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his_o apol._n the_o spanish_a king_n be_v right_a to_o the_o indies_n the_o spanish_a king_n title_n to_o the_o dukedom_n of_o milan_n guicciard_n lib._n 14._o vie_n de_fw-fr fâ—ancois_n pâ—_n guicciardin_n the_o spanish_a king_n title_n to_o the_o dukedom_n of_o burgundy_n dâ—_n com._n de_fw-fr com._n how_o the_o spanish_a king_n retain_v all_o those_o state_n which_o he_o now_o possess_v titus_n livia_n corn._n tac._n polybius_n appianus_n alexand._n tit._n liviuâ—_n plut._n in_o the_o life_n of_o eumenes_n plut._n in_o the_o life_n of_o theseus_n idem_fw-la in_o the_o life_n of_o romulus_n holinshed_a polid._n virg._n tiâ—us_fw-la livia_n guicciard_n lib._n 15._o polid._n virg._n hect._n boâ—t_n holinshed_a appianus_n alexand._n tit._n livius_n historia_n pontifical_a de_fw-fr d._n illescas_n neustra_fw-la though_o de_fw-fr walsingh_n justinus_n vida_n de_fw-fr paulo_n 3._o de_fw-fr d._n illescas_n the_o spanish_a king_n opinion_n &_o proceed_n with_o the_o turk_n the_o spanish_a 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