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mayenne_n to_o hope_v to_o be_v choose_v king_n 565_o ceremony_n use_v at_o the_o conversion_n of_o henry_n iu._n 613_o chancellor_n birago_n make_v cardinal_n and_o philip_n huralt_n choose_v in_o his_o place_n 235_o chancellor_n chiverney_n put_v out_o of_o his_o place_n 357_o recall_v to_o his_o office_n by_o henry_n iu_o 466._o his_o opinion_n 467_o chancellor_n olivier_n call_v a_o second_o time_n to_o court_n 13._o dye_n chancellor_n de_fw-fr l'hospital_n succeed_v he_o 29._o put_v out_o of_o his_o office_n upon_o the_o king_n jealousy_n 130._o and_o confer_v upon_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr morvilliers_n ib._n charles_n ix_o marry_v izabella_n daughter_n of_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n 171_o charlotte_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr marc_n heir_n to_o the_o duchy_n of_o bovillon_n marry_v to_o henry_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr tour_n viscount_n de_fw-fr turenne_n 511_o charter_n voluntary_o set_v open_v its_o gate_n 402._o its_o description_n and_o siege_n 494_o 496_o chastelrault_a besiege_v 156._o siege_n raise_v 157_o jaques_n clement_n his_o birth_n age_n and_o
after_o victory_n make_v his_o commander_n sup_v with_o he_o at_o rosny_n familiar_o speak_v to_o every_o one_o and_o praise_v the_o mean_a soldier_n 450._o besiege_n and_o take_v melum_fw-la 454._o his_o answer_n to_o villeroy_n persuade_v he_o to_o turn_v catholic_n 455._o dismiss_v he_o not_o resolve_v to_o grant_v a_o cessation_n of_o arm_n 457._o assault_n the_o fauxbourg_n of_o paris_n sit_v on_o his_o horse_n back_o forty_o four_o hour_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o st._n denis_n 465._o recall_v the_o chancellor_n chiverny_n to_o his_o office_n 466._o rise_v from_o the_o siege_n of_o paris_n and_o march_n to_o chelles_n to_o hinder_v the_o relief_n 471._o send_v a_o trumpet_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n challenge_v he_o to_o battle_n 470._o deceive_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n ibid._n withdraw_v and_o march_v towards_o st._n denis_n 474._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o night_n give_v a_o scalado_n to_o the_o wall_n of_o paris_n etc._n etc._n 475._o come_v to_o st_n denis_n without_o victual_n or_o money_n separate_v his_o army_n oppress_v with_o disease_n 476._o batter_v clermont_n and_o take_v it_o on_o the_o three_o day_n ibid._n assault_v the_o spanish_a army_n and_o his_o horse_n have_v cut_v the_o rearguard_n in_o piece_n if_o georgio_n basti_n have_v not_o disengage_v they_o with_o his_o lancier_n 480._o assault_n corby_n and_o take_v it_o 485._o his_o remedy_n to_o conserve_v the_o affection_n and_o obedience_n of_o his_o party_n 486._o recall_v the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n and_o other_o catholic_a lord_n to_o his_o army_n ibid._n his_o design_n upon_o paris_n discover_v a_o second_o time_n 491._o chartres_n surrender_v to_o he_o 496._o declare_v in_o council_n the_o necessity_n of_o give_v the_o hugonot_n some_o satisfaction_n confirm_v a_o edict_n of_o henry_n iii_o grant_v they_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n 498._o besiege_n noyen_fw-fr 605._o surrender_v to_o he_o 507._o give_v the_o german_n the_o pillage_n of_o attigny_n offer_v battle_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o verdun_n 512._o summons_n roven_n and_o refuse_v etc._n etc._n 524._o raise_v the_o siege_n 540._o his_n say_v of_o guiry_n give_v distaste_n to_o other_o 539._o return_n 545._o escape_n a_o great_a danger_n 546._o pray_v the_o republic_n of_o venice_n by_o their_o ambassador_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o pope_n about_o his_o reconciliation_n 559._o weep_v for_o the_o death_n of_o marshal_n de_fw-fr byron_n 560._o desire_n the_o duke_n of_o thuscany_n also_o to_o use_v â—is_n endeavour_n with_o he_o and_o the_o cardinal_n ibid._n choose_v cardinal_n gondi_n and_o marquis_n of_o pisani_n to_o go_v to_o rome_n 557._o send_v his_o force_n to_o recover_v espernay_n 559._o desire_n a_o reconciliation_n with_o the_o catholic_n church_n by_o way_n of_o agreement_n not_o pardon_n 562._o his_fw-la manifesto_fw-la at_o chartres_n 588._o propose_v his_o conversion_n to_o