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.

A LETTER to his GRACE, WILLIAM DUKE OF QUEENSBERRY, MARQUES of Drumfreis-shire; EARL of Drumlanerick, and Sanqubar; VICE-COUNT of Nith, Torther∣wald, and Ross; LORD Dowglas of Kinmonth, Middlebie, and Dor∣nock; His MAJESTIES High COMMISSIONER for His Anci∣ent KINGDOM of SCOTLAND; Lord High THESAURER of the said KINGDOM; one of the MEMBERS of His MAJESTIES PRIVY COUNCIL of both KING∣DOMS. (Book William Duke of Queensberry)

May it please your GRACE,

BEside the Succession of a great many Durkes, Re∣gents, KINGS, (I range them in the order of their own History) and the entire Reigns of the two preceeding KINGS of Poland, JOHN

CASIMIR & MICHAEL KORIBƲT WIESNOWITZ∣KI, the voluntary Resignation of the Polish Crown, by the for∣mer, and the great Hazard of its and that fierce and un∣daunted Nations, being well near made Tributary to the Ottoman Turbant by the timorous precipitation of the lat∣ter 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 equip'd like as many EMPERORS, having every one a Retinue so August, so Numerous, so High, and yet so Orderly, as tho they were all severally Triumphant CAE∣SARS, who, when once assembled to the number often-times of some hundred thousands, all gallantly appointed, and richly and strongly Arm'd: The Diet sits; or rather stands, in that Field (for most part neer Warsaw their Capital City) call'd 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 pro∣digiously-vast Swarms of Men of all Ranks, all at once. I say, beside all this, your GRACE has offer'd you in these Sheets, the Life and Actions (from his Cradle, neer 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) se∣cond to none else that CHRISTENDOME 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 Countrey; His Education; the stepps of his Advancement; His being made Crown-General; His Exploits

while in that Trust, during the Reigns of two KINGS, His immediat Predecessors; His rare Virtues, for which GOD hath Anointed him with the Oyl of Gladness above his Fel∣lows; His Election, and mounting up to Polands Throne; His many Battles fought with all the disadvantages of Number, Strength, and oftentimes Place, and other Cir∣cumstances; where Triumph still Pearch'd upon his victo∣rious Ensignes: and of all these the Place, the year of God, the day of the Moneth, the very time of the day, wherein he has so oftentimes made Christendome glorious & brave, & happy; while Infiaels fell in Piles, & fled in Throngs, from the Light∣ning of his Brandish'd Sword, and the Thunder of his Guns and Artillery. The whole Ottoman Force & Greatness tremb∣ling at his very Name, being confounded, and cast into the Convulsion Fitts, & shrunk into the cold Cramps of Terrour, and Amazement, at the Storm and Tempest of so Irre∣sistible and Prodigious a Valour. I consess 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 MAJE∣STY of GREAT-BRITAIN. I have therefore made this light Essay upon the youngest, to prepare my self 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 Eccho 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 bound∣less Glory. BRITAIN being for the Great JAMES in all mens Opinion a lesser Spott, then 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 its the great Encouragment of all good Subjects in this his most Antient Kingdom, that your Grace is now here His MAJESTY's High COMMISSIONER for this present PARLIAMENT, your being sprung from the great Antient and Illustrious DOWGLAS, a NAME and FAMILY which in Camp or Court, in the Trophees and Prowesses of Valour and Loyalty, may justly vie Titles with any other (excepting KINGS) in the Ʋniverse, as well as your GRACES own Signal Proofs of a Zea∣lous Service to your Royal Master, and a just Regard to the greatest Good and Honour of this KINGDOM, fills all Ex∣pectations with so bigg a Confidence of the Welfare and Hap∣piness 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 Least, Lowest and Unworthiest Servant, ALEX. TYLER.