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part_n of_o macedon_n and_o bulgarie_n 3._o the_o description_n thereof_o 268._o 269._o pope_n calixtus_n the_o four_o claim_v the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n by_o escheat_n 388_o pope_n pius_n the_o second_o persuade_v the_o christian_n to_o make_v a_o voyage_n against_o the_o turk_n 442._o his_o birth_n death_n and_o commendation_n 449._o 450_o port_n s._n roman_n at_o constantinople_n 316_o port_n imperial_a at_o constantinople_n 319_o poison_v and_o a_o strange_a kind_n thereof_o 396_o prayer_n of_o scanderbag_n go_v to_o the_o aid_n of_o ferdinand_n 409_o precept_n of_o scanderbag_n for_o his_o son_n comprehend_v the_o institution_n of_o a_o prince_n 493_o priest_n their_o diverse_a order_n and_o estate_n in_o the_o turkish_a religion_n 5_o prince_n of_o tarent_n beseignan_n and_o salerne_n with_o other_o rebel_n against_o ferdinand_n 405_o prince_n and_o noble_n of_o naples_n partaker_n with_o ferdinand_n ibidem_fw-la prisoner_n christian_n take_v at_o belgrade_n 301._o put_v to_o extreme_a torment_n 310._o behead_v by_o mahomet_n 321_o prisoner_n turk_n feast_v by_o scanderbag_n 264_o prisoner_n venetian_n free_o set_v at_o liberty_n by_o scanderbag_n 107_o prognostication_n foreshow_v the_o future_a greatness_n of_o scanderbag_n 3._o foreshow_v the_o great_a slaughter_n in_o the_o battle_n between_o scanderbag_n and_o isaac_n bassa_n 363_o prophecy_n foreshow_v the_o ruin_n of_o constantinople_n 336_o proverb_n 399._o 340_o proverb_n use_v by_o scanderbag_n 190_o proverb_n of_o prince_n child_n 252_o providence_n and_o care_n of_o scanderbag_n to_o prevent_v surprise_v 236._o 456_o providence_n of_o amesa_n in_o the_o war_n 361_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o spy_n 149_o pyramet_n king_n of_o caramania_n overcome_v by_o mahomet_n 426_o q_o quarrel_n between_o two_o private_a soldier_n for_o their_o booty_n 373_o question_n between_o musache_n and_o a_o turk_n his_o prisoner_n decide_v by_o scanderbag_n 274_o r_o ragusa_n the_o description_n thereof_o 407_o rebellion_n of_o amesa_n against_o scanderbag_n 349._o of_o moses_n goleme_a against_o scanderbag_n 302._o of_o the_o neapolitan_n against_o ferdinand_n 404_o redd_n plain_a in_o epire._n 236_o redona_n a_o country_n in_o epire._n 349_o rene_n duke_n of_o bar_n brother_n to_o lewes_n the_o three_o of_o anjou_n ordain_v heir_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n by_o queen_n jone_n &_o be_v prisoner_n in_o burgundy_n 402._o be_v deliver_v he_o gain_v naples_n which_o he_o lose_v again_o and_o be_v force_v to_o for_o sake_n the_o kingdom_n 403_o reposius_n son_n of_o john_n castriot_n 3._o by_o the_o turk_n name_v caragusa_n and_o poison_v 18_o retreat_n of_o scanderbag_n from_o the_o army_n of_o isaac_n bassa_n and_o amesa_n 358_o revenue_n of_o scanderbag_n 51_o reward_n give_v by_o scanderbag_n to_o perlat_n 188._o also_o to_o the_o citizen_n soldier_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o croy._n 247_o road_n into_o the_o turkish_a frontier_n by_o scanderbag_n 36._o 442._o 445._o 470._o into_o the_o dominion_n of_o scanderbag_n by_o the_o turk_n 435._o into_o the_o venetian_a territory_n by_o the_o turk_n 435._o 495_o robert_n king_n of_o naples_n son_n to_o charles_n the_o second_o his_o wisdom_n 388._o his_o will_n and_o death_n 389_o roislave_n the_o wife_n of_o musache_n goleme_a and_o the_o mother_n of_o goleme_a ariamnite_n the_o auncester_n of_o moses_n 271_o river_n of_o aoe_n or_o aeas_n or_o vavisa_n in_o epire._n 45_o river_n of_o cydrus_n and_o barbiza_n 315_o river_n of_o isme_n 222_o river_n of_o mathias_n 366_o river_n of_o scombine_v in_o epire._n 486_o s_n say_v of_o scanderbag_n 453._o touch_v the_o often_o remove_v of_o a_o army_n 42._o touch_v surprise_v by_o enemy_n 163._o touch_v the_o cut_n off_o the_o general_n of_o a_o army_n in_o battle_n 272._o touch_v the_o obstinacy_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o oronichea_n 343._o touch_v incontinency_n of_o soldier_n 349_o say_v of_o amurath_n touch_v scanderbag_n 214_o say_v of_o hannibal_n touch_v fabius_n maximus_n and_o varro_n 355_o say_v of_o mahomet_n touch_v the_o marriage_n of_o
