THus may the Reader perceive in what thun­dering manner, and ostentatious boasting, this great and and sea Leviathan threatneth to overthrow and devoure the Polonian King; but that manner of insulting and vaine-glorious wri­ting from the Turke, to Christian Princes, is no newes in these dayes of ours: for if any man will but looke into the famous, and well written Tur­kish History, (now newly printed by Master Adam Islip, in the 300 Page hee may reade how the Turk Amurath, the sixth King of the Turkes, writes to Scanderbeg, or George Castriot, the sonne of Iohn Castriot, King of Albania or Epirus. Also if you looke into the 1024 Page of the aforesaid booke, you may read of a braving Letter (farre surpassing this here before mentioned) sent from Amurath, the third Emperour of the Turkes, to Rodolphus the second Emperour of Germany, where in that place may be seene the most impious and blasphemous threatnings, that ever Heathen, Infidell, or Athei­sticall Barbarian hath belched or vomited against either God or man. But for a proud Letter in­deed, looke in the 789 Page, and there you may read the Master-piece of a vaunting title, which So­liman, the Magnificent Emperour of the Turkes, sent to Ferdinand the Emperour of Germany, in [Page 10]the yeare 1561. there you may perceive that the Stiles and Titles which the Turke gives himselfe, would, of it selfe, fill halfe a Pamphlet: (in procla­mation Print) But Christian Princes who doe ac­knowledge that they doe hold their Crownes and Scepters from, and under God, and his sonne Christ Iesus, are more strongly fortifi'd with heavenly Faith, and Majestical courage, than to be sear'd or afrighted with Bugge-beare words, or farre-fetch'd large embost, and embroydered Stiles or Titles.

And for one instance of the just Titles of a Prince, who was indeede, in his greatest Stile but an Arch-Duke of Austria, yet in reall repetitions of the Signiories, over which he was lawfull Lord, and possessor: he was (in his time) Equivalent, that was then reigning in the whole Christian World. He lived in the yeare 1494, and his Titles were as followeth.

The many, just, and ample Stiles and Titles of Phil­lip Duke of Burgundy. Philip, by the grace of God, Arch-Duke of Austria; Duke of Burgundy, Lothier, Brabant, Stiria, Carinthia, Lemburgh, Lupenburgh, and Guelders; Earle of Hauspergh, Flanders, Arthoys, Burgoigne, Ferrets, and Kiburgh; Palatine of He­nault, Holland, Zealand, Namure, and Zutphen, Marquesse of the Holy Empire, and of Burgan; Lantsgrave of Elsaten; Lord of Windesmarke, Portevan, Salines, and Macklin.

Although the repetition of this great Christian [Page 11]Princes Title may seeme somewhat impertinent, yet it may be taken as tollerable, because in a good measure it shews that there hath beene, are, and will be Kings and Princes in Christendome, that can vye Titles, and dare wage Warre with the Turke, and first I will a little demonstrate the Turkish po­wer, and after declare how hee hath beene often foyled and beaten.

Otheman, the first King of the Turkes, wonne many Castles and Territories from the Christians in Greece; as Cara Chisar, Chalce, Belezuge, Jarchi­sar, Nice, Neapolis, Prusa, (or Burusa.) This Otho­man overcame the valiant Grecian Emperour Mi­chael, in the Countrey of Thrace, in an unfortunate mortall Battell: After that Othoman (in another Battell in Chersonesus) overcame the Christian Em­perour, and conquer'd and plundred almost all Thracia, with many other places of strength, which he wonne from the Christians: Othoman Reigned in the yeere of our Lord 1327, at which time Ed­ward the third was King of England.

Orchanes, the second King of the Turkes, wonne from the Christians Nicomedia, and likewise the Kingdome of Cha [...]asia or Carafina, which contay­ned Lydia, part of Misia, part of Phrygia the lesse, with Troas and the City of Pergamus, a most migh­ty Kingdome: After that hee wonne the strong Ca­stle of Maditus, and the goodly City of the Callipo­lis. Orchanes got most of all these in one yeere from the Christians.

Amurath, the first of that Name, and third King [Page 12]of the Turkes, wonne from the Christians many Countreys and Cities, of which Cities Hadrianople in Europe was the chiefe, where hee after kept his Court, which was then made the Royall Seate for the Turkes in Europe. Amurath invaded and con­quered Servia, slew Lazarus the Prince or Despot of that large Countrey; wonne a great part of Bul­garia; and many other places. He Reigned Anno 1377. when Richard the second was King of Eng­land.

