandment to Refuan Bajfa to go up to
thc
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1584 die Tower, and in the top thereof to fee up an
jjppp^ £nfign, with a Proclamation and publick Report,
That he would in the Name of Amurath there
ereft a Fort, and fbrcifie it as he had done the other
Forts before. Refuan accompanied with Amurath
the Bafla of Caramania, according to the commandment
of the General, in the top of the Tower
fet up an Enfign or two $ which as foon as the
Souldiers had efpied, the forenamed Janizaries
and-tipaoglajuz tbjnktopthemfclves too much abufed
by the General, arifing again all in an uprore,
replenished with Fury and Indignation 9 ran up in
a rage to take down the Enficns that were fet up
upon the Tpwer, and taking them-in their hands,
rapt the Jjaid Refuan once or twice about the pate,
difcharging withall a tboufand injuriousjand defpig.htfu.1
Words upon him, and fharply rebuked
him. And then returning to the General (who
was now come thither himfelf to countenance the
fixth Emperow$$f the Turfy.
Action ofRefuan).with-Qefturesfullefdcfpigbt,
contempt and difdain, reviling him with: many
(hamcful and fcornful Terms, they protefted un-
• _u^ to hioui. I
T
Hat they were not come to the Wars to exercife
the Occupation of Mafons and Dawbers,andto 'be
ThemutioousSouI-
mands, and to his great Shame, to obey them,
threaten em whom with right ufage he might have made obedient
to himfelf 3 and therefore to avoid their de-
pt°y*d '" fitch vile and difhonourable Officej 5 but
•*•^^B^.to thcir Generalfpighthil
Threats, to bis exceeding great reproach,
manage their Weapons^ and thereby to demerit
their ordinary Wages, and to pur chafe to t hemfelves he was glad even as they had commanded, to remove
out of thofe quarters. The hrft day he arrived
Glory and Renown at the Kings hand,, And therefore
if he loved his Head, and would not fee thofe Armes at Ardachan. with the great trouble of all hisSouldiers
5 for whereas the Journey was wont to be two
turned againft himfelf, which hitherto had been the
Revengers of the Enemies Injuries, he (hould refolve days work ordinarily ,as well in refpeit of the length
with himfelf, to leave thefe new Buildings, and thefe of the way, as the difficulty of the Paflagc ; the.
unfeafopable Vefignments, and giving place to the contrary
feafon of the year, to have due care of their
General would now needs have it done in one, the
common Defires and Neceffity.
The (tout
anfwer of
Ferat.
Upon this anfwer there followed divers railings
and curlings againft the Ring $ againfl the General,
and againft them all; and in this confufed tumult
every man betook himfelf to ,bjp Weapons; in
every corner was heard grumblings and wbifperings
full of Wrath and Indignation j fo that there'
Was a great fear of fbme dangerous event, but greater
was the Sulpition of the Generals life* And
685
now eyery man had withdrawn, himfelf to the 1584
guarding of fuch things as he eftcemed moftj v-o/>0
when fuddenly and in a trice you might have (ceo ^he SouI "
the Pavilions of all the Baflaes and Captains tall SSL°2T
down flat to the Ground, all the Cords thereof be, SSb
ing cut infunder by the wrathful Souldiers $ and as Tents, and
it were in a moment, all the Muttons ana other * reate P
Carrel the General and Baflaes led with them for
their ordinary ufe, were feifed upon by the fame
Souldiers, and yarded with all diligence pofuWe.'
And fo far waste off that any man'cjurft challenge,
or revenge this their Infolcncy,that they themfelvcs
turning afrefh upon their General, being now in a
maze and deadly fear, began now the third time
to threaten him. That if he did not forthwith remove
from thole Countries, and turn his Journey
towards Erzirum, thofe Vallies and Fields (hould!
without all fail become the Sepulchres of the Baflaes,
and thofcHills retain the eternal Memory of
fo bloody a day.
With a little Liberality might the General have
done with this People whatfoever he had Iiftedjbuc
being loth to gratifie.thcm in any thing, he was
inforced to perform their proud and arrogant de-
rather' thereby to grieve his Souldiers. But of this
his wilfulnefs he received even the fame day the
juft reward 3 for that the Chariots wherein his
Whilft they were yet tjfrus" expostulating the Women rid. were conveyed away, together with
matter with him, one more bold than the reft,and the Eunuchs that were their Keepers: fbme fay
more forgetful of his Duty, did not flick to aflault by the Georgians that lay in wait for fuch a Prey ;
the General, and to threaten him to wreak his Fury
upon him 3 which in that Tumult had happily (honour their General, wrought him .this injury.
Others fay by the Janizaries, who the more to dibeen
done, had not the Bafla of Caramania lent Great was the reproach that Ferat received in
the General his own Horfe, and (0 conducted him the Army, but far greater at Canftamihople, when)
to his Pavilion. Yet was he nevertheless dill purfued
by the tumultuous Souldiers, and again fharp-
remedy, he mud now perforce indure it,-and dis­
thefe News were there known} but there was no
ly accufed for the flay that be made there, and for contented as he was, keep on his way towards Erzirum.
la Ardachan he took a furvey of his At- Ferat at".
not refolving presently to remove thence; and at
lad after many reproachful Speeches, told exprefly, my, and there gave his Souldiers leave to depart: j*?5f*i*
That if he did not the next morning remove out himfelf afterwardsarriving at Erzirum, hated of all m^]*cr
of thofe quarters, without all fail he (hould lofej his Souldiers, envied by his Captains, derided for my.
his Life for it. For all that, Ferat difdaining to the lofs of his Women, and fallen into the difgrace
yield to them, that (hould of Duty have been ready
and obedient at every beck of his 3 and feeking kifh Eraperour difcontented with him alfo 3 firft
of every roan. No left than the reft was the Tur-
by all means (notwithftanding all this ftir) to flay for that he had done nothing worth fpeaking of,
there fo long time as (hould be fufficient to build a in revenge of the fliameful Injury done by Manner
fort, that would fo much offend Manucch'iar\ anfwercd
them again:
ed, his Souldiers: and iecondly, for that without
chiar the Georgian, and yet fo mightily difcontent­
T
any care he had fuffered Aliculi Chan the Perfian
Hat he made no account of their threatning him Prifoner to efcapc away, about whofe flight it was
with his Life, which he had always offered to thought he could not chufc but have fome Intelligence.
For Perat, after he was by new order from
lay down for any fer vice of his King. But if they had
no care tqferve their Sovereign in this new Building, the Court,to diveit his Tourney from Naffhtanjo the
they might go their wayes; as for himfelf he was refolutely
minded to obey his Lord in whatfoever he had firous to be throughly informed of thofe dangerous
Straights and narrow Paffages of Georgia, being dc-
commanded him \ for the honour of whom every one ways; of in this fecond year when he removedrrom
them ought to jgtheir Lives very well bejtoived.
Erzirum, took Aliculi Chan out of Prifbn, of purpole
to ufe him as his guide in thofe dangerous
Straights,and therefore carried him under a.Guard
(whatfoever it was afterwards) of his rnoft faithful
Vaflals, ftill intreating him well, and taking
fuch order as that he wanted nothing j at law being
come to the Straights of tomanji in Georgia, where
the Caftle Cas it was before faid) was erected, he
from thence fccretlycfcaped into Pitfia. The manner
of his efcapc is diverfly reported 3 fome fay,
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686 Amurath the Third,
That Ferat in dilcharge of his Promife, for his
good Direction bad gratified him with his Liberty.
Others fay, That Ferat corrupted with Money,
gave him Opportunity to efcape; (bme others
(with more probability ) That his efcape was made
\ neither for Money, nor difcharge of promife; but
by the only Vigilancy of Alicuh himfelf, and the
fleepincls of bis Keepers; and that watching the
Opportunity of the Night fa friend to all efcapes)
he flatted away. Howfoever it was, in fine, he
was delivered from his long Captivity, to thedifcred
it of Ferat, and returned i a to Perfa, to perform
filch Interprifes againft the Turks; as (hall be hereafter
declared.
General Ferat (before his departure out c&Geor-
The dan-, gia) m hzd commanded Ajy t the Bafla of Gratia
Se from ( Whom he left, as is before declared, in the new
Rdvm to Cattleof Lori) to fortifie a certain Cattle called
Tefiukea- Saitan chas (in our Language, 'the Caftle of the
red unco
Demi) which- he with great Diligence performed,
and left therein fifty pieces of Artillery, and a thoufand
Souldiers under the charge of a Sanzack; and
fo quieted the PafTages from Fort to Port, as that
all the ways ftom Reivan to Chars, and from Chars
to Teflis, Were made eafie and iafe j and all the
means taken away whereby the Enemy might be
able to plot any new Treachery upon thofe Parages,
which was no fraall piece of good Service.
The Perfian King' in the mean time lying at
Tawis with his Army, undemanding that the
Turks had changed their purpofe from NaJJH/dn to
Georgia, fo that there was no further need to imploy
his Army againft them for the defence of Tanris
or Naffivan; at laft refolved with himfelf to
licence his Souldiers to depart, and to apply himfelf
to remove private Revenges. For calling Fmir
Chan unto him, whom he had left Govcmour of
Ttawis, and General for that part of his Kingdom;
he required of him the occafion. why he had not
performed the great Promifes 'which he had made
• to him before his departure to Heri, nor done his
indeavour to hinder the Turks Fabrick at Retvari;
and why he went not out with other Souldiers appointed
for that purpofe, and namely with the
Turcomans (as he had promifed ) to revenge fo
great an. Injury, and in belt manner he could,
to have indamaged the Turkifh Forces- ? Sundry
excules did Entir Chan alledge for the colouring
of his maoifeft default, but none fufficicnt

The ftrfcr
King (en-- •
ieth
12000
•Tartars to.
lie in wait
for to kill
Qfmrtn.
fixth Ewferour oftbatfurk.
the Court: buc because (bat; to attempt the feme
K QpG prove a matter both difficult and dangerous,
he thought it better to make trjal of a more
commodious aud fccret means. This Seiaus iii
confldciation of many Gifts beftowed upon him
by Mahamet the Cuman-Tartar King* bad many
times cxcufed him to Amutatb of divers Accufatioos
which Ofman by,his Letters had laid.ro-his.
charge j for not aiding him in the fubduing of Siruan,
as he %as both by promifc and duty boundi
and for all.his ovcrfights. allcadged fuch rcafons
in his behalf, as if they did not altogether pcrfwade
Amur at b to be kind unto him, yet at the leait not
to carry a mind of revenge again ft him.) and had
fofar proceeded in countenancing this Tartarian
King, that there was betwixt them confirmed an
interchangeable Amity and mutual Confederacy.
Him Seiaus imagined to find willing and ready
by all means pofnble, to hinder the coming of Ofman
his Enemy to the Court, if he were but made
acquainted with' the matter* And therefore Seiaus,
as loon as-he underfeed the certain Resolution of
Amurath, to- call Ofman to the Court, fecretly wrote
to the Tartarian King, who Jay incamp'ed near to
the Haven of Caff A upon the rajs oiMeotis ; certifying
him, That Ofman was to come to the Court;
and that therefore it were good for him to call to
mind, how great an Enemy 'he had been to him,
and how much he had indeavoured by Letters to
Amuratb,xo return ali his Hatred andDiipleafure
againft him; and withall, That if he was able to
do fo much by Letters, as jf Swans had not defended
him with very reafonable Excufes, the King
had executed his wrathful Indignation upon him
to his great danger $ he fhould then imagine with
jiimfelf, what Ofman iliould be able to do, when
he fhould come in Peripn to the Prcfcnce of Amuratb,
and without any Mediator, between themfclves
determine of an matters what, they fhould
think convenient. Thefe, and peradventure
warfe Letters which Seiaus wrote to the tf*rtar,
miniftred matter enough unto him to refolve
to do what he might, not to fuffcr fo per nitidis an
Enemy o£bis to arrive at Constantinople; and efpeeir
ally perceiving that Seiaus, in whole breaft he repofed
all his Hope and all his Protection, did fo
greatly fear his coming. Wherefore. to rid himfelf
of that Fear, he commanded twelve thouland
Souldiers, that changing their Weapons and Apparel,
tbey ihould go and lie in wait tor Ofman in
the Borders between Cboichis and Iberia, towards
the Tartarian Nomades, by which way he was to
come ; and lb making an alDiult upon him, to
bereave him of his Life. Hoping that fuch an outrage
once done, could not, or would not* be imputed
to his procurement, but rather to the tartar
Nomades, or to the Mengrellians; or to the Georgians,
or to the Mufcopites,ov to the Robbers by the
High-way; and to be ihort, rather to any body
die, than to him. This Commandment of the
"Tartar King, was accordingly by the Souldiers put
in Practice 5 who without further ftay joyned themfelyes
together, and fo rode towards the Place appointed.
And now were the Me/fengers lent from Amuratb,
come 10 Ofman t who prefently put himfelf on
his way towards Constantinople^ having left behind
him at 'M &//«*£«*, two Baflaes, thought
to be the moft fufficicnt men in Seruania; having
alfo appointed very good orders in the lame, and
an allured
| of ail thofe Countries stndf
Places which Mullapha hrft had (ubdued, and he
himfelf had afterwards maintained under the Obedience
of Amurath. He had alio provided for the
fafery of his own Perfon, in palling thole troublefome
and dangerous PaiTages through which he
was to travel, by chufing out f^or thoufand SonJdiers
which he had tried in divers Battels, and
brought up under his own Dilcipline; through [____
whole Valour he doubted not tafcly to pafs through
H the Treacheries of the Albanians, and the popu-
I lous fquadrons as well of the Tartarian* as'of the
Mengrellians.
Thus departed he from jfrerbent) and coamng
along the Rocks of Camafks ( rhatat"aJI times of
the'year are all white and hoary with continual
Snows) leaving on his left hand Media,-Jkemfxid
Cboichis 9 and on che right band, the famous Rf*
vers ottanais and Volga, even at his firft entrance
unto the Shores of the Euxine Sea. he was by the ofman aCabove
named twelve thouland Tartarian), being fiwltedby
apparelled like Theeves that lie upon thofe ways, 1 2^°fuddeniy
aiTailed and fought withall. Ejk like as
an liuge Rock lying open to Tempcfts andWaves,
(landing fait and unmoveable in itielf, reirfteth the
thunderings aud rufhings of the great and fearful
Billows: to (food Ofman fad and firm, and couragiouHy
fuiiained this treacherous afiaulr, turning
the bold Countenances of fiis rtffolute Souldiers,
j againft the rebellious multitude of thofe traiterous' 4,
I Squadrons - }-'Who, as is their manner fnthe begird
| ing, ufed great force, but finding lb front refiftance 1
I in thofe few, whom they had thottg^icwith their
only looks and fhoutingsto have put to flight,they
began at length to quail. Which. Ofman quickl? ofman
perceiving, couragioufly forced upon them, andirj overeomarveiy
; l])ort fpace, and with a very fmall Jols of SvJ^.
his own, put thofe Tartarians to flight, killing a
number of them, and alio taking many of them
PrifonerSj by whom Ofman wis afterwards informed
f as the truth was) that their King for fear
that he had conceived^ left When he came to Confi'antinop'le
he would procure his. JEtefiruclion from
Amttratb, had (enc this Army to feek his Death.
Of which Treafon Ofman eaule.d a perfect procefs
to be made, together with the Difpofitions of the
Tartaric Prifoners, which he fenr the fliorteft way
he could devife to Amurath at Constantinople, witn
LecGers declaring all that had palled, inflaming him
to revenge fo dangerous an Injury, and lb wicked
a Practice. ^fm«r«^receiviogtheieAdvetti(emenrs
from Ofman, according to the Neceulty of the matter,
took order ihitvhzateshls Admiral with certain
Gallies well appointed, fhould pais over to
Caffa to fetch Ofman; and withall to carry with
him Iflan, a Brother, of the Tartar Kings, com^
manding Ofman by Letrers,"that he fhould C to the
terror dttrfben) put to death rhe treacherous King,
and place his Brother in his room.
This Tartar King was ofte of* thofe mighty
Princes-, who bafelyyielding to the Othoman Power,
led under them a molt vile and troublefome
Life, as their Tributaries and Vaflals, always at
command; whofe younger Brother Ifian, ( prefura-
[ing of tHe fufScieney of himfelf and the favour of
the People) going to Conftantinopln, became a Suiter
unto the Turkifb Emperout, GO have his eldeit
Brother thruft out of his Kingdom^ as a man for
bis evil Government hated of his Subjects, and to
be placed himfelf in his room. Which hisfuitwaf
fb'croffed by the AmbaiTadors of the King's Brother
C who fpared for no coft in the behalf of their
Matter) thatthe ambitious Youth was fent froni
the'Turks Court to Jconinm, and there clapt faft
up in Prifoo % where apparelled like an &"«*#•. he
lecUiis Life altogether conformable to his^Mifcry,
•torn fuch a kind of external Innocency, as if he
had been void of all hope or ambitious defire of a
Kingdom, but rather like a forlorn and unhappy
wretch with vain Affliction and impious Devotion
to prepare himfelf to a laudable and honourable
ttath. But whilft he thus lived, lequeffred from
all worldly Cogitations, upon the difcovery of the
King bis Brothers Rebellion, he was in more than
. foft
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688 Amurath the Tbirdl
Sea, and entering into the Thracian Bofphorus, arrived
at Conflantinop/e; where be was received with
great Pompand imgulat fignifieationsof good Love.
But with raoft evident and exprefs kinds of Joy
was he faluted by Amurath himfelf, when'fcy his
own Speech and Pretence he declared unto him
every particularity of the matters that had hapned
in his long anq.important Voyage, and in lively
manner represented unto him the Perils and Travels
that he had pafTed, and the Conquefts that he
had made in Siruan. After all which Difcourfes,
Amurath
demand-
Amurath who longed after nothing more, than to
'opiS P* *c lyAwKing fomewtouhridled, and the faconceming
mous City of tauris brought under his own Snathe
Enter- je&ion, began to enter into Conference with Of-
JgSf
1584 poft haft fent for to Confiantinople, and put into Begkrbeg of Bafyfon) it doth oftentimes in ihccourfc
^ Y ^ the Gallics bound for Cafa t with Letters to Ofman oftbis variable World draw divers men into Princes
Courts, and advance them to the higheft Dig­
pfman of the tenour afprcfaid. Now in the mean time
ftrangleth Ofman had by cunning means got into his; hands nities; Truth it is, that from a private fiouldrer,
Mahomet this Tartar King, being, as is reported, betrayed by
the Tartar
though well born, he by fundty degrees grew up
King with his own Counsellors, corrupted by the Turks to the" higheft Honour of that fo great an empire,
hjs two Gold 5 whom with his two Sons Ofman upon the and was at one inftant created the chief Councilor
Sons, and
and General of the Ottoman Rorces.»Grear was the
plaecth
Mot his
Brother in
his Aead.
rcccit of the aforefajd Letters from Aoiuratbg&axfced
to be presently ftrauglcd with a Bow-fiifag,
and Jfl-.in his younger Brother to be faluted King
in hisPiace, yet as Viflal to Amurath. This foamcful
death, the ufual reward of the Turkilh Friendfhip,
was thought jultly to have hapned unto his
Tartar King, for that he long before, fupported by
Amurath) had moft unnaturally depofed his aged
Father from that Kingdom, juft revenge now profecuting
his fo great Difloyalty.
; Ofman embarked hiralelf at the forenamed Gallies
at the Port of Cafa, paffing over the Euxine
JWW'about that,Enterprife. and in the end would
.needs know throughly of him, What ifTue he could
promife him of this his defire: and in what fort by
his Advice and Counfel the Forces fhould be im-
.ployed, and the Armies difpofed for the fubdaing
of that City which over all the Nations of the
World was to famous and fo great an honour to
the Terfian Kingdom. To all which demands his
Ofman's Anfwcr and Refolution was, That fortorauch as
Refolution,
the matters of Georgia were now well fettled,, the
treacherous Paflages by the new built Forts affured,and
the Province of Siruan under his Obedience
eftablifbed, there was now no caufe why he
ftould any longer foreflow fo famous an Entcr-
JPptVb"urby.the Conqueft of Tauris, and erecting
of a Fort in that proud City, to bring a Terrour
upon all tefa and to raifc a glorious renowa of
16 mighty a Conqueft among the Nations of Europe->
for the aecomplifhment whereof, he thought
that either the fame Army, or at the mod a very
• little greater would fuffice, fo that it were railed of
the belt and choice!! Souldiers.
By rcafon of one of the Letters which Seiaus
Baffa had written to the late tartar King, and by
the Inftigation of the young Sultan Mahomets Mother
C jealous of the near alliance of the great Bafia
with her Husband, as prejudicial and dangerous to
her Son) Amurath had in the open Divano deprived
the faid Seiaus from the Office of the chief
Vifier, and hardly pardoning him his Life, at the |
IntercefEon of his Wit of the rafcal
fort, and out of the ruftical rout of Mountain PeaiMP/
7 ll,c^ notw «hflaoding cannot be truly ju-
Itined of this Ofman, his Father being Begkrbeg of
vamdfcO) and his Mother, the Daughter of the |
\
Joy thax Ofman conceived hercat« and great was
the defire be had to make himfelf worthy of fo
honourable Favours; and the greater Confidence
he perceived that Amurath had repofed in him, the
more eagerly was he fpurred on to any thing poffible
whereby he might (hew* himfelf to have dcferved
the fame.. And therefore advifing with
himfelf, that forafmuch as the greatnefs of tne-fhiterprife
required a greater Army than was levied
in former years, fo it "was necefiary alfo for him
the tooner to fend out his Advertisements into all
his fubjc6t Provinces, and by his own example to
ftir up the other Captains and Souldiers even in the
Winter (though it wete as yetforaewhat troubletome
) to" pafc oVef tbstktari, and from thence to
*»gori, to Amafia, to Situs: and there in thofe'
Territories to drive out the time, until! his Souldiers
Which were fummoncd, were all gathered together.
And becaufe upon this his great fpeed it
might pcradvenrure fall out, that the Enemy mifdoubting
his .purpofe for Tauris, might provide a
greater Army than they would otherwile, he caufed
it to be given out,-That he muft go for Naffivan %
to the end, that the Terfians fo beguiled, Utoulct
not regard the gathering of fo mighty an Army as
they could have done if they fhotild have heard
of the Turks coming to Tauris j and fo the General
confenfrig Rumour flew^ot only through
all the Qties fubjeft to the Turks, but into tie
Countries of the Terfians alfo f who notwithstanding
being Very jealous of the City of Tauris, and
fearing that the matter would fall out, as, indeed
afterward ft did, ceafed not make moft curious ind
diligent inquiry about it. And although the difgrace
offered to his Ambafladour at Conframinople
diffwadcd him from fending any other for rreaty
of Peace : vet to fpie out the Secrets of the Turks
and to underftand the certainty of their purpofe
for Naffivan or Tauris, he fent d ivers MefTengcrs to
Ofman, as it he 'had meant to feel his mind touching
a Peace $ but in very deed for nothing elfe but
to found his Defignments: which for all that he
could not with all the cunning he could ufc poffibly
difcover, but ftill remained doubtful as at the
nrft, the Fame ftill running for Naffivan.
In the beginning of this year, now growing towards
an end, Amurath fent one Mufraph**one of
the meanefr of his Chiaus, unto Stephen King of
Po&nia^to excufe the Death oifodolovius (fo fhamefully
murthered as is before-declared) as if the
lame had hapned by the Infolency of certain Souldiers,
and not by his Commandment; who the
better to colour the matter, had brought with him
two bale Fellows, as Authours of that outrage, for
the King to take revenge upon -, but were fncteed
no fuch men as they were pretended to be, but rather
(as it was thought) men before condemned
for tome other Faa worthy of Death, and nOw
fent thither to fcrve that purpofe: for whom the
Chiaus (in proud and threading manner m the
name of his Maftcr ) required to have prefent Remturion
made of all fuch goods as the VohnUui Coffacks
had not long before taken from the Turks.
a S ir
Capc ?" n oi tnc faM Coffacb to be delivered
alfo unto him, to be carried to Amurath ; and
to hardly urged the matter, that'(notwithftandin
the unworthy Death of Tadokvius and his F0II6Wers,
and the taking away of his Horfes) all the
goods taken by the Cofacfy, were forthwith reftored

Amoft
barbarous
outrage
(committed
hyPetm
Emus 3
Venetian.
fixtb Etttfrtmr of ik lurks.
p4' red}'which the Cbiaus almoft in triumphant manypglFH!
ner prefented unto Amur at b at ConjUntiaopfc.
, ^his Summer alfo, Amurath difporting lymfelf
With his Mutes, was almoft dead.. Thefe Mutes
are Jufty ilrorig Fellows, deprived of their Speech j
who nevertheless certain by %as can- both aptly
cxprefs their own, Conceits, and underftand the
meaning of others: thejf! men for their Secrcfie are*
the cruel Minifters of the. Ifurkifll Tyrants molt
horrible Commands» and therefore of them had
in great Regard* j Vyictj rjjgle Mutes mounted upon
fair anqfat, but; heavy and unready Horfes, was
Amurath, upon a light and ready Horfe, fpoiting
himfeJf (as the manner of rhg Turkilh Emperours
is) riding fometime about one, fometime about
another;; and ftriking now the Horfc, now the'
Man,.at his Pleaiure, when fuddenly he was taken
with a fit of the (ailing Sicknefs, hispid Diieafe ;
and fo falling from his Horfe,was taken up for dead'
infomuch, that the Janizaries fuppofing him to
have been indeed dead, after their wonted manner
fell to the fpoy ling of the Ghriftians and Jews, and
were proceeding to further outrages, had not their
Aga or Captain to reftrain their Infolency, to the
Terror of the reft, banged up one of them taken
in the manner, and certain others in the iiabjt of
janizaries. Nevcrthclefs, Amurath fhortly after
recovered again, and to appeafe that Rumor of his
——.Death (openly upon their Sabbath, which is the
fo. Lewie. Friday) rid from his Palace to the Temple of Sophia;
where I with many others law him (faith
fHp.Armal,
liffdarum. Leunclavius) his Countenance yet allpaie and djfcoloured.
|r
Tfyis year alio hapned.fuch a chance as had ljke
to have mfed new Wars betwixt the.Turks and
the Venetians; which, forafmuch as it is worth the
reporting I thought iVnot good in fUenee to pafs
over. Tne Widow of Ramadan Bajfa, late Govcrnour
of inpofu in Barlarie^ with her Son, her Family,
and ;a great number of Slaves of both forts,
being about to depart from TripoUs to Confinptinople,
nad rigged up a fair Gaily for the transporting
of ha telf and, ber Subfrance, reported to be
wocth eight hundred thoufand DucfcaKfj upon
which .Galley for her more fafety, foe had joyncd
two otners, as Confbrts. Thus embarked, fne came
to the Mouth of the Adriatic^; where failing by
Corfu, (he was by force of Tempefl driven .into the
Gulf of die Adriatic^. At which time one Petrus
Emus, one of the Venetian Senators, with certain
Gallies, had the charge for the keeping.of that Sea
agatnit Pirats, and all other Enemies wbatfoeyer.
Hehearing of the Turks coming into theGulf, without
delay fee upon them; and being too ftrong
for tbem, took them all; and having them now
in his Power, exercifcd moft barbarous Cruelty, as
well upon the Women as the Men: for having
" (lain the Men* in number two hundred and fifty,
and the Son of Ramadan in his Mothers lap, he
caufed the Women, being before ravifhed, to have
their Breads cut off, and alterwardsto be caft overboard
into the Sea? being in number about forty.
The Brother of Emits chancing upon a beautiful
Virgin, was by her moft earneftly intreated to
have fpared her Honour j and the rather, for that
(as fhe laid ) fhe was a Chrifhan, taken Prifoner
about twelve years before in Cyprus; face which
time fhe had lived in moft miferable Captivity
among the Turks, and being now fallen by good
hap into the hands of a noble Venetian, was in good
hope to be let at Liberty inviolated j which fhe
moft humbly befought him for the love of God
to do, and not to imbrue his hands With her guilt-
Jefs Blood, or to diftonour himfclf by forcing of her.
But all fhe could fay prevailed nothing with the
cruel and unbridled Youth, who after he had at
his Pleafure abufed her, call her with the reft into |
689
the Sea. it is thought that Emus •fuffercd this fi> 1^4
grea? an outrage C and fo far unbefeeming the Ho- ^~X^i
nour f of.the Venetians) to be 'done, to the intent J'^-SJ?'
that nonefhould be left alive to bewray the great- ^re j;
nefsof the Booty, or of the Viliany there commit-*
ted» which was nevcrthclefs (God fo appointing"
it; revealed by ono of the Turks, who faved by
a burgeon of Crete which knew him, and afterwards
coming to Confi'ammople^ openly declared
the fame. With the odious report whereof, the
Tutks were fo enraged, that in every corner of
the City a man might have heard them threatning
unto the Venetians moft cruel Revenge $ yea they
had much ado to hold their, hands from the Bib
or Governour of the Venetian Meichants in Conjiantinop/e,
and to forbear to fpit in his Face, as he?
went in the Streets' At that time was one Johan
Fransifciti Mmfocenus ( or as they commonly call'
him,- More fin ) Bl'lo atConftantinople 5 who under- jbmnab,
(landing that Amurath. in his Rage was about lb fendeth a
fend one of the great Gentlemen of his Court,, - Meflfengcr
whom the Turks call Zwfii, (the great Turks uTu- J 2j?
al Ambafladors ) to Venice about that matter, ft 0 i atc the
found means, to have him flayed at Constantinople^ Injury
and another of lefs Authority fent to expoftulaie ^? n 5 w
the matter with the Senate, and in the Name of j ^ ; "
Amurath^ to require t& have the Ofiendor punifhcd,
and the Gallies with the Slaves and Goods re-'
ffored ; fo fhould the League betwaxt him and.
them continue firm ; wheteasotherwife he fhould
be confttained by force of Arms ro revenge the*.
Wrongs done,to his Subjects. Tfri? MefTage being*
by the laid Meffenger delivered at Venice> the Senafiors
after diligenrfkaminatron of the matter, returned
this anfwer; That the Widow of Rama~'
danv/'uhher Family coming to Zacynthus,2n Ifland
of theirs, was there honourably entertained, and
prefentea with certain courteous Prefents} but de-
„...« wuuiicuus rrcients} but de-1
parting thence, arid coming to Cepha/enia 3 another"
of theirJIlands, her People running on Land, contrary
to the Conditions of the League, made fpoil
of whatfoever they could light upon; fparing neither
Man nor Beaft ; of which their Infolency
their Proveditor uoderfianding, and making afterthem,
found them in Arms within the Gulf; and
coming near unto them, was neither by rherri faluted,
as the manner at Sea is, neither was any topfail
ftruck, in token that the command of that Sea
belonged unto the Veneriansy all which they ought
by the League to have done; fbrwmch their outrages
and proud Contempt, their Proveditor had
taken fo (harp a Revenge; neverthdefs, they promifisd
in that cafe to do what befeereed them In'
Realbn and Tuftice to do, for the fatisfying of his'
defire; With which fo reafbnable an- anfwer,"
Amurath feemed to be. well contented j but being
indeed loth to tntangte h/mfelf with Wars againft
that mighty State at Sea, his Wars againft the Perpans
being nor yet finifhed; yet fhortly after, Emus
Petm
h .
was for his difoonourable and cruel dealing with jf"^!^
the Lady and her Family, worthily condemned
and beheaded, and the Gallies with all the Goods •
and Slaves rcftored. This great Woman had in Si2ffi
thofc Gallies four, hundred Cbriftian Slaves, aH jrfaciam».
which upon the raking of the Gallies were (as the pag. pa.
manner is.) fet at Liberty, for whom the Venetians
made Reflitution of as many others of ifhe Turks. •
Ramadan Bajfa„, the Husband of the afbrefaid
great Lady, was Governonr of TripoUs in Bar&ary,
and of the Country thereabouts ; who having
Wars with one of the barbarous Kings of the
Moors, went out againft him wjtb all his Forces,'-
wherein were certain Companies of Jaai^ariesi
fentlby Amurath from Conftantiriople. Now in this
Country, as in many other places of Africk, are
great and defarr Sands 2 over which whofoevet is
to pafs, muft provide hunfeJf both of Victuals and
skiiM

