“How ought that Man to be dealt with, who durst disturb the Peace of the Empire, by taking Towns, and raising Men and Money, while he was alive? As also, What he thought of those, who were assistant to him in that Design, and fought under his Ensigns? and, lastly, what was to be done with those who refused to engage against him, but rather justified his Practises?” The _Mufti_’s Answer was, “That such a Person with all his Followers were worthy of Death; and they that refused to Fight against him were to be abominated, as Prophane, and Deserters of their Religion.” This Answer was divulged among the Commonalty, and by the Chief of the _Chiauxes_ was transmitted to _Bajazet_. A while after there came a _Chiaux_ to _Constantinople_, who had been sent by _Solyman_ to _Selimus_, but had been intercepted by _Bajazet_; by whom he sent a Message to their Father, to this effect; that he would never fail in expressing his Duty to his Father, and that he never took up Arms against him, but was resolved to be obedient to him in all Things. The Dispute was only between his Brother and himself, who sought his Life, so that he must fall by his Brother’s Sword, or his Brother by his. This difference might be decided in his Father’s Life; and, therefore, he desired him not to interpose or assist his Brother, but to carry himself in an exact Neutrality; but if (said he) you pass over into _Asia_, (as Report says you will) to assist _Selimus_, don’t think I shall be speedily reduced, for I know whither to retreat; and, let me tell you, the first Day you set Foot in _Asia_, I will destroy all by Fire and Sword, and make it as desolate, as _Tamerlane_, or any of our fiercest Enemies, ever did. When this Message was delivered to _Solyman_, it did much disturb him, especially when Word was brought to him, that the Town of _Axuar_, which _Selimus_, his Son, was _Sanziach_ of, was taken by _Bajazet_; who, after he had exacted a great Sum of Money from the Inhabitants, plundered and sack’d it shamefully. But _Selimus_, when he heard that his Brother march’d towards _Amasia_, and was already come as far as _Ancyra_, being now freed from the Suspicion of Treachery, which he fear’d in his March, hastened towards _Iconium_, where a Garrison was kept for his Arrival.