Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

§. III. The differences betwixt TAMERLAN and BAIAZET the Turke; his returne to Samercand, and expedition against BAIAZET; the battell, and vi∣ctorie, his caging of BAIAZET, and making him his Foot-stoole.

[ 40] THis ioy and pleasure continued with vs all the Winter, where the Prince hauing re∣ceiued aduertisement how Baiazet Emperour of the Turkes, had enterprised to ioyne the Empire of Greece vnto his owne, and fully determined to besiege Constantinople: the which he vnderstanding, and succour being required of him by the Greeke Empe∣rour, he dispatched one towards Baiazet, for to declare vnto him his pleasure herein,* 1.1 and war∣ned him on his behalfe, not to trouble the Emperour Paleologue who was his confederate. Now this motion came from Prince Axalla, who had wrought this league, being of kinne vnto Pa∣leologue, and also thrust forward with desire to maintayne his Religion in Greece, where he was borne of the Genuois race. Whereunto being answered very proudly, by Baiazet vnto our Em∣perour, asking what he had to doe therewith, and that he should content himselfe,* 1.2 with enioying [ 50] lawes vnto his Subiects, and not vnto others, seeing he was not borne his Subiect. This answer being made, Axalla procured to be very ill accepted of the Emperour, and in such sort, that he determined to hinder this enterprise of the Ottomans.

Now the Prince had obtayned of the Emperour his Vncle an hundred thousand Foot-men, and fourescore thousand Horse, hoping to haue as many from Sachetay, besides the Lords who would accompanie him for to winne glorie, from whom he made account also of fifty thousand men more that they would bring vnto him, besides the other forces. Hee supposed that he had abilitie to deliuer the Empire of Greece from the bondage of the Ottomans. Thus the Prince departed, leauing the Empresse with the Emperour her father, for to serue him as a comfort of his age: it was not without a hard farewell of the Emperours part towards his Nephew; but [ 60] more grieuous on the Princes part towards his wife,* 1.3 who had neuer left him since the time they were married: but nothing with-held our Prince, where there was either glorie, or meanes to encrease his reputation, and profit the Common-wealth: saying often,* 1.4 that he was borne to this end, and that he must take in these exercises his principall delights: for euery other thing where∣in he did exercise himselfe was but borrowed, being appointed and called of God to punish the

pride of Tyrants. Neither will I here omit a dreame, which our Prince had the night before hee departed from Cambalu,* 1.5 which was, that he did see as hee thought, a great multitude of reue∣rent men, who put forth their hands vnto him, requiring his succour against the violence of cer∣taine Tyrants, who did afflict them with sundry kinds of torments: he said, that he did neuer see more reuerent countenances, & that some of them were apparelled in white, and others in cloth of gold, some hauing as it were Crowns of gold vpon their heads, and it seemed vnto the Prince, that he gaue them his hand, and lift them very high. This dreame he recited vs the next morning, but no body was able to giue him the interpretation thereof, & himselfe thought no more of it.

* 1.6The Prince was accompanied also with Calibes, & he commanded the Prince of Tanais, to take vpon him the state of Colonell of the footmen, which Axalla had left: vnto whom he gaue the [ 10] charge of Lieutenant generall within his Armie, with commandement to leade his Auant-guard, and Calibes the Arere-ward, being accompanied with farre greater forces then euer he had in any of his Armies: for they came vnto him from all parts. The Chinois Lord was licenced by Odmar to goe with 20000. men of the subiects newly conquered, being desirous to shew himselfe vnto the Emperour,* 1.7 as also for to learne our manners and fashions. The Prince tooke his Voyage di∣rectly vnto Samercand, the place of his birth, three yeeres being past since hee had beene there. Zamay came to meet him, and I verily beleeue, a million of men, blessing and praysing him in all manner of songs. All the Princes of the Countrey also ranne to visite him; he abode there a moneth. Axalla in this meane time was already at the meeting place at Ocera, who prepared all things, looking for the Princes commandement for to goe vnto him, aduertising him often of [ 20] the doings of Baiazet.

