in each your Eyes I spy ' The Beams of Courage bodding Victory ' Let 's on till we our late vow'd Tribute pay ' You know it 's near to St. Demetrius Day ' And with our Scimitars and Shables crooked ' Let 's shave a Turbant for each promis'd Ducat THis said He Marched up without least stand On Foot with 's naked Shable in his Hand At Head of all the Armies foremost Troop Till to the Turks Retrenchments they came up Then mounteth Horse back the like being done By all the greatest Officers anon THe first Discharge was of the Cavalry Who in one Hours fourth part or much thereby Had put the Enemy to utmost Pinches And will they nill they Mast'red all their Trenches With hideous Slaughter of the Enemy Whereon the Foremost of the Infantry Who should have Back't the Horse in Pressing on Thinking the Battel been already won Did fall a Plund'ring which the Turkish Horse Espying Rally'd with most dreadful Force And with great Execution fell upon them Had in few Minuts more beat and undone them Had not the valiant Hussars come in time Succour's most seasonable in Hazards Prime To their Rescue made th' Enemy in a trice In much confus'd Disorder to give place So that Hussain Bassa who Commanded The Turkish Army could no longer stand it Was needs enforc'd to Wheel turn give his Back From st ern Impressions of their vi'lent Shock Began with many thousands to Retreat Towards Czraozo in a Body great WHich Bleski's Waywood and the Sieur Rionwski Observing through the Clouds of Dust Smoak Dusky Did just as Hunts-men 'twixt the Deer and Park Soon Intercept his Passage forc'd him Back Into the Battle where a Party Brisk ay Led by Victorious Gen'ral SOBIETSKI Receiv'd them with a Hot tho Hearty Welcome Who lookt methinks like Souls from Death to Hell come But the stout Gen'rals Troops far short in Number Had much to do Shock's at Rebound's like Thunder THe Turks like their Condition all fought then Like Dev'ls in Arms or damn'd or desp'rat men For tho the General performed Wonders By his own Hand and Steel the great Turks undocrs Where e're he Struck or Press'd or Charg'd amain ' Mongst thickest Troops of Turks he made a Lane And with their strewed Turbants pav'd the Plain Tho's brave Example valiant Words stout Crys Heard by his followers Ears seen by their Eyes Might have lent Cowards bravest Resolution Yet things had like to fall'n in much Confusion Had not those happiest Hussars once more come And Charg'd Hussain Bassa roundly home ANd now the Battle seem'd to ev'ry man As Fresh as fierce as when it first began Nor could the most attentive busie eye Discern to whose side lean'd the Victory So Bravely all behav'd on either hands Where Blood gush'd Out in Streams and run in Strands Till after long sore bloodie Dispute had And many thousand Bodies Corpses made The Crescent now in Wane first felt the loss And left the Field and Triumph to the Cross THe Turks had long-time sternly stood the preass Till main Force made them bow then run the chace Leaving full many thousands on the place Of their Companions slaughtered and dead So that the Field was more then covered With Plumps and Piles of breathless Bodies and Of all that fled most drown'd in Niesters Strand So that of all their fourty thousand men Scarce did five thousand scap'd alive remain ANd as while during all sharp fightings heat Few do ask quarter as few quarter get Their Prisoners in number were not great ' Mongst the Turks dead were found upon the plain Two great Commanders Heybegh Solyman Both Bassas but their General Hussain Had the misluck to make 's escape unseen And save his Life by flight to Camien NOr had the Poles this glorious Victorie So cheap but sev'ral Grandees there did die As Gen'ral Quartermaster the Lord Rzeozki Crown Hunter and the Lord Rozmiarowski Captain of Hussar's and the Lord Wolbramski And many other Officers were slain Whose names our Authors List doth not contain Besides those wounded Thus this Fight being done The General gave his Souldiers leave anon Especially to those in fight most eager For to Ransack their Foes forsaken Leaguer Where the most valiant busie nimble and Wilty Had always to his Share the largest Booty And to compleat this Victorie next morn They took the Castle of Cothim in by Storm THe joyful News