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can_v those_o of_o carso_n be_v victual_v by_o those_o of_o friuli_n they_o be_v likewise_o much_o prejudice_v by_o the_o mutiny_v of_o the_o holâ—…anders_n who_o be_v displease_v with_o their_o captain_n for_o kâ—…eping_v back_o a_o good_a part_n of_o their_o pay_n which_o have_v be_v ready_o diâ—…burst_v by_o the_o venetian_n but_o certain_o the_o fall_n out_o between_o medici_n and_o nassaw_n do_v most_o harm_n who_o strive_v for_o superiority_n and_o who_o shall_v command_v and_o who_o obey_v medici_n by_o his_o patent_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v to_o command_v over_o all_o save_o the_o commissary-general_a and_o nassaw_n be_v by_o his_o letter_n patent_n not_o to_o obey_v any_o save_o the_o commissary-general_a and_o the_o commissary_n not_o be_v able_a to_o compose_v the_o difference_n jealousy_n grudge_n and_o disâ—…astes_n grow_v among_o they_o whereby_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v much_o prejudice_v the_o commonwealth_n not_o be_v only_o not_o well_o 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of_o the_o venetian_n â—…ealousies_n will_v either_o have_v leave_v their_o service_n or_o they_o for_o their_o own_o great_a satisfaction_n will_v have_v tried-first_a the_o other_o fortune_n and_o this_o be_v whisper_v to_o be_v private_o treat_v on_o by_o the_o senate_n but_o that_o they_o do_v not_o proceed_v therein_o by_o reason_n they_o see_v the_o war_n be_v near_o at_o a_o end_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o medici_n his_o condition_n and_o alliance_n marco_n antonio_n canale_n be_v also_o give_v for_o a_o successor_n to_o trivigiano_n though_o trivigiano_n have_v always_o show_v himself_o indefatigable_a in_o labour_n ready_a for_o danger_n and_o will_v have_v win_v much_o glory_n in_o that_o war_n have_v he_o not_o through_o the_o immortal_a malice_n he_o bear_v to_o the_o spaniard_n obscure_v it_o by_o a_o piece_n of_o cruelty_n commit_v by_o he_o upon_o a_o spanish_a knight_n who_o be_v bring_v prisoner_n before_o he_o while_o the_o prisoner_n submissive_o bow_v unto_o he_o 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and_o go_v afterward_o to_o romano_n where_o though_o they_o be_v repulse_v yet_o they_o overran_a the_o neighbour_a town_n plunder_v and_o carry_v away_o great_a store_n of_o prey_n to_o the_o very_a great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o people_n in_o those_o part_n for_o the_o venetian_n be_v whole_o unprovided_a there_o wherefore_o fear_v some_o worse_a thing_n if_o that_o commotion_n shall_v increase_v they_o send_v for_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n into_o the_o college_n this_o ambassador_n be_v don_n alphonso_n della_fw-it cuena_n marquis_n of_o belmar_n who_o at_o the_o king_n request_n be_v afterward_o make_v cardinal_n he_o have_v be_v always_o very_o attentive_a to_o the_o success_n of_o affair_n in_o venice_n have_v by_o his_o seasonable_a advice_n and_o instruction_n send_v to_o naples_n milan_n and_o germany_n be_v a_o good_a help_n to_o the_o carry_v on_o of_o that_o war_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o king_n and_o archduke_n and_o consequent_o have_v be_v prejudicial_a 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aâ—…my_n can_v keep_v long_o there_o there_o want_v earth_n to_o make_v approach_n and_o trench_n and_o yet_o as_o if_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o situation_n be_v niggardly_o unto_o they_o and_o scant_v of_o munition_n and_o strength_n the_o wall_n be_v wrought_v with_o such_o aâ—…t_n diligency_n and_o industry_n as_o bulwark_n be_v erect_v at_o due_a distance_n the_o curtain_n proportionable_o extend_v and_o the_o ditch_n â—…ound_v about_o from_o 50_o to_o 100_o foot_n broad_a and_o 12_o or_o 15_o foot_n deep_a in_o stone_n nor_o do_v less_o diligence_n appear_v to_o be_v use_v on_o the_o inside_n round_o about_o which_o there_o go_v a_o way_n which_o be_v at_o least_o 60_o foot_n broad_a very_o convenient_a for_o carry_v artillery_n and_o for_o order_v defendant_n upon_o the_o wall_n the_o bulwark_n have_v dis-inhabitated_n the_o cottage_n upon_o those_o mounâ—…ains_n and_o make_v lodging_n for_o soldier_n dig_v cestern_n in_o the_o very_a rock_n so_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o 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