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A20888	The historie of the great emperour Tamerlan VVherein are expressed, encounters, skirmishes, battels, sieges, assaults, skalings, taking of cities and strong places, defended, and assaulted, with diuerse stratagems of warre, the which this great and renowned warriour hath conducted and accomplished, during his raigne of fortie or fiftie yeares: with other instructions for the warre, which should not be vnknowen of them that would attaine vnto the knowledge of armes. Drawen from the auncient monuments of the Arabians, by Messire Iean du Bec, Abbot of Mortimer. Newly translated out of French into English, for their benefite which are ignorant in that language. by H.M.; Histoire du grand Tamerlan. English	Du Bec, Jean, 1540-1610.; Mildmay, Humphrey, attributed name.	1597 (1597)	STC 7263; ESTC S109956	178,782	270

who was at Cambalu where hee stayed his returne and to suffer in staying the great Chamberlaine to come thither The Prince of Vauguefu who had of long time verie faithfully serued the Emperour and whose faithfulnesse was most especiallie acknowledged in all his warres hee had conducted wherewith both himselfe and a brother of his had serued verie well Notwithstanding it was not conuenient to leaue him for to command absolutely as wel for that often times honours doe change the affection vpon occasion as also because the Parthians do verie vnwillinglie obey strangers The Emperour had also a desire to honout him with another gouernment where hee should doe him better seruice then there for the Emperour had this custome to make a note of those that were fit to doe him seruice and hee remembred such to imploy them in the gouernment of his estate whether it were in peace or warre without being importuned with demanding there being no man in his court so bold as to demaund anie estates or honours of him for money and goods it was permitted but not for anie other thing esteeming that they which doe ambitiouslie seeke for gouernments and charges do it not to vse them well neither for the Princes or peoples profite He had also this Maxime that hee did change them and they for all that did not thinke themselues any thing disgraced thinking it verily the destruction of an estate how flourishing soeuer it be to deliuer countries and places vnto Gouerners as heritages for in the end they vsurpe them as their owne and the estate how great and mightie souer it be being knit together comming to be seuered in peeces is at the end of his power and authoritie and becommeth nothing And alwayes for the most part he did imploy them frō a lesse vnto a greater charge of countrie sometimes he called them neare vnto his person to leade his Armies the which was the greatest honour within the Empire and they were obeyed throughout all his countries euen as the Emperours owne person I haue seene two of them alone after that foure then seuen as at this present they are come vnto this number euen as the Empire increased vnto his greatnesse none of the other hauing iurisdiction of all the Empire but they and vpon whom as on seuen pillers the Princes person doth relie his greatest affaires of the which they do not speake but in the presence of the Prince as he propoundeth the matters for to haue their aduise therein whether it be of peace or warre Now to return vnto the Prince who was at Cambalu accompanied with Odmar and Axalla Odmar an olde man perswading the Emperor vnto peace and Axalla who was warlike an enemie vnto rest and desirous of glorie did prouoke him vnto warre But the Princes borders were stretched out so farre from the Court that he could not set downe any plot for that matter so as seeing the countrie of Quinzay a countrie of quiet he iudged this estate to be fit for Odmar who was already olde and allyed vnto the Emperour who would bee fitter then hee to gouerne this countrie as also this reuerent olde age which was in him would bee verie conuenient for to traine vp the youth of the young Prince who was brought vp in this place and that there was none fitter then he but the means how to set this forward was a thing he durst not vndertake because he would not be noted to haue any other purpose then that which proceeded from the will of his maister Now it fell out that after a certaine time the Emperour receiued newes that the ancient discipline of the Armie did degenerate in so much that euerie souldier desired the Emperours presence rebelling often against their heads which were there for that they had not the accustomed authoritie for to suppresse them Nowe this Armie was the life of the estate the terrour of the whole world and that which maintained in obedience so many countries conquered with the sword The Emperour being aduertised hereof by the Captaines was troubled for to go thithither in person alwayes to remaine there his pleasure and rest which he promised vnto himself did withholde him so as hauing secretly sent for Odmar and Axalla about these affaires and to know whether it were necessarie he should go thither Axalla presentlie perswaded him vnto this voyage and to leaue Odmar there in his countries where hee was whose wisdome would prouide for all But the Prince who did alreadie perceiue the sweetnesse that was in Cities in comparison of the wilde life in Armies as heretofore he had taken delight therein so at this present apprehending this maner of liuing hee determined to preserue his estate by his Lieutenants and himselfe to rest and enioy the fruits of his trauaile being alreadie of the age of fiftie yeares he thought before hee died to take his rest and to content himselfe with the remembrance and contemplation of so many happie victories and worthie deedes and to preserue in full peace his conquestes without enterprising or attempting any thing but in his owne defence so as he turned himselfe towards Prince Axalla and sayd vnto him that surely hee would maintaine Odmar in quiet as long as hee could and surelie hee should haue bene vngratefull vnto his seruices if hee had not prouided for him a quiet life that his opinion did greatly content him for to giue vnto him this gouernement that hee might end his dayes in those quiet and peaceable countries in continuing with honour the faithfulnesse of his seruice That his own person wold make his abode at Sachetay to be the nearer vnto the occasions his Armie might haue of his presence in Persia where he would leaue the same and would increase it with the number of thirtie thousand horse but his pleasure was that hee should go and command ouer it for that he knew him the only person in his Empire which could performe that seruice hauing tried the affection that the souldiers did beare vnto him together with the care hee alwayes had for the obseruation of militarie discipline that hee trusted him with all his estate trusting him with his Armie whereupon onely depended the keeping of so manie great prouinces and the terror vnto so many nations differing both in language and manners ouer whom he commanded and of whom he was the conquerour that he only should haue an eie vnto all that should be necessarie for the maintenance of his Armie and that the first foundation of his reuenues the best should be appointed thereunto as well for the recompence of his souldiers as for the ordinarie paymentes that hee would haue them to be kept in the ancient discipline of the Parthians the which is to lodge in the open fieldes and to keepe within the Campe and from three moneths vnto three moneths to diflodge buying all and paying for all that he had alwayes bene brought vp within his Armie for to

