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he_o can_v do_v by_o letter_n what_o it_o behove_v they_o to_o do_v in_o a_o conjuncture_n of_o such_o a_o consequence_n before_o he_o set_v forth_o for_o his_o journey_n he_o write_v to_o his_o spouse_n to_o take_v patience_n still_o for_o a_o while_n see_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o will_v come_v back_o he_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o go_v to_o her_o succour_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n whatever_o the_o princess_n can_v do_v she_o be_v not_o able_a to_o persuade_v the_o garrison_n to_o hold_v any_o long_o because_o a_o month_n before_o that_o time_n it_o be_v reduce_v to_o such_o a_o want_n as_o be_v capable_a to_o put_v the_o the_o most_o constant_a out_o of_o patience_n have_v hear_v beside_o that_o tecke_o be_v go_v to_o constantinople_n she_o think_v he_o to_o be_v absolute_o lose_v and_o indeed_o the_o least_o fit_a of_o inconstancy_n whether_o in_o the_o grand_a signior_n or_o in_o the_o
dare_v attempt_v to_o force_v the_o other_o though_o they_o lay_v the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o summer_n near_o each_o other_o on_o the_o danube_n in_o sclavonia_n the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o and_o last_o book_n a_o index_n of_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o the_o life_n of_o tecke_o the_o first_o book_n reason_n for_o write_v and_o publish_v this_o history_n p._n 2._o subject_n of_o complaint_n give_v by_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n to_o their_o people_n and_o of_o the_o king_n p._n 3_o 4_o 5._o the_o nobility_n of_o hungary_n partly_o cause_v the_o trouble_n p._n 6._o stephen_n tecke_o father_n of_o emeric_n his_o quality_n and_o his_o riches_n p._n 7._o birth_n and_o education_n of_o em._n teckly_n p._n 8._o george_n ragotski_n vaivod_n of_o transilvania_n defeat_v by_o the_o pole_n the_o tartar_n and_o the_o turk_n p._n 8._o 9_o implore_v in_o vain_a the_o emperor_n assistance_n p._n 9_o francis_n ragotski_n constrain_v to_o receive_v the_o imperial_a troop_n in_o some_o of_o his_o place_n p._n 10._o hungarian_n fear_v for_o their_o liberty_n p._n 11._o francis_n which_o must_v be_v read_v so_o line_v the_o instead_o of_o paul_n wesselin_n palatine_n of_o hungary_n oppose_v the_o design_n of_o the_o imperial_a court_n p._n 12._o waradin_n besiege_v and_o take_v by_o the_o turk_n p._n 13._o the_o prince_n of_o portia_n the_o emperor_n minister_n let_v waradin_n be_v take_v p._n 14._o hungarian_n refuse_v to_o receive_v the_o german_n in_o their_o place_n p._n 16._o disorder_n of_o the_o german_a troop_n in_o hungary_n and_o complaint_n of_o the_o hungarian_n p._n 17.18_o principality_n of_o transilvania_n restore_v to_o michael_n abaffi_n p._n 21._o quarrel_n between_o the_o hungarian_n and_o german_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o quarter_a of_o troop_n p._n 23_o 25_o 28._o chiman_n and_o anos_n rout_v and_o kill_v p._n 28._o vseless_a negotiation_n between_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o turk_n p._n 29._o proposal_n of_o the_o hungarian_n to_o defend_v their_o country_n p._n 30._o achmet_n coprogli_n grand_fw-fr vizer_n beseige_n and_o take_v new_a hausel_n p._n 31._o count_n of_o serin_n beat_v the_o turk_n p._n 33._o imperial_a army_n against_o the_o turk_n p._n 34._o siege_n of_o kanischa_n vain_o attempt_v p._n 37._o 38_o 39_o fort_n serin_n take_v by_o the_o turk_n p._n 41._o advantage_n of_o the_o imperialist_n beyond_o the_o danube_n p._n 43._o battle_n of_o st._n goddard_n where_o the_o turk_n be_v rout_v p._n 44._o fault_n of_o monteculi_n after_o this_o victory_n p._n 45._o fault_n of_o peter_n de_fw-fr serin_n of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n p._n 46._o union_n of_o hungarian_a lord_n to_o oppose_v the_o german_n p._n 47._o truce_n conclude_v between_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o turk_n p._n 48._o blame_v and_o defend_v p._n 49._o hungarian_n vex_v at_o this_o treaty_n p._n 50._o their_o conplaint_n and_o their_o answer_n they_o receive_v p._n 52._o new_a subject_n of_o discontent_n p._n 55._o conspiracy_n of_o the_o count_n nadsti_fw-la and_o serin_n p._n 57_o death_n of_o francis_n wesselini_n p._n 59_o francis_n nadasti_n attempt_v upon_o the_o life_n of_o the_o emperor_n p._n 60_o 61._o peter_n serin_n in_o vain_a sue_v for_o the_o government_n of_o garlestadt_n p._n 62._o protestant_n misuse_v in_o hungary_n p._n 63_o 64._o general_n disatisfaction_n ibid._n conspiracy_n in_o hungary_n to_o defend_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o country_n 65._o the_o hungarian_n