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with_o a_o army_n against_o the_o despot_n of_o servia_n amurath_n conspire_v and_o practise_v the_o destruction_n of_o scanderbag_n scanderbag_n solicit_v by_o the_o albanian_o to_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o estate_n scanderbag_n his_o wisdom_n and_o singular_a discretion_n despot_n of_o misia_n reestablish_v in_o his_o estate_n and_o expulse_v again_o by_o amurath_n vladislaus_n king_n of_o hungary_n aid_v the_o despot_n against_o amurath_n scanderbag_n &_o carambry_n send_v by_o amurath_n against_o the_o hungarian_n john_n huniades_n in_o bulgary_n battle_n of_o morave_n between_o huniades_n and_o the_o turkas_n the_o revolt_n of_o scanderbag_n turk_n overthrow_v by_o huniades_n amese_n son_n of_o reposius_n alias_o carragusa_n scanderbag_n ceà ze_v upon_o the_o bassa_n his_o secretary_n and_o can_v faith_fw-mi he_o to_o write_v letter_n for_o the_o delivery_n of_o croy_n unto_o he_o scanderbag_n iâ—_n receive_v into_o dibria_n people_n of_o misia_n on_o the_o western_a part_n thereof_o after_o who_o succeed_v the_o bulgarian_n the_o government_n of_o croy_n resign_v unto_o scanderbag_n by_o the_o governor_n the_o massacre_n and_o butchery_n of_o the_o turk_n at_o croy._n the_o obstinacy_n of_o the_o turk_n the_o country_n about_o croy_n revolt_v from_o the_o turk_n in_o favour_n of_o scanderbag_n moses_n goleme_a scanderberg_n discomfit_v the_o turk_n that_o make_v head_n against_o he_o in_o epyrâ—_n turk_n yâ—â—lding_v themselves_o prisoner_n to_o scanderbag_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o soldier_n who_o put_v they_o to_o the_o sword_n scanderbag_n consult_v &_o provide_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o the_o strong_a hold_n &_o fortress_n of_o epire_n from_o the_o turk_n musache_n de_fw-fr angeline_n goique_a and_o george_n streâ—ses_v gyve_v musache_n musache_n de_fw-fr thopy_n the_o husband_n of_o mamisa_n sâ—even_n cernoviche_n the_o husband_n of_o marâ—_n the_o oration_n of_o scanderbag_n to_o his_o soldier_n the_o siege_n of_o petrella_n 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