MEMOIRES, OF THE LIFE and ACTIONS Of the most INVINCIBLE and TRIUMPHANT PRINCE; JOHN THE GREAT, Third of that Name, PRESENT KING of POLAND: CONTAINING A Succinct Series of Affairs from his Cradle to this present Day; With a particular RELATION of his many Great and Stupendious VICTORIES obtained against the TURKS and TARTARS, from the time he was first made CROWN GENERAL, and afterwards Elected KING of POLAND.  
Done in Verse, (out of H. G's Historical Account of the said PRINCE'S LIFE and ACTIONS) By a Lover of the PEACE and GLORY of CHRISTENDOM.  
EDINBURGH, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His IMPERIAL MAJESTY of GREAT-BRITAIN, Anno DOM. 1685.   

TO THE MOST ANCIENT OF ALL CHRISTENDOMS, and the whole WORLD'S MONARCHES, The most Potent, the most Heroic, the most August, JAMES The Seventh, the Ornament and Glory of all other PRINCES, KINGS, and EMPERORS, His Imperial MAJESTY of GREAT BRITAIN, France and Ireland, etc.  
GREATEST SIR,  
AS an Essay whether or not this my obscurity dare approach the most Glorious and August Theme in the World, and that is Your MAJESTY'S own: I have attempted the MEMOIRES of the Heroic and Victorious KING of POLAND, which will become yet the more Memorable. when Graced with Your PRINCELY EYE, and ROYAL PROTECTION. The Subject being (in itself) so Noble, might very well have become a much greater and finer Pen, than the many diss-advantages of so low an Author could well afford it. However! Managed as it is by the unworthiest of a thousand, being the Account of the Life of so great, so glorious a PRINCE, Comprising some of the memorablest Actions, and Victories, which have yet Adorned any other Age: It could not have been offered (without diminution of that Glory due to Sovereign MAJESTY'S) to any else, of whatsomever Sphere, below GOD'S Prime MOVER of the WORLD; the Royal: Nay, nor yet of all those Foundations, or that Firmament of the Universe, to any other Intelligence, or power, save Your MAJESTY alone. For to whom else should the Heroic Achievements of this Valiant PRINCE have been Addressed; but to another KING, the most Wise, the most Valiant, the most Enriched with all those distinguishing Marks of Excellency, and transcendent WORTH, which ever yet Dignifyed that highest Character. And, though the alone Elective KING this day in Europe, (if not in all the World) which is more the disadvantage of His Subjects, there being (for most part) a kind of Metempsychosed ROYAL GENIUS in the continued Successions of an Ancient Race of Hereditary KINGS; The want of which, with that wild Nemine Reclamante in their Diets (being the two great Flaws in the Polish Government) have no doubt been ever yet the Grand Obstacles, whereby that otherwise Magnanimous Nation has not long ere now born a much greater Figure in the World. But this is none of our HERO'S fault; His Loss it may be in several Instances, but especially in his being hereby, the youngest Brother of all other KINGS. To whom else then should His Polish MAJESTY repair, but to the Eldest of all these, and that is Your ROYAL SELF. For Reckoning from KING FERGUS the First, of the longest Race of an hundred and eleven KINGS, Your Royal PROGENITORS, in a Reign of two thousand and fifteen years: The Primogeniture of the whole World's MONARCHES,, is the indisputable Right of the Sacred Imperial MAJESTY of Great BRITAIN, whom, that Heaven may still Protect! as it hath ever yet done; with Miracles and Wonders: for the Glory of God, and the Good of his Church, in this Queen of Islands, and all other Your MAJESTY'S Dominions; for the great lasting Ornament of the eldest ROYAL BROTHERHOOD of all other KINGS; for the Balancing the Affairs of CHRISTENDOM; for the glorious Defence of the true Christian Faith; and the Encouragement of all other Christian KINGS and PRINCES, to a generous and just Charity, and brave Resolution of uniting their joint and firmly Combined Forces, against the Common, Sworn, Insidel ENEMIES of our most holy RELIGION: shall be ever the constant, standing, or kneeling Prayer, of the least and unworthiest of all other  
Your MAJESTY'S Most Humble and most Obedient Servants and Subjects, ALEX. TYLER.   

A LETTER to his GRACE, WILLIAM DUKE OF QUEENSBERRY, MARQUIS of Drumfreis-shire; EARL of Drumlanerick, and Sanqubar; VICE-COUNT of Nith, Tortherwald, and Ross; LORD Dowglas of Kinmonth, Middlebie, and Dornock; His MAJESTY'S High COMMISSIONER for His Ancient KINGDOM of SCOTLAND; Lord High THESAURER of the said KINGDOM; one of the MEMBERS of His MAJESTY'S PRIVY COUNCIL of both KINGDOMS.  
May it please your GRACE,  
BEside the Succession of a great many Durkes, Regent's, KINGS, (I range them in the order of their own History) and the entire Reigns of the two preceding KINGS of Poland, JOHN CASIMIR & MICHAEL KORIBUT WIESNOWITZKI, the voluntary Resignation of the Polish Crown, by the former, and the great Hazard of its and that fierce and undaunted Nations, being well near made Tributary to the Ottoman Turban by the timorous precipitation of the latter and a light touch of the Government, Laws, Politys, and Customs of that great People, sprinkled all along this little small Work; the manner of their Diets or Parliaments, the Splendid and Pompous way of Election of their KINGS, where each Waywood, Palatine, and Castellan, (for these are the Titles of their Peers and Senators) appear equipped like as many EMPERORS, having every one a Retinue so August, so Numerous, so High, and yet so Orderly, as though they were all severally Triumphant CAESAR'S, who, when once assembled to the number oftentimes of some hundred thousands, all gallantly appointed, and richly and strongly Armed: The Diet sits; or rather stands, in that Field (for most part near Warsaw their Capital City) called Kolw; for no House in the World could suffice to contain! And I doubt if many Cities could well accommodat, beside the own Inhabitants, such prodigiously-vast Swarms of Men of all Ranks, all at once. I say, beside all this, your GRACE has offered you in these Sheets, the Life and Actions (from his Cradle, near to this day) of one of the Greatest and Bravest KINGS (except the IMPERIAL MAJESTY of Great-Britain alone, whom GOD still preserve and bless) second to none else that CHRISTENDOM or the whole World dare challenge this day, or peradventure yet ever could own. His Descent of the most Illustrious and Noble Families of his Country; His Education; the steps of his Advancement; His being made Crown-General; His Exploits while in that Trust, during the Reigns of two KINGS, His immediate Predecessors; His rare Virtues, for which GOD hath Anointed him with the Oil of Gladness above his Fellows; His Election, and mounting up to Poland's Throne; His many Battles fought with all the disadvantages of Number, Strength, and oftentimes Place, and other Circumstances; where Triumph still Parched upon his victorious Ensigns: and of all these the Place, the year of God, the day of the Month, the very time of the day, wherein he has so oftentimes made Christendom glorious & brave, & happy; while Infiaels fell in Piles, & fled in Throngs, from the Lightning of his Brandished Sword, and the Thunder of his Guns and Artillery. The whole Ottoman Force & Greatness trembling at his very Name, being confounded, and cast into the Convulsion fits, & shrunk into the cold Cramps of Terror, and Amazement, at the Storm and Tempest of so Irresistible and Prodigious a Valour. I confess I had never attempted this great Subject! if I had not had then a yet far more great and glorious and nearer one in my Eye, and that is the Memoires of the present Imperial MAJESTY of GREAT-BRITAIN. I have therefore made this light Essay upon the youngest, to prepare myself for the just and due Praises of the eldest, the greatest of KINGS and to tone up this poor Pen into a Trumpet, whose shriller Echo may be heard at once at Land and Sea, which can never be Theatres of that dimension, as to suffice to determine the vast indefinite space of his boundless Glory. BRITAIN being for the Great JAMES in all men's Opinion a lesser Spott, than Macedon was for ALEXANDER. It is both the Interest, the Safety, the Happiness, and the great Honour, and I hope the Joy of the whole Subjects of his Dominions, that they serve the Wisest, the Valiantest, the most Just and Generous, most Noble and Glorious PRINCE in the World. And it's the great Encouragement of all good Subjects in this his most Ancient Kingdom, that your Grace is now here His MAJESTY's High COMMISSIONER for this present PARLIAMENT, your being sprung from the great Ancient and Illustrious DOWGLAS, a NAME and FAMILY which in Camp or Court, in the Trophies and Prowesses of Valour and Loyalty, may justly vie Titles with any other (excepting KINGS) in the Universe, as well as your GRACES own Signal Proofs of a Zealous Service to your Royal Master, and a just Regard to the greatest Good and Honour of this KINGDOM, fills all Expectations with so big a Confidence of the Welfare and Happiness both of CHURCH and STATE, as in all Beliefs is past Doubt. That these Thoughts and Wishes of all Honest and Loyal Hearts, and your GRACES pious and noble Endeavours that way may be thus Answered, is the Humble and Hearty Prayer of  
Your GRACES Lest, Lowest and Unworthiest Servant, ALEX. TYLER.   

A LETTER To the Right HONOURABLE JAMES EARL OF PERTH, LORD DRUMMOND, and STOBHALL, etc. LORD High CHANCELLOR OF SCOTLAND.  
My LORD,  
WHile your admirable Progress in all the Parts of Universal Learning, beside all the other great Excellencies, and rare Qualifications, whereof you are the happy Possessor (near almost to the Adoration of all that know you,) Attracts all Eyes to Behold and Gaze, all Hearts to Love and Admire, and all Pens (like the Needle to the North) to point to your Lordship, as they had been magnetically touched caught, or ho kt in, with the beautiful Charms of those brave radiant Virtues, which at once Endears and Astonishes Mankind. And while all those vast Cataracts of Knowledge, large Channels, deep Rivers, and fluent Streams of others, run into that Sea of Wisdom and Worth, that they may be absorbed in those its sweet Waters: It were unnatural! if my little half dry purling Brook, should not endeavour to Glide on to the same Ocean. These are My Lord (not to speak of your Honours) some of the Signalizing Marks, whereby you make so distinguishing a Figure in the World. But your Lordship being so true and zealous a Son of the CHURCH, is the Seal of all! and makes the whole Clergy of BRITAIN your hearty Wellwishers and Admirers; And if the least and unworthyest of all these may be named amongst the rest, So is  
Your LORDSHIP'S Humble and Entirely Devouted Servant. ALEX. TYLER.   

TO THE READER.  
WHen the Prodigious Valour and matchless Conduct, of the most August, Heroick, and Mighty KING of Poland, had at once Astonished, Rejoiced, and obliged the whole Christian World, in that so opportune a Relief of Besieged Vienna: Although I had then seen no more but a Landscape of the City, and the Encampment of the Turks, in an expanded Sheet Printed at Cullen, and reprinted at London in 1683. Yet the desires of a very Noble Lord, whose undeserved favours to myself (beside Assistances in Works of this Nature) which make all such import Commands unto me; together with my own Native Inclinations, not to be altogether wanting in those just Returns of Praise and Wonder, which all Christians, if not all Mankind, owe so vast a Merit, prevailed so far with me, as to write (but what was never meant for public view while alone) about some dozen Stanza's to that purpose. Which, though inconsiderable and little as it was, bearing the name of the Siege and Battle of Vienna, with another no less short than it, entitled the Tempest, meant only for the Remembrance of those with myself, who had all of us together at that time run the same Hazard, most unexpectedly, and beside my knowledge slipped into the Press: whence issuing with more Errata, than Lines, as is commonly incident to surreptitious Emissions, I thereupon resolved (whensoever I should obtain a more full Account of the Life and Actions of this Invincible PRINCE) to pay His MAJESTY in more Lines some small part of those vast Acknowledgements, wherein the whole Christian World stands so deeply indebted to his Glory. And having been still Restless in the Inquest (though in vain) ever since, until at last some seven Weeks hence (I mean before my having first Writ those ensuing Sheets) by the Intervention of some Persons of Honour, I had it under the name of SCANDERBAG Redivivus, done by H.G. an Englishman, as I suppose, whose Historical Account in Prose this Song (such as it is) hath exactly followed, to which are annexed the forenamed small Poems, without any other alteration, save the Estates of the Printer amended. I can assure my Reader aforehand! there is nothing in all this Piece to recommend it but the Excellency of a Noble and Mighty Subject, coarsely enough managed; and a great many harsh Names scarcely Versifyed; And it may be not a few Tri-crambiat Rolling Lines, (for expressing the Emphasis of a Conceit) not as yet much used. The Truth is, the Picture of this great PRINCE in its own Native Lineaments is so Radiant, so Dazzling a Beauty, that its Lustre needs more Shadow, than Enlight'ning: And methinks its genuine Charms and spakling Graces, would have been either more hid, or marred, by any (at least the best of mine) Artificial Colourishing. And therefore, the so Loud so Amazing Verities of the plain; but just Narration, hath all along eased, because it so vastly surmounted my low Fancy. Nevertheless, thou hast it (if thou please) as well at least as I ever have yet had it if thou canst not have Liking of, nor at will be Reconciled with it, I'm somewhat Indifferent; for it will Court thee but just as much as thou didst it! And is it cannot procure a Celtation of Arms, at least let it plead a fair Quarter it such time as then shalt find in thy Heart to oblige the World, and it, and. me, with a better. But is nothing else may prevent ae deadly By't; or obtain a Minute's Reprieve from thy Ruthless Jaws; yet ere thou entirely devour this poor Morsel! Respite but a little till we have once more heard from above the POLES. Till when, Farewell.   

POSTSCRIPT.  
I Have but one Word more, If thou please to carp at the several Letters directed to so many Persons of Quality, thou mayest say on, I'll regard it no more, but by telling thee I could not in good manners, while I had written of one great KING, accompanied with so many Armies, and as it were still in Camp, have dedicated the same to a far greater, and placed his MAJESTY (who hath been so conversant with Camps, Battles, and Navies,) all alone, without supposing some Retinue of a Court for his Attendants, and beside, thou needs not much weary thyself in the Reading more of them then thou lists, or if all, not to quarrel the length, while thou hast often seen and read many single Dedications of greater extent.   

MEMOIRES, OF THE LIFE and ACTIONS of the most Invincible and Heroic JOHN The THIRD, present KING OF POLAND.  

GReat God of Praise! Inspire this Song of Praise!  
That with the loudest Ela's it may raise;  
On massy Pillars of Immortal, Fame,  
The 'ternal Echoes of this Hero's Name:  
That as his Sword's the glory of this Age;  
Some Angel-pen of more seraphic Rage,  
May Trumpet his Achievements 'bove the Sky,  
And Sing his Glory to an Extazy.  
And as his Deeds might animat all Words,  
Even so our Verse may more inflame his. Swords.  
Kindle an Emulation, Lord inspire  
His Sword, this Pen, with Counterbent Desire,  
Who Fights most Battles, and who Writes most Praise,  
Who freshest Trophies; who wears greenest Bays:  
That he ne'er cease to Fight, Rout, Conquer, Kill.  
Nor I to Sing, while Insidels have Breath, or Blood to Spill.  
Great SOBIETZKI cut their Graves, their Epitaphs this Quilla   

Introduction to, and Seasonableness of these Memoires.  

WHen the whole World of men in Christendom,  
The Eastern Church of Greece, Western of Rome,  
The Orthodox, Reform, purer Church,  
And all their several Sects lay at the Lurch:  
(An't would not scandalise this reverend Throng,  
To mention monstrous Mushrooms in their Song,)  
The Excrements of Christian Names and Things,  
Who'd rather hang and damn, that Pray for Kings.  
With Eyes that spoke suspense 'twixt Hope and Fear,  
And Hearts that trembled, as if Doomsday were  
At hand; with tingling Ears, as the last sound  
Of the loud Trump of God did them confound.  
With Faces sterned to paleness, as a stone is,  
Lest Turks like Hills and Mountains fall upon us.  
When like some Torrent, or a Tempest penned,  
Or Thunder pregnant Cloud without a vent,  
Or blustering Winds, and vaporous Breathes, and Fumes,  
Might stretch Earth's biggest Womb or burst its Gums,  
All jointly met in some strait narrow Cavern:  
Like Bottles burst in Coffeehouse, or Tavern,  
Or like the Legion lodged all in one Man.  
So the vast Troops and swarms of the Ottoman  
Empire, which might have bid the World one Day,  
Invested Vien strait around it lay:  
Big swollen with Expectation to obtain  
All Germany beside in that Campaign.  
Then like a mighty Angel sent from Heaven,  
Or like those Cherubims to Eden given,  
With Flaming Sword to fence the Tree of Life,  
Great SOBIETZKIS Hand cuts off the Strife.   

MOst Glorious Prince! no sooner was this done,  
Then this poor Pen had paid thy Prowess On'e,  
And vowed another larger Tribute Song.  
If H. G's Memoires do thee no wrong;  
I'll from thy Cradle Trace thy matchless Story,  
And spread the Dazzling Wonders of thy Glory.  
My distance from thy Court, Camp, Sight, defies  
The least Suspicion of Flatteries:  
And thy Achievements Which surmount the Poles  
Impossibilitats all Hyperboles.   

I Sing the Polar Star, whose Light outshines  
The Turkish Creseents in their highest Primes.  
Except those fixed in Scriptures Zodiac Line,  
This Northern Stars, great Light doth far outshine,  
All others in the Firmament of Fame;  
As Candles do Gleams, or as the Sun a Flame.  
Darkening with Dazzling Rays of brightest Glory,  
Those lesser Twinklers set in former story.  
Forcing the Crescent Moon into a Wane;  
Nearest Divine stands this Immortal Man,  
While Viens Walls, and Camien's Plains retain  
Leopolds, Cochmi's Fields, and theVkrain,  
In purpling Die of slaughtered Turks red Gore,  
Hang Glorious Trophies, never matched before.   

SOme for their Prudence, some for Courage high,  
Some's Wariness, and som's Celerity,  
Some for their Conduct, some for Execution,  
Some for their success, some for Resolution,  
While singly but possessed; have cropped the Fame  
Of Prowess, reaching them a Hero's Name.  
What shall the World devise, for that vast Merit,  
Which doth all those in fullest strength inherit.  
Prodigious Valour matched with equal Skill,  
Council with Conduct, Arts to Save and Kill,  
Command, Dispatch, and all at such a rate,  
As Heaven still smiles him the victorious Fate.  
When aftertimes shall Read his Period,  
They'll cry Hosannas to this Demigod.   

REproach of all the World's old Ancestry,  
This present ages blest Felicity:  
All Mankind's Glory, Soldier's Admiration,  
All Christians Joy, all General's Imitation,  
Illustrious Ornament of all that Reign,  
Men's Christians, Soldiers, Captains, Generals King.  
Great Wonder, Doubt, Envy, of times to come;  
Of all which most he'll share before the Doom,  
Shall be a Riddle unresolved by all the World and Rome.   

PRodigious Actions, admiration breeds,  
Wonder breeds Doubt, Doubt with Suspicion Reads.  
So that whoever this Hero's History  
Shall undertake, but hence one Century,  
Their Truths may hap to be suspected Romance, or flattery.  
But against all such Pigmy Thoughts and Doubts  
Of Dwarsed beliefs, our answers short and stout.  
We publish Wonders done in this same Age,  
Scarce one year gone upon the public Stage,  
And the loud Theatre of Christendom;  
Appealing all the World a live to come,  
Or dare disprove one Ace of what we say,  
We and what's ours, shall be their proofs just Prey.   

WE here defy the trembling, Ottoman,  
Whose Crescent Moon's Eclipsed, put in the wane,  
By this bright Northern Star, whose just Renown,  
O'er Christendom and all the world is slown:  
And can't be lessened by malicious Mouths,  
Without opposing clear notorious Truths,  
Affording matter to all Tongues, all Pens,  
Out-bidding Retricks Fumes, and Poems streams.  
Talk, Love, and Wonder, and Astonishment,  
From all that Ttust in Christ is but just Rent,  
Not half the Tribute to the many Ties  
Of Gratitude, wherewith he's more than thrice,  
Obliged all Christian Hearts to's admiration:  
In chase from their Bounds the Barbarous Nation,  
Whose stern Incursions like (Impetuous Floods,)  
Had laid, the Germane Empire in the Suds,  
If not Repelled by him; no Christian State,  
Or Kingdom could have promised this days Date.  
All which deliverance (next to God alone)  
All these do owe the Arms of Poles great JOHN,  
Third of that Name, in their long List of KINGS,  
Who hath achieved such wondrous, glorious things:  
As may excite all owning Christian Name;  
To pay just Praises to's Immortal Fame.  
Which whosoever shall grudge in envies mood,  
Is guilty of most base Ingratitude,  
To God himself, and all men that are Good.  
heavens Powers to us are three ways notified,  
And in all these should God be glorified,  
In's Word; in's Works; and in his mighty Wonders;  
Which all not Fool, or Mad, or Atheist ponders  
Or shuts their eyes to see no Sun; their ears to hear no Thunders.   

IF God himself should not be honoured than,  
In all his Gifts instilled in this great MAN,  
And's Wondrous Feats, achieved by Divine Aid:  
'T might Atheism, and Blasphemy be said.  
'twixt Non-confession, and denying God's  
Goodness and Power, there's but a slender-odds:  
Be it then known to all the World abroad,  
He that laud's SOBIETZKI praifes God.   

AND as all love to see that happy Hand;  
Has Raped them from the Flames, or Sword, or Strand,  
And as sweet fruits delicious Liquorish taste,  
To know the Tree makes our Impatience haste.  
Even so the shade of his most prosperous Arms,  
Which next to God, from barbarous Turkish Harms,  
Has given Repose to every Christian Nation;  
Attracts all Ears to hear the just Relation  
Of the great Actions of his former Story,  
And's present dazzling, all th'old Worlds Glory.  
And as no Crabb-tree yields desired Fruits;  
As goodly Branches grow from stronger Roots;  
As Healine-streams ne'er flow from Common-springs;  
So each Parental-stock's not fit for KINGS.  
To understand what blessed heaven-born Pair,  
Did yield to Christendom this Tutelar:  
And trace the Progress of his younger Years;  
Those signal Services; whereby he Wears,  
And did deserve ere e'er he wore a Crown;  
As well by Sword, as by his Pen and Gown  
That sovereign Power which in all Kingdoms else,  
By Nature's Gift the firstborn Males befalls  
Amongst the Poles it is much otherways,  
Or Virtues Guerdon, or Haps chance in Choice.  
Transcendent Merit, here oft bears the Van,  
Where Hanours Temple's reached throw Virives' Fane.    

Chap. I. Being an Account of his Descent, of the Noble Family of the SOBIETZKI, and the Parents of this Illustrious Prince, with his Education.  

THE ancient Poles old Mistress City gave,  
Title to SOBIETZKIS, and the brave  
James SOBIESK Castellan of Cracow,  
Father of elder Mark, and this JOHN too;  
A person whose great parts were even and patt,  
For Court, or Camp, or great Affairs of State;  
Having oft signalised his Noble Spirit,  
In all Efforts distinguished by his Merit.  

* 1621.  In twenty one he had the great, Employ,  
Not of a Chiaux; or a less Envoy.  
Unto the Port, but as Ambassador,  
Plenipotentiar, with amplest Power  
From the Poles Crown; to Treat upon a Peace,  
Which by his Prudence, Wisdom, and Address,  
Concluded on most honourable Terms  
Of Peace, 'twixt Poles, and Sultan, osmans' Arms.  
Remarkable on many brave occasion,  
And faithful Service, after done his Nation;  
In 
1646.  forty six, so far outgone the Poles  
He, left his Body, went to dwell with Souls.  
And she that bore Victorious SOBIETZKI,  
Was Daughter of Stanzlaus ZOLTIEUSKI;  
Grand Chanc'lor, and Grand Gen'ral of the Crown,  
Great by his Birth, Place, Prowess, and Renown.  
Who gave the Turks Death's Wounds, and Sorrow,  
While he bravely Fought it at, Cicora.  
It was upon the nineteenth of September,  
A Day which all the Turks may yet Remember:  
'Twas done upon the World's great public Stage  
The twenti'th year of this same present age.  
And though upon next Months second Day!  
Five times attacked by fresh Recruits, they say;  
Which he five times as gallantly Repelled,  
And maugre their huge Number's stood the Field:  
Till by redoubled Multitudes and Throngs,  
And furious Crowds afresh, for five Days long;  
The valiant Poles, being shrunk into a few  
Handful, that handful, wounded wearied too,  
Gave way to Fate, the fifth Day of the Battle.  
Whilst like, a mighty Bull, 'mong Droves of Cattle,  
Their Gen'ral brave who knew not how to fly;  
But stand, or chase, or conquer, kill, or die,  
Having wrought Wonders with his single Hand;  
And throw Red-seas of Blood, made shoals to Land:  
Thick throngs of Horse still pressing on a-main,  
Crowded him Dead with Infidels! not overcome, though slain.  
Thus fell Brave ZOLTIEUSKI, of his Age  
Full seventy three? Poles joy, and Turkish rage.   

LEaving this gallant Grandchild, by his Daughter,  
of all hath been, of all that shall come after,  
Inheritor of greater, broader Glory,  
Th' Illustrious Theme of this our present Story.  
He was no elder! but a younger Brother;  
And yet his greenest years could never smother,  
The blooming Buds o's high Heroic growth.  
To cultivat this Nobiy Toward Youth,  
His joyful Parents spared no Cost nor Care,  
Allowed him Education, suiting's fair  
Both Birth and Hopes: and's brave Celerity,  
Made quick Returns of great Proficiency.  
An innat Magnanimity of Spirit,  
Polished with natural and acquired Merit,  
Soon told his Father's hopes th' aboding Story,  
He should surmount all's. Ancestors in Glory.  
With all the Learned Languages acquainted,  
(For Pole with Breath of Roman Ghost's so haunted,  
That Latin Tongue the Lingue of old Rome's Slaves,  
'S as frequent there as Dutch, or Poles, or Sclaves.)  
And having Mastered all the Learning, Skill;  
Which Poland's Education could instil:  
And Read at home in Words all Foreign Places;  
He longs to mark their Manners, see their Faces.   

THat as the keen, brisk, forward, active Bee,  
Tho Garden, Orchard, where it dwells still be,  
Enamelled with a great variety,  
Of Flowers, and Blossoms which Sight, Smell, and Taste,  
And Touch, may n't's Eyes, Legs, and Proboscis Feast:  
Flies on apace o'er Fields, mongst Woods doth Roam,  
And back from Weeds and barren Heath comes home,  
Fraught with that matter that makes Bees, Honey, and wondrous Comb.  
So our great SOBIETZKI doth advance,  
With's elder Brother Mark and comes to France.  
(Which valiant Mark, the Turks thereafter flew,  
At the unlucky Rout of wretched Betow.)  
During his stay at Paris, he oft plied  
All manly exercise, and still outvy'd,  
In th' Academies fencing, and Menage,  
His Equals and those 'bove his years in age.  
And not withstanding of his younger years,  
His manly mien and prudence him endears,  
To all that Merit knew, and th' highest sort  
Of primest Quality in the French Court.  
Eyeing his toward, stayed, high, Masculine Spirit,  
Did much Regard, esteem, admire his Merit.  
Having acquired Wits, Valours, Courtships, Charms.  
In this great School of Europe's Arts and Arms;  
Next went to Italy observed Rome;  
And all the finest parts of Chrisiendom;  
Their Manners, interests, Laws, and Politys;  
Where their great Strengths, Defects, and Weakness lies  
Entanglements, Obligements, and in fine  
Their Courts, their Camps, and Warlike Discipline.  
The distance of strong Holds, their Situations,  
Manner of March, Fights, and Fortifications.  
All the Remark, to speak it in a word,  
Which Travels unto Princes can afford.   

