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A07915	A vaunting, daring, and a menacing letter, sent from Sultan Morat the great Turke, from his court at Constantinople, by his embassadour Gobam, to Vladisllaus King of Poland, &c. Which letter was sent to the Christian King, since the truce concluded betweene the Turke and the Persian in March last; as by many copies whereof, may appeare, as it was sent out of Poland. Wherein he declares himselfe a mortall enemy to the said Christian King, threatning to invade his kingdomes and territories, with all manner of hostility. Whereunto is annexed a briefe relation of the Turkish present strength, both of horse and foote: with al the victories the Turkes have prevailed against the Christians these last three hundred yeares. As also what glorious victories the Christians have wonne against the Turkes, till this present yeare. 1638. Published by authority	Murad IV, Sultan of the Turks, 1612-1640.	1638 (1638)	STC 18286; ESTC S102874	14,115	30

our Lord 1327 at which time Edward the third was King of England Orchanes the second King of the Turkes wonne from the Christians Nicomedia and likewise the Kingdome of Cha●asia or Carafina which contayned Lydia part of Misia part of Phrygia the lesse with Troas and the City of Pergamus a most mighty Kingdome After that hee wonne the strong Castle of Maditus and the goodly City of the Callipolis Orchanes got most of all these in one yeere from the Christians Amurath the first of that Name and third King of the Turkes wonne from the Christians many Countreys and Cities of which Cities Hadrianople in Europe was the chiefe where hee after kept his Court which was then made the Royall Seate for the Turkes in Europe Amurath invaded and conquered Servia slew Lazarus the Prince or Despot of that large Countrey wonne a great part of Bulgaria and many other places He Reigned Anno 1377. when Richard the second was King of England Bajazet the first of that Name and fourth King of the Turkes wonne Philadelphia from the Christians he spoyled the Countrey of Valachia and made it Tributary to him He destroyed Thessalonica and all Thessaly hee overthrew the Christian Army at the unfortunate battell of Nicopolis Sigismund King of Hungaria having 130000. Thousand Horse and Foote almost all lost Also Bajazet wonne the most part of Capadocia he Reigned Anno 1399. when Henry the fourth was King of England This Bajazet was at the last overcome and taken prisoner by Tomberlaine and lost much of what his predecessors had wonne All which and more was recovered againe by his Successor Mahomet the first of that Name and first King of the Turkes Mahomet reigned Anno 1413 when Henry the fifth was King of England Amurah the second of that name and sixth King of the Turkes with a mighty and mercilesse Army spoyled and plundred the most part of Hungaria he subdued Servia hee wasted the Principality of Transilvania he overcame and slew the Hungarian and Pol●nian King Vladislaus and conquer'd a great part of Hungaria he wasted the large Countrey of Peloponesus now called Morea and after hee had filled a great many Christian Kingdomes and Lordships with blood-slaughter and all manner of cruelties he having reigned 28. yeares in the yeare of Grace 1448 or thereabouts when Henry the sixt was King of England Mahomet the second of that Name the seventh King and first Emperour of the Turkes for his many victories and conquests called Mahomet the Great Hee wonne the famous City of Constantinople from the Christians on the 29. of May 1453. It had anciently beene the Royall seat of the Easterne or Grecian Emperours where ever since the Othoman Family hath placed their Imperial Courts Hee conquer'd the City and Empire of Trapezond Anno 1461. In the time of 31. yeares which hee reigned hee got from the Christians one Empire 12. Kingdomes and 200. Cities hee dyed when Edward the fourth was King of England Bajazet the second of that Name the Eighth King and second Emperour of the Turkes he invaded Moldavia hee wonne the City of Tarsus in Cilicia where St. Paul was borne he made fierce inroads into Podolia and Russia spoyled the Countrey of Friulli which was the Venetians also hee tooke from them the great Cities of Lepanto Modon or Methone Corone Pilus Dirrachium and after hee had for 30. yeeres space of his Reigne done all the mischiefe