at the next assemblie they all in his fauour determined to negotiate and treat of this affaire and the absence of Stephen Battor fell out fitly for his purpose who was gone towards Ferdinand and vnto whom because both in respect of his Nobilitie and of his bloud being one of the principall the administration and gouernment of the kingdome appertained rather then vnto Iohn There being then assembled at the Dyet held at Alberegalis all the great Lords of Hungarie whither was brought the dead bodie of the vnfortunat Lewis which a little before was drawne out of the Marish at Mugach to be there enterred with royall pompe and intombed in the Sepulcher of his auncestors and where after such magnificall and sumptuous funeralls were selebrated accustomably done for so great a King there was incontinently published the foresayd Dyet and the Councell of the Souldiours which in their language is commonly named Rhakos was called thither by the authoritie and disposition whereof the King ought to be chosen In this assemblie Iohn the Vayuode not finding any Competitour with the generall consent and good liking of euery one was chosen King and crowned with the auncient crowne of golde which then was in the coustodie of Peter Peren by Paul Archbishop of Strigonium and by Stephen Broderic Bishop of Vacchy who afterward was chosen Chauncellor of Hungarie and by these two he was annoynted After that the feasts and triumphs accustomed to be done at such Coronations were consummated King Iohn made Iohn Emeric Cibacchy Bishop of Varadin and Vayuode of Transiluania disposing afterward among gentlemen of other degree according to their qualities martiall preferments and in like sort with great discretion and indifferencie in generall towards the people and especially towards those who were at his Coronation and who were the principall cause and meanes for him to aspire vnto that puissant dignitie of such a kingdome Of the number of those were Stephen Verbetz Nicholas Glesse Gregorie Peschen Paul Artand and all the Colonels Captaines of souldiours and men of warre who were come out of Transiluania and many other Whilest he was intentiue to confirme and strengthen his forces in this his new inuestiture of the kingdome by all good and vigilant meanes Ferdinand who not long since as heire of Ladislas who by the deceit of George Pogghy Bracchy aspiring to such a Seigniorie was vpon the day of his mariage poysoned setting before him his reasons notwithstanding the ancient strife which had been betweene Mathias Coruin and the Emperour Frederick his great grandfather was chosen King of Bohemia and perceiuing himselfe to waxe great and more puissant and mightie by the forces which he was able to leauie from that kingdome began now to thinke vpon the conquest of Hungarie which appertained to him by the right of Prince Albert of Austria and of Anne his wife sister to the late King Lewis wanting not thereto the ayde of many great Hungarian personages who being alreadie pricked with new alterations and extreame greedines of nouelties and besides for the secret enuie they bore to King Iohn were retired to Ferdinand instantly inciting him to make warre vpon Iohn assuring him also that he was created King more tumultuarily then legitimately by the common people being deceiued therein by his craft and subtiltie there being besides Battor many other within the Realme more noblie borne then he vnto whom in right it also appertained to be King as well as to Iohn and namely those were Balthasar Pamphille Iaspar Sered Paul Bacchit Ference Guena Valentine Turky Stephen Maillat and Iohn Salle besides many other whom they named not At the vehement perswasion of those Ferdinand who of himselfe was willingly inclined therevnto gathering together a great armie as well foote as men of armes of Bohemia Austria Germanie and other places drew himselfe directly towards Buda Vpon his arriuall Iohn finding himselfe enuironed with extreame lacke of all necessaries was greatly troubled wanting sufficient forces to resist the mightines of his enemie and seeing all things in a feeble and weake estate for his succour and aide by reason of the lightnes of that nation who naturally are inclined to suspition and hauing no leisure nor time for want of money to leauie any souldiours determined with himselfe not to attend his enemie at Buda but to transport himselfe with all his people to Pesthe and there as the shortnes of the time serued exhorted and desired his Captaines not to forsake him during these turbulent broyles in the midst whereof they saw himselfe deeply plunged and thus in great haste they flying passed the riuer of Thyssa anciently called Tibiscus and lodged in a Castle named Thoccay situate almost vpon the riuers side in a large and spacious plaine The newes of this retraict being posted to Ferdinand incontinently he caused his armie to enter and possesse the towne of Buda who without the losse of any one man was master thereof He stayed not there long but the Councell assembled together to know whether they should follow King Iohn or no. Among the diuersitie of opinions it was thought best that at all aduentures they should pursue him before he migth bee able to encrease his forces and to admit him no time to repose himselfe in any one place nor to expect for any ayde out of any place and to performe that euen now while he was disfurnished of men and counsell and in a manner put to flight According to which resolution Ferdinand gaue leaue to his people to follow King Iohn as farre as they thought it conuenient whereupon they presently set forward on their iourney and with great trauaile without any delay arriued at the riuer of Thyssa which they passed with boates that they brought with them vpon wagons and they in camped by King Iohn before he was aware who for the little or no inckling he had of them neuer dreamt of so sudden a thing Being astonished at so present an arriuall he began now to conferre with his people what course was best to be taken They answered that they would fight and that he should withdraw himselfe from the danger thereof that if it should fall out ill he might haue sufficient time to saue himselfe and on the contrarie if it should alter and fall out well hee might with his presence ayde and succour them the better and so by that meanes he should in euery case finde himselfe safe and in good securitie At that time among all his Commanders he had one whose name was Ference Bode a man of great reputation and well esteemed to whom for his vertue fidelitie and experience King Iohn had committed his Standard royall and the Lieutenantship Generall ouer his armie He foreseeing the miserable successe which might happen of this warre did deliberate and resolue with himselfe to dye rather then to flye or forsake his King by a cowardly and dishonest flight And among many opinions and aduises which
tables shewing his victories there was vpon the right side writtten these words Africke ruinated Gelders taken the sea cleered Tremisan reestablished Solyman chased Vpon the left side were read these words The new world discouered Millan recouered Germanie and Bohemia appeased Moron and Coron forced Tunise taken and restored and the captiues brought backe againe the Christian Faith planted in India After this great Vessell followed two Collomes placed vpon two Rockes being crowned and drawne by Tritons In one of them was written these verses Take thou well for thy deuise The Herculian pillar of large size And in the other were those which here follow Taming the monster in this season of thine As Hercules did in his time And after were carried all the Ensignes of his kingdomes and seiguiories which were followed by the gentlemen of his house in good order of which I will make no large discourse to auoide the tediousnes which the reader may take in reading againe a thing which others by speciall writing haue alreadie heretofore exposed to the eyes of euery one Onely I will say that in this ceremonie marched King Philip the Duke of Sauoy and all the other Knights of the Golden Fleece with the Ambassadours of all the Potentates of Europe In the said Church was seene both of one side and other that which followeth written in faire and great letters To the Emperour Caes Charles the 5. Religious Happie Aug. of the Gaules great Lord of the Indies of Tunise of Africke of Saxonie mightie victorious and triumphant ouer many nations Although that the things by him done by sea and land his singular humanitie his incomparable wisedome his most feruent zeale are sufficiently knowne to the world neuerthelesse the Christian Common-weale for the memorie of his iustice pietie and vertue hath dedicated this Ship vnto him Because he discouered to our world a new world and added to the name of Christ many strange nations and inlarged the Empire of Spaine with many kingdomes and Prouinces For that he preserued Germanie against 30000. horse and 100000. footmen with which Solyman the Turkish Emperour meant to haue inuaded this Region Because he entered with a strong Nauie into Morea and tooke Patras and Coron Turkish townes For that he ouercame the Tyrant Barbarossa in battaile by Carthage who was accompanied with 200000. footmen and 60000. horse Because he put to flight 200. Gallies and many other vessels of Pirates and tooke the Fort of Goleta with Tunise and Hippo the new and Hippo the royall For that he tooke the kingdome of Tunise and by it spoyled the Empire of Libia and restored it to