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cuilemburg_n vide_fw-la florence_n palantius_fw-la court_n of_o justice_n burn_v down_o at_o antwerp_n l._n 8._o p._n 23._o curtius_n come_v martinengo_n captain_n of_o a_o foot_n company_n l._n 6._o p._n 30._o not_o present_a at_o count_n aremberg_n defeat_n l._n 7._o p._n 47._o he_o pursue_v the_o fly_a nassavians_n l._n 7._o p._n 55._o cyprian_a war_n l._n 5._o p._n 139._o sentence_n in_o c._n prince_n name_n be_v always_o register_v in_o the_o kalander_n of_o public_a calamity_n l._n 5._o p._n 128_o calumny_n and_o defamation_n without_o any_o distinction_n of_o truth_n or_o falsehood_n be_v ever_o greedy_o entertain_v and_o as_o greedy_o communicate_v l._n 5._o p._n 117_o in_o consultation_n reason_n be_v not_o at_o all_o time_n permit_v to_o make_v a_o free_a election_n l._n 9_o p._n 28_o some_o evil_n cure_v by_o contempt_n l._n 4._o p._n 79_o though_o woman_n conceal_v their_o other_o virtue_n yet_o they_o may_v glory_v in_o their_o chastity_n l._n 4._o p._n 92_o the_o fire_n 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friesland_n surprise_v by_o the_o nassavians_n l._n 7._o p._n 47._o recover_v by_o the_o spaniard_n ibid._n death_n suffer_v gallant_o denmark_n the_o king_n l._n 1._o p._n 13_o &_o l._n 3._o p._n 53_o davaso_n vide_fw-la cesar_n charles_n daventry_n receive_v a_o garrison_n of_o spaniard_n l._n 6_o p._n 20._o &_o l._n 7._o p._n 34._o david_n secretary_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n l._n 10._o p._n 23_o david_n the_o prophet_n psalm_n sing_v by_o the_o heritick_n l._n 3._o p._n 61_o 63._o &_o l._n 5._o p._n 124._o prohibit_v by_o catholic_n l._n 3._o p_o 63_o delft_n in_o holland_n l._n 7._o p._n 77._o receive_v a_o garrison_n of_o spaniard_n l._n 6._o p._n 20_o delphino_n vide_fw-la flaminio_n deputy_n of_o the_o estate_n govern_v the_o low-countryes_n vide_fw-la estate_n derdendius_fw-la gallus_n l._n 7._o p._n 80_o diana_n phalanga_fw-la a_o surreatine_a l._n 10._o p._n 22_o destruction_n of_o nardhem_n l._n 7._o p._n 73_o diary_n of_o battle_n b._n didacus_n restore_v charles_n prince_n of_o spain_n to_o his_o health_n l._n 7._o p._n 43_o didaco_n of_o austria_n prince_n of_o spain_n l._n 7._o p._n 83_o didaco_n cardinal_n spinosa_n the_o grand-inquisitor_n for_o cause_n of_o faith_n l._n 6._o p._n 22._o precedent_n of_o the_o council_n of_o castille_n p._n 23._o &_o l._n 7._o p._n 46._o call_v the_o spanish_a monarch_n ibid._n vote_n for_o a_o war_n with_o the_o low-countryes_n l._n 6._o p._n 22._o press_n the_o king_n to_o punish_v c._n egmont_n and_o c._n horn_n l._n 7._o p._n 51._o lose_v the_o king_n favour_n l._n 3._o p._n 74_o didaco_n de_fw-fr chiave_n confessor_n to_o charles_n prince_n of_o spain_n l._n 7._o p._n 45_o didaco_n covarrnvia_n bishop_n of_o segovia_n and_o precedent_n of_o castille_n l._n 4._o p._n 82_o didaco_n gusman_n a_o silua_n ambassador_n from_o philip_n the_o second_o to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n l._n 4._o p._n 94_o didaco_n hurtado_n mendosa_n l._n 10._o p._n 6._o difference_n between_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n and_o the_o 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