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Show e5iz MetCant T hefecond Booke of the far part Cnan.z6.§,1, "e € Bricfly,Senar fueth to. A oradine, King of a rs - Army of his Turkes,vnder the command of syracam,again{tthie So/dan Da g4%. So 1 arganand Samar et, and fought : The victorie was Dargans; 2 vicit not: : foroe met, and fought: buthee enioyed in few daies after heawas flaine bytreafon, wherebySavar didvecouerhis, Dignitic : whichtoega. i 1 the kindred ‘ and Friends iétids ofof Dargan, that he couldfinde : ride inthehe préat hide Ci.Ps blith. he flewall ty of Cairé Sam EBL {a To all thefe doings,the Caliph Elhadech gaué little regard¢ for heth ught it little con. cerned him, which of themliued,and had the adminiftration of the Kingdéme,while ' i; ih] onel arife ip i othe profit profit ofiit, and entoy yhis pleafure. Bat new , troubles prefently he mighthauethe his' pleafure les prefently arife which (one would thinke)do neerly touch the Catiphhimfelfe. syracon with his Turkes, ; whomSavar had gotten to come into Egypt, will not now beint: eated thereto leaue > him; and quietly gotheir-way home, They {eize vpon the Town of Belbeis,whichthey fortifie,and there attend the arriuall of more company fromDamalc ),tor the conqnelt ofall Egypt. The Soldan percéiues their intent, and findes himfelfe not ftrong enough to expell them ; muchleffe to repell the Turkith Army, that was likelyto fecondthem, Hetherefore fends Meflengers to King» Almariekeof lerufalém, whomwith laige pre mifes;hegets to bring-him aide; and:fo drities outthe Turkes? Ofall thistrouble; the great Caliph heares nothing;or not foinuch,as fhould make fiimdooketo the playing of his own game. 6' 5 fe A grearer mifchiefe‘arifeth, concerning the Caliph Ethadech particularly; inhis owne 39 Title. Syracon; Gaptaine of the 'Turkes that:had beemin Egypt, goesto the Caliph of Baldachiwvyho was Oppofite to himof Egypt,cachofthem claimingas heite tontahomet that falfe'Prophet,the Soueraignty overall that vvere of the Saracen Lawyandséls him the weakenefle of the Egyptian, ‘with-his own abilitie ofdoing feruice in thole parts, offering hisbeft means forthe extirpation ofthe'Schifmaticall Calipb,and rhexedion ofall Eeypt, vwvith theWeftern parts;vader thefubie@ion ofthe Babylonian,Thismotion is readily and-ioyfully. entertzihedss all the Eatterh Prouinces are vp in Asmes; and Syracow, with a mighty powét, defcendath into Egypt.' Fhe noyfe of this greanexpedi+ tion fo-utfrighteth King Almaricge; that vvith all his forces he haltethinto Egypravvell knowing howneetelyitconcémddhim and his Kingdomeofsferufalem, takeepe the 75 Saracens fiom ioyningall VndexGntheadssaser the Soldan perceiding' the faithful care of the\Chtiftians his friends) weleomes thems-atid beftirs himfelte in gining them all manner ofconterit; 484¢ behooued- Kim's for by theiradmirable yalour;he finally diaue the enemies out ofthe Countries But this vidtotywas novfd foonégottensas itisquice ly told. 91IOR enied hosb ni Toad AION Sudage itis (whichmoft concernes our preferitiputpofe)chatioffo defpenateadantet, the Caliphyas yet, feats to know nothing. Maywe: notthinkeshiti to hate béen King in title only, who medled fo littkeinthe Goueramente The :Saldan; finding:¢hatthe Chriftians (withoutiwhole helpe; allwas loftjicouldndt wellRayfo longashis nrecells ties required ; makes largeoffers to KingAlmarickey pot conidiniontharihe fhould abide i by it. Hepromifeth agrear Tribuve(wiliamo$ Tyre calsit'a Tetbute:y the Saracens/pe™ haps,¢atled ira Penton) which the Kings oferafalemthouldréceise out ofBgyptytos thisbehoucfull atfftance.But the Chriftiansvnderiftanding:thatthe Sobdaitiowit fociier hetookeponhim)was fubiettroia highe!diord.;would makeno