the lawfull King and caused him to pay tribute to the Crowne of Spaine Because he brought from thence free into their countrie 20000. captiues For that he yeelded the kingdom of Tremisan to the right King after he had tamed the Mauritanians Because with a strong Nauie he won Africk the most renowned port towne of Barbaria with the townes of Susa Monastaire Clupea with other sea-townes and caused the Lords of them to pay tribute For that he ouerthrew neere to Mauritania and by the I le of Sicilia twice two Turkish Fleetes scouring our seas For that he made the sea peaceable against the continuall courses of Pirates Because he reduced the Common-wealth of Genes to her ancient libertie Because after he had sixe times chased the enemies fleetes and thrice in battaile defeated the enemies twice reunited the Dutchie of Millan to the Empire and once restored it to the D. Because with incredible celeritie he forced the towne of Dura and ruduced vnder his puissance the Dutchie of Guelders For that he suppressed many Princes of Germanie and Prouinces which stirred the countrie to tumult and sedition forcing their townes and Castles and for that after he had taken the heads of their armies he pacified Germanie For that he being Emperour passed the riuer of Albis and after he had ouercome in battaile his enemies and reduced their townes vnder his puissance and tooke their Commanders captiues from thence he returned victorious Because that of his owne good will he tooke armes against the enemies of Christendome and neuer against the Christians but by constraint and to warrant himselfe from their outrages To the most puissant Catholike and excellent Prince this Christian Common-weale most affectionate to his Maiestie hath erected these Titles and Trophees adding to his Tombe the marks and Ensignes of his kingdomes and the Tables of conquered nations and to our Lord Emperour Caes Charles the religious happie Aug. King of many kingdomes triumphant ouer many nations victorious ouer the Indies Libia Maur. Turkie Deliuerer of Germanie of Italie of the Sea of captiues Pacifier of Germanie Italie Spaine and of the Sea Reestablisher of many Princes Arbitrer of many Princes and to the most glorious Prince of Catholikes the Christian Common-weale hath dedicated this for the example of Iustice of Clemencie and Valour to his most religious sonne Most gratious God and most mightie one and alone in Trinitie the Christian people doe consecrate vnto thee these Titles and Trophees for the memorie of the acts of Charles Caes Aug. whom thou madest Emperor of the Romanes and King of many kingdomes whose Pietie Iustice Clemencie Prudencie Magnanimitie and Valour is admired throughout the world he by thy conduct hath augmented this Empire and his kingdomes leauing the one to his brother and the other to his sonne with an example of his vertues which he dying surrendereth to thee againe This great Emperour did well deserue that such and so great honours should bee done him there not being any since Charlemaine who in force puissance and happines surpassed him Within a while after died his sister Mary who was married to Lewis King of Hungarie slaine in the battaile of Mohaze The end of the seuenth Booke THE EIGHT BOOKE OF THE HISTORIE OF HVNGARIE THE ARGVMENT OF THE EIGHT BOOKE A Diet held at Ausbourg by the Emperour Ferdinand wherein was graunted to him succours for the defence of Hungarie against the Turke Tocehay taken by King Iohn betweene whom and Ferdinand there are motions of peace but they come to nothing Maximilian the sonne of Ferdinand is chosen King of the Romanes Solyman seeketh peace of Ferdinand in regard of the distrust he had of the Gouernour of Egypt Maximilian created King of Hungarie the death of his father Ferdinand after which Maximilian is elected Emperour who made warre vpon King Iohn and many places of strength are by these two taken from each other Debatement of peace beeweene Maximilian Solyman Iohn and Sigismond King of Polonia at Vienna Erdeu besieged by the Turkes and relieued by the Christians but in the end is yeelded vpon composition Many hostilities passe betweene Maximilian and Solyman and continuation of peace betweene them Counte Salm attempteth to surprise Alberegalis The State of Germanie touching the Diets there held and of the arriuall there of Princes Electors and others The place and
he of Vilne Kioky Samogithia Trocense Vitiliense Polocense and he of Nouograde The Palatins haue many Prouinces vnder them and euery Prouince sendeth thither two messengers The Chauncellor Vicechauncellor Treasurer of the kingdome and he of the Court haue in this assemblie places in the first rank All that which is resolued vpon in this Diet by the greatest part of those that are there is held firme and stable And if therein be treated any matter which belongeth not to the election of a new King it may be resolued in this assemblie although it bee against the Kings will And from thence it commeth that the Kings are lesse warlike in action then in courage because that they cannot vndertake any warre if it bee not graunted to them by such assemblies This Diet whereof we now write for the election of a new King was appointed at Varsouia To it were come many Ambassadours from the greatest Princes of Europe some requesting and suing for their Masters and others soliciting in the behalfe of those whom they would recommend From Charles the King of France there was first come thither the Lord of Lansac well vnderstanding the Slauonian tongue and greatly experienced in these Northerly countries and after there came thither the Bishop of Valence of the house of Monluc a good Oratour as also the Lord of Rambouillet These men by reason of their goodly speech and fayre promises setting out also the great reputation that the Duke of Aniou brother to Charles had alreadie gotten through all the world by the great armies which alreadie he had conducted in those yong yeeres wherein he was did so well that he for whom they spake was chosen King of Poland and the election published presently there was dispatched a Lord of Poland to the said Duke of Aniou who then as Lieutenant generall for King Charles held the towne of Rochell besieged This Prince hauing receiued this gracious newes which tended nothing else but to the encrease of his glorie because he saw that it was extended to the vttermost parts of the world as well by the proper nature thereof which is to flie with renowne from one Region to another by passing the seas as also by reason of so many Northerly Princes against whom contrarie to all mens opinions he carried away the credit and honor to be reputed the most valiant and warlike Prince of all considering that this siege by reason of the strength of the towne and valiantnes of the souldiours who were within was to continue so long a time that it might bring some preiudice to his new estate and also being pricked forward by this Polish Lord who was come to him who had been thereto solicited by them that fauoured the assieged his Highnes praied the King his brother that he would giue him leaue and dismisse his armie after he had made some accord with the Rochellers to the end to aduise vpon his particular affayres and to hasten his voyage into Poland He being come to Paris and by the perswasion of the King hauing accepted this election and sworne betweene the hands of the Ambassadours who were alreadie arriued in this towne appointed by the generall assemblie of the kingdome of Poland to keepe and obserue the conditions with which he had been chosen and the lawes of the kingdome without preiudicing neuerthelesse his successiue right to the Crowne of France if it should so fall out after he had amassed great store of money to the summe of two millions as well to content those who had chosen him as to make his voyage he departed from the Court accompanied with the Queene his mother and with many other Princes and Lords of France whereof some and the greatest part accompanied him vnto Polonia Passing through the countrie of the Count Palatin he there receiued some discourtesie by this Lord in shewing him the picture of the deceased Admirall of France called Coligny otherwise Chastillon slaine with many other Lords of the pretended reformed religion in the towne of Paris the 24. of August the last precedent yeere the which Admirall was alwaies assisted by men of warre and counsell sent by the said Lord to the warres which for the space of tenne or twelue yeeres were maintained in France for Religion As this man thought to braue this Prince on the other side the Duke of Saxonie was astonished at the comming of this new King passing through his countrie seeing neere him the Polonians in armes In the end Henry at the beginning of the yeere entered into his kingdome he being receiued thereinto with great applause and after hauing againe sworne the obseruance of the countrie lawes he receiued the tokens and royall Ensignes according to the ancient custome Almost about the same time yet a little before Stephen otherwise called Iohn sonne of Iohn the Vayuode and King of Transiluania departed this world without any lawfull issue By reason of this decease there began to breake forth new troubles in Transiluania because that the Turke procured that this Prouince which was commodious to him for the passage into Hungarie should maintaine it selfe in league with him and vnder the same confederacie which was betweene him and Iohn On the other side Maximilian aspired