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himself_o into_o the_o duke_n favour_n promise_v the_o venetian_n all_o aid_n and_o succour_v the_o duke_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n send_v ten_o galley_n from_o zara_n to_o spoil_v the_o narentines_n take_v country_n these_o galley_n surprise_v near_o to_o the_o island_n next_o to_o belgrade_n call_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n chama_fw-la forty_o narentine_n merchant_n who_o be_v return_v from_o apulia_n some_o say_v that_o their_o come_n be_v discover_v by_o spy_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o galley_n be_v send_v to_o meet_v they_o the_o duke_n after_o he_o have_v refresh_v himself_o do_v forth_o with_o follow_v they_o but_o he_o find_v that_o before_o his_o arrival_n those_o who_o he_o have_v first_o send_v have_v take_v the_o island_n neeâ—…e_v to_o the_o which_o we_o have_v say_v the_o narentines_n be_v surprise_v whereby_o it_o come_v pass_v that_o upon_o vrseolo_n his_o arrival_n the_o ambassador_n of_o belgrade_n &_o trahu_n come_v thither_o likewise_o to_o receive_v the_o 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mountain_n even_o to_o the_o top_n those_o within_o the_o town_n be_v amaze_v to_o see_v they_o there_o begin_v to_o defend_v themselves_o and_o the_o venetian_n do_v furious_o assail_v they_o and_o have_v set_v up_o scal_a ladder_n in_o diverse_a place_n they_o begin_v a_o cruel_a fight_n on_o either_o side_n the_o hope_n to_o win_v the_o town_n if_o they_o will_v a_o little_a strive_v to_o do_v valiant_o increase_v the_o venetian_n strength_n and_o despair_v possess_v the_o other_o a_o tower_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v take_v by_o a_o few_o who_o expulse_v the_o enemy_n from_o that_o side_n and_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o wall_n then_o lesina_n those_o within_o be_v amaze_v fling_v down_o their_o weapon_n and_o upon_o their_o knee_n cry_v for_o mercy_n at_o this_o noise_n the_o gentle_a and_o merciful_a prince_n command_v to_o pardon_v those_o that_o be_v
his_o happy_a fortune_n alter_v he_o be_v after_o that_o constrain_v to_o enter_v into_o controversy_n with_o those_o of_o cap-darge_a and_o with_o the_o saccean_n with_o the_o one_o for_o refuse_v to_o pay_v the_o tribute_n call_v ripetta_n and_o with_o the_o other_o about_o the_o marsh_n of_o the_o lauretans_n but_o he_o end_v they_o both_o as_o he_o wish_v to_o the_o profit_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o phaledrini_n a_o noble_a family_n cause_v the_o church_n and_o monastery_n phaledrini_n of_o st._n benedict_n to_o be_v build_v which_o they_o enrich_v with_o diverse_a great_a and_o goodly_a inheritance_n near_o adjoin_v it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o duke_n be_v very_o careful_a to_o end_v the_o reparation_n of_o the_o palace_n and_o the_o church_n near_o adjacent_a then_o by_o his_o last_o will_v he_o divide_v his_o wealth_n into_o three_o part_n the_o first_o and_o great_a he_o bequeath_v to_o his_o child_n the_o second_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v employ_v for_o the_o succour_v â—…ill_v of_o poor_a people_n and_o repair_n of_o church_n and_o the_o three_o to_o be_v spend_v in_o his_o life_n time_n in_o public_a show_n gift_n and_o liberality_n to_o the_o people_n those_o thing_n be_v accomplish_v at_o home_n and_o abroad_o he_o decease_v the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o government_n his_o body_n bewail_v of_o all'man_n be_v carry_v to_o saint_n zâ—…charies_n church_n and_o there_o honourable_o bury_v ¶_o otho_n vrseolo_n the_o 27._o duke_n of_o venice_n otho_n his_o son_n a_o young_a man_n of_o great_a hope_n and_o worthy_a of_o such_o a_o father_n and_o grandsire_n man_n of_o great_a devotion_n do_v with_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o all_o the_o citizen_n succeed_v he_o he_o begin_v his_o government_n with_o the_o same_o wisdom_n which_o all_o man_n expect_v at_o what_o time_n geica_fw-la king_n of_o hungary_n be_v move_v by_o the_o report_n of_o his_o great_a reputation_n duke_n give_v he_o his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n he_o defeat_v the_o hadrian_o near_o to_o lauretta_n betwixt_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n