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tamburlaine_n in_o his_o war_n whereby_o he_o gain_v speedy_a conquest_n tamberlaine_n the_o great_a in_o all_o his_o war_n use_v his_o enemy_n to_o three_o banner_n the_o first_o day_n he_o set_v up_o a_o white_a flag_n signify_v favour_n and_o mercy_n if_o they_o yield_v immediate_o the_o second_o day_n a_o red_a banner_n betoken_v blood_n and_o loss_n of_o life_n the_o three_o day_n a_o black_a banner_n in_o token_n of_o the_o utter_a subversion_n of_o city_n or_o town_n burn_v they_o to_o asâ—es_n by_o this_o policy_n he_o make_v the_o world_n tremble_v to_o withstand_v his_o first_o summons_n for_o he_o never_o grant_v pardon_n after_o the_o first_o refusal_n whereby_o he_o conquer_v with_o small_a pain_n or_o effusion_n of_o blood_n chap._n clxxxiii_o a_o policy_n use_v by_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o to_o suppress_v his_o rebel_n which_o otherwise_o have_v hazard_v the_o ruin_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o 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