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p._n 303._o l._n 17._o r._n public_a p._n 315._o l._n 13._o r._n cuyck_n anon._n p._n 337._o l._n 25._o r._n scornful_a p._n 360._o l._n 1._o r._n have_v no_o be_v p._n 361._o l._n 16.17_o r._n more_o famous_a city_n ibid._n l._n 20._o insert_v the_o ibid._n l._n 30_o deal_n and._n p._n 362._o l._n 3._o r._n shoot_v p._n 375._o l._n 9_o r._n be_v one_o p._n 377_o l._n 7._o r._n frizeland_n p._n 406._o l._n 18._o r._n magellan_n p._n 409._o l._n 10._o deal_n of_o p._n 413._o l._n 21._o r._n interval_n p._n 418._o l._n 2._o r._n then_o ibid._n l._n 6._o r._n and_o so_o p._n 442._o l._n 13._o r._n they_o p._n 45_o l._n 17._o r._n thought_n p._n 463_o l._n 20._o r._n merovee_n p._n 466._o l._n 12._o r._n junius_n ibid._n l._n 22._o r._n for_o his_o noble_a birth_n honour_v bear_v and_o description_n of_o the_o siege_n p._n 546._o l._n 16._o r._n appease_v p._n 540._o l._n â—3_n r._n noâ—_n a_o like_a p_o 55â—_n l._n 1._o r_o of_o p._n 574._o l._n 23._o r._n have_v procure_v ibid._n l._n 24._o r._n by_o mean_n of_o his_o brother_n p._n 588._o l._n 15._o deal_n be_v p._n 591._o l._n 2d_o r_o juâ—eland_n p._n 601._o l._n 33._o r._n bercke_n p._n â—â—2_n l._n 23._o r._n hoye_n p._n 619._o l._n 27._o r._n his_o charge_n may_v p._n sixpence_n l._n 1â—_n r._n seven_o p._n 630._o l._n â—1_n r._n in_o their_o sleep_n p_o 665._o l._n 5._o insert_v den_n of_o ibid._n r._n â—_o r._n seven_o p._n 67â—_n l._n 25._o r._n â—â—k_v p._n 70â—_n l._n 19_o r._n uchtenbrook_n p._n 713._o l._n 17._o r._n 〈…〉_z p._n â—43_n l._n 24._o r._n without_o it_o 〈…〉_z p._n 8â—1_n l._n 〈…〉_z naya_n p._n 882._o l._n 26._o r._n 〈…〉_z â—6_n 〈…〉_z a_o great_a p._n 912_o l._n 6._o r._n in_o hungary_n the._n p_o 91â—_n l._n 1._o r._n 〈…〉_z r._n many_o of_o she_o p._n 965._o l._n 7._o r._n mâ—nâ—s_n 1568._o 1569._o 1570._o 1575._o 1577._o 1578._o 1580._o 1581._o 1582._o 1587._o 1588._o 1588._o au._n 6._o 1589._o 1590._o 1592._o 1593._o 1595._o 1596._o 1597._o 1598._o 1600._o 1603._o 1604._o 1605._o 1606._o â—â—â—7_n 1609._o
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