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change_v religion_n move_v she_o to_o restore_v the_o mass_n and_o priest_n to_o their_o former_a liberty_n 97._o disband_n part_v of_o his_o army_n by_o advice_n which_o prove_v hurtful_a 167._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n resolve_v to_o marry_v catharine_n de_fw-fr cleves_n 173._o command_n lignerole_v to_o be_v kill_v for_o show_v he_o know_v what_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v keep_v secret_a 175._o gracious_o receive_v the_o admiral_n prostrate_v himself_o at_o his_o foot_n after_o so_o many_o year_n war_n 176._o dissemble_v so_o with_o the_o hugonot_n that_o he_o be_v suspect_v by_o strange_a prince_n present_v a_o rich_a jewel_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o cardinal_n alessandro_n and_o pope_n pius_n vs._n legat_n who_o refuse_v it_o his_o sister_n marry_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o navarre_n by_o dispensation_n from_o pope_n gregory_n xiii_o 177._o displease_v with_o the_o admiral_n but_o dissemble_v it_o 178._o visit_n the_o admiral_n and_o
under_o pretence_n of_o defend_v he_o set_v strict_a guard_n upon_o his_o house_n 181._o his_o word_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_v 186._o deprive_v the_o marshal_n d'anville_n son_n of_o anna_n de_fw-fr momorancy_n of_o his_o dignity_n by_o a_o decree_n 198._o die_v may_n 30_o 1574._o 201_o king_n chilperic_a of_o a_o effeminate_a nature_n put_v into_o a_o monastery_n by_o charles_n martel_n and_o pepin_n master_n of_o the_o palace_n 360_o king_n clodian_n second_o king_n of_o france_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o belgia_n and_o this_o be_v first_o conquer_v 4_o king_n francis_n i._o advance_v charles_n of_o bourbon_n and_o afterward_o suppress_v he_o whereupon_o he_o rebell_v 5._o take_v with_o a_o apoplexy_n under_o the_o barber_n hand_n 38_o king_n henry_n iii_o succeed_v charles_n ix_o 205._o return_v out_o of_o poland_n at_o thurin_n restore_v certain_a place_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n keep_v by_o the_o king_n of_o france_n for_o security_n 207._o be_v ill_o affect_v to_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o prince_n of_o condé_v head_n of_o the_o hugonot_n and_o duke_n of_o guise_n head_n of_o the_o catholic_n 209._o demand_n the_o king_n of_o sueden_n sister_n to_o wife_n 211._o consecrate_a at_o rheims_n by_o the_o cardinal_n of_o lorraine_n brother_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o next_o day_n marry_v louyse_n de_fw-fr vaudemont_n niece_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n 212._o take_v mombrum_fw-la who_o have_v take_v his_o carriage_n and_o execute_v he_o ibid._n frame_v a_o new_a model_n of_o government_n 213._o his_o speech_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o assembly_n at_o blois_n 227._o declare_v himself_o head_n of_o the_o catholic_n league_n 231._o send_v two_o army_n against_o the_o hugonot_n and_o make_v duke_n of_o alanzon_n lieutenant-general_n 233._o his_o manner_n of_o life_n 236._o institutes_n the_o order_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 238._o send_v forth_o three_o army_n 242._o take_v upon_o he_o the_o protection_n of_o geneva_n 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to_o oppose_v but_o not_o suppress_v he_o 311._o honour_n the_o wedding_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n and_o countess_n the_o candale_n with_o great_a present_n 312._o go_v in_o person_n to_o keep_v the_o german_a army_n from_o join_v with_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n 320._o declare_v duke_n d'espernon_o admiral_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o governor_n of_o normandy_n 333._o command_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n not_o to_o come_v to_o paris_n 337._o show_n himself_o angry_a with_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o 338._o be_v strong_o guard_v for_o fear_n of_o he_o 339._o command_n fifteen_o thousand_o to_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o paris_n 341._o leaf_n it_o and_o retire_v to_o chartres_n 346._o order_n the_o duke_n d'espernon_o to_o quit_v his_o government_n of_o normandy_n 351._o receive_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n at_o chartres_n with_o great_a demonstration_n of_o kindness_n in_o appearance_n 354_o dismiss_v many_o old_a servant_n for_o their_o too_o much_o 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a_o say_v of_o his_o upon_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n be_v kill_v ibid._n discourse_v a_o long_a while_n with_o cardinal_n moresini_n about_o the_o duke_n death_n ib._n high_o offend_v at_o the_o pope_n sharp_a answer_n to_o his_o ambassador_n send_v to_o excuse_v the_o cardinal_n of_o guise_n death_n 382._o