to this kingdome as well by the right and inheritance of his deceased mother who had succeeded King Lewis her brother as also by reason of Stephens will and testament who at his death had named him his heire and ordained that this kingdome should bee yeelded to him pricked thereto perhaps by remorse of conscience or else fearing that it should fall into the Turkes hands who made to him great suite therefore which could not happen but to the great damage of all Christendome But the Barons of the countrie did not so presently resolue vpon that which they should haue done because that on the one side they seared the Turkes forces who would not faile to endamage them if they should giue themselues to the Emperour On the other side they feared worse if they should elect a King at his deuotion Vpon such feares many moneths passed without any resolution Certaine men of note fearing the iust anger of the Emperour against them because during the life of King Iohn they banded against his Emperiall Maiestie in manner of hostilitie firmely resisted those who fauoured Maximilians part and who demaunded that the testament of the dead should bee put in execution These feares engendred amongst them great diuersitie which was an occasion long to delay their last resolution But within a few moneths after it was finally concluded amongst them that they should particularly chuse a King of their nation minding thereby to preserue their kingdome and that they might remaine in peace with the Turke they would pay him the accustomed tribute and that he who should be chosen King should maintaine himselfe in peace with the Emperour they all iudging thereby that the Turke would haue occasion to content
part of them are possessed at this day by the Turke These are they Hungarie Dalmatia Croatia Sclauonia Seruia Galisia Rascia Bulgaria Bosnia and Lodomiria After these tenne followed fiue other Barons the one of which carried a Relique in token of peace set in a round forme of gold The second carried a Sword vndrawne in a crimosin veluet scabbard trimmed with siluer The third had the Scepter in his hand The fourth held a little Globe of gold And the last carried the Crowne All these Iewels as it is said belonged to the said S. Stephen and are among the Hungars held in such regard that they esteeme him not for lawfull King who enioyeth them not These fiue Barons were followed by the new King who had vpon his right hand the Marshall of the kingdome who held in his hand the naked Sword With this traine and companie the King comming to the quire two Bishops came before him into the middest of the Church to wit he of Agria and Zagrabia who after a few words conducted him being in the middest of these two before the Archbishop who was solemnely apparelled At the feete of him Rodolph kneeling the Archbishop gaue him his blessing and annoynted him with the accustomed ceremonies There the Epistle being ended the Archbishop girded his Sword about him causing him to draw it out of the scabbard and to lift it vp on high three times demonstrating thereby that he should be bound by armes to defend the faith of Iesus Christ against Infidels and Heretikes Then the Archbishop demaunded with a lowd voyce of the people who are present at the ceremonies if they would accept this Prince for their King Then euery one with infinit acclamations cried that they desired and would haue him for their King Vpon this the Archbishop taketh his oth and putteth the Crowne vpon his head and the Scepter in his hand The King raising himselfe they take the Sword from his side which they giue to the Marshall of the kingdome to carrie it alwaies before his Maiestie Then the Archbishop leadeth the King wearing his Crowne on his head and holding the Scepter in his hand into his Throne At all these ceremonies the Archbishop vseth certaine prayers and admonitions appointed for that purpose After that the Archbishop sitteth downe by the King while they sing Te Deum which ended the Archbishop returneth to the Aulter to end the Masse That done the King in the same habit goeth out of the Church causing peeces of gold and siluer to be throwne to the people and newly coyned vnder his name and from this Church with the same companie he went to the Cordiliers in which he made many Knights as well Hungars as strangers and from thence he went mounted on horsebacke richly decked although he did earnestly lament two miles from the towne to accomplish certain ceremonies depending vpon the oth which the Kings ought to make in such sacred things In the meane time the Emperour after he had most affectionatly thanked the Ambassadours for their assistance and had permitted them to depart he was brought backe to the Castle The Saterday following they made many feasts and vpon the Sunday 100. braue gentlemen performed an excellent Tourney Amongst these according to the iudgement of the assistance the two princes Maximilian and Mathias behaued themselues valiantly the one of them fought against a Spaniard the sonne of the Spanish Ambassadour and the other against a Duke of Poland At night the Emperour made a most rich and sumptuous supper for all the Princes who all for reuerence of the Emperour were bare headed except the King and Archduke Charles who went before the King being placed by the Emperesse Two dayes after they presented an assault giuen against a towne made of wood for defence of which were certaine Knights greatly esteemed This same yeare ended the truce betweene Selim and Maximilian The Emperour perceiuing no more strength to bee in him such as before it was and knowing his small forces or else for some other consideration Selim sought to obtayne of him a prolonging of the truce But Selim not so readily condiscending as Maximilian desired the truce in that time expired and presently the Turkes of the next garrisons fayled not to put themselues into the field and to harrie and assaile the frontiers carying away with them great store of bootie Rodolph with Maximilian his Father determined to erect a Fort betweene Poson and Alberegalis to restraine such incursions The Turkes well foreseeing that which might happen by such a building resolued not to suffer to bee finished before their eyes a place which should be to them of too great importance and by the same meanes to hinder the deseignes of Rodolph For this end hauing amassed together their forces which might amount vnto 20000. men they suddenly assayled this Fort in a maner finished entering in by force they killed the garrison and all the labourers who worked there and after they had reuersed all that edifice they lead with them from thence store of artillerie and other munition of warre Rodolph sent to Constantinople to complaine to Selim for such an enterprise made by his people daring the time of the treaty of peace and without there being of either partie any other former declaration of warre redemaunding that which was taken from him at this Fort. But the aunswere was a deniall of all that which his Maiestie demaunded and to which they added threats if he persisted in such demaunds The Emperour notwithstanding his voluntarie yeelding which he had made to his sonne Rodolph of the Crowne of Hungarie hauing no lesse care of this kingdome then he had before considering how greatly the losses which the people receiued by these incursions were damageable and that by this occasion necessitie constrayned him to take armes to defend it from the violence of his enemies and to recouer that which they tooke from him caused to be published a Diet at Ispurch calling thither all the Princes of Germanie and there proposing to them the perill imminent to all their nation and how little they ought to trust the promises of Infidels exhorted them to take armes with him for the defence of the whole nation The Princes moued by his perswasions concluded to vndertake this warre with him they all iudging that it was more expedient to make open warre then to remaine alwaies in suspence and doubt And vpon this conclusion they gaue order for necessaries thereto In the meane time Charles King of France a long time vexed with such continuall troubles in his kingdome or else because he had vsed too much excesse in his ordinarie exercises in which too violently he passed the time or else by reason of some poyson as some said dyed within a few daies euen then when his life was most necesarie for France not leauing after him but one legitimate daughter of him and his wife named Elizabeth daughter of the Emperour Maximilian Henry his brother King of
