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condi_n treat_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n in_o the_o king_n behalf_n offer_v he_o the_o princess_n catharine_n in_o marriage_n for_o the_o duke_n his_o son_n 610_o duchess_n of_o guise_n demand_v justice_n of_o the_o parliament_n they_o grant_v it_o she_o and_o choose_v those_o shall_v form_v the_o process_n 380_o e._n earl_n of_o essex_n challenge_v sieur_n de_fw-fr villars_n to_o a_o duel_n who_o put_v it_o off_o till_o another_o time_n 524_o walter_n d'evereux_fw-fr brother_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n slay_v in_o the_o first_o skirmish_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o roven_n 523_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n in_o a_o unhappy_a condition_n 563_o edict_n that_o no_o body_n shall_v be_v molest_v for_o religion_n 48._o of_o july_n 49._o of_o january_n 51._o to_o forbid_v the_o hugonot_n assembly_n in_o paris_n or_o near_o the_o court_n 63._o another_o against_o they_o 131._o forbid_a raise_n of_o soldier_n 260._o against_o the_o hugonot_n 281._o to_o succour_v they_o 488_o 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pen_n as_o soldier_n with_o their_o sword_n 434_o father_n robert_n a_o franciscan_a condemn_v to_o death_n at_o vendosme_n for_o have_v commend_v the_o kill_n of_o henry_n iii_o 426_o la_o fere_n a_o place_n strong_a by_o art_n and_o nature_n besiege_v by_o henry_n iu_o 696._o yield_v have_v large_a condition_n grant_v 709_o flanders_n under_o that_o name_n the_o italian_n usual_o comprehend_v all_o the_o low-countries_n 299_o force_n of_o henry_n iv._o send_v to_o relieve_v villamur_fw-la the_o foot_n almost_o all_o cut_v in_o piece_n 570_o france_n the_o prince_n that_o aspire_v to_o its_o kingdom_n 435_o francis_n go_v to_o king_n  _fw-fr franconian_o a_o people_n of_o germany_n not_o be_v able_a to_o subsist_v in_o their_o own_o country_n issue_n out_o in_o arm_a multitude_n anno_fw-la 419._o and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o gallia_n be_v then_o possess_v of_o the_o roman_n 3_o 4_o fougade_n what_o '_o it_o be_v 650_o g._n
under_o pretence_n of_o defend_v he_o set_v strict_a guard_n upon_o his_o house_n 181._o his_o word_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v 186._o deprive_v the_o marshal_n d'anville_n son_n of_o anna_n de_fw-fr momorancy_n of_o his_o dignity_n by_o a_o decree_n 198._o die_v may_n 30_o 1574._o 201_o king_n chilperic_a of_o a_o effeminate_a nature_n put_v into_o a_o monastery_n by_o charles_n martel_n and_o pepin_n master_n of_o the_o palace_n 360_o king_n clodian_n second_o king_n of_o france_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o belgia_n and_o this_o be_v first_o conquer_v 4_o king_n francis_n i._o advance_v charles_n of_o bourbon_n and_o afterward_o suppress_v he_o whereupon_o he_o rebell_v 5._o take_v with_o a_o apoplexy_n under_o the_o barber_n hand_n 38_o king_n henry_n iii_o succeed_v charles_n ix_o 205._o return_v out_o of_o poland_n at_o thurin_n restore_v certain_a place_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n keep_v by_o the_o king_n of_o france_n for_o security_n 207._o be_v ill_o affect_v to_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o prince_n of_o condé_v head_n of_o the_o hugonot_n and_o duke_n of_o guise_n head_n of_o the_o catholic_n 209._o demand_n the_o king_n of_o sueden_n sister_n to_o wife_n 211._o consecrate_a at_o rheims_n by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o lorraine_n brother_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o next_o day_n marry_v louyse_n de_fw-fr vaudemont_n niece_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n 212._o take_v mombrum_fw-la