he could to Christendome he being very aged was by the command of Selimus his most undutifull sonne who corrupted a Jew that was his Fathers Physitian poysoned Anno 1509. when Henry the eight was King of England Selimus the first of that name the ninth King of the Turkes and third Emperour he invaded some parts of Hungaria and after eight yeeres of a cruell bloody reigne he dyed of a canker in his backe which yeelded such a stench that long before his decease no man durst come neare him He was so busied in his warres with the Persians Arabians Armenians and Egyptians that he had but little leasure to molest the Christians hee dyed in the yeare of our Redemption 1520 Henry the eight then being King of England Soliman surnamed the Magnificent the tenth King and fourth Emperour of the Turkes hee wan from the Knights of the order of Saint Iohn of Ierusalem the famous Island of the Rhodes on Christmas day Anno 1522 he overthrew the Hungarians in a mortall battaile at a place called Mohatchaz where amongst thousands of common Souldiers many of the nobility of that Countrey were slaine and King Lewis King of that Kingdome seeking to save himselfe by flight was most miserably drowned in a Ditch and he carried away more than one hundred and fifty thousand poore Christians with him in that expedition out of Hungaria to Constantinople 1526 After that he entred Hungaria again wan the strong City and Castle of Buda and spoyled a great part of Austria And in the yeare 1532 he entred the second time into Austria and most cruelly burnt spoyl'd and wasted the Countrey filling it full of blood and slaughter and carrying away many people into perpetuall slavery By his admirable Barbarussa he did much spoyle to the Venetians and did much mischiefe to the Italians Hee also spoyled the rich and beautifull Countrey of Apulia hee likewise invaded the Island of Corcira and from certaine other Isles and places in Italy carryed away 16000 poore Christians into Captivity to Constantinople 1537. He conquered the rich Islands of Napos and Aegina after that he overthrew Ferdinand King of Bohemia with a great slaughter hee beate the Christian Fleete or Navy set forth at the charges of Charles the fifth Emperour of Germany Paul the third Pope or Bishop of Rome and the Venetians 1539. After that he wan the strong City of Buda in Hungaria 1540. In the yeare 1543 Soliman came with a huge army againe into Hungaria meaning to over-runne the whole Kingdome then he besieged and won the most strong and great Cities of Strigonium and Alba Regalis wherein he used all kinde of cruelties that could be imagined He wonne the City of Tripolis in Barbarie from the Christians and in the yeare 1566 he tooke the rich and fertile Island of Chios Thus Soliman having bin a mighty Invador and spoyler of Christendome after 44. yeares reigne dyed in the eighth yeare of the Reigne of the unmatchable famous and vertuous Elizabeth Queene of England 1566. Selimus the second of that name the eleventh King and first Emperour of the Turkes conquered and tooke the rich Island and Kingdome of Ciprus from the Venetians he made great Havock in the Countrey of Moldavia and Vallachia and in other parts of Christendome with the extreamest barbarous cruelties as ever was inflicted and after eight years of his bloody and tyrannicall reigne wasted in his flesh and spirits and amply furnished with diseases which are easily purchased with drunkennesse and leacherie hee dyed Anno 1574. The famous Elizabeth then being Queene

of England Amurath the third of that name the twelfth King and sixth Emperour of the Turkes he was almost wholly busied in the warres against the Princes of the Easterne parts of the World as the Persians Arabians Armenians and others of the Orientall Nations so that he had very little leasure to make any warres or inroads into Christendome although he with threats and braving menacings made large promises to invade the Christians but haved reigned nineteene yeares he dyed of the Stone and the falling sicknesse in the yeare of grace 1595 in the 37 yeare of the reigne of Elizabeth the admired Queene of England Mahomet the third of that name the thirteenth King and seventh Emperour of the Turkes had many bloody and cruell battailes and bickerings with the Christians in Hungaria Transilvania Vallachia Stiria Moldavia Austria and in divers