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rebellion_n of_o amesa_n against_o scanderbag_n 349._o of_o moses_n goleme_a against_o scanderbag_n 302._o of_o the_o neapolitan_n against_o ferdinand_n 404_o redd_n plain_a in_o epire._n 236_o redona_n a_o country_n in_o epire._n 349_o rene_n duke_n of_o bar_n brother_n to_o lewes_n the_o three_o of_o anjou_n ordain_v heir_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n by_o queen_n jone_n &_o be_v prisoner_n in_o burgundy_n 402._o be_v deliver_v he_o gain_v naples_n which_o he_o lose_v again_o and_o be_v force_v to_o for_o sake_n the_o kingdom_n 403_o reposius_n son_n of_o john_n castriot_n 3._o by_o the_o turk_n name_v caragusa_n and_o poison_v 18_o retreat_n of_o scanderbag_n from_o the_o army_n of_o isaac_n bassa_n and_o amesa_n 358_o revenue_n of_o scanderbag_n 51_o reward_n give_v by_o scanderbag_n to_o perlat_n 188._o also_o to_o the_o citizen_n soldier_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o croy._n 247_o road_n into_o the_o turkish_a frontier_n by_o scanderbag_n 36._o 442._o 445._o 470._o into_o the_o dominion_n of_o scanderbag_n by_o the_o turk_n 435._o into_o the_o venetian_a territory_n by_o the_o turk_n 435._o 495_o robert_n king_n of_o naples_n son_n to_o charles_n the_o second_o his_o wisdom_n 388._o his_o will_n and_o death_n 389_o roislave_n the_o wife_n of_o musache_n goleme_a and_o the_o mother_n of_o goleme_a ariamnite_n the_o auncester_n of_o moses_n 271_o river_n of_o aoe_n or_o aeas_n or_o vavisa_n in_o epire._n 45_o river_n of_o cydrus_n and_o barbiza_n 315_o river_n of_o isme_n 222_o river_n of_o mathias_n 366_o river_n of_o scombine_v in_o epire._n 486_o s_n say_v of_o scanderbag_n 453._o touch_v the_o often_o remove_v of_o a_o army_n 42._o touch_v surprise_v by_o enemy_n 163._o touch_v the_o cut_n off_o the_o general_n of_o a_o army_n in_o battle_n 272._o touch_v the_o obstinacy_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o oronichea_n 343._o touch_v incontinency_n of_o soldier_n 349_o say_v of_o amurath_n touch_v scanderbag_n 214_o say_v of_o hannibal_n touch_v fabius_n maximus_n and_o varro_n 355_o say_v of_o mahomet_n touch_v the_o marriage_n of_o
and_o noble_n upon_o his_o death_n bed_n 489._o to_o his_o son_n upon_o his_o death_n bed_n 492._o to_o his_o chieftain_n upon_o his_o death_n bed_n upon_o a_o alarm_n give_v by_o the_o turk_n 495_o speech_n of_o amurath_n to_o the_o turk_n upon_o the_o receipt_n of_o scanderbag_n his_o letter_n 86._o to_o his_o soldier_n reproach_v they_o for_o fly_v from_o scanderbag_n 159_o speech_n also_o of_o amurath_n to_o his_o soldier_n encourage_v they_o to_o a_o new_a assault_n of_o sfetigrade_n 168._o to_o the_o turk_n concern_v scanderbag_n 230._o to_o his_o son_n mahomet_n upon_o his_o death_n bed_n 234_o speech_n of_o the_o turkish_a chieftain_n and_o counsellor_n to_o feribassa_n dissuade_v he_o from_o the_o combat_n with_o scanderbag_n 173._o to_o amurath_n persuade_v he_o to_o renew_v the_o assault_n of_o croy._n 219._o to_o mahomet_n call_v for_o a_o assault_n to_o be_v give_v against_o constantinople_n 326_o speech_n of_o mahomet_n to_o amurath_n persuade_v he_o to_o violate_v his_o faith_n with_o the_o sfetigradians_n 186._o to_o his_o courtier_n animate_v he_o against_o scanderbag_n 275._o to_o his_o bassa_n persuade_v he_o not_o to_o leave_v his_o voyage_n to_o constantinople_n for_o belgrade_n 290._o between_o he_o and_o moses_n 312_o speech_n also_o of_o mahomet_n to_o the_o turk_n in_o commendation_n of_o john_n justinian_n 324._o to_o himself_o upon_o the_o invasion_n of_o his_o territory_n by_o the_o epyrot_n 442._o to_o himself_o upon_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o take_n of_o moses_n and_o other_o noble_n of_o epire._n 455_o speech_n of_o mahomet_n to_o ballaban_n urge_v he_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o scanderbag_n 460._o to_o scanderbag_n by_o a_o messenger_n by_o who_o he_o return_v his_o sword_n unto_o he_o 497_o speech_n of_o the_o noble_n of_o epire_n to_o scanderbag_n dissuade_v he_o from_o the_o combat_n with_o feribassa_n 173._o persuade_v he_o to_o marriage_n 192._o persuade_v he_o to_o grant_v truce_n to_o the_o belgradians_n 286_o speech_n of_o 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nicholas_n of_o naples_n touch_v the_o disgrace_n offer_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o pope_n 391_o speech_n of_o ladislaus_n king_n of_o naples_n of_o the_o battle_n between_o he_o and_o lewes_n the_o second_o of_o anjou_n 396_o speech_n of_o count_n picenin_n use_v unto_o scanderbag_n 414._o speech_n of_o assambeg_n a_o chiefetame_n of_o the_o turk_n to_o scanderbag_n 428_o speech_n use_v by_o ballaban_n to_o mahomet_n excuse_v his_o overthrow_n by_o scanderbag_n 459._o 460_o speech_n of_o jagup_n of_o the_o fortune_n of_o scanderbag_n 468_o speech_n of_o lech_n ducagin_n bewail_v the_o death_n of_o scanderbag_n 496_o speech_n of_o scanderbag_n to_o a_o scythian_a before_o his_o combat_n with_o he_o 8_o speech_n of_o zampsa_n a_o persian_a to_o amurath_n challenge_v his_o courtier_n to_o the_o combat_n 9_o speech_n of_o amurath_n to_o scanderbag_n animate_v he_o to_o undertake_v the_o combat_n against_o two_o persian_n 10_o speech_n of_o scanderbag_n touch_v the_o oration_n make_v by_o a_o 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