The Great Turks LETTER, SENT UNTO THE PRINCE OF TRANSILVANIA. Containing many impious, and unheard of Blasphemies, against our Saviour CHRIST; and fearful threaten against all Christendom.  
Translated out of the French Copy Printed in PARIS. And reprinted here according to Order.  
LONDON, Printed by T. FORCET, 1645.   

IBRAHIM the Son of the most famous, and most renowned of the Emperors, Son of GOD, Emperor of the Turks, of Greece, Macedonia, and Moldavia; King in Samaria, Anglian, and of the Great and little Egypt, King of all the Inhabitants of the Earth, and of the earthly Paradise, a Consecrated Prince, preserver of the Cities of Hungaria, Provost of the earthly Paradise, Keeper of the Sepulchre of thy God, Lord of all the Emperors in this World, who are from the East to the West, King of all Kings, Lord of the Tree of life, Conqueror of Melonia, Anglian, Of the City of Porcheviz. Great Persecuter of the Christians, and of all the wicked, the joy of the flourishing Tree. Provost, and Keeper of thy Crucified God; The Lord and hopes of the Pagans. LET Our Greeting be given to the Prince of Transilvania, if thou dost desire it: & if thou art our friend, and of our Magistrate also, unto whom we have given great Power.  
Thou hast a while since violated, and persecuted Our friendship; though we have given thee no cause thereof; neither by War, nor by Battle: So that thou hast taken a secret counsel with other Kings and thy Counsellors, to free thee from our Power: in which thou hast done indiscreetly. And therefore, Thou, and thy people ought to fear, & must expect nothing else, but death, which thou hast prepared unto thyself. For, I tell thee, that I will get a victory upon thee, & pursue thee from the East to the West, and I will make my Majesty known as fart as the end of the World. My designs shall be manifested unto thee, to thy own ill fortune: Which I let thee know, and I will have thee to acknowledge my great Power. And forasmuch as thou puttest thy trust in some Towns, and Castles, I will destroy, & ruinat all thou canst behold with thy eyes: and it is in vain for thee, either to expect any more amity from Us, or to put any confidence in thy Walls. For I will destroy thee with thy own people without any hindrance I will plunder thee, and leave a memory of my bloody sword after me in the Country. That this thing may be known, and manifested to every one. I will moreover plant my own Religion effectually therein, and destroy for ever thy Crucified God: whose wrath I fear not, and he cannot afloord you any succour to free you from my hands. I will besides this couple thy Sacred Priests to Ploughs: and make Dogs, and the wild beasts to suck the breasts of women. Thou shalt do well and wisely to leave the Religion thou hast; For, otherwise, I will have you all burnt. Be thou satisfied with what I say unto thee for this time. Thou mayst understand me (if thou wilt) so far as I declare thee my Word, and intent against thee.  
Jbrahim, Hottoman, Trapetan.  
THese words ought to make us tremble: no, not tremble, but encourage us: not encourage us, but provoke our just wrath, to avenge the outrage and injury done to God, and his Son jesus Christ our Saviour; by that Barbarian, who scorns Christ's power, and seems to challenge him to a combat. Shall we not be stirred through the example of our Predecessors? That Giant, that Goliath, is already at the gates of Transilvania, to pass from thence into Hungaria.  
He is in person, and hath sent his Army out of Andrinopolis, to thunder upon his neighbours. What hopes can Germany have, when he hath conquered those Countries? And who doubteth, but that he will fall upon us, if Germany be once reduced under his power? But one may say, that he hath great and  Countries to gain, before he can come so fare. But shall we not take pity of our brethren that are Christians? Shall we be so base as to let that Infidel invade the Empire of the west, as he hath done that of the East? Shall our hearts be so frozen, as not to be kindled with the zeal of avenging the injury done to the Divine Majesty of God? Shall we leave so shameful a memory of us unto Posterity, as that they may accuse us, That we were not able to keep the deposit, which our Ancestors had left us? Let us then die like Christians, Let us spend our lives for the defence of his cause that died for us. God will direct our hands in the day of battle, and will make our Armies to prosper: So that one shall pursue ten, ten an hundred, an hundred a thousand, and a thousand shall pursue ten thousand.  
You may have read in my Exchange Intelligencer, that the Grand Signior had a design upon the Isle of Maltha: but I have not as yet related unto you the occasion, which had moved him to entertain such a design. I will impart it unto you now.  
There was a Russia Gentlewoman, who did wait upon one of the Grand Signors sultaness of a rare beauty, and of extraordinary parts. He fell in love with the Gentlewoman, and got a son by her. The Sultaness grew Jealous, for the extraordinary favours the Russia Gentlewoman did receive from the Grand Signior, and above all the rest her own Mistress. So that they did all conspire against her life, and did give her Poison: which being not strong enough could not make so soon an end of her, as they did expect. The Grand Signior took the Gentlewoman's languishing sickness unto heart: and was exceedingly grieved to see that her young Babe was in danger of his life as well as the Mother. He therefore sent them in Pilgrigmage unto Mequa, to his false Prophet's Tomb, both to be healed, and the Child to be Circumcised there. The Knights of Maltha met with them upon the Sea, whilst they were a going to Mahumets Sepulchre, took and carried them both Prisoners into Maltha. Whereupon, the Grand Signior demanded Counsel of his Mufty, or high Priests, to know what he was to do in that business. The Mufty, who do always give his Counsels and Answers, according as he knows which way the Grand Signior is inclined. Counselled him, that since his Love, and his Son were taken by the Malteses, in an Hostile way, he was to set them at liberty by force of Arms. We that are Christians, do use to pay a ransom for our brethren; to redeem them from under the Turkish slavery.  
FINIS.