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those_o thing_n which_o depend_v whole_o on_o ourselves_o and_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o turkish_a king_n and_o emperor_n from_o their_o first_o original_a and_o of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n cotemporary_a with_o they_o turkish_a king_n king_n of_o england_n 1_o ottoman_a first_o king_n of_o the_o turk_n begin_v his_o reign_n an._n dom._n 1300._o edward_n i._n edward_n ii_o edward_n iii_o 2._o orcanes_n edward_n iii_o 3._o amurath_n i._o edward_n iii_o richard_z ii_o 4._o bajazet_n i._o richard_z ii_o henry_n iu._n 5._o isa_n zebelis_n henry_n iu._n 6._o solyman_n i._n henry_n iu._n 7._o musa_fw-la henry_n iu._n 8._o mahomet_n i._n henry_n iu._n henry_n v._n 9_o amurath_n ii_o henry_n v._n henry_n vi._n turkish_a emperor_n king_n of_o england_n 1._o mahomet_n ii_o who_o taking_n constantinople_n be_v make_v emperor_n of_o the_o east_n may_v 29_o anno_fw-la dom._n 1453._o henry_n vi._n edward_n iu._n 2._o bajazet_n ii_o edward_n iu._n edward_n v._n richard_z iii_o henry_n vii_o henry_n viii_o 3._o selimus_n i._n henry_n viii_o 4._o solyman_n ii_o henry_n viii_o edward_n vi._n q._n marry_o q._n eliz._n 5._o selimus_n ii_o q._n eliz._n 6._o amurath_n iii_o q._n eliz._n 7._o mahomet_n iii_o q._n eliz._n 8._o achmat._n james_n i._n 9_o mustapha_n james_n i._n 10._o osman_n james_n i._n mustapha_n again_o james_n i._n 11._o amurath_n iu._n charles_n i._n 12._o ibrahim_n charles_n i._n 13._o mahomet_n iu._n charles_n ii_o james_n ii_o 14._o solyman_n iii_o who_o the_o army_n after_o their_o ill_a success_n this_o last_o campaign_n seat_v in_o the_o throne_n have_v first_o depose_v his_o elder_a brother_n mahomet_n iu._n who_o have_v reign_v 48_o year_n james_n ii_o a_o table_n of_o the_o content_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o strength_n and_o weakness_n of_o the_o turk_n in_o general_n pag._n 1._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o two_o principal_a mean_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o ottoman_a power_n with_o a_o historical_a abridgement_n of_o the_o ancient_a revolution_n of_o the_o turk_n from_o which_o christendom_n never_o draw_v any_o advantage_n pag._n 11._o chap._n iii_o several_n other_o reason_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o ottoman_a power_n and_o particular_a observation_n on_o the_o last_o war_n with_o the_o emperor_n the_o venetian_n pole_n and_o moscovite_n pag._n 54._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o ottoman_a power_n with_o a_o description_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o dardanello_n and_o a_o relation_n of_o the_o facility_n the_o christian_a prince_n have_v at_o present_a of_o retaking_n constantinople_n pag._n 80._o chap._n v._o proof_n of_o the_o last_o weakness_n of_o the_o turk_n at_o sea_n with_o a_o relation_n of_o the_o affair_n at_o chio._n pag._n 129._o chap._n vi_o some_o politic_a reflection_n on_o the_o present_a ill_a condition_n of_o the_o ottoman_a affair_n since_o the_o raise_n the_o siege_n of_o vienna_n p._n 151._o chap._n vii_o a_o 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