690 Amurntb the Third,
1584
Ramaidn
Bajpt iliin
by theinfolent
J a-
tawdries.
Acbmettt
BaJJa Governour
of Cm us,
(lain by
thejani-
X/tries.
Anacher
Infolcncy
of the 7*.
W&XKS.
{/amis
'£nrcke.
skilful Guides ;• without which they are not without
danger to be pafled. Ramadan wkh bis Army
unprovided both of the one and the other, having
! entred thefe Deferts, was at length brought to that
cafe, chat he could neither go forward, neither
without lofs of his men, return. Yet at length he
retired, and got home, but not without the loG of
feme of his People, and the manifeft danger of
his whole Army 5 forWhich his improvidence the
Janizaries fell- into fuch a rage, chat not refpe&ing
die honour ofthe man, or regarding the difpleafure
of their Sovereign, they fell upon him and flew
him. Ac which their Infolcncy if Amurath did
wink, and pals it over unpunifhed, lee no man
marvel; for why, the ancient obedience of chofc
martial men is hoi now as it was in former times,
when chey were wich a more fevere Difeipline governed
} buc now grown proud and fofoleoc ( as the
manner of men is living in continual pay) wich
Weapons in their hands doubt not to do whatfoeycr
feemcrh unto themfelves belt, be it never fo
foul or unreasonable. Which although U be in
many places of this Hiftory to be fecn J yet for
the moremanifeftation thereof/ I choughr it not'
amifs here briefly to fet down an Example or two
* of their notorious Infolcncy.
Not many years before, the Janizaries in Cyprus
with like Infcdency flew Acbmetes Baffa, Governour
of that Ifland ; pretending for the colour of
fo foul, a fa&, that, he had defrauded them of their
pay, and opprefled them of the Country with intolerable
exactions Amuratb highly offended
with this their Difloyalcy in killing their General,
whom they had sever before complained of;
thought it much to concern the Majcfty ofhirnfelfj
and the reprefling of the like Infolency in others,
not Co {utter it to go unpunilhed; and for that
purpofe i another new Governour into Cyprus 3
with ten Gallics fumifhed as well in other neceffary
Provifidn, as with fuch a convenient'number
of Souldiers as might fuffice to chaftife the Infolefrcy
of the chief Ctffendors. This new Governour
arrived in Cyprus, dhTcrobling she fecret Commandment
he had for the executing of the TronfgrefTors
j by certain truffy men gave it out among
the Janizaries, That Amuratb was fo far from being
angry with the death of Achmem, as that he
thought bim worthily slain by the Janizaries, for
defrauding them of their Wages, and oppreffing
of his other Subjects. r Which repoftfbe new Governour
had of putpofc given out, co put (hem in
Security, and without further trouble eo bring them
into his danger. Hereupon the Janizaries chearfblly
and with all due Reverence received their new
Governour ; -but fhorcly after co be fure, they by
an unexpected guile when as nothing was left feared,
compaffed in all the new come Souldiers, and
flew them every Mothers Son; and not (b contented,,
feifed alio upon che Gallics chat brought
them. Which fecond outrage^ chough Amuratb
Cook in evil part, as feeing his Majefty therein contemned,
yet was he content to pals it over, being
loth to add edomeftical Troubles to the great
War he hod in hand wich che Berfian.
But co end this matter wich the Opinion of
their own greateft Baffaes, concerning thefe mafrerful
men. It fortuned thatwhilft Busbequim(Ambaflador
for Ferdinand the Emperour, unto Soty*
man) lay in the Turks Camp, at fuch time as Sofyman
in Perfbn himfelf was gon over che Straight in
•
Afia 3 co countenance bis elded Son Sofynrm again A
his younger Brother- Bajazn % That upon a light
Quarrel (though heavily taken ) between che Followers
of the laid Ambafladot, and certain Janizaries
waffling themfelves at the Sea-fide, the Ambafladot
for the quieting thereof was glad to lie
the help 4>i~ RnjUn the .great Bafla, Sofymtits Stain-Law
*, who underftanding of che matter by a
Mcflengerfent of purpofe, ad v iff th mi Ambalfador
to cut off all 'dotation of Contention With
thole mod naughty Fellows; asking him further,
if he knew not that 16 was now the time of War,
in which timethey lo raigned, as that Sofyman himfelf
was not able co rule them, but flood in rear
of them. Which fpecch fell, not rafhly from R«-
/fcw, a man right well acquainted wich his Lord
and Maflers Grief; for that molt notable Prince
feared nothing more, than lef r fofrie fecret ihddangerous
Treafon mould lie hidden among the
Janizaries, which breaking out upon che fudden,
might work his final Defrruetion 5 whereof he
needed n*6t to feck rot* any further Example, than
co hfrGtandferher UajaJbeR For, as true ic fs, That
great ore the Commodities of a perpetual Army of
a Princes own; fo arc the Incommodities alfonor
fmall, if they be not Carefully met withall; but e-
fpecially for that- the Prince isvever in doubt of Rebellion
i and that it is (till in' the Power of thofe
armed Souldiers, tit* their Pleafure to tranflatc the
Kingdom to whom t bey lift. Whereof there have
been many great Examples, although there are
many ways for the remedying of the lame.
But now that we have by occaflon of the Occurrents
of that time * little flept ont of the way,
let us return again unto the Wars of Perfta, the
chief Ob jeet of Amur at hs haughty Defigns. Now
according to tnc Commandments gon out through
all the Cities of the Empire,'the Souldiers of all
forts began: to Bock together; and all thole that
were either defirous co be eftabltfhed in their former
Charges and Governments, or ambitioufly
fought to be now promoted, repaired to O/man, aV
unto a King,, and the foWteign; Moderator of the
Turkifh Empire, prefenting him very large and
libera] Gifts, whereby he gathered together a huge
heap of infinite Treasure 5 and fo entertaining
them with all affable Courrcfie, and pfomifing
both Rewards and Honours to fiich as would fot*
low him-' fh his purpofed Expedition, he levied a
wonderful greac number both of Men and Mon ics.
And now was che time come that colled him away
co go towards Erzirum.where he was greatly expected
of his huge Army chere aflembled together. Arid
notwirhftanding the great dearth of victual' chat
commonly raigneth itr thofe quarters, yet thithef
he mutt, where he arrived about the latter end of
the Month of fufy, in the year 1585: and there
taking a view of his Whole Army, and of all. che
Pravifion neceflary for fb important and famous
an Enterprife,he daily laboured to haftcn his departure.
In this City of Erurum were met together
all the Souldiers of the Provinces chat were wont
to fend help, but yet in greater number than ever
was gathered by any General before ? for that
every man forfook his own private Bufjriefs, and
upon allured hopes of new Rewards and unwonted
Honour*, were all induced to follow the Fame
of this their new Vifier and General: only the
People of Egypt and Vamafctf were bulled with
other mote private Quarrels at home, whereof hecaufe
they were both of great Importance, and
alfo fejj out at this veryinffant ( leaving Ofman
with his Army for a while at ErzirumS Twill in
as few words as I may, make a brief rehearfal.
Amuratb had heretofore taken Haffan Bafa the ffdffMBtf-
Eunuch our of the SeragSit, from the charge h*e /ithc
had there to ferve in the Queens Court, arid at her Queeos
Eunucfa
inftance lent him as Bafla to* Gdrt the great City feat to Co*
of Egypt. Which great Office, befide che Honour ire to govern
there.
belonging unto it, is alfo beneficbl to them wJwfe
good hap it is to be advanced thereunto j thcRiches,
the multitude of People mhabidng therein
being fo great, that it feemeth not co be one Cfcjr,
buc rather to contain wiqhia che large Circuit
thercoL

Strain Baf-
/aiD fpeech
to Mary
. Amuratb\
Daughter.
thereof, many Cities. This man being exceeding
y covetous, and therefore defirous to handle the matter
in fuch, fori, as that he fhould little need to feck
.for any more fuch grants at the Kings hands,
fought by all manner of means to. opprefs the
whole Nation, and by all Importunities to wring
and extort from them Rewards and Bribes, without
regard of Honefty or Reafon. By which his
finifter and corrupt dealing he had now made
himfelf fo odious and intolerable to the People in
general, that they in great number, and many
times, began to go to Cenilantinople,nnd with humble
petitions to requcft the King to take from them
fuch a cruel and unjuft Governour; fo that generally
in the Court there was no talk but of the
Villanies and Mifcbiefs that were reported of the
covetous Eunuch. At laft Amurath feeing thefe
publick Exclamations went daily fo far, as that he
could not for (name let them go any further without
due Punifnment, he refolvcd with himfelf to
call him to the Court; and having fent unto him
certain MelTcngers, admonifhed him fundry times
to returrf home. But the Eunuch loth to leave Co
fit an occafion to enrich himfelf, did frill delay his
return, allcdging divers feigned Excufcs for his
longer flay* Which thing when Amurath Under-1
flood, thinking himfelf thereby deluded, he determined
to provide for fo great a diforder, and by
punifhing of the mifchievous Eunuch, to fatisfie in
fome part the difcontented Minds of his opprefled
Subjects in Caire.
There fate at that time among the chief Baflaes
of the Court, one Ebrain ( or as moft call him,
Ibrahim) by Nation zSctawmian, a young man
of the age of thirty two years, or thereabouts, of
very fair Conditions, and of a rcafonable Judgment
j upon whom Amurath himfelf had determined
to beftow his own Daughter to Wife, and fo
to make him his Son-in-law. And therefore being
now minded to remove the Eunuch from his
Office, and to fatisfie the City % and being alfo
willing withal] to give means to his laid Son- in law
to enrich himfelf, he refblved to fend him as General
Sindickjnd fbvereign Judge into Egypt; giving
bim in particular charge, to remember how wickedly
his Prcdeceflor had dealt before him. And
fo this new Baffa took his journey towards Egypt,
although there ran before him a great Rumour
of his coming, and of the great Authority wherewith
he was lent. At which Report, as the Egyptians
reded content and joyful, fo the Eunuch waxed
very fad and forrowful 5 perfwading himfelf,
that this alteration could not but engender
fome ftrangc iffue and effect againft him. Whereupon;
advifing himfelf to provide better for his own
Affairs and fafety of his Life, he refolved not to
flay the coming of the new Governour j but departing
out of Egypt, he with great Care and Circumipjixrion
for fear of meeting with Ebrain, travelled
towards Confiaminople in hope to appeafe the
Kings Wrath, or at leaft by mediation of Bribes,
and by the Interceflion of the Queen, to find him
more favourable than he fhould find Ebrain; who
without doubt would not have {paced any Extremity
or Cruelty, to have bereaft him both of his
Goods and Life together. Amurath advert ifed
from WPi of the hidden flight of the Eunuch
Baffa out of Egypt, and hearing withall, that he
kept not the high way from Caire to Conifantinof
ifcj began to fear, left when he came into Soria,
>c fhould Hie into Perfia to the King, and fo work
him double and treble damage ; as one that had
already gathered a huge Trealure, and having
long- lived in the Court, knew the moft fecret Affairs
thereof, and had learned all the privic Devices
and Fafhions of the Seraglio. Whereupon he with
all Diligence difpatched his Imbrahur Baft (whom !
jixth Etnperow of the Turfy.
691
rwVpvlT~Maftcr. of |i# Horlc) with forty of his jjgy
Capigi {all (jentlemen Llflicrs, and Officers of moft v/vy
fecret and nearcft Rooms about him ) with charge
and comrnandmeQC, that if they met him they
fhould bring him to .the Court; ufing ail the Aid
and Affiftancc of his People that might be requifitei
and for that purpofe delivered unto him very effectual
and large Letters, after the beft manner of
the Court. This, Meflcnger with ms appointed
train departed,-and without any'extraordinary
inquiry, found the Eunuch in Soria, incaraped in
the Plains near unto the City nowcafled Aman f
but in times paft Apamea, the principal City of
that Country. Asfoon as. the Eunuch underftood Thewar?-
of the coming of the Imbrahur himfelf, he gave or- nefsof thet
der to his guard of Slaves, which in great number
with Spears and Harcubufes did ordinarily keep
his Pavilion, that they fhould not grant entrance
into his Tent to any, but only unto the Imbrahur
himfelf, and if need were, by force to keep the reft
of the Capigi from coming in. Which order was
in very good time given 3 for as won as the Kings
Officer had diicovcred the Tents of the fugitive
Baffa, in all haft he ran towards the fame, and
(eeking out the greateft among them, wencprefently
thither, to have cntred with all his Followers 5
but the Slaves being in Armour, oppofed themfelves
againft them, and permitting only the Imbrahur
to enter in, entertained the reft of his Train without.
The Imbrahur being come in, read unto him
the Commandment which he had from the King
to bring him to the Court 5 and mod mftantly
moved nim, that without any further refiftance^'
he would quietly go with him. To whom the wary
Eunuch anfwered. Behold, how without any calling
of the King, or conducing by you, I come of my
felf, well a fared to find not only Pardon and Pity, but
alfo Favour and Grace in the fight of my Lord5 whofe
upright and mild Nature the wicked Treacheries of
my falfe Accufers cannot abufe, to the Prejudice of
me an Innocent. And fo without more ado they
Went all to Conjlantmople; the Eunuch ftill ftanding
upon his Guard.
a fu tMI '"
The politick and crafty Eunuch had in this
mean time difpatched divers Pofts with Letters to
the Sultan Ladies, certifying them of his coming,
and principally befeeching the Queen' to protect
him, and to appeafe the Kings wrathful Indignation
that happily he might have conceived againft
him 5 and fo at length they arrived at Scutari. As -. - .
foon as Amurath underftood of his coming thither, nuCf, ^
he caufed all the Treafure which he had gather- in Priibd
cd, to be taken from him, with all the reft of his « cmjlan^
private Subftance, and the wretch himfelf to be H ^
clapt up in Prifon in the Jadicula or feven Tow- gorteo
crs. Where after he had languished many Days, Goodsconj
ftill fearing fome deadly blow, he at length re- fiicacoli
ccived from the Queen, an unexpected, but moft
welcome Advertifement, That he fhould be of
good chear and quiet himfelf, for that his Wealth
had already faved his Life; and that fhe hoped in
fhort time to procure him alfo his Liberty. Which
indeed fhe brought to palsj for (he her felf made
earneft Petition to Amurath net Husband, that forafmuch
as he had bereaft her Eunuch of all bis
Goods, he would yet at leaft deliver him out of
Prifon, and rcftore him unto her again* Which
Requeft of the Queens was granted accordingly^
Bit-
and the Eunuch enlarged; bur the Treafure that
he fo unjuftly feraped together in Egypt, chat remained
ftill among the Gold and ocher Jewels of
the Kings.
*AIL }V fifskJ!
But Ebrain Baffa with his new Commiffion now
arrived in Egypt, bad in ftort fpace by far more
finifter means than had the Eunush before him,
fcrap'd together fuch an infinite heap of Riches, as
was able only of it felf to make him woithy of
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6$2 Amurath the Third*
585
The Drafton
People
what they
are.
his promifed Wife, and therefore he was called
home to the Court, to accomplish the intended
Marriage.. With this Commandment to return to
Confiantinople, he received alfo in charge, to make
his Journey through- the People of Vrufia; and
fuch as he fhoiild find loyal, to confirm them in
their due Obedience, and to make them pay their
antient Duties; but fuch as he fhould find ftubborn
and difobedient, he fhould quite root them out
and deftroy them. This Commandment Ebrairi
prefently put in Execution, and having packed up
together all the Riches he had gathered in the
time of his Government, and raifed good ftorc
of Souldiers in that Province, he took with him
thirteen Sanzacks, that were ordinarily accuftpmed
to fit as Affiftants under the Government of the
Bafja in the ruling of the populous Territories of
Caire, and • fo fet forwards towards Gaza 3 palling
over thofe vaft and huge WildetnefTes of Sand that
lie between Caire and Gaza. From Gaza, joyning
the Sanzack thereof with him, he went to Jerufalem
5 and from thence, cauOng the Sanzack there
alfo to follow his Train, he turned by Saffettq 3
by Lezinm } by Naplds (called in times pitt Samaria)
ftill taking with him the Sanzacks of all thofe
places, and at/laft earned himfelf towards Varnafco
$ fo that before he joyned with the band of
T>amafco,hc had gotten together eighteen Sanzack},
with all their Squadrons of Souldiers, and Slaves.
Befides thefe, he had alfo his own private Court,
which was wonderfully populous, and two hundred
Janizaries of Conftantinople, whom Amurath
would needs, have him to take with him at his departure
from the Court, fo that he had in Ills'Army
almoft twelve thoufand Horfcmen. '"From
T>amafco, Vets the BalTa was come as far zi'Jerufalem
to.meerhim, With a'll^the Sbuldiers'under his
Government,.in number about two thoufand Perfons.
Befides that, there came unto him by the way"
of Sidon, xfaezAga. of the Janizaries, of C^rwi^witn
all the band of that defoiate and deftroy ed Iflands
which. Captain with his Souldiers was tranfported
over into the Main, in thofe Gallics that by the
Kingsappbiritment were fent to fetch Ebram 5 who,
now ftrengthned with all thefe Souldiers, had pur*
poled the Gutter ruine of the difobedient Drufuns,
and the railing of his own Glory, by triumphing
over them.
Thefe Bmfkms, againft whom thefe great Preparations
were now made by this new Captain,
and of whom the Tuikilh Emperour is fo fufpici-
, ous and doubtful, are fuppofed to be by defcent
i Frenchmen, the reliques of thofe that with great
Devotion did in times paft •fight thofe memorable
and Chriftian Battels in fury, and recovered the
holy City .5. but being afterwards brought low,
I partly by the -Plague, and partly by the Fury of
the Barbarians, mingled their Seed with the circumcifed
Nation, and fo together with tiieir Authority
and Command, loft alfo their firft Faith
and Religion; yet fo, that they grew into an hatred
of the Turkifli Superftltien, and abhorring
the Circumcifion of the, Jews, betook themfclvcs to
a new Prophet of their own called lfman 3 whole
Do£trinethey follow. The right Vrufians live uncircumdfed,
"^either do they forbear Wine,-as do
the Turk} ;thcy make it lawful among them (molt
unlawfully ) to marry with their own Daughters
j the Turkifli Government they have fought
by all means to efchew, notwithstanding all the
Endeavours and Attempts of the Turkifli Tyrants,
but eipecially of Setymus the fecond, yet
have they always been fubjedt to their own natural
Princes, and would never admit any Captain
or Govcmour of the Tt&ty within the Countries
which they poffelled. They are a People very
warlike, ftout, rcfolutc, and religious obferyers
of their own Superfluous yin Battel they ufc 1585,
the Harquebuze and Scimitar, yet fdrrie of them v/vO .
at this day do ferve with Lances and Dartarj' they
are apparelled after the manner of the Eajiern^co-'
pie, with a Tutbant on their Heads, and Breeches
they never wear, but fnftead thereof they cover
thofe parts with their Coat, which reachcth down
to their Knees, buttoning it up before - t their feeding
is grofi, and of. Mountain Meats; they inha- TheCounbit
all the Country that is invironcd Within the ^D'"/]! J
Confines of Joppa, -above Cafarea and Pa/efiina^nd ant inluwithin
the Rivers of Qrantes. and Jordan, ftretch- bit.
ing it fell even to the Plain of ZXwzto/iw, near to the
Hills that compafi it about upon the Cpaft of
Mount lihanus- They were all in times pafl good
•
Friends and Confederates, fo that they were greatly
efteemed , but now being/at variance ,through.
grecdinefs and covetoufnefs, they weref divided
among themfelves, one fceking the Deflrudion of
another. At this time they were governed by five pire chief
chiet Captains or Govcrnours 5 one of them was Rulers or
called Ebne-Man, and of the Turks Man-Ogli; ano- Governors J
ther Serafadin j the third Mahamet Ebne-Manfur j among the
the fourth EbneJrec j and the fifth Ali-tbneCar- Dr "J ms '
7W, by the Tutks called Ali-Carfm-Ogli. Under -
thefe C who indeed carry the Title and Authority
of an Emir, that is to fay, King or Chief) there arc
divers their Lieutenants or Dcputics,wbom they call
their Macademi or Agents, Ebne-Man. or Man Ogli
inhabited the Mountains and Fields that are contained
under the JuriTdidrjpqs of Cafarea, oiFtole^
tnaida, of Tyrus, and of Sidon, and had his refidence
for moft part upon the Hul, in a Town called
Andera 3 he Was very mighty in Men and Armour,
and fince the time that by Treachery his
Father was Murthcred by •Muftapha then Baffa of *
Damafco', always a deadly Eoemy to the Name of
the Turks. fane-Free* Ebne-Carfus, and Ebne-
Manfttr were always 'great Friends; but now efpe^
dally at the coming of Ebrain Baffa they (hewed
themfelves more ftraightly confederated together.
Serafadin and Man-Ogli were ever oppofite again ft
them j fo that the one fide procuring the overthrow
of the other, they loft their Strength, and left no
means to defend themfelves again It the T«rfa, who
had not long lain in wait for their Liberty. Now
as fbon as the News came among them, That Ebrain
being departed from Caire, was coming into Soria
to fubdue them; the three Confederates above
named refolved among themfelves to go and meet
this great Baffa, and to fubmit themfelves unto
him, of purpofe to turn all the intended Mifchief
upon Serafadin and Man-Ogli their Enemjes. And Three of j
fo having packed up great ftore of Money, Cloth the Dn^
of Silk, Cloth.of Woollen, and Cloth of Gold, with Lords met|
many Loads of Silks, and other things of exceed- f^JV*
ing Value, every one of the three being accora- 53inS
panied, one with about two thoufand. another witf) Prefents,
about three thouland mcn,they put themfelves up- andagread
on their Journey towards. Ebrain, and met him at j 0 of
Jerufalem, where he was already arrived- This
their coming Ebrain took in wonderful good part 5
and courtepufly accepted thofe their rich and great
Prefents which they brought him ; and by the
offers of their Fidelity, and the grievous Accufa-
tions they made againft the other two Drufian
Lords their Enemies, began to conceive great hope
of his intended enterprife; for why, he faw that
nothing could more eafily.compafs their ayertfirow,
than this their Difcord. Being thus accompanied,
he came by the way of Damafco to the Champaign
oSBocea 9 and there incamped.. This was in the
Month of Jafy this year 1585. The whole Army
that was with Ebrain. reckoning aJfb the Souldiers
of the three Drufian Lords, was about the nupiber
of twenty thoufand Horlemen ftrong. In this place
rherc'came People out of all the guanos thereabouts,
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1585 abouts^ with Presents to honour the Baffa 5 to whom
p r V^-' he Jikcwife yielded fuch fmall Favours as his covetous
Nature could affabrH them.
From this place alfoEfowffprefently font Letters
to Serafadin and Ubnentan, whereby he invited
'Se\ list
corned)
with Preheats
J
lEbrain.
fixtb Emperow of the Turfy*
P them to come unto him, to acknowledge their
p Obedience unto the Sultan; for that otherwise
£' they might allure thcmfel ves to be in (bore time de-
• prived both of their filiates and Lives. For all that,
Man-Ogli would hot by any means come in. But
Serafadin being poor both in Wealth and Forces,
icfofved tocome^ in: hope by rich Prefents to pur-
J A tetter
WbtMiinmgliet,
to
Ebrain
MM
chafe his Attonefflcnt with the great Bafla And
therefore having packed up together divers loads
of Silk, great ffore of Money, and many Cloaths
of good value and Beauty, and alfo attended upon
with- divers of his Sub/eels, he arrived at laft at the
Pavilion of Ebrain, with thele his rich Prefents;
which were there readily received, and he himfelf
with great Attention heard j whofe Speech in effect
tended to no other thing, but only toperfwade
the Baifla, That he had always been a devoted
Vaffal unto Ammath, and that he* had carried a
continual defire to be imployed in any his Service;
and that now being led by the lame Affcc~rion,
at of his Favour, by the friendly and courteous
offers made him in his Letters, he was come
to (hew himfelf unto him to be the lame man,and
fo preferred him whatsoever lay in his (lender Power
to perform. Whcrcunto Ebrain made noanfwer
ac all, but only asked him the caufe why he lived
continually in Difeord abd Brawls With the three
Emirs ( who alio fate at that time in the fame Pavilion.
) Whereunto Serafadin anfwered, That it
was not long of him, who as one defirous of Peace,
had not Ipng time taken up Arms, bat -in the juft
defence of himfelf, againft the Injuries of thofe his
Enemies, who becaufe obey were more mighty
than he, fought continually to opprefs him. Herear
the three Contpiutors arofe, and with their grim
looks bewraying their inward hatred, falfly charged
him to have been ever the Authority of thofe
.Brawls; adding moreover, That his Infolency was
at that time grown fo great, as that no fbrangc
Veilcl durft for fear of him arrive at the Ports of
Sidon.Tyrus, or Berito j nor any Merchant or Mcrchandilc
pais over the Plains5 but that thofe Countries,
as though they were a prey and fpoil to the
•Theevcs of Arabia, were generally ftiunncd of all
Travellors both by Sea and Land, to the great
hinderancc of the Sultans Cuiroms. Serafadin
would hereunto have gladly replyed, but prevented
by Ebrain, and furcharged with many injurious
Words, was committed to the Cu/rody of the ivtp
hundred Janizaries of Constantinople. And fb being
by them brought into a rotten Tent that was
but fmall, in the managing if his Cujtoms that I have
received - wherein J have always" fo carried my felf,
as that I am not his "Debtor of one a/pre} a thing 1
wis that Ebne Manfur ( who is now with thee) hath
not done. For although by his coming to meet thee even
as far as Jcrufalem, he would make a jhew of his jfta
H
delity, yet doth he u/urp more than two hundred thou- 2?
fanji Dmkats of the Kings, which he doth moft unjuftfy
detain from him of his Cujtoms. But my hard Fortune
will not gram me the Favour that I may coma
unto thee ; for there are at this time prefent with thee
three of mine Enemies,-who (I k/iaw well) being not
contented to- have always difquieted and troubled my
efiate, do now feek. to bring me into fo great hatred
with thy heart, that if thou haddefi me in thy hands 1 ,
thou wouldeft without any Confideratioh bereave me of
my Life. And I am affured, that this fending for me
importeth no other thing, but only a defire thou haft to
imprifon me, and fo to kill me; fori know howmucf)
thok art given to great Enterprises. Be fides this, my
coming is alfo hindered by mine antient Oath that 1
tpoff ; when being as yet but a Child, 1 Jaw mine own
Father jo villainoufiy betrayed by the murthering ftrord
of Muftapha, being at that time the Baffa o/Daroafco;
who under the colour of unfeigned Friendlhip^got
him into his hand, and traiteroufiy ftruc\ off his Head.
For in truth t carry the Image if my Fathers reverend
Head, all pale, and yet as it were breathing, imprinted
in my Mind, which oftentimes prefenteth it*
felf unto me t as well fleefing in the "Darlmefs of the
Night) as alfo waking in the Light of the "Day j and
talking with me y calleth to my remembrance the Infidelity
of the murthering Tyrant, and exhbrteth me to
keep my felf aloof from the hands of the mighty. And
therefore I neither can nor may obey t'hy "Requefts,and
in that refpett it grievetb me, that Ifhallfeem difobe-
ffim
diem unto thee, being in any other AEtion, and in all
my Cogitations wholly additted to do any Service nob
only to thee, who art moft Worthy to be reverenced of
far greater Perfohs than 1 am {but alfo to every the
leaft Vaffals of Amurath. thou wilt pardon me I
hope, and thou fbalt well perceive, that if there be
any thing near me that may be acceptable unto thee,
all that I have whatfoever, though in refpelf of thy
felf it mayfeem vile and bafe,pet is it thine, and it
now referved wholly fqy thee, and not for mt. Farewell,
and command me, and hold me excufed ufoit
thefejuft Cau/es which thou hear eft, for my being fo
backward in. coming to honour thee, as my Duty re* v «
quireth.
The poor and the leaftanipng the
Slaves of the grand Lord y
the Son of Mtaai
appointed for him, was.every Night from thence
£^r^» perceiving "by this Letter the ftcfolutioa arm
forward put in the Stocks fait chained, and continually
guarded with a trufty Guard of the feme
m Man-Ogli, refolved alfo in himfelf to go upon toi-nettf
him with all his Army, and cither .by.force or flf*
Januwries. In the mean time came the anfwer»of
fleight to get hirtr into his Hands'? or at leaft to JJJJ* 1
Man-Ogli, who wrote back unto the great BafXa
draw from him fo many Harquebuses, and as
Ebrain, as followeth 3
great Gifts and Tributes as poffibly he.miflht; and
therefore riling with his Camp, and turning himfelf
toward the Country or Man-uglL^iz burned
M0JI- Lord of Lords•, Sovereign above the Great and deftroyed four and twenty of his Towns, and
_ T _p3^e/, the mighty, the noble Captain Coufin to the fo ntounting up certain Rocks of Ubanus, upon the
grand Lord, and mrthieft among the ek& of the Prophet
Mahomet, the noble and famous Lord Bbraim other Places belonging to Man Ogli ) he incamjfcd
top of a large Hill (that flandeth over Andara and
Si Godgive good fuccefs to his haugktyFAtetprifef, pjfrhfeff. But whilft the Army was thus marching " .
and Profperity in all his Honour. I wifh (even as thou< forward, Veis Baffa of Damafco with a great part of **>*. M
daft lovingjty invite and exhort me ) that 1 might oome this People, and his fon the Saniack.oljmfalem, JJSfwMi
his Souldiers likewifc, to the number of fit conduct)
before thee, and follow thee, andferve thee ahoaysin
any occafan that it may happen thee to ftand in need\ teen hundred Pcrfons, having feparared themfelvcs by the
of my help. For I know that thou wouldeft reft affured from the reft of the Army in manner of a Are ward $ Drt fi"^
. of the Reverence that I bear towards thy Lord, and of as they were"bufie in raiting their Tents, upon the
the moft fervent defire wherein I

