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advice_n of_o his_o general_n 71_o he_o raise_v the_o siege_n for_o fear_n of_o be_v hem_v in_o between_o the_o town_n and_o the_o swedish_n army_n ib._n his_o rear_n guard_n be_v beat_v and_o rout_v ibid._n the_o whole_a baggage_n of_o his_o army_n be_v take_v ibid._n and_o three_o hundred_o of_o his_o man_n be_v make_v prisoner_n ibid._n the_o wind_n prove_v so_o contrary_a that_o he_o stay_v three_o month_n without_o be_v able_a to_o set_v sail_n out_o of_o the_o road_n of_o stockholm_n ibid._n the_o miserable_a condition_n which_o his_o fleâ—t_n be_v reduce_v to_o for_o want_v of_o water_n and_o provision_n ibid._n christiern_n send_v to_o propose_v a_o truce_n for_o some_o day_n to_o the_o administrator_n ibid._n it_o be_v accept_v and_o for_o what_o reason_n 73_o he_o form_v a_o design_n to_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o administrator_n person_n by_o treachery_n ibid._n after_o what_o manner_n ibid._n christiern_n be_v disappoint_v of_o his_o design_n against_o the_o administrator_n he_o endeavour_v that_o it_o may_v succeed_v better_o with_o respect_n to_o gustavus_n and_o six_o other_o lord_n in_o the_o swedish_n army_n 74_o he_o propose_v a_o interview_n in_o the_o city_n of_o stockholm_n ib._n and_o offer_v to_o appear_v there_o in_o person_n provide_v gustavus_n be_v give_v as_o a_o hostage_n with_o six_o other_o noble_a man_n to_o be_v choose_v at_o his_o pleasure_n ibid._n gustavus_n and_o the_o other_o lord_n be_v come_v to_o salute_v the_o king_n christiern_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v arrest_v and_o disarm_v contrary_a to_o the_o public_a faith_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n 75_o he_o strive_v to_o bring_v over_o gustavus_n to_o his_o party_n but_o to_o no_o purpose_n 76_o he_o private_o command_v he_o to_o be_v dispatch_v ibid._n upon_o the_o remonstrance_n of_o a_o danish_a offâ—er_n he_o content_v himself_o with_o a_o confine_v he_o to_o the_o castle_n of_o copenhagen_n ibid._n christiern_n tâ—kes_v a_o resolution_n to_o make_v so_o great_a effort_n the_o next_o campaign_n as_o to_o be_v able_a entire_o to_o oppress_v the_o administrator_n 78_o he_o give_v order_n to_o his_o officer_n to_o seize_v on_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o legare_n arcemboldi_n and_o for_o what_o reason_n ibid._n he_o cause_v the_o legate_n himself_o to_o be_v arrest_v with_o all_o his_o effect_n 78_o 79_o he_o make_v new_a levy_n 79_o he_o raise_v extraordinary_a tax_n in_o his_o kingdom_n without_o the_o knowledge_n or_o advice_n of_o the_o state_n ibid._n he_o obtain_v four_o thousand_o foot_n of_o francis_n i._o king_n of_o france_n 80_o he_o make_v otho_n crumpein_o general_n of_o his_o force_n not_o dare_v to_o leave_v copenhagen_n ibid._n this_o general_n give_v he_o notice_n of_o the_o success_n of_o his_o arm_n 87_o christiern_n appear_v much_o concern_v at_o the_o news_n and_o why_o ibid._n he_o fear_v lest_o otho_n shall_v make_v himself_o master_n in_o his_o name_n of_o the_o king_n kingdom_n of_o sweden_n ibid._n or_o lest_o he_o shall_v suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v prevail_v upon_o by_o the_o enemy_n to_o take_v their_o part_n ib._n he_o write_v letter_n full_a of_o gratitude_n to_o otho_n ib._n he_o send_v he_o word_n to_o keep_v he_o in_o awe_n that_o he_o intend_v to_o march_v in_o person_n to_o sweden_n in_o the_o spring_n at_o the_o head_n of_o a_o numerous_a army_n ib._n he_o send_v several_a vessel_n lade_v with_o salt_n which_o be_v scarce_o and_o very_o dear_a in_o sweden_n and_o appoint_v it_o to_o be_v distribute_v gratis_o to_o the_o principal_a inhabitant_n of_o every_o village_n ib._n christiern_n be_v inform_v of_o the_o flight_n of_o gustavus_n dispatch_v order_n to_o general_n otho_n to_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v apprehend_v 90_o he_o enter_v sweden_n in_o the_o spring_n 95_o he_o be_v receive_v and_o entertain_v by_o the_o archbishop_n and_o the_o other_o prelate_n with_o extraordinary_a mark_n of_o joy_n ib._n he_o solemn_o ratifi_v the_o treaty_n of_o upsal_n ib._n he_o summon_v the_o administrator_n relict_n who_o have_v