* 1.8We departed from Samercand, for to goe vnto Ozara, where was the meeting place for all the Princes troupes: and hauing in that place taken aduice for his iourney, that is to say, for to know whether should be most expedient and fauorable, either to goe by the coasts of Moscouie directly vnto Capha, or rather on the other side of the Sea Bachu to passe by the skirts of Persia. It was resolued in the end, after sundry opinions, although the way were the longer, to passe vnto Capha for to come vnto Trebisonda, and to the Georgians, and from thence to enter into the limits of the Ottomans.* 1.9 Then our Armie after the accustomed ceremonies & prayers made vnto God, wherein our Emperor hoped to finde his principall succours, we drew straight vnto Maranis, where the Armie abode three dayes, looking for the forces which Odmar did send, whereof they receiued [ 30] newes. There did the Emperour cause all his Armie to be payd, and a generall muster was made. He had newes also there of the forces that the Moscouite did send vnto him: he likewise caused an infinite quantitie of victuals, and the most part of his furniture to be conuayed by the Sea of Bachu,* 1.10 there being some twentie leagues where was want of water and victuals, through the which our Armie must needs passe, causing all things necessary to be carried by water, the which was a great commoditie vnto vs: and there was a commandement giuen at all the shoares of the Sea, that they should bring all the vessels for to carrie the munition of the Armie: so as this fore∣sight did greatly ease our Armie.* 1.11 The Prince went continually coasting the Sea-shoare, passing away his time in hunting, and his Armie came not neere him by ten leagues, except such as came to seeke necessaries for the Armie, the which did extend it selfe some twenty leagues, it was so [ 40] great. The Prince abode at Sarasich during the time his Army passed the Riuer of Edel at Me∣chet, and at two or three other Bridges, the which they had caused to bee made; there had hee ceataine newes how Baiazet marched vnto the siege of Constantinople,* 1.12 hauing reduced vnto his obedience all Bythinia, and Bursia a very noble Citie, the which hee caused to bee fortified, and diuers other Cities, vsing all the cruelties that might be, insomuch as all the adioyning Prouin∣ces yeelded themselues his tributaries: amongst the rest the noble Citie of Capha: the Citie was by the Prince giuen vnto Axalla for to dispose of the same:* 1.13 which hee did, going thither to see his kins-folke, and to take such order there, as he thought was for the preseruation of the Citie, as one not vngratefull vnto his Countrey: he rather placed his hope in this little shoare of Mar Maiore, then in the limits of Scythia and China, and for to succeed after his Master vnto [ 50] all his great conquests, for that he had all the Souldiers at his commandement, and great credit amongst all the people ouer whom his Prince commanded. Baiazet hauing a very great and mightie Armie, neither beleeued, nor once thought that wee would come vpon him, to excee∣ding barbarous was he, that he would not indure any man so much as to speake onely vnto him of our Armie, as despising it, he was so proud: and there he caused all the bordering people pub∣likely to bee forbidden,* 1.14 to make any vowes and prayers for our prosperitie. Iustice raigned so amongst vs, insomuch as if a Souldier had taken but an Apple, he was put to death, and this was seuerely obserued ouer all, a thing vsuall, and especially in this Iourney, the which was the one∣ly cause of ouerthrowing the tyrannie of the Ottomans, and of this proud Baiazet. So we ar∣riued at Bachichiche, where the Armie refreshed it selfe for the space of eight dayes. Vnto this [ 60] place came the Embassadours of Guines, vnto the Emperour, whom the Prince did greatly reue∣rence for his holinesse. The Emperor after he had caused generall prayers to be published, Tamer∣lans Armie departed from Bachichiche, and they reckoned that there was in our Armie, three hun∣dred thousand Horse-men, and fiue hundred thousand Foot-men, of all kinds of Nations. Our

