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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33328	The life of Tamerlane the Great with his wars against the great Duke of Moso, the King of China, Bajazet the Great Turk, the Sultan of Egypt, the King of Persia, and some others ... : wherein are rare examples of heathenish piety, prudence, magnanimity, mercy, liberality, humility, justice, temperance, and valour.	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1653 (1653)	Wing C4535; ESTC R3775	50,971	60

all offering him his only daughter in marriage sent him word that he would proclaime him heir apparent to his Empire as in right he was being his brothers son and the daughters not using to succeed in those Empires which so great an offer Tamerlane gladly accepted and so the marriage was afterwards with great triumph at the old Emperors Court solemnized and consummated and our Tamerlane according to promise and his right was proclaimed heir apparent of that great Empire Thus was Tamerlane indeed made great being ever after this marriage by the old Emperor his Uncle and now his father in Law so long as he lived notably supported and after his death succeeded him in that so vast and mighty an Empire Before his marriage he would needs be crowned to the intent that none should think that the Crown came to him by the right of his wife but by his own and during his abode in the City of Quavicai where the old Emperor was he was entertained with all kinde of triumphs wherein he alwayes carried away the Bell whether in shooting in the bowe in changing of horses in the middest of their courses in Tiltings and in all other exercises which required agility or strength and so after two moneths returned with his wife to Samarcand in which City he delighted exceedingly to remaine because the situation thereof was fair and being watered with a great River was a place of great Traffick whereby it was made richer then any in that Country And whensoever he received intelligence from the Emperor his Uncle he still imparted the same to Odmar whom he used as his right hand in all his great affaires There was also in his Court a Christian whom he loved much and every on greatly respected called Axalla a Genovois by birth brought up from his youth about his person for he countenanced all that worshiped one onely God that was the Creator of all things And about this time the old Emperor sent to him to stir him up to war against the great King of China who stiled himself Lord of the world and Son of the Sun who had exceede his bounds and incroached upon the Tartarian Empire This was no small enterprise and before he would begin the same he sent Ambassadors to the King of China to demand restitution of his lands and the passages of a River called Tachii which were within the Tartarian border and on this side that stupendious wall builded on purpose by the Kings of China for the defence of their Country against the incursions of the Tartars and whilst he attended for the return of his Ambassadors expecting a Negative he caused his forces to be assembled together from all parts appointing their rendevouz to be in the Horda of Baschir The old Emperor also assembled for his aid two hundred thousand fighting men wherein were all the brave men of his Court who were accustomed to the wars for this Emperor had greatly encreased his limits and conquered a great Country so as all these men were well trained up in the wars and had been accustomed to travel and paines These were to joyn with Tamerlanes Army in the Deserts of Ergimul at a certain day In the mean time the Ambassadors which were sent return and informe the Prince that this proud King of China wondred how any durst denounce war against him making this lofty answer That Tamerlane should content himself with that which he had left him which also he might have taken from him c. This answer being heard our Prince marched directly to his Army gave orders for conveiance of victuals from all parts sent to hasten forwards his confederates imparted the answer to the old Emperor caused the insolence of the King of China to be published that all the world might know the justness of his cause yet before his departure he went to take leave of his own father who endued with a singular and Fatherly affection kissed him a thousand times made solmne prayers for his prosperity drew of his Imperial Ring and gave it him telling him that he should never see him againe for that he was hasting to his last rest and calling Odmar bad him farewell requiring his faithfulness to his son The Prince having performed this duty returned to Samercand where the Empress his wife remained whom he took along with him in this journy as the maner of that Country is and so presently departed committing the charge and care of his Kingdome in his absence to one Samay a man well practised in Affaires who also had had the charge of our Prince in his youth These things being dispatched he marched forwards in the midest of his Army which consisted of fifty thousand horse and a hundred thousand footmen relying principally on the Forces of the great Cham his Uncle yet he left order that the rest of his Forces should be ready to advance upon the first command as soon as he should be joyned with his Uncles Army In his march he was stayed by the way in regard of some distemper of his body contracted by reason of his change of the aire yet the forces which Catiles Captain of the Army of the great Cham conducted went daily forwards Now the newes of his distemprature was bruted abroad in all places yet did he not neglect to send to the great Cham and often to advertise him of the state of his health to the end that the same should not cause any alteration which might arise in that great Empire whereunto he was lately advanced for he was very suspicious of a great Lord named Calix who was disconted therewith and had not yet acknowledged him as all others his subjects had and indeed it was not without cause that he suspected him for Calix being informed that the forces of the great Cham were advanced beyond the mountaines having passed the River of Meau and were encamped at Bouprou and that Tamerlane was sick he thought it a fit time for his enterprize and thereupon assembling the greatest part of his most faithful followers he told them that now was the time for them to shake off the yoke of the Parthians who otherwise would enslave them and seeing that now their Prince was so badly minded as to translate the Empire to Tamerlane of his own minde without calling them to Councel which had interest in the election that this was the onely means to assure their liberty which otherwise was like to be lost He caused also a rumor to be spread that Tamerlane was very sick the Emperor old and crazy and that his forces were far separated from him yet like cunning Traytors they dispatched away a messenger to the great Cham to assure him that they bended not their forces against him but were his faithful and obedient Subjects and they onely Armed them selves because they would not be governed by the Parthians their ancient enemies As soon as our