places of the Germane Empire He wonne and lost and by his Bassaes Lievtenants and Generals did beate and were beaten he dyed Anno 1604 in the third yeare of the reigne of King Iames of blessed memory Achmat the foureteenth King and eighth Emperour of the Turkes He by his Bassa aided with the Tartars spoyled the upper Hungaria there they tooke and ransacked the townes of Setchin Tregla Puganisa Iarmeta Samoschin Regimcat Palanka Dillena Sacmaria Rabenstine Onoth Vacia Sevara Blavenstine Tabra Disgiora Libetua Calo Sitna Nagibana Scharospotac Zatuar Filek Budnoc with many other strong townes and places both in Hungaria and Transilvania which were sack'd and spoyled by the Turkes through the contentions rebellions and treacheries of false Christians sometimes the Governours and Commanders were corrupted with gifts given them by the Turkes and many times the Christian Souldiers revolting and in mutiny for pay and in the yeare 1605 the famous and strong City of Strigonium in Hungaria was taken by the Turkes But in the yeare 1606 a peace was concluded betwixt the great Sultan and the German Emperour since which time there hath no matters of great Hostility beene used on either side Achmat dyed when he had reigned fifteene yeares Anno 1617. in the 15. yeere of the Reigne of King James Mustapha the Fourteenth King and Ninth Emperor of the Turkes was the Brother to Achmat deceased he had no great time in his first Reigne either to make or move Peace or Warre for hee was deposed and put into a Cell at or neare the end of two Moneths after his Coronation Osman the sonne of the afore-named Achmat the Fifteenth King of the Turkes and Tenth Emperour in the yeere 1620 the Turkes with a great power made Warre by Sea upon the Kingdome of Naples where they wonne the City of Manfredonia and after they had most miserably sack'd it they carried away neare 1500. poore Christians into intollerable slavery Osman gives occasions of distaste and grievances to the King of Poland by conniving craftily and suffering the Tartars to make inroads into divers parts of Polonia for which indignitie the Polonian King did make the like incursions into the Turkes Dominions insomuch that it grew to a Warre so that the Turkes entred Poland with a great Army whence hee carried away 25000. Christians as slaves to Constantinople After which a Peace was concluded betwixt the Grand Signior and the Pole 1622 and in the yeere 1623. Sultan Osman was treacherously and trayterously strangled and murder'd by the Great Visier named Daut Bassa after which the deposed Mustapha was againe crowned the second time and in lesse than Nine Moneths after hee was made the mockery of Fortune and deposed the second time from his Imperiall dignity but what became of him afterwards I have neither read or heard of Morat or Amurath the sixteenth King and Eleventh Emperour of the Turkes now reigning was on the last of August 1623. crowned hee was the sonne of Sultan Achmat and hath kept the peace for the most part with all Christian Kings and Princes but hee hath had his hands full with the Persian and with some others of his owne Bassaes which have fallen into rebellion against him To shew the Numbers of the Turkish Foote and Horse which he hath dayly at continuall command in all places of his Dominions at all times the Relation would either beheld to be incredible or the Turkes power to be invincible both which opinions of people are scarce worth the refuting for experience knowes they are both false Yet the strong City of Scodra in Dulmalia bordering on Epirus and Albania was besieged in the yeare 1473. by the Turkes Army in number 350000 men and Horse there was 12000. Camells laden with Brasse in Masse or hunos which they cast into great Ordinance so great indeed as never the like were heard or read of for it is truely reported that one Gu●ne carried a Bullet of 300. pound weight and that two other Peeces carried Bullets of 400. weight one carried a shot of 650. weight and one which they called the Princes Peece carried a Bullet of 1200. weight and lastly another carried a shot of 1300. weight He had also at that Siege as many Brasse-peeces for Battery as made up the full number of 178 and after sixe most sharpe and terrible Assaults and a whole yeeres siege it was through want enforced to yeeld upon Composition to the Turkes Read the Turkish