Travels into the kht. 
Part L • 
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Governour Baktachkhati^ Mtrfalta ÂUtheikhan, and La Ella Mcthtmet , Ojfein 
Cham, of the Sdihar Baffa, and Ale^h Cham^ with twelve other great Men, 
onewithO/fîw Bajfa^ heretofore Bafla of Catre. The Five thoufand Perfians 
who asked Quarter, were guarded by zBeilUerhey ^ till they were paft the 
Army, to hinder otir Soldiers from injuring them, hwttht Grand r!:^ter fee- 
ing them pafs by his Pavillion, afTembled all the chief Commanders who were 
near him, and faid to them : Why do we give Quarter to thofe Dogs who 
have no Fsith, and never keep their word ;* They have not rendered volun- 
tarily, but we have conftrained them to do it by force,God having for that end 
ftrengthened the Arms of our valiant Soldiers. Are not they the fame whom 
we overcame at Kevan^ to whom the ShUm (hewed fo much Goodnefs and Cle- 
mency, who having given them Quarter, fent them away with their Arms 
and Baggage, but they unthankful for that Favour, cut in pieces Ten thou- 
fand of our men,whom they took at a Difadvantage ? What ftjall become of the 
blood of the Faithful whom they have fo cruelly MalTacred ? Mercy was granted 
them on condition that they yielded without fighting : But having fince obfli- 
natelyrefifted,they have rendered themfelvesunworthy of it,and be it as it will, 
though the Gvand Stgnior hath pardoned them, yet I pardon them not. And 
a-11 of a fudden, he commanded Nauvy AMy^ Adrevis Mahemet Bajfa-, Vayva- 
rail]! Bajfa^ Chus Cafaftaàar, Hthrahim Bajfa^ Baffa of Sivas, to fall upon them, 
and cut them in pieces. Which at firft they refufed,' alleadging for excufe, 
that the Empereur had pardoned them. But for their Juftification, he gave 
them the Command in writing, taking «he blame f if any were) upon him- 
felf -, by vertue whereof, they went and executed his Orders. Which made 
iht Grand Sigmorïtïïà^ïox him in great Rage, asking him, Why he had given 
fuch Orders contrary to his Promife , and violated the Faith he had given? 
To which the Grand r^z.^e'' replied Irreverently, That if he had fhevved them 
Mercy, for his part he would not, for thereafons afore mentioned ; which he re- 
peated to the Snltan. Who having confidered, and refleded a little upon what 
he had heard, pulled off the Veft he had on, and gave it to the Grand riz.ier, 
praifing him for what he had done. 
In ftiorf. There were in Bagdat^ One and thirty thoufand pick'd and choice 
Soldiers , and Twenty thoufand Volunteers, all whom we have put to the 
Sword, not one having efcaped to carry the news to the other To^ves of Perfia. 
We bave made the lupputation by the Mufter Rolls of the five Chams that 
are Prifoners. And there has been no fuch Battel fought sgainft the Per- 
fians^ no not in the time of Khaldivan, when the Battel was fought betwixt 
Sultan Sdim^ the Father oi Sultan Solyman^ and Chaljhmael, King of Per/ia^ 
wherein above an Hundred thoufand men were killed on both fides. 
The eighteenth of the Moon of Chahan, being Friday, the City of Ba^dat 
was entirely delivered up to the Grand Si^nior^ with the Grace of God, and 
the Benediétion of the People, who feem to have got new Life. When the 
Bcfieged fav^ that they could no longer refill the Will of Gcd, who vifibLy 
favoured the Arms of cur great Emperour. They killed all their Wives and 
young Children and Ham-ftrung four or five thoufand Horfes of great value, 
that they might not be ferviceable to us. Bektachhhan (to whom the Sultan 
made fuch fair Prefents, as you have feen before) having entered the Town,Poy- 
ibned himfeif one Night, and was found dead in the Morning, and buried like 
a C>og. Before the Grand Signior fet out from Confiantinople, there came an Am- 
bafiadour from the King of Perfia, who was Arfelled by command from the 
Sultan, and he hath been under Guard to this prefent. The Grand Si£mor 
cauled hira to be brought before him, and faid to him, Go tell your King, that 
he fend me Bafl an Baffa, Memy Baffa, Jan Baffa, G art Ibrahim Baffa, Chopour 
BiqHeri, whom he keeps Prifoners in Perfia, with all he took at Bagdat and 
Revan, both Money, Arm^s, and Ammunition ; andthatherefloretomer<2/<m, 
jrmfchivam, Cherifd, and all the Other Provinces and Places, that ray Great 
Gva nd- Father So/)iw<î» took, and that he give me the Tribute and Prefents, 
which he made at that time, and with that we will fet our Limits ; that if 
he'll hold to, and obferve thefe Conditions, I will be Content, and we Ihalji 
end. our Controverfies. Otherwife I declare to him, that though he hide him- 
feif in the Earth like a Pifmire, or fiie in the Air like a Bird, he fhall not efcape 
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