Armie came vnto Garga, where it passed the Riuer Euphrates, the Auant-guard at Chinserig; and the generall meeting of the Armie was appointed to bee at Gianich, the which did yeeld it selfe: and there had we newes that Baiazet his Armie was nee••e vnto vs, within some thirty leagues, which caused ••s to march more close. All the Cities yeelded, the Emperour receiuing them graciously, and those which refused obedience, were cruelly punished, especially such In∣habitants as were Turkes, but the Christians set in full libertie, vnder the name of the Greeke Emperour Emanuel, whom the Emperour would wholly gratifie, Axalla hauing receiued this commandement from the Prince: so hee caused them to sweare fidelitie vnto Emanuel.* 1.15 The great Armie of Baiazet thought to haue surprised our men within Sennas (which they had ta∣ken) but as soone as they drew neere, our men set it on fire, and the greatest part retyring, there [ 10] remayned some hundred Horse to performe the same, who retyred themselues in very great dis∣order. Now, the Prince of Ciarcan had diuided his men into two troupes,* 1.16 and giuen comman∣dement vnto the first troupe, that as soone as they perceiued the Enemies to pursue the hundred Horse, they should receiue them, and retyre ioyntly together. Now, hee had the rest of his power in a valley neere vnto a Wood, and hauing suffered some two thousand of the Enemies Horse. Turkes Auant-currers to passe by him, he charged them behind, and fought with them, they not fighting but fleeing as soone as they did see themselues pressed: many were slayne, and many were taken prisoners. This was the first time wee fought, and carried away the victorie: all the prisoners were sent vnto the Prince, amongst the rest the Bassa of Natolia, who led this troupe. The next day Baiazet his Armie drew neere vnto the sight of ours,* 1.17 the which marched [ 20] two leagues: and wee encamped within a league the one of the other. All the night long you might haue heard such noyse of Horses, as it seemed the heauens were full of voyces, the aire did so resound, and euery one was desirous to haue the night passed, for to come each one vnto the triall of his valour. Vnto the Scythian Nation, the which is desirous of goods, they propounded the great riches they should get by the victorie ouer the Ottomans. Vnto the Parthian Nation ambitious of rule, the honour and glorie of the Nation, being Conquerours of them, who onely were able to take from them the Empire of Asia. The Christians who made the fourth part there∣of, assured themselues to conquer their greatest Enemie. Behold, now euery one spake during the night time, according to his humour. The Prince this night went through his Campe hearing all this, and was very glad to see the hope that euery one of his Souldiers did conceiue already of [ 30] the victorie; and I being neere him, he did me the honour to tell me, that at the time he fought the battell against the Moscouite, he did heare all the night long all kindes of songs, the which resounded in his Campe, seeing in a manner no bodie sleepe: I hoped then (said hee) to haue some good hap, and I trust to receiue the like now. Now after the second watch the Prince re∣turned vnto his lodging, and casting himselfe vpon a Carpet hee meant to sleepe: but the desire of d••y would not suffer him; he then commanded me to giue him a booke, wherein he did reade: therein was contayned the liues of his Father and Grandfather, and of other valiant Knights, the which he did ordinarily reade: he called me, hauing light vpon (in reading) the discourse of a battell that his Grandfather had lost against the Persians, the which he had thought to haue [ 40] gotten (very vndiscreetly) hauing assaulted his Enemie, many aduantages being propounded vn∣to him, whereof he might haue made good vse, all which he neglected, trusting vnto his owne valour and that of his Souldiers And hauing ended his speech, he commanded mee to reade the same before him, and said vnto me, I alwaies reade this before I beginne a battell,* 1.18 to the end I should not so much trust vnto the Lions skin, wherein I wrap my arme, that I should not serue my selfe with the Foxes, to wrap therewith my head: for thus (said he) my Grandfather was in a place of aduantage, and he went out of it to seeke his Enemie, who was lodged strongly, and whatsoeuer his men said to him, hee went on headlong, shutting his eares against all the counsell and aduise of his seruants.