History pag. 421. The Great Sultan hath Horse-men called Timariots which are Gentlemen that hold Lands of him during their lives and they are for every 60. Duckats of yeerely value or Rent of those Lands to maintaine one Horse and a man armed with a Bow Arrows Semitar Target and Launce as well in Peace as in Warre Hee whose Land is worth but 60. Duckats must finde one hee that hath 120. Dukats must maintaine 2. Horsmen so armed and so of the rest these Timariots are disperst all over his Dominions and are as is truely related in number 719000. To speake of his potent Bassaes his great Begler bags his commanding Sanzacks his insolent Janizaries his mutinous Spahi his rusticke Acanzij Horse-men his innumerable unregarded Asapi it is so well described by many worthy Authors but especially in the fore-named History of the Turkes to which I refer the Reader for ample satisfaction And although what hath beene in this briefe Treatise related hath onely shewed the conquests greatnesse power and strength of the Turkes how they have beaten and overcome the Christians in sundry Battells bloody foughten-fields Sieges and Sallies yet it is not amisie to shew when where and how hee hath beene from time to time repulst and beaten both by the Christians and also by other Princes and Potentates of his owne Mahomet an Superstition In the yeare of our Lord 1397. Tamberlane overthrew threw Bajazet the first How when and by whom the Turkes have beene overthrowne oftentimes and the fourth King of the Turkes in a mortall Battell where Bajazet with his son Musa were taken Prisoners and the proud Turke was shut up in an Iron Cage by Tamberlane and in

two Turkes to goe into his Kingdome and to bee turned Christians because under that faire pretence they should worke some meanes to poyson him which Turks were baptised their treachery disclos'd and Scanderbeg preserved and the Traitors executed The Turkish Tyrant perceiving that all his forces and policies prevailed not against this most glorious happy and fortunate Prince after which damnable plot and auspicious escape Scanderbeg encountered with Iovima a brother to Ballabanus and Hedar his sonne and after a bloody bickering he tooke them and many more prisoners and following his Victory he slew Ballabanus the Turkish Generall his old Fugitive and Renegado enemy but for the number of the slaine it is not mentioned And last of all in the yeare 1466 Mahomet with another huge armie entred Epirus with no better successe than before he had so that after the expence of much Treasure and many men lost he was glad to retire home againe to Constantinople and within short time after the most illustrious Prince Scanderbeg dyed of a Feaver so that his miscreant enemies could not boast that they overcame came him or were the death of him but God under whose Banner he had many times couragiously fought was so gracious unto him as to take him from this transitory life by a Naturall death After the decease of Scanderbeg Mathias King of Hungria the sonne of that famous Huniades before named was another Goad in the side of the proud Turk for he wonne from him the Kingdome of Bosna and a great part of the Principality of Servia both which he joyned to the Kingdome of Hungaria he was as fearefull a bug-Beare to the Turkes as either Scanderbeg or his father Huniades were before him he slew Isa a great Commander under Mahomet with 30000 common Souldiers and others the Turkes were a 100000 strong but the Christians were not one quarter of that number yet that Heroick Prince by the assistance of God got that glorious victory with the losse of 8000 of his souldiers Selimus the first had his hands so full with the Persians Egyptians Arabians and other of those Eastern and Mahometan Nations that as is said before he troubled not the Christians not they did not win or lose much by him His sonne Soliman the Magnisicent besieged Gunza a weake Towne on the borders of Austria and Steirmarke with 500000 men and 3000 Peeces of Brasse Ordnance but after one Moneths siege and thirteene fierce assaults he was faine to raise his Campe with the losse of a great number of his men and leave Gunza untaken In the yeare 1529 Soliman the Magnificent came in person to besiege the City of Vienna in Austria which City may well be called the Bulwarke of Christendome The Turkes beleagured it with 300000 