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which_o burn_v they_o alive_a and_o incapacitate_v they_o from_o fight_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o pain_n they_o suffer_v farica_n adilbar_n confuse_a and_o vex_v at_o the_o damage_n his_o man_n have_v receive_v from_o the_o beleaguer_v without_o its_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o do_v they_o any_o cause_v the_o rerreat_fw-la to_o be_v sound_v and_o his_o troop_n put_v into_o quarter_n to_o see_v what_o he_o have_v to_o do_v he_o have_v lose_v four_o hundred_o man_n in_o this_o first_o assault_n and_o plain_o perceive_v that_o as_o often_o as_o he_o employ_v force_n there_o will_v be_v nothing_o to_o be_v get_v wherefore_o he_o imagine_v that_o be_v master_n of_o the_o field_n and_o have_v victual_n abundance_n in_o his_o army_n who_o subsistence_n he_o can_v furnish_v to_o as_o long_o as_o he_o please_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o that_o town_n he_o can_v so_o well_o block_n up_o the_o avenue_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v constrain_v to_o surrender_v without_o his_o so_o much_o as_o lose_v one_o man_n he_o resolve_v not_o to_o decamp_v thence_o till_o he_o have_v famish_a it_o the_o beleaguer_v guess_v that_o the_o moor_n have_v take_v this_o course_n since_o they_o have_v remain_v five_o and_o twenty_o day_n together_o without_o continue_v their_o attack_n they_o resolve_v to_o sally_n out_o upon_o they_o when_o as_o they_o lest_o expect_v it_o for_o this_o purpose_n without_o make_v any_o bustle_n as_o can_v make_v the_o besieger_n suspect_v their_o design_n they_o assemble_v all_o their_o resolute_a resolution_n man_n and_o one_o night_n sally_v out_o of_o one_o of_o their_o gate_n they_o fall_v with_o much_o vigour_n upon_o adilbar_n camp_n the_o moor_n defend_v themselves_o with_o great_a resolution_n but_o believe_v the_o number_n of_o their_o enemy_n still_o great_a than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o darkness_n that_o hinder_v they_o from_o view_v one_o another_o they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o flight_n rout._n and_o the_o christian_n make_v a_o great_a slaughter_n of_o they_o to_o avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n that_o common_o happen_v in_o engagement_n that_o be_v perform_v by_o night_n the_o governor_n have_v order_v all_o those_o that_o be_v command_v out_o upon_o that_o sally_n to_o cease_v fight_v and_o retire_v into_o the_o town_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o shall_v cause_v a_o horn_n to_o be_v sound_v who_o sound_n he_o have_v cause_v they_o to_o observe_v thus_o fear_v they_o may_v engage_v too_o far_o on_o the_o pursuit_n of_o the_o moor_n who_o may_v cut_v they_o off_o he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v sound_v when_o he_o judge_v it_o convenient_a the_o christian_n have_v much_o ado_n to_o resolve_v upon_o quit_v the_o engagement_n be_v very_o much_o flesh_v by_o the_o moor_n who_o give_v way_n before_o they_o on_o all_o side_n and_o be_v pursue_v by_o they_o with_o the_o sword_n in_o their_o reins_o but_o at_o the_o long_o run_v retire_v by_o little_a and_o little_a in_o the_o order_n that_o have_v be_v prescribe_v they_o they_o reentered_n the_o town_n where_o they_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a applause_n by_o the_o beleaguer_v who_o cause_v a_o world_n of_o musical_a instrument_n to_o be_v sound_v in_o token_n of_o joy_n for_o so_o great_a a_o victory_n the_o day_n be_v come_v the_o slaughter_n the_o christian_n have_v make_v appear_v to_o adilbar_v much_o great_a than_o he_o have_v believe_v it_o and_o perceive_v the_o strength_n of_o this_o town_n and_o the_o valour_n of_o those_o that_o defend_v it_o he_o find_v it_o more_o convenient_a to_o raise_v the_o siege_n than_o to_o persist_v any_o long_a obstinate_o in_o a_o enterprise_n which_o be_v more_o difficult_a than_o he_o have_v imagine_v whereupon_o he_o take_v his_o march_n back_o to_o cordova_n and_o have_v find_v his_o army_n diminish_v in_o two_o thousand_o foot_n and_o two_o hundred_o horse_n he_o have_v lose_v in_o this_o siege_n he_o separate_v it_o and_o put_v it_o into_o good_a quarter_n in_o the_o country_n that_o it_o may_v recover_v itself_o chap._n xxi_o adilbar_n make_v a_o second_o attempt_n upon_o hispalis_n and_o be_v as_o successless_a as_o before_o adilbar_n be_v disconsolate_a at_o the_o bad_a event_n of_o the_o first_o enterprise_n he_o have_v make_v for_o the_o valid_n service_n he_o be_v ashamed_a that_o the_o only_a town_n the_o christian_n hold_v in_o spain_n have_v resist_v he_o after_o tariff_n with_o so_o little_a pain_n have_v take_v all_o the_o rest_n he_o imagine_v all_o the_o moor_n scandal_n murmur_v at_o it_o and_o himself_o find_v that_o almanzor_n can_v not_o effectual_o call_v himself_o absolute_a master_n of_o that_o country_n as_o long_o as_o that_o town_n be_v not_o under_o his_o obedience_n wherefore_o have_v send_v for_o all_o the_o governor_n of_o those_o province_n and_o confer_v with_o they_o about_o the_o necessity_n and_o the_o mean_n for_o the_o reduce_v it_o he_o begin_v
