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h._n his_o sullen_a answer_n unto_o the_o ambassador_n of_o king_n vladislâ—us_n i._o send_v mesites_n bassa_n to_o invade_v transyluania_fw-mi 267_o f._n grieve_a with_o the_o loss_n of_o mesites_n and_o his_o army_n send_v abedin_n bassa_n to_o revenge_v his_o death_n 270_o l._n in_o despair_v about_o to_o have_v slay_v himself_o 289_o a._n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o despot_n of_o servia_n obtain_v peace_n of_o king_n vladislaus_n for_o ten_o year_n b._n invade_v caramania_n d._n weary_a of_o the_o world_n commit_v the_o government_n of_o his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n mahomet_n and_o retire_v himself_o unto_o a_o monastical_a life_n c._n at_o the_o report_n of_o those_o preparation_n of_o the_o hungarian_n and_o request_n of_o his_o bassa_n forsake_v his_o solitary_a life_n and_o raise_v a_o great_a army_n in_o asia_n 296_o k._n by_o the_o genoese_n transport_v with_o his_o army_n into_o europe_n l._n join_v battle_n with_o k._n vladislaus_n at_o varna_n 297_o b._n about_o to_o have_v sle_z reprove_v of_o cowardice_n by_o a_o common_a soldier_n c._n pray_v unto_o christ._n e._n in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v slay_v 298_o h._n wish_v not_o many_o time_n so_o to_o overcome_v as_o he_o do_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o varna_n m._n to_o perform_v his_o vow_n resign_v his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n mahomet_n which_o he_o short_o after_o resume_v again_o 299_o b._n his_o crafty_a letter_n to_o scanderbag_n 300_o g._n his_o passionate_a speech_n in_o his_o rage_n against_o scanderbag_n 302_o i._n break_v through_o the_o hexamylum_fw-la &_o impose_v a_o yearly_a tribute_n upon_o they_o of_o peloponnesus_n 304_o h._n after_o three_o day_n hard_a fight_n with_o great_a slaughter_n of_o his_o man_n overcom_v huniades_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o cassova_n 309_o b._n invade_v the_o despot_n 310_o k._n his_o grave_a letter_n of_o advice_n to_o mustapha_n concern_v his_o invade_v of_o epirus_n 311_o e._n come_v with_o a_o great_a army_n to_o sfetigrade_n 316_o l._n in_o vain_a with_o great_a â—urie_n give_v many_o a_o desperate_a assault_n unto_o the_o city_n 319_o b._n in_o one_o assault_n lose_v seven_o thousand_o of_o his_o turk_n 320_o i._n by_o great_a promise_n seek_v to_o corrupt_v the_o garrison_n of_o sfetigrade_n l._n by_o the_o practice_n of_o one_o man_n have_v the_o city_n of_o sfetigrade_n yield_v unto_o he_o 321_o e._n have_v lose_v thirty_o thousand_o of_o his_o turk_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o sfetigrade_n return_v to_o hadrianople_n 322_o h._n with_o a_o great_a army_n come_v again_o into_o epirus_n and_o besiege_v croia_n 323_o c._n in_o two_o assault_n lose_v eight_o thousand_o of_o his_o soldier_n 326_o k._n content_a to_o buy_v the_o life_n of_o one_o christian_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o twenty_o of_o his_o turk_n 327_o a._n seek_v by_o great_a gift_n to_o corrupt_v vranacontes_n the_o governor_n of_o croia_n 328_o i._n overcome_v with_o melancholy_n torment_v himself_o 330_o g._n by_o his_o ambassador_n offer_v scanderbag_n peace_n h._n his_o last_o speech_n unto_o his_o son_n mahomet_n concern_v such_o thing_n as_o at_o