News from Turkey. OR A true and perfect Relation sent from CONSTANTINOPLE.  
Touching the death of Achmet the last Emperor of the Turks.  
AS ALSO THE MIRACULOUS deliverances of MUSTAPHA, (brother to the said ACHMET then Emperor,) and his strange escapes frrm his purposed death.  
Together with the memorable access of the said MUSTAPHA into the Turkish Empire, and a narration of such things as have since happened.  
LONDON, Printed by William jones for Samuel Nealand, and Nathaniel Browne and are to be sold at the great North-door of Saint Paul's Church. 1618.   

A RELATION SENT from Constantinople touching the death of Achmett the last Emperor of the Turks. As also the memorable access of Mustapha his brother to the said Turkish Empire.  
MAhumet 3 of that name the fourteenth Emperor of the Turks, departing this life in the year 1602 left two children behind him, which he had of the Sultan Flatra a Cipriote Lady; the elder whereof was named Achmett, and the younger Mustapha, Achmett the elder of the age of fifteenth years was at that time resident in Magnesia the ordinary Appennage and entertainment of the elder children, and future successors of the Sultan Ottomans, from whence he was sent for with all diligence by the Bassas to take the possession of the Throne of his late father which accordingly he did, and was the first Emperor of that name, and the fifteenth of the race of the Ottomans contained from the father to the son even to this time.  
Now for as much as it is the Custom of the Turkish Emperors, that entering into their Empire: they put to death by the halter all their brothers and Nephews, without leaving any Male in life, but only such as save themselves by flight, as sometimes it happens.  
Nevertheless the Bassas, and other great ones of the Ottoman port were of opinion, not to suffer, that Mustapha brother of Achmet should run this fortune; and that by a Council of estate, because that seeing their Emperor Achmet to be only aged fifteen years, they were afraid that he coming to fail in this younger age and leaving no Children able to govern, the estate might come to be troubled and weakened by Civil wars.  
It was therefore Decreed that Mustahpas life should be conserved, but in such means that he should be retained prisoner in there Chambers of the Seraile of the Emperor at Constantinople under sure guard.  
During the first years of the imprisonment of Mustapha there was nothing cruel decreed against him, by reason of the minority of the Sultan, but when that Achmet saw that he had Children, many times he proposed to his Council the putting to death of his brother and it seemeth miraculous that the same Council came not to effect. For among other times it is reported that one evening his death having been determined and appointed to be executed the day following, the Emperor Achmet found himself all the night long so troubled with apparitions and hideous dreams, that the day being come, he said, seeing that the only resolution of putting his brother to death▪ had so troubled him, he did believe that his pain and torment would be much increased, if he should execute his purpose, and therefore he commanded, that his brother should live.  
Another time, Achmet being in a window of his Seraile beheld Mustapha his brother who by his licence was walking in the gardens with his Guard. One that was near to Achmet said unto him that it was a matter of dangerous concequense to let him have that liberty Upon which discourse Achmet entering into choler (through distrust) took his Bow (which he could draw with great dexterity ●nd good aim) and bending the same with ●he Arrow couched, he aimed at his brother to stick him but at the very instant he ●elt so great pain in his arm and shoulder, ●hat being not able to execute his purpose, he said with a loud voice that God would not that Mustapha should die.  
This Prince during his detention and imprisonment in the three chambers of the Secaile which hath lasted fifteen years hath passed the time in a devout and contemplative life after the manner of the Musulmans, not delighting himself in any other exercise and pastime but in reading of the Arabian books of their Doctors in divers sciences.  
Sometimes the Grand-signor did permit him to walk in his gardens with his Guard, an● likewise called him to the affairs of consequence to take council with him, and oftentimes followed his advises, because he knew him of a good judgement and very deep.  
After this long time and this so long apprehension of death Achmet the first of that name, and the fifteenth Emperor of the Ottoman race being grievously sick in the Month of November 1617. in his Secaile of Constantinople was given to understand by those that were about him that he should do well to think upon the succession of his Empire.  
