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A64070	Memoires of the life and actions of the most invincible and triumphant prince, Ihon the Great, third of that name, present king of Poland containing a succinct series of affairs from craddle to his present day : with a particular relation of his many great and stupendious victories obtain'd against the Turks and Tartars, from the time he was first made crown-general, and afterwards elected King of Poland / done in verse, out of H. G's historical account of the said princes life and actions, by a lover of the peace and glory of Christendome.	Tyler, Alexander.; H. G. Scanderbeg rediviuus.	1685 (1685)	Wing T3558; ESTC R14474	74,153	177

owning Christian Name To pay just Praises to 's Immortal Fame VVhich whosoe're shall grudge in envys mood Is guilty of most base Ingratitude To God himself and all men that are Good Heav'ns Pow'rs to us are three ways notifi'd And in all these should God be glorifi'd In 's Word in 's Works and in his mighty Wonders VVhich all not Fool or Mad or Atheist ponders Or shuts their eyes to see no Sun their ears to hear no Thunders IF God himself should not be honor'd than In all his Gifts instill'd in this great MAN And 's VVondrous Feats atchiev'd by Divine Aid 'T might Atheism and Blasphemy be said Twixt Non-confession and denying Gods Goodness and Power there 's but a slender-odds Be it then known to all the World abroad He that Lauds SOBIETZKI praifes God AND as all love to see that happy Hand Has Rap't them from the Flames or Sword or Strand And as sweet fruits delicious Liquorish taste To know the Tree makes our Impatience haste Even so the shade of his most prosp'rous Arms Which next to God from barb'rous Turkish Harms Has giv'n Repose to ev'ry Christian Nation Attracts all Ears to hear the just Relation Of the great Actions of his former Story And 's present dazling all th' old Worlds Glory And as no Crabb-tree yields desired Fruits As goodly Branches grow from stronger Roots As Healine-streams ne're flow from Common-springs So each Parental-stock's not fit for KINGS To understand what blessed Heav'n-Born Pair Did yield to Christendom this Tutelar And trace the Progresse of his younger Years Those signal Services whereby he Wears And did deserve ere ev'r he wore a Crown As well by Sword as by his Pen and Gown That Sov'raign Power which in all Kingdoms else By Natures Gift the first-born Males befals Amongst the Poles it is much otherwayes Or Virtues Guerdon or Happs chance in Choyce Transcendent Merit here oft bears the Van Where Hanours Temple 's reacht throw Viriues Fane Chap. I. Being an Accompt of his Descent of the Noble Family of the SOBIETZKI and the Parents of this Illustrious Prince with his Education THE ancient Poles old Mistris City gave Title to SOBIETZKIS and the brave James SOBIESK Castellan of Cracow Father of elder Mark and this IHON too A person whose great parts were even and patt For Court or Camp or great Affairs of State Having oft signaliz'd his Noble Spirit In all Efforts distinguish'd by his Merit In twenty one he had the great Imploy Not of a Chiaux or a less Envoy Unto the Port but as Ambassadour Plenipotentiar with amplest Pow'r From the Poles Crown to Treat upon a Peace Which by his Prudence Wisdom and Address Concluded on most honourable Terms Of Peace 'twixt Poles and Sultan osmans Arms. Remarkable on many brave occasion And faithful Service after done his Nation In fourty six so far outgone the Poles He left his Body went to dwell with Souls And she that bare Victorious SOBIETZKI Was Daughter of Stanzlaus ZOLTIEUSKI Grand Chanc'lor and Grand Gen'ral of the Crown Great by his Birth Place Prowess and Renown Who gave the Turks Deaths Wounds and Sorrow While he bravely Fought it at Cicora It was upon the nineteenth of September A Day which all the Turks may yet Remember T' was done upon the Worlds great publick Stage The twenti'th year of this same present age And tho upon next Moneths second Day Five times attacqu't by fresh Recruits they say Which he five times as gallantly Repell'd And maugre their huge Number 's stood the Field Till by redoubled Multitudes and Throngs And furious Crouds a-fresh for five Days long The valiant Poles being shrunk into a few Handful that handful wounded weari'd too Gave way to Fate the fifth Day of the Battle Whilst like a mighty Bull 'mong Droves of Cattle Their Gen'ral brave who knew not how to flie But stand or chase or conquer kill or die Having wrought Wonders with his single Hand And throw Red-seas of Blood made shoals to Land Thick throngs of Horse still pressing on a-main Crouded him Dead with Infidels not overcome tho slain Thus fell Brave ZOLTIEUSKI of his Age Full sev'nty three Poles joy and Turkish rage LEaving