ANd having all the while stored up a Treasure,  
Of solid worth, which might with equal measure,  
Of Stock, and Strength, become the lasting Base,  
Of that huge Fame which doth the World amaze:  
Already formed in his great active Mind,  
Which still his Country's Glory had designed;  
With winged speed, to give those mighty parts  
Nature gave him improv'n with Thought and Arts,  
To's Kings and Country's Service posteth home;  
Where when arrived, as soon employed as come.  
At Court, and Camp, by then KING CASIMIR:  
Who did his Wit and Valour so admire,  
That for's great Specimens' of Sword, and Gown,  
He made him first 
August 24. 1665.  Grand Master of the Crown,  
And next 
† 1667.  Grand Gen'ral of the force of Pole;  
And then Grand-master of the King's Household.  
And to sum up his Honours in a Line,  
Of ancient Cracow made great PALATINE.   

GReat was, the worth, of this great Subjects Spirit,  
As great his Prince's Knowledge of his merit.  
Which on the several turns of great affairs,  
And Traverses of Providence appears,  
Clear in the sequel of th' ensuing Story,  
No Honour's great like SOBIETZKIS Glory.  
Yet for our Readers better apprehension,  
Of these Preferments, which we'll needs oft mention;  
And other Passages, which needs we must,  
Oft name, to make this Story clear, and just;  
It's fit he should. succinctly hear the whole  
Past Government, and History of Pole.  
Where let him not expect our numbers Terse,  
In Things and Names will scarcely fold to Verse;  
And in all such here in the general,  
Take naked Truth, for fancy, wit, and all.    

Chap. II. The Kingdom of POLAND Described, with its Laws and Customs, with a brief Deduction of the State thereof, for some hundreds of years past.  

POLAND is said, from Pole to take its Name,  
Or Poln, which in Sclaves Tongue is just the same:  
And in that Di'lect which those Country's grace,  
Doth signify a Plain, or Field for Chase;  
Because this Kingdom is a vast Campaign,  
Composed of level Woods for Hunting Plain.  
But Polish Orichovius denys,  
This Derivation, and doth thus advise:  
That first Polachia this Land was Termed,  
From Lachus their first King, or Leader armed.  
Both may be true? because both may agree;  
Natives and Readers take your Choice for me.   

WHich e'er of either of these two be true?  
This mighty Kingdom in the bulk, it's now,  
Having great Litwan's Dukedom now annexed;  
And other Provinces, may number next,  
The largest Kingdoms Europe's Continent  
Contains: for breadth, and length, of that extent  
From forty eight, to fifty seventh degree,  
Of Latitude. It's Longitude count we;  
From thirty eight, to sixty, and perchance  
A greater Continent by far than France.  
Muscovie, and the petty Tartar's east,  
The Baltic Sea, and Germany the west,  
Do bound it: but the great Carpathian Mountains,  
And Ister Europe's greatest Child of Fountains,  
Divide it on the South from Hungary;  
From Transilvania, and Moldavie.  
Upon the North, Livonia of Sweden;  
And some good part of Muscovie again.   

Poland is blessed with a fruitful Soil,  
And purest Air breathed from the Woods recoil.  
Furs, Honey, Wax, Buff-hides, and other Skins,  
Huge Masts for Ships, Timber, and other things  
For Building: Flax, Pot-ashes, and all Grain  
In great abundance yields, which drives great gain  
To Dantzick. Gentry with Nobility,  
Are here Magnific, bold, and brave, and free  
And most Tenacious of their Liberty.  
But all the Peasants, and the common Rout,  
Are as mere slaves, as they were bought throughout:  
Their Lives are valued as we prise a Neat,  
The Tennent killed, his Lord receives the Rate,  
No Inquest's for the Blood, this being paid.   
ANd not with standing that the Reformation,  
Beamed here its Light, first from the Germane Nation;  
Yet Ignorance, and want of public Care,  
For Lopping, of wild Tenants, here not rare,  
Extravagant Opinions did promote  
'Mong Citizens, and mongst the Rabble Rout  
Socinus 'bove them all did here take foot.  
The Catechism of Cracow proveth this,  
Their other Books being derived from this.  
But that which here's established by the Laws,  
Is the great daring Roman-Cath'lick-Cause.  
Their Language is Sclavonian Dialect,  
Tho most of them do, also Latin speak.  
This only Kingdom's elective alone,  
Of all that are this Day in Europe known.  
Under which Term we mean not to include,  
The Empire, which can ne'er be understood  
A Monarchy; but rath'r a Septarch-head.  
And though the Danish Crown Elective were,  
For many ages, till, the sixtieth year  
Of this same age! when Denmark's King thought fit,  
To cause that Kingdom's Senate alter it.  
His Majesty Hereditar Writes ay,  
Himself of Denmark, as of Norway.  

IT is the common undisputed Thought,  
That the first people that to Poland sought,  
Were Huns, and Slavons, (Orichovius says)  
Who came from Macedon and thereaways.  
(Their vulgar Language which they daily speak  
Retaining yet some Relish of the Greek.)  
And that from thence they having driven the Swevi,  
And other People, and Goths, a mighty Covey;  
Possessed that huge vast Tract of champaign Land,  
Even to the Elb: from River vistul's Strand.  
When Lechus, or else Lachus, at the last  
Became their Chief, and as their Leader past.  
About our LORDS three hundred fiftieth year,  
Commenced the Monarchy of Poland here.  
From whom fourteen are reckoned to Micislas  
First Christian Duke, matched Daughter, of BOLESLAS  
Duke of Bohem: the sev'nt day he was Wifeed  
Of March in year nine hundred sixty fifth.  
Upon which Match Micislas Christian made,  
His Son Boleslas for Successor had:  
In year of Grace nine hundred ninety nine,  
The sixteent Duke which came of Lachus Line;  
Who while the Emperor OTHO, of that name  
The Third, to visit Tomb of Albort came;  
(Whom barbarous hands of Prussia had slain,)  
Was create KING by the Emperor amain.  
To whom another Micislas succeed,  
Father of Cazimir, the first we Read.  
The second Boleslas succeed him,  
Surnamed the cruel, like a Devil's Limb,  
He murdered Stanzlaw Bishop of Cracow:  
For punishment Whereof, Pole loosed now  
Its title of a Kingdom, being swayed;  
By several Princes Regent's for long Tide.  
Till under Primislaus, it again  
The former Kingdom's Title did Regain.  
Which was if Poles chranology beliveed,  

* 1295.  In year of God two hundred ninety fifth.  
Next Primislaus, the third Ladislas,  
Who after four years passed expelled was;  
And Vinceslaus chosen in his stead,  
Ladislas five years reestablished.  
To whom succeeded Casimir the Great,  
Of whom brave things their Histories relate.  
Th' Hungarian Monarch LEWIS next chosen KING,  
Two Daughters left after his Death and Reign:  
The younger whereof being declared Queen,  
Married Jagellon great Duke Litwin, 
* Lithuania   
Who though a Pagan Prince before had been,  
On this his Match Baptised turned Christian King.  
And was accepted by the Polish State,  
On this condition that his Duchy great,  
He should to Poland's Kingdom e'er annex.  
This was in year 
* 1386.  three hundred eighty six,  
At's christening took the name of Ladislas,  
Two of which name his next Successors was.  
Then Cazimir the fourth, then John Albert,  
Next Alexander, he dead, in his part,  
Came Sigismunds', the first, and second too,  
Which last left Crown and Life without Issue.  
In year of Grace five hundred seventy two,  
The Polanders chose Henry Duke Anjow;  
The second son of Henry King of France,  
Who after two years' Reign did home advance:  
(His Brother Charles the ninth then Childless dead)  
This quit his Crown Elective, and in'ts stead,  
Took up the Crown of fair and puissant France,  
Now falling to him by Inheritance.  
I write the just words of my Author's Text,  
Puts this in year 
* 1576.  five hundred seventy sixth.   

AFter the Recess of this last named Prince,  
The Poles next Diet were not of one sense.  
One Party named for KING, Stephen Bathor,  
The Transylvanian prince; as many more,  
The Austrian Archduke Maximilian.  
Which 'twixt those Prince's open War began;  
But Stephen's Valour with the Victory,  
Obtained the Crown who Issueless did die.  
In year of Christ 
* 1586.  five hundred eighty sixth.  
Then Sigismond the third succeeded next,  
(Son to the King of Sweden, named John,)  
Being chose to fit on Poland's mighty Throne.  
Soon after which, the Father John deceased,  
Did Sigismond with's Native Crown, invest.  
This Sigismond now King of Pole and Swed;  
Had by his Mother secretly been bred,  
In Popish Tenants: (And all this was done  
Without least Inkling of his Father John  
As Zealous Protestant as any one.  
On whose Election, unto Poland's Crown,  
He Protestant suspected! not Popish known;  
And Rome's Religion still obtaining there,  
To satisfy the Poles he did declare:  
That he for ever would maintain and own  
The Roman Catholic Religion.  
This made the wary Swedes, still Lutheran,  
Desire conditions that he should maintain  
Their Protestant Religion as't then was:  
And let no Popish Innovations pass.  
But some few Churches by his sufferance,  
Or sloth not known; some Places of Defence,  
Had Popish Priests, and Catholic Commanders.  
Which made those stiff and jealous Swedenlanders,  
Suspect this Sigismond of Male-intent;  
And then Revolt; at last with joint consent,  
Charles third son of Gustave Errickson,  
His Uncl's lift up to the Swedish Throne.   

HEnce came those Strifes and Fends, and Wars amain,  
'Twixt Poland's Kingdom, and the Crown of Sweden.  
For Sigismond did prosecute his Claim,  
And Charles maintaind's Election by the same.  
Which Strife 'twixt Uncle, and Nephew did not die,  
But did descend to both's Posterity.  
Just in the year 
* 1632  six hundred thirty two,  
Died sigismond, succeeded Ladislow;  
His eldest son, who died in 
* 1648  forty eight:  
Whose brother Cazimir had next that Right:  
By Choice, who after twenty years of Reign;  
The Polish Crown did willingly resign.  
Michael Coribut Wiesnowitski  
Came next; and now this glorious SOBIETSKI.  
Who for his Country's Honour, Safety, Crown,  
Hath done, yet doth; such deeds of loud Renown.  
Made them so great and glorious in each thing,  
As moved each Polish heart to choice him King.   

REader! I hope thou'lt pardon this Deduction,  
Plain as it is, was meant for thy Instruction,  
And understanding things expressed of Course,  
Which needs we must recount in this Discourse.  
Nor can't be needless you should also hear,  
That KINGS of POLAND still Elective are.  
Marvel with me! how comesed their sovereign power,  
So much restrained; should yet so long endure.  
Or how Poles Princes strait bound up with Fetters,  
Their Royal Hands so Chained with Words and Letters,  
Should sway a Sceptre, or a Sword should shake;  
To Rule, or ' Fend their People: while one Sneak,  
Or Waspish Fellow in their Parliament,  
Tho the least Nuntio? shall dissassent,  
In any point of greatest Importance,  
Be it the Kingdom's Ruin, or Defence:  
The KING himself, and the whole Polish Diet,  
Must leave't undone, and sculk away in quiet.  
Some Author's talk; but whether lie or troth;  
I shall not say, that Poland's Kings take Oath;  
Not only to Govern conform to the Laws,  
And Constitutions, Statutes, Customs: Cause  
O' th' Kingdom, to maintain the several Rights  
And Privilege of all their Orders right;  
And not to mince the Kingdom's Revenue:  
But that there's yet in th' Oath a Clause more blue,  
In case the King should rule in otherwise.  
Absolving People from Obedience Ties.  
I shall not here my doubts again renew,  
Tho unto me this seems more strange than true.  
That Fundamental Law of Germany,  
Called Aurea Bulla, can't compared be  
With this: for not to name the many things,  
Wherein the Emp'rors' case is wide of Kings.  
In Pole th' Electors every one by one,  
Are several pieces of a State that's one;  
All private men, Subjects, at most, at best.  
But in the Empire this may well be pressed?  
Where each Elector's Prince of sovereign State;  
And cannot yoke his Power at other rate.  
It's then a Fancy, or is't be aught true;  
It's but of yesterday, and late, and new.  
For in th'authentic form of the old Oath,  
Of Polish KINGS, which Orichovius hath!  
There is not the least mention made of this.   

HOw e'er it be? without Oath, true it is  
(That by their ancient Constitutions known,  
Their KING can nothing great perform alone,  
Without consent of th' whole Estates in one.  
In making War, or in contracting Peace,  
Levying of Taxes, or in Crown-Lands- Lease,  
Nor any important affair of State:  
But by the joint advice of full Senat.  
Yet as the stern stout Poles Nobility,  
Have such strong Holds of Sovereignty.  
So they assume and still pretend each one,  
At least presume, (or formerly have done)  
Unto themselves a more transcendent Power,  
Then they'd allow to King or Emperor.  
In all their Signories, as accords,  
They do behave themselves like absolute Lords.  
This Kingdoms Palatinats thirty four  
Or Governments, each of whom all is o'er  
His own Castellans, which of Cities are  
Captains or Governors in Peace and War:  
Of whom in Poland, if we've counted even:  
There are in all much about eighty seven.  
Of Grand ecclesiastics, they have two  
Archbishops GNESNA, and of Le'pold too:  
Of old a third at RIGA also had,  
Until that City sell unto the Swed.  
This Gnesna is prime Senator of State,  
Who when the KING shall die, without debate,  
He hath the chief manage of great Affairs,  
During the Interreign though't were for Years;  
And Issues Warrants for the States to come,  
To the Election of a new Prince; whom  
When Chose: the Oath administers to him,  
And sets upon his Head, Poles Diadem.  
All their most important Affairs are done,  
Determined and advised, resolved on  
In Diets or in Parliaments alone.  
Which Parliaments or Diets thus are held,  
Being summoned by the King, and thus they're called:  
To Prelates, Palatines the KING doth send,  
By's Chanc'lor Letters of Instruction penned:  
Which mentions all his Majesty thinks sitting,  
To be proposed; then then their time of Meeting.  
Which Letters had; each Senator alone,  
Considers the Design they drive upon,  
The Consequences, Qualities, and Natures  
Of those Affairs proposed in the KING'S Letters:  
The very same, and of that full extent,  
The KING'S to offer to's next PARLIAMENT.  
Concerning all, each Freeman of his Vote,  
Hath a full Liberty, o's yea; or not;  
Just as he pleaseth, or he is in Mood,  
For private Interest, or public good.  
Beside all these! the KING doth Letters send  
Into each Pa'atinate, to be kend,  
When the Nobility are all to meet.  
That every Province then may have its Leet,  
And Representatives they may be chose,  
Who here are always called LAND-NUNTIOS.  
For which effect Convention's held in all,  
And every County, which they LANDT-JAG call:  
Six Weeks before the Session of the Diet,  
Here one Commissioned from the KING stands by it.  
Who in each LANDT-JAG publicly declares,  
All less and more the KING'S proposed Affairs,  
To be debated, in next Parliament.  
Which having thought upon with full intent,  
They choice their Members, with Instructions clad,  
(All which exactly must be followed)  
In ref'rence to the Kings proposed Desires;  
And freedom to propound what e'er their Country's good requires.   

THis distinct Body of LAND-NUNTIOS,  
Although the Senate's greater men than those?  
Tho lesser these, than those in Dignity;  
Yet equal to them, in Authority;  
Is Balance to the Senate, to control.  
Those Grandees, if the KING should them cajole,  
With Words, or Promises, or Bounteous Deeds,  
To break their Arms, or bow their Hearts, or Heads,  
Or with Corrupting Gold, to blind their Eyes,  
And jeopard all their Country's Liberties.  
Wherefore they always pick out for that Trust  
Persons, sufficient, sober, wise, and just.  
Of all which Qualities they have much need;  
For in the Diet if on any head,  
There happen but one single Dissentor  
Withered be Nuntio? or Senator?  
Stiffly persisting; his alone Protest,  
On that Point, makes that nothing can concluded by the rest.  
Who though they all should vote it o'er, and or'eed  
Ones Nic-poz-waliam carries all aforeed.  
Wherefore all their Determinations made,  
In Vote unanimous, or as they have't,  
Nemine Reclamanteed may be said.  
Besides these Palatinats spoke of now,  
The Cities DANTZICK, VILNA, and CRACOW,  
Each have the Privilege of their Deputy:  
Who have their Seats mongst the Nobility.  
But common Matters are dispatched and sped,  
By Judges in each Province established;  
And Burgraves of each Town and City, where  
The meanest Peasant if he lists may hear,  
And know all done, for no Impediment,  
's made there, where all sorts may themselves present.   

From Salt-Pits, Coppermines, and those of Lead,  
And silver, the KING'S Revenues are had.  
The KING all Prelates, and all Dignities,  
All Officers of War, and of Justise,  
Of the Exchequer, and of Policy,  
Doth nominat anew, when these do or transgress, or die.  
The highest Honours in Poles Kingdom known,  
Are the Grands Marshal, Genral of the Crown,  
Grands Master of King's Household, Chancellor,  
These doth the KING dispose, and several more.   

A LETTER TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE The EARL of STRATHMORE and KINGHORN, Vice-Count LYON, Lord GLAMES, etc. One of the Lords of His Imperial MAJESTY'S most Honourable Privy COUNCIL and EXCHEQUER.  
Upon his Lordship's having been the Occasion of the Authors first Writing, and then Supplying the Materials unto the little small Canto of the SIEGE of VIENNA, which was also the Occasion of these MEMOIRES of the KING of Poland, and his Lordship's Encouragement of the Author to proceed, when he had the first view of some of the ensaing Sheets then Imperfect.  
MY LORD,  
KINNETTLS, where I have now lived these Fifteen Years past, being in your Lordship's Vicinage, and in view of the Smoke of the Chimneys of your Ancient and Magnific House of GLAMES, having beside the many other Favours unworthily enough cast away on me; obliged my not being unfrequently with your Lordship, and your Noble Family there, when I was ofterr honoured to be bid see your Lordship at your other lesser, but pleasanter House of CASILE-LYON some Ten Miles distant thence. I confess I was herein wanting to my Day and my Self, that I had not seen your Lordship there before the beginning of October 1683, when all the Earth rung the Praise of the Victorious KING of Pole. I remember that after a very orderly Supper, (for further Entertainmet of your Lordship's Guests then and there,) we had a very fine and harmonious Consort of Vocal Music, and of the great variety of melodious Airs, that of ARMIDA being frequently called for, and still applauded by your Lordship, and all the Hearers, your Lordship wished that the Relies of Besieged VIENNA might be composed to that Tone, how soon soever it's more exact Relation came to this KINGDOM. Which upon that same condition I then underlook. And accordingly (in less than a Month the reasrer) at my next having the honour to see your Lordship at GLAMES, I was presented with a Description of the Encampment of the Turks, and Relief of VIENNA, done at COLEN, and Reprinted at LONDON in the year 1683, all in one great Sheet. And being so put to it (especially to a Person of so much Honour and Ingenuity) to make good a Promise, which at that time I remembereed much better than the forenamed Air. To perform what I had said, I sent your Lordship timely next Morrow the said Description, done in such bad Verse, as may be expected from a Man, that because he thinks none of his best Compasures worth the favour of another's first sight, so he but seldom vouchsafes himself the trouble, nor them the regard, of a second Thought, being almost sick and weary of them ere ever they are well or ill done out. This little song emituled the Siege and Battle of VIENNA, with some other Scribble of mine in several Copies, especially the Tempest, having fallen into the Hands of some others of my Friends, and by frequent Tramsmissions, at last stolen into the Press; whence they skip't so uggly with Errata, that returning again to my view, though a good time before as far out of my Thought as they had been removed from my Custody. I was thereupon induced to resolve upon an entire Account of that Great and Heroic MONAROH his LIFE, in a larger and longer Paem, how soon I could come by any perfect. Notice thereof. I need not tell your Loraship who it was that procured, me the first sight of the Memoris of H.G. My Acknowledgements in that being indebted primarly to your SELF, and the much Accomplished MASTER of KINAIRD. Your Noble eldest Son, my Lord GLAMES, who may well Ornament a great Family, peradventure a Country, some short time thereaster enquiring for the view of another Piece, supposed to have been once in my Custady! That I might stave off his Importunity, I was enforced to show him (and both your Lordship saw them first of all others) six or seven Sheets of the yet imperfect Memoirs of the KING of Pole. The undeserved Approhation which your Lordships then, and others afterwards have been pleased to vouchsafe them, have encouraged them to look out abroad into the World in such plain Garb as they are: being destitute for most part of these loud and light flourishes which are seen and expected in Poesy. Lest the Selidity and Imporiance of so great so true a History, should have dwindled into the Fantastic Scenes and Appearances of Romance. And now, My Lord, when these and other your accustomed Kindnesses to me, and the usage of the World in such cases, require I should expatiat in your downright, how much deserved soever Commendation to your face: Tho the Antiquity of your Noble Family, the Honours, Offices, and Public Trusts of severals of your brave Ancestry, as well as those in your own person, those HERO's that have both Embellished and fully Answered the generous Name of LYON, those excellent Qualifications I know you to possess, having myself seen and read several excellent Pieces (though Modesty will not allow your Lordship their Owning) and these on different Subjects, all of your own Composure. Your excellent Contrivances in Architecture, in gardening, Planting, Household-furniture, nay hewing out Goodly Rooms out of Walls of a Rocky Firmness and Massiness; The great 0rder in all these things, and the Decorum both without and within your Houses, of your Table, in your Service, and every where. Your Lordship has all these, and which is more than all this at once, the Best of Noble Ladies, and the Hopefullest and most promising Posterity of both Sexes, to make you Happy! and Wisdom and Virtue enough to make you Good. All these do so praise themselves, that I cannot praise you for them: But I very freely will do so, in allowing your Lordship the Justice of that Testimony, that I think you Fear GOD, Honour the King, and Love the Church, and area Friend of Good Men, and much more than he ever deserved: kind and favourable unto  
Your LORDSHIP'S Most humble and obliged Servant, ALEX. TYLER    

Chap. III. The Marriage of SOBIETSIKI, and his advancement to the Charges of Grand-Marshal, and General of the Crown: wherein occasionally is given an account of the Reign of King Casimir, and the manner of his resigning the Crown.  

Just like young Lion, newly sucked warm Gore,  
Doth Room, and Range, and for more Prey doth roar.  
Bristles his shaggy Mane, his horrid Eyes,  
Sparkling fresh Beams of Courage, which defies  
All other Beasts to look him in the Face;  
He frisks his Scepter-tail, and with a Grace  
Moves through wild Woods; with pride sets down his Pan's;  
Those Swords, which to his Underlings give Laws.  
And while he Stops and stamps, and stairs around,  
Espies a Lioness, some little slound  
Of distance from him, by her Shape and Gate  
He knows her: And his former Rage forget,  
He Courts and Woos this lovely Female Mate.  
Even so great SOBIETZKI, who began,  
His earliest Youth to Arms; ere he was Man!  
Rustling in bristled Fields, Fights, Battles, Wars;  
Wounds Dangers, Deaths, which hearts of Cowards scars,  
Bellona's dearest Darling was, this greatest Son of Mars.  
Yet though his Eyes, all Fire; his Eyes, all Rays;  
Of Generous Courage, which all Turks affrays;  
His March, all Terror; and his Name, all Fame;  
His Fight, all Death; his Sword, all Wounds and Flame;  
His Shock, all lightning; and his Rour, all Thunder;  
And least things he hath, done, be all great Wonder;  
Tho all his Hands, were Arms; his Breast, all steel;  
It lodged a Heart which Capids' Charms must feel.  
And there was reason why it should be said  
That SOBIETSKI did not live a Maid  
Fate did foresee, he'd been mistaken than,  
For some great Mighty Angel! not a Man,  
And lest some Critics in Chronologie,  
Should backward, forward, with a busy eye  
Review the Periods of Destiny.  
Turning each Page, each Leaf, of its great Book,  
From the last Caesar, to the first that took  
Th' Assyrdan Empire: and mongst all those Names,  
That vexed the World, to reap their hoarser Fames;  
Scarce base enough, for his high raised loud sound.  
Then some inspired Prophet, forward bound,  
Should poor and plodd; and having read still on;  
All names of Importance, until the Doom;  
Should 'mongst all that excelled, or shall excel,  
See Love and Arms in all their Hearts to dwell.  
Then looking back to his great Period,  
Should take him for some heaven-born Armed GOD,  
For's Virtues, Valours, higher pitch, than, humane foot yet trod.   

ANd searing aftertimes Idolatry,  
Should raise this Polar Star 'bove Starry Sky  
Beyond the Blessed Mother Maid next Holy Trinity.  
Fate gave consent thus far to 'bate his Glory,  
That Love and Arms should interweave his Story.  
And that the World mi●●t know this Heros mind,  
Transcends all Hero's, in Degree, not Kind;  
Those Nobler Passions in his Soul still rests,  
Valour, Amour, Inmates to Generous Breasts.  
Beside all these! Nature did supplicat,  
And thus petitioned the Powers of Fate.  
That seeing Poles great SUN should ne'er Eclipse!  
(While men have Eyes, Ears, Hands, Pens, Tongues, Mouths,  
But Sett; 'twere Blasphemy to say, should Die, Lips,  
Lest Heaven should dark in that Obscurity.  
And since stern Fate had doomed him but's one day,  
That it's great Light leave some Illustrious Ray.  
This was decreed. Nor was't our Hero's lest  
Part of his Prowess, that he made Conquest  
Of that so rich, so fair, so high, a JEMM:  
As the brave Heart of MADAM ARQUIEM.  
For Beauty, Bounty, Birth, Wealth, highest sort:  
Great Ornament of all the Polish Court.   

His goodly Personsge, and graceful Mien,  
And sparkling Varives, making these to shine,  
Ten thousahd loving Beams, and Rays and Charms  
Transfixed her Heart! shot from this SUN of ARMS.  
But being Poland's QUEEN'S chief Made of Honour,  
Her Majesty had highest thought, and care, and eye upon HER,  
And in the absence of great SOBIETZKI,  
Proposed HER for a Match, to Prince ZOMOTSKI.  
One of the greatest Palatines of Pole.  
The LADY yet all young, sweet, bashful whole,  
Blushing to own her former Preingagement,  
Tho unto SOBIESK had Marriage meant.  
So that while her first Lover was far thence,  
Her QUEEN prevailed to match her to that PRINCE.   

BUt He not living long! at liberty,  
To choice her first, and best choice, SOBIETZKI  
Brought him a Beauty, more advanced and blown,  
A Dowry vast, beside what was her own.  
Provision. Heaven this Blessed Couple gave  
Fine hopeful Children, 'bove the rest the brave  
PRINCE ALEXANDER, he of whom anon  
we'll have occasion to make mention.  
He having signalised himself for worth,  
And told the World, he means to follow forth  
The gallant footsteps of his Father's Glory;  
And prove's apparent Heir! in Wars loud Story.   

THe twenty fourth of August sixty five,  
KING CAS'MIR did to SOBIETZKI give,  
The Office of Grand Gen'ral of the Crown:  
In the exiled Lubomirskis Room.  
Discharged because of his Rebellion,  
In heading those that were Confederates known  
A wretched party which did much annoy  
The Poles, and near that Kingdom did destroy.  
Of which Rebellions progress, and foundation,  
It's fit we here should give some brief Narration.   