of_o the_o greek_a church_n ibidem_fw-la truce_n grant_v by_o scanderbag_n to_o the_o turk_n within_o sfetigrade_n 202_o truce_n for_o sixteen_o day_n grant_v by_o scanderbag_n to_o the_o belgradians_n 287_o truce_n between_o scanderbag_n and_o mahomet_n 407_o triumph_n and_o general_a joy_n of_o the_o christian_n for_o the_o death_n of_o amurath_n 247_o triumph_n in_o epire_n for_o the_o overthrow_n &_o death_n of_o amurath_n 249._o for_o the_o victory_n against_o moses_n 344._o for_o his_o return_n and_o reconciliation_n 348_o triumph_n of_o scanderbag_n for_o the_o overthrow_n of_o amesa_n and_o the_o turk_n 373._o after_o his_o victory_n of_o jagub_n and_o ballaban_n 470_o triumph_n of_o sebalia_n after_o his_o return_n from_o relieve_n belgrade_n 310_o tumenist_n a_o amountaine_n in_o epire_n four_o mile_n from_o croy._n 208_o turk_n massacre_v within_o croy._n 20._o their_o obstinacy_n 22._o they_o make_v head_n against_o scanderbag_n and_o be_v put_v to_o the_o sword_n 24._o their_o devise_n in_o their_o ensign_n 125._o within_o belgrade_n they_o doubt_v of_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o citizen_n 283._o their_o wonderful_a care_n to_o preserve_v their_o conquest_n 291._o they_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o the_o christian_n slay_v at_o belgrade_n 301._o their_o opinion_n of_o the_o epirot_n 310._o they_o honour_v virtue_n and_o valour_n even_o in_o their_o enemy_n 346_o turk_n conspire_v the_o death_n of_o scanderbag_n be_v execute_v 474_o tursines_n brother_n to_o mahomet_n drown_v 253_o tyranna_n the_o great_a a_o town_n in_o epire._n 28_o tyranna_n the_o lesser_a in_o epire._n 208_o tyre_n the_o lesser_a in_o epire._n 45_o v_n valachia_n the_o country_n of_o huniades_n 72_o valley_n of_o mocrea_n 88_o valley_n call_v the_o fair_a valley_n 167_o valley_n of_o valcala_n 453_o valme_n a_o city_n in_o epire._n 271._o re-edify_v by_o mahomet_n 486_o variety_n of_o opimon_n touch_v amurath_n religious_a life_n 86_o varna_n or_o dionisiopolis_n a_o city_n near_o to_o romania_n 73_o venetian_n aid_n scanderbag_n in_o his_o war_n with_o supplue_n of_o money_n 205._o in_o peace_n and_o amity_n with_o the_o turk_n ibidem_fw-la their_o subject_n relieve_v the_o turk_n before_o croy_n with_o victual_n 227_o viziers_n counsellor_n to_o the_o great_a turk_n 330_o vlach_n post_n of_o turkey_n 292_o vladien_n goleme_a de_fw-mi ariamnite_n father_n to_o goleme_a ariamnite_n or_o musache_n de_fw-fr angeline_n 271_o vladislaus_n king_n of_o hungary_n crave_v aid_n of_o scanderbag_n against_o the_o turk_n 63._o he_o march_v against_o the_o turk_n 72._o his_o rashness_n or_o over_o great_a hardiness_n 74._o he_o be_v slay_v ibidem_fw-la vlaica_n daughter_n to_o john_n castriot_n and_o voisave_o sister_n to_o scanderbag_n 3_o vlixians_n a_o people_n of_o epyre._n 45_o voyage_n of_o the_o christian_n against_o the_o turk_n break_v 449_o voyage_n of_o scanderbag_n into_o italy_n 477_o voysave_o the_o mother_n of_o scanderbag_n die_v 12_o vranocontes_n 58._o make_v governor_n of_o croy._n 361._o his_o praise_n and_o commendation_n 209._o he_o be_v by_o scanderbag_n make_v duke_n of_o emathia_n 247_o vrban_n the_o six_o create_v pope_n 390._o enmity_n between_o he_o and_o master_n nicholas_n of_o naples_n 391_o he_o be_v besiege_v within_o nocera_n by_o charles_n of_o duras_n king_n of_o naples_n 394_o vsuncassan_n king_n of_o capadocia_n armenia_n and_o persia_n his_o descent_n 386._o his_o act_n and_o marriage_n ibidem_fw-la in_o two_o battle_n he_o overcom_v mahomet_n but_o in_o the_o three_o be_v himself_o overcome_v by_o mahomet_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o arsengua_n 387_o w_n war_n determine_v by_o amurath_n against_o scanderbag_n 79_o war_n between_o the_o turk_n and_o the_o hungarian_n 62._o between_o scanderbag_n &_o the_o venetian_n 94._o between_o mahomet_n and_o the_o persian_n 386_o war_n renew_v between_o mahomet_n and_o scanderbag_n 442_o water_n of_o albulae_n 366_o winter_n war_n most_o discommodious_a &_o hurtful_a 262_o x_o xabiac_n a_o town_n in_o epire_n under_o the_o dominion_n of_o stephen_n cernovitch_n 47_o z_o zacharie_n groppe_n 196._o 197._o he_o desire_v leave_v of_o scanderbag_n to_o answer_v the_o