Bajazet, the first of that Name, and fourth King of the Turkes, wonne Philadelphia from the Chri­stians; he spoyled the Countrey of Valachia, and made it Tributary to him: He destroyed Thessaloni­ca and all Thessaly; hee overthrew the Christian Ar­my at the unfortunate battell of Nicopolis, Sigis­mund King of Hungaria, having 130000. Thou­sand Horse and Foote almost all lost. Also Bajazet wonne the most part of Capadocia: he Reigned An­no 1399. when Henry the fourth was King of Eng­land. This Bajazet was at the last overcome, and taken prisoner by Tomberlaine, and lost much of what his predecessors had wonne. All which and more was recovered againe by his Successor Maho­met, the first of that Name, and first King of the Turkes: Mahomet reigned Anno 1413, when Henry the fifth was King of England.

Amurah, the second of that name, and sixth King of the Turkes, with a mighty and mercilesse Army spoyled and plundred the most part of Hungaria, he subdued Servia, hee wasted the Principality of [Page 13] Transilvania: he overcame and slew the Hungarian and Pol [...]nian King Ʋladislaus, and conquer'd a great part of Hungaria; he wasted the large Coun­trey of Peloponesus, (now called Morea) and after hee had filled a great many Christian Kingdomes and Lordships with blood-slaughter, and all man­ner of cruelties, he having reigned 28. yeares, in the yeare of Grace 1448, or thereabouts, when Henry the sixt was King of England.

Mahomet the second of that Name, the seventh King, and first Emperour of the Turkes, for his many victories and conquests called Mahomet the Great: Hee wonne the famous City of Constanti­nople from the Christians, on the 29. of May, 1453. It had anciently beene the Royall seat of the Ea­sterne or Grecian Emperours, where ever since the Othoman Family hath placed their Imperial Courts. Hee conquer'd the City and Empire of Trapezond, Anno 1461. In the time of 31. yeares which hee reigned, hee got from the Christians one Empire, 12. Kingdomes, and 200. Cities; hee dyed when Edward the fourth was King of England.

Bajazet the second of that Name, the Eighth King, and second Emperour of the Turkes, he in­vaded Moldavia, hee wonne the City of Tarsus in Cilicia, (where St. Paul was borne) he made fierce inroads into Podolia and Russia, spoyled the Coun­trey of Friulli, which was the Venetians; also hee tooke from them the great Cities of Lepanto, Mo­don or Methone, Corone, Pilus, Dirrachium; and af­ter hee had for 30. yeeres space of his Reigne done [Page 14]all the mischiefe he could to Christendome, he be­ing very aged, was by the command of Selimus, his most undutifull sonne, who corrupted a Jew, that was his Fathers Physitian, poysoned, Anno 1509. when Henry the eight was King of Eng­land.

Selimus, the first of that name, the ninth King of the Turkes, and third Emperour, he invaded some parts of Hungaria, and after eight yeeres of a cruell bloody reigne, he dyed of a canker in his backe, which yeelded such a stench, that long before his decease, no man durst come neare him: He was so busied in his warres with the Persians, Arabians. Armenians, and Egyptians, that he had but little leasure to molest the Christians; hee dyed in the yeare of our Redemption 1520, Henry the eight then being King of England.

