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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57506	The history of infamous impostors, or, The lives & actions of several notorious counterfeits who from the most abject and meanest of the people, have usurped the titles of emperours, kings, and princes / written by the Sr. J.B. de Ricoles ... ; and now done into English.; Imposteurs insignes. English	Rocoles, Jean-Baptiste de, 1620-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing R1766; ESTC R6847	75,558	204

Here the miserable Impostor was Hanged over the Battlements of the City-Wall For certain Death is always equally the Punishment or the Misfortune of those who of the Ottoman Family aim at or seem to have any pretence to the Scepter 'T is neither the Innocence of Age the Merit the Proximity of Blood the Sincerity nor Justice of the Cause can ever preserve them if they fall into the Hands of the Conqueror I have taken this Lamentable End of Mustapha word for word out of the Turkish Annals and the Pandects of Lunclavius with the History of that War and its Accidents Indeed till Sultan Amurath was delivered from this considerable Opponent he could not think himself secure nor fast settled in his Throne Which happened in the Year of Christ 1425 and of the Hegira or Mahometan Computation 827. It is true that one of his Brothers also named Mustapha who was in Natolia gave him much Trouble but he overcame it and geting him into his Power caused him to have his Throat Cut Others say to be Strangled at Nizar or Nicea where he was delivered into his Hands by his own Governour Which seems to have been a mistake occasioned by the Conformity of the Names of the two Mustapha's Du Verdier writing the Adventures and Death of our Mustapha believes him no Impostor and tells his last Flight and miserable Catastrophe in another manner as follows After he found himself says he deserted he cryed out Oh how hard it is to preserve a Great Heart against the Power of Fortune There were many Proofs of his Courage His Pretension to the Empire was no weak Mark of it But a Crown was then no longer in Controversie The Question was How to save his Life For which purpose when his Troops left him he no more thought of Glory Honour nor Interest but only fled quitting all his Pretensions for the Hopes of Life which for a little while he preserved by the Assistance of the Greeks who received him kindly into their Vessels and gave him the Opportunity of gaining the Fortress of Gallipoli But all this only served to ruine him more shamefully for Amurath pursued him so obstinately that he besieged him in the Place he chose for his Retreat compelling him to get out of it in mean Equipage and at last finding him hid in a Bush on the Mountain Toganum he caused him to be strangled in his Presence that he might be sure he had of him no Competitor left Lunclavius in the 83. Chap. of his Pandects makes a Parallel between this Mustapha and Voldemar saying That Two Eggs were never more alike than these two Men were Whom he puts in the Rank of Imposters Both of them had mighty Allies Mustapha having for him John Paleologus the Grecian Emperor and Voldemar had Charles the Fourth Emperor and King of Germany whose Empire was more Flourishing than the Others CHAP. XII IAM Heraclides THE FALSE DESPOT OF Moldavia Wallachia LVnclavius in his Supplements to the Turkish Annals brings in this Man whom he affirms he both saw and knew He says That he had a Noble Meen was of a middle Stature had a Body strong and nervous that he was discreet in his Discourse and used four Languages very well to wit the Latin Greek French and Italian He was called James Heraclides and Baziliquez pretending to be of the Race of the Antient Despots or Waywoods of Wallathia and Moldavia Lord of the Isle of Samos and Marquis of Paros in the Archipelago He found some Lords in Poland credulous enough to believe him no Impostor who were so much affected with his Person that with an Army they Establish't him Despot of Moldavia and Wallachia The Principal of these Polish Lord were A●●ere Lasens Philiponischy and Lassotchy whose Army was much Inferior in Number to that of Alexander the Despot whom they indeavoured to expel for the putting this Impostor into his place However the Victory fell on their Side Alexander was driven out and James Establish't Despot and confirmed in his Principality by the Turkish Emperor Soliman This was effected by the influence of his Presents which he sent the Bassa's of the Port. The Victory gain'd by this Impostor happen'd the 18th of November in the Year 1561. But yet three Years after though he governed his Subjects gently enough they suspected him to be an Impostor and the Wallachians Murthered him in cold Blood FINIS Some Books Printed for