Purchas his pilgrimes. part 2 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.

§. I.

His Trauels thorow France, Italie, and on the Sea coasts of Europe, Africa, and Asia: [ 10] His entertaynment and exploits in the Emperours warres against the Turke: his subtile Stratagems, valorous Combats, Applause, Aduancement, Honour.

IN his youth, when France and Netherlands had taught him to ride a Horse, and * 1.1 vse his Armes; with such rudiments of Warre as his tender yeeres in this Mar∣tiall Schoole could attayne vnto; he was desirous to see the World, and trie his fortune against the Turke. Opportunitie casting him into the companie of foure French Gallants well attended, fayning to him they were deuoted that way; ouerperswaded him in the Low Countries, to goe with them into France: with such ill weather as winter affoordeth, in the darke night they arriued in the broad shallow inlet of S. Valereys in Piccardie. A worse winter, and darker night accompanied him, namely his French Gallants; which, liking well his apparell, and thinking him better furnished with mo∣ney then themselues, plotted with the Master of the ship, who conueyed them and his Trunks ashoare; and left him aboord till the Boat could returne, which was not till next day towards euening. The reason he alleaged was, the Sea was so high he could come no sooner: And that his pretended French Lord was gone to Amiens, where they would stay his comming. Which treacherous villanie, when diuers other Souldiers Passengers had vnderstood, they had like to haue slaine the Master: and had they knowne how, would haue runne away with the ship.

One of the Souldiers, called Currianuer, compassionating his iniurie, assured him this great * 1.2 Lord Deprean, was onely the sonne of a poore Lawyer of Mortaine in Bas Brittagine, and his at∣tendants Cursel, La Nelie, and Mouferat, three younger Brothers, as arrant cheaters as himselfe; and if he would accompanie him, he would bring him to their friends, and in the interim sup∣plie his wants. Thus trauelling by Diep, Codobeck, Honfleu, Pount Rodemer in Normandie, they * 1.3 came to Caen in Bas Normande. Where both the Noble Currianuer, and many of his friends kindly welcommed him, and brought them to Mortaine, where hee found their friends, as hee had promised him, but to small purpose. Yet the bruit occasioned the Ladie Columber, the Baron Larshan, the Lord Shasge, and diuers other honourable persons to supplie his wants, and to giue him kind entertainment with them, to recreate himselfe as long as he would. But such pleasures little suted with his poore estate: and his restlesse spirit could neuer find content to receiue such * 1.4 noble fauours as he could neither deserue, nor requite. Whereupon, wandring from Port to Port, to find some Man of Warre, he spent that he had, and in a Forrest, neere dead with griefe, a rich Farmer found him by a faire fountaine vnder a tree. This kind Pesant relieued him againe to his content, to follow his intent. Not long after, as he passed through a great Groue of trees be∣twixt Pounterson and Dinan in Brittaigne, it was his chance to meet Cursell, more miserable then himselfe. Without any word they both drew, and in a short time Cursell fell to the ground: where, from an old ruinated Towne the Inhabitants seeing them, were satisfied, when they heard Cursell confesse what formerly had passed; and that in the diuidiug what they had stolne [ 50] from him, they fell by the eares among themselues: but for his part hee excused himselfe to be innocent, as well of the one as of the other. In regard of his hurt, Smith was glad to bee so rid, directing his course to an h〈…〉〈…〉ourable Lord, the Earle of Ployer: who (during the Warres in France) with his two brethren had beene brought vp in England; by whom he was better re∣furnished then euer. When they had shewed him Saint Malo, Mount Saint Michael, Lambal, Saint Brieux, Lanion, and their owne faire Castle of Tunkadeck Guigan, and diuers other places in Brittaigne, and their Cornwall; taking his leaue he tooke his way to Renes, the Brettons chiefe Citie; and so to Nantes, Poytiers, Rochell, and Bordeaux. The rumour of the strength of Bayon in Biskay caused him to see it: And from thence tooke his way from Leskar in Bearn, and Pow in the Kingdome of Nauarre to Tolouse, Vizers, and Carcasson in Gascoigne; Narbonne, Mont∣pellier, [ 60] Nysmes, and Poundegale, in Langedock, and through the Countrey of Auinion by Arles, to Merselles in Prouence.

