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great_o respect_v but_o soft_a almansor_n yonder_o come_v my_o most_o capital_a enemy_n don_n pedro_n de_fw-fr toledo_n wherefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o withdraw_v a_o little_a for_o at_o any_o hand_n i_o will_v not_o have_v he_o take_v notice_n that_o i_o lament_v my_o disgrace_n here_o with_o thou_o and_o for_o this_o only_a be_v it_o for_o nothing_o else_o may_v i_o term_v my_o servitude_n most_o wretched_a in_o that_o i_o be_o force_v to_o call_v this_o miserable_a state_n wherein_o thou_o see_v i_o the_o happy_a golden_a age._n chap._n 8._o sigismond_n battor_n learn_v the_o latin_a tongue_n yesterday_o about_o eight_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o evening_n the_o ordinary_a post_n of_o germany_n arrive_v at_o this_o court_n and_o bring_v very_o joyful_a news_n how_o sigismond_n battor_n prince_n of_o transilvania_n be_v grow_v so_o enamour_v of_o the_o graceful_a latin_a tongue_n that_o to_o his_o great_a glory_n he_o speak_v and_o write_v with_o the_o purity_n and_o eloquence_n 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in_o the_o work_n of_o prince_n with_o the_o only_a compass_n of_o their_o interest_n many_o time_n do_v not_o admit_v even_o piety_n towards_o god_n much_o less_o charity_n towards_o man_n but_o these_o politician_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o hold_v in_o abomination_n with_o the_o world_n by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v most_o apparent_a that_o the_o spaniard_n in_o their_o diligence_n and_o charity_n to_o bring_v water_n unto_o that_o fire_n not_o only_o equal_v but_o go_v beyond_o any_o friend_n whatsoever_o of_o the_o french_a and_o that_o which_o increase_v all_o marvel_n and_o bring_v high_a reputation_n to_o the_o monarchy_n of_o spain_n with_o simple_a man_n be_v that_o flanders_n and_o austria_n her_o ancient_a patrimony_n burn_v with_o the_o cruel_a flame_n of_o war_n she_o have_v prefer_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o french_a before_o the_o care_n of_o she_o own_o affair_n now_o because_o neither_o humane_a labour_n nor_o any_o quantity_n of_o water_n be_v sufficient_a to_o 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make_v profession_n of_o extraordinary_a charity_n employ_v those_o barrel_n and_o the_o matter_n in_o they_o lend_v they_o by_o the_o spaniard_n whereupon_o with_o just_a indignation_n they_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o french_a monarchy_n and_o burn_v in_o the_o very_a same_o fire_n which_o with_o such_o sedition_n and_o infidelity_n they_o have_v nourish_v in_o their_o country_n and_o the_o spaniard_n be_v not_o only_o chase_v away_o from_o that_o work_n but_o with_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n proclaim_v and_o publish_v for_o hypocrite_n and_o by_o a_o particular_a edict_n of_o the_o french_a monarchy_n the_o world_n be_v make_v to_o know_v that_o if_o ever_o in_o time_n to_o come_v there_o be_v any_o one_o find_v that_o can_v be_v induce_v to_o believe_v how_o any_o kind_n of_o charity_n can_v fall_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o spaniard_n towards_o the_o french_a he_o shall_v be_v hold_v and_o repute_v for_o a_o notorious_a simplicity_n and_o that_o if_o after_o the_o first_o admonition_n he_o shall_v persevere_v in_o his_o error_n as_o malicious_a and_o seditious_a he_o shall_v be_v toss_v in_o a_o blanket_n it_o be_v strange_a to_o see_v how_o the_o spaniard_n and_o those_o french_a beforenamed_n have_v no_o soon_o abstain_v from_o that_o work_n but_o that_o the_o inflammation_n of_o france_n which_o before_o be_v so_o great_a that_o even_o man_n of_o the_o best_a judgement_n affirm_v how_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o be_v extinguish_v by_o any_o humane_a mean_n cease_v of_o itself_o whereupon_o the_o famous_a flowers-de-luce_n of_o gold_n so_o trample_v on_o before_o rise_v up_o more_o resplendent_a and_o flourish_a then_o ever_o they_o be_v and_o france_n that_o through_o the_o excessive_a ambition_n of_o many_o have_v be_v cruel_o torment_v for_o forty_o year_n together_o and_o better_a become_v to_o the_o great_a marvel_n of_o all_o man_n quiet_a and_o pacify_v in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n so_o that_o then_o it_o evident_o appear_v that_o the_o spaniard_n be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o that_o fire_n in_o france_n which_o with_o such_o far_a pretence_n of_o religion_n and_o charity_n they_o have_v labour_v to_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v they_o will_v so_o fain_o have_v extinguish_v it_o be_v general_o report_v that_o the_o monarchy_n of_o spain_n retire_v herself_o into_o her_o royal_a palace_n and_o how_o for_o a_o long_a time_n together_o she_o will_v not_o suffer_v herself_o to_o be_v see_v of_o any_o one_o give_v herself_o over_o to_o a_o deep_a melancholy_n and_o with_o abundance_n of_o tear_n free_o acknowledge_v that_o she_o will_v rather_o have_v lose_v two_o of_o the_o best_a kingdom_n she_o have_v then_o see_v the_o world_n condemn_v and_o deride_v those_o holy_a pretence_n of_o she_o with_o which_o she_o have_v so_o often_o to_o her_o infinite_a commodity_n sell_v even_o the_o most_o stink_a assafoetida_n for_o musk_n and_o ambergriece_n for_o now_o it_o seem_v unto_o she_o that_o she_o remain_v 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