The history of the Turks
Subtitle: Describing the rise and ruin, of their first empire in Persia; the original of their second. Containing the lives and reigns of their several kings and emperors, from Ottoman its first founder to this present year, 1683. Being a succinct series of history, of all their wars (forreign and domestick) policies, customs, religion and manners; with what else is worthy of note, in that great empire. With a continuation of the history to this present time; containing the remarkable siege of Vienna for sixty dayes ... Together with a table to the whole book
Publisher: Printed by Ralph Holt for Thomas Passinger upon London-bridge, William Thackery in Duck-lane, and Thomas Sawbridge in Little-Brittain
Published: 1684
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Notes: Nos. 125-128 (2d count) repeated in paging.

"To the reader" signed (prelim. leaf 3): I[ohn]. S[hirley].

A reissue of sheets advertised in the Term catalogue for June 1683, with cancel t.-p. & "Continuation" (41, [7] p. at end) added. The "Continuation" takes the history down to 18 October 1683, and was possibly printed (like other pieces on the Siege of Vienna advertised in the Term catalogues) before the end of 1683.

Abridged & adapted from Knolles' The general history of the Turks.