IN th' AEras 
* 1648  forty eight of this same Section;  
Was CASMIRS to Poland's Crowns Election.  
Who by his HOLINESS great Dispensation,  
Married a Lady of the fine French Nation:  
But Widow of his Brother Ladislaus  
And's Predecessor; who for Frances Cause  
And Interest, was enterprizing ever;  
Still meddling with the State; did much endeavour,  
(A French Successor slily to promote,  
Which amongst other Causes, yet is thought  
Much of this Kingdoms sorrows to have wrought.  
And yet its first Calamities arose,  
From an Invasion made by foreign Foes.  
Charles Gustavus, Warlike KING of Sweden,  
About the fifth year after five times ten. 
* 1655   
And in the seventh of CASIMIRS own Reign,  
As much excited by their Feuds old sting,  
(of Poland's KING'S pretensions to his Crown,  
As by a martial temper of his own)  
By Ragietzki's motion spurred on.  
This Ragietzki, Poles Vicechancellor  
Had matched a Lady of all beauty's Flower,  
Whom CASIMIR did Court for his Amour.  
Which Ragietzki smelling at the last,  
Conveyed away his fairest Wife in haste:  
(Dreading the KING'S Assaults might stormed the Fort)  
T' a Manor House, and far from Courts resort.  
The KING incensed! to be thus deprived,  
Of her fair Sight, by which his pleasure lived,  
Under Pretence of Services (in short)  
His Office owed commands him back to Court.  
Of Cabaling accused after soon,  
Against the State with En'mies of the Crown.  
And notwithstanding stiffest opposition  
Made by th' ARCHBISHOP GNESNA in's tuition,  
Condemned to forefault both his Goods, and Place;  
Exiled from his KINGS and Country's face.  
Whereat the Kindred of this Nobteman,  
Aloud to murmur presently began:  
And thousand others did not stick to say,  
That this Procedure was the readiest way,  
To violate the Honour, Dignity,  
And Privilege of the whole Nobility,  
All quite undone in this abused man.  
From which day forward most of them were drawn  
To dis-affect the KING. Whilst not in vain,  
Grieved Ragietzki shelter seeks in Sweden.  
Where, he at length spreads out his Grievance Cause,  
Unto its valiant KING, Charles' Gustaus.  
Who listens to it, with attentive ear,  
Than which he could no sweeter Music hear;  
Then Weaknesses of Pole discovered,  
And Discontents amongst its Grandees spread.  
This Exile, all that Wit, and Vengeance bears,  
Recounts; then speaks the rest, in Sighs, and Tears.   

JUst like late blust'ring Gale, on Sea, or Plain,  
Puffed near a (alm! but with new Drifts of Rain  
Far more incensed, it rustleth yet the more,  
With Gusts and Blasts more vi'lent than before  
Grows Storm, than Tempest, which aloud doth roar.  
Strait fills the Sea with Waves, Deaths, Drown, Wracks,  
Tall Trees stocks up, and strongest Castles shakes.  
It mingleth Heaven with Earth, and Night with Day,  
And what stands loose, or light or weak, it cleanly sweeps away.  
So Ragietskis plaintful Moans, Tales, Tears,  
Such strong Impressions on the Swedes soul bears:  
That notwithstanding a depending Peace,  
'Twixt Swed, and Polish Crowns; whose signed Leace.  
Had long t' expire, with dreadful Armies came  
Charles, ent'ring Poland, like some Hurrican,  
He forced his Passage, and with small ado,  
Seizes their chiefest Cities, old Cracow,  
And Warsaw: owned by most and best o'th' whole  
Great Palatines and chiefest Lords of Pole.  
And like some Whirlwind whisking all around,  
Licking the very Dust from of the Ground:  
ne'er stinted till he'd overrun the whole,  
Towns, Cities, Castles, Provinces of Pole.   

Even as that man whose House is all on Flames,  
Half singed, escapes forth from Fury of its Gleams,  
Being driven on with Fire, Sparks, Smoak, and Wind,  
ne'er turns his face for fear nor looks behind:  
Till got without its reach! he calmly spies,  
That Smoke which did menace his Breath, those Sparks which dared his Eyes.  
Sees Throngs, and Crowds, who made as if they meant,  
To quench the fierce devouring Element.  
But more attentive! knows those Enemies,  
First laid the Train, feeding, the Flame when't dies:  
And all his Neighbours busied with the toil,  
For one poor drop of Water brought, ravening ten loads of spoil.  
Till having recollected his Spirits, and Friends,  
To quench the Fires fierce Rage, and quell those Fiends  
The ravenous Harpys beats, and routs, and then home empty sends.   

THe bold KING CASIMIR was forced to fly  
To the utmost Borders of the Vkranie.  
Just so pursued with Vengeance, Sword, and Fire,  
His Friends forsake him and his Guards retire.  
Being deserted left almost alone,  
Even when his routed Hopes were almost gone,  
And all that knew him, knew him for undone.  
All the strong Holds, and Cities in his Land,  
Came by prevailing Force, to Charles his Hand.  
Only the City Dantzick still held out,  
Persisting Loyal for its King most stout.  
Which Gustave seeing he could not come by,  
By Gold, nor open Force, nor Jeopardy:  
Despairing therefore e'er to conquer it,  
His Soldiers bloody Cruelties commit,  
And barbarous Spoils, and horrid Villanys.  
Which made the Poles repent with wat'ry eyes,  
(Such unadvised rashness all bemoan,  
That for a Foreign Master quits their own:)  
Astonished at the Swedish Tyranny,  
So soon commenced in 'tis early Infancy.  
What Havoc, Massacre, what day of Doom?  
Might Poles expect from Charles in CAS'MIRS Room.  
On t' other hand, Dantzicks brave constancy,  
Doth shame them to their wont loyalty.  
These forced the Poles Gustavus to forsake,  
Who to their Duty, and their KING, come back.   

THey seek him, in his utmost Frontiers fled,  
Promising, if his MAJESTY'l make Head,  
Against his own, and now their Enemy;  
They'll expiate their late Disloyalty:  
Renewed with Oaths, by all that Honour bounds,  
To Seal their Faith, in Swedish blood and wounds.   

LIke one new fred from Prison, loosed from Rack,  
Pardoned for Life, or rescued from a Wrack:  
Even so KING CASIMIR rejoiced to see,  
Himself once more in some Capacity,  
To Dispute's, Crown and Kingdom with that hand,  
Had nearby left him, scarce one Pole of Land.  
And lest their forwardness for fight should yield,  
Or faint! Amidst their eagerness takes field.  
Where in a trice! old Fortune turns her face,  
And Poles stern Valour, puts the Swedes to chase.  
Worsted! and Routed! quite in many a Battle,  
They flee, and die, like droves of Sheep or Cattle.  
And as one Mischief falls upon another,  
Like Waves succeeding Waves, so ills together  
Befall the Great, the Small, the Prince, the Beggar.  
Whilst Swedes are routed! Poles have sacked their Leaguer;  
Just at that very time, the Dane Invades  
Gustavus Kingdom, routs and kills his Swedes:  
So he that but just now for Conquest's come,  
Must quits new Victories, and hasten home,  
Has much ado to hold, maintain his own,  
While gaping, to have grasped his Neighbour's Crown.   

ANd as a Leech, new sucked a teeming fill,  
of Blood, falls off, but doth more grossly spill,  
That swelling draught, which leisurly before  
It sipped and drunk, most quickly Spews that Gore  
So CHARLES his Conquests great, and sudden, fast,  
More so his losses. Nothing vi'lent lasts.  
And Casimir, no sooner vanquished  
The Swed, when quickly reestablished,  
In's own Dominions to chastise the CZAR.  
Who'd given the Swed his Aid in this late War,  
His valiant Poles march on successfully:  
With Fire and Sword harrassing Muscovie,  
Where's Mighty Victories soon turned the Chess,  
Obliged the Muscovites to sue for Peace.   

War's Tempest overblown succeeds calm Peace,  
Which did renew both Courts and Country's face.  
Yet like one from a Fever newly fred,  
Fond of Recovery; and too grossly fed;  
To please wild Appetite, (as't often haps)  
The Patient's threatened with a worse Relapse.  
Even so King CASIMIR, these grand Affairs  
Having Composed so well, next bends his Cares,  
To please a fondness in his French-born-Queen.  
(Both He and She having yet Childless been,  
And like to be so still) did move the State,  
A Successor in's life to nominate.  
The Queen most eagerly strove to advance,  
Because born there the Interest of France:  
Sparing no Cost, not Care, to have this done,  
In favours of the only living Son.  
(O'th' Prince of Condee, who was Duke D'Engwin,  
Designed to Match the Niece of the said Queen  
Born of her Sister Princess Palatine.   

NOr were French Pistols wanting to dispose,  
The whole Court-Party to advance that choice.  
Which much incensed other Noble Peers,  
And near once more set Poland by the Ears,  
In opposition to the Queen's design,  
Many great Persons jointly did combine  
Of all whom Lubomirski was the Chief,  
A mighty Party joined to their Relief:  
In this Rebellicus Consorts and Commates,  
Naming themselves Polands Confederates.  
But after several Traverses of War,  
Treaties of Peace, to heal this Rending Jar  
'Twixt both: The Rebels to their Homes are forced,  
And Lubomirski's Party's put to worst.  
Being deserted o's confederates,  
To Breslaw in Silesia retreats,  
His place Grand Marshal was taken fro'm,  
And SOBIETSKI 'stablish'd in that Room.  
The Rebel Lubomirski hence was driven,  
In Januar sixty six, or sixty seven.  
And of a Palsy shortly after's dead,  
Who with late Ague Pole's State shaken had.   

SOon after this Crown-General Potoski,  
Dying 't fell to th' share of SOBIETZKI  
As hath been said ere while; though most oppose,  
Alleging two such mighty Trusts as those,  
Of Marshal, General, to, and by one,  
Could not be well conferred, nor rightly done.  
And would have had the last of those we. name,  
To Prince Demetrius, great by Worth and Fame.  
But Casimir, Poles, wise and, generous Prince,  
Foreseeing's late shaked KINGDOMS Exigence:  
Required no less than Peerless SOBIETSKI,  
In Council prompt, in matchless Valour Brisk ay.   

FOr as when Head or Heart of any Wight,  
Affected with Malady grown to some height:  
The Eyes look pale, and dull, and languishing,  
The Pulse beats saint, unev'n, like slackened String,  
Of Lute, or Viol; Hands, Feet Fingers, Toes,  
And th' extreme parts which from the. Body grows,  
Refuse that Duty, which of right to Head & Heart allows.  
Even so the Cossacks, Poles remoter parts  
Inhabiting, when hearing Jars and Thwarts  
'Twixt Prince, and Peers; resolve to take their time,  
Of Courts Vertigo's still Rebellions prime.  
Joining the Tartars, promised Turk's Aid,  
Poles Frontiers with great Spoils forthwith invade.  
And in their Insurrections furious Maza,  
They seize the strong Town known by name PODHAYS.  
And in the Month, which doth preceded September,  
Flocked up from all Resort the strong RUSS-LEMBER.   

THese COSSACKS are a compound mingled Rout?  
Of many Nations, hardy, fierce, and stout:  
The gross whereof, are Polish Peasants, who  
T' avoid the slavery of the Tyrant Po-  
- lish Noblemen; forsaking Pole, as Cain  
Did SETH withdrew so to the UKRAIN.  
A Province near the Turks and Tartars placed,  
With all things sit for Humane Life well graced.  
Being all Greeks as to Religion,  
Having a Select PATRIARCH of their own,  
Residing at the great and strong, and mighty,  
Fenced with Art and Nature KIOFF'S City.  
Acknowledging themselves in gross and whole,  
Liege-men and Subjects to the KING of Pole:  
Serving his Majesty, in's Wars (they say)  
Against the Infidels still without Pay,  
In Arms are born, bred, live, and die these mighty men of Prey.  
This Armed State for their Security,  
Partly, and part for Poles Nobility,  
They keep. These Nobles they do still despite,  
And these with mutual hatred them requite:  
They for their Freedom! 'gainst Poles Lords still Rage;  
These would reduce them, to their Vassalage.  
So that 'twixt mutual Fears, Hopes, Spoils, and Harms,  
Th' one 'gainst th' other frequently take Arms.  
Against which Cossacks. with fierce Tartars joined,  
Great Gen'ral SOBIETZKI is enjoined  
To march. Who by their dreadful numerous swarms  
Reduced to greatest Straits this Son of Arms.  
For while he hath scarce once seen, descried and find,  
They with most thick Batallions quite surround him.  
Amidst which pinching Push and Jeopardy,  
No Council's left! save either do, or die.   

THen like some Lion, roused from his Den,  
With Noise of Hounds, and huntsmen's voice a main:  
Great SOBIETZKI startled once! next animats his men.  
‛ ANd thus Accosts them! Valiant Native Poles!  
‛ My fellow Soldiers, Can your fearless Souls!  
‛ Whose glorious Arms late quelled the Roaming Swed,  
‛ And chased him from our Bounds, and home him sped;  
‛ Can all those Trophies! numerous as your feet,  
‛ Late trampling down the marshy Muscovite,  
‛ Giving that proud and mighty Knez the Chase,  
‛ And bending back the War to Mosco's face,  
‛ Forcing him to our KING to sue for Peace.  
‛ Those dreadful Swords, which did at once give Laws,  
to the Great Czar, and Warlike stout Gusta'us.  
‛ And Lubomirski, and's Confederates als ye!  
‛ Fought, vanquished, routed, frighted in a Palsy.  
‛ But those you'll say were Strangers, or Piastis!  
‛ And what's this Raff, and Mongrel Race of Mastiffs!  
‛ But the vile Scumm of Polish Slaves; a Rabble  
‛ Of coarsest Dregs of all God drove from Babel.  
‛ Shall we who'd well near given! snatched back Poles Crowns!  
‛ And of two crowned Heads, cropped such Renowns!  
‛ Be faced; & crowded, to our Beards, with such Rafscalion Clowns.  
‛ Up! up! March on! Charge! Fight! what needs more words:  
‛ Let's force, and cut, this victory, with our Swords.   

THen, as a Flash of lightning rends a Cloud!  
Next killing Thunder comes, which roars aloud!  
Then plump & suden Rain, like that which made No's Flood  
Just so their Swords, Shout, Shot, & Shock, reins Seas of Cossacks Blood.  
When in a trice, or twinkling of an Eye,  
Thousands of Rebels bleed, full, spraul, and die;  
By numerous Heaps, vast Swarms, and hideous Shoals,  
With little loss, or none, to th' Gallant Poles.  
Thus having quit himself of pinching. straight,  
He forced the Rebels first to Beg; then Treat  
A Peace most Honourable for Poland's Crown:  
Whose terms are in the following Words set down.   

1. ANd first, as to the Tartars there should be,  
For all in this late War, an amnesty,  
Until that Casimir, great Poland's KING,  
The Purport of this Treaty should once Sign.  
2. And next, if after Differences arise!  
They should not Arm in any kind of ways  
But strive to reconcile't by their Envoys.  
3. The Sultan Galga, promised in the name,  
Of his own Master Tartarys great Cham,  
To be an Enemy to all and whole,  
Such as should War against the Crown of Pole,  
With all his Force to Aid, when e'er required,  
Being of Poles with yearly Pension hired.  
And for so doing Hostages to give,  
Until the States assembling them relieve,  
By Moneys raised for their Redemption,  
And Tartar's present Satisfaction.  
4. And in the fourth place, that the. Tartar Cham,  
Nor any else of his, or in his Name,  
In ukrain should Quarter any Forces,  
Neither of Infantry, Dragoons, nor Horses:  
Nor any other part of Poles Dominion,  
Without the KING'S consent, and full Opinion.  
5. If any Foreigners in this Campaign  
Who served the Cham, should pole invade again:  
Of their own Head, or others Mal-direction;  
That Cham give them no aid! nor yet Protections  
6. That Prisoners on both sides be released.  
And with restored Liberty be graced.  
That Sultan Galgas' Force, nor Spoil, Kill, Burn,  
Nor least Disorders act, in their Return.   

WIth Doroskensko Gen'ral of the Coss-  
- acks, SOBIETZKI's Treaty did run thus.   

1. THat all the Rebels fight in late War done,  
Living, or, Dead, should have a. gen'ral Pardon.  
2. That from the KING of Poland, and none other,  
Cossacks protection seek. And as their Brother!  
Each Pole amongst them's own Estate enjoy,  
Quiet, as theirs mongst Poles, none should annoy.  
3. Zaporaniski's Army strait may sened,  
Their Deputs which on Poland's States may tend.  
No Forces from his Majesty be sent,  
T' their Towns or Cities, but in Fields, or Tent.  
4. Bialacieurkis Governor's commanded,  
Not to disturb the Cossacks now disbanded.   

IT's true! and none dare offer to deny,  
That the Grand Marischal SOBIETSKY,  
Had done ere now such store of mighty Deeds,  
As any Pen e'er wrote, or Story reads:  
Rendering him worthy in the strictest Rigour,  
'Mongst greatest Hero's the most glorious Figure.  
Yet this so eminent, as it alone,  
Might have entitled him unto that Crown;  
Which now with so much glory is his own.  
For in this Juncture of the Poles Affairs;  
Pondering his Conduct, Foresight, Prudent Cares,  
Whereby he did prevent, divert, and crush,  
These pressing ills, and dangers; and made hush  
With glorious Trophies, advantageous Treaty,  
The stern stout cossacks, and fierce Tartar's petty.  
Conserving still the Honour of the Crown.  
And Kingdoms Peace restoring whole and sound.  
Nothing could been more pait, deserved more prase,  
Nor wreath triumphant Head with greener Bays.   

But yet the wise, foreseeing GENERAL,  
Knowing the Tartars in the General:  
Of Carthaginian Faith, slaves to their Swords,  
And Interests; but Masters of their words:  
Had some no doubt, whose fingers itched (among 'em)  
For Spoil and Booty, chiefly when they throng home.  
To mark their Motions, and resist their force,  
Himself doth, head some gallant Troops of Horse.  
And ere they lest the bounds of ground that's Polish,  
O'ertook them near the Town called Jarnipolis.  
When finding of them there a strong Detachment,  
Begun to plunder, all they could to catch meant:  
Rambling abroad to Riffle, Spoil, and Pillage,  
Heuses, and Manors, near the former Village.   

WHen dreadful, sudden, like a Whirlwind;  
Or GOD'S first wrath on Angels newly sinned;  
Or like host running Metals newly moult,  
Or like a falling Cloud, or Thunderbolt.  
So SOBIETZKI falls on plundering Tartars,  
Hewing by Heaps those Rissling Rogues, but Quarters.  
Driving of those that sled, the nimblest Fellows,  
Up to their frayed main Body, or the Gallows.   

MEan while the Polish Kingdoms general Diet,  
On Februar twenty fourth to Cracow hied.  
Where the grand business of SUCCESSION,  
Was sole Debate in States first session.   

WHo published their thoughts, to this purport.  
‛ That all those Diffrences which vexed the Court,  
‛ Those Troubles which of late did Poland shake:  
‛ Were only for soon meant Elections sake.  
‛ Sprung from no other Cause, but an Endeavour,  
‛ Of some would have Elections Rights to waver:  
‛ In nominating, during's Life and Reign,  
HE Successor to CASIMIR our KING.  
‛ For which Abuses, quick, mature prevention!  
‛ By these may all the World know our Intention,  
‛ In this great Point. In case of Interreign,  
‛ Should's Majesty (who long long live our KING)  
‛ Depart the World! we all have Covenanted,  
‛ And jointly 'greed, that nothing shall be wanted,  
‛ In any Point, Order, or Right, or Custom,  
HE Successsor with all those. Rites t' Invest him,  
‛ Used in Elections. Like as we'll Resume,  
‛ Of Sigismond the third, the old Diplome.  
‛ Declaring, that in no wise we'll. allow  
‛ Any Election such as was meant now:  
‛ Nor future, whilst his majesty's on life.  
‛ Declaring every Person, Man, or Wise,  
‛ That. dares oppose this present. Declaration,  
‛ The Enemies of Poland's State and Nation.  
‛ And further, it's declared by the States,  
‛ If Ministers of Foreign Potentates!  
‛ Shall seek their Interests thus to advance,  
‛ By such perverse Elections to enhance;  
‛ That notwithstanding of all Nations Laws,  
‛ We do declare! that then we shall have cause,  
to treat them as our Country's common Foes.  
‛ And when so ere our King his life shall close,  
‛ We shall according to that Obligation,  
‛ We owe our selves, the State, the Crown, the Nation:  
‛ Immediately upon the news first inkling,  
‛ Proceed forthwith to choice another KING.  
‛ Without expecting universal Diet.  
‛ Further declaring who so e'er unquiet,  
‛ Pragmatic. Man shall seek to force the Crown:  
‛ As Poles chief enemy we'll tread him down.   

ANd thus that Party which designed Succession,  
Was hushed by this Preceding Declaration.  
And there was cause its thoughts be laid aside,  
When in this Nick, its sole Engine, the Queen of Poland did.   

WHich with the daily Cares. and Discontent,  
Of that ill regulated Government:  
And the perpetual Jars, and Wars, and Broils,  
Court and State Factions, Toss, and Turmoils,  
Which CASIMIR so oft had felt and found  
Induced him for to resign the Crown.  
That far from Noise, and Cares, and Griefs, and Strife,  
He might solace himself with private life.  
To which end, at next meeting of the State,  
Presents this Paper of the following date.  
'Twas by his Chanc'lor writ, given in, and done,  
In year of sixty eight, the twelfth of June.   

‛ MY Lords, you know, that it hath long time been,  
‛ During the life of his late Royal Queen,  
‛ And Consort of most glorious Memory,  
‛ But more since Death of her late Majesty;  
‛ His Majesties intenton to resign  
‛ This Kingdoms Government. But for to bring  
‛ His resolution into due effect,  
‛ His Majesty did wait and still expect,  
‛ The favour of a fit and due occasion,  
‛ Enforced by the late Confederation;  
‛ Those Wars and Battles which here, and abroad,  
‛ Had with the Muscovite, and warlike Swede;  
‛ As well as those Commotions at home,  
‛ Pursued by many, though stirred up by some.  
‛ All which deferred his fixed Resolution,  
‛ Until this time to have its Execution.  
‛ Forasmuch as it was too much his fears,  
‛ That during such dissorders of Affairs,  
‛ The Commonwealth might been endangered,  
‛ If than an Interregnum had been made.  
‛ But now since by the goodness of great GOD,  
‛ Peace dwells at home, and Truce is fixed abroad  
‛ With Muscovite! his Majesty intends,  
‛ With all convenient speed his Reign to end.  
To which intention several things disposed  
‛ His Majesty; a Body indisposed,  
‛ Dissabling him aught longer to support  
HE Kingdoms burden, and a Courts Resort.  
‛ His Conscience also craving some Retreat,  
' ' Twixt's life's last end, and toytsome cares of State.  
‛ But above all! regarding public peace,  
‛ Which he prays still may Poland's Kingdom grace.  
‛ As well's to break the Malice of those men,  
‛ Misrepresenting still what he doth mean;  
‛ Vexing the Commonwealth with Fears and Factions,  
‛ And Jealousies of forcible Elections.  
‛ He can't but by his own most free dimissing,  
‛ Give them this certain mark of Royal Blessing;  
‛ By leaving the Republic to rejoice,  
‛ In its full exercise of freest choice.  
‛ For all which Reasons strong; his Majesties  
‛ Fixed Purpose is settled on good Advice,  
‛ Into your hands My Lords for to Resign  
‛ The Crown and be no more of Poland KING.  
‛ And that without your Lordishps Counsel sought,  
‛ And foreign dissuasives unto him brought;  
‛ Without reflecting on what might be said!  
‛ Of yours, or foreign Counsels, to dissuade  
‛ His Majesty, from speediest execution,  
‛ Of this so long, mature, firm Resolation.  
‛ Nor hath his Majesty together brought,  
‛ Your Lordships, that your Counsels might be sought,  
‛ Wither he should resign the Crown or not.  
‛ Seing his meaning is not to submit,  
to the arbitrament of any Wit,  
‛ His firm decreed Resolves! nor yet to hear  
‛ Any Entreaties to the contrare.  
‛ But only that your Lordships may advise,  
‛ The manner, solemn Ceremony, guise  
‛ O's Resignation, that it may be done  
‛ With most advantage to the Polish Crown.  
And greatest safety of the public Peace,  
In th' Interreigns or more or lesser space,  
And that the greatest freedom may your next Election grace.   

‛ ANd to the end his Majesty may do,  
‛ What's requisite on his part unto you;  
‛ For the attainment of the foresaid Ends,  
to put to shame those sly malicious Fiends:  
‛ Whose lying Tongues put others in suspense,  
‛ As tho the King ere while with foreign Prince,  
‛ Transacted. He hath shown himself inclined,  
‛ So far to jump with the Republics mind,  
‛ For free Election! he'll not Recommend,  
‛ Any one Candidat unto them kend.  
‛ And to the end his Presence may not give,  
‛ The least umbrage of doubt; he means to leave  
‛ Warsaw! that next Election greater freedom have.  
‛ Nor doth his Majesty at all incline,  
to trouble the Republic at this time,  
‛ On his own future Interests account:  
‛ Not doubting the Republic will have done't,  
‛ And that the States will see the same insert,  
‛ Amidst Capitulations points apart;  
‛ In their next Choice: for credit of the Nation,  
‛ That their next KING after the RESIGNATION,  
‛ Shall take due care, (without debate or strife)  
‛ O's Maintenance, fixed to him during Life.  
‛ And this is all, concerning's RESIGNATION,  
‛ His MAJESTY to your Consideration,  
‛ Was willing to propose: that you agree  
‛ On such a way of it, as it may be  
‛ As best becomes himself, safe unto all  
‛ Concerns; fit for the States in general.  
‛ Declaring he'll Resign, next Diets meeting,  
‛ Which he desires Your Lordships may think fitting,  
to be on first of August next to come,  
to the intent the Inter-reign be done,  
‛ And next Election passed ere Winter should come one.   

PUrsuant to this Resolution fixed,  
Upon the sixteenth of September next,  
In Warsaws Castle met, Poles Commonweal:  
To whom KING CASIMIR thus bids FAREWELL.   

