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publish_v the_o death_n of_o solyman_n and_o proclaim_v selimus_n his_o now_o only_o remain_v son_n emperor_n in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xvi_o selimus_n the_o second_o of_o that_o name_n and_o five_o emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n his_o life_n and_o action_n solyman_n be_v dead_a upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o army_n out_o of_o hungaria_n towards_o constantinople_n mabumet_n bassa_n by_o letter_n advertise_v selimus_n thereof_o then_o reside_v at_o cutai_n a_o city_n of_o galatia_n who_o glad_a of_o the_o news_n haste_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o so_o long_o expect_v empire_n when_o be_v conduct_v over_o the_o strait_n of_o bosphorus_n he_o be_v by_o bostange_n bassa_n and_o scander_n bassa_n convey_v into_o the_o imperial_a palace_n on_o the_o 23_o of_o september_n anno_fw-la 1566_o from_o whence_o he_o depart_v to_o meet_v his_o father_n corpse_n not_o yet_o arrive_v at_o constantinople_n upon_o the_o meeting_n of_o which_o he_o cause_v the_o ensign_fw-la to_o be_v let_v 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〈◊〉_d servation_n render_v they_o double-diligent_a these_o be_v the_o principal_a revolution_n in_o the_o ottoman_a empire_n from_o the_o time_n mahomet_n ascend_v the_o throne_n till_o the_o year_n 1â—60_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1661._o about_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o year_n his_o majesty_n of_o great_a britain_n send_v the_o earl_n of_o winchelsea_n his_o ambassador_n to_o constantinople_n who_o upon_o his_o arrival_n at_o the_o port_n be_v receive_v as_o become_v his_o character_n with_o all_o the_o grandeur_n that_o the_o turk_n allow_v to_o any_o ambassador_n and_o after_o his_o audience_n convey_v with_o due_a ceremony_n to_o the_o prepare_v for_o his_o reception_n and_o now_o the_o turk_n be_v at_o leisure_n invade_v transylvania_n in_o order_n to_o depose_v prince_n rogotski_n who_o after_o have_v depose_v himself_o and_o make_v his_o submission_n in_o hope_n to_o be_v restore_v but_o find_v his_o hope_n frustrate_v and_o another_o advance_v in_o his_o stead_n again_o he_o 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in_o a_o second_o battle_n put_v to_o the_o rout_n and_o as_o he_o retire_v beat_v from_o off_o his_o horse_n by_o one_o of_o his_o own_o soldier_n where_o none_o relieve_v he_o he_o be_v tread_v to_o death_n under_o the_o horse_n foot_n and_o leave_v the_o great_a part_n oâ—_n his_o people_n a_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o enrage_a turk_n kemenius_n thus_o dead_a apafi_n party_n be_v great_o in_o courage_v insomuch_o that_o join_v with_o a_o body_n oâ—_n turk_n they_o besiege_v claudiopolis_n of_o which_o david_n râ—tani_n a_o right_a valiant_a soldier_n be_v governor_n have_v under_o his_o command_n a_o garrison_n of_o german_a horse_n and_o foot_n yet_o the_o turk_n and_o transylvanian_n batter_a 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o while_n but_o upon_o the_o arrival_n of_o general_n schenidan_n who_o in_o spite_n of_o they_o put_v a_o reinforcement_n into_o the_o town_n and_o make_v great_a slaughter_n of_o their_o outguard_n about_o this_o time_n the_o plague_n rage_v in_o constantinople_n in_o the_o camp_n at_o such_o a_o rate_n that_o fifty_o thousand_o person_n of_o all_o age_n and_o sex_n die_v which_o leave_v the_o city_n almost_o desolate_a the_o grand_a signior_n retire_v to_o adrinople_n and_o there_o make_v his_o solemn_a entrance_n which_o place_n so_o delight_v he_o that_o he_o have_v since_o for_o the_o most_o part_n reside_v there_o where_o rupeâ—ee_v the_o old_a visier_n so_o deal_v with_o he_o that_o he_o procure_v a_o promise_n that_o his_o son_n ahmet_n who_o he_o have_v make_v chineacam_n of_o constantinople_n shall_v be_v assist_v to_o he_o in_o his_o visiership_n and_o after_o his_o death_n succeed_v he_o in_o that_o place_n of_o trust_n the_o which_o though_o contrary_a to_o the_o ottoman_a custom_n who_o hold_v it_o dangerous_a to_o that_o any_o office_n shall_v go_v by_o inheritance_n according_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o the_o court_n bassa_n who_o be_v ever_o emulous_a of_o that_o place_n etc._n etc._n for_o old_a kuperle_n after_o he_o have_v be_v five_o year_n visier_n and_o in_o that_o time_n have_v cause_v thirty_o thousand_o person_n to_o fall_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o divers_a executioner_n be_v the_o bloody_a that_o ever_o officiate_v that_o place_n die_v his_o son_n ahmet_n have_v the_o grand_a signior_n patent_n and_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o empire_n deliver_v to_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o office_n of_o great_a visier_n at_o the_o age_n of_o thirty_o two_o year_n a_o thing_n not_o usual_a and_o not_o to_o be_v behind_o hand_n with_o his_o father_n establish_v himself_o upon_o the_o destruction_n of_o such_o as_o he_o suspect_v to_o envy_v at_o his_o advancement_n among_o who_o the_o bassa_n of_o magnesia_n fall_v a_o sacrifice_n he_o likewise_o procure_v the_o banishment_n of_o solyman_n bassa_n of_o damascus_n and_o that_o of_o the_o muphti_n and_o indeed_o cause_v to_o be_v make_v away_o or_o displace_v all_o that_o he_o suspect_v averse_a to_o his_o interest_n during_o