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nathan_n ben_n saddi_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o commission_n of_o mahmut_n return_n to_o paris_n v._o to_o the_o kaimacham_n p._n 9_o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen-mother_n of_o france_n of_o her_o apparition_n to_o cardinal_n richlieu_n and_o of_o his_o sickness_n vi_o to_o the_o venerable_a mufti_n sovereign_a of_o the_o true_a andvndefiled_a faith_n p._n 12_o of_o the_o death_n of_o mary_n de_fw-fr medicis_n queen-mother_n and_o dowager_n of_o france_n of_o cardinal_n richlieu_n letter_n to_o she_o and_o of_o the_o rich_a church_n of_o st._n denis_n in_o france_n vii_o to_o dgnet_n oglou_n p._n 17_o of_o a_o violent_a tempest_n of_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n of_o what_o happen_v to_o mahmut_v during_o this_o storm_n and_o of_o the_o custom_n of_o ring_v the_o bell_n at_o paris_n on_o such_o occasion_n viii_o to_o the_o same_o p._n 21_o of_o his_o friendship_n and_o conversation_n with_o a_o carmelite_n friar_n of_o image_n and_o picture_n ix_o to_o the_o kaimacham_n p._n 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a_o famous_a library_n in_o that_o city_n of_o the_o palace_n and_o hospital_n particular_o of_o the_o hospital_n of_o god_n a_o digression_n concern_v friendship_n fourteen_o to_o the_o kaimacham_n p._n 44_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o perpignan_n the_o exploit_n of_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mothe_n his_o take_v the_o town_n of_o tamarit_n and_o mouson_n and_o of_o a_o sea-fight_n between_o the_o french_a and_o the_o spaniard_n xv._o to_o isouf_n his_o kinsman_n p._n 47_o he_o congratulate_v his_o safe_a return_n to_o conftantinople_n thanks_o he_o for_o the_o alm_n and_o sacrifice_n he_o perform_v for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n expostulate_v with_o he_o concern_v his_o three_o year_n travel_v xvi_o to_o berber_n mustapha_n aga_n at_o constantinople_n p._n 52_o of_o the_o â—uke_n of_o lorrain_n excommunication_n and_o of_o his_o protest_v against_o it_o of_o the_o unaccountable_a power_n the_o pope_n have_v over_o the_o christian_a prince_n xvii_o to_o 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