THE STRANGLING AND DEATH OF THE GREAT TURK, AND HIS TWO SONS.  
WITH THE STRANGE Preservation and Deliverance of his Uncle MUSTAPHA from perishing in Prison, with hunger and thirst, the young Emperor not three days before having so commanded.  
A WONDERFUL STORY, and the like never heard of in our Modern times, and yet all to manifest the Glory and Providence of God, in the Preservation of Christendom in these troublesome Times.  
Printed this fifteenth of july.  
LONDON, Printed by I.D. for Nicholas Bourne and Thomas Archer, and are to be sold at their shops at the Exchange, and in Popes-head Palace. 1622.   

HAud sic magni conditor orbis,  
Huic ex alto cuncta tuenti,  
Nulla terrae mole resistunt,  
Non nox atris nubibus obstat,  
Quae sint, quae fuerint, Veniuntque,  
Vno mentis cernit in ictu,  
Quem, quia respicit omnia solus,  
Verum possis dicere solem.  Boetius Metro. 3. Lib. 5.  

❧ The Printer to the Reader.  
I Am very loathe to trouble you with a Preface, yet at this time you must pardon me; for it is for God's cause, to exemplify his glory & providence, that hath put an hook in the nostrils of Leviathan, and kept him from devouring poor Christians, who yet are in Arms to devour one another: that hath thrown a stone from Heaven to strike the golden Image to powder, which was stretching itself, to overlook and overtopp the Provinces of Europe; that hath put an Axe to the great tree, and felled it at a blow, which was beginning to overspread the earth, and be a shadow for the beasts of the field. What, all Christendom almost in Arms, and yet the Turk not to take the advantage, but to be pulled short by the hand of God, and thrown backward into a grave? Where are your dreaming Gazettes, and Corantoes now, that talked of such formidable preparation, and so many hundred thousand in an Army? Where is the threatening of Poland, and terrifying the Cossacks with so many thousand Tartarians? Where is their coming into Hungary, to begin a new War there? What all hushed and quiet? Why, then thine be the honour O God, and all power, and majesty, and goodness be attributed unto thee? For thou hast taken pity upon our afflictions, and wilt set upright thine own cause, when the children of Edom and inhabitants of Babylon, cry down with the walls of jerusalem, and insult with clapping their hands, to see the enemies of the Gospel thrive in their outrageousness.  
This then is all I would say unto you by the way of Introduction, to give God the praise, that the great Turk is dead so opportunely, whereby there is hope, that Europe shall be preserved from their invasion, and those affrightings. And the same God, that hath compassionated the general distresses of Christendom, take pity likewise on the particular passions of Princes, that they rage's not in their revenges, nor run too violently forward in their race of blood and destruction; but admit of peace and pacification to the eternal memory of their virtues, and worthiness.   

THE STRANGLING AND DEATH, OF THE GREAT TURK, A STRANGE STORY.  
THough I need not speak a word of former Emperors of Turkey, or their actions, or their lives, or their Alcharon, from whence the special impositions on their Governerment are, first, to erect some Famous Monument toward the exaltation of their Religion. Secondly, and perform some memorable enterprise for the enlarging their Empire: yet must I name Mahomet the third, to keep myself closer to the Story, that you may know the several passages in the same. This Mahomet left two Sons behind him, Achmet and Mustapha; Achmet at 15. years old was chosen Emperor, and lived some 15. years longer, or thereabouts and although by reason of the peace between the Emperor Rodulphus of Germany, & himself, as also the contract between the Pelomans & himself, wherein those Antiqua foedera were renewed, he did little worthy of memory, concerning Heroijck enterprises, and military exploits: yet he had the Fortune to keep correspondency with his Basshawes, and janissaries, and took a course by enlarging their entertainment, and other several donatives, to enlarge their hearts, and good liking towards him: so that he had very seldom mutinies, or innovation, because the Viceer of the Army drew them still into the field in the Summer, and the Viceer of the City, afforded them their Ancient liberty in the Winter: but at last there was a rebellion by the Serivano of Asia, whom some confounded with the name of Basshaw of Aleppo, which was fortunately, and wisely prevented: and in the end of his Reign the controversies of the Princes of Moldavia, over wrought the Polacks to commiserate the cause & wrought a mischief, which was not ended without unspeakable trouble: For the distasting beginning in achmet's time, could never admit of reconciliation: till achmet's Son came in person with terror, and threatenings into the fields of Bogdonia.  
