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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57997	The history of the Turkish Empire, from the year 1623, to the year 1677 Containing the reigns of the three last emperors, viz. Sultan Morat, or Amurat IV. Sultan Ibrahim, and Sultan Mahomet IV, his son, the thirteenth emperor, now reigning. By Sir Paul Rycaut, late consul of Smyrna.	Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700.; Knolles, Richard, 1550?-1610. Generall historie of the Turkes. aut; Manley, Roger, Sir, 1626?-1688. History of the Turkish Empire continued. aut; Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700. Memoirs. aut; White, Robert, 1645-1703,	1687 (1687)	Wing R2407; ESTC R8667	720,857	331

first occasion of that long War which afterwards ensued between the Turk and them The truth of which Story is this The Story of Kuzlir Aga his Slave and Son taken by the Malteses free of all Romance or Fable which the Knights of St. John or Malta would mix therewith It happened that the Kuzlir Aga or chief Eunuch which governs the Women in the Signior's Seraglio having cast his Eye on a fair Slave then set to sale by a Persian Merchant became so enamoured of her that he purchased her for himself under the Notion of a virgin at the price of four hundred and fifty Dollars But the Eunuch had not long entertained this Lady in his Service before she proved with Child not by him you may conceive if you understand how the Eunuchs of this Country are disarm'd of their Virility At which he was so greatly offended that he banished her from his Society and confined her to the House of his Steward The time being come for her to be delivered of her great Belly it proved a Son and some Months after the Aga being desirous to see the Babe was so pleased with the aspect of it that he resolved to adopt it for his own ordering it Cloaths and other Necessaries agreeable to its Condition It happened that about that time Sultan Mahomet which now reigns was then born and there wanting a Nurse for the Child this beautiful Slave was preferred to the Honour so that she was entertained near two Years in the Seraglio During which time Sultan Ibrahim took such an affection to the Nurse's Boy that he loved him better than his own eldest Son who was of a bad Complexion and of no better Air in his Face than his Father and took great delight to play and sport with him at which the Mother of Sultan Mahomet was so displeased that she could not longer endure either Nurse or her Boy and for her sake took so much displeasure against the Kuzlir Aga who preferred her that neither his presence nor Service were acceptable and so violent she was in her Passion that one day when Sultan Ibrahim was playing with his Women and Children in the Garden according to his usual Custom throwing them one on the other into the Water the Queen grew so furious that she could not contain longer from venting her Anger in unhansome Terms and jealousy against the Nurse and her Son. At which the Sultan being much displeased and being ill-natured if we may speak boldly of an Emperor took her Son which is now Sultan Mahomet out of her Arms and with some few Curses swung him into a Cistern where he had been certainly drowned had not every one in that instance applied themselves to save him at which time he received the Mark or Scar he wears at this day in his Forehead All these Matters served for farther Fuel to nourish the implacable Spirit of the Queen which the Kuzlir Aga well observing judged it prudence to give way to her Fury and so begged his Dismission from the Court together with his Slave and Son and that having wisited Mecha according to his Law he might enjoy a Retirement in Egypt which is the Portion of banished Eunuchs The Queen easily consented hereunto nor was it difficult to procure the Licence of the Sultan who was as easily perswaded to any by those who were about him wherefore the Eunuch having provided to be gone shipped himself with his great Treasure on the Fleet which was now designed and ready to depart for Alexandria which consisted of three Ships one a great Gallion and two others of lesser Burthen and seven Saiks these having at the beginning of their Voyage found contrary Winds The Engagement of the Turkish with the Malta Gallies put into Rhodes from whence loosing with more favourable Weather they unfortunately met with six Malta Gallies excellently well manned and provided The Admiral Gally immediately Boarded one of the Saiks and took her manned only by Greeks by whom they were informed of the Condition Quality and Cargo of the greater Ship which gave Heat and Resolution to the Souldiery In like manner with little Oppsition the Gallies called the St. John and Joseph possessed themselves of one of the lesser Ships which being laden only with Timber brought from the Black Sea to build Ships at Alexandria was of little value having forty Turks aboard eight Women and a Child which sucked at the Mother's Breast In the mean time the three other Gallies called the St. Mary St. Lorenzo and Victory attacked the great Gallion and having cast their Iron Graples into the Ship with the Motion of the Ship the Irons gave way and broke only that of the St. Lorenzo held fast so that the whole force of the Ship both of small and great Shot was poured in upon the Gally to their damage and loss of Men. In the mean time the Admiral Gally came in to their Assistance and Assaulting the Ship on the other Quarter made a Diversion of their Men and having thrown in their Graples they scaled the sides of the Gallion as if it had been a Fortress where being entred they remained for some time at handy-blows with the Turks but at length all the Gallies coming to their help having made an end of subduing the other Ships the Turks were forced to retire under Covert of their Decks which they defended still with singular Valour wounding the Christians with their half Pikes through the Gratings But in fine the Captains of the Gallies perceiving that this was not the way to compel them to a speedy Surrender ordered several Musquetiers out of every Gally to sire in at the Windows and loop-holes of the Ship by which having killed their Commander in Chief their Valour and Constancy began to fail and desirous to save their lives with loss of Liberty and Estates they cast down their Arms and begged Mercy In this Engagement were killed the Captain of the St. Mary and seven Cavaliers of which five were French one Italian and one German the Admiral himself and the Captain of his Gally were both wounded seventy nine Souldiers and Mariners killed and an hundred thirty two wounded Of the Turks it is not certain how many fell in regard as they were killed according to Custom they cast them over-board the Eunuch himself though always educated in the softness of the Seraglio and in the Conversation of the Female Court yet in the end concluded his days like one of the Masculine Sex fighting valiantly with his Sword until overwhelmed by his Enemies by which it is observable that those Persons lose not their Courage with their virile Parts for it hath been known in former days how that Eunuchs have been Generals in the Turkish and other Armies and conducted their Affairs with admirable Courage and Success The Prize which the Christians had gained in this manner was very considerable for besides the Gold Silver and Jawels which were the Treasure this Eunuch