[illustration] map of France

HONDIVS his Map of France.

There embarking himselfe for Italie, the ship was inforced to Toulon; and putting againe to * 1.5 Sea, ill weather so grew vpon them, they anchored close aboord the shoare, vnder the little Ile [ 40] of Saint Marie against Nice in Sauoy. Here the inhumane Prouincials with a rabble of Pil∣grims * 1.6 of diuers Nations going to Rome, hourely cursed him not onely for a Hugonot, but said, his Nation were all Pirats; rayling on his dread Soueraigne Queene Elizabeth, and that they neuer should haue faire weather so long as he was aboord them. There disputations grew to that passion, that they threw him ouerboord: yet GOD brought him into that little Ile, where were no Inhabitants. The next morning hee espied two ships more ride by them, put in by the storme; which fetched him aboord, well refreshed him, and so kindly vsed him, that hee * 1.7 was well contented to trie the rest of his fortunes with them. After he had related vnto them this former discourse: what for pitie and for loue of the Honourable Earle of Ployer, this Noble Britton his neighbour, Captaine La Roshe of Saint Malo, regarded and entertayned him. With [ 50] the next faire wind they sayled along by the coast of Corfica, and Sardinia, and crossing the Gulfe of Tunis, passed by Cape Bona, to the Ile of Lampadosa; leauing the coast of Barbarie till * 1.8 they came at Cape Rosato, and so along by the African shoare for Alexndria in Egypt. There hauing deliuered their fraught, they went to Scanderone; and after keeping their course by Cy∣prus, and the coast of Asia; sayling by Rhodes, the Archipelagus, Candia, and the coast of Graecia, * 1.9 and the Ile Cephalonia; they lay to and againe a few dayes, betwixt the Ile of Corfu, and the Cape of Otranto in the Kingdome of Naples, in the entrance of the Adriaticke Sea, till they mette with an Argosie of Venice, which it seemes, the Captaine desired to speake with: whose vntoward answer was such as slue them a man. Whereupon presently the Britton gaue them his broad side, then his stearne, and his other broad side also; and continued his chase Peeces till hee [ 60] * 1.10 gaue so many broad sides one after another, that the Argosies Sayles and tackling were so torne that shee stood to her defence, and made shot for shot. Twice in one houre and halfe the Brit∣tons boorded her, yet they cleered them selues. But clapping her aboord againe, the Argosies fired him, with much danger to them both, but was presently quenched. This rather augmen∣ted

the Brettons rage, then abated his courage; and hauing re-accommodated himselfe againe, he shot her so betweene wind and water, that shee was ready to sinke: then they yeelded. The Brettons lost fifteene men, shee twentie, besides diuers hurt: the rest went to worke on all hands; some to stop the leakes, others to guard the prisoners, which were chayned; the rest to * 1.11 rifle her. The Silkes, Veluets, Cloth of gold, and Tissue; Peasters, Chickines, and Sultanies, they vnloaded in foure and twentie houres in wonderfull store: whereof hauing suff••cient; and tyred with toyle, they cast her off with all her companie, with as much good Merchandize as would haue fraughted such another Britton.