his_o death_n grieve_v he_o most_o k._n die_v 331._o b._n bury_v at_o prusa_n 332_o g_o amurath_n the_o son_n of_o achomates_n fly_v unto_o hysmael_n the_o persian_a king_n 504_o k_o marry_v his_o daughter_n 505_o a._n spoil_v cappadocia_n and_o for_o fear_n of_o his_o uncle_n selimus_n retire_v d._n amurath_n the_o three_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o turkish_a empire_n 919_o c._n pacifi_v the_o janissary_n and_o augment_v their_o privilege_n d._n strangle_v his_o five_o brethren_n e._n his_o letter_n unto_o the_o nobility_n of_o polonia_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o stephen_n bathor_n vayvod_v of_o transyluania_n 920_o i._n attentive_a to_o the_o slir_n in_o persia._n 923_o f._n inform_v thereof_o by_o vstref_n bassa_n of_o van._n 924_o m._n resolve_v to_o take_v the_o persian_a war_n in_o hand_n 925_o d._n
b_o kill_v he_o c._n delai_v the_o venetian_n 889_o d._n in_o doubt_n whether_o to_o send_v they_o aid_v or_o not_o 890_o k._n send_v word_n unto_o the_o confederate_n to_o meet_v he_o at_o zacynthus_n 893_o f._n fail_v they_o 894_o i._n meet_v they_o at_o corcyra_n 895_o a._n offer_v the_o turk_n battle_n d._n refuse_v to_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o venetian_a admiral_n 896_o k._n break_v promise_n with_o he_o and_o return_v to_o messana_n 901_o a_o john_n the_o vayvod_fw-la of_o moldavia_n fall_v into_o suspicion_n with_o the_o turk_n 906_o g._n his_o notable_a speech_n unto_o his_o nobility_n and_o subject_n concern_v the_o turk_n demand_n 907_o a._n in_o vain_a crave_v aid_n of_o the_o king_n of_o polonia_n 908_o g._n with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n overthrow_v the_o palatine_a and_o the_o turk_n 909_o a._n give_v the_o turk_n a_o second_o overthrow_n 910_o b._n betray_v by_o czarnieviche_n 911._o overthrow_v by_o the_o turk_n 912_o m._n shameful_o and_o perfidious_o by_o they_o murder_v 913_o e_o jonima_n ballabanus_n his_o brother_n and_o hither_o his_o son_n take_v prisoner_n by_o scanderbag_n 401_o b_o jonuses_n bassa_n send_v against_o techellis_n put_v he_o to_o flight_n 475_o e._n hurt_v at_o the_o win_n of_o cairo_n 545_o f._n envy_v at_o the_o unworthy_a preferment_n of_o cayerbeius_n 554_o l._n be_v himself_o secret_o hate_v of_o selimus_n 555_o b._n put_v to_o death_n 556_o i_o irene_n the_o fair_a greek_a behead_v by_o mahomet_n the_o great_a 153_o d_o isa_n after_o the_o captivity_n of_o his_o father_n bajazet_n seize_v upon_o the_o city_n of_o prusa_n 232_o bâ—punc_n overthrow_v in_o battle_n by_o his_o brother_n mahomet_n 238_o i._n with_o a_o great_a army_n send_v by_o his_o brother_n solyman_n against_o mahomet_n 240_o i._n burn_v prusa_n l._n die_v in_o obscurity_n 241_o c_o ishmael_n last_v of_o the_o isfendiar_n yield_v his_o principality_n of_o castamona_n and_o sinope_n to_o mahomet_n the_o great_a 359_o f_o ishender_n bassa_n overthrow_v by_o alaedeules_n take_v and_o send_v prisoner_n to_o caytbeius_fw-la to_o cairo_n 383_o f_o islan_n of_o a_o prisoner_n make_v a_o king_n 975_o e_o ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o king_n tamas_n salute_v king_n of_o persia._n 922_o l._n murther_v eight_o of_o his_o young_a brethren_n alter_v the_o persian_a religion_n &_o tyrannise_v m._n by_o the_o device_n of_o his_o sister_n periaconcona_n himself_o