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selves on the sudden into such a steepe and dangerous 

 valley, that treading one upon another, they quelled to 

 death not onely a multitude of the common souldiours, 

 but divers most honourable personages, & some of our 

 neere kinsmen. For who could restraine the irresistable 

 throng of so huge a multitude ? Howbeit our Imperial! 

 highnesse being environed with such swarmes of Infidels, 

 and giving and receiving wounds (insomuch that the 

 miscreants were greatly dismaied at our constancie) we 

 gave not over, but by Gods assistance wonne the field. 

 Neither did we permit the enemie to ascend unto that 

 place, from whence we skirmished with him. Neither 

 yet spurred wee on our horse any faster for all their 

 assaults. But marshalling all our troupes together, and 

 delivering them out of danger, we disposed them about 

 our Imperial person ; and so we overtooke the foremost, 

 and marched in good order with our whole army. 

 Nowe the Soldan perceiving that notwithstanding the 

 great damages which we had sustained, our Imperial 

 highnes provided to give him a fresh encounter, humbly 

 submitting himselfe unto us, and using submisse 

 speaches, made suite to have peace at our hands, and 

 promised to fulfill the pleasure of our majestic Imperiall, 

 to doe us service against all commers, to release all our 

 subjects which were captives in his realme, and to rest 

 wholy at our commaund. Here therefore we remained 

 two dayes with great authoritie ; and considering that wee 

 The c'ltie of could attempt nought against the citie of Iconium, having 

 tended to have ^^^^ '^ ^^^ warrelike engines both for defence and for 

 bene besieged, batterie, for that the oxen which drew them were slaine 

 with the enemies weapons, falling as thicke as haile- 

 stones : and also for because all our beasts in a maner 

 were most grievously diseased ; our majestic Imperial 

 accepted of the Soldans petition, league, and oath being 

 made and taken under our ensignes, and granted our 

 peace unto him. Then returned we into our owne 

 dominions, being^ greatly grieved for the losse of our 

 deere kinsmen, and yeelding unto God most humble 



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