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effendi_n etc._n etc._n 193_o of_o assam_n bassa_n of_o algiers_n his_o death_n and_o barbarous_a sentiment_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o slave_n ii_o to_o the_o invincible_a vizir_fw-it azem_n at_o the_o camp_n under_o babylon_n 195_o of_o the_o memoir_n which_o mahmut_n give_v to_o the_o cardinal_n richlieu_n on_o the_o live_v of_o illustrious_a men._n iii_o to_o lubano_n abufei_n saad_n a_o egyptian_a knight_n 210_o what_o cardinal_n richlieu_n do_v at_o a_o ball._n iv_o to_o mehmet_n a_o eunuch_n page_n 211_o of_o the_o beginning_n of_o mahmut_n sickness_n and_o of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o amurath_n v._o to_o zelim_n of_o rhodes_n captain_n of_o a_o galley_n 215_o that_o a_o man_n be_v part_v express_o from_o legorn_n to_o assassinate_n he_o at_o constantinople_n vi_o to_o the_o invincible_a vizir_fw-it azem_n etc._n etc._n 217_o of_o the_o siege_n of_o babylon_n vii_o to_o the_o same_o 220_o of_o brizac_n piedmont_n italy_n and_o brandenburg_n viii_o to_o breredin_n superior_a of_o 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inform_v thou_o the_o best_a i_o can_v of_o the_o false_a or_o true_a d._n sebastian_n king_n of_o portugal_n who_o his_o subject_n do_v believe_v to_o be_v still_o alive_a when_o i_o have_v make_v sufficient_a inquiry_n into_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n i_o kiss_v with_o a_o profound_a humility_n the_o hem_v of_o thy_o rich_a vest_n on_o which_o i_o fasten_v the_o lip_n of_o a_o respectful_a and_o obedient_a slave_n paris_n 21_o of_o the_o 3d._a moon_n of_o the_o year_n 1642._o letter_n xvii_o to_o the_o reis_n effendy_n secretary_n of_o the_o empire_n there_o be_v find_v last_o night_n a_o man_n dead_a in_o the_o street_n of_o paris_n who_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v above_o 30_o year_n old_a he_o be_v a_o spaniard_n and_o have_v about_o he_o a_o letter_n or_o memoir_n which_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v write_v