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So that tho' Ambition may put a warlike 

 Sultan upon enlarging his Territories by 

 new Conquefts, yet reafbn of State forces a 

 weak and effeminate Prince, fuch as was Ibra- 

 him^ to make War for his own Security. 

 Their Politicks are not owing to Books and 

 Study and the Examples of paft times^ but 

 /to Experience and the plain Suggeftions of 

 Nature and common Senfe : They have Rules 

 of Government, which they firmly adhere 

 to, holding the Reins ftrait, efpecially be- 

 ing cruel and inexorable to Criminals of 

 State, who never are to expeft any Mercy or 

 Pity. Their Councils formerly were open, 

 and their Defigns known, and proclaimed 

 before Hand, as if this had been a Bravery 

 becoming their Greatnefs, and that they 

 fcorned to fteal a Conqueft. But they have 

 learned fmce the Art of diffimulation, and 

 can Lie and Sweat for their Intereft, and feem 

 exceflive in their Carefles to the Minifters of 

 thofe Countries, which they intend to In- 

 vade. But their preparations for Arming 

 are made with fo much Noife^ that an ordi- 

 nary Jealoufie is foon awakened' by it to op- 

 pofe them, in cafe of an Attack. They fel-^ 

 dom or never care ko have War at both Ex- 

 tremes of the Empire at the fame time, and 

 therefore they are mighty follicitous to iecure 

 ai Peace with Chriftendom^ when they intend 

 a War upon the PerCtans : And as much as is 

 poffible, they avoid quarrelling v/ith two Chri- 

 ftian Princes at once, being ufually at League 

 either with Poland and Mufcovy^ when they 

 War upon Hungary ^ and fo on the contrary ; 

 dreading uothing mare than in? Union of the 



