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rich_a garment_n with_o some_o other_o gift_n &_o tell_v they_o he_o inrended_a to_o recover_v his_o father_n kingdom_n in_o europe_n or_o there_o to_o end_v his_o day_n say_v the_o prey_n shall_v be_v they_o that_o win_v it_o a_o horse_n sword_n and_o mace_n shall_v content_v myself_o so_o come_v to_o bosphorus_n strait_n the_o emperor_n transport_v his_o army_n into_o europe_n and_o feast_v he_o in_o a_o country_n palace_n who_o though_o he_o excuse_v to_o join_v through_o age_n with_o he_o in_o that_o war_n yet_o assist_v he_o with_o some_o christian_a company_n who_o stand_v the_o turk_n in_o great_a stead_n march_v to_o the_o river_n wyzen_n where_o eurenoses_n by_o the_o way_n advise_v he_o to_o march_v very_o circumspect_o and_o not_o too_o much_o to_o hasten_v join_v battle_n counsel_v he_o also_o if_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o allure_v jegide_v 〈◊〉_d barac_n beg_v and_o siman_n beg_v to_o follow_v he_o promise_v in_o good_a time_n to_o come_v himself_o he_o short_o march_v to_o 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unto_o he_o at_o last_o he_o sudden_o set_v upon_o his_o brother_n army_n but_o oppress_v with_o multitude_n after_o a_o bloody_a fight_n be_v put_v to_o the_o worst_a which_o he_o see_v seek_v death_n among_o the_o thick_a of_o his_o enemy_n but_o bajazet_n bassa_n desirous_a to_o take_v he_o alive_a he_o be_v be-set_a and_o break_v from_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o flee_v but_o his_o horse_n fall_v into_o a_o muddy_a ditch_n or_o as_o some_o hox_v by_o his_o owu_fw-mi servant_n and_o himself_o wound_v overthrow_v he_o and_o be_v there_o take_v by_o bajazet_n 〈◊〉_d and_o barac_n hardly_o pursue_v he_o be_v bring_v hand-bound_a through_o the_o army_n which_o grieve_v many_o most_o be_v glad_a hope_v this_o long_a civil_a war_n will_v now_o end_v short_o after_o come_v balta_n ogli_n send_v as_o they_o think_v from_o mahomet_n who_o after_o a_o bitter_a reproof_n for_o his_o cruelty_n to_o solyman_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v strangle_v with_o a_o bowstring_n mahomet_n shed_v a_o few_o crocodile_n tear_n over_o his_o dead_a body_n he_o lie_v bury_v at_o prusa_n by_o solyman_n reign_v 3_o year_n 7_o month_n mahomet_n now_o take_v on_o he_o the_o sole_a government_n in_o europe_n and_o asia_n 〈◊〉_d turkish_a history_n here_o begin_v his_o reign_n account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d time_n to_o musa_n death_n as_o a_o vacancy_n but_o 〈◊〉_d mahomet_n hold_v all_o or_o most_o in_o asia_n during_o this_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o end_n the_o other_o part_n in_o europe_n also_o i_o reckon_v 〈◊〉_d bajazet_n successor_n include_v all_o that_o intestine_a tragedy_n wherein_o he_o be_v chief_a actor_n mahomet_n busy_v against_o musa_n in_o europe_n the_o king_n of_o caramania_n invade_v his_o kingdom_n join_v upon_o he_o in_o asia_n burn_v and_o spoil_v all_o before_o he_o eivase_v his_o lieutenant_n not_o able_a to_o withstand_v he_o and_o fear_v his_o come_n to_o prusa_n make_v the_o citizen_n bring_v most_o of_o their_o wealth_n into_o the_o castle_n receive_v so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o he_o can_v will_v the_o rest_n to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o the_o king_n short_o come_v to_o prusa_n not_o yet_o full_o fortify_v burn_v it_o to_o the_o ground_n the_o second_o time_n and_o besiege_v the_o castle_n give_v it_o great_a assault_n for_o 30_o day_n but_o be_v repulse_v by_o eivase_n comfort_v his_o soldier_n that_o mahomet_n overcome_a in_o europe_n will_v come_v in_o few_o day_n for_o relief_n musa_n dead_a body_n be_v then_o convey_v to_o prusa_n with_o much_o people_n the_o caramanian_a fear_v it_o be_v mahomet_n with_o his_o power_n speedy_o depart_v the_o turk_n long_o jest_v say_v if_o the_o caramanian_a run_v for_o fear_n of_o the_o ottoman_a king_n dead_a body_n what_o will_v hâ—â—_n have_v he_o come_v against_o they_o alive_a solyman_n son_n a_o boy_n depart_v from_o constantinople_n for_o the_o league_n make_v between_o the_o emperor_n and_o mahomet_n to_o go_v into_o valachia_n by_o the_o way_n great_a number_n of_o voluntary_a turk_n offer_v to_o spend_v their_o life_n in_o his_o quarrel_n mahomet_n march_v hasty_o to_o suppress_v they_o they_o disperse_v &_o flee_v orcanes_n be_v betray_v by_o his_o tutor_n or_o zaganes_n mahomet_n put_v out_o his_o eye_n allow_v he_o great_a revenue_n at_o prusa_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v he_o who_o some_o reckon_v among_o the_o turkish_a king_n betray_v to_o his_o uncle_n moses_n etring_n i_o suppose_v in_o succession_n and_o name_n now_o mahomet_n assemble_v a_o great_a army_n to_o revenge_v himself_o