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pepoli_n he_o repulse_v the_o enemy_n but_o hugo_n be_v too_o forward_o in_o pursuit_n of_o they_o be_v take_v prisoner_n thus_o far_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o league_n go_v on_o prosperous_o and_o with_o great_a hope_n of_o put_v a_o speedy_a end_n to_o the_o war_n by_o the_o acquisition_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o naples_n but_o now_o apparent_a sign_n grow_v not_o only_o of_o their_o declination_n but_o even_o of_o their_o ruin_n as_o it_o fortune_n can_v not_o long_o favour_v the_o french_a in_o italy_n to_o who_o she_o have_v so_o long_o show_v herself_o therein_o a_o enemy_n their_o army_n fall_v into_o sore_n and_o sudden_a sickness_n whereunto_o many_o cause_n do_v concur_v as_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o heaven_n which_o have_v this_o year_n occasion_v many_o pestiferous_a disease_n in_o all_o pat_n the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n which_o be_v in_o the_o month_n of_o august_n be_v make_v the_o worse_a by_o the_o disorder_n commit_v by_o the_o soldier_n in_o eat_v 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