was payed to the Turke by the Hungars The Popes absolution in fauour of Ferdinand for the murther of George Raoul expulsed from his Vayuodship of Transalpinia by Mirce he recouereth it and discomfiteth Mirce The battaile betweene Raoul and Mirce Mirce ouerthrowne Tergouista the capitall towne of the Transalpinians The answer of Solyman to the request that the Hungars made for peace Letters of Solyman to Battor Vayuode of Transiluania Solyman for Queene Izabella The Transiluanians astonished at the letters of Solyman The oratiō of Castalde to those of the Diet of Wasrael The Transiluanians reanimated against the Turkes The pursuice against Aldene Queene Izabella practiseth her returne into Transiluania Peter Vicchy and Chendy for Izabella Euill intreatie caused the rebellion of the Transiluaniās against Ferdinand Duke Mauris dismissed The garrison of Deua put in route some Turkish companies Anno 1553. The Transiluanians solicite Queene Izabella to returne into Transiluania The renewing of the procuring of peace A Diet at Colosuar The Spaniards mutinie Aldene brought to Vienna Castalde retired out of Transiluania and returned to Ferdinand Castalde wrongfully accused Tocchay The Transiluanians rise in the behalfe of Queene Izabella Aldene condemned to death saued by fauour Hedin taken by the Emperour Charles from the French Castalde returned to the Emperour in Flanders The historie of the death of Mustapha Solymans eldest sonne Mustapha the eldest sonne of Solyman Rossa beloued of Solyman Mahomet Baiazet Selim Zeangir children of Solyman by Rossa Chameria daughter of Solyman maried Rostan Basha Muplety an arch Presbiter of the Mahometanes Gods reward for charitable workes done by Slaues appertaine to their masters Rossa made free To vse a free woman is sin Rossa made the spouse of Solyman The Turkish Emperours neuer marrie Rossa practiseth the death of Mustapha Rostan Basha conspireth with Rossa the death of Mustapha The eldest sonnes of the Turkish Emperours remaine not at the Court. The instructiō of the Turkish Emperours sonnes Anno 1553. The diuine resolution of Mustapha The Ianisaries obeying the signes of then Commaunders The vision of Mustapha prognosticated his death Seuen Muets executors of the Grand Seigniours pleasure The cruell words of a Tyrant Mustapha strangled Zeangir killed himselfe seeing his brother dead A great tumult in Solymans armie Solyman in danger of his person Solyman escapeth from his mutinous souldiours Bursia a towne where is the sepulture of the Turkish Emperours The innocencie of Mustapha discouered Selim killeth him who brought the newes of his brothers death Chendy excuseth himselfe to Ferdinand concerning the insurrection of Transiluania Albe-iula yeelded to Queene Izabella and all Transiluania Sigismond the 2. King of Polonia in disgrace with his mother and Polanders for his wife The Queene of Polonia retireth into Italie * A rich Barge wherein the Venetian Seigniorie expatiat themselues in the Adriatike sea neere to their citie Pappacoda entertained Bonna the Queene of Polonia A truce betweene the Emperour Charles and the King of France Charles the Emperour renounceth the Empire to the end that Ferdinand might haue it Philip came to seeke his father the Emperour Charles arriued in Spaine Valladolid The Emperor Charles instructed his little sonne Charles The place where the Emperour Charles retired himselfe to end his dates Ferdinand crowned Emperour The truce broken betweene King Henry of France and Philip King of Spaine Commaund from the Turk to Queene Izabella to chase out of her kingdome the new sects The death of the Emperour Charles Sumptuous funerals made at Bruxels by Philip King of Spaine for the Emperour his father Ambassadours of France at the Diet of Ausbourg The seate of the Emperour and Princes of the Empire in the Diets Succours graunted to Ferdinand against the Turke Tocchay taken by K. Iohn from Ferdinand Debatement of peace betweene King Iohn and the Emperour Ferdinand Albert Lasky Solyman in trouble and doubt by Baiazet his son Maximillian sonne of Ferdinand chosen King of the Romanes Solyman seeketh peace with Ferdinand Maximilian made King of Hungarie The death of Ferdinand Maximilian made Emperour Maximilian made warre vpon K. Iohn Sachmar taken by Iohn Debrezen burned by the Emperials Hadao and Atauiar taken by Iohn Lazare Schuendy Lieutenant generall in Hungarie for Maximilian Nemethy a Tutor spoileth his pupil of Tocchay The siege of Tocchay by the Emperials Nemethy slaine Tocchay yeelded Sachmar burned Eiden yeelded to the Emperials A great winter Debatement of peace betweene Maximilian Solyman Iohn Sigismond Nicholas Esdrim Counte of Serin Sachmar re-established A complot against the cōductors of the Artillerie Erdeu besieged by the Turkes Erdeu yeelded to the Turkes by composition Debrezen burned by the Emperials Newstat inriched with mynes of diuers mettals Bullets annoynted with fat cause death A continuation of the treatie of peace Paul Veidner a Phisition of a Iew became a Christian Ambassadours are not to be retained for and in place of prisoners taken in the warre Counte Salm enterpriseth vpon Alberegalis George Hossute Ambassadour for Maxilian to the Turke Newstat taken by the Turks Peasants paying custome to both parts The Estate of Germanie touching the Diets Ecclesiasticall Electors The Bishop of Salzburg rich The Bishop of Magdebourg Primate of Germanie Secular Electors The Elector of Saxonie and the Duke of Bauier the richest of them all Emperiall townes Little tribute due by the Emperiall townes to the Emperour Magdebourg puissant Lubec wealthie Ausbourg rich Danzie The policie which is held at the Diets Warre betweene the Kings of Sweden and Denmarke The King of Sweden referreth himselfe to the Emperour Maximilian Protestant Princes in rumour against Count Palatin for that he had changed his religion A negotiation for the mariage of Charles the 9. King of France Sigismond King of Polonia hindered by the Duke of Muscouia from making peace betweene the Emperour and King Iohn The Princes of the Empire arriued at the Diet. The Emperor went to meete the Elector of Mentz Succours frō the Pope to the Emperor The manner of Protestant Princes accompanying the Emperour to the Church The place and office of the Electors in publike acts The Duke of Sauoy and the Duke of Mantoa came to the ayde of the Emperor Demaunds of the Emperour in the Diet. Offers of succours made to the Emperour by the Princes of the Empire Commaundement from the Emperour to the Kings of Sweden and Denmarke The Switzes send to the Diet of Ausbourg Inuestiture is giuen by the Emperour and of that which is due for it Ordinances made in Austria to draw succours against the Turkes Occasion which might cause Count Palatin to distrust so great a preparation for warre Ordinance made in Germanie vpon the diuersitie of religion The opinion of Zwinglius or Caluin diuulged in Spaine and the punishmēt of some Sectaries thereof The notable ceremonie touching the execution which is done in Spaine against Heretikes The forme of the Spanish Inquisition King Iohn drew the Hungers to him Ainathschen taken by the Turkes
of his life in greater content and quiet certaine moneths before hauing restored to the Kings hands the priuie Seale which then was giuen to Stephen Broderic had neuerthelesse a good part of the ouerseeing of all the affaires which were for the most part gouerned by his aduise and councell Also the King reposed great trust in him as well for his dignitie age and wisedome as for the experience which he had hauing a long time managed the affaires of the State In this sort was Hungarie gouerned when newes came to King Lewis that Solimon hauing made peace with all his other neighbours for many yeares prepared himselfe to make warre against the Hungarians by land and water the passage being sufficiently open to perfourme this by reason of the townes of Belgrade and Sabasia which not long since were vnder his gouernement and the fortresse of Zalankemen and all other townes on this side the riuer of Sauus vnto Varadine Peter being raced and throwne to the ground which compasse or circuite of the Countrie is yet vntill this day called by the auncient name of Sirmia All this ruine and losse gaue the enemie such entrance into Hungarie that it was a difficult matter for him to be hindered from any his attempts but as often as he thought good he might with ease thrust himselfe into the bowels thereof In this low Pannonia did then gouerne Paul Tomoree who not content to haue aduertised the King by many messages of the Turkes comming into his Realme with all speede transported himselfe with poste in little wagons named Kotcze which beare the name of the place from whence the first of them came towards the King who was then at Vicegrade the twentith day of March vnto whom he gaue notice of the Turkes enterprise of his preparations and how great the danger would be into which he saw the Realme might then easily fall aduertising him of the small force which he had in his gouernement to hinder them that it was needfull to vse all possible diligence that it was requisite neere Belgrade to hinder the passage of the riuer Sauus and that such a matter although it was difficill yet neuerthelesse might be prouided for so that he gaue order for it in due time and withall promised to employ himselfe in that busines if he would giue him necessaries for that purpose The King being much troubled with this newes which elsewhere in many places was confirmed for certaine and true appoynted a publike assemblie to be held vpon Saint George his day At that time and thither repaired all the States of euery Prouince and determined of all things which apperteined to the defence of the kingdome and among other things it was concluded that all the Princes as well ecclesiasticall as secular and all the nobles with good store of able peasants should be at Tholne at the feast of the visitation of our Lady the blessed Virgine Marie which is the second of Iune and to march all with the King himselfe against their enemies In the meane time the King aduised of that which was necessarie for the maintenance of the warre He sent his Embassadors to the Christian Princes especially to his neighbours declaring to them the danger and perill which was to them imminent By pithie and perswasiue letters and by experienced men he solicited the Bohemians Morauians and Slesians