A true reporte of three straunge and wonderful accidents, lately hapened at Pernaw, a cittie in Lisslande. Wherein is conteyned a prophesie of the greate dearth & famine, which (by reason of the warres in those partes) hath there come to passe in the yeare last past, 1602. And also of the great victorie lately atchiued by the great Sophy, who with the aide & assistance of the King of Persia, ouerthrew the Turkish emperour with all his forces neere vnto the riuer Euphrates. Truely translated out of the Dutch printed coppie, printed at Nimmegen.

¶ A true Report, of the late victo∣rie atchiued by the great Sophy: together with the king of Persia, vpon the Turkes &c.

WHereas the great Turkish Emperour with all his Armie, munition, and pre∣paration, was come to the Ryuer of Eu∣phrates, being strong both of Horse & foot, about three hundred Thousand men, and perceauing that Morath generall of y^e Persians, had caused the Bridge to be pulled down there, y^t was made ouer the said Riuer, and that he was marched on th'other side, and hard by a mountaine did prepare and strengthen himselfe with y^e forces sent vnto him by y^e great Sophy, with those hee had before, so that the Persians were stronge about Foure-score and tenne Thousand men, amongst the which were about twenty Thousand, whereof every one of them, had two horses for a man.

The Turke could not haue so much inteligence to vnderstand if the Sophy himselfe were personally pre∣sent in the Campe, or no: or if he yet were in Persia for more forces, which he especially did feare.

Because therfore he could not passe ouer the Riuer,

he in all hast caused the bridge to be builded againe, and sent ouer the said Riuer two Genneralls called Beller∣byes with their forces, to wit Bellerby of Gretia and Bel∣lerby of Natolia, but he himselfe tarried on this side of the water till the next morning.

Now about two houres before day breaking the Gen∣nerall Moreth fell in the Campe of Bellerby of Grecia, who had encamped himselfe somwhat farre off from the Bellerby of Natolia, and most valiently came vppon him with such a force and power, that he vppon a soddaine most spéedily did ouercome all his Ensignes and Lents, and ouerthrew and slew all his Campe.

The Soldiers of the Campe of the Bellerby of Natolia héerwithāll were put in such a feare, that they ranne in to the Riuer, and passed ouer to the Campe of the great Turke,

The Turke séeing this ill successe, presently planted his Ordenaunce in good order one by an other, and pla∣ced the same right against the Enemie which was on the other side of the water: and because they thould not sée the Ordinaunce, he commaunded that some Companies should be placed and stand before the said Ordinance, with this token, that when the peices of Ordinance should be all in readines and charged, they should sound Alarme and the said Companies standing before the said Ordinance should part aside, and so to discharge the said peices of Ordinance vppon the Enemie.

This determination being agréed vppon, and fire be∣ing put to the aforesaid Ordenance, many of them did hurst and fly abroad, and slew and hurt a notable num∣ber of men, yea and many of the Turkish Armie: by the noise, cry, and tumult wherof, many Horses and Mules, with those that were on the backs of them did leape into the Riuer and were drowned,

The Sophians and Persians which had sustained great losse of men by means of the Ordinance, retired on the other side of the Mountaine, and it was supposed that at that time were slaine and shot to death about Twentie thousand Sophians and Persians.

They retireing so backwards as is aforesaid, the Turke with all his whole Armie passed ouer the Riuer, and marched towards the Mountaine where the Sophi∣ans were encamped, who had deuided themselues into foure partes or squadrons, kéeping close together: and when they sawe that the Turkes came vppon them, they were glad, and most valiently met and sought with them so that on both sides many men were slaine: but the night ouertooke them, which was to the aduantage of the Sophians for it was not possible that they could resist and withstand and lounger against the great force and power of the Turkes, therefore by Night they all did flye to the Mountaine, the Turkes for darkenesse could not follow them, as they were minded and would faine haue done and so the Turke tarrying in the fieldes that Night pur∣posed and concluded the next day to leaue all his footemen with the péeces of Ordinance behind him and with horse∣men onely to pursue the Enemies and by these meanes vnawares to surprise and take the Towne of Tauris, be∣fore those of the Towne should heare of the ouerthrowe of the Sophy.

But on the other side, the Persians and Sophians, which dilligently did looke to themselues, and had great care to the matter, concluded with themselues, that ten thousand men which were the day before newly ariued, should marche against the Turkes, and when the Turkes should come vppon them, they should flee, as if they voyce ouercome, and the rest of the Sophians and Persians, which were yet about twentie thousand, should come be∣hinde

the Turks, and compassed them betwéen them both, and without doubte they should spéed well, and ouercome their enemies. The next morning, the Turke séeing that the enimie was yet so neare at hand, he thought they had not bin able to fly any further for darknes, came vpon thē with great force: but they presently according to their agréement did fly, and the Turkes not thinking on this martial pollicie, did pursue them till noone, and being come to a small Riuer, because they were somwhat wea∣rie, and tired, encamped themselues on the said Riuers side and there dined: and after dinner the fresh Turkes leauing the wearied and tyred Companies with all their treasures and spoiles behinde them, thinking the next night vnawares to surprize the Towne of Tauris, did pursue and chase the Persians and Sophians, in their fained flight.

But when they came to the Towne, in all hast a post came to the great Turke about two houres in the night, who certified vnto him that the ennimie had ouerthrown and slaine all his footemen which he had left behinde, and that they had gotten the pieces of Ordinance, and still were coming with all their forces behinde him.

The Turke hearing suche newes, and thinking on the great treasure that he had left behind him, presently went back againe, and the Persians and Sophians which héertofore did flie, turned also backe againe, and sawe that their forces did follow and pursue the Turks behinde. The Turkes which tarried with the treasure on the said water side, perceiuing their Enemies did breake vp and runne away, the Persians and Sophians being before and behinde the Turkes, came fiercely and valiantly vppon them, and did great hurt amongst them.

The great Turke much discontented, séeing that the

Ennemie had so craftilie compassed and brought him in the middle betwéene them, begun a most harde and hote battaile, wherin the Sophians and Persians got the victo∣rie: which when the Turkes saw, they did fly out on the one side, for otherwise it was not possible for them to escape.

The Turkish Emperour himselfe, when he sawe that all his forces did fly, and that all his Ensignes were ta∣ken, did likewise fly to saue his life, and came with a most swifte horse to Amasia, and tarried in Natolia till the romnant of his Armie (which was verie little) was gathered together: for the Turkes did nothing but flie all the Night, and al those which were slack in running, were all cut downe: and those that came ouer the Riuer pulled downe the bridge made by them before, to the end the Persians should not pursue them: but the Pérsians and Sophians being glad of the victorie, as Conquerours of the fielde, went home againe: although they would faine haue prosecuted their victorie, had not the most part of their forces been slaine

Performed in Anno Domini. 1602

FINIS.