promise_n the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n very_o great_a thing_n by_o letter_n 384._o send_v the_o bishop_n of_o mons_fw-la on_o purpose_n to_o demand_v absolution_n for_o the_o cardinal_n death_n 385._o puts_z himself_o in_o the_o fight_n and_o order_n his_o soldier_n at_o tours_n 398._o take_v gergeau_n and_o piviers_n 402._o trouble_a at_o the_o pope_n censure_n and_o monitory_n and_o fast_n 48_o hour_n 402._o his_o word_n upon_o be_v excommunicate_v ibid._n take_v estamp_n hang_v the_o magistrate_n and_o give_v the_o pillage_n to_o the_o soldier_n ib._n lay_v siege_n to_o paris_n 403._o a_o say_v of_o his_o when_z look_v upon_o it_o 404._o call_v henry_n of_o valois_n the_o tyrant_n and_o persecutor_n of_o the_o faith_n ibid._n be_v thrust_v into_o the_o belly_n with_o a_o knife_n by_o friar_n jaques_n clement_n strike_v the_o same_o knife_n into_o his_o forehead_n die_v august_n 10._o 1589._o have_v live_v thirty_o six_o year_n and_o reign_v fifteen_o and_o two_o month_n page_n 406_o king_n merove_v the_o three_o king_n of_o france_n continues_z the_o conquest_n of_o belgia_n by_o clodian_n as_o far_o as_o paris_n and_o unite_v it_o to_o france_n 4_o king_n of_o navarre_n solicit_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n that_o they_o may_v share_v in_o the_o government_n 16._o keep_v a_o prisoner_n 36._o excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o beza_n and_o peter_n martyr_n 42._o dye_n 76_o king_n of_o nâvarre_n afterward_o henry_n iu._n his_o answer_n to_o henry_n iiis_fw-la word_n at_o the_o excommunication_n against_o he_o 48._o be_v in_o great_a perplexity_n 407._o his_o answer_n about_o change_v his_o religion_n 408_o swear_v to_o maintain_v the_o catholic_n religion_n 410._o raise_v the_o siege_n before_o paris_n and_o divide_v his_o force_n to_o convenient_a place_n 412._o desire_n to_o speak_v with_o villeroy_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n will_v not_o consent_v ib._n he_o and_o the_o duke_n treat_v by_o a_o three_o person_n but_o nothing_o do_v ib._n appoint_v the_o assembly_n of_o state_n at_o tours_n 416._o march_n successful_o to_o diepe_a and_o fortify_v the_o place_n about_o it_o 417_o etc._n etc._n be_v in_o great_a danger_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n a_o speech_n of_o he_o 421._o a_o say_v of_o his_o 422._o refuse_v in_o modesty_n to_o go_v under_o the_o canopy_n of_o state_n at_o amiens_n 423._o march_n towards_o paris_n assault_v the_o suburb_n give_v the_o pillà ge_n to_o his_o soldier_n 423._o dismantle_n estamp_v ibid._n take_v vendosme_n give_v the_o pillage_n to_o his_o soldier_n condemn_v the_o governor_n to_o death_n for_o his_o infidelity_n and_o father_n robert_n a_o franciscan_a for_o commend_v the_o kill_a henry_n iii_o 426._o acknowledge_v king_n of_o france_n by_o public_a solemnity_n at_o tours_n and_o by_o the_o republic_n of_o venice_n 427._o make_n himself_o master_n of_o all_o town_n and_o fortress_n in_o normandy_n 428._o besiege_n dreux_n 440._o raise_v the_o siege_n 442._o design_n his_o form_n of_o battle_n and_o draw_v it_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n 443._o all_o arm_v on_o horseback_n visit_n and_o exhort_v his_o soldier_n with_o great_a efficacy_n and_o at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o army_n lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n pray_v hearty_o 446._o his_o clemency_n towards_o the_o french_a gives_z the_o swiss_n quarter_n put_v the_o german_n that_o revolt_v to_o the_o sword_n 448._o take_v two_o hundred_o and_o four_o ensign_n and_o cornet_n with_o all_o the_o cannon_n and_o baggage_n on_o his_o side_n but_o five_o hundred_o slay_v 449._o
etc._n etc._n 367_o secretary_n villeroy_n and_o duke_n d'espernon_o fall_v into_o such_o a_o discord_n as_o in_o process_n of_o time_n produce_v many_o evil_a effect_n 280._o foment_n a_o conspiracy_n at_o angolesme_fw-fr against_o the_o duke_n by_o a_o secret_a order_n from_o the_o king_n 356._o go_v over_o to_o the_o league_n where_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n will_v not_o let_v the_o king_n speak_v with_o he_o who_o desire_v it_o 412._o he_o dissuade_v the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n from_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v make_v king_n 114._o treat_v with_o the_o king_n at_o melun_n persuade_v he_o to_o turn_v catholic_n 454_o secretary_n pinart_n governor_n of_o chasteau_n thierry_n bring_v all_o his_o good_n into_o it_o treat_v a_o composition_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n for_o twenty_o thousand_o crown_n and_o render_v it_o 497_o sieur_n de_fw-fr baligni_fw-la in_o necessity_n at_o cambray_n coin_n copper-money_n 640._o make_v composition_n with_o the_o king_n upon_o large_a 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