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charles_n francis_n 151_o 39_o consciousness_n covetousness_n 153_o 11_o cuonâ—_n buono_n 159_o 43_o taragosa_n saragoâ—a_n ibid._n 45_o le_fw-fr sirte_n to_o tunis_n not_o far_o from_o the_o syrtes_n at_o tunis_n 168_o 42_o eminent_a imminent_a 173_o 43_o lerce_a leseu_n ibid._n  _fw-fr deal_n the_o second_o to_o 177_o 4_o francisco_n laâ—s_v alfonso_n saus_n 181_o 3_o pope_n po_n 182_o 22_o 12000_o 1200_o 187_o 13_o ought_v doubt_v 193_o 23_o after_o may_v insert_v not_o â—05_n 34_o infect_v infa_v 208_o 14_o which_o with_o 210_o 30_o after_o opinion_n deal_n on_o 212_o 36_o after_n for_o insert_v if_o 220_o 45_o 1000_o 10â—00_n 221_o 2_o eminent_a imminent_a ibid._n 36_o lormano_n sormano_n 228_o 8_o son_n son_n ibid._n 18_o 1000_o 10000_o 130_o 29_o sange_n lange_n 232_o 42_o galâ—iazzo_n di_fw-fr gaiazzo_n 224_o 31_o descent_n dissent_v 236_o 30_o lagni_n lagri_n 247_o 45_o fuâ—ili_fw-la furli_fw-la 251_o 22_o county_n count_n ibid._n 32_o on_o of_o 255_o 4_o deal_n give_v they_o ibid._n 14_o thing_n king_n ibid._n 17_o intervene_v interview_n 257_o 41_o alcone_n alarcone_n 259_o 43_o after_n and_o insert_v the_o ibid._n 45_o cido_n cibo_fw-la 270_o 3_o romaga_n romania_n ibid._n 17_o san_n termo_n san_n fermo_n ibid._n 33_o sepontino_n of_o sipontium_fw-la 272_o 4_o agreement_n prejudicial_a 280_o 31_o town_n town_n ibid._n 40_o marc_n marca_n ibid._n 50_o lanudo_fw-la sanudo_fw-la 292_o 6_o deal_n not_o  _fw-fr 293_o 17_o impose_n oppose_v 294_o 5_o conjunct_a convince_v 19_o 34_o which_o with_o ibid._n 38_o deal_n and_o  _fw-fr 296_o 21_o nâ—vi_fw-la nani_n 305_o 23_o jialio_n julio_n 312_o 34_o mousa_n monza_n 328_o 7_o they_o their_o 332_o 45_o cruzado_n cruzada_n 334_o 34_o augusta_n ausburg_n 337_o â—7_n entere_v endure_v 343_o 25_o at_o of_o 354_o  _fw-fr before_n to_o insert_v daughter_n 370_o 40_o cantarinen_n contarinâ—s_n 375_o 19_o in_o by_o 381_o 23_o hand_n head_n 39â—_n 24_o before_o come_v insert_v be_v 391_o 47_o nâ—ples_n napoli_n 39â—_n 21_o quirina_n the_o quirini_n 427_o 9_o dâ—â—cutari_n of_o scutari_n 430_o 30_o they_o he_o 440_o 12_o paru_n paxu_fw-la 557_o 24_o samito_n sanuto_n 561_o 1_o after_o 2d_o and_o insert_v the_o 567_o 4_o though_o think_v 571_o 14_o he_o her_o 573_o 27_o padino_n nadino_n 579_o 2_o strozzitia_n strozzi_n a_o 588_o 49_o gers_n gens_n 597_o 6_o strigonia_n strigonium_n 609_o 11_o thought_n though_o 6â—3_n 2_o deal_n any_o  _fw-fr ibid._n 3_o th_v they_o have_v 614_o 31_o he_o they_o ibid._n 39_o give_v themselves_o give_v they_o 615_o 48_o have_v have_v be_v 627_o 49_o before_o rest_n insert_v the_o 640_o 39_o deal_n that_o  _fw-fr 641_o 35_o after_o but_o insert_v for_o the_o next_o year_n 1552_o 647_o 28_o it_o the_o hope_v the_o errata_fw-la of_o the_o three_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o cyprus_n page_z line_n for_o read_v 3_o 14_o the_o second_o the_o their_o 4_o 24_o 〈◊〉_d mamalucohi_n 12_o 13_o after_o church_n insert_v and_o 40_o 8_o victory_n overthrow_v 45_o 22_o latter_a former_a 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