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l._n 9_o p._n 49._o by_o command_n from_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n he_o be_v imprison_v at_o gant_n l._n 10._o p._n 9_o federico_n de_fw-fr toleda_n grandfather_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n l._n 7._o p._n 82._o federico_n son_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n bring_v he_o man_n and_o money_n from_o spain_n l._n 7._o p._n 58._o send_v by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n l._n 7._o p._n 61._o go_v to_o besiege_v mons_fw-la l._n 7._o p._n 74._o sight_n with_o the_o french_a that_o will_v hinder_v he_o from_o sit_v down_o before_o it_o ibid._n punish_v the_o woman_n spy_n ibid._n take_v the_o abbey_n de_fw-fr spine_n ibid._n fight_n with_o the_o french_a general_n and_o defeat_v he_o ibid._n storm_n zutphen_n and_o plunder_v it_o l._n 7._o p._n 77._o take_v all_o the_o town_n in_o gelderland_n ibid._n burn_v nardhem_n in_o holland_n l._n 7._o p._n 78._o besieges_n and_o take_v harlem_n ibid._n be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o field_n wound_v l._n 7._o p._n 80._o attempt_v alâ—mer_n in_o vain_a l._n 7._o p._n 81._o return_n into_o spain_n with_o his_o father_n ibid._n ferdinand_n king_n of_o castille_n l._n 8._o p._n 15_o ferdinand_n the_o catholic_n king_n l._n 7._o p._n 82_o ferdinando_n gonzaga_n governor_n of_o milan_n and_o general_n for_o charles_n the_o five_o l._n 6._o p._n 30_o ferdinand_n the_o emperor_n hold_v a_o diet_n at_o francfort_n l._n 3._o p._n 71._o dies_fw-la l._n 4._o p._n 87._o his_o daughter_n design_v by_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n for_o wife_n to_o alex_n farnezè_fw-fr l._n 4._o p._n 91_o ferdinand_n martin_n a_o incendiary_n l._n 7._o p._n 50_o ferdinando_n de_fw-fr toledo_n duke_n of_o alva_n l._n 1._o p._n 11._o l._n 2._o p._n 38_o 46_o 49._o favour_n cardinal_n granvell_n l._n 4._o p._n 80._o wait_n upon_o isabel_n queen_n of_o spain_n to_o the_o conference_n at_o baion_n l._n 4._o p._n 88_o carry_v the_o order_n of_o the_o fleece_n from_o king_n philip_n to_z charles_n the_o nine_o of_o france_n ibid._n his_o speech_n for_o war_n with_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 6._o p._n 23_o 24._o the_o government_n of_o the_o low-countries_n commit_v to_o he_o l._n 6._o p._n 25._o fall_n sick_a at_o milan_n l._n 6._o p._n 27._o muster_n his_o army_n at_o ast_n in_o piedmont_n l._n 6._o p._n 29._o his_o march_n into_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 8._o p._n 9_o his_o invention_n of_o the_o use_n of_o musketoâ—nes_n l._n 6._o p._n 31._o l._n 7._o p._n 55._o he_o enter_v brussels_n l._n 6._o p._n 31._o visit_n the_o governess_n l._n 6._o p._n 32._o how_o she_o receive_v he_o ibid._n he_o summon_v the_o lord_n ibid._n arrest_v the_o count_n egmont_n and_o horn_n l._n 6._o p._n 33._o excuse_n it_o to_o the_o governess_n l._n 6._o p._n 34._o send_v the_o prisoner_n to_o gaunt_n l._n 7._o p._n 49._o send_v force_n into_o france_n against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d l._n 6._o p._n 35._o offer_n himself_o to_o be_v their_o general_n ibid._n why_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o low-countrey-tumult_n be_v charge_v upon_o he_o l._n 7._o p._n 39_o upon_o what_o score_n the_o low-countrey-man_n hate_v he_o ibid._n &_o 51_o 58._o he_o build_v the_o fort_n at_o antwerp_n l._n 7._o p._n 40._o 41._o institutes_n a_o new_a court_n of_o justice_n ibid._n impeache_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o flee_v the_o low-countries_n ibid._n condemn_v they_o l._n 7._o p._n 42._o send_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n son_n into_o spain_n ibid._n pull_v down_o culemburge_n house_n ibid._n ambush_n lay_v against_o he_o l._n 7._o p._n 46._o auxiliary_n send_v he_o from_o the_o king_n of_o france_n l._n 7._o p._n 47._o he_o take_v off_o the_o head_n of_o the_o gentleman_n covenanter_n l._n 7._o p._n 48._o the_o extent_n of_o his_o fault_n in_o prosecute_a egmâ—nt_n and_o 〈◊〉_d l._n 7._o p._n 51._o he_o pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n against_o they_o ibid._n behead_v they_o l._n 7._o p._n 52._o his_o expedition_n against_o lewis_n of_o nassau_n l._n 7._o p._n 54._o he_o go_v to_o groninghen_n ibid._n fight_n and_o rout_v he_o ibid._n over-takes_a the_o enemy_n at_o geme_v l._n 7._o p._n 55._o defeat_v he_o with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n l._n 7._o p._n 56._o send_v the_o news_n of_o his_o victory_n to_o pius_n the_o five_o at_o rome_n l._n 7._o p._n 57_o punish_v the_o sardinan_n regment_n for_o burn_v the_o country_n ibid._n contemn_v the_o report_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n army_n l._n 7._o p._n 58_o 59_o his_o saying_n touch_v the_o prince_n confederate_a against_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n ibid._n he_o can_v not_o fright_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n from_o passi_v the_o river_n ibid._n will_v not_o accept_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n
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