Seeing the Turkish Foot-men march, whom they doe call Ianizaries,* 1.19 the which were placed in the middest, and vpon the two fronts, two great squadrons of Horse-men, the which see∣med [ 50] to be thirty thousand Horse, and another which aduanced and couered the battalion of the Ianizaries: Hee thought this order to be very good, and hard to breake, and turning himselfe vnto Axalla, who was neere vnto him, he said, I had thought to haue fought on foot, but it be∣hooueth me this day to fight on horsebacke, for to giue courage vnto my Souldiers to open the great battalion: and my will is, that they come forward vnto mee as soone as they may:* 1.20 for I will aduance forward an hundred thousand Foot-men, fifty thousand vpon each of my two wings, and in the middest of them forty thousand of my best Horse. My pleasure is, that after they haue tryed the force of those men, that they come vnto my Auant-guard, of whom I will dispose (and fifty thousand Horse more) in three bodies, whom thou shalt command, the which I will assist with fourescore thousand Horse, wherein shall be mine owne person, hauing an hun∣dred [ 60] thousand Foot-men behind me, who shall march in two troupes; and for my Arere-ward forty thousand Horse, and fifty thousand Foot-men, who shall not march but vnto my ayde. I will make choise of ten thousand of the best Horse, whom I will send into euery part where I shall thinke needfull within my Armie, for to impart my commandements. Ouer the first forty

thousand the Prince Ciarcian commanded: ouer the foremost footmen was the Lord Synopes, a Genuois, kinsman vnto Axalla, and he which was his Lieutenant ouer the footmen, a Captaine of great estimation. That ouer which the Prince Axalla commanded, consisted of fiue squadrons of horsemen. Baiazet his Armie seemed faire and great, which was aduanced continually forward towards vs, who stirred not one whit from the place of the battaile. There were many light horsemen, as well Scythians, Parthians, as Moscouites, who left their rankes, and shot Arrowes, and brake Lances betweene the two Armies. There was a Spie who brought word that Baiazet was on foot in the middest of his Ianizaries, where he meant to fight, that hee did not forget to mount on horse-back, giuing order ouer all for the wants of his Armie: but purposed to fight in the middest of those Ianizaries, who are a number of trusty men, brought vp in exercises from [ 10] their youth to all manner of warfare,* 1.21 and chosen out of al Nations, the fairest and strongest men, so as they are inuincible. By this bringing vp the which they haue had together, they doe fight with a great force and courage for their Prince and Lord, who being in the middest of them, they are as in a halfe circle within the Armie. Now, they were thirty thousand men in this order, wherein Baiazet put his principall hope: he had many other footmen, but gathered together of all sorts. His battaile of horse was very faire, amounting vnto the number of an hundred and fortie thousand horse, well exercised in all manner of fights. The Soldan of Egypt hauing ayded him with thirty thousand Mammolues,* 1.22 very good horse-men, and with thirty thousand footmen. Their Armie in that order seemed almost as great as ours: for they were not so knit together as we were, our forces being directly one after the other, and theirs all in a front. [ 20]

So the Enemies Armie aduanced forward continually with an infinite number of cryes, and ours was in great silence. After that common prayer was ended, the Emperour himselfe aduan∣ced continually forward, beholding the first charge giuen, and caused Axalla to set forward af∣ter he returned into his order, continually exhorting his men before hee left them. There could not be seene a more furious charge giuen, then was performed by the Ottomans vpon the Prince of Ciarcian, who had commandement not to fight before they came vnto him: there could not haue beene chosen a fairer Playne, and where the skilfull choise of the place was of lesse aduan∣tage for the one then for the other, but that wee had the Riuer on our left hand, the which was some aduantage for the Emperour, hauing giuen commandement, that in any case they should not lose the same, and that the Enemies, whatsoeuer came thereof, should not win it: this hee [ 30] did for to haue the aduantage of the hand in fight. The Emperour, who aboue all Maximes of warre,* 1.23 did vse to deale in such manner, that the Enemie might bee the first Assaulter; hee had straightly commanded them which were appointed for the first charge, to suffer the Enemie for to giue the on-set. Now (as I haue already declared) this young Prince of Ciarcian with his for∣ty thousand horse was almost wholly ouerthrowne,* 1.24 hauing fought as much as hee could, but hee entred euen into the middest of the Ianizaries, where the person of Baiazet was, putting them in disorder, where he was slaine. About this time Axalla set vpon them with the Auantguard, where as he was not in any such danger; for hauing surprised one of the enemies wings, hee cut it all in pieces, and his footmen comming to ioyne with him, as they had beene commanded, hee faced the Battalion of the Ianizaries. [ 40]