Well? Achmet dies, leaving 2. young Sons behind him, Osman and another: yet some will presume to say, that being not above 34 years old, he had many Children, and 300 Wives or Concubines: but before he died, to make all sure, he resolves to strangle his brother Mustapha, and according to custom will leave no Competitors in such an Empire. For which purpose a Guard of Capagies attend at the Iron gates of the Seralio, and the Mutes are placed in a room accordingly. Now you must consider, that though they have many ways to enlarge their cruelties, and dispatch offenders, yet none is so affrighting, as the presenting of these Officers, for they never come along without death in their company, and ghastlines in their looks. Sometimes an offender is carried from the Seralio, by the Officers of their Tapinaco, such as we say Mr. of the Ordnance, over the Sea, & in the midway a great stone is tied about his neck, and he is cast into the bottom, and then according to his greatness, a greater Cannon is shot off, unless the Emperor sand a countermand; ere he be from the water: sometimes an offender is beheaded: sometimes thrown off a rock: sometimes set upon by the janissaries, & cut in pieces, as the Haga or Captain is limited, yet in these cases as the Emperor's fury is leniated, they many times escape: but when the Mutes come in place, all are displaced, against whom their Commission is enlarged. Thus is Mustapha to be dispatched, but see how the stronger arm puts out the strong men? the same night Achmet had a dream or fearful vision, which some of the Deruices would needs presume to rumour abroad, in this manner; that he thought as he was entering into the 7. Towers, the princely prison of his Predecessors, his brother kneeled down before him, and cried out, O when shall we leave this horrible custom of shedding innocent blood? look among all the Heathens, and see, how quickly they loathed and cast away that crying Sin of sacrificing of humane flesh? but in steed of replying he drew his Scimitar to strike off his head, had not one as he conceited held it fast, that he could not strike; whereupon he demanded angrily, what art thou? I am the good Genius of Mustapha, and will not suffer him to perish, therefore leave: and very shortly shall strange things happen in the Empire. Little thought the great Turk, to have found a greater Greatness in his sleep, but such was the power of God, or as the Turks conceited the fortune of Mustapha, that his brother Achmate contrary to all expectation the next morning after his Dream, sent for him into the room of State, where he lay on as stately a Pallet, with all his Viceroys and Bashaws grovelling on the ground, and the principal Mufty kneeling before him reading on a book. It should seem that glad tidings came first to the City; For he was taken out of the prison with great respect, and observation: he was admitted to his Galley with high ceremonies, and yet solemn countenances: he was accompanied on the Sea with thousands of boats, and ten thousand of weeping eyes: he landed at the Emperor's one Caska with great respect and modest stillness: he walked through the Garden of Cypress trees, and at last came to an iron gate, where his own company left him, except two Pashas, who led him by the arms: the gate opens and he must through a guard of Cupogies, they bend to the ground, and yet look cheerfully: till at last the Prince spoke as cheerfully to the Pashas, saying What need all this coil and ceremonies to a dying man? or tormenting of my soul, when I go to the execution of my body? in all extremities there is a courtesy in dispatch, and when a man must dye, O let him dye at once, and not be more tortured with the fear and circumstances, then with the thing itself: they durst not reply; but brought him into the room, where the Mutes stood: whose presence did no more appall him then the rest, but that he saw the cruelty confirmed, and their very sight was worse, than an unreversable judgement: but when he perceived no violent hands laid upon him, and that he must yet go further, he was the more astonished, and the more vexed to endure such a procrastination.  
