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the_o german_a history_n continue_v the_o seven_o part_n wherein_o be_v contain_v the_o principal_a passage_n of_o the_o last_o summer_n methodical_o digest_v into_o time_n place_n and_o action_n and_o bring_v down_o to_o this_o present_a with_o the_o siege_n and_o take_n of_o regenspurg_n as_o also_o the_o siege_n and_o battle_n of_o norlingen_n with_o a_o exact_a map_n thereof_o last_o be_v add_v certain_a misselany_n of_o story_n of_o most_o part_n of_o christendom_n all_o which_o be_v do_v not_o by_o the_o former_a but_o another_o author_n quid_fw-la suecus_fw-la vel_fw-la cimber_n agit_fw-fr vis_fw-fr forte_fw-fr videre_fw-la i_o fuge_fw-la sed_fw-la poteris_fw-la doctier_n esse_fw-la domi_fw-la london_n print_v for_o nathaniel_n butter_n and_o nicholas_n bourne_n 1634._o to_o the_o reader_n he_o that_o shall_v adventure_v to_o set_v forth_o a_o story_n be_v as_o sure_a to_o meet_v with_o scoff_n as_o a_o soldier_n be_v with_o knock_n the_o best_a historian_n have_v not_o escape_v uncensured_a livy_n so_o much_o commend_v by_o quintilian_n be_v condemn_v by_o one_o of_o too_o much_o verbosity_n by_o another_o of_o affect_a patavinity_n i_o be_o ready_a to_o undergo_v the_o common_a fate_n arm_v against_o ill_a language_n with_o that_o innocency_n which_o accompany_v truth_n and_o my_o desire_n of_o communicate_v that_o intelligence_n which_o at_o first_o be_v private_a to_o the_o public_a benefit_n he_o that_o engross_v all_o to_o himself_o may_v think_v himself_o wise_a but_o will_v scarce_o prove_v himself_o honest_a and_o they_o which_o censure_v the_o labour_n of_o they_o who_o intend_v a_o common_a good_a give_v evidence_n against_o themselves_o of_o a_o snarl_a cynicisme_n not_o scholastical_a ingenuity_n i_o dare_v bold_o say_v i_o have_v deliver_v truth_n unpartial_o and_o although_o collect_v with_o much_o labour_n out_o of_o scatter_a paper_n yet_o it_o be_v set_v down_o so_o methodical_o that_o a_o mean_a capacity_n may_v run_v along_o with_o the_o history_n apprehend_v by_o jmagination_n what_o be_v do_v by_o action_n i_o wish_v it_o may_v in_o the_o read_n work_v as_o well_o upon_o the_o generous_a english_a spirit_n as_o xenophons_n cyropaedia_fw-la upon_o the_o african_a scipio_n that_o all_o may_v be_v inflame_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o honourable_a action_n and_o able_a to_o undergo_v the_o charge_n of_o commander_n if_o thereunto_o require_v by_o their_o king_n and_o country_n so_o he_o wish_v who_o have_v expose_v himself_o to_o your_o censure_n and_o this_o work_n for_o your_o information_n n.c._n the_o content_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n chapter_n 1._o the_o action_n of_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n general_n of_o the_o imperial_a army_n and_o the_o opposition_n make_v against_o he_o by_o the_o duke_n bernhard_n weymar_n gustavus_n horn_n and_o otho_n the_o rhinegrave_n principal_a commander_n for_o the_o prince_n and_o swede_n chap._n 2._o duke_n bernhard_n weymar_n gustavus_n horn_n and_o otho_n the_o rhinegrave_n chap._n 3._o the_o action_n of_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n and_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n in_o franconia_n and_o bavaria_n with_o the_o proceed_n of_o duke_n bernhard_n weymar_n and_o gustavus_n horn_n two_o principal_a commander_n for_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o union_n there_o or_o a_o relation_n of_o what_o have_v be_v do_v on_o both_o side_n since_o july_n the_o 20._o chap._n 4._o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o king_n of_o hungaries_n story_n wherein_o you_o have_v the_o several_a relation_n of_o the_o siege_n and_o battle_n of_o nordlingen_n chap._n 5._o the_o action_n of_o otho_n lodowicke_n the_o rhinegrave_n chap._n 6._o the_o action_n of_o the_o landtgrave_n of_o hessen_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o lunenburgh_n in_o westfalia_fw-la paderborne_v and_o brunswickland_n and_o elsewhere_o chap._n 7._o further_a action_n of_o proceed_v of_o the_o landtgrave_n of_o hessen_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o lunenburgh_n chap._n 8._o the_o action_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n and_o brandenburg_n chap._n 9_o saxon_a and_o brandenburgh_n proceed_n continue_v chap._n 10._o further_o proceed_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o brandenburg_n certain_a missellany_n relation_n the_o great_a deluge_n in_o holsatia_n chap._n 11._o the_o action_n of_o france_n italy_n spain_n and_o the_o low-countries_n chap._n 12._o the_o magnificent_a interment_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n chap._n 13._o certain_a passage_n of_o russia_n poland_n and_o turkey_n chap._n 14._o the_o siege_n of_o la_fw-fr motta_n in_o lorraine_n chap._n 15._o the_o return_n of_o monsieur_n into_o france_n paris_n the_o 12._o of_o octob._n 1634._o chap._n 16._o a_o edict_n of_o the_o french_a king_n concern_v the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n in_o the_o misselany_n fol._n 32._o for_o persia_n read_v prussia_n a_o true_a delineation_n of_o the_o swedish_n and_o imperial_a camp_n near_o nordlingen_n and_o in_o what_o this_o city_n be_v 〈…〉_o after_o that_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n after_o the_o take_n 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the_o
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