He had Children of the Sultan his wife which were in so young an age that there was no● appearance for looking that way, and besides this Sultan was dead, so as none would speak for the Children; but on the other part the Sultan Harachie mother of the Emperor and of Mustapha was yet living, who fearing that if the Children of the Emperor were admitted to the government & that during their under age the Bassas should take the authority of the government, there would not, remain for her any honour or dignity, this was the reason that she inclined on the side of Mustapha & solicited the sick Emperor to name him for his successor. Wherefore the 15 of the said month of November 1617. the Emperor Achmet seeing himself near his end, & without hope of life, he sent for his brother Mustapha, and told him that foreseeing that God would otherwise dispose of him, he desired before he died to provide for the conservation of the Empire, and to that end had chosen him for his successor, praying him to take into his hands the government immediately after his death. Mustapha very much astonished at such discourses, made him answer with words full of fear and humility that he might not accept of that honour which he did him, seeing that of right and by justice the Empire belonged to his eldest son. Whereunto Achment replied that his son had neither age nor capacity to take it upon him; and that he would acquit himself of that charge better, and that it was necessary for the maintenance of this so great a Monarchy that he should take the direction and managing thereof; recommending to him his Childrin that he had by the Sultan, and praying him to afford them the same treatment and usage that he had received from him, leaving the other Children which he had of women that were his slaves to his discretion. A little after Achmet had uttered these words he rendered up his spirit & Mustapha was acknowledged by all for the successor to the Turkish Empire, who at his first coming to the Crown found himself so amazed that he thought he had been in a dream, to see himself from a strait captivity and a continual apprehension of death to be lifted up to so great and Sovereign a power. This Prince is aged about twenty three years, of a fair proportion, great and strait, meager and pale with a black beard.  
Since the decease of Achmet there hath not happened any change in the government. The Emperor Mustapha shows himself a lover of peace with his neighbours. So soon as he was entered into possession of the Empire he caused to be set at liberty the Ambassador of the King of Persia whom his predesessor had caused to be stayed contrary to the public faith, under colour that during his abode at the Port of the Grand Signear there were come some news of stirs and troubles raised by the Persian. Which being done, Mustapha dispached onein all diligence toward the Bassa of ●uda in hungry commanding him to abserst and entertain inviolately the Treatis made by his predisessors with the Emperor Mathias.  
God open the eyes of the understanding of this Prince & make him know how much he is bound to his divine Majesty who hath mortified and quickened him, and from the shadows of death hath raised him upon one of the highest Thrones of the world, to render him thanks for the same. Not after the mussulman fashion, enemy to the cross of our Savionr, but in the bosom of the Christian Catholic Church, out of which there is no salvation.  
For if the Lord should once open his eyes, be should see what wrongs, and injuries his predecessors have done against the Christians, in shedding innocent blood. With his sword, what Lands, Nations, and Countries, what Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces, with cities innumerable hath be won from the Christians: Yea, than he shall see, that where God's word hath been truly preached, and the Sacraments administered, there his predecessors have set up barbarous Mahomet with his erroneous Koran quite overthrowing the flourishing Churches in Asia, the learned Churches in Grecia, the manifold Churches of Africa, yea all Churches where the diligent Apostle S. Paul, the Apostles Peter and john, with others of the Apostles so labouringly by preaching & writing planted, have been utterly defaced by his predecessors: As in all the Kingdoms of Syria, Palestine, Arabia, Persia, in all Armenia, with the Empire of Cappadocia, yea, through the compass of Asia, with Egypt, and Africa, they have subdued. Also let him look into Europe, there he shall also see, how all Thracia, with the Empire of Constantinople, all Grecia, Cyprus, Ilyricum, and not long since, almost all the whole Kingdom of Hungaria, with much of Austria: All these Nations, Countries, Empires, Kingdoms, Provinces, with their famous Cities, have they subdued, with lamentable slaughter of Christian and that bloodily.  
It is necessary for all Christians to know the Story of the Turks, their cruel tyranny & bloody victories, with the utter ruin of so many christian Churches: for these reasons.  

1 For the better explaining of the Prophecies in the scriptures, showing his overthrow.  
2 That we may learn thereby, either with the public Church to lament with our brethren, such a great decay of christian faith by these wicked Turk: or else may fear thereby our own danger.  
3 That we may ponder more deeply with ourselves the scourge of God for our sins, and corrupt lives, and for our better admonition to amend our lives.  
4 The consideration of the horrible persecutions of the Turks, chiefly riseth through discords and dissensions among christians themselves, may reduce us to join together in christian patience and concord.  
5 But chiefly these great victories of the Turks, and unprosperous speed of christians fight against them: may admonish and teach us, following the example of the old Israelites, how to seek for greater strength to encounter with these enemies of Christ, then hitheto hath been done.   
First we must consider, that the whole power of Satan the Prince of this world, goeth with the Turks, which to resist, no strength of man's arm is sufficient, but only the power of our Lord jesus Christ the Son of God, going with us in our battles. As among the old Israelites, the Ark of God's covenant and promise went with them also fight against their enemies: for it is true that the Scripture saith, without me ye can do nothing: other wise: there is no puissance to with stand the Devil, or to conquour the world, but only our faith: to which all the promises of God (touching salvation) be annexed▪ beyond which promises we must not go.  
Now it behoveth every good Christian to call upon God that be would convert or confounded the enemies of his Church, and then we should soon see the effect of our prayers, with the utter overthrow of those that are enemies to the cross of Christ. Which we entreat the Lord to bring to pass for his own glory, and for the joy and comfort of the Saints, through our Lord & Saviour ●esus Christ.  
FINIS.