consider the valour and deserts of euerie one that hee had gouerned them that the Captaines and souldiers should bee recompensed as hee should appoint according to their deserts that Persia was the place where hee would keepe his Armie for that their mindes are more stirring and impatient in bondage Also that the borders of Siria were neare for to helpe the same vpon occasions offered if there were any neede And turning himselfe vnto Prince Odmar he said he would commit two parts of his estate vnto him the bot●ome of his riches and his most precious treasure his sonne that all things were in great quietnesse where hee would haue him for to gouerne that he should be there honored in all peace an estate fit for his old age and for the recompence of his seruices Calling after that his Chancellour vnto him who was not at this discourse he commaunded him to dispatch out Commissions the one for Odmar in the authoritie and gouernement of all the estate of Quinzai and Cambalu euen vnto the sea and vnto the mountaines being the borders of China Vnto Axalla the gouernement of Lieutenant generall ouer his armie and the authoritie and commaundement in all the Prouinces through the which the same did march euen as the Emperours owne person This rumor being spread touching Axalla for his gouernment ouer the armie and come vnto the campe there was neuer seene so much ioy amongst the Captaines and souldiers euery one of them remembring the particular affection they did beare him his deserts towards euery mā● Better newes co●ld not be brought vnto Synopes who was made by him a duanced by his hand Odmar was left at Cambalu to make preparation for his iorney vnto Quinzai very well satisfied with the choise the Emperour had made of him and the Emperour hauing caused him to be instructed in his affaires and particularly of his Prouinces he himselfe did commaund him that as soone as his sonne should be tenne yeares old he should be brought vp in the affaires and that all shold be imparted vnto him to the end he might learne be times to serue the common wealth not willing to trouble his head before that age but for to suffer him to play with those of his owne yeares Kam Tai●●hie● was the name of this young Prince the which is as much as to say in the Parthian tongue as The loue of men he had receiued his name of the Emperour his vnkle in the absence of his father and in trueth this name was verie conuenient for him for manie men did loue him and principally the Prouice wherein he was borne the Emperour not beeing able to carrie him with himselfe vnto Samarcand where the Empresse was and it seemed vnto the people of Quinzai that they were vtterly vndoone if they should loose his presence and if he should goe out of their citie In the end they so earnestly be sought his Maiestie that he graunted them the bringing of him vp in his youth amongst them So the Emperour went vnto Samarcand hauing taken such order as was conuenient throughout all his Empire he determineth to make his ordinarie abode there and to make this citie the place of his birth worthie to be the seate of his successors so faire would he make it large and beautified with all manner of faire buildings Deuotion did also drawe him vnto solitarinesse where unto his nature inclined as much as was possible Where had it not bene for a certaine desire of glory he had which forced his nature of long time he had plaied this part It is also a great wisedome to knowe how to commaund his inclination and also to be able to content himselfe with glorie and to suppresse his ambition and enioying it to begin in good time to giue vnto himselfe a happie end if it be possible and that this is the will of fortune the enemie vnto mans quiet for oftentimes that which men purpose God the chiefe gouernour of all things doth frame it after another manner but the happe of the Emperour the which I do attribute vnto the honor and reuerence he did beare vnto the Diuinitie was the cause the same had care of him and fauoured his purposes Now returning backe againe vnto Prince Axalla who after he had receiued this commaundement was nothing sluggish so as he gathered together from all partes the old souldiers which had bene discharged it seeming vnto him they had enioyed sufficient rest he sent also on the other side vnto the Moscouite to draw from thence souldiers on horsebacke for his guard trusting greatly in their valour and courage and all the way he entertayned the Emperour about the order it would please him should be obserued in his armie Axalla propounded vnto him that which was conuenient to be done the Emperour then did either adde thereunto or take away as it seemed good vnto him for in the arte of warre he had so great knowledge and experience that no man was equall vnto him Prince Axalla was the next vnto him in this vertue for the faithfull wittie executing of his commaundements The Emperour going by small iourneyes by reason of the Court which was great and the traine of his cartes the which were in great numbers which did greatly vexe Prince Axalla for his dispatch was referred vnto the cōming to Samarcand the Emperour continuing sometimes where he found good hunting he greatly loued these honest exercises the which kept him as he said in breath that he should not finde the paines of armes straunge vnto him but Axalla drew forward the Emperour as much as he could vnto Samarcand where he arriued at the end of Sommer where he found the Empresse who had a verie faire sonne readie for circūcision for the which were made an infinite number of magnificences In the meane time Axalla dispatched his affaires and the estate of his armie for the Emperour had in the middest of his greatest pleasures certaine houres for the affaires of his estate the which he neuer omitted All matters thus dispatched Prince Axalla hauing taken his leaue of the Imperiall Maiestie he set forward had with him some twentie thousand horse all the flourishing youth of the Court accōpanying him The Emperor desiring they should be trayned vp in the paines of wars rather then in the delicacies of a Court for the Prince did aduance vnto charges those which were in his armie and not such as remained in his Court except they were by his expresse commaundement neare about his owne person The Emperour whilest these matters passed thus receiued newes from the Prince of Thanais appointed Gouernor ouer Siria and Egypt who sent him word that all things in those parts were very quiet a thing which brought great contentment vnto the Prince who had his minde wholly bent vnto peace busying himselfe in building of his citie of Samarcand and in decking of a sumptuous Temple the which he had built wherein he meant to