men which City was so valiantly defended that after many assaults breaches minings and most furious batteries Soliman was glad to leave the Siege with the losse of 80000. of his Turkes and many Horses with much Powder Shot and Ammunition spent and all to little or small purpose After that in the yeere 1565 he sent Mustapha Bassa with an Army of 30000. Horse and Foote and Piall Bassa with a Fleete containing 180. Ships and Gallies to mvade the Isle of Malta the Turkes being also ayded by the King of Algiers with 2200. men 10. Galliots and 7. Gallies besides 13. Gallyes and 10. Galliots with 1600. men under the command of Bragut a famous Pirat and after twelve most furious and bloody assaults by the Turkes by Sea and Land the Island Cities and Castles of St. Elmo St. Angelo and St. Michael being bravely defended by the Christians sixe Moneths Mustapha was forced with shame to leave● Malta he having lost in that expedition 24000. men The whole Island of Malta is but 20. Miles in length and 12. in bredth where it is broadest and of the Knights of the Order Gentlemen Priests Souldiers Mariners with all other men Inhabitants as Artificers and the like they were not all in number above 12000 to repulse and withstand so great a power as the Turkes were but Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos In the yeare 1571 Selimus the second sent out a mighty Navy of Ships Galleys Frigots and Brigandines with a purpose to iuvade and over-runne Christendome Against whom many Christian Princes joyned in a noble Confederacy namely the Pope the King of Spaine the Viceroy of Naples the Dukes of Florence Savoy the Dukes of mantua Vrbin and Ferara the Galleyes of Malta and Sicilia the Venetian Galleyes and the Forces and personall service of the valiant Alexander Ferveze Prince of Parma These Christian Worthies with their Fleete united the chiefe and generall Commander then being Dow John of Austria the second sonne to Charles the fifth Emperour a Prince of but twenty foure yeeres of age but of an Heroick and invincible courage and after a most fierce and bloody battell many houres continued the Turkes were beaten 161. of their alleyes taken more than 40. sunke and fired their Admirall Hali Bassa slaine with 32000. of his Turkes many brave Commanders taken prisoners and 2956. of common men also taken a great number of Christians released from slavery who were free'd being chain'd to row in the Gallies Also 404. Peeces of Brasse Ordnance were taken This glorious Battell was fought neare the Gulph of Lepanto the 7. of October in the yeare 1471 in which famous Sea-fight there fell on the Christian side of Commanders and others 7579. men Lepanto was in ancient time a faire City of the Venetians it was called Naupactum it standeth in Morea or Peloponessus it was wonne from the Christians by Scander Bassa Generall to Bajazet the second Anno 1449. Selimus the second the sonne of Soliman is spoken of before and Amurath his sonne that succeeded him had so much to doe with the Persian and other Asian Princes so that the Christians were not troubled with him to any purpose but onely with menaces and threatnings In the yeare 1596. Mahomet the third was beaten by Mathias the Arch-duke neare Agria in Hungaria the Turkes Emperour fled with Ibrahim his great Bassa and in that fight 60000. Turkes and 20000. Christians Thus may any reasonable Reader perceive that the Turke hath received many overthrows from the Christians and with small numbers have repulsed and beaten their multitudes in despight of their boasting and blasphemous threats and Letters FINIS

that Battell 300000. Turkes were slaine in which thraldome he endured two yeeres and then in the pride of his heart and greatnesse of spirit ended his miserable life and violently beate out his owne braines against the Cage Anno 1399. Amurath the second besieged Constantinople and was most bravely repulst and beaten thence Anno 1439 and in the same yeere he was with a great slaughter and losse of many Thousands of his men and Horse beaten from the Siege of Belgrade in Hungaria The valiant Christian Prince Huniades Vaivod of Transilvania in two severall Battells overthrew Isa Beg the Turkes Cenerall in Servia and slew Mesites Bassa and his sonne with more than 30000. Turkes in both battells for which losses Amurath was so mad that hee was about to have