The Prince seeing the charge Axalla had vpon his arme, sent ten thousand horse from his bat∣taile for to succour him, and knit together the mayne battaile of Axalla, and to giue once againe a charge vpon another Battalion of footmen, the which did shew it selfe, and came to ioyne with and strengthen that of the Ianizaries, who behaued themselues valiantly for the safetie of their Prince. This fight continued one houre, and yet you could not haue seene any scattered, fighting resolutely the one against the other. You might haue seene the Mountaynes of horses rush one against another, the men die, crie, lament, and threaten at one very time. The Prince had patience to see this fight ended, and when hee did perceiue that his men did giue place, hee sent ten thousand of his Horse to joyne againe with the ten thousand appointed for the A∣rierward, and commanded them to assist him, at such time as hee should haue need thereof. At [ 50] this very time the Emperour chargeth, and made them giue him roome, causing the footmen to assault, ouer whom the Prince of Thanais commanded; who gaue a furious on-set vpon the Bat∣talion of the Ianizaries, wherein was yet the person of Baiazet, who had sustayned a great bur∣then. But the multitude, and not valour, did preuaile; for as much as might bee done in fight,* 1.25 was by the Ianizaries performed, for to preserue the person of their Prince. But in the end the Horse-men, wherein was the Emperours person, gaue a new charge, and his A∣uantguard was wholly knit againe vnto him, hee renewed another forcing, and was fully vi∣ctorious. Baiazet hauing retyred on horse-back out of the troupe of Ianizaries wounded, fell aliue into the hands of Axalla, vnto whom hee yeelded himselfe, supposing it had beene Ta∣merlan: then Axalla seeing him so followed (being for a time not knowne but for some great [ 60] Lord of the Ottomans) twentie thousand horse did not fight at all, but onely in pursuing the vi∣ctorie, and they made a great slaughter. The Prince had his horse slaine vnder him with the blow of a Lance, but he was soone remounted againe on horse-back. This day the wisdome of the Em∣peror gaue the victorie vnto his Souldiers: for the iudgment which he had in tyring of the strong