Soliman, surnamed the Magnificent, the tenth King, and fourth Emperour of the Turkes, hee wan from the Knights of the order of Saint Iohn of Ie­rusalem, the famous Island of the Rhodes, on Christ­mas day, Anno 1522: he overthrew the Hunga­rians, in a mortall battaile, at a place called Mohat­chaz, where amongst thousands of common Soul­diers, many of the nobility of that Countrey were slaine; and King Lewis (King of that King­dome) seeking to save himselfe by flight, was most miserably drowned in a Ditch; and he carri­ed away more than one hundred and fifty thousand poore Christians with him in that expedition out of Hungaria to Constantinople 1526: After that, he [Page 15]entred Hungaria again, & wan the strong City and Castle of Buda, and spoyled a great part of Austria: And in the yeare 1532, he entred the second time into Austria, and most cruelly burnt, spoyl'd, and wasted the Countrey, filling it full of blood and slaughter, and carrying away many people into perpetuall slavery. By his admirable Barbarussa he did much spoyle to the Venetians, and did much mischiefe to the Italians: Hee also spoyled the rich and beautifull Countrey of Apulia: hee like­wise invaded the Island of Corcira, and from cer­taine other Isles and places in Italy, carryed away 16000 poore Christians into Captivity to Constan­tinople, 1537. He conquered the rich Islands of Napos and Aegina; after that he overthrew Ferdi­nand King of Bohemia, with a great slaughter; hee beate the Christian Fleete, or Navy, set forth at the charges of Charles the fifth, Emperour of Germany, Paul the third, Pope or Bishop of Rome, and the Venetians 1539. After that he wan the strong Ci­ty of Buda in Hungaria, 1540. In the yeare 1543, Soliman came with a huge army againe into Hun­garia, meaning to over-runne the whole King­dome; then he besieged, and won the most strong and great Cities of Strigonium, and Alba Regalis, wherein he used all kinde of cruelties that could be imagined. He wonne the City of Tripolis in Bar­barie from the Christians; and in the yeare 1566 he tooke the rich and fertile Island of Chios. Thus Soliman, having bin a mighty Invador and spoyler of Christendome, after 44. yeares reigne dyed, in [Page 16]the eighth yeare of the Reigne of the unmatchable, famous, and vertuous Elizabeth Queene of Eng­land. 1566.

Selimus, the second of that name, the eleventh King, and first Emperour of the Turkes, conque­red, and tooke the rich Island and Kingdome of Ciprus, from the Venetians; he made great Havock in the Countrey of Moldavia, and Vallachia, and in other parts of Christendome, with the extreamest barbarous cruelties, as ever was inflicted, and af­ter eight years of his bloody and tyrannicall reigne, wasted in his flesh and spirits, and amply furnished with diseases, which are easily purchased with drun­kennesse and leacherie, hee dyed Anno 1574. The famous Elizabeth then being Queene of England.

Amurath, the third of that name, the twelfth King, and sixth Emperour of the Turkes, he was almost wholly busied in the warres against the Princes of the Easterne parts of the World, as the Persians, Arabians, Armenians, and others of the Orientall Nations, so that he had very little leasure to make any warres or inroads into Chri­stendome, although he with threats and braving menacings, made large promises to invade the Christians: but haved reigned nineteene yeares, he dyed of the Stone, and the falling sicknesse, in the yeare of grace 1595, in the 37 yeare of the reigne of Elizabeth, the admired Queene of England.

Mahomet, the third of that name, the thirteenth [Page 17]King, and seventh Emperour of the Turkes, had many bloody and cruell battailes, and bickerings with the Christians, in Hungaria, Transilvania Vallachia, Stiria, Moldavia, Austria, and in divers places of the Germane Empire: He wonne, and lost, and by his Bassaes, Lievtenants, and Ge­nerals, did beate, and were beaten: he dyed, Anno 1604, in the third yeare of the reigne of King Iames of blessed memory.

Achmat, the foureteenth King, and eighth Emperour of the Turkes; He, by his Bassa, aided with the Tartars, spoyled the upper Hungaria, there they tooke and ransacked the townes of Set­chin, Tregla, Puganisa, Iarmeta, Samoschin, Regim­cat, Palanka, Dillena, Sacmaria, Rabenstine, Onoth, Vacia, Sevara, Blavenstine, Tabra, Disgiora, Libetua, Calo, Sitna, Nagibana, Scharospotac, Zatuar, Filek, Budnoc, with many other strong townes and places both in Hungaria, and Transilvania, which were sack'd and spoyled by the Turkes, through the con­tentions, rebellions, and treacheries of false Christi­ans; sometimes the Governours and Comman­ders were corrupted with gifts, given them by the Turkes; and many times the Christian Souldiers revolting, and in mutiny for pay; and in the yeare 1605 the famous and strong City of Strigonium, in Hungaria, was taken by the Turkes: But in the yeare 1606, a peace was concluded betwixt the great Sultan, and the German Emperour, since which time there hath no matters of great Hosti­lity beene used on either side. Achmat dyed when he had reigned fifteene yeares, Anno, 1617. [Page 18]in the 15. yeere of the Reigne of King James.

Mustapha the Fourteenth King, and Ninth Em­peror of the Turkes, was the Brother to Achmat deceased; he had no great time in his first Reigne, either to make or move Peace or Warre, for hee was deposed, and put into a Cell at or neare the end of two Moneths after his Coronation.

