Memoires of the life and actions of the most invincible and triumphant prince, Ihon the Great, third of that name, present king of Poland containing a succinct series of affairs from craddle to his present day : with a particular relation of his many great and stupendious victories obtain'd 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 princes life and actions, by a lover of the peace and glory of Christendome.

TO THE MOST ANTIENT OF ALL CHRISTENDOMS, and the whole WORLDS MONARCHS, The most Potent, the most Heroick, 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, &c. (Book James VII)

GREATEST SIR,

AS an Essay whether or not this my obscurity dare approach the most Glorious and Au∣gust Theme in the World, and that is Your MAJESTIES own: I have attempted the MEMOIRES of the Heroick and Vi∣ctorious KING of POLAND, which will become yet

the more Memorable. when Graced with Your PRINCE∣LY EYE, and ROYAL PROTECTION. The Sub∣ject being (in it self) 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. How∣ever! Mannag'd 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 Adorn'd any other Age: It could not have been offer'd (withour diminution of that Glory due to Soveraign MAJESTIES) to any else, of whatsomever Sphere, below GODS Prime MOVER of the WORLD; the Royal: Nay, nor yet of all those Foun∣dations, or that Firmament of the Universe, to any other Intelligence, or power, save Your MAJESTY alone. For to whom else should the Heroick Atchievments of this Va∣liant PRINCE have been Address'd; but to another KING, the most Wise, the most Valiant, the most En∣riched with all those distinguishing Marks of Excellency, and transcendent WORTH, which ever yet Dignify'd that highest Character. And, tho the alone Elective KING this day in Europe, (if not in all the World) which is more the dissadvantage of His Subjects, there being (for most part) a kind of Metempsychosed ROYAL GENIUS in the continued Successions of an Ancient Race of Heredita∣ry 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 Worlds MONARCHS, , 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 o∣ther Your MAJESTIES Dominions; for the great lasting Ornament of the eldest ROYAL BROTHERHOOD of all other KINGS; for the Ballancing the Af∣fairs of CHRISTENDOME; for the glorious Defence of the true Christian Faith; and the Encouragement of all other Christian KINGS and PRINCES, to a gene∣rous and just Charity, and brave Resolution of uniting their joynt and firmly Combined Forces, against the Com∣mon,

Sworn, Insidel ENEMIES of our most holy RELI∣GION: shall be ever the constant, standing, or kneeling Prayer, of the least and unworthiest of all other

Your MAJESTIES Most Humble and most Obedient Servants and Subjects, ALEX. TYLER.