who_o have_v take_v his_o carriage_n and_o execute_v he_o ibid._n frame_v a_o new_a model_n of_o government_n 213._o his_o speech_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o assembly_n at_o blois_n 227._o declare_v himself_o head_n of_o the_o catholic_n league_n 231._o send_v two_o army_n against_o the_o hugonot_n and_o make_v duke_n of_o alanzon_n lieutenant-general_n 233._o his_o manner_n of_o life_n 236._o institutes_n the_o order_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 238._o send_v forth_o three_o army_n 242._o take_v upon_o he_o the_o protection_n of_o geneva_n 250._o answer_n the_o spanish_a ambassador_n sharp_o make_v a_o edict_n against_o raise_v soldier_n 260._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o catholic_n league_n declaration_n 267._o esteem_v luigi_n davila_n the_o author_n brother_n and_o make_v use_v of_o he_o in_o manage_v affair_n and_o war_n 274._o make_v a_o specious_a proposition_n of_o peace_n 275._o his_o edict_n against_o the_o hugonot_n 281._o call_v the_o head_n of_o paris_n together_o and_o demand_v money_n for_o the_o war_n of_o the_o catholic_n against_o the_o hugonot_n 282._o a_o say_v of_o his_o 283._o confer_v the_o government_n of_o provence_n on_o the_o duke_n d'espernon_o ibid._n despair_v of_o issue_n resolve_v to_o further_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n right_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o unite_v himself_o with_o he_o for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o guise_n 297._o his_o solemn_a oath_n 308._o another_o say_v of_o his_o send_v a_o army_n against_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o give_v secret_a order_n to_o savardin_n to_o oppose_v but_o not_o suppress_v he_o 311._o honour_n the_o wedding_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n and_o countess_n the_o candale_n with_o great_a present_n 312._o go_v in_o person_n to_o keep_v the_o german_a army_n from_o join_v with_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n 320._o declare_v duke_n d'espernon_o admiral_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o governor_n of_o normandy_n 333._o command_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n not_o to_o come_v to_o paris_n 337._o show_n himself_o angry_a with_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o 338._o be_v strong_o guard_v for_o fear_n of_o he_o 339._o command_n fifteen_o thousand_o to_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o paris_n 341._o leaf_n it_o and_o retire_v to_o chartres_n 346._o order_n the_o duke_n d'espernon_o to_o quit_v his_o government_n of_o normandy_n 351._o receive_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n at_o chartres_n with_o great_a demonstration_n of_o kindness_n in_o appearance_n 354_o dismiss_v many_o old_a servant_n for_o their_o too_o much_o wisdom_n after_o the_o example_n of_o his_o grandfather_n 357._o begin_v the_o assembly_n at_o blois_n with_o a_o fine_a speech_n which_o sting_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o his_o adherent_n 359._o swear_v with_o the_o state_n to_o perform_v a_o former_a edict_n 360._o after_o much_o opposition_n consent_v cold_o to_o declare_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o all_o other_o suspect_v of_o heresy_n uncapable_a of_o the_o crown_n 362._o he_o the_o state_n and_o duke_n of_o guise_n send_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n to_o demand_v restitution_n of_o saluzzo_n and_o upon_o refusal_n to_o denounce_v war_n 365._o go_v arm_v to_o a_o factious_a quarrel_n ibid._n admit_v pio_n mocinego_n ambassador_n from_o venice_n though_o he_o be_v not_o one_o of_o the_o savii_n de_fw-fr terra_fw-la firma_fw-la 367._o resolve_n