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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77393	A brief accompt of the Turks late expedition, against the kingdome of Hungary, Transylvania, and the hereditary countries of the Emperour together with an exact narrative of the remarquable occurrences at the siege of Nevvhausel. Translated out of the Dutch. Printed with privilege.		1663 (1663)	Wing B4523; Wing C5957A; ESTC R212383	8,954	24

continual expectation where the storme would fall Many were of opinion that submission was the best expedient in this extremity but betwixt the sence of their Allegiance sworn to the Emperor and the distrust they had of the Turks Justice to his word divers held off The Enemy who did nothing rashly though as is generally supposed rather acting by Instigation then choice counted it most adviseable to draw toward Cassaw the head City of Vpper-hungary knowing full well that when ever the Christians should Vnite they would make this place the Seat of Warr and settle themselves There VVherefore the Infidels went roundly to work removing whatsoever might hinder their Progresse before any succour could come up to them which succour would however at last signify not much against so Potent an Enemy About this time the Polanders were a little Frighted with the Tartars who though returning homeward with their booty already gotten might yet be tempted by their greediness after more to break into the Cracovian Waywood-ship and from thence to advance into Silesia according to the old saying Si Turca veniet in Germaniam Ibit per Poloniam If the Turk comes into Germany he shall passe through Poland These Incarnat and Rapacious Devils however kept off yet and carryed their prey to their Cavernes there to divide it One thing is that Cham being the head and Sovereign of these Tarters which had been in Moravia was a friend to Poland and about this time his Forces went in abundance with the King of Poland in person and the Army together with a great number of Cossacks against the Muscovite marching over the River Nieper otherwise call'd Boristhenes The Turks however went on in their proceeding subduing Shemnitz Cremnitz and other Mine-towns and sending threatning Letters to the Magistrates thereabout who being over-aw'd by the Terrour of those Menaces moved the People under them to do homage to these Infidels The taking of the Fort Novigrad upon the strength whereof the People so much depended did not a little conduce to the Subjecting of the rest And now they made their excursions toward Tokay where their Noblest Wines grow a strong Hold moted round about alwayes reputed as invincible Upon this place they practic'd both subtilty and force as they had done before Novigrad but honest men had the keeping of it and so they were forc'd to passe it by About this time the Turks caused the late subdued Lewents to be demolish'd as not liking the manner of the Fortification and sent a Menacing Order to those of Frystadt to dispatch out of hand two Bridges over the Waegh larger then the former and to make them broad enough for whole Squadrons to passe a Breast And now they began to talk loud of another Invasion into Moravia to which end many thousands of the Tawny-Tartars throng'd into the Camp as if those of the other complexion had not yet playd the devils sufficiently in the Country Whereupon to prevent that Inrode a Counter-mand was sent to most of those forces that were now march'd or marching off to their Winter-Quarters and Order given them to bend their Course toward the Waegh Although this Countenance of the Turks design gain'd not much Credit in regard of the season of the Year it was however held for good discretion not to be too secure Near the end of November came to Vienna-Baron de Goes with leave of the Great Vizier and in company of a Turkish Chiaux of Offen who long time had been employ'd as the Emperours Agent toward the intended Treaty for Peace which Baron Affirmes that the Grand Signior with the Tartar Cham have resolved with an Incredible Force to come personally into the Field next Spring and Joyn the utmost of their power against Christendome Upon the taking of which Resolution vast Quantities of Rice and Corne were Ordered at Adrinople and Philippopoli to be carried to Greek-Weissenberg and from thence to Offen This determination and Proceeding engaged the Christians to use their utmost Endeavours Possible for the bringing of a considerable Body into the Field next Spring and to this purpose his Imperial Majesty having first given Audience to the Report of the said Baron gives immediate Order for Preparations taking his Journey to the Diet at Regenspurg to Stirr up the Princes of the Empire to a General Conjunction against the Turk In the Interim the Arch-Duke Charles Joseph being design'd to keep his Residence in Vienna put himself upon the way thither from Lintz but fell into such a weaknesse upon the Journey that he was enforc'd to go back The Chief Officers appointed to stay behinde in Vienna applyed themselves with all diligence to the putting their Orders in Execution Schinta was now provided afresh with Ammunition and Provision and the Great Artillery removed from thence the Montecuculish Army which for a long time had been Quarterd near the Presburg Ship-Bridge mov'd from thence toward Moravia The Count de Souches conceived some hopes of recovering Neutra and prepar'd accordingly the loss of that place being reputed not much inferiour to the loss of New hausel Neutra being an Ecclesiastical Seat New-hausel only a Seat for Souldiers which begat a greater Zeal and Earnestness toward the Recovery of the Place