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of_o his_o service_n than_o the_o l._n of_o charnye_n shall_v run_v upon_o they_o and_o hew_v they_o in_o piece_n before_o they_o have_v power_n to_o fortify_v then selue_o and_o join_v together_o and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v assemble_v as_o much_o force_n as_o he_o can_v as_o well_o of_o the_o ordinary_a as_o of_o other_o man_n of_o war_n soldier_n footman_n of_o the_o garrison_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o catholic_n within_o the_o city_n of_o his_o government_n and_o shall_v besiege_v they_o which_o hold_v and_o make_v themselves_o strong_a in_o city_n about_o of_o his_o government_n so_o that_o the_o victory_n and_o authority_n may_v remain_v in_o his_o majesty_n at_o paris_n the._n thirty_o of_o august_n 1572._o sign_v charles_n and_o underneath_o brulard_n the_o king_n letter_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o gwich_n whereby_o it_o may_v plain_o be_v perceive_v how_o they_o will_v search_v out_o all_o they_o of_o
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germany_n to_o the_o general_a council_n the_o answer_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n to_o the_o pope_n legate_n persecutious_a in_o province_n the_o prince_n of_o conde_n send_v for_o to_o the_o court._n the_o contention_n and_o â—…lling_v out_o beâ—…weene_v the_o queen_n &_o the_o king_n of_o navarâ—…e_n deliberationâ—…_n of_o the_o particular_a assembly_n of_o state_n at_o paris_n reconciliation_n between_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n the_o constable_n be_v draw_v away_o from_o the_o pâ—…nce_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o from_o other_o oâ—…_n the_o reform_a church_n the_o king_n letter_n the_o oration_n of_o petrus_n robertus_fw-la the_o man_n of_o law_n for_o the_o prince_n the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o senate_n of_o paris_n the_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n con_v cern_v the_o innocence_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o complaint_n of_o the_o cardinal_n of_o lorrayn_n 1._o 2._o 3._o a_o edict_n call_v of_o the_o month_n of_o july_n the_o sum_n of_o the_o edict_n war_n 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obtain_v it_o the_o first_o session_n oâ—…â—…is_fw-mi disputation_n the_o proposition_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o ix_o the_o proposition_n of_o the_o chancellor_n general_n counsel_n a_o vain_a remedy_n ariminum_n o_o therwise_o call_v remino_n a_o old_a city_n in_o flaminia_n in_o italy_n the_o exception_n of_o frances_n cardinal_n of_o turnon_n the_o oration_n of_o beza_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o protestant_n beza_n his_o prayer_n â–ª_o beza_n direct_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o king_n â–ª_o how_o great_a a_o benefit_n it_o be_v for_o subject_n to_o be_v hard_a &_o see_v of_o their_o prince_n trouble_v foe_n â–ª_o religion_n in_o what_o thing_n the_o papist_n and_o protestant_n do_v agree_v and_o in_o what_o they_o do_v disagree_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o obtain_v salvation_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n rom._n 5._o the_o authority_n god_n word_n &_o of_o the_o father_n he_o speak_v to_o the_o prelate_n 1._o timo._n 4._o act._n 20._o aust._n ad_fw-la 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extraordinary_a 1_o 2_o 3_o act._n 1._o act._n 6._o 1._o timo._n 3._o titus_n 1._o exod._n 28._o isaiah_n 6._o 9_o dom._n 1._o 17._o amos._n 7._o 14._o isaiah_n 28._o jere._n 7._o ezechiel_n 22._o soph._n 3._o 1._o samuel_n 7._o 1._o king._n 18._o authority_n of_o the_o church_n hebt_n 11._o 1._o cor._n 14._o ephe._n 4._o galatian_n 5._o ephe._n 5._o 1._o cor._n 13._o whether_o the_o church_n may_v err_v 1._o cor._n 13._o 1._o hon_n 1._o general_a counsel_n bernar._n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr consider_v &_o in_o sermon_n 33_o in_o cantica_fw-la &_o in_o sermo_fw-la de_fw-fr conuersione_fw-la pauli_n caiphas_n prophesy_v â—…hon_fw-mi 18._o isaiah_n 56._o jeremy_n 6._o jeremy_n 14._o isaiah_n ezechiel_n 7._o act_n 20._o 2._o thes._n 4._o aust._n lib._n 2._o the_o bap_n contra_fw-la donat_n cap._n 31._o aust._n lib._n 2._o ca._n 4._o ad_fw-la arrianun_n 1._o cor._n â—…_n 2._o peter_n 1._o ihon._n 5._o ihon._n 20._o 2._o timo._n 3._o act._n 15_o 16._o 18_o thing_n indifferent_a act_n 15._o the_o word_n of_o god_n more_o ancient_a than_o