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[1] 
The LET TER of the 


King of Poland, 
_ To His Excellency the | 


Marquels De Grana, 


From the Turk; Camp 1n the /fers Tent ar 
Vienna, the 13 of September 1683. John the II, 
by the Grace of God, King of Po/and, Great 
Duke of Lithuania, Ruſan, Prupia, Maſon , 
Semogitia, Livoma, Kina, Volhinia, Podulia, 
Pod{arhia, Smolenſco, Severia, and Crermcboven. 


Accozding to the Dziginal Copp Pzinted in Latin at Bruilel!s. 


Olt Illaſtrious , and well-beloved. Being called to the 

Relief of endangered Yrenna, with ſuch Military Forces 

as were call'd in haſt, in how ſhort atraft of time we 

Mailer'd firſt the difficulties of the ways, the diſtances of Place, 
the Baiiks Of the Danow, and then the Ridges of Mountains, and 
rite 4 i-icucts of the Forreſt of Vienna, we make no doubc. bur 
Fane hath Informed you, We only ſhall chooſe ro Repoit to 
your [//uſtriouſneſs, what without Injury to the Chriſtians 1m com- 
D 31, we cannot conceal, Cod being our Leader, and the good 
Fortune of the moſt Serene Princes, Dukes, and Elefors our Com- 
panion, the Chriſtzan Forces, of which the Van was by all commir- 
red to us, yelterday, in the preſenc Fields, obtained an extraordi- 
nary, and never to be forgotten Victory over the Turks and 7 artar;, 
For the Turkiſþ Gran Vifeer, ſwell'd bigg with the entire Force of 
the Eaſt, and of the C7im-Tartars, already ſwallowing in hope, not 
only what ( without Relief ) was within three days of its Fate, 
Vienna ; but with that, even all Chriſtendom ; was notwith(tanding 
in one days Battle and Onſet, entirely Rouced and put co Flight. 
Their Infantry (in the common Style Zantzarzes) as beirg a flower 
Force, and no wayes equal in Flight to cheir Horſe, was left be- 
hind in the Tents, and abandoned to the Diſcretion of the Cor 
queror. The Tents themſelves taking up well nigh ewo Miles 
in length and breadch taken, Their Canon, all their Powder, and 
Amunition, with the Richelt of their Spoils, became the jult Re. 


A warc! 


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ward of the Victors Arms, Vienna freed thus from ſo'thard a | 
Siege, and from ſuch Dangers as had almolt proved Fatal, and 
the Imperial Seat reltored to its own Ceſar. 

Night put a ſtop to compleating the Victory, the Enemy be- 
taking themſelves to a baſe: flight, a Panick Terror Leading the 
way to Paunonta, darkne(s befriended them ; nevertheleſs our Light 
Horſe follows them cloſe at the Heels , and of cheir Straglers, 
Cut in pieces part, and part they take Priſoners, Moreover, we 
our ſelves, to the Honour of Cod, are not wanting to Purſue the 
ſame Victory,nor will welcave, if it ſo pleale the Heavenly Powers 
ro favour us till ſuch time as Winter Quarters ſhall open ro the 
Chriſtians, in the Enemies Country. It therefore, the Power of 
Europe with its experienc'd T roops on every Side prepared for 
War, might contend at any time, to dare any thing worthy the 
Name of Chriſtendom , never could any more ſeaſonable Moments 
of Afﬀairs be poſlibly obtained than the preſent, 

For if after che Noiſe of a Victory lo freſh in Memory, there 
ſhould follow buteven a flender appearance of War by Sea and | 
2nd, itis not to be doubted, but that Greece Crroaning under its' 
Tyranny, and even Conſtantinople it ſelf would ſhake oft the Uſurper, 
and look back to their firſt Originals. The ſame we may believe of 
Epyrus, Macedon, 'Boſma, Bulgaria, Dalmatia, Walachia, Moldavia and 
che re(t of the Uſurpt Kingdoms arid Provinces,as we have no {light 
Indications of the premiſes : Parhaps, that conltant Viciſhtude 
which is ſeen in all Humane Afairs, may even now wait the Turkiſh 
Empire, that as proceeding from ſmall beginnings, 1t hath Increaſ- 
ed ro that Paſs, as it Labours under its own Weight ; ſo Fate 
chavgivg its courſe, and the Wheel of Variable Fortune curving 
round, 1c may Roul Back again to its firlt beginnings, and row thar 
it hath Roſe co a ſufficient Height, ic may Tumble down with the 


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orcater Fall, But leaving all this ro the S upream Diſpoſer of 
Crowns and Empires, we aicogetner perſwade Our (elves from your 
* Hiluſtriouſneſs that you have that ſenſe of Piety, and a Crenerous 
Inclivation for the Chriſtian Aﬀeairs, as not only to rejayce together 
with us for theſe happy Succeſles, but at ſome time alſo to Store 
chem in commou with us, and that you will let {lip no opportuni- 
ties for the Mutual Advantages of Chriſtendom : For which, as we 
Malciply our moſt Hearty deſires, ſo we wiſh your 1luſtriouſneſs 
che greateſtHealth and Proſperity of Aﬀairs. Given from the Turkiſh 
(amp, in the Vifeers Tent at Vienna, the 13th of September, (being 
che day after that great Victory) in the Year of our Lord, 168;, 


};1 che Tenth Year of our Reign, 
LITERE 


w—_— —_ * 


e 


GE IN 


II... 


