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unto_o he_o at_o last_o he_o sudden_o set_v upon_o his_o brother_n army_n but_o oppress_v with_o multitude_n after_o a_o bloody_a fight_n be_v put_v to_o the_o worst_a which_o he_o see_v seek_v death_n among_o the_o thick_a of_o his_o enemy_n but_o bajazet_n bassa_n desirous_a to_o take_v he_o alive_a he_o be_v be-set_a and_o break_v from_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o flee_v but_o his_o horse_n fall_v into_o a_o muddy_a ditch_n or_o as_o some_o hox_v by_o his_o owu_fw-mi servant_n and_o himself_o wound_v overthrow_v he_o and_o be_v there_o take_v by_o bajazet_n 〈◊〉_d and_o barac_n hardly_o pursue_v he_o be_v bring_v hand-bound_a through_o the_o army_n which_o grieve_v many_o most_o be_v glad_a hope_v this_o long_a civil_a war_n will_v now_o end_v short_o after_o come_v balta_n ogli_n send_v as_o they_o think_v from_o mahomet_n who_o after_o a_o bitter_a reproof_n for_o his_o cruelty_n to_o solyman_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v strangle_v with_o a_o bowstring_n mahomet_n shed_v a_o few_o crocodile_n tear_n over_o his_o dead_a body_n he_o lie_v bury_v at_o prusa_n by_o solyman_n reign_v 3_o year_n 7_o month_n mahomet_n now_o take_v on_o he_o the_o sole_a government_n in_o europe_n and_o asia_n 〈◊〉_d turkish_a history_n here_o begin_v his_o reign_n account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d time_n to_o musa_n death_n as_o a_o vacancy_n but_o 〈◊〉_d mahomet_n hold_v all_o or_o most_o in_o asia_n during_o this_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o end_n the_o other_o part_n in_o europe_n also_o i_o reckon_v 〈◊〉_d bajazet_n successor_n include_v all_o that_o intestine_a tragedy_n wherein_o he_o be_v chief_a actor_n mahomet_n busy_v against_o musa_n in_o europe_n the_o king_n of_o caramania_n invade_v his_o kingdom_n join_v upon_o he_o in_o asia_n burn_v and_o spoil_v all_o before_o he_o eivase_v his_o lieutenant_n not_o able_a to_o withstand_v he_o and_o fear_v his_o come_n to_o prusa_n make_v the_o citizen_n bring_v most_o of_o their_o wealth_n into_o the_o castle_n receive_v so_o many_o of_o they_o as_o he_o can_v will_v the_o rest_n to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o the_o king_n short_o come_v to_o prusa_n not_o yet_o full_o fortify_v burn_v it_o to_o the_o ground_n the_o second_o time_n and_o besiege_v the_o castle_n give_v it_o great_a assault_n for_o 30_o day_n but_o be_v repulse_v by_o eivase_n comfort_v his_o soldier_n that_o mahomet_n overcome_a in_o europe_n will_v come_v in_o few_o day_n for_o relief_n musa_n dead_a body_n be_v then_o convey_v to_o prusa_n with_o much_o people_n the_o caramanian_a fear_v it_o be_v mahomet_n with_o his_o power_n speedy_o depart_v the_o turk_n long_o jest_v say_v if_o the_o caramanian_a run_v for_o fear_n of_o the_o ottoman_a king_n dead_a body_n what_o will_v hâ—â—_n have_v he_o come_v against_o they_o alive_a solyman_n son_n a_o boy_n depart_v from_o constantinople_n for_o the_o league_n make_v between_o the_o emperor_n and_o mahomet_n to_o go_v into_o valachia_n by_o the_o way_n great_a number_n of_o voluntary_a turk_n offer_v to_o spend_v their_o life_n in_o his_o quarrel_n mahomet_n march_v hasty_o to_o suppress_v they_o they_o disperse_v &_o flee_v orcanes_n be_v betray_v by_o his_o tutor_n or_o zaganes_n mahomet_n put_v out_o his_o eye_n allow_v he_o great_a revenue_n at_o prusa_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v he_o who_o some_o reckon_v among_o the_o turkish_a king_n betray_v to_o his_o uncle_n moses_n etring_n i_o suppose_v in_o succession_n and_o name_n now_o mahomet_n assemble_v a_o great_a army_n to_o revenge_v himself_o of_o the_o caramanian_a king_n isfendiar_n send_v his_o son_n casume_v for_o aid_n and_o command_v germian_n ogli_n to_o provide_v for_o victual_v as_o he_o pass_v by_o he_o enter_v caramania_n take_v three_o city_n and_o besiege_v iconium_n but_o through_o the_o rain_n then_o fall_v he_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o caramanian_a news_n be_v bring_v he_o into_o pontus_n that_o he_o renounce_v his_o league_n be_v again_o in_o arms._n wherefore_o return_v to_o iconium_n he_o overthrow_v the_o king_n take_v he_o and_o his_o son_n prisoner_n who_o redeem_v themselves_o by_o many_o city_n and_o castle_n conclude_v a_o peace_n receive_v of_o he_o a_o ensign_n as_o a_o token_n of_o vassâ—lship_n then_o pass_v over_o danubius_n in_o europe_n he_o forage_v valachia_n transal_n pina_fw-la who_o prince_n send_v he_o what_o tribute_n he_o demand_v and_o his_o son_n to_o serve_v in_o his_o court._n then_o about_o happenned_a a_o great_a