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A07605	The Mahumetane or Turkish historie containing three bookes: 1 Of the originall and beginning of the Turkes, and of the foure empires which are issued and proceded out of the superstitious sect of Mahumet. 2 Of their conquests and the succession of the house of Ottoman, vntill the present reigning of Mahumet the third. 3 Of the warres and seege of Malta, which Solyman the great made to the great maister and brothers of that order. Heerevnto haue I annexed a briefe discourse of the warres of Cypres, at what time Selimus the second, tooke from the Venetians the possession of that iland, and by reason thereof I haue adioyned a finall discourse conteining the causes of the greatnesse of the Turkish Empire. Translated from the French & Italian tongues, by R. Carr, of the middle Temple in London, Gentleman. Dedicated to the three worthy brothers Robert Carr, William Carr and Edward Carr, in the county of Lincolne, Esquires.	Carr, Ralph, of the Middle Temple.; Foglietta, Uberto, 1518-1581. De causis magnitudinis imperii Turcici. English.	1600 (1600)	STC 17997; ESTC S112763	141,432	259

who maried the daughter of King Baldwin succeded in the kingdome of Hierusalem ouerthrew the Turkes at Ybelim which Place holy Scripture calleth Geth The yeere 1140 or ther abouts Alaph or Balach Souldan of Hames tooke the towne of Rohaiz there vnmercifully murdered a great number of Christians The yeere 1143 King Baldwin the third of that name sonne of king Fulque discomfited at Hierico the valiant Norradin son to Baldecan Soldan of Damaz The yeere 1146. The Emperour Conrad and King Lewes of Fraunce sonne of Lewes le Groz passed into Surie where with king Baldowin they besieged the towne of Damasco but could not take the same and therefore they returned home into their Countries The yeere 1148 after the departure of these said two Princes Norradin the Souldan of Damasco besieged Antioche wher Raimond the Conte of Antioche issuing forth in a skirmish was vnfortunately slaine the Contes of Rohaiz and Tripoli taken prisoners which Contee of Tripoli after was shamefully murdered by an Assassin The yeere 1160 Almery king of Hierusalem brother to king Baldowin tooke the towne Alexandria beesieged the great citie of Caire in Egipt The yeere 1170. Saladin the Souldan of Egipt began to inuade the holy land in the time of king Baldowin the fourth of that name king of Hierusalem at what time likewise the Emperour Frederic made war vpon the Pope the church in burning destroying Italy The yeere 1174 king Baldowin discomfited the Souldan Saladin at the towne of Tabaria which sometime was called Tiberias after that ouerthrew a second time at the towne of Ascalone The yeere 1179 king Baldowin aforesaid fought againe with the Souldan Saladin at Margelion nigh to the towne of Tabarie where king Baldowin then was discomfited The yeere 1184 began that discention among the Christians in the holy land which was the cause of the losse of the same The originall of which was this Guy of Lusignen hauing married the Lady Sibil sister of the late king Baldowin and widow of William Longuespee Marquis of Monferrato by whom she had a son named Baldowin who at that time but sucked his Nurce to whom appettained the kingdome of Hierusalem the said Guy of Lusignen father in law of the infant would needes haue his title and wardship against the will minde of Bartrand Contee of Tripoly to whose tuition and gouernance the childe was giuen by force of the testament of king Baldowin brother of the said lady Sibell when in the mean time the infant died ther vpon Guy of Lusignen named himselfe king in the right of his wife wherwith the Contee of Tripoly was wonderfully wroth The yeere 1186 Saladin tooke prisoner Guy of Lusignen king of Hierusalem with the maisters of the Templars and of the order of Sainct Iohn that came to succour the towne of Tabarie which the said Saladin had then besieged so as vpon restoring of king Guy the both aforenamed maisters to their liberties Tabarie Lique and Ascalone were rendred to Saladin who in the end wan also the citie of Hierusalem after that the towne of Acres The yeere 1147 the Templars reencountred Saladin nigh to Casal Robert where Saladin ouethrew them slew in fight the maister of the order of Sainct Iohn Hierusalem named Brother Roger dez Molins which hapned the first day of May that yeere In the yeere of our Lord God 1149 ther passed to succour the holy land the Emperour Frederic Barberossee Philip the French King and Richard King of England Frederic tooke his way by land and comming into Cilicia where thorough extreame heate desirous to bath himselfe or as some say in passing the riuer which some doe call Cauno and the frenchmen the riuer of Salif the latins doe name Cydnus which passeth through the famous citie of Tharsus at this present named Therasso was vnfortunatly drowned