to send him what ayde they ought him and vrged them with their promises and assurances which they had before giuen him to the like effect He solicited the Pope as much as he could that he would encrease the treasure which he disbursed in Hungarie for the leuie of Souldiours whereby he might haue the better meanes to defend himselfe But he solicited not Sigismond King of Polonia his Vncle for that he a little before had made truce with the Turke minding by that meanes to chase out of his kingdome the ruine and losse of it since that otherwise he could not heale it in respect of the many dissensions and quarrels which were among the Christian Princes and Lewis very well knew the integritie of this Prince that he was an obseruer of his faith and did assure himselfe he would affoord him no ayde against him with whom he was confederate Also he had the like opinion of the Venetians In this aforesaid assemblie it was graunted to the King to take a portion of the Churches treasure if want did vrge him to it to supplie the want of his owne treasure which was but little his cofers being wasted by those who had very careleslie gouerned the common wealth This permission and graunt was confirmed and approued by the Pope for discharge of their consciences Among those who were of the Kings court two had the charge of this warre namely Counte Christopher of whome we haue spoken before that he went to Ferdinand and Nicholas Counte Salms These things and many other being thus disposed of in this assemblie the King after he had aduised with himself gaue euery one leaue to retire themselues and for his part he put in practise and executed as speedily as hee could that which had been determined of in the assemblie And first of all hee writ to the Christian Princes informing them of the present daunger which he saw demaunding ayde of all and chiefly of the Emperour Charles and of Francis King of France who a little before was deliuered out of prison He instantly requested them both that they would not forsake him in such and so great a perill He put the French King in minde of this that while he was yet prisoner he did by his Ambassadour in the towne of Piczigyton promise concerning the defence and preseruation of Hungarie for the which hee frankly made him offer and assured to aide him with forces and succours if God did restore him to his full and whole libertie Declaring to him that the time did now present it selfe to performe his friendly promises hauing now by Gods assistance the authoritie to put it in execution and the rather he being vrged on his part so vehemently to importune him thervnto He also sent vnto his brother in law Ferdinand and to other Princes of the Empire who then were assembled at the Emperiall diet at Spire He dispatched letters againe into Bohemia Morauia and Slesia He treated with Iohn Anthonie Baron of Bourgh the Popes Nuntio Lieger with his Maiestie to solicite and intreate his holines that he would aide him with greater summes of money to support the burden of this warre He gaue commission to Lasdilas Macedonien to take halfe the treasure of the Churches who a little before being Bishop of Sirmia was chosen Bishop of the fiue Churches by the fauour of the Chauncellor and many other and gaue charge to Nicholas Gerendi to haue a care of such summes of money as should bee collected and to distribute and dispose of it onely for the maintenance of the warre with the
Stephen to whom was gouernour Izabella his mother and one Frier George After Iohns death Ferdinand sent to the Queene for the yeelding vp of the kingdome of Hungarie which now he pretended title vnto but is denied by George who to withstand him demaundeth aide of the Turke Ferdinand sendeth forces into Hungarie besiegeth Buda and is there ouerthrowne by Solymans armie who taketh Pesthe Mustafa warreth in Transiluania against Malliat Ferdinandoes Lieutenant there Malliat is betrayed taken and sent with other prisoners to Constantinople who there dyed and the Transiluanians sweare homage to young Stephen whom Solyman greatly desireth to see who is sent accompanied with many of the Nobilitie and are all detained prisoners but onely Stephen whom he returneth againe to his mother at Buda which treacherously is taken by the Turkes and Queene Izabella dispossessed thereof and sent into Transiluania to gouerne there Ferdinand againe sendeth to Solyman to demaund peace and to be inuested King of Hungarie by him who returneth him a most scornefull answer The Queene being receiued into Transiluania George manageth all things and little esteemeth the Queene AFter that the Hungarians had receiued this cruell ouerthrow at Mohacz wherein were slaine about 30000. men with many of the chiefest Lords and gentlemen of the countrie and after that Lewis their last King was thus stifled in this Quagmire or Marish of the aforesaid place Solyman not fearing any who could oppose themselues against his forces being now with his victorious armie arriued in the towne of Buda which with the Fortresse without any resistance was presently reduced vnder his subiection that he might the better obserue the ancient custome of the Ottomans which is that the Prince ought rather to repose himselfe in his armie then to be inclosed within a wall would not therefore rest himselfe therein one night but presently retired himselfe into his Pauilions in the middest of his Campe which was hard adioyning to the towne whither being come there was presented to him seuen Bishops heads and the heads of other Hungars being of the number of those who were left dead in the field where the Battaile was fought among which was that of Ladislas Salcane Archbishop of Strigonium who for his extreame couetousnes was greatly blamed of Solyman in respect he would neither aide the King nor himselfe with his treasure which was found about him to be very great There was also much fault imputed to George Sepusa brother to Iohn Vayuode of Transiluania for his riches and also to Paul Tomoree Bishop of Colocense for his riches who further was condemned for his imprudencie and rashnes hauing so foolishly and without reason counselled Lewis to fight with so little an armie against one who was eight times as great and mightie But on the other side Peter Peren Bishop of Varadin was greatly commended and esteemed for that contradicting the opinion of Tomoree he aduised in any case not to giue battaile but to temporise and strengthen his holds and to put his people therein for safetie and to fortifie the towne of Buda with a strong and sufficient garrison because in thus doing he might the better resist his enemie And after that Solyman had seene viewed all those had giuen his souldiours leaue to spoyle and massacre who failed not presently to cut mangle and cruelly teare them in peeces they presented vnto him the pictures of Lewis and Marie his wife vpon which casting his eyes and considering their young yeeres he lamented their sinister fortune greatly blaming all their Councellors who rashly aduised them to fall into such extreame miserie affirming with an oth that he was not come to expell him out of his kingdome but onely to reuenge his men of the iniuries which the Hungars had done them greatly complaining for the death of Lewis the which had taken from him all meanes wherby in effect he might shew the truth of his words the which were that he would haue placed him againe in his fathers kingdome vnder certaine good conditions of an honest and reasonable tribute But he now seeing this Realme to bee vnprouided of a King and that there was not any of the blood to whom it ought of right to be giuen it seemed that he was willingly enclined to inuest Iohn the Vayuode therein alwaies prouided that he were found to be of the blood of Lewis or at the least to be dissended of his race by some collaterall line one or other Whilest he retayned his Campe about Buda he sent into diuers quarters the greatest part of his Armie to pill and wast the champian Countrie and neighboring places leading with them an infinit number of prisoners and an inestimable bootie giuing to all the Prouinces thereabouts an incredible amazement there being by so cruell and suddaine a surprise taken and put to death more then 250000. soules After which he minding to retire into Thrace he caused to be taken away from the Castle of Buda those three faire brazen Statues of Apollo Diana and Hercules which with marueilous art and iudgement were made by King Mathias Coruin for an ornament of that place And besides those he caused to be caried away certaine brazen Colombes with some great peeces of Artillerie which in times past were belonging to the King of Bosnia and caused them in token of victorie to be transported to Constantinople and he willed they should be erected in the market place to the ende they should publikely be seene and admired and not long after himselfe arriued in the same Citie in great triumph In this time Iohn Sepusa the Vayuode conducting the Souldiours of Transiluania to the ayde of the King and being arriued too late euen at the time they were defeated and brought into the extremitie of miserie seeing now there was none left of the bloud royall who might succeed in the Kingdome began then in himselfe to aspire to that high degree and this did he so much the rather for that he found himselfe amongst these people in great esteeme and conceiued no small hope of it by reason of the victorie which he a little before had against the Peasants who did rise against the gentlemen in respect whereof the principall of the land bore him some fauour thus taking heart and courage to him vsing notwithstanding wise and prouident counsell he hoped in the ende thereby to obtaine that kingdome and be crowned King further endeauouring himselfe by all meanes to win the good liking of the Nobilitie as he did and to draw them to his intention perswading them they should neuer tollerate that such degree and dignitie which aunciently had been maintayned by the Hungars should now come vnder the gouernment of a stranger and that they should not obey any other commaund then that which should be appointed by their owne proper nation With such good perswasions and friendly admonitions he gayned the hearts almost of all and so aptly did he manage all things that