Osman, the sonne of the afore-named Achmat, the Fifteenth King of the Turkes, and Tenth Em­perour, in the yeere 1620, the Turkes with a great power made Warre by Sea upon the Kingdome of Naples, where they wonne the City of Manfredo­nia, and after they had most miserably sack'd it, they carried away neare 1500. poore Christians in­to intollerable slavery. Osman gives occasions of distaste, and grievances to the King of Poland, by conniving craftily, and suffering the Tartars to make inroads into divers parts of Polonia, for which indignitie the Polonian King did make the like incursions into the Turkes Dominions, inso­much that it grew to a Warre; so that the Turkes entred Poland with a great Army, whence hee car­ried away 25000. Christians as slaves to Constanti­nople: After which a Peace was concluded betwixt the Grand Signior and the Pole 1622, and in the yeere 1623. Sultan Osman was treacherously and trayterously strangled and murder'd by the Great Visier named Daut Bassa, after which the deposed Mustapha was againe crowned the second time, and in lesse than Nine Moneths after hee was made the mockery of Fortune, and deposed the second time from his Imperiall dignity; but what became of [Page 19]him afterwards, I have neither read or heard of.

Morat or Amurath, the sixteenth King, and E­leventh Emperour of the Turkes, (now reigning) was on the last of August, 1623. crowned: hee was the sonne of Sultan Achmat, and hath kept the peace for the most part with all Christian Kings and Princes, but hee hath had his hands full with the Persian, and with some others of his owne Bassaes which have fallen into rebellion against him.

To shew the Numbers of the Turkish Foote and Horse, which he hath dayly at continuall command in all places of his Dominions at all times, the Re­lation would either beheld to be incredible, or the Turkes power to be invincible, both which opini­ons of people are scarce worth the refuting; for ex­perience knowes they are both false.

Yet the strong City of Scodra in Dulmalia (bor­dering on Epirus and Albania) was besieged in the yeare 1473. by the Turkes Army in number 350000 men and Horse; there was 12000. Camells laden with Brasse in Masse or hunos, which they cast into great Ordinance, so great indeed as never the like were heard or read of; for it is truely reported, that one Gu [...]ne carried a Bullet of 300. pound weight, and that two other Peeces carried Bullets of 400. weight, one carried a shot of 650. weight, and one which they called the Princes Peece, carried a Bul­let of 1200. weight; and lastly, another carried a shot of 1300. weight. He had also at that Siege as many Brasse-peeces for Battery, as made up the full number of 178, and after sixe most sharpe and ter­rible Assaults, and a whole yeeres siege it was [Page 20]through want enforced to yeeld upon Composition to the Turkes. Read the Turkish History, pag. 421.

The Great Sultan hath Horse-men called Tima­riots, which are Gentlemen that hold Lands of him during their lives, and they are for every 60. Duckats of yeerely value or Rent of those Lands to maintaine one Horse and a man armed with a Bow, Arrows, Semitar, Target, and Launce, as well in Peace as in Warre: Hee, whose Land is worth but 60. Duckats, must finde one; hee that hath 120. Dukats, must maintaine 2. Horsmen so armed; and so of the rest: these Timariots are disperst all over his Dominions, and are, as is truely related, in number 719000.

To speake of his potent Bassaes, his great Begler bags, his commanding Sanzacks, his insolent Ja­nizaries, his mutinous Spahi, his rusticke Acanzij Horse-men, his innumerable unregarded Asapi, it is so well described by many worthy. Authors, but especially in the fore-named History of the Turkes, to which I refer the Reader for ample satisfaction.

And although what hath beene in this briefe Treatise related, hath onely shewed the conquests greatnesse, power, and strength of the Turkes, how they have beaten and overcome the Christians in sundry Battells, bloody foughten-fields, Sieges, and Sallies: yet it is not amisie to shew when, where, and how hee hath beene from time to time repulst, and beaten both by the Christians and also by other Princes and Potentates of his owne Mahomet an Su­perstition.

In the yeare of our Lord 1397. Tamberlane over­threw [Page 21]threw Bajazet the first,How, when, and by whom the Turkes have beene o­verthrowne oftentimes. and the fourth King of the Turkes, in a mortall Battell, where Bajazet with his son Musa were taken Prisoners, and the proud Turke was shut up in an Iron Cage by Tamberlane, and in that Bat­tell 300000. Turkes were slaine, in which thraldome he endured two yeeres, and then (in the pride of his heart and greatnesse of spirit) ended his miserable life, and violently beate out his owne braines against the Cage, Anno 1399.

