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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

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

there And with the quickest speed he doth provide To have those Places strongly fortify'd And thinking Vien far from this ado And out of Danger was not so lookt to THe Prince and Duke of Lorrain used all Endeavours of a prudent General In his Decamp to safe-guard his Retreat But Haste doth all his Forces so amate That when the Garrison from Town fell on His Reer-guard made small Opposition Who with quick March to save themselves did by And so exposed all the Infantry Which he to Flank the Enemy design'd Had plac'd in certain Houses them behind To certain Death like Criminals to Axes ' Mongst whom was there the Spanish Count de Taxis Who tho descended of the best of Spain By Savage Hands of Insidels lay Slain The Duke with all the Rest did safely put Themselves and Army in the Isle of Schut MEanwhile the Troops which then entrusted was To guard the Vaags most important Pass Revolted being Knaves before its likely To that vile Shame of Christ'ndom Count Tekley Head of the Mal-contents in Hungary And with the Turks in strict Confederacy THese turning as wee 've said to this ARCH-ROGUE Open'd their Way and so they Past the Vaag Advancing to the Danow which to Pass They built a Bridge some Miles above Papas Their Cavalry and Baggage marching round Came o're the Bridge which is at Papas Town And presently to shew their Force and Number Sent out great Parties to Harass and Plunder Which having done they kindled Fires around And burn and raze the Country to the Ground WHen of their great Detatchments one Pursues Th' Imperial Army now in others Views Falls with a strong Impression on their Rcer Whose sudden comming made them quake for fear And so amazed at their hideous Numbers As guiltiest Conscience can be when it Thunders That notwithstanding all the Duke could do His Cavalry again the Foot forgo And at a full Carrier passing the Wien Retired in a Body towards Vien ANd tho the Chevalier of Savoy Son Of the late Count and Lord of Soisson And the Count Taaf made a brave Resistance Wherein the former fell in that 's Assistance Yet notwithstanding all Endeavours made The Turks the Christians Baggage quickly had Three hundred thousand Crowns which valued ANd now once more the Infantry do putt Themselves securely in the Isle of Schutt And were in dreadful Hazard of the worst Had not the Duke quickly brought back his Horse And for their safe Relief a Passage forc'd And then put Part as ordered before In these Towns Presburg Raab and Comorre THen with the Rest and 's Cavalry withdrew Within th' Imperial City Viens view For which Vienna's sake this first Mishapp May well be counted a most Lucky Happ For if these Forces had not been thus driv'n Thither it could not for nine Weeks have striv'n Against the Ott'man Force so fierce so huge During that time o't's unexpected Siege THe Turks vast Swarms advancing still more neer Put their Imperial MAJESTIES in fear And all the Court who July sev'nth went thence And in good Plight and Safty come to Lintz Thence to Passaw but scarce gone frome the City They had a Prospect mov'd their Grief and Pity Each House Town Village t' other side the Danow Kindl'd Fir'd Flaming all in one bright Glow For wheresoe're these Hellish Locusts came They left their Footsteps mark't with Smoak and Flame THe Court Remov'd Duke Lorain next thought fitt With what small Force he could best spare to Flitt Leaving Count Starberg to govern Vien And under his Command twelve thousand men Which with old standing Garrison made out Some fifteen thousand or much thereabout Beside the Scholars Burgers and Tradesmen Who all bore Arms and still did Duty then JVly fourteenth the City was Invested By Turks huge Army which at least consisted About one hundred fifty thousand men Beside Count Tekleys thousands five times ten AGainst which dreadful Force and all t 's Attacques Wherein no Art 's forborn no Courage slacks Altho its true they did more mischief thrice By unseen Mines then open Batteries The Garrison tho very ill provided Did with the bravest Manhood still abide it Encourag'd by their Matchless Governour To Feats and Wonders thought beyond their Pow'r Their brave Defences was with Resolution In valiant Sallys did huge Execution The Fields with thousands slaughtered Turks still strowing Those Infidels by Regiments down Mowing Until September twelfth day following Entirely Routed by the Imperials whole Force with this great Victorious KING of Pole BUt more at large no sooner News were come To Pole that Turks had enter'd Christendome But his great Majesty with utmost speed Together draws his Forces to a Head And tho some say that some about him were Suspected to the French brib'd Pensioner That were not wanting to Insinuat How Hazardous unto the Polish State 'T might be for these its Forces to March out To others Aid while others Arms no doubt Might mean while Polands Kingdom overrun Which thus disarm'd might quickly be undone Being thus exposed to the deadly Blows Of Turks and Tartars its invet'rat Foes YEt notwithstanding this Great HERO found Himself in Justice Honour Conscience bound Quite to neglect such base Misprision And put his Army with all Expedition In Marching Posture having first Dispatch'd Sieur Lubomirski with a brave Detach Of three full Reg'ments of as gallant Horse As ever Pranc'd or Nigh'd or Charg'd Foes Force Who notwithstanding Tekleys base Endeavour To Intercept them or at least Dissever Yet maugre this vile Atheist Rebels Gutts They joyn'd entire with Troops of General Schutts And did thereafter many brave Exploits HIs Majesty went first to Crenstochow To do's Devotions then came to Cracow On twenty ninth of July and next day Or shortly after through Silesia Advancing with 's whole Army causing't tread Three diff'rent Ways and in three Bodies Led For more Convenient March and greater Speed THe Schaf gats from th' Imperial Court appears To Complement HIM first on the Frontiers On August twenty third the Emp'ror comes From Passaws City unto that of Krembs Which he for common RENDEZVOUZ ordains For Forces of the KING and Duke Lorains SEptember second August being done His MAJESTY of pole came to Holbron Heading the stoutest bravest Cavalry The Earth e're Bore or Sun did ever see Tho with a tedious Journey much Harass'd Being sore fatigu'd with March so long so fast Horses nine thousand twice number'd this Host Who were all Polish Gentlemen for most Each of whom had stout Servants one or moe Arm'd at all Points against the Common Foe His Infantry were fifteen thousand men Who came not up till three days after then These weary'd Forces had some days Refection Erethey adventured on any Action For which Lorain had wisely stor'd great Force Of all provisions both for Men and Horse THis time which was allow'd for the Repose Of Poles long marched Troops Duke Lorain chose To wait upon 's Victorious MAJESTY Like as both