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A01364	The historie of the troubles of Hungarie containing the pitifull losse and ruine of that kingdome, and the warres happened there, in that time, betweene the Christians and Turkes. By Mart. Fumée Lord of Genillé, Knight of the Kings order. Newly translated out of French into English, by R.C. Gentleman.; Histoire des troubles de Hongrie. English	Fumée, Martin, ca. 1540-ca. 1590.; Churche, Rooke.	1600 (1600)	STC 11487; ESTC S121249	449,209	400

absolutely determined to bring the Turkes into these countries and to make himselfe sole Lord of Transiluania which would haue been not onely their particular ruine but also an irreparable damage to all Christendome With these friendlie speeches and other plausible reasons which he alleadged to them he wonne that abilitie ouer them that he conuerted them from their former malice to sweare all obeysance to his Maiestie and to offer him to be faithfull and readie hereafter in all his affayres performing whatsoeuer Castalde should commaund them The principals among them within a while after came together to visit Castalde at Seghesuar to manifest vnto him in his presence the assurance of that true fidelitie which in words they had by Chendy promised vnto him Castalde receiued them with infinit ioyes and demonstrations of kindnes promising large pensions to those who were at the Friers pay and giuing honourable titles and liuings to others and besides at Ferdinands charges he bestowed as well vpon the poore as rich many presents to some horses robes of silke apparell of cloath to others money entertaining euery man with good loue and curteous words and assuring them with great and ample hopes of a future and present acknowledgement of their subiection hee made them in a manner so fauourable vnto him that hee verely thought he might well trust them and assist himselfe with them in any enterprise whatsoeuer Obseruing herein the custome of the ancient Romanes who by meanes of curtesie and liberalitie made all sorts of men how proud or insolent soeuer they were to be tractable and louing friends and by force of armes and feare to become subiect and obedient The Sicilians being exceeding well satisfied by these speeches shewed themselues so well contented with this new friendship that it was an incredible thing hardly to be beleeued considering how within so short a time this barbarous and rude nation was wonne and who in all iudgement was to bee greatly mistrusted By such managings men may easily see how forcibly the industrie and gouernment of men are and how greatly the prudence of Francis Chendy serued to reduce those who for our destruction were purposely vnited together and who also had sworne to destroy all Ferdinands people and to driue Castalde out of those regions and also how great and excellent his foresight was in so wisely tempering that people that from that time forward they alwaies shewed themselues to be Ferdinands speciall friends After then that these nations were thus appeased Castalde began to diuide all the companies into commodious places of the kingdome to the end that his souldiours by the benefit of their safegards might in part begin to restore themselues from their trauailes which they had endured and that after they were refreshed they might prepare and finde themselues better disposed to the future warre which alreadie was discerned to come from the Turkes And although that all tumults seemed then to be pacified and extinct yet neuerthelesse there wanted not some who secretly kindled the fire in many places and practising with inward hatred many things according as time fitteth we shall write of brought great detriment to Ferdinands affayres and great paines and hatred as well to his people as to the particular quarters of that kingdome The end of the fourth Booke THE FIFTH BOOKE OF THE HISTORIE OF HVNGARIE THE ARGVMENT OF THE FIFTH BOOKE THE Turke prepareth to make warre vpon Ferdinand Castalde soliciteth for succours and fortifieth the frontier townes of Transiluania The great store of treasure of Frier George Demaunds of Izabella to Ferdinand for performance of couenants Zegedin surprised from the Turkes and the ouerthrow of our people there The Pope excommunicateth the authors of George his death and the information thereof Mahomet Basha commeth into Hungarie Castalde calleth a Diet at Torde and the custome there concerning adulterie Duke Maurice of Saxonie raiseth forces against the Emperour Charles the 5. and forceth him to forsake his aboade and in the end they are accorded Izabella complaineth of Ferdinand and Castalde soliciteth him for succours Themesuar besieged by Mahomet in the end yeelded and the Gouernour thereof with all his people treacherously ouerthrowne and slaine by the Turkes Caransebesse yeelded to the Turks The cowardlines of Aldene Gouernour of Lippa the forsaking thereof and the burning of it by him which was afterwards possessed by the Turks Drigall besieged by the Palauicine he is defeated there by Achmeth Basha of Buda and in the end he is taken and ransomed Zaluoch besieged by Mahomet the cowardlines of the Germane souldiours there and braue resolution of the Castellan Mahomet determineth to goe and besiege Agria IN the beginning of this yeere 1552. Ferdinand and his Lieutenants thought by the death of Frier George to haue procured to Hungarie and Transiluania a long repose and perpetuall peace seeing that some of those who were vehemently suspected did not any thing oppose themselues nor made any shew of insurrections insomuch that they imagined that Fortune by that meanes had brought to euery one a happie life and sweete tranquilitie euery man applauding the present time and extreamely blaming the time past not any manner of way considering that which might happen Thus continuing in this their hope of a better life it was not long but that Fortune according to her naturall inclination gathered together so much poyson and spread abroad so many perturbations that she gaue vniuersall notice of how many mischiefes she had been the cause Then after the discontent of the Sicilians was appeased and that euery one was departed from the Diet of Wasrael Castalde returned to Sibinio when all the Castles and Fortresses which in the Friers name for a time held out they sent to him in the name of Ferdinand and offered vnto him all obeysance and yeelded vp all the treasure which was found therein that in any sort appertained to Frier George In the end hauing accepted their offers and reestablished the same Captaines in the said places he presently certified Ferdinand thereof to the end that with all expedition he should dispatch certaine Comissaries to receiue by account all that which was found in those places to haue been the Friers and afterward to dispose of them as it pleased him Whilest hee expected these Comissaries and that hee was at Sibinio certaine newes came daily by Marchants of Tergonista a principall towne of the Transalpinians concerning that which was done at Constantinople and touching the great preparation that the Turke made being exceeding angrie and enraged for the death of the Frier and caused to bee leauied two great armies to send them against the Transiluanians with which he determined at one instant to assaile this Prouince on two sides on the one side by the Moldauian and on the other by the low Marishes Vpon this newes Castalde both by letters and messengers vrgently pressed Ferdinand for present reliefe and that he would in time prouide himselfe of sufficient