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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

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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