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A47555 The Turkish history from the original of that nation, to the growth of the Ottoman empire with the lives and conquests of their princes and emperours / by Richard Knolles ... ; with a continuation to this present year MDCLXXXVII ; whereunto is added, The present state of the Ottoman empire, by Sir Paul Rycaut ... Knolles, Richard, 1550?-1610.; Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700. Present state of the Ottoman Empire.; Grimeston, Edward.; Roe, Thomas, Sir, 1581?-1644.; Manley, Roger, Sir, 1626?-1688.; Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700. History of the Turkish empire. 1687 (1687) Wing K702; Wing R2407; Wing R2408; ESTC R3442 4,550,109 2,142

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eunuch_n bassa_n deal_v treacherous_o with_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n 451_o b._n solyman_n hardly_o persuade_v that_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a 581_o a._n salute_v emperor_n by_o the_o janissary_n ib._n b._n his_o letter_n to_o villerius_n great_a master_n of_o the_o rhodes_n 384_o a._n his_o oration_n to_o his_o man_n of_o war_n declare_v his_o purpose_n for_o the_o besiege_n of_o the_o rhodes_n ib._n b._n he_o make_v great_a preparation_n for_o the_o siege_n 385_o a._n his_o threaten_a letter_n unto_o they_o of_o the_o rhodes_n 388_o b._n come_v himself_o in_o person_n to_o the_o siege_n 392_o a._n his_o choleric_a oration_n to_o his_o soldier_n ib._n b._n displace_v his_o admiral_n and_o punish_v he_o like_o a_o slave_n 396_o a._n about_o to_o have_v forsake_v the_o siege_n ib._n b._n comfort_v his_o discourage_v soldier_n persuade_v they_o with_o patience_n to_o continue_v the_o siege_n 397_o a._n his_o letter_n to_o the_o great_a master_n and_o the_o rhodian_n send_v by_o 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abraham_n bassa_n resolve_v to_o go_v against_o the_o persian_n 436_o b._n come_v with_o his_o army_n to_o tauris_n 437_o a._n follow_v tamas_n the_o persian_a king_n into_o sultania_n ib._n a._n his_o army_n strange_o distress_v by_o tempest_n ib._n b._n have_v babylon_n with_o the_o country_n of_o mesopotamia_n and_o assyria_n yield_v unto_o he_o 438_o a._n he_o ransack_v tauris_n ib._n b._n discourage_v by_o the_o harm_n do_v he_o by_o delymenthes_n give_v over_o his_o war_n in_o persia_n and_o return_v to_o constantinople_n 439_o b._n he_o with_o a_o wonderful_a charge_n prepare_v a_o great_a fleet_n at_o suetia_n against_o the_o portugal_n in_o the_o east-indies_n 451_o a._n solyman_n by_o the_o french_a ambassador_n incite_v to_o invade_v italy_n with_o a_o army_n of_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n come_v to_o aulona_n 452_o a._n send_v lutzis_n bassa_n and_o barbarussa_n with_o his_o fleet_n before_o he_o into_o italy_n ib._n a._n convert_v his_o force_n prepare_v for_o 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