The history of the Turkish War with the Rhodians, Venetians, Egyptians, Persians, and other nations. Being a compact series of the memorable battels, sieges, and progress of the Ottoman armies in Europe, Asia, and Africa, for near an hundred years: with their various success by sea and land. But a relation more particularly of the first bloody siege of Rhodes, in the reign of Mahomet the Great, emperour of the Turks; and the last under the command of Solyman the Magnificent, who, at the expence of an 100000 lives, totally subdued that famous city and island, defended by the valour of the renowned Peter Aubusson, Grand Master of Rhodes, and the Christian knights of the Order of St. John, against the whole power of the Ottoman Empire, for 230 years. With a pathetick account of many other remarkable passages. Written by Will. Caoursin, chancellor of the order; and Rhodgia Afendy, a Turk.

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  • The history of the Turkish War with the Rhodians, Venetians, Egyptians, Persians, and other nations. Being a compact series of the memorable battels, sieges, and progress of the Ottoman armies in Europe, Asia, and Africa, for near an hundred years: with their various success by sea and land. But a relation more particularly of the first bloody siege of Rhodes, in the reign of Mahomet the Great, emperour of the Turks; and the last under the command of Solyman the Magnificent, who, at the expence of an 100000 lives, totally subdued that famous city and island, defended by the valour of the renowned Peter Aubusson, Grand Master of Rhodes, and the Christian knights of the Order of St. John, against the whole power of the Ottoman Empire, for 230 years. With a pathetick account of many other remarkable passages. Written by Will. Caoursin, chancellor of the order; and Rhodgia Afendy, a Turk.
  • Histoire de Pierre d'Aubusson. English
  • History of Peter D'Aubusson
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed for Will. Whitwood, next to the George Inn in Little Brittain, 1683.
Publication year
1683-1683
ESTC No.
R24724
Grub Street ID
108487
Description
[8], 506 [i.e. 509], [1] p. ; 8⁰
Note
Not in fact by Caoursin and Rhodgia Afendy (i.e. Hocca Sadeddin), but a reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1679 sheets of "The life of the renowned Peter D'Aubusson, Grand Master of Rhodes" by Dominique Bouhours, with added general title page.

Running title reads: The history of Peter D'Aubusson.

P. 509 misnumbered 506.

Identified as Wing C464 (reel 1249 and reel 1791) on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700".