po_n and_o adice_n for_o that_o they_o have_v spoil_v the_o venetian_a frontier_n and_o have_v vanquish_v they_o he_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o upon_o condition_n they_o shall_v surrender_v both_o to_o the_o lauretans_n that_o which_o they_o have_v lose_v and_o shall_v make_v no_o more_o incursion_n afterward_o but_o it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o hadrian_o who_o before_o that_o time_n have_v be_v very_o mighty_a do_v so_o sudden_o decay_n by_o the_o loss_n of_o lauretta_n as_o since_o then_o wax_a daily_o worse_o and_o worse_o they_o can_v never_o afterward_o recover_v themselves_o about_o the_o same_o time_n murcimirus_n i_o find_v in_o some_o author_n heresimus_n for_o murcimire_n lord_n of_o croatia_n do_v very_o much_o molest_v those_o of_o zara_n contrary_a to_o the_o agreement_n late_o make_v and_o do_v incessant_o oner-runne_a the_o whole_a country_n and_o the_o neighbour_n city_n likewise_o have_v already_o feel_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o croatian_n army_n when_o otho_n resolve_v to_o revenge_v it_o march_v against_o the_o barbarian_a who_o dare_v to_o tarry_v for_o he_o and_o to_o offer_v battle_n be_v by_o he_o very_o easy_o break_v and_o defeat_v but_o those_o author_n who_o we_o follow_v do_v not_o set_v down_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o sea_n or_o 〈◊〉_d land_n otho_n pursue_v this_o happy_a victory_n after_o he_o have_v scour_v with_o his_o army_n all_o the_o sea_n coast_n of_o dalmatia_n liburnia_n and_o histria_n which_o his_o father_n have_v subdue_v to_o the_o venetian_n he_o enter_v under_o colour_n of_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o province_n into_o all_o their_o city_n and_o assembly_n he_o cause_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o make_v new_a oath_n of_o fidelity_n that_o they_o shall_v ever_o after_o continue_v faithful_a to_o the_o venetian_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o they_o have_v voluntary_o submit_v themselves_o and_o not_o to_o permit_v any_o banishment_n whatsoever_o to_o practice_v aught_o against_o their_o state_n at_o his_o return_n from_o dalmatia_n he_o be_v unfortunate_o surprise_v by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o dominico_n flabenico_n who_o after_o he_o have_v shave_v his_o beard_n drive_v he_o into_o greece_n the_o five_o year_n after_o he_o have_v take_v the_o government_n alone_o upon_o himself_o where_o soon_o after_o he_o die_v ¶_o pietro_n centranico_n the_o 28._o duke_n of_o venice_n pietro_n ceutranico_n or_o barbolano_n for_o both_o these_o surname_n be_v find_v in_o this_o family_n succeed_v otho_n thus_o banish_v this_o man_n enter_v into_o the_o government_n of_o his_o country_n which_o be_v full_a of_o trouble_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o take_v great_a care_n which_o business_n to_o take_v in_o hand_n first_o yâ—…t_v nevertheless_o he_o think_v it_o best_a to_o reduce_v the_o city_n into_o her_o former_a peaceable_a estate_n be_v yet_o in_o a_o uproar_n by_o 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suspicion_n of_o envy_n and_o hatred_n where_o it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o whole_a assembly_n declare_v the_o church_n of_o grada_n to_o be_v the_o metropolitan_a of_o the_o whole_a venetian_a territory_n but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o emperor_n conrade_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o pepin_n great_o incenfed_a against_o the_o venetian_n declare_v himself_o in_o some_o matter_n their_o open_a enemy_n in_o this_o state_n stand_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o venetian_n when_o as_o centranico_n after_o he_o have_v monk_n command_v four_o year_n be_v as_o some_o say_v at_o the_o pursuit_n of_o vrsus_fw-la bishop_n of_o grada_n take_v by_o the_o people_n have_v his_o head_n and_o beard_n shave_v and_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o monk_n be_v banish_v he_o thus_o exile_v the_o people_n command_v vrsus_fw-la to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o public_a government_n and_o to_o command_v as_o duke_n till_o such_o time_n as_o otho_n his_o brother_n 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