a_o second_o attempt_n upon_o hispalis_n and_o be_v as_o successless_a as_o before_o 156_o chap._n 22._o adilbar_n go_v to_o valence_n defeat_v the_o governor_n of_o that_o province_n and_o have_v he_o behead_v 165_o chap._n 23._o almanzor_n give_v tariff_n a_o place_n in_o his_o council_n and_o choose_v he_o for_o his_o ambassador_n extraordinary_a for_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o prince_n his_o son_n match_n with_o the_o king_n of_o thunis_n daughter_n 168_o letter_n patent_n of_o almanzor_n demission_n in_o favour_n of_o his_o son_n 171_o chap._n 24._o abraham_n amcary_n go_v to_o fight_v abenbukar_n defeat_v he_o and_o have_v he_o behead_v 180_o chap._n 25._o king_n aboulvalid_n assemble_v a_o great_a army_n in_o africa_n and_o march_n against_o his_o brother_n abraham_n give_v he_o battle_n wherein_o his_o brother_n be_v kill_v 185_o king_n aboulvaiid_n letter_n to_o muca_n viceroy_n of_o morocco_n and_o africa_n 188_o chap._n 26._o adilbar_n viceroy_n of_o spain_n lead_v his_o army_n into_o biscaya_n against_o pelagius_n and_o thence_o return_v without_o do_v aught_o 195_o chap._n 27._o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o thunis_n and_o of_o the_o great_a war_n aboulvalid_n be_v oblige_v to_o make_v to_o render_v himself_o master_n of_o that_o kingdom_n 200_o chap._n 28._o aboulvalid_n make_v muca_n generalissimo_n of_o his_o army_n and_o after_o have_v reduce_v the_o kingdom_n of_o thunis_n under_o his_o obedience_n return_v into_o arabia_n 206_o aboulvalid_n letter_n to_o muca_fw-la abenzairi_fw-la generalissimo_n in_o his_o army_n 207_o chap._n 29._o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n which_o aboulvalid_n cause_v the_o state_n to_o take_v to_o jacob_n almanzor_n his_o son_n 214_o chap._n 30._o aboulvalid_n death_n who_o leave_v to_o one_o of_o his_o kinsman_n call_v mahomet_n amcari_n the_o regency_n of_o his_o state_n during_o his_o son_n minority_n 221_o chap._n 31._o the_o regent_n amcari_n mean_v to_o bereave_v prince_n almanzor_n of_o his_o life_n be_v discover_v and_o punish_v for_o his_o perfidy_n 230_o chap._n 32._o prince_n almanzor_n death_n the_o queen_n his_o mother_n die_v of_o grief_n in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o and_o ali_n abilhachek_n cause_v himself_o to_o be_v proclaim_v caliph_n 235_o part_n i._n contain_v the_o life_n of_o don_n rodrigo_n king_n of_o spain_n the_o conquest_n of_o that_o kingdom_n under_o the_o caliph_n valid_a almanzor_n and_o the_o war_n which_o his_o death_n occasion_v in_o africa_n in_o europe_n and_o asia_n between_o his_o child_n and_o his_o general_n luna_n and_o all_o the_o spanish_a author_n put_v mira_n mamolin_n instead_o of_o emir_n el_fw-es mumenin_n prince_n of_o believer_n almanzor_n signify_v august_n victorious_a caliphe_n vicar_n successor_n chap._n i._n anagilda_n king_n acosta_n widow_n withdraw_v with_o the_o prince_n her_o son_n to_o cordova_n rodrigo_n invite_v she_o to_o bring_v he_o back_o to_o court_n to_o assist_v at_o a_o festival_n she_o go_v thither_o and_o depart_v thence_o forthwith_o in_o the_o year_n 91_o of_o the_o hegira_n year_n spain_n be_v govern_v by_o a_o king_n call_v rodrigo_n of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o goth_n a_o people_n that_o come_v into_o that_o country_n from_o the_o far_a part_n of_o the_o north_n and_o who_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n lord_n this_o kingdom_n do_v then_o enjoy_v a_o profound_a peace_n and_o be_v as_o much_o under_o his_o subjection_n as_o arabia_n can_v be_v former_o to_o the_o great_a almanzor_n our_o sovereign_a lord_n insomuch_o that_o this_o unhappy_a prince_n for_o we_o may_v well_o term_v he_o so_o have_v the_o freedom_n to_o abandon_v himself_o to_o all_o the_o vice_n whereof_o idleness_n be_v common_o the_o source_n what_o curb_v he_o be_v the_o young_a prince_n don_n sancho_n son_n to_o the_o late_a king_n acosta_n his_o elder_a brother_n to_o who_o by_o consequence_n sceptre_n the_o crown_n be_v devolve_v after_o his_o death_n and_o which_o have_v be_v only_o 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