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of_o the_o war_n against_o the_o emperor_n 1073_o b._n invade_v valachia_n d._n in_o a_o great_a battle_n overthrow_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o transyluania_n e._n in_o fly_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v drown_v f._n with_o a_o great_a army_n come_v again_o into_o valachia_n 1075_o b._n see_v the_o general_a fear_n of_o his_o army_n upon_o the_o come_n of_o the_o transyluanians_n fly_v d._n for_o fear_n delay_v his_o come_n to_o constantinople_n until_o his_o peace_n be_v make_v and_o there_o short_o after_o die_v 1087_o d_o siseg_n by_o the_o turk_n besiege_v 1022_o g._n notable_o relieve_v 1023_o a._n again_o besiege_v and_o take_v by_o the_o turk_n 1024_o l_o solyman_n orcanes_n his_o son_n by_o his_o father_n make_v governor_n of_o nicomedia_n 183_o c._n take_v the_o castle_n of_o zembâ—nic_n in_o europe_n 185_o b._n he_o the_o first_o that_o bring_v the_o turk_n over_o into_o europe_n with_o purpose_n there_o to_o conquer_v and_o inhabit_v d._n take_v the_o castle_n of_o maditus_n c._n win_v callipolis_n 186_o g._n die_v 187_o a_o solyman_n the_o unfortunat_a bajazet_n his_o elder_a son_n by_o the_o great_a bassa_n set_v up_o in_o his_o father_n slead_v at_o hadrianople_n 221_o b._n go_v over_o with_o a_o great_a army_n against_o his_o brother_n mahomet_n 241_o e._n by_o policy_n take_v the_o castle_n of_o prusa_n 242_o i._n besiege_v his_o brother_n in_o amasia_n i._o return_v into_o europe_n to_o appease_v the_o stir_n there_o raise_v by_o his_o brother_n musa_n and_o recover_v hadrianople_n 244_o b._n in_o his_o excess_n regard_v not_o the_o approach_n of_o his_o brother_n musaâ—k_v forsake_v of_o his_o soldier_n fly_v l._n take_v prisoner_n be_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o his_o brother_n musa_n strangle_v 245_o a._n solyman_n the_o eunuch_n bassa_n deal_v treacherous_o with_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n 670_o m._n solyman_n hardly_o persuade_v that_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a 567_o d._n salute_v emperor_n by_o the_o janissary_n f._n his_o letter_n to_o valerius_n great_a master_n of_o the_o rhodes_n 571_o b._n his_o oration_n to_o his_o man_n of_o war_n declare_v his_o purpose_n for_o the_o besiege_n of_o the_o rhodes_n e._n he_o make_v great_a preparation_n for_o the_o siege_n 573_o a._n his_o threaten_a letter_n unto_o they_o of_o the_o rhodes_n 578_o h._n come_v himself_o in_o person_n to_o the_o siege_n 583_o b._n his_o choleric_a oration_n to_o his_o soldier_n d._n displace_v his_o admiral_n and_o punish_v he_o like_o a_o slave_n 589_o a._n about_o to_o have_v forsake_v the_o siege_n b._n comfort_v his_o discourage_v soldier_n persuade_v they_o with_o patience_n to_o continue_v the_o siege_n f._n his_o letter_n to_o the_o great_a master_n and_o the_o rhodian_n send_v by_o their_o own_o ambassador_n 593_o d._n his_o speech_n unto_o the_o great_a master_n at_o his_o come_n to_o yield_v up_o the_o city_n 598_o l._n he_o enter_v into_o the_o rhodes_n upon_o christmas_n day_n in_o the_o year_n 1522._o 600_o i_o solyman_n upon_o the_o discord_n of_o the_o christian_a prince_n and_o disorder_a state_n of_o hungary_n take_v occasion_n to_o invade_v that_o kingdom_n 