this gallant Grand-child by his Daughter of all hath been of all that shall come after Inheritor of greater broader Glory Th' Illustrious Theme of this our present Story He was no elder but a younger Brother And yet his greenest years could never smother The blooming Buds o's high Heroick growth To cultivat this Nobiy Toward Youth His joyful Parents spar'd no Cost nor Care Allow'd him Education suiting's fair Both Birth and Hopes and 's brave Celerity Made quick Returns of great Proficiency An innat Magnanimity of Spirit Polisht with nat'ral and acquired Merit Soon told his Fathers hopes th' aboding Story He should surmount all 's Ancestors in Glory With all the Learned Languages acquainted For Pole with Breath of Roman Ghost's so haunted That Latine Tongue the Lingue of old Romes Slaves 'S as frequent there as Dutch or Poles or Sclaves And having Master'd all the Learning Skill Which Polands Education could instil And Read at home in Words all Forraign Places He longs to mark their Manners see their Faces THat as the keen brisk forward active Bee Tho Garden Orchard where it dwells still be Enamel'd with a great variety Of Flow'rs and Blossoms which Sight Smell and Taste And Touch may n't's Eyes Legs and Proboscis Feast Flies on a-pace o're Fields mongst Woods doth Roam And back from Weeds and barren Heath comes home Fraught with that matter that makes Bees Honey and wondrous Comb. So our great SOBIETZKI doth advance With 's elder Brother Mark and comes to France Which valiant Mark the Turks thereafter flew At the unlucky Rout of wretch'd Betow During his stay at Paris he oft ply'd All manly exercise and still outvy'd In th' Academys fencing and Menage His Equals and those 'bove his years in age And not withstanding of his younger years His manly meen and prudence him endears To all that Merit knew and th' highest sort Of primest Quality in the French Court. Eying his toward stay'd high Masc'line Spirit Did much Regard esteem admire his Merit Having acquir'd Wits Valours Courtships Charms In this great School of Europes Arts and Arms Next went to Italy observed Rome And all the finest parts of Chrisiendom Their Manners Int'rests Laws and Politys Where their great Strengths Defects and Weakness lys Intanglements Obligements and in fine Their Courts their Camps and Warlike Discipline The distance of strong Holds their Situations Manner of March Fights and Fortifications All the Remark to speak it in a word Which Travels unto Princes can afford ANd having all the while stor'd up a Treasure Of solid worth which might with equal measure Of Stock and Strength become the lasting Base Of that huge Fame which doth the World amaze Already form'd in his great active Mind Which still his Countreys Glory had

Son of Cham Aquigitary Water-tossers name Their Troops and many primest officers Who came along as gallant Voluntiers So that their Body whole consisted then At least in number sixty thousand men With which dismaying Force early was seen On twenty third of August Nuradin And that some time ere day begun to daw Before the Town and Castle of Slotzkaw Just eight Leagues distant from strong Leopold Where as wee 've said the KING his Camp did hold IMmediatly a fierce Assault begun Continued till two in After noon With utmost Fury Forward Nuradin Bravely Repell'd by Russes Palatine Commanding there who did so well dispose His Men and Cannon that with little Loss Destroy'd huge Numbers of those Infidels Which Sight their Courage so extreamly Quells That disappointed of their hop't Surprize They straight Surcease this dear bought Enterprize And as their Council order'd as wee 've told They leave Slotzkow March on to Leopold OF all which when his Majesty doth know Their brave Repulse great Slaughter at Slotskow And towards Leopold their quick Advance He presently order'd the Ordinance From off the Castle all day long to fire To Warn the sev'ral Garrisons lay nigher To be upon their Guard and having giv'n Fitt Orders for the saf'ty of his Queen And the young Princes who at that timewere With both their Majesties all present there For he Resolv'd to venture all at once In 's Countrey 's Cause and Christendoms defence Doing the like on such occasions since ALL things thus settled then his Majesty Went forth his Camp to Visit and Survey Where to a Hills high Top he doth Advance From whence he could observe three Leagues Distance Around and about Noon he doth Descry By Clouds of Dust th' approaching Enemy THe KINGS Camp much about a Mile did ly East-side from Le'pol in a low Valley Shut up by sev'ral Hills somewhat beyond The Camp that way the Enemy was Bound There was a strait Ascent of Rising Ground Of some three hundred Paces ora Stound Where having March't as far upon the Height Then