killed himselfe but being perswaded to patience hee surrendred the whole government of his Empire and retired himselfe into a Cell or House of Religion Afterwards he re-assumed his estate and though hee won the Battell of Varna 1444 in which Vladislaus King of Hungaria was slaine yet the Christians sold their lives at so deare a rate that 30000. of the Turkes were there slaine After that the valiant Scanderbeg aliàs George Castriot King of Epirus and Albania he recover'd his Kingdomes from the Turke hee beate Alis Basha and slew 22000. of them and tooke 760. prisoners In another Battell he vancuish'd Ferses Basha and put him to flight with the losse of 3000. men and many prisoners taken Hee overthrew the Basha Mustapha in a battell and slew 5000. Turkes and tooke 300. prisoners 1445. Also in the yeare 1448. Huniades fought the great battell of Cossova which lasted three dayes together and although the Turkes wan yet their losse was greatest for of them there fell 4000 and of the Christians 17000 In the yeere 1449. Scanderbeg overthrew the Basha Mustapha the second time in which fight 10000. Turkes were slaine and Mustapha was taken prisoners with others of their Commanders after that in a skirmish fought by Moses Scanderbegs Lieutenant 2000. Turkes were slaine 1000. Horses taken with the losse of 22. Christians In the same yeare likewise Amurath himselfe went in person with a huge Army of 300000. into Epirus where Scanderbeg with his owne hands in a fight slew the Generall Feri Bassa with 7000. Turkes so for that time Amurath went backe with his Army but the next yeere 1450. he return'd againe with 160000 Horse and Foote and at one Assault of the City of Croya in Epirus the Turkes lost 8000. men Amurath being dead his Sonne Mahomet the great sent an Army into Epirus under the leading of a valiant Turke named Amesa whom Scanderbeg met fought withall and tooke Prisoner with many other brave Comanders and in that fight also 7000. Turkes were slaine 1464. Much about the same time the famous Prince Huniades beate the Turkes Fleete in Manubius neare to the City of Belgrade in Hungaria where he tooke twenty of their Ships and Gallyes many were sunke and spoyl'd and the rest ranne a ground and sired themselves because they would not fall into the hands of the Huniades Furthermore in the same yeare 1464 Mahomet sent his Generall Debreas against Scanderbeg betwixt whom was a●mell battaile fought for Scanderbeg with his owne hand did encounter with Debreas in the hottest of the fight and slew him and tooke many Prisoners besides 4120 of the Turkes were slaine After that Scanderbeg besieged the Turkes in Belgrade and put them to much distresse but Mahomet came to raise the Siege wherein a battaile was fought and Scanderbeg had the worst but the Turkes lost 3000 men In the same yeare also 1464 Scanderbeg met with the Traitor Moses who was revolted lately from him to serve the Turke and after a great and bloody fight Moses was beaten and fled with the losse of 11000 men and many Prisoners taken by Scanderbeg There never were so many noble victories wonne in one yeare against the Turke as were in this 1464 and by such brave Commanders as were Scanderbeg and Huniades whose powers and force were so small and weak in respect of the numerous Armies of their Enemies that the Turkes did contemne them besides Moses a valiant noble Commander revolted from Scanderbeg and served the Turke against him and after that Amesa Scanderbegs Nephew likewise fled from him and likewise came with Isaack the great Bassa with 50000 men against him into Epirus and there in the Plaine of Pharsalia the Turkes were overthrowne the Bassa put to flight the Traitor Amesa with many of the Turkish Nobility and Commanders taken Prisoners and thirty thousand Turks slaine and twenty of their bravest ensignes taken the rich and stately Pavilions Tents Treasure and munition were all left as a reward to the valiant Scanderbeg and his souldiers who lost but 60 men in that daies battaile The Turkish Emperour thus often put to the worst made a peace with Scanderbeg for one yeare which being expired hee sent Sinan Beg with 20000 men into Epirus who was wholly discomfitted and made flee with the losse of 17000 After that came Assam Beg with 30000 horse and foote who was also overcome and taken prisoner by Scanderbeg and 21000 Turkes