I
694 Amwratb the Third,.
VEbrtun
fended)
for Harquebuzes
to Mm-
Ogli.
The notable
diffi.
muUdon
of Chain
Baffa.
that tbcy became Lords of the Pavilions,che Wealth
and Armour of the Turks; and leading away with
them their Horfcs and their Carriages, put to the
Sword five hundred Perfons, and fcarce gave any
leifurc of efcape either to the Bafla the father, or
the SsnxacKh* Son, who fledilraight to Jerufaka,
and never returned again to Ekaini but Vtit his
Father dill followed the Army with thofe few
men which he had left, and was thought worthy
of all men to be pitied.
Upon the Hill aforefaid, Ibraincontinued twenty
four days together, withabundauce of all things
neceflary for Victual s during which time he attended
nothing die, but to try all Devices how he
might draw Money and Prefents from Man-Ogti,
or now he might train him into his Hands. Bat
the eoropaffing wheteof, he difpatched one Gomeda
(Bne-Manfurs Agent) to Man-OgU, being in An*
drea.; to tell htm, That forafmuch as he would
hat give credit to the promife which he made him,
nor to ad venturchimfelf into the hand of his Friend,
he fhould fend unto him all the Harquebuzes he
had 5 for that the Sultans Pleafiire was, that his
People chat went not to the Wars in his Service,
fhrilild not be, furn ilhed with fo great /lore of Weapons,
to the danger of their Neighbours, and of
the Subjects themfelvc& With great Grief of Mind
did Man-OgU behold the Mefienger, as the Man
•whom he well knew co be the Agent of his deadly
Enemy; yet in regard of him that fent him, he
forbore to do him Injury, or to give him any
Reproach; telling him, That all bis People and
Weapons were difperfed abroad over his Territory,
fo that he could not tell what Harquebuzes to
fend him j with which cold Anfwer Gomeda returned.
Which thing when Alt Bafa of Aletpo
underftood, he offered himfclf to the General,that
he would go unto him, and that to fome better
jjurpofe. Many Reafons did Ali Bajfa ufe to perfwade
the wary Vrufian to come and yield his 1
•Obedience co Ebrain, (wearing that no harrafhould
be done unto him; and withal 1 promifing him
great and honourable Favours. But never could
be remove the rcfolute and provident Mind of
Man- OgH, or win him to yield himfclf into the
hands of a Man, whom he thought to be fo murderous
; yet at laft with much ado, he prevailed
fo much with the Vrufian Lord, that in fign of the
Reverence he did bear towards the General, and
of his Obedience towards Amurath, he was content
to fend a Prefent to Strain. And thereupon
tavc him 320Harquebuzes, 20 packs of Andarine
tlks, and fiftjTvthoufand Duckats to carry to the
Bafla for a Cift, and co reconcile him unto him*
For the better chicling whereof, he fenc his own
Mother Co the great BalTa, who in the behalf of
her Son performed a very worthy Meflage, excusing
him as well in refpe£t of bis Enemies that late
there fo near unto him, as alfo in regard of his
Oath which he had folemnly fworn, That fox the
Treachery of Mufiaphd he would never commit
'himfclf into the hands of a Turk; and therefore
befought him to accepc of the Gifts that were fenc
him j and witball a Mind and Heart mote ready
to ferve and obey the King in all Occafions $ and
that he would hold him cxcufeJ, for that his Excufes
were both juft and reafbnable. Whereunto
the Turk replyed, That although fhe had* found
fo foul a Fault in Muftapba^who under the aiTu ranee
of his Promife and Fidelity bad betrayed her Husband
; yet for all that fhe ought not to fear any
fucb wicked or infamous Act at his bands,who flood
upon his Honour and the Word of a Souldicr;
and fb bv Oath proceftiog all faithful tnf
Friendfhip towards him, in token of lijs-fineere
meaning, he catt a white vail about her Ncclc, and
put another upon himfclf, and. the third he gave
her in her hands; willing her to report ro her Son
the Oaths he had made, and to cany him that ^
Vail, and bring him with ner, procem'ng no otherwife
to in treat him, but as a Friend and a Brother;
the peaceable old Woman went her way accordingly?
but fhe neither could not would go about
to alter the purpole of her Son, but returned to
Ebrain fuch anfwer as did not greatly pleafe him*
After which time, he fought more than ever he
did before, to get the wary Vrufian into his hands,
or at leaft, without regard of fliame to draw from
him more Prefents and Weapons. And therefore
once again he fent the crafty Gomeda, to exhort
him upon Faith and Promifegiven, to come unto
him; but for all the craft and lying Speeches thac
the treacherous Mefienger could cunningly ufe, he
could obtain nothing of the Vrufian Lord, but good
words only. Yet at laft after much finenefs he prevailed
fb much, as chat Man-OgU was contented
by him to fend another Prefent toEirain. with ant
exprefs Condition notwithstanding^ thathefhould
caufe Ebrain to depart out of thole quarters, and
that he fhould noc himfelf return ant more to requety
any thing farther of him. Which he very
largely promifed, only defiring him co fend a good
number of Harquebuzes, chereby co concent the
Bafla fully; fo he gave him fiftythoufand Duckats
more, and fourhundred and fourfcore Harquebuzes,
with a thoufand Goats, an hundred and fifty
Camels, an hundred and fifty BufFes, a thoufand
Oxen, and two hundred Weathers. With (his
ffkh Prefent came Gomeda to Ebrain, declaring unto
him chat this he had got from hrm, upon promife
thac he fhould nor moleft che Vrufian any
more. For which promife fb made, Ebrain fharply
reproved Gomeda, and tbreacned to make him know
what it was to cake upon hiai fo dangerous a Liberty
; and for che greater defpight both to che
one and to the other, Ebrain would needs have Gomeda
himfclf to return again with like Meflage to
trouble che Vrufian. Whereunto although he went
in great fear of fome Mifcfaief by the hands of
Man-Ogii, yet was there no remedy but needs he
muft follow the command of him, in whole Power
it was co cake from him hoch his Honour and
Life $ and therefore on he went. But as fbon as
Man-OgU faw Gomeda (chalking as truth was, chat
he came again about his wonted Requcft ) he was
with che very fight of him fb far moved, as that
he was even at the point co have thrown a dart at
him, and fo to have difpatched him, had not the
regard of more dangerous effects ftaid his fury's
yet feared he not with ignominious words and
deadly Threats to disburden hisCboler. Nocwichfranding
Gomeda could do no left but accomplifh
the effect of his fraudulent Requcfls j and fo
wrought with htm, that he drew from him four
Burbensmoreof Harquebuzes, ten Swords, and ten
gilt Daggers, certain filvcr Belts, ten packs of Silk,
and fbmeiew pence; caufing him withall to proteft
unto him, never to luffer. himfelf to be periwaded
ro come again unco him; for if he did, he
chreacned to kill him, happen after what might
of it. With exceeding joy and Triumph 3id
E£n*/'/7 receive this Prefent, and thinking now with
himfelf chat he had gotten a fufficient booty from
him, he determined co rife with his Army, and to
fade all the reft of Man-Oglies Country. Which he
performed accordingly, and being conducted by
Emir Ebne.frec, burnt Andrea, che place of Man-
Qgifs Residence, and in two days burned and e-
flroyed nineteen other:of his Towns, with unfpeakable
Cruelty committing all things to Pire affd
Sword. After all this tacking, and rallng, m
fent divers MrfTengers to Man-OgS, to try whether
he would yet be perfwaded to come onto him;but
nothing-could move che refolute Vrufian to commit
W
himfelf

hi into his hands, but rather incrcafe^ his
Confrancy to avoid a moft certain Death* Now
Ertiir Ebne-thfree entivenge,
undcrftanding by a Spie, tharih'e Captain
great Ba$a ftill rhirffi'ng. after Blood and Receth
Mw-
OglfsMaeaJemi
or with three hundred and fifty Souldiers was got up
of Andrea ( being one 01 the Factors of Mm-Ogli )
anc to a certain Hill, into a Place of great Security, he
to come
10 Eb/ains
fflt>
dam by
vheConaent
k>f Ebrain
[ffl lick
fent Emir Mime-free td entice him, and tp tell him,
That feeing his Lord Man Qgli would not come
and yield himfelf, he fliould come unto him;
Which if he would do< he Would aflhredly in dcfpight
of Mtf//-0g//,roakc him a Sanxack of fomc of
thofo Places which he moft defired. The ambitious
and unhcedy Mpcadema fuffcred himfelf to be
ea perfwaded, and being accompanied with his
three hundred and fifty Followers, went with the
laid Ebne-frec, and came at kit to the Pavilion of
El firft caufed his aforcfaid men to day,
being in a Valley two or three Miles off. But Ebrain
would not fo much as fee the Macadema, although
both in refpedt of the nimblcnefs of his id
alfo the fiercenelsof his Looks, he was worthy to
be looked upon ; buc commanded him to keep in
a feveral place from Serafadin, and in the mean
time deviled how he might with leaft lo&of his
own men, put to death thole three hundred and
fifty the Macademoes Followers 5 which was by
training them, by means of the laid Ebne-frecjnto
a certain Vine-yard, and fo bavifig brought them
into a Straight, fuddenly tofet upon them and kill
them. Which was accordingly performed ; for
being by the treacherous Emir brought into the
f
ilace appointed for their {laughter, fearing nothing
els, they were fuddenly inclofea by the Turks
Sanzachs or Janizaries, and flain every Mothers
Son. This MaiTacre thus finilhed, Ebrain com-,
manded the Macadema to be brought before him,
and without delay to be {tripped and flaied quick;
who being come, ftoutly upbraided Ebrain with
his Promifc and his Oath; and amongft other
Speeches which he uttered whilft they (kipped him;
faid, Cut me off my Members, and firft "putting them
fixth Emferour of the Twfy. 695
and none other j and having fent all the reft of his
heft and goodly things which he meant to carry
into the Privities of that infamous Ebrain? Wife^ put with- hirn to Constantinople aboard the GallieSj
them afterwards into the Mouth of himfelf-, for fo fhrowded himfelf only under that narrow and bale
{I trow ) be will be contented and fat is fed with mp Tent. Thither he called Ebne-Manfur; and in
JWefh* And to them that were the Executioners of pleafant manner told him. That now it was time Efontiittify
his painful' Death, he faid. It is your great good Portune
indeed, that with fifth Violence and needlefs De­dred'and rhreefeorc thoufand Duckats which he STHIL
for him to make payment of the Debt of an hun- ? bI ?, d^
formity, yon are now able to fpillmy Blood\ and to take owed the King's Loid for the Cuftom of $fcipo& Matiftf*
my life from me; whereas none of you all bad been and Baruto; for that' he could not longer (ray in
a% or once durfi, man to man. s to have drawn one thofe quarters, but was to return to Confiantinople,
drop of it from me, no nor to have indured my Countenance'
But go too, proceed in your wicked and unfati-
him the difcharge of that Debt. Whereunto £&-
which he knew how to do, unlefs he carried with
able defireofmy Blood, and fulfil the cruel command ne-Manfur made Anfwer, That it would not be .
if your. Vifier; for in the end there will alfo light upon long before his Macadamoes would come with his
you, thejufi reward of tbis\fo villanous a PaU. VVich Monies, and that then he would without further
delay make Payment. Which thing Ebrain
chele and other fuch like Speeches the mifcrablc
wretch was {tripped, and three great flafhes made well knew to be an excufe, and therefore determined
with himfelf to thruft him into the Gallics;
on his Back, where they began to flea him ; he in
the mean time not ceafing to blafpheme chair Religion,
and to curie their Ring, and their falfe Pro­
the King, yet at the leaft to bring him his Debtor.
and becaufe he could not carry the Money unto
phet a'ifo; But the barbarous Souldiers proceeding Buc forafmuch as he doubted to put this his Determination
openly in Execution, for fear of fbme
in their cruel Action, made other Jikegafhes upon
his Breaft and Stomach ; and fo drawing the Skirt JnfurteAion amongft thc People.as well for that he
downward, could not bring it to his Navel before was wiohin che Territories of the laid Ebne-Manfur,
as for that he law. him greatly beloved and
he was with the Extremity of the Pain, dead. After
this, Ebrain caufed the Followers of Serafadin favoured of the other* two Druftan Lords, Ebne-frec
(in number about a hundred and fifty) to be cruelly
(lain, and all his Country to be moil mifcra-
Key by concealing this his purpofe, to /hew him in
and Ebne-carfus, he therefore thought it better Pably
wafted, he himfelf ftill remaining in Chains.. his outward Actions all good Countenance, and
by feaec and fubtil means to rake him Prifoner. •
Whilft the Fire and Sword thus raged in tfiel
Druftan Country, Ebrain by fpeedy Polls fent to
Sidon, where his Gallics Jay at rode, commanded,
That disbarking four thoufand Souldiers, they
fliould fade all thofe Countries along the Sea-coaft,
even as far as Cafarea in Palefiine s {paring neither
Age nor Sex, nor any Pcrfon of Condition whatsoever.
Which his cruel- command was prelcnt- 158*
ly^nic in Execution j and three thoufand Souls ~r>T^
brought away Captives, great Booties made of
much rich Merchandise, many Towrtf burnt, lundty
Catties rafed and laid even with the Ground
and to be Aiorc, all the whole Country of Serafa-
\dmand Man-OgU Jaied utterly wafte-anddcfolate.
Ebrain was now in readinefs to depart for Conlliantinopje,
where-he was by Amurath expected 5 as
well for his Gold, as the accomplifiiracnt of the
Marriage. But bethinking himfelf, that whatfocyer
hitherto he had done, would be accounted
either little or nothing, unlets he provided in fomc
face for the quieting of thofe People under the
Turkifli Obedience, he determined to nominate'
pat of the three Druftan Emirs that came to him
to Jentfalem, to be Bafla of all thofe Regions/
And becaufeEtnir AlyPJbne Carfus was t'hericheft
and molt obedient of them all, he thought good
to commit that charge unto him, and honoured
him with that Dignity $ yet not without a Bribe,
but for the price of an hundred thoufand Duckats.
Wherefore he apparelled him in Cloth of Gold,
gave him a Horfcmans Male, and a Sword all
gilt, and delivered unto him the Kings Cbramifliap,
cauiing him withall, to fwear Faith and Obedience
to Amurata. And fo having (at leaft to
fljew) fet in order the Affairs of thole Mountains,
which an hundred of the Turks great Captains
had in former time vainly attempted, he returned
to Damajco, where he ftaied 12 days, by Ihamefb!
fluffs extorting Money from divers Perfbns. At
Jail having no more to do in thofe parrs, he turned
himfelf towards Ga*ir and Baruto, Places under
the Government of Ebne-Manfur, where he arri-»
ved with all his Army, and found the Gallics
which he had left in the Port of Sidon, now in the
Haven of Baruto, as he had before commanded.
Now upon a certain Hill above Baruto near unco
the Sea, Ebrain had pitched his own Tent only,
Whereupon he deceitfully told him. That forafmuch
as he was to flay there for his Bufinefe that, -
Nigbt, and was *efolved the next day to make
a road into the Country of Man-Ogli, he therefore
prayed him to do him the Favour to be his Guide,
and for tttfat purpofe, when he (hould fend for him
JL

6 9 6 Amurath the Third*
585
Ebne-Manfarm'
Chains
Tent to the
Gallics.
The rich
Prefcncs
given to
Amurath
by Ebrain.
Jo.Lrunc.
pip. AnnaL
Tnrckort

fixth Emprour of the Twty.
ESI!? to difcharge a great number of fucli as he thought
^^V^Hjnoft weak, and leaftablc to endure travel; (b that
out of this great Multitude be drew out.abouc forty
thoufand Perfons, who liberally, according to
every mans Ability ^redeeming the ordinary Perils
of the Wars, returned home to their own dwellings;
And foin Ofmans Army remained the number
of an hundred and fourfcore thoufand Perfons,
he* Tor" or thereabouts. With this Multitude the General
mlnstiu departed from Erzirum (about the eleventh of
«BL my —
The mod
infolcnc
Speech
is the
SOuldiers
of Gonftan
tiiwple and
paw", unto
Ofiiun
their General.
^^mr
Augui this year 1585 ) towards "fauns, continuing
for all that, the Speech for Najfivan. But he had
fcarce marched two days, when divers Souldiers
of Gr*ciav\d Conftantinople presented themfclves
before him,, upbraiding him with great Improvidence,
and telling him, that they began already
to feel the want of Victual, by wanting the fame
day their ordinary allowance of-Corn for their
Horfcs ; (b that if in the beginning, and as it were
in the entrance of fo long a Journey,they felt fuch
Want, they could not tell with what Judgment or
Difcretion he meant to lead fo great a Company
fo far as Wafftuan; nor by what cunning conceit he
had prefumed to fuftain fb great an Army in the
Service of their Lord. Ofman quietly heard their
Complaints, and prefently provided for them, by
caufing fuch ftore of Barley to be diftributed
among them, as they defired • and feverely punifhed
the Officers that had the charge for the allowance
of Corn, who rooftcoveroufly began to make
Merchandife of the common Provision, by converting
ic to their own private llfcs. And having
thus quieted their troubled Minds, he proceeded
on his Journey, and by the way of Hajfan Chalafll
and of Chars, arrived upon the Calderan
Plains, famous for the memorable Battels there
fought between Selymus and Hyfmael. In thefe
Plains he took a general review of his Army,wherein
there wanted a number, that by reafon of Sicknefs
being not able to continue the Journey, were
Inforced to flay behind, fomc in one Place, fomc
in another. Removing thence, he took the way,
not to Najfivan, as he had ffill hitherto given it
out he would, but now directly to Tauris. Which
fo fudden an alteration of the Journey, as foon as
the Souldiers of Grace and Conftantinople heard,
they fell into a great Rage, and coming again before
the General, revelled with him in this - fort to
his Face*
M
6 97
^Zfin n i| a n Cft P° Vm ° m and ^medics for «
? rt fl??fi«K are ordinarily applycd: J ^
hSead cf 8 R 9d MviC ! ¥ fo^refo to do/and
iJ/7T ed "'' i " r , K " W •* Aelity. Neither
difmfed m,ih wuip, the Amy, fir that they Elm
pmurmt; MltmieS, DUl tO (taunt
them even with their Looks; and that thofe which \
were difcharged, had but purged the hoaft of all Cow'
ardifej and left nothing in it but Virtue and, Courage.
By this mild anfwer of the General, the tumultuous
Souldiers were fufficiently pacified, but much
better apaied and contented they were, as foon as
he put his hand to the common Purfe, and bellowed
among them all a fmall quantity of Monies-;
for by this his kind ufage, all their Sromacks were
overcome, and they themfclves became fo willing
and fo courageous, that now they durft venture
not to Tauris only, but to Casbin, yea even to the
fartheft parts of all the Perfian Kingdom.
. Thefe important outrages thus appeafed, the
General turned himfelf With all his Army towards
Coy, a City fcituate beyond Van, in the mi'dft between
Tauris and the Martian Mere, where he rcfrefhed
his Army with all things be could defire.
From Coy he pa fled to Mar ant, a City fubject to
rhe Perftans 5 plentiful alio of all things needful
for Man or Beaft. From thence he leaned down
towards Soffian $ a fruitful Place, lubjcct alio to the
Perftans i from whence he began to difcover Tour
ris. Great was the Joy of the whole Camp, and TheTVrW
now the mutinous Souldiers of Grace and Conftan- rejoyce
tinople could highly commend the Advice of the upon the
General, or rather of Amurath himfelf, in giving d 'fcoray
AWD what are we, thou Villain, thou Turk, thou
Volt, whom thou handlrft in this fort >; IVe are
out the Rumour of Najjtvaj for Tauris, as the on- ° "*"*
I neither Oxen nor Sheep of the Mountains, fir the leading
of whom thou thinkfft thou art come out; neither
ly means whereby they were in quiet come fo far,
the Perftans being whollftpccupied (as they fuppofed
) about Najfivan $ irifbmuch that every man
can we brook thefe thy Lies and Deceits. If thou haft
publickfy profeffed to lead us to Naffivan, and by that
being waxen courageous, and replenifhed with Joy,
fpeech haft trained us from the fartheft bounds of
without any fear at all began proudly to plot utj- •'
Graciii; to what end now, after thou haft wearied us
to themfelves nothing but Sackings, Pillings, taking
fo much, doft thou deceive us with fuch Vanities, and
of Prifoners, Ravifhmcms, Robberies, and all thofe
prolong our Journey, and fet before us fuch ftrange
infolent and outrageous Actions that ufe rafbly to
and important dangers as our Minds never once thought
proceed from the greedy Affections of thofe barbarous
Vi&ors; efpecially they of the Vauward,\rho
on ?• But if this was thy firfl purpofe and intent, and
that now, not f00 lift ly or by chance, but upon Premeditation
and good Advice thou change ft thine Opinion,
being deiirous of Booty, and to difcover the En&-
mies Country, defcended down towards certain
why diddeft thou difmifs fo many Souldiers, as might
pleafant Gardens full of all forts of Trees-, Springs,
have made the Army more terrible and ftronger for
and Fruits 5 where having fatisfied their Appetites,
the enterprife of Tauris ?"Deft thou think thatbyfuffering
others to redeem their Liber ties,an dfo to increaje
they withdrew themfelves to a certain little River
near to a Bridge called The Bridge of Salt-water,znd
thy Riches, thou (halt fet our Lives to fale, and to maty
there ftafed at pleafure attending the coming of the
usflaves to the Perhaps ?
Army. But even whilft they were thus in joying yj, e fet^
the Water, the Fruits, the Shade, the green-Grafs, an Prince
and other Delights bf the Place, the Perfian Prince over-tat.
At thefe arrogant Speeches, the General was ex> Emir Hamze^ King Mahamets eldeft Son, who with " eth ^J
Inn n. cttdingly troubled j feeing his good meaning, and ten thoufand good Souldiers had clofcly couched J ^
peafeth his lnc "tneft defire he had to advance the Majcfty himfelf, watching frill when fomeof the Enemies Tmks
mutinous and Glory of his King, taken in fo evil part, and Bands fliould come down to thofe refting Places, Army,
Souldiers. thole his befr Souldiers fo highly offended. And fuddenly let upon them with fuch Speed, Courage
although he could indeed have readily ufed the and Fury, that' as if it had been a lightning, and

w
Opium (car
dcth two
Bailies
with
140PO
Souldicrs
to over*
take the
Perfian
Prince.
Amwrath the Third,
in a manner without any refiftance he over-ran
all thofe Turks, and diiperfed them, putting to the
Sword about leven thoufand of them. And To
leading away with him many Prifoncrs, Horfcs,
Slaves, with iundry Enfigns and Turkifh Drums,
he withdrew himfelf back towards his blind Father,
who lay then encamped about twelve miles from
7«w/r«, with fiftythoufand Souldiersbr thereabouts;
Aliculi Chan Governour of Tauris being left in the
City with 4000 Souldiers only. A greater Army
than this, not exceeding the number of threescore
and four thoufand Men, was not the Ferfian K. able
to levic j the principal occafion whereof was the
death of Emir Chan 3 for which the Turcoman Nation
being waxen rebellious and difobedicnt,woulaV
not by any means be brought to defend that Gar,
whereof Aliculi Chan their Capital Enemy .was
now Governour; and from Cheilan and Heri there
came not fo much as one Souldier to relieve the
Neceffities of Perfia. So that with thefe fmall Forces
in companion of the Enemies, the Perfian King
had no ftomach to meet the Turkifh Army in
plain Battel, but fought how he might with as little
lofs to himfelf as poffibly he could, make trial
of his Forces, and by all politick mean's to weaken
and annoy his ftrong Enemy.
Ofman underftanding of this djfeomfiture of his
Vauward, forthwith dilpatched Sman Bafa the Son
of Cicala, and Mahamet the Bafa oiCaraemit^ah
fourteen thoufand Souldiers to purfue the victorious
Prince: who in their purfuit uted fuch Expedition,
that at length they overtook him in the way towards
his Fathers Camp. But as loon as the Prince
law the Turks fo near him, that without a dangerous
and fbameful flight he could not avoid the ]
Battel, couragioufly he turned his Face, and jbyncd
wjth them a mod bloody conflict; which being
begun two hours before Night, was moft
fiercely maintained until that the Darknefs of the
Night bereaving tnem of the ufe of their Weapons,
enforced both the one fide and the other to retire.
Which was done with the notable lois of the
Turks, who in this fecond conflict (as it was commonly
reported) loft fix thoufand men; and had
C as it was thought ) fuffered a general daughter,
had not the Night interrupted fo uncouth an Action,
well wotthy of a thoufand Day-lights. So that
hitherto the Turks fuftained the lo(s of more than
ten thoufand Souldiers, and yet had fcarce discovered
or fcen the City which they fo greedily
longed after.
The next Mornirif the Turks Camp removed
and came within two Miles of lauris. where they
incamped. But whilft they were fetting up their
Tents, Aliculi Chan ifluing out of the City with all
his Garrifon and fuch of the Citizens as were fit
I to bear Arms, fet upon the Face of the Vamvard,
being now renewed, and with many cunning
turnings and windings fo charged them, that with
great lofs be forced them to retire even unto the
main Battel; where after he had efpied the great
Artillery, he without hurt withdrew himfelf again
to the City. The Confufion of the Turks in this
Skirmifh was notable, for in a very fmall time the
Vauward was dt'fordered, and almoft three thoufand
flain. But Aliculi not fo contented, in 'the
Shutting in of the Evening (allied out of the City
the fecond time, and fwiftly running along that
fide of the Army that lay towards Tauris, flew
the Bafla of Moras, and did great harm in that
quarter; which done, without any flaying he fled
to the Kings Camp, and forfook the Defence of
tRat forrowful City which he could not hold. Nevertheless
the Taurifums, as many of them as remained
in the City, gathered themfelves together
to the Gates of the City, well armed, prepared to
make a bloody entrance for the 7*rty whenfoever
they fhould come. All the Night was fpcot in itf8S:\l
watching without reft on eirher fide, and yet no-g^VM
thing attempted $ but upon the bteak of the day,
a great multitude of the fciviie fort of the Turks*
and of the common rafcal rout, without any order
from .their Captains, armed with Corlelets, Spears,
and Swords, went to the City with Rcfolution to
have lacked it, and fo to have enriched themfelves
with cfie Spoil and Pillage of that wealthy City.
But w££en they came to the guarded Gates of the A g«at
wr
CiryJtJfcy found there contrary to their Expc&a- {|f$ c
tion/a terrible Refcue, and were inforced there to Gates of
joyn an hard and mortal Battel; fo that the Walls, Toms.
Lthe Entrance, yea and all the Ground hereabouts
was bathed with Blood, and as it were, covered .-
with Weapons and dead Carkafles. And yet for
all that, though the Perfians floodfaff and firm at
the arrival of this feryile rout, at Jaft they were
conflrained to yield the entrance, being overcome
by the Multitude of them that out of the Camp
flowed in upon them like a Flood 5 and retiring
into the City, nowaflonifhed and amazed on every
fide, they fortified themfelves in their Houfes
under the Ground, and in the comers and winding
turnings of the Streets; from whence with their
Arrows and feme few Harquebuzes, they did the
Turks that entred, great harm* Yet were they not
able to kill and deftroy fo many of their Enemies,
but that at the laft they were too mighty for them, J1
and wrought many.grievo.us Mifchiefs in that woful
City. And fo a great number of this rafcal
People that remained alive, returned to the 7#rtijh
Camp, carrying away with them too roanifeft •
Tokens of the poor opprefled City; wherein the
miferablc Woman and impotent Souls flood cn> '
bracing and flraining the Doors and Pofls of their
Houfes, and kiffing their native Soil, with Prayers,
Mournings, and Complaints, bewailing their pre-
[fent Mifcrics, and yet fearing worfe to come* Ofman
the General now made acquainted with thefe
Calamities, caufed Proclamation to be publjfhed,
That no man fhould be fo hardy as to moleft the
Taurifians, and in the mean time went himfelf .1
about the City, viewing throughly the Scicuation
of it, and furveying the Place wherein he might
both incamp himfelf fafcly, and with better Foundation
and greater Security erc6fc a Caflle or
Fort, for the more affurance of that conquered 1
Country.
The City ofTauris feated at the foot of the Hill The De-1
Orantes, about eight days Journey from the Cafpian fotptioiu
I Sea, and is fubjeft to Winds, Cold, and Snows « T/,w *i
yet of a very wholefome Air, abounding with all
things neceflary for mans Life 3 and wonderful
rich, with perpetual concourfe of Merchandise
brought thither out of the Eafi, to be conveyed
unto the IPeft; and alfo of others brought out of
thefe Weftern Parts, to be difperfed into the Eafi;
It is very populous, fo that it fcedcth almoft two
hundred thoufand Perfons; but yet open to the
Fury of every Array, without Walls, and unfortified.
The Buildings ( after the manner of thofe W
of the Eafi ) are of burnt Clay, rather low than
h igh. For all things it carrietb the Name, and was
the. Place of the Ferjian Kings Refiftance, until
fuch time as that the late King Tamas removed
his feat from thence further into his Kingdom to
Casbin; n evert helefs both before and fince,although
it had been fundry times molcftcd by the Inrodcs
and Fury of the Turkifh Emperours, yet was it
ft ill in great Eft imat ion and Renown.
Of this City Ofman Bafa having taken diligent
view, can fed his Tents to be pirched on the South
fide thereof, where was a fpacious Garden all spiiriftiing
and beautiful, replcnifiVd with fundry kind
of Trees and fwect find I : ng Plants, and a thoufand 3
Fountains and Brooks derived from a pretty River.
_lVfhjch__

