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wonderful_o even_o to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o the_o world_n increase_v and_o extend_v their_o empire_n but_o of_o they_o more_o shall_v be_v say_v hereafter_o this_o great_a king_n be_v whilst_o he_o live_v of_o his_o subject_n wonderful_o belove_v and_o no_o less_o of_o they_o after_o his_o death_n lament_v disposition_n he_o be_v more_o faithful_a of_o his_o word_n than_o any_o of_o the_o turkish_a king_n either_o before_o or_o after_o he_o by_o nature_n melancholy_a and_o sad_a and_o account_v rather_o politic_a than_o valiant_a yet_o be_v indeed_o both_o a_o great_a dissembler_n and_o painful_a in_o travel_n but_o wayward_a and_o testy_a above_o measure_n which_o many_o impute_v unto_o his_o great_a age._n amurath_n he_o have_v issue_v six_o son_n achmetes_n aladin_n mahomet_n hasan_n otherwise_o call_v chasan_n urchan_n and_o achmetes_n the_o young_a of_o some_o call_v calepinus_n three_o of_o who_o die_v before_o but_o the_o two_o young_a be_v by_o their_o unnatural_a brother_n mahomet_n who_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o turkish_a kingdom_n even_o in_o their_o infancy_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n most_o cruel_o murder_v christian_n prince_n of_o the_o same_o time_n with_o amurath_n the_o second_o emperor_n of_o the_o east_n john_n palaeologus_n 1421._o 24._o constantinus_n palaeologus_n 1444._o 8._o of_o the_o west_n sigismond_n king_n of_o hungary_n 1411._o 28._o albert_n the_o second_o king_n of_o hungary_n and_o bohemia_n 1438._o 2._o frederick_n the_o three_o archduke_n of_o austria_n 1440._o 54._o king_n of_o england_n henry_n the_o five_o 1413._o 9_o henry_n the_o six_z 1422._o 39_o of_o france_n charles_n the_o six_o 1381._o 42._o charles_n the_o seven_o 1423._o 38._o of_o scotland_n james_n the_o first_o 1424._o 13._o james_n the_o second_o 1436._o 29._o bishop_n of_o rome_n martin_n the_o v._o 1417._o 13._o eugenius_n the_o iv._o 1431._o 16._o nicholas_n the_o v._o 1447._o 8._o qui_fw-la riâ—i_fw-la inuumeros_fw-la populos_fw-la tot_fw-la regno_fw-la lot_n urbes_fw-la solus_fw-la eâ—_n immensi_fw-la qui_fw-la timor_fw-la orbis_fw-la â—ram_fw-la i_o 〈◊〉_d quaecunque_fw-la rapit_fw-la mors_fw-la improba_fw-la sed_fw-la sum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—xcelsa_fw-la duclus_fw-la ad_fw-la astra_fw-la tamen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aleâ—â—â—nder_n non_fw-la i_o suit_n anibal_n et_fw-fr non_fw-fr eâ—deriâ—_n auâ—oniâ—s_n tot_fw-la licet_fw-la ille_fw-la deuce_n 〈…〉_z danaos_n domuique_fw-la feroces_fw-la 〈…〉_z populâ—s_v sauromatas_fw-la que_fw-la truce_n pannonius_n sensiâ—â—â—_n antum_fw-la surgebit_fw-la in_o armis_fw-la vis_fw-fr meaâ—quâ—e_fw-la latio_fw-la cognita_fw-la nuper_fw-la erat_fw-la arsacidae_n sensere_fw-la manus_fw-la have_v sensit_fw-la arabsque_fw-la el_n mea_fw-la suâ—t_z persae_n cognita_fw-la tela_fw-la duci_fw-la man_n fueral_a bellâ—re_fw-la rhodum_fw-la superare_fw-la superbam_fw-la italiam_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la fata_fw-la dedere_fw-la modum_fw-la hei_fw-la mehi_fw-la nam_fw-la rapuit_fw-la mors_fw-la aspera_fw-la quaeque_fw-la sub_fw-la alto_fw-mi pectore_fw-la â—onâ—ideram_fw-la rertit_fw-la et_fw-la hora_fw-la brevis_fw-la sic_fw-la hominum_fw-la faâ—lus_fw-la perâ—unt_fw-la sic_fw-la stemata_fw-la sicque_fw-la imperium_fw-la atque_fw-la qurum_fw-la quicquid_fw-la et_fw-la orbis_n habet_fw-la i_o who_o to_o kingdom_n city_n bring_v their_o fate_n the_o terror_n of_o the_o tremble_a world_n of_o late_a yield_v to_o the_o great_a monarch_n death_n but_o be_o yet_o proud_a to_o think_v of_o my_o immortal_a fame_n great_a than_o alexander_n once_o be_v i_o or_o he_o that_o camp_n of_o roman_n do_v destroy_v i_o vanquish_v the_o victorious_a greek_n and_o i_o destroy_v epyrus_n and_o fierce_a