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the_o duke_n interest_n and_o sancta_fw-la croce_n not_o be_v of_o so_o warlike_a a_o disposition_n as_o be_v spinola_n but_o be_v rather_o mild_a and_o remiss_a and_o much_o addict_v to_o civil_a negotiation_n much_o less_o to_o the_o trouble_n and_o danger_n of_o war_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o those_o that_o look_v asquint_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o cassalle_n have_v more_o field-â—…oom_a allow_v by_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o present_a government_n shall_v open_o vent_v their_o dissatisfaction_n and_o show_v the_o great_a resentment_n the_o first_o action_n of_o want_n of_o respect_n towards_o sancta_fw-la croce_n and_o of_o great_a prejudice_n to_o the_o main_a affair_n be_v the_o truce_n and_o suspension_n of_o arm_n which_o spinola_n refuse_v and_o which_o be_v now_o accept_v of_o by_o the_o duke_n in_o favour_n to_o the_o french_a and_o by_o collalto_n in_o favour_n to_o the_o duke_n which_o have_v it_o be_v never_o so_o little_a a_o while_n delay_v the_o city_n and_o 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the_o governor_n of_o milan_n they_o be_v force_v through_o famine_n to_o quit_v it_o and_o retreat_z in_o face_n of_o the_o enemy_n to_o carnignoula_n but_o for_o all_o this_o though_o the_o state_n of_o millian_n be_v free_a from_o war_n at_o home_n yet_o can_v it_o not_o long_o continue_v the_o quiet_a which_o it_o enjoy_v by_o the_o recovery_n of_o bremi_n and_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v by_o fatal_a misfortune_n subject_a to_o a_o series_n of_o trouble_n be_v free_v from_o defensive_a war_n must_v be_v engage_v in_o war_n offensive_a not_o long_o after_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o other_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n death_n the_o minority_n of_o his_o child_n their_o guardianship_n together_o with_o the_o regency_n of_o the_o state_n which_o be_v dispute_v between_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o uncle_n of_o the_o infant_n cause_v civiâ—…_n war_n in_o piedmont_n wherein_o france_n be_v zealous_o interress_v for_o the_o mother_n and_o spain_n for_o the_o uncle_n civil_a war_n be_v 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the_o blood_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o decide_v but_o depend_v for_o it_o have_v sometime_o be_v give_v absolute_o to_o the_o mother_n sometime_o to_o the_o kindred_n on_o the_o fathers-side_n and_o sometime_o joint_o to_o both_o nor_o have_v piedmont_n be_v exempt_a from_o the_o like_a competition_n where_o though_o sometime_o the_o kindred_n on_o the_o fathers-side_n have_v be_v allow_v the_o guardianship_n of_o the_o pupil_n prince_n yet_o this_o have_v happen_v either_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n or_o by_o the_o mother_n death_n or_o because_o the_o father_n kindred_n have_v be_v choose_v to_o be_v guardian_n but_o this_o case_n not_o have_v happen_v in_o this_o our_o age_n it_o be_v not_o evident_a in_o what_o condition_n the_o kindred_n be_v under_o the_o supreme_a regency_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o every_o one_o interpret_v this_o obscurity_n to_o the_o mother_n advantage_n yet_o the_o condition_n of_o time_n and_o accidental_a circumstance_n have_v always_o have_v a_o great_a stroke_n herein_o in_o these_o present_a rupture_n the_o prince_n can_v not_o be_v more_o cross_v not_o only_o in_o their_o pretend_v to_o guardianship_n and_o administration_n of_o state_n but_o even_o in_o their_o return_v to_o their_o own_o country_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v exclude_v for_o to_o boot_v that_o they_o be_v far_o off_o when_o the_o duke_n their_o brother_n die_v whereby_o the_o duchess_n meet_v not_o with_o those_o opposition_n which_o she_o may_v have_v have_v have_v they_o be_v present_a their_o be_v in_o much_o disgrace_n with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n make_v much_o against_o their_o pretension_n at_o the_o present_a for_o whereas_o they_o have_v former_o profess_v to_o adhere_v constant_o to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o his_o party_n they_o have_v with_o little_a respect_n quit_v he_o a_o little_a before_o their_o brother_n death_n and_o with_o much_o scandal_n to_o his_o majesty_n be_v go_v over_o