slaine And after him came Iussum Beg with 1800 men who was also beaten and fled with much losse And in short time after Caraza Beg with a mighty power of whom in a sharp conflict was slaine 4000 Turks and Caraza was inforced to retire to Constantinople with disgrace Then was a peace concluded betwixt Mahomet and Scanderbeg which lasted not long for the Turkes began to injure the Epirots which Scanderbeg so much distasted that he made inroads into their Territories and having made a great havock amongst them returned with rich spoyles and prisoners In revenge whereof Mahomet sent Seremet Bassa with 14000 Horse and Foote who was likewise beaten many rich Turkish Prisoners taken and 1000 men slaine After that Mahomet sent Ballabanus three severall times with three severall Armies who were all overthrowne by Scanderbeg one after another with the losse of 12000 Turkes For which overthrowes Mahomet being enraged sent the said Ballabanus againe and one Iacup Arnauth with two Armies that they might by severall wayes invade Epirus and distresse Scanderbeg with which two Armies Scanderbeg fought and put Ballabanus first to flight and his army to rowt after which he slew Iacup the other Generall with his owne hand in fight in these two battailes 24000 Turkes were slaine and 6000 taken Prisoners And thus in the compasse of one yeare 1464 Scanderbeg with his small Armies for he was never above 20000 sometimes but 6000 and many times fewer slew 116000 Turkes beside the numbers of Prisoners that hee tooke In the yeare 1465 Mahomet himselfe went with an Army of 20000 against Scanderbeg and returned backe againe not doing any thing worth the noting leaving behinde him his Generall Ballabanus with 80000 men and horse After that Mahomet was so malignant against Scanderbeg that he hired

be able to count like a huge Mountaine shall over-top thee like a raging Torrent overturne thee and like a violent Inundation overwhelme thee with mercilesse plundering robbing spoyling wasting and burning both thy Countrey and people Then shalt thou know with great feare and dread my force and power nay all thy Adherents and Confederates be they whom they will in number never so many shall quake and tremble at my dreadfull and just indignation It is not thy Kingdome of Poland thy Principality of Lithuania thy Russes Goths and Vandails nor any of thy Countries and Dominions which thou patst so much unstable security and confidence in with all their best defences for themselves or opposition of us that altogether shall be able for the space of one Moneth to endure the force of my might and power The swelling Seas shall shrinke under the burthen and weight of our unparalell'd Shipping when our Navy Royall and Tryumphant shall gloriously shew it selfe upon the vast Ocean namely our Gallyes Gallyasses Argosies Friggots and Brigandines when they shew themselves on the Seas the land shall admire and the wilde beasts of the Forrests shall shake and fearefully runne into obscure holes dennes and cavernes of the earth when they doe heare the terrible report of our thundring Ordnance discharged And what wilt thou doe then thou petty King with thy poore and weak Bands and Troopes or handfuls of men when thou shalt behold my great and powerfull Armies which shall cover thy Countries Thou makest a ●a●nting shew and art seemingly-confident in thy ever-weening opinion that thou canst consume and destroy the great Waspe with a small Gnat Know thou that our strength and terrour doth reach and extend further than our ample Dominions for our Imperiall commanding name is dreadfull and famous through the whole World or Vniversall Globe of the Earth from the rising of the Sunne to the setting of the same Wee purpose with the edges of our sharpe and well-tempered Semiters to loppe and mow downe thy ambition and to ruinate the ostentatious pride of thee and thy Countrey And we assure thee that it is meere folly for thee to expect any Peace Truce or League with us after wee have once set footing in thy Territories for our holy Prophet Mahomet is highly offended at our so long Clemency in forbearing and suffring thee in thy ungodly and wilfull actions Therefore we will come to Craconia thy Metropolis and chiefe Citty in Poland in the strength of which place thou puttest much confidence and where as we are lately certified thou hast built a holy