LY 
LITER & 


Regis Poloniz, 


Ad Excellentiflimum Dominum 


MARCHIONEM | 


De GRANA, 


Belgii Gubernatorem ex Caſtris Turci- 
c15, 1n Tentorus/ cru ad Viennam, Die 
XIII. Septembr. MDCLXXXIII. 7 0- 
HANNES IIL. Dei Gratia, REX Py- 
[ome, Magnus Dux Lithuame, Ruſte, Pru. 
fe, Maſovie, Samogitie, Livome, Kiovis, 
Volbima, Podoliz, Podlachie, Smolenſ(cic, 


Severie, Cermchoviagque. 


Lluſtiſſume, grate Nobis dilefte. Vacati in $ ubfidium perechitan- 

tts Vienn#® leftts confeſtim MilitantibusC optis quam Anguſt: 

T emporss ſpatto prius Incommoda viarum, Diſtantiam loct, &> 
Ripas Danubu; demum Acumena Montuum, & Saltus Sylvarum 
Viennenfium ſuperaverimus , famam aiftuliſſe non dubitamues. 
Nobis vel illud Tluſtricati veſtre referre placet, quod fine injuria 
Corimunt Chriſtianorum rertcere non poſſumus ; Deo Auſpice, 
Comte Sereniſumorum Principum, Ducum &> EleCtorum for- 
tuna , Chriſtiani Exercttus , quorunt Nobis cunttt detulerunt 
Imperium, ate heſterna in Campts preſ, entibus mnfunem & ſecults 
Memorandam deT urcis & Tartar1s reportarunt vittortam, Magnus 
quippe Turcarum Velirus integris Orientis & Hanicrimenſ1- 
um Superbus viribus, jam non Vienna duntaxat intra triduum 
(in ſubventum futſſet ) pertture, ſed Unrverſe Chriltianitatis 
ſpem deglunens ace > prelto unius diet ceſus, atque fugatus eſt ; 
Peditatus (vulgo Janillert) utpote tardier Milina, equaliq; cum 
Equeſtribus fuge mnſufficiens in Caſtris deſerta, & vittorum relifta 
diſcretom, Caſtra ipſa Longitudinem & Latitudinem duorum = 
A 2 Millta- 


[+] 

Al:lliarium exequantia capta T ormenta,  atque mntegra res Tormen- 
rarta cum optmas $ polus mn PT. £mMIUM Viekriciun ceſſere Armorum, 
V1enna grav? Obſutdione, EF extrenits liberata Pericults, ſuvgue 
ſedes readdita Cxſari, ulterior [iftorie NoX meram poſutt, ac R 
try ſua eſe reciuentt Hoſtt, terror: Paumco in Pannomam 
AMonſtrante viam, umbra futt Beneficuum © Infidet mhilominas tergo 
:lius levior noftra Vizlina, defictenteſque in via partim cedit, par- 
tim 111 Captivitatem abducit. Porro & T1 in Dez nomine eidem 1n- 
hiftimus viGtoriz, non prius d:ſiituri, donec, fs 1ta propitits Viſum 
ferrit Superts, hoftals in terra Arms Chriltianis ſtativa pateant 
Hyberna, Tali uaq,; Rerum Octomanicarum ſubſecuta C onfuſtone, 
hk quidpiam aliquands E-uxopx vrres ubique promptis accinte 
Armts dignum Chriltiano Nomine audere comendant, nunquam 
opportwntora rerum Momenta pref enttbus nanci|ci poterumt ; fy 
namque ad Clangorem Memorat# Vittorts, vel levis Armorum Terra 
Marique ſuccedat Oftentatio, proculdubio gemens ſub T yrannide 
Grecia, ac :pſa Conſtantinopolis perfido recalcttraret Domino, ad 
ſ waſt gue ref} piceret Orzgenes, Idem de Epgro, Macedonia, Boſ- 
11a, Bulgaria, Dalmatia, Valachia, Moldavia, alz5sque Regnis 
&> rovincus raptis credendum, prout non lev premiſſorum habe- 
mus Indicaa: Forte jam & tllam conunuam RerumHumanarum Ma- 
hometano Imperao it upereſſe Viciſſuudinem , ut poſiquam ab eXLQuis 
profettum Imtits eo creverit, ut Magnuudine ſua Laboret, Ture 
ſus Vertente Fato, C> volubilts Fortuns Rota alto melinante ; ad 
ſua devolvatur Principia, & ub ſatts w Altum ſurrexerit, 
Lapſu graViont ruat : ſed oh omnibus Supremo Imperiorum, 
Regnorumque Arbitro rel:&:s, de Illultricare Veſtra omnino 
perſuaſy ſumus, habere illam tantum Pietatts, & Generofiſſims 
Mentis in res Chriſtiavas , wt non ſolum felubus biſce con- 
gaudeat Succeſſwus, ſed eos Communes ſubi aliquands fac at, nul- 
laſque ad mutua Chrilttanitatis Commeda intermittat Occaſtones, 
Nuod dum prof undiſſumis ngeminamus deſuderis, optimam Illuttri- 
cat! vVeſtre » (4m prof} pero Ferum dg wcceſſu precamur valetudinem, 
Dabatur in Caftris 'TutCicis, in Tentorns Vehirus, ad Viennam, 
Die 13" AMenſss Septembris, Arno Doinini MDCLXXX111, 


Regni Nc{tri X® Anno, 


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LONDON Printed, and are to be Sold by } alter 
Dewis in Amen-Corner, 1683. 


