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spring_v up_o near_a home_n for_o the_o pisani_n contend_v with_o the_o genoese_n for_o consecration_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o corsica_n and_o for_o the_o i_o will_v of_o sardegnia_n whereupon_o follow_v sharp_a war_n between_o they_o for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o the_o disavauntage_n of_o the_o pisani_n so_o that_o at_o last_o be_v plain_o overcomen_v the_o genoese_n enter_v into_o pisa_n by_o force_n 1127._o and_o raze_v all_o the_o house_n thereof_o down_o to_o the_o first_o floor_n 1146._o ¶_o thus_o finish_v those_o war_n and_o want_v occasion_n where_o to_o be_v occupy_v they_o make_v out_o a_o army_n against_o the_o sarasines_n and_o first_o overranne_n the_o i_o will_v of_o minorica_fw-la and_o after_o assault_v the_o citee_n of_o almeria_n and_o tortosa_n in_o the_o confine_n of_o granata_n which_o they_o take_v by_o force_n with_o the_o slaughter_n of_o a_o infinite_a noumbre_fw-mi of_o moor_n beside_o 10000_o slave_n that_o they_o carry_v with_o they_o to_o genoa_n and_o 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when_o they_o perceive_v a_o outward_a enemy_n than_o be_v they_o inward_o soon_o agree_v and_o assoon_o as_o they_o be_v sure_a of_o peace_n abroad_o incontinent_o they_o war_v again_o within_o themselves_o nevertheless_o they_o use_v the_o emperor_n so_o well_o with_o gift_n and_o fair_a word_n that_o he_o not_o only_o suffer_v they_o to_o continue_v in_o their_o libertee_n but_o also_o increase_v their_o common_a wealth_n with_o a_o noumbre_a of_o privilege_n and_o be_v occasion_n that_o after_o long_a contention_n with_o they_o of_o pisa_n the_o genoese_n at_o length_n enjoy_v quiete_o the_o one_o half_a of_o sardegnia_n which_o before_o the_o pisani_n have_v whole_o to_o theim selfe_o ¶_o about_o this_o time_n the_o sultan_n of_o egypt_n get_v jerusalem_n 1190._o and_o dyvers_a other_o citee_n in_o soria_n out_o of_o the_o christian_n hand_n england_n wherefore_o king_n richard_n of_o england_n and_o king_n philip_n of_o france_n make_v their_o voyage_n into_o those_o party_n 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