At last he came where the Emperor lay sick on his Pallet, before whom his prostitution was as the ordinary slaves: but contrary to all expectation he bade him rise, and commanded certain Persian Carpets to be spread, & rich Cushions to be laid; on which, according to their manner, he sat cross legged by him, and when the Mufty had raised the Emperor up a little, with a faint voice, he thus discovered an unlooked for loving heart.  
Brother (said he) I am taught by story, and the story of Galba among the Romans, to choose a Successor for the commonwealth, and not an heir in my family. This made him look upon Piso, as worthy to be an Emperor, because he had experience of his virtues, and not upon his kindred, because he was unacquainted with their strength to bear so great a burden: I cannot compare our greatness with the Romans, but I am sure we are too great for children, or fools: I have fair issue of my own, but so weak arms cannot sway the Sceptre of our Ottoman family, and to leave them under Tutelage, Who is there worthy to advice such Princes, or what account can slaves make of the government, when their own vices shall overflow their banks without restraint, and the envy of others look upon them rather with disobedience, than observation? therefore to avoid all tumultuous occasions, and to make thee believe, thou art the charge of our Prophet Mahomet: in steed of deathlike presents itself in steed of a prison: this is thy Palace, and whereas thou cam'st in grovelling, thou shalt go out triumphing: the decree of heaven will have it so, and a voice from heaven commands it so; only this I must conclude, that as I have remembered thee, thou wilt not forget me and mine, let not custom overmaster virtue, nor the jealousy in Sovereignty be an enemy to thy pity: but let young Osman live as I have determined, thou shalt not dye: yea, the wonder is the greater, that of a captive I have made thee an Emperor, and in steed of the terrors of affliction, brought thee out to the ravish of Majesty.  
He had no sooner done, but he began to faint, and so read them all a lesson of mortality by opening a book, wherein they saw death writ in Capital letters, and himself sinking past recovery, which made them recover new Spirits, and presently bring his brother out into the Sophia, where the principal Mufty proclaimed Mustapha Emperor, intimating to the janissaries the charge of Achmate, to the discharging 〈…〉 largesse, which equalling the bounty of other Princes, overswayed nicer exceptions, and so with great acclamations they ratified the Election, and cried out, live and reign great Mustapha. The next work was the solemnity of achmet's Funerals, for whom a sumptuous monument, and Chapel was erected, not inferior to any of his Ancestors: then were Commissioners appointed to overlook the Seralios, and sequester such women, as had been carnally known of Achmet to their accustomed Palaces, and accustomed manner of magnificence, and expenses. Presently followed the settling of the Pashas in their authority, in their several Provinces, and overlooking the City Officers with confirmation of such, as were worthy. Last of all, his Armies and Navies were mustered, not that he pretended any war, but because he would commit no Sollecisme in government, or give the Soldier's occasion to suspect, that he knew not, how to maintain his greatness: Thus is Mustapha Emperor, and they had two years trial of his disposition, whereby they found him harmless, and rather subject to the Epithets of quiet Princes, then transcending Enconiums of great and stirring Spirits.  
But o the condition of man, and instability of terrestrial blessings! Prince Mustopha was scarce warm in this throne of Sovereignty, and setting forward in the rare of imperiousness, before Scander and Mehemet Bashaw takes the young Osman out of the Seralio, and presents him to the janissaries, a comely, sweet young youth of nine or ten years old, demanding withal, if such an heir of the Othomon family were to be rejected without cause, or why they should bring an harmless Prince (as they reputed Mustapha) into the danger of usurpation, and differing no further from a Traitor, but that it was not imputed to him, as for Achmats' Will? Empire's are not so translated, and what could they tell, but private men for their own ends had wrought upon his weakness, making a diseased tongue speak that, which a healthful heart, and perfect sense would not consent to: For it was not probable, that a Father would disinherit his children for any brother in the world: Besides, there was no trial, or cause either of insufficiency, or disability, and 〈…〉 not believe it. La●t of all, for any thing they saw, Mustapha himself was not stirring or strong enough to play the Steers man in such an high built ship, considering the Seas were tempestuous, and many dangerous shores and rocks were to be passed by.  
