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despot_n of_o servia_n servia_n yield_v to_o the_o turk_n belgrade_n besiege_v the_o turk_n fleet_n overthrow_v by_o the_o christian_n carazias_n bassa_n slay_v belgrade_n assault_v by_o the_o turk_n the_o turk_n notable_a repulse_n mahomet_n wound_v and_o carry_v away_o for_o dead_a the_o death_n of_o the_o most_o famous_a captain_n huniades_n 1461._o usun-cassan_n the_o persian_a king_n send_v ambassador_n with_o present_n to_o mahomet_n mahomet_n invade_v ishmael_n prince_n of_o sinope_n trapezond_v besiege_v by_o mahomet_n trapezond_n yield_v â—â—to_o the_o tâ—â—ks_n the_o ruane_n of_o the_o empirâ—_n oâ—_n trâ—pezond_n mahomet_n sâ—â—keth_v to_o entrap_v wladus_n prinâ—â—_n of_o valachia_n chamuze_v bassa_n and_o the_o turk_n secretary_n hang_v mahomet_n himself_o in_o person_n invade_v valachia_n a_o most_o horrible_a spectacle_n two_o thousand_o of_o the_o valachy_n slay_v the_o death_n of_o wladâ—s_n mitylene_n besiege_v mitylene_n yield_v to_o the_o turk_n the_o great_a war_n betwixt_o mahomet_n and_o scanderbag_n be_v at_o large_a write_v by_o marinus_n barlecius_fw-la in_o 13_o book_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la &_o gestis_fw-la scanderbegâ—_n from_o whence_o this_o history_n be_v take_v and_o be_v do_v betwixt_o the_o year_n 1450._o and_o 1467._o vide_fw-la marinum_fw-la barletium_n lib._n de_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o gestis_fw-la scanderbâ—gi_fw-la debreas_n send_v with_o fourteen_o thousand_o horseman_n to_o invade_v epirus_n a_o skirmish_n betwixt_o the_o christian_n and_o the_o turk_n a_o battle_n betwixt_o scanderbag_n and_o debreas_n debreas_n slay_v by_o scanderbag_n and_o his_o army_n overthrow_v a_o pleasant_a contention_n betwixt_o musachius_n and_o a_o turk_n for_o his_o ransom_n the_o crafty_a proceed_n of_o the_o turk_n messenger_n moses_n corrupt_v scanderbag_n crave_v aid_n of_o alphonsus_n king_n of_o napâ—es_n alphonsus_n send_v aid_n unto_o scanderbag_n scanderbag_n bâ—sâ—â—ngeth_v and_o disâ—resâ—eâ—h_v belgrade_n muscachius_fw-la slain_n and_o the_o epirot_n put_v to_o flight_n scanderbag_n see_v his_o man_n slay_v and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o relieve_v they_o scanderbag_n fly_v by_o night_n into_o epirus_n mahomet_n send_v moses_n with_o fifteen_o thousand_o select_a man_n to_o invade_v epirus_n a_o combat_n betwixt_o a_o turk_n and_o a_o christian_n the_o battle_n betwixt_o scanderbag_n and_o moses_n moses_n contemn_v of_o the_o turk_n moses_n 〈◊〉_d from_o constantinople_n amesa_n his_o first_o speech_n uâ—â—o_fw-mi mahomet_n amesa_n hohonourable_o entertain_v by_o mahomet_n a_o notable_a speech_n of_o scanderbag_n unto_o his_o captain_n how_o the_o turk_n be_v to_o be_v withstand_v at_o their_o come_n to_o epirus_n the_o epirot_n remove_v all_o their_o thing_n out_o of_o the_o country_n into_o the_o strong_a town_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o turk_n amesa_n be_v by_o the_o bassa_n create_v king_n of_o epirus_n the_o tâ—â—â—â—_n camp_n bury_v in_o security_n scanderbag_n sudden_o assail_v the_o turk_n a_o notable_a 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