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war._n the_o persian_a king_n send_v maxut_o chan_n his_o ambassador_n to_o amurath_n the_o admonition_n of_o sinan_n to_o the_o persian_a ambassador_n the_o preparation_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n against_o the_o turk_n sinan_n muster_v his_o army_n at_o erzirum_n maxut_o chan_n report_v unto_o the_o king_n what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o be_v for_o his_o good_a service_n by_o he_o reward_v maxut_o chan_n fly_v unto_o the_o turk_n sinan_n come_v to_o teflis_n sinan_n depart_v from_o teflis_n seven_o thousand_o turk_n slay_v by_o the_o georgian_n and_o persian_n sinan_n deride_v of_o his_o soldier_n sinan_n come_v to_o erzirum_n and_o there_o break_v up_o his_o army_n amurath_n circumcise_v his_o elder_a son_n mahomet_n io._n leuâ—c_n sup_v annal._n turc_n p._n 82_o mahamet_n bassa_n refuse_v battle_n offer_v by_o the_o georgian_n and_o persian_n the_o turk_n discomfit_v and_o the_o treasure_n and_o corn_n take_v by_o the_o georgian_n and_o persian_n mahamet_n with_o his_o discomfit_v 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constantinople_n he_o come_v to_o reivan_n ferat_fw-la in_o the_o space_n of_o fifteen_o day_n build_v a_o fort_n at_o reivan_n 750_o yard_n about_o ferat_fw-la come_v to_o erzirum_n and_o there_o break_v up_o his_o army_n the_o death_n of_o hama_fw-la chadum_fw-la amurath_n mother_n ferat_fw-la raise_v a_o new_a army_n the_o persian_a king_n with_o a_o great_a army_n come_v to_o tauris_n ferat_fw-la cute_v down_o a_o thick_a wood_n at_o tomanis_n and_o build_v a_o fort_n upon_o the_o straight_a the_o compass_n of_o the_o castle_n build_v at_o tâ—manis_n by_o ferat_fw-la simon_n in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v take_v escape_v by_o a_o strange_a chance_n a_o wonderful_a dearth_n in_o the_o turk_n army_n at_o triala_n the_o insolent_a speech_n of_o the_o mutinous_a soldier_n against_o ferat_fw-la their_o general_n the_o mutinous_a soldier_n again_o threaten_v their_o general_n the_o stout_a answer_n oâ—_n ferat_fw-la the_o soldier_n overthrow_n the_o general_n tent_n and_o threaten_v to_o kill_v he_o ferat_fw-la at_o ardachan_n break_v up_o his_o army_n the_o dangerous_a passage_n from_o reivan_n to_o teflis_n secure_v unto_o the_o turk_n emir_n chan_n have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o die_v miserable_o in_o prison_n amurath_n send_v for_o osman_n into_o siruan_n the_o tartar_a king_n send_v 12000_o tartar_n to_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o to_o kill_v osman_n osman_n assault_v by_o 12000_o tartarâ—_n osman_n overcome_v the_o tartar_n osman_n strangle_v mahomet_n the_o tartar_a king_n with_o his_o two_o son_n and_o place_v islan_n his_o brother_n in_o his_o stead_n amurath_n demand_v osmans_n opinion_n concern_v the_o enterprise_n of_o tauris_n osman_n resolution_n osman_n bassa_n make_v chief_a visier_n and_o general_n of_o the_o army_n io._n leunc_fw-la sup_v annal._n turcicorum_n pag._n 91._o a_o most_o barbarous_a outrage_n commit_v by_o petrus_n emus_n a_o venetian_a the_o villainy_n discover_v amurath_n send_v a_o messenger_n to_o venice_n to_o expostulate_v the_o injury_n do_v unto_o his_o subject_n petrus_n emus_n behead_v io._n leunc_fw-la sup_v annal._n turcicoruâ—_n pag._n 92._o ramadan_n bassa_n slay_v by_o the_o insolent_a janissary_n
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