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according_a to_o the_o article_n make_v with_o solyman_n the_o magnificent_a to_o pay_v a_o yearly_a tribute_n 〈◊〉_d 3000_o hungar_n but_o it_o be_v only_o pay_v the_o first_o two_o year_n after_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o peace_n afterward_o it_o be_v excuse_v by_o the_o german_n and_o dissemble_v by_o the_o turk_n until_o take_v a_o resolution_n to_o make_v a_o war_n on_o hungary_n make_v that_o one_o ground_n and_o occasion_n of_o the_o breach_n for_o upon_o the_o truce_n make_v for_o eight_o year_n between_o sultan_n solyman_n and_o the_o emperor_n ferdinand_n as_o augerius_n busbeck_n report_v in_o 〈◊〉_d capitulation_n that_o the_o tribute_n be_v make_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o accord_n cujus_fw-la concordiae_fw-la pacis_fw-la ac_fw-la confoederationis_fw-la hae_fw-la conditione_n sunto_fw-la primò_fw-la nt_v tua_fw-la dilectio_fw-la quotannis_fw-la ad_fw-la aulam_fw-la nostram_fw-la pro_fw-la arra_fw-la induciarum_fw-la 30000_o hungaricos_fw-la ducatos_fw-la mittere_fw-la teneatur_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la residuo_fw-la quod_fw-la nobis_fw-la per_fw-la proxime_fw-la praeterlapsum_fw-la biennium_fw-la reservetur_fw-la chap._n xv._n the_o desolation_n and_o ruin_n which_o the_o turk_n make_v of_o their_o own_o country_n in_o asia_n and_o the_o part_n most_o remote_a from_o the_o imperial_a seat_n esteem_v one_o cause_n of_o the_o conservation_n of_o their_o empire_n this_o position_n will_v appear_v a_o paradox_n at_o first_o sight_n to_o most_o man_n who_o have_v read_v and_o consider_v the_o roman_a conquest_n who_o jurisdiction_n and_o dominion_n be_v far_o large_a than_o this_o present_a empire_n and_o yet_o we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o they_o so_o studious_o endeavour_v to_o dispeople_v and_o lie_v waste_v the_o nation_n they_o subdue_v but_o rather_o encourage_v industry_n in_o plantation_n give_v privilege_n to_o city_n mean_o store_v invite_a people_n to_o inhabit_v they_o endeavour_v to_o improve_v country_n rude_a and_o 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