The Biblical Repertory, Vol. 9

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Excerpt from The Biblical Repertory, Vol. 9: April 1837After the death Of king John, his widow refused to give' Up the kingdom Of Hungary to Ferdinand, agreeably to the' compact entered into with him by her husband. Upon which Ferdinand attempted to gain possession by force, but this ambitious woman had the imprudence to apply to Solyman, the grand Seignior, for assistance. This tyrant was well pleased with the Opportunity of introducing an army into' Hungary. He marched' against the forces Of Ferdinand, and defeated them entirely. But the widow Of John reaped the' just revvard Of her temerity, for, instead of putting her in possession of the kingdom, the Turks held it themselves, and.she was obliged to seek her own safety by retiring into' Transylvania, where she not a little obstructed the progress of evangelical doctrine.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.