These speeches to the turbulent janissaries, were like fuel to fire, and the presence of the lovely youth, made them amazed at their inconstancy: so that by way of penitency and satisfaction, they quickly altered the acclamation of live Mustapha into the cries of, God save young Osman, and so without further disputing, he was advanced into the Throne, and brought into the Seralio, when Mustapha lest thought of the alteration. But now there is no remedy, he must needs be deposed, and sent prisoner once again into the seven Towers; his friends more confounded to be so affronted, then amazed at the alteration: yet suspecting the worst, they abandoned the Palace, and thinking it policy to shifted for themselves, had the less honesty to neglect their Emperor: but the truth is, they saw manifest signs of a rebellion, and the conspiracy was too great and too strong for them to resist, which made them give way to the violence, lest they should have been carried headlong to destruction.  
Now doth Osman begin his Phaeton's flourish, and runneth the course of pleasures with his youth, spending four or five years in wantonness and jollity, while his Pashas spent the time in covetousness and ambitious overruling others: yet not without careful overlooking the janissaries, and provident preventing their discontents, and turbulent disposition: but all doth help; for they over accustomed to active employment, and living upon the spoil of foreign Nations, as much as the Emperor's entertainment, cried out to the war, and when answer was made, that the Persians' had contracted a new league, and the Emperors of Germanies' old covenants were not yet determined or ended, They presently replied, the indignities which the Russians had offered to their neighbours the Tartarians, were not to be endured, and they need go no further, than the piracies of the black Sea, and the injuries of the Cossacks and Polonians: Nay, why should they not march to the expugnation of Locpolis, and the foraging of the Countries of Moldania and Bogdonia, and so forward to teach Poland a better lesson, then to displease the Ottoman Family and mightiness.  
The Pashas knew, there was no replying, nor now the fire was kindled no other quenching it, then letting it consume to cinders, whereupon they presently answered, they were glad that the Soldiers were so memorable of the glory of the Empire, and so ready to employ themselves for the dignity of the Nation, and therefore they would not by any means hinder them, or the cause: But they should found the Emperor as careful to satisfy their demands, as they were willing to augment his Greatness: so that if they would give way unto time for the preparing of all things fit for the Army, and the sending for the Tartarians to accompany them in the journey, the Emperor should go in person into the Field, and Poland soon find, what it was to exasperated such a Majesty.  
Whereupon some will have it, that there were Letters of defiance presently sent against Sigismond, and the War proclaimed by sound of Trumpet to affright all Europe: In what manner the Turk proceeded, I will not now dispute, sure I am that the King of Pole made all Christian Princes acquainted with the threatenings, and implored their assistance for the Opposition: He sent unto the Emperor to harken to a Peace, if it were possible, and correspondent with his Honour, that he might spare his Forces rather against the general Enemy of Christendom, than the particular revenges of one another: O blessed be the feet of those, that bring the glad tidings of Peace, and happy is that Princely disposition, that would avoid the effusion of Christian Blood: he sent unto his Holiness to remember the cause of the Church, and the affrightings of Religion, so that now was the time to assist him with men and money, and if ever Poland were reputed the Bulwark of Christianity, and to be maintained accordingly, it was at this instant to be looked upon with the eyes of pity and commiseration. For ●00000. Turks and Tartars were in readiness to overrun the Country, and devour the Inhabitants: He sent into France by way of intercession to spare his hand from taking such fearful revenges on his own people, & to spare him but those men, watch the wa●●es 〈◊〉 confirm, and the wrath of a Prince bring to destruction: he sent into England with intimation of the terror, which so many barbarous Nations & people united, must needs afflict one Country withal, and his well delivered discourse made such impression on his Majesty's Princely heart, that he had a present supply both of men & money: In a word, whether did he not sand to set forward the enterprise? and what did he not do befitting the goodness of a King, & the greatness of a General, and heroic Captain? his Army was soon ready, and his Cossaches prepared: by the end of july he was encamped in the fields of Bogdonia, and within 8. days entrenched with 20. pieces of Ordnance mounted: but the Cossacks quartered by themselves, & after their accustomed manner lying between two Rivers, were the more emboldened to make their daily excursions upon the Tartars: For having a bridge in the rear of their Camp, with which the Turks were unacquainted, they quickly transported their men, and as quickly endemnified their enemies.  