to_o free_v himself_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n 368._o order_n he_o to_o be_v kill_v 369._o admit_v every_o one_o into_o his_o presence_n speak_v very_o resent_o 371._o a_o say_v of_o his_o upon_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n be_v kill_v ibid._n discourse_v a_o long_a while_n with_o cardinal_n moresini_n about_o the_o duke_n death_n ib._n high_o offend_v at_o the_o pope_n sharp_a answer_n to_o his_o ambassador_n send_v to_o excuse_v the_o cardinal_n of_o guise_n death_n 382._o promise_n the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n very_o great_a thing_n by_o letter_n 384._o send_v the_o bishop_n of_o mons_fw-la on_o purpose_n to_o demand_v absolution_n for_o the_o cardinal_n death_n 385._o puts_z himself_o in_o the_o fight_n and_o order_n his_o soldier_n at_o tours_n 398._o take_v gergeau_n and_o piviers_n 402._o trouble_a at_o the_o pope_n censure_n and_o monitory_n and_o fast_n 48_o hour_n 402._o his_o word_n upon_o be_v excommunicate_v ibid._n take_v estamp_n hang_v the_o magistrate_n and_o give_v the_o pillage_n to_o the_o soldier_n ib._n lay_v siege_n to_o paris_n 403._o a_o say_v of_o his_o when_z look_v upon_o it_o 404._o call_v henry_n of_o valois_n the_o tyrant_n and_o persecutor_n of_o the_o faith_n ibid._n be_v thrust_v into_o the_o belly_n with_o a_o knife_n by_o friar_n jaques_n clement_n strike_v the_o same_o knife_n into_o his_o forehead_n die_v august_n 10._o 1589._o have_v live_v thirty_o six_o year_n and_o reign_v fifteen_o and_o two_o month_n page_n 406_o king_n merove_v the_o three_o king_n of_o france_n continues_z the_o conquest_n of_o belgia_n by_o clodian_n as_o far_o as_o paris_n and_o unite_v it_o to_o france_n 4_o king_n of_o navarre_n solicit_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n that_o they_o may_v share_v in_o the_o government_n 16._o keep_v a_o prisoner_n 36._o excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o beza_n and_o peter_n martyr_n 42._o dye_n 76_o king_n of_o nâ—varre_n afterward_o henry_n iu._n his_o answer_n to_o henry_n iiis_fw-la word_n at_o the_o excommunication_n against_o he_o 48._o be_v in_o great_a perplexity_n 407._o his_o answer_n about_o change_v his_o religion_n 408_o swear_v to_o maintain_v the_o catholic_n religion_n 410._o raise_v the_o siege_n before_o paris_n and_o divide_v his_o force_n to_o convenient_a place_n 412._o desire_n to_o speak_v with_o villeroy_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n will_v not_o consent_v ib._n he_o and_o the_o duke_n treat_v by_o a_o three_o person_n but_o nothing_o do_v ib._n appoint_v the_o assembly_n of_o state_n at_o tours_n 416._o march_n successful_o to_o diepe_a and_o fortify_v the_o place_n about_o it_o 417_o etc._n etc._n be_v in_o great_a danger_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n a_o speech_n of_o he_o 421._o a_o say_v of_o his_o 422._o refuse_v in_o modesty_n to_o go_v under_o the_o canopy_n of_o state_n at_o amiens_n 423._o march_n towards_o paris_n assault_v the_o suburb_n give_v the_o pillà ge_n to_o his_o soldier_n 423._o dismantle_n estamp_v ibid._n take_v vendosme_n give_v the_o pillage_n to_o his_o soldier_n condemn_v the_o governor_n to_o death_n for_o his_o infidelity_n and_o father_n robert_n a_o franciscan_a for_o commend_v the_o kill_a henry_n iii_o 426._o acknowledge_v king_n of_o france_n by_o public_a solemnity_n at_o tours_n and_o by_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n 427._o make_n himself_o master_n of_o all_o town_n and_o fortress_n in_o normandy_n 428._o besiege_n dreux_n 440._o raise_v the_o siege_n 442._o design_n his_o form_n of_o battle_n and_o draw_v it_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n 443._o all_o arm_v on_o horseback_n visit_n and_o exhort_v his_o soldier_n with_o great_a efficacy_n and_o at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o army_n lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n pray_v hearty_o 446._o his_o clemency_n towards_o the_o french_a gives_z the_o swiss_n quarter_n put_v the_o german_n that_o revolt_v to_o the_o sword_n 448._o take_v two_o hundred_o and_o four_o ensign_n and_o cornet_n with_o all_o the_o cannon_n and_o baggage_n on_o his_o side_n but_o five_o hundred_o slay_v 449._o
