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of_o malâ—…a_n constantinople_n where_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o contrary_a northern_a wind_n he_o be_v enforce_v to_o continue_v certain_a day_n but_o in_o the_o end_n have_v a_o fair_a gale_n he_o sail_v to_o constantinople_n with_o a_o hundred_o galley_n where_o he_o be_v with_o all_o honour_n entertain_v the_o turk_n open_o term_v ing_z themselves_o conqueror_n for_o that_o they_o have_v defend_v morea_n and_o their_o other_o territory_n dare_v as_o they_o say_v the_o christian_n oftentimes_o to_o battle_n &_o last_o drive_v they_o forth_o of_o their_o dominion_n secure_v the_o sea_n and_o make_v it_o navigable_a the_o confederate_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n arrive_v at_o corfou_n the_o twenty_o day_n of_o october_n who_o though_o their_o fleet_n be_v augment_v with_o thirteen_o galley_n and_o corfou_n certain_a ship_n load_v with_o wheat_n bring_v by_o the_o
beg_v life_n the_o reply_n make_v unto_o they_o famine_n enforce_v they_o to_o yield_v the_o venetian_n recover_v chioggia_fw-it the_o venetian_n besiege_v bebia_n the_o genovese_n take_v certaiâ—…_n venetian_a shipâ—…_n lade_v with_o cornâ—…_n thryeste_n revolt_v &_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o genoveses_n the_o castle_n of_o thryeste_n be_v raze_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n cap_n histria_n take_v by_o the_o genovese_n the_o senate_n much_o trouble_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o these_o two_o city_n cap-histria_n be_v give_v to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o aquileia_n the_o genovese_n fleet_n before_o the_o haven_n of_o the_o city_n the_o enemy_n army_n before_o piarna_n â—…ebia_fw-la recover_v pola_n be_v take_v by_o the_o genovese_n the_o venetian_a army_n in_o histria_n the_o venetian_n have_v a_o naval_a army_n of_o one_o hundred_o vessel_n the_o venetian_o recover_v cap._n histria_n the_o venetian_a army_n before_o pola_n on_o what_o condition_n arba_n be_v deliver_v to_o the_o genovese_n the_o paduanâ—…_n besiege_v trenisâ—…_n pisani_n pursue_v twelve_o genovese_n galley_n into_o apulia_n pisani_n die_v and_o be_v bewail_v of_o all_o man_n pisani_n be_v honourable_o bury_v at_o venice_n carolo_n zeni_n be_v general_n of_o the_o army_n in_o his_o stead_n after_o what_o manner_n the_o paduan_n have_v enclose_v the_o passage_n towards_o treviso_n the_o venetian_n enforce_v to_o give_v over_o the_o enterprise_n retire_v to_o musestra_n novalla_fw-la besiege_v by_o the_o enemy_n great_a dearth_n in_o treviso_n bressia_n and_o senia_n take_v by_o loretano_n what_o loretano_n do_v after_o pisani_n his_o death_n zeno_n arrive_v in_o the_o army_n zeno_n besiege_v marran_n a_o town_n of_o the_o forlani_n the_o venetian_n treasure_v whole_o exhaust_v a_o unworthy_a act_n of_o a_o garrison_n for_o want_n of_o pay_n the_o venetian_n be_v enforce_v to_o offer_v treviso_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o austria_n the_o venetian_n hate_v of_o all_o their_o neighbour_n the_o garrison_n of_o treviso_n 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trivil_a and_o râ—…molca_n 〈◊〉_d the_o country_n of_o gyradadeart_n recover_v by_o sforza_n sforza_n take_v caravazza_n piciniâ—…s_n project_n the_o battle_n of_o anglare_n betwixt_o picinino_n and_o the_o lâ—…ague_n the_o defence_n &_o flight_n of_o the_o venetian_n the_o great_a number_n of_o prisoner_n picinino_n dispa_n ir_v after_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o battâ—…le_n sfoâ—…zas_n great_a conquest_n nicolâ—…o_o d'aeste_n come_v to_o sforza_n camp_n to_o 〈◊〉_d of_o peace_n the_o venetian_n take_v pesâ—…ara_n nâ—…colao_n d'aestâ—…_n bring_v the_o lady_n bianca_n to_o mantua_n sforza_n answer_n to_o those_o that_o entreat_v he_o to_o go_v thither_o where_o biaâ—…ca_n lie_v raucnna_n under_o the_o venetian_n the_o great_a entertainment_n give_v to_o sforza_n at_o venice_n francisco_n barbaro_n high_o esteem_v in_o venice_n the_o bressans_n be_v recompense_v for_o their_o loyalty_n great_a triumph_n at_o venice_n at_o the_o wedding_n of_o the_o prince_n son_n picinino_n his_o unlooked_a 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