the number of twentie thousand horse and fiftie thousand footmen a commandement into Persia to leauie men euery where And to this ende there was a commandement sent from the Emperor vnto all the Cities of his kingdomes and Cōmissioners wer appointed for to make choise of the mē some for wars the other for the workes Victuals were commanded in all the Emperours countries for setting forward of the Armie The great gouernour of Parthiae Zamai was dispatched vnto Deristan to be there for to receiue all the troupes and commandement was giuen vnto the Commissioners for victuals and munitions to conuey them thither It was published ouer all that the Emperour went thither in proper person for to punish once againe this proude race of the Ottomans In the meane time Aralla marched directly towardes the borders and he went like a ball of snow his Armie alwayes increasing being glad of so good occasion The Emperour hauing sent vnto him his resolution with a commandement also to take and leaue all that should be necessarie for the maintenance of his Army in all the places of the Emperours reuenues Axalla marched with diligence being desirous to come vnto the borders and to ioyne with the forces that stayed for him for to fight with and expulse the enemy before the Emperour should come vnto him whereof he had an expresse commandement the Emperour for this occasion marching slowly in such maner as he greatly desired to execute the same by Prince Axalla this iourney being troublesome vnto him by reason of his indisposition Where to the end nothing shold be wanting vnto him he sent a commandement vnto the Prince of Thanais to go and meete with Prince Axalla as soone as he had setled his gouernment He caused also two or three thousand horse to go one after another who came vnto him with diligence Passing also by Tauris he drew from thence fiue thousand horsemen and ten thousand footmen of ordinary garrison ouer whom commanded a Lord called Aliren greatly affectioned vnto the Emperors seruice and principality of Prince Axalla Arriuing also in Armenia hee drew out of the garrisons as many as amounted vnto twenty thousand horse so as his army was very neare 80000 horsmen and 160000 footmē the Emperor making account to be accōpanied also with as many forces from Parthia as also from the Moscouite Now the Emperour could not come before it was neare sixe moneths and slowly as I haue sayd marched his owne person not being wel at ease hauing complanied these 3. moneths of a paine in his reines in so much as some doubted greatly lest this sicknesse wold bring some other accident for he decayed greatly and did eate nothing notwithstanding this was only knowen amongst his familiars who greatly feared the inconuenience that happened Notwithstanding some report that an Astrologian did say that he should giue a battell vnto all the East and that he should be victorious another did aduertise him to take heed of the third day of the Moone of the ninth moneth of the yeare wherein he now was so as the Emperour did thinke he should dye in some battell and not in his bed For he often sayd amongst his men that he did acknowledge him selfe to be mortall and that he was subiect vnto the law of nature that he did often thinke of paying his tribute Now he looked for Odmar who should bring the Prince his eldest sonne vnto him prouiding wisely for his affaires before he would march any further faining to be desirous to carrie him with him and to teach him to know his subiectes and the meanes to serue him selfe with them if any ill fortune happened vnto him But I beleeue the Emperour was desirous for to see him before he departed determining to leaue him at Samarcand with Odmar and the Empresse his mother what soeuer his destinie appointed for him he determined to passe ouer Bosphorus vnto Constantinople and enter into Greece to roote out for euer the Empire of the Ottomans and that he must once againe do this violence for to assure his estate and settle the foundation of his glory Now during the time that the Emperour stayed the comming of the Prince his sonne who by reason of his young age came slowly with Prince Odmar Prince Axalla whose desire of reputation and glory did waken him an hundred times in a night went in great diligēce and so well that he came vnto Turcomanie where the Georgian troupes which the Emperour did there intertaine came vnto him and he drew out of them full fifteene thousand men very gallant and well trained in the warres At the length he arriued at Garga whither the Gouernour of the Prouince did come vnto him for to receiue the Emperours commandements Being come thither he would not enterprise any thing before the Prince of Thanais were come who made great hast he brought but 15000. horse 30000. footmen with him As soone as he was come he made him partaker of the Emperors cōmandemēts imparted vnto him the honor of leading the auātguard of the Imperiall armie and vnto the gouernour of the countrey the arier-guard for he was a man of great authoritie and had bin long time honored of the Emperour the end of his gouernement was limited on the one side with Persia and on the other with Syria Now the most part of the countreis which the Emperor had cōquered in Natolia he had deliuered them vnto the obedience of the Grecian Prince who should pay a certaine yearely tribute for the same vnto the Emperour the which amounted vnto foure hundred thousand ducats of gold and eight hundred thousand frankes of siluer Axalla sent vnto the Emperor of Greece to giue him vnderstāding that he was come vnto Garga in the which place he gathered together his forces and that the Emperour his Lord had sent him to prepare his army there and that his owne person did march thither in his old age for to performe the same good office vnto him the which he had done vnto the late Emperour his father that he desired him to pacifie the inward quarrels for to remedie the euils abroad the which increased and that he would in the end put his estate into the same or greater daunger then it had bin if he did not thinke vpon quenching the ciuill and particular discordes for to take care for publike matters All this could preuaile nothing with these Princes who had made diuision of the Empire and were at debate euery one about his portion but they considered not that by this deuision they did build a portion for a third the which was greatly for his aduantage if they did not remedy the same whereunto hee perswaded them At such time as the Embassador came who was a very wise man they thought Prince Axalla had only certaine troupes of ten of twelue thousand horse but as soone as they vnderstood of the great army he had they entred into suspition that the

