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the_o master_n of_o santiago_n have_v also_o resolve_v to_o make_v a_o incursion_n into_o the_o moorish_a territory_n the_o earl_n of_o cifuentes_n have_v attempt_v to_o recover_v zahara_n but_o fail_v all_o these_o commander_n agree_v to_o make_v a_o inroad_n into_o the_o territory_n of_o malaga_n in_o three_o body_n that_o country_n be_v rich_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o silken_a manufacture_n and_o therefore_o they_o hope_v to_o make_v a_o considerable_a booty_n near_a malaga_n there_o be_v certain_a uncouth_a mountain_n call_v axarquia_fw-la over_o those_o mountain_n they_o march_v plunder_v christian_n and_o burn_v all_o the_o country_n and_o some_o party_n of_o horse_n advance_v even_o in_o sight_n of_o malaga_n this_o provoke_v the_o citizen_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o mountain_n assemble_v and_o secure_v all_o the_o pass_n our_o man_n seek_v to_o retire_v but_o can_v not_o there_o be_v two_o way_n the_o long_a by_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v plain_a but_o dangerous_a 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the_o other_o force_n come_v to_o their_o rescue_n the_o moor_n retire_v still_o our_o man_n pursue_v close_o upon_o their_o rear_n and_o the_o fight_n be_v renew_v in_o the_o olive_n garden_n of_o the_o city_n d._n john_n de_fw-fr arragon_n earl_n of_o ribagorça_o signalise_v himself_o in_o this_o engagement_n and_o have_v his_o horse_n kill_v under_o he_o king_n ferdinand_n the_o summer_n be_v near_o spend_v garrison_v the_o town_n he_o have_v take_v and_o leave_v d._n frederick_n son_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n to_o command_v on_o the_o frontier_n by_o that_o mean_n end_v the_o competition_n betwixt_o the_o nobility_n of_o andaluzia_n about_o that_o post_n at_o this_o time_n galicia_n be_v in_o a_o uproar_n because_o the_o earl_n of_o lemos_n have_v possess_v himself_o of_o ponferrada_n a_o very_a strong_a town_n and_o turn_v out_o the_o king_n garrison_n the_o earl_n upon_o his_o submission_n be_v pardon_v only_o that_o town_n with_o some_o other_o be_v take_v from_o he_o and_o 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