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recover_v an._n 1386._o they_o make_v the_o great_a duke_n of_o lituania_n by_o marriage_n into_o their_o king_n family_n king_n and_o so_o join_v that_o great_a dukedom_n to_o poland_n an._n 1466._o casimir_n add_v prussia_n and_o 1561_o livonia_n be_v add_v to_o it_o also_o the_o royal_a family_n be_v extinct_a they_o choose_v foreign_a prince_n anno_fw-la 1573._o and_o first_o choose_v the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n brother_n of_o charles_n the_o 9_o the_o king_n of_o france_n about_o the_o year_n 1575._o but_o he_o quick_o leave_v it_o for_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n an._n 1579_o they_o choose_v bathor_n prince_n of_o transylvania_n by_o recommendation_n of_o the_o turk_n he_o firm_o unite_a livonia_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o have_v a_o great_a hand_n upon_o the_o moscovite_n he_o die_v without_o issue_n they_o choose_v sigismond_n the_o king_n of_o swede_n son_n about_o the_o year_n 1590._o who_o posterity_n have_v ever_o since_o enjoy_v it_o but_o now_o the_o line_n fail_v he_o 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rebellion_n be_v the_o great_a oppression_n of_o the_o native_n by_o the_o jew_n in_o all_o the_o custom_n and_o tribute_n almost_o of_o the_o kingdom_n grant_v to_o they_o by_o king_n casimir_n and_o ever_o since_o possess_v by_o they_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o esther_n a_o jewish_a in_o behalf_n of_o her_o nation_n who_o obtain_v great_a privilege_n for_o they_o and_o in_o the_o late_a fatal_a confusion_n of_o poland_n the_o russian_n again_o besiege_v smolensko_n and_o seize_v not_o only_o on_o it_o but_o all_o ukrain_n or_o black_a russia_n and_o great_a part_n of_o lituania_n the_o occasion_n whereof_o be_v first_o the_o jesuit_n take_v away_o the_o russes_z temple_n and_o hinder_v the_o free_a liberty_n of_o religion_n to_o they_o next_o the_o noble_n tyranny_n over_o the_o peasant_n kill_v they_o at_o their_o pleasure_n hence_o enrage_v they_o rise_v up_o against_o their_o master_n kill_v the_o jesuit_n and_o priest_n call_v the_o cossack_n and_o tartar_n to_o their_o help_n
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and_o put_v they_o to_o flight_n 1654._o the_o moscovite_n with_o 40000_o break_v into_o lituania_n and_o take_v smolensko_n so_o often_o win_v and_o lose_v for_o an._n 1500_o a_o poland_n nobleman_n betray_v it_o to_o the_o moscovite_n the_o pole_n recover_v it_o 1610._o the_o moscovite_n attempt_v it_o 1634_o but_o beat_v then_o shameful_o and_o now_o take_v it_o etc._n etc._n 1655._o king_n of_o swede_n march_v against_o poland_n and_o overrun_v all_o in_o a_o year_n time_n the_o brandenburg_n per_fw-la force_v confederates_n with_o he_o 1656._o moscovite_n take_v vilna_n in_o lituania_n 1657._o ragotzi_n march_v into_o poland_n but_o lose_v all_o his_o army_n and_o then_o his_o own_o country_n the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n agree_v with_o the_o pole_n prevail_v against_o the_o swede_n 1658._o the_o rebel_n cossack_n overcome_v by_o general_n wyhoskie_n 1659._o the_o cossack_n join_v with_o pole_n beat_v the_o moscovite_n the_o pole_n prevail_v and_o prosper_v at_o last_o the_o 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