earthquake_n in_o prusa_n etc._n etc._n great_a trouble_n ensue_v in_o asia_n yet_o mahomet_n go_v thither_o keep_v all_o in_o quiet_a isfendiar_n disinherit_n his_o son_n for_o that_o he_o will_v not_o return_v to_o he_o from_o mahomet_n court_n and_o war_n reserve_v castamona_n with_o a_o little_a more_o give_v mahomet_n the_o rest_n who_o in_o lieu_n give_v cassume_v other_o great_a possession_n in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n he_o send_v bedredin_n musa_n cadelcher_n to_o nice_a as_o exile_v yet_o allow_v he_o a_o great_a pension_n bedredin_n have_v in_o his_o house_n one_o burgluze_n they_o lay_v their_o head_n how_o to_o trouble_v mahomet_n peaceable_a government_n wherefore_o burgluze_v go_v into_o aidinia_n pretend_v great_a zeal_n broach_v divers_a strange_a opinion_n by_o which_o he_o be_v short_o repute_v a_o famous_a learned_a and_o devout_a man_n and_o have_v many_o follower_n etc._n etc._n bedredin_n flee_v to_o isfendiar_n country_n from_o thence_o into_o valachia_n and_o in_o a_o forest_n as_o some_o devout_a man_n allure_v to_o he_o a_o number_n of_o outlaw_n and_o theive_v there_o live_v who_o instruct_v he_o send_v in_o religious_a habit_n into_o zagora_n and_o other_o mahomet_n frontier_n as_o his_o disciple_n who_o publish_v his_o doctrine_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o he_o be_v by_o god_n appoint_a king_n of_o justice_n and_o commander_n of_o the_o world_n set_v forth_o by_o burgluluse_n and_o receive_v in_o asia_n
therefore_o they_o shall_v repair_v to_o bedredin_n short_o to_o show_v himself_o and_o promote_v his_o follower_n according_a to_o desert_n many_o in_o hope_n of_o preferment_n resort_v to_o bedredin_n who_o at_o last_o come_v out_o of_o the_o forest_n with_o display_a banner_n and_o a_o great_a multitude_n resort_v daily_o unto_o he_o mahomet_n send_v his_o son_n amurath_n and_o bajazet_n with_o 2000_o to_o apprehend_v burgluze_n who_o they_o find_v guard_v with_o 3000_o well_o appoint_v there_o be_v a_o bloody_a battle_n and_o many_o slay_v the_o rebel_n flee_v burgluze_v be_v slay_v and_o hew_v to_o piece_n 〈◊〉_d bajazet_n execute_v torlac_n kema_n who_o with_o 2000_o seduce_v do_v much_o harm_n about_o magnesia_n mahomet_n send_v also_o against_o bedredin_n who_o follower_n see_v in_o he_o no_o such_o matter_n as_o they_o hope_v for_o be_v fall_v from_o he_o whereby_o he_o easy_o apprehend_v be_v bring_v to_o mahomet_n at_o serras_n and_o hang_v in_o the_o marketplace_n mahomet_n furnish_v the_o great_a temple_n at_o hadrianople_n begin_v by_o solyman_n and_o musa_n where_o he_o build_v a_o princely_a palace_n also_o another_o temple_n a_o sumptuous_a abbey_n a_o public_a school_n 〈◊〉_d with_o great_a revenue_n give_v also_o great_a sum_n yearly_a for_o pilgrim_n travel_v far_o to_o mahomet_n sepulchre_n at_o medina_n or_o his_o temple_n at_o mecha_n short_o after_o fall_v sick_a at_o hadrianople_n he_o send_v in_o post_n to_o amasia_n for_o amurath_n his_o elder_a son_n by_o his_o last_o will_n to_o succeed_v he_o but_o feel_v death_n approach_n he_o straight_o charge_v his_o bassa_n to_o conceal_v his_o death_n till_o his_o come_n lest_o any_o trouble_n shall_v arise_v so_o he_o depart_v about_o the_o year_n 1422_o reign_v 17_o year_n bajazet_n rend_a kingdom_n be_v by_o he_o whole_o restore_v 7_o year_n before_o his_o death_n the_o 3_o bassa_n evaise_n bajazet_n and_o ibrahim_n fear_v the_o janissary_n and_o other_o court_n soldier_n call_v a_o counsel_n 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〈◊〉_d with_o amessa_n and_o other_o friend_n he_o close_o follow_v but_o get_v the_o 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d follower_n in_o place_n convenient_a he_o slay_v all_o the_o turk_n carry_v away_o the_o secretary_n bind_v and_o with_o threat_n 〈◊〉_d he_o to_o write_v letter_n as_o from_o the_o bassa_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o croia_n 〈◊〉_d in_o amurath_n name_n to_o deliver_v to_o scanderbag_n the_o charge_n of_o the_o city_n and_o garrison_n cunning_o enterlace_v other_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d the_o secretary_n and_o many_o turk_n come_v in_o his_o way_n that_o his_o do_n may_v be_v the_o long_o keep_v from_o amurath_n knowledge_n who_o have_v with_o he_o 300_o epirot_n soldier_n that_o follow_v he_o out_o of_o the_o battle_n come_v with_o incredible_a celerity_n into_o dibria_n about_o 70_o mile_n from_o croia_n where_o stay_v but_o a_o day_n he_o choose_v a_o few_o to_o wait_v on_o he_o to_o croia_n as_o if_o his_o household_n servant_n the_o rest_n with_o other_o 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