shut_v up_o herself_o in_o stockholm_n and_o the_o governor_n of_o calmar_n to_o surrender_v these_o two_o place_n ib._n he_o buy_v the_o last_o of_o these_o place_n ibid._n he_o give_v the_o government_n of_o it_o to_o severinus_n de_fw-fr norby_n ib._n he_o carry_v on_o the_o siege_n of_o stockholm_n with_o all_o imaginable_a vigour_n 96_o he_o cause_v the_o aâ—ministrator's_n widow_n to_o be_v summon_v a_o second_o time_n 97_o she_o be_v force_v to_o capitulate_v 98_o he_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o city_n at_o the_o head_n of_o four_o thousand_o man_n who_o he_o leave_v in_o garrison_n ibid._n he_o call_v a_o meeting_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o sweden_n on_o the_o four_o of_o november_n and_o appoint_v on_o the_o same_o day_n the_o ceremony_n of_o his_o coronation_n 98_o he_o leave_v the_o command_n of_o his_o force_n to_o severinus_n de_fw-fr norby_n 99_o he_o entrust_v the_o archbishop_n of_o upsal_n with_o the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n ibid._n he_o send_v general_n otho_n to_o denmark_n who_o he_o suspect_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o victory_n he_o return_v to_o denmark_n upon_o the_o advice_n he_o have_v receive_v that_o his_o presence_n be_v necessary_a at_o copenhagen_n ibid._n the_o senate_n and_o principal_a lord_n of_o the_o kingdom_n murmur_n against_o the_o augmentation_n of_o christiern_n authority_n ibid._n he_o take_v a_o resolution_n for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o conquest_n to_o destroy_v the_o whole_a senate_n of_o sweden_n and_o the_o principal_a nobleman_n of_o the_o realm_n 102_o he_o resolve_v for_o this_o purpose_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o pretence_n of_o excommunication_n and_o to_o revive_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o upsal_n 103_o he_o disband_n the_o french_a force_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o service_n ibid._n the_o bad_a usage_n he_o show_v they_o he_o make_v preparation_n to_o repass_v into_o sweden_n in_o order_n to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n which_o he_o have_v call_v together_o â—o_o assist_v at_o the_o ceremony_n of_o his_o coronation_n ibid._n he_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v attend_v with_o two_o ecclesiastical_a senator_n 104_o for_o what_o reason_n ibid._n he_o imbark_v for_o sweden_n accompany_v with_o the_o queen_n his_o wife_n ibid._n the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o emperor_n charles_n v._o bring_v he_o the_o order_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n and_o congratulate_v he_o upon_o the_o happy_a success_n of_o all_o his_o erterprise_n 105_o he_o defer_v the_o receive_n of_o the_o golden_a fleece_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o coronation_n ibid._n he_o take_v measure_n in_o secret_a with_o the_o archbishop_n of_o upsal_n to_o put_v to_o death_n their_o common_a enemy_n 106_o he_o be_v acknowledge_v in_o the_o assembly_n as_o the_o lawful_a sovereign_a prince_n of_o sweden_n ibid._n he_o invite_v the_o senator_n and_o swedish_n nobility_n to_o a_o magnificent_a feast_n to_o express_v joy_n for_o his_o accession_n to_o the_o crown_n ibid._n he_o affect_v a_o very_a courteous_a familiar_a deportment_n ibid._n trollius_n archbishop_n of_o upsal_n demand_v justice_n of_o of_o he_o against_o the_o senator_n that_o have_v depose_v he_o 107_o christiern_n seem_o decline_v to_o take_v any_o cognizance_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o refer_v it_o to_o theodore_n archbishop_n of_o lunden_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o oldensee_n ibid._n he_o cause_v the_o administrator_n widow_n and_o all_o the_o other_o lord_n who_o have_v be_v invite_v to_o the_o feast_n which_o he_o make_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o stockholm_n to_o be_v arrest_v 108_o he_o send_v executioner_n to_o they_o to_o warn_v they_o to_o prepare_v for_o death_n 109_o on_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o nou._n 1520._o he_o put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o common_a hangman_n a_o great_a number_n of_o senator_n as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a as_o secular_a the_o