nothing_o conclude_v 465._o be_v choose_v to_o go_v to_o rome_n with_o cardinal_n gondi_n by_o henry_n iu_o 557._o have_v notice_n from_o the_o pope_n not_o to_o enter_v the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n 563_o marshal_n d'anville_n son_n of_o anna_n de_fw-fr montmorancy_n deprive_v of_o his_o dignity_n by_o the_o king_n decree_n 198_o marshal_v de_fw-fr byron_n meet_v with_o the_o pope_n legate_n but_o nothing_o conclude_v 453._o treat_n with_o mocinego_n but_o accept_v not_o of_o a_o cessation_n of_o arms._n 458_o marshal_v de_fw-fr byron_n lay_v siege_n to_o roven_n 558._o kill_v with_o a_o canonshot_n in_o the_o 65th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n 559._o the_o king_n weep_v for_o he_o 561._o his_o son_n to_o revenge_v his_o death_n scale_n a_o great_a tower_n at_o espernay_n and_o take_v it_o though_o sore_o wound_v 56._o rout_n the_o spaniard_n at_o his_o entrance_n into_o artois_n 714._o give_v a_o scalado_n to_o dourlan_n but_o the_o ladder_n be_v too_o short_a it_o succeed_v not_o 720._o labour_n unwearied_o in_o the_o siege_n of_o amiens_n ibid._n marshal_n de_fw-fr coss_n incline_v to_o the_o hugonot_n make_v no_o progress_n against_o they_o 169_o massacre_n at_o paris_n 183_o 184_o etc._n etc._n michael_n de_fw-fr l'hospital_n succeed_v francis_n olivier_n in_o the_o chancellorship_n 29_o moderation_n more_o profitable_a in_o victory_n than_o at_o another_o time_n page_n 455_o money_n coin_a by_o the_o queen_n of_o navarre_n with_o her_o own_o figure_n on_o one_o side_n and_o her_o son_n on_o the_o other_o 143_o monitory_a letter_n from_o the_o pope_n decree_v to_o be_v burn_v by_o the_o parliament_n of_o chalons_n and_o tours_n 502_o mounseur_fw-fr des_fw-fr disguires_n though_o a_o huguenot_n receive_v alessandro_n de_fw-fr medici_n the_o pope_n legate_n with_o great_a demonstration_n of_o honour_n 710_o n._n have_v of_o royalist_n and_o guizard_n 365_o name_n which_o the_o faction_n give_v one_o another_o 381_o a_o narration_n of_o several_a success_n which_o happen_v through_o all_o france_n 425_o navarrist_n and_o politics_n persecute_v and_o slay_v 379_o negligence_n the_o ordinary_a defect_n of_o the_o hugonot_n 81_o nicholas_n paulain_n discover_v all_o the_o plot_n of_o the_o league_n to_o the_o king_n 391._o and_o one_o against_o his_o person_n 334_o nobility_n and_o militia_n divide_v into_o two_o faction_n 40_o nobility_n return_v to_o henry_n ivs._n army_n with_o great_a supply_n 544_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr nove_n send_v governor_n by_o the_o king_n to_o rochel_n turn_v general_n of_o the_o hugonot_n 189._o stir_n up_o a_o new_a insurrection_n of_o they_o 197._o tell_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n he_o must_v neuâ—r_o think_v to_o be_v king_n of_o france_n if_o he_o turn_v not_o huguenot_n 410_o noyon_n its_o situation_n besiege_v by_o henry_n iu_o 505._o surrender_v 507_o o._n objection_n against_o crown_v henry_n iu._n 634_o obligation_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o their_o consecration_n 635_o obsequy_n of_o henry_n ii_o last_v thirty_o three_o day_n 12_o offer_n of_o the_o catholic_n lord_n of_o the_o king_n party_n 