reioyced But when newes was brought how the Turkes lead captiue more then 60000. prisoners that all the villages and houses in the champion were burnt and ouerthrowne their ioy was presently turned into sadnes beholding with great compassion all the fields to bee disfurnished of men â—easts trees and houses not any remayning to till the ground which miserable spectacle gaue occasion to euery one to lament and sigh bitterly The great Turke being arriued at Buda and willing to performe his promise which he had made confirmed Iohn King of Hungarie with priuiledges written in letters of gold and inuested him in his kingdome calling him his friend and vassall of his house leauing with him Lewis Gritty to aduise and ayde him in all necessarie things and to be an assistant to him in his kingdome And after proceeding on his way with tedious iourneys by reason of the vehemencie of the winter which with snow and frosts was alreadie at hand at length he arriued at Constantinople where with great reioycings and triumphs he was as well receiued of his subiects as if he had conquered all Austria Now after that Lewis Gritty had soiourned a certaine time with King Iohn in the administration and gouernment of the kingdome of Hungary he was called home by Solyman He attained to this honour by the meanes of Abraham Basha a speciall friend of the Duke his father through whose friendship he was so conuersant with the grand Seigniour that one day he inuited him to a feast at his house vnto whom the said Seigniour vouchsafed him the fauour to go the rather in respect of the haughtie spirit and deepe iudgement in all things which he knew was naturally grafted in him in regard of which he had oftentimes sent him to execute great enterprises as this was one wherein he vsed such marueilous wisedome and great expedition and carried himselfe so indifferent to all that his greatnes was not enuied of any one Now the cause of his calling to Constantinople was only to discourse with him of many matters which were of no small importance which when they had aduised vpon he was presently dispatched againe into Hungarie to his charge with ample commission and great authoritie being among other things commanded to remaine at Buda and with his vttermost abilitie to maintaine in those quarters the glorie and renowne of the Ottoman house charging him to bee continually present at all the Councels which should bee held as well for warre as for peace the grand Seigniour furthermore not minding that they should alter any thing in that kingdome whilest he was absent in making warre against the Persians Moreouer he was commanded to enquire if the report which was bruited were true namely that Iohn at the instance and request of the Hungars would accord with Ferdinand and haue peace with the Germanes and Bohemians who continually made incursions into his countrie vpon these conditions that as long as he liued he should peaceably enioy all Hungarie and that after his death he should leaue the possession and all such right as he could any way pretend therein to the children of Ferdinand as we shall hereafter more at large treate of At the time when Solyman went into Armenia Gritty arriued in Valachia hauing for his conuoy certaine Turkish horsemen and companies of Ianisaries and those of the grand Seigniours guard sufficiently tried with some of his owne familiar acquaintance and other Italian companies who of their owne accord being well armed followed him and he had also with him two famous Hungarian Captaines namely Vrbain Batian and Iohn Doce with their companies they in all making about 7000. men as well horse as foote He was besides in outward shew for warre well furnished with Camels Mules Horses cattell and other munition for the seruice and reliefe of his Campe. And with this traine which rather seemed an armie he caused great suspition as well among his friends as his enemies and before he departed from Valachia he made peace with Peter Vayuode of Moldauia who before was made Solymans friend he hauing sent vnto him many rich presents to request his fauourable assistance for his going into Hungarie and to ayde him with men and victuals and with all other necessaries which he stood in neede of vntill he had accorded the strife of Ferdinand for the loue of whom he vndertooke this voyage This league being confirmed by oth of either side Gritty thinking himselfe to be sufficiently strong in those parts to manage such affayres at his pleasure entered presently into Transiluania causing open proclamation euery where to bee made through all the prouinces of Hungary belonging to the Emperour Solyman that all the townes Comminalties and Lords of that kingdome should haue recourse to him as an Arbitrator and Lieutenant for all the prouinces of Hungarie for the grand Seigniour and as the sole Iudge of all their debates strifes processe and discords But this did not greatly please King Iohn and it was afterward the cause of Grittys fall At this time liued Emeric Cibacchy Bishop of Varadin and Vayuode of Transiluania a man who for his noblenes puissance and vertue was very famous among his people being in regard of his calling the second person next the King Against him Iohn Doce bore speciall hatred and open malice for receiuing a blow of him with his fist vpon the nose about a certaine question and controuersie moued betweene them He vpon the bruite of the comming of Gritty to Bresouia made no such haste it may bee as Gritty expected he should haue done in respect of the honour he looked for but making slow speede it thereby seemed that he little regarded those whom the grand Seigniour had sent which made him odious and displeasing to Gritty who sought nothing more then to increase the authoritie which he had and to make it appeare how greatly aboue others the Transiluanians had honoured and reuerenced him Vpon this a common opinion went that Emeric vsed this manner as beseemed a good Christian being greatly displeased in his heart to see the Turkes in his countrie where they neuer came before and that he should consent to open to them a passage whereby they might haue more ample knowledge of the store of townes boroughs and villages of the infinite number of horses of the fertilenes of the land and the fat pastures which are therein by the which they might bee inticed in time to make themselues masters thereof But all such opinions were in the end found false for that without any suspition he went as a friend to receiue and visite him When Gritty was alreadie arriued at Bresouia and that from thence he meant to goe to Megest where he was by many messengers informed that Emeric would come to see him and that he marched well accompanied being lodged but fiue miles from him with a great companie and furnished with many troupes of Caualarie all the chiefe of the prouince
by any commaund but moued onely by a true compassion for such an vnspeakeable calamitie and suddaine ruine began in the best sort hee could to giue order to cause to be retyred that Artillerie which remained whole from the violence of the fire seeing he could not remedie any other thing for that all was fallen to a marueilous ruine He remained within Lippa three dayes and vntill he had seene all the Artillerie which was dispersed in the towne that remained whole to the number of fifteene peeces conducted in safetie of which there were some sound and many broken and crakt and with those and all his people he retyred to Iula first causing fire to be set in euery place of the towne that remained vnburnt to the end that the enemy might not in any sort reliue himselfe tierewith Which being done he presently gaue aduertisement thereof to Castalde who alreadie vnderstood of this miserable ruine which was exceeding displeasant to the armie and to all Transiluania and specially to the Spanyards whose reputation it touched more then any other considering that he was a Spanyard which committed so infamous and dishonourable a thing in regard whereof they were alwaies held in contempt and derided by all the nations of that Prouince they being not able to alleadge any colourable reason for their excuse which procured great discontent and irksomenes to Castalde for that he reposed all his hope vpon this Fortresse thinking that in well defending it all the Bashaes force would not haue been sufficient to haue wonne thereof one thumbes bredth of ground And although he esteemed the kingdome together with his armie and reputation to bee in a manner lost yet was he not troubled nor made any semblance of feare in his heart of so great a losse and although the cowardise of another had thus euerted his deseignes and that sudden and rash