‛ Y Ou see My Lords at last that moment now,  
‛ Wherein your KING, your Lord, your Father too,  
to consummate those dear affectioned Cares,  
‛ Which He and His, more than two hundred years  
‛ By past, have had for this your Commonweal.  
‛ Finding himself, his Strength of none avail,  
to undergo at once Age, Griess, and Cares,  
‛ And the continual weight of great Affairs,  
‛ Comes to Resign into your Hands the Crown,  
‛ That Idol thing all Mortals doit upon.  
‛ Behold th' Pilogue of my public Story,  
‛ This day you see the funerals of my Glory.  
‛ For henceforth to the World I am as Dead,  
‛ And for a Royal Globe, shall in its stead!  
‛ Choice a small Turf of Earth; wherein I may  
‛ My last, but just, due Debts to Nature pay.  
‛ Where, with the Publick-weals Benevolence!  
‛ When this Soul leaves its Body without sense,  
‛ My silent Dust may mingle itself with those,  
‛ My Fathers Ashes, in a calm Repose.  
‛ That in your future Annalsed may be read  
‛ Of Me, so often in your Arms Head  
‛ Still seen the first! Retreating still last man;  
‛ Am also first that voluntar'ly can,  
‛ Deprive myself of all my former Grandeur,  
‛ The glitt'ring Ensigns of the Royal Power;  
‛ Lo! from a Love towards my Country tender,  
‛ Most cheerfully I here to you surrender.  
‛ Your kindness, and free Votes, at my Election,  
‛ I'll thus Requite with mutual affection:  
‛ For as your Love advanced me on high,  
to the degree of sovereign Majesty;  
‛ So mine to you, dispoils myself of those!  
‛ Leaving you free another King to choice.  
‛ My Ancestors who long have been your Kings,  
‛ When Natures last Law, Death, sealed up their Reigns.  
‛ Left Sons, or Brethren, or some near of Blood,  
‛ Whose Virtues, or Relation, you thought good  
to think upon at next Election.  
‛ But I to testify my dear Affection,  
‛ Unto the Public, all I've got Resign!  
To whomsoever worthier to Reign.  
‛ Unhappiest Times to tryst, it was my Fate!  
‛ Which made the sovereign Dignity, and State,  
‛ (Wherewith you did lnvest me first.) Redouble,  
‛ Not only to myself new endless Trouble,  
‛ But given to others cause of jealous fear,  
‛ Which for your sakes I struggled had to bear,  
‛ I do desire you'll pardoned to your KING,  
‛ What e'er was done amiss during my Reign.  
‛ Impute my Errors (if a KING can faulty)  
‛ Not to my malice, but to Humane frailty.  
‛ And with my Successor, I's wished still well,  
‛ More happy to himself, and th' Common weal.  
‛ Whereat! with much delight I shall rejoice,  
to see you blessed in most happy Choice.  
‛ On which occasion, in my Solitude!  
‛ I shall pray God the giver of all good,  
‛ Your Votes with his enlightening Grace to lead.  
‛ At present all the Thanks I can express,  
‛ In kind Returns of all good offices,  
‛ Of Love and Loyalty unto me shown,  
‛ Those Counsels, Aids, you gave me of your own,  
‛ All Subsidies, Tax, Levies, and Supply,  
‛ You have so liberally afforded me.  
‛ For these! my heartiest thanks are but your due,  
‛ And thus, with all endearments, I take here my leave of you.  
‛ Hoping! your kind Remembrances, my Story  
‛ Will never fail to keep in memory.  
‛ With which dear Sentiments, I give you all  
‛ Paternal Benediction; great and small.  
‛ Assuring you! how far so e'er from Pole,  
‛ This Body be removed! in Mind and Soul,  
‛ Unto my dearest Country, it's be knit,  
‛ With all Affections that can Souls unite.  
‛ And with extremest joy, shall hear it said,  
‛ That Kingdom Flourish by another Swayed:  
‛ Which under me, has sometimes more than once;  
‛ Been at the Margin of Destructions.  
‛ More I would said! But want of Memory;  
‛ And this Assemblies grief, do hinder me:  
‛ My Native Tenderness of Heart forbears,  
‛ Further to speak the Rest but with my Tears.   

THis most Pathetic Harangue finished,  
Whereat the whole Assembly Tears did shed.  
King CASIMIR, did publicly Resign  
Crown, Sceptre, and all Ensigns of a King.  
And in such private fashion, as effeirs,  
A Nobleman, departed from the Peers.  
How e'er great SOBIETZKI General,  
Under whose sole Command the men are all:  
With all the other Nobles waited on him,  
To his Apartment; as last-Honour done him.  
Soon af●er which, the States in gratitude  
His Honourable Maintenance conclude:  
Whereof the States of Poland and of Life-  
- land, gave this full Assurance o''t for Life.   

‛ WE, th' Ecclesiastic States, and Civil,  
‛ Inhabitants of Poland and of Lifl-  
‛- and met in Council! hereby Certify,  
‛ All the whole World, and our Posterity;  
‛ That by all means could be imagined,  
‛ We have besought, and much endeavoured,  
‛ For to persuade JOHN CASIMIR our KING,  
‛ During his Life-time to protract his Reign;  
‛ And not Relinquish this our Polish Crown!  
‛ Whereto himself, and his of great Renown,  
' 's long been our mighty Kings, called by Election,  
‛ But seeing no Inducements could persuade  
‛ His Majesty, to alter's purpose made,  
‛ And that he hath freely rendered to our Hand,  
‛ Poles Kingdom, and great Dutchby of Lif-land.  
‛ Together with their whole Dependencies,  
‛ Crown Revenues, and Royal Dignities,  
‛ The Royal Power, Prerogative, and Name,  
‛ All which or He, or Polish Kings could claim.  
‛ And we not knowing how to Let or Stint,  
‛ Herein, his Majesty's most strong Intent.  
‛ His Majesty, desiring we provide  
‛ Convenient maintenance for his Life-tide:  
‛ Which? Tho a Point, wherein we want th' Advice,  
‛ Of our whole Brethren in their Assemblies.  
‛ Yet notwithstanding out of our Affection,  
‛ To's Majesty, before the next Election:  
‛ We have consented, and do all agree,  
‛ That he have Thousands hundred and fifty  
‛ Liv'res of yearly Pension, whereof,  
‛ One hundred thousand to be paid off  
‛ This Kingdom: and the fifty thousand more,  
‛ For to be charged on the great Dutchys score.  
‛ Forth of the Revenues of the King's Table,  
‛ These Sums at next Election fixed and stable,  
‛ And then and there these Sums forementioned,  
‛ Be in their minute payments specified.  
‛ And that the Lords of Treasure of both Nation,  
‛ Shall from the day o's Majesty's Resignation!  
‛ Make an Allowance of the Pension said,  
‛ Without the said specification had.  
‛ And this we promise, having notified  
‛ In our Provincials, to get Ratified;  
‛ And make provision to secure this Thing,  
‛ By an Agreement with next following King.  
‛ Further Agreeing! this Allowance from  
‛ Duchy of Lifland, and the same Kingdom,  
‛ Shall during's Majesties whole Life Remain,  
to be advanced wholly, fully, plain,  
‛ Freely, entire, without Abatements, Fees,  
‛ Or whatsomever else Gratuities.    

Chap. IU. Of the Election of Prince Michael Koribut Wicksnowiski to the Crown of Poland, and the Eminent Services of General SOBIETZKI, during his Reign.  

KING CASIMIR, having as hath been said,  
The Government of Pole abandoned.  
On sixteenth of September, sixty eight,  
Gnesna's Archbishop, by his Office Right,  
Applied himself during the Interreign,  
To rule that State which now did want a KING.  
And for a new Election, did think sitting,  
Against next May to call the General Meeting.  
To hold at Warsaw; whilst Poles Candidate  
Each busied much to make his Party patt.  
As namely the great Duke of Musco's Son,  
Who had been bred in Poland, and was one  
Who spoke that Language well, as prompt, as fast ay,  
As any Noblest Polzki, or Piasti.  
One whose behalf, the Duke his Father made  
These Offers, which the others Power outbad!  
That he should Change his Greek-Religion;  
And take the Romanist Communion;  
In's favours, to Renounce all Muscovie;  
All Places ta'en from Pole, restored should be;  
And that four Millions free-gift, this year,  
He should advance for payment of th' Arrear,  
O'th' Polish Army. Further promise made,  
Poland 'gainst all its Enemies to Aid.  
With Ready Force of Forty thousand men;  
And enter in perpetual League with them.  
The next was Newburgs Duke! To Duke Bavar  
A Brother, whom the Emperor did favour.  
The third Pretender was the Prince of Lorraine.  
The fourth Duke D' Enguien Prince of Condees son:  
Which last Gnesna, and Gen'ral SOBIETZKAY  
Were thought to favour, more than all the Restay.   

THen as if many CAESARS, for the Nonce!  
Had entered Rome, Triumphant all at once,  
That She, the World's proud Mistress might display,  
Her dazzling Grandeurs, at one Sight, one Day,  
Even so Poles Grandees, Princes Palatine,  
Each striving other to outstrip outshine,  
(In Mays beginning of the sixty nine,)  
In greatest Pomp, and Splendour did Resort,  
To Warsaw, Poles chief Mistress Seat of Court:  
In order to th' proaching Election.  
As Pole had meant to have it said and shown,  
The least of all her Prince's worth a Crown.   

UPon the first of May, Duke Radzevil,  
Great Litwanias' General of the Field,  
Did make his Entry with a stately Train,  
Which in the following order marched amain.  
Five Companies of Heyduques, first came on,  
Consisting of an hundred in each one,  
With flying Ensigns beating Drums each Fellow,  
Clad in a large Blue Vest was lined with Yellow.  
Next a Foot-Company of sixty men,  
Clad so like Janisars that none could ken,  
Their Yellow from the hue of Musslmen.  
Next of Dragoons two Troops, whose Backs did grace,  
Their fine- blue-coats o'relaid with Silver-lace.  
Then came a Troop of Gallant Germane Horse,  
In richest Trappings neighing in their force.  
As many Hussars after them, cometh next  
These! at some distance followed by sixth-  
- y gentlemans of primest Quality,  
In clothes so rich, that richer they defy;  
And as their Horses scorned that Ground they trod,  
Their Hands grasped Lances of the Turkish mod.  
Then came of Litwanias' Field himsel  
The General, Duke Michael Radzevel:  
Followed by greatest Lords and primest Gentry,  
Above two hundred of the Litwan Country.  
All these equipped in splendidest Array,  
In richest Harness their proud Horses bray:  
'Mongst whom were divers of the Princes high,  
Of the most ancient Nobility,  
As Prince Slav'slans Lubomiriski,  
The Lord Potoski. These were followed  
At some good distance their Attendants made  
A huge vast Number of brave Gentlemen.  
In Richest Liv'ries, all their Servants then.  
After whom marched of Tartarian Horse,  
Two Troops, whose each, did count a hundreds force.  
Then of Dragoons, five Troops marched on apace,  
Clad in Blue Coats adorned with Silver Lace.  
Of all which Train, like first, the last appear!  
A Company of Heyduques brings the Rear.   

THis Entry, though the most Magnificent!  
Those of the two Lords Pazzi far outwent;  
In Afternoon of this same very day,  
The one Grand Chanc'lour; t'other, as they say,  
Great General of Litwania.  
Who entered Warsaw in most Royal wise,  
Whose Numbers had Duke Radzevils told thrice,   

ANd now more splendid far than both the same,  
The Waywod of Cracovia also came,  
Attended with a yet more numerous Train,  
Which like some Armies made five thousand men.   

ANd yet the more Illustrious third of May!  
Eclipsed those Glories of its first seen day,  
When Gen'ral SOBIETZKIS numerous Train,  
In goodliest Order covered all the Plain.  
All Polands Princes, Waywoods, and each Peer,  
Did him the honour, long ere he came near,  
To meet him several Miles from Warsaws Gate;  
Who as he Road! he seemed to Sat in State;  
And as he Sat! his Posture seemed to say;  
He should ere long great Poland's Sceptre Snay:  
And all those Palatines him Melt, should him obey.  
He was by vastest Numbers followed,  
Of Gentlemen and Officers that led.  
And had a stately Band of Janisars,  
Like those Grand Signior useth in his Wars.  
These for his Guard great SOBIETZKI had,  
All in most sumptaous Habit Richly clad.   

THe Diet set! the Nobles soon Elect,  
Their Marshal; that is he who them should speak:  
That is their Master Speaker, as we say!  
This Marshal chosen was Lord Potoskay  
Brother in Law to Prince Lubomirskay.   

The Form of the Oath taken by the Senators, and Equestrian Order, before the Election.  

I Swear! that I am not at all already,  
Nor yet hereafier shall! or will! or may be!  
Engaged; or by Bond, or Writ, or Speaking,  
To any Stranger in a Prince Electing.  
That nor for Prejudice, nor for Affection,  
I neither have nor will foment a Faction.  
Nor enter into any Parties, Sides,  
Nor be Corrupt by Gifts, Rewards, or Bribes,  
Of any foreign Prince. And I will not  
For any other Person give my Vote,  
But such as I think fitt'st for Ministration,  
And Government of this our State and Nation.  
And if I ever formerly sithence!  
Obliged myself to any foreign Prince,  
Hereby I do Renunce every such Tie,  
And Obligation, leaving his Party.    

ANd then anon! to keep all persons quiet!  
A Chamber was established by the Diet.  
Or Justice Court! Composed of Senators,  
Waywoods, and persons of selectest Honours;  
Of all the several Provinces around,  
Who should Cognosce Affairs concerned the Crown.  
And with those great Dissorders should take Course,  
Might daily happen by that great Concourse,  
Of which great sovereign Court as its chief Head,  
Grand Gen'ral SOBIETZKI did Preside.   

MEan while, the great Duchess of Muscovy,  
Did much about this season chance to die.  
Which seized that Duke with such Affliction,  
As bred him thoughts of placing in his Room,  
His Son: and so gave o'er all thohghts of Poland's Crown.   

SO that of all Poles Candidates before  
There only now remained three of the four.  
Namely that of the Prince of Condees Son,  
The Duke of Newburgh, and the Prince Lorron.  
Each busy for himself in huther pother,  
endeavouring what they could to exclude the other.  
Soon after which the Diet did exclude,  
The Prince of Condees Name, and handled rude,  
Archbishop Gnesna: calling him a Traitor,  
Because they thought him Condees Sons Abettor;  
And as he sat upon his lofty Bench,  
Threatened him Death, for speaking for the French.  
And some menaced the Marshal SOBIETZKI,  
As being suspected of Favour for that party.  
'Cause he the Marquis d' Arquiems Daughter had,  
MARY La GRANGE a French Wife in his Bed.  
Then 'twixt the Dukes of Newburg, and Lorraine,  
Hot Competitions bandied amain.  
So that a Rupture was much feared, lest those  
Contending Parties might have fallen to Blows.  
Which to prevent! on the nineteenth of June.  
The old Lord Opalinski Palatine  
Calitz, did make an eloquent Oration!  
Where in a long, and full, and true Narration  
Recounted all the fatal Consequents,  
Of such Contests in former Parliaments:   

‛ WHere tends your Aims? my Lords, what's your pretences;  
to be so passionate for two strange Princes:  
‛ Either of which for aught that yet is known,  
‛ May treat us ill when once he hath got the Crown.  
‛ Let Reason sway our Choice; passion's too hasty;  
‛ Lay both aside for once! Name some Piasti.  
‛ Of whose great Merits your Experience,  
‛ Can tell you he deservs to be your Prince:  
‛ And for my part! when I have thought upon't!  
‛ I know none fitter Poland's Throne to mount:  
‛ Or more deserving Royal Dignity,  
‛ Than Prince Michael Wiesnowisky.   

WHich Name, with Acclamations was received;  
The whole Assembly Crying Vivat Vivat.  
And the said Prince being then present there  
Was forced to cover's Head, and take a Chair.  
Which he with modesty did oft deny;  
Urging his utter Incapacity,  
As Conscious to himself, he still had known,  
Unfit to bear the weight of such a Crown.  
But the Assembly to's Apologies,  
Would yield no ear (though Tears stood in his Eyes,  
And much reluctancy kithed in his Face)  
Obliged him the Honour to embrace;  
All giving in their Votes for this Piasti,  
Except th' alone forenamed Grand Chanc'lour Patzi;  
The primest person of all Litwanie,  
Vowing he would not give his vote for any,  
Save him alone whom once he named again,  
who's now the Emp'rors' Gen'ral Prince Lorraine.   

BUt Patzis' Brother, Palatine of Troski,  
Thustoned the Chanc'lors Note from of this Cross-key.  
First showing him the Doubt, the Dread, the Dangers,  
Of serving under Princes that are strangers.  
And then Recounting all Convenients,  
Of being, subject to a home-born Prince;  
Persuaded him to lay all else aside,  
And name some one Prince of his Country's side.  
Whereon he named, with voice both loud and shrill,  
Another Prince Boguslaus Radzevill.   

FOr whom! no sooner named; the Name scarce heard!  
When a strong Party for the Choice appeared.  
Yet upon Competition, did prevail  
Wiesnowitzki's Party! who did deal,  
Some Blows, and Wounds, and Deaths, and in small space,  
Killed two Gentlemen upon the place.  
Here Blood, and Wounds, and Deaths, did drown their Noise,  
Who spoke o'er boldly 'gainst Michael's Choice.   

THings running thus, the Marshal SOBIETZKI,  
Who with the Marshal of Nobility,  
(Protesting 'gainst th' Election) went aside.  
Which the prevailing Party slighting, Cried  
Unto the Primate Gnesna to Proclaim  
Th' Election: who would fain delayed the same.  
Pretending's Body was in bad Condition,  
By reason of his Health's Indisposition.  
But all in vain! They threaten by another,  
The Bishop of Cajari Gnesna's Brother,  
That Primates present Office to supply.  
Which made th' unwilling Gnesna forth with Hylas,  
With the two Marshals into Kolus Field,  
Who for the Kingdom's Peace, at last did yield.  
And then Archbishop Gnesna, as 'tis their Mode,  
Demanded of them thrice with voice aloud:  
That if they were agreed on the Election,   

THey all should Jointly name the Chosen Person.  
Which they as oft with joined Shouts, each one,  
Did Name with cheerful Acclamation.  
And as an Echo of this hideous sound,  
The Cannons all discharged did shake the ground.  
This was about the Evening's eight a Clock,  
The KING Proclaimed was. E'er nine was struck  
They all to MARSAWS Castle him Conduct.  
And next day, in the Church Christened, S. IHONS  
Did take the Oath he should observe at once,  
PACTA CONVENTA or ' Greements for the nonce  
Concluded one. Then with the Primate Din't,  
And after Dinner unto Kolu went,  
That Field or Plain where late Election new,  
Was held last day, some distance from Warsaw.  
Returning's Thanks unto the several Princes,  
The Palatines, and Nuntios, of Provinces.  
Both Primate, and the Marshal SOBIETZKI  
Were much displeased with such Election hasty,  
They thought it Vi'lent, Headstrong, singular;  
Extravagant, Wild, and Irregular.  
Yet notwithstanding for the public Quiet,  
Both held their peace! and both therewith complied.   

THis spread a whispering Rumour in the Court,  
Which Fame, News swiftest Post did soon Report,  
To all the Army's Officers, and Rout;  
That their brave General was turned out.  
Which News at first, all with such Consternation  
Received! as Soldiers, do a Decimation,  
When the sad fatal Military Lots,  
The Die, thrown on the Drum, cuts all tenth Throats;  
Or a Stormed Town, or near sure Victory;  
Snatched from their hands and hopes unluckily,  
By Ambush laid; or succours sent from some new Enemy.   

HOw much brave Armies prise their valiant Chiftain.  
It strait appeared, by all their sudden Huff ta'en.  
Yet as all Passion's strongest at Rebound.  
So Rage succeeding Grief's most eager found;  
Not those cold Griefs, which Sin brings! and save Crosses,  
And Cares, and Tears, leaves nothing. But from Losses,  
Not Irreparable; and a Frustration;  
Of Hopes, which swelled the mind with expectation,  
Defeated; fills the Soul with sharp vexation.  
Commencing Rage, menaceth all those Harms,  
Vengeance can breathe; gives Soldiers Arms, new Arms.   

Then as pure oil, which feeds a clear bright Lamp,  
When wet doth sparkle! so the Polish Camp  
Dissolved in Tears; which nothing could assuage,  
But vengeance wrecked on those wrought this Outrage.  
These who had late but grumbled for Arrears  
Now for their Gen'ral turned all Mutineers.  
Swearing, though it should cost their Lives and Souls  
They'd have their Chieftain maugre all the Poles.  
And with loud Cries, mad Shouts, their voices Hoarse all;  
Echoed around, le's on! le's on! to Warsaw.  
Let's Teach this new made KING, by whom he stands!  
Which of his Sceptre, or our Swords Commands.   

WHen in good time, the General was sent,  
Unto the Army: posted as he went.  
And as the Sun, after impetuous Floods  
Of Rain, when once winked up, dispels the Clouds  
So the first fight of SOBIETZKI's Face,  
Hushed all their Tumults into Joy and Peace.  
Who as a most discreet and wise Physician,  
That Cures the sharpest Humours by diversion;  
Takes first occasion, which did then present,  
To give their itch of Fight fullest vent.   

THose Wretches without Faith to Man, or God,  
The Tartars that are of Bialagrod,  
Upon Podolia and the ukrain:  
In hideous Numbers having fallen in;  
And made great Spoil and Havoc, and in Droves,  
Led the poor People of those parts their Slaves.  
Against whom SOBIETZKI marcheth strait,  
Did in an instant put them all to Flight.  
Whose Courteous Haste had made them all so kind  
As leave their Prey and Prisoners behind.   

Upon the twenty seventh of Februar,  
In sixty nine, or seventy, in stile newer:  
Did KING Michael Match QVEEN Eleanor,  
Sister unto the Germane EMPEROR.  
By reason of which Match some Jealousy,  
Was raised that his Royal Majesty;  
Had thoughts himself Hereditar to make  
And all the Polish Rights to quash and shake.  
Insomuch at a Diet short while thence,  
Th' Equestrian Order several suits Commence:  
'Mongst others openly the KING hear read,  
PACTA CONVENTA, or agreements made,  
Which they had finally concluded one  
At's Majesties own free Election.  
All else their Suits the KING did freely grant,  
But this with's greatest loathness scarce obtain't:  
Until his Majesty perceiving that  
Their Resolutions were obstinate;  
Not to proceed in any State-affair,  
Till that their Proposition granted were.  
Unwillingly thereto he gave Assent,  
And so next day the Knights together went,  
Into the Honse of Senators! where sat  
His Majesty under a Cloth of State:  
On whose each side, were placed Poles greatest Peers,  
Where the said PACTA read at full length hears.  
At whose last Article which did Import,  
That if the King o's Duty should fall short,  
Of what he then and there had promised,  
That they from their Allegiance quite were fred.  
Which last words were no sooner full Read out!  
When all the Knights did Seal them with a shout.   

WHich passage reasonably may compone,  
Some Author's differences hereupon:  
Concerning Poles KINGS Oath spoke of before't,  
Which some would stretch beyond its due Import!  
Tho no such words at all are to be had,  
In all the Oath, but in the Agreements made.   

THe Prince Demetrius WIESNOWITZKI,  
The same King's Uncle, under SOBIETZKI,  
Lieutenant General: now between these Lords,  
There was no tender Friendship nor Accords.  
To have which two some better understood,  
The KING in's Royal Wisdom thought it good;  
Having used sundry means; this Work to Crown,  
He did think fit a Marriage to propound,  
'Twixt Prince Demetrius, Princess Ostrogie,  
Niece to the General SOBIETSKI:  
Which Consummate with all Solemnities,  
Did henceforth Stop their Animosities.   

IN seventy two the Cossacks with the Tartars,  
Or weary of their Faith, or of their Quarters;  
Having again fallen to their wont Trade,  
Of old Rebellions an Inroad made:  
Whom General SOBIETSKI did Chastise,  
Forcing their Leader now defeated twice,  
('Twas Doroskensko mentioned before,  
A Man enured to Robb'ries, Murders, Gore)  
To leave's Rebellious Arts of Sword and Fire,  
And with more Haste than good Speed to Retire.   

FRom whence the great Turk takes occasion,  
To pick a quarrel with the Polish Nation;  
Upon pretence that he had taken on  
The Cossacks into his Protection.  
And with a quick Incursion in a trice,  
Invests the City strong Caminiec:  
Where having made Approaches slow, and soft,  
Under the shelter of great Sacks, well stuffed  
With Cotton, Wool, and raised a Battery,  
Upon the which they plant twelve Cannons high:  
Wherewith twelve days they furiously play;  
While those within, having done all they may!  
Were forced on Articles the Town to Mortgage,  
For Marching out alive with Bag and Baggage.  
The Garrison were not two thousand strong,  
Of whom two hundred men were quite undone,  
By their own Powders blowing up a Tower,  
Which with their Courage lessened much their Power.  
And was 'mongst many others one great Cause,  
Of so soon yielding to the Conqueror's Laws.  
Grand Signior in Person present was,  
At taking of this Town! and ent'red as,  
Poles Garrison marched off, placing thereon  
Eight thousand Janisars in Garrison.  
His Army whole, had the prodigious Force,  
Of hundred ninety thousand Foot and Horse.   

AT Janowitz, this time Poles KING did lie,  
Waiting Arrival o's Nobility:  
Who now from all Parts unto him Resort,  
While he to gain time sent unto the Port,  
Ambassadors unto Grand Signior,  
Whose Peace or else Cessation might procure:  
To whose Vicechancellor the Grand Vizier  
In Barbarous Style returned him this Answer,  
Which as I had! you's have it; Just as Terse,  
For't speaks itself better in Prose than Verse.   
To the Vicechancellor of Poland.  
‛ THe Letters of the most Serene and Honourable KING of Poland, our great Friend; to our most, Serene, most Glorious, and most Potent Emperor of the World, and Monarch like to Alexander the Great, who is the Shield of the whole World, was together with your Letter directed to me, brought to my Hands in our Camp near Caminiec, some days before our taking that Place; I delivered the Imperial Letters to his Majesty, and having caused mine to be Translated, I understood what you Wrote. That which I Wrote to you from Andrianople, gave you notice of what hath since happened, and may serve for Answer to those Letters; But you were wanting to do these things in time, which were necessary for the preservation of your Country; And therefore have seen and heard things which you would not, and whatis ' to follow is known to GOD alone.  
‛ WE always wrote both to your King and you, what hath now come to pass, which you might have prevented by sending Ambassadors to his Imperial Majesty, with Royal Presents, as is usual, and Promise of Tribute, who thereby might have appeased the burning Wrath of our great Lord, and obtained better Conditions from you; Nay, had you ever since (for the Gate of Mercy of our Emperor is open to all) sent Ambassadors to offer a Tribute, it was to be hoped they might have obtained the goodwill of our Lord, and he permitted them to renew the Ancient Friendship. If therefore after all you have any care for the quiet and good Estate of your Armies, Kingdom, and Subjects, do what you intent very suddenly, without any delay, and the sooner you do it, the more advantageous it will be for you. That you have desired the most glorious Cham of Tartary to be Mediator, at this Treaty, you do well, for he hath offered his friendly Persuasions on your Behalf. Peace be ' to those that believe the Commandments of GOD.  

BY this time Winter with his Hoary Face,  
And cold sharp Breath, was hastening on apace.  
Which doth not suit the warm venereous Turk,  
And always stints in Field his further work.  
When the bravevaliant Gen'ral SOBIETSKAY,  
Who still outdoes what biggest Hopes expects ay,  
At this time unawares had fallen upon  
(Without's foresight or expectation)  
A dreadful Body twenty thousand strong,  
Of Tartar's serving Turks for Right or Wrong.  
'Twas at a place known by the name of Try,  
Where all their Host he routed totally.  
Streams of Tartarian Blood did soak this Field,  
Where ten times thousands of their Breathes did yield  
Their Ghosts to Fate. And from those bloody Knaves,  
Rescued as many of poor Christian Slaves.  
After which soon, within few days thereafter,  
Defeats as many more with hugest Slaughter.  
Whereby the Country near to Desolation,  
He fred from Rapines further Devastation:  
And in that Nick or Juncture of Affairs,  
He wanteth Reason, Sense, and Eyes, and Ears,  
Who will not readily own and confess't;  
This the most Advantageous and Best  
Service, which could be done to Poland's Crown:  
Which all that Kingdom to this day will own.   

THe KING his ARRIER BAN had Summoned!  
That is a General Convention had,  
Of all his Princes and Nobility,  
Throughout all Pole, and the great Litwanie,  
All to appear in Feir of Weir and Arms  
When Poland Kingdom takes most dreadful' Larms.  
As near Samosch he did encamped lie,  
He did request his whole Nobility,  
To take into their grave Consideration,  
Those called Mal-contents within the Nation.  
Whereof Arcb-Bishop Gnesna was called one,  
As likewise was the General of the Crown,  
And many others which were ordered,  
As soon as could be to be summoned:  
To make Appearance Oath, and Obligation,  
And enter strait in this Confederation.  
Which Oath aforesaid their and then framed was,  
Upon their having ta'en the same to pass  
An Act of general obliuton.  
But if Recusant durst be any one!  
Refusing to appear and enter Oath;  
They were to be by King and Nobles both,  
Declared Traitors, and their Office; Trust,  
Disposed of to others held more Just;  
And all their Movables, Lands, whole Estate  
Unto the Public Treasury Escheat.  
This Oath which would have cost Poles Crowns and Swords  
Had it ta'en place run in these following words.   

The FORM of the OATH of the, CONFEDERATION.  

