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the_o new_a king_n 678_o etc._n etc._n their_o article_n of_o agreement_n 680_o etc._n etc._n rookwood_n brigadeer_n his_o paper_n at_o his_o execution_n 559_o etc._n etc._n rugen_n the_o island_n of_o take_v by_o the_o brandenburgher_n 56._o rupert_n prince_n his_o death_n and_o character_n 115._o russel_n lord_n try_v condemn_a and_o behead_v 117._o his_o speech_n ibid._n etc._n etc._n his_o paper_n to_o the_o sheriff_n 118_o etc._n etc._n russel_n make_v admiral_n 447._o his_o letter_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o nottingham_n 458._o beat_v the_o french_a fleet_n ib._n sail_n with_o the_o fleet_n for_o spain_n 494._o s._n saint_n malo_n bombard_v by_o the_o english_a 520._o saint_n martin_n bombard_v by_o the_o 61._o saint_n ruth_n monsieur_n general_n of_o the_o irish_a 427._o his_o speech_n to_o they_o 428._o kill_v 432._o salankeman_n the_o great_a battle_n there_o 453._o salusses_n the_o battle_n there_o between_o the_o french_a and_o confederate_n 404._o surrender_v to_o catinat_n 405._o sancta_fw-la maura_n besiege_v by_o the_o venetian_n 162._o surrender_v ib._n savoy_n duke_n of_o