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the_o temple_n of_o haâ—…o_n in_o egypt_n â–ª_o buyld_v the_o city_n alexandria_n receyve_v letter_n twice_o from_o darius_n and_o repli_v to_o thesame_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o darius_n wise_n 〈◊〉_d the_o thyrd_o letter_n from_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d thereunto_o 〈◊〉_d darius_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o empire_n of_o asia_n reward_v his_o soldier_n and_o find_v â—…eading_v riches_n in_o the_o city_n 〈◊〉_d dam_fw-la rius_fw-la be_v bind_v by_o his_o â—…wne_a 〈◊〉_d find_v by_o a_o soldier_n half_n dead_a and_o sore_o wound_v 〈◊〉_d who_o he_o 〈◊〉_d his_o mind_n and_o die_v and_o alexander_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d accord_v to_o his_o estate_n the_o conteynte_n of_o the_o twelu_v book_n alexander_n bury_v his_o soldier_n sumptuous_o agis_n king_n of_o 〈◊〉_d make_v insurrection_n in_o grece_n and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o alâ—…xander_n king_n of_o epire_n war_v in_o italy_n &_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o death_n â—…yron_v with_o his_o host_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o 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courâ—…e_n toward_o their_o enemy_n their_o miserable_a oppression_n by_o tyranny_n the_o bold_a enterprise_n of_o chion_n and_o leonides_n and_o the_o death_n of_o they_o the_o conteynte_n of_o the._n xvii_o book_n the_o horrible_a earthquake_n in_o hellesponte_n and_o chersonesus_n the_o cruelty_n of_o lysimachus_n to_o his_o own_o child_n by_o thinstigation_n of_o their_o â—…tepmother_n arsyrice_o the_o last_o war_n between_o the_o succâ—…ssoro_n of_o alexander_n wherein_o 〈◊〉_d be_v slay_v by_o seleucus_n who_o also_o within_o a_o while_n after_o be_v slay_v by_o ptolemy_n the_o king_n brother_n of_o egypt_n pyrrhus_n aydâ—…th_v the_o â—…tynes_n against_o the_o roman_n a_o discourse_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o epire_n with_o a_o declaration_n of_o thacte_n of_o the_o king_n thereof_o the_o content_n of_o the._n xviii_o book_n pyrrhus_n 〈◊〉_d the_o romayn_v mage_n duke_n of_o carthagbryngeâ—…h_n aid_n to_o they_o and_o be_v send_v home_o again_o the_o romayve_n take_v a_o truce_n 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