attempts commonly bring more trouble and amaze then those which are foreseene by an aduised consideration yet neuerthelesse hee did not omit to aduertise Ferdinand of all these accidents and present daunger wherein he was for that the Port of the countrie being by the carelesnes of another opened to the enemie to enter into that countrie he being not able to withstand him without another armie answerable to that of Mahomets or at the least halfe as strong In like sort he gaue aduertisement to Roderic Vigliandrando and to Andrew Lopez that they should march no further because as is aboue said they were sent who by some meanes or other they might enter into Themesuar and he commaunded Captaine Lopez to enter with his companie into the Castle of Deua which next vnto Lippa was the strongest Fortresse in that quarter and of the most importance for the enterance into the kingdome commaunding in like manner Aldene that he should remaine in that towne with the companies which he brought from Lippa and that vntill he knew further of his pleasure The towne of Deua is very fayre and rich and situated in a place which participateth of a plaine and hill hauing a Castle of good defence neere vnto which a few yeeres past was found by such meanes as we shall speake of great store of treasure by the peasants of the countrie vnder an old ancient Castle or Palace all ruinated and decaied The raine continuing a long time and the water running in great abundance with a forcible currant by violence thereof there was discouered an infinit companie of golden Meddals vpon one side of which was coyned the image of Lysimachus and on the other side a victorie euery one weighing two or three crownes The storme and rage of the water being past and the Sunne shining vpon these they made a marueilous glistering which being perceiued by certaine peasants of the countrie and they running to see what it might bee they remained rauished with ioy considering so great a quantitie of the golden Meddals and offering to take them vp they also found a golden Serpent which afterward Castalde sent to Ferdinand hauing had it at the death of Frier George with a part of these ancient Meddals this being an ancient custome amongst those who buried their treasure to place Serpents there in token of a faithfull keeper And after that these peasants had taken no man knew what others tooke from thence more then twentie thousand Duckets and the report was that they might haue taken more then 100000. for that this place had sometimes been Lysimachus aboade whereof Ferdinand had as wee haue said 1000. and Castalde about 300. which coyne remained in this place from Lysimachus his time Among other notable antiquities that was found there were two Meddals of gold the one was of Ninus and the other of Queene Semiramis which two were sent to the Emperour Charles the 5. And there was not any man in all that Prouince of what authoritie or reputation soeuer which had not some of these Meddals so infinit was found this summe to be Now Castalde hauing taken order for the most important affayres of the kingdome he went from thence with the Vayuode of Transiluania to Seghesuar from whence afterwards he went to Sassebessa And being there arriued he lodged in the best manner he could within the towne it being seated in the midst of the countrie where he hastened the fortifications of those townes which were alreadie begun to be fortified and into which places he determined to place garrisons to defend them against the Basha knowing he had not the force to incounter him in the field and writ againe to all the townes that they should send him more souldiours certifying them of the bad fortune which was lately happened to the low countries and although they ceased not to send vnto him yet could they neuer leauie but 16000. men In this time arriued 1500. men of armes which Ferdinand had promised to Castalde 1000. whereof were vnder the conduct of Fabian Schinach and the other 500. remained with the Marquesse Sforce Palauicin who brought with him 3000. Germanes and as many Italians with certaine troupes of Hungarish horsemen and some Artillerie to succour Castalde and marched with great iourneys hauing alreadie passed Papau which is a Fortresse vpon the confines of Hungarie neere to Vesprimia and he marched very speedily There is found vpon the way which is neerest out of Hungarie into Transiluania a Castle named Drigal situated iust in the way which then was kept by the Turkes so that they could not conueniently passe that way which was farre better and the surest to conduct an armie into the countrie Whereupon to finde some meanes to winne this Fort Ferdinand commanded the Marquesse Sforce that arriuing neere vnto the said Castle he should with all his power make some stay there and endeuour himselfe by all meanes possible to get it Which Castalde vnderstanding and knowing by many reports the strength of that place by reason of the few men the Marquesse had with him he
time after durst not come to doe iniurie to the Transiluanians for that they still distrusted themselues of some intended stratagems By this defeate which was all the good that happened this yeere 1552. the arrogancie and rashnes of the enemy was bridled but not that of Ferdinands souldiours which daily increased hauing no respect neither to Generall Colonels Captaines nor any diuine or humane thing minding by their disloyaltie to make themselues masters of their phantasies and to goe euery where without expecting the appointment and commaund of his Maiestie or the leaue of Castalde as more amply we shall treate of in the successes which happened in the yeere 1553. The end of the sixth Booke THE SEVENTH BOOKE OF THE HISTORIE OF HVNGARIE THE ARGVMENT OF THE SEVENTH BOOKE THe Transiluanians solicite Queene Izabella to returne into Transiluania and Castalde for the remedie thereof appointeth a Diet at Colosuar The Spaniards mutinie and seeke to depart Transiluania Aldene is brought to Vienna whither Castalde by Ferdinands appointment also commeth vpon whose departure out of Transiluania the Transiluantans rise in armes in the behalfe of the Queene Aldene condemned but is saued by fauour Castalde leaueth the seruice of Ferdinand and returneth againe to the Emperour Charles The historie of the death of Mustapha eldest sonne of Solyman Albe-iula and all Transiluania yeeld to the Queene Charles the 5. renounceth the Empire to his brother Ferdinand and his letter to the Cardinall of Mentz his arriuall in Spaine and the place where he retired himselfe to end his daies Ferdinand crowned Emperour The Turke commandeth Izabella to expell all new sects out of her kingdome The death of the Emperour Charles for whose death Philip his sonne King of Spaine made sumptuous funerals at Bruxels THe winter was now alreadie in a manner at the extreamest towards the end of Februarie in the yeere 1553. when the Peeres and Lords of Transiluania not minding any longer to suffer the Germanes and Spaniards amongst them nor hauing now no more meanes to victuall them as vsually they had done they began secretly to send Ambassadours to Queene Izabella to negotiate with her concerning her returne into this Prouince whereunto Peter Vicchy Chendy and others were greatly assisting Castalde hauing notice of all this and being thereof well assured gaue present aduertisement thereof to Ferdinand who also presently did not forget on his part to vse all diligence to withstand and preuent these practises sending Alphonse nephew to Castalde to the King of Polonia and to Queene Bonna her mother and to Queene Ioane to intreate them to vse speedie meanes to diuert these clowdes which were thundring in the ayre Ferdinand also sent letters from Vienna to Queene Izabella by which he offered her to performe all that which was accorded betweene them and specially certaine other articles or demaunds made by her to which his Maiestie before would not accord And the better to effect this busines he writ againe to Francis Chendy and to Thomas Varcocchy desiring them to importune the Queene so much that she would content her selfe with that which was agreed vpon since that whatsoeuer was done was not but to the profit of her and her sonne Iohn and to the increasing of both their commodities These two Lords made semblance as though they allowed it and faining to shew their vttermost abilitie for Ferdinand did altogether to the contrarie And the Queene on the one side gaue good words and on the other she hastened her affayres as well as she could the Turke hauing alreadie commaunded the Vayuode of Moldauia that he should prepare himselfe with all his best meanes to enter into Transiluania and to Cassombech to doe the like leauing as many men as he could in the low countries and to fauour and assist the Queenes affayres and to vse their vttermost abilitie to reinstall King Iohn into his kingdome adding to his commaund that if he could not compasse the effect of this enterprise yet at the least he should vse the meanes to increase in this Prouince his Sangiacship promising him succours from Buda Castalde being aduertised of all these deuises that he might the better remedie them and not suffer them to take further footing appointed that the principall Lords of the kingdome should vpon the 15. of March next bee at the Diet of Colosuar to acquaint them with that which Ferdinand had commaunded them Before the meeting of this Diet Andrew Battor who againe was confirmed in the estate of Vayuod