of this grand Victorie All chiefly owing Gen'ral SOBIETZKI His gallant Conduct and his Courage high Found Poland at this time in gen'ral mourning Its Fates 'twixt Frowns and Smiles to t 's good happ turning FOr that same Eve gave Pole this Victorie Remov'd their KING Michael who did die After some Weeks Indisposition As it would seem of some Consumption At Lemburgh whence his Corps remov'd to Warsaw Where when embalm'd according unto Poles Law It was to stay unburi'd till once done Of a new KING the next Election Chap. V. General SOBIETZKI Elected KING His MAJESTIES sudden Conquest of the Ukrain in 1674. with 4000 men be ROVTS 60000 TARTARS near Leopold August 75 and in November following with 15000 CHASES before them 100000 of the ENEMY c. THese diff'rent Tidings which both joy'd and griev'd All Pole at once at once at Pole arriv'd Where like an Ebbing with a flowing Tide high Or like two Contrar Winds which makes the Eddy Ev'n so these turn'd their Hearts and Heads near Giddy With Mirth and Sorrow struggling in their Souls So trembling of their Spheres doth move the Poles Where shall those Passions find sufficient Vents While overwhelm'd with two Astonishments Their KING new dead in 's strength and flow'r of Age Leaving the Kingdom in a sad engage Of dreadful Warr abroad what 's worse at home Embroil'd in Factions and what e're should come To clashing Interests of bold Pretenders the Crown All which sad thoughts fresh griefs engenders ON t' other Hand late glorious Victory Just in the nick Rejoyc'd their Memory With its good O men and made all confess They hop't kind HEAV'N would grant its POLES success And that the Divine favour had design'd Unto this grieved Kingdom to be kind And not to leav 't to enemies desolation Since newly grac'd with signal Preservation ANd more besides this freedom from their fears This prosp'rous Battle brought to their Affairs Hali Bassa who with a num'rous Host The Hussain Bassa meant t' have Reinforc'd Upon the News of this so grand Defeat Did to the River Danow soon Retreat The Terror 't struck in Hearts of Enemy The Courage 't gave the Polish Souldiery Its Influence one Revolted Provinces And wav'ring Friends Repute 'mong forraign Princes All vastly did Augment its high Import For States and Kingdoms to speak sure and short As well as Merchands ow much to Report Often subsisting more by Reputation Then their Intrinsick Strengths proper Foundation WHereof an Instance great this same doth show For shortly after Turks had got this Blow The Envoy from the
Highnesses of Bavary And Saxony came all to visit than And pay their Duty to this greatest MAN Who did receive them with those sweetest Graces Seen in all Demi gods or Hero's Faces HE who'f all Christians Warrs might be Commander Gainst Infidels presents young ALEXANDER To their Acquaintance and their Amity Aged fifteen tho for Humanity Prudence and Courage much out-script these Years Which in an Antedate his FATHER bears Whom he attended during this Campaign In Rudiments of Warr himself to train Under this greatest MARTIAL MASTERS Reyn. AFter once past the first Civility 'Twixt such Illustrious men of Quality Knowing their Errand was not Complement While CHRIST'NDOMS SECURITY was meant From the most dreadful Danger fraught with Fears Of all had threatn'd it these thousand years They forthwith held a Council of the War For the Adjusting each particular Fit to be thought upon by these great men In that great Work the Rescue of Vien And having thought one ev'ry proper Measure They send the whole Scheme to the EMPEROUR Who now had chang'd his late Intention Up to the Armies of his comming on Because he meant to leave the Chief Command As fittest for't unto the KING of Poland He much approving all their Resolution Which they Advance to put in Execution This was indeed for Vien in good time It being brought unto the last Extreme In humane Probability no doubt It could for few Hours ' longer have held out SEptember lev'nth the Christian Army whole Now Headed by the great VICTORIOUS POLE Advanc'd almost within the Turkish ken Being well near some four score thousand men Then all things were prepar'd for stern Essay Of awful Battle to be fought next day BY joynt Consent their Highnesses inclin'd The Right