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Chrifiian Princes, bordering upon them, which 

 would prove fo fatal to their Empire, and 

 quickly put a Period to their Greatnefs. For 

 hereby they would be put upon a neceflity of 

 making a defenfive War to their great Lofs 

 and Difadvantage, and at laft either be for- 

 ced to beg a Peace of the Chrifiians^ or run 

 the hazard of lofing all, by a further Profe- 

 cution of War. 



This they are very fenfible of, and there- 

 fore as they take all occafion to promote 

 Quarrels and Diflentions in Hungary and 

 Tranfylvama^ fo they greatly rejoyce, when 

 the Princes of Chriftendom are at War one 

 with another* This is their great time of 

 Advantage, and they know that it is their 

 true Intereft to purfue it, tho' they do not 

 always , by reafon of the iil condition of 

 their own Affairs, make ufe of it. During 

 the Civil Wars of Germany^ the Bafla's and 

 other Commanders of the Army were very 

 importunate with the grand Signior, to make 

 a War on that lide, and to enlarge his Cou- 

 quefts as far as f^ienna^ no conjuncture ha- 

 ving been ever fo favourable to confummate 

 fuch a Defign, in which Solymm fb unhappi- 

 ly mifcarried. They promifed him an eafie 

 Viftory, alTuring him that the Animofities 

 of the Princes of the Empire were fb height- 

 ned, that there was no room left for a Re- 

 conciliation, that he was but to go in the 

 Head of an Army to take Poffeinon, and that 

 Aufiria would Surrender at the firft Kews of 

 his March towards is. The Emperor was 

 not to be moved at that time by thefe Infin- 

 uatioas and plaufible Difcourfes j being con- 



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