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chap._n 2._o rodrigo_n cause_v the_o prince_n don_n sancho_n to_o be_v take_v into_o custody_n his_o mother_n free_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n and_o go_v with_o he_o into_o africa_n 7_o the_o letter_n of_o queen_n anagilda_n the_o prince_n don_n sancho_n mother_n to_o the_o king_n d._n rodrigo_n 11_o chap._n 3._o rodrigo_n cause_v most_o of_o the_o fortress_n of_o his_o kingdom_n to_o be_v dismantle_v and_o commit_v several_a violence_n that_o make_v he_o incur_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n 19_o chap._n 4._o rodrigo_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o florinda_n call_v la_fw-fr caux_n by_o the_o arab_n she_o signify_v to_o count_n julian_n her_o father_n then_o in_o africa_n the_o violence_n do_v she_o by_o this_o prince_n 25_o florinda_n letter_n to_o count_n julian_n her_o father_n 27_o chap._n 5._o count_n julian_n be_v thorough_o inform_v of_o the_o outrage_n do_v to_o his_o danghter_n resolve_v to_o be_v revenge_v and_o to_o deliver_v spain_n to_o the_o moor_n 30_o muca_n letter_n to_o valid_a almanzor_n 32_o almanzor_n letter_n to_o muca_n 35_o chap._n 6._o rodrigo_n enter_v a_o cave_n that_o be_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o toledo_n and_o think_v to_o find_v treasure_n therein_o find_v only_a presage_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o spain_n 38_o chap._n 7._o muca_n send_v tariff_n and_o count_n julian_n into_o arabia_n to_o give_v a_o account_n to_o almanzor_n of_o the_o success_n of_o the_o voyage_n they_o have_v make_v into_o spain_n 46_o almanzor_n letter_n patent_n 49_o a_o prediction_n make_v by_o a_o religious_a 55_o chap._n 8._o great_a preparation_n for_o war_n make_v by_o rodrigo_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o dominion_n 59_o chap._n 9_o muca_n pass_v into_o spain_n and_o join_v with_o tariff_n rodrigo_n put_v himself_o at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o army_n give_v they_o battle_n and_o lose_v it_o 64_o chap._n 10._o general_n tariff_n cause_n search_v to_o be_v make_v through_o all_o the_o country_n for_o d._n rodrigo_n and_o promise_n great_a reward_n to_o who_o ever_o shall_v deliver_v he_o dead_a or_o alive_a into_o his_o hand_n 72_o chap._n 11._o the_o amour_n of_o mahomet_n gilhair_n with_o the_o queen_n who_o induce_v he_o to_o turn_v christian_a and_o then_o marry_v he_o 76_o chap._n 12._o tariff_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o province_n of_o grenada_n and_o of_o the_o snowy_a mountain_n call_v by_o the_o spaniard_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o the_o air._n 84_o chap._n 13._o the_o conquest_n of_o muca_n and_o his_o return_n to_o cordova_n 91_o chap._n 14._o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o two_o general_n and_o their_o entrance_n into_o castille_n 103_o chap._n 15._o the_o march_n of_o the_o two_o general_n towards_o valentia_n and_o murtia_n and_o their_o return_n to_o cordova_n 109_o chap._n 16._o the_o order_n that_o tariff_n leave_v in_o spain_n before_o his_o departure_n thence_o 113_o a_o letter_n from_o king_n pelage_n to_o general_n tariff_n abenziet_a 120_o a_o letter_n from_o tariff_n abenziet_a to_o caliph_n valid_a 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