A LETTER FROM THE KING of POLAND To His QUEEN; In which is Many Particulars relating to the VICTORIES Obtained against the Turks; WITH A Prayer of the TURKS Against The CHRISTIANS.  
Translated from the Cologn Gazett, OCTOB. 19 1683,  
DUBLIN, Reprinted M.DC.LXXXIII.   

A Letter from the King of Poland, to his Queen, in which is inserted many particulars relating to the Victories obtained against the Turks etc.  
THe Immortal God to whom honour and Glory be ascribed for ever has blest us with so signal a victory as scarce the memory of man can equal. The enemy was not only content to raise the siege of Vienna and leave us masters of the field, But also of all their Cannon and Tents with inestimable treasure and climbed over mountains of carcases made by their own bodies in the flight my eyes were never blest before with so delightful a prospect as to see my Soldiers follow here a great drove of their sheep and oxen and there's a much greater herd of Turkish Captives, nor my Ears charmed with so pleasing music, as the howl and dying groans of these miserable wretches, so great was their haste that the Prime Visier almost alone and forsaken of all was forced with out the ceremony of his Turban to take his flight, But yet he left me Heir to to his tent, and riches which were shown by a Renegado of his own Retinue,  
I have presented the Turkish Standard to his holiness who was instrumental not less by his money, than his prayers, to their overthrow, the Prime Viziers horse with all his trappings, I reserved for myself. And though he was so fortunate in his flight to escape us, yet his Caymeram or Lieutenant General with some of his most considerable Bassas fell by our swords, But the approaching night put a stop to our pursuit and their slaughter, those Janazeries which were left behind in the Mines and Trenches we thought not worth the dulling of our swords therefore we made but one funeral Pile for them▪ all and burnt them.  
In that Action there were about thirty thousand Turks killed, besides Tartars, and 100000 Tents taken. Our Soldiers, and the Burghers of Vienna were two whole nights, and one day in Rifling their Tents and Bodies; and I believe a week would scarce suffice to finish it.  
The rarities which were found in the Prime Viziers tent were no less numerous than strange and surprising, as very curious Parets and some birds of paradise with all his Banners and fountains, and some Ostriges which he chose rather to kill then let them fall alive into our hands nay his despair and Jeloussy transported him so far as to destroy his very Women for the same reason.  
The whole Army attributes the glory of this victory to God and us, and all the princes of the Empire with the great officers as the Duke of Bavarea and Lorraine, Prince Waldock etc. were so far transported with my valour and success that their thanks and praises were more numerous than was their fears before, and Count Staremberg the Governor saluted me with the title of his mighty deliverer the common people in my going to and from the Churches Paid their veneration even to my very garments and and made their cries and acclamations reach the sky, of long live the King of Poland.  
In the Battle we lost some of our Friends as Prince Halicki and the Treasurer of our Household, the Reverend Marinus Daniano's heaped on me his prayers and blessings and told me he saw a white Dove flutring over the Army which i● looked upon as an happy Augur of our Victory.  
We are now on our march towards Hungary taking the advantage of their distraction, to defeat the remainder of their scattered troops and surprise Gran● or New-h●usel. I have all the Princes of the Empire my Companions in this Enterprise who tell me they are ready to follow such a Leader, not only into Hungary, but to the end of the World.  
The Prime Vizier being unable to put a stop to their pursuit told his Eldest Son Mahomet Han, that he must now bid adieu to all his Greatness, and never expect to be in saftey whilst there lies one stone upon another in the walls of Vienna. But withal bid him hasten to the Grand-Seignior and demand a speedy succour, to whom his Son replied that he knew him too well for that, and there was nothing for them now to rely on but their flight.  
I am just now a going to take Horse and all my way for two Hungarian miles together are so strewed with the carcases of men, horses and camels that the stench of them would be insupportable to any but a Soldier.  
I have sent several dispatches to foreign princes to give notice of this action, but the King of France was forgotten.  
I rejoice to see our son Alexander of so clear and undaunted Courage who always stuck to me in my most imminent dangers and made the first onset on a body of Turkish Spalies with that courage that he put them soon to flight and received the applause of the whole Army, He has contracted a very intimate friendship with the Young Duke of Bavaria with whom he equally divided the spoil, this Prince has been very assidious in his services to me therefore I have presented him 3 of my horses, the Bassa of Egypt's tent and standars, and ten pieces of cannon, to his sister the Dauphiness a Locket of Diamond yet there remains such heaps of their colours and semiters in our possession as are not to be numbered.  
All my country men marched with the same bravely to the relief of Vienna. a● the soldiers of Godfrey of Bullein did to the Holy land, and the miraculous cross that you presented me with which was his companion in that expedition▪ I believe contributed no less to our victory.  
Thanks be to heaven now the half moon Triumphs no longer o'er the cross and 'twas thrown down from St, Stephen's steeple in Vienna whom had over top● so long, immediately on the defeat, Neither have the Turks any occasion to upbraid us with their blasphemous Mahometans proverb. Ye christians where is your God.   

The Turks Prayer against the Christians.  
ETernal God and Creator of all things and thou O Mahomet his Sacred and Divine Prophet we beseech thee set us not dread the Christians, who are mean and silly to rely on a crucified God: By the power of thy right hand so strengthen ours that we may surround this foolish people on every side & utterly destroy them, at length fulfil our prayers and put these Miscreants into our hands that we establish thy throne for ever in Mecha and sacrifice all those Enemies of our Most holy Religion at thy Tomb, Blow us with thy Mighty breath like swarms of flies into their quarters and let the eyes of these Infidels be dazelled with the Luster of our Moons, Consume them with thy fiery darts & blind them with the dust which they themselves have raised: Destroy them all in thine Anger, break all their bones in pieces, and consume the flesh and blood of those who despise thy Sacrifice and hang the Sacred light of Circumcision on the Cross,, wash them with showers of many waters, who are so stupid to worship Gods they know not and make their Christ a Son to that God who never begot him. Hasten therefore their destruction we humbly entreat thee and blot out their Name and Religion, which they glory somuch in, from off the face of the Earth, that they may be no more, who contemn and mock at thy Law.  
Amen.  
FINIS.