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charles_n francis_n 151_o 39_o consciousness_n covetousness_n 153_o 11_o cuonâ—_n buono_n 159_o 43_o taragosa_n saragoâ—a_n ibid._n 45_o le_fw-fr sirte_n to_o tunis_n not_o far_o from_o the_o syrtes_n at_o tunis_n 168_o 42_o eminent_a imminent_a 173_o 43_o lerce_a leseu_n ibid._n  _fw-fr deal_n the_o second_o to_o 177_o 4_o francisco_n laâ—s_v alfonso_n saus_n 181_o 3_o pope_n po_n 182_o 22_o 12000_o 1200_o 187_o 13_o ought_v doubt_v 193_o 23_o after_o may_v insert_v not_o â—05_n 34_o infect_v infa_v 208_o 14_o which_o with_o 210_o 30_o after_o opinion_n deal_n on_o 212_o 36_o after_n for_o insert_v if_o 220_o 45_o 1000_o 10â—00_n 221_o 2_o eminent_a imminent_a ibid._n 36_o lormano_n sormano_n 228_o 8_o son_n son_n ibid._n 18_o 1000_o 10000_o 130_o 29_o sange_n lange_n 232_o 42_o galâ—iazzo_n di_fw-fr gaiazzo_n 224_o 31_o descent_n dissent_v 236_o 30_o lagni_n lagri_n 247_o 45_o fuâ—ili_fw-la furli_fw-la 251_o 22_o county_n count_n ibid._n 32_o on_o of_o 255_o 4_o deal_n give_v they_o 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condition_n and_o to_o the_o king_n devotion_n wherefore_o the_o confederate_n commander_n resolve_v to_o send_v sudden_o three_o thousand_o dutch_a and_o swisser_n foot_n thither_o who_o be_v to_o come_v quick_o to_o alexandria_n to_o join_v with_o other_o french_a who_o come_v for_o italy_n whilst_o these_o thing_n go_v thus_o the_o thought_n and_o provision_n for_o renew_v war_n in_o lombardy_n cease_v not_o to_o the_o which_o monsieur_n de_fw-fr s._n paul_n be_v destine_v as_o have_v be_v say_v the_o venetian_a senate_n desirous_a that_o antonio_n da_fw-mi leva_n may_v have_v no_o long_o time_n nor_o opportunity_n to_o make_v any_o far_a progress_n have_v send_v andrea_n rosso_n ambassador_n to_o france_n to_o hasten_v the_o come_n of_o the_o commander_n and_o of_o the_o army_n and_o be_v very_o diligent_a in_o all_o thing_n else_o they_o have_v send_v pay_n to_o jurea_n for_o five_o thousand_o landsknecht_n who_o be_v take_v into_o pay_n by_o the_o king_n for_o that_o enterprise_n 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milan_n interest_n and_o for_o the_o venetian_n also_o since_o the_o preservation_n thereof_o will_v make_v much_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o bergamo_n and_o crema_fw-la which_o when_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o french_a shall_v begin_v to_o ascend_v the_o mountain_n he_o shall_v pass_v over_o the_o po_n with_o the_o venetian_a army_n and_o join_v with_o they_o to_o suppress_v antonio_n da_fw-mi leva_n according_a as_o occasion_n shall_v best_o serve_v as_o soon_o therefore_o as_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr s._n paul_n be_v come_v into_o italy_n who_o bring_v with_o he_o five_o thousand_o foot_n five_o hundred_o lance_n and_o as_o many_o light_a horse_n it_o be_v about_o the_o end_n of_o july_n the_o duke_n of_o urbine_n speak_v with_o he_o at_o monticelli_n a_o place_n seat_v upon_o the_o bank_n of_o po_n to_o advise_v how_o they_o be_v to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n for_o the_o common_a service_n the_o duke_n of_o urbine_n be_v order_v so_o to_o do_v by_o the_o senate_n and_o it_o agree_v likewise_o with_o his_o own_o opinion_n propound_v that_o they_o shall_v keep_v all_o their_o force_n employ_v in_o lombardy_n to_o drive_v antonio_z da_fw-mi leva_n out_o of_o the_o dukedom_n of_o milan_n upon_o which_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o italy_n be_v final_o to_o depend_v for_o as_o long_o as_o the_o imperialist_n shall_v have_v a_o secure_a receptacle_n in_o that_o state_n whereinto_o they_o may_v easy_o bring_v many_o soldier_n from_o germany_n and_o from_o whence_o they_o receive_v great_a conveniency_n for_o the_o feed_n of_o their_o army_n which_o have_v now_o be_v maintain_v a_o good_a while_n at_o the_o private_a expense_n of_o several_a man_n of_o the_o country_n there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o put_v a_o period_n to_o the_o war._n that_o any_o thing_n attempt_v elsewhere_o though_o it_o shall_v succeed_v well_o will_v not_o be_v equal_o beneficial_a to_o what_o may_v be_v receive_v by_o drive_v the_o
enemy_n out_o of_o those_o confine_n and_o by_o get_v safe_a possession_n of_o the_o state_n of_o milan_n moreover_o it_o may_v be_v hope_v that_o by_o keep_v the_o force_n of_o the_o colleague_n join_v together_o and_o near_o at_o band_n they_o may_v at_o last_o draw_v the_o pope_n into_o the_o league_n the_o which_o have_v be_v several_a time_n attempt_v in_o vain_a mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr s._n paul_n and_o the_o other_o french_a commander_n be_v of_o another_o opinion_n viz_o that_o the_o business_n of_o naples_n be_v not_o to_o be_v abandon_v lose_v thereby_o their_o reputation_n both_o with_o the_o people_n and_o with_o the_o enemy_n show_v among_o other_o thing_n how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o imperialist_n employ_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n so_o as_o they_o may_v not_o come_v and_o join_v with_o antonio_n da_fw-mi leva_n whereby_o grow_v very_o strong_a they_o may_v settle_v themselves_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o both_o those_o state_n in_o this_o 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advantageous_a and_o of_o great_a credit_n to_o the_o league_n not_o only_o in_o its_o own_o respect_n but_o because_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o quick_a surrender_n of_o novara_n and_o of_o other_o neighbour_a town_n whereby_o the_o enemy_n who_o receive_v much_o victual_n from_o thence_o for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o army_n which_o be_v in_o milan_n be_v much_o incommodate_v the_o venetian_a senate_n be_v much_o rejoice_v hereat_o hope_v that_o it_o may_v in_o the_o future_a somewhat_o counterpoise_v their_o late_a loss_n at_o naples_n they_o commend_v and_o thank_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr st_n paul_n for_o it_o exhort_v he_o to_o prosecute_v the_o prosperity_n which_o be_v promise_v by_o this_o good_a beginning_n not_o despair_v but_o by_o his_o happy_a conduct_n they_o shall_v get_v milan_n and_o recover_v naples_n the_o alteration_n in_o genua_n be_v very_o unwelcome_a news_n to_o france_n wherefore_o the_o king_n send_v a_o express_a commission_n to_o 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