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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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