When _Solyman_ saw this, he resolved to try another Course, and to remove his two Sons to a greater Distance one from the other; and, therefore, he commands each of them, on a prefix’d Day, to leave his Province (_Chiuta_ was _Bajazet_’s, and _Magnetia_ _Selimus_’s) _Bajazet_ to go to _Amasia_, and _Selimus_ to _Iconium_. This was done, not out of any disfavour to _Selimus_, but only to please _Bajazet_, lest he should break out into Extremes, when he was removed from his Government, and not his Brother from his. Withal, he laid his Commands on them, that, the more they were severed by distance of Place, the more they should be united by Concord of Mind. For (said he) Vicinity of Habitation doth often breed Discord betwixt Brethren, and Servants on both sides do ill Offices to enrage and exasperate the Minds of their Masters, one against the other; and, therefore, obey my Commands: Him that refuses, I shall count a rebellious Son. _Selimus_ immediately left his Province, as being confident of his Father’s Favour; but _Bajazet_ made many Hesitations, and when he was gone a little way he stopt his Journey, complaining that the unlucky Province of _Amasia_ was allotted, as a bad Omen to him; because his Brother was slain there. I should rather, said he, go to any other Province besides, than where the miserable End of my Relations will constantly come to my Mind, and wound my very Soul; and, therefore he desired his Father to suffer him to winter at least where he was, or else in his Brother’s Province: But _Solyman_ would grant neither of those Requests. By this Time, _Selimus_ was marched with an Army which was augmented with some Forces from his Father _Solyman_, (for they were both afraid of _Bajazet_’s Plots) against his Brother, who yet made many Halts and Delays; when, on a sudden, he fetch’d a compass about, and appeared with his Army on the Rear of his Brother, going towards _Prusias_, a City of _Bithynia_ over against _Constantinople_ on the _Asiatic_ Shore; his Father gave consent to his March, as not well pleased with the Delays of _Bajazet_. For they thought thus with themselves, that, if _Bajazet_ could win over the Guards to himself, and march to _Prusias_, or even to _Constantinople_ itself, their Matters, as to _Solyman_ and _Selimus_, would be in great hazard; and, therefore, out of a common fear, ’twas thought most adviseable for _Selimus_ to stay there, where he might expect most Aid, in case of Necessity, from the Nearness of the capital Cities. For _Selimus_ had not yet Forces enough to encounter his Brother in open Field, with any hopes of Success.