Wing to his MAJESTY be ' ssign'd Because his Horse was fittest for the Plain And on that side the Countrey lay Champain The Left Wing lying end-long the Danow To Bavary and Lorrain they allow And with the Circles Troops the main Body Unto the Princes Waldeck Saxony SEptember twelfth timely by break of day The Gen'rals all met on an Hill they say To give the last Commands scarce well come there When from Beneath unto their Sight appear A Body of ten thousand or thereby Of Flow'r of all the Turkish Cavalry Whereon a strong Battalion's order'd hard To put themselves all close in a Vineyard That was upon another Hill near by THis by three more Battalions hastily Seconded quickly stopp't the Turks Carrierings Who could not brook the Christians fierce Firings And being Horse and in a Ground ill cut For Cavalrys Attacquing of the Foot They did content themselves with one Discharge Each Infidel op'ning a Mouth so large And gap't so wide as Ma'mets Tomb might swallow Retiring rais'd a hideous Noise or Hollow WHereon the KING and all the Generals Drew th' Army in three Lines much like three Walls All closely sett without least Intervals Charging each man to keep his Vaward Place And March towards the En'my with slow Pace And when the Turks should Charge they 'r charg'd to stand And keep them Close as each join'd hand to hand And till the En'my first had Fir'd at large They 'r all commanded not to make Discharge ALL which they did observe accordingly The Turks advanced with a dreadful Cry As if they meant to break throw their Array Hoping thereby to make them soon give Way Or put them in Disorder but perceiving The Christians all stood firm without least giving And did expect them in the closest Order They made a Halt and durft not push them further But all Discharging all of them wheel'd back IMmediatly upon the Turks last Crack The first Line of the Christians fir'd apace And the whole Host advanc'd with a slow pace Still gaining Ground upon the Enemy Who did return again as formerly Whereon the Christians make another stand Expecting them The Turks discharged and Again as t 's said before quickly Retire Whereon the Christians just as quickly Fire And thus they sev'ral times while these Advance Unable to break in o' the Christians Who gaining Ground still more and more afore them Did drive the Turks like Droves of Beasts before them Whose Body shrinking as if 't had some Cramp The Christians thus got near the En'mys Camp Detach'd a Band of Foot with stout Dragoons For to Attacque the Enemies great Guns WHereof Without encount'ring great Disasters From Turkish opposition they 'r soon Masters Their greatest Bodies being distant thence Had left small Force of Foot for their Defence On the Right Wing the Turkish Horse essay'd To Charge the Christians Flank which being ey'd By Polands KING mistrasting their Design He caus'd some part o' th Armies second Line Advance and make a Front on that same side And with first Line in Person at that Tide Charging with hideous Force their Cavalry His Shock like Thunder made them all give Way WHil'st this was doing by the Christians Lines The Grand Vizier had newly sprung two Mines And as if Hell 's dread Mouth had belch'd to shake The Walls to Flatness and to Rubbish rake Such was the Ruine such the hideous Crack Laying the Ramparts of the City flat Some little stound aside from the Scots-Gate Whereby a horrid Breach was made atleast Wide to receive some fourty men a Breast Intending to have tane the Town by Storm And while 's Detachments kept the Christians warm T o've quickly drawn within the Walls his Men And under'ts Guns his Baggage Tents and Train BUt tho that Force whereby he meant to effect't Left nothing undone that could be expected And fought like mad and desp'rat more then valiant Yet brave Count STAREMBERG the Wise and Gallant Vienna's Governour instantly Clapt Ten greatest Guns upon the Breaches Lapp Load with Chain Ball and lesser Musquet Shotts Nails pieces of Horse shooes and brok'n Potts Cut off those mad Assailants in vast Numbers And still-fresh Throngs renewed Crouds him Cumbers Which the Besieg'd Repell'd as Valiantly So that for half an hour or much thereby The Ground full soakt with Gore and Crimson dy'd Was warmly disputed on