Amurath the second besieged Constantinople, and was most bravely repulst and beaten thence Anno 1439, and in the same yeere he was (with a great slaughter, and losse of many Thousands of his men and Horse, beaten from the Siege of Belgrade in Hungaria: The valiant Christian Prince Huniades (Vaivod of Transilvania) in two severall Battells overthrew Isa Beg the Turkes Cene­rall in Servia, and slew Mesites Bassa and his sonne, with more than 30000. Turkes in both battells, for which losses Amurath was so mad, that hee was about to have killed himselfe: but being perswaded to patience, hee surrendred the whole government of his Empire, and retired himselfe into a Cell, or House of Religion: Af­terwards he re-assumed his estate, and though hee won the Battell of Varna 1444, in which Ʋladislaus King of Hungaria, was slaine, yet the Christians sold their lives at so deare a rate, that 30000. of the Turkes were there slaine. After that the valiant Scanderbeg, (aliàs George Castriot) King of Epirus and Albania, he recover'd his Kingdomes from the Turke; hee beate Alis Basha, and slew 22000. of them, and tooke 760. prisoners. In a­nother Battell he vancuish'd Ferses Basha, and put him to flight with the losse of 3000. men, and many prisoners [Page 22]taken. Hee overthrew the Basha Mustapha in a battell; and slew 5000. Turkes, and tooke 300. prisoners, 1445. Also in the yeare 1448. Huniades fought the great bat­tell of Cossova, which lasted three dayes together; and although the Turkes wan, yet their losse was greatest; for of them there fell 4000, and of the Christians 17000 In the yeere 1449. Scanderbeg overthrew the Basha Mu­stapha the second time, in which fight 10000. Turkes were slaine, and Mustapha was taken prisoners with o­thers of their Commanders: after that in a skirmish fought by Moses, (Scanderbegs Lieutenant) 2000. Turkes were slaine, 1000. Horses taken, with the losse of 22. Christians. In the same yeare likewise Amurath himselfe went in person with a huge Army of 300000. into Epirus, where Scanderbeg with his owne hands in a fight slew the Generall Feri Bassa, with 7000. Turkes, so for that time Amurath went backe with his Army: but the next yeere 1450. he return'd againe with 160000 Horse and Foote, and at one Assault of the City of Croya in Epirus, the Turkes lost 8000. men. Amurath being dead, his Sonne (Mahomet the great) sent an Ar­my into Epirus, under the leading of a valiant Turke na­med Amesa, whom Scanderbeg met, fought withall, and tooke Prisoner, with many other brave Comanders, and in that fight also 7000. Turkes were slaine, 1464.

Much about the same time, the famous Prince Huni­ades, beate the Turkes Fleete in Manubius, neare to the City of Belgrade in Hungaria, where he tooke twenty of their Ships and Gallyes; many were sunke and spoyl'd, and the rest ranne a ground, and sired themselves, be­cause they would not fall into the hands of the Huni­ades. Furthermore, in the same yeare 1464, Mahomet [Page 23]sent his Generall Debreas, against Scanderbeg, betwixt whom was a [...]mell battaile fought, for Scanderbeg with his owne hand did encounter with Debreas in the hot­test of the fight, and slew him, and tooke many Priso­ners, besides 4120 of the Turkes were slaine. After that, Scanderbeg besieged the Turkes in Belgrade, and put them to much distresse: but Mahomet came to raise the Siege, wherein a battaile was fought, and Scander­beg had the worst, but the Turkes lost 3000 men.

In the same yeare also 1464, Scanderbeg met with the Traitor Moses, (who was revolted lately from him to serve the Turke) and after a great and bloody fight, Mo­ses was beaten, and fled, with the losse of 11000 men, and many Prisoners taken by Scanderbeg.

There never were so many noble victories wonne in one yeare against the Turke, as were in this, 1464, and by such brave Commanders as were Scanderbeg and Hu­niades, whose powers and force were so small and weak, in respect of the numerous Armies of their Enemies, that the Turkes did contemne them; besides Moses (a valiant noble Commander) revolted from Scanderbeg, and served the Turke against him; and after that Amesa (Scanderbegs Nephew) likewise fled from him, and like­wise came, with Isaack the great Bassa, with 50000 men, against him into Epirus, and there in the Plaine of Phar­salia the Turkes were overthrowne, the Bassa put to flight, the Traitor Amesa, with many of the Turkish Nobility and Commanders taken Prisoners, and thirty thousand Turks slaine, and twenty of their bravest en­signes taken, the rich and stately Pavilions, Tents, Trea­sure, and munition, were all left as a reward to the vali­ant Scanderbeg and his souldiers, who lost but 60 men in that daies battaile.