585._o condemn_v by_o the_o spaniard_n for_o heretical_a 596_o officer_n that_o adhere_v to_o henry_n iii_o imprison_v in_o the_o bastille_fw-fr 379_o orillon_n what_o they_o be_v 524_o orleans_n make_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o huguenot_n faction_n 61._o with_o who_o relic_n andelot_n sustain_v a_o siege_n there_o 85._o have_v condition_n of_o peace_n 88_o retake_v by_o they_o 114_o opinion_n of_o the_o heretic_n 50_o p._n palace_n of_o the_o admiral_n raze_v and_o his_o statue_n burn_v 185_o in_o paris_n be_v 800_o 000_o inhabitant_n yet_o during_o the_o siege_n neither_o the_o lecturer_n nor_o lawyer_n discontinue_v their_o lecture_n or_o audience_n 79._o council_n of_o sixteen_o frame_v and_o govern_v by_o it_o 300_o parisian_n make_v insurrection_n at_o the_o news_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n death_n 377._o at_o the_o news_n of_o the_o truce_n between_o henry_n iii_o and_o the_o hugonot_n beside_o public_a sign_n of_o contempt_n forbid_v he_o to_o be_v pray_v for_o in_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o mass_n 394._o be_v block_v up_o be_v in_o great_a want_n of_o victual_n 459_o etc._n etc._n their_o bishop_n give_v way_n the_o church_n plate_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o money_n to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a 560._o the_o misery_n they_o suffer_v 463._o make_v bread_n of_o dead_a man_n bone_n 464._o their_o council_n for_o fear_v of_o a_o insurrection_n choose_v cardinal_n gonderino_n and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o lions_n deputy_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o king_n and_o their_o speech_n to_o he_o 466_o make_v provision_n of_o victual_n 471_o etc._n etc._n after_o 8_o year_n space_n they_o return_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o henry_n iu._n 637._o murmur_n against_o the_o king_n at_o the_o lâ—ss_n of_o amiens_n 639_o parley_n between_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v and_o queen-mother_n 64_o parliament_n of_o paris_n expel_v the_o hugonot_n the_o kingdom_n 49._o its_o answer_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_n manifesto_n 62._o eight_o parliament_n in_o france_n 51._o that_o of_o paris_n declare_v charles_n ix_o out_o of_o minority_n 91._o of_o chalons_n and_o tours_n decree_v the_o pope_n monitory_a letter_n to_o be_v burn_v 502._o that_o of_o paris_n the_o contrary_a 503._o of_o paris_n and_o tours_n decree_n none_o shall_v go_v to_o rome_n to_o procure_v benefice_n 557._o of_o tours_n forbid_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o legate_n and_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n exhort_v all_o to_o give_v he_o due_a reverence_n 434._o of_o paris_n determine_v to_o do_v justice_n to_o the_o duchess_n of_o guise_n demand_v it_o and_o choose_v those_o shall_v form_v the_o process_n 380_o a_o three_o party_n compose_v of_o catholic_n and_o hugonot_n call_v politic_n and_o malcontent_n 194_o peace_n publish_v but_o full_a of_o jealousy_n 170_o publish_v and_o the_o army_n dismiss_v 193._o publish_v by_o torchlight_n 234._o conclude_v between_o henry_n iii_o and_o king_n of_o navarre_n 390_o peer_n of_o france_n be_v twelve_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a 47_o petition_n the_o manner_n observe_v at_o court_n in_o grant_v they_o 213_o pope_n clement_n viii_o give_v supply_n to_o the_o league_n with_o more_o moderate_a expense_n than_o his_o predecessor_n 556._o give_v notice_n to_o cardinal_n gondi_n and_o marquis_n de_fw-fr pisani_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n 563._o send_v monseigneur_n agucchi_fw-it to_o cardinal_n sega_n legate_n in_o france_n with_o prudent_a