The two kings his confederates ariued in Sicilia frō the towne of Mossana they passed into the holy land came to the towne of Acre which after two yeeres beesieging they tooke King Richard in his passage thether tooke the Island of Cypres which he gaue to king Guy of Lusignen in exchaunge for the kingdome of Hierusalem But after the taking of Acre king Phillip being sickly returned into Fraunce The yeere 1204 Baldouin Earle of Flaunders and Henry Conte de Sainct Paul with his brother Loys Conte de Sauoy and the Conte Boniface Mont ferrat with a great company assembled themselues at Venice to passe from thence into the holy land To whom the Venetians did graunt ships vpon condition that beefore they passed they should aide them to recouer the towne of Zara in Sclauonie which before had reuolted from them and so hauing done they after proceeded on their voyage to Constantinople whereof they possessed themselues in the Empire which remained in the frenchmens hands about threescore yeares after The yeere 1210. Ichan de Brene maried the daughter of Conrad of Montferrat and the Lady Isabell daughter of king Amaulry who was sister of Baldouin the Meseled and of the Lady Sibel that was wife to Guy of Lusignen Which said Ichan de Brene was made king of Hierusalem crowned at the towne of Tyrus which commonly is called Sur and Sor by reason that it is situated vpon a rocke in the sea But Alexander the great to the intent to winne that towne filled vp all that distance of the sea betwixt the same and the land with stone and earth so as at this day the same remaineth firme groūd which towne of Tirus came into the possession of the said Conte Conrad who afterward was shamefullie on a suddaine murdered by a couple of the sect of the Assassins In the yeere 1216. Pope Honorius the third of that name did send the Cardinal Colonne into Surie accōpanied with Henry Contee of Neuers and Gualtier of Sancerre constable of Fraunce with others in a great nūber who after their landing in Acre discended into Egipt tooke there the towne of Damiat which within sixe yeeres after vpon composition was surrendred to Cordier son of Saladin Souldan of Egipt whom the frenchmen doe call Le Admiral des Cordes In which time also Iehan de Brene king of Hierusalem accōpanied with his brother Garin de Montaguae great maister of the order of Saint Iohns came into Fraunce in passing through Italy the said king of Hierusalem gaue his daughter Yolant in marriage to the Emperour Frederic second son to Henry who was sonne to Frederic Barberousse with the whole interest title which he had to the kingdome of Hierusalem which the Kinges of Sicilia doe intitle themselues to claime at this day The yeere 1229. the said Emperour Frederic departed out of Italy giuing hopes that hee would passe into Surie but incontinently hee returned againe as one hauing small deuocion to performe that voiage In the yere 1230 the aforenamed Soldan Corder caused the vvals of Hierusalem to be

dominsons vvho if he were like in condicions either to his father Soliman or to his grand father Selymus and Germany to continue in his Intestine and inward contencions and diuisions as it still doth it is to be much f●a●ed but that it vvould happen to Germany ●vvhich alredy ●ath chaunced to the infortunate countries of Thracia Dacia Maesia and the most part of their vvofull and miserable neighbour the Kingdom of Hungary For it is an assured and very true sayeng that Nulla tam magna tamque firma potentia est quam discordia non comminuat et perdat There is no Kingdome or Power be it neuer so great and mightie vvhich discord and ciuill discencion in it selfe doth not distroy and bring to confusion The end of the third Booke ¶ To the three worshipfull brothers worthy Patrons of vertue and all good Arts Robert Carr William Carr and Edward Carr in the Countie of Lincolne Esquiers Raffe Carr their most affectionate kinsman wisheth all content HAuing Right worthy Gentlemen formerly made knowne to euery of you by such simple remembrances as my power could aford how much I desire dayly studie in perticuler to serue honor you I thought it now not amisse treating of one argument comd of the same kindred deriued from the general obseruations which euery where with profit in these three first bookes are to be gathered thus ioyntly to you all to perticipate this common good For if the vse which euery one ought arightly to make in the reading of Histories be grounded chiefely in the election of taking or leauing the better or worse of such things as by examples are faithfully propounded which vpon occasion should be applied either to the well gouerning of a priuate life or to the inabling of our vnderstanding for counsell in our countries seruice In either part I say I know none of many who haue had these Turkish affaires with the perpetuall felicitie in consideration to whome with more credit a man may giue