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eunuch_n bassa_n deal_v treacherous_o with_o the_o king_n of_o arabia_n 451_o b._n solyman_n hardly_o persuade_v that_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a 581_o a._n salute_v emperor_n by_o the_o janissary_n ib._n b._n his_o letter_n to_o villerius_n great_a master_n of_o the_o rhodes_n 384_o a._n his_o oration_n to_o his_o man_n of_o war_n declare_v his_o purpose_n for_o the_o besiege_n of_o the_o rhodes_n ib._n b._n he_o make_v great_a preparation_n for_o the_o siege_n 385_o a._n his_o threaten_a letter_n unto_o they_o of_o the_o rhodes_n 388_o b._n come_v himself_o in_o person_n to_o the_o siege_n 392_o a._n his_o choleric_a oration_n to_o his_o soldier_n ib._n b._n displace_v his_o admiral_n and_o punish_v he_o like_o a_o slave_n 396_o a._n about_o to_o have_v forsake_v the_o siege_n ib._n b._n comfort_v his_o discourage_v soldier_n persuade_v they_o with_o patience_n to_o continue_v the_o siege_n 397_o a._n his_o letter_n to_o the_o great_a master_n and_o the_o rhodian_n send_v by_o 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b._n his_o answer_n unto_o the_o venetian_a ambassador_n persuade_v he_o to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o turk_n 584_o a._n tamerlane_n his_o reasonable_a and_o modest_a answer_n unto_o the_o other_o mahometan_a prince_n crave_v aid_n against_o bajazet_n 145_o a._n in_o their_o behalf_n send_v ambassador_n with_o present_n to_o bajazet_n ib._n b._n provoke_v by_o the_o proud_a answer_n of_o bajazet_n the_o solicitation_n of_o the_o oppress_a prince_n and_o the_o persuasion_n of_o axalla_n resolve_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o he_o ib._n b._n his_o honourable_a parentage_n and_o ancestor_n 146_o b._n the_o cause_n why_o some_o report_v he_o to_o have_v be_v a_o shepherd_n or_o herdsman_n 147_o a._n he_o himself_o not_o delight_v in_o blood_n ib._n a._n marry_v the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o great_a cham_n of_o tartary_n the_o ground_n of_o his_o greatness_n ib._n a._n set_v forward_o against_o bajazet_n 148_o a._n his_o great_a camp_n still_o like_a unto_o a_o well_o 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