TheCaftleofr

7°° Amurath the Third,
iy8j People in very godd orders having on the one
y v y fide tjie Souldicrs of Perfta and Hircania, and on
the other them of Partbia and Antropatia, in all,
to the number of forty thoufand. The turfy feared
nothing mote* than that the Perflate fetching a
great compafs about, fljpuld with all Celerity and
Fury fct upon their Tents.and the Riches they had
laid up together in their Pavilions $ and therefore
at every motion of theirs they continually feared
this fudden out-toad; whereof they had fuch e-
fpecial care, that retiring themfelves as much as
they might, and feigning as if they had given
Place to the Perftans, it wanted not much but that
they had brought them even within the juft level
and mark of their Artillery. Which the Persians
perceiving, without any further dallying hardly
the Bafla began to aflail the main Body of the Band. The
bf c*r+ Prince himfelf being cntrcd aroongft the Souldiers
emit (kin of the BafTa of Caraemit { who as General fuftaincd
by thePer- ^ pj acc 0 f ofiaaa 3 and prdfing into the midft
of the
a3 hiT*' Battel, difpatched every man that came in
head cut his ways and having Angled out the Bafla from
off- the reft, (more offhis Head, and gave it to one ot
his Followers to carry upon the top of his Launce.
Which being openly defcried, brought a great
Terrour upon the Turfy, and exceedingly encouraged
the Perfans, who embrued with the Blood
of their Enemies, and intermingling thpmfelves
more and more among them, made of them a
molt confufed and general flaughter; wherein befide
the Bafla before-narped, there died alfq the
Bafla of Trabfzonda, the Sanzacfy of Brnfia, with
five other Saai^acfy 3 and as it was commonly reported,
twenty thoufand Turfy more. It fejl-alfo
to the Lot of Amuratb Bafla of Garamania to be
there taken Prifoner, with divers other common
• Souldicrs. But Might coming now onj' and the
jperfum being come lbmcwhat too nigh the Twkjjfr
Artillery, they gave over the fight;, and withdrew
themfelves pack to the Place where the, .King lay
incamped with the reft of his Army. • j
But now were diver? days fpent, wherein the
new Fortrefs at Tayris ( as we have before laid )
was fully finished, when the Souldicrs oi Gratia
and CanftitMinopft!, wearied to fee their Friends and
Oiaffcr
B/tJfa of
Fellows thus flam before their Faces, and having
alio fafely laid up in their own Cuftody fuch.Preys
and Booties as fjicy had gotten, in the lack of the
City, refolved with themfelves to procure their
own departure,, and fo much the rather, for that
the Winter was now fail coming: on. And forafmuch
as the General was through the immoderate
flux oi blood brought weak, and in defpair of
Life, and quite abandoned of all hope by hisPhyfiaans,
and therefore not to be fpoken witball,
they were fair) by the Mouth of fuch as were their
fruity Friends about him, to represent unto him
the Ncccflity of rheiv return^ and withal after many
reverend Intreaties, caufed it alfo to be fignified,
unto him, Thar if he flood obfiinate, and
would needs nay dallying out the time in thofe
dangerous Places where, no fuch need was, they
Ihould be inforced to withdraw themfelves, and to
forfake_'faira. Of/nan, who had now nothing elfc
to do itirtjioje Countries, but only to leave fome
convenient Garrifon in the new Forrtcfs at Taurh 9
liberally promifed to fatisfie thejr Requefts, by departing
thence the next Morning* So calling unto
him Giaffer the Eunuch Bafla of Tripojis, a man
Tripolii, an
Eunuch, ^ of aerator and cruel Nature, made him Govermade
Go- nouir and Keeper of the new built fortrefs at Tau.-
vcmour of rw. And the mote to incouragc him to take that
**"' ( ^ "J'QJi him, he gave him freely, for the fpace
of three whole years, not only the Office and An-
{noptv* but alio the Rents and Revenues of the
rJalia of Caraemit, latelv flain by the Perfim Prince,
and withal honoured him with die Tide of a Baf-
[£} ofthe Court5 fo that having finifhed Jiis three
years Office -of Caraemit, he was then to go and
fit among the fovercign feats of the BafTaesofthe
Porta. The Bafla feeing fo fair and lb high a way
for him to mount to thofe high honours f greater
than which there is none fn the Twkffb Empire)
readily accepted the offcr,and difpatching his Lieutenant
to Caraemit 3 to the Government of thofe
Countries in his Abfence, with an hundred of his
own Followers, fetled himfelf in the laid Fort with
a Garrifon of twelve thoufand Souldiers, furnifhed
with all ncceflary Provifion until the next Spring.
The General having thus fee all things in order,
and carefully provided for the fafety of the Fortrefs,
departed according to his Prom ife, and the
fame Morning ( which was the fourfcore and fo
ventb day after his departure from Erzirum) came
to a Place called Sancazan, feven Miles diftant
from Taurhi
The Turfy were how upon the point of their in--'
camping, in a confufed difbrder and huriiburly,
when thofe that were hiodcrrnoft in the Army
heard the neigh ng of Horfcs,and the noifc of Drums
and Trumpets, as if it had been the coming of an
Army. Which when the whole Camp underftood,
they ran headlong and disordered as they were,
to the refcue, on thai fide where the noifc, of the
Horfes and warlike Inffruments was heard. But
whilft the Turfy were thus intentively bulled on
that fide to expeft the coming of the. Enemy, the
Per fanPrince without anyfign or token of Battel,
with 2800a Horfemen was ready upon them on
the more uke fatal Miniftcrs
of Death, than mortal men, to brandiffc
their Swords over them, as if it had Jtghtned, and
to make fo general a flaughter; and do to: this
day with great Admiration recount the Valour and
Prowefs of the Perfiatrs. But they all now doubting
left the Enemy in this Fury ihould forcibly
have entred the very Lodgings of the fide Vificr,
it was commanded (not by himfelf, for he lay
now. at the laft gafp , but by him who at that
time commanded in his Name) That,without
delay the Artillery fhouH be unbarred and discharged
: which in that Medly and Confu'fian of
both Armies, without any Exception or Distinction
of Perfons, overthrew both Friends and fiaes,
and did more harm perhaps among the Turk themfelves.
than among the Perftans : for at the firfl
thundring noife thereof the Prince with allfpeed.
retired; after whom prefendy followed all the-reft:
fo that the Turfy which remained behind, were
more annoied with the deadly fhot, than were the
ferfianSi
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General
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SmcA\an.
The BattcIof5(tn-.

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Twenty
thoufand
I Tarlfs
flain.
Ofmon the
Vifier and
General
dieth at
Sttnca^an,
Perfians, who flying away, could no> feel the
damage, but that the litres muft firft be weJI payed
for their Labour. The Turfy purfuing the flying
Per/ions, made fhew as if they would gladly
have overtaken them; but Night coming on, they
feared to proceed any further than they might
without Danger return. In this Battel of Sancazan
were flain twenty thoufand Turfy a without any
notable lofs of the Perfians.
Among the reft, in the fame place died, the Vifier
Ofman, General of the late dreadful, but now
dcfolatc Army\ nor by the hand of the Enemy,
but confumed with the vehemency of an Hi
and flux of Blood. Whofe Death notwithstanding
was kept fecret from the whole Army, every
man verily thinking, that it was but only the continuance
of hisSicknds,becaufe the Charets where^
in he lay, were (till kept clofe; and in his Name Ciuild
Bajfa ( for fohe had appointed in his will) gave
out Anfwcrs and Commandments to the whole
Army. Nevertheless it was dtfclofcd to the Perfians
by means of three young men^ who in the
Life of Of man having charge of his Jewels and
Treafure, were with the belt thereof and ( the faireft
of his Horfcs fled to the Perfian King, to whom
they revealed the Death of the General. The Perfians,
who before bad thought it not polliblc for fo
great cowardife and difhonourable kind of fighting
and ordering of an Army to have proceed^
ed from the Virtue and Valour of Ojman, of whofe
worth they had too manifeft a trial and experience
in times paft, now undcrftanding of his Death,
were thereby incouraged to attempt the utter overthrow
of the Turk/ft remnant, and fo to give them
an honourable farcwel. Whereupon the Perfian
Prince with 1400x3 men followed the Turfy, who
had now raifed their Camp, and were removed to
a certain River of Salt-water* not far from Sancazan,
where the Prince caufed a few Tents to be
pitched, about four or five miles diftant from the
Turkilh Camp, the aforefaid Brook running in the
midft between the two Armies. Now the Prince
had purpofed to have alTailed the Turfy in the
Morning, whilft they were lodging their Carriages,
hoping in that Confufion to have wrought them
fome notable Mifcbief 1 which his defignment was
revealed unto the Turks by one of his Spies whom
they had caught. And therefore they did neither
rife fo early in the Morning as their manner was,
nor load their fluff until fuch time as they were
all armed, and on Horfeback ready to receive
their Enemies. By which their wary and unufual
manner of rifing, the Perfians perceived that their
purpofe was by fome means difcovered. And yet
confidering that if they ihould lofe this occafion*
they fbouTd firid no other good Opportunity to
annoy them before the next Spring, they utterly
rcfolved to adventure the affault 5 and having obferved
that the Enemies Artillery was on the right
fide of the Army, they in the fight of every man
began to enter on the left. But the Turfy prefent*
ly fo uncovered and unbarred their Artillery
againA the aflailants, as was to their great lofs and
fixtb Emperour of the Turh.
caufed a great comparting wing to be made, commanding
them to fet upon the Perfians. and to
charge them home; which was forthwith put in
Execution, fo that their fore-front opened it (elf
with very large and fpacious corners upon the Prince j
who no fooner faw this their unwonted order of
coming on, but by and by he perceived that his
purpolc was difcovered; and thereupon without
any flay be, began to retire, calling his People after
him; which could not fo fuddcnly be done,
but that three thoufand of them remained behind,
all miferably (rifled, overtrodden in the mice;
with very litde lofs to the Tuify. And this only
battel of five that were fought under Tauris, and
in thofe quarters, was Jefs hurtful to the Turfy than
to the Perfians.
The Prince returned to the King his Fathers
Camp, returning unto him the whole Action, together
with the departure of the Enemy. And fo
the Turfy came to Salinas, where the Death, of the
General was publiflied 5 from Salinas (hey went
afterwards to Van, where they took a furvcy of
their Army, and found wanting therein about
fourfcore and five thoufand Perfons, or as fome
lay more- At Van all the Souldiers were difmiflcd ;
and Cicala from thence gave notice to Amuratb at The titrlti
Army dip
Conliantinople, of all that hapned- Where firft was charged as
publiflied the Death of Of man the General, ( for Vm
whom were made many figns of great fbrrow )
and together with his Death, were blazed the
bloody and mortal Actions that were in that Expedition
performed; fo that the whole City feeraed
to be greatly discomforted; and in many pla-.
ccs were heard much fecret, railing upon the King,
many Curies of this War, and infolcnt Maledictions
of thefe manifold Mifchiejfs. After that, was
difperfed the great Fame of the new Forcrefs erected
at Tauris, of the Tacking of t^e. City, and of
all the lofs that bad hapned therein J and a general
Edict publifhed in the Kings Name, That
through all the Cities of his Empire they ihould
make folemn Feafts, with other expreis Tokens of
Joy and Rejoycing; which was accordingly done
both in Constantinople and other Places. There was
^ggggjjrajgpatcs; IJ1CTCW2&
alio word lent to the Ambailadors of Hungary, of
France, of Venice^ and of other Countries, That*
they fhould do the like; but they all with one accord
anfwered, That it was never the Cuftom of
Ambafladours to make any ftich figns of Rejoycing,
but only when the King himfelf in Perfon returned
from any the like Victories.,.
In the mean time Confutation was held at Van$
for the fending of Succours to Tefiis in Georgia j
unto which important Service, Daut Chan to deierve
fome Reward at Amurath's hand, offered
himfelf; unto whom Cicala Bajfa delivered thirty
thoufand Cecchini to be conveyed to the Fort at
\Teflis. Which piece of fervice theRcnegatc per-,
formed, and without trouble relieved the Souldiers
in the Fort $ which was fo well accepted of
Amuratb, that he for the fame good Service honoured
him with the Dignity of .the Bafla of Ma-,
ras. Maxut Chan alfo the other Perfian Rebel,that.
guided the Turk'fh Army to Ka/zw/, and afterwards
danger. Howbeit they were fo nimble and fo
quick to fhroud s under the Enemies Ar­
J to Taurio, was in like manner by the fame Amuratb,
my, and to avoid the roifchicvous Tempcft, that I ' honoured with the great rich Office of the Baffal
being come now very near the Turfy Squadrons, ' of Aleppo.
they muft needs joyn Battel with thom. The Perfians
had purpofed before, as foon as they law the
'The fflli
The Miferies the Turlqfb Army endured in this iertes
Turfy begin to ftir, to retire, and fo to draw them
Expedition for Tauris 3befide the Lqfles before re-j the Turlii
on into a very filthy and deep marifh 3 which being
then dry, was not feared or doubted of any, but
headed, were wonderful; for as the Sannack ofj Army en«
Aman (a City oi Soria, called in ancient time
only by thofe that were acquainted therewithal,
Apamea) prefent in all this Action, reporteth m a.
or born thereabouts. Which their policy the Rebel
Maxut Chan, and with him Vaut Chan (as be­
Letter which he wrote to AH Bajfa olAUpto, t^cre
was fuch a dearth in the Turfy Army, that they
ing well acquainted with thofe places ) perceiving,
were enforced to give their Camels Bifquet and
gave notice thereof to Cicala Bajfa, who prefendy
Rice, and when that failed, they gave them their;
pack-Saddles to eat, and after that, pieces of Wood
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i$85 beaten into Powder, and at laft the very Eanh ;
v v ^ which dearth endured untill they arrived at fiw.
And at Tauris, whilft the Forttefs was in building,
they were of ncccffity condrained to give their
Horfcs their Dung in very drie Powder. By rcafon
whereof there followed a grievous mortality of
Horfes, Camels, Mules, and Men j and the (link
which grew of this Mortality was fo great, that
every man 'Was fain to carry a piece of a flrong froclling
Onion under his Nofe, to avoid the heavinefe
thereof.
The Fort fo lately built in the Royal City of
1anris } exceedingly grieved the Perfians ittf general,
but especially me King and the Prince his Son;
to let it alone, they reckoned it too great a (name,
and how to dcmolifli it they knew not Well, finding
themfclves not only deftitute of Artillery, but
alto of fuch fufficient (jrength as Was requisite for
performance Of fo great an Enterprife j yet, pfick'd
on with defirc of Glory, and the neceffity of the
Gaufe, they determined even in the depth of Winter
to gather new Forces, and with Trenches of
Earth to approach the 0itch, and to try if they
could advance a Countermure as high as their
Walls, and fo to attain to the Conqueft thereof.
Burin the gathering of their Men they difcovercd
new Difficulties; for, to hire any Souldiers either
from Heri or Cheilan, was denied them by Abas
an&Amet Cbati; and their Turcoman Nation,which
might have been the readier! and the ncarcft at
fuch a need, for the late Death of Emir Chan, and
for the Succeflion of Alicufi, were grown very contumatious
j fo that neither the King, nor the
Prince, nor the Prefidents and Governours of that
Kingdom,could tell which way to turn themfclves.
'At laft, for the common fafety, they determined
to draw the Turcomans to a Reconciliation -, hoping
that by promifing them any honed Satisfaction
for the wrong wherewith they challenged themielyes
grieved for the Death of their Captain, they
would become more tractable to do them Service
in their common Ncceffitics. Whereupon the
King lent kind Letters to the Heads and Captains
of thole Nations, and principally to Mahamet Chan,
and to Chalife the Sultan ; declaring plainly unto
them the Perils of his State, and of the Liberty oi
the whole Kingdom, with the Confidence he had
in efaeir Valour; and that therefore forgetting all
Chat was paft, as done not in fhame or (corn of
their Nation, but only for Zeal and Love to the
Kingdom, they would demand fuch Satisfaction
as they defired, and that he would be ready to
agree to any juft rcqueft they fhould make. To
which Letters they readily anfwered, that they
. would come unto him, to put in Execution whatfoever
he (hould for the common Ncccffity or Honour
of his State command. Now they had craftily
amongft themfclves already concluded not to
fbfler any other to fit in the room of Emir Chan
their late^ Governour, but only young Tamos the
Kings third Sou- Which Conclufion they had
plotted to themfclves, with a Refolution in the
end, to caufc him to be accepted for King at Cosbin
s h delight of the King himfelf and of the
Prince Hamze; nothing regarding, that .by this
Aftion far greater Troubles would arife m Perfa
than ever were yet heard of; but only being whol-
_. k ly bent to revenge the Death of one only Emir
£ £ Chan. With this malicious and fraudulent Rcfomautittt
*" tion ) they to the number of ten thoufand (under
theirstf- the conduct of two Captains, Mahomet and Califc)
7 re "? Went to the King, in all Revctence offering themme
pafiM fclves with all readinefs to be employed in the cn-
«n»nfc ^hereunto they were called. The old credulous
King, notfufpefting any mifebief plotted
by thefe fecret Rebels, was. greatly comforted at
their coming-, and although by fornc of his Sultans
that had felt fome inckling of this Confpiracy, he , *gy
was advifed to deal circumfpe&ly and warily with v - /-v- , ->
them, and not commit any matter of importance
to their truft j yet did he think every hour a thoufand
untill he had offered them Satisfaction $ promifing
them, that what Captain foever they would
defirc in the room of Emir Chan, if it werepoffibl
they (hould have him. Wheieunto the diffembling
Mahamet Chan made anfwer, That their defire
above all things, was to do him Pleafure and
Service; not doubting but he would appoint them
fuch a Chieftain, as fliouldbe valorous, noble, and
acceptable unto them. The King could (lay no
longer, but frankly declared unto them, That to
allure them of his good will, and to give them an
Hodage in pawn thereof, he had made choice of
young Tamos his Son, to fucceed in the room of
Emir Chan their late Covernour. As toon as Mohamet
Chan heard this Refolution of the King, who
befide all expectation, volu ntaf ily of himfeJf yielded
them the means to pi|t in Execution What they had
malicioufly before contrived againft the Peace and
Liberty of the Kingdom j he became more jocund
than he .was wont to be, and outwardly (hewed
him (elf ready for whatfocver the King Would command
him; and In the Names of the red, yielded
alfo large Promiles of Fidelity and Obedience, fo
cbjac the matter might be performed for which he
had now given his vVord.
j The King, who defired nothing more than to
fee the Fort of Taurit raifed ( which could; hardly
be done without the help ol thoCc Turcomans) contrary
to the Advice of the wifed of the Sultan
and of the Prince, fecretly, and as it were by
dealer*, gave his young Son Tamos into the hands
of Mahamet, as chief of all the Turcomans* Who,
to nourifh the good Opinion and Credulity of the
King, and to fecure the Prince and the Sultans,
gave a ludie beginning, by the help of his Followers,
with Trenches and Rarapicrs to approach the Fort*
Neither was there any great time (pent therein 3
for they had now almod made their Trenches and
Mounts even with the Enemies Wall, and the
Ditch it felf was almod filled up with Earth,fo that
there wanted but little more Labour to begin the
defired aflault; when, contrary to all Mens Ex- xhtTue*
pc&ation, the falfe and wicked Traitor Mahamet cmtruiot-
Chan with all his Turcomans\ leading away with fake the
them the Child Tamos, departed in the Night- ^p» ***
time, and upon a fudden, from fo noble and ho- ^^^0,'
nourable an enterprife j and, blinded with defirc
to put in Execution his ill-hatched purpofe, covertly
and without any noife, removed from the
befieged Walls, and put himfelf on his way pi
wards Cashing dill terming Tamos by the Name
of the King of Perfia a and fundry ways abufing
and mocking the poor old King and the Prince.
This fo fudden and fo dangerous a Rebellion,
whereby not only fo honourable and fo neceflary
an enterprife was to be abandoned, but the whole
(late of the Kingdom like to be indangered, exceedingly
grieved all good men, but mod of all the
old King and the Prince his Son; who,no lefs careful
of fife''rightful Succeflion, than was the aged
King of his prefent Edate, both now hazarded by
this Rebellion; wholly mcenfed with Grief and
Anguifh of Mind, began to cad a thoufand Devices
in his troubled Head, what courfe to fake,
and what to refolve upon. To abandon the fiege
it grieved him above tneafure, and to fuller fo pernicious
a Rebellion to go forward, feemed too
dangerous for the State of Perfia $ and to provide
for both thefe Mifchiefs at once, was akogcrhcr
impoffiblc. In thefe huge Waves of contrary
Thoughts, he rcfolved at laft to turn 'himfelf
againft the Turcomans, and to fu that Rebellion,
as mod dangerous to the State. And to with