absence committing the charge thereof vnto Samay a man well practised in affaires he who had the charge of our Prince in his youth for I must needes say this by the way that our Prince had alwayes a naturall inclination towards those which had brought him vp in vertue shewing vnto them in a manner the same honor as if he were yet vnder their gouernment and this he did thorough a gentlenesse of nature which was in him that made him beloued more then I am able to expresse vnto you So then he marched forward in the middest of his armie which consisted but of fiftie thousand horse and one hundred thousand men on foote relying principally on the forces of the great Cham his vncle who aboue all desired this warre he did not forget to giue in charge that the rest of his forces should be readie vpon the first commandement as soone as he should be ioyned with the forces of the great Cham and marching forwardes he had stayed by the way by reason of some distemperature which had surprised him thorough changing of the ayre as the Phisitions affirmed But yet notwithstanding the forces which Catiles Captaine of the armie of the great Cham conducted went daily forwards Now the newes was spredde into an infinite number of places of his distemperature yet did he not neglect to send vnto the great Cham and often aduertise him of the estate of his health to the end the same should not cause any alteration the which he did fore-see by reason of his preferment vnto this Empire by the great Cham his vncle and he was in doubt of a certaine Lord named Cal●x who was discontented therewith and had not as yet neither gratified nor acknowledged him as all the other subiectes had done and they reported thereof diuersely vnto him but this Prince vnto whom gentlenesse being naturall was alwayes of opinion that it would not bee conuenient for him to disturbe the quiet of the kingdome which was giuen him during the life of his vncle who desired it as old age doth naturally notwithstanding some report that vpon pollicie hee suffered this warre to be moued wheras he might haue remedied the same making it as a meanes to win the hearts of his new subiects who liked well of him alreadie and also to make himselfe to be feared of those that heaped vp conspiracies against his promoting vnto the new Empire For kingdomes are for the most part obtained and likwise preserued by the good-will gotten in well commaunding men of warre it produced also another effect which was that they who were sedicious wasted of thēselues or else became his affectioned seruants by the ordinary seruice in the warres and by this meanes drew them out of their countrey Now cōcerning his delay it was by sundry diuersly interpreted some said that he had bene aduertised of some vproare to be attempted when he should be farre seuered from thence and had passed ouer the mountains of Pasanfu and that Calix staied vpon nothing else in so much as the companies of the great Cham were gone forwards euen beyond the mountaines hauing passed the riuer of Meau and were encamped at Bouprou the which Calix vnderstanding thought he shold haue the means to worke his enterprise Thereupon hauing assembled great store of his most faithful followers he tooke counsell with them that this was the meanes to ouerthrow the purposes of Zachetay who would raigne ouer and bring them vnder his Empire and that seeing their Prince had bene so badly minded as to doe the same of his owne minde without calling of them which had interest in that election that now was the time to assure their libertie which was in doubt to be lost and caused also a rumor to be spread of the sicknesse of this Prince that the great Cham was old the greatest part of his forces farre separated from him that they should soone attaine vnto that they desired that his enterprise herein was so assured that so soone as his armie wes assembled he would shew himselfe before Catay he was certaine that presently there wold be a change in his fauor that his father had commaunded there that it is long since he knew the affection of this people which inclined vnto him that they had not as yet seene their newe Prince that they would easily beleeue whatsoeuer he declared vnto them that the Zachetay was farre seuered from them that they had to do with a great enemie to whom also he had sent Embassadors to aduertise him of his practise that he was assured his enterprise would haue happie successe that they would foorthwith dispatch a messenger vnto the great Cham their Prince to assure him that they bent not their forces against him but were his faithfull and obedient subiects but they armed themselues because they would not be gouerned by the Parthians their auncient enemies for these Nations hate one another how neere neighbours so euer they be as doth the Spaniard and the Portugall the English men and the Scot that they knew this Prince in respect of his great age hauing no posteritie was desirous of quiet rest and desired nothing more then to end his dayes in peace they would permit him so to do without altering any thing in the same that they hope the Parthians are so badly entertained by the king of China that in stead of setting vpon them they shall thinke themselues happie if they may be suffered to enioy peace that they will march forward towards them at the straites of Tenduict to hinder their returne The propositions of Calix were great and well practised for it was a yeare since he had won the peoples good will and he heaped together whatsoeuer was necessarie for his insurrection but this was done secretly notwithstanding diuerse had giuen aduertisement thereof vnto the Prince Tamerlan but he despised that practise or at the least made a shewe so to doe Yet notwithstanding doe I knowe that he was not so sicke at Cachobache where he remayned verie neare a moneth that he had not in his vnderstanding the which he wisely dissembled the reuolt which Calix practised in his new estate that he delayed but onely to vnderstand the certainty of the euents And I haue often heard him say that if it had not beene for feare of offending the great Cham his vncle he had helped the same at the very beginning without suffering the same to be set on foote this was the cause that this Prince made so long abode The Tartarians which were brought vnto him by Calibes were vexed for hauing receiued newes of the preparations made by the king of China they complayned that oportunitie and season passed away so desirous were they to manifest vnto their new Prince their courages and this was their dayly talke but some matter of importance happened and a great alteration was found in the Princes disposition who was forward and diligent for executing of that speedily