of_o the_o caramanian_a king_n isfendiar_n send_v his_o son_n casume_v for_o aid_n and_o command_v germian_n ogli_n to_o provide_v for_o victual_v as_o he_o pass_v by_o he_o enter_v caramania_n take_v three_o city_n and_o besiege_v iconium_n but_o through_o the_o rain_n then_o fall_v he_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o caramanian_a news_n be_v bring_v he_o into_o pontus_n that_o he_o renounce_v his_o league_n be_v again_o in_o arms._n wherefore_o return_v to_o iconium_n he_o overthrow_v the_o king_n take_v he_o and_o his_o son_n prisoner_n who_o redeem_v themselves_o by_o many_o city_n and_o castle_n conclude_v a_o peace_n receive_v of_o he_o a_o ensign_n as_o a_o token_n of_o vassâ—lship_n then_o pass_v over_o danubius_n in_o europe_n he_o forage_v valachia_n transal_n pina_fw-la who_o prince_n send_v he_o what_o tribute_n he_o demand_v and_o his_o son_n to_o serve_v in_o his_o court._n then_o about_o happenned_a a_o great_a earthquake_n in_o prusa_n etc._n etc._n great_a trouble_n ensue_v in_o asia_n yet_o mahomet_n go_v thither_o keep_v all_o in_o quiet_a isfendiar_n disinherit_n his_o son_n for_o that_o he_o will_v not_o return_v to_o he_o from_o mahomet_n court_n and_o war_n reserve_v castamona_n with_o a_o little_a more_o give_v mahomet_n the_o rest_n who_o in_o lieu_n give_v cassume_v other_o great_a possession_n in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n he_o send_v bedredin_n musa_n cadelcher_n to_o nice_a as_o exile_v yet_o allow_v he_o a_o great_a pension_n bedredin_n have_v in_o his_o house_n 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to_o entreat_v they_o but_o have_v get_v they_o he_o circumcise_v and_o instruct_v they_o in_o turkish_a superstition_n to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d great_a grief_n and_o the_o father_n die_v he_o poison_v the_o 3_o elder_n seize_v on_o croia_n his_o chief_a city_n and_o all_o his_o territory_n as_o if_o by_o right_n devolve_v to_o he_o but_o george_n name_v scanderbag_n or_o lord_n alexander_n for_o his_o feature_n and_o wit_n he_o love_v some_o thought_n more_o passionate_o than_o he_o shall_v a_o boy_n 〈◊〉_d he_o to_o be_v instruct_v in_o all_o activity_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o he_o excel_v all_o his_o equal_n come_v very_o young_a to_o be_v a_o great_a sanzack_n and_o be_v often_o general_a of_o his_o army_n he_o get_v the_o love_n of_o all_o increase_v in_o credit_n with_o amurath_n who_o short_o turn_v into_o servia_n the_o prince_n to_o procure_v his_o favour_n 〈◊〉_d he_o a_o yearly_a tribute_n and_o to_o do_v what_o he_o reasonable_o demand_v he_o beside_o the_o tribute_n require_v mary_n his_o fair_a daughter_n in_o marriage_n the_o hungarian_n not_o to_o pass_v through_o his_o country_n to_o invade_v he_o and_o not_o to_o deny_v his_o army_n passage_n when_o he_o will_v invade_v bosna_n all_o which_o the_o prince_n be_v glad_a to_o agree_v to_o now_o about_o josephus_n and_o amurath_n 〈◊〉_d and_o solyman_n son_n etc._n etc._n die_v of_o the_o plague_n at_o prusa_n while_o he_o thus_o in_o europe_n the_o caramanian_a king_n invade_v he_o in_o asia_n for_o it_o be_v agree_v between_o the_o christian_n of_o europe_n and_o mahometan_n of_o asia_n to_o invade_v he_o when_o in_o europe_n in_o asia_n and_o when_o in_o asia_n in_o europe_n amurath_n seize_v on_o saruchania_n mentesia_n etc._n etc._n before_o but_o his_o tributary_n enter_v caramania_n force_v the_o king_n to_o yield_v to_o his_o own_o condition_n and_o send_v his_o son_n to_o wait_v at_o his_o court_n and_o make_v isfendiar_n his_o tributary_n and_o to_o send_v his_o son_n also_o thus_o become_v 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at_o court_n with_o his_o sister_n and_o go_v into_o hungary_n to_o procure_v some_o aid_n and_o have_v there_o certain_a territory_n exchange_v of_o sigismond_n for_o the_o city_n belgrade_n not_o long_o after_o amurath_n forget_v affinity_n and_o league_n enter_v servia_n destroy_v and_o hardly_o besiege_v semendre_a where_o after_o long_a siege_n the_o prince_n son_n doubt_v sudden_a assault_n yield_v himself_o and_o city_n so_o that_o sophia_n novomont_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n yield_v to_o amurath_n after_o which_o hear_v the_o servian_n and_o hungarian_a be_v make_v head_n and_o that_o gregory_n and_o stephen_n have_v intelligence_n with_o his_o father_n he_o cast_v they_o into_o prison_n at_o didymoticum_fw-la &_o burn_v out_o their_o eye_n 〈◊〉_d a_o red_a 〈◊〉_d brass_n basin_n albert_n duke_n of_o austria_n marry_v sigismond_n the_o emperor_n only_a daughter_n and_o succeed_v he_o die_v in_o the_o 2d_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o preparation_n against_o amurath_n who_o 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