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poison_v by_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o evil_a life_n of_o caesar_n borgia_n the_o death_n of_o caesar_n borgia_n the_o french_a king_n invade_v naples_n ferdinand_n depart_v from_o capâ—a_n to_o pacify_v a_o uproar_n at_o naples_n a_o most_o resolute_a fact_n of_o king_n ferdinand_n charles_n the_o french_a king_n receive_v into_o naples_n a_o great_a league_n make_v by_o deuer_n christian_a prince_n against_o the_o french_a king_n ferdinand_n recover_v his_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n from_o the_o french_a and_o die_v the_o death_n of_o charles_n the_o french_a king_n 1496_o 1497_o the_o turk_n invade_v podolia_n &_o russia_n and_o in_o their_o return_n be_v for_o most_o part_n lose_v 1498_o 1499_o friuly_a part_n of_o the_o venetian_a territory_n spoil_v by_o the_o turk_n fight_v at_o sea_n betwixt_o the_o turkâ—_n and_o the_o venetian_n lepanto_n yield_v to_o the_o turk_n 1500_o methone_n besiege_v both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n by_o bajazet_n methone_n take_v by_o the_o 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traitor_n the_o crafty_a oration_n of_o the_o great_a bâ—ssa_n mustapha_n to_o bajazet_n for_o the_o bring_n home_o of_o selimus_n corcutus_n come_v to_o constantinople_n corcutus_n his_o oration_n unto_o his_o father_n bajazet_n bajazet_n comâ—â—â—â—eth_v corcutus_n and_o promise_n to_o resign_v to_o he_o the_o empire_n afâ—er_o that_o selimus_n a_o as_o pass_v ever_o into_o asia_n the_o crafty_a speech_n of_o bajazet_n unto_o his_o son_n selimus_n the_o crafty_a dissimulation_n of_o selimus_n the_o blunt_a speech_n of_o mustapha_n to_o â—aâ—azet_n persuade_v â—im_a to_o resign_v the_o empire_n to_o selimus_n the_o resolute_a answer_n of_o old_a bajazet_n to_o mustapha_n and_o the_o other_o bassa_n corcutus_n 〈◊〉_d selimus_n practise_v with_o hamoâ—_n a_o jew_n bajazet_n his_o physician_n to_o poison_v he_o bajazet_n poison_a by_o the_o iâ—â—_n the_o death_n of_o bajazet_n selimus_n cause_v 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o father_n page_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o mourning_n for_o their_o 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by_o io._n ant._n maenavinus_n a_o genoese_a present_a at_o the_o do_v thereof_o selimus_n and_o hysmaell_n compare_v together_o hysmaell_n majestical_a selimus_n tyrannical_a hâ—smaell_n courteous_a selimus_n churlish_a the_o persian_n better_a horseman_n than_o the_o turkâ—_n the_o cause_n why_o hysmaell_n come_v with_o so_o small_a a_o army_n against_o selimus_n the_o country_n subâ—ect_n to_o hysmaell_n 1515_o selimus_n with_o a_o new_a army_n enâ—â—eth_v into_o armenia_n aladeuleâ—_n hiâ—_n kingdom_n selimus_n assail_v alâ—dâ—ulâ—s_n aladâ—ules_n fly_v into_o the_o mountain_n aladâ—ules_n take_v and_o in_o aught_o 〈…〉_z tâ—_n put_v to_o death_n selimus_n invadâ—th_v hungarâ—â—_n 1516_o selimus_n go_v to_o iconium_n the_o cause_n mooâ—ing_v campson_n to_o fall_v out_o with_o selimus_n the_o order_n of_o the_o mamaluke_n the_o imperious_a government_n of_o the_o mamaluke_n in_o egypt_n judea_n and_o syria_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o mamaluke_n in_o egypt_n 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