I' Of my own freewill, none forcing me  
Swear by the Holy and bliss't Trinity:  
That for the Honour of great GOD Almighty;  
And for the Welfare and the Dignity;  
Of our Elected, Crowned KING and Lord,  
And this Republics Safety and Accord;  
Its Privileges and Immunities,  
Its Franchises and freest Liberties,  
Against all whatsoever its Haters, Foes,  
My Life and Fortunes frankly I'll expose.  
And that I'll ne'er forsake, nor yet depart,  
From this Confederation; but take Part  
With this our Country, till the same be sped;  
And from all Dangers Civil, Foreign, fred.  
But will do all, as far as I am able,  
To make this Treaty yet more firm and stable:  
Ay while we have obtained the foresaid ends,  
And when I know that any man intends!  
To Counteract this joint Confederation,  
And Brotherly Agreement of the Nation:  
I'll stand engaged to Reveal the same,  
Without regard to Friendship or to Fame.  
And shall account, and prosecute that He,  
As open Traitor public Enemy.  
To be corrupted I have ta'en no Money.  
Nor shall hereafter on that head take any.  
‛ I shall not hold the least Intelligence,  
Nor act one any whatsoever pretence,  
To prejudice my Country, or my KING,  
But truly, and sencerely in each thing,  
Shall still observe this firm Confederation,  
In Unity, without least Reservation,  
Or any Hopes to be dispensed from this,  
So help me GOD and bring me to his Bliss.    

THings running thus, at such a high flown Tide!  
The Mal-contents thought fit to step aside;  
Retiring to Meaco in the pruss.  
While Primate Gnesna did not care a Rush  
Keeping still at Livitz his Residence;  
Nothing concerned with all this vehemence,  
Of the Nobility; who offered had,  
A Thousand Ducats for his sev'red Head:  
To any man should bring it to the Leaguer.  
And in a madder Bravery, swear and swagger,  
They will depose th' Archbishop and degrade him.  
But this the Popes own Nuncio there forbade 'em,  
Such violation of the Liberty,  
Of Holy-Church! for those the Laiety  
Thus to proceed, 'gainst any one said Mass;  
Without Leave asked and given by's HOLINESS.  
Meanwhile Commissioners from KING, to th' port,  
clap't up a Peace of following Purport.   

The FORM of the DISHONOURABLE PEACE, suddenly patched up, betwixt MICHAEL KORIBUT WIESNOWITZKI, and the GRAND SIGNIOR, in the follwing ARTICLES; most disadvantageous to the Interest, and unmortby the Name, of the Valiant POLANDERS.  

1. FIrst, That the People called Lipcee Tartars,  
Which formerly had dwelled in Polish Quarters,  
And who have since forsaken their Resort,  
Having obtained Protection from the Port:  
Yet so, as having left their Wives, and Young,  
And all their Movables (not worth this Song)  
Shall have free leave to come, return, and fetch,  
Away this Baggage. And that such as itch,  
To stay in Poland, shall have Liberty  
Without Disturbance, or to Stay, or Hy.   

2. That Poland's KING, shall by's Ambassador,  
Send twice ten thousand, and two thousand more,  
Of Ducats to the Port; and yearly pay,  
This Sum on Saint Demetrius' Day.  
Which Day falls on the fifteenth of November,  
On this Condition that the Turks remember,  
To ' fend the Subjects of the Polish Crown,  
From Turks and Tartars fierce Incursion.  
And other People subject to the Port,  
In case the Poles shall by their mad Resort  
At any time be dammaged, then for't,  
The King of Pole thereafter may demand,  
Redress and Satisfaction from the Grand-  
- Signior, this Tribute may forbear to pay;  
Until Amends be made one or another way.   

3. Podólia shall, as in old time before,  
Be Subject to the Port! And on that Score,  
If any Difference hereafter rise!  
Concerning Limits, or on otherwise,  
It shall be amicably finished,  
By Deputies from either Party sped.   

4. The Polish Forces, now in any Fence,  
Or Fortress of Podolia shall march thence:  
Who with their Goods, shall have free Liberty.  
To Return home in, all Security.   

5. ON t' other side! GRAND SIGNIOR shall Restore,  
All Strengths from Pole in Russia ta'en before.  
Free Exercise of their Religion  
Shall be secured unto every Person.   

6. Such as desire with Goods, and Families,  
Forthwith to part and leave Caminiec,  
Shall have all freedom to Return to Pole,  
Within the time of two full Months whole:  
After this Treaty shall be Ratified,  
They shall have Weleome or to go, or bide.   

7. The ukrain, as't was in times of old,  
Be left unto the Cossacks for free Hold!  
And Poles shall quit all Forts and Places there,  
They have possessed, and with their Goods forth fare.  
And when this Country they shall all abandon,  
They's have all other Arms except their Cannon.   

8. The Cossacks, that have with Hanensko been,  
May if they please return to th' V'krain.  
And from the other Cossasks shall Be none  
Damage or Injury unto them done!  
Only excepting Hanensko himsel,  
Who shall Remain and into Poland dwell.   

9 All former Treaties, 'twixt the Port, and Pole,  
Shall still Remain in force! in part and whole.    

Besides all which, a distinct Paction was!  
Which 'twixt the Poles and Tartars, thus did pass:  
That Polands Crawn should twice eight thousand pay  
Ducats a year to CHAM of Tartary.   

This Sordid, Slavish, Ignominious Peace!  
Which to each Christian ear, sounds vile and Base.  
So far Beneath the Ancient Polish Glory,  
As nothine such is read in all their Story.  
ne'er to th' Alcoran, did here th' Evangel,  
Stoop, till Michael came, sure no Archangel,  
But some Inferior Spirit below heavens Scrolls,  
Who ne'er had looked so high as either Poles.  
For as the Sun excels each lesser Star,  
KINGS other Mortals do transcend as far:  
He lacked that Genius to all Monarches given,  
To which all Mankind's low, as Earth's to Heaven.  
Or else he'd never crouched and stooped down,  
To yield that ever Independent Crown,  
To two its Heathen Neighbours Tributar,  
And that when never Mightier for War.  
Beside their Constant Army daily held,  
Who were with SOBIETSKI in the Field!  
The KING at Lublin at the same time had,  
Armed Force, which more than hundred thousands made.  
Was by the Gen'ral, very ill Resented,  
And many other, who themselves absented:  
And looked upon it as some Sly Device  
That these might be at leisure to advise,  
How they might, have the best Convenience  
To Crush the Party called Malcontents.  
And therefore, though two Senators were sped.  
From this Convention, to the Army led,  
To take the foresaid oath them to Invite,  
Yet SOBIETZKI still declined quite  
This Loathsome Peace, worse than Eternal Wars,  
Basely enslaving Poles to Turks, Tartars.   

THe Polish Grandees, whether for Sharp Air  
Of Winter Weather! or for want of Fare!  
That is of Forage or Provision,  
Or else for Shame of having Slaved their Crown.  
Did in the Month of october's end,  
Break up th' Assembly, and did homewards tend,  
Leaving two thousand and three hundred Men,  
Armed for the KING'S Lifeguard. Agreeing then,  
That their next general Diet should Conveen  
Held of the Deputes of each Palatine;  
In the first end of January next,  
When this Confederation should be fixed.  
Then should proceed to try each Malcontent,  
And to Condemn all such, as should Absent  
Themselves, or should Refuse the foresaid Oath:  
With Forfeiture of Fortune, and Life both.  
Wherein the Army quickly enters on  
A Counterbent CONFEDERATION.   

Wherein for to defend (they do declare ')  
The Liberties of their old Country dear,  
And Privileges of Nobility.  
Which they alleged were all most violently  
Crushed! under shadow of a mere Pretence,  
Of sticking to the KING'S design, and Sense,  
Of the late Oath, Confederation, Peace,  
Which to their lasting, shame had taken place.  
And therefore they Resolved to Protect,  
Those of the Nobles; who without Respect,  
Of Duty, Dignity, or of Man-Rent,  
Were stressed under name of Malcontent;  
And prosecuted, for their more Disgrace,  
As sole Disturbers of the Kingdom's Peace.  
Titles! which did more properly belong  
To their Accusers, doing them this wrong.   

Pursuant to this Solemn Declaration!  
It put the Court in horrid Consternation;  
When the Recusant Army began to draw,  
With quick Advances nearer to Warsaw.  
Yet Gen'ral SOBIETZKI thought it fittest  
Not to Approach aught further than Lowitz.  
Being desirous by a sweet Composure,  
To make them Friends, that his and Poles sworn Foes were  
To which end several Overtures were made,  
Till this Accommodation was had:  
In th' end of Marches Month in seventy three.  
Which in these following terms runs as you see,   

1.  
THat all offences and Mistakes by past,  
Should be forgiven, Forgot, Cancelled and Quash.   

2.  
That the Confederation last year had  
By the Nobility should void be made.   

3.  
That All, who during these late wild Mistakes,  
Had born the Brand of Mal-contented Sneaks;  
Should on all Turns, without Exception  
Enjoy the Royal Favours; no Distinction  
At all made now! nor should hereafter be!  
'Twixt these and others the Nobility.  
Which good Accord! yet more to firm the same!  
With numerous Train, great SOBIETZKI came,  
To Warsaw; where solemnly entertained;  
On KING'S Part! by's Vice chanc'lor, and the Senate!  
By 't's Deputy the Waywood of Posen;  
And from the Lords! their Deputies two chosen.  
And that the Diet more might, compliment him!  
With fifty thousand Dollars they present him;  
As their Acknowledgement of his vast Merit.  
But SOBIETZKI'S Noblest Generous Spirit,  
Considering the Publicks present Straits,  
One third part of the Sum freely abates.   

THis done! his vigorous Speech in Council pressed,  
That Poland's ancient Glory be Redressed,  
Which by last Summer's Ignominious Peace,  
Had damned its blooming Honour with Disgrace.  
And that it ne'er be Writ in future Story,  
That Poles free Crown was one day Tributary,  
To the Sworn Enemies of Christendom:  
Opposing Payment of the agreed Sum;  
Offering! with Army sixty thousand strong,  
If that Poles State would see them paid! erelong,  
He made no doubt! but that he should with gain,  
Give such Account of this next years Campaign;  
And Promise made, if Diet please may Book it!  
He'd pay the Port a slaughtered Turk for every promised Ducat.  
Which he hoped to perform without delay,  
Before the Tributes Term, Demetrius Day.   

THis said! the Diet's much encouraged,  
To think upon a War, and so provide  
Its Sinews, Money; And so hereunto  
The Poles Crown Jewels, of a great Value,  
(Which they before had ordered to lay down  
For payment of the Tributes in a Pawn)  
These were esteemed at sixty thousand Liv'res,  
Which to secure the Army their Arrears:  
Are in the Generals own Hands now Pledged.  
And so his Excellence forthwith Dislodged,  
To Sokal where the Army Rendezvouzed,  
Whose gallant Conduct these War-men Rejoiced.   

MEan while! soon after ending of this Strife,  
Archbishop Gnesna did depart this Life,  
In twelfth of April of year sixty three,  
The King in's Room raised Bishop Cujavie.   

WHen the GRAND SIGNIOR heard & understood!  
These glorious Changes made for Poland's good:  
And knowing of their Warlike Preparation  
Doth thus menace that brave undaunted Nation.  
In following Letter by a Chiaux sped,  
But not delivered till Poles KING was dead:  
And for my part! shall ne'er in Rhythm, be either seen or read.   
The GRAND SIGNORS LETTER to MICHAEL KING of POLAND.  
THou the chief Prince of the Christian People, Administrator of the Nazaren Kingdom of Poland, ' KING Michael our Friend, May your Administration have an happy issue. By these Letters we give you to understand; that Achmet Bassa our Grand Vizier, is the chief Administrator of our Dominions, the Dignity and Authority of whose Ministry let GOD increase. We have not long since understood, that you refuse to pay our most Serene Majesty the Tribute stipulated by the late Treaty between us and you; And to remove the Garrisons out of your places on the Frontiers, wherefore it appears clearer than the Light, that you have broke the Peace that was concluded with me; And is it thus lawful for you in so short a time to violate the Peace! The Governors and Soldiers of our Frontier-places have not done your Subjects any Damage, nor given you any cause of offence, wherefore then have you broke the Peace! and why have you provoked me the Monarch of the World to anger? What? do your Soldiers think to delude us? Send us quickly the Tribute and the Gifts, which by virtue of the Treaty (though by you violated) and the promise of your Envoy ought to have been paid upon the day of St. Demetrius last passed. Send them quickly if you will, that the ancient Treaties between us be Preserved and Re-established: Send the Gifts, Restore the Castles, Repair the Damages, and do it sufficiently, unless you desire to be by my Arms compelled to it. If you omit it, by the Help of GOD, I will with Innumerable Armies infest and destroy thy Poland. Be therefore ready for War, and send back my Messengers quickly, that ' I may know thy Mind.  

BUt all these proud Menaces were in vain!  
While SOBIETZKI had advanced amain,  
Unto the Banks of the great River Neister's.  
And by Commanded Party, tall like Swissers,  
Under Crown Standard Bearers valiant Conduct:  
Who after strong Resists did soon Command, took  
The strong Town (with its Castle) Miedzibos.  
'Twas stormed, ta'en, plundered, sacked by these High Boys.  
Taking beside this, many other place;  
'Mongst which was that Strong Hold Jaslowiec.  
Great Shoals of Captives, driving back in Throng.  
Who told! that Hussain Bassa lay along,  
On the other side the Neister: being then,  
A Body much 'bout forty thousand men.  
Waiting great Reinforcements, to come up  
To him from out of Asia, whereupon  
General SOBIETZKI did intend,  
With greatest Haste to pass the River: and  
To fight them, turning down their Turban Copes  
Before Arrival of their fresher Troops.   

ACcordingly, His Army once past o'er,  
Himself Advances all the Host before,  
Towards the Turks! whom he doth soon espy,  
Trenched under Cochmi's Walls Commodiously.  
And which might bred great Mars himself much Cumber,  
Vastly exceeding all his Poles in Number.  
November ninth six hundred seventy three,  
Came up the valiant Polish Cavalry!  
And never stopped their March still Brisk and Eager,  
Till within Gannon Shot of Turkish Lea'gre.  
When the Grand General in Person Hies  
Within short Musket Shot of the Enemies,  
That he might best observe where their strength lies.  
Whence when Returned! he presently did call,  
A Warlike Council; where 'tis Resolved by all:  
That seeing scarce Provisions Poles now Pinches!  
'Twere best Attack the Turks within their Trenches.  
Towards the Evening! all his Infantry,  
Came up; and with them the Artillery.  
Whilst several little Skirmishes! did pass!  
' Twixt's foremost Troops, and the Enemies nearest was.   

NExt Morning of the tenth 
* Nou. 10.  as we have said,  
His Excellence drew up, Ranged, and Arrayed  
The Army in Battalio displayed.  
And having placed, his Artillery,  
So as't might most annoy the Enemy:  
And serve them quickest, with Hit Iron anon  
Shot from dread Mouths of Fifty Piece of Cannon.  
In goodliest Order, all advanced on  
Towards their Camp with Resolution.  
Where when come pretty near! The Hospodars,  
A People Born to deal in Arms and Wars,  
In Provinces Wallach and Moldavie,  
Belonging unto Poland formerly,  
Immediately Revolted from the Turks:  
Leaving the Treaches, soon comes o'er the Works  
Five thousand of them to the Polish side,  
And presently! all things were briskly plied,  
For the Attacque; which in five several places,  
And Posts, was to be made in equal Spaces.  
Crown-Watch-Master, did next the Neister bide,  
The River's Brink, hard by Czeczora's side.  
Next him the valiant Gen'ral SOBIETZKI,  
And then Lievtenant-Gen'ral Wisnowitzki!  
Assisted by the Waywood of Kiovie,  
The other two, by Troops of Litwanie.   

THus Marshaled! they the Enemy surround;  
But th' Army Ranged into this Posture's found,  
To take much Time. That Night the Turks, who were  
Not wanting in Defence, nor Watch, nor Care:  
Their utmost Trenches, yet remaining whole,  
They seemed t' have some advantage of the Pole.  
Crown-Watch-Master, this night had in his Post,  
A Brave Commander Colonel Danemark lost:  
Captain Jarozki also was cut off,  
With many Soldiers of the common Raff.  
Nor were the Turks with lesser Slaughters beat,  
The En'my's Lost being every way as great.  
All the whole Night! the Polish Troops in Arms,  
Stood Ready within Musket Shott and Harms,  
O'th' Enemy's Retrenchment: timely next Morrow,  
November ‛ lev'nth; to bid them all Good morrow,  
The General adventured once more,  
On Foot their Posture better to disco're.  
And though most, of his Officers dissuade  
Him from such Hazards, he continued,  
In's most impregnable firm Resolution,  
To fall upon them with quick Execution.  
Ordering his Cannon all at once to Play,  
Most furiously, by the first Break of Day  
Upon the Enemy; And every where,  
Having given Orders sit and necessary;  
Did thus encourage all the Soldiery,  
With full Assurances of Victory.   

‛ Fellow's in Arms! dear Pariners of this War!  
‛ The Lawfullest, cause needfullest by far,  
‛ That ever Poland's Kingdom did Commence,  
‛ Or any other Christian King or Prince,  
‛ Against this wretched Infidel. For these!  
‛ Have some, for Trade; some, Captives to Release;  
‛ Some, to Prevent; some to Repair their Harms;  
‛ Of this dire Tyrant: havetane up just Arms.  
‛ Some, for to Lessen his, enlarge their own;  
‛ More Vast already, then's Dominion.  
‛ Some to Amaze the World with their loud Story;  
‛ Have Fought for Prowess, Triumphs, Trophies, Glory,  
‛ Time was when Pole fought for no more but these!  
‛ But some new Accidents have wheeled the Chase.  
‛ We fight for Liberty against these Knaves!  
‛ That Poles be not their Tributary Slaves;  
‛ And what's more worthy to be thought upon!  
Our Infinitely dear Religion.   

‛ IF Poles lost Honour, dangered Liberty,  
‛ Religion, Conscience, Stern Necessity,  
‛ All now at Stake! can move true Polish Hearts,  
to stir their Hands to Act Wars Valiant Parts,  
‛ As needs they must; in each your Eyes I spy  
‛ The Beams of Courage, bodding Victory.  
‛ Let's on! till we our late vowed Tribute pay,  
‛ You know it's near to St. Demetrius' Day;  
‛ And with our Scimitars, and Shables crooked,  
‛ Let's shave a Turban; for each promised Ducat.   

THis said! He Marched up (without least stand)  
On Foot, with's naked Shable in his Hand;  
At Head of all the Armies foremost Troop,  
Till to the Turks Retrenchments they came up.  
Then mounteth Horse back! the like being done  
By all the greatest Officers anon.   

THe first Discharge was of the Cavalry,  
Who in one Hours fourth part, or much thereby;  
Had put the Enemy to utmost Pinches,  
And will they, nill they, Mast'red all their Trenches:  
With hideous Slaughter of the Enemy.  
Whereon the Foremost of the Infantry!  
Who should have Backed the Horse, in Pressing on;  
Thinking the Battle been already won,  
Did fall a Plundering; which the Turkish Horse  
Espying! Rallied, with most dreadful Force;  
And with great Execution fell upon them,  
Had in few minutes more beat and undone them;  
Had not the valiant Hussars come in time,  
(Succour's most seasonable in Hazards Prime)  
To their Rescue! made th' Enemy in a trice,  
In much confused Disorder to give place.  
So that Hussain Bassa. who Commanded  
The Turkish Army, could no longer stand it,  
Was needs enforced to Wheel, turn, give his Back,  
From stern Impressions of their vi'lent Shock;  
Began with many thousands to Retreat,  
Towards Czraozo in a Body great.   

WHich Bleski's Waywood, and the Sieur Rionwski,  
Observing through the Clouds of Dust, Smoak, Dusky:  
Did just as Huntsmen 'twixt the Deer, and Park,  
Soon Intercept his Passage, forced him Back,  
Into the Battle! where a Party Brisk ay,  
Led by Victorious Gen'ral SOBIETSKI,  
Received them with a Hot though Hearty Welcome,  
Who looked methinks like Souls from Death to Hell come.  
But the stout Generals Troops, far short in Number,  
Had much to do! Shock's at Rebound's like Thunder.   

THe Turks like their Condition all fought then!  
Like devils in Arms, or damned, or desperate men.  
For though the General performed Wonders!  
By his own Hand and Steel the great Turk's undocrs.  
Where e'er he Struck, or Pressed, or Charged amain,  
'Mongst thickest Troops of Turks he made a Lane,  
And with their strewed Turbans paved the Plain.  
Tho's brave Example, valiant Words, stout Cries  
Herd by his followers Ears, seen by their Eyes!  
Might have lent Cowards bravest Resolution;  
Yet things had like to fallen in much Confusion,  
Had not those happiest Hussars once more come!  
And Charged Hussain Bassa roundly home.   

ANd now the Battle seemed to every man,  
As Fresh, as fierce, as when it first began.  
Nor could the most attentive busy eye  
Discern to whose side leaned the Victory.  
So Bravely all behaved on either hands!  
Where Blood gushed Out in Streams, and run in Strands.  
Till after long, sore, bloody Dispute had!  
And many thousand Bodies, Corpses made!  
The Crescent now in Wane first felt the loss;  
And left the Field and Triumph to the Cross.   

THe Turks had long-time sternly stood the preass,  
Till main Force made them bow; then run the chase.  
Leaving full many thousands on the place,  
Of their Companions slaughtered and dead.  
So that the Field was more than covered,  
With Plumps, and Piles of breathless Bodies; and  
Of all that fled most drowned in Niesters' Strand.  
So that of all their forty thousand men!  
Scarce did five thousand scaped alive remain.   

ANd as while during all sharp fightings heat,  
Few do ask quarter! as few quarter get  
Their Prisoners in number were not great.  
'Mongst the Turks dead were found upon the plain,  
Two great Commanders Heybegh, Solyman,  
Both Bassas! but their General Hussain,  
Had the misluck to makes escape unseen,  
And save his Life by flight to Camien.   

NOr had the Poles this glorious Victory!  
So cheap! but several Grandees there did die.  
As Gen'ral Quartermaster, the Lord Rzeozki  
Crown Hunter, and the Lord Rozmiarowski  
Captain of Hussar's, and the Lord Wolbramski  
And many other Officers were slain;  
Whose names our Author's List doth not contain;  
Besides those wounded. Thus, this Fight being done!  
The General gave his Soldiers leave anon,  
Especially to those in fight most eager,  
For to Ransack their Foes forsaken Leaguer.  
Where the most valiant, busy, nimble, and Wilty,  
Had always to his Share the largest Booty.  
And to complete this Victory next morn,  
They took the Castle of Cothim in by Storm.   

THe joyful News of this grand Victory  
All chiefly owing Gen'ral SOBIETZKI  
His gallant Conduct and his Courage high:  
Found Poland at this time in gen'ral mourning.  
Its Fates 'twixt Frowns and Smiles to 't's good hap turning.   

FOr that same Eve, gave Pole this Victory,  
Removed their KING Michael! who did die  
After some Weeks Indisposition,  
(As it would seem of some Consumption)  
At Lemburgh; whence his Corpse removed to Warsaw,  
Where when embalmed (according unto Poles Law)  
It was to stay unburied till once done  
Of a new KING the next Election.    

Chap. V.  
General SOBIETZKI Elected KING; His MAJESTY'S sudden Conquest of the Ukrain, in 1674. with 4000 men be ROUTS 60000 TARTARS near Leopold, August 75: and in November following with 15000 CHASES before them 100000 of the ENEMY, etc.  

THese different Tidings, which both joyed and grieved,  
All Pole at once! at once at Pole arrived.  
Where, like an Ebbing, with a flowing Tide high;  
Or like two Contrar Winds, which makes the Eddy;  
Even so these turned their Hearts, and Heads, near Giddy.  
With Mirth, and Sorrow, struggling in their Souls,  
So trembling of their Spheres, doth move the Poles.  
Where shall those Passions find sufficient Vents!  
While overwhelmed with two Astonishments.  
Their KING new dead, in's strength and flower of Age;  
Leaving the Kingdom, in a sad engage,  
Of dreadful War abroad; (what's worse) at home,  
Embroiled in Factions; and what e'er should come,  
To clashing Interests of, bold Pretenders  
the Crown. All which sad thoughts, fresh griefs engenders.   

ON t' other Hand! late glorious Victory,  
Just in the nick! Rejoiced their Memory,  
With its good O men; and made all confess,  
They hoped kind HEAVEN would grant its POLES success;  
And that the Divine favour had designed  
Unto this grieved Kingdom to be kind:  
And not to leave't to enemy's desolation,  
Since newly graced with signal Preservation.   

ANd more besides this! freedom from their fears,  
This prosperous Battle brought to their Affairs.  
Hali Bassa, (who with a numerous Host,  
The Hussain Bassa meant t'have Reinforced)  
Upon the News of this so grand Defeat,  
Did to the River Danow soon Retreat.  
The Terror 't struck in Hearts of Enemy;  
The Courage 't gave the Polish Soldiery;  
Its Influence one Revolted Provinces;  
And wavering Friends; Repute 'mong foreign Princes;  
All vastly did Augment its high Import,  
For States, and Kingdoms, to speak, sure, and short,  
As well as Merchands owe much to Report.  
Often subsisting more by Reputation,  
Then their Intrinsic Strengths proper Foundation.   

WHereof an Instance great, this same doth show  
For shortly after Turks had got this Blow;  
The Envoy, from the Czar of Muscovie,  
Did offer unto Poland presently.  
In his great Master's Name, a mighty Aid  
Of fifty thousand men against Turksled.  
Tho afterwards, this which he freely spoke,  
And frankly promised! he as frankly broke.   

ANd yet successful Battles not improv'n,  
Are like some Arled Purchase not our own:  
Till every Farthin of the sum he paid,  
And State and Saisin on the Lands be had,  
And what the full design of Rights doth Crown,  
And gives firm Hold! Use, and Possession.  
Matches may hit, by Hap, or Haste, Gain's by Discretion.   

SO SOBIETZKI, who 'mongst Turks did deal,  
Dead Arles of Lead, of Iron, and Fire, and Steel,  
Coined with the Wounds, and Blood, and parting Breathes;  
In more than thirty thousand Turkish Deaths.  
These were but Earnests, of his Valour's Match,  
With the Grand Signior! 's wisdom next must patch  
Its fullest Import! Wise and Valiant HE,  
Knows how to gain; then use his Victory.  
For with most quick dispatch, he ordered,  
Some Troops to pass, under Crown Standard-led  
Into Walachie! better to secure,  
That Country whole in their Allegiance sure.  
Sending with Breklaws Waywood, other Forces!  
To Quarter round about Caminiec:  
And so that place most strictly to blockad,  
From all Provision, Commerce, Traffic, Trade.   

THen having in fit Quarters Wintered,  
His other Troops! himself to Lemburg sped.  
Resolving there that Winter to abide,  
To be at hand what ever should betid.  
Nor could prevail the Nobleman's Invite!  
Nor yet Queen Dowagier persuade with writ,  
His presence (though they pressed with much affection)  
In Warsaw, at next Diet of Election.  
Which by the Primats Warrant had been fixed  
To have their meeting January next.  
So much his country's Service weighed down,  
All private Aims, or interests of his own,  
That he'll not leave his Post, to gain a CROWN.   

IN the fifteenth of Januar seventy four,  
The Diet met for first time! did no more,  
On its first day! But did their Marshal choice,  
Or speaker to Collect the Diets Voice.  
The most part of the Nobles were inclined,  
To choice some Person, fittest to be joined  
In Marriage with their Queen, and qualified,  
To have an Emp'rours' Sister for his Bride.  
As well in kindness for her Majesty!  
As for their public goods good Husbandry;  
And all these Inconvenients to preveen;  
That might accompany another Queen,  
Especially the Charge! when, if one more!  
Then they must next provide Dowries for two.   