601_o b._n come_v into_o hungary_n against_o king_n lewes_n with_o a_o army_n of_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n c_o overthrow_v he_o in_o battle_n at_o mohaiz_n 602_o k._n come_v to_o buda_n 603_o a_o solyman_n in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o king_n john_n against_o king_n ferdinand_n come_v into_o hungary_n with_o a_o army_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o man_n 609_o a._n without_o resistance_n enter_v into_o buda_n and_o besiege_v the_o castle_n 609_o d._n lay_v siege_n to_o vienna_n 610_o k._n without_o ransom_n release_v certain_a christian_a prisoner_n 612_o g._n lose_v his_o great_a ordinance_n upon_o the_o danubius_n k._n bury_v eight_o thousand_o of_o his_o turk_n in_o the_o mine_n l._n have_v lose_v fourscore_o thousand_o of_o his_o turk_n raise_v his_o siege_n and_o return_v to_o buda_n 614_o i._n he_o restore_v the_o kingdom_n of_o hungary_n unto_o king_n john_n k._n return_v himself_o to_o constantinople_n 615_o a._n make_v great_a preparation_n for_o the_o subdue_a of_o the_o territory_n belong_v to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n as_o also_o for_o the_o conquest_n of_o germany_n with_o the_o short_a time_n he_o prefined_a unto_o himself_o for_o the_o performance_n thereof_o 615_o c._n solyman_n with_o a_o mighty_a army_n come_v again_o into_o hungary_n 618_o e._n besiege_v gunza_n i._o his_o proud_a letter_n unto_o charles_n the_o emperor_n and_o his_o brother_n king_n ferdinand_n m._n shun_v to_o meet_v with_o charles_n the_o emperor_n at_o vienna_n and_o so_o turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n into_o carinthia_n 621_o a._n the_o cause_n move_v he_o so_o to_o do_v b._n return_v towards_o constantinople_n 623_o d._n solyman_n persuade_v by_o abraham_n bassa_n resolve_v to_o go_v against_o the_o persian_n 649_o a._n come_v with_o his_o army_n to_o tauris_n f._n follow_v tamas_n the_o persian_a king_n into_o sultania_n 650_o g._n his_o army_n strange_o distress_v by_o tempest_n k._n have_v babylon_n with_o the_o country_n of_o mesopotamia_n and_o assyria_n yield_v unto_o he_o 651_o a._n he_o ransack_v tauris_n f._n discourage_v by_o the_o harm_n do_v he_o by_o delymenthes_n give_v over_o his_o war_n in_o persia_n and_o return_v to_o constantinople_n 653_o c._n he_o with_o a_o wonderful_a charge_n prepare_v a_o great_a fleet_n at_o suetia_n against_o the_o portugese_n in_o the_o east_n indies_n 670_o b._n solyman_n by_o the_o french_a ambassador_n incite_v to_o invade_v italy_n with_o a_o army_n of_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n come_v to_o aulona_n 671_o c._n send_v lutzis_n bassa_n and_o barbarussa_n with_o his_o fleet_n before_o he_o into_o italy_n d._n convert_v his_o force_n prepare_v for_o italy_n against_o the_o venetian_n 673_o b._n in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v slay_v in_o his_o tent_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o army_n 173_o d._n invade_v corcyra_n â—_o carry_v away_o above_o sixteen_o thousand_o prisoner_n and_o do_v good_a justice_n upon_o such_o turk_n as_o have_v violate_v their_o faith_n at_o castrum_n 674_o k._n solyman_n angry_a with_o the_o secret_a confederation_n betwixt_o king_n ferdinand_n and_o king_n john_n 695_o c._n