When the Gran Signior was made acquainted with the forwardness of these Polonians, and understood they were already encamu●d, and expected his coming, he was too young to apprehended any fear, & not old enough to lay the blame of his retardance where it was: therefore they made the more haste, when he understood the occasion, and so according to former preparation, the establishment of diverse Governments, the ordering the Provinces, the settling the great City, the mustering his Galleys, the guarding of his Castles, and the watching of the black Sea: the Tartars united themselves to his Army, & both together made a body of 200000. which with all magnificent preparation he presented in the same Fields, and within sight of the Polonians, where he pitched his Imperial Tent, and settled himself with unparaleld Majesty: the high Priests and Doctors of Law attended him, the two great Pashas accompanied him, the throng of janissaries waited upon him, and the fry of Tartars brought the Carriages up apace.  
When all things were settled, the Tartars after their accustomed manner with great clamours and outcries, and with as great multitudes gave upon the Polonians, and thought to have made but one battle & day of trial of the business, but when they came to pass over Rivers, and assail Trenches, when they heard the thunders of 20 Pieces of Ordnance, and felt the mischief and damage: when they were encountered with 10000 well armed Horse, and driven back with the fury of courageous hearts: they knew not what to say, and less to do; nay, though the janissaries came as a second unto them, and brought many field Pieces to answer the discourtesy of their Camp Ordnance, yet by reason they had not the discipline of Gabions, they were subject to the greater destruction, and the Soldier wanting Armour found themselves too weak for the Cossack's: whereupon they retreated, & were altogether appawled to be so disappointed, which when Scander Bashaw perceived, he took an opportunity of exprobrating their audatiousnes, and chiding their ostentation, whereas now they could perform nothing, which he did as some report to this or the like purpose.  
Now, you that are so powerful in insolency and tumults, and were so forward to the War, that we must either take the Field to spend your humours, and satisfy your impatience, or be taken by you, & suffer the indignity of your outrages, what say you now to the War? what can you do to these men? nay, what will you do for the Emperor's Honour, and your own reputation? well, seeing you see by experience, that the times are changed, and the discipline of War must take you out other lessons of fury, leave your foolish finding fault with your friends: and spend your courages upon your enemies? there is now no retiring by Mutinies, but setting forward upon advantages, you must either force these Trenches, or be enforced to endure a slaughter: But I will now answer for you, what is passed is remediless, we come to Fight, and I know, you are resolute to play the men, therefore follow me, and I will lead you the way to death or Glory: whereupon without any reply, they came forward with 50000. and under the security of a rolling Trench gave a brave camisado on the Polonian Camp, with many pieces of Ordnance, which they mounted upon pretty banks, as the Pioneers cast up the earth before them.  
But as they were in this forwardness the Cossackes came so violently upon the unarmed Tartars, that they were subject to a great slaughter, so that both they and the janissaries were glad to retire with loss, and the young Emperor unacquainted with the War, was yet acquainted with Oaths and Curses, to chide both himself and Fortune. At last the Pashas seeing no remedy and finding so great obstacles of their attempts, projected the preservation of the Emperor's person; but it may be to secure their own lives, & so entrenched themselves, being (as they said) the first time that ever so great an Army of Turks was enclosed within walls, by which occasion, necessity compelled them to confess, they had new work in hand, and that there was nothing so easy, as to cry to the war, but nothing so difficult as to return with Victory.  