see_v how_o it_o will_v be_v relish_v 605._o besiege_v dreux_n to_o give_v reputation_n to_o his_o party_n 607._o send_v for_o prelate_n and_o divine_n and_o be_v instruct_v at_o maule_n publish_v he_o will_v go_v to_o mass_n at_o st._n denis_n 612._o send_v the_o duke_n of_o nevers_n and_o four_o prelate_n ambassador_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o pope_n 617._o go_v to_o mantua_n 621._o desire_n to_o be_v crown_v 634._o besiege_n laon_n and_o surrender_v 646_o 650._o send_v the_o lorraine_n force_n to_o make_v incursion_n into_o the_o county_n of_o bourgogne_n 655_o cause_n open_a war_n to_o be_v proclaim_v against_o spain_n 664._o besiege_n the_o castle_n of_o dijon_n 667._o half_a disarm_v succour_n the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr byron_n 669_o rout_n the_o spaniard_n in_o franche_n comte_n 671._o be_v absolve_v of_o his_o heresy_n 675._o agree_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n 694._o lay_n siege_n to_o la_fw-fr fere_n 696._o complain_n to_o the_o pope_n of_o the_o spaniard_n 798._o his_o design_n about_o somme_n answer_v not_o the_o intention_n 700._o go_v pâ—st_o to_o montlehery_a to_o meet_v the_o legate_n 710._o ratify_v all_o his_o procurator_n have_v do_v 711._o call_v a_o congregation_n at_o roven_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o his_o crown_n to_o settle_v his_o kingdom_n and_o supply_v for_o war_n 712._o break_n off_o a_o course_n of_o physic_n and_o go_v to_o relieve_v amiens_n excuse_v the_o murmur_n about_o it_o 718._o follow_v the_o archduke_n go_v from_o amiens_n and_o his_o praise_n of_o the_o spanish_a infantry_n page_n 730_o king_n pharamont_n choose_v first_o king_n of_o the_o french_a at_o the_o river_n sala_n and_o the_o salic_a law_n establish_v 3_o l._n lady_n marguerite_n be_v ask_v if_o she_o will_v have_v the_o king_n of_o navarre_n for_o her_o husband_n answer_v nothing_o be_v urge_v by_o the_o king_n bow_v her_o head_n 180_o lagny_n take_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n before_o the_o face_n of_o the_o king_n army_n 474._o recover_v by_o the_o baron_n de_fw-fr guiry_n 478_o the_o pope_n legate_n propound_v a_o truce_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n but_o he_o refuse_v it_o 388._o make_v grievous_a complaint_n to_o the_o king_n 390._o be_v suspect_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o side_n with_o the_o king_n 393._o as_o soon_o as_o peace_n be_v conclude_v with_o the_o hugonot_n depart_v from_o court_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n ibid._n move_v the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n again_o to_o a_o accommodation_n but_o he_o refuse_v ib._n league_n its_o form_n 222._o compose_v of_o the_o disaffect_v to_o the_o government_n and_o zealot_n in_o religion_n 251._o set_v forward_o by_o mendozzâ—_n the_o spanish_a ambassador_n 260._o the_o head_n publish_v a_o declaration_n 261._o set_v the_o parisian_n to_o frame_v a_o council_n of_o sixteen_o 300._o consult_v to_o take_v the_o king_n return_v from_o hunt_v to_o take_v the_o bastille_fw-fr arcenal_n paris_n and_o the_o lovure_n cut_v in_o piece_n the_o minion_n and_o his_o adherent_n and_o himself_o prisoner_n 302._o first_o assault_v the_o german_n in_o lorraine_n 316._o forty_o of_o their_o chief_a person_n châ—se_v for_o the_o council_n of_o the_o union_n 385._o take_v vendosme_n by_o agreement_n with_o the_o governor_n 397._o great_a slaughter_n of_o they_o at_o the_o siege_n of_o senlis_n 400._o declare_v cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n king_n and_o call_v he_o charles_n x._o 417._o take_v a_o disgust_n at_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n which_o be_v foment_v by_o the_o spaniard_n 487._o besiege_v caudebec_n with_o no_o good_a advice_n 544_o etc._n etc._n a_o league_n conclude_v between_o henry_n iu._n and_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n almost_o the_o same_o that_o be_v make_v with_o charles_n ix_o 706_o learned_a man_n fight_v for_o their_o faction_n with_o their_o pen_n as_o soldier_n with_o their_o sword_n 434_o lewis_n duke_n of_o oâ—leans_n in_o the_o time_n of_o charles_n viii_o take_v up_o arm_n to_o maintain_v the_o right_n of_o government_n in_o who_o it_o belong_v 18_o lignerole_n kill_v by_o the_o king_n