fixth Emperour of the Turfy.
the Turcomans
dip-mecomfired, Commandment prefently lieheadcd ; fo was alfo
Chan was taken Prisoner, and by the Princes
and Afabtt- CaUfe the Sultan, and.divers other Captains of this
| met Chan
and Califi
the Sultan
beheaded.
I
Muffet J
totfli fendeth
to
CicaU
Baffnfot
Aid.
twelve thoufand Souldiers, and j pan alfo of the
Kings ordinary Guard, all courageous and hardy
men, he followed after the rebellious Turcomans;
and inarching dire&ly toward Casbin, he overtook
rhem ac a place called Cahjleza, a daies Journey
on this fide Casbin, and there joyned Battel
with them. Wherein, many of them being forry
for that tbey had done, would not fo. much as
draw rheir Swords againft the Prince; many others
fled alfb away for fear, fo that he eafily obtained a
wifhed Victory over them.. The feditious Maho­
peftilent Conspiracy, Young Tamas was alfo taken,
and by the Direction of the Prince fent to the Caftlc
dEClpahaea. Five thoufand Turcomans of the
late Followers of the Rebel Mahamet, fled out of
the Battel towards Babylbo by the way of Siras,
and yielded themfelves to Solyman, Bafa of that
City j who afterwards repenting themfelves of their
Folly, fought to return again into the Favour of
their King, but all m vain; fo that being become
Rebels to the one, and fufpeded to the other, they
did at one time lofe their Country, their Liberty,
their Honour, and the Favour of all Men, as well
friends as Foes. The Prince after this Viftory
held on his way to Cashin, and there flaying, laboured
to gather the difperfed Turcomans, especially
thofe that (moved with the honefty of the
cable ) would not bear Arms in To unjuft an Action
; intending afterwards to return to Tauris^ to
attend the befieging and conqucft of the Fort.
This was the end of this dangerous Rebellion, the
chief caufe that Tauris was not again recovered out
of the hands of the lurks, to the great weakning of
the Perfian Kingdom.
Now Giaffer the Eunuch Bafla Govcrnour of
the tie of Tauri/y fearing left the Perfian Prince
would with a greater Army again return to the
m 5 perceiving himfelf to wax every day weaker
and weaker, by reafon that many of his men
iecrctly fled from him, befidc them that periihed
with Sicknefs, and others flain in adventuring too
boldly to go abroad to feck for Victuals; fent Adveitifement
thereof to Cicala Saffa at Van j fignifying
further unto him by Wtiting, That if the
Prince (hould again return to aflault the Fort, he
(hould of Necafirt be enforced to yield it; and
that therefore, as he tendered the honour of his
Sultan, -he would be careful to fend him Succour,
whereby he might be able to maintain the
Fort; adding moreover, That now it was moll
eaftJy to be done, becaufc there was no Forces of
the Enemies in thofe quarters, laving onfy a few
which remained about the King, lying twelve
miles oh? from Tauris. Cicala, moved with the importance
of the enterprife propounded, and withal
defirous to gain fame credit of Glory and Renown
with his King, entertained the Advices of Giafferi,
and getting him to horfe with a train of three rfioirfand
Harquebuzers. and good flora of Munition,
fee forward toward Tauris. The Perfian King advertifed
thereof, fent out Spies to learn what way
they held, meaning to meet them and to fet upon
them ; but thele Spies coming near to Salmas,
were apprehended by libe fore-runners of Cicala,
and being put to Torture, revealed at Jaft, how
that their King was in Arms, and on his way towards
Sancazan. At which News Cicala was
greatly aftoniflbed, as well for the danger whercinto
the Forces and Munition which he had with
him were likely to fail, as alfo for that by any lots
which his Troops(hould (uftalnin this Expedition,
the City of Van ( being indeed the greater and
taoft noble frontier Town in all thofe Countries)
|H needs be in hazard to be loft, haying left) in
7°3
it but his Lieutenant With a very few Souldiers. 1585
Whereupon he determined to reJinquifh this dan- ^/Vy
gerous enterprife, and to withdraw himfelf back \
to the Defence and Prcfervation of the City committed
to h is Tru ft and Govern menu But although
tbefe expected and defired Succours were not con- [g
ycycd.to Tauris. as was intended, yet had Giaffer as
good Fortune as he could wiflij lor the Preparations
of. the Prince were fo long and trotfblefome,
and his return fo much prolonged, that there was
time enough yielded unto the Turks great General,
now newly .chofen ( as by and by. (hall be decla- Bj
red ) to go with a flrong Army into thofe quarters,.andTo
to preferye allrhat which the only Expedition
and Celerity of the Enemy might have
put in great hazard, and aimoft have brought to,
a defperate cafe.
In rhe mean time, Amurath the Torkifli Emperour
was greatly troubled at Corjtontinopk in making
choice of a new* General; on the one fide, Ofman
Bafa having by his Jaft Will left Sinan Cicala
to be his Succeflbur, as a man of approved Valour; • •
and the many dangers he had run through in the
late Service about Taufu, with the great favours he
had in the Courr, did not a little incline the King
t© bis Election : on the other fide, he heard of a
publick Rumour fproad ampngft the Souldiers,
that they could by no means indure'ro be com- .
manded by fo young a Captain; and that fomein
plain tearms (hould (ay, That rhey would not obey
him: Which cauled Amurath to doubt, that fame
dangerous dilcord might thereof enfue in-the Army,
if he (hould proceed to make choice of him;
Then there was alfo Ptr'at Bafa, the fame man
which had already fufiaincd the charge before Of*
man, who now very ambitioufly fought again for
this Honour, having of late performed fome good
Service to the good liking of the-King, Orany
other ro make better choice he had clone, [it that
he flood in great doubt what to do. In the end,becaufe
he was in good time to provide for his M-
fairs, he made choice of Per at Bafa, the fame man
whom he had before made proof of: a man of
great Fidelity, of an honourable Carriage, and already
experienced in the leading and commanding
©ifiiicri an Army, to whom he granted the or- " * -
dinary Authority, to'mannage at his pleafure fuch
Affairs of the Empire as concerned his Journey.
Upon this-Resolution, general Precepts were feflt,
out to all Cities within the Kingdom, to the Baffacsand
other Governours", withlpccial Commandment,
That all their Souldiers, together with their
Taxes, Tenths, Munitions, Viftuaw, Armour, Artificer^
and to be ftorc, all their neceffary Furnrtureand
Provifion radilid be ready and in order,
updo the firft warning ftould be fent them the
neijt Spring, Great provifion of Money was made, ^h
and in Soria {tiefides the ordinary fura that is be- tuiW-ftj
-flowed upon the yearly pay. of Souldiers in Reivah, ri*fm
Er&wm, LorL Tamanis, l/ffis±md Chars, which hHnd /«*
fwallow up all th^Rfifentfc of that Country, and
of the City afffooli, amounting to the Attn of fix
hundred thoufand DucfeiB) there#aStaften up in
ieft of private Merchants'in the City of Aleppo on-
the furn of threefeoie tboufand Cecchiiii, to be
fy,
repaied unto them with ttie firft Monies mat fttould •
be received by the Officers' of his Cuflom'-houfes.
A mawer that rrtoved an extraordinary grudging
among the People, for that irfeemed to every marl
4" Very ftrange 'aii'd intolerable Exaction, befide fo
many grievances laid upon them, for Corn, for
Carriages, for Pioneers, and for Workmen, to endure
this"burden affo of lending their Money, with-
out hope of Reftitution, thereof 'yea and indeed
[every man did greatly wonder how they were
thus ill-advifed, to make it known to the Chriftijfti-Prince?
what ifcaicity and want of Money they
had
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Ferat departed*
frofo Conjlantjnopkl
and cometh
toSi-
\_Jxis,
Anmratb the Third,
had. The General had aM© with Elm tour hundred
pieces of Artillery, and did beiide fo work the j
matter, as that NLutut Chan (who was appointed
BafTa of Aleppo) .was granted unto foina to be the
guide of his Army, as 'foe had been of Of mans % and
that CicalaBa&i of Van (fcarce his good friend) was
removed from thence, and lent farther off out of
his way as BalTa to Babylon.
And thus having put all things in readinels, he
departed from Constantinople in the Month of April^
in the year 1586, and pafling over the Strait into
Afia, came to Sq/m fomething later than he fhould
have done, being hindred partly by the Plague,
which then raged exceedingly inConjiantinople,zad\
partly by other oceafions incident to fuch Actions.
At Siviii he ftaied fo long for the coming together
of his Army, and in muttering Men, that k was
die latter end tijfttly before be departed thence j
flaying indeed thf longer at Sivat, by reafon of the
exceeding Dearth and want of Victuals at Erzirunti\
which Dearth was alfo fo great in Alepp, that a
.Venice bufhel of W heat was fold for twelve Cecehini;
Ferat yet making bis abode at Siva, but ready
to depart, was advertifed by certain Ports lent from
Giaffer the Bafla of Tauris 1 how that the Perfian
Prince was -hourly expected with a great Army,
and that if'he did foreflow to fend Succours, and
to prevent the.coming of the Prince, and fo give
him time and Jeifure to afTault the Caftle, he doubted
greatly how he ffijpnldbe able to hold the fame.
Upon which Advertifement Ferat ptefently removed,
and fo halted his Journey, that about the
beginning of Aupift he was at Erzlrum $ and frill
hearing more and more of the Princes coming,
fiaied not-there, but haded to Van; where having
gathered together all his Souldiers, and ;takeri a
new Survey of his Army, he departed thence; and
being prefcntly come into the open and large Champains.,
to make proof of the readinels of. his Souldiers,
he marfhalled them in fuch fort as ifliefhbuld
forthwith have joyned Battel with the Enemy, and
fo to feemly order marched on.
The Turkijh General continually feared, left the
Persians fhould. come upon him with fome fudden
ailault; befides that, the conftant report of the
Princes coming to Taunt with his Army,much increafed
his troubled Thoughts. But on the other
fide, he repofed great Confidence in the ConfpiJ?acy
that was -now plotted- againft the Life of the
Prince, with: the privity of Alieuli Chan the.Prote£tor
and-Champion of Abas Mirize of He'ri 3 who
under the colour of/accompanying the Prince to
allift his Forces,-had rcfolutely concluded with himfelf,
and abfolutcly promifed Aba* C having alfo
given Intelligence thereof to the Turks General) to
rid tKe Prince Hamze of his Life? or at leaf! (which
he thought might more eafily be brought to pals)
In the fundry Revolutions and variable Chances of
the Battel, at fome time or other to make him fall
into the hands of Ferat, and fo to fettle his Lord
and,Matter Aba* in his Effete.: Upon thefe Treacheries
Ferat grounding himfelf, began with greater
Confidence to difpofe his Deflgnments, and
fomewhat lefs to fear the Fame of the huge Preparations
of Perfu againft him- Which Preparations
in truth, as by moft wicked Devices and malicious
Confpiractes they were turned quite contrary from
that end whercunro the Prince Hamze had continually
appointed them -, fo if rfiey had been employed
with fuch Faith and Fidelity as fo righteous
a caufe required, without all doubt the Writers of
our time fliould have had matter enough in this
86 year to fhew and represent unto the World
[ofxhe Devil, have forrh&uttfcrundoing.an wet^fcXgrsJjfif
throw of the Glory of Perfia, continually favour- "»• ^
cd the Turks Army, no marvel it is that the Perfi- ||P||SJ
an Nation cannot vaunt of any Revenge taken for {£« Kin£"
the Indignities offered them by their Enemies; and dom overthat
our Writers cannot chufe but write of the true, thrown by
and undoubted Victories of the lurks, and the bare R *Hl-f?
Shadows of the Perfian Exploits 5 which notwith- ^rdt
Handing many Chriftians vainly believe, becaufe
they moft earneftly defire them to be truc.although
they do lee to the contrary, the manifclt profpering
and evident Conquefts which the Turk/ have
in divers their States and Countries.
The Perfian Prince about the latterend of July
arrived at Tauris with the grcateft part of his Ar->
my, where he (contrary to the Opinion of all
Imen ) ftaied not, for what caufe is uncertain. But
underftanding that Zeinel Bafa of Salvias* by Nation
a Curdo, lay encamped before the City, who
of a Perfian was become a Turk, and had done
great harm againft the State of Perfia; he dctcrmi- *l
ned fuddenly to fee upon him, and to chafhichira
for his Rebellion. According to which Rcfolution,
being accompanied with twelve thou (and Souldiers,
he rode to Salmas, where finding Zeinel with
all his People encamped as he had been before informedfhe
gave him the afTault. Zeinel more ready
to flic than to fight, and his Souldiers as ready as he,
fled prefently, and fell before Ehe'Per/w/wyfb that the
Bafla himfelf with a few others had much ado to
cfcape and fave themfelvcs in the clofett Cornets
thereabouts, leaving the City committed to his
charge, for a prey unto the angry Enemy; who
entering into the fame,fackcd and fpoiled it, exercifing
thereon all fuch Cruelties, as partly the na~
rural defires of Souldiers ufe to prattife, and partly
fuch as the Turks themfelvcs (hewed unto them in
that miferable and moft lamentable facking of Tauris
the laft year. The like Spoils did the Perfian
Army in all thofe quarters round about, and fo
would have peradventure N returned to Tauris but
that certain'Spies arrived upon them, with Advertifement,
That the BalTa of Reivan being iflucd
out of his Fortrefs with fifteen hundred Harqucbufiers,
had committed the like outrages in the Villages
and Fields thereabouts, as the Prince bad done
about Salvias. With which News the Prince was
greatly moved . and immediately riling with his
Army-, and marching towards Reivan, not far from
M
the City encountered the BafTa ; who difcovering
the Enemies Forces afar off, began in great difbrder
to flic and retire into his Fort, leaving the
greateft part of his Souldiers ( making not fo much
fpeed in flight as himfelf) to the Fury of the Prince, 3
who pucchem all to the Sword, and did what harm
he pbffibly could in all the Places thereabouts.
At the'very fame time gteat Troubles arofe in
the Drufian Country; for Man-Ogli the valiant
Druftan (of whom we have before fpoken) in Revenge
of the Injuries done unto him and his People
by Ebrain Batfj, and by a valiant kind of Re-
{titurion to recompence himfelf of all thofe Bribes
and Prefents, which by fb many fbifts and fubtilties
were by the covetous Bafla wrung from him ( as
is before declared) had now taken up Arms, and
having waited and facked all the Territory of Eb~
ne-Manfur % and of his other Enemies who had yielded
their Obedience unto the Turks, without letc
forced all that Country with fudden Invafions and
Inrodes, even very near unto the Cities of Balbeckf
and THpoli} and did there exceeding harm. For
redreiy whereof, Amurath was glad Co difparchaway
from the Court Ali Bafa bora at Aleppejiixh {J
the Tide of the BafTa of Damafco
uc ^f*^ent& 3 s K »nd with Authofhould
be nothing inferiour to I rity to muftcr frefh Souldiers, and fo wholly to at-
R °£ir * e yea * before-going. But forafmuch as I tend the utter Subverfion of Man-Ogb. Bur coming
thither, he. found all again quiet, fo that Rebellion and Difcord, the two inferiour Minjfters
his
H

AlicuB and
lEitianguli
Chan perform
nothing
laginft
the Turk*,
as was by
the Prince
CX ted.
fejf3er*pu6r|
td ;ceoursimo
[Ac Fort
tsTauris.
I
Prcfcncc in that Country ferved "rather for a Reconciliation
and Peace-making amongft them,tban the fort at Tefiis in Georgia, which they had long
Places they were to keep. He/cnt alio Succours to
for trip profecuting of any further War $ which expected, and now moft joyfully received. But the
at that time was moft neccfTary for tips Turks to be Perfian Prince having Jiuntcd Aliculi Chan out of
avoided, as well for want of Money in the common
Treafury, as for the exceeding fcarcity of ly delivered.ftom the great fear of Treafon and r$
the quarters of lauris, thought himfelf now whol­
Vi&uals. . i«''w ?M^ • I Rebellion, wherein he of late Ifced ; and there- LB
Now the Perfun Prince having made an end of fore iii as (great haft as he could, put himfelf on his B
the Outroads and Spoils before-mentioned, retired Jqurney towards Genge ; in which place having Ef
himfelf to Taifriu and fo cowards his^uncrs Camp, gathered together a good number of Souldiers, he B
where trie reft hi his ArraV to|s ;nojv arrived, to. dererjafnpd to remove thence, to intercept the Sue- "tfj
the number of about forty tbpufand j of whom cpuij.that were by the Turks to be brought to Te~ m
the Prince (Hfpatched 4way the Souldiers of Hcri, fit. Now he had always found Emanguli cban to
to the nijmbet of ejghp tnoufand, under the conduct
of the trairerous Aliculi Chan their General* an .allured Confidence for performing any
be both faithful and wife, and in him he repofed
enter-
and part alio of die. Turcomans, under the Jeading nrife that he had in hand, and communicated with
of Emanguh Chan; with fpecial charge, That they
fh by the way, in places of moft advantage,
meet ana receive the Enemies ^rmy, and in thole
narrow and troublefbme railages to-do them what
mifchief they poffible cquld. Which the Prince
thus appointed, thinking by this means to weaken
the Enemies Forces, and fp at their arrival at Taur/j,
re come upon them with all his Power, and fo
utterly to deftroy them.
Both thefe Captains departed accordingly, making
(hew that they would with all Affection ac-
CG the Commandment of their Prince; yet
never was there heard any fervicc of moment put
in Execution by them; for Ahculi fufl of Treafon,
after rheir departure began to alledgc many forced
R and Excufes, Why -they fhould furceafe
from meeting with the Turks; and Emanguli as
yet utterly ignorant of the wicked Purpofcs and
mifchje is Treachery of Aliculi, furTered ;himfelf
to be milled by him alfo., By the Delays and Negligejpce
of thefe two Perjian Captains, the Tftrkjfi
General
w|$% lbfiprJiinderapce
at all, to arrive at Tauris s and to put the defircd
Succours info the Fort; at what time the Perfian
Prince by good hap had got Knowledge of the
Treachery of Aliculi, and of the Defignments
which many of the Sultans bad latelyqqntrived,
for the betraying of faim a|iyc incothe bands of
the Turkifb General. Of which Suspicion -he being
greatly afraid, durft not only not truft himfelf to
perform thofe Battels that he had before determined
to have performed, but quite abandoning
this noble and honourable enterfirjifo, wholly
employed all his Care and Study for the fafety of
his own Perfao, and (p left the Triumph of the
Matter in the Power of the Turks. And thus thofe
f
reat Hopes and Expectations which the Perfians
Jjd conceived of great Exploits to have been done
againft the Enemy, did not only prove vain and
come to no good ifuje a but con trari wife by this difcovcry
were converted int© moft ftra.nge Difturbances
s .a,nd ail Perfia t|erej>y endured fu.adjtyS Alterations
and Reyojutipns pf moft important Confcquenccs.
r\>r both Aliculi Cban and hisComplices
were purfued by the Prince, as Rebels and Traitors
5 and alfb Abas Mirize of Heri was manifeftly
difcovered for a wicked and treacherous-contriver
of his Brothers Death; whereby the common
Mifchicfs were encreafed more than eve* they Were
before, and the publick Calamus yielded greater
hopes- unto the 5iirkj 9 than they had eyer before
toncefved in all the courfe of thefe Wars.
When Ftrai had thus relieved them in the Cattle
oiTowis, leaving for the Cuftody thereof Giaffer
the Bafla with his former Companies, he returned
towards Erzirum, haying firft caoifed a
Fort to be erected at Cwcbive Tauris, a Place near
uoto Tauris j another at Coy, and the third at Cunt',
m every one of which Forts he left a convenient
number of Souldiers, with all things nccclTary and
foflicienr for their maintenance, and defence of the
him every Device that ne had conceived in thefe
Wars. And therefore he made head and jbyned
ivith him ; and lodging moft familiarly in hisCity,
he flayed there for the letting in order and difpofing
of his aforefaid De0gnment, being very delirous
not to Jtx fuob an. pppofrnnity to overflip,
without Signification untp the World of fome notable
Novelty, w|i.ieh might -bcijorrelpondent to
the Fame that of matters palled a'pdjperfqrmed the
year before, 1 was now fpread anq^ubliflied abroad
over all the World., But when he was even at
the very faireft to ha'ye put this his de/ue in Execution,
and leaft of all feared any.iTreachery or ftefoJ*
Trcafoq, ijpqtMf fudden in.the N^ht-time as ibe fin'ty*
flept upon a PaJ/at he was miferably ftrucken one of his
through the Body, by an Eunuch of hisjebat attend-' EUOUCIB.
ed upon him, and fo the moft rejpleqdent and
bright luflrc that ever fhined in Perfa* was utterly
cxtioguiftied. . What was the occafion thereof,
and who procured his Death, payers and fundry are
the Opinions of Men.,, Some think that his Brother
Ataj Miri*e of fi^ri s who had before confiured to
have had him betrayed into the hands of the Turk'
ijh General, had now by force of Money and Gifts
induced the wicked,Eunuch thereunto. Others
deemed it not to have been done without the privity
of his Father, as more defirous Jo pcefer Abte
Mirize his other Son unto the Kingdom. Divers
others do diveiily region of the matter 3 fo that
to affirm of a certainty, that thus or thus the Death
of fo worthy a Prince was procured, were great
ralhncls; and therefore we leave it, with the further
procefs ofrbe perfian State, unto the further
difcovery of Time, the antient Mocper of Truth;
Notwftbftanding the League betwixt the Chriftian
Emperour Rodalpb itit (ccond, and Amurath
tj'.e great Tyrj^i$my ftarp SkirmifteS-oftentimes
fell out betwixt the QkrMMas^M the Turks, upon
the Frontiers of their Territories and Dominions;,
efpecially in Hungary, Croatia, and Stiria-, as now
in the fatter end of tb& year 158$. in che'Monch
of "December, the Turks, after their; infolent manner
making an inrode into the Borders of Croatia 3
received a notable overthrow by \hei Cbrifiiam y
being in number much fewer 5 .where amongft
others, the Bafla of JBqfoa with his Brother was.
&in» whole Head with certain Prifoners was fent
to Vi^n/ja. to Ernejitfs Arch-duke of Aufi/ia^ the EmpefquK3rother>
This Haifa of Bo/na and his Bro*
ther, ftajin in ihb Confii'cl: (as weiia«ve laid ) aiie
reported to have been) the Sons of Mubamet the
late great Vificr,ty-one of the Daughters or 5e^f
mus-xhc fecond, AwHnttb's Sifter. vFordiyers years
following, Amuratb did no great matter worth the
Remembrance, contenting himfelf fas it fhould
feem) with that he had .aJreadygqr, from the Per« •
fians ; and holding his«league in fome realpnable
u>rt n[ith the Chriffians: y^er not fo. but that many
a bloody broyJj tending at la fteven tOi the
breach of the League, pafTed betwixt the Turks
and the Cbrifti&is; which for the Continuation
of
_ J

7 o6 Amnrath the Tbird y
, rg 7 of the Hiftory we will briefer fit down, .# ^X five hundred horfe j of whom there was but clevenf]
v^/w» arc unto us by the Writers of our time reported. flain, but moft of the reft wounded. Four hundred
Th raffle 1° February the year following, which was the heads of the flain lurks were (after the manner of
of teppm year 1587, the Chriftians, provoked by the oftcu thofe bordering Souldiers) carried for (hew to Canifta,
with five hundred Prifoners- The Christian
in Hungary outrages 01 the Turks, fettmg upon the Gaftle of
ijufrifed Koppan, not far from the lake of Balaton, being Souldiers, with the help of the Country People,
by'the then frozen, by good fortune furprifcd it. There ceafed not for certain days to hunt after the Turks
Cbriflitins.
was at that time in the Gaftle three of the lurk* that were fled into the Woods, as after wild Beafts,
Sanzackj, and about a thoufand Turks, of whom of whom they found a great number; divers others
an hundred and ninety of the better fort, with feventy
Women, befides divers of the meaner fort, lurking Places, and yielded themfelves. «
alfo feeing no means to efcape, came forth of their
fell into the hands of the Christians; the reft faving Amurath understanding of all thefe Troubles
themfelves by flight, or by creeping into Secret that had fo happened, commanded Afy the Baffa
corners; an hundred Horfes for fervice were there of Buda to be ftrangled, for that he had broken
taken alfo, and fo much Booty as was efteemed to the League, and not reffrained the Infolency of his
be worth forty thoufand Duckats. Of the three Sanzacks, whom he might have commanded;
Sanzacks chat were there prefent, ASs Sanzack of and in his (read placed Sinan Baffa, whom, before
Koppan was taken, and brought firft to Vienna, and in difgraee", he had now at the rcqUeft of his Wife
afterward prcfented to the Emperour $ Another of again received into Favour, and reftored to his
them ftanding upon his defence in a vault under former Dignity. About this time alfo Sigifmund
Ground, was there {mothered; the third efcaped (the King of Sweden's Son) now after the Death
by flight, but was afterwards the fame year taken of King Stephen chofen King of Polonia, and Maximilian
the Empcrous Brother rejected $ even in
with divers others, as (hall be forthwith declared.
The eighth or Auguft following, four of the the beginning of his Reign fought to renew the
Turks great Commanders in Hungary, viz. The League which Stephen's Predeceflor. and other the
Baffa oi Ziget, the Sanzacks of Mohas, of §>uwqne Polonian Kings had before made with Amurath and
Ecclefia, and the new Sanzack of K"oppan. with five bis Predeceuors, the Turkijh Sultans. And to that
thoufand Souldiers, brake into the borders of the purpofe writ unto him as followcth.
Chriftians, and-in moil cruel manner deftroyed fe-|
venteen Country Villages about Limbach \ carrying
away with them all the miferable Country
People, with the fpoil of the Country. Whereof
George County Serinus ( Son to that moil valiant
County Nicholas Serinus flain at Ziget) Commander
of rhe Garrifbn oiCanifia, underftanding,with
T
as much fpeed as was poffibJe raifed fuch Forces as
HE
he was able out of his Territory betwixt the Rj-
- vers of Drams and Mura, and calling unto his aid
rhe County Nadafti, the Lord Bathianius, and
foroe other valiant Captains that had the charge of
thofe Frontiers ; with fuch diligence took the
Streights and Paflages whereby the lurks muft
needs return among the Marifbes, that the lurks
coming back again that way with a very rich Prey
and many Prifoners, being in the break of the day
hardly charged by thofe moft expert and refblute
Souldiers, in thofe (height and troublefome Paflages
about a mile from Ganifia, were at length difcomfited
and put to flight with fuch a miferable
{laughter, that many of them yielded up their Scimiters,
pictifully crying for Mercy; other fome
fled back into the Woods and Forrefts, and many
running headlong into the Marifhcs, there periled,
or nicking fait in the deep mud, cried together
for mercy ana help of their tinemies. In this Conflict
Muhamet the Sanzack oiQuinque TLeclefue (Son
to Haly Baffa, flain in the Battel of Lepanto ) was
taken Prifbner. Sinan Beg Sanzack of Mohaz,
thinking to efcape through the Marifli, ftuck faft
with his Horfe, and was (hot through the Head
with a fmall fhot, and there died. The Baffa of
Ziget, with Chafan the new Sanzack of Koppan,
feeing all defperate and loft, fled betimes out of
the' Battel $ but he of Koppan, wandering up and
down in the Woods, was the next night after the
Battel with others taken; the Baffa of Ziget, almoft
fpent with Hunger and Grief of Mind, efcaped on
foot feven days after to Brefenza. There were taken
of the Turht a thoufand three hundred, of
whom many died afterwards of their Wounds. In
this Battel there was flain of the Turks, with them
' that perifhed in the Marifhes and Woods, about
aooo, and of the Turks Horfes were taken about
•Jpo. Ail the Prey before taken by the Turkt,
with the miferable Captives, was again recovered.
The number of them thaLperformed this notable
Service, was in all but fifteen hundred foot, and
Sigifmund the Third, King o£ Polonia, unto
Amurath the Third, Emperour of the
Turks, fendeth greeting.
Aly Baffa
otBuda
ftrangled
by die
command
of Amurath.
Sinan Bafi
fit again
received
into Fa- J
vour.
Almighty long keep and pre feme your Majefty \Sigifimmd
in Health and Honour. Aloft Mighty Prince, the Fa/onr*
our heft Moved Friend and Neighbour, after that we an King's
by the Grace and Goodnefs of God were chofen to Letter govern
the Kingdom 0/Polonia, and the Ambaffadors nab, of ~n|
unto
Amu-
that Kingdom had pgnified fo much unto us > toe, providing
us ofNeceJfaries, came to Danske the eighteenth
of October, from whence tee fend John Zamogil
our Secretary, to give your Majefty to under ft and of this
our coming. For being told by the Polonian Ambaffaidors,
That we were chofen unto the Government of
that Kingdom, upon Condition, That according unto
the Cuftom of our Predeceffors the Polonian Kings,
we [hould keep Love and Friendjhip with the moft excellent
* Muflulman Emperours $ we promife unto
•The
your Sovereign Majefty, that we are willing with the Tw{x defire
to be
like or greater Zeal and Devotion, to continue that
Amity and Friendjhip with your moft excellent Majefiy called Afitf.
and the Othoman Emperours your Succeffbrs. For fulman,
confirmation whereof ] fo fan as we {kailcome unto Cracovia
the regal City of Polonia, and there be crown­guagefig- I
whieh in
their Laned,
we will forthwith fend our great Ambafador unto nifietha
your Majefty. In the mean time we moft earmftly true be.
re que ft your Majefty, that our Kingdom may on your Uever. ,
Majefties behalf reft in Safety and Peace; which 1
we per/wade our Jelves you will daftly gram. So wiping
unto you all Health and Happinefs, we bid you
farewell. From Danske the i$th of October, in the
year 1587, and of our Reign the firft.
Unto which the Kings Rcqueft and Letters,
Amurath not long after returned this Anfwer in
Writing.
^SJI 4^
Amurath the Third, Emperour of the Turk\t,
unto Sigifmund King of Poionia, greeting.
1
r t , v %
7*4* it well, and as a token of your Love, that your j^
Ambaffador John Zamogil came with your Let- Jj§|
trrs unto our moft high and glorious Court, the refuge Letters of
of.diflrefed Princes ; wherein yon have given us to Sigijnmi.
underftand, bow that inflead of the moft excellem and H
famous King Stephen, of worthy Memory, late King of

fixth Emferour of the Twk. 707
x 587 Polonia $ you, defended of the fame noble Stock and nrycurofFby the way, he was by h& mutinous* 1588
S0i^ Race of the Poloriian Kings, are by the free, e&Etionof Souldiers foulycotrcacea, wounded,- and enforced v»^V>*'
W the whole State of the famous Kingdom of Polonia, ? r l Cire * Cica/a . Ba f a ^fo pairing over the R.ive&
S] and the great Kingdom of Lithuania vhofin King of mtphrates, had in thofe quarters divers bloodygX
Polonia5 and being fent for by lawful Ambajfadors, Skirmifoes with the Perfians, fomctimp carrying
by the Favour and Goodnefs of God, to be come unto away the better, and fomctime the worfe. as the
the City ofDanskc, and from thence te be about to go Fortune of the Field ferved. Until at length, Amu*
unto. Cracovia, the chief City of the Kingdom o/Polonia.
And when you are there arrived* to fend your long and chargeable War,and the Perjian King alfo
r^iumfelf, no lefs weary than his People of that,
\ Ambajfador unto our mofi high and glorious Court, to inclining to Peace j be, by theperfwafionof Sinan
f confirm, preferve, and eftablijh the League and Amity Bajfa (but lately before received into Favour ) was I
L . commodious and neceffary for both our Kingdoms, honoured
and kept by your antient Predecejfors, with our tfee fame $ moved thereunto, as well by reafon of
now contented to be inrreated to hearken unto H
Grandfathers and Great-Grandfathers s ye a,and that new Troubles then in other Places arifing, as foe
with greater Zeal and "Devotion than any your noble the great Famine and Plague then raging in Confiantinople.
And confidering withal what a great?
Ancestors. And therefore your Ambajfador in your
K Name reeuefieth, That no Invafion en our behalf be Territory he had won from the Per fans, and how
I '• made into the Borders of the Kingdom 0/Polonia, or neceiTary it Wis for him by Peace.to confirm himfclfin
thofe his new Conquefts, and by the build­
H any harm there donej and that the' mofi noble Tartar
Prince Isbam Gerai ( whom Godblefs) fhould be warn­ined, that he neither make norfujfer any Jncurfion to be another, and by the placing of his Timariots there­
of certain ftrong Forts for the Succour of one
made into the Confines of the Kingdom of Polonia. in, to allure the fame unto him; all which without
Peace he could not poflibly do, as the old Bat­
All which things in your Letters contained, with the
reft which your Ambajfador hath by word of mouth de- ik right wifely told him. For which Reafoos he
R' hvered, are with fpeed orderly by us conceived. Know yielded to Peace 5 and fo AmbafTadors paffing to
t you therefore our mojt jlately and magnificent Court and fro. a Peace was at length agreed upon betwixt
thefe two great Mahometan Princes; the
L: to be always open unto fuch as refort thereunto, and
that from thence never man had repulfe, neither jhall Turk covenanting to keep unto Mmfelf the Placed
hereafter have; wherefore it befeemeth you, asfoon as he had already gained; namely^tim's, Genge, §i*
thefe our Letters (hall be brought unto you, to open your ruan, and Chars, with all the Profits thereof arifing,,"
Eyes, and to beware that nothing be on your part done for the maintenance of his GarnTons and Timariots
there. Whereof it was thought new ftirs would
W. againfi the Majefty of our Court, and the League $ and
I that our Peace and Amity be neither in much or little prcfently arife ; the Turks grown inlblcnt of their
• disturbed, but as befi befeemeth, well and fincerely kepi lace Victories, being not able to content themfelves
and ft perfwade your felfit jhall on our part alfo be with the Conditions ox the League; and the Perfia,
mofi inviolately ohferved. Our Letters -are alfo direited
unto the mofi excellent Tartar Prince Isbam Gerai Turks, efpeciallv feeing themfelves Go be daily by
ans not willing to live in continual fear of the
(whom God bkfs) firaightly charging and command­theing him 3 not to make or fuffer any Incurfion to be made ing left the Turks, after they had taken fait footing
more and more opprcfled; and Withal doubt­
in thole new conquered Countries, and fb grown
I into the Borders of Polonia. iff brief* the League and
wrong, and gotten better Knowledge of the Paflages,
fhould, (after their ambitious manner ) feek
H Amity jhallon our part be reRgiouffo \ept -, and whofoever
jhallpre fume to do any harm unto the Kingdom
to poffeis themfelves of the reft; not keeping the
or Confines of Polonia, jhall therefore without fail re-.
Covenants agreed upon betwixt them, nor at all
ceive from us due Punijhment. So on your fart alfo it
regarding the Capitulations of the League. Which
is requijtte that the fame be done, and that in Declaration
of your Love,you forget not oftentimes to in-
was neverthelels (as we laid ) on both fidesfor the
fpace of ten years orderly confirmed, with all due M
f tbnate unto our mofi high and glorious Court, fuch cery
rain Occurrtms and News as jhall happen in thofe Circumflances and Ceremonies, in like Oocurrents
parts, which jhall be unto us a fign of your fin cere by the great Potentates of the World ufed ; and
Love and Friendjhip. So know you, and give credit un­foto this our Seal from Constantinople.
King* Sons, or, as iome others lay, one of his Ne­
the more aiTurance thereof, one of the Perfian
phews, given unto the Turfy in Hoitage, as Amurath
required*
I Neither was King Sigifmund unmindful of this
B his Promlle before made for the fending of his Thefe long Wars thus ended, (hortly after a The -^
I AmbafTadour 5 but being pofTeiTed of the Pobnian great Sedition was railed at Conftantinople by the paries iai
Kingdom, fentChrifiopherDziercius (hisSecretary
) Ambafiador unto Amurath for the confirming Perfia, with great Infolency demanded their Pay- couflmi-
Souldiers of the Court, which, returning out of Tumult«
of the League $ which he hath ever fince fo firmly
kept with the Turb^, that he could never by any great Sultan himfelf, the Value of the Coin was in-
For the fatisfying of whom, by the confent of the "^ •
Entreaty of the Emperour, or of the Princes Ele- hanfed, and a new kind of Subfidy for levying of •
H clors, or others, or in refpeet of the common dan- Money impofed upon the Subjects in general,
• ger, be drawn into the Fellowfhip of this long and none excepted; who. fianding upon their antient
H religious War, (a hardly maintained by the Emperour
and ibme few other Chriflian Princes his ally the Janizaries and other Souldiers or the
Liberties and PriviJedges, refufed to pa^ it, especi­
Confederates; firft againfr Amurath, whiift he lived,
and ever finceagainft Mahomet his Son, which manded to appeafe them, and to perfwade them #
Court. Wherefore their Aga or Captain was com­
now reigneth; the iffue whereof, God grant it to pay the demanded Tribute 5 in attempting
B prove not as well unto the Polonians as others far- whereof he was in danger to have been {lain by
H thcr off, in fine lamentable* El the infblent Janizaries j and yet neverthelels for
, r gg The year following, Rrat ( yet the Turks Gene- prevailing no max with them, was in difpleafure
V^-N; ral in Perfia ) took the City o(Genge, being before thruft out of his OfSco* and another placed in his*
Genge a- for fear of the Turfy quite abandoned and forfaken room, that fhould have married Amurath's Daughter
5 of whom for all that, the Janizaries would
ten byFe- t>y the Inhabitants; who yet, upon his Faith givenj
for their Safety, returned again, yielding to pay j not accept in any cafe, but rhrew Stones at him, G
unto the Turk a yearly Tribute of five tnoulana ; and threatned to kill him. The next Night a h ttm j 6QS
I Duckats. But when he would have gone further
1 great Fire arofc in the City, for the quenching by Fire in
into the Enemies Countty 3 haying pare of his Ar> whereof, the Janizaries were commanded (astbeir c*ft«nti*