either side Till Seas of Blood the Turkish fury Stenches And forced their Retreat back to their Trenches ON whom Count STAR'BERG bravely Sallying out Did make their slow Retreat a sudden Rout. And a strong Party come just in the Nick From Lorrain Rushing on the En'mies Neck Knockt out their Garlick Breaths with Deaths last Scarrs Of some four or five thousand Janizars AFter the setting of the ev'ning Sun Which with some blushing Smiles that night went down To let the Christians see th' Eclipsed Moon First waxing Pale then Ruddy then all Blood Then Dimm Black Dark last vanisht under Cloud So in Conclusion when 't was toward Night The Turks whole Body 'gan to take the Flight Beyond whose Camp the Christians them pursue But their fresh Horse soon bid them all Adieu Whose Horse o'reweary'd could not thus stand to 't ay Having been eight and
Apartment as last-Honour done him Soon afâ—er which the States in gratitude His Honourable Maintenance conclude Whereof the States of Poland and of Life land gave this full Assurance o' t for Life ' WE th' Ecclesiastick States and Civil ' Inhabitants of Poland and of Lifl ' and met in Council hereby Certify ' All the whole World and our Posterity ' That by all means could be imagined ' We have besought and much endeavoured ' For to perswade IHON CASIMIR our KING ' During his Lifetime to protract his Reign ' And not Relinquish this our Polish Crown ' Whereto himself and his of great Renown ' 's long been our mighty Kings call'd by Election ' But seeing no Inducements could perswade ' His Majesty to alter's purpose made ' And that h' hath freely rend'red to our Hand ' Poles Kingdom and great Dutchby of Lif-land ' Together with their whole Dependencies ' Crown Revenues and Royal Dignities ' The Royal Pow'r Prerogative and Name ' All which or He or Polish Kings could claim ' And we not knowing how to Lett or Stint ' Herein his Majesties most strong Intent ' His Majesty desiring we provide ' Convenient maintenance for his Life-tide ' Which Tho a Point wherein we want th' Advice ' Of our whole Brethren in their Assemblies ' Yet notwithstanding out of our Affection ' To 's Majesty before the next Election ' We have consented and do all agree ' That he have Thousands hundred and fiftie ' Liv'res of yearly Pension whereof ' One hundred thousand to be payed off ' This Kingdom and the fifty thousand more ' For to be charg'd on the great Dutchys score ' Forth of the Revenues of the Kings Table ' These Sums at next Election fix'd and stable ' And then and there these Sums fore-mentioned ' Be in their minute payments specifi'd ' And that the Lords of Treasure of both Nation ' Shall from the day o's Majesties Resignation ' Make an Allowance of the Pension said ' Without the said specification had ' And this we promise having notifi'd ' In our Provincials to gett Ratifi'd ' And make provision to secure this Thing ' By an Agreement with next following King ' Further Agreeing this Allowance from ' Dutchy of Lifland and the same Kingdom ' Shall during's Majesties whole Life Remain 'To be advanced wholly fully plain ' Freely entire without Abatements Fees ' Or whatsomever else Gratuities Chap. IV. Of the Election of Prince Michael Koribut Wicksnowiski to the Crown of Poland and the Eminent Services of General SOBIETZKI during his Reign KING CASIMIR having as hath been said The Government of Pole abandoned On sixteenth of September sixty eight Gnesna's Archbishop by his Office Right Apply'd himself during the Interreign To rule that State which now did want a KING And for a new Election did think sitting Against next May to call the General Meeting To hold at Warsaw whil'st Poles Candidate Each busy'd much to make his Party patt As namely the great Duke of Musco's Son Who had been bred in Poland and was one Who spoke that Language well as prompt as fast ay As any Noblest Polzki or Piasti One whose behalf the Duke his Father made These Offers which the others Pow'r outbad That he should Change his Greek-Religion And take the Romanist Communion In 's favours to Renounce all Muscovie All Places tane from Pole restor'd should be And that four Millions free-gift this year He should advance for payment of th' Arrear O' th' Polish Army Further promise made Poland ' gainst all