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great_a feast_n and_o honour_n send_v home_n with_o ten_o galley_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n first_o bind_v himself_o to_o certain_a article_n aswell_o for_o the_o payment_n of_o a_o yearly_a tribute_n as_o also_o for_o the_o citee_n of_o famagosta_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o genoese_a possession_n ¶_o about_o this_o time_n be_v so_o many_o commotion_n in_o the_o citee_n for_o choose_v of_o their_o duke_n that_o i_o think_v there_o be_v never_o so_o much_o alteration_n of_o ruler_n in_o one_o common_a wealth_n for_o the_o tyme._n and_o because_o the_o rehearsal_n thereof_o will_v occupy_v a_o great_a room_n than_o my_o purpose_n do_v here_o allow_v it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o say_v that_o as_o long_o as_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n consist_v in_o the_o will_n of_o the_o multitude_n never_o be_v so_o inconstant_a a_o astate_n as_o that_o of_o genoa_n for_o amongst_o other_o in_o the_o change_n between_o domenyke_n di_fw-fr campo_n fregoso_n and_o nicolas_n guarco_n 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charles_n the_o vi_o french_a king_n beseech_v he_o to_o take_v the_o dominion_n thereof_o into_o his_o hand_n who_o at_o their_o request_n send_v the_o count_n of_o saint_n paul_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o meaux_n to_o be_v ruler_n there_o and_o to_o receive_v the_o fortress_n into_o his_o possession_n 1397._o which_o immediate_o be_v deliver_v to_o they_o &_o feaultie_a swear_v by_o all_o the_o subject_n ¶_o the_o french_a governor_n have_v not_o be_v there_o full_o a_o year_n but_o the_o sect_n of_o guelfes_n and_o ghibelline_n renew_v so_o sore_o 1398._o that_o after_o much_o burn_a spoil_v and_o killing_a in_o the_o country_n theraboutes_o the_o ghibelline_n enter_v into_o the_o citee_n and_o from_o the_o xvi_o of_o julie_n to_o the_o u_o of_o september_n fight_v day_n by_o day_n with_o the_o guelph_n and_o fortifi_v the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o citee_n against_o the_o other_o they_o never_o cease_v till_o both_o party_n be_v tire_v with_o the_o fury_n of_o their_o own_o 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