assured of the Princes succour against Baiazet who in the meane time was not idle but continued dayly his enterprise seeking all meanes to accomplish the same thinking that what messages soeuer were sent vnto him were no other then threatnings But on the other side also the Prince vnto whom rest and ease was already become tedious egged forward also by Axalla with the increase of his glorie name being desirous of this enterprise did not cease vntill the Prince did send him vnto Sachetay for to giue beginning vnto the assembling of forces frō all parts to the end that about the spring time he might march forward The Emperour also had receiued newes of the battell lost by the Greekes and that their affaires were like to go ill if they were not succoured the which made the Prince more forward also to hinder these Ottoman dogges for so he called them mad for troubling the world Axalla sent word also vnto the Prince how all things proceeded and earnestly moued him to depart Now the Prince had obtained of the Emperour his vnkle an hundred thousand footmen and fourescore thousand horse hoping to haue as many from Sachetay besides the Lords who would accompany him for to win glory frō whō he made accoūt also of 50000. mē more that they would bring vnto him besides the other forces He supposed that he had abilitie to deliuer the Empire of Greece from the bōdage of the Ottomans Thus the Prince departed leauing the Empresse with the Emperour her father for to serue him as a comfort of his age it was not without a hard farewell of the Emperours part towardes his nephew but more grieuous on the Princes part towardes his wife who had neuer left him since the time they were maried but nothing withheld our Prince where there was either glory or meanes to increase his reputation profite the cōmon wealth saying often that he was borne to this end and that he must take in these exercises his principall delights for euery other thing wherein he did exercise himself was but borrowed being appointed and called of God to punish the pride of tyrants Neither will I here omit a dreame which our Prince had the night before he departed from Cambalu which was that he did see as he thought a great multitude of reuerent men who put forth their hands vnto him requiring his succour against the violence of certaine tyrants who did afflict them with sundry kindes of tormentes he sayd that he did neuer see more reuerent countenances and that some of them were apparelled in white and others in cloth of gold some hauing as it were crownes of gold vpon their heads and it seemed vnto the Prince that he gaue thē his hand lift them very high This dreame he recited vnto vs the next morning but no body was able to giue him the interpretation thereof and him selfe thought no more of the same Now to returne againe we departed from Cambalu accompanied with all the Citie with all the loue and griefe of a good people towards their Prince In like maner the Prince during the time he abode there vsed all kindes of liberalities and magnificences that might be after he had receiued all maner of presents that can be named of euery one as a witnesse of their affection The Prince was accompanied also with Calibes and he cōmaunded the Prince of Tanais to take vpō him the state of Colonell of the footmen the which Axalla had left vnto whom he gaue the charge of Lieutenant generall within his armie with commaundement to leade his auantguard and Calibes the ariere-ward being accompanied with farre greater forces then euer he had in any of his armies for they came vnto him from all parts The Chinois Lord was licenced by Odmar to go with 20000. men of the subiects newly conquered being desirous to shew him self vnto the Emperour as also for to learne our maners fashions The absence separation of our maister was grieuous vnto none but Odmar not for the feare of the Chinois his neighbours but verily for the chāge of fortune The Prince hauing sent him word of his purpose he cōfirmed the same amongst other things he sent word vnto the Emperour that he should hope for all good successe therin seeing he was created by God for to cast down the proude raise vp the humble the Prince also did mislike of nothing more thē cruelty I remēber wel that whē we were at China whē he perceiued this fierce nation he sayd I am sent to pull downe the glory of this proud man I hope to haue a good end thereof So we arriued leauing our forces the which came straight vnto Ocera where they had appointed the generall meeting of all the army and the Prince tooke his voyage directly vnto Samarcand the place of his birth three years being past since he had bin there Zamay came to meete him and I verily beleeue a million of men blessing and praysing him in all manner of songs All the Princes of the countrey also ran to visite him he abode there a moneth Axalla in this meane time was already at the meeting place at Ocera who prepared all things looking for the Princes commaundement for to go vnto him aduertising him often of the doings of Baiazet I haue forgotten also to declare how the Prince sent vnto the Moscouite to b● fauoured by him in this enterprise who presently sent Ambassadours with offers of what soeuer should please him The Prince made demaund of fifteene thousand horse and the payment of certaine money the which he owed the which was graunted vnto him and also passage through all his dominions being very glad that he did set vpon others then on him selfe and that so great a preparation should fall vpon them whose greatnesse was as preiudiciall and fearefull vnto him as it was vnto our Prince the Ottomans at that time bringing not onely suspition vnto their neighbours but which was much more all the earth was astonished at their sudden greatnesse and of the happie successe they had in all their enterprises being of so small a beginning attained vnto so large an Empire Now this was the verie reason that moued the Emperour to oppose him selfe against the same thinking it much better to go and set vpon them within their new conquestes then for to stay vntill they were come nearer vnto him and should come to debate their quarrell within his Empire vnto his domage a sound deliberation for the same tendeth vnto two effects the one is that it destroyeth the enemies countrey and the other that any disfauour comming vnto him his countrey receiueth not thereby any astonishment so as this enterprise was greatly for his aduantage Now our Prince did all this through the coūsell of Prince Axalla by whom at that time all the estate was gouerned the great authority which this man had was not without the enuy of diuerse

