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A62158 The civil wars of Spain in the beginning of the reign of Charls [sic] the 5t, Emperor of Germanie and King of that nation written originally in the Spanish-tongue by Prudencio de Sandoval ... ; never yet translated, now put into English by Captain J.W.; Historia de la vida y hechos del Emperador Carlos V. English. Selections Sandoval, Prudencio de, ca. 1560-1620.; Wadsworth, James, 1604-1656?; Howell, James, 1594?-1666. 1652 (1652) Wing S664; ESTC R30544 277,685 398

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which_o be_v most_o expedient_a for_o the_o public_a good_a sect_n xxxvii_o the_o second_o that_o be_v remarkable_a in_o this_o consultation_n be_v don_n alonso_n tellez_n giron_n who_o in_o those_o time_n be_v esteem_v a_o man_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n a_o virtuous_a life_n of_o a_o generous_a offspring_n and_o chief_o in_o the_o opinion_n which_o he_o deliver_v very_o circumspect_a for_o he_o will_v never_o give_v any_o counsel_n unless_o he_o have_v consider_v the_o matter_n thorough_o before_o hand_n don_n antonio_n de_fw-fr rojas_n have_v end_v his_o speech_n don_n alonso_n tellez_n begin_v say_v the_o discreet_a opinion_n of_o don_n alonso_n tellez_n giron_n it_o chance_v oftentime_o among_o the_o most_o expert_a captain_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o give_v battle_n they_o differ_v in_o the_o manner_n and_o order_n of_o their_o combat_n and_o if_o such_o man_n take_v oath_n of_o their_o dissent_v opinion_n i_o say_v that_o kind_n of_o discord_n proceed_v not_o 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give_v i_o that_o if_o we_o miss_v our_o aim_n in_o this_o first_o enterprise_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v powerful_a enough_o hereafter_o to_o execute_v justice_n he_o that_o be_v to_o give_v his_o sens_fw-fr in_o such_o occurrence_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o see_v to_o the_o remedy_n of_o mischief_n but_o to_o be_v circumspect_a and_o wary_a lest_o the_o fulfil_n of_o his_o vote_n shall_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o a_o great_a inconvenience_n for_o it_o may_v be_v already_o which_o god_n forbid_v think_v to_o tile_n segovia_n we_o have_v untile_v it_o and_o so_o bewet_v all_o spain_n undoubted_o those_o of_o segovia_n offend_v god_n in_o destroy_v his_o creature_n and_o the_o king_n in_o murder_v he_o for_o his_o cause_n they_o scandalize_v the_o republic_n by_o hang_v he_o in_o that_o manner_n and_o according_o if_o it_o be_v of_o no_o further_a consequence_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o just_a then_o that_o the_o more_o cruel_a and_o barbarous_a they_o have_v show_v themselves_o in_o 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