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king_n death_n page_n 165_o letter_n y._n soldier_n have_v once_o conceive_v a_o evil_a opinion_n of_o their_o leader_n no_o eloquence_n be_v able_a to_o remove_v it_o page_n 174_o letter_n n._n the_o swedens_n army_n be_v leave_v at_o donavert_n 1633_o for_o three_o month_n page_n 178_o letter_n v._o t._n terror_n in_o great_a among_o the_o catholic_n at_o erford_n page_n 77_o letter_n p._n the_o tyranny_n of_o our_o enemy_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v prevent_v then_o suffer_v page_n 132_o letter_n t._n the_o town_n about_o nurenberg_n unhumane_o use_v by_o gallas_n page_n 154_o letter_n b._n time_n nor_o number_n of_o year_n do_v not_o make_v a_o good_a soldier_n but_o the_o continual_a meditation_n of_o exercise_n and_o practice_n page_n 69_o letter_n a._n v._o the_o valour_n of_o lieutenant_n colonel_n walter_n butler_n commend_v at_o francfurt_n on_o the_o other_o page_n 34_o letter_n y._n victory_n be_v never_o peculiar_a unto_o any_o page_n 50_o letter_n z._n the_o valiant_a 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108_o letter_n a._n to_o win_v credit_n we_o must_v rather_o seek_v to_o our_o enemy_n then_o to_o stay_v their_o come_n page_n 113_o letter_n i._o both_o wise_a and_o stout_a they_o ought_v to_o be_v that_o lead_v army_n page_n 1â—2_n letter_n z._n wisdom_n force_n or_o power_n can_v prevail_v against_o that_o cause_n the_o lord_n take_v in_o hand_n page_n 154_o letter_n d._n wallestine_n take_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o plesingburg_n page_n 166_o letter_n &_o wallestine_n his_o retreit_n after_o lose_v the_o battle_n of_o leitzen_n page_n 165_o letter_n z._n wallestine_n do_v go_v about_o to_o fight_v more_o with_o craft_n and_o policy_n then_o with_o the_o dint_n of_o arm_n page_n 153_o letter_n a._n y._n the_o young_a rhinegrave_n slay_v 1631._o page_n 52_o letter_n a._n young_a papenhaim_n valorous_o do_v keep_v out_o the_o castle_n of_o mansfelt_n page_n 113_o letter_n k._n licence_n be_v grant_v for_o the_o print_n of_o this_o book_n hampton_n court_n decemb._n 8._o 1636._o john_n coke_n finis_fw-la h._n f._n obs_o english_a colenell_n lieutenant_n colonel_n ct_n ct_n