tartary_n from_o mighty_a me_n th'hungarian_n have_v their_o doom_n and_o the_o report_n reach_v y_o e_o proud_a wall_n oâ—_n rome_n th'assyrian_n and_o arabian_a feel_v my_o hand_n nor_o can_v the_o persian_a my_o dread_a power_n withstand_v over_o rhodes_n and_o italy_n i_o design_v to_o ride_v but_o fate_n the_o progress_n of_o my_o aim_n deny_v ai_fw-fr i_o grim_a death_n and_o one_o unlucky_a hour_n have_v baffle_v all_o my_o thought_n and_o boundless_a power_n so_o haughty_a man_n and_o all_o his_o hope_n decay_v and_o so_o all_o sublunary_a glory_n pass_v away_o the_o life_n of_o mahomet_n the_o second_o of_o that_o name_n the_o seven_o king_n and_o first_o emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n for_o his_o many_o victory_n surname_v the_o great_a the_o report_n of_o the_o death_n of_o old_a amurath_n the_o late_a king_n be_v in_o short_a time_n blow_v through_o most_o part_n of_o christendom_n to_o the_o great_a joy_n of_o many_o but_o especial_o of_o the_o greek_n and_o other_o poor_a christian_n which_o border_v upon_o the_o tyrant_n kingdom_n who_o be_v now_o in_o hope_n together_o with_o the_o change_n of_o the_o turkish_a king_n to_o make_v exchange_n also_o of_o their_o bad_a estate_n and_o fortune_n and_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o it_o be_v think_v that_o his_o elder_a son_n mahomet_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n will_v have_v embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n be_v in_o his_o childhood_n instruct_v therein_o as_o be_v suppose_v by_o his_o mother_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o servia_n a_o christian._n but_o vain_a be_v this_o hope_n and_o the_o joy_n thereof_o but_o short_a as_o afterward_o by_o proof_n appear_v for_o mahomet_n be_v about_o the_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1450._o year_n 1450._o embrace_v in_o show_v the_o mahometan_a religion_n religion_n abhor_v the_o christian_n but_o indeed_o make_v no_o great_a reckon_n either_o of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o but_o as_o a_o mere_a atheist_n devoid_a of_o all_o religion_n and_o worship_v no_o other_o god_n but_o good_a fortune_n deride_v the_o simplicity_n of_o all_o such_o as_o think_v that_o god_n have_v any_o care_n or_o regard_n of_o worldly_a man_n or_o of_o their_o action_n which_o graceless_a resolution_n so_o wrought_v in_o he_o that_o he_o think_v all_o thing_n lawful_a that_o agree_v with_o his_o lust_n and_o make_v conscience_n of_o nothing_o keep_v no_o league_n promise_v or_o oath_n long_o than_o stand_v with_o his_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n now_o in_o the_o court_n man_n stand_v diverse_o affect_v towards_o the_o present_a state_n the_o mighty_a bassa_n and_o other_o of_o great_a authority_n unto_o who_o the_o old_a king_n government_n be_v never_o grievous_a inward_o lament_v his_o death_n doubt_v lest_o the_o fierce_a nature_n of_o the_o young_a king_n shall_v turn_v to_o the_o hurt_n of_o some_o of_o they_o in_o particular_a and_o the_o shorten_n of_o their_o authority_n in_o general_n as_o indeed_o it_o short_o after_o fall_v out_o but_o the_o lusty_a gallant_n of_o the_o court_n weary_a of_o the_o old_a king_n who_o in_o hope_n of_o preferment_n have_v long_o wish_v for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o young_a prince_n be_v glad_a to_o see_v he_o set_v upon_o his_o father_n seat._n and_o the_o vulgar_a people_n never_o constant_a but_o in_o unconstancy_n and_o always_o fawn_a upon_o the_o present_a exceed_o rejoice_v in_o their_o young_a king._n the_o janissary_n also_o at_o the_o same_o time_n according_a to_o their_o accustom_a manner_n take_v the_o spoil_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o jew_n that_o dwell_v among_o they_o and_o easy_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o the_o same_o whereupon_o he_o