William Cademan at the Popes-Head in the Lower-walk of the New-Exchange in the Strand Folio AN Institution of General History or the History of the World By William Howel L. L. D. in Two Volumes Historical Collections or an Exact Account of the Proceedings of the Parliaments in Queen Elizabeth's Reign A Journey into Greece by George Wheeler Esq in Compuny of Dr. Spon of Lyons In Six Books Containing 1. A Voyage from Venice to Constantinople 2. An Account of Constantinople and the Adjacent Places 3. A Voyage through the Lesser Asia 4. A Voyage from Zant through several Parts of Greece to Athens 5. An Account of Athens 6. Several Journeys from Athens into Attica Corinth Boeotia c. With variety of Sculptures Pharamond Compleat in English an Excellent Romance Clelia a Romance in English Parthenissa Compleat in English An Historical Heroick Poem on the Life of the Right Honourable Thomas Earl of Ossory with his Picture neatly engraven on a Copper-Plate Written by Elkanah Settle A Protestant Plot no Paradox or Phanaticks under that Name Plotting against the King and Government The English Jeroboam or the Protestant Reforming Magistrate and what the Church of England may expect from such a one Considerations Offered to all the Corporations of England containing Seasonable Advice to them in their Future Elections of Burgesses to serve in Parliament Quarto An Historical Relation of the First Discovery of the Isle of Madera The Protestant Religion is a Sure Foundation c. By the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Derby The Jesuits Policy to Suppress Monarchy By a Person of Honour A Warning Piece for the Unruly in Two Visitation Sermons by Seth Bushel D. D. The Great Efficacy and necessity of Good Example especially in the Clergy in a Visitation Sermon at Guilford by Thomas Duncomb D. D. A Sermon Preached before the King by Miles Barn Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty A Sermon Preached at the Assizes at Lancaster by Henry Piggot B. D. Praise and Adoration a Sermon on Trinity Sunday before the Vniversity at Oxford 1681. by Thomas Manningham M. A. late Fellow of New-Colledge in Oxford A New-years-gift for the Anti-prerogative Men or a Lawyers Opinion in Defence of His Majesties Power-Royal of Granting Pardons as he pleases wherein is more particularly discussed the Validity of the Earl of Danby's Pardon Octavo The Spanish History or the Differences that hapned in the Court of Spain between Don John of Austria and Cardinal Nitard with all the Letters and Politick Discourses relating to those Affairs Rapin's Reflexions on Antient and Modern Philosophy The English Princess or the Dutchess Queen a pleasant Novel Court Songs and Poerns being an exact Collection The Temple of Death with other Poems By a Person of Honour Hogan Moganides or the Dutch Hudibras Liquor Alchahest or the Immortal Dissolvent of Paracelsus and Helmont c. A Philosophical Essay or the History of Petrification by Dr. Sherly Gulielmus Ferrarius de bello Batavico Westminster Quibbles very Pleasant Zaide or the Spanish History a Pleasant Romance Memoirs of the Dutchess of Mazarine Anima Mundi an Historical Narration of the Opinion of the Antients concerning Mans Soul after this Life according to unenlightened Nature Clarks Manual a Book of Presidents Saunders his Astrological Physick A Copy of the Two Journal Books of the House of Commons in which is the whole History of the late horrid Popish Plot. The Wits Paraphrais'd or Paraphrase upon Paraphrase In a Burlesque on the late several Translations of Ovid's Epistles Two Discourses the First shewing how the Chief Criterions of Philosophical Truth invented by Speculative Men more eminently serve Divine Revelation than either Philosophy or Natural Religion The Second manifesting how all the Foundations of the Intellectual World Viz. Reason Morality Civil Government and Religion have been undermined by Popish Doctrines and Policies By Thomas Manningham M. A. Fellow of New-Colledge in Oxford and Rector of East Tysted in Hantshire Machiavel Redivivus being an Exact Discovery or Narrative of the Principles and Politicks of our Bejesuited Modern Phanaticks The Present State of Geneva with a brief Description of that City and the several Changer and Alterations it hath been subject to from the First Foundation thereof Amarillis to Tityrus being the First Heroick Harangue of the Excellent Pen of Monsieur Scudery a Witty and pleasant Novel Englished by a Person of Honour Twelves The Amours of the Count Du Noy a witty Novel The Penitent Hermit or the Fruits of Jealousy a Novel The English Mounsieur a Comical Novel History of the Pollas Royal or the Amours of the French King and Mademoiselle de la Valiere The Amours of Madam and the Count de Guiche The Novels of Queen Elizabeth in Two Parts