murder_v 921_o b_o the_o italian_n leave_v by_o the_o emperor_n for_o the_o aid_n of_o king_n ferdinand_n in_o his_o war_n in_o hungary_n arise_v in_o mutiny_n 623_o f._n eight_o thousand_o of_o they_o forsake_v their_o captain_n and_o return_n into_o italy_n 625_o d._n julia_n gonzaga_n a_o fair_a lady_n of_o italy_n put_v in_o great_a fear_n by_o barbarussa_n 641_o c_o julian_n the_o cardinal_n send_v by_o pope_n viban_n to_o appease_v the_o dissension_n in_o hungary_n and_o to_o stir_v up_o the_o hungarian_n against_o the_o turk_n 275_o d._n his_o effectual_a speech_n in_o parliament_n to_o persuade_v the_o war_n e._n cunning_o persuade_v king_n vladislaus_n to_o break_v the_o honourable_a and_o solemn_a league_n he_o have_v before_o make_v with_o amurath_n 290_o k._n disannul_v the_o league_n absolve_a the_o king_n and_o the_o rest_n from_o their_o oath_n before_o give_v to_o amurath_n 291_o i_o himself_n slay_v 298_o k_o k_o the_o kingdom_n of_o hungary_n by_o solyman_n convert_v into_o a_o province_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n 713_o a_o the_o knight_n of_o malta_n crave_v aid_n of_o garzias_n the_o viceroy_n of_o sicilia_n 805_o a._n his_o cold_a answer_n b._n komara_n besiege_v by_o sinan_n bassa_n 1045_o b._n koppan_n surprise_v by_o the_o christian_n 1002_o l._n l_o ladislaus_n a_o child_n crown_a king_n of_o hungary_n at_o alba_n regalis_fw-la 263._o a_o lazarus_n despot_n of_o servia_n become_v tributary_n unto_o amurath_n the_o first_o 193_o e._n purpose_v to_o make_v war_n against_o amurath_n crave_v aid_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bosna_n 197_o c._n in_o a_o mortal_a battle_n overthrow_v in_o the_o plain_n of_o cossova_n and_o slay_v 200_o i_o lepanto_n yield_v to_o the_o turk_n 459_o c_o lewis_n the_o eight_o of_o that_o name_n the_o french_a king_n make_v a_o expedition_n into_o the_o holy_a land_n be_v by_o the_o malice_n of_o emanuel_n the_o greek_a emperor_n therein_o much_o hinder_v 34_o m._n he_o besiege_v damascus_n where_o by_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o other_o christian_a prince_n he_o be_v enforce_v to_o raise_v his_o siege_n and_o so_o to_o return_v home_o into_o his_o country_n 35_o b_o lewis_n the_o nine_o the_o french_a king_n make_v a_o expedition_n towards_o the_o holy_a land_n arrive_v at_o damiata_n 102_o m._n take_v the_o city_n forsake_v by_o the_o turk_n 113_o h_o with_o his_o whole_a army_n overthrow_v and_o himself_o take_v prisoner_n 115_o e._n undertake_v a_o second_o expedition_n towards_o the_o holy_a land_n with_o his_o son_n and_o most_o of_o his_o nobility_n 118_o k._n overthrow_v the_o moor_n and_o besiege_v tune_n 119_o a._n fall_v sick_a of_o the_o bloody_a flix_fw-la and_o die_v b._n lewis_n the_o eleven_o the_o french_a king_n give_v aid_n unto_o the_o venetian_n against_o the_o turk_n 461_o c_o lewis_n king_n of_o hungary_n with_o a_o army_n of_o five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o fond_o go_v against_o solyman_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o thousand_o strong_a 602_o h._n overthrow_v in_o his_o flight_n drown_v in_o a_o ditch_n 603_o a_o liscanus_n the_o covetous_a spaniard_n deal_v uncourteous_o with_o perenus_n 732_o k._n be_v himself_o in_o like_a sort_n serve_v and_o mere_o strip_v of_o his_o wealth_n by_o halis_n captain_n