beg_v the_o assistanee_n of_o the_o turk_n 66_o 67._o vain_a effort_n of_o the_o conspirator_n 68_o the_o count_n of_o tattemback_n arrest_v 69._o the_o countess_n of_o serin_n arrest_v 70._o the_o count_n of_o serin_n and_o frangipam_n arrest_v p._n 72._o assemb_v of_o hung._n conspire_v at_o cassovia_n 73._o francis_n ragotski_n take_v up_o arms._n 73_o 74._o hungarian_n demand_n to_o the_o emperor_n 74._o ragotski_n return_v to_o his_o obedience_n 76._o hungarian_a conspirator_n reduce_v 77._o count_n wadasti_n arrest_v 78._o the_o diet_n of_o hungary_n vain_o solicit_v for_o the_o imprison_a count_n 79._o multiplication_n of_o malcontent_n 80._o hungarian_a lord_n pursue_v by_o arms._n 81._o stephen_n tecke_o besiege_v and_o dead_a 82._o his_o son_n about_o 15_o year_n old_a a_o fugitive_n in_o transylvania_n 83._o the_o second_o book_n tecke_o put_v himself_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o turk_n 84._o well_o receive_v in_o transylvania_n 85._o hungary_n use_v as_o a_o land_n of_o conquest_n 85._o abolishment_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o palatine_n 86._o establishment_n of_o a_o viceroy_n and_o sovereign_a chamber_n in_o hungary_n 87._o protest_v misuse_v in_o hung._n by_o the_o viceroy_n 88_o minist_n send_v to_o the_o galley_n and_o deliver_v 88_o malcontent_n of_o hungary_n in_o arms._n 89._o divers_a encounter_n 89._o presention_n of_o the_o malcontent_n and_o promise_n of_o the_o emperor_n 90_o hostility_n of_o the_o turk_n 92_o debrezen_n surprise_v and_o abandon_v by_o the_o imperialist_n 93_o offer_n of_o the_o emperor_n to_o the_o malcontent_n 94_o imperialist_n beat_v by_o the_o malcontent_n 95_o kops_n general_n of_o the_o emperor_n who_o cruel_a conduct_n be_v disapprove_v of_o at_o court_n 96_o nagibania_n take_v lose_v and_o retake_v ib._n new_a offer_v to_o the_o malcontent_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o satisfy_v they_o 97_o e._n t._n declare_v head_n of_o the_o malcontent_n 98_o his_o first_o advances_n 99_o weakness_n of_o the_o imperialist_n under_o c._n l._n 100_o teckely_a have_v a_o army_n of_o 2000_o man_n and_o take_v eperies_fw-fr 101_o c._n lesle_n defeat_v by_o teck_n and_o boham_n 102_o fault_n of_o the_o malcontent_n in_o their_o manner_n of_o make_v war_n 103_o weakness_n and_o ill_a conduct_n of_o the_o imperialist_n 104_o city_n surrender_v to_o tecke_o ib._n vseless_a negotiation_n between_o the_o party_n 105_o fight_n between_o c._n wourmb_n and_o the_o malcontent_n ib._n truce_n between_o the_o imperialist_n and_o malcontent_n 106_o tecke_o suspect_v by_o the_o malcontent_n and_o deceive_v by_o the_o imperialist_n 107_o act_n more_o vigorous_o than_o ever_o against_o the_o emperor_n 108_o teckely_a and_o wesselini_n differ_v about_o the_o command_n 109_o disorder_n of_o the_o imperial_a army_n 110_o teckely_a think_v of_o be_v reconcile_v but_o his_o proposal_n be_v reject_v he_o say_v he_o will_v do_v nothing_o without_o the_o port_n 111_o zatchmar_n vain_o besiege_v by_o tecke_o 112_o standard_n of_o the_o malcontent_n ib._n kersmark_n and_o some_o other_o city_n take_v by_o tecke_o 113_o negotiation_n between_o the_o two_o party_n ib._n the_o emperor_n seem_v to_o grow_v mild_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o protestant_n 114_o teckely_a solicit_v by_o the_o turk_n and_o the_o imperialist_n and_o his_o demand_n to_o the_o latter_a 115_o the_o clergy_n of_o hungary_n oppose_v the_o emperor_n good_a will_n towards_o the_o protestant_n ib._n the_o ancient_n govern._n of_o hun._n restore_v 116_o demand_n of_o the_o malcontent_n 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tecke_o 134_o march_n of_o the_o turk_n towards_o hungary_n 136_o ill_a conduct_n of_o the_o imperialist_n 137_o second_o diet_n assemble_v at_o cossovia_n by_o tecke_o and_o its_o effect_n 138_o the_o imperial_a army_n command_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n ib._n tecke_o go_v to_o see_v the_o vizier_n near_o esseck_n and_o be_v well_o recompense_v 139_o almost_o all_o hungary_n declare_v for_o he_o 141_o the_o emperor_n abandon_v the_o great_a part_n of_o hungary_n 142_o march_n of_o the_o turkish_a army_n ib._n it_o pass_v the_o raab_n and_o the_o rabwit_v 143_o the_o d._n of_o lorraine_n plunder_v the_o country_n 144_o the_o emperor_n leave_v vienna_n and_o retire_v to_o passau_n ib._n preparation_n to_o defend_v vienna_n 145_o the_o turk_n invest_v this_o city_n and_o immediate_o commit_v divers_a considerable_a fault_n 146_o design_n of_o tecke_o upon_o the_o castle_n of_o presbourg_n 147_o this_o castle_n relieve_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n who_o beat_v the_o