promise_v to_o protect_v the_o queen_n and_o her_o son_n 701_o c._n with_o a_o great_a army_n come_v to_o buda_n 709_o b._n send_v for_o the_o young_a king_n into_o his_o camp_n e._n courteous_o receive_v he_o 710_o h._n crafty_o surprise_v the_o city_n of_o buda_n i._o detain_v the_o nobility_n of_o hungary_n l._n diverse_o persuade_v by_o his_o bassa_n for_o the_o dispose_n of_o that_o kingdom_n 711_o b._n he_o sacrifice_v after_o the_o mahometan_a manner_n in_o buda_n 712_o m._n pronounce_v the_o doom_n of_o hungary_n and_o convert_v it_o from_o a_o kingdom_n into_o
poison_v by_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o evil_a life_n of_o caesar_n borgia_n the_o death_n of_o caesar_n borgia_n the_o french_a king_n invade_v naples_n ferdinand_n depart_v from_o capâ—a_n to_o pacify_v a_o uproar_n at_o naples_n a_o most_o resolute_a fact_n of_o king_n ferdinand_n charles_n the_o french_a king_n receive_v into_o naples_n a_o great_a league_n make_v by_o deuer_n christian_a prince_n against_o the_o french_a king_n ferdinand_n recover_v his_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n from_o the_o french_a and_o die_v the_o death_n of_o charles_n the_o french_a king_n 1496_o 1497_o the_o turk_n invade_v podolia_n &_o russia_n and_o in_o their_o return_n be_v for_o most_o part_n lose_v 1498_o 1499_o friuly_a part_n of_o the_o venetian_a territory_n spoil_v by_o the_o turk_n fight_v at_o sea_n betwixt_o the_o turkâ—_n and_o the_o venetian_n lepanto_n yield_v to_o the_o turk_n 1500_o methone_n besiege_v both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n by_o bajazet_n methone_n take_v by_o the_o turk_n corone_n pylus_n and_o crisseum_n yield_v to_o the_o turk_n 1501_o cephalenia_n take_v by_o the_o venetians_n pylos_n take_v from_o the_o turk_n and_o again_o yield_v unto_o they_o dyrrachium_fw-la take_v by_o the_o turkâ—_n mytilâ—ne_o besiege_v the_o siege_n of_o mytilene_n break_v up_o 1502_o nâ—ritos_n take_v by_o the_o venetian_n 1503_o a_o peace_n conclude_v betwixt_o bajazet_n and_o the_o venetian_n bajazet_n in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v slay_v by_o a_o deruislar_n or_o turkish_a monk_n bajazet_n by_o nature_n peaceable_a the_o turk_n and_o persian_n differ_v not_o about_o the_o interpretation_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d but_o about_o the_o true_a successor_n of_o their_o great_a prophet_n mahomet_n haider_n marry_v maâ—tha_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o great_a king_n vsun-cassanes_a haider_n erdebil_n secret_o murder_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o cuselbassa_n hysmaell_n his_o behaviour_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o exile_n hysmaell_n return_v into_o armenia_n and_o recover_v his_o inheritance_n sumaâ—hia_n take_v by_o hysmaell_n hysmaell_n come_v to_o tauris_n hysmaell_n take_v the_o city_n of_o tauris_n and_o deface_v the_o tomb_n of_o his_o uncle_n jacup_n hysmaell_n go_v against_o the_o persian_a king_n eluan_n the_o persian_a king_n slay_v hysmaell_n go_v against_o moratchâ—mus_n hysmaell_n exceed_o beloved_a and_o honour_v of_o his_o subject_n 1508_o chasan_n chelife_o and_o techellis_n invade_v the_o turkeâ—_n dominion_n â—â—smaell_o send_v â—mbassadors_n unto_o the_o venetians_n to_o