Sepulchre in imitation of that which we have in possession in the sacred City of Jerusalem upon which thou dost likewise rely but that neither can nor shall helpe thee for we will raze and overthrow your Temples Churches and Chappels and convert them into Turkish Moskies for the service of our holy Prophet and those whom our force and fury doe not demolish and confound wee will turne into Stables where our Horses and Cammels shall live and be housed with rack and manger Thus we the great God of the World determine to doe these fore-threatned misteries thou must expect and it is not thy Crucified God in whom thou puttest thy confidence that shall helpe thee for we purpose that when our sword is once drawne not to sheath it again till we have made a finall conquest of Christendome or utter extirped and chased them from or neare any parts of our Dominions Sent by our trusty Servant and Embassadour in the Ides of the Moneth of March Anno 1637. THus may the Reader perceive in what thundering manner and ostentatious boasting this great and and sea Leviathan threatneth to overthrow and devoure the Polonian King but that manner of insulting and vaine-glorious writing from the Turke to Christian Princes is no newes in these dayes of ours for if any man will but looke into the famous and well written Turkish History now newly printed by Master Adam Islip in the 300 Page hee may reade how the Turk Amurath the sixth King of the Turkes writes to Scanderbeg or George Castriot the sonne of Iohn Castriot King of Albania or Epirus Also if you looke into the 1024 Page of the aforesaid booke you may read of a braving Letter farre surpassing this here before mentioned sent from Amurath the third Emperour of the Turkes to Rodolphus the second Emperour of Germany where in that place may be seene the most impious and blasphemous threatnings that ever Heathen Infidell or Atheisticall Barbarian hath belched or vomited against either God or man But for a proud Letter indeed looke in the 789 Page and there you may read the Master-piece of a vaunting title which Soliman the Magnificent Emperour of the Turkes sent to Ferdinand the Emperour of Germany in the yeare 1561. there you may perceive that the Stiles and Titles which the Turke gives himselfe would of it selfe fill halfe a Pamphlet in proclamation Print But Christian Princes who doe acknowledge that they doe hold their Crownes and Scepters from and under God and his sonne Christ Iesus are more strongly fortifi'd with heavenly Faith and Majestical courage than to be sear'd or afrighted with Bugge-beare words or farre-fetch'd large embost and embroydered Stiles or Titles And for one instance of the just Titles of a Prince who was indeede in his greatest Stile but an Arch-Duke of Austria yet in reall repetitions of the Signiories over which he was lawfull Lord and possessor he was in his time Equivalent that was then reigning in the whole Christian World He lived in the yeare 1494 and his Titles were as followeth The many just and ample Stiles and Titles of Phillip Duke of Burgundy Philip by the grace of God Arch-Duke of Austria Duke of Burgundy Lothier Brabant Stiria Carinthia Lemburgh Lupenburgh and Guelders Earle of Hauspergh Flanders Arthoys Burgoigne Ferrets and Kiburgh Palatine of Henault Holland Zealand Namure and Zutphen Marquesse of the Holy Empire and of Burgan Lantsgrave of Elsaten Lord of Windesmarke Portevan Salines and Macklin Although the repetition of this great Christian Princes Title may seeme somewhat impertinent yet it may be taken as tollerable because in a good measure it shews that there hath beene are and will be Kings and Princes in Christendome that can vye Titles and dare wage Warre with the Turke and first I will a little demonstrate the Turkish power and after declare how hee hath beene often foyled and beaten Otheman the first King of the Turkes wonne many Castles and Territories from the Christians in Greece as Cara Chisar Chalce Belezuge Jarchisar Nice Neapolis Prusa or Burusa This Othoman overcame the valiant Grecian Emperour Michael in the Countrey of Thrace in an unfortunate mortall Battell After that Othoman in another Battell in Chersonesus overcame the Christian Emperour and conquer'd and plundred almost all Thracia with many other places of strength which he wonne from the Christians Othoman Reigned in the yeere of