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andrea_n badoaâ—o_o to_o the_o same_o 87._o of_o the_o d._n mocenigo_n in_o the_o great_a council_n 96._o of_o uluzzali_n to_o the_o chief_a commander_n of_o his_o fleet_n 173._o of_o d._n mocenigo_n in_o the_o council_n of_o ten_o 196_o the_o order_n of_o the_o league_n fleet_n sail_v from_o messina_n to_o corfu_n 127._o of_o the_o turk_n fleet_n sail_v from_o lepanto_n 134._o of_o the_o christian_a fleet_n expect_v to_o be_v assault_v 135_o 136._o of_o the_o league_n fleet_n under_o foscarini_n 172_o the_o barbarous_a outrage_n commit_v by_o the_o turk_n at_o rethimo_n 101_o p_o peace_n be_v treat_v of_o between_o the_o venetian_n and_o the_o turk_n 200_o conclude_v 201_o philip_n the_o 2._o king_n of_o spain_n desire_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o join_v with_o the_o venetian_n against_o the_o turk_n 17._o promise_v great_a matter_n in_o service_n of_o the_o league_n 112._o will_v not_o give_v way_n for_o don_n john_n to_o winter_n in_o the_o levant_n 169._o show_v no_o manner_n of_o 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prejudice_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 204._o he_o plunder_v puglia_n and_o burn_v castro_n ibid._n the_o errata_fw-la of_o the_o twelve_o book_n of_o the_o history_n of_o venice_n page_n line_n for_o read_v 8_o 33_o trinusio_fw-la trivulcio_n 19_o 12_o viscount_n visconte_n ibid._n 19_o nâ—var_n novara_n 20_o 10_o undecided_a unconclude_v 28_o 11_o liguago_n lignago_n ibid._n 19_o so_o to_o 34_o 4_o trevigpe_n trevigi_n 35_o 25_o disturb_v disturb_v 39_o 1_o dispatch_n despise_v all_o 41_o 3_o between_o &_o &_o the_o put_v of_o ibid._n 4_o stat_n state_n 49_o 1_o city_n army_n 51_o 30_o cardona_n colonna_n ibid._n 35_o if_o il_fw-fr 53_o 24_o laugh_v at_o delude_v by_o 54_o 31_o hysmael_n ishmael_n ibid._n 31_o gitturi_fw-la vitturi_fw-la ibid._n 34_o savorgano_n savorgnano_n 73_o 1_o faithfulness_n faithlessnes_n ibid._n 15_o be_v easy_o easy_o be_v 81_o â—7_n they_o him_z 87_o 15_o be_v be_v â—8_o 10_o take_v take_v 91_o 4_o deal_n the_o first_o to_o 96_o 50_o injure_v by_o 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