of_o the_o janissary_n 738_o l_o lissa_n take_v by_o the_o turk_n and_o the_o bone_n of_o scanderbag_n dig_v up_o and_o by_o they_o wear_v foriewel_n 425â—_n lodronius_n encourage_v his_o soldier_n 684._o h_o jest_v at_o by_o a_o old_a soldier_n k._n slay_v and_o his_o head_n with_o the_o head_n of_o two_o other_o captain_n in_o a_o silver_n basin_n present_v to_o solyman_n at_o constantinople_n 685â—_n m_o mahomet_n the_o first_o send_v spy_n into_o tamerlan_n his_o camp_n 232_o l._n become_v famous_a in_o tamerlans_n court_n 234_o i._n in_o battle_n overthrow_v his_o brother_n isa._n 238_o i._n honourable_o bury_v the_o body_n of_o his_o father_n bajazet_n at_o prusa_n l._n again_o overthrow_v his_o brother_n isa_n support_v by_o his_o brother_n solyman_n 240_o m._n give_v he_o a_o three_o overthrow_n together_o with_o the_o other_o mahometan_a prince_n his_o confederate_n 241_o c._n besiege_v by_o his_o brother_n solyman_n in_o amasia_n 242_o i._n upon_o report_n of_o his_o brother_n musa_n his_o evil_a government_n go_v against_o he_o into_o europe_n 246_o k._n overthrow_v fly_v back_o again_o into_o asia_n 247_o a._n come_v again_o into_o europe_n 248_o g._n besiege_v hadrianople_n h._n overthrow_v his_o brother_n musa_n in_o battle_n and_o cause_v he_o be_v take_v prisoner_n to_o be_v strangle_v 249_o c._n whole_o possess_v the_o ottoman_a kingdom_n both_o in_o europe_n and_o asia_n d._n oppress_v orcanes_n his_o brother_n soliman_n son_n and_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n 250_o h._n take_v the_o caramanian_a king_n and_o his_o son_n prisoner_n k._n enforce_v the_o valachian_n prince_n to_o become_v his_o tributary_n l._n die_v at_o hadrianople_n 251_o f._n his_o death_n cunning_o conceal_v by_o the_o three_o great_a bassaes._n 252_o g._n he_o worthy_o account_v the_o restorer_n of_o the_o ottoman_a kingdom_n almost_o quite_o overthrow_v by_o tamerlan_n l._n mahomet_n the_o second_o surname_v the_o great_a a_o atheist_n of_o no_o religion_n 337_o d_o murther_v his_o brethren_n 338_o g._n reform_v the_o turk_n commonweal_n i._o subdue_v mentesia_n 339_o b._n win_v constantinople_n 347_o b._n solemnise_v his_o feast_n in_o constantinople_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o grecian_a nobility_n 348_o k._n notable_o dissemble_v his_o hatred_n against_o cali_n bassa_n 349_o d._n first_o emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n 350_o i._n amorous_a of_o the_o fair_a greek_a irene_n l._n with_o his_o own_o hand_n strike_v off_o her_o head_n 353_o d._n besiege_v belgrade_n 357_o b._n wound_v and_o carry_v away_o for_o dead_a 358_o i._n falsify_v his_o faith_n with_o david_n the_o emperor_n of_o trapezonâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d i._n seek_v to_o entrap_v wladus_n 〈◊〉_d of_o valachia_n 361_o b._n in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v slay_v by_o wladus_n dracula_n his_o ganymede_z 363_o b._n his_o letter_n to_o scanderbag_n 384_o k._n sue_v to_o scanderbag_n to_o have_v the_o league_n renew_v betwixt_o they_o 390_o h._n come_v himself_o in_o person_n to_o the_o siege_n of_o croia_n 400_o i._n forsake_v the_o siege_n of_o croia_n 402_o i._n break_v his_o faith_n with_o paulus_n ericus_n governor_n of_o chalcis_n 406_o i._n he_o be_v no_o less_o troublesome_a unto_o the_o mahometan_a prince_n