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leave_v no_o issue_n they_o elect_v waldemar_n the_o son_n of_o that_o prince_n sister_n and_o of_o jerl_n or_o count_n birger_n who_o be_v general_n of_o the_o swedish_n force_v during_o the_o precede_a reign_n it_o may_v perhaps_o appear_v strange_a that_o the_o son_n though_o a_o infant_n be_v prefer_v before_o his_o father_n but_o it_o be_v plain_a from_o the_o swedish_n history_n that_o though_o the_o kingdom_n be_v always_o elective_a it_o be_v the_o perpetual_a custom_n of_o the_o people_n to_o choose_v a_o prince_n of_o the_o royal_a family_n preferable_o to_o all_o the_o other_o lord_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o count_n or_o jerl_n birger_n be_v entrust_v with_o the_o care_n of_o the_o government_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o king_n waldemar_n and_o that_o wise_a lord_n who_o be_v his_o own_o son_n minister_n make_v it_o his_o principal_a care_n to_o raise_v the_o honour_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o crown_n he_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o neighbour_a prince_n and_o then_o apply_v himself_o whole_o to_o the_o contrive_n and_o pursue_v of_o those_o maxim_n that_o may_v make_v he_o absolute_a in_o the_o kingdom_n he_o build_v and_o fortify_v the_o city_n of_o stockholm_n institute_v good_a and_o useful_a law_n and_o exact_v a_o punctual_a observance_n of_o '_o they_o upon_o advice_n that_o some_o lord_n begin_v to_o grow_v jealous_a of_o his_o authority_n and_o to_o complain_v that_o he_o make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o it_o he_o suppress_v those_o brood_a commotion_n by_o order_v the_o principal_a fomenter_n of_o they_o to_o be_v behead_v afterward_o he_o marry_v the_o king_n his_o son_n to_o sophi_n the_o daughter_n of_o eric_n king_n of_o demark_n that_o the_o authority_n of_o his_o family_n may_v be_v secure_v by_o so_o powerful_a a_o alliance_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o young_a prince_n be_v of_o age_n he_o advance_v his_o father_n from_o the_o dignity_n
banner_n 〈…〉_o to_o he_o ibid._n he_o resolve_v to_o procure_v his_o liberty_n by_o any_o mean_n whatsoever_o ibid._n he_o disguise_v himself_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o peasant_n ibid._n he_o heir_n himself_o to_o a_o merchant_n of_o low_a saxony_n to_o drive_v his_o ox_n 89_o banner_n be_v inform_v of_o his_o escape_n pursue_v and_o overtake_v he_o at_o lubeck_n ibid._n gustavus_n give_v he_o satisfaction_n 90_o he_o desire_v succour_n of_o the_o government_n of_o lubeck_n ibid._n the_o regency_n be_v afraid_a to_o declare_v against_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n who_o have_v a_o powerful_a fleet_n 91_o nicolas_n gem_n principal_a consul_n of_o lubeck_n assure_v gustavus_n at_o his_o depaarture_n from_o stockoolm_n that_o if_o he_o can_v form_v a_o party_n capable_a of_o keep_v the_o field_n the_o government_n of_o that_o city_n will_v declare_v in_o his_o favour_n ibid._n gustavus_a land_n near_o calmar_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o town_n he_o ibid._n discover_v himself_o to_o the_o governor_n and_o to_o the_o principal_a officer_n of_o the_o garrison_n consist_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o german_n 92_o those_o foreigner_n see_v he_o destituteâ—_n of_o troop_n end_v attendant_n threaten_v either_o to_o kill_v he_o or_o to_o deliver_v he_o up_o to_o christiern_n if_o he_o will_v not_o retire_v ibid._n the_o dane_n send_v out_o several_a party_n to_o apprehend_v he_o ibid._n he_o assume_v the_o habit_n of_o a_o peasant_n and_o pass_v in_o a_o cart_n lade_v with_o straw_n through_o all_o the_o quarter_n of_o the_o army_n ibid._n his_o kindred_n and_o friend_n be_v unwilling_a to_o hold_v any_o correspondence_n with_o he_o the_o peasant_n refuse_v to_o follow_v he_o ibid._n be_v abandon_v of_o all_o he_o take_v a_o resolution_n to_o attempt_v even_o at_o the_o hazard_n of_o his_o life_n to_o get_v alone_o into_o stockholm_n 94_o the_o dane_n endeavour_v to_o surprise_v he_o and_o in_o their_o search_n come_v but_o a_o hour_n