To repaire his defects he stood for the coast of Calabria; but hearing there were sixe or seuen Galleys at Mesina, he departed thence for Malta: but the winde comming faire, hee kept his course along the coast of the Kingdome of Sicilia, by Sardinia and Corfica, till hee came to the [ 10] Road of Antibo in Piemont, where he set Smith on shoare, with fiue hundred Chickenes, and a * 1.12 little Box which he had, worth neere as much more. Here he embarqued himselfe for Legorne, being glad to haue such an oportunitie and meanes to better his experience, by the view of I∣talie: and hauing passed Tuscanie, Ueterbo and many other Cities, as Rome, and Saint Peters Pa∣trimonie, he went downe the Riuer Tyber, to Ciuita Vecha: where hee embarqued himselfe to satisfie his eye with the faire Citie of Naples, and her Kingdomes Nobilitie, returning by Capua, Rome, and Siena, he passed by that admired Citie of Florence, the Cities and Countries of Bolo∣nia, * 1.13 Ferrara, Mantua, Padua, and Venice: whose Gulfe he passed from Malamaco, and the A∣driaticke Sea for Ragouza, spending sometime to see the barren broken Coast of Albania and Dalmatia, to Capo de Istria, trauelling the Mayne of poore Sclanonia, by Tubliano, till hee came [ 20] to Gratz in Stiria, the Seat of Ferdinando an Arch-duke of Austria, (now Emperour of Al∣maine) * 1.14 where hee met an English and an Irish Iesuite: who acquainted him with many braue Gentlemen of good qualitie: especially with the Lord Ebersbaught, to whom hee gaue experi∣ments of such conclusions, as he proiected to vndertake: hee preferred him to Baron Kizell, Ge∣nerall of the Artillery: and he to a worthy Colonell, the Earle of Meldritch, with whom go∣ing to Vienna in Austria, hee made him Captaine of two hundred and fiftie Souldiers, vnder whose Regiments how he spent his time, this insuing Discourse will declare, as it is written in a Booke intituled, The Warres of Transiluania, Wallachi, and Moldauia, written by Francisco Fer∣neza a Learned Italian, Secretarie to Sigismundus Bathor the Prince.

[illustration] map of Transylvania

HONDIVS his Map of Transiluania.

TRANS∣SYLVANIA

Extracts of Captaine Smiths Transyluanian Acts, out of Fr. Fer. his Storie.

AFter the losse of Caniza, the Turkes with twentie thousand besieged the strong Towne of Olim∣pach, so straitly, as they were cut off from all intelligence and hope of succour, till Iohn Smith an * 1.15 English Gentleman, acquainted Baron Kizell, Generall of the Arch-Dukes Artillerie, that he had taught the Generall his worthy Friend, such a Rule, that hee would vndertake to make him know any thing he intended, and haue his Answere; would they bring him but to some place, where he might make the flame of a Torch seene to the Towne. Kizell inflamed with this strange inuention; Smith made [ 10] it so plaine, that forth-with he gaue him Guides, who in the darke night brought him to a Mountaine, where he shewed three Torches equi-distant from each other, which plainly appearing to the Towne, the Gouernour presently apprehended: and answered againe with three other fires in like manner, each thus knowing the others being and intent. Smith, though distant seuen miles, signified to him these words. On Thursday at night I will charge on the East, at the Alarme sally you: Eberspaught answe∣red * 1.16 he would. And thus it was done, First, he writ his Message, as briefe you see, as could be; then diuided the Alphabet in two parts thus: A B C D E F G H I K L with one Light, the other Letters following with two, M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z. The first part from A to L is * 1.17 signified by shewing and hiding one Linke so oft as there is Letters from A to that Letter, you meane; the other part from M to Z, is mentioned by two Lights in like manner; the end of a word is signi∣fied [ 20] by shewing of three Lights, euer staying your Light at that Letter, you meane, till the other may write it in a Paper, and answere by his signall, which is one Light. It is done, begiuning to account the Letters, by the Lights euery time from A or M: by this meanes, also the other returned his An∣swere, thereby each vnderstanding other. The Guides all this time, hauing well viewed the Campe, re∣turned to Kizell, who doubting of his power, being but twentie thousand, was animated by the Guides which related that the Turkes were so diuided by the Riuer in two parts, that they could not easily second each other. To which Smith added this conclusion, that two or three thousand pieces of Match, fastened * 1.18 to diuers small Lines of two hundred fathome in length, beeing armed with Powder, might all bee fired and stretched at one instant, before the Alarme, vpon the Plaine of Eysnaburge, supported betweene two staues, at each Lines and: in that manner, would seeme as if they were so many Musketiers: which [ 30] was so put in practice, as being discouered by the Turkes, they prepared to encounter these false fires, thinking there had bin some great Armie, whilst Kizell with his Forces entred the Turkes quarter. They now ranne vp and downe as men amazed, and it was not long ere Eberspaught was pell mell with them in their Trenches: in which distracted confusion, a third part of the Turkes that be∣sieged that side towards Konbrucke were slaine, many of the rest drowned, and fled••: the other part of the Armie was so busied to resist the false fires, that Kizell before the morning had put in two thousand good Souldiers into the Towne, and with small losse was retyred: the Garrison was also well relieued with that which they found in the Turkes Quarter: Which caused the Turkes to rayse their Siege, and returne to Caniza, and Kizell with much honour was receiued at Kerment: and occasioned the Author a good reward and preferment, to bee Captaine of two hundred and fiftie Soul∣diers, * 1.19 [ 40] vnder the conduct of Colonell Meldrich.

