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de_fw-fr comines_n guicciardine_n gâ—oviano_n pontavo_fw-la della_fw-it guerra_fw-mi di_fw-it napoli_n du_n haillan_n polid._n virg._n holinsh_v du_n haillan_n froissart_n the_o five_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n hottomanus_n gul_n benedictus_n inc_fw-la raghutius_fw-la in_o verb._n mortui_fw-la n._n 49._o terrixubeus_fw-la tract_n 2._o con_fw-la clus_o q._n terapha_n holinshed_a hect._n boet._n hist._n poloniae_fw-la du_n haillan_n piero_n mexias_n vida_fw-la de_fw-fr carlo_n magno_fw-la du_n haillan_n lib._n 15._o p._n 214._o the_o six_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n john_n de_fw-fr terra_fw-la rubea_fw-la tract_n 2._o conclus_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o guliel_n benedictus_fw-la in_o c._n ragnat_fw-la in_o verbum_fw-la &_o eodem_fw-la test_n num_fw-la 148._o guido_n papius_n quest_n 279._o nich._n gyles_n froissart_n froissart_n nich._n gyleâ—_n du_n haillan_n lib._n 21._o vita_fw-la de_fw-la marc._n aurelio_n tarapha_fw-la illescas_n lib._n 6._o du_n haillan_n lib._n 6._o du_n haillan_n lib._n 8._o du_n haillan_n lib._n 2._o du_n haillan_n lib._n 2_o 6_o 8._o nic._n gyles_n idem_fw-la idem_fw-la smillerus_fw-la de_fw-la republica_fw-la helvetiorum_n the_o reason_n why_o england_n challenge_v not_o her_o right_a in_o france_n du_n haillan_n polid._n virg._n holinsh_v dam_fw-la haillan_n phil._n de_fw-fr comines_n holinshed_a polid._n virg._n hect._n boet._n vie_n da_o francois_n premier_n dece_fw-la nom_fw-fr phil._n de_fw-fr comines_n du_n haillan_n polid._n virg._n holinsh_v annales_n de_fw-fr aquitain_n t._n walse_v in_o his_o neustria_n hect._n boet._n the_o cause_n and_o mean_n how_o we_o lose_v all_o france_n holinshed_a polid._n virg._n du_n haillan_n ph._n de_fw-fr comines_n paulus_n aemilius_n marco_n arrogo_fw-la sans_fw-fr occino_fw-it nel_fw-it svo_fw-la governo_fw-it hect._n boet._n hottoman_n joh._n tilletius_fw-la du_n haillan_n lib._n 15._o pedro_fw-la corneio_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr lyga_fw-mi y_fw-fr confederation_n francesca_n how_o 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