its Enemies to Aid With Ready Force of Fourty thousand men And enter in perpetual League with them The next was Newburgs Duke To Duke Bavar A Brother whom the Emperor did favor The third Pretender was the Prince of Lorrain The fourth Duke D' Enguien Prince of Condees son Which last Gnesna and Gen'ral SOBIETZKAY Were thought to favour more then all the Restay THen as if many CAESARS for the Nonce Had enter'd Rome Triumphant all at once That She the Worlds proud Mistris might display Her dazling Grandeurs at one Sight one Day Ev'n so Poles Grandees Princes Palatine Each striving other to out-strip out-shine In Mays beginning of the sixty nine In greatest Pomp and Splendor did Resort To Warsaw Poles chief Mistris Seat of Court In order to th' proaching Election As Pole had meant to have it said and shown The least of all her Princes worth a Crown UPon the first of May Duke Radzevil Great Litwanias General of the Field Did make his Entry with a stately Train Which in the following order marcht amain Five Companies of Heyduques first came on Consisting of an hundred in each one With flying Ensigns beating Drums each Fellow Clad in a large Blew Vest was lin'd with Yellow Next a Foot-Company of sixtie men Clad so like Janizars that none could ken Their Yellow from the hue of Musslmen Next of Dragoons two Troops whose Backs did grace Their fine blew-Coats o're-laid with Silver-lace Then came a Troop of Gallant German Horse In richest Trappings neighing in their force As many Hussars after them comes next These at some distance followed by sixt y Gentlemen of primest Quality In Cloaths so rich that richer they defy And as their Horses scorn'd that Ground they trod Their Hands grasp't Launces of the Turkish mod Then came of Litwanias Field himsel The General Duke Michael Radzevel Follow'd by greatest Lords and primest Gentrie Above two hundred of the Litwan Countrie All these equip'd in splendidest Array In richest Harness their proud Horses bray ' Mongst whom were divers of the Princes high Of the most ancient Nobility As Prince Slav'slans Lubomiriski The Lord Potoski These were followed At some good distance their Attendants made A huge vast Number of brave Gentlemen In Richest Liv'ries all their Servants then After whom marched of Tartarian Horse Two Troops whose each did count a hundreds force Then of Dragoons five Troops march'd on apace Clad in Blew Coats adorn'd with Silver Lace Of all which Train like first the last appear A Companie of Heyduques brings the Rear THis Entrie tho the most Magnificent Those of the two Lords Pazzi far out-went In Afternoon of this same very day The one Grand Chanc'lour t'other as they say Great General of Litwania Who enter'd Warsaw in most Royal wise Whose Numbers had Duke Radzevils told thrice ANd now more splendid farr then both the same The Waywod of Cracovia also came Attended with a yet more numerous Train Which like some Armies made five thousand men ANd yet the more Illustrious third of May Eclips'd those Glories of its first seen day When Gen'ral SOBIETZKIS numerous Train In goodliest Order covered all the Plain All Polands Princes Waywoods and each Peer Did him the honour long ere he came neer To meet him sev'ral Miles from Warsaws Gate Who as he Rode he seem'd to Sit in State And as he Sate his Posture seem'd to say He should ere long great Polands Scepter
rais'd Bishop Cujavie WHen the GRAND SEIGNIOR heard understood These glorious Changes made for Polands good And knowing of their Warlike Preparation Doth thus menace that brave undaunted Nation In following Letter by a Chiaux sped But not dilivered till Poles KING was dead And for my part shall n'ere in Rithme be either seen or read The GRAND SEIGNIORS LETTER to MICHAEL KING of POLAND THou the chief Prince of the Christian People Administrator of the Nazaren Kingdom of Poland ' KING Michael our Friend May your Administration have an happy issue By these Letters we give you to understand that Achmet Bassa our Grand Vizier is the chief Administrator of our Dominions the Dignity and Authority of whose Ministry let GOD increase We have not long since understood that you refuse to pay our most Serene Majesty the Tribute stipulated by the late Treatie between us and you And to remove the Garrisons