A generall Rumour of a generall Peace, now spread it selfe all ouer the face of those tormented Countries: but the Turke intended no such matter, but leuied Souldiers from all parts he could, and the Emperour also by the assistance of the Christian Princes, prouided three Armies: the one led by the Arch-duke Matthias, the Emperours Brother, and his Lieftenant Duke Mercurie to defend low Hunga∣rie; * 1.20 the second by Ferdinando the Arch-duke of Stiria and the Duke of Mantua his Leiftenant to re∣gaine Caniza: the third by Don Gonsago Gouernour of high Hungarie to ioyne with Basta, to make an absolute Conquest of Transiluania.

Duke Mercurie with an Armie of thirtie thousand (whereof neere ten thousand were French) be∣sieged * 1.21 Stolewisenburg, otherwise called Alba Regalis, a place so strong by art and nature that it was [ 50] thought impregnable. There hapened many a bloudie sally, strange stratagems and valiant Exploits on bothsides by seuerall Nations; but in briefe, Earle Meldritch by the information of three or foure Chri∣stians escaped out of the Towne. Captaine Smith tooke occasion vpon the great Assemblies, thronging together at euery Alarme, to put in practice the sierie Dragons, which hee had demonstrated him and the Earle Von Sults at Comora, which he thus performed. After hee had prepared fortie or fiftie Earthen round bellied Pots prepared, with mixtures, Powder and Bullets, as experiences had taught him, * 1.22 (though with exceeding danger) he so fitly placed them in slings, graduated so neere as they could to these Assemblies, and other places of aduantage, that at mid-night vpon the Alarme, it was a fearefull sight to see the short flaming course of their flight in the Ayre: but presently after the fall, the lamen∣table noyse of the miserable slaughtered Turkes was most terrible: besides, they fired that strong Sub∣urbe, [ 60] at the Port of Buda, in two or three places, which so troubled the Turkes to quench, that had there beene any meanes to haue assaulted them, they could hardly haue resisted the fire and their Enemies.

This Citie being taken by the incredible Aduentures of the Duke, the Earle Roseworme with the other Colonell and Captaines, which had beene in possession of the Turkes, more then fiftie yeares: the

Turke sent presently Asan Bassa with theescore thousand, if it were possible to re-gaine it: the Duke vnderstanding this, with twentie thousand met him: where fiue or sixe thousand were slaine, with the * 1.23 Basla of Buda, and foure or fiue Zanzackes.

Duke Mercurie diuiding his Armie, sent the Earle Meldrich (of whose Company was Captaine Smith in this encounter) to assist the Lord Basta, Generall for the Emperor Rodulph, against Sigis∣mundus Bathur, the Prince of Transiluania: who was beyond all mens beliefe, newly returned from Po∣lonia: and established in his Estate; the Earle neither finding pay, nor such regard as he expected, per∣swaded his Troupes rather to serue the Prince against the Turkes, then Basta against the Prince. The Souldiers worue out with these paylesse Trauels, vpon hope to make Bootie of what they could get from the Turke, were easily perswaded to follow him wheresoeuer: especially to helpe to re-gaine or ransacke his Fathers Country then possessed by the Turkes, which (they hard) notwithstanding those Warres, were [ 10] rich and vnspoyled. The Prince glad of so a braue a Commander, and so many expert and ancient Souldiers, made him Campe-master of his Armie, gaue him all necessaries else hee could, and what freedome they desired to ransacke the Turkes.

