I shall now acquaint you with the Effects of another Conference I had with _Rustan_, whereby you may see what daily Feuds are between the _Turks_ and _Persians_, upon the account of Religion. He ask’d me, one time, whether the War did continue between _Spain_ and _France_? I told him, it did. ’Tis strange, says he, that they should fall out that are of one and the same Religion: I replied, ’tis no otherwise between those two Princes, than ’tis betwixt _you_ and the _Persians_. The Dispute is not about Religion, but about civil Right; Provinces, Cities and Kingdoms, which both lay claim to. You are quite mistaken, says _Rustan_, we are not of the same Religion with the _Persians_, but do count them a more Profane and _Heathenish_ sort of People than you _Christians_ are. But to return to the Affairs of _Hungary_. Since my last Return to _Constantinople_, Matters in _Hungary_ have received a very great Alteration, it would be too tedious to describe them particularly; and, besides, it were not conducive to my Design. _Isabella_, Wife to King _John_, is returned into _Transilvania_, together with her Son, having refused the Transactions and broken the League made with the Emperor _Ferdinand_; and the _Transilvanians_, terrified by the _Turkish_ Arms, have again submitted their Necks to the old _Ottoman_ Yoke. Matters succeeding thus prosperously with the _Turks_, they are not therewith contented, but grasp at all _Hungary_ too; and, besides other Places, they resolved to besiege _Sigeth_, which signifies in the _Hungarian_ Language, an _Island_, or Place naturally very strongly situated. And for this purpose they chose a General, who, upon the account of the Prosperity of his Arms in former times, created great Confidence in his own Men, and struck as much Terror into his Enemy: His Name was _Haly Bassa_, an _Epirot_, who had had good Success in _Hungary_ before, and especially in the Battel, wherein he overthrew _Sforza Palavicino_, and the Bishop of Five Churches. He was sent for from the utmost Bounds of the _Turkish_ Empire towards _Persia_, and came with great Expectation to _Constantinople_: My Collegues were yet here with me, pressing for a Dismission. ’Twas the pleasure of the _Bashaws_ that we should see him, in regard we counted him, as they thought, the very Thunder-bolt of War.