to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n side_n prince_n thomaso_n be_v the_o first_o who_o be_v distaste_v by_o the_o duke_n hâ—…s_v brother_n be_v go_v from_o savoy_n where_o he_o be_v governor_n and_o pass_v private_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n into_o flanders_n to_o the_o infanta_n his_o cousin-german_n where_o take_v up_o arm_n he_o stick_v not_o to_o come_v into_o the_o open_a field_n as_o captain_n and_o conductor_n of_o the_o spanish_a force_n and_o to_o march_v with_o open_a colour_n as_o have_v be_v elsewhere_o say_v against_o the_o ensign_n of_o france_n and_o the_o prince_n cardinal_n go_v not_o long_o after_o his_o brother_n departure_n upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n from_o the_o court_n at_o turin_n go_v to_o rome_n where_o he_o open_o disclaim_v the_o protection_n of_o france_n and_o turn_v over_o to_o the_o emperor_n and_o to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n for_o which_o action_n the_o first_o be_v hostile_a and_o the_o other_o so_o high_a a_o affront_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n his_o majesty_n be_v much_o offend_v hold_v the_o one_o for_o a_o open_a enemy_n and_o the_o other_o as_o total_o alienate_v from_o he_o and_o therefore_o desire_v that_o the_o affair_n of_o piedmont_n may_v total_o depend_v upon_o he_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v that_o either_o of_o those_o prince_n who_o be_v become_v follower_n of_o the_o austrian_a and_o spanish_a party_n shall_v have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v in_o the_o guardianship_n of_o their_o nephew_n or_o in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n which_o he_o will_v as_o in_o justice_n it_o do_v belong_v shall_v total_o and_o integral_o depend_v upon_o his_o sister_n he_o therefore_o inform_v she_o and_o his_o agent_n do_v public_o protest_v that_o if_o she_o shall_v receive_v the_o prince_n into_o piedmont_n much_o less_o admit_v they_o to_o share_v in_o the_o regency_n or_o administration_n of_o state_n she_o will_v countervene_v the_o league_n which_o be_v make_v between_o he_o and_o the_o late_a duke_n and_o which_o be_v yet_o in_o force_n and_o he_o desire_v that_o the_o chief_a town_n shall_v be_v assign_v over_o to_o he_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o young_a duke_n lest_o the_o uncle_n assist_v by_o the_o spanish_a force_n may_v make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o state_n to_o the_o perpetual_a exclusion_n of_o their_o nephew_n thus_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v absent_a from_o court_n and_o through_o the_o king_n of_o france_n his_o anger_n conceive_v against_o they_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o the_o lady_n christiana_n sister_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o duchess_n of_o savoy_n to_o take_v absolute_a possession_n of_o the_o guardianship_n of_o her_o child_n and_o of_o the_o regency_n of_o the_o state_n to_o the_o which_o she_o be_v call_v by_o the_o law_n and_o by_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o the_o house_n of_o savoy_n and_o not_o without_o some_o testimony_n of_o her_o husband_n will._n she_o therefore_o obtain_v that_o title_n by_o succession_n and_o reduce_v the_o fort_n arm_n revenue_n and_o treasure_n of_o the_o state_n into_o her_o power_n which_o she_o do_v the_o more_o easy_o for_o that_o to_o boot_v with_o her_o right_a to_o the_o regency_n she_o be_v then_o fortify_v with_o both_o domestic_a and_o foreign_a force_n which_o be_v then_o great_a and_o powerful_a in_o piedmont_n for_o the_o duke_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n and_o also_o the_o marshal_n know_v how_o great_a a_o advantage_n the_o fort_n of_o bremi_n be_v to_o they_o have_v a_o intention_n to_o take_v vigevano_n a_o city_n in_o the_o county_n of_o pavia_n and_o to_o fortify_v it_o and_o aspire_v to_o great_a thing_n there_o be_v therefore_o about_o 18000_o fight_a man_n in_o piedmont_n part_n french_a and_o part_n piedmontese_n who_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n for_o such_o a_o enterprise_n the_o supreme_a command_n of_o the_o french_a do_v by_o the_o death_n of_o their_o general_n the_o duke_n undoubted_o fall_v upon_o his_o lieutenant-general_n the_o marshal_n and_o none_o will_v think_v but_o 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