your Descent again's a narrow Streight Amidst a Wood late-cut And then again At Bottom of Descent's an open Plain Where the Tartarian Troops of needs must pass T' engage the Poles for this their best way was Another Pass which lay on 's Camps Right Hand The KING to Guard did Radzevil Command The Prince his Brother in Law Vice-Chanc'lor Of Lithuania of whom before Wee 've often spoke and mentioned already Who Posteth there with 's Troops of hand most ready Then the Artill'rys General Kariski On the Left Hand by great KING SOBIESKI Commanded on a Hill to plant his Cannon From whence the Tartars might be forc'd t' abandon The open-plain throw which they were to pass Then lin'd the Wood which newly cutted was On either hand the narrow way which bears Down Hill with valiant Bands of Musqueteers His Majesty soon caus'd some Troops of Horse Advance into the Plain t' oppose the force Of th' Enemy with all 's brave Voluntiers To stopp the galled Tartars mad Carriers WHo in such Numbers enter'd after soon The Plain by four a Clock in th' Afternoon That all the Field in bristled Mantle clad With Horse and Men and Arms was covered Mean-while The KING did from a Hill espy The Count'nance of his numerous Enemy Then giving's last Commands for what might chance He caus'd some other Troops of Horse advance Before him And behind him followed Six Troops of Hussars which he ordered To Post on Right and Left Hand of the Way Midst the Low Wood so advantagious lay To make them dreadfuller and to appear Far moe in Number then indeed they were Where each high Stump 'bove Root of rude hew'n Tree Did shew as Horseman to the Enemy And all those Twiggs which near Stumps topps did stand Seem'd Swords or Lances brandish'd in their Hand THen his Victorious Valiant MAJESTY With nat'ral Air of innate Gallantry A kind of glorious Joy and Satisfaction Still usual to him in the time of Action With brisk and cheerful Looks beam'd from his Eye Whose ev'ry Ray presaged Victory Ent'red himself within the open Plain Encouraging his Souldiers amain Telling them all that now he was come there That day to act KING CAPTAIN SOULDIER Fully determin'd or to do or dy And share with them in Death or Victory THen having thrice aloud the Name of JESUS Invoc'd as oft o're's Army cry'd LORD bless us Without least stop or stand he briskly hy's Upon their Head towards the Enemies And as if he and they 'd immortal been Or had to deal with Rushes not with Men He with his little handful zeal'd with Ire Throw Clouds of Dust and Smoak and Skies of Fire And Stars of Lead and Thunderbolts of Iron And shining Swords bright Lightnings him environ And wheresoe're he turns pours down before His Face thick Show'rs of Tartars purpled Gore Behind lyes Maims and Wounds and Groans and Deaths And Heaps and Swarms all puffing their last Breaths HIs MAJESTY was wanting in no part Of Souldiers Courage prudent Generals Art And by his brave Example did inspire His Follow'rs with his high victorious Fire So that with this small Handful towards Night He put these hideous Multitudes to Flight Who left hehind them when they left the Plain In Plumps and Piles huge Numbers of them Slain And as undoubted Victories sure token Their great and only Standard there was taken HIs MAJESTY would gladly have pursu'd Them further had not darkest Night ensu'd And more then that great Cham himself was said With all 's fresh Troops a comming to their Aid IN this most great most glorious Victory That this our Age or any past did see The KING of Poland had not with him then Above the number of four thousand men The rest of all his Troops being left in Hold For the Security of Leopold And of those thousands four there came some under Unto the Execution fifteen hunder ANd by plain down right Fighting to defeat With such poor Handfuls such an Army great Of threescore thousand Combatants may seem A Miracle a Prodigie or Dream Yet so great was the Fright Fray Hurrying And Consternation Tartars then were in That that one Night they fled those Leagues and more Which they had march'd in three whole days before And for more speed away they quickly cast Their Arms and Baggage midst Confusions haste NOr was th' Amazement less in Camps of Cham And that of Vizier Bassa Ibrahim When seeing their Companions hard Condition Returning from such hopeful Expedition Wherein almost in spight of Destiny They 'd promised themselves sure Victory BUt after some few days Consideration Allow'd these routed Troops Refocillation And huge Recruits new Forces dayly made Abash'd asham'd to shew themselves dismaid It was resolv'd they all should march in whole With their joynt Forces ' gainst the KING of Pole To which Effect two thousand Janizars The Strength and Hope of all the Turkish Wars With a strong