The Earle hauing made many incursions into the Land of Zarkain, amongst the rockie Mountaines, where the people were some Turkes, some Tartars, some Iewes, but most Banditos, Renegadoes, and such like, which sometimes he forced into the Plaines of Regall: where is a Citie, not only of men and * 1.24 Fortifications, strong of it selfe: but so enuironed with Mountaines, and the passage so difficult, that in all those warres, no attempt had beene made vpon it to any purpose. Hauing satisfied himselfe with the situation and those passages, amongst which he had many a sharpe encounter: at last, with eight thousand he pitched his Campe before it. The Inhabitants scorning so small a number, sallied in such abundance, [ 20] that about one hundred and fiftie were slaine on both sides, and the Turkes chased so neere the Ports, that the Towers small shot and Ordnance caused the Earle to retyre.

The next day Zachell Moyzes, Liuetenant Generall to the Prince, came with foure thousand Foote and Horse, and foure and twentie Peeces of Ordnance, but in regard of the situation of the place, they did more feare then hurt them: till they had spent neere a moneth in raising their Mounts and Batteries; which slow proceeding the Turkes daily derided, and as fearing least they should depart ere they assaulted the Citie, sent this challenge to any Captaine in their Armie: That to delight the Ladies who did long * 1.25 to see some Courtlike pastime, the Lord Turbashaw did defie any Captaine that had the command of a Companie, which durst cumbat with him for his head. The matter being discussed, was accepted. But * 1.26 so many questions grew for the vndertaking, that it was deuided by lots, and the lot fell vpon Captaine [ 30] Smith, before spoken of. Trucc being taken for that time, the Rampiers all beset with faire Dames, * 1.27 and men in Armes, the Christians in Batalia; Turbashaw, with a voice of Hoboyes entred the field, well mounted and armed: on his shoulders were fixed two paire of great wings, richly garnished with gold, siluer, and precicus stones, a Ianisarie before him, hearing his Launce; on each side, another leading his Horse; where long he stayed not before Smith with a noise of Trumpets (onely a Page bearing his Lance) * 1.28 passing by him, with a curteous salute, tooke his ground with such good successe, that at the sound of the charge he passed the Turke thorow the sight of his beauer, face, head, and all, that hee fell dead to the * 1.29 ground; where alighting, vnbracing his Helmet, he tooke off his head, leauing the Turkes his body, and so returned without any hurt at all. The head he presented to the Lord Moyzes the Generall, who kindly [ 40] accepted it, and with ioy to the whole Armie, he was generally welcome.

The death of this Captaine, so swelled in the heart of one Grualgo his vowed friend, as rather inra∣ged * 1.30 with madnesse then choller, he directed a particular Challenge to the Conquerour, to regaine his friends head, or lose his owne, with his Horse and Armour for aduantage: which, according to his desire, was the next day vndertaken, as before. Vpon the sound of the Trumpets their Launces flew in pieces, vpon a cleere passage, but that the Turke was neere vnhorsed: their Pistols were the next, which marked Smith vpon the Placket; but the next shot, the Turke was so wounded in the left arme, that not able to * 1.31 rule his Horse, and defend himselfe, he was throwne to the ground, and so bruised with the fall, that he lost his head, as his friend before him, with his Horse and Armour; but his bodie and his rich apparell, was sent backe to the Towne.

Euery day the Turkes made some sallies, but few skirmishes would they indure to any purpose, our [ 50] workes and approaches being not yet aduanced to that height, and effect as necessitie required. To delude time, Smith with many incontradictable perswading reasons, obtained leaue, that the Ladies might know he was not so much enamored with their Seruants heads, but if any Turke of their ranke would come to the place of Combat to redeeme them, hee should haue his also vpon the like conditions, if they could winne it. The Challenge presently was accepted by Bony Molgro. The next day both the Champions en∣tring * 1.32 the field, as before, each discharging their Pistols, hauing no Launces, but such martiall weapons as the Defendant had appointed, no hurt was done. Their Rattle-axes were the next, whose piercing bils made sometimes the one, sometimes the other, to haue scarce sence to keepe their Saddles: especially the Christian receiued such a wound, that he lost his Battle-axe, and failed not much to haue fallen after * 1.33 it: whereat the supposing conquering Turke had a great shout from the Rampiers. The Turke prosecu∣ted [ 60] his aduantage to the vttermost of his power: yet the other, what by the readinesse of his Horse, and his iudgement and dexteritie in such a businesse beyond all mens expectation, by Gods assistance, not onely auoyded the Turkes violent blowes, but hauing drawne his Faulchion, pierced the Turke so vnder the

Cullets through backe and body, that although he alighted from his Horse, hee stood not long ere bee lost his head, as the rest had done.