â—oyne_v in_o league_n with_o they_o against_o bajazet_n orcanes_n and_o mahomates_n two_o of_o bajazet_n his_o nephew_n overthrow_v by_o techellis_n the_o battle_n between_o caragose_n and_o techellâ—s_n techellis_n besiege_v caragose_n the_o viceroy_n in_o the_o city_n of_o cuâ—aie_n caragose_n the_o viceroy_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n take_v by_o techellis_n in_o the_o city_n of_o cutaie_n bajazet_n send_v alis_fw-la bassa_n against_o techellis_n out_o of_o europe_n the_o battle_n betwixt_o alis_fw-la bassa_n and_o techellis_n chasan_n chelife_o slay_v alis_fw-la bassa_n slay_v jonuses_n bassa_n send_v by_o bajazet_n general_n of_o his_o army_n against_o techellis_n techellis_n burn_v at_o tauris_n 1509_o a_o great_a earthquake_n at_o constantinople_n the_o child_n of_o bajazet_n mahomates_n disguise_v as_o a_o seafaring_a man_n come_v to_o constantinople_n and_o so_o to_o the_o court_n mahomates_n poison_v by_o asmehemedi_n asmehemedi_fw-la iuâ—â—ly_o reward_v for_o his_o treachery_n 1511_o selimus_n aid_v by_o mahomates_n his_o father_n in_o law_n rise_v against_o his_o father_n bajazet_n send_v ambassador_n to_o selimus_n present_v give_v to_o selimus_n by_o his_o father_n ambassador_n bajazet_n will_v appoint_v his_o successor_n while_o he_o yet_o live_v bajazet_n seek_v to_o preâ—er_n achomates_n to_o the_o â—mpire_n selimus_n march_v with_o his_o army_n towards_o hadrianople_n selimus_n his_o dissemble_a embassage_n unto_o his_o father_n selymuâ—_n overtake_v his_o father_n the_o chief_a man_n about_o bajazet_n secret_o favour_n selimus_n and_o dissuade_v he_o from_o give_v he_o battle_n cherseogles_n bassa_n the_o only_a great_a man_n faithful_a to_o bajazet_n persuade_v he_o to_o give_v battle_n to_o selimus_n the_o speech_n of_o bajazet_n to_o the_o janissary_n and_o soldier_n of_o the_o court_n the_o common_a sort_n of_o the_o janissary_n faithful_a to_o bajazet_n desire_v battle_n the_o battle_n betwixt_o bajazet_n and_o selimus_n selimus_n his_o army_n put_v to_o flight_n the_o estimation_n selimus_n have_v of_o his_o horse_n whereon_o he_o escape_v from_o his_o father_n bajazet_n willing_a to_o preâ—er_n achomates_n to_o the_o empire_n achomates_n incit_v his_o two_o son_n 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d to_o take_v part_n with_o he_o against_o their_o grandfather_n 〈◊〉_d 1512_o bajazet_n send_v embassador_n to_o achomates_n achomates_n kiâ—leth_v his_o father_n ambassador_n achomates_n proclaim_v traitor_n the_o crafty_a oration_n of_o the_o great_a bâ—ssa_n mustapha_n to_o bajazet_n for_o the_o bring_n home_o of_o selimus_n corcutus_n come_v to_o constantinople_n corcutus_n his_o oration_n unto_o his_o father_n bajazet_n bajazet_n comâ—â—â—â—eth_v corcutus_n and_o promise_n to_o resign_v to_o he_o the_o empire_n afâ—er_o that_o selimus_n a_o as_o pass_v ever_o into_o asia_n the_o crafty_a speech_n of_o bajazet_n unto_o his_o son_n selimus_n the_o crafty_a dissimulation_n of_o selimus_n the_o blunt_a speech_n of_o mustapha_n to_o â—aâ—azet_n persuade_v â—im_a to_o resign_v the_o empire_n to_o selimus_n the_o resolute_a answer_n of_o old_a bajazet_n to_o mustapha_n and_o the_o other_o bassa_n corcutus_n 〈◊〉_d selimus_n practise_v with_o hamoâ—_n a_o jew_n bajazet_n his_o physician_n