Yea & of yethe Sultanies here named, two make nothing to orour purpose: yethe sultany of Bagdad byecaus it ceased long bef. t. l. of yethe angels. end of yethe 5t Tr. & w. it l. w. c w. t. chalifate; & yethe Sultany of Maredin becaus of its distance from Euphrates. For when Saliadin invaded Mesopotamia (viz: A.C. 1182) he tooke Roha – except ytthat yethe Sultan of Mausil towards yethe end of yethe 5t Tr. recovered Senjar wthwith yethe adjacent regions wthwith in wchwhich I suppose was also nNisibis. The great nakednes of Maredin to defend towards The short bounds of Maredin on that side seems deducible from its lying open to yethe enemy for [And so open to yethe enemy was Maredin liedayed by this skirting of it that it was afterwards after besieged as by it was besieged by Saladin A.C & then by his brother Adel A.C. & again AC . And so much was Maredin skirted on that side by this invasion that it & layd open to yethe the enemy that it was afterwards often besieged: as by Saladin A.C. 1183 & by his brother Adel A.C. & 1203 1198 & again A.C. 1203.] [proceeding to besiege even Maredin him it self, as did also his brother Adel after him more ofner then once. And these regions his family inherited to yethe end of yethe fift Tr: except ytthat yethe sultan of Mausel & towards yethe end recovered Senjar wthwith yethe neighboring regions among wthwithin wchwhich was I suppose was also Nisibis.

These two sultanies therefore being rejected there remains only for yethe four angels yethe Sultanies of Asia, Syria, Mausel, & Miepharekin. The Sultany of Asia was watered by a large arm of Euphrates passing through yethe middle of it & not only so but bordered upon yethe main channel especially towards yethe time of loosing for then & for years before – to Armenia major. The Sultany of Syria was not only adjacent to yethe river but at yethe time of loosing extended a good way into Mesopotamia. The Sultany of Mausel was waterwatered by yethe River Alchabaur (or Harnas) a large arme of Euphrates & bordered also upon yethe main channel Euphrates it self for Mausel it sedlf thoug situate upōon Tigris, yet was distant but about one or little twotwo little days journey from one of yethe streams. The Sultany of Miepharekin had been was indeed something further from Euphr. namely about 5 days journey or 125 Italian miles (Geogr. Nubisusis clim 5 pars 5) but yet it was nearer to it then Maredin by two days journey at least, & in all probably extended its jurisdiction to Euphrates for it was guirded on yethe north by yethe kingdom of Armenia wchwhich in yethe end of yethe 5t Tr was pretty powerful Maredin was & on yethe south east by yethe Sultany of Maredin those metropolies Ma yet being not scarce above two or three days journey distant from one another & yet that it was a powerful Sultany & consequently of large extent towards the other quarters as is manifest by yethe defiance wchwhich its Sultan (as Pharajus informs us bad to yethe Tartars even upo after when they had newly sacked Bagdad. [* For it's chief extent was that way as may be collected from hence ytthat its chief extent was founded by yethe conquests of Saladin wchwhich extended from Eufrates to this city but not much farther. It comprehended Ameda wthwith its territory (Pharajus) & so lay partly between Maredin & Eufrates. It was guirded on yethe north – sacked bagdad. During And as in yethe reign of Saladin & his successor Adel it was united to Syria under one supreme Sultan so still at yethe end of yethe fift Tr. it bordered upon the Syrian Sultany as may appear frōom 8r hence ytthat its sultan Ashrat after yethe sacking of Bagdad went into Syria to yethe consult wthwith yethe Sultan thereof about their common safety & mutual aid. And if it extended to yethe Syrian Sultany much more should it extend to Euphrates that of Asia wchwhich lay over against it on yethe other side yethe river, for I read not of any other Sultany between them. I may further add that its regions waere watered by a large river wchwhich flows out of yethe mountains of Armenia & enters into Euphrates below Samosat joyns wthwith yethe main channel of Euphrates below Samoset. (Geogr. Nub. Clim 5. Part 5)

These four Sultanies therefore all ly were all seated upon Euphrates & so fitly answer to yethe 4 angels bound in that river. But thesre is another character of them wchwhich notably confirms this determination for by yethe 4th condition of theise Tr. they Metropoles they their Metropoles were to be in resemble a 4 square position, or very nearly. And behold here their position if Syria be behold here theire position how nearly it appoaches thehat figure. of □ recconing here Damascus yethe chief seat of Syria becaus it had been ever so & at the sa time of loosing yethe Angels yethe Sultan resided there.

5 Supposing therefore that these Tetrarchies are yethe 4 angels --

After this Ashraf yethe Sultan of Miepharekin went yethe same year into Syria to Naser Sultan thereof to desire aid of him whereby yethe Tartars might be kept out of Syria, but Naser not hearkening to him he returned in anger to Miephar & when he came to Miepharekin ejected yethe praæfects of yethe Tartars & crucified a certain Priest sent to him wthwith commands from yethe great Chan. Whereupon Hulacu yethe sent his son Yashmut wthwith part of his army – to be slain by Hulacu.