so great successe obtained against so many and sundrie warlike people You my souldiers whose reputation flieth through all the world shall I beleeue this of you I will not neither ought I to beleeue it therefore follow me and let vs go and assault the Mamelues who you know of long time haue opposed themselues how farre soeuer from vs against our happinesse hauing ioyned themselues vnto the Ottomans for our destruction Would you that I should punish their rashnesse without you Would you that the Scithians and my allies should haue part in my victories and in the meane time you should go rest your selues and lose the glorie alreadie gotten The Prince had no sooner made an end but they all cryed with a loud voice that they wold liue and die with him and as they followed him into China so would they also follow him throughout all the world but they besought him to haue regard vnto their woundes to comfort their old age and that he would giue thē hope of rest the which the Prince promised vnto them Vnto the others the Emperour spake nothing at all for they were very glad to haue this glorie ouer the Parthians in perceiuing them willing to returne insomuch as when the Prince came to passe before the Scithian horsemen they all cryed in their language Victorious Emperour what doest thou march forward for we will follow thee The which did greatly content the Emperour Now the Parthians and Scithians were the principall forces the Prince had in his armie now the Emperour did nourish wisely emulation betweene them which of them should best manifest his faithfull affection The Pince commanded that the sick and wounded should be viewed throughout all the armie and that the Treasurer of the wars should distribute money among the companies ouer and aboue the ordinarie pay due vnto euery souldier so our armie departed and in the auantguard with Axalla was placed Andronicus together with him for to leade the head of the armie and it was reported vnto the Emperour that the Soldan of Egypt prepared forces from all parts for to resist the power which came against him but hee knew that he should haue much to doe and that it was very hard to stoppe a victorious armie wherein there were such a multitude of men who had ouerthrowen the strongest and most warlike Monarch that was in all Asia Insomuch as this gaue a great terror vnto the Mamelues But the Soldan who commanded ouer them at that present was a young Prince who had bene chosen for the great vertue and courage which was in him rather then for his great experience in war like affaires insomuch as he had not as yet since his election shewed his affection and as litle his valour vnto his subiects he had indeede his courage puffed vp by seeing himselfe through this choise Lord of many great cities well fortified so as he resolued to be ouerthrowen brauely In such sort as he put his hope in the winning of a battell frō the which what chance soeuer did happen he might retire himself at any time into a place of such aduātage that he might haue the means to hazard again another and hope thereby for a reuenge Whereof the Emperor was aduertised after he had conferred with Axalla Andronicus for to be aduised whither he should direct the head of his army for to constraine the enemie the sooner to come vnto battel it was in the end concluded that he should passe by Caramania directly vnto Geuolache the which was the first citie of the Mamelues Empire being one of the Soldans frontier townes which did separate him from the Turke euen there where the peace was sworne betwixt them the which Baiazet had sought to the end he might haue aide frō him to strēgthen himselfe thereby against the army which came vpon him So this place was well defended by the Soldan and it was well fortified Axalla aduancing forward his auantgard did summon the same to yeeld or else they shold receiue the iust reward of their rashnesse folly They made answere that they were children of obedience had commandement to die therein And that willingly they would there endure vntill death for their Prince country This wilfulnesse put the Prince into great choler who since he departed from his kingdom had not seene any one place which brought not to him their keies twentie leagues off before he came vnto thē to see a meane citie dare to stay his comming for to prepare to let his army The which the Emperour perceiuing he commanded Axalla to march on to lodge neare Aleppo the which he summoning did yeeld it self hauing no other then the inhabitants within the same The Prince in the mean time prepared himself vnto the siege whereto hauing caused his footmen to march his artillery to bee planted there was an assault giuen which was brauely defēded by thē within there were of our men slaine to the nūber of 1200. The Emperour greatly stirred determined to assault thē once againe hauing giuen a fresh assalt wherin the Prince of Thanais was wounded our men lodged vpon the wall and leauing no respite vnto them within they killed a great nūber of thē The Prince vnderstanding that the Soldan had promised thē aide whereof he was well aduertised and did certainely know that he marched forward he supposed that he had committed a fault in causing Axalla to aduance so farre so as he determined to set forward to ouertake him hoping by that meanes to surprise the enemie who came directly towards Axalla for to fight with him But the enemie did not looke for him so soone so hauing left all his cariages behind at the siege where the Prince of Thanais remained with thirtie thousand men only the rest he caused to march with him without any baggage vnto Bogras thither did Axalla send him word that the Soldan had passed the riuer at Confincan and that he came for to aide the besieged and it was reported that hee had 74000. horse and an hundred thousand footmen Now the Emperor being arriued at Aleppo vnderstood where the enemie was determining with himselfe to surprise him he caused Axalla to aduance forward with his auantgard himselfe staying halfe a day and then presently he followed his auantguard Axalla hauing set forward some fifteene hundred horse they were encountred and almost all slaine he not being able to aide them as he desired by reason of the vnfitnesse of the countrie and iudging that they were compassed about he did not assist them Now the enemies thinking to deale with none but those which were at Aleppo led by Axalla they came forward vnto the fight ill aduised so as Axalla had them vpon him before he supposed he aduertised the Emperor to come forward sent him word that he wēt vnto the battaile but that he would dally with the enemie as long as hee could to the end hee might haue leasure