bargainbftuc importatice,with anyother thanaheeghph himfedfe. Hereupombiagh Eare of om and @Knightofthe TemplarsiarefemvatoBéladechito ratifethecoucnants Now fha wefée theereatneffeofthe Caliphand his chtateb > 9c3 OsAS . : 'TlicleBinbaaders were coneia ed by:'theSol dan to: q Caivg)ixzhera axritingal . Palace; they found ic puardedbydrear troupes of Souldiersaii The fichhensrancowe et throtigh'dark Porches,tharivexe kept by manyarmed bands nfEthiopiens,vinith - ‘0 all diligcnce,jdidrenerenccto theSoldairas hepafivdalong Through chiefedtunighst Watders led them,into goodly open Courtsfoffitch beauty:andriches,that they oad fotretaine the gianityiof Embafladdirs; butwerednfotced coladhnitte thethingsvvNC detained their epess Forcthere:they fawyoodty MarblecPiflirs,! gilded Reairies wrdietit ouer with embofled-workes|lourions. paiémehts,xfifh:pondsio6 rere a clea¥ waters, andthay forsof fringe birds) ehkiiowmia'thofe parts ofcheivon tg comming perhaps fromtheRatt Indiesiwhichthenawas vndifconeréd.-The filt hog A Went;tlie greater was the magedicencesfol the GiliphhisBuinaches conucyet a: - CHari26.§.1. of the Fiiftory of the World. other Courts within thefe; as far excelling natiehoufes. It we u high ftate theyfound;and cain wrote thefethings, wasneuer held a y Caliphs own lodgings, which were y the f ) : the Piefence, theSoldan hauing twice proftrate Sword, that he wore about his neck 4 taine, behitide which the Caliph fare. Pref Pearles-was openéd,andthe C: liph/himfel ro throne ofgold,hauing fewof his mofti nv theSoldan had humbly kiffed his Matt the danger wherein theland ftood, defiring the Caliph himfelftorati anfwered,That hevyoutldtl I ted notthe Embafladors : ‘Ti roul¢ which the Egyptians, that ftood by, tl condefcended at length,aft teach out his hand. "When ther. vuillingly nor bare, hee told himrout 30 holesto hideir {elfe 3 Princes, thz fincerely . Gine vs therforeyourbar vvillmake no bargaine vith your Glo med againft the Maiefty of a Princeto yeel therwifebe,with a fmnili gc though tothe fafedto let the Harletake Y word,as the Earle fach rewards as teftificd| In this Caliphand his S his Viceroy: we feea P 30 Vvith the great pr 1 Wefee his Viceroy.in the ine: fatertaining andret ty toaforrain Prince, later vato him, Thou {halt be ouer mine bor the Kings throne will The aboue thee, 2 10 fe, Idonot commend this of Gou of mine Author, wherehetforme hinke sth the burden ofthat feruitude which I their Lands of FB iuen to Jofeph, vvhen thy wor a foil g Ving people bé arm 2 the Land of E for Pharaoh, Herein I inde 4° Ner of the Egyptian Kin sin taking their y a Viceroy,tobe part ¢ ancient cuftomes, practifed bythe Pharaohs. e find, tl en theProlomies (ex. CCpting Prolomens Lagi, andhis {on Ph s, founderand eftablifher of that racé) Wereginen, all of them, wholl y to ple ‘own appetite he charge of the vee Ces Eunuches, and ot inifters of their d - Thepleafures to inuite the Kings thereofyato a voluptuous FE iia tians heldtheir Princes, caue them fecurity ‘hie dey awfull pee eo ‘Y> Wherebytheyy micmig ttertruft their Officers, with fo ample commifion. Butof ed,tha this r the prear antmince ee am i ‘longerto difpure. Iti hough to ET E 30 down by mojes, lined inthe li relyee fareaand ns |thats : aline examp ae eee id in Mela OF Tyre; see who ibe aint ie ai Gree W yeare s l he cellour of the Kingdome of Terulcci: sects ee With ee e : : farea, touching all thefe matters. all they arco Kin i ae i Webe not Se y y with NEUE Siren to belecue that ftilesbur re abner ea, Feports of the banetei on mentee Witha Catalogueofabul ms Egyptians haue honoured with that f {uch,as wefind by cir umf{tance, likely to Shed in thar Country ; after whomit followes that we fhould make enquiry. 6.11. Of |