RICHARD WRAG ad. 



1594. 



shooting ten pieces of ordinance at the Seraglio point, as 



a last farewell, departed on her journey for England the The Ascension 



first of November, my selfe continuing in Constantinople de P arteth - 



untill the last of July after. This, yere in the spring 



there was great preparation for the Hungarian wars ; and Grea { P re - 



the great Turke threatened to goe himselfe in person : P ara ^ l0n f 0f [ 

 1 1-1 tt i- 11 1 • rr • 1 • r the Hungarian 



but like Jrieliogabalus, his affections being more service- warreSm 



able to Venus then to Mars, he stayed at home. Yet a 

 great army was dispatched this yere ; who, as they came 

 out of Asia to goe for Hungary, did so pester the streets 

 of Constantinople for the space of two moneths in the 

 spring time, as scarse either Christian or Jew could 

 without danger of losing his money passe up and downe 

 the city. What insolencies, murders and robberies were 

 committed not onely upon Christians but also upon 

 Turks I omit to write, and I pray God in England the 

 like may never be seene : and yet I could wish, that such 

 amongst us as have injoyed the Gospel with such great and 

 admirable peace and prosperity under her Majesties 

 government this forty yeeres, and have not all this time 

 brought forth better fruits of obedience to God, and 

 thankfulnesse to her Majesty, were there but a short 

 time to beholde the miserable condition both of Chris- 

 tians and others living under such an infidell prince, who 

 not onely are wrapped in most palpable & grosse ignor- 

 ance of mind, but are cleane without the meanes of the 

 true knowledge of God : I doubt not but the sight 

 hereof (if they be not cleane void of grace) would stirre 

 them up to more thankefulnesse to God, that ever they 

 were borne in so happy a time, and under so wise 

 and godly a prince professing the true religion of 

 Christ. 



The number of souldiours which went to the warres 

 of Hungary this yere were 470000, as by the particulars 

 given by the Admirall to the Ambassadour hereunder 

 doe appeare. Although all these were appointed and 

 supposed to goe, yet the victories which the Christians 

 in the spring had against the Turks strooke such a 



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