instruction_n touch_v the_o affair_n of_o that_o kingdom_n 564._o send_v innocentio_n malvagia_n into_o france_n in_o place_n of_o matteuchi_n to_o cardinal_n sega_n 582._o approve_v the_o infanta_n election_n and_o marriage_n as_o not_o feasible_a and_o seem_v to_o consent_v only_o not_o to_o disgust_v the_o spaniard_n 618._o wish_n some_o catholic_n prince_n of_o the_o house_n of_o bourbon_n may_v be_v elect_v king_n and_o marry_v the_o infanta_n and_o when_o he_o hear_v henry_n iv._o intend_v to_o turn_v catholic_n incline_v tâ—_n he_o 619_o send_v antonio_n possevino_n a_o jesuite_n to_o let_v the_o duke_n of_o nevers_n know_v he_o shall_v not_o come_v to_o rome_n as_o ambassador_n because_o the_o king_n be_v not_o yet_o acknowledge_v catholic_n 621_o etc._n etc._n his_o word_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o sessâ—_n the_o spanish_a ambassador_n 654._o incline_v to_o the_o king_n and_o be_v averse_a to_o other_o 672._o send_v his_o nephew_n into_o spain_n to_o treat_v of_o the_o affair_n of_o hungary_n and_o of_o the_o king_n absolution_n 673_o etc._n etc._n absolve_v he_o in_o st._n peter_n porch_n page_n 673_o pope_n innocent_a ix_o his_o inclination_n concern_v the_o affair_n of_o france_n his_o death_n 530._o succeed_v by_o cardinal_n hippolito_n aldebrandino_n 555_o pope_n julio_n ii_o excommunicate_n the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n and_o its_o adherent_n 42_o pope_n pius_fw-la quintus_fw-la require_v the_o cardinal_n of_o chastillon_n be_v deprive_v his_o habit_n and_o ecclesiastical_a preferment_n because_o he_o be_v of_o calvin_n belief_n 103._o gregory_n xiii_o succeed_v he_o grant_v a_o dispensation_n for_o the_o marriage_n between_o the_o prince_n of_o navarre_n and_o the_o king_n sister_n 177._o dye_n 1585._o sixtus_n qâ—intus_n succeed_v 284._o who_o write_v congratulatory_a letter_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n full_a of_o high_a praise_n say_v he_o think_v he_o see_v not_o clear_o into_o the_o affairâ—_n of_o the_o league_n 355._o tell_v of_o the_o cardinal_n of_o guise_n death_n be_v much_o offend_v at_o it_o and_o answer_v the_o ambassador_n come_v to_o excuse_v it_o very_o sharp_o 382._o choose_v a_o congregation_n of_o cardinal_n to_o consult_v of_o the_o affair_n of_o france_n 383._o suspect_n moresini_n his_o legate_n to_o the_o king_n and_o count_v he_o guilty_a 390._o declare_v the_o king_n liable_a to_o censure_n by_o a_o monitory_a if_o within_o sixty_o day_n he_o release_v not_o the_o prelate_n
and_o do_v penance_n for_o the_o cardinal_n death_n 402._o resolve_n to_o send_v assistance_n to_o the_o league_n against_o the_o king_n 431._o his_o commission_n to_o cardinal_n gaetano_n legate_n in_o france_n 432._o his_fw-la breve_fw-la publish_v at_o paris_n and_o the_o content_n thereof_o 434_o grow_v jealous_a gaetano_n incline_v to_o favour_v the_o spanish_a design_n 453._o his_o death_n 4â—8_n pope_n urban_n vii_o live_v but_o twelve_o day_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o gregory_n fourteen_o a_o milanese_n ib._n who_o resolve_v to_o send_v man_n and_o money_n to_o assist_v the_o league_n 493._o choose_v mastilio_n landriano_n legate_n to_o france_n assign_v fifteen_o thousand_o crown_n per_fw-la mensem_fw-la for_o the_o league_n ibid._n send_v twelve_o hundred_o horse_n and_o six_o thousand_o foot_n into_o france_n under_o command_n of_o monte-martiano_a 503._o dye_n 530_o preeminence_n of_o the_o royal_a family_n be_v inheritance_n and_o administration_n 4_o prince_n of_o the_o 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the_o hugonot_n to_o haure_n the_o grace_n diepe_a and_o râ—â—en_o râ—â—en_o the_o
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