A true AND fearful pronouncing of war against the Roman imperial Majesty, and withal against the King of Poland, By the late Emperor of Turkey, SOLOMA HOMETH.  
Which said Turk is since happily prevented (of his cruel purpose) by death; but by all appearance the now surviving Turk that succeeds him hath the like bloody purposes to prosecute his designs against Christendom, as may appear by the approaching of his formidable army upon the frontiers of Poland at this present.  
Confirmed by diverse Letters from several places, which you shall find here truly set down.  
LONDON, Printed for Nathaniel Butter. 1640. With Privilege.   

FRom the Great commanding God in the Heaven, We alone SOLOMA HOMETH, god upon earth, of great grace and mercy; invincible Great and mighty Emperor of Babylon and Judea, from the rising of the sun to the setting thereof; King of all Kings upon earth, of great grace and mercy; King of whole Arabia and Media, Duke of the Noble Race in Greece and Armenia, a borne Triumphator, as also King of Jerusalem, Lord and protector of the Sepulchre of the Crucified Christ. Challenging you Emperor of Germany, King of Poland, and all your Princes and peers; as also the Pope, Cardinals, Bishops and all your Adherents, by oath of the crowns of all our Dominions, give you to understand, with great power, that we will come before your City of Vienna with 13 kingdoms and Nations, and with 1300000 men, both horse and foot, with tyranny and Turkey power and Armours, yea with our imperial strength (more than ever you have seen or heard of) and will pursue you Emperor with fire and sword, and your helpers; and your neighbouring Polander, with military power and force, with burning, robbing, and murdering and destroying of the whole country, and put you to the miserablest death that ever we can invent, banish you into great misery, detain you prisoners, and use you like dogs. This we absolutely purpose to force you (being you yourselves do cruelly tyrannize amongst the Christians, and possess but a small Country) and to take your kingdoms with the sword, as also we will suppress the seal of Rome, together with the golden sceptre: this we thought to give notice of unto you Emperor of Germany▪ and King of Poland, and all your Adherents, that you may regulate yourselves after it, because you shall find it so indeed▪ Given in our mighty City of Constantinople (which comprehends in her 1658 Streets, 100 Hospitals, 800 public Hothouses, 997 Conduits, 112 Markets, where all sorts of wares are sold, 115 appointed places and Stables for Mules, 400 inns for strangers, 1652 great and small schools, 1600 Mills, 417 great and small Churches: this great City comprehends in her walls, 4 German Leagues; of the great Steeples standing upon the wall are 3600 Which City our Ancestors have taken by force, according to our will kept and maintained to your great shame. Done after our Nativity 39 years, after our mighty reign the tenth year.  

Venice the 13.23. of March.  
It is confirmed, that the Emperor of Turkey being 33. years of age in the 17. year of his reign is departed out of this life, and that in his place is chosen Emperor, the 10. of February his Brother, being 27. years of age, and was called Ibraim the first, who would not accept of the government, unless they did show him first the body of his deceased Brother, and having looked upon him, said, here lies dead a good soldier, a mighty King, but also a great tyrant, and although he refused the government till such time, notwithstanding he is now resolved, (being the peace with Persia is now concluded, and the Primo Vezier confirmed in his high Offices) to go against the King of Poland with an Army of 500000 men, to which end 70000 Tartarians are sent already into the Wallachey.   

Stetin 12.22. of March.  
Is written that the Tartarians have defeated in Podolia the Podolian troops. The Lord Koningspotzky levieth at Dantzick and Prusia a Regiment at his own charges: It is likewise certain, that the Emperor of Turkey is resolved to war against the King of Poland, wherefore the said King hath sent the Lord Palatin in embassage to Rome, in the mean time great preparations for war are made in Poland. Gen: Baudis hath likewise commission to leavie 2000 Curassiers for the King of Poland, the Count of Denhof is likewise to leavie a Regiment of foot.   

Venice 20.30. March.  
It is written the Turks have taken not far from Cadix two English ships with some 100 bars of Silver to the value of 800000. Crowns, which were appointed for the Cardinal Infant in the Low Countries: two Turkey pirates which were kept blocked up by our galleys at Modoy, are got out of the harbour by a fair wind, but our galleys pursued presently after them, and sunk them: and from Constantinople they certify, that forty thousand Tartarians have already made an invasion into Poland, whereof the King of Poland hath sent already divers troops and pieces of ordinance towards the frontiers to oppose the Tartarians. He hath likewise called a Diet against the 3 13. April.   

March 21.31.  
From Marseilles is written, that the Turks of Tunis and Algiers are gone to sea with 60. Galleys and sail of ships. The report goes, that they are setting out yet a navy, 120. Galleys; wherefore the Knights of Malta keep a watch full, and cause divers harbours, where they might land, to be paled up, and divers sconces and watch-houses to be made.   

Venice March 27. April 6.  
From Constantinople is written, that the new Emperor of Turkey, with great joy and triumphing, and and the Tartars strengthen themselves more and more, and lie but five leagues from the Polonian frontiers, which fell unawares about 12000. strong upon the Polonian Gen. Laska, who was gone with 400. horsemen to descry the strength of the Turks, slew the most part of his men, and the said general Laska himself came shrewdly wounded back again.   

April 4.14.  
Another letter from Poland is written, that in the same kingdom great terror and fear is, because of the Turk which lies very strong upon the frontiers of Poland: wherefore the King of Poland levieth in his Dominions, as also in Prussia, great forces; and that the said levying may go the speedier forward, all other levying about Dantzick is prohibited: And in the said city diverse Fasts have been kept, that God may turn off the great danger of the Turk.   

March 31. April 10.  
From Dantzick is written, that before the diet in Poland, the 27 of this month, a general meeting is appointed to be at Moriaberg in Prussia, because the King of Poland was warned again by the King of Persia, and the Emperor of Russia of the Turks, and that already 80000. Tartars are already arrived near the nip on the frontiers of Poland.