forces of the Ottomans, was the safeguard of his. For if all had gone vnto the battaile in one front, surely, the multitude had put it selfe into a confusion: but this manner of aiding his men made euerie one profitable. The Emperour iudging (like a great Captaine) of the need that euery one of his souldiers had, so that this manner of proceeding was the getting of the victory. They accounted threescore thousand men slaine of the Ottomans, and twentie thousand of ours. The Prince of Tirzis was slaine, as I haue said: the head of the Georgians slaine, Calibes was ve∣rie sorrie hee had so easie a reckoning in his Arier-ward, being very couragious, and a gentle Knight: the Despote of Seruia was taken prisoner, who did accompanie Baiazet, and was a Christian: they gaue him this day of battaile much reputation. The Emperour gaue vnto [ 10] him very good entertainment, reproouing him, for that hee did accompany Baiazet against him, who did come in fauour of his Emperour. Hee answered him, that it was not according to his dutie, but the prosperitie of Baiazet, vnto whom it seemed, that all the world did bend for to subict it selfe vnto him, and that his safetie had caused him to set forward. The Emperour presently thereupon gaue him leaue to depart at his pleasure. Hee tooke care to get into his hands Baiazet his children: hee gaue commandement that Baiazet should bee cured, and after brought before him: who at such time as hee was there neuer made any shew of humilitie. The Emperour saying vnto him,* 1.26 that it lay in him to cause him to lose his life, he answered: Do it, that losse shall be my happinesse. And demanding of him what made him so rash, for to enterprise to bring into subiection so noble a Prince [ 20] as was the Emperour of the Greekes. Hee answered him, the desire of glorie and rule, Wherefore doest thou (said the Emperour vnto him) vse so great crueltie towards men, so farre foorth that neither thou nor thine doe pardon either sex or age? This doe I (answered hee) to giue the greater terrour to my enemies. Then said the Emperour, so shalt thou receiue the like reward: and causing him to bee conueyed againe out of his presence, hee turned vnto his followers, and said, behold a proud and fierce countenance, hee deserueth to be punished with crueltie, and it is necessarie that hee bee made an exemplarie punishment to all the cruell of the world, of the iust wrath of God against them. I acknowledge that God hath this day de∣liuered into my hands a great enemy, wee must giue thankes vnto God for the same: the which was performed, being yet day: for the battaile was wonne at foure of the clocke, and there [ 30] was as yet fiue houres of day-light. The children of Baiazet were brought before him: hee caused them to bee vsed curteously, and as the children of an Emperour. The next day hee commanded the dead to bee buried: they found the Prince of Tirzis dead in the middest of the Ianizaries, where he remained enclosed. The Emperour did greatly lament this young Prince, who was his kinsman, and would haue beene one day worthie for to doe him great seruice. In that battaile there died manie Captaines, & almost the chiefe Ottomans.* 1.27 This was a great Bat∣taile, the which was fought from seuen vnto foure of the clocke, in such sort that they knew not vnto whom the victorie did incline. Our Armie stayed vntill the next day, euery one cau∣sing his friends to bee buried. The Prince of Tirzis was emblamed, and conueyed with two thousand horse vnto Samarcand vntill the Emperour returned. All the other dead bodies were [ 40] buried at Sanas with all the honour that might be. Axalla was much grieued for his kinsman, because hee was verie well beloued of the Prince: his charge was giuen vnto one of his brethren who was verie famous; in fighting this same day, we might iudge the euents of the matters of the world, Behold this Emperour Baiazet, who was, as hee thought, superiour to fortune, which in an instant found himselfe and his estate by one battaile onely ouerthrowne euen vnto the lowest place, and at such time as hee thought least thereof. Hee vsed to say, that hee was iustly punished, for despising the multitude we had, for the assurance that hee had in the valour of his horsmen, and especially of his Ianizaries.* 1.28 Hee was three dayes (as they report) be∣fore he could bee pacified, as a desperate man, seeking after death, and calling for it. The Empe∣our did not vse him at all curteously, but caused small account to bee made of him: and for to [ 50] manifest that he knew how to punish the proud; vpon festiuall dayes, when as hee mounted on horseback, they brought this proud man vnto him, and he serued him in stead of a foot-stoole:* 1.29 this: did he for to manifest the folly and arrogancie of men, and how iustly God had humbled him. The next day the Prince marched directly towardes Bursia, whither all the remainder of Baiazet his Armie was retired, with the Bassa Mustapha. All the countrie yeelded vn∣to vs, and the Prince caused all the holdes and fortresses to bee ouerthrowne and destroyed, and punished all those which were so euill aduised as to stay vntill they were besieged. I had forgotten to declare, how hee caused the Prince of Tirzis bodie to bee accompanied with diuers prisoners chained and tied together, whom hee did send vnto Samarcand, the which the Prince had determined to make great, for a perpetuall memorie of his greatnesse.* 1.30 Euen so [ 60] had hee greatly peopled with people of China, which had beene taken in the Battailes, and of those likewise which were taken out of the two great Cities, Paguinfou, and Quan∣toufou. Now this batta••le did bring great astonishment vnto all the countries possessed by Baiazet, and no bodie res••sted vs, euen vnto Bursia, whither this Armie was fled, and therein were also two sonnes of Baiazet verie young. Axalla being alwaies aduanced forward before

