The generall historie of the Turkes from the first beginning of that nation to the rising of the Othoman familie: with all the notable expeditions of the Christian princes against them. Together with the liues and conquests of the Othoman kings and emperours faithfullie collected out of the- best histories, both auntient and moderne, and digested into one continuat historie vntill this present yeare 1603: by Richard Knolles

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Title: The generall historie of the Turkes from the first beginning of that nation to the rising of the Othoman familie: with all the notable expeditions of the Christian princes against them. Together with the liues and conquests of the Othoman kings and emperours faithfullie collected out of the- best histories, both auntient and moderne, and digested into one continuat historie vntill this present yeare 1603: by Richard Knolles
Author: Knolles, Richard, 1550?-1610.
Publication: London :: Printed by Adam Islip,; 1603.
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Subject terms: Turkey -- History -- Early works to 1800.
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Tabulae Epigraphe.

Soldanus Selymus Othomannus, Rex Regum, Dominus omnium Dominorum, Princeps omnium Principum, filius & Nepos Dei. S. S. S.

Ad dextram, versus Graeca lingua ad scripti in hunc sensum.
Tutus vt imperij princeps sibi sceptra capessat,Anxia ne dubio corda pauore premat.Ne putet esse nefas cognatum haurire cruorem:Et nece fraterna, constabilire domum.Iura, fides, pietas, regni dum nemo supersitAemulus, ha••d turbent relligione animum.Haec ratio est, quae sola queat regale tueriNomen, & expertem te sinit esse metus.

Ad Sinistram lingua Sclauonica.
Te semel aduersus peccantem, mitis haberiNe studeas, poena vindice tutus eris.Protinus ense rescindendum, putrescere si quidIncipiet, clemens rex male sceptra gerit.Ad veniam facilis, peccanti porigit ansamQuase sustentans, ad noua damna ruat. [ L] 

Ad Calcem tabulae lingua Turcica.
Qui non ipse sua princeps hastilia dextra,Agmen in aduersum marte fauente iacet.Sed refugit saeuis caput obiectare periclisDum grauia impauido, praelia corde subit:Iste sciat vanis belli sese artibus vti: [ M] Et votis nunquam fata fauere suis.Nulla sibi speret, suscepti commoda belli,Hostiles acies quisqui•• adire timet.