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governor_n of_o the_o citadel_n of_o cassalle_n who_o come_v from_o thence_o with_o part_n of_o the_o garrison_n shall_v take_v the_o tenaglââ¦a_n of_o the_o citadel_n and_o pianezza_n with_o his_o pââ¦edmontese_n be_v to_o take_v that_o of_o sr._n andrea_n but_o whilst_o this_o enterprise_n be_v in_o hand_n it_o be_v interââ¦upted_v by_o no_o sleight_n accident_n the_o french_a ambassador_n ââ¦earing_v that_o verrua_n be_v surrender_v to_o pianââ¦zza_n who_o hold_v it_o in_o the_o dowager_n name_n begin_v to_o complain_v pretend_v that_o since_o the_o french_a concur_v in_o the_o enterprise_n as_o well_o as_o the_o piedmonteses_n the_o french_a be_v to_o have_v enter_v there_o in_o garrison_n whereââ¦ore_o he_o much_o resent_v that_o pianezza_n shall_v do_v so_o greaââ¦_n a_o injury_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n force_n whereunto_o the_o marquis_n answer_v that_o he_o be_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n soldier_n not_o soldier_n to_o the_o king_n of_o
france_n that_o the_o town_n appertain_v to_o the_o duke_n that_o the_o spanish_a governor_n have_v surrender_v it_o to_o he_o as_o to_o a_o servant_n of_o the_o duke_n as_o ââ¦e_n have_v do_v in_o other_o the_o like_a case_n particular_o in_o the_o recovery_n of_o ceva_n which_o be_v recover_v by_o the_o joint_a force_n of_o france_n and_o piedmont_n wherefore_o he_o ought_v not_o have_v do_v otherwise_o upon_o this_o occasion_n but_o some_o distaste_v fall_v out_o hereupon_o the_o ambassador_n send_v mounseur_fw-fr di_fw-fr malici_fw-la marshal_n of_o the_o camp_n and_o governor_n of_o pinarvolo_n to_o command_v the_o french_a that_o be_v with_o marquis_n pianezza_n who_o be_v disgu_v at_o this_o affronââ¦_n turn_v over_o not_o only_o the_o french_a but_o the_o piedmonteses_n also_o to_o malici_fw-la and_o rââ¦turned_v himself_o to_o turin_n for_o which_o longueville_n be_v angry_a with_o the_o embââ¦ssador_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o this_o change_n of_o commander_n be_v contrary_a 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