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imitation_n of_o other_o great_a rebel_n and_o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o he_o and_o they_o c._n tacitus_n c_o tacitus_n plutatch_n dion_n piero_n mexias_n dam_fw-la haillan_n a_o strange_a interpretation_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n a_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o sâ—jan_a caesar_n pipin_n and_o hugh_n capet_n du_n haillan_n du_n haillan_n holinsh_v du_n haillan_n deny_v the_o law_n salic_a the_o frenchman_n first_o objection_n and_o the_o answer_n thereunto_o hottomanus_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la successionis_fw-la the_o second_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n the_o three_o objection_n and_o answer_n guido_n papnis_n quest_n 23._o 9_o hostiensis_n extrude_v major_a et_fw-la obedientia_fw-la c._n dilecti_fw-la silij_fw-la alexander_n cent._n 25._o n._n 20._o vel_fw-la 5._o baldus_n in_o tit_n si_fw-mi defendo_fw-la fuerit_fw-la contra_fw-la in_o it_o dom._n in_o generalâ—_n n._n v._n the_o four_o objection_n and_o answer_n john_n bodin_n philip_n de_fw-fr comines_n guicciardine_n gâ—oviano_n pontavo_fw-la della_fw-it guerra_fw-mi di_fw-it napoli_n du_n haillan_n polid._n virg._n holinsh_v du_n haillan_n froissart_n the_o five_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n hottomanus_n gul_n benedictus_n inc_fw-la raghutius_fw-la in_o verb._n mortui_fw-la n._n 49._o terrixubeus_fw-la tract_n 2._o con_fw-la clus_o q._n terapha_n holinshed_a hect._n boet._n hist._n poloniae_fw-la du_n haillan_n piero_n mexias_n vida_fw-la de_fw-fr carlo_n magno_fw-la du_n haillan_n lib._n 15._o p._n 214._o the_o six_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n john_n de_fw-fr terra_fw-la rubea_fw-la tract_n 2._o conclus_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o guliel_n benedictus_fw-la in_o c._n ragnat_fw-la in_o verbum_fw-la &_o eodem_fw-la test_n num_fw-la 148._o guido_n papius_n quest_n 279._o nich._n gyles_n froissart_n froissart_n nich._n gyleâ—_n du_n haillan_n lib._n 21._o vita_fw-la de_fw-la marc._n aurelio_n tarapha_fw-la illescas_n lib._n 6._o du_n haillan_n lib._n 6._o du_n haillan_n lib._n 8._o du_n haillan_n lib._n 2._o du_n haillan_n lib._n 2_o 6_o 8._o nic._n gyles_n idem_fw-la idem_fw-la smillerus_fw-la de_fw-la republica_fw-la helvetiorum_n the_o reason_n why_o england_n challenge_v not_o her_o right_a in_o france_n du_n haillan_n polid._n virg._n holinsh_v dam_fw-la haillan_n phil._n de_fw-fr comines_n holinshed_a polid._n virg._n hect._n boet._n vie_n da_o francois_n premier_n dece_fw-la nom_fw-fr phil._n de_fw-fr comines_n du_n haillan_n polid._n virg._n holinsh_v annales_n de_fw-fr aquitain_n t._n walse_v in_o his_o neustria_n hect._n boet._n the_o cause_n and_o mean_n how_o we_o lose_v all_o france_n holinshed_a polid._n virg._n du_n haillan_n ph._n de_fw-fr comines_n paulus_n aemilius_n marco_n arrogo_fw-la sans_fw-fr occino_fw-it nel_fw-it svo_fw-la governo_fw-it hect._n boet._n hottoman_n joh._n tilletius_fw-la du_n haillan_n lib._n 15._o pedro_fw-la corneio_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr lyga_fw-mi y_fw-fr confederation_n francesca_n how_o 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spanish_a king_n come_v by_o naples_n guicciard_n lib._n 5._o 6._o &_o 9_o sleidon_n lib._n 16._o how_o the_o spanish_a king_n come_v by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o navarra_n guicciard_n terapha_n de_fw-fr regibus_fw-la hisp._n the_o spaniard_n title_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n sleidens_n commentary_n don_n antonio_n his_o apology_n froissart_n vol._n pr._n c._n 252._o du_n haillan_n lib._n 6._o froissart_n vol._n 3._o c._n 25._o d._n anton._n
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