out of your places on the Frontiers wherefore it appears clearer then the Light that you have broke the Peace that was concluded with me And is it thus lawful for you in so short a time to violate the Peace The Governours and Souldiers of our Frontier-places have not done your Subjects any Dammage nor given you any cause of offence wherefore then have you broke the Peace and why have you provoked me the Monarch of the World to anger What do your Souldiers think to delude us Send us quickly the Tribute and the Gifts which by vertue of the Treatie tho by you violated and the promise of your Envoy ought to have been payed upon the day of St. Demetrius last past Send them quickly if you will that the ancient Treaties between us be Preserved and Re-established Send the Gifts Restore the Castles Repair the Dammages and do it sufficiently unless you desire to be by my Arms compelled to it If you omitt it by the Help of GOD I will with Innumerable Armies infest and destroy thy Poland Be therefore ready for War and send back my Messengers quickly that ' I may know thy Mind BUt all these proud Menaces were in vain While SOBIETZKI had advanc'd amain Unto the Banks of the great River Neister's And by Commanded Party tall like Switzers Under Crown Standard Bearers valiant Conduct Who after strong Resists did soon Command took The strong Town with its Castle Miedzibos 'T was storm'd tane plunder'd sacked by these High Boys Taking beside this many other place ' Mongst which was that Strong Hold Jaslowiec Great Shoals of Captives driving back in Throng Who told that Hussain Bassa lay along On t' other side the Neister being then A Bodie much 'bout fourty thousand men Waiting great Reinforcements to come up To him from out of Asia whereupon General SOBIETZKI did intend With greatest Haste to pass the River and To fight them turning down their Turbant Copes Before Arrival of their fresher Troops ACcordingly His Army once past o're Himself Advances all the Host before Towards the Turks whom he doth soon espy Trench'd under Cochmi's Walls Commodiously And which might bred great Mars himself much Cumber Vastly exceeding all his Poles in Number November ninth six hundred seventy three Came up the valiant Polish Cavalry And never stop't their March still Brisk and Eager Till within Gannon Shot of Turkish Lea'gre When the Grand General in Person Hies Within short Musquet Shot of the Enemies That he might best observe where their strength lyes Whence when Return'd he presently did call A Warlike Council where 't is Resolv'd by all That seeing scarce Provisions Poles now Pinches 'T were best Attacque the Turks within their Trenches Towards the Ev'ning all his Infantry Came up and with them the Artillery Whilst sev'ral little Skirmishes did pass ' Twixt's formost Troops and the Enemies nearest was NExt Morning of the tenth as we have said His Excellence drew up Rang'd and Array'd The Army in Battalio display'd And having placed his Artillery So as 't might most annoy the Enemy And serve them quickest with Hott Iron anon Shot from dread Mouths of Fifty Piece of Cannon In goodliest Order all advanced on Towards their Camp with Resolution Where when come pretty near The Hospodars A People Born to deal in Arms and Warrs In Provinces Wallach and Moldavie Belonging unto Poland formerly Immediatly Revolted from the Turks Leaving the Treaches soon comes o're the Works Five thousand of them to the Polish side And presently all things were briskly ply'd For the Attacque which in five sev'ral places And Posts was to be made in equal Spaces Crown-Watch-Master did next the Neister bide The Rivers Brink hard by Czeczora's side Next him the valiant Gen'ral SOBIETZKI And then Lievtenant-Gen'ral Wisnowitzki Assisted by the Waywood of Kiovie The other two by Troops of Litwanie THus Marshal'd they the Enemy surround But th' Army Rang'd into this Posture 's found To take much Time That Night the Turks who were Not wanting in Defence nor VVatch nor Care Their utmost Trenches yet remaining whole They seem'd t' have some advantage of the Pole Crown-Watch-Master this night had in his Post A Brave Commander Col'nel Danemark lost Captain Jarozki also was cut off With many Souldiers of the common Raff Nor were the Turks with