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by_o the_o senate_n after_o long_a contâ—…station_n among_o the_o senator_n the_o venetian_n at_o the_o same_o time_n have_v take_v astor_n lord_n of_o faenza_n into_o their_o pay_n and_o accept_v the_o protection_n of_o his_o state_n which_o be_v very_o fit_a for_o to_o bridle_v the_o florentine_n bolognese_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o romagna_n to_o these_o particular_a aide_n of_o the_o venetian_n other_o supply_n from_o the_o confederate_n be_v join_v for_o the_o pope_n venetian_n and_o duke_n of_o milan_n send_v certain_a company_n of_o man_n at_o arm_n pay_v in_o common_a to_o the_o aid_n of_o ferdinand_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n antonio_n grimani_n be_v enforce_v by_o his_o indisposition_n of_o body_n to_o retire_v from_o corfou_n to_o venice_n melchior_n trevisan_n be_v in_o his_o steed_n send_v as_o general_n to_o the_o fleet_n who_o go_v to_o corfou_n with_o certain_a galley_n do_v present_o sail_v into_o puglia_n and_o from_o thence_o into_o calabria_n where_o he_o unite_v himself_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o venetian_a vessel_n and_o with_o they_o enforce_a diverse_a town_n to_o yield_v to_o ferdinand_n while_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o naples_n be_v fill_v with_o war_n and_o trouble_n king_n charles_n have_v understand_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o two_o castle_n in_o naples_n through_o want_n of_o supply_n begin_v a_o new_a to_o bend_v his_o thought_n on_o the_o affair_n of_o italy_n and_o to_o determine_v to_o go_v thither_o again_o in_o person_n this_o desire_n daily_o increase_v in_o he_o whereunto_o diverse_a great_a lord_n both_o french_a and_o stranger_n provoke_v he_o therefore_o his_o council_n conclude_v that_o triwâ—…cio_n who_o not_o long_o before_o be_v come_v forth_o of_o italy_n to_o his_o court_n shall_v return_v in_o post_n to_o ast_n as_o lieutenant_n to_o the_o king_n and_o with_o he_o eight_o hundred_o lance_n two_o thousand_o swiss_n and_o two_o thousand_o french_a foot_n that_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n shall_v ere_o 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to_o venice_n to_o request_v the_o venetian_n to_o contribute_v towards_o this_o expense_n to_o prevent_v this_o common_a danger_n and_o to_o send_v certain_a troop_n to_o alexandria_n to_o make_v head_n against_o the_o french_a the_o venetian_n free_o offer_v to_o send_v force_n to_o alexandria_n but_o they_o be_v not_o so_o willing_a to_o give_v their_o consent_n for_o the_o emperor_n passage_n who_o be_v no_o great_a friend_n to_o their_o state_n yet_o fear_v lest_o lodovico_n who_o they_o know_v to_o be_v fearful_a and_o timorous_a shall_v full_o reconcile_v himself_o to_o the_o french_a king_n they_o agree_v to_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o emperor_n to_o the_o same_o end_n and_o stand_v in_o doubt_n of_o the_o florentine_n they_o lodovico_n send_v word_n to_o giovan_n bentivole_n to_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o with_o such_o force_n as_o the_o confederate_n shall_v furnish_v he_o on_o
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