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The Conduct and character of Count Nicholas Serini, Protestant Generalissimo of the auxiliaries in Hungary ... with his parallels Scanderbeg & Tamberlain : interwoven with the principal passages of the Christians and Turks discipline and success, since the infidels first invasion of Europe, in the year 1313.
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and secured Their châ—â—k and opposition their Government by altering their Religion dividing their opinions injealousing their Chieftains betraying their weakness Debauching their Spirits and buying off their Leaders Anno 1121. the Barbaroâ—s multitude being reduced by some Rules of Religion and Policy to that Order and Discipline that threaâ—â—ed the neighbour-Powers awaked the brave Emperor Diogenes and the resolute Paâ—riarch Simon to engage the Christian world the one by soleâ—ne Embassies the other by devour Letters against this common enemy which in a General Council at Claremont Voted an unanimous assistance upon Peter the Hermits suggestions and Pope Gregories injunctions for an Holy War under Robert Duke of Normandy Baldwyâ— Earle of Flanders Henry King of England Godfrey Duke of Bulloyn a War managed by five Kings of France six Western Emperors eight Earles of Flanders and Brabant six Knights of Rhodes and Malta five Kings of England with an Oath not to desist untill Christendom were delivered to the loss of 36000 English 45000 French 32000 Italians and as many more of other Nations for the space of two hundred years viz. from the year 1090. to the year 1290. to relieve the Greek Church recover the Land of Promise rescue the Holy Sâ—pulchre punish the Saracen Blasphemies and propagate the Christian truth a design that stopped the growing Power of those Barbarians though it could not suppress it because neither their sins nor our repentance were yet ready for vengeance or relief because our Armies were debauched our Leaders were unskilful our Councils divided our Commanders unequal our friends were false our designes particular our Emperors and Popes â—ealous the Clymate unsuitable and the people perfidious provoking at once the wrath of heaven and the malice of enemies Neither had these wild invaders of mankind sooner triâ—mpned over this Christian opposition than they were The settlement of the Ottomon Family stopped in their career by the revolutions of Egypt the Revolts of Aleppâ— and Damasâ—us the invasions of Tartary and their own Mutinies which transâ—erred the usurpation from the Zelzâ—ccian family and Tangrolipix his line to the Oguzian and Ottoman 1300. who though allied to the Emperor famous for his Victories beloved by his people and as capable of laying the foundation of an August Empire as any that sat upon that Throne being invited by one party of Christians to suppress another for he was the first that was invited Their first invasion oâ— Europe stopped by M. Paleologus and how to Europe and that by the Catalonians yet was matched by Michael Cos and Paleologus who bought him before Nice surprized him before Neapolis diverted him by Rebellion in his own Family overcame him by Prayer and Devotion stopped up his correspondencies and supplies perplexed him with Innovations in Religion with envy and fear suggestion and distrust tolled him on to great streights and softned his hardned people with the Luxury and Delicacy of Europe Anno 1349. His rich Brother Orchades The second stopped by Asaâ— and how succeedeth him who first strangled his relations took Nice Nicomedia Corusinia Calliopolis by his Silver rather than his Steel for those places were rather bought than Conquered yet was matched by the Graecians Discipline and Order the Thracians wiles and Stratagems Asans yeildings and Retreats untill the short-sighted Barbarian was toyled further then he could fairly retreat Anno 1364. Fierce Amurath surprized Their third attâ—mpt stopped by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 how Rhâ—destium by three hundred souldiers that got in under the notion of Workmen took in Adrianople reduceâ— Servia threaâ—ed Bulgarâ—a and Mâ—â—â—avia when by the Christian Practices Aâ—adiâ— revolts Asia is divided and the fierce man himself charmed by the Despots Daughter of Byâ—antiâ—m Anno 1390. Waâ—like Bajazet proceeds 〈…〉 undertaking blasted by Tamerlain in his Conquest of Servia without controul when it pleased God to raise Tamerlain the great Chams Son-in-Law who with 600000 Foot and 300000 Horse that wrath of God as he called himself and not man shook the Tuâ—kish Empire â— Out-doing them in his Discipline for he was the most compleat Souldier for the Practical part of ranging and Disciplining an Army in the World 2. Shutting out of his Camp all their Spies by building houses His method out of it for all strangers and keeping his men to their Quarters upon pain of Death 3. By unwearied Inrodes upon the enemies whom he tyâ—ed with surprizes 4. By gaining time to observe their methods and weaknesses 5. By delaying the War untill the Tuâ—ks men and Treasure was spent And 6. By his tenderness towards those that yielded and his cruelty towards those that withstood him for he would the first day of any Siege hang out a White Flag to denote mercy to all upon â—urrender The second hang out a Red one to intimate favor towards all but the Chief And the third hang out his black one to signifie the dismall condition of all Anno 1405. Resolute Mahomet made Wallachia Tributary threatned Their fifth exploit diverted by Musa and how Transylvania when loe Musa marrieth the King of Wallachia's Daughter revolteth from his Master embroyleth the Army keeps correspondence with the Christian Princes betrayeth his Lords interest and indangereth the Ottoman Empire putting Mahomet upon beginning a War which he lived not to finish Anno 1422. Cruel Amurath setleth himself in the Empire of Greece Their sixth enterprize spoiled by brave Huâ—iades and â—ow and prepares for that of the whole world when Mustapha Rebels in Adrianople and Serviâ—s in Caramania and Vladislaus King of Hungary with other Christians watchful upon these advantages spoil Servia Huâ—iades that brave Souldier defends Transylvania drills on the enemy to a toyle where he fought them three days with equal success untill his Reserves and the Christian Captives turned the Scales and he overthrew Abadin Basta Mesites and Amurath himself at Castron leaving 79000 Turks dead upon the place and at last is made Governor of Hungary with the unanimous consent of all the Estates a way now neglected where by his moderation and that perswasion he had that every one might be saved in his own Religion and that as God had made many people so he appointed or at least allowed of many Religions he cemented their divided Interests closed their great distances raised their dismantled Fortifications maintained their just Priviledges and kept out their numerous enemies untill Constantinople was taken May 29. 1450. Peloponnesus was undermined Belgrade yeil'ed and Trapezond submitted to the Musulmens successes which yet were poized by the irruptions of the 320000 Persians by the Confederacies of the Papacy and the Empire the Apostasie of Vlados the attempts of the Venetians the courage and resolution of the Great Master of the Rhodes and the Emperoâ— Mathias and the most dangerous Mutiny that ever was among the Janizaries who its expected will at last pull down this Empire Anno 1481. Bajazet the second Their irruption â—indered by the famous Scanderbeg and what