to_o poison_v he_o bajazet_n poison_a by_o the_o iâ—â—_n the_o death_n of_o bajazet_n selimus_n cause_v 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o father_n page_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o mourning_n for_o their_o master_n hamoâ—_n the_o jew_n â—â—stly_o reward_v for_o his_o treachery_n paulus_n jovius_fw-la illust_n virorum_fw-la elog._n lib._n 4._o phil._n loâ—icer_n turâ—_n hist._n lib._n 1._o 1512_o selimus_n go_v into_o asia_n against_o his_o brother_n achomates_n selimus_n mâ—rthereth_v five_o of_o his_o brother_n sonis_fw-la 1513_o selimus_n seek_v aâ—â—â—r_o the_o life_n of_o amurat_n and_o aladin_n the_o son_n of_o achomates_n his_o brother_n vfegi_fw-la bassa_n take_v prisoner_n mustapha_n bassa_n shameful_o murder_v vfegi_fw-la bassa_n pâ—â—_n to_o death_n selimus_n take_v the_o spoil_n of_o his_o brother_n corcutus_n take_v the_o lamentable_a death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d treason_n against_o selimus_n discover_v sinan_n bassa_n discomfit_v by_o achomates_n selimus_n with_o his_o army_n pass_v oâ—er_o the_o river_n achomates_n evangle_v amurat_n and_o aladin_n the_o sonâ—_n of_o achomates_n â—lie_v the_o one_o into_o persia_n anâ—_n the_o other_o into_o egypt_n 1514_o amurat_n spoil_v capadocia_n selimus_n resolve_v to_o invade_v the_o persian_a câ—â—â—demus_fw-la bassa_n 〈…〉_z from_o go_v â—â—ther_n against_o the_o persian_n chendemus_n bassa_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o selymâ—â—_n slay_v selimus_n send_v out_o his_o scout_n who_o return_v with_o bad_a news_n selimus_n pass_v 〈◊〉_d araxes_n hysmael_n send_v a_o herald_n to_o selimus_n selimus_n his_o answer_n unto_o hysmael_n the_o order_n of_o selimus_n his_o battle_n hysmaell_n with_o thirty_o thousand_o persian_n give_v battle_n to_o selimus_n with_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o turk_n the_o great_a and_o mortal_a battle_n between_o selimus_n and_o hysmaell_n vsta-ogli_a slainâ—_n the_o terror_n of_o the_o battle_n between_o selimus_n and_o hysmaell_n the_o persian_a tent_n take_v by_o the_o turk_n the_o janissary_n in_o mutiny_n agaâ—â—â—t_fw-la selimus_n selimus_n in_o pass_v the_o river_n euphrates_n receive_v great_a loss_n selimus_n claim_v to_o amâ—sia_n the_o former_a history_n as_o it_o be_v report_v by_o io._n ant._n maenavinus_n a_o genoese_a present_a at_o the_o do_v thereof_o selimus_n and_o hysmaell_n compare_v together_o hysmaell_n majestical_a selimus_n tyrannical_a hâ—smaell_n courteous_a selimus_n churlish_a the_o persian_n better_a horseman_n than_o the_o turkâ—_n the_o cause_n why_o hysmaell_n come_v with_o so_o small_a a_o army_n against_o selimus_n the_o country_n subâ—ect_n to_o hysmaell_n 1515_o selimus_n with_o a_o new_a army_n enâ—â—eth_v into_o armenia_n aladeuleâ—_n hiâ—_n kingdom_n selimus_n assail_v alâ—dâ—ulâ—s_n aladâ—ules_n fly_v into_o the_o mountain_n aladâ—ules_n take_v and_o in_o aught_o 〈…〉_z tâ—_n put_v to_o death_n selimus_n invadâ—th_v hungarâ—â—_n 1516_o selimus_n go_v to_o iconium_n the_o cause_n mooâ—ing_v campson_n to_o fall_v out_o with_o selimus_n the_o order_n of_o the_o mamaluke_n the_o imperious_a government_n of_o the_o mamaluke_n in_o egypt_n judea_n and_o syria_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o