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at_o last_o force_v to_o desist_v john_n mendoz_n de_fw-fr vasconcellos_n the_o portugese_n general_n badajoz_n the_o siege_n raise_v from_o before_o the_o castle_n and_o lay_v to_o badajoz_n have_v spend_v a_o whole_a month_n before_o this_o place_n without_o any_o success_n but_o with_o great_a loss_n and_o despair_v of_o carry_v it_o resolve_v now_o at_o last_o to_o remove_v and_o lie_v siege_n to_o the_o town_n he_o have_v before_o send_v over_o some_o troop_n to_o invest_v 〈◊〉_d place_n and_o work_v upon_o the_o line_n but_o now_o he_o march_v over_o and_o bend_v his_o whole_a force_n against_o it_o the_o first_o considerable_a action_n in_o this_o siege_n be_v the_o take_n of_o two_o hill_n which_o the_o spaniard_n have_v fortify_v and_o strong_o garrison_v john_n mendez_n attack_v they_o with_o all_o his_o force_n and_o after_o a_o sharp_a dispute_n in_o which_o he_o lose_v many_o man_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o they_o the_o defendant_n be_v all_o kill_v or_o take_v next_o 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to_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o st._n german_n because_o winter_n draw_v on_o he_o march_v to_o elvas_n and_o lay_v siege_n to_o that_o place_n the_o town_n be_v seat_v on_o a_o hill_n of_o difficult_a ascent_n and_o be_v then_o under_o the_o government_n of_o sancho_n manuel_n 〈◊〉_d resolute_a and_o fortunate_a commander_n the_o first_o attempt_n of_o the_o spaniard_n be_v upon_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n francis_n stand_v within_o musket_n shoot_v of_o the_o town_n which_o though_o well_o defend_v they_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o as_o also_o of_o the_o church_n of_o santangracia_n seat_v on_o a_o hilâ—_n without_o the_o town_n this_o do_v they_o fall_v to_o work_v upon_o their_o line_n and_o take_v their_o post_n about_o the_o town_n nothing_o be_v omit_v by_o the_o governor_n that_o may_v conduce_v to_o a_o vigorous_a defence_n but_o the_o besieger_n by_o
horse_n have_v the_o boldness_n to_o appear_v about_o the_o bridge_n of_o badajoz_n as_o it_o be_v provoke_v the_o whole_a force_n of_o the_o spanish_a army_n which_o then_o lay_v in_o and_o about_o that_o place_n to_o revenge_v this_o excess_n d._n john_n immediate_o send_v out_o d._n john_n pacheco_n lieutenant_n general_n of_o the_o horse_n who_o attack_v the_o portuguese_n with_o a_o small_a handful_n of_o man_n at_o first_o yet_o with_o such_o resolution_n that_o they_o gain_v no_o advantage_n till_o he_o be_v shoot_v dead_a upon_o the_o place_n but_o then_o fresh_a supply_n still_o come_v from_o the_o town_n at_o last_o the_o portuguese_n be_v overpower_v many_o of_o they_o slay_v many_o take_v and_o the_o rest_n force_v to_o save_v themselves_o by_o flight_n this_o success_n be_v the_o less_o please_a to_o the_o spaniard_n because_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o d._n john_n pacheco_n who_o be_v a_o person_n of_o try_a valour_n and_o conduct_n d._n john_n be_v inform_v that_o much_o 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