to draw neare and assist him and that he would not faile to chuse his place of battel as much as he could for his aduantage whilest he looked for him he set forward presently twenty thousand horse with speed vnder the leading of Calibes In the meane time the enemie by reason of the place which was narrow a valley wherin his men could not march but in single ranke he aduanced not so soone the which Axalla supposed for otherwise he would haue retired but in the best manner he might vnto the Emperor So he determined to chuse a place for the battell to make his men for to fight in small troups to entertaine the enemy in cōming down the mountaine perceiuing that his purpose was to take his place for the battell at the foot of the same moūtain This sport endured 2. or 3. houres vntill Calibes came with 20000. horse for the assistance of Axalla who had also full 30000. more Andronicus betweene 8. and 10. thousand the most part Albanois who were good horsmen he requested the first charge the which Axalla did grant vnto him being loath to discontent him in the which hauing fought valiantly ouerthrowen slaine many of the enemies hee was one of the first that was slain for want of being aided by his men A Prince surely of such a courage as did much grace him and who verily in this his youth did follow the honour nobilitie of the bloud of them from whom he was descended Axalla assisted him with all his power who were in a manner all Parthians or Christians in the Princes pay who gaue a great shocke vpon the Soldans troupes and passing through them he found directly before him all their footmen he busied himselfe in fighting with thē in the meane time a troupe of fiue twentie thousand horse did set vpon Prince Calibes they say that therein was the Soldan himselfe who fought the one against the other very obstinately and in this meane space Axalla fought with these footmen which hee leauing halfe ouerthrowne sounded a retrait and seeing Prince Calibes hardly beset he went directly towards him and perceiuing the place where the enemies had the greatest aduantage his men the worst he charged this maine power on the flanke which 15000. horsemē seeing who were behind these footmen whom the Soldan had commanded that they should not fight but vpon need they came vpon Axalla on that side he had giuen his charge setting furiously vpon him they fought a lōg time so as he was wounded his horse slaine vnder him himself taken prisoner Which being reported vnto the Emperor by one that fled he cōming forward with as much speede as he could was greatly vexed hauing his chiefe confidence in this Captaine This caused the Emperor to make the more hast who if he had not come in so good time that day had made an ende of his good fortune but hauing commanded 10000. horse to aduance before him giue an onset he assisted thē with 25000. of his most faithfull horsemen hauing vpon his wings 20000. horse of his aiders The Soldan did not see this maine power by reason of the valley they came in he was greatly astonished for to behold the rest during the time that Prince Calibes Axallas men did fight Behold in an instant 10000 horse which set vpon the Mamelus who were almost maisters of the field The Prince also aduanced forward with all his footmen horsemē The Soldan not being able to resist so great a force he soūded a retrait finding the falt he had cōmitted seeing all the whole army vpon him Now Axalla being ouerthrowne by him who held him prisoner was on foot he was moūted againe on horseback his woūd was but a small matter the Emperour followed the victory three leagues It is reported that the Soldan had bene thrise mounted on horseback during the battell so well did he performe the duty of a good souldier captaine but the fault he had committed was great for he did not marke that all our army did not follow We cōmited another fault also in so much aduancing forward our auantgard which was like to haue cost vs deare for had it not bene for the art Axalla vsed the Emperor had neuer come in time to assist him but we may say that fortune the mistris of all did bring to passe that our faults were often turned into stratagems of war so great hap did accōpany our Prince so his comming was the victory of his mē Behold how this war was much shortned against the opinion of many for it was knowne how the Soldan was counselled wisely to draw this war into length notwithstanding he could not shun his ill hap Our Armie could not lie in one place for the great multitude especially the coūtry being also in many places vnfruitful These newes being come to the Prince of Thanais at Goulach and he making the same knowne vnto the enemies they were greatly astonished as soone had he cōmandement from the Prince to punish thē well for their rashnesse and to put all vnto the sword without any mercy to giue terror vnto those which would wilfully resist his forces and also he wold haue it to be an example vnto others which was done being won by assault their courage failing them by reason of the losse their men had receiued as also for that the nūber of their souldiers was much diminished by the fight giuen vnto thē night day The Prince wold not returne back againe but abode at Aleppo where the Prince of Thanais came ioyned with him not hindring Axalla frō aduācing forward with the horsemen of the auantgard to the end that the Soldan shold haue no respit to take breath who was retired with 40000. horse There died in the battel ful 80000. men no men of marke but Andronicus three Parthiā Captaines of great estimatiō the Soldans cariages were the next day taken wherein was great riches He made dispatches vnto all his allies also vnto the Greek Emperor cōforting him for the losse of Prince Andronicus as also for to receiue order frō him for a new cōmander ouer the Greekes He sent also some for to carrie newes of his victory into all his kingdoms In this meane space the Soldan withdrew himselfe into Egypt fortified all his cities demāding aide of mē mony of all his allies He deuided the rest of his army where he thought was need therof he burnt spoiled before our army sparing nothing to hinder vs from passing any further a thing which brought vnto vs great discōmodity wāt began to be in our army it was so great in so much as it behoued the Prince to make a reuiew of all his army to see what vnprofitable mēbers were therin to sēd thē from the same He was aduised to deuide his army into three parts the first vnder the Prince the other