The same year yethe Tartars, I know now upon wtwhat occasion invaded Asia also [& overran all Cilicia, the less Armenia, & Cappadocia as far northward as yethe river Thermodon,] & easily subdued it, yethe limits of yethe excursion northward being Cappadocia & yethe river Thermodon, southward Cilicia & yethe those parts of yethe mountain Taurus wchwhich a little after its beginning are variously divided. Afterwards And then they] forced [also yethe imperial cities [Iconium & Cæsarea.] & forcing constraining Azati Ezzoddin [Azatinus] wthwith one of his brothers to fly to yethe Greek Emperor Michael Palæologus yethe Gre who con where being confined, they were freed by an incursion of yethe Tartars Scythians from beyond yethe Danube. But Azatine And Ezzoddin died soon after he had passed yethe Danube wthwith ymthem, but his brother escaped from them into Asia & was received for a while by yethe reliques Satrapæ of yethe Turksish reliques as their Sultan.

Vntill this time – of Iconiūum. But now the Turks out of these four dissolved Sultanies flying every where from yethe T violence of yethe Tartars flocked continually towards yethe western parts of Asia & to obtein new seats – Paphlagonia; the last of wchwhich growing more powerful then yethe rest, of yethe at length (namely in yethe year 1299) took upon him – see at present. / Thus you see yethe four angels were all at once in yethe very beginning of yethe 6t Tr. loosed from their 8v Eufratean seats & forced – threatened in this Trumpet.

Analogous to yethe loosing –

In yethe meane time the reliques

And while As they began to prevaile they were continually. parts of Asia: the reliques of them beyond Euphr. being about 30 years after (viz A.C. 1289) being universally ejected hither out of Assyria Mesopotamia & yethe other Tatrtarian dominions. In yethe meane while to obtein new seats their severall princes, every made or heads of families under whose conduct they fled hither made war upon yethe Rommans, every one in this confused gaining what he could for himself: Turci autem, saith Nicephorus (l 7) satrapis illis – mala conjecit.

Vntil the afforesaid dissolution of yethe 4 Turkish Euphratean Sultanyies by yethe Tartars, the Greeks had constantly posessed Asia – of Iconiūum, but from that time, & chiefly after yethe battel newly mentioned (wchwhich happened about yethe year ) the Turkish Princes took several gained ground upon the Romans inlarged the spread by degrees into yethe rest of yethe Asian Provinces Roman Greek Provinces. Mantachia –– – Paphlagonia: The last of wchwhich growing more powerfull ynthan yethe rest at length (A.C. 1299) took upon him yethe title of dignity & title of Sultan – – ytthat great Monarchy} founded that wchwhich reigns at present / founded a greater of their own

Thus you see the 4 angels were all at once in yethe very beginning of yethe Sixt Trumpet A.C. 1260 & 1261 loosed from their Eufratean seats & forced upon yethe Christians to make war upon thenthem & thereby erect ytthat great Empire wchwhich reigns at present & is is yethe plage of Apostate Christendome threatned in this Tr.

After Vpon the dissolution of these Sultanies Thus wasere yethe Sultanies of Mosul Miyapharekin Syria & Asia all at once in yethe very begining of the sixt Trumpet A.C. 1260 & 1261 A dissolved: & now from that time yethe turks out of these Sultanies flying every where from yethe violence of yethe Tartars flocked into yethe western parts of Asia: the reliqꝫques of ymthem also about wthwithin 30 years after (viz A.C. 1289) being universally ejected hither out of [Persia Assyria Mesopotamia & yethe otherer Tattarian dominions] yethe new Tattarian Empire.

NB. Βασιλεῦς [reges quod nos A king reges vertimus] apud Græcos non tantum pro Monarchis præpotentibus quales nos jam reges dicimus vsurpabatur sed ejusqꝫque inferioris etiam generis Principes etiam significabat ut apud Homerum non uno loco videre est. Sic et מלד vox Hebrea ejusdem significationis vox hebræa, an sacris litteris pro pPrincipibus Ducibus et singularum ferè urbium dominis usurpatur ut e regibus 31 quos Ioshue in exiguo illo terræ sanctæ circuitu superavavit. (Iosh 12.) Et quinqꝫque regibus Midian qui a Mose cæsis Num 31.8. qui in Iosh 13.21 Principes Midian & Duces Sehon vocantur, manifestūum est.

ytthat is Osrohene a region of Syria wthwithin Mesopotamia, some part of wchwhich, as should seem seems b appears by this passage was possessed by to have belonged to Ashraf. / whereby they might keep the Tattars ofut of Syria, that is out of Syria Osroene a province of Syria on yethe east of Euphrates comprehending among other cities Edessa Carrhæ & Nicephorium. some part o. Instantiā ex habes in exercitu Roili fulgure & igneis turbinibus perdito