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.

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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.

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Tyler, Alexander.

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Edinburgh :: Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson ...,

1685.

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John -- III Sobieski, -- King of Poland, 1629-1696.

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Contents

• title page
• 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.
• 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.
• A LETTER To the Right HONOURABLE JAMES EARL OF PERTH, LORD DRUMMOND, and STOBHALL, &c. LORD High CHANCELOR OF SCOTLAND.
• TO THE READER.
• POSTSCRIPT.
• MEMOIRES, OF THE LIFE and ACTIONS of the most Invincible and Heroick IHON The THIRD, present KING OF POLAND.
  • Introduction to, and Seasonable∣ness of these Memoires.
  • Chap. I. Being an Accompt of his Descent, of the Noble Family of the SOBIETZKI, and the Pa∣rents of this Illustrious Prince, with his Edu∣cation.
  • 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.
  • 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 man∣ner of his resigning the Crown.
  • Chap. IV. Of the Election of Prince Michael Kori∣but Wicksnowiski to the Crown of Po∣land, and the Eminent Services of Gene∣ral SOBIETZKI, during his Reign.
  • Chap. V.
  • Chap. VI.
  • Chap. VII.