708 Amnrmh the Third,
Slum
Baffa of
Buclaitivadech
the
upper part
of Hmga-
Sinin
over*
thrown.
iy88 Duty was) to put to their helping hands $ which
N^V"^ they not only moft obftinatcly rrfufod to do, but
alTo kept back others that brought Water for the
quenching thereof, and, together with the other
Souldiers or the Court., did what they might to
I make it bom the rafter* With the rage of this
Fire were confumed (even of their Temples, twenty
five great Inns, fifteen thousand Houfe& with ma*
ny Warehoufes and Shops. To appealc this dangerous
ftir, and to prevent further raifehief, commandment
was given to the Beglerbeg of Gruela
and David Paffy a Jew (the firft Authors of this
new Imposition) that they (hould cither gather the
aforefaid Tribute hy them deviled, and pay the
SouldietSj or by fomc other means to give them
Contentment. But here began thePriefts publickly
to pcrfwadc the People from payment of this
new Tribute^ or any other fiich like j perfwading
them in any cafe to defend their antient Liberties
andCuftoms} whereupon the Churches were by
the Prieftsfhut up 4 publick Prayers for the Health
of the Sultan intermitted, the Baflaes Houfes affaulted,
and all the City on a new hurly-bMrlyJ
For the appealing whereof, Amurath was glad to
yield unto the Janizaries^ to pay the Souldiers but
of his own Treafary, to revoke his Mandates given
out for me exaction of the new tribute., and to
deliver the two Pfirfwaders thereof to the Pleafure
of the Janizaries• who drew them up and down
the Streets at Horfes Tails, and afterwards cutting
off their Heads, in fcorn trifled them from band
fo hand one to another, as if they bad been Ten- 1
nife Balls.
fitch ah one-ds may not eaftly be wedtped. After that*,
About the latter end of September, Sinan, Baffa your aforefaid Orator requeued our Higbntfii in the
o(Bnda, havings with the afnftance of the 1 San*ac%j beginning of the he&t Spring to fend out out- Imperial
about Fille, railed an Army of eleven thoufand fleet againft him\ being djfure'd thai the King of Spain
Souldiers, witfr purpofe to have (boiled all the upper
part of Hungary, came the fixth of O&ober be­now alheddy received a great overthrow by your Fleet
could not be able eafily to witbftand ityfor that be kid) >
1
fore the Caftlrofpae&oi?, and gave thereunto fun*-
mons; bud finding them in the Cattle better provided
and more refolucc than he had before hip-*
poled, he departed thence, and paflldg the River
Schayo, came to Sixv, a Town of about five hundred
Houfes, which after a fore battery he took,
and burnt it down to the Ground- In the mean
whilc 3 C/./»«//*M Ruffel,, General for the Wars in that
part of Hungary, having aflembled his Forces,came
upon him, ana after a hard fight put him to the"
worfe, When he had flain of his Turfy about two
thdufand five hundred, befides three hundred
ether drowned in the River Schayo. Shortly after,
the Chrijiians in like manner breaking* into the
Frontiers of thejftr/ty, took from them the Cables
oi.Blavenjkein, Gtftes, with feme other fmall
r2i Forts thereabouts in the upper part of Hungary.
il8p Sinan, for that he had contrary to the League,
S^V**-' and without the Commandment of Amurath, fo
unfortunately attempted War in Hungary, was the
next year in great Difpleafute fent for to Conffantinople,
ffld'FerVfr.Baflaof Bofna (late General of the
?w»ty Array againft the Perfians, and now but newly
come horiae) placed in his room at Buda.
Amuratb,btiorc not ignorant of the great Pre*
f;\,
paration that Philip the King of Spain had made,
and of the invincible Armiao (as it was termed) by
• him fet forth for the Invafion of England (the 1
Fame whereof had long before filled a great part
of the World) as alfo of the evil Succefi thereof
"the laft year, ft*. 1588 5 and of the purpofe her
Ma jelly of England had for the troubling of his
rich Trade, elpecially into the Weft Indies, and for
the relieving of Don Anthenio', by him driven out
• of Portugal; wrote unto her about this time concerning
thofe and fueh like matters as had been
moved by her Agent, as followed!':
Amuratb the I'hirdjEmperbur dftheT/irrty, ^J-v?j
unto Elizabeth Queen of England, France, H'KMOI
andJ«/W,greeti B g.
*g£
M
lib, 12.
OST Honourable Mam* of the Chrim'an Re- &«• 4>> j
ligion, Minor of Chajiity, adorned with the AmuratbS
Brightness of Sovereignty tod Tower amongjt the mod LetrCT ?
chaji Womenofthe Peoplewhich ferve Jefu>Mifirifs gjJeiiof
of great Kingdoms'* reputed of greattfi Majefy and England.
Praife among the Nazarites, Elizabeth gueen

fhcPofe-
Hm Cofficks
invade
die
Tun/mans
and Tarty,
fixth Emperowr tfthe Twhg. 709
1580 Jhall underfland of concerning thefaid King of Spain, War were to be kept RiU buficd in Arms far from 1 yod
VY"^ for the behoof both ffl yourfelf'and us. To be brief, honw, for that in fo doing, all ftiould go well with
v / V^
your Ambaffador, after he had with ail care and diligence
difpatched his Ambajfage, and here left in his unto the Othoman Emperours. his noble Progeni­
the State, and the Glory thereof increaTc. Wherc-
place one Edward Bardon hit Deputy'and Agent, tors, having refpeft, propounded not Peace as the
W\ now by our leave ntaketh hits return towards your end of their Wars (as do other weak Princes ha- •
Kingdom, being for the good and faithful Service he vinguicir own Forces in diftruftj but as invincible
Conquerours, frill fowed Ware upon Wars," ^Jj
here did. worth} to be of you eflee/ned, honoured 3 and
be fort vwers promoted 5 who when he hath obtained making of one Victory the beginning of another;
ym ail thofe his deferved Honours and Preferments, whereby they not only brought that their Empire
let him or fame other principal Ambaffador without unto that greatnefs it was now of, but by fuch cor^ »
delay be appointed to our Imperial Court t to continue tinual Imployment made their Souldiers more courageous
H and ready } and alfo kept them from Rebel­
this Office of Legation- This we thought good to have
you certified of under our i honourable Seal, where- lions and Tumults; whereunto in time of Peace,
K unto you may give undoubted Credence- From our Imperial
Palace at Constantinople, the 15 th of this
and living at eafe, thefe Martial men are raoft 59
JjJfrM* bkfed Month * Ramazan, 1589.
I
TheRea-1
|fons
vhertwitH
[the Vifieff j
Baflaes
pcrfwade
Amurath
to make
War.
Yet for all thefc fair (hews, it may feem unto
him that looketh more near into the ftate of the
Turkifh Affairs at thofe times, and that which hath
enfued fince, that Amurath) glad of the Difcoid of
thefe two 4b great Chriflian Princes, and not well
allured of his new Conqucfts in Ferfta, had no great
mind to the Invafion of Spain, as too far from the
ftrcngth of his Empire, an Enterpriftnot to be fo
eafily managed by Sea. as were the Wars he fhortly
after undertook aeamft the Chriftian Emperout
Rodolph by Land j wherewith for all that (God be
thanked ) he found his hands full all the remainder
of his Life, as did alio his 5on Mahomet that
reigned after; him.
About this dole alio the Pobnidn Borderers
(whom they call Cofacks) a rough and watlike kind
of Peoplc,after their wonted manner making an inrode
upon the Turks and T^rtamans, upon the Cudden
furprifed Kofiaw, a Port Town within a days
Journey of Caffu, where they had thjt (boil a?
ny rich Warehoufes of the Turks Merchants, and
the rifling of certain Ships lying there in Harbour
and haying taken their Pleafure, burnt- the red,
and fo with a great booty returned to their lurking
Places. With which Injury the Tartars, provoked
and fet on by the Turk/, to the number, of forty
th brake into* Podolia and the Provinces
near unto?a4w/tf,ard retting in no place,but burning
the Country before them, flew the poor Country
People without Mercy, and making havock of
all that they light upon, betides the fpoil, carried
away with them many thoufands of mod miserable
Captives; the greateft part whereof for ill that
the Pobmans rrfcued, with the notable /laughter of
the Enemy, furprifed in their return. Whereupon
rfuch unkindncfi rife between the Turkifh Empcrour
and Sigifmundtbt Pobnian King, that it was thought
it would have broken out into open Wars, had not
the Pobnian by his Ambafladors and the Mediation
of the Queen of England, wifely appealed the
angry 2itr* 0 and fo again renewed his League-
Amurath, now at Peace with the World, from
which he by Nature abhorred not, and fitting idle
and melancholy at home, was perfwaded by the
Baflaes his Cbunfellors, to'lake fome new War in
hand ; for that gfeat Empires (as they faid) could
not without the continual u(c of Arms long fland
or continue I as appeared by. the Roman State,
which fo long as it was at Wars with Carthage,
or their great Captains and Commanders occupied
in arms againft their Neighbour Princes, (till remained
triumphant, and commanded over a great
part of the World I but giving it felf to Eafe and
Pleafure, and the Martial Men not after their wonted
manner imployed,it in fliort time by Civil Discard
fell, and of theMiflrefsofihe World, became
it felf a Prey even unto the bafeft Nations. Which
old Cato in his great Wifdom forcfeeing, cryed.
jmi m the Senate, That thft.Soulo'iers and Men of
commonly inclined, learning (as all others do) by
doing nothing, to do that is evil and naught- Ever
ty thing (as tney laid) was by the fame means to
be maintained, whereby it was at the firft increafed
$ and that tnerefore great Empires, as they were
by Wars begun and augmented, fb were they by
continual wars alfo to be from time to time eftablp|d;
whereas otherwife the Souldiers living id
Peace, and forgetting their Martial ^rowefi, would!
for, mod part grow cowardly, as giving themfelvcs'
over to the Love of their own Dwellings, of their
Wives, and of their Children, and other Pleafurcs;
or clfc,convcrting their Studies to Mcrchandife, or
other profitable Trades, would in time forget the
ufe of Arms, and be thereunto again hardly drawn;
unto, the great weakning of his ftrerigdi both by
Sea and Land, and the diminishing of the number
of his great Commanders'and expert Captains, not
to be had withdut the continual ufe of Wat- With
thefe and fuch like Reafons, the great Baflaes of
the Court perfwaded Amurath, That he muft of
neceflity take fome new Expedition in hand, and
nottoiuher his valiant Souldiers, but now lately
returned out of Perfia, to grow lazie or infolent for
lack of Imployment. Which they did not fo mucli
for the Love of their Prince, or Zeal unto the State,;
as. mr tHeir own particular profit ? cfpecially the
two old Baflaes Sinaniiid Ferat ,thc envious Com--
petitors (he one of the others Honour; who, although
they both, much and almoftall command-?
ed both in Peace and War, yet was their Honours
greater, and their Profit far more, in commanding
of the Turks great Armies abroad, than in fitting
in the Divano at home j unto which no lefs honourable
than profitable Preferment they both with life
Ambition afpircd, accompanied with the hot defires
of their great and many Favorites both at
home and elfcwherc Thefe Perflations well
pleafed Amurath; who although he were himfelf
no Souidier, yet was he defirous of new Concfuefls,
and to increafe his Name; accounting it. no lefs
honour unto himfelf, by his Servants at his appointment
to perform*great things, than it was unto his
Ancestors to do (hat they did themfelvcs in Perfon.
But in this fo ferious a matter, and of fo great con- T&Qrotes
fequence, Amurath at the firft could not tell what *>tyAm*-
heft to refojvc upon • pot for that he was not de-

IO
1590
Eight fereral
Opinioniof
.
the Vifier
Baffaes,
concerning
the
War to be
taken in
hand.
The firfl:
Opinion
and Realbnsof
them that
would
have the
Wars renewed
in
Fcrfu.
Amuratb the Third,
them to joyn in Counfel together how to wirhftand
him but for the common Chrtfiian Commonweal's
fake to forget and forgive all their private
Difpleafurej, and with their united Forces and
Power honourably and courageouuV to make
War upon him, and fo at lengtnby the Mercy of
God to overthrow him, together with his tyrannical
Empire-the greatcft Terror of our time.
The great Baflaes, concerning the intended War,
were of eight fundry Opinions; whereof the firft
was, That the Wars againft the Perfian (hould be
renewed ;the fecond, For thelnvafion of the King
of Morocco and Fez; the third, For War to be taken
in hand againft the King of Spain-, the fourth,
For the befieging again of Maltks the fifth was, To
fet upon the Venetians-, the fixth, For the invading
offomepartof Italy; the feventh, For the King
of Poloma; the eighth and laft was, For War to be
made upon the Emperour and the Kingdom of
Hungary. With all the which- aforcfaid Princes,
except the Spaniard, although the Turk were then
in League, and could not with all or any of them
make War. without the notable breach of his
Faith and Honour j yet was that never made question
or fcrupie of, but o'nIyj k Which might beft
hand with the Profit of his State for him to fet upon
; his barbarous Law allowing him that Liberty,
for the more alluring of his State, or inlarging
of his Empire, to break all Faith and Promife, efpccially.
with the cBrifilans', not more in any thing
to be pittied, than in repofing any Credit or Confidence
in the Faith of fitch a mifcreant.
The rVeafons the great BafTaes alleged for the
renewing of the PerJ^War,wcrc,For that mePrfrfian
King was of bimfelf like to break the League
fo lately with him concluded, fo fbon as he {hould
know the lurks entangled in any other War; moved
thereunto, as well for the recovery of his
Country,to his great dtflbonouc loft, as alio in Revenge
of (b many and fo great Injuries to him of
late done by the Turkifh Emperours. Befide that,
the cAr/jfow Princes would perfarade him and prick
him forward thereunto; efpecially the Spaniard,
who for the nearnefs of India might without his
great charge procure hirn^ fo to do, and alio conveniently
furnifh him with great Ordnance and
Canonecrs, which it was well known he of late
did. The Countries alfo but lately conquered,
were not yet (as they faid ) in quietnefs or fafety,
and the Fortrefles therein but of late built, together
with the Garrifons therein, to be in great danger,
being for the length of the way, and difficulty of
the Paflage, not to be mil fpeedily relieved; infomuch,
that if the Perfians did them no .other barm,
but only to forrage and wafte the Country about
them, they fbould bring the Inhabitants into fuch
diftreis, as that thofe new conquered Countries
were again by the Defendants to be fbrfakeh, or
elfe they mult themfclves with hunger pcrifh. True
Glory (they faid) canfifted not fo much in conquering,
as in the ufe of the Conqueft, and the
Prolecution of the happy Victory; and that therefore
Amurath fhould take heed, that he provoked
not the Wrath and Indignation of the great Prophet
Mahomet againft him; who having by his
good Favour and Guide obtained more Victories
than any of his Predeceflbrs againft the Enemies of
his ReligionjOught as a religious and devout Prince
feverely to revenge the wrong done by them both
to God and man. Unto which religious War
Vsheg Han the Tartar King, as alfo.the Prince of
VSeilan offered their ready help; as for the event
of the Victory, now as good as in his hand, he was
to judge by the fuccefs of hfe former Wars. Neither
that he need to fear the Perfian Horfemcn, although
they ufed Arabian Horfes, being by His men many
rimes tbamefully put to flight 5 or yet to doubt
left the Georgians, inv&your of the Perfians^ fcouldj two
\ takcup Anns, for char many of them wo* already *#fv^J
under his Obeifance, and lubjccl unto the Bafla of
Tefiis. and other his Commanders •, the reft were
j his Vaflalsy or elfe faith, as following the fortune
of their Princes Simon and Alexander, foughe after
I no greater matter, bat contenting themfclves with
their own Country, although but fmaU, thought
themfclves well if they might keep and defend the
fame j by Nature and Sciruation fo ftrcftig^as that
there is fcafce any way unto it,- by reafoo of the
high and broken Mountains* the thick Woods,
and (freight Paflages. • •* vWl .^sSr
The fecond Opinion Which was delivered, wa> Thefecon4
for the Tranfportation. of his Wart into Affrtc\ Opinion,
againft the King of Morocco, commonly called the { °F ""i
Seriphe % and that fc^hefe Caufes mow,* It Would. ^JJJJ upoQ
be a great fhame and reproach ( as they laid ) unto the King*
the Othoman Empire, that it was not yet able to of F^ and
fubdue thefe Mwyand People ttiAffrw^ in num-
M ?l^'
ber but few; neither was it lcfs lhame or dffho- Retf M
nour unto the Othoman Emperours, to have fo thereof.
fmall a Territory in Affrica, being the third part of
the World, which by reafon of the nearnefs unto
hah, had long time held Wars with the Remans.
Bcfidc that, Algiers and SSvAtf could never be fafely
kept by the lurks % neither that the Subjects and
Pints which inhabited thofe Cities would ever be
contented or at quiet, until 1 they had again got that
Kingdom into their hands The Promontory of
Aguero, and Port of Larace (two Ports Without the
Streights) were fas they faid) to be taken, as PJa»
ces very commodious for the Turks Friends* feeking
in thofe Seas after Booty j and for the fecuring of
their Trade. And although the Seriphe were mo>
feJf a Mahometan, and held his Kingdom as a Tributary
unto the Othoman Empire 5 yet bad he fev
cret Intelligence with the Spaniard znd the Knights
of Malta^ whereby they not long fince had upon
the fuddeD almoft furprifcd 7Wp0£f, he in the mean
time as it were winking thereat. And that alt ho*
the Spaniard poffeflecr in Affrick, Marafchebir,
Oran, Pegnon, "longer, Arssilia, Mazagal Came or
Septa, Places whereby he might help and affift the
Moors^ yet might his Force and Attempts bv a
ftrong Fleet be eafily hindered, and Spain it felf infcfted.
Befide that, the Spaniards had yet in fuch
frefh remembrance the lofs of Tunis and Guletta
(Places by them thought inexpugnable, and yet
by Sinan Bajfa to his immortal Praife taken ) as
that they would not for the Moors lake eafily feem
to attempt any great thing againft the victorious
Turkj.
Tne third Opinion was concerning the War to The third \
be made againft them of Malta, which was br a Opinion,
ftrong Fleet to be performed 5 for that the Gafiies j^n?"
of Malta did daily great hurt, as well untbche cfnqneft
Turks Merchants, as unto fuch as for Devotion- at Malta. •
fake travelled by Sea unto Mecba. And that therefore
the War was thither to be transferred, not
only for religions fake and to afieeure the Pafiage
thither from the Incuruons of the Mahefes, but in
Revenge of the old and late In juries by them done j
and efpecially to blot out the Infamy and Difgrace
which the great Sultan Solyman had incurred, at
fuch time as he had in vain befieged that Ifland 5
and'to requite the lo& by him there foftained. Befide
that, they alfo alleged the common Complaints
of the Subjects; for that there were many
which piiioufly lamented the Miferyand Calamity,
tome of their friends, fome their Kinsfolk,
whom they knew to live in moft wofuJ Servitude
with thofe Knights, and whom they moft earafftly
defired to have now fet at Liberty; complaining
hie Subjects to have been fo far from fufBxidg
of any fuch things from thofe Knighrs in the time
of his Ancestors, as that contrarnvifc they them-
BB

1590
The fourth
Opinion,,
For War
to be cnatie
as
Jffi
Spun,
and the
Reasons
thereof.
the
of
(elves were by them driven out of the Iiland oi h§
M the frrongeft Bulwark ©| a%
11 toward the Eafi. Being moreover
worthy alfo to be chaftilcd, for that they bad holi
pen the rebellious Meors with all kind of Munition,
and had themselves attempted to have (urprifcd
Modon. I \\*s'ti'-- t + I . HH^fl
In ohe fourth place wece they which were of
Opinion^ {hie it- were beft for him to make War
upon the King of Spain., Theft men alleged ft
to be iqipoiGbie for the Tttr&tfk Empire to aipire
unto the Monarchy of the whole World (wheueunto
all tine Turks Actions, aria Devices were always
as at a certain, mark directed.) sxcepctbe
Spaniard's great Strength and Power were firft
weakned, wherein he feemed cr> furpafs all other
the Chriftian Kings and Princes - t audi chat there
was no fear left he ffcould beficge Algiers, wbieh.
he knew to be now much better formica than it
was in the time of the Emperour Charts the fifths
And that although the Spaniards
ajfiug
befought their King for the undertaking of that
Expedition, by realbo of the new Holies and
Harms which they daily received from the Pyrats
of Africa; yet would he not hearken unto their
Requeft, for fear of the Danger imminent both to
himfelf and his, Sub;*e&8, from the Buemies Fleet,
which he Cbould in fb doing draw into the Spanifh
Seas j neither would njtSpmilk Gatfiescafily come
into the Turks Countries ift this Eafi, for being rod
far from their own Country, which far the more
part Rood in need of their help. And that the
King of Spoilt was with the Multitude of his Bufrv
ni or other his urgent Affair? (till (a hindred, as
that he could not fiiddcnJy put in Execution what
his Couqfel for the War? ihould decree. As Ifo
how much it «ws to be gathered by that which
hapned not long fince ap Preveza and Navarinum,
That the Spaniards (banned the Othoittan Forces;
as ajfo how warily the King dealt in all his Affairs,
left at length again ft hi? Will he Ihould be enforced
to enter into Wars with the Turk, wasmoft fnani-l
feft j as was to be feen when as of late about thel
end of the Perftan War he refuted to give Aid unto
the ferfian King whom he might have holpen,
and was fb before wont to do» And in cale that
he would (land upon his Guard, and by force leek
to repel force; yet Cbould he fcarce have to much
Strength as (befide thole Wan? which he now maketh
in divers Places) to be able to undertake Ifo
a new War, and to find Co many Sotildicrs, with
(o much Coin and other things neceftary for lb
great a War. It flood him in hand C as they (aid >
to defend the Low-Countries, and to recover again
the Provinces there loft, which of themfelvcs wonderful
ftrong, both by reafon of the Sea and the
Multitude ofthe Rivers, were alio with wonderful
Courage and Pertinacy defended by the Inhabitants,
for their Liberty and Religions fake. Whereunto
the Eng&jb fat deadly hatred with the Spaniard
) might many ways give gnat help., if they
(bould invade Portugal, or with their Ships lie in
wait for his Indian Fleet, or make Incurfions into
other bis Kingdoms, as they did not long fince at
the Croine and Cadez ,* Places molt fit to trouble
Spain, and to hinder his Traffick into the Indies or
other Places. Befide that, he was at that time fo
in tangled with his Wars in France, as that he
could farce find how to difpatch himfelf thereof,
without the loft of his Honour and Credit. And
admit he ihould make Peace With the aforefaid
Princes, in fuch fort as that he flioufd not from
thenceforth from them receive any harm ; yrtj
were other means to be fought and taken in hand]
for his farther diflurbance, as by troubling h is rieij
Trade for Spices and other Mcrchandife, whereof
hereapeth great Profit; as alio if need were, by
fixth £tnferokt of the Turfy. 711
driving his Ships out of the Ferfian Gulf, by the I
help of thofe Gal lies which (fill lie at road at Pqffi- \J
dainty which we now call Suez. And that the Fortrcflesand
ftrong holds he there poiTcficrb, were
to be fee upon, and if it might to, taken from him •
as was once attempted againft the Portugal* at Biid
and Or muz; the like whereof Alphonfus AlBuquer-
CJUS ( the King of Portugal's Viceroy in India) artempted,
when as with his light Hotiemen running
through that Country, he thought upon a fiiddorr
to have fpoiled Mecba. and to have robbed the - :
Sepulchre of Mohamet (as had hapned under end
Empire of the Sultans). 'and is Trajan, the JBmpctour
had long fince in like manner attempted t