lesser Slaughters beat The En'my's Lost being ev'ry way as great All the whole Night the Polish Troops in Arms Stood Ready within Musquet Shott and Harms O' th' Enemies Retrenchment timely next Morrow November ' lev'nth to bid them all Good morrow The General adventured once more On Foot their Posture better to disco're And tho most of his Officers disswade Him from such Hazards he continued In 's most impregnable firm Resolution To fall upon them with quick Execution Ord'ring his Cannon all at once to Play Most furiously by the first Break of Day Upon the Enemy And ev'ry where Having giv'n Orders sit and necessar Did thus encourage all the Souldiery With full Assurances of Victory ' FEllows in Arms dear Pariners of this Warr ' The Lawfullest cause needfullest by farr ' That ever Polands Kingdom did Commence ' Or any other Christian King or Prince ' Against this wretched Infidel For these ' Have some for Trade some Captives to Release ' Some to Prevent some to Repair their Harms ' Of this dire Tyrant havetane up just Arms. ' Some for to Lessen his enlarge their own ' More Vast already then 's Dominion ' Some to Amaze the World with their loud Story ' Have Fought for Prowess Triumphs Trophees Glory ' Time was when Pole fought for no more but these ' But some new Accidents have wheel'd the Chase ' We fight for Liberty against these Knaves ' That Poles be not their Tributary Slaves ' And what 's more worthy to be thought upon 'Our Infinitely dear Religion ' IF Poles lost Honour danger'd Liberty ' Religion Conscience Stern Necessity ' All now at Stake can move true Polish Hearts 'To stirr their Hands to Act Warrs Valiant Parts ' As needs they must
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
Body of selected Horse Were sent a little Castle to enforce Which had its site near City Brzeziani Wherein were only sixty Poles not many Who yet so gallantly behav'd themsel's As with great Loss repuls'd these Infidels Which so much damp't their Sp'rits if they had any That they durst not proceed ' gainst Brzeziani Altho they first came there with that Design But on the contrary Poles Crown Ensign Who there Commanded made a valiant Sally With Party of swift Horse who did not dally But falling on the Rear-guard of the Tartars With Sword and Shott dealt lib'rally Deaths Quarters And kill'd so many of them on the Place As made their whole great Body mend its pace TEn thousand Tartars after soon appear Advancing unto Leopol well near To whom the KING sent forth Lord Karkownisky Who with some Troops of Horse them charg'd so briskly As forc'd them to their Heels to take their Wind Leaving great Numbers of them dead behind Nor was this Action lightly purchass'd gain Where some brave Polish Gentlemen lay slain ANd now at last in Moneth of September Ne're lucky to the Turks as I remember Unto the Royal Camp were now come up The Gallant Litwanians in Troop The KING no longer satisfy'd to hold Or to make good his Post at Leopold But with that little Army which hee 'd then In number not 'bove fifteen thousand Men Resolved to seek out the Enemy At least in Number sev'n times more then He. And leaving's ROYAL CONSORT Joy o's Soul With the young Princes still at Leopol Desiring they should stay still in those Parts To keep the People all in better hearts Who otherwise for fear might run away And leave the Countrey to the Turks a Prey Who by this means induc'd to tarry still At their own Homes with far more Heart and Will Seeing the KING the QUEEN the PRINCES fair Should of their Hazards have an equal share HIs MAJESTY hearing the Enemy Besieg'd Podhais Resolved hastily Having already come the length of Lembur To March upon the fifteenth of September For its Relief but just one day before 'S intended March hee 's told it 's yielded o're And twice six thousand persons Captives led The Town quite Sack't Rift'd and Plundered Then Burnt altho Surrend'red upon Terms Of saving Persons Goods from Hostile harms WHich having heard on sev'nteenth of September A Warlike Council's held at City Lembur Where sev'ral of the Senators advise Not to attempt such Mighty Enemies With so few Forces But his MAJESTY Again Replyed most Heroickly That He would ne're sit still and tamely see So many Christians led in Slavery And 