mamaluke_n in_o egypt_n 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daiâ—â—_n a_o barbarous_a â—act_n solyman_n his_o speech_n unto_o the_o great_a master_n the_o resolute_a answer_n of_o the_o great_a master_n to_o solyman_n solyman_n come_v into_o the_o city_n unto_o the_o great_a master_n the_o speech_n of_o the_o great_a masâ—â—â—_n to_o solyman_n the_o notable_a answer_n of_o solyman_n to_o the_o great_a master_n solyman_n enter_v into_o the_o rhodes_n on_o christenmaâ—_n day_n in_o the_o year_n 1522._o solyman_n send_v ferhates_n bassa_n against_o alis_fw-la beg_v the_o mountain_n prince_n alis_fw-la and_o his_o four_o son_n treacherous_o slay_v solyman_n return_v to_o constantinople_n solyman_n upon_o the_o discord_n of_o the_o christian_a prince_n and_o disorder_a state_n of_o hungary_n take_v occasion_n to_o invade_v that_o kingdom_n 1526_o solyman_n come_v against_o lewes_n king_n of_o hungary_n the_o vanity_n of_o tomoreus_n wholesome_a counsel_n not_o follow_v the_o battle_n of_o mâ—hatchz_n tomoreus_n slay_v king_n lewis_n drown_v in_o a_o 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at_o the_o siege_n of_o vienna_n solyman_n restore_v the_o kingdom_n of_o hungary_n to_o king_n john_n the_o honourable_a say_n of_o solyman_n to_o k._n john_n 1530_o solyman_n circumcise_v his_o three_o son_n king_n ferdinand_n send_v embassador_n to_o solyman_n the_o preparation_n of_o charles_n the_o emperor_n against_o solyman_n strigoâ—ium_n besiege_v by_o king_n john_n mutiny_n among_o the_o spanish_a soldier_n 1532_o solyman_n come_v into_o hungary_n gunza_n besiege_v by_o the_o turk_n the_o huge_a army_n of_o solyman_n solyman_n proud_a 〈◊〉_d to_o charles_n the_o emperor_n and_o king_n ferdinand_n abraham_n bassa_n persuade_v solyman_n to_o leave_v the_o siege_n of_o gunza_n the_o governor_n come_v to_o the_o bassa_n his_o answer_n to_o the_o bassa_n solyman_n depart_v from_o the_o siâ—ge_n of_o gunza_n cason_n send_v with_o 15000_o horseman_n to_o spoil_v 〈◊〉_d 4000_o christian_a captive_n murder_v by_o cason_n cason_n discomfit_v by_o the_o palatine_a and_o slay_v the_o 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the_o transylvanian_n rise_v up_o in_o arm_n against_o grittus_fw-la to_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o the_o vayvod_fw-la grittus_fw-la besiege_v by_o the_o transylvanian_n grittus_fw-la take_v and_o bâ—â—ugâ—t_v to_o maylat_fw-la grittus_fw-la behead_v the_o riches_n founâ—_n about_o grittus_fw-la solyman_n aâ—_n one_o time_n purpose_v to_o invade_v persia_n and_o affrickâ—_n the_o â—â—ore_a beginning_n of_o horruccius_n and_o hariadenus_n who_o of_o base_a pirate_n aspire_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o algiers_n horruccius_n his_o success_n horruccius_n slay_v and_o his_o head_n carry_v about_o in_o spain_n hariadenus_n surname_v barbarussa_n succeed_v his_o brother_n horruccius_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o algiers_n his_o wonderful_a success_n solyman_n send_v for_o barbarussa_n barbarussa_n come_v to_o constantinople_n barbarussa_n envy_v in_o the_o turkâ—_n court_n barbarussa_n reject_v to_o abraham_n the_o great_a bassa_n he_o travel_v into_o syria_n to_o the_o bassa_n and_o be_v 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