7I* Amuratb the Third.
The fifth
Opinion
for the ID*
vafionof
the Kentfitau,
and
the Reafonswhy.
The (boh
Opinion,
for the at*
tempting
of Italy,
and the
Rcafons
thereof.
they might feem hardly able to be holpcn or defended
by their own People, but fhould need
the Aid and help of the other near Provinces fubject
unto this Kingdom; which if they fhould be
cither letted, or fray to come in good time, they
(hould leave fo much the more eafie Victory unto
their Enemies. %££*!
In the fifth place were they' which went about
to per {wade Amuratb to break his League with the
Venetians $ uiing Reaibns rather probable than
true, although they might fccm unto the lurks
Ids doubtful, for that men eafily and willingly believe
fuch things as they themfelves defire. Thefe
men went about to prove no Expedition to be lets
difficult than this, as judging of things prefent, by
the event of former Wars pilled 3 wherein the
tnrki had always taken fomething from the Vene*
tians : who to. redeem their Peace, were divers
ways enforced to fatishe the turfy That the Venetian
Common-wealth was afraid of the Turkj,
and abhorred War, was manifeft (they laid}'in
that, that in all Actions it had propounded unto it
feif Peace, as the end thereof; and after the manner
of their Ahceftors, never entred into Wars,
but enforced thereunto: and would happily upon
the firft denouncing of Wars, willingly depart
with certain Plates, tor fear of greater harm,*or to
be utterly overcome, as it appeared they did in the
yielding up of Cyprus. The Power and Force
whereof was not fo grcat,as that it could alone (land
againft the great Sultan; and to confederate it felf
with others, would require no fmall delay, for the
great and marry Difficulties which commonly ufed
to arife in making of Leagues; not being now fo
conjoyned with, the Spaniard as in times part, of
whole aid it being of fate deftitute, was conflrain-.
ed to make an hard Peace with Selytmsi And if
fo be the Spaniard would needs joyn himfelf unto
the Venetians againft the Turks, yet that he could
by no means afford unto them fuch Aid and Supplies
as were of neceffity to be required unto for
great a War, he himfelf being in bis Wars otherwife
fo intangled ; as for all other Confederation
they could make without him, to be but weak and
x© no purpofe. That which the Pope could do here*
in, to be but little j tor albeit be fhould according
to his Duty exhort other Chriftian Princes to give
Aid, and to ftir them up unto this War, yet that
befide fomc little fupply of Money hardly drawn
out of his own Coffers, and the Ecdcfiaftical Revenues,
he could fcarcely perform anything mote;
or when he had done his uttermoft devoir, could
but joynfive Gallics of his own unto the Venetian
Fleet; which,with the Gallics of the Duke of Savoy,
of the Knights of Malta, and of the Fbreminesjoowd
but make a Fleet of tome twenty Gallics, which
was but a fmall matter. Betides that, the Turfy
were perfwaded 1 that betwixt the Venetian State and
the other Chriftian Princes was no fuch Friendfhip
and good Agreement, as the greatnefs of the imminent
Danger of that War, and as the neceffity
of the caufe would require; and that hitherto their
Treafures had been fo exhatifted in paying the
Debt they were run into in the laft War, and io
building of Fortrefles, that happily they were not
now fo furnifhed with Coin, as was requifite for
the defraying of fo great a War. And unto this
War againft the Venetians, contented almoft all
the Vijier BaiTaes; differing only in this. Where,
or againft what Place of the Venetian Territory
this War were to be firft begun ? fomc naming
one place, and forae another (for divers Rcafons
them thereunto leading) which for brevity we
pals over. ' » .*
Othcrfome of the BafTaes in the fixth place, rejecting
all the former Opinions concerning the
War ro be taken in hand, would have fjad all the
Forces of the Otbomm Empire, as well by Land as 1590
Sea, to have been convened againft Italy; for that 'ptw?*
otherwife the Turfy fhould never come unto the
Monarchy of the whole Work) (whercunto as at
a mark they bad directed all their Actions) except
they did firft fubdue ltah. For that this Country,
as the Center of the wholeWorld,was wont to give
both Counfcl and Aid unto the reft of the Limbs,
whereby the Devices of others were crdfled; ana
that the "Romans had at length commanded over
all the World, efpecially for that they held in Poffeffion
this Country. Hereat did the Humes, the
Atom and CotbeSj the Vandaks, m&irettShmeril
Spaniards, and Sarafinij direct all their Thoughts
and Cbgitations< In fine, they concluded, That no
Expedition could be taken in hand more Honourable
or profitable than this 5 for that Italy was a
Queen amongft other Provinces, for commodious
Scituation, the wholefomnefs of the Air, the plenty
of all things neceflary for Mans Life, for great,
fair, and molt ricji Cities, for the antient Glory
and Majefty of the Roman Empire, and many
other Caufes alfo. Neither that this Expedition
was to be deemed of much Difficulty, for that Italy
was under the Rule of divers Princes, unto
whofe command moft of their Subjects unwillingly
obeyed; as alfo, for that the Inhabitants
of that Country had now for many years lived in
continual Peace, and were therefore the more effeminate
and fearful, and fo unfit for the Wars*
and that if that Expedition were in one or divers
places taken in hand before the Corn were full
ripe, the Turfy in that fo fruitful a Country could
never want Neceffaries for them to live upon i
whereas the Inhabitants in great number wanting
the fame, and fruit up within the Walls and Fortifications
of their Cities and ffropfcj Towns, fhould
be brought into' cxtrcam wants; which was the
more evidently to be feen, for that at this time -
wherein they were at Peace, they had not Corn
fufficient in the Country for fuch a multitude of
People tor live upon, but were glad to have ic
brought unto them from other Places, especially
from Peloponefus, Constantinople, and the Cities upon
the Cbaft of the great Ocean. Furthermore,
that it was to be confidered, that moft part of the
Italians, lived by no other means than by their
handy Labour, or the trade of Mcrchandifc ; of
which means if they were deprived, they fhould
in fhort time be brought to that point, as to be glad
to accept of fuch Conditions as the Victor fhould
propound unto them, or as Tributaries, to fubmit
themfelves unto the Otboman Government. Neither
that the Souldiers would unwillingly be drawn
unto that War; for that they were not to pats
through barren Regions of the Enemy, frozen with
Ice, or defolate, either by rough Woods ori'nacceffible
Mountains; but were au the way thither to
travel through their own Country, and as it were
in the fight of their own Houfes; and if the Turfy
could oftentimes enter fo far, when as they had
their Confines more remote, and their Paffages
more difficult, that the fame might now much?
more eafily be effofted, when as they had a far
greater Opportunity, and their Enemies fo near at
hand.
Thefeventh Opinion was theirs which thought Thefeit
beft to have the War transferred into Pobma, renthopiv
and from thence into Hungary and Germany \ for nion &*
which they alleged thefe Rcafons: Firft, for that JJJ." *
they thought it a difgrace unto the Majefty and agjunft
Reputation of the Otboman Empire, That the King the Ptim*
of Polonia had (bmetime refuted to pay his Tribute |f > a r nd th *
due (for fo the Turfy account of all fuch B
as are unto their Sultan ufually fent by their Neighbour
Princes, of Courtefie) and that therefore he
was by force of Arms to be compelled tbrreunro.
Whid^
Its [g||

!
tafetehthr
Opinion;
for War co
| be made
igaidft the
Emperour^
and the
Reafons
ihereoC
US 0 V^ieHihey thought would the more cailiy be
J*ST*-> obtained, for that there was much fecrct hatred
jkrfd hcart-burging amongft the Pohnian Nobility.
Neither that it would be any difficult or dangerous.
War to be taken in hand , fe»|afmuchas JVlonid
wag confined with ltyqlddvia 9 mcfartars 3 and
the Sanzacks of JcberptanfBenderdgiadVofiai ana
moreover, for that the %wh couldriwejc jjjiaVe any
allured pr full Poiteluori of hloldav'faoz Valacbia,
except Hie mfplericy Jofi the Pohmans ^it rcprefieo
5 the Vayvods of wliien CountricSjJ,wben they
had efiffchea themfclves With much Wealth, ofed
till to Hie into the Kingdom of Po/oriia, Befides
that, thejr fhould thereby K^felyes for
the Injuries done them by the CoQams^ and have
more ?r£c,and fafe Tranck into Mu/covia } and]
bring a Terrour upon the Duke o( Mu/covia, by
reafon df the nearneis of the Country 5 which great
Duke was an Impedirrient unto the Otboman Empeiour,
Ipac he conquered npt the wholcKingdom
of foffia. And when they had by'tftjs j^eajns by
little and little drawn unto Germany^ happily it
might To eome to pals^as that the Gljnffyan Empefour
(hould thereby receive fome notable lofs, Bis
Empire being frill more and more cxpofed and environed
with the Turks Forces and Garrifons. Poloma
they (aid to be a plain and open Country .neither
to have any ftrong Places for to withffand
them, and the Inhabitants to have fmall skill in
Martial Affairs, for that they had now long lived
in Peace. For as for the War thac they had with
Maximilian the Arch-duke of Aufiria, itftontiouedno'c
long, and King, Stephen in the late Wars he '
had with the Mufcoviie, ufed for mouTparc the Hungarian
SouldierSj and ended thofe Wars, rather by
be'/jeging than ffehribg.^'
They which in the eighth and lallplaqedelivered
their Opinions concerning the intended VVatj
tjeriwaded to have it converted upon the Christian
Empcrqur ; whom the Turks call thejung of Viinn'a.
The Caufes they alleged for the beginning
of this War was, For thac the "Vfcocclpi were grown
fo infoient as to make good prrfe of the Turks both)
by Sea and Land; in fuch f&rr, as'that not only;
(or the harms which they d|d a but eycrij for the
Maiefty and Honour of the Otboman Empire, their
Iotolency was not longer to be fufrercd. By whofe
Injuries it was eipecially brought to palsy thac the
Merchants, to tneir great hinderance in private,
arid the Saltans great Ms in common, Having left
the Town of Narenta or Narond in the Turks DomirHon,,
had removed thcTr Mart to Salona ( now
called Spalato) a Town of the Venetians $ and that
yet for all that was not fo fufficiently provided for
the Security of the (aid Merchants, although there
were Peace betwixt the" Emperour and the Venetians;
for that thefe unruly men for rnoft part Jiving
upon fhe'fpoil, troubled all both by Sea and Land
with cfieir Robberies, driving away mens Ca'ttel,
burning the Villages, and talcing away the ypung
Babe's out of the Mothers Arms and Laps. Whereby
it was eaCly to be feen what mind they were
of; and that it was not'to'be doubted* hut that if
Qccafion fbould ferve for them to furpi-ife any of
the Turfy rtrong holds upon the Frontiers, they
would;' with all their Power attempt the famej
which, what a Difhonour and'Infamy (not to fpeak
pj the Jofs) it would be unto the whole Otfoman
empire, every man might cafily guefs.' Neither
that it was unknown, how little the Chriirian En>
perour had dtecmed of the Turi, at fuch tfrna as
he was in War with the Perfian s paying-his Tribute
too late at his Pleafure: an evidenc %ra rather
of violating than of eftabliuSinff the League.
And that' the good Succefs of this War was not to
be deemed either difficult or doubtfulj for that the
*ECBipc might fcjegiveo both by Croatia^ Hungary^
fixth Entperout vfthe Turty.
and uiufiria a Countries abounding with all things
/Beccflary for the maintenance of a great Army;; *I#?
as.ajfb for ch'at.chcy werealmoft to travel all the
way in the Turks own Tcmwry. Bcfide that, the
jChiefiJlortrefles of Hungary s namely Belgrade s Buda a
and Aft>a RegaHs), jRHtb m*iASI
—y-.-w—wrwj^arriionS^IJfilt.
•coer their Armfes might -in all cafes of Extremity
in fafcty wire, or. out of the fame Garrifons re?
mt their LoiTe% if any flionld fee. The Roman
jpjtfra
with at Turky and > ^Kvcfot&w^lild by no means
jurw,jibe heat of this War into rhefr own Bofbms';
.asidfojfor thatth&tetlonhtRf WiSfeairiid, left tiih
doing, they fhould be drivenk)0J''df : theif ? C6tirrr
rry^ and enforced to remove 1 themfclves cdwata
the frozen Sea; and die TratM&anmn\ fiaving ie[-
oefved his Sovereignty from the iJ^in&IJfs in fear
(if he fliould fo do) to be of hfifittgain 0ript/ma
fpoilcd of the fame; 46 fbt- the'IC^g of 3pahj;Xt~
though' he were of fuch Power, as might afrbrd
i|njo)thft Houfe of jiufirid great Aid, yet that he
was, in other Plac£ now too much bulled : and
cfaat"the Eifhop of Rome could riot Id all Places be»
jeady to ferve.hiftum 4 the Princes of Italy would
.not ipehdj their 3ubje£b and Tifeafures to pleafure
another roaAMnd that the Venetian State would
not rgibly itir up dhe Turfy Arms again ftthemfejvesi
but rather at eafe expect the event of the War,
than to entangle themfclves with other mens Dangei's*j
Theie were the chief Opinions of the great
Baflaes concerning ithe War ro^be'raferi h hand,
not fo much proceeding from any ripe or found
Advicej C a* commOnfy they do) but rather frdfri
a certain barbarous Infolency and Contempt of
Others; wherewiftrj they moved, do oftentimes
vainly perfwade them or the eafle performance of
divers B^ecffirioTis^which in proof they find tobe
noc only raofl difficult, but unto themfclves alfo
moft pernicious. • • • \ - g
In thisfo great dn/erfiry df Opinions, AmHrdih jjjjjjj.
Hood long in doubt what to refolve upon ; de- to mai{e
firous he was in all places to fhew his Power, and war upon
(iifiVWerd poffibJe.) to exceed the Glory of faisPfe- thfcEmp'e-i
deeelfors, as he thdugfcf htmlelf to have already ggyj*
done in Ferfia j havingj as he boafled, by his 5er- f on s movants
there performed more tbjan they could them- ving him
fcivesin Perfon with theifmfghty Armies. Where- thereunto";
fore, contentingrhimfelf with'that he had already
done in the Eafi 9 he relblved now to cum his Forces
againft the iChriftTan Emperour towards the
Wefi, and that for divers refpeas. Firfr, it grieved
hiro 00 fee the Honour of the Houfe df Jufiria,
and that it durft to make head againft hmi j befides
that, to make War upon a Country coh6-
ning upon his owu/tpould bd a thing of far lefs
Difficulty than was the Perfan War, where his Ar> .
jaies were n o w ihlll to be led thrdugb his own peaceable!
Countries, from whence f they-were to beat
,alli times plenrifully. ; *eJLieved Wi'th Victuals and
whatfoeveif cirpcheVneeded. In which Opinion
he was alfo cdnfirraed by'Sman Baffn^Vfho having
in vain perfwaded him to have inide Wafagainft;
the Venetians,• furcheted A^flhv-War j in hope
. efacrcby
'

7*4
1590
'159*
Amwdth the Third,
thereby to recover his Credit and Reputation (before
greatly impaired abroad by the little he did in
per pa, as alfo at Constantinople, by the difcord betwixt
him and Ferae Bafla, commonly called the
Black Serpent) as alfo to increafe his Wealth and
Riches; which fhorcly after {breed to bis defire, beby
the great Sultan Amuratb appointed Gencin
xal for thofe Wars. But above all others, Hajfan
Bafla oiBofna furthered this matter, in hope thereby
to have gained great Riches, (as che Turks manner
is) together with che greateft Honours of the
Held, as he was moft vainly periwaded by his cold
Prophets, to whom he gave no fmall credit. He
therefore daily certified Amuratb of the barms
which the Vfcoccbi and other she Arch-duke's
Servants and Subjects did upon the Frontiers of
his Territories5 telling him of their Burnings,
Spoilings and Robbings, inciting him to begin his
War in Croatia, and To to continue the fame either
againft the Emperour 9 or the Venetians, or
clfc upon the fudden that way to break into Italy*
as had fomecime the like been done in the time of
Mahomet Bajazet, and Solyman,hi& noble Progenixors
5 whereby to bring a great Tcrrour upon all
the Princes of Itafy, and to enrich his Souldiers
with rich Spoils. By which his importunity he (as
a mod mortal Enemy not onely nnto the Houfe of
Aufiria, but unto all ChriHendom) got leave to
Begin thofe flits in the Frontiers of the Empire,
.which were firft ratal unto himfelf, and have ever
jQnce even until this day notably exercifed the
Arms of thefe two laft Othoman Empcrours Amurath
and Mahomet % as alfo the Cbrifiian Emperour,
with others his Friends and Confederates. Yet unto
this leave granted unto the Bafla, was this Condition
at the firft annexed, That he fhould not
Teem to do it by the Commandment of Amuratb,
but of himfelf,, under colour to refhain (he Vfocchi;
who, as well by Land as by Sea (as he pretended)
fpoilcd both the Christians and Turfy, by the great
liberty of the Princes of Aufiria, having fmall care
to chaften them.
Now was it no great matter for Hajfan Batik to
do what Amuratb his great Lord and Mafter'had
commanded, for the difturbing of che Peace betwixt
him and che Chriftian Emperour; the Twr&r Leagues
with their neighbour Princes being feldom fo rcligioufly
kept, but thac as well their Souldiers in Garrifon
upon their Frontiers by Land, as their Adventurers
by Sea, might, to keep thcmfelves doing,
upon a Military Infolency Cas the Turks term it)
now and. then at their pleafures make incurfions
for booty both by Sea and Land: which,anfwered
with the like from their Neighbours fo molefcedj
there never wanted new Grievances, and juft caufes
of Complaint, to the ftirring up of greater troubles
even amongft: the greateft Princes. The Venetians
thus wronged at Sea, and their Merchants robbed
; by their Ambafladors complained ax Constantinople
of the Injuries done them by the Turks Pirats,
requiring to have them called home and Jufbee
done upon them. Jn like manner the Emperour
alfo, feeing many things both this year and
the next attempted by Ha fan Bafla in Croatia, and
the other Turks in Hungary fiontnty to the League,
to the great disturbance of his Subjects in both
thofe Countries, by his Ambaflador then lying at
Constantinople complained of thefe Outrages, defiring
to know whether they were done by the conlent
and knowledge of Amuratb or not; and if not,
then to require that order might be taken for the
retraining thereof; which was accordingly done,
and thofe Incurfions for a while flayed, and the
former Peace continued. Amuratb frill making
fhew as if he were willing that the League agreed
upon tor eight years, fbould not be in any wife on
his part infringed. At which time the Perfua Kings
Son (the League not long before concluded ) died 'for
in che Turks Courtjwhcrc he lay in Hoftage 5 whole
dead body Amuratb caufed to be honourably fent ^* '«*/*"
home to his Father into Perfia. with an Apology jSp 1 :
in defence of himfelf, againlt the lufpicion concci- , s
ved by fome, That he mould have been the caufe court.
of the untimely death of that young Prince; £1111
urging withal the confirmation of the League,
which by che deach of the Prince was like enough
to have Seen broken. Whereof Amurath was the
more defirous/or chat periwaded by his Bafla's (as 9
is afbrefaid) to make Wars with the Emperour (although
he notably diflcmbled the feme.) he was in
hope thereby to add unto his Empire the reliques
of Hungary, with fome good part of the Territory
of the Houfe of Aufiria alfo, and fo to open himfelf
a way into the heart oiGermany. For which pufpofes
he now caafed very great preparation to be made,
and a ftrong Army to be ratted j and at the fame"
time put a great Fleet of Gallies into the Archipelago,
for the fafety of his Iflands in that Sea.
According to thefe Dcfignments, the Bafla of
Sofna,by the Commandment of Amuratb, with'an
Army of fifty thoufand entred into Croatia, and
without refinance, burnt and deftroyed the Country
before him, {paring nothing chat came in his
way. And not fo •contented, laid fiege co che City
of 'VPihite, being the mctropolitical City of chat
Country, ftrongly fcituate as it were in an Ifland,
compaflcd about with the River Vna. Which City,
after he had fore batrcred and twice aflaulced,
was by the diftrefled Defendants (nowdefpairing
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of relief, and unable longer to hold it out) yielded ^ ^ tW
unto the Bafla upon Compofition, That the Ger- Metropolis
man Souldiers there in Garrifbn, might in fafety rial city
with bag and baggage depart; and that fuch of the °?9j"['''
Cbrifiian Citizens as would, might chcre ftill remain
without' hurt horn the Turks, either in Body or
Goods. Which Conditions the Bafla faithfully
performed to the Garrifbn Souldiers, whom, in
number but four hundred, he fent with fafc convoy
into their own Territory: but afterwards, contrary
co his faith and promife, exercifed all manner
of Turkifh Tyranny upon the poor Citizens. The
Emperour,troubled with this unexpected Invafion
of the Turks^ fent the Lord Petzen (whom he had
many times imployed in Embafiages to the Turk )
to pray Aid of the German Princes againft the common
Enemy. Who, according to the grcatnefs of
che danger, in large terms promifed their help. The
firft thac made head was Erntftus, Arch-duke of
Aufiria, the Empcrour's Brother, who with five
thoufand Souldiers came from Vienna to Savaria,
commonly called Greit, che Metropolis of Sttria 5
co whom repaired daily more flrengch out of Co-.
rintbia.
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In che mean time, the Turks Army daily inerea- The CM
fing in Croatia, inclbfed fix thoufand root-men Jfww overs
andfive hundred Horfe- men of the Cbrifiians 3 who rtuoraj
had taken the Mountains, Woods, and freight Paffages.
and fo hardly befet them, chat of all chat
number few efcaped with life": amongft whom
many valiant Souldiers and expert Captains were
flain 1 namely James Prams, George pksbacb, and
John Weberdurfi. The Bafla, after the barbarous
manner of the Turks, to make his Victory fecm • \
more famous, laded fix Waggons with che Heads
of che flain Christians. The Turks thus raging in
Croatia, brought a general fear upon all Hungary, ~m
Bavaria. Bohemia, SNria, Carintbia, Silefia, and che
reft of the Provinces chereabouts. Whereupon the
Emperour, calling togecher che Scaccs of Silefia and
Moldavia, declared unto them the imminent danger
; perfwading them Co ioyn cheir forces with
che reft, for che repulfing of fo dangerous an pie-
my, and fo imminent a Danger.
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ijpa After long delay, WneftiutheArch-duke, the,
Ipr^ teach oi-August came to the Emperour his Brother,
with the Ambafladors of Hungary-, and the fevench
,day after were called together, the Embafladors of
the Kingdoms and Provinces of the Empire; where
it was throughly debated,how the Turks were to be
refitted, and their attempts infringed 5 as alio from
whenceForceSjMoncyi and other VVVlike proyifion
was to be railed; For now it Was manifeftly
Ieen, that longer to delay the matter was dange-
' rous, and the rather* for chat the BcgJbrbeg or
great Commander of Grecht, with chreefcorc tnoufaud
feleel Souldiers both Horfe and Foot, of long
time exercifed in che Perfian War, was e*re long
expected 5 who, joyn'ng with che reft of the Turks \
Army, might do great matters both in 'Hungary
and the Places adjbyning. For preventing of which
io great and irianifeft dangers, they fate daily in
Counfel in Prague, yea oftentimes even from morning
untilim'ght; for the Hungarians, and cipccially
rhe Lord Nadaili,* mod noble and valiant Gen-
•- deman amo'ngft them, inftantly urged to have Suc-
1 [ eouis lent into Hungary $ foralmuch as the Turk;
ifb Emperour, if he fliould get into his hands the
\ reft of the Towns and Caftles yet holden by the
Bj cbri&ims in Hungary, it was to be feared left he
\.- - fliouldin fhort time after endanger the whole ftate
B of Germany: the ftrengchwhereof the Turk,, feared
[;• not lb much, as he did thofe poor religuesofifa^
H gory. Others were no Iefs, careful of the dangers of
f. Croatia and Stmajasmozc proper to 3j*he
2 . Enemy now there raging. In tbefe fa great danm
gets, the Hungarians, with the reft of the
; dc,
. cried upon the Emperour for help; and helijee-
H wife called upon the Princes of the Empire. Divers
Ls: *' Affemblies were made in Bohemia, Hungary, Mora-
\ via, Silefia, and the other Provinces of the Empep*'
touts, and Embafladors fent from almoft all the
p • German Princes to the Emperour: all was full of
L * Confutation, but asfor help that cameih very flow-
K ly; yet luch as was to be had, was forthwith fent
p . into Croatia, to defend the FortrefTes there againft
I -the further attempts and proceedings of the furious
t ]. Enemy.
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The eighteenth of September, che Turfy, with ill
vain ac- warlike Provifion upon the fudden by Night af-
Kiopnof faulted the ftrong Caftlfe.of Toccay in the upper
* eIir < A Hungary, ib hope to have furprifed it; but finding
it a matter of more Difficulty chan they had before
imagined* they departed thence, and attempted
the Jefler Comoro., which, ffanding in a marifh
Ground, was alio eafily defended. At which time
alfo che Bafla of Buja with his Power entred into
che Frontiers "of the Chriftians, but having well
viewed the Cities, Towns, Caftles, and Forts upon
thofe Borders, ana finding nothing fbr*his purpoic,
he without any thing doing returned again to
JBuda. •. *
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The fix-and twentieth day of September, Ha fan,
, the jBafla of B^i,incamped with his Army betwixt
the Rivers of Kuip and Sauus, and in the Darknefs
of the Night palling over pare of his Army inco
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hundred and fixty chouiand men. But ibrafmuch i £9$
as the Cbriffian Army daily increafed alfo, and ^fV^
was now grown co che number of chreefcore chouiand
men, began to hope well that the Enemies
Rage would be flayed from any further proceeding.
About the fame time,Erv;$w, the ArcMukej *. .
appointed General of the Army.Wich the Marqueu
C Son to Ferdinand the Arch-dnke.) his Lieutenant:
came both unto the Army.
In thefe Preparations, about the beginning of
.0Ato\heavy News was brought unco cheEmperours
Court, how chac 7000 men, whom he hut
a licde befqre had fenc into Croatia under che Con*
du& of Thomas Arteiius Beane, George Gletchfpacher,
and Vwnyfius Denke, co hinder che Courfe of. •
che "Turks, Proceedings, being incamped betwixt
Wihitz and Caroftat, and having the cwclfth of
September difcovered from an high Hill certain!
Companies of the Turks, (which* were indeed of
purpofe come ihither to view the Army of the
Gbtiftians ) fenc ouc fifty Horfemcn co difcoverchc
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VVho, finding no more of the Turks than thofe P§
whom they had before feen from the Mountain 'i
returned again unto the Army with fuqh fimplc
Intelligence • whereiinto the Chriftians giving Credit,
became fecure in their Tents, as Men out of
Fear of che Enemy, and to kepc buc negligent *
Watch. But in this to great Security, the Enemy;
on a fudden came upon them, and with an hun.-
dred choi men brake into their Trenches;
where the Chriftian Foot-men for all that, for che
fyace of four hours maintained a notable fight,'
wherein many were on both? fides (lain. But the
poor Chriftians^ being befet round,; and opprefled!
wich'che Multitude of their Enemies, wereflaiit
almoft all; yec toe Captains feeing che Danger,'
by fpeedy flight faved their Lives j for which their!
Cowardife and carelefs Negligence, they were af-(
terwards apprehended and beheaded. Almoft'all
the common Sduldiers were there flain; yeafuchf
as fell alive into the hand of the Enemy, were'
rnoft .cruelly cut in pieces. TheTpail alto of the
Tents of the Chriftrans fell unco tffe Enemy 3 i -* v "
wherein, befide the abundance of other things,
they found fixty chouiand DoUaxs, brought buc
two days before from Limn for the Sbuldiers payj
The T#r4/ 3 aYterrberr barbarous manner, in Often-.
ta of their Victory, laded fourteen .Waggons 1 *
with the Heads of the flain Chriftians, which they
fenc unto divers places thereabouts.- This Was indeed
a great Victory, but gained by the Turks
with much Blood; for the Chriftians, fighting as
men defperate, flew of their Enemies abouc twelve * '" '.
thoufand, and died themfelves as men rather wich
number opprefled* chan with true Valour van>
gnifhed.
The Nighc following, the Turlh upon che fudtf TheC£
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den in the dead time of the Nighc iiirprifcd. the ftieof *
Cafths of St. George, and without refpec-t of Age or Sc GearcS
Set, cruelly puc to the Sword all than that were ^ratf***'
cherein, except an hundred and fiftyFerfons,whom yj^
they carried away Captives ;^and fo fecting che
I TmfoSt Turopolis, with Fire and Sword moft mifcrably
I fepiiedby fpoiled all chat pleafanc 'and fertile IUand ; the Caftle on fire, departed. Ac the fame time divers
j the Tnrl(t. jf. 0 j. g g Mn y s [ Q w hom the keeping thereof was Companies of the Turks Were feen about Sifeg, who*
committed, labouring in vain to defend the fame. led away wich them about fix hxmdte%Chfiftians:
About the end of this Month, the BafTa of Ziget, into 'moft mi&rable Captivity. And that nothing
wich che Sanzacis of Mohas, Koppan, and guinque might be wanting unco the Calamities of this to"
Ecclefia, and other Turks of great name, catae wich miferable a watted Country, three hundred Waggons
charged with all manner of Provifion, fent 1
a fbong Army, and encamped' between Ziget and
Rodefto. And fhortly after News was brought to out of the Provinces' thereby for the Relief of the
the Emperours Court, that Kanyfia, a City of Stiria
(not far from the River Zala) was hardly be- by the Turks, and fo carried away.
Garrifbn Sbuldiers in Croatia, were alt intercepted
? i ficged by the Enemy, and that the Turk? in cojn-i
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The Emperour, considering thefe Proceedings of EiJ^j,
inc. thither had taken manv ChriHian Captives, the Turfy and chat* their Scrcngeh daily inaeafed^ Ai/agaio
whom they had fenc to be fold at Confiantinople | gave notice by Writing, to all the Princes and oTthcftiv
and chat there was in the Turks Army about ad States of chefenpite, what Incurfibns the Turks mbl ft^'
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Divers Incurfions
of
tile Tiffins
into the
Frontiers
of the
Chriflians -
iaCnati*
and Hutgory.
Amwritobtbe Third,
bad of laic made into Crmm and thc Frontiers . let: fireon the Town, and fo returned, having loft iMt |
of Hungary, with other Places near unto them 5 in this Exploit not paft an hundred and fiftyof >«*"*N
and that the Begkrbeg of Grma, with the Baflaes their own. Men. Not long alter, the fame Garri- H
oiBofna, Budj) and Temefi»ar t without regard of fon Soaldicrs of Petrjma took another Cattle three,
the League yet in Force, had taken divers Cities, miles diflant from the River of Kutp, whereinto the
Towns, Catties, and ftrongPJaKSyand fo extended
the bounds of their. Dominion above forty Ger­
Enemy* conveyed all their Wealth, with great
Chriflians dwelling round about bad for fear of the
man Miles, having Gain or carried away into Captivity
the poor Inhabitants ot thofcCountries-, and having flainfix hundred men in the Caflle, return­
florc of Victuals; all Which the Turks took, and
now Co be grown to that height-of Pride, that exccpt'their
farther Proceedings were with like For­
they botfghc with the Lives of five hundred of
ed with an exceeding rich booty to Petrinia j which
ces repreded^tbey would in fhort time let Foot into
Germany it felf, and pofTefjiog themfejves oiSti-
like Infolcncy did alfo the other Garrifons of the
their Fellows, flain in taking of the Caflle. With
B
ria and Carimhia, would from thence daily more
, and more incroach upon the Empire; Which to
Jiinder, was not in his Power only, but required
their help in general- Wherefore he rctjuefted
them now at length, in topubHck a DangeE to open
their Coffers, and to fend .out their Forces againft
thecommon Enemy. Which Rcqucft of the Emperour,
with the due Confederation of .fo great *
Danger, moved not otfly tbcPiinces and States of
the Empire, but others alfo farther off, to yield liberal
Contribution unto fo neceflary and general
a Caufc. viw < <
The Turks nawbearing of the great Preparation
of the Chriftian Piinccs, befidc the Army which
was already in the Field, and chat they had made
a ftrong Bride over the River of Vraiuts, which
they had alfo fortified, thereby in fafety at'tbeir
Plcafure to transport their Army; without farther
dejay furoifhed fuch Places as they had gotten
wjth ftropg Gatrifons,and fo withdrew tbemfeives
into their own Territory; which they did the raw
cher, for that the Plague thenTraged fore in Comflantinople,
infomuch that there died a thoufand a
day. Which* Contagion had alfo taken hold of
tj? 7p r kl(h Army; fo that the Chriflians.for"featf
pi; Infection, forthwith flew what TttrkpyetcfkH
iflto their hands. And thus ended the Troubles of
tjhis year, bcibg as it were an Introdn^ion for
therefore began to' raife new Forces- The Hmga« *
riant and Bohemian/ alfo feeing their Towns and
G thus taken, their Provinces fpnilecLiqfinite H
number-off People led away into Captivity, and the -i
Enemy daily increafing in mrength| at lengdi
agreed upon thcir/oWn Charges to maintain a certain
number both of fabricand foot, for the icpref-
greater to enfue the year fioOowmg. * *• fing of rhefe • the furkifb InCucfion s>
t>'Thc %taiks%: together, with thc beginning of thc
new year, began alfo their wonted* locurfions. 1 into Now although the Emperour koew right well
the* Frontiers of the Chhflianj. They of the Gar* all thefe Outrages of the turkj 3 cbncratfy unto the
rifbn of Petrinia, ( a! ftrongFort, but latcly,and League, could not be done' without thc knowledge
contrary to the League, built by the Tw^mpon the , and good-liking alfo of Amurath, (as before informed
thereof by his AmbafTador from Constantinople )
River oiColapi* or KtUp t . tortbe further In vafion
oi Croatia) made daily Incurfions out of that new yet,to fhew himfelf willing to have the League on
Fort, and! cntring into thc Iiland Tiiwpofis* fpoiled his behalf kept, as alfo to make a further proof of
and burnt the Town and Battle of Beck-Vochokinm, Amurath his Resolution for Peace or War, :he
and having made a great daughter, carried away wrote unto him as followcth :
with them 400 Prifoners. And in Hungary the
Twkjft Garrifons, to fuppry their'Wants, rradedivers
Inrodes upon we Chrifliam, and idid exceeding Rodolph the Second, 'Emfrerrtir' of the Romans,
«0f0 Amurath the Third, Kmg of
much harm ; of which Adventurers, fixhundred
in paffing over the frozen Lake, were all drowned iheJuAs,
in the midft thereof In another place, three thoufand
pf them near unto N#&^diyided themfelvcs
into two Companies; whereof the one fhewed it 6
felf in the fighcof the Towossmcn, the other {till
lying in ambufh. They of the Town, upon the
fight of thefe Turks, Tallied out, and earning them
to ret ire, followedthem fo far, that they were pall
the Place where the reft of the Turks lay 5 who
prefently .flatting up, ran with all fpecd toward
the Town, in hope to^Jiav-C furprifed it> and
wanted not much of thai they defired 5 foe there
was fcarce an' hundred of the Germans there;in I
Gatrifon left in the Town* who had ifcarce fo
much time as tod taw upthe Bridges; which donAj
they with the great Ordnancefrom the Walls, ea.-
forced the Turks to retire and fortakc the Town.
About ths fame time alto, the "forks in Garrifon
at Petripia, fajlyibg out upon the ifudden, took the
Town of Marteni^ which they fpoiled; aodha-.
vmgflaiB andtaken aborjiicycntoindKd Perfons,
Turk/ rage in all the other parts of Hungary. About
Sajfovia in the upper Hungary, they carried away
about three hundred Ghriftim Captives.' And in
the nether part of Hungary, they took the ftrong
Caflle of S. Hedmg, upon the Lake of Balaton,
which they fpoiled and burnt*; and fo Hkewife
the Caflle of lfiia: but attempting the Jeflcr Coma-
| ra\ they were by the Garrifon Souldiers valiantly
repulfed. They alfo fortified thc Caflle of Stock, •
J which they had but a little before taken, that fo. it
might fcrve for a fate Refuge for their Adventurers.
Which their manifold Outrages, contrary
to the League, evidently declared the defire they
,nad to begin, that bloody War which prefently af- *
it enfued; and was incjecd the more fufpe&ed,
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for that at the fame time the Empcrours Ambafla-
J dot, Frederick CorcoxvittSj was by the Command-
I men* of Amurath fhut up clofe in his Houfe at Con-
Ifiantmopie^Tid not fuflered to fpeak with any man,
1 neither \d write or to fend any Meflenger to the H
Emperour; which caufed him the more to fufpecr
fome great matter to be by the Turk intended, and
''TXTHcreas nothing is hitlseitoKni our behalf TherEnw
V V omined for Ibe pcefedratian and cojui- P" ours
4 nuance of the League and Amity bctwixr your t ct 0 J^! B
c mofi Excellent Majefly and Us, by the renewed r

