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publish_v the_o death_n of_o solyman_n and_o proclaim_v selimus_n his_o now_o only_o remain_v son_n emperor_n in_o his_o stead_n chap._n xvi_o selimus_n the_o second_o of_o that_o name_n and_o five_o emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n his_o life_n and_o action_n solyman_n be_v dead_a upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o army_n out_o of_o hungaria_n towards_o constantinople_n mabumet_n bassa_n by_o letter_n advertise_v selimus_n thereof_o then_o reside_v at_o cutai_n a_o city_n of_o galatia_n who_o glad_a of_o the_o news_n haste_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o so_o long_o expect_v empire_n when_o be_v conduct_v over_o the_o strait_n of_o bosphorus_n he_o be_v by_o bostange_n bassa_n and_o scander_n bassa_n convey_v into_o the_o imperial_a palace_n on_o the_o 23_o of_o september_n anno_fw-la 1566_o from_o whence_o he_o depart_v to_o meet_v his_o father_n corpse_n not_o yet_o arrive_v at_o constantinople_n upon_o the_o meeting_n of_o which_o he_o cause_v the_o ensign_fw-la to_o be_v let_v 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which_o be_v at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v see_v the_o magnificent_a tomb_n of_o his_o belove_a wife_n roxolana_n mother_n to_o selimus_n and_o of_o certain_a of_o his_o murder_v child_n by_o he_o hang_v his_o scimitar_n in_o token_n that_o he_o die_v in_o war_n a_o honour_n not_o otherwise_o grant_v to_o the_o mahometan_a prince_n the_o revenue_n arise_v of_o the_o country_n about_o sige_v win_v from_o the_o christian_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n be_v give_v to_o maintain_v the_o house_n by_o he_o build_v for_o devotion_n which_o for_o magnificence_n exceed_v all_o other_o erect_v by_o the_o mahometan_a king_n and_o emperor_n except_o those_o of_o mahomet_n the_o great_a and_o bajazet_n the_o second_o it_o be_v by_o many_o thought_n that_o soliman_n be_v in_o good_a time_n take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n for_o that_o he_o resolve_v to_o winter_n in_o hungary_n the_o next_o spring_n purpose_v with_o himself_o to_o have_v overrun_v austria_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o germany_n 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