be_v by_o the_o same_o janissary_n and_o other_o soldier_n of_o the_o court_n with_o great_a triumph_n salute_v king._n which_o approbation_n of_o these_o man_n of_o war_n be_v unto_o the_o turkish_a king_n a_o great_a assurance_n for_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o kingdom_n than_o to_o be_v bear_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o king_n as_o in_o the_o process_n of_o this_o history_n shall_v appear_v so_o great_a be_v the_o power_n of_o these_o masterful_a slave_n in_o promote_a to_o the_o kingdom_n whichsoever_o of_o the_o king_n son_n they_o most_o favour_n without_o much_o regard_n whether_o they_o be_v the_o elder_a or_o not_o this_o young_a tyrant_n be_v no_o soon_o possess_v of_o his_o father_n kingdom_n brethren_n but_o that_o he_o forget_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v present_o in_o person_n himself_o about_o to_o have_v murder_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n his_o young_a brother_n then_o but_o eighteen_o month_n old_a beget_v on_o the_o daughter_n of_o sponderbius_fw-la which_o unnatural_a part_n moses_n one_o of_o his_o bassa_n and_o a_o man_n great_o in_o his_o favour_n perceive_v request_v he_o not_o to_o imbrue_v his_o own_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o brother_n but_o rather_o to_o commit_v the_o execution_n thereof_o to_o some_o other_o which_o thing_n mahomet_n command_v he_o the_o author_n of_o that_o counsel_n forthwith_o to_o do_v so_o moses_n take_v the_o child_n from_o the_o nurse_n strangle_v it_o with_o pour_v water_n down_o the_o throat_n thereof_o the_o young_a lady_n understand_v of_o the_o death_n of_o her_o child_n as_o a_o woman_n who_o fury_n have_v make_v past_o fear_n come_v and_o in_o her_o rage_n revile_v the_o tyrant_n to_o
after_o his_o death_n to_o the_o power_n of_o bajazet_n his_o son_n have_v he_o not_o by_o domestical_a trouble_n be_v enforce_v to_o turn_v himself_o another_o way_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o neglect_v in_o time_n to_o relieve_v his_o distress_a garrison_n in_o otranto_n as_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v declare_v christian_n prince_n of_o the_o same_o time_n with_o mahomet_n the_o great_a emperor_n of_o the_o east_n constantinus_n palaeologus_n last_o christian_a emperor_n of_o constantinople_n 1444._o 8._o of_o the_o west_n frederick_n the_o three_o archduke_n of_o austria_n 1440._o 54._o king_n of_o england_n henry_n the_o six_o 1422._o 39_o edward_n the_o four_o 1460._o 22._o of_o france_n charles_n the_o seven_o 1423._o 38._o lewis_n the_o eleven_o 1461._o 22._o of_o scotland_n james_n the_o second_o 1436._o 29._o james_n the_o three_o 1460._o 29._o bishop_n of_o rome_n nicholas_n the_o v._o 1437._o 8._o calixtus_n the_o iii_o 1455._o 3._o pius_fw-la the_o ii_o 1458._o 6._o paulus_n the_o ii_o 1464._o 7._o xystus_n the_o iv._o 1471._o 13._o arma_fw-la manu_fw-la quatiunt_fw-la fratres_fw-la hostilia_fw-la regnum_fw-la hinc_fw-la bajazethes_n lizimus_fw-la inde_fw-la petit_fw-la bajazethes_fw-mi rerum_fw-la potitur_fw-la rhodon_n inde_fw-la quiritum_fw-la lizimus_fw-la extrema_fw-la maenia_fw-la sort_n petit_fw-la sustinet_fw-la et_fw-la bello_fw-la varias_fw-la et_fw-la pace_fw-la procellas_fw-la bajazethes_n foelix_fw-la et_fw-la miser_n inter_fw-la opes_fw-la jam_fw-la senio_fw-la tremulus_fw-la sert_fw-la bella_fw-la domestica_fw-la regno_fw-la a_o gnato_n ejectus_fw-la dira_fw-la venena_fw-la bibit_fw-la two_o brother_n now_o infest_a the_o mighty_a state_n leme_n on_o this_o this_o side_n bajazet_n on_o that_o fortune_n crown_v bajazet_n while_o leme_n fly_v from_o rhodes_n to_o rome_n drivin_fw-fr by_o his_o destiny_n much_o bajazet_n endure_v in_o war_n and_o peace_n happy_a and_o wretched_a his_o triumphal_a day_n till_o wear_v with_o age_n and_o with_o 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