The late history of Europe being a narration of all remarkable actions and other various affairs, both civil and military, that have happened in the several kingdoms and republicks : from the Treaty at Nimiguen in anno 1676 to the conclusion of the late peace at Res-Wick in September 1697 : which makes up a history of one and twenty years : accuratly and succinctly abridg'd / by Captain David Kennendy.

SECT. 5.

[Sect. 5] The Venetians were proud of their Conquest of Scio, the last year;* 1.1 but the Turks recovered it this Year, without any loss or opposi∣tion,* 1.2 by the ill Conduct of Zeno, the Venetian Ge∣neral, for which he is degraded with disgrace, and the Noble Alexander Molino put in his place. But the Turks had not so good success in the Morea, for Ibrahim Serasquier of Negropont, entering that Country with Twenty thousand Men, and advance∣ing as far as Argos, General Steinau,* 1.3 and the new General Molino joining their Forces, making Ten thousand Foot and Two thousand Horse, encountered him, and after a Bloody fight for 3 Hours forced him from the feild of Battle, with the loss of Three thou∣sand of his Men. And that night, he fled out of the Morea with so much haste, as he left in his Camp

14 peices of Cannon, 2 Mortars, mary Bombs, and much Provision, with 700 Oxen, and 320 Ca∣mels and Horse, as a Booty to the Conquerours, who in this Action lost not above Five hundred Men.

The King of Poland did nothing considerable this Campaign most of his time b••ing taken up in recon∣ciling a Feud between the Bishop of Vilna,* 1.4 and the General of Lathuama, both his own Subjects,

this be∣ing the bad fate of a Prince, who holds a precarious Crown.

Nor did the Muscovites any thing a∣gainst the Tartars,* 1.5 but the blocking up of Asoph.

* 1.6We come home now to England. The King return∣ing from Flanders in October, was received with uni∣versal Joy, for His great Success that Can paign, and on the 11 of October, He ••••sued a Proclamation for dissolving the then Parliament, and calling a new one to meet on the 22d. of November follow∣ing.

At this time came an Envoy from the great Duke of Tuscany to Congratulate His Majestys happy ac∣cession to the Throne;

On which my Author has a pretty drolling remark, taken out of Su••ton••us, who sayes, the I••••••en••es coming too late to con∣dole with the Emperour Tibertus, for the lose of his Son Diusus, who Answered them, and I also condole with you, the Death of Your great Country-man Hector.

* 1.7At the meeting of the Parliament, The King made an excellent Speech, wherein he highly ex∣tol'd the valour of the English, in the great Actions of the last Campaign; And withal laid before them, the necessity of considerable Supplys for carrying on the War, and for other indispensable needful uses, cautioned them against Hea••s and Divisions, and exhorted them to that quick dispatch of business, as the importance of Affairs required. And a little after, he ordered Admiral Roo•• to go into the Straits,

in room of Admiral Russel,* 1.8 now come home with our great Ships.

* 1.9This year, on the 30 of March, dyed Auselm Fran∣cis Frencrick de Angetherm Bishop of Mentz: And was succeeded in the Bishoprick and Electorat, by Lethaer Francis de Schonborn, his Coadjator, and ••i∣shop of Bemberg.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Venice
• * 1.2

  Scio re∣gain'd by the Turks
• * 1.3

  Battle of Argos 3000 Turks ••il∣led
• * 1.4

  Pole
• * 1.5

  England
• * 1.6

  The King comes to England, Parlia∣ment dis∣solved, and a new one called.
• * 1.7

  The Kings Speech to the Par••••a∣ment
• * 1.8

  An. 1696
• * 1.9

  Death of the B••sh••p of Mentz.