The Turkish Emperour thus often put to the worst, made a peace with Scanderbeg for one yeare, which be­ing expired, hee sent Sinan Beg with 20000 men into Epirus, who was wholly discomfitted and made flee, with the losse of 17000: After that came Assam Beg, with 30000 horse and foote, who was also overcome, and taken prisoner by Scanderbeg, and 21000 Turkes slaine: And after him came Iussum Beg with 1800 men, who was also beaten, and fled with much losse: And in short time after Caraza Beg, with a mighty po­wer, of whom, in a sharp conflict was slaine 4000 Turks, and Caraza was inforced to retire to Constantinople with disgrace.

Then was a peace concluded betwixt Mahomet and Scanderbeg, which lasted not long, for the Turkes began to injure the Epirots; which Scanderbeg so much dista­sted, that he made inroads into their Territories, and having made a great havock amongst them, returned with rich spoyles and prisoners.

In revenge whereof, Mahomet sent Seremet Bassa, with 14000 Horse and Foote, who was likewise beaten, ma­ny rich Turkish Prisoners taken, and 1000 men slaine. After that, Mahomet sent Ballabanus, three severall times, with three severall Armies, who were all overthrowne by Scanderbeg, one after another, with the losse of 12000 Turkes.

For which overthrowes, Mahomet (being enraged) sent the said Ballabanus againe, and one Iacup, Arnauth, with two Armies, that they might by severall wayes in­vade Epirus, and distresse Scanderbeg with which two Armies Scanderbeg fought, and put Ballabanus first to flight, and his army to rowt, after which, [Page 25]he slew Iacup, the other Generall, with his owne hand in fight, in these two battailes 24000 Turkes were slaine, and 6000 taken Prisoners.

And thus in the compasse of one yeare, 1464, Scanderbeg with his small Armies (for he was never above 20000, sometimes but 6000, and many times fewer) slew 116000 Turkes, beside the numbers of Prisoners that hee tooke.

In the yeare 1465, Mahomet himselfe went with an Army of 20000 against Scanderbeg, and returned backe againe, not doing any thing worth the noting, leaving behinde him his Generall Ballabanus, with 80000 men and horse. After that, Mahomet was so malignant against Scanderbeg, that he hired two Turkes to goe into his Kingdome, and to bee turned Christians, because under that faire pretence they should worke some meanes to poyson him, which Turks were bap­tised, their treachery disclos'd, and Scanderbeg preserved, and the Traitors executed.

The Turkish Tyrant perceiving that all his forces and po­licies prevailed not against this most glorious, happy, and fortunate Prince; after which damnable plot, and auspicious escape, Scanderbeg encountered with Iovima, a brother to Ballabanus, and Hedar his sonne, and after a bloody bickering he tooke them, and many more prisoners, and following his Victory, he slew Ballabanus, the Turkish Generall: (his old Fugitive, and Renegado enemy) but for the number of the slaine it is not mentioned. And last of all, in the yeare 1466, Mahomet with another huge armie entred Epirus, with no better successe than before he had; so that after the expence of much Treasure, and many men lost, he was glad to retire home againe to Constantinople; and within short time after the most illustrious Prince Scanderbeg dyed of a Feaver, so that his miscreant enemies could not boast that they over­came [Page 26]came him, or were the death of him; but God, under whose Banner he had many times couragiously fought, was so gra­cious unto him, as to take him from this transitory life by a Naturall death.

After the decease of Scanderbeg, Mathias King of Hungria, the sonne of that famous Huniades, before named, was ano­ther Goad in the side of the proud Turk, for he wonne from him the Kingdome of Bosna, and a great part of the Princi­pality of Servia, both which he joyned to the Kingdome of Hungaria, he was as fearefull a bug-Beare to the Turkes, as either Scanderbeg, or his father Huniades were before him; he slew Isa, a great Commander under Mahomet, with 30000 common Souldiers, and others: the Turkes were a 100000 strong, but the Christians were not one quarter of that num­ber; yet that Heroick Prince (by the assistance of God) got that glorious victory, with the losse of 8000 of his souldiers.