MOngst all Poles Candidates, stood fairest for one,  
The noble Prince and Duke Charles of Lorraine.  
Beside the Interest of the Emperor,  
And Queen herself engaged in his favour;  
Most of the Senate, very much esteemed,  
His Person! brisk in youthful vigour deemed;  
And his experience had in many Wars,  
Compleated's skill in Military, Affairs.  
Whilst all his Opposites could only say,  
They dread him too much friend to Austria.   

THus much was only talked! But nothing done,  
This Diet. So, for the Flection,  
Another diet and new Time is fixed;  
To meet the twentieth of April next.   

WHich day once come! All came accordingly,  
Save the indifferent noble SOBIETZKI;  
Who lest desired, though most deserved that Crown;  
Came late behind the last, to th' Election:  
Did not Arrive, as all confess and say,  
At Warsaw till the second day of May.  
And thoes true Glory sought no vanity!  
His Entry was with great Solemnity.  
Beside his Guards! which had two Troops of Horse,  
And regiment of Dragoons, which served in Course;  
His Train was splendid, large, and vast, and high,  
And numerous of men of quality.  
Most of the Senators, and Noblemen,  
At diet met, went forth to meet him then,  
At Palace of Prince Radzevil; the high  
Tho Vnder-Chanc'lor of great Litwanie.  
Who (when Alighted) him with all his Train,  
Did with most sumptuous Banquet entertain.   

NExt day! his Excellence from Town was seen;  
To pay his due Respects unto the Queen.  
And then the next! which was the fourth of May,  
Was of the Diets seeing him, first day.  
Where several following days continued  
A long and brisk Contest, which happened:  
'Twixt Poland's Gentry, with 't's Nobility;  
And both those ‛ states of the great Litwanie.  
The former did propose the General,  
To public Choice! who'd best deserved of all  
Persons; and Ranks, and the whole Commonweal.  
By the most signal Services oft done,  
His Country; and late glorious victory won;  
By hissole Courage, in the last Campaign,  
Over the Turks, on Cochmi's happy plain.  
Which for his Conduct, next to heavens best Aid!  
Might SOBIETZKI's own be truly said.  
Beside he'd saved the State so vast a sum;  
Of many thousand Ducats kept at home:  
Twiceten, and two held from the Turk! twice eight had saved from Cham.   

And more beside Charge saved of this great Tribute!  
To his wise Head strong Hand they Attribute,  
Poles full deliverance from Servitude.  
So that all these are SOBIETZKI's own!  
Poles People, Kingdom, Sceptre, Sword, and Crown;  
Give all these power to Speak, and Vote, they'd shout's Election soon.  
And yet beside late glorious preservation,  
Of all these! These have more in expectation!  
Our safety owed brave him, Soul of our Troops,  
Is but the Earnest of those future Hopes;  
Of the good Issue of that dreadful War,  
Wherein all these are now engaged! (the Czar  
His Aids may fail us from his Muscovie:  
Whom though he send at greatest needs they'll fly.)  
All Pole without this one, will find hard work  
'Gainst such a powerful Enemy the Turk.  
One so well seen in Military Affairs!  
Whose very Name Appalls our Foes with Fears;  
Whose Prowess is the stay of all our Cares.  
If while but Gen'ral he hath done such things!  
What shall be not perform how soon he Reigns.  
Thus Poland's Safety, Freedom, Glory, Crown,  
All in this horrid War now staked down,  
Do in their utmost Hazard seem to cry!  
Their Help, their Hope, in SOBIETZKI lie.  
In fine! the fondness of a Foreign Choice,  
May please those who in foreign Arms Rejoice,  
And Interests; which they perchance may own,  
More than the welfare of the Polish Crown.  
But though this should not hap, as oft it fares;  
And hath not seldom much perplexed Affairs;  
If we had all the World to choice upon!  
Name him alive who can but match this ONE.   

THe largest Empire's mean for his great Spirit!  
And Polands Crown's no Guerdon for's vast Merit.  
Let's at those Feet! whose glorious Hands have won,  
Lay down that Kingdom, give him Thanks, to take and wear our Crown.   

UPon the other side! the Litwaneers,  
Urg d the strong Resolution of the Peers,  
Of that great Duchy! never to admit  
Piasti; That is native Pole, or Lit-  
- vanian Born: for that they'd more than once,  
Found Troubles after such Elections.  
Whereof they several Instances did bring,  
Namely those Factions, during Micha'ls Reign,  
Stirred up against him by's Nobility  
Which had ne'er been, had he been no Piasti.  
Wherefore all Natives they'd meant to Refuse,  
Thinking it meet some Foreign Prince, to choose  
And such a Prince! who even beside's Renown,  
Rendering him worthy of the Polish Crown,  
Might be such Husband, as their Queen might own.  
And one made strong with powerful Alliance!  
As might best Help the Kingdom to Advance;  
And fairly carry on the present work  
Of the great War, in hand against the Turk.  
Upon all which mature Consideration!  
They knew none fitter for their Nominations;  
Nor for the Queen; nor worthier to Reign;  
Then Charles Prince of Lorraine, were he KING.   

THen some the Prince of Neuburg nominat!  
Although their Votes in number was not great.   

YEt after all these Disputes! SOBIETZKI  
This Polar Star, whose Light may overmate Sky;  
As with one Vote or shout, was chosen KING:  
On twenty first of May, begun his REIGN,  
In seventy four; with greatest joy of all,  
(Beyond what Pole e'er saw) both great and small.  
Poles Primate Gnesna, Bedrid at that time;  
Who by his Office should the KING proclaim.  
He absent! Ex Officio, it was due,  
Unto the then Archbishop of Cracow:  
Who did with wont Solemnities Proclaim,  
Him KING! by JOHN the Third of the same name.  
Of Poland KING, great Duke of Litwanie 
* &c .   

WHo forthwith (of himself) most graciously,  
Was pleased to promise! that Queen Dowagier,  
Should be provided as best suited her,  
High quality; As also the Arrear  
Of Polish Army he should forth with Clear;  
And quite discharge from out's own Revenue,  
Seeing the Public could scarce spare it now.  
At which time also further did express,  
His Inclinations, and great willingness,  
To grant the Trust of the Grand Marshal,  
Or (Which is here the same) Crown General:  
One Prince Demetrius Wiesnowis-  
- ki, Uncle to late KING. And also this  
Of Crowns Lieutenant Generalship, thus void:  
Should by Kiovies Palatine be joyed.   

BUt as he signified his strong intent,  
To prosecute this present War full bend,  
Against the Insidels with utmost vigour,  
And with pursuits of dreadful Army's Rigour,  
To Rout, and Kill, and put their Troops to chase,  
Or force them to some honourable Peace.  
And to that purpose! at's own proper Charge,  
A thousand Foot, he would raise! and Discharge  
Their Pay! enduring this same next Campaign;  
For to Encourage all the Noblemen,  
And other Polish Grandees every one,  
To do the like in their Proportion.  
So he desired, that he might Retain  
The Trust of General, till this Campaign  
Were ended; for the Kingdoms present State,  
Urged the Delay o's Coronations date:  
Till the Campaign be over. Whereanent,  
The whole Nobility gave their Assent.  
And that the Article they offered,  
Into the Pacta, or Agreements made:  
Obliging SOBIETZKI now their KING,  
The Crown on no occasion to Resign,  
Should be Cancelled, Expunged, or quite Omitted,  
This at's Desire was also freely Quit.   

ARchbishop Gnesna, scarce warm in his Place.  
On twenty fifth of May he did Decease:  
The KING thought fit to raise into his ROOM  
The much Esteemed Learned Bishop Culm.  
Who did Succeed in that high Dignity  
Of Metropolitan and Primacy.  
Queen Dowagier, had by a full Consent,  
Both of his Majesty and Parliament,  
Two hundred thousand Guilders yearly Rent,  
Assigned Her! with freedom to Reside,  
In any place of Poles Dominion wide,  
Except Cracow, and some more Fortified  
Places, on Borders of Silesia side.  
Her Majesty for her Convenience  
Made choice of Thorn in pruss for Residence.   

Although the KING for carrying on the WAR,  
Impatiently Solicitous by far!  
Yet's Noblemen, and Senators in this;  
Were all in general just as Remiss.  
For though at first they had him promise made!  
Of sixty thousand Men Maintained and Paid:  
He now desired but forty thousand strong!  
Yet their Dissensions such, so sharp, so long,  
And wretched Jealousies, to Factions bend,  
As could not let them hereunto Consent.   

MEan while! the Muscovite who did pretend,  
Himself the Polish Kingdoms mighty friend;  
And that with open force he would oppose,  
The Cruel Turk, and all Poles common Foes.  
Had on the contrar, only fallen upon  
Doroskensko! Head of the Rebels strong,  
The Cossack's: and had many Places ta'en,  
Strong Holds, and Castles in the ukrain!  
That with this foul, and false (though open) play,  
He might enlarge his great Empire that way.   

HOw e'er! the Mighty Cham of Tartary,  
And the Great Turk with Forces Hastily,  
Rushed thither, to oppose the Muscovite!  
And in short time had overrun as quite!  
Another great part of that Country's Coast,  
So that the whole was likely to be lost.   

WHerefore to give what Aids his Haste prepa●●●  
In such unlucky Posture of Affairs:  
KING JOHN by this time, seeing that in plain!  
No Money, nor Recruits, he could obtain;  
On August twenty second, he departs  
From Warsaw towards Poland's Frontier Parts.  
Appointing Rendezvouz of that small Army,  
Was left him after Cochmis Victory,  
To hold upon the fifteenth of September:  
(A Month which Turks have been bid oft Remember)  
They being not, as 't's told, and all believe!  
In number sixteen thousand effective.   

IT's true! that General Romadanowsko,  
Led' 'bove an hundred thousand men of Musco;  
Encamped near unto the River Dniester:  
With all which he did small or no Service there.  
Being (they say) diverted by the Turk,  
Who on their natural Jealousies did work:  
Causing Reports and Rumours to be spread,  
That all the Poles new Terms with them had made!  
And with the Port were clapping up a Peace,  
Without including them within its Lease.   

THis Stratagem did serve both Turks, and Tartars,  
With small Resistance to possess those Quarters,  
So that (save two or three strong Holds) in fine  
They're Masters of the whole of ukrain.  
At last great City Haman they Invest!  
Which, with Assaults they furiously pressed!  
While Muscovites, who promised to Relieve it;  
In stead thereof, o'er Neister were Retrived.  
Whose sudden, base, and timorous Retreat,  
Occasioned haman's Towns entire defeat;  
Which yielded on such Terms, as Victors gave it:  
To have their Lives, Persons, and Goods all saved.  
But this most Barbarous, faithless, cruel Nation,  
Without Regard to their Capitulation,  
Or any Promise made, by Write or Word:  
Put Men, Wives, Children, to the Edge of Sword.  
So that of hund'red thousand Souls, just now,  
Remained alive, in few Hours, none, or few.   

ABout beginning of next Month came up,  
To the KING'S Camp the Litwanian Troops,  
In all twelve thousand thence did come along,  
Which made the KING near thirty thousand strong.  
And now at Slotzow, on the Frontier far  
From Warsaw, in a Council held of War!  
Resolved to Head them to the Vkranie,  
And quickly fall upon the Enemy:  
Without least thoughts of further Treaty had;  
Which now again the Grand-Vizier made,  
(Since the Grand-Seignior's Master had repast  
The Danube, on his March homewards in haste)  
Fresh offers of! on purpose to Amnze,  
The Poles and credulous Muscovites abuse;  
And to foment their mutual jealousies;  
And so Divide; then Rout them at more ease.   

ACcordingly! his Martial MAJESTY,  
To learn the Posture of the Enemy;  
Did Russias Waywood send with some good Force,  
Who did Surprise a thousand Turkish Horse:  
Near Camien's Walls, and did them quite Defeat,  
With Slaughter for their Number very great.  
And that the KING might see they'd won the day!  
Thrice fifty Prisoners they brought away.  
His Majesty, (thus recommenced the War)  
Just then in Person quickly marched to Bar:  
A fenced City in the ukranie:  
Which when approached! he stormed so furiously,  
That it was his, in twinkling of an eye.   

THe Turks, and Tartars, garrisoned therein.  
Fled! when they saw the Poles the City win,  
Unto the Castle, which was very strong,  
And yet this proved not their Shelter long!  
But forced upon the eighteenth of November,  
Upon the KING'S discretion to surrender.  
Who did the Turks most generously dismiss,  
With safe Convoy unto Caminiec.  
But all the Lipher Tartars, quickly were  
Each dealt a Slave unto each Litwaneer.  
Next! his Victorious MAJESTY, no Rester  
In Field, marched to Mohilow on the Neister.  
A Place of great Import unto the Pole,  
Because it is the only Pass to Mol-  
- davie! who! when they knew the King in Field,  
Did to's victorious Arms most quickly yield.  
Thus did Sciana! Kalnick! Forty more  
Podolian Holds of Strength the Turks gave o'er.   

NO Force resists the Tempest of that Fame,  
Which always conquered wheresoever he came,  
Without Sword drawn! his Word these wild Beasts tame.  
Just at this time! ne'er more untimously,  
Did all those Troops had come from Litwanie,  
Leave him just in the nick of Hopes and Victory.  
Pretending all, that none of them could bear  
The rigorous Season of that time of year.  
'Twas now December in the seventy four!  
Yet's MAJESTY, though weakened in his Power!  
Resolved with his gallant Poles amain,  
Still to Continue on in this Campaign,  
And notwithstanding left almost alone!  
His prosperous Fortune bravely to push on.  
Scarce past one Week! wherein some fenced Place,  
Or other's not surrendered to his Grace.  
And though the Turks were numerous in those Places!  
Yet durst they not 'gainst him once show their Faces.   

TO Hansel seventy five! New-Years-day saw,  
His MAJESTY, by Storm take in Raskaw.  
Upon the Niester, stood this strengthened Hold!  
Where sixteen hundred of the Turks were told;  
Of whom, while all their Foot were cut in pieces,  
Their Cavalry, (being forced to mend their Paces)  
Escaped. The Polish Horse so wearied,  
With those continual Services late made,  
That there was none of them in posture now,  
On Foes fresh valiant Horses to pursue.  
So that his MAJESTY had now subdued,  
All that part of the ukrain, which stood  
Westward the Neiper, save the City Czebryn  
The Residence of Dorokensk, had ay been  
Head of allVkrains Rebellion:  
Whom he endeavoured from his Perdwellion,  
By Treaties, to reduce unto his Duty.  
And this made Shows of promising his Feawty,  
And readiness, to own the KING'S Commands:  
If's Majestyed vouchsafe these eight Demands.   

1.  
FIrst! That the Cossacks should continue free,  
In Exercise of the Greek Liturgy.  
And that without Disturbance they might own!  
That Ancient Churches old Religion.   

2.  
That some Archbishop of their Church should have,  
A Place, and sit amongst Poles Senate Grave.   

3.  
That of the Ukrain, some good fit part,  
Be for the Cossack's Army set apart.   

4.  
That Poland's KING, at's Coronation Oath,  
Confirm these, and their Privileges both.   

5.  
That Poles Republic, ever shall make known,  
When they have need of Cossack's service done,  
And on what Terms, they do desire, 't be shown.   

6.  
That Cossacks Deputies sent to the Diet,  
Shall be received, welcomed, and treated by it!  
With equal Honour's any Deputy,  
Sent from the Dukedom of great Litwanie,  
Or from the Kingdom of old Polony.   

7.  
That they have freedom to Traffic and Trade,  
With all their Neighbours, as before they've had.   

8.  
What still the Turks refused those Savage Fools  
They may Erect Print Offices and Schools.   

BUt all these Overtures to nothing came  
Sly Doroskenko did but play his Game;  
Between the Poles, and jealous Muscovite:  
A Friend to neither, more then's Aims thought meet.   

IN April seventy fifth! the Turks, and Tartars,  
Having by this time left their Winter Quarters!  
Weary of Rest, and Rust, did now take Arms;  
And came to Field, in hideous Throngs, and Swarms.  
KING JOHN, had maugre all their Force held out.  
This Winter, in those Parts without Recruit;  
Whereby his Army small, so lessened,  
That all believed, he should be hastened,  
To quit the ukrain foresake the Field.  
But his great Spirit, which knew not how to yield,  
To any Hazards! but Necessity;  
And th' utmost point of last Extremity.  
Resolved, to the last to stand it out!  
And from those Quarters not to stir a foot.  
And therefore Reinforced the Garisouns,  
Of these his following late Regained Towns:  
Of Bracklaw, and Kalnick, and Nimirow,  
Bialacierkew, and Mohilow.  
Which being done he left not Force enough,  
To have an Armies either name, or show.  
Had not his Valour and his Conduct been!  
Like a new Figure making Vnits ten;  
Rendering their num'ral Hundreds, virtually  
As many thousands by his Courage high,   

IN following May! the KING to Slotzkow held,  
Sited eight Leagues distant from Leopold;  
Where with some Senators of Poland's Nation,  
He had a long and serious Consultation.  
Laying before them, all his just Complaints  
On their neglect of his sad pinching wants.  
Since after seven months' time of this Campaign;  
Wherein, with such an Handful of few Men.  
So great Advantages performed and done,  
And been procured unto Poland's Crown!  
Restoring to 't's Obediense again.  
The greatest part of all the ukrain.  
In which himself and his few Soldiery,  
Had met with so much Pinch and Scarcity,  
Of all Provisions! that their wants did force,  
Their Food, from Flesh of Cats, and Dogs, and Horse;  
And other Beasts; beside their endless Toils,  
And dreadful Dangers, infinite Turmoils.  
And yet no care was taken to supply  
His Wants, which now looked stern as Destiny;  
Nor to enable him, with fresh Recruits,  
To store his Army; fewer than the Scouts  
Of the GRAND SIGNORS; now become so Weak,  
As't cannot keep the Field another Week.  
His Majesty b'ing hitherto enforced,  
This War to have maintained at his own Cost,  
Which amidst all those sad Perplexities,  
He yet Resolved, maugre Difficulties.  
And yet for all these Instances he made!  
Nothing to store his Needs was done or had.   

BAck to the Army turneth, which did hold  
Near his Head Quarter City Leopold.  
And in good Season! for it was high time,  
He should assure the People of that Clime,  
By's ROYAL presence; who were otherwise  
To leave their Dwellings, ready to Advise;  
In dreadure of those Swarms of Turks, and Tartars,  
Which every day poured down too near those Quarters.  
Whose vastest Numbers of two hundred thousand,  
Did fill those Parts with Horror and Confusion.   

ON the seventeenth of August seventy five!  
Turks, Tartar's Chief Commanders did contrive,  
In the dread Presence of Himself great Cham,  
And the Vizier Bassa Ibrahim  
In Council met! first to attempt the Town  
Of Slotzkow! which being once possessed and won,  
Next to Attack the City Leopol;  
The present Quarter of the KING of Pole.  
Who had in all scarce fourteen thousand men,  
For's Litwanian Troops had not joined then.   

PUrsuant-hereunto! some five days further,  
Marched Sultan Nuradin, still breathing Murder,  
Chief of his forty thousand Tartars led,  
The Flower of all that Army, I'm there had:  
Attended with the eldest Son of Cham,  

* Sultan  Aquigitary (Water-tossers name,)  
Their Troops, and many primest officers,  
Who came along as gallant Volunteers.  
So that their Body whole consisted then,  
At least in number sixty thousand men.  
With which dismaying Force, early was seen!  
On twenty third of August, Nuradin;  
And that some time ere day begun to daw,  
Before the Town and Castle of Slotzkaw.  
Just eight Leagues distant from strong Leopold.  
Where as we've said, the KING his Camp did hold,   

Immediately a fierce Assault begun!  
Continued till two in After noon,  
With utmost Fury. Forward Nuradin  
Bravely Repelled by Russes Palatine,  
Commanding there; who did so well dispose  
His Men and Cannon, that with little Loss  
Destroyed huge Numbers of those Infidels.  
Which Sight their Courage so extremely Quells,  
That disappointed of their hoped Surprise;  
They strait Surcease this dear bought Enterprise.  
And as their Council ordered! as we've told)  
They leave Slotzkow, March on to Leopold,   

OF all which, when his Majesty doth know,  
Their brave Repulse, great Slaughter at Slotskow;  
And towards Leopold their quick Advance:  
He presently ordered the Ordinance!  
From off the Castle all day long to fire,  
To Warn the several Garrisons lay nigher,  
To be upon their Guard: and having given  
Fit Orders for the safety of his Queen,  
And the young Princes; who at that timewere,  
With both their Majesties, all present there;  
For he Resolved to venture all at once,  
In's country's Cause, and Christendoms defence,  
Doing the like, on such occasions since.   

ALL things thus settled! then his Majesty  
Went forth his Camp to Visit and Survey.  
Where, to a Hills high Top he doth Advance,  
From whence he could observe three Leagues Distance  
Around! and about Noon, he doth Descry,  
By Clouds of Dust th' approaching Enemy.   

THe KING'S Camp much about a Mile did lie,  
East-side from Le'pol in a low Valley,  
Shut up by several Hills, somewhat beyond  
The Camp! that way, the Enemy was Bound!  
There was a straight Ascent, of Rising Ground,  
Of some three hundred Paces, ora Stound.  
Where, having Marched as far upon the Height!  
Then your Descent again's a narrow Streight;  
Amidst a Wood late-cut. And then again  
At Bottom of Descent's an open Plain:  
Where the Tartarian Troops of needs must pass,  
T'engage the Poles! for this their best way was.  
Another Pass, which lay on's Camp's Right Hand,  
The KING to Guard did Radzevil Command,  
The Prince, his Brother in Law, Vice-Chanc'lor  
Of Lithuania, (of whom before,  
we've often spoke and mentioned already)  
Who Posteth there with's Troops of hand most ready.  
Then the Artill'rys General, Kariski,  
On the Left Hand! by great KING SOBIESKI,  
Commanded on a Hill to plant his Cannon:  
From whence the Tartars, might be forced t' abandon  
The open-plain; throw which they were to pass.  
Then lined the Wood, which newly cutted was,  
On either hand the narrow way, which bears  
Down Hill, with valiant Bands of Musqueteers:  
His Majesty, soon caused some Troops of Horse,  
Advance into the Plain! t' oppose the force  
Of th' Enemy, with all's brave Volunteers;  
To stop the galled Tartar's mad Carriers.   

WHo in such Numbers, entered after soon  
The Plain, by four a Clock in th' Afternoon:  
That all the Field (in bristled Mantle clad)  
With Horse, and Men, and Arms was covered.  
Meanwhile! The KING did from a Hill espy,  
The Countenance, of his numerous Enemy:  
Then givings last Commands, for what might chance!  
He caused some other Troops of Horse advance  
Before him; And behind him followed  
Six Troops of Hussars, which he ordered.  
To Post on Right, and Left Hand of the Way  
Midst the Low Wood, so advantageous lay,  
To make them dreadfuller! and to appear!  
Far moe in Number then indeed they were.  
Where each high Stump! 'bove Root of rude hewn Tree!  
Did show as Horseman to the Enemy:  
And all those twigs which near Stump tops did stand  
Seemed Swords, or Lances brandished in their Hand.   

THen his Victorious Valiant MAJESTY,  
With natural Air of innate Gallantry!  
A kind of glorious Joy, and Satisfaction,  
Still usual to him in the time of Action:  
With brisk and cheerful Looks, beamed from his Eye;  
Whose every Ray presaged Victory,  
Ent'red himself within the open Plain,  
Encouraging his Soldiers amain.  
Telling them all! that now he was come there,  
That day to act KING, CAPTAIN, SOLDIER;  
Fully determined! or to do, or die;  
And share with them in Death, or Victory.   

THen having thrice aloud, the Name of JESUS  
Invoced! as oft o're's Army cried LORD bless us!  
Without least stop, or stand, he briskly hy's!  
Upon their Head, towards the Enemies.  
And as if he, and they'd immortal been!  
Or had to deal with Rushes! not with Men;  
He with his little handful, zealed with Ire!  
Throw Clouds of Dust, and Smoke, and Skies of Fire,  
And Stars of Lead, and Thunderbolts of Iron,  
And shining Swords, bright Lightnings him environ.  
And wheresoever he turns! pours down before  
His Face, thick Showers of Tartar's purpled Gore:  
Behind lies Maims, and Wounds, and Groans, and Deaths;  
And Heaps, and Swarms, all puffing their last Breathes.   

HIs MAJESTY, was wanting in no part  
Of Soldier's Courage, prudent Generals Art.  
And by his brave Example, did inspire;  
His followers with his high victorious Fire.  
So that with this small Handful, towards Night!  
He put these hideous Multitudes to Flight:  
Who left hehind them! when they left the Plain,  
In Plumps, and Piles, huge Numbers of them Slain.  
And as undoubted Victories sure token!  
Their great and only Standard there was taken.   

HIs MAJESTY, would gladly have pursued  
Them further! had not darkest Night ensued;  
And more than that! great Cham himself was said,  
With all's fresh Troops, a coming to their Aid.   

IN this most great, most glorious Victory!  
That this our Age, or any past did see:  
The KING of Poland, had not with him then,  
Above the number of four thousand men:  
(The rest of all his Troops, being left in Hold,  
For the Security of Leopold.)  
And of those thousands four! there came some under  
Unto the Execution, fifteen hunger;   

ANd by plain down right Fight, to defeat!  
With such poor Handfuls, such an Army great!  
Of threescore thousand Combatants may seem  
A Miracle, a Prodigy, or Dream.  
Yet so great was the Fright, Fray, Hurrying,  
And Consternation, Tartar's then were in:  
That, that one Night, they fled those Leagues and more,  
Which they had marched in three whole days before.  
And for more speed, away they quickly cast  
Their Arms and Baggage midst Confusion's haste.   

NOr was th' Amazement less, in Camps of Cham!  
And that of Vizier Bassa Ibrahim.  
When seeing their Companions hard Condition,  
Returning from such hopeful Expedition:  
Wherein almost in spite of Destiny!  
They'd promised themselves sure Victory.   

BUt after some few days Consideration!  
Allowed these routed Troops Refocillation;  
And huge Recruits, new Forces daily made  
Abashed ashamed to show themselves dismayed.  
It was resolved! they all should march in whole,  
With their joint Forces, 'gainst the KING of Pole.  
To which Effect! two thousand, Janisars,  
The Strength, and Hope, of all the Turkish Wars.  
With a strong Body of selected Horse,  
Were sent a little Castle to enforce:  
Which had its site, near City Brzeziani,  
Wherein were only sixty Poles! not many,  
Who yet so gallantly behaved themsel's!  
As with great Loss repulsed these Infidels,  
Which so much damned their Spirits, if they had any!  
That they durst not proceed 'gainst Brzezianis.  
Although they first came there with that Design!  
But on the contrary, Poles Crown Ensign,  
Who there Commanded! made a valiant Sally,  
With Party of swift Horse; who did not dally!  
But falling on the Rearguard of the Tartars!  
With Sword and Shott dealt liberally Deaths Quarters.  
And killed so many of them, on the Place,  
As made their whole great Body mend its pace.   

TEn thousand Tartars, after soon appear  
Advancing unto Leopol well near!  
To whom, the KING sent forth Lord Karkownisky,  
Who with some Troops of Horse, them charged so briskly!  
As forced them to their Heels, to take their Wind,  
Leaving great Numbers of them dead behind.  
Nor was this Action lightly purchassed gain!  
Where some brave Polish Gentlemen lay slain.   