command_n for_o show_v he_o know_v what_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v keep_v secret_a 173_o livery_n make_v to_o ward_n 90_o lord_n peregrine_n bertue_n lord_n willoughby_n fahter_n to_o the_o valiant_a earl_n of_o lindsey_n who_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o edgehill_n be_v general_n of_o the_o king_n army_n be_v general_n of_o the_o force_n send_v into_o france_n to_o henry_n iv._o by_o queen_n elizabeth_n 423_o lowyse_o the_o vaudemont_n niece_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n marry_v to_o henry_n iii_o 212_o low-countries_n withdraw_v from_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n dominion_n seek_v first_o protection_n from_o the_o king_n of_o france_n then_o put_v themselves_o under_o the_o duke_n of_o alâ—nzon_n 239._o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n entreat_v he_o to_o take_v the_o protection_n and_o dominion_n of_o their_o state_n 259_o ludovico_n de_fw-fr gonzaga_n duke_n of_o mantua_n marry_v henrietta_n de_fw-fr cleve_n sister_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o nevers_n 99_o lion_n the_o first_o that_o rebel_v and_o last_o that_o return_v to_o obedience_n 629_o m._n madam_n de_fw-fr monpensier_n persuade_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n her_o brother_n to_o make_v himself_o head_n of_o the_o holy_a union_n 384._o she_o and_o other_o exhort_v he_o to_o make_v himself_o be_v declare_v king_n of_o france_n 413_o management_n of_o affair_n under_o francis_n ii_o commit_v to_o his_o mother_n duke_n of_o guise_n and_o cardinal_n of_o lorraine_n by_o his_o wife_n persuasion_n 12_o manifesto_n of_o the_o hugonot_n 130._o of_o the_o king_n 588_o mark_n of_o justice_n be_v have_v the_o authority_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o chief_a ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a dignity_n 437_o marquis_n de_fw-fr villars_n make_v admiral_n in_o the_o place_n of_o coligny_n 161._o besiege_n quillebeuf_n 558._o be_v force_v to_o rise_v from_o it_o 559._o submit_v roven_n to_o the_o king_n 638_o marquis_n of_o pisani_n meet_v the_o legate_n about_o a_o treaty_n but_o
and_o do_v penance_n for_o the_o cardinal_n death_n 402._o resolve_n to_o send_v assistance_n to_o the_o league_n against_o the_o king_n 431._o his_o commission_n to_o cardinal_n gaetano_n legate_n in_o france_n 432._o his_fw-la breve_fw-la publish_v at_o paris_n and_o the_o content_n thereof_o 434_o grow_v jealous_a gaetano_n incline_v to_o favour_v the_o spanish_a design_n 453._o his_o death_n 4â—8_n pope_n urban_n vii_o live_v but_o twelve_o day_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o gregory_n fourteen_o a_o milanese_n ib._n who_o resolve_v to_o send_v man_n and_o money_n to_o assist_v the_o league_n 493._o choose_v mastilio_n landriano_n legate_n to_o france_n assign_v fifteen_o thousand_o crown_n per_fw-la mensem_fw-la for_o the_o league_n ibid._n send_v twelve_o hundred_o horse_n and_o six_o thousand_o foot_n into_o france_n under_o command_n of_o monte-martiano_a 503._o dye_n 530_o preeminence_n of_o the_o royal_a family_n be_v inheritance_n and_o administration_n 4_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n ib._n prince_n of_o condé_v set_v at_o liberty_n 28._o practice_n to_o possess_v lion_n but_o without_o success_n 32._o commit_v to_o prison_n except_v against_o his_o trial_n and_o appeal_v to_o the_o king_n but_o not_o accept_v 37._o sentence_n pronounce_v against_o he_o 38._o set_v at_o liberty_n and_o declare_v void_a 44._o his_fw-la manifesto_fw-la 61._o coin_n the_o plate_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n 63._o his_o demand_n in_o favour_n of_o himself_o and_o the_o hugonot_n 65._o return_n to_o his_o army_n 67._o go_v to_o besiege_v paris_n amuse_n himself_o before_o corbiel_n whereby_o he_o fail_v of_o his_o design_n 78._o take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n 83._o sup_v and_o lie_v in_o the_o same_o bed_n with_o the_o duke_n his_o bitter_a enemy_n 84._o offer_n the_o king_n a_o great_a number_n of_o hugonot_n to_o make_v war_n with_o spain_n 109._o incense_v the_o king_n with_o a_o letter_n of_o protestation_n 128._o sell_v the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n 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