In this manner they lay all the Summer looking upon one another with revengeful eyes, and taking the advantage of so many Sallies, that the Turk lost at lest in several Skirmishes 50000. men: For many times they met about the seeking of Victual, and there fought it out: many times they encountered in foraging, and getting provision for their Horses: many times their courages were so exasperated, that with equal encounters and appointed Sallies they returned home again, finding the issue nothing but slaughter and blood, and many times they determined to deceive one another by taking the Rivers and passing the Fords, which ended not without destruction, and perishing of whole Companies. As for set Battles, or one days trial by equal agreement of both parties, it never came to so formidable a business, or remarkable adventure: and therefore I can but wonder at the shameless reports of strange men, and weak Certificates by Corantes from Foreign parts, especially to have them Printed, to talk of so many Thousands slain, the Prince killed, Sigismond defeated, and the whole Army put to flight, when yet as I said, there was never any such matter, nor any set Battle fought.  
Yet although the Polonians had rather the better, than the Turks, they did not run away so fast with prosperity, but they were subject to many inconveniences, and they saw plainly the wars were no May-games: For they endured both Hunger and Cold, slackness of payment, and their entertainment came many times short: The Noble  
The noble General died in the Camp, the Prince lay sick of a Fever, their horse miscarried, and other lamentable effects taught them extraordinary patience, which made them attend good conditions of peace, and when they found they might be entertained, they were not scrupulous or thought it any desparagement to propose the same.  
When the Pashas were thus disappointed (especially Mehemet Bashaw) who was ever an enemy to the Moldavian business, and that he saw the young Emperor every way discontented, but especially with himself, as blaming his own unhappiness, that he should in the first trial of his manhood be so unfortunate, as to open the door of Christian apprehension; that the Ottoman fame was now at the highest, and the Turkish Empire subject to diminution: he went another way to work, and persuaded the young Prince to make trial of another time, and peace for the present: nay he did talk of another country, to which when the Turk angrily replied, he would die first, he enforced the argument that it should be to his honour, and the Polack should seek it with great mediation.  
It is said, the young Emperor shed tears, and was more afraid of his disceputation among his soldiers, then glad of any pacification of the present troubles; yet necessity had no law, and he was in the end compelled to the proposed composition. But how? By a politic contriving the business, and secret workings of more nimble spirits: for presently a Priest of Moldavia was set on work to go among the Polonians, and by way of general complaint against the outrageous effects of war, to enlarge the happiness of peace, and infer what a blessing it were to procure the same: whereupon he was brought to the young Prince of Poland, and commanders of the Army, with whom he at last prevailed so well, and so fare, that they sent a solemn Embassy to the great Turk, as he lay entrenched in the fields, to entreat a peace, and desire the renovation of the antiqua pucta, which had been ever between the two nations. The Turk had learnt his lesson so well, that he seemed to make the matter strange and of great humiliation, if he should consent thereunto, and rather a courtesy granted then a necessity imposed, and so deferred them a while, till at last (as if he had been overwrought by the intercession and mediation of his Pashas) he was contented to capitulate the matter, and after many meetings, and a great deal of conference, articles were drawn, and confirmed with a kind of solemnity, and proclaimed by sound of trumpet in both the camps.  
But see the condition of men, and the inconveniences that great Emperors are subject unto? for all the janissaries themselves neither durst, nor could maintain the war any longer, and were indeed affronted with an over-mastring power, and an overruling discipline of war: yet they rather complained of the Emperor, as being unfortunate, than their own cowardice, as being overmated, and so broke up the camp with a kind of murmuring and repining. The great Turk took easy journeys toward Andrinopolis, where he discharged the Tartars, and sent most of his janissaries before hand to Constantinople. Sigismond king of Poland raised his army, and rewarding the Cossacks, dismissed them home again into their country: he went in person to Leopolis, from whence (by this time Osman was come to the great city) he sent a solemn Ambassador to be there a Leaguer, as it had been in former times.  