beleefe then to Hubert Folieta the Genuoys whilst with much wisedome grauitie and discreation he handleth though briefely the causes of the greatnesse of the Turkish Empire to his deere friend the famous Captaine Marcus Antonius Columna A treatise I suppose to euery conceauing man or such whome the care of a common good doth possesse very acceptably This same therfore for the former alleged reasōs haue I heere annexed so faithfully as I could persuade the nice Italian tongue to speake our proper language To which I haue further added that the occasion of this discourse might the better be apparant the narration of the war of Ciprus held betwixt the Turk and Venetians some xxx yeeres agoe In which their wars the Venetiās being excedingly ouerborne notwithstanding that notable victorie obtained by them and their confederates in the Gulfe of Corinth made priuely their peace without knowledge giuen therof either to the Pope or king of spaine who in these wars had ben their associats whilst Marcus Antonius Columna Pope Pius quintus general alwaies in opinion against the same persuaded to his power the contrary that so worthy an occasion of further victory should not so vnworthely be relinquished Of which matter imparting his mynde to his friend Folieta it became the subiect of this ensuing discourse wherin Folieta not intermedling with what the Venetians had done onely layes downe in general such causes as by great reason may be thought of those fortunate successes which hourely attend the Turkish Ensignes To which I had rather remit you then longer to deteine with the harshnes of an ill pleasing Epistle And now hauing for the present done that due obseruance to you all of me long both determined and desired I most earnestly beseech you to take my boldnesse in good part void of all saucie presumption my meaning as it is clothed in a sincere will alwaies to serue honor you my request as I shall deserue for euer to be preserued in your good opinion Wherwith if you shall so much grace me I protest there can no one thing giue more fulnesse to much of that happinesse which in this world I affect wherof nothing distrusting though meanely deseruing I take my leaue and rest Your most bounden for euer Raffe Carr. ¶ THE NARRATION of the warres of Cyprus held betwixt the Venetians and the Turks ● during the yeeres 1570. and 1571. CYprus so called by reason of the rich Copper Mynes therein conteined plentiefull and abounding in excellent Wynes Wheate Oyle Suger being in deed that true Mecarian Isle vnder xxxv degrees of the Poles eleuation standeth in the Gulfe Issicus distant twentie German myles from Syria conteining in length fiftie miles of the sayd German measure but in breadth ten or twelue at the most and in diuers places lesse Salamis the Citie of Cyprus built by Teucer Aea●ide held for their Kings for many discents the same Teucrians of vvhich race Euagoras and Nicocles vvere men celebrated and made famous by Isocrates Orations To these Teucrians succeded the Ptolomees to them the Romans vnder vvhose gouernment although much and grieuously vexed by the Saracines they cōtinued firme and constant vnto the time of Andronicus Commenus and Henry the sixt Emperors For about the yeere 1190 Richard the sonne of Henry the second King of England sayling towards Palestine and put from landing in that Island by Isaac Commenus then the gouernour tooke the same by force vvhich afterwards he gaue to Guy of Lusignan sonne in law of King Almerick vvho had lost the Citie of Hierusalem in exchange for the bare tytle and name to him and his posteritie of the sayd Crowne of Hierusalem The issue and lyne of vvhich Guy enioyed the sayd Kingdome of Cyprus 250. yeeres vntill the tyme that Peter reigned vvho vvas taken prisoner by the Souldan of Aegipt but afterward vpon Tributarie condicions restored to vvhich Peter succeded Peter the sonne vvho at the death of his Father being very young vvas afterward married to Haelena Paleologa and by hir had issue Carlotta married first to Iohn King of Portugall But lastly to Lewes Duke of Sauoy vvhich Lewes for a small time reigned King of Cyprus This second Peter ●ad likewise a bastard issue called Iames vvho by the help of the Souldan of Egipt expelled from the kingdome of Cyprus the sayd Lewes of Sauoy Iames tooke to vvyfe Katherin the daughter of Marcus Cornelius adopted by the state of Venice vvho being vvith childe by hir husband and he before hir deliuerie dyeng in the yeere 1470. The said Common vvealth tooke to their charge both the mother child and Kingdome But shortly after the enfant dyed supposed to haue bene poisoned by the practise of that state vvho solely thereby possessing themselues of the kingdome reduced the same into the forme of a Prouince Katherin the mother being brought back to Venice vvho liued to the yeere 1510. Now Selymus the first Emperour of the Turks after the vtter oppressing