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nicholas_n advise_v the_o regent_n mortoun_n that_o he_o be_v in_o disfavour_n with_o the_o king_n and_o aught_o by_o gold_n to_o purchase_v friend_n p._n 125._o emanuel_n duke_n of_o savoy_n lead_v the_o spanish_a army_n that_o invade_v france_n p._n 201._o emperor_n of_o germany_n retire_v to_o a_o monastery_n of_o monk_n in_o spain_n p._n 18._o endeavour_n to_o get_v his_o son_n philip_n elect_v emperor_n but_o be_v deny_v ibid._n give_v he_o all_o the_o dominion_n he_o have_v in_o spain_n italy_n and_o the_o low-countries_n p._n 19_o labour_n for_o a_o treaty_n with_o france_n for_o 5_o year_n which_o be_v agree_v and_o swear_v to_o but_o break_v by_o the_o pope_n persuasion_n ibid._n enig_n the_o dutch_a word_n admit_v of_o two_o divers_a interpretation_n which_o be_v dispute_v by_o the_o emperor_n etc._n etc._n p._n 12._o f_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o bohemia_n brother_n to_o the_o emperor_n philip_n and_o archduke_n of_o austria_n elect_v emperor_n by_o the_o prince_n p._n 19_o 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