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etc._n but_o since_o he_o can_v not_o in_o time_n relieve_v he_o to_o deliver_v the_o castle_n on_o the_o best_a condition_n he_o ãâã_d who_o yield_v it_o to_o solyman_n on_o reasonable_a term_n mahomet_n now_o within_o a_o day_n march_n be_v exceed_o ãâã_d and_o return_v to_o amasia_n where_o solyman_n short_o besiege_v he_o but_o without_o hope_n to_o win_v it_o he_o retire_v to_o prusa_n spend_v his_o time_n ãâã_d etc._n etc._n exceed_o give_v thereunto_o mahomet_n advertise_v that_o solyman_n lie_v ãâã_d at_o prusa_n but_o with_o small_a power_n march_v in_o haste_n to_o surprise_v he_o but_o he_o be_v discover_v by_o solyman_n ãâã_d at_o the_o river_n sangarius_n who_o in_o all_o haste_n give_v knowledge_n of_o his_o brother_n come_v solyman_n dismay_v will_v have_v flee_v into_o europe_n if_o alis_fw-la from_o the_o blemish_n and_o discouragement_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o encouragement_n of_o his_o enemy_n to_o ãâã_d have_v not_o otherwise_o persuade_v he_o it_o be_v better_a to_o take_v neapolis_n strait_o till_o he_o may_v assemble_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o army_n mahomet_n come_v enter_v those_o strait_o for_o he_o must_v needs_o pass_v they_o be_v repulse_v by_o solyman_n who_o avith_o little_a loss_n frustrate_v his_o brother_n brave_a attempt_n through_o the_o place_n advantage_n though_o much_o the_o weak_a bassa_n wilie-head_n the_o while_n send_v secret_o letter_n to_o mahomet_n that_o most_o of_o his_o great_a captain_n etc._n etc._n have_v bind_v themselves_o to_o solyman_n and_o one_o another_o to_o betray_v he_o into_o his_o hand_n as_o the_o undoubted_a heir_n etc._n etc._n which_o treason_n he_o discover_v with_o great_a protestation_n of_o love_n and_o good_a will_n etc._n etc._n mahomet_n yet_o cease_v not_o for_o 6_o or_o 7_o day_n to_o gain_v those_o passage_n but_o in_o
in_o bond_n wherewith_o the_o citizen_n discourage_v yield_v themselves_o and_o city_n into_o his_o power_n who_o enter_v it_o and_o take_v his_o daughter_n and_o all_o his_o child_n with_o all_o noble_n he_o find_v send_v they_o forthwith_o by_o sea_n with_o the_o emperor_n to_o constantinople_n as_o in_o triumph_n choose_v what_o citizen_n he_o please_v for_o his_o own_o service_n bring_v up_o 800_o christian_a child_n for_o janissary_n many_o citizen_n send_v captive_n to_o constantinople_n divide_v the_o beautiful_a woman_n to_o his_o friend_n and_o man_n of_o war_n he_o send_v some_o choice_n one_o to_o his_o son_n the_o other_o town_n short_o submit_v to_o the_o turkish_a thraldom_n wherein_o they_o have_v since_o miserable_o live_v he_o appoint_v janissary_n for_o the_o castle_n and_o his_o admiral_n to_o govern_v the_o common_a soldier_n in_o the_o city_n so_o mahomet_n have_v in_o few_o month_n subdue_v paphlagonia_n pontus_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o cappadocia_n etc._n etc._n return_v in_o great_a triumph_n afterward_o usuns_n queen_n seek_v to_o get_v some_o of_o her_o uncle_n child_n possible_o by_o her_o husband_n power_n to_o advance_v to_o her_o father_n empire_n mahomet_n cruel_o put_v to_o death_n david_n with_o all_o his_o son_n and_o kinsman_n root_a out_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o comnen_n but_o george_n the_o young_a son_n who_o at_o first_o turn_v turk_n and_o who_o sister_n be_v afterward_o one_o of_o his_o concubine_n this_o empire_n be_v by_o mahomet_n subvert_v in_o 1461._o the_o year_n follow_v ulanus_n prince_n of_o valachia_n resolve_v to_o join_v to_o the_o hungarian_n mahomet_n think_v to_o circumvent_v this_o his_o tributary_n before_o whole_o fall_v from_o he_o wherefore_o he_o send_v catabolinus_n his_o secretary_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o court_n promise_v he_o great_a promotion_n than_o ever_o and_o command_v by_o he_o chamuze_v bassa_n governor_n of_o bidina_n etc._n etc._n to_o do_v his_o utmost_a for_o entrap_a of_o uladus_n promise_v he_o great_a reward_n chamuze_v devise_v the_o secretary_n to_o give_v he_o notice_n of_o the_o day_n of_o his_o return_n from_o the_o prince_n when_o it_o be_v like_a uladus_n will_v bring_v he_o on_o his_o way_n of_o himself_o or_o at_o least_o be_v by_o the_o secretary_n request_v the_o bassa_n pass_v with_o troop_n over_o danubius_n shall_v lay_v close_o in_o ambush_n on_o the_o way_n the_o secretary_n force_v his_o wit_n to_o persuade_v the_o prince_n to_o go_v to_o court_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o obtain_v no_o more_o from_o he_o wary_a than_o good_a word_n and_o in_o courtesy_n to_o conduct_v he_o unto_o danubius_n side_n the_o secretary_n give_v chamuzes_n notice_n he_o lay_v where_o the_o secretary_n must_v needs_o pass_v come_v at_o the_o prefix_a time_n to_o the_o place_n chamuze_v sudden_o assail_a the_o prince_n slay_v divers_a but_o uladus_n be_v of_o great_a courage_n and_o better_o appoint_v than_o the_o bassa_n suppose_v slay_v many_o turk_n and_o 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