and withall was made Counte of Zalmar and Zalboc hauing assembled a good troupe of men among the neighbour townes and Castles and hauing vnderstood that certaine companies of Turkish Caualarie made some incurtions pilling and burning all the villages and minding to expulse them hee caused his people to goe into the field and to march towards the enemie But in the end comming to handie strokes not farre from Agria he was so hotly charged that some of his people quitted the place and others remained there either slaine or taken prisoners and amongst others some of his household seruants and familiar fauourits were taken to redeeme whom Castalde was forced to giue to the Basha of Buda a Chiauss a Mahometaine Priest who were taken at the death of Frier George and detained prisoners in the Castle of Wiuar and to exchange them by Ferdinands commaund with the said fauourits who by this meanes recouered their libertie By reason of this disorder the Vayuod intreated Ferdinand that he would giue him the meanes and inable him to entertaine 1000. light horse of the number of those which he payed in Transiluania which was wholly granted to him and besides 1000. foote that so he might be the better able to affront the Turkes forces in those quarters Ferdinand also gaue him charge to conclude an end of a discord among the people called Cumans who hauing been vnder the iurisdiction of Zaluoch would not seeing that this Fortresse was reduced vnder the Turkes puissance be vnder that of Agria but rather vnder that of Varadin In the end by the diligence of Castalde and the Vayuode they were content to be obedient to Agria Now whilest that the Turke was greatly busied by the Sophy and that he conuerted his forces for the defence of Amasia into which the Persians were entered they began againe by the meanes and interposing of Haly Chlauss to negotiate the truce betweene Ferdinand and Solyman there being safe conduct graunted both from the one and other to send Ambassadours to either partie There being for this purpose some appointed on both sides it was in the end perceiued that nothing else was done but to entertaine the Transiluanians in some hope whilest that the Turkes should dispatch their other intangled affayres that afterwards they might assaile them according to their accustomed manner For they had aduertisement how Cassombech at the instance of the Queene had assembled about him many Sangiacchs and that with the troupes which
by the Emperour to the Princes of Germanie and touching that which is due therefore 307 Izabella Izabella daughter of Sigismond King of Polonia mother of Stephen Tutresse and Gouernesse of Hungarie after the death of King Iohn her husband 58 is put in minde by Ferdinand of the accords passed betweene him and the deceased King Iohn 59. which she refusing is besieged by the said Ferdinand within Buda ibid. she determineth to yeeld Buda 61. is succoured ibid. receiueth and offereth presents to the Turke 62. sent to him her sonne Stephen 69. writ to him in fauour of the Hungarish Lords which he held prisoners 70. is sent by Solyman into Transiluania and forced to forsake Hungarie 71. her constancie ibid. is with much adoe receiued into Transiluania 74. after long patience she complaineth of George to Solyman 76. being aduertised of the conference of George with Nicholas Salm she sent backe to Solyman against their practises 79. gathereth forces against George 80. is forsaken of the Transiluanians and for what 83. accordeth with George 84. confirmeth him and against her liking writ to Solyman in fauour of George 87. prouoketh the Transiluanians against George ibid. causeth a Diet to bee held at Egneth 99. it being broken by George she retireth with her sonne to Albe-iula after that to Sassebesse 99. sent the Marquesse of Balasse to hinder the passage of Castaldes comming to ioyne with George 102. she accordeth againe with George 103. sent to visit Castalde 105 spake secretly to him and complaineth of George 107. submitteth her selfe to Ferdinand 108. accordeth with him 109 speaketh againe to Castalde and accuseth George to him 111. dismisseth her selfe from the kingdome and royall ornaments and committeth them into the hands of Castalde 113. departeth the kingdome 120. her miserie 122. arriueth at Cassouia 123. after the death of George requireth of Ferdinand the moueables of George which he had taken from King Iohn her husband and demanded the accomplishment of that whic he had promised her 176. she complaineth of Ferdinand to the King and Queene of Polonia 192. 226. accepteth the offer of the Vayuode of Transalpinia and seeketh againe the Turke 227. is succoured by him and the principall of the countrie ibid. practiseth her returne into Transiluania 252. is solicited by the Transiluanians to returne 256. causeth certaine places to be surprised 260. she reestablisheth her selfe in her kingdom and chaseth out Ferdinands people 272. recompenceth those who had not forsaken her part 273. banisheth by the commandement of the Turk the new sects 278 Iula besieged by Solyman 325. taken 330 Iulius the 3. excommunicateth the murtherers of George 186 Iule Salazar sent by Ferdinand to Castalde to cause George to be killed 139 Iulian de Carleual planted himselfe the first at the assault of Lippa and caried away the guerdon by Castalde 148 Iustice saleable in Hungarie 3 K KEretsken excuseth himselfe by writing for the yeelding of Iula 337. is cruelly put to death by those whom he had badly vsed 338 Koteze wherefore so called 9 Krasso a poole or marrish 20 L LAdislas Cheretsken yeeldeth Albe-iula by composition to the Turk 329 Ladislas Endef induceth the Saxons and Sicilians to acknowledge Ferd. 119 Ladislas a Macedonian Bishop of the fiue Churches 11 Ladislas Salcane Archbishop of Strigogonium Primate of Hungarie and great Chancellor yeeldeth vp the royall Seale 9. died in battaile 33. blamed by Solyman for his couetousnes 37 Ladislas poysoned the day of his mariage 39 Largesse due to the Ianisaries by the new Emperour 332 Largesse done at the consecration of Rodolph K. of Hungarie 348 Lazare Schuendy Lazare Schuendy Lieutenant generall in Hungarie for Maximilian 287. put his armie in the field ibid. besiegeth and taketh Tocchay and other places 288. 334. receiueth new succours from the Emperour 291. burneth Debrezen for deliuering victuals to the Turke 292. defeateth the garrison of Moncat ibid. is taken with an agew ibid. killeth 4000. Turks 293. writ to the Lords of Hungarie against the letters of King Iohn 317. assiegeth and taketh Zathnar 338. after that Mourach and besiegeth Hurst 339 Legates from the Pope to Charles the 5. and the King of France 274 Leonard Gnomsky a Polonian Marshall of the Campe. 18 Leonard Gnomsky deliuereth his minde touching the ordering of the battaile 26 Letters of Solyman to Andrew Battor 254. 255 Letters of Charles the Emperour to the Cardinall of Mentz 274 Letters of Solyman to George the Frier vpon the complaints of Izabella 77 Letters from King Iohn to the Hungarish and Transiluanian Lords 317 Letters of Schendy to the contrarie effect ibid. a League against the Polonians 353 Lippa and Themesuar townes of importance 121 Lippa yeelded to the Turke 131 Lippa and his situation 141. besieged by Castalde 142. brauely maintained the assault 147. 148. taken by assault of Castalde 152. committed to Aldenes custodie 163. cowardly forsaken and burned by Aldene 212. taken againe by the Turk 215 Lords dead in the field in battaile against the Turk 33 Lewis the 2. Lewis the 2. King of Hungarie and Bohemia and his birth 7. the qualities of Lewis ibid. Lewis assembleth the Estates to aduise for the defence of the kingdome against the Turke 10. demaundeth ayde of Christian Princes ibid. goeth into the field 15. sent backe George Basi to the Vayuode after instructions 17. sent letters and posts into diuers places to hasten the succours ibid. arriueth at Tholne 18. Lewis in choller amongst his Councell and his braue resolution 19. distressed touching the resolution of the battaile 21. commandeth all the Councellors to resolue vpon battaile or else to discampe 23. his forces against Solyman 26. he was committed to three notable men during the battaile ibid. the losse of him 30. he was found dead 31. he was borne without skinne 32. buried 38 Lewis Gritty Duke of Venice with Solyman aydeth King Iohn with his fauour 45. remaineth at Buda with K. Iohn 51. is recalled by Solyman to Constantinople after sent backe into Hungarie ibid. maketh friendship with the Vayuode of Moldauia 52. enterpriseth vpon Transiluania ibid. laugheth beholding the head of Emeric 54. his conscience reprouing him he confesseth the innocent death of Emeric ibid. retireth himselfe to Megest ibid. is besieged by the Transiluanians 55. forsaken of his friends thinking to saue himselfe is taken and committed to Francis Chendy to cause him to bee put to death 56. his children beheaded ibid. Lubec a rich towne 299 monie of Lysimachus found by peasants 214 the Loue of our countrie is of great efficacie 235 germane Lords enter into Vienna to defend it 46 hungarish Lords conducting Stephen to Solyman are retained by him 70. set at libertie 72 hungarish Lords stirre vp Ferdinand to make warre against King Iohn 39 M MAgdebourg a puissant towne 298 Mahomet Basha sent to the succours of Queene Izabella against Ferdinand 61. incampeth by Roccandolph 62. taketh the I le of Chep 63 Mahomet Basha Lieutenant generall for Solyman against Transiluania 187 arriueth