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fleet_n with_o galley_n send_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o grand_a master_n of_o malta_n have_v money_n and_o all_o 〈◊〉_d of_o ammunition_n and_o provision_n with_o 4_o fireship_n provide_v for_o he_o july_n 9_o wherewith_o he_o defeat_v 44_o turkish_a galley_n at_o the_o dardanelles_n which_o be_v command_v to_o clear_v the_o passage_n take_v very_o rich_a booty_n prince_n ragotzi_n have_v have_v good_a success_n against_o the_o turk_n thereby_o so_o oblige_v the_o state_n of_o transylvania_n to_o he_o that_o they_o resolve_v to_o establish_v he_o in_o that_o 〈◊〉_d from_o which_o the_o grand_a signior_n will_v have_v 〈◊〉_d he_o send_v he_o a_o ambassador_n to_o let_v he_o know_v that_o they_o desire_v his_o good_a will_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o prince_n who_o july_n 18._o defeat_a a_o party_n of_o turk_n but_o give_v no_o quarter_n and_o hold_v a_o general_n muster_n there_o appear_v 16000_o fight_a man_n beside_o a_o great_a party_n of_o dragoon_n which_o he_o expect_v whereby_o in_o part_n he_o recover_v two_o 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o turk_n have_v before_o take_v from_o he_o the_o hungarian_n also_o raise_v a_o army_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7_o town_n 〈◊〉_d to_o they_o which_o the_o turk_n former_o have_v take_v whereof_o they_o will_v restore_v but_o three_o july_n 18._o 1658._o prince_n leopold_n of_o austria_n king_n of_o hungary_n and_o bohemia_n be_v elect_v to_o be_v emperor_n of_o the_o roman_n at_o frankford_n by_o the_o prince_n elector_n palatine_n the_o elector_n of_o mentz_n trior_n colen_n saxony_n and_o the_o brandenburgish_a and_o bavarian_a ambassador_n with_o all_o the_o state_n and_o splendour_n usual_a in_o that_o ceremony_n and_o sept._n 24._o be_v receive_v into_o vienna_n with_o all_o magnificent_a soem_n nity_n possible_a prince_n ragotzi_n proceed_v against_o the_o turk_n put_v the_o bassa_n of_o buda_n 〈◊〉_d flight_n 4_o of_o his_o chief_a commander_n and_o 6000_o man_n be_v take_v and_o kill_v but_o the_o prime_a visier_n march_v 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