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with_o barach_n promise_v mahomet_n to_o kill_v scanderbag_n 292._o he_o be_v slay_v by_o scanderbag_n 300_o act_n and_o exploit_n do_v by_o scanderbag_n private_o most_o rare_a and_o memorable_a 496_o adrian_n emperor_n of_o rome_n his_o colossus_n or_o statue_n and_o his_o amphitheatre_n at_o duras_n in_o epire_n 488_o ahamat_fw-la and_o the_o turk_n fly_v upon_o the_o conceit_n of_o scanderbag_n his_o presence_n 495_o ahemaz_v a_o turk_n 338._o his_o combat_n with_o zacharie_n groppe_n 339._o he_o be_v slame_n by_o groppe_n 340_o aidin_n brother_n of_o gnee_n musache_n 58_o airadin_n agent_n for_o amurath_n with_o scanderbag_n 81_o albanian_n their_o original_n 44_o albericke_n de_fw-fr barbian_n general_n of_o the_o pope_n his_o force_n overthrow_v lewes_n the_o first_o duke_n of_o anjou_n in_o battle_n 393_o alcanzi_n turkish_n adventurer_n and_o vauntcurror_n without_o pay_n 138._o 207_o alchria_n once_o name_v pharsalia_n in_o macedome_n 36_o alexander_n the_o 5._o make_v pope_n 399_o alexander_n sforce_o aid_v ferdinand_n king_n of_o naples_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n 405_o alphonsus_n king_n of_o naples_n send_v succour_n to_o scanderbag_n 280._o his_o bountiful_a present_n to_o scanderbag_n 249._o his_o death_n 381._o his_o praise_n &_o commendation_n 382._o he_o be_v adopt_v by_o queen_n jone_n of_o naples_n &_o receive_v into_o that_o city_n 400_o he_o besiege_v the_o queen_n in_o naples_n who_o disinherit_v he_o 401._o he_o return_v into_o spain_n and_o lose_v the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n ibid._n he_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n 402._o he_o be_v deliver_v 403._o he_o besiegth_n and_o recover_v naples_n ibid._n he_o die_v ibidem_fw-la alybeg_n and_o aiasbeg_n send_v with_o a_o army_n to_o defend_v the_o turkish_a frontier_n 489_o ambassade_n of_o scanderbag_n to_o the_o despot_n of_o misia_n pray_v passage_n for_o his_o army_n against_o the_o turk_n 73._o to_o alphonsus_n king_n of_o naples_n 378._o 309._o 344._o to_o diverse_a christian_a prince_n 377._o to_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o naples_n 382._o to_o mahomet_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o moses_n and_o other_o his_o noble_n 455._o ambassade_n from_o amurath_n to_o the_o sfetigradians_n 150._o to_o vranocontes_n to_o corrupt_v he_o to_o betray_v croy._n 231._o to_o scanderdeg_n to_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o he_o 236_o ambassade_n from_o mahomet_n to_o scanderbag_n with_o offer_n of_o peace_n 259._o 431._o from_o the_o venetian_n to_o scanderbag_n 127._o 435._o 437._o from_o the_o prince_n of_o epire_n to_o scanderbag_n offer_v he_o their_o aid_n against_o amurath_n 154._o from_o alphonsus_n to_o scanderbag_n 280._o 281._o 311._o from_o diverse_a prince_n to_o comfort_n scanderbag_n for_o his_o misfortune_n at_o belgrade_n 311._o from_o vsuncassan_n king_n of_o persia_n to_o mahomet_n 386._o from_o the_o pope_n and_o ferdinand_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n to_o scanderbag_n