ANd now at last! in Month of September,  
ne'er lucky to the Turks, as I remember!  
Unto the Royal Camp, were now come up;  
The Gallant Litwanians in Troop.  
The KING, no longer satisfied to hold!  
Or to make good his Post at Leopold!  
But with that little Army, which he'd then,  
In number not 'bove fifteen thousand Men;  
Resolved to seek out the Enemy;  
At least in Number seven times more than Herald  
And leaving's ROYAL CONSORT, Joy o's Soul,  
With the young Princes still at Leopol!  
Desiring they should stay still in those Parts;  
To keep the People all in better hearts;  
Who otherwise! for fear might run away,  
And leave the Country to the Turks a Prey:  
Who, by this means induced to tarry still  
At their own Homes with far more Heart and Will,  
Seeing the KING, the QUEEN, the PRINCE'S fair,  
Should of their Hazards, have an equal share.   

HIs MAJESTY, hearing the Enemy  
Besieged Podhais! Resolved hastily,  
(Having already come the length of Lembur)  
To March, upon the fifteenth of September  
For its Relief: but just one day before  
'S intended March, he's told it's yielded o'er.  
And twice six thousand persons, Captives led;  
The Town quite Sacked, Rifted and Plundered;  
Then Burnt; although Surrendered upon Terms!  
Of saving Persons, Goods, from Hostile harms.   

WHich, having heard! on sev'nteenth of September,  
A Warlike Council's held at City Lembur.  
Where several of the Senators advise!  
Not to attempt such Mighty Enemies.  
With so few Forces. But his MAJESTY,  
Again Replied most Heroickly;  
That He would ne'er sit still, and tamely see  
So many Christians led in Slavery;  
And's Subject's thus harassed at such a Rate,  
That's Territory's laid near Desolate;  
But was Resolved this to Remedy!  
Or Perish in th' Attempt, and bravely die.  
And so Marched forward, this same very day,  
Towards the Enemy! who (as they say)  
Were then before Buczaez all sat down!  
And had Invested and Entrenched it round;  
But upon Notice of the KING'S Advance!  
They Raised their Siege; and soon Decamped thence,  
With all their Forces. And though sped so Blewly!  
Yet they March on in haste to Trembowly;  
Which they Invest. Turk's Gen'ral Ibrahim,  
Summons the Garrison to yield to him!   

WHo boldly Answer; If the Turks were come,  
In hopes of Plunder, thus far from their home;  
They were much disappointed in their sense,  
Here being none but Soldiers for defence;  
Who'd nothing else except their Lives to lose!  
Which they Resolved to sell dear to their Foes,  
And make them know the Price when't comes to Blows.   

THis stout Reply, did much incense the Turks!  
Who in a Trice completing all their Works!  
Raised several Batteries! Planting thereupon,  
Many great Guns, and Bombs; still Thundering on,  
For fourteen days; which they continued  
The Siege. And all this while they Mined had!  
Above two thousand Cannon Bullet's got;  
Beside five hundred Fire-Balls, also Shot  
Into the Town; and divers Mines were Sprung,  
Tho all without effect, did them no wrong;  
And Storming several times, were still Repelied;  
With greatest Loss, and yet remained unquelled:  
Stiffly persisting to maintain the Siege.   

UNtil at last! a Letter from the LIEGE  
Of Poland, to the Governor (by hap)  
The Turks chanced with a Bower to Intercept!  
Wherein, his Majesty did him assure,  
That he himself in Person (to be sure)  
With his whole Army's coming to deliver  
Them: and alreadyed passed such a River!  
And that he was directly Marching on  
Towards the Enemy. Which! whereupon,  
Such was the dread of SOBIETZKIS Name!  
(The Infidels great Terror, Scourge, and Shame)  
That presently, the Turkish General,  
Ordered the Cannon be dislodged all,  
From of the Batteries, both great and small.  
Consisting of above an hundred Piece,  
And to march on strait to Caminiec.   

NExt Day, he did Decamp his Army whole,  
So the pale Crescent doth decline the Pole.  
Marching full fifteen Leagues, in so much haste,  
Confusion, Consternation, and Aghast!  
That he Commands the Tartars to keep near  
And be a Covert to his trembling Rear.  
Just as in Battle he had got the Rout,  
From some Victorious Enemy in's Pursuit:  
ne'er thought himself secure in any place!  
Till trenched close to the Walls of Caminec;  
Under Protection of its greater Guns,  
In bosm of their own strong Garrisons.   

A Thing almost Incredible, when told!  
That fifteen thousand men had been so bold;  
To force an Army hundred thousand strong,  
To raise two Seiges in such Haste and Throngs.  
Prodigious though it seem! yet true it is;  
Let all the World's old Worthies match me this.   

NAy when Encamped near Camiens Counter scarf!  
They could not yet imagine themselves safe;  
For's MAJESTY Advancing after them  
That Way! it so dismayed Ibrahim!  
That in a Warlike Council, all Resolves!  
Not to abide Engagement with the Poles;  
But pass the Dniester soon; and March away,  
Towards the Country of Walachia.   

WHich Resolution presently was done!  
But not so throughly out, nor yet so soon;  
But that some Polish Troops, came up so near,  
Led by Lord Lubomirski, that their Rear,  
Being fallen upon, and beaten up amain!  
Huge mighty Numbers of its Guards lay Slain.   

HEreon! the KING forthwith did give Command,  
For several Troops, on Niesters either hand,  
To make advance! with such a Success huge;  
That Lubomirski seized the Enemies' Bridge.  
Cutting in pieces those were left its Guard;  
And the Night following others as wel-fared.  
Lord Konski, the Artill'rys General,  
Did meet five hundred Wagons in a Stale,  
By upwards of two thousand Oxen drawn,  
Thinking to pass that Bridge before day dawn;  
Come from Camien; took them! then did destroy;  
With little Business, their strong Convoy:  
Relieving thousands of poor Christian Slaves;  
Led in sad Bondage by those Savage Knaves.  
The Soldiers, then for their Encouragement,  
Are ' lowed that plunder which the Wagons sent;  
Possessing richest Spoil, of Goods, and Money:  
Soldiers are Stout thereafter, this being done ay.   

HIs MAJESTY commanded all the Boats,  
Which did compose the Bridge, and made its Floats!  
Should be bestowed, in some securest place  
To be employed on any sudden Case,  
And serve Occasions after the next Spring.   

AT which time! Tidings came unto the KING;  
That Turks in dread of any more Pursuit,  
Had marched every Day and every Night;  
And had again Repassed the Danow.  
And that the Tartars hurled Homewards too;  
Taking the nearest Cutt, of shortest Road,  
Onwards, the Way leads by Bialogrod.   

THus being fred of Swarms of Turks, and Tartars!  
The KING put's Army to their Winter Quarters.  
Where, when his MAJESTY had caused them come!  
Resolved to settle his Affairs at Home:  
So as he might early next Spring take Field.  
Accordingly! November twelfth, he held  
To Zulkiew; three Leagues of from Leopold!  
Where! as most welcome to his Royal QUEEN,  
And the yonng Princes their dear Children;  
So no less, almost, was the: Joy of all  
The People crowding to behold and sal-  
- ute, meet, shout, praise, extol, and bid welcome  
Their common FATHER; and DELIVERER Home,  
GREAT ANGEL GUARDIAN of all CHRIST'NDOM.   

A LETTER To the Right HONOURABLE, Sir GEORGE DRUMMOND OF MILN-NAB, LORD PROVOST OF EDINBURGH.  
My LORD,  
HAving (as an ESSAY, of what I can, and peradventure may hereafter say both better and more, of the Greatest and most Ancient MONARCH in the whole World, the present KING of BRITAIN, and that I might (if possible) by these excite an Emu'ation of the united Force and Bravery of all Christian KINGS and PRINCES, against the proud and insatiable Cruelty of that Infidel Enemy of CHRIST'NDOM the TURK) attempted in Verse, such as they are, the MEMOIRES of that Heroic PRINCE the present KING of Poland. I cannot but think the pains I have already been, and the whole Charge I am even now at, the better bestowed, when it shall be presented to a Person of your Lordship's Character here, and great Interest, and Acquaintance in the whole Polish Dominions. You are so known to the whole Frame and Methods of the Government; the Succession of the Dukes, and KINGS; the History and Scene of the various Changes of Fortunes of that brave Magnanimous People; the Topography of the Places of that vast Country; the Situations of Leopol, Cochmi, and Caminiec, etc. and many other the Triumphant Theatres of his brave prowesses, whose Names will be still consigned to the Immortal Glories and Victories of JOHN the Third. I know your Lordship has seen his two immediate Predecessors, CASIMIR, and MICHAEL! and knew, not only himself before, but after his being Crown General; as well as that you have seen and known his Illustrious PARENTS; with those Waywoods, Palatines, Castellans, and other great and valiant Personages, who have accompanied, and born some share in his happy and holy Victories, and by your intimat Correspondence with so many Persons of great Interest and Fidelity in these Parts, have had the best and truest Accounts of those signal and amazing Services done the whole Christian World, by the Great SOBIETZKI. Seeing your Lordship in all these Capacities may be the fittest Judge in this place of the World, to condemn or correct the Lapses or Mistakes by Missinformations, or Distance of Place; or where my Author has not swerved; the best Witness, to avouch the Fidelity and Ingenuity of,  
Your LORDSHIP'S most humble and much devouted Servant, ALEX. TYLER.    

Chap. VI  
The KING Crowned; OBTAINS another great VICTORY over the TURKS and TARTARS; The ARTICLES of PEACE; The Magnificent ENTERTAINMENT of his EXCELLENCY the English AMBASSADOR.  

'TWas now high time! all things prepared be,  
For Coronation of his MAJESTY  
Since by the Constitutions of Poles Land!  
Their ELECT PRINCE, somethings may not Command,  
Nor yet perform, until once Passed be,  
Their Coronations Solemnity.   

WHerefore, on January the sev'nteenth!  
Was KING MICHAEL'S Corpse, conveyed at length  
From Warsaw! in a Chariot drawn by six  
Horses! his Household officers marched next!  
And Multitudes of men of Quality,  
Tending their PRINCE'S last Solemnity:  
Alongs the Way from Warsaw to Cracow;  
Where both their present Majesties were now;  
Lately Arrived, and waited on by the  
Whole Kingdoms Senators, Nobility.   

THe Body of KING CASIMIR, which had  
Been sent for out of France, was here conveyed  
To Cracow! where on one, the self same day,  
Were both KING'S Funerals performed! they say  
With all the usual Solemnities,  
And Honours, due to ROYAL Memories.   

THis being once dispatched and Passed o'er!  
Of seventy six second of Februar,  
KING SOBIETZKI, and his QUEEN, were now,  
Crowned within the Castle of Cracow:  
With all the Pomp, Magnificence, and Show,  
Which Art can fancy, or the Eye can view.  
And the next day! his new Crowned MAJESTY,  
Received the Homage o's Nobility;  
His Gentry; Senators; and of the whole  
Orders and States, of Litwanic and Pole.   

THe French Ambassader, did soon present  
To's MAJESTY his Master's Compliment;  
Which was a solemn Declaration,  
In favours of the QUEEN, French born by Nation.  
That's MAJESTY of FRANCE, adopted had,  
The QUEEN of Poland! now his Daughter made.  
Declaring further! that accordingly,  
She should on all occasions Treated be,  
And looked upon; what ever hap might chance:  
Still as a Daughter of the Crown of France.   

Howe'er! on eight of March next following,  
Her Majesty, had one to Pole more owing,  
When safe delivered of a Princess young.   

THen did his MAJESTY himself apply!  
The Vacant Trusts and Honours to supply.  
Prince Lubomirski, (Polish Names sound harsh all)  
Was made of Poland's Kingdom, the Grand Marshal.  
And Marshal of Court, Lord Sinawski.  
Crown-General, Prince Demetrius Wisnowiski.  
By whose Removal, one Jablownowski!  
Who was the Prince and Palatine of Russie.  
Vacant the Place Lieutenant General,  
Given to the Last! these vacancies, the KING thus filled all.   

JVne, seventy six! did Sultan Nuradin,  
With Cham's two Sons; all pass the Neister soon!  
And like those Fishes, which do swim in Shoals;  
Around great Whales! so these surround the Poles:  
In vastest bodies, sending out strong Bands,  
To Ravage and harrass the Polish Lands.  
And Ibrahim Bassa swarms of Turks doth place  
At several Posts about Caminiec.   

MEan while! although good Resolutions were  
Ta'en at last Polish Diet to prepare  
For this Campaign! they'd so neglectful been  
Of this, throwout each several Palatine,  
The Dicts purposes to execute;  
That both of Men and Money destitute,  
His MAJESTY was still remaining yet,  
In's old Complained Straits, and most unfit  
To make Resistance; yet he ordered,  
Those few Remains of tattered Troops he had,  
To March directly to his last years Hold,  
And have their Rendezveuz at Leopold.  
And being Destitute of all else than  
Means of Supply! Convoc's the Arrierban.  
That all might meet for Kingdoms joint Defence.   

IN August seventy six! his Excellence  
LAURENCE, Ambassador from Britain's KING,  
Unto his Polish Majesty, being  
Arrived at Dantzick! And the Polish QUEEN  
Came also to that City after soon,  
Upon her Road for France, to Drink, at Wells  
Of Bourbon, which as 't's said some Griefs soon heals:  
Of whom, their being! he had Audience;  
And thereupon the young Princess presents,  
(To whom his MASTER of Great-britain was  
Prayed to be God father at her christening Mass)  
With a Rich noble Jewel, on the part  
Of his said MAJESTY; and so doth part,  
For Poland! where he was received still  
With all the Demonstrations of goodwill  
Welcome, Respect, and Love, and Kindness meet  
Which might his Character and Person suit.   

MEan while! The Turks, and Tartars, as we've told;  
Although they seemed more Formidable and Bold!  
Yet were so mindful of last years defeat;  
And so afraid of the sole NAME of Great  
KING SOBIETZK; they gaped for nothing more,  
Then Peace. For which end the Grand Signior,  
Did by the Despot Prince of Moldavie,  
Make Overtures and Offers of a Treaty.  
Nor were the KING of Poland's Camp, or Coffers,  
In a Condition to resufe such Proffers.  
So on both sides, Commissioners were sent,  
Who from both Potentates to Treaty went.   

HOwbeit! that nothing might be left undone  
For Public safety! understanding soon  
The Turks were on their March to Jaslowiec  
About six Leagues beyond Caminiec.  
The KING marched out the fixed day of September  
From Javarow, and lest it should Surrender  
Resolved to Relieved. But whether by  
Its Governors great Fear or Treachery!  
'Twas yielded up! though little Harm was done't;  
Then Sacked, and Plundered, Riffl'd, Fired, and Burnt.   

AS likewise other two or three beside  
Were just so Treated by them at that tide.  
And having razed these three places foully  
Were all strait Marching toward Trembowla.  
Whereon his MAJESTY, with much ado now.  
Leaving his Baggage all at Zorawno,  
To make more haste, October twenty fourth  
Like sudden stiff Stern Wind blown from the North,  
Fell with such Rustling force on the Turks van;  
That it blew breathless many thousand man.  
Disord'ring all the rest! Tartar's first dallied!  
But being thirty thousand, quickly Rallied;  
And on the Polish Army coming down,  
A Bloody Fight, of new was then begun,  
Which did continue to the Night from noon.  
This doubtful lasting Dispute! in Conclusion  
The Infidels did fly in great Confusion.   

BUt's Majesty vastly Inferior!  
To Numbers of the Cham, and Signior!  
The KING scarce having fifteen thousand then,  
To Rout an hundred fifty thousand men.  
Had many gallant Persons, as 't's oft found  
For Country's Honour, slain, maimed, bled, and wound,  
Le's have th' Account from all Historians Pens!  
Where Vnits have been worthier than ten,  
As these proved here, in downright Fight, withoutleast stratagems.   

UPon the TURKS part! these bad Successes,  
Disposed them the rather to seek Peace:  
Which in the following terms concluded one,  
Thus advantageous to the Polish Crown.   

1  
FIrst that the Treaiys, with late KING concluded,  
Should be abolished and quite exploded.   

2  
That as to what Podolia concerned!  
Both parties were content thus to discerned.  
That Turks should still retain Caminiec;  
Round which a Circuit of certain space,  
And as for what concerned the ukrain!  
The Poles its greatest part should still Retain;  
As Pauloz, Galnick, and Bialacirkew,  
And many other Towns with Memocrow.  
So that whate'er of it fell to Turk's share,  
Was small, and under Doroskenskos Care.   

3  
All Prisoners, and slaves, shall be made free;  
And from this time no more Hostility.   

4  
The Christian Faith at freedom shall remain;  
In all parts which by these the Turks Retain.   

5  
That Turks shall quite Renounce all their Pretensions,  
To Moneys which MICHAEL'S Treaty mentions.  
And that those Hostages given for that Sum  
Should be Released, and safe conveyed home.   

6  
That Turks and Tartars, should in part and whole;  
promise a strict Alliance to the Pole;  
And that in all Poles Wars in any wise  
They should assist them 'gainst their enemies.   

7  
That Custody of Holy SEPULCHRE,  
To the Franciscan Friars they should Restore,  
That Christians being pleased in this point!  
They might award mistakes on that Account.   

PEACE being thus concluded happily!  
And Infidels Retired as speedily.  
His Majesty, back in November came,  
To Zulkiew! where my Lord of HIDE, the same  
BRITAIN'S AMBASSADOR, had Audience,  
In a Most splendid manner. To presence  
In the KING'S Richest Coach conveyed! and met  
By Marshal of the Court, at the Stairs Gate:  
Who, did Conduct him to the Presence Chamber,   

WHere stood the KING, like Diamond set in Amber  
(For nothing's fine for one so good, so great)  
Under the Richest Canopy of State;  
Clad in a large long Robe of Cloth of Gold  
Which did a Vest of Silver round enfold.   

AFter the Audience Ceremonies o'er!  
And that the KING had some good time before,  
Treated his EXCELLENCE Familiarly,  
With the most smooth and sweetest Interparly,  
Of kind Discourses! he was pleased to take,  
His excellence to the QVEENS' Apartment Back.  
Thus every where Received with great Esteem  
From both their Majesties of KING and QUEEN!  
Who as a further Proof, were pleased t' Invite  
His EXCELLENCE to Sup with them that Night.   

IT was prepared; in a large stately Room,  
Where both their MAJESTY'S in Pomp did come.  
His EXCELLENCE on the KING'S Right Hand sat!  
And next him too! the QUEEN on's Left in State.  
And underneath her Majesties Left Hand!  
Sat several primest Persons of the Land.  
After some several Hours, this Supper done!  
Which was with great Magnificence served in.   

THe KING'S best Coaches brought his EXCELLENCE,  
Back to the Place of his own Residence.  
The next day! all the Senaiors strait came,  
And other Persons of the highest Name  
To make their Visits to his EXCELLENCE.  
Which he Returned next day following hence.   

THe thirteenth of November being come!  
Had's Audience of Congee for coming home.  
Then Hast'neth on to Nimiguen! where he,  
As English Plenipotentiary,  
Sat and Assisted all that Meetings space,  
For Mediating of a General Peace.   

ANd in the next September following!  
His MAJESTY of France most Christian KING,  
(In token of his lasting Amity  
Unto his Royal Polish MAJESTY.)  
Did give Commands to his Ambassador,  
Resident in that Court, to Inaugure,  
With the high order of the Holy Ghost,  
KING SOBIETZKI, and Defray the Cost.  
Which Ceremony, was in all men's Sense  
Of extraordinar Magnificence.  
At which same time! the said Ambassador,  
In further Sign of KING his Master's favour;  
To both their MAJESTY'S some Presents made  
Which were at several Millions valued.    

Chap. VII.  
Of the ACTIONS of his MAJESTY, of Poland Afterwards; and particularly in his EXPEDITION for the RELIEF of the EMPIRE, at the Raising of the SIEGE of VIENNA, and since to 84.  

THE furious Tempests of late Wars o'reblow'n!  
And Clouds of Turks, and Tartars, vanished, gone!  
Left Calm, and Clear all Polands Horizon!  
Great SOBIETSKI's Arms thus having once!  
Restored sweet Peace to his Dominions;  
Which after sad Confusions, Dangers, Toils,  
Wounds, Deaths, and Slaughters, Batt'ls, Sieges, Broils,  
Storming, and Sacking, Plunders, Firings, Burnings,  
Victors, loud Shouts of Joy, Vanquishd's sad Mournings,  
Loud Roaring Voices of great Thundering Guns;  
Cracklings of smaller Shot, Rumbling of Drums;  
Shrill Nighs of Horses; Trumpets brisk Alarms;  
And the dread Clashing Noise of Rustling Arms;  
And all that Misery, and Desolation,  
Which Fire, and Sword can bring upon a Nation;  
All which endured what could be more Welcome  
Unto his Poles, then Rest, Peace, Ease, and Home.   

YEt notwithstanding, during this Repose.  
Wherein his Subjects of all Ranks Rejoice!  
His MAJESTY did not himself abandon  
To slothful Ease, Pleasures, or Rule at Random;  
Nor in the least slackened his Royal Care,  
For's People's future Safety, and Welfare.  
But with great Diligence, himself applies  
To heal those Wounds, and Scars; which Enemy's  
In their late Inroads and Incursions made!  
And those Disasters home-born Factions bred  
Within's Realm. And bends himself (because  
Wars Noise, and Factions, drown the voice of Laws)  
To see fair Justice duly Ministrat,  
The firmest Base to fix a shaken State.   

TO which effect, Choice Persons doth advance!  
In all the Offices of Importance.  
Whose honest Faith, Judgement, and Prudent Cares,  
Might Poise and Manage weightiest Affairs.   

ANd then his Majesty doth Reconcile,  
And quash those Factions made both Poles to Reel.  
Which by their secret Enemies first bred,  
Was long time 'mongst their Grandees nourished.  
Then Fortifies HIMSELF with such strong Allies,  
To Back the State when 't's Fortune's Current Rallies!  
As might not only firm seven Hilled Rome,  
But the joint Interests of CHRISTENDOM.   

ANd in a word, accommodats his Cares,  
And vigilant endeavours none forbears,  
Of those Prudential Arts of Governing,  
Rendering a People happy in their King.   

ANd though perhaps Fame sounds them not so far!  
As the Achievements of loud Rustling War,  
And Glorious Prowesses of Victory;  
Yet in all KING'S more needful are, as worthy Memory.   

NOw! 'mongst these several Alliances he made,  
With great Muscovia's Czar a Treaty had!  
Which a long time continued and sat,  
Adjusting sundry Points then in Debate.  
For though they importuned him to break  
With the Grand Signior! and large Offers make!  
Of Huge Assistance; yet his MAJESTY,  
(Reflecting, how much they had formerly,  
Failed in their Promises of that same kind!  
Could not by any Motives be Inclined,  
In Wars new Tempects, Seas, of Blood it Embark,  
(Wherein he'd longer Swim'd then No in's Ark.)  
And from those Beasts, Clean, Foul, and Wild, and Tame,  
Had nothing but their Numbers, Noise, and Name.  
Without sufficient and full Sur'ty had,  
That when most Need and Use was for their Aid!  
Poles and all CHRIST'NDOMES, both STATE, and CHURCH  
Might not be shrewdly then left in the Lurch.   

BUt in beginning of year eighty third!  
Fame which hath swifter Wings than any Bird!  
Gave daily Notice of huge Preparation,  
The Turks then made for Hungaries Invasion:  
And that they meant that Storm of Steel, and Fire  
For other Neighbouring parts of the Empire.  
His MAJESTY, when this dread News was told!  
Could not in Honour, any longer hold;  
Nor Prudence, for's own safety at Home;  
Nor Conscience, for the Cause of CHRISTENDOM;  
Without endeavouring what he could t' oppose,  
Those fierce designs of Christians sworn Foes.   

WHerefore in Februar a Diet met!  
Where't was concluded, after short Debate;  
That twenty thousand men forthwith be raised:  
Which Resolution (so the Diet pleased)  
Should stand both good and firm; although by some  
Dissenting Member 't should break up, march home.  
Which too oft happens (as we've said before)  
Where one's poor No, can all their Votes devour.  
This was lest Number, small in all men's Sense,  
The Diet then thought fit for Poles Defence.   

MEan while! his Excellence Count Walastain,  
Ambassador, sent from the Austrian  
Imperial MAJESTY, to Poland's KING!  
Did second of April, Conclude and Sign  
An Alliance! whereby the Emperor,  
Obliged himself with sixty thousands Power:  
Against the Turks to Act. In which Campaign  
Poles great KING promised thirty thousand men,  
To have in Field, whenever their Needs Require,  
Next Summer for the Aid of the Empire.  
Which League 'twixt BOTH, was forthwith Ratisyed,  
By all the Members of the Polish Diet.  
Who, on the fourth of that Month having done,  
Parted with, all men's Satisfaction.   

THere was at that time present at the Court,  
A Turkish Chiaux new come from the Port,  
Who did endeavour, all he could, to stay  
From the Imperial Part his Majesty.  
Declaring, that the great Tartarian Cham,  
(And what he said, by MA'MET swore the same)  
With dreadful Armies. Pole should Recompense;  
If any Aids were sent the Emperor thence.   

ANd if Suspicions, may be worth Report!  
It's talked, a Christian-Kings-man in that Court,  
Was no whitt wanting underhand, to ply  
With Rubs and Hindrances his Majesty.  
Yet notwithstanding all the TURKS Grimaces!  
And all the Hideous Cham his big Menaces!  
And all the other's sly Insinuation;  
Stuffed full with Motives of Dissuasion:  
His great Soul had no ear for such Alarms;  
Being still Resolved! maugre Helps or Harms!  
To stop the Progress of the Ott'man Arms.  
Which pious Inclinations. Heaven still Bless,  
As't hath Rewarded since with huge Success.  
Which needs must Render his loud Memory  
Both Joy and Wonder of posterity.   

I Shall not wish my Reader wearied,  
With any tedious Deduction made:  
Of Cause, Original, and first Occasion,  
Of Troubles bred in the Hungarian Nation.  
Nor of their Progress; some say first began,  
By several Grandees there, of the Roman  
Communion: under alleged Pretence  
Unto their Liberties of Violence.  
And afterwards, unhappily kept one,  
By needless Mischiefs to the Prot'stants done.  
Whereto still Listening, the wary Turk;  
Makes fair Advantage, of, this foulest Work  
Offering! but not unsought first; (as it's said)  
To them his kind Protection and Aid.  
Upon which Quarrel, sprung from this Division  
The Infidels did ground, this Expedition.  
How e'er it was! I shall not here. devise,  
Tho some relate the Story otherwise.  
Nor shall I here attempt to undertake,  
A full particular account to make,  
Of that most memorable Siege of Vien:  
Done long ere now by many other Pen.  
Let it suffice among the World's Wits throng  
Somewhat's appended in a shorter Song  
I's only here sum up those Matters briskly,  
Which do concern the Great, KING SOBIETZKI.   

THe Turks vast Army's, numerous hideous Power  
Advancing! much amazed the EMPEROR.  
And so much more the rather, at that time,  
Because he heard the French had passed the Rhine:  
Drawing together in huge Companies  
Too near the Confines that are Germanies.  
So that he feared, they had ta'en this Tide!  
And Juncture, to Invade him on that Side.   

IT's hard to make Conjecture of the Thing,  
Why 'twas ommitted by most Christian KING.  
Whither, from innate Bravery in Breast!  
Or on his HOLINESS express Request:  
Who did (its known) at that same very Season  
Writ to his MAJESTY on that Occasion;  
Or if Resolved to take his first Alarms,  
From Success of the Ottomans fierce Arms.  
What e'er his Reasons were! or how Inclined!  
Sure he Attempted nothing of that kind.   