Selimus the first, had his hands so full with the Persians, E­gyptians, Arabians, and other of those Eastern and Maho­metan Nations, that (as is said before) he troubled not the Christians, not they did not win or lose much by him.

His sonne Soliman (the Magnisicent) besieged Gunza a weake Towne, on the borders of Austria and Steirmarke, with 500000 men, and 3000 Peeces of Brasse Ordnance: but after one Moneths siege, and thirteene fierce assaults, he was faine to raise his Campe, with the losse of a great number of his men, and leave Gunza untaken.

In the yeare 1529, Soliman, the Magnificent, came in per­son to besiege the City of Vienna, in Austria: (which City may well be called the Bulwarke of Christendome) The Turkes beleagured it with 300000 men, which City was so valiant­ly defended, that after many assaults, breaches, minings, and most furious batteries, Soliman was glad to leave the [Page 27]Siege with the losse of 80000. of his Turkes, and many Hor­ses, with much Powder, Shot, and Ammunition spent, and all to little or small purpose.

After that in the yeere 1565, he sent Mustapha Bassa with an Army of 30000. Horse and Foote, and Piall Bassa with a Fleete containing 180. Ships and Gallies, to mvade the Isle of Malta; the Turkes being also ayded by the King of Algiers with 2200. men, 10. Galliots, and 7. Gallies, besides 13. Gal­lyes, and 10. Galliots with 1600. men under the command of Bragut, (a famous Pirat) and after twelve most furious and bloody assaults (by the Turkes) by Sea and Land, the Island, Cities, and Castles of St. Elmo, St. Angelo, and St. Mi­chael being bravely defended by the Christians sixe Moneths, Mustapha was forced with shame to leave [...] Malta, he having lost in that expedition 24000. men. The whole Island of Malta is but 20. Miles in length, and 12. in bredth where it is broadest: and of the Knights of the Order, Gentlemen, Priests, Souldiers, Mariners, with all other men Inhabitants, as Artificers, and the like, they were not all in number above 12000 to repulse and withstand so great a power as the Turkes were: but Si Deus nobiscum, quis contra nos?

In the yeare 1571, Selimus the second sent out a mighty Navy of Ships, Galleys, Frigots, and Brigandines, with a purpose to iuvade and over-runne Christendome: Against whom many Christian Princes joyned in a noble Confede­racy; namely, the Pope, the King of Spaine, the Viceroy of Naples, the Dukes of Florence, Savoy; the Dukes of mantua, Ʋrbin, and Ferara; the Galleyes of Malta and Sicilia, the Ve­netian Galleyes, and the Forces and personall service of the valiant Alexander Ferveze Prince of Parma: These Christian Worthies with their Fleete united, the chiefe and generall Commander then being Dow John of Austria, (the second [Page 28]sonne to Charles the fifth Emperour) a Prince of but twenty foure yeeres of age, but of an Heroick and invincible cou­rage: and after a most fierce and bloody battell many houres continued, the Turkes were beaten, 161. of their alleyes taken, more than 40. sunke and fired, their Admirall Hali Bassa slaine, with 32000. of his Turkes; many brave Com­manders taken prisoners, and 2956. of common men also taken; a great number of Christians released from slavery, (who were free'd being chain'd to row in the Gallies. Also 404. Peeces of Brasse Ordnance were taken. This glorious Battell was fought neare the Gulph of Lepanto, the 7. of October, in the yeare 1471, in which famous Sea-fight there fell on the Christian side of Commanders and others 7579. men. Lepanto was in ancient time a faire City of the Veneti­ans, it was called Naupactum, it standeth in Morea, (or Pelo­ponessus) it was wonne from the Christians by Scander Bassa, Generall to Bajazet the second, Anno 1449.

Selimus the second (the sonne of Soliman) is spoken of before, and Amurath his sonne that succeeded him, had so much to doe with the Persian and other Asian Princes, so that the Christians were not troubled with him to any pur­pose, but onely with menaces and threatnings.

In the yeare 1596. Mahomet the third was beaten by Ma­thias the Arch-duke, neare Agria in Hungaria, the Turkes Emperour fled, with Ibrahim his great Bassa, and in that fight 60000. Turkes, and 20000. Christians.

Thus may any reasonable Reader perceive, that the Turke hath received many overthrows from the Christians, and with small numbers have repulsed and beaten their multi­tudes in despight of their boasting and blasphemous threats and Letters.