challenge_n of_o ahemaze_n 333._o he_o be_v in_o pay_n with_o the_o french_a in_o italy_n 415._o he_o be_v lieutenant_n to_o scanderbag_n at_o the_o two_o battle_n of_o valcala_n 463_o zadrime_n a_o country_n in_o epire_n upon_o the_o river_n drine_n belong_v to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o ducagine_v 46_o zagan_n a_o counsellor_n to_o mahomet_n 326_o zemalda_n elder_a son_n to_o vsuncassan_n king_n of_o persia_n slay_v in_o the_o battle_n of_o arsenuag_n 387_o finis_fw-la say_v of_o philip_n of_o comines_n 1397._o the_o country_n which_o the_o castriot_n command_v lie_v between_o the_o city_n of_o durace_n and_o apâ—llonse_n the_o common_a sort_n term_v ariha_n john_n castriot_n the_o father_n of_o scanderbag_n scanderbag_n voisava_fw-la the_o mother_n of_o scanderbag_n alias_o alias_o lord_n of_o pologne_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o macedon_n and_o bulgarie_n george_n castriot_n surname_v scanderbag_n scanderbag_n his_o future_a glory_n and_o renoun_n prognosticate_v by_o diverse_a prodigious_a sign_n and_o token_n george_n castriot_n deliver_v in_o hostage_n to_o the_o great_a turk_n ottoman_n the_o surname_n of_o the_o great_a turk_n the_o turkish_a ceremony_n in_o their_o circumcision_n the_o diverse_a order_n &_o estate_n of_o priest_n in_o the_o turkish_a religion_n darnisses_n hoze_n talasmans_n george_n castriot_n circumcise_v and_o surname_v scanderbag_n by_o the_o turk_n the_o disposition_n education_n and_o virtuous_a inclination_n of_o scanderbag_n among_o the_o turk_n adresse_n jeuâ—_v depriâ—â—_n the_o first_o act_n service_n and_o preferment_n of_o scanderbag_n scanderbag_n make_v sanziac_n with_o a_o charge_n of_o 5000._o horse_n anatolia_n scanderbag_n make_v general_n of_o a_o army_n in_o asia_n scanderbag_n return_v home_o with_o victory_n sentence_n 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with_o a_o army_n against_o the_o despot_n of_o servia_n amurath_n conspire_v and_o practise_v the_o destruction_n of_o scanderbag_n scanderbag_n solicit_v by_o the_o albanian_o to_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o estate_n scanderbag_n his_o wisdom_n and_o singular_a discretion_n despot_n of_o misia_n reestablish_v in_o his_o estate_n and_o expulse_v again_o by_o amurath_n vladislaus_n king_n of_o hungary_n aid_v the_o despot_n against_o amurath_n scanderbag_n &_o carambry_n send_v by_o amurath_n against_o the_o hungarian_n john_n huniades_n in_o bulgary_n battle_n of_o morave_n between_o huniades_n and_o the_o turkas_n the_o revolt_n of_o scanderbag_n turk_n overthrow_v by_o huniades_n amese_n son_n of_o reposius_n alias_o carragusa_n scanderbag_n ceà ze_v upon_o the_o bassa_n his_o secretary_n and_o can_v faith_fw-mi he_o to_o write_v letter_n for_o the_o delivery_n of_o croy_n unto_o he_o scanderbag_n iâ—_n receive_v into_o dibria_n people_n of_o misia_n on_o the_o western_a part_n thereof_o after_o who_o succeed_v the_o bulgarian_n the_o government_n of_o croy_n resign_v unto_o scanderbag_n by_o the_o governor_n the_o massacre_n and_o butchery_n of_o the_o turk_n at_o croy._n the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o turk_n the_o country_n about_o croy_n revolt_v from_o the_o turk_n in_o favour_n of_o scanderbag_n moses_n goleme_a scanderberg_n discomfit_v the_o turk_n that_o make_v head_n against_o he_o in_o epyrâ—_n turk_n yâ—â—lding_v themselves_o prisoner_n to_o scanderbag_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o soldier_n who_o put_v they_o to_o the_o sword_n scanderbag_n consult_v &_o provide_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o strong_a hold_n &_o fortress_n of_o epire_n from_o the_o turk_n musache_n de_fw-fr angeline_n goique_a and_o george_n streâ—ses_v gyve_v musache_n musache_n de_fw-fr thopy_n the_o husband_n of_o mamisa_n sâ—even_n cernoviche_n the_o husband_n of_o marâ—_n the_o oration_n of_o scanderbag_n to_o his_o soldier_n the_o siege_n of_o petrella_n tyranna_n the_o great_a composition_n offer_v to_o the_o garrison_n of_o petrella_n petrella_n yield_v scanderbag_n most_o fortunate_a the_o situation_n of_o petrella_n the_o property_n of_o scanderbag_n petralba_n and_o the_o
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