By Christmas Osman comes home, and had the accustomed acclamations of the people, with all the ceremonies of his return, whereupon he goes in great pomp to the Sophia, and had the useful guard of his Court janissaries to attend him: but within short space many fearful accidents appalled them all, and such a mischief followed, as they could not example by any precedent. First, they were astonished at a blazing Comet, about which many men did rave in the interpretation. Secondly, they were affrighted at a great fire happening amongst the jews, which they presaged ominous to the government. Thirdly, a sore earthquake made their hearts quake for fear: but this is so usual in those parts by reason of the ascending up the hills, and many Caverns under ground, that they needed not have made it, or taken it for any sign of displeasure. Fourthly, the Sea swelling extraordinarily, and the wind from the South-west driving the billows into the corner of the harbour, made such a noise and formidable sound, as catching the tackles of the ships and galleys in his whistling, that they were afraid even of common accidents.  
Last of all, and worst of all, by reason of the great concourse of people, and resort of strangers, such a famine happened in the city, and dearth in the country, that every one complained, and though it was remediless by the policy of man, yet was the fault laid upon Superiors, and the Emperor himself did not escape scandal and calumniation.  
For while the Viceers and principal Officers endeavoured the common good, and studied the Weal public, which could not be done, but by discharging the City of multitudes of Inhabitants; all was interpreted to be done for their private wealth, and ambitious overruling of others: but when it came to the discharging of many janissaries and soldiers out of the City, to live as it were in garrison in the Country, and that the Emperor was slack in their Donatives, and former allowances out of his Treasury; they stormed beyond measure, and threatened the Viceers and Pashas to have a better account of the Business; crying out, they would not be quiet, till they were employed in one Service, or other. To this the Viceer replied, that he wondered at their baseness and audaciousness, that having failed in all their Enterprises, they durst yet complain of any accident, more than their own cowardice. As for the satisfying of wilful men, they would not violate the Laws of Nations, or infringe the contracted Peace with other Kingdoms, to appease the mutinies of turbulent spirits, who, if they might have their own demands, knew not what to demand. As for yourselves, what would you have? you know the treasure is exhausted, & the dearth is so great, that we have not sufficient to buy us bread: and for your murmuring and repine against the Majesty of the Prince, as if he alone were branded with misfortune, or borne under some disastrous constellation; how can this be, that with the same hands whereof you boast to uphold the Empire, you will presumptuously pull it in pieces; but I see the reason, this is for lack of discipline to make you know yourselves, and so I cannot resemble you better than unto stinking weeds and nettles, which crushed hard, lose their force, and cannot hurt at all; but gently handled, will sting and endamage one.  
Till this they were not much enraged, but now no flames could exaestuate more than fury and rave: for they dared to condemn the Viceeres, and cried out on their childish and unfortunate Emperor, that having neither sufficient wit, nor courage to govern the State, must be overruled by such, as made policy, covetousness; and ambition, the supportation of their greatness, and the commanding voice to do what they list, without control: yea such was the refractory disobedience of them at this time, that many offered to lay violent hands both on himself and his servants, and had not the Haga or their Captain come in to their pacification, they had questionless begun a war of mischief, and insolent trouble.  
Well, they are quieted all this time; the suspicion of further uproars and mischiefs made the whole city to stand upon their guard, and every Bashaw strengthened himself with as many friends as he could, and the Viceer for security of the Emperor assembled the Chauses, Cappogies, Spahies, and janissaries of the Court to guard the Seraglio, and watch the passages. Now you must consider that there hath been ever enmity and emulation between these janissaries of the palace and janissaries at large, whereupon when these understood, that they were appointed for opposition, and saw plainly there was a devise to single them out, that so they might be brought in question for their mutinies: they resolved with Herostratus, that burned the temple of Diana, to perform some nefarious and notorious outrage, to be remembered to posterity, or be registered for an exorbitant action: and so in multitudes past belief, they set upon the Emperor's Seraglio, broke open the iron Gates, dissipated the Guards, seized on the Women, took as many Pashas as they could: but the chiefest reason why they offered this outrage, is as followeth.  
