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The amours of Count Teckeli and the Lady Aurora Veronica de Serini containing his first inducements to make war with the emperour, and to enter into the Turkish interests against the Christians.
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Préchac, Jean de, 1647?-1720.
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1686
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Wing P3203; ESTC R25592
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Spankaw did notwithstanding besiege Scachthorn Count Serini and Frangipani his Brother-in-Law not finding themselves in a Condition to make any defence left all that they had in the Town and went out of it by a secret Salli-Port and went towards Vienna hoping to clear themselves where they were no sooner arrived but their Persons were seized and sent Prisoners to the Castle from whence they were afterwards conveyed to Niewstadt In the mean time General Spankaw having taken Scachthorn seized upon all the goods of these two imprisoned Counts imprisoning the Countess of Serini and the Princess her Daughter but Prince Ragotski having made his peace by the intercession of his Mother who had very good interest in the Imperial Court obtained his Wifes liberty upon Condition that he would receive a German Garrison in Mencatz Count Teckely's Father died during these revolutions in his Castle of Kuz but it being known that he had a hand in the Conspiracy his Son was notwithstanding his Death besieged in this Place but so soon as he heard of the March of the Imperial Army he retreated by Night to Licora an important place in upper Hungary upon the Frontiers of Transilvania with Kirzi Paragotzi and Baragotzi who were three of the bravest men in this Kingdom and of the same Age with Teckeli they defended themselves like Lyons but a Bombe having set fire to their Magazeen of Powder and Baragotzi being taken in a salley the two others escaped with Teckely and after having marched in the dark through private ways without meeting any ill accident they arrived at Hue a strong Castle at the entrance into Transilvania and after having remained some days they went for Sanctuary to Prince Abafti's Court who was then Soveraign of this Countrey and under the Protection of the Turk There remained now no place but Murano where the Palatine's Widow had lived since the death of her Husband with her Son and Count Paul Wesselini her Brother-in-Law the Emperor sent Prince Charles of Lorrain to take it and the two Wesselini's not finding themselves in a Condition to hold out a Siege retired also into Transilvania to Prince Abaftie's Court and the Palatine's Widow opened the Gates of the Town to the Imperial Forces The Troubles of Hungary having been thus appeased the Counts de Serini and Frangipani were prosecuted and at last sentenced to lose their Heads There were two Jesuits sent to them to prepare them for death and Count Serini was very much amazed to know one of them to be Joshua who had been in love with his Daughter and fought for her with the Palatine's Son They could neither of them hold from Tears seeing each other after so long an Absence Count Serini intrusted before he went to Execution Joshua with a Letter to carry to his Wife in which he bad her farewel and this Monk took it from him by consent of the Imperial Commissioners who were sent to Larolstadt to see the Sentence put in Execution upon the two Counts Immediately after their Execution Father Joshua went by his Superiours Permission to Gratz where the Countess was a Prisoner and she was not less surprized when she knew this Monk than she was at his telling her the Tragical end of her Husband Father Joshua lived at Gratz until the death of Tachtembach who had a like Fate with that of the Counts He also entrusted this Jesuite with a Letter to Princess Bagotski the Contents whereof were as follow I Am now going to dye for having obeyed you with too much exactness I should give up my Life without reluctancy if I were assured you were satisfied but I can scarce believe you love Greatness so much as to think it a happiness when it costs you a Father and an Vncle I will not put amongst the misfortunes which this unfortunate Conspiracy has caused to you the loss of a Lover but you would not be to be pitied wholly if Prince Ragotski has for you the strong Passion which has been preserved for you to the Grave notwithstanding your Infidelity by the unfortunate Tachtembach Immediately after the Execution of this Count Father Joshua went to carry the Letter to Princess Ragotski who was still at Mencatz he found her yet in an extream affliction for the Death of her Father Tachtembach's Letter renewed yet more her Grief and she answered Joshua only by a Torrent of Tears she was so taken up by her Grief that she had looked upon this Jesuite without knowing him until after the first Motions of her Passion were passed she remembred his Face and asked him how this change of his Condition had happened It was Madam replied Joshua because I was not able to prevail with you to love me but you had reason not to lessen your self so much as to stoop to such a Man as I am since Fortune reserved you for a Quality to which it was not in my Power to raise you Alas replied the Princess sighing it is not greatness which makes our happiness I am of opinion that the condition of a Shepherdess is to be preferr'd before mine Is it Prince Ragotski replied Joshua that This unjust Husband continued the Princess interrupting him has used me with the greatest scorn since my Father's Misfortunes He keeps always Mistresses and I dare not complain and the Princess his Mother is always up braiding me with my being the Daughter of a Rebel and far from sweetning this Princes mind when he is angry with me she foments the Division and feeds a flame which she ought to endeavour to extinguish Father Joshua endeavoured as much as he could to comfort the Princess and the Prince her Husband being sick he was resolved not to leave her until he saw the success of this sickness Ragotski after having languished two Months at length died with great trouble to leave his Wife whose Vertue he very well knew by the care she took of him during the whole time that he kept his Bed by reason of his sickness After the Death of Ragotski the Princess his Widow rekindled the Fires of Joshua's Love He had not yet professed himself according to the Custom of the Jesuits who do not make their Profession till very late She allowed him to hope she would reward his Constancy upon the Condition he would revenge the Death of her Father Joshua flattered with these sweet hopes promised to undertake any thing to satisfie her and they resolved together that he should go to the Heads of the Male-contents which were retired and that he should seek out with them the means of raising an oppressed Party The Princess gave to Joshua all the Money and Jewels which she had and he departed immediately for Mencatz to set on foot again this great Design He bought at the next Town a good Horfe and Arms with Cloaths fit for a Souldier and went with all speed to Alba Julia where Prince Abasti commonly kept his Court. He there found all the Malecontents which were retired