too_o late_o to_o seize_v he_o ibid._n he_o resolve_v to_o lie_v hide_v in_o the_o convent_n of_o the_o carthasians_n of_o griphysholm_n which_o be_v scund_v by_o his_o ancestor_n ibid._n these_o monk_n refuse_v to_o admit_v he_o ibid._n he_o retire_v to_o the_o house_n of_o a_o peasant_n of_o the_o province_n of_o sudermania_n a_o ancient_a domestic_a servant_n of_o his_o family_n and_o abscond_v there_o for_o some_o month_n ibid._n he_o be_v certify_v by_o the_o same_o domestic_a of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n and_o all_o the_o senator_n as_o also_o of_o the_o massacre_n of_o stockholm_n 116_o christiern_n set_v a_o price_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o gustavus_n 114_o gustavus_n retire_v to_o the_o mountain_n of_o dalecarlia_n in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o peasant_n accompany_v with_o a_o country_n sollow_v who_o serve_v he_o for_o a_o guide_n 117_o his_o guide_n rob_v he_o of_o all_o his_o money_n which_o he_o have_v provide_v for_o his_o subsistence_n 118_o he_o lose_v his_o way_n in_o the_o mountain_n ibid._n to_o get_v a_o livelihood_n he_o be_v force_v to_o hire_v himself_o as_o a_o labourer_n to_o work_v in_o the_o coppermine_n ibid._n he_o be_v discover_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o mainour_n who_o entertain_v he_o in_o his_o house_n ibid._n etc._n etc._n this_o lordboast_n to_o he_o of_o the_o strongth_v and_o number_n of_o his_o vassal_n 119_o gustavus_n upon_o this_o report_n resolve_v to_o raise_v a_o general_a insurrection_n in_o that_o province_n 120_o he_o declare_v his_o mind_n to_o the_o lord_n who_o excuse_v himself_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o certain_a politic_a consideration_n 121_o and_o advise_v he_o to_o deserr_v his_o enterprise_n for_o some_o time_n ibid._n after_o manydays_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o wood_n he_o arrive_v at_o the_o send_v of_o another_o gentleman_n vein_a peterson_n 122_o thâ—â—_n gentleman_n receive_v he_o with_o all_o possible_a demonstration_n of_o affection_n and_o kindness_n and_o nevertheless_o go_v about_o to_o betray_v he_o 123_o peterson_n wife_n give_v notice_n to_o gustavus_n of_o her_o husband_n treachery_n ibid._n she_o let_v he_o out_o of_o her_o house_n in_o the_o night_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v safe_o conduct_v by_o a_o faithful_a servant_n to_o a_o curate_n of_o her_o acquaintance_n 124_o he_o be_v entertain_v very_o kind_o by_o the_o curate_n ib._n who_o advise_v he_o not_o to_o have_v any_o recourse_n to_o nor_o any_o long_o to_o trust_v the_o nobility_n of_o dalecarlia_n 125_o he_o represent_v to_o he_o that_o it_o will_v be_v most_o expedint_n to_o address_v himself_o direst_o to_o the_o peasant_n ibid._n the_o mean_n which_o they_o agree_v upon_o to_o dispose_v the_o people_n to_o revolt_v ibid._n gustavus_n appear_v at_o mora_n 126_o he_o make_v a_o speech_n in_o a_o assembly_n 127_o it_o be_v resolve_v to_o submit_v no_o long_o to_o the_o danish_a yoke_n 128_o they_o take_v up_o arm_n and_o entreat_v gustavus_n to_o command_v '_o they_o ib._n a_o observation_n which_o final_o engage_v these_o country_n people_n to_o follow_v gustavus_n with_o a_o entire_a confidence_n 129_o he_o form_v a_o body_n of_o four_o hundred_o man_n and_o lead_v they_o direct_o against_o the_o governuor_n of_o the_o province_n ibid._n the_o castle_n be_v storm_v by_o scaladeo_n and_o the_o whole_a garrison_n put_v to_o the_o sword_n except_o the_o governor_n who_o be_v take_v prisoner_n 130_o the_o fame_n and_o good_a success_n of_o this_o expedition_n cause_v almost_o the_o whole_a province_n to_o declare_v in_o his_o favour_n 131_o many_o swedish_n gentleman_n outlaw_v by_o christiern_n betake_v themselves_o to_o his_o army_n ibid._n he_o procure_v a_o general_a defection_n in_o helsingland_n medelpadia_n angermania_n gestricia_n and_o bothnia_n ibid._n he_o increase_v his_o army_n in_o his_o march_n by_o the_o concourse_n of_o peasant_n that_o flock_v to_o he_o from_o all_o part_n ibid._n he_o abolish_v the_o imposition_n and_o tax_n which_o christiern_n have_v lay_v upon_o 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