TH' Imperial Army, under Duke Lorraine,  
Besieged Newhawz'l a strong Town which was ta'en,  
Some years ago, from Empire, by the Turks:  
Where with good Hopes, they had advanced their Works!  
In fair Condition to have quickly won,  
And made it once more yet a Christian Town.  
When straight Commands came from the Emperor,  
To raise that Siege; and quickly put new Power,  
In Presburg, Ra'b, Comorra, deemed by some,  
The Walls and Bulwarks of all Christ'ndome.  
Which all conceived the Turks would first Attack,  
And not leave such strong Holds behind their Back.  
Wherefore it was the Emperor's great Care  
To Reinforce those Garrisons were there,  
And with the quickest speed he doth provide  
To have those Places strongly fortified.  
And thinking Vien far from this ado!  
And out of Danger, was not so looked to.   

THe Prince and Duke of Lorraine, used all  
Endeavours, of a prudent General;  
In his Decamp to safeguard his Retreat.  
But Haste doth all his Forces so amate,  
That when the Garrison from Town fell on!  
His Rearguard made small Opposition:  
Who with quick March, to save themselves did by;  
And so exposed all the Infantry.  
Which, he (to Flank the Enemy designed)  
Had placed in certain Houses them behind!  
To certain Death, like Criminals to Axes.  
'Mongst whom was there the Spanish Count de Taxis,  
Who though descended of the best of Spain  
By Savage Hands of Insidels lay Slain.  
The Duke with all the Rest did safely put  
Themselves and Army in the Isle of Schut.   

MEanwhile, the Troops which then entrusted was,  
To guard the Vaags most important Pass,  
Revolted! being Knaves before, its likely!  
To that vile Shame of Christ'ndom Count Tekley;  
Head of the Mal-contents in Hungary,  
And with the Turks in strict Confederacy.   

THese turning (as we've said) to this ARCH-ROGUE  
Opened their Way and so they Past the Vaag.  
Advancing to the Danow! which to Pass,  
They built a Bridge, some Miles above Papas:  
Their Cavalry, and Baggage marching round.  
Came o'er the Bridge which is at Papas Town.  
And presently! to show their Force, and Number,  
Sent out great Parties to Harass and Plunder.  
Which having done! they kindled Fires around,  
And burn and raze the Country to the Ground.   

WHen of their great Detatchments one Pursues  
Th' Imperial Army, now in others Views,  
Falls with a strong Impression on their Rcer  
Whose sudden coming, made them quake for fear,  
And so amazed at their hideous Numbers  
As guiltiest Conscience can be when it Thunders.  
That, notwithstanding all the Duke could do!  
His Cavalry again the Foot forgo,  
And at a full Carrier, passing the Wien  
Retired in a Body towards Vien.   

ANd though the Chevalier of Savoy (Son,  
Of the late Count and Lord of Soisson)  
And the Count Taaf made a brave Resistance,  
Wherein the former fell in that's Assistance.  
Yet notwithstanding all Endeavours made!  
The Turks the Christians Baggage quickly had  
Three hundred thousand Crowns which valued.   

ANd now once more the Infantry do put  
Themselves securely in the Isle of Schutt.  
And were in dreadful Hazard of the worst,  
Had not the Duke quickly brought back his Horse  
And for their safe Relief a Passage forced.  
And then put Part, as ordered before  
In these Towns, Presburg, Raab, and Comorre.   

THen with the Rest, and's Cavalry withdrew,  
Within th' Imperial City Viens view.  
For which Vienna's sake, this, first Mishap,  
May well be counted a most Lucky Hap.  
For if these Forces had not been thus driven  
Thither! it could not for nine Weeks have striv'n  
Against the Ott'man Force, so fierce, so huge,  
During that time, o't's unexpected Siege.   

THe Turks vast Swarms advancing still more near,  
Put their Imperial MAJESTY'S in fear,  
And all the Court! who July seventh went thence  
And in good Plight and Safety come to Lintz;  
Thence to Passaw; but scarce gone from the City,  
They had a Prospect moved their Grief and Pity!  
Each House, Town, Village, t' other side the Danow,  
Kindled, Fired, Flaming all in one bright Glow.  
For wheresoever these Hellish Locusts came,  
They left their Footsteps marked with Smoke and Flame.   

THe Court Removed! Duke Lorain next thought fit,  
With what small Force, he could best spare, to Flit:  
Leaving Count Starberg, to govern Vien,  
And under his Command twelve thousand men;  
Which with old standing Garrison made out,  
Some fifteen thousand or much thereabout.  
Beside the Scholars, Burghers, and Tradesmen,  
Who all bore. Arms, and still did Duty then.   

JVly fourteenth, the City was Invested,  
By Turk's huge Army; which at least consisted,  
About one hundred fifty thousand men,  
Beside Count Tekleys' thousands five times ten.   

AGainst which dreadful Force, and all 't's Attacques!  
Wherein no Art's forborn, no Courage slacks;  
Although its true they did more mischief thrice!  
By unseen Mines, then open Batteries.  
The Garrison, though very ill provided!  
Did with the bravest Manhood, still abide it,  
Encouraged by their Matchless Governor  
To Feats and Wonders thought beyond their Power.  
Their brave Defences was with Resolution,  
In valiant Sallies did huge Execution.  
The Fields with thousands slaughtered Turks still strowing,  
Those Infidels by Regiments down Mowing.  
Until September twelfth day following.  
Entirely Routed by the Imperials whole  
Force, with this great Victorious KING of Pole.   

BUt more at large! no sooner News were come,  
To Pole; that Turks had entered Christendom;  
But his great Majesty with utmost speed,  
Together draws his Forces to a Head.  
And though (some say) that some about him were,  
Suspected to the French bribed Pensioner!  
That were not wanting to Insinuat,  
How Hazardous unto the Polish State,  
'T might be for these its Forces to March out  
To others Aid! while others Arms (no doubt)  
Might mean while Poland's Kingdom overrun!  
Which thus disarmed, might quickly be undone;  
Being thus exposed to the deadly Blows,  
Of Turks and Tartars its invet'rat Foes.   

YEt notwithstanding, this Great HERO found  
Himself in Justice, Honour, Conscience, bound:  
Quite to neglect such base Misprision,  
And put his Army, with all Expedition,  
In Marching Posture! having first Dispatched  
Sieur Lubomirski, with a brave Detach,  
Of three full Reg'ments, of as gallant Horse,  
As ever Pranced, or Nigh'd, or Charged Foes Force.  
Who notwithstanding Tekleys' base Endeavour,  
To Intercept them! or at least Dissever!  
Yet maugre this vile Atheist Rebels Guts,  
They joined entire with Troops of General Schutts,  
And did thereafter many brave Exploits.   

HIs Majesty went first to Crenstochow,  
To does Devotions! then came to Cracow  
On twenty ninth of July, and next day,  
Or shortly after through Silesia,  
Advancing with's whole Army, causinged tread  
Three different Ways, and in three Bodies Led,  
For more Convenient March, and greater Speed.   

THe Schaf gats from th' Imperial Court appears  
To Compliment HIM first on the Frontiers.  
On August twenty third, the Emperor comes  
From Passaws City, unto that of Krembs.  
Which he for common RENDEZVOUZ ordains!  
For Forces of the KING and Duke Lorains.   

SEptember second, August being done,  
His MAJESTY of pole came to Holbron!  
Heading, the stoutest bravest Cavalry,  
The Earth ere Boar, or Sun did ever see.  
(Tho with a tedious Journey much Harassed!  
Being sore fatigued, with March so long so fast.)  
Horses nine thousand twice, numbered this Host!  
Who were all Polish Gentlemen for most;  
Each of whom had stout Servants, one or more,  
Armed at all Points against the Common Foe.  
His Infantry, were fifteen thousand men!  
Who came not up till three days after then.  
These wearied Forces had some days Refection,  
Erethey adventured on any Action.  
For which Lorain had wisely stored great Force  
Of all provisions both for Men and Horse.   

THis time, which was allowed for the Repose,  
Of Poles long marched Troops! Duke Lorain, chose,  
To wait upon's Victorious MAJESTY:  
Like as both Highnesses of Bavary,  
And Saxony, came all to visit than,  
And pay their Duty to this greatest MAN.  
Who did receive them with those sweetest Graces,  
Seen in all Demi gods or Hero's Faces.   

HE who'f all Christians Wars might be Commander,  
'Gainst Infidels; presents young ALEXANDER,  
To their Acquaintance and their Amity.  
Aged fifteen! though for Humanity,  
Prudence, and Courage, much outscript these Years.  
Which in an Antedate, his FATHER bears;  
Whom he attended during this Campaign  
In Rudiments of War himself to train,  
Under this greatest MARTIAL MASTERS Reyn.   

AFter once past the first Civility!  
'Twixt such Illustrious men of Quality.  
Knowing their Errand was not Compliment,  
While CHRIST'NDOMS SECURITY was meant,  
From the most dreadful Danger, fraught with Fears,  
Of all had threatened it these thousand years.  
They forthwith held a Council of the War,  
For the Adjusting each particular,  
Fit to be thought upon by these great men  
In that great Work the Rescue of Vien.  
And having thought one every proper Measure!  
They send the whole Scheme to the EMPEROR:  
Who now had changed his late Intention!  
Up to the Armies, of his coming on;  
Because he meant to leave the Chief Command  
As fittest fort unto the KING of Poland;  
He much approving all their Resolution,  
Which they Advance to put in Execution.  
This was indeed for Vien in good time,  
It being brought unto the last Extreme!  
In humane Probability, (no doubt)  
It could for few Hours ' longer have held out.   

SEptember lev'nth, the Christian Army whole,  
(Now Headed by the great VICTORIOUS POLE)  
Advanced almost within the Turkish ken!  
Being well near some four score thousand men.  
Then all things were prepared for stern Essay  
Of awful Battle to be fought next day.   

BY joint Consent, their Highnesses inclined,  
The Right Wing to his MAJESTY be 'ssign'd.  
Because his Horse was fittest for the Plain;  
And on that side the Country lay Champain.  
The Left Wing, lying end-long the Danow,  
To Bavary and Lorraine they allow.  
And with the Circles Troops, the main Body!  
Unto the Princes; Waldeck, Saxony.   

SEptember twelfth, timely by break of day;  
The Generals all met on an Hill! (they say)  
To give the last Commands; scarce well come there!  
When from Beneath, unto their Sight appear;  
A Body of ten thousand, or thereby,  
Of Flower of all the Turkish Cavalry.  
Whereon a strong Battalion's ordered hard,  
To put themselves all close in a Vineyard:  
That was upon another Hill near by.   

THis by three more Battalions hastily  
Seconded! quickly stopped the Turks Carrierings:  
Who could not brook the Christians fierce Firings.  
And being Horse, and in a Ground ill cut,  
For Cavalrys Attacking of the Foot!  
They did content themselves with one Discharge;  
Each Infidel opening a Mouth so large,  
And gaped so wide, as Ma'mets' Tomb might swallow;  
(Retiring) raised a hideous Noise, or Hollow.   

WHereon; the KING and all the Generals,  
Drew th' Army in three Lines! much like three Walls,  
All closely set without least Intervals.  
Charging each man to keep his Vanguard Place!  
And March towards the En'my with slow Pace.  
And when the Turks should Charge! they're charged to stand!  
And keep them Close! as each joined hand to hand.  
And till the En'my first had Fired at large!  
They're all commanded not to make Discharge.   

ALL which they did observe accordingly.  
The Turks advanced, with a dreadful Cry!  
As if they meant, to break, throw their Array!  
Hoping thereby to make them soon give Way,  
Or put them in Disorder! but perceiving,  
The Christians all stood firm; without least giving,  
And did expect them in the closest Order;  
They made a Halt! and durft not push them further:  
But all Discharging! all of them wheeled back.   

Immediately, upon the Turks last Crack!  
The first Line of the Christians fired apace;  
And the whole Host advanced with a slow pace;  
Still gaining Ground upon the Enemy.  
Who did return again as formerly,  
Whereon the Christians make another stand!  
Expecting them! The Turks discharged! and  
Again, (as 't's said before) quickly Retire.  
Whereon the Christians, just as quickly Fire.  
And thus they several times! while these Advance!  
Unable to break in o'the Christians,  
Who gaining Ground still more and more afore them!  
Did drive the Turks like Droves of Beasts before them.  
Whose Body shrinking, as if't had some Cramp!  
The Christians thus got near the En'mies Camp.  
Detach'd a Band of Foot with stout Dragoons  
For to Attack the Enemies great Guns.   

WHereof (Without encountering great Disasters  
From Turkish opposition) they're soon Masters.  
Their greatest Bodies being distant thence  
Had left small Force of Foot, for their Defence.  
On the Right Wing! the Turkish Horse essayed;  
To Charge the Christians Flank; which being eyed;  
By Poland's KING, mistrasting their Design:  
He caused some part o'th' Armies second Line,  
Advance; and make a Front on that same side,  
And with first Line, in Person at that Tide!  
Charging with hideous; Force, their Cavalry,  
His Shock like Thunder made them all give Way.   

Whilst this was doing, by the Christians Lines!  
The Grand Vizier had newly sprung two Mines;  
And as if Hell's dread Mouth, had belched to shake!  
The Walls to Flatness, and to Rubbish rake;  
Such was the Ruin, such the hideous Crack.  
Laying the Ramparts of the City flat,  
Some little stound aside from the Scots-Gate.  
Whereby a horrid Breach was made! atleast  
Wide to receive some forty men a Breast.  
Intending to have ta'en the Town by Storm:  
And while's Detachments kept the Christians warm!  
To've quickly drawn within the Walls his Men;  
And under'ts Guns his Baggage, Tents, and Train.   

BUt though that Force whereby he meant to effected!  
Left nothing undone that could be expected;  
And fought like mad, and desperate, more than valiant.  
Yet brave Count STAREMBERG, the Wise and Gallant,  
Vienna's Governor, instantly Clapped  
Ten greatest Guns upon the Breaches Lapp!  
Load with Chain Ball, and lesser Musket Shotts;  
Nails, pieces of Horse shoes, and broken Potts;  
Cut off those mad Assailants in vast Numbers.  
And still-fresh Throngs renewed Crowds him Cumbers:  
Which the Besieged Repelled as Valiantly.  
So that for half an hour, or much thereby!  
The Ground full soaked with Gore, and Crimson died,  
Was warmly disputed on either side.  
Till Seas of Blood the Turkish fury Stenches,  
And forced their Retreat back to their Trenches.   

ON whom Count STAR'BERG bravely Sallying out,  
Did make their slow Retreat a sudden Rout.  
And a strong Party come just in the Nick!  
From Lorraine, Rushing on the Enemies' Neck,  
Knocked out their Garlic Breathes with Death's last Scars.  
Of some four or five thousand Janisars.   

AFter the setting of the evening Sun;  
Which with some blushing Smiles, that night went down  
To let the Christians see th' Eclipsed Moon;  
First waxing Pale, than Ruddy, than all Blood,  
Then Dimm, Black, Dark, last vanished under Cloud.  
So in Conclusion, when't was toward Night,  
The Turks whole Body began to take the Flight:  
Beyond whose Camp the Christians them pursue!  
But their fresh Horse soon bid them all Adieu.  
Whose Horse o'rewearyed could not thus stand to't ay,  
Having been eight and forty hours on Duty.   

THe Soldiers charged, under pain of Death,  
Not to stir from their Ranks one Inch of Path.  
And to prevent all Hazards of Surprise!  
The Army stood all Night in Battle wise,  
Until next Jovial Morning did appear,  
Telling them all the Turks were Marched clear.  
When by first Sight of heavens bright glorious Lamp?  
The Soldiers had first leave to Spoil their Camp.  
By Course still going out half Company,  
And t'other half standing the while on Duty.  
And when the first half Company Returned!  
The second half then to the Plunder Journeyed;  
This being done! till all the Spoil was come,  
Which did amount unto the following Sum.   

HEre their whole Baggage, and Provision,  
And a vast Store of Ammunition;  
Above one hundred pieces of great Cannon.  
And which (as Wars Denuncement,) Turks still hang on,  
Two large Horse Tails at every Expedition.  
The Grand Visurs own Tent, Horse, Gold, Provision,  
And thirty thousand other Tents beside;  
GRAND SIGNORS own great STANDARD rich to Pride:  
Whose exact Figure, and Inscriptions;  
Arabic! with 't's Interpretations;  
Which bear this Wars false Prophecys and Bage  
Our Author hath before his Title Page.   

ALL these being ta'en, this mighty victory,  
(In whose obtainment scarce one thousand d●●  
And amongst those few Men of Quality,  
On Christians Part) all next to GOD impute,  
And needs to Poles brave PRINCE must Attribute  
Whose gallant Conduct, matched with Courage high,  
So oft employed for Christians Liberty.  
This day his Royal Person long Engaged,  
'Mongst En'mies thickest Throngs, and most Enraged,  
And with him still, the gallant PRINCE his Son;  
Thus early Signalised in this Action.  
Nor ought their Highnesses to want their share,  
Of Glory; since they all behaved there  
So bravely well! and gained so great Renown,  
Which shall be Famed till the last Trump sound.   

ON thirteenth of September! Poland's KING,  
His Son PRINCE ALEXANDER following,  
With th' other Princes, Grandees, Noblemen,  
O'er Piles of mangled Corpse entered Vien:  
Yielding sad Prospect of past Desolation,  
Which more enhanced the present Joys occasion.   

HIs MAJESTY, in's Circled Arms soon took  
The Gallant star'berg! whose alone Conduct  
And Valiant Courage had held out late Siege,  
'Gainst such vast Numbers, Deaths, and Dangers Huge.  
Speaking his high Esteem o's Worthy Person,  
And Prudent Conduct in most large Expression.   

NExt day the EMPEROR Arrived there!  
And quickly met the KING of Poland, where  
He Marched on the Head of his brave Army!  
Who were that time drawn up all in Battalzie:  
To whom in most endearing terms he made  
is Acknowledgements of late great victory had.   

WHo did receive them, with a Modesty,  
Equal unto his Magnanimity:  
Professing! he had only used at large  
His just and best Endeavours, to Discharge  
Those Obligations, Christian KINGS all owes,  
To Christ'ndomes dear Safety and Repose.  
And that his prosperous Arms late good Success,  
Was only owing the Divine Goodness!  
And Bravery of those PRINCES! who had done  
Him th' Honour that their Troops to his should join.   

'TWas ordered by th' Imperial MAJESTY!  
PRINCE ALEXANDER should presented be,  
With Sword, with massy Diamonds richly Set,  
And so (thus past this Interviers short Date)  
Departed. And so likewise Poland's KING  
Decamped his Army! that night following,  
They March to Wiscke! where Bridge, of Boats, and Wood,  
Below Presburg, take them o'er Danows Flood.  
This was upon September twenty fifth,  
Th' Imperial Army, which next day did lift!  
Advancing after him, with equal Pace;  
On twenty seventh, passed o'er at this same place.   

OCtober ninth! how soon they heard it told,  
That a great Body of the Turks, did hold;  
Near Barkan: being fourteen thousand strong,  
The choice of all those Troops scoped here along,  
After their Rout at Vien; under th' hand,  
Of several Bassas of the best Command.  
The KING with some few of th' Imperials Troop,  
Advanced thither! all scarce yet come up.   

NO sooner did the Turks perceive them come!  
But with a hideous Shout came briskly one;  
And charged with most desperate Resolution  
Being received with as warm Execution.  
After a sharp Dispute! the Turks all fly;  
Where one of their great Bassas, there did die:  
Another Bassa also Prisoner ta'en.  
The rest fled hurrying o'er the Bridge at Gran:  
Which breaking with the Crowd! the Stream then drowned,  
Near half as many as the Sword did wound.   

SO that of all that Body of the Turks,  
Scarce twice two thousand did escape this Lurch.  
In this ENGAGEMENT one thing's worthy Note!  
PRINCE ALEXANDER'S Horse under him Shot.  
Here! a young English Lord, who Landsdown height!  
Did gallantly behave himself in Fight;  
Commanding then a Regiment or Squad,  
Of Soldiers in Count Taasts strong Brigad.  
For which his Valour! when he did Retire,  
Homewards! by Patent made COUNT of th' EMPIRE.  
And as sure mark, of gallant Service done well  
By th'EMPEROR declared was COUNT GREENVILE!   

THe next Exploit, did Poland's TRIUMPHS grace,  
Was taking in of Zytchin a strong Place.  
For having parted with the Duke of Lorraine!  
And understanding that the Turks had therein,  
A Garrison, which might as them best lists,  
Incommod's Commerce with th' Imperialists.  
The KING did send the PRINCE, as young as keen,  
Accompanied with Lublins Palatine.  
To view it! while some Troops of Horse, them backed.  
At whose Return gave Order to Attacqueed.   

WHere quickly marching to the Place (from hence)  
They find the Turks in posture of Defence;  
Who having notice, that the KING had given  
Orders, unto the Cossacks; to lay even  
Their Suburbs! they prevent the KING'S desire  
The Night before setting them all on Fire.   

WHich notwithstanding, Cossacks did not le●t!  
From being soon possessed of a Gate  
And breaking down its Palisadoes strait.  
The Turks fought stoutly, made a brave Defence,  
And after sharpest Dispute, forced thence  
The much enraged Cossacks to Retire:  
Till b'ing seconded with fresh Troops! like Fire  
Getting new Vent, they do renew the Charge,  
With such a forward, furious, vi'lent Rage;  
Which soon to quit the Town, the Turks compels  
And take them to the Castle and their Heels  
Which presently his MAJESTY Assails.   

ANd those within! desiring, to part fairly,  
Hung out a Flagg of white! for Peace, and Party,  
Their Chief Commander, with two others more,  
Came out, and prayed the KING to let them go,  
To Buda! which once granted! they came out,  
In all five hundred Horse, eight hundred Foot.   

THey took within the Place, store of Provision;  
With a great Quantity of Ammunition;  
And twenty Cannon on the City Walls;  
And many Field-Piece in the Castle also.   

HIs MAJESTY put this Town afterwards.  
Under Imperials Garrisons and Guards.  
Next day he Summoned with Trumpets Hola,  
Other two Castles, called Brigh and Holach.  
Who yielded at Discretion, without Combat,  
And thence he marched on to Kimasonbat.  
Upon the sixteenth of November! where,  
The Litwanian Gen'ral met him there.   

During the while, his MAJESTY did tarry,  
Within those upper parts of Hungary!  
By all fair means he could, he endeavoured,  
To gain Count Tekly to's IMPERIAL LORD.  
Giving him all the sweetest Terms, best Offers;  
HIMSELF for their Performance SUR'TY Proffers;  
But finding all Fssays to none effect,  
With one who did his GOD, his PRINCE neglect.  
And that it would not be expedient,  
Nor yet for all his HOST convenient;  
To Winter all together in those Parts:  
Left only's Litwans there; and then departs,  
With all the rest! b'ing now much weakened  
With great continual Services they'd made.  
Marched home to Poland while with Journeys slow  
December twenty first comes to Cracow.   

WHere with most joyful Slouting of Applause!  
Loud Blessings on that Hand whose Sword gives Laws,  
To th' Arms and Empire of the furious Turks;  
And rescued CHRIST'NDOM from late sad Lurch.  
All's Subjects JOY, LOVE, ADMIRATION, ring  
Just Praises to their brave, great, glorious KING.  
And Shoals of Polish Poems fly abroad!  
To welcome CHRISTENDOMES dear MORTAL GOD.   

MOre yet to enhance these Joys of SOBIETZKI!  
News then arrived, that the Sieur Kiniski  
The Cossack's General, being lately sent  
Against the Turks, and Tartars! had obtain't  
Over them both a mighty Victory;  
Tho to their Numbers much inferior he.   

THese were 'bove forty thousand Cannibals!  
In Arms, led by two Tartar Generals;  
And Haley Bey a Turkish officer,  
Who had a select Band of Spahis there;  
And the firm Hope and Help of Turkish Wars,  
Some other choicest Troops of Janisars;  
Had with most sudden March, come speedily!  
Designing for the Poles in Podolie,  
Making great Progress in a little space,  
For Rescue of blocked up Caminiec.  
Whereon the foresaid Cossacks General drew,  
Some thirty thousand men, but Mustered new!  
And marching on with swiftest Diligence,  
To Intercept them ere they should Commence;  
Upon December fourth, before they got in!  
Bravely Attacked them, all near to Tilgrotin.  
And with such hideous Slaughters them Defeat!  
That in some three, or four, or five Hours date,  
Most part in Battle, many in the Chase  
They Killed some thirty thousand on the Place.  
The two Tartarian Generals, in vain  
Striving to Rally! were at once both Slain.   

THere was ta'en Prisoner, Stout Haley Bey!  
Who for's Lives Ransom offered to Pay,  
No less in Gold than hundred thousand Crowns.  
But Cossacks needy, greedy, bloody Hounds!  
Into whose Hands the wealthy Haley fell,  
For sharing of the Money did quarrel  
And for to end the Dispute Killed himself   

WHich victory won! the Cossack's did advance,  
Into the Country of Tartarians  
Of Budziack; where with Havoc, and Confusion,  
It's said they flew at least an hundred thousand.  
And having made all Budziack bloody Stage,  
And Theatre of Deaths, stints their Ravage.  
Then they took in Bialogrod, and Ketin,  
And placed strongest Garrisons therein.   

ALL which good Haps made such Impression  
On the Walachians! that to Poland's Crown,  
No less than thirty thousand, or thereby,  
Have sworn Allegiance and Fidelity.  
And with the Cossacks ever to Combine,  
Against the Turks, and Tartars, when they join.  
And 't's said! Moldavians with Processions ample  
Have Vowed to follow Walachies Example.   

MEanwhile his MAJESTY hath called a Diet,  
Who being met! their universal Fiat,  
May order Methods (if none chance to jar)  
For Prosecution of this happy Warr.  
Resolved to be again in Field next Spring,  
With greater Army, than ere Polish KING.   

THus length we've ' tended this Triumphant PRINCE!  
Throw several Actions of his Lise, e'er since  
His most Auspicious BIRTH! aswel for Pole;  
As the Empire; and CHRIST'NDOME in whole.  
And now must leave him (for this present time)  
Unto the Conduct of that Power Divine,  
Which as yet hitherto! so may't still bless,  
Him with all Constant, Wonderful Success.   

we've used no Art in Painting this great KING;  
Steel may need Varnish! Gold enamelling.  
Pure Truth, high Virtue, like the Sun's bright shine,  
Need no more but be told, and heard, or seen.   

HIs CHARACTER! who ever shall attempt!  
May be the Muse's MASTER; and EXEMPT,  
In Rhet'ricks Trops, and Arts; and fluent strains  
Of VERSES MEASURES beat to POEMS Veins.  
May be MARS FATHER; or BELLONA'S DAME;  
And have engrossed alls WORDS, all CONQVESTSF ame  
And bear all ancient HEROS BULK and NAME.  
Let him be CYRUS, mixed with Aloxander!  
Or POMPEY, knit with CAESAR, Romcs Commander!  
Or ANNIBAL, agreed with SCIPIO!  
Or BELIZARIUS with STILICO!  
Let him be CHARLES' the Great! or CHARLES' the fifis!  
Or if he can some third great CHARLES, more shift!  
TAMBERLANE, SCANDERBAG, HUNIALES,  
And all bcth named, and unnamed in this place.  
Let him have all the WORLD'S great SOULS in one!  
This may of SOBIETSKI write, he can't be done.  
Give him for PAPER, CHRISTENDOM fair spree!  
For INK, all CHRISTIAN En'mies BLOOD yet shed!  
For PEN, that Prosperous SWORD drawn in his Hand!  
Which save's own HEAD, HEART, ARM, none can Weila! and  
Seeing none can PENNED! then let HIM speak HIM●EL  
GOD'S, for all CHRISTIANS GOOD, CREATE MIRACLE.    DEO, REGI, & ECCLESIAE.