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himself_o in_o for_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr guise_n 417_o 418_o etc._n etc._n he_o suspend_v all_o expedition_n for_o benefice_n till_o the_o king_n shall_v send_v to_o demand_v his_o absolution_n ibid._n he_o cause_v a_o monitory_a to_o be_v affix_v against_o he_o at_o rome_n pag._n 423._o he_o declare_v his_o opinion_n against_o the_o league_n and_o the_o guise_n to_o the_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr joyeuse_fw-fr 419._o he_o refuse_v the_o king_n absolution_n unless_o he_o will_v put_v the_o prelate_n that_o be_v prisoner_n into_o his_o band_n 495._o his_o thunder_a monitory_n against_o the_o king_n 498_o 499_o etc._n etc._n he_o send_v cardinal_n cajetan_n his_o legate_n into_o france_n to_o cause_v a_o catholic_a king_n to_o be_v choose_v 758._o he_o disabuse_v himself_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n 822._o he_o threaten_v the_o spanish_a ambassador_n to_o cause_v his_o head_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o 824._o his_o death_n ib._n the_o sorbonne_n and_o its_o 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valour_n in_o this_o battle_n 215_o etc._n etc._n charlotte_n catharine_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr tremoville_n become_v huguenot_n and_o espouse_n the_o prince_n de_fw-fr conde_n 147_o 148_o etc._n etc._n henry_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr tour_n viscount_n de_fw-fr turenne_n join_v himself_o to_o the_o marescal_n de_fw-fr damville_n with_o the_o party_n of_o the_o malcontent_n 9_o his_o audacious_a answer_n at_o the_o conference_n of_o st._n brix_n 165_o 166_o etc._n etc._n he_o bring_v a_o grand_a reinforcement_n to_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n 197_o 198._o he_o combat_v most_o valiant_o at_o the_o battle_n of_o coutras_n 216._o he_o be_v make_v marescal_n of_o france_n duke_n of_o bovillon_n and_o sovereign_a prince_n of_o sedan_n 844_o 845_o etc._n etc._n he_o take_v stenay_n the_o evening_n before_o his_o marriage_n pag._n ib._n v._o le_z sieur_n de_fw-fr ville-roy_a secretary_n of_o state_n under_o henry_n iii_o 384._o he_o enter_v into_o the_o league_n to_o serve_v the_o state_n 759._o his_o 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