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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52021	A new survey of the Turkish empire and government in a brief history deduced to this present time, and the reign of the now Grand Seignior, Mahomet the IV, the present and XIV emperor : with their laws, religion, and customs : as also an account of the siege of Newhausel.	Marsh, Henry, fl. 1663-1664.	1663 (1663)	Wing M729A; ESTC R15790	58,977	200

very honorable Articles the Garrison and Inhabitants if willing to march out with Colours flying Drums beating match lighted and Bullet in their mouth with Bag and Baggage and to be convoyed to Comorra nine miles off Those that staid to have indempnity protection and liberty of conscience Newhausel yeilded Hereupon there marched out 3500. sound men 500. wounded with four peices of Canon most of them Germans having a Convoy of 10000. Turks who civilly and fairly conducted them to the aforesaid Garrison and returned to Newhausel where the Prime Visier had out of a pretended generous sense of the Hungarians valour given every man of them thirty Duckets as a reward thereof in lieu and value of which sum he found there a 100. brass peices of Ordinance and ammunition proportionable with 3000. Fat 's of Hungarian Wine the use whereof being prohibited the Turks was converted into money and supplyed and countervailed his liberal magnificence The Army thus freed from this difficult peice of service the same flying parties were commanded to make new inroads into Austria Moravia and Silesia while the Prime Visier designed upon Presburg the Capital and regal City of that Kingdom as aforesaid and the imperial Army not able to make any Head yet against them continued passing and repassing the Danow thereabouts and a General Council of war being called Count Serino newly made Generallissimo Prince Gonzaga Montecuculi Counts Rothal and Palfi being present it was concluded to retreat before the Enemy and to put in Count Strozzi a famous Souldier with a supply as Governour of the place whether the Turk directed his March but being at liberty and facing all the circumjacent Garrisons of his attaque he more imperiously summoned them all together the dreadful event whereof must be remitted to a further discourse The other two divisions of the Army entred Moravia and Silesia and gained the strong Pass and Key of Jaluncka putting the Imperialists to flight with some Execution but made not that havock as before having Commandment from the Prime Visier to offer all friendly and fair terms in the Grand Seigniors name if they would submit to his protection the cheif of those Terms were Liberty of Conscience and free Exercise of all Religions no Taxes or Tribute to be payd for six years and then but five Shillings upon every House per annum with security of their Laws rights Claym Titles and Propriety by which he is in all probability like to gain submission and obedience from and to establish and fix his footing he hath got already in those Provinces which he hath once again invaded And thus far of their History now I shall speak of their Customs and Manners DABIT DEUS HIS QUOQUE FINEM ALLACH HECHBAR The Copy of this Letter or Summons comming newly to Hand by a person of quality and having seen the like insolence and blasphemous arrogance formerly Printed in the Turkish History I thought it would be something satisfactory to publish this which expresseth some extraordinary design and resolution of this Victorious and successful Infidel VVE by the Grace of God Lord of many Countries Victor and Triumpher over our Enemies Potent Emperor of the Turks Co-adjutor of the God Mahomet and the Moon Protector of the Sepulchre of the Crucified Christ Implacable enemy to all professing Christianity To thee Roman Caesar King of few Regions give to know That we come to thee with a people of thirty three Kingdomes so great a multitude as thou never sawest or heardst of before to bereave thee by force of Arms of thy Crown and Tribute of thy Subjects The City by thy self Inhabited we will besiege we will overcome thy strong men thy women with child we will give to Vniversal slaughter Their Embrios as Toads we will thrust through with Spears and sharpened Stakes Thy most valiant young men we will rend in peices and cast forth for meat for the Dogs Thee thy Popes Cardinals Arch bishops Monks and Nuns together with all their own dependings we will send as Slaves into perpetual bondage and finally we will ruine and destroy you all and then shall you see whether your Crucified Christ will save you from us who could not save himself as if we or ours could give credit or yeild any belief to such incredible things The very City where he was born wherein he lies dead We even enjoy detain under our Dominions and assuredly you may beleive that he will not help you as being long since slayn This we were willing to signifie that thou and thine might know the real Event and Truth thereof as soon as thou couldst expect This is given forth by us at our Great Metropolis called Constantinople which the valour of our Ancestors hath taken from yours and that which we keep and will always keep from yours and that which we keep and will always keep to the Ignominy and disgrace of you all Dated at Constantinople in the 15. year of our Reign and the 23. of our Age. A Nevv Survey Of the Turkish EMPIRE Of their Oratories THe Fabricks of their Churches are sufficiently large and sumptuous and called by the name of Meschites in which I never could perceive any sort of fancies or imageries for Idolatry is held by them the worst of abominations but onely these or one of these inscriptions following in the Arabick Language There is no God but one and Mahomet his Prophet or One Creator and Prophets equal or None is strong as God Then there is seen a great abundance of burning Lamps the whole Church whited the Pavement covered with Mattresses and on them the Ornaments of Tapestries Neer the Church is erected a Tower of great height to the top whereof the Priest ascends before the time of Prayers and with a loud voice his ears stopped with his fingers he thrice proclaims these words God True One which Clamour or Out-cry for they have no Bells being heard the Nobility and all unbusied persons repair to Church as bound to that devotion Afterwards the said Priest descending prays with them and then they turn their faces towards Mecha And this he is tyed to do by his Office five times day and night But whosoever cometh to these Prayers must wash his hands his feet and privities and his head thrice sprinkled with water and these words pronounced Glory to my God Then their shooes put off and left at the Church-door they enter in some bare-footed others having new shooes or socks and so tenderly touch the ground Women come not into Churches as being not excis'd and for fear of disturbing mens devotions but meet apart in severed places altogether shut off from eyes and ears of men and more seldome frequent their Churches except in time of Passover or Easter and on Fridays which days from Mahomet's Traditions for distinction and imitation they almost respect as much as Jews their Sabbaths or Christians the Lords day They pray from nine a clock at night till twelve and in their praying their bodies are ever in great motion and agitation wherewith they marvelously afflict themselves with loud cryings and fierce ejaculations so as oftentimes their strengths and spirits failing they sink unto the ground and