This good successe gaue such incouragement to the Armie, that with a guard of sixe thousand, three * 1.34 spare Horses, before each, a Turkes head vpon Launces, hee was conducted to the Generals Pauilions with his presents. Moyses receiued both him and them with as much respect as the occasion deserued, imbracing him in his armes, gaue him a faire Horse richly furnished, a Cymiter and Belt worth three hundred Ducats, and Meldiich made him Sergeant Maior of his Regiment. The Towne with an incre∣dible * 1.35 trouble and danger was assaulted, and at last taken perforce, where the Earle remembring his Fa∣thers death, caused all he could find beare Armes to be put to the Sword, and their heads to bee set vpon stakes, round about the walls, in the same manner as they had serued the Christians when they tooke it. [ 10] Then he sacked Varatzo, Solmos, and Kuprouka, whereto had retired the remnant of this Den of * 1.36 Theeues, leauing fiue thousand dead (though he lost neere as many, yet) with all the spoyle and two thou∣sand prisoners (most women and children) he returned to Esenberge, not farre from the Princes Pal∣lace, where hee incamped. The Prince comming to view the Armie, presented with the Prisoners, and sixe and thirtie Ensignes (after his accustomed manner, hauing giuen thankes to God) he was acquain∣ted what seruice Smith had done at Olimpach, Stolewisenberge, and Regall; for which, with great honor and solemnitie, he gaue him three Turkes heads in a Shield for Armes, with an oath euer to weare * 1.37 them in his Colours, his picture in gold, and three hundred Duckats yeerely for a pension.

During all this time, Basta and the Prince being capitulating of a peace, the Emperour had raised new forces for Basta to inuade Transiluania; which caused the Prince to condescend to the Articles [ 20] propounded him: which when Moyses vnderstood, then in field with the whole Armie (that hated the Germans as all as Turkes) he gaue battell to Basta. Betwixt them in sixe or seuen houres, more then sixe or seuen thousand on both sides were slaine. Moyses thus ouerthrowne fled to the Turkes, and his * 1.38 scattered Troopes, some one way, some another. The Prince excused himselfe of this vnexpected acci∣dent, made ccmposition for his dispersed Troopes, yeelded himselfe to Basta; and all his Countrey and Subiects to the Emperours obedience.

Basta thus possessed of Transiluania, drew all the Christians of those old Regiments of Sigismundus, of whose greatnesse and true affections, he was most suspitious, vnder the conduct of Rodoll Voyuad of Walachia, forced out by Ieremy, put in by the Turke. In this Armie of thirtie thousand, Captaine Smith was one, who (vnder his noble Colouell holding the same places he had before) had many seuerall [ 30] imployments in euery dangerous incounter, which would be too voluminous particularly to relate, before * 1.39 they could draw Prince Ieremy to battaile, where (as it is recorded) two thousand on both sides, lay dead in the fields; but Ieremy fled, and Rodol had the victorie, and thereby againe his Soueraigntie.