Sultan Osman having taken out of the Treasury of seven Towers a good quantity of Gold, and being therewith passed over into Asia, with resolution to go unto Mecca: the great Mufti, his father in law, having laboured with all the greatest of the Court, whom it pleased not at all, that their Emperor being so young, should make so fare and long a Voyage; not being able to remove him from his resolution, as he desired, did in policy spread a rumour abroad, that the Emperor had taken so many Millions of Gold away with him, purposing therewith to make new Wars against his Enemies, notwithstanding the small satisfaction he had given in the late Wars against Poland. Which coming to the understanding of the Spahi and janizaries, they rise, and in a fury ran unto the Tower wherein Sultan Mustapha was imprisoned, and taking him thereout, saluted him Emperor, who was lawfully elected by the father of Osman. This coming to the knowledge of the young Emperor, he sent his Grand Visier and the Aga of his janissaries, to appease the same, who were presently slain by the soldiers in their fury. By which accident, the young Emperor, to remedy this disorder, being forced to come himself in person, was instantly made prisoner, and brought to the presence of his uncle Mustapha; who having framed judgement against him, caused him to be carried prisoner to the same Tower where he himself had been prisoner, and the night following to be strangled, with two of his sons but lately borne: Which was most inhumanely commanded by Mustapha, his own uncle; who for the more security, to keep the Empire from another usurpation, caused it to be effected.  
It is also written, that although he condescended to deliver into their hands all the chief men they required, which were the principallest of the Ottomans Court, who afterward were all slain with the sword; though he proffered them great gifts, yea to increase their stipends, and other preferments: all could not avail, to assuage the anger of the soldiers.  
It is further reported, that the Emperor had given in charge to the Keeper of the Tower, that he should suffer Mustapha to die of hunger, to avoid those disgraces and accidents which since are befallen him: and it seemeth he had already sustained some want of food; for so soon as he came to be set at liberty by the people, he presently cried out for Water, saying, he was ready to die of thirst, and that if he had not come out of prison when he did, he presently had yielded up his life, being (as he said) wonderfully preserved by his God Mahomet.  
When the young Emperor Osman was brought to his presence, he kneeled on his knees, and craved pardon of him for his life, as heretofore Ottoman had done the like to him: but Mustapha answered, saying, that favour I have received cometh from heaven, and not from your hand.  
He afterwards caused the Grand Mufti, the great Turk's uncle, to be put to death, who had formerly bereft him of so great an Empire, and made him a Masul, which is as much to say, as a man deposed from his Office. He placed in the room of the dead Visier, Daut Pascias, a man of great wisdom, and one that had demeaned himself well in matters of greatest importance.  
It is also said, that the death of the young Emperor is very ill taken by the soldiers, for they desired the death of none of them, but that they might be reconciled, and govern them as their natural Lords and Princes, as they best could agreed; and the rather, for that by reason of the death of the aforesaid Osman, the whole race of the Ottomans is extinguished, if the two children are put to death, as is reported, for that Sultan Mustapha, now Emperor, is held unable for generation.  
Others report, that Sultan Osman was not as yet gone over into Asia, but was upon going, and that the Mufti and other his adherents not being able to remove him from his resolution, did use this but as a device to divert him, casting this rumour among the people, viz. the Spahi and the janissaries, as is aforesaid, which happened to his ruin, and a declination and ending of the Ottoman Empire.  
To come to a conclusion; never was so violent an act so suddenly performed, nor so quickly repent: For the janissaries stood amazed at their own villainy, & by night there was not a man seen, that durst justify their treasons; for they fled for the present, no man knew whither, and those which remained, were afraid to stand for the glory of the House of Osman, but they would live and die in the obedience of a worthy Emperor.  
But how this uproar ceased, or tumult was appeased: what offenders be taken, or how punished: what Pashas be slain, or from whence others are admitted: by what means the Doctors of the Law came together again, or whether they escaped; if you long to know, I long as much to inform you: which (if I may do) I will do, according to the next Certificate that comes.  
FINIS.