fixth Emperour of the Turfy. 717
1 IP? * your mod Royal Majefty, at fuch time as ill l' nfon Souldiers upon our Frontiers, from all fuch 1 to?
ynA*' * be agreed upon betwixt our Ambafladoi' and you ; 'Incurfions and Enemies Actions. But-of thefe' s>^v^»i
' unco whorn'in all eft matters as he by our Com- * things our Ambaflador is more fully and at large 1
< mandment fliaiU have to deal with your mod
* Excellent Ma/cfty, your Viflers, or Servants, we 1
l r° ?r^1 WIC^ you unto
' w^ c s P eecn wedeute
luch Credence to be given as unto our own; and
* requeft you to give full Credence. In the mean * we will To provide, that you (hall have good proof
( time, your Excellency (ball do well to provide, » Of our great good will towards you. From Prague
if' c chat as we have now feverely commanded our the eighth of March, 1593. : - ^/3
p < Subjects to keep the Peace upon our Frontiers, to
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c that your Souldiers alio make no Incurfions as
w * Enemies into our Territories, nor do in them any
f f harm, but to endeavour themfel ves alfo to Peace
«and (^uietnelsi.and ejpecially, thac all fuch
< things, as contrary to |he Capitulations of the
< League Kayd been there of late taken from our
« People, or otherwise unjuftly pofleifed, may be
i again reftored\ the Lofles recompenced,the new
1 < Fort oiPetrinia dcmoliihcd, and the Bafla of Bof
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Rodolph the Second., Emperour of the Ro-
\ mans, to Sinan Bafla, the Chief Vifier,
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greeting i
I fheEmpe- c XTT^ write at this prefent unto your moft £xroursLec-
f W cellcnt Empefour, our moft honoured
terstoSt- c priend and Neighbour, concerning fuch matters
fw>Ba(M. Cj^ ^g thought fit for the Prefervation of the
'Peace and League betwixt us, left haplyotherf
wife wc mifeht feero to have forgotten our Duty.
* Now it (hall wcll-befeem your uprightness and
r * good wiy, Which tfe have at other times proved.
F. * for the high Place and Authority which you fold
W * (and which wc rejoyce. to be again reftored unto
* yoU) to give unto thefe things fuch eafie paflagc
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before bis Majefty, as that we may acknowledge
* your kindnefs and favour, and have occafion
* therefore to (hew our felves unto you thankful.
* Firft, wc offer our felves moft ready to continue
* the Peace, and to perform wliatfoevcr isaccordjp
' ing to the conventions of the renewed Peace on
• * our part to be performed j as alio to fend the ho-
4 : * nourdble Prefent ( which \s not as yet by us fent)
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when a* our Ambaflador lhall have with you apc
pointed any certain time wherein it may be fent-
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your Emperour, that on your part the Places
' within our Territories, by your People forcibly
' poflefTed, together With all fucli things as have
* been wrongfully taken aWay, may be again re-
' ftored, and the Fort of Petrinia razed. The Bafla
'of Bofna alfo (who we think would have been
c kept Within the compafs of Duty, if you had at
c that time held the Place of the chief Vifier ) and
* whofoever elfe, guilty of the Wicked breach of the
* League, to be worthily according to their deferfs
* punched and difplaced, and your Souldiers fevere-
' Jy charged not to niake any farther Incurfionsj
;:-".. * nor to do any thing that may tend to the breach]
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of the League; as we likewife fhall with new and
* ftrait Commands moft carefully reftfain our GarJ
Vnto which the kmperours Letters^ Sinan return-
. ed anfwer aifolloweth:
Sinari Bafla, Chief Vifier to Amurath the
Third, Rmperowr of the Turks 5 unto Rodolph
the Second, Emperonr oftkeKomms*
greeting.
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Mf& *k e WaJJs. in fhorc time overthrew chc new Tow-
'^v***' er, in the fall whereof two of the Chrijiian Canoneers
perilled. This furious Battery he maintained
by the fpace of ten days without kcermi&n,
giving no time of reft unco the beficged ; fo that it
feemed nop pjaffiple. for the Monaftery to be any
long time defended, if ic were not with fpeed relieved.
The Bifhop of Z.igrabia^ and Kugertus
tggenberg. General of the Emperors Forces that
then were at Zagrabia, gave knowledge thereof to
Andrew Lord Aversberg, Governour of Caro/jtat 3
craving his aid and counfel.' who calling together
his own forces, raifed a good number of good
Horfe and Foot,' and called alfo unto him the bordering
Horfemen of Karnia and Carainia j who
the ifth day oijune met all together not far from
ifffiavpjtZ) and there tarried that night. The next
day s pa0ing over the River Sauus near unto Zagrabia
9 they joy ned themfelves with the Emperors
Forces, and marched the igtb day in good order
to Sceline, where they expected the coming of
County Serinus. The 2.0/0 day Peter Berdeiius
with his Hufars, and the Lord Stephen Gr4faew 3
came into the Camp, with many of thole light
Horfemen whom the Hungarians called Vfcocchi.
The x\ft day they lodged at Gradium, (till expecting
the coming ofthe County Serinus^ who., otherwife
bulled, could not come. The next day after,
a.Sopldier fent out from the beficged, came]
into the Camp, who gave the Captains to underftand,
that except they made hade that day to relieve
the difheiled Monaftery, it would undoubtedly
be loftjfor that theEqemy had made it aiTaulcable
t and would that night give the affault $ and
the defendants doubting how they fhould be able
to maintain the Place, began before his departure
thence to think of composition with the Enemy.
. Upon- which news, the Captains forthwith began
to confulc'among themfelves, what courie to take
in fo doubtful and dangerous a cafe : whetejverfberg
was of opinion, that it were beft tomarch on,
and to give the Enemy Battel; wkh whom alfo
agreed the Lord Rederen: the reft of the Captains
being of a contrary mind, for that the ftrength of
tbe Christians compared to the Turks 3wzs too weak;
and therefore they thought it better in time to retire
whilft they yet might, than to hazard unto
molt manifeft peril the lives of fo many valiant
men, at fo great odds. Ac which counfel Aver/-
berg was at the firft much moved, but afterwards
( as he was a man of great eloquence) plainly
fee before them the ncccility of the Caufe 9 ,and
with lively Rcafbnschcared up the fearful Croatian*
j notably perlwading them all in general, to
put their whole truft and confidence in God, to
whom it was as eafie to give Victory by few, as
by many: and to fight like valiant men, for their
Religion, their Cbuntrey, their Lives, their Wives,
their Children and Friends, and whatfoever elfe
they ht\& dear, again ft that cowardly Enemy,
whole valour never brought him into the Field,
but only the vain truft he had in his multitude;
and would therefore no doubt cafily be put to
flight, if he fhould contrary to bis expectation find
himfclf but a little hardly laid unto. With thefe
and other like Reafons he prevailed fo much,
that they all yielded to his opinion, and with
one content refolved, to go againft the Enemy,
and to do what they might to relieve their befieged
Friends. So upon a fign given, the whole
Army (in number not above 4000; forthwith removedj
and with great fpeed haded towards the
A great Enemy ; and. being come within a mile of the
Bacteibe- Camp, put themfelves in order of Battel. The
twixt the Turks by their Efpials underftanding of the ap-
IJ^MSS proach of the Chrijlians 3 brought all their Horfe-1
^cbriflt- wco

20
Amurath the Third,
i So*
Si f e i i for thc Kporc thereof was not as yet come to
/4JC Buda s Wherefore the Baffa called unto him the
Meflenger, Authour of fo bad News, and diligently
examined him of the truth thereof; who tpld
him. That at his departure from Conftantinopk, nothing
was there known of that lots, but that upon
the way as he came, he met with divers Horfcrnen.
but lately cfcaped from the Daughter, who
told him of a certainty, that the Baffa was flain,
and bis Army deftroyed. Whereunto the Baffa
oiBuda replyed, That he was happy in his Death,
for chat if he bad by chance efcaped, he (hould for
his Indifcretion undoubtedly have fuffered fome
other more fhameful Death at the Court.
When News of thc aforelaid Victory was
brought to the Emperour at Prague; he commanded
publick Prayers, with thanklgiving to Almighty
God to be made in all Churches j and fent a
Meflenger with Letters to Amurath, to know of
him how he underftood thefe infolent Proceedings
of his Souldiers, and efpecially this late Expedition
of the Baffa of Bofna and his Complices, contrary
to the League, yet in force betwixt them. After
which Meflenger he fent alio the Lord Popelius,
with the yearly Prcfent ( or rather Ttibute ) he
uJCed to fend unto the Jurkifh Emperour at Conftan-
we endure to hear fitch incomprehensible things, that
he can help, "which is dead fo many Worlds of years
tinople-, yet with this charge, that when he was ago, which could not help himfelf, nor deliver his
come as far as Comara in the Borders of Hungary, own Country and Inheritance from our Power, over*
he* (hould there flay until the return of the aforelaid
Meflenger-;' who, if he brought Tidings of O ye poor and miferable of the World, we thought
which wi have fo long time reigned. Ihefe things,
Peace from Amurath, then to proceed on his Journey
to the lurks Court; otherwife.to return again Confederates may ktibw what you have to do and to
good tojignifie Unto you, tlrat you withy bur Princes and
with his Prefent j as he afterwards did. For Amurath,
enraged with the notable lofs received at Si-
of Conftantinople, which our Anceftors by force of
look for. Given in our moft Mighty and Imperial City
feg, and prick'd forward with the Tears and Prayers
of his Sifter (defirous of nothing more than to iters all their Citizens, referved fitch of their Wives
Arms took from yours, and having flain or taken Prifo-
be revenged for the death of hec Son ) the feventh and Children as they pleafed, unto their Luft
oiAugufl caufed open War to be proclaimed againft
3 to yout^
the Chriftian Emperour, both at Conftantinople and
Buda. The managing whereof he committed to
Sinan Baffa, the old Enemy of the Christians, his
Lieutcnant-General, and perfwader of this War •
Sinan, yrltb his Army thus fetting Forward, kept
ft ill on his way towards Buda, but the Beglerbeg of
who, departing from Constantinople with an Army
Gracia with a far greater Power marched towards
of forty thoufand, wherein wtfe 5

Wahtta
yieldcch
(pro the
Tarty.
*w
fixth Emperour of the T^urfa*
tfjc appointment of Ferdinand./Couaty-Hardeek
Governour of Rat* Jay in wait for the Turks
Treafurer in Hungary, who bad the command of
5000 Turks j birn this Hungarian took ac Advantage,
as he was mufleftng and paying certain Companies
of his Souldiers, milrrufting.no fuch danger,
ana* dcfpeiaccly charging him, flew bitu with divers
of his men, and put the reft to flight,; and (b
with the fpoil,' and feme few Prifoners, he returned
again to his Caftle, carrying with him the Trca­
Now Sinio, the General, beings come with his
\ r-r-— SinnniBaC-Army to Bnda, refolvcd with iriroTelf to becin his
.JHaSfC |eth/ej"ȣ Wars in that pale of Hungary t with the iiegc of
""""•
Vefprinium. This Epilcopal City was by Solyman,
the great Turk, taken from the' Christians in the
year 1572, ana again by them recovered about
fourteen years after, about the year 15665 fines
which time untill now, it had remained in the
hands of the Chriliidm. Sinan 3 without delay
marching with his Army to Vefprinium^ compafled
the City round, and encamping as be fawgood,
planted his Battery, wherewith he continually
thundered againft the City. The Cbrifiians there
in Garrifon, eafily perceiving that the City was not
long to be holdcn againft fo great a Power, placed
divers Barrels of Gun-powder in certain Mines thev
bad made under the Walls and Bulwarks of the
Town, with Trains that flionld at a certain time
take Hire. Which done, they departed fecretly out
of the City in the dead time of the Night, hoping
To in the Dark to have efcaped the hand of Che
EneaiXa which they did..not fo fecrctly, but that
they were by the lurks de(aied,and moll of them
ilain*. Ferdinand Samaria, Governour of the City,
after he had for a foa'ce valiantly defended himfejf,
fell at laft into the Enemies hand, and fb was
taken alive, together with one Hofk/rkp, a German
Captain. The furls entred the City the fixth of
O8ober 9 thriving who (hould gee in firit, for greedincfe
of the Prey, when Fuildehly the Powder in
the Mines took fire, and blowing up the very foundations
of the Walls and Bulwarks, flew a number
of -the Turks that were within the Danger
thereof, and wonderfully defined the City.
. From Vefprinium the Baffa removed with his
Army to Falotta, and gave fummons to the Caftle;
but teceivibg fnch anlwor as plcafcd him npt, he
laid fiege unto ic with all bis Power. Whrcn at Lord Nadaftij wtftrj fbme others, taking view of
the ficftVPeter Ornarid], Gaptain of the Caft Ic, chearfully
received? but being aftefward-wiaSooi any adeemed them to hawd been at thtrleaft, m number
the Turks that were flain and lonS in this Battel,
great caufe difcouraged, (the Cattle, as yet Being eight thoufand 3 few^rijfbners Were'fkved, all being
put to the Swdrd, With cauled Si nan to fwear
but little (taken, and but one man flain, 2nd the
reft of the Souldiers ready to. fpend their lives in by his Mahomet, never more to fpare .any Chfifti-*
defence thereof) he Jen t unto, the Bafla,> offering an. All the 7»f3biAftiilcry, Waggons, and Prbvifion,
became a Prey onto the Chrmi*ns% many £nv
to yield the Caftle ooto him, fo that he with bis
Souldiers might with Bag and Baggage" fri lately figoes were there found, and Weapons of great
depart Of which his offer the Bafla accepted, and [Vaki&i It is bard to be befievedj bow much this
granted his RcquehS. But he was no fooneccome Victory encouraged the Ghrllhdnj, and daunted the
out of the Caftlc with his Souldiers, and ready to pivfcfi '-Whereopon the County with great Joy
depart, but the faithlcls Turk,, contrary to his Oath brought back his Army to Alba JRegaSs, and m-%
and Promife, caufed them all to be cruelly flain, camped near the.Bulwark called Sfofajch*, where*
except only the Captain, and two other. After jlht Jwks moft feared to be affaulred, Pal/!, Nada-
that, the Bafla without any great Labour, rook in ]
ail the Country thcredbouts, near onto the Lake of
Balaton..
ffir
NoW ac laft, ctiough Jong flrft, about the middle
of QEhAer, the Chrifiims began rom'ufter their Army,
in number about 18000, all good and expert
Souldiers;; with which Power, they ihortly after
paflmg over Vamtbws, at the ifirft encounter with
the Turkic put them to the worfe, flew "a> great
' number of them, and refcucd a number of poor
Christian Captives.
In the latter end of this Month, County Hardeck,
kfieged Governour of Bat. and General of the Cortftian
by the A •—1 ^ /•
V3C,,C1 *» 01 cue corijvian
toi/Hq,.
Atm ltt
J
tn « P^t of Hungary^ departing from
Camaria with all his Power, came and laid fiege
to the flrong City of Alba Regalis, which by the
Force of his Artillery he in fhort time made afiau liable
5 but in aflaultirtg the Breaches, was by the
Turks there in Garrifon notably repulled. So having
made fuffidenc proof both of the Strength and
Courage of the Defendants* and perceiving no
good could be'dohe Without a long fiege, for which
he was not as* then provided j after; Confukatrdn?
bad with the reft of the Captains, he reiblved«to>
raifeihis Siege, whicii In did the feccmd of November-,
removing that day bur half a mile from the
City, becaufe he would be lute of all his Army.
But as he was about the next day to remove, News
was broughr.him by his Efptals, that the Enemies
Power, was. at hand, and even now almoft in
iight, which proved to be fo indeed. For the Baffa
of Suda, by the command of Swan Baffa the
General, was come forth with thirteen Sanzaeks,
and twenty eboufand Souldiers, thirty Field-pTcces,
and five hundred' Waggons laden with Victual
and other Warh'lre Proyiflon, to faille the Siege,
and to relieve the City 5 and was now even at
hand, coroming directly upon the Chrifiians 4
Whereupon the County, afflfted by the County*
Sermusj the Lord Palfi, the Lord Nadajii, Peter le
Hujfar, and other valiant Captains of great Experience,
with wonderful Gelerity put his Army in
order of Battel, and fb couraecoufly Cet forward to
encounter the Enemy. The Bafla, feeing the Cf>riftidtrj
marching towards him, toofcthe Advantage
of the higher Ground, 4nd from thence difcharged
bif Field-pieces upon them 5 Which, mounted too
high,*, by good hap did chem little or no hurt at alii.
TAK fhriftians for all /bat, defirous of Battel, and
{nothing regarding the Difad van rage of the Ground,
but leaping upon the Name of the Almighty,
mounted the Hill, and jbyning Battel With the
Turks, by plain force cbnftrained them to fife. In
[this Army of the fir/*^, being for moft part Hor/e-
•iriea, were about five thoufand foot, and many of
them fahihtmst, who>ih Hying } oftentimes m

?22
Anmatb the Third,
«5S*
Sabnt^ka
taken by
rhe Lord
rraffenbach.
Fikktefiegcd
by
the Cbnflirtu.
urbs of the City, he rofe with his Army, and departed
thence the fifth of November,and returned
to Kab.
Not long after, Christopher Lord Teufferibacb,
the Emperours Lieutenant in the upper part of
Hungary, who lay encamped at Csffovia, with his
Army of fourteen tboufand Souldiers removed
thence, and marching along the Country two days,
came and laid ficge to Sabatzka, one of the Turk
ftrongeft Caftles in thofe quarters, out of which
they ufually did much harm among; the Chriftians.
This Caftle. of Teufenbach, battered in three places,
and having, at length made it aflaultable,took it by
force the nineteenth of November, and put to the
Sword all the Turks there in Garrifon, in number
about two hundred and fifty, and infteadof them,
left a ftrong Garrifon of his own $ whereby all the
Country thereabouts was reftorcd to great guietnefs.*
•-***> 'j
Sabatzka thus taken, the Qhriftian General removed
with all fpccd to Fil'k, a ftrong City of the
higher Hungary, which Solyman the Turbifb Emperour
took from the Christians in the year 156b, and
placed therein a Sanzack, under the command' of
•the Bafla of Buda. The General encamping before
this City, the next day after planted his Battery,
and in moft terrible manner without intermiffion
thundered againft the Walls and Gates of the City.
The Sanzack, Govxrnour thereof, cpnfidering
the Power of the Chriftians, got out fecretly by
Night with a few Souldiers, to acquaint the other
Turkjfb Sanzacks his Neighbours with the coming
of the Chriftians, and the number of their Army;
and further to confult with them, how the City
might be relieved. The Bafla of Temefware, with
the Sanzacks of Giula, Hadwan, Scantzag, and
Scirme> undertook the matter; and thereupon the
Bafla tent for eight hundred Janizaries, of late
left by Sinan Baffa in Garrifon at Buds and A&a
Kegalis; who all flatly refuted to go to this Service;
• faying, That they would not be led as Beads to the
(laughter, as were their Fellows but a little before
at Alba Regalis; neverthelefs, .they enforced the
Armenians, whom 8inan and his Son had brought
thither, to go ; but of Bw/fa, Alba Regalis, and
Scamboth, were fent only fifteen hundred common
Souldiers. For all that, the Baffa, with the Sanzacks
jhis followers, firm in their former Refolution
for the Relief of the diftreffed City, having
made great Preparation, .and raifed an Army ox
18000 ftrong, with many Field-pieces, by Night
drew near unto Fikk, and ftaied within two miles
of the City. But the General of the Chriftians,
with Stephen Bathor 3 and the other Captains, undcr(landing
of their coming, with 7000 good Souldiers
chofen out of the wnole Army, went out
prefcntly againft them, and the one and twentieth
of November, fuddenly affailing them in their
Tents, overthrew them, and put them all to flight,
whom the Christians fiercelypurfued with a moft
terrible Execution. In this fight and flight there
was flain 6000 Turks, and but few or none taken.
The Baffa himfclf, with the Sanzack of Filet,, and
many others of great Name, were found amongft
the Bodies of the flain Turks- This Victory, gained
with little or no lots, yielded unto the Chriftians
a rich Prey,many gorgeous Tents and fair Enligns,
much Catte), and 29 Field-pieces, with 200 Waggons
laden with Victual and other Provifion; all
which they carried into the Camp at Fikk, and fo
more ftraightlybeueged the City than before. The
fame day the Lord Palfi and Martin Lafta came to
the Camp with fix thousand Souldiers, and forthwith
three Trumpeters were lent to them of the
City, That if without further tefiftance they would
forthwith yield the City,.they fhould have leave'
in fafety to depart with Life and Goods, although
'19?
the Turk/ had of late in like cafe-broken their Faith
with the Chriftians at talma5 but if they reinfect; 1
his Grace, and would needs hold it out to the uttermoft,
then to denounce unto them all Extremities,
for all this, the Turks, nothing difmaicd,
refufed to yield 5 whereupon the battery began
afrefli, and. in more terrible manner than before";
fo that though the City was moft ftrongly fortified
both with Walls and Rampiers, yet had the
Christians in three days fpace with continual battery
made a fair breach into it, whereby they, in de- j$&i
fpight of the Enemy, entrcd without any notable rikcuby.
bis the four and twentieth of November, ranfacked jjj e
the City, and burnt a great part thereof. The fame (*""''
day they alfo took the utter moft Caftle, wherein
the Sanzack/ Palace flood. This Caftle ftandeth
upon a very high hill, ftrengthned both by Art
and Nature, and had in it a ftrong Garrifon of
valiant Souldiers, who (pared not luftily to beftow ,
their fliot amongft their Enemies, of whom they
flew a great number. Neverthelefs the Chriftians 9
after they had for the fpace of two Days and two
Nights, with a moft furious battery waken the
Walls, by plain force entred the Caftle the fix and
twentieth of November, and put to the Sword all
the Garrifon Souldiers, except fuch as ha,d in good
time forfaken this Caftle, and retired thcmfelvcs
into another more inward. Who being in num-'
ber eight hundred, with their Wives and Children,
without hope of Relief, and feeing the Gannon
now bent upon them, (et out a white Enfign in
token of Parley j which granted, it was agreed
-that they fhould. depart with Life, and fb much of
their Goods as every one of them could carry.
Upon which Agreement the Caftle was' yielded
the eight and twentieth day of November, and the
Turks with a fafe Convoy brought unto the Place
they defircd. In this Caftle was found a great boo-
ty, many pieces of Artillery, and much other war- *
like Provifion, but of Victuals fmall (tore. The
General, with the reft of the Captains, entring the
Caftle, tell down upon their Knees, and with their;
Hearts and Hands call up to Heaven, thanked
God fdr their Victory, and for the recovery of
that ftrong City; but efpeaally for the delivery
of fo many Chriftians out of the 7urki(h Thraldom:
for it is reported, that there were above eight hundred
Country Villages fubject to the Jurisdiction
of Filefa the poor Inhabitants whereof were now
all freed from the Turkjlh Servitude, by the taking
of this only City. The Chriftians forthwith repaired
the Walls, Bulwarks,-and Trenches, and ftrongly
fortified every place againft the Enemy; and
fo leaving a fufficient Garrifon in the City and Caftles,
departed with, their Army, now in number
about twenty thoufand, towards Sodoch, fixmiles
from Filek- But as they were upon the way,News 2
was brought unto the General how that the turkt
had for fear abandoned the Caftles of Vijwin and
Somos\e\ whereupon he. fent out certain Companies
of Souldiers to take in both thofe places; who
coming thither, found them indeed forfaken by
the Enemy, but yet many pieces of Artillery, and
other warlike Provifion thcre*ftill left, 1
In the latter end of November the General march- Sttfdrine,
ed with his Army towards Set/chine, a ftrong Www-
Town in the Diocefs of Agria $ but the Turks in •&L nJ
that pJace had two or three days before prepared ibmfcnrf
themfelves to flie, and fent their Wives, their by the
Children, and the beft of their Subftance, fome to Tur b*
Hatrvan. fome to Bud*; and now hearing of the
approach of the Cbrifiian Army, fet Fire on the
Town, and fled. The Chriftians immediately entring,
did what they could to quench the Fire, and
faved a great part of the Town ; fo leaving there
a convenient Garrifon, be hafted with fpeed to
Blavenfttin, which the Turks did alfo fet on fire,
and
w
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