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 neceffity of making a de- 
fenfive War to their great lofs and difadvantage, and at laft 
either be forced to beg a Peace of the Qhrifiians^ or run the 
hazard of looling ail by a further profecution of War. 
This they are very fenfible of, and therefore as they take 
all occalion to promote Quarrels and Diflentions in Hungary 
and Trafyfjhania, fo they greatly rejoyce, when the Princes 
Chiijhndome are at War one with another. This is their 
great time ot advantage, and they know, that it is their true 
intereft to purfue it,tho they do not always, by reafon of the 
ill condition of theiro wn Affairs , make ufe of it. During the 
Civil Wars of Germany, the BalFas and other Commanders 
of the Army were very importunate with the grand Signor, 
to make a War on that fide, and to enlarge his Conquefts as 
far as Vtmna, no conjuncture haying been ever fo favourable 
to confummate fuch a defign, in which Socman fo unhappily 
raifcarried. They promifed him an eafie Victory, affuring 
him, that the Animofities of the Princes of the Empire were 
lb heightned, that there was no room left for a Reconcilia- 
tion, that he was but to go in the head of an Army to take 
poffellion, and that AuH-na would furrender at the firit news 
of his march towards it. The Em_peror was not to be moved 
at that time by thefe infinuations and plaufible difcourles 5 
being continually urged, he as often denyed. One day when 
they came to renew their advice about the German War, he 
having given order before, t]iat feverafdogs ftiould be kept 
for fome days without meat, commanded that they fhould 
be brought out, being almoit ftarved, and meat thrown a» 
mong them whereupoii they faarled and bit one another : 
in the midft of their noife and jfighting, he caufed a Bear to 
be let loofe in the fame Area i the Dogs forgetting their meat, 
and leaving off their fightmg,ran all upoa the Bear, ready to 
prey upon them fingly and at laft killed him. This Diver» 
lion the Emperor gave his Bafla's, and left them to make the 
application., 
A certain Propliecy of no fraall Authority runs in the minds 
of a l the People,and has gain'd great credit and belief among 
them,, that their Empire fhail be rumed by a Northern Na- 
tion, which has white and yellowilh Hair. The interpreta* 
tioji is as various as their J aufy . Some, fix tkis Character or* 
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