Meldrich not long after with thirteene thousand, was sent against the stragling escaped Troopes of Ieremy, which ioyning with some Tartars, forraged the frontiers towards Moldauia; but when they heard it was the Crimme Tartar and his two sonnes, with thirtie thousand, and that Ieremy which had escaped, lay with fifteene thousand in Ambuscado for him, about Langanow, hee retired towards Rotenton, a strong Garison for Rodoll: But they were so inuironed with these bellish numbers, that they could make no great haste for skirmishing with their Scoutes and Forragers: Yet by getting through a wood in a thick Fog, meeting two thousand loaden with pillage, and two or three hundred Horse and Cattell, the most [ 40] of them were slaine or taken prisoners, who told Meldrich where Ieremy lay, expecting the Crimme Tartar. Meldrich intending to make by him his passage by force, was aduised of a pretie stratagem by Captaine Smith, which presently so accommodated two or three hundred Trunkes, with wild-fire vp∣on * 1.40 the heads of Launces, charging the enemie in the night, gaue fire to the Trunkes, which blasted forth such flames and sparkles, amazing not onely the Horse but also the Foot, that by the meanes of this flaming incounter, their owne Horses turned tailes with such furie, as by their violence ouerthrew Ieremy and his Armie, without any losse at all to Meldrich. But of this victorie they not long trium∣phed; for, being within three leagues of Rotenton, in the Valley of Verest Horne; the Tartar with fortie thousand had so beset him, that they were forced to fight with this matchlesse number, where neere thirtie thousand were slaine. The Earle, with some fifteene hundred escaped, but the rest were all slaine [ 50] or taken prisoners: as the Historie at large will plainly shew, the times, place, chiefe Com∣manders, with the manner and order of their battels, and fights, to which I referre you.

Notes

• * 1.1

  A French chea∣ter pretending himselfe to be the Lord De∣prean and his company, coo∣zen him of his Clothes, Trunkes, and Money.
• * 1.2

  Currianuer a ••ind French-man.
• * 1.3

  Diep. Caudebecq. Honfleu. Caen.
• * 1.4

  Hee meets Cur∣sell, & wounds him in fight. The eues fall out without sa∣tisfaction to the true man. Earle of Ployer. Saint Malo, Saint Michael, Lamballe, Saint Brieux, Lanion, places of note in Brittaigne. Renes. Nantes. Rochell. Bordeaux. Baions. Lescar in Bearn. Carcasson. Narbonne. Nysmes. Marceille in Prouence.
• * 1.5

  Toulon.
• * 1.6

  An inhumane Act of Popish charitie.
• * 1.7

  Entertayned by a Brittaigne Captayne.
• * 1.8

  Lampedo••a. Alexandria.
• * 1.9

  Scanderone. Cyprus. Rhodes. Archipelagus. Cephalonia.
• * 1.10

  A desperate Sea-fight.
• * 1.11

  Argosie taken and rifled by a ship of Brit∣taine.
• * 1.12

  Smith set on shoare at Anti∣bo, in Piemont. Legorne, or Li∣uorno.
• * 1.13

  Rome. Sienna. Florence, &c.
• * 1.14

  Sclauonia, Gratz in Stiria. Vienna.
• * 1.15

  Olimpach relie∣ued.
• * 1.16

  Speech by Torches.
• * 1.17

  A good stra∣tagem.
• * 1.18

  Another stra∣tagem.
• * 1.19

  Smith made Captaine of 250. Souldiers.
• * 1.20

  Three Armies.
• * 1.21

  The siege of Alba Regalis.
• * 1.22

  Fierie Dra∣gons.
• * 1.23

  A Battell, and the Bassa of Buda slaine.
• * 1.24

  Regal besieged.
• * 1.25

  Three single combat.
• * 1.26

  The first onely with Lances.
• * 1.27

  Manner of Turb••shas en∣trance.
• * 1.28

  C. Smith enters.
• * 1.29

  Turbasha staine
• * 1.30

  The second combat twixt Smith and Gru∣algo with Pi∣stols.
• * 1.31

  Gru••ldo slaine.
• * 1.32

  Third combat with Battle Axes.
• * 1.33

  C. Smith en∣dangered. Drawes his Faulchion, and kills Eo••ny Molgro.
• * 1.34

  His honorable returne.
• * 1.35

  Made Sergeant Maior. Regall taken.
• * 1.36

  Varatzo, Sol∣••os, Cuprouka.
• * 1.37

  Prince of Tran∣siluania hono∣reth Captaine Smith.
• * 1.38

  Bloudie battell of Christians.
• * 1.39

  Smiths imploy∣ments vnder the Vayuod of Walachy. Bloudie battell twixt the two Vayu••ds. Thirtie thou∣sand Tartars.
• * 1.40

  A memorable stratagem at the battell of Rottenton.