our Armie, with fortie thousand Horse, and an hundred thousand Foot-men without any car∣riages, who hindred the Enemies from joyning themselues againe together: and hee made a cruell Warre vpon the Ottomans, deliuering the Graecians from the tyrannie of Baiazet. Hee approached neere vnto Bursia,* 1.31 where the Ottomans did not stay the comming of Axallas Armie, but only they which could not runne remayned behind. Baiazet his two Sonnes were sent vnto the Greekish Emperour for to bring them vp, and to haue mercie vpon them; the rest went vnto Gallipoli, for to goe vnto Andrinopoli, the which they held, hauing conquered it from the Graecians. Now the Prince (for to returne vnto my purpose) dispatched towards the Empe∣rour his Vncle, and vnto the Empresse his Wife, one of his Familiars, called Lieban, Captayne of his Chamber,* 1.32 for to carrie him newes of this Victorie, and to ioyne it also vnto all the rest. He sent vnto him Baiazet his Sword and Bow, and the Caparisons of his Horse, the which was e∣steemed [ 10] to be worth aboue two hundred thousand Duckets. You may easily thinke that Prince Lieban was well entertayned of the old Emperour, and of the young Princesse, bringing word vnto them, that all the World did bend it selfe to make our Prince victorious, who surely recei∣ued these Victories from God without insolencie, and at such time as hee sent him most glory, then did his men note him to be least puffed vp. He was neuer bold, but in the day of battaile, and on the Eeue for to command seuerely, and with greater Majesty. To tell you what he was in aduersitie, I did neuer see him in that estate: but it is to be thought, that they which bee not in∣solent in prosperitie, are not faint-hearted in aduersitie. So our victorious Prince marched di∣recty vnto Bursia, loaden with Spoyles and Trophees which hee daily got, departing from the Cities which did come and yeeld themselues vnto him; therein obseruing the same manner of [ 20] proceeding, the which we did in the Conquest of China; they which did yeeld vnto him with∣out fighting, were well vsed, and the obstinate well punished, the Prince knowing that reward and punishment are the Moderators of Common-wealthes, the one to bee vsed towards the good, and the other towards the euill. In the end we receiued newes by Axalla, that he had re∣ceiued Bursia in the Emperours name, and how the Inhabitants thereof had punished the Gar∣risons of Baiazet, hauing driuen them away, and slaine many.

But I dare not follow our Author any further from Tartaria, for whose sake I haue entertayned him. Leauing therefore his agreement with the Greeke Emperour, and secret visiting Constantinople; his comming to Ierusalem, and Expedition against the Soldan, With his Exploits in Egypt, Syria, Persia, we will returne with him to Samarcand. [ 30]

Notes

• * 1.1

  A message sent by Tamerlan vnto Baiazet.
• * 1.2

  The proud an∣swer of Baiazet.
• * 1.3

  Heauy parting▪
• * 1.4

  A notable say∣ing of Tamer∣lan.
• * 1.5

  Tamerlan his dreame.
• * 1.6

  Tamerlan iour∣ney against the Turke.
• * 1.7

  Tamerlan re∣turneth from the conquest of China vnto Samercand.
• * 1.8

  Consultation about the way the Armie should take to the Turkes Em∣pire.
• * 1.9

  Tamerlan his chiefest trust.
• * 1.10

  Bachu.
• * 1.11

  Tamerlan hun∣ted by the way towards the Turke.
• * 1.12

  Baiazet mar∣ched vnto the siege of Con∣stantinople.
• * 1.13

  The gouern∣m••nt Axalla did chu••e.
• * 1.14

  Notable iu∣stice amongst the Tartarians.
• * 1.15

  The causes of Tamerlans warre against the Turkes.
• * 1.16

  A stratagem▪
• * 1.17

  How Tamerlans Armie passed the night be∣fore the battell fought against the Turke.
• * 1.18

  Tamerlan his custome be∣fore a battell.
• * 1.19

  The manner of the march of the Turkish Foot-men.
• * 1.20

  The order of Tamerlan his battell.
• * 1.21

  What the Turks Ianiza∣ries be.
• * 1.22

  Mamalukes.
• * 1.23

  Tamerlan his principall ma∣xime of warre.
• * 1.24

  The battaile betweene Ta∣merlan and Ba∣iazet.
• * 1.25

  Tamerlan his notable victo∣rie obtayned against Baiazet wherein hee was taken pri∣soner.

  Tamerlan his wisedome the cause of the victorie, and wherein per∣formed.
• * 1.26

  Baiazet brought before Tamarlan, with his pride.
• * 1.27

  Tamerlan his saying of Ba∣iazet.
• * 1.28

  The despair•• of Baiazet af∣ter he was ta∣ken prisoner.
• * 1.29

  Baiazet Tamar∣lans foot-stoole to mount on hor••eback.
• * 1.30

  Tamarlan his pollicie for ••o encrease his Citie Samar∣cand.
• * 1.31

  Axalla cruell against the Ot∣tomans for the deliuery of Greece.
• * 1.32

  Presents sent by Tamerlan vnto the great Cham his Vncle.