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jacere_fw-la debuit_fw-la haud_fw-la multis_fw-la gloria_fw-la tanta_fw-la locis_fw-la as_o it_o be_v thus_o reassembled_a from_o its_o divide_a piece_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o resurrection_n we_o trust_v it_o have_v put_v on_o perfection_n and_o with_o that_o immortality_n that_o be_v to_o say_v as_o long_o as_o the_o turkish_a name_n and_o nation_n shall_v endure_v vale_fw-la h._n m._n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o life_n of_o mahomet_n the_o impostor_n and_o founder_n of_o this_o empire_n chap._n ii_o a_o epitome_n of_o the_o life_n of_o his_o successor_n the_o caliphs_n sultan_n and_n emperor_n of_o the_o ottoman_a family_n chap._n iii_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o dominion_n chap._n iu._n their_o militia_n chap._n v._n their_o government_n civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a chap._n vi_o their_o religion_n chap._n vii_o the_o seraglio_n or_o court_n of_o the_o grand_a signior_n chap._n viii_o the_o common_a custom_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o turk_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o affliction_n of_o captive_n and_o christian_n under_o the_o turk_n chap._n x._o a_o dispute_n between_o a_o roman_n catholic_n and_o a_o turk_n with_o several_a prophecy_n concern_v the_o turk_n chap._n xi_o a_o brief_a view_n of_o the_o tartar_n chap._n xii_o the_o character_n of_o tamerlane_n and_o scanderbag_n those_o two_o great_a terror_n to_o the_o turk_n chap._n xiii_o the_o modern_a history_n of_o the_o turk_n with_o the_o siege_n of_o newhausel_n chap._n fourteen_o the_o late_a expedition_n of_o the_o noble_a general_n count_n serini_n chap._n xv._o the_o interest_n of_o all_o the_o prince_n in_o christendom_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o policy_n and_o religion_n in_o a_o war_n with_o the_o turk_n chap._n xvi_o a_o exact_a chronology_n of_o the_o success_n of_o the_o christian_n former_o obtain_v against_o they_o a_o new_a survey_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n complete_v chap._n i._o of_o the_o life_n of_o mahomet_n the_o impostor_n and_o founder_n of_o this_o empire_n with_o 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that_o without_o very_a much_o ado_n this_o impostor_n quick_o plant_v his_o opinion_n so_o strong_a that_o they_o have_v take_v such_o root_n and_o spread_v so_o universal_o that_o one_o whole_a half_a of_o the_o habitable_a world_n to_o this_o day_n adhere_v to_o his_o doctrine_n extraction_n mahomet_n extraction_n most_o writer_n accord_n that_o mahomet_n which_o name_n in_o the_o arabic_a signify_v indignation_n or_o fury_n be_v the_o son_n of_o adalla_n a_o merchant_n in_o mecca_n a_o city_n in_o arabia_n faelix_fw-la but_o jathrib_o a_o obscure_a village_n there_o be_v name_v for_o his_o extraction_n his_o mother_n hemina_n a_o jew_n and_o himself_o in_o anno_fw-la dom._n 571._o bear_v posthumus_n though_o other_o say_v he_o be_v deprive_v of_o both_o his_o parent_n at_o two_o year_n old_a when_o a_o poor_a woman_n that_o labour_v for_o her_o live_n breed_v he_o up_o other_o say_v it_o be_v his_o uncle_n at_o sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n he_o become_v a_o merchant_n bondman_n 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greatness_n of_o the_o ottoman_a family_n that_o it_o be_v huddle_v up_o in_o a_o general_a confusion_n betwixt_o the_o interest_n and_o claim_n of_o bajazet_n son_n solyman_n his_o elder_a son_n possess_v himself_o of_o his_o conquest_n in_o europe_n and_o seat_v at_o adrianople_n mahomet_n his_o young_a at_o amasia_n and_o defend_v his_o asiatic_a province_n against_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o tartar_n some_o petty_a prince_n whereof_o have_v those_o assign_v to_o they_o by_o tamerlane_n in_o conclusion_n musa_fw-la the_o second_o brother_n release_v out_o of_o his_o captivity_n with_o his_o father_n dead_a body_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o mahomet_n destroy_v solyman_n and_o seize_v himself_o of_o his_o kingdom_n of_o which_o not_o long_o after_o mahomet_n dispossess_v musa_n and_o strangle_v he_o and_o unite_v the_o whole_a entire_a dominion_n under_o himself_o he_o be_v but_o 15_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v yet_o such_o be_v his_o prudence_n and_o prowess_n 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