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A Defcription os Vienna.
to dillinguish them. In Avignon their Hats are yellow. In Italy their
Hats are covered over with Tassate. In Germany they wear Ruffs and
Gowns with great Capes. In Holland 1‘observed ,no distindtion. But
the Jews there, most of them having come out of Portugal, there may
be some suspicion of them from their complexion.
Lastly, when I consider the old strength of Vienna, considing in
an old wall and a deep Ditch, I cannot much wonder that Matthias
Corvinus, King of Hungary, took this City> And I mu st ascnbe it,
under God, unto the singular valour and resolution of the Defendants,
that Solyman the Magnificent, with two hundred thousand men was
not able to take it, and though he made large breaches, could never
enter it, but lost some thousands at an Astault, and departed at last
with the loss of a great part of his Army. But this place is now in a
far better condition strongly fortified , and able to resill the greatest
Forces of Turky. The hoiffes are cleared from the wall; and yet for
better security, when I was there, Count Souches advised the Emperor
to pull down part of the Suburbs upon the other side of the nearest
branch of the Danube, lest the Turks might take advantage to play up-
on the two Bullions on that side.
It would be a sad loss for Chriftendom, if this place were in the
hands of the ; - and no man knows where he would rest. If he
should begin with this place, and take it, the strong holds of Rab, Ko-
w™,and Leopoldjladt would want their support,and soon fall into his
PosTestion; and if he were Lord cfiAuftriapL great part of Germany would
lie bare unto him : and probably it would not be long before he visi-
ted Italy, into which Country he would then find many wrays. Yet
this hath since been attempted, with great force, and violence; when
in the year one thousand six hundred and eighty three.The Grand Seig-
nior sent Muftapha Bassa, withan army of an hundred andfour-
Icore thousand men into Auftria, who besieged, astaulted, and stor-
med this place for two months together, till such time as the Christi-
an Army came down and relieved it. For the Garrffon under the
Command of Count Stahremberg having behaved themselves most cou-
rageoussy, and dayly ssiown much valour and Bravery, in such sort,
that before the Seventh of September they had destroyed sisty thou-
sand of the Turks; The King of Boland, the Elector of Saxony, the
Elector of Bsvaria, came five days after, all at the head os their own
forces. The Duke of Lorain0, the Duke of Saxen-Lawenburg, the two
Marquisses of Baden, the Prince de Croy, and the Emperors Generals,
and Colonels, Caprara, Leflye, Rabbata, Dunwald, Pa 'fy, Baron Mercy,
Halweil, Diepenthal, and others. And thus united, totally routed the
Tu-kifh army,and made the Grand Vizier, Kara MuJlapha,By before
them and leave all his provision, Ammunition and Riches behind him,
having nothing left him, but a sad repentance for his rafli attempt,
and time to consider how little he was like to be beholden to those who
employed him, wifliing to himself, no doubt, by this time, that the
Ottoman family had never come to this greatnels as to be able to com-
mand him, and so many thousand more to run their heads, to no
purpose, against the strong walls of Beatch. And would then have been
well satisfied, that old Ertogrul, and Danger had all along continued
Shepherds in the East. Like many of th ir samily before them ra-
ther than ever to have attempted to march West-ward, or that Baja-
zet’s
A Defcription os Vienna.
to dillinguish them. In Avignon their Hats are yellow. In Italy their
Hats are covered over with Tassate. In Germany they wear Ruffs and
Gowns with great Capes. In Holland 1‘observed ,no distindtion. But
the Jews there, most of them having come out of Portugal, there may
be some suspicion of them from their complexion.
Lastly, when I consider the old strength of Vienna, considing in
an old wall and a deep Ditch, I cannot much wonder that Matthias
Corvinus, King of Hungary, took this City> And I mu st ascnbe it,
under God, unto the singular valour and resolution of the Defendants,
that Solyman the Magnificent, with two hundred thousand men was
not able to take it, and though he made large breaches, could never
enter it, but lost some thousands at an Astault, and departed at last
with the loss of a great part of his Army. But this place is now in a
far better condition strongly fortified , and able to resill the greatest
Forces of Turky. The hoiffes are cleared from the wall; and yet for
better security, when I was there, Count Souches advised the Emperor
to pull down part of the Suburbs upon the other side of the nearest
branch of the Danube, lest the Turks might take advantage to play up-
on the two Bullions on that side.
It would be a sad loss for Chriftendom, if this place were in the
hands of the ; - and no man knows where he would rest. If he
should begin with this place, and take it, the strong holds of Rab, Ko-
w™,and Leopoldjladt would want their support,and soon fall into his
PosTestion; and if he were Lord cfiAuftriapL great part of Germany would
lie bare unto him : and probably it would not be long before he visi-
ted Italy, into which Country he would then find many wrays. Yet
this hath since been attempted, with great force, and violence; when
in the year one thousand six hundred and eighty three.The Grand Seig-
nior sent Muftapha Bassa, withan army of an hundred andfour-
Icore thousand men into Auftria, who besieged, astaulted, and stor-
med this place for two months together, till such time as the Christi-
an Army came down and relieved it. For the Garrffon under the
Command of Count Stahremberg having behaved themselves most cou-
rageoussy, and dayly ssiown much valour and Bravery, in such sort,
that before the Seventh of September they had destroyed sisty thou-
sand of the Turks; The King of Boland, the Elector of Saxony, the
Elector of Bsvaria, came five days after, all at the head os their own
forces. The Duke of Lorain0, the Duke of Saxen-Lawenburg, the two
Marquisses of Baden, the Prince de Croy, and the Emperors Generals,
and Colonels, Caprara, Leflye, Rabbata, Dunwald, Pa 'fy, Baron Mercy,
Halweil, Diepenthal, and others. And thus united, totally routed the
Tu-kifh army,and made the Grand Vizier, Kara MuJlapha,By before
them and leave all his provision, Ammunition and Riches behind him,
having nothing left him, but a sad repentance for his rafli attempt,
and time to consider how little he was like to be beholden to those who
employed him, wifliing to himself, no doubt, by this time, that the
Ottoman family had never come to this greatnels as to be able to com-
mand him, and so many thousand more to run their heads, to no
purpose, against the strong walls of Beatch. And would then have been
well satisfied, that old Ertogrul, and Danger had all along continued
Shepherds in the East. Like many of th ir samily before them ra-
ther than ever to have attempted to march West-ward, or that Baja-
zet’s