's Subjects thus Harrass'd at such a Rate That 's Territory's laid near Desolate But was Resolved this to Remedy Or Perish in th' Attempt and bravely die And so March'd forward this same very day Towards the Enemy who as they say Were then before Buczaez all sat down And had Invested and Entrench'd it round But upon Notice of the KINGS Advance They Rais'd their Siege and soon Decamped thence With all their Forces And tho sped so Blewly Yet they March on in haste to Trembowly VVhich they Invest Turks Gen'ral Ibrahim Summonds the Garrison to yield to him WHo boldly Answer If the Turks were come In hopes of Plunder thus far from their home They were much disappointed in their sense Here being none but Souldiers for defence who 'd nothing else except their Lives to lose Which they Resolv'd to sell dear to their Foes And make them know the Price when 't comes to Blows THis stout Reply did much incense the Turks Who in a Trice compleating all their Works Rais'd sev'ral Batt'ries Planting thereupon Many great Guns and Bombs still Thund'ring on For fourteen days which they continued The Siege And all this while they Mined had Above two thousand Cannon Bullet's gott Beside five hundred Fire-Balls also Shot Into the Town and diverse Mines were Sprung Tho all without effect did them no wrong And Storming sev'ral times were still Repeli'd With greatest Loss and yet remain'd unquell'd Stiffly persisting to maintain the Siege UNtil at last a Letter from the LIEGE Of Poland to the Governour by hap The Turks chanc'd with a Bowr to Intercept Wherein his Majesty did him assure That he himself in Person to be sure With his whole Army's coming to deliver Them and already'd passed such a River And that he was directly Marching on Towards the Enemy Which whereupon Such was the dread of SOBIETZKIS Name The Infidels great Terror Scourge and Shame That presently the Turkish General Ord'red the Cannon be dislodged all From of the Batteries both great and small Consisting of above an hundred Piece And to march on straight to Caminiec NExt Day he did Decamp his Army whole So the pale Crescent doth decline the Pole Marching full fifteen Leagues in so much haste Confusion Consternation and Agast That he Commands the Tartars to keep neer And be a Covert to his trembling Reer Just as in Battel he had got the Rout From some Victorious Enemy in 's Pursuit Ne're thought himself secure in any place Till trench'd close to the Walls of Caminec Under Protection of its greater Guns In bosm of their own strong Garisons A Thing almost Incredible when told That fifteen thousand men had been so bold To force an Army hundred thousand strong To raise two Seiges in such Haste and Throngs Prodigious tho it seem yet true it is Let all the Worlds old Worthies match me this NAy when Encamp'd neer Camiens Counter scarf They could not yet imagine themselves safe For 's MAJESTY Advancing after them That Way it so dismayed Ibrahim That in a Warlike Council all Resolves Not to abide Engagement with the Poles But pass the Dniester soon and March away Towards the Country of Walachia WHich Resolution presently was done But not so throwly out nor yet so soon But that some Polish Troops came up so neer Led by Lord Lubomirski that their Reer Being fall'n upon and beaten up amain Huge mighty Numbers of its Guards lay Slain HEreon the KING forthwith did give Command For sev'ral Troops on Niesters either hand To make advance with such a Success huge That Lubomirski seis'd the En'mies Bridge Cutting in pieces those were left its Guard And the Night following others as wel-far'd Lord Konski the Artill'rys General Did meet five hundred Waggons in a Stale By upwards of two thousand Oxen drawn Thinking to pass that Bridge before day dawn Come from Camien took them then did destroy With little Business their strong Convoy Relieving thousands of poor Christian Slaves Led in sad Bondage by those Savage Knaves The Souldiers then for their Encouragement Are ' low'd that plunder which the Waggons sent Possessing richest Spoil of Goods and Money Souldiers are Stout thereafter this being done ay HIs MAJESTY commanded all the Boats Which did compose the Bridge and made its Floats Should be bestow'd in some securest place To be imploy'd on any sudden Case And