vnto the Emperour desiring eight dayes respite for to treate with him and yeeld them selues vnder his obedience the which the Emperour graunted them willingly And this they did to the end they might haue time to prouide the meanes to keepe them selues from the gouernement of Guines his superstition or rather reformation in the Prophets law for the faction of Guines which was smal in respect of the other parties could do very litle So the time being come they sent to treate with the Emperour and the first article was that they did beseech that it would please him to cause them to be gouerned by one of his owne subiects that they might not be seuered frō his obedience that they doubted not but that Guines would remember the resistance they had made against him that they beseeched his imperiall Maiestie he might haue no commandemēt ouer them a thing verie acceptable vnto the Prince what good answer soeuer he had giuen vnto Guines to bring them subiect vnder him The other was that they shold be maintained in their priuiledges and acknowledged as subiects vnto the Tartarian Empire and not any longer vnto that of the Persians That they wished this great Monarchie that had so long time flourished should be chaunged in the time and vnder the raigne of so great and coragious an Emperour of the Tartarian nation as our Prince Tamerlan was to the end the reproch of their nation might be the lesse That they desired not to be freed frō ordinarie tributes although it might please the Emperour to consider the great warres they had lately maintained against Guines for preseruation of their libertie and that it would please him to ease them of the same The Emperor who was of a curteous nature made shew there of in good earnest towards this people and made grant vnto them that they shold liue without any constraint in their religion aswell after the reformatiō of Guines as after the law of Mahomet according vnto the interpretation of Haly and also the Christians and Iewes should be likewise free as they had alwayes vsed and accustomed All other demands being granted they submitted themselues vnder his obedience and the next day came from thence three hundred principall men of the city who performed the oth of fealtie in the name of all the people The Emperour after this determined of his entry so Prince Axalla was commanded to enter the first thereinto with fifteene thousand horse thirty thousand footmen they deliuered into his hands all the fortresses giuing commandement for honour and obedience vnto the Emperour he seised vpon the gates and caused proclamation to be made that all the Citizens should bring their weapons into his lodging the which was done So the Emperour arriued there in great magnificence being receiued with the full reioycing of all the people and he was almost worshipped of euery one thinking thēselues happie to be saued from such a shipwracke The next day the Emperour had newes of the death of the Emperour his vnkle by the Empresse who had apprehended some great men that would haue raysed vp some tumult he made great lamentation for him yet it was the lesse grieuous vnto him for that he knew his great sicknesse which did threaten him with death of long time had not the kindnesse of the Empresse his daughter bin who had such care of him as she ought for to haue old age had made an end of him long before The Emperour caused these newes to be concealed from the army bewailing the same priuatly he dispatched Prince Axalla in whom amongst all the rest of his Captains he reposed greatest trust for that he had chiefest authoritie with him to the end he might assist and aide the Empresse with counsell with full power of Lieutenāt generall vnder the Empresse he caried thirty thousand horse with him causing a rumour to be spread that the Emperour aduaunced forward Who in the meane time gaue order for the assuring of Persia and restraining Guines of whom he had discouered manie practises that tended vnto the Monarchie of the Persians Axalla being also contrarie vnto him and hauing as much as he could fauoured the contrarie faction he had set downe as a Maxime vnto the Emperour the assuring of Persia and that he should seeke the weakening of Guines faction But he Emperour hauing sent him farre from him being naturally religious suffered him selfe to be caried away with the fained holinesse of Guines which did great hurt but not during the Emperours time for he durst not during his life but yet vnto his posteritie Monarkes deseruing no lesse blame for not prouiding for the quiet of their posteritie as for seeking an assurance only during their raigne For the Emperor hauing suffered Guines to come neare vnto him he knew so cunningly to behaue him selfe winning the Chancellor and the other Princes of the Emperours counsell that they brought him neare vnto the Emperour and being there he knew so well to carry him selfe that he made the Prince for to tast his manner of seruing God as most answereable vnto the last will of the Prophet Notwithstanding the Emperour knowing how much the change of his maner of seruing God was acceptable vnto the people whō he gouerned although he allowed it he did not practise the same but very secretly he assembled together the principall men of the law to make triall for to agree this controuersie but he did see this to be impossible so stiffely euery one held his interpretation to be according to the true meaning of the Prophet wherein hauing spent some time in vaine in the meane time hee receiued the oth of all the Persians gathered together great store of money wherewith he had payed his armie and gratified his men of warre rewarding them after their desertes he established the Prince of Thanais to commaund ouer them in his absence with whom he left an hundred thousand feotemen of his armie to the end for to suffer the same to winter in all the Cities and through all the countrey to keepe all in subiection and refresh it selfe The rest did the Emperour conduct with him and all his prisoners of what qualitie soeuer except those whom he gaue vnto Guines for to instruct them in his reformation But the matter fell out much otherwise for hauing framed them well vnto the warre as soone as the Princes death happened he vsed their seruice for to assure his affaires amongst the Persians vpon the first occasion should be offered whereby he thought he might attaine vnto his purposes for the Prince hauing led him with him he made him beleeue that he had no kinde of ambition but onely religion in so much as he making profession of his religion neare vnto the Emperours person many applied thēselues vnto the same Now he perceiued well that the Prince had some iealousie of him this was the occasion he desired to follow