The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: From Ann. Dom. 1593 to 1629Smith, John
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The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: From Ann. Dom. 1593 to 1629
Smith, John
Smith, John, 1580-1631; Voyages and travels
{MN} _Busca_ in _Transilvania_ overthroweth _Moyses._
The Prince understanding of this so sudden and unexpected Accident, only
accompanied with an hundred of his Gentry and Nobility, went into the
Camp to _Busca,_ to let him know how ignorant he was of his Lieutenants
error, that he had done it without his direction or knowledge, freely
offering to perform what was concluded by his Ambassadors with the
Emperor; {MN} and so causing all his Garrisons to come out of their strong
Holds, he delivered all to _Busca_ for the Emperor, and so went to
_Prague,_ where he was honourably received, and established in his
Possessions, as his Imperial Majesty had promised. _Busca_ assembling all
the Nobility, took their Oaths of Allegiance and Fidelity, and thus their
Prince being gone _Transilvania_ became again subject to the Emperor.
* * * * *
{MN} _Sigismundis_ yieldeth his country to _Busca._
{MN} Now after the Death of _Michael,_ Vavoid of _Wallachia,_ the _Turk_
Sent one _Jeremy_ to be their Vavoid or Prince; whose insulting Tyranny
caused the People to take Arms against him, so that he was forced to flie
into the Confines of _Moldavia;_ and _Busca_ in the behalf of the Emperor,
proclaimed the Lord _Rodol_ in his stead. But _Jeremy_ having assembled
an Army of forty thousand _Turks, Tartars,_ and _Moldavians,_ returned
into _Wallachia. Rodol_ not yet able to raise such a power, fled into
_Transilvania_ to _Busca,_ his ancient Friend; who considering well of the
matter, and how good it would be for his own Security, to have _Wallachia_
subject to the Emperor, or at least such an Employment for the remainders
of the old Regiments of _Sigismundus,_ (of whose Greatness and true
Affection he was very suspicious) sent them with _Rodol_ to recover
_Wallachia,_ conducted by the Valiant Captains, the Earl _Meldritch,_ Earl
_Veltus,_ Earl _Nederspolt,_ Earl _Zarvana,_ the Lord _Becklefield_ the
Lord _Budendorfe,_ with their Regiments, and divers others of great rank
and quality, the greatest Friends and Alliances the Prince had; who with
Thirty thousand, marched along by the River _Altus,_ to the Streights of
_Rebrink,_ where they entred _Wallachia,_ encamping at _Raza; Jeremy_
lying at _Argish,_ drew his Army into his old Camp, in the Plains of
_Peteske,_ and with his best diligence fortified it, intending to defend
himself, till more power came to him from the _Crim-Tartar._ Many small
Parties that came to his Camp, _Rodol_ cut off, and in the nights would
cause their Heads to be thrown up and down before the Trenches. Seven of
their Porters were taken, whom _Jeremy_ commanded to be flayed quick, and
after hung their Skins upon Poles, and their Carcases and Heads on Stakes
by them.
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{MN} _Busca_ assisteth _Rodol_ in _Wallachia._
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CHAP. X.
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