_Cf._ Solakzadeh, _op. cit._, trans. by H. D. J. “The king of France had fallen into the desire for possessions and planned to strike the crown of Hungary from the hands of the king of Hungary, and finally there was much fighting among them. After this, with the aid of the king of Spain, Francis was conquered and several forts being captured, he fled. Being reduced to an extremity, he was shut up in a solid fortress. Wishing to have revenge on his enemy, he found no other means than to betake himself to the Padisha of Islam. He sent an ambassador to the most blessed Porte with a most humble letter in which was thus written: ‘If the king of Hungary receives punishment from the blessed Sultan, we will oppose ourselves to the King of Spain to take revenge. We beg and pray that the Sultan of the world will repulse that proud one. After that day we shall be obliged slaves of his Excellency the Padisha, who is master of time and place and mighty emperor.’ To this humble prayer and supplication the Sultan, pitying them, in his merciful glory resolved to make war on this king filled with cruel dispositions, as we shall see.” [102] Zapolya was crowned November, 1526, and Ferdinand was crowned November 3, 1527. [103] Confirmed by a letter from Ferdinand to Cyriacus Freiheer von Polheim and Markus Trautsauerwein, Kanzler of Lower Austria, Prag, Feb. 14, 1527. “Instructio ad Bassam Balibeg,” Gévay, _op. cit._, vol. i, pp. 36–7. [104] Gévay, vol. i, p. 14. _Bericht Hobordanacz an Koenig Ferdinand I_, Inspruch, 19 Feb’y, 1529. [105] Letters of safe conduct for such envoys by Suleiman and Ibrahim are found in Gévay, vol. i, pp. 62–64. [106] Charrière, _op. cit._, vol. i, pp. 155–171. [107] _Cf._ De Testa, _Recueil des Traités de la Porte Ottomane avec les Puissances Etrangères de 1526 et jusqu’à nos jours_ (Paris, 1864), vol. i, _France_, pp. 23–26; for the text of the treaty of Hatti‐Sherif, 1528. [108] “Wolte er (Francis) noch so pald sein sach pesser wurd Zu Jerusalem alda er das hailig grab besuchen wollte Zur Ime khomen mit merem anzeigen.” Thus the envoy of Ferdinand in 1531 reports Ibrahim as saying. Gévay, _op. cit._, iii, p. 44. [109] Francis’ letter is lost, so we do not know to which church he referred. Suleiman’s answer is found in Charrière, _op. cit._, iii, pp. 129–131. _Cf._ also Marini Sanuto, vol. xlviii, p. 50. [110] Charrière, _op. cit._, vol. i, p. 129. Ursu, _op. cit._, pp. 51–2. [111] It is in these letters that may be found the reference that Mr. Duggan, in his _Eastern Question_, says he failed to discover in the Capitulations of 1535 and 1528, and which he concludes did not exist, hence ascribing an error to D’Ohsson. _Cf._ the _Eastern Question_, note p. 25. [112] Gévay, _op. cit._, vol. i, p. 49. “Je vous supplie nous tres humblement considere la grande necessité et pauvreté ou je suis quil vous plaise ne me habandonner dargent ain men assister comme ien ay entière confidence.”