p._n 92_o noailles_n philip_n de_fw-fr montaut_n duke_n de_fw-fr noailles_n marshal_v of_o france_n p._n 149_o newburgh_n duke_n of_o his_o character_n p._n 193_o cabal_n against_o france_n p._n ibid._n press_v the_o emperor_n to_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o turk_n p._n 194_o endeavour_n to_o make_v one_o of_o his_o son_n coadjutor_n of_o cologne_n p._n 199_o neutrality_n propose_v for_o the_o french_a comte_n p._n 113_o for_o catalonia_n p._n 289_o refuse_v by_o the_o ally_n but_o accept_v for_o italy_n p._n 283_o nice_a take_v p._n 230_o nimhegen_n take_v p._n 94_o choose_v for_o the_o place_n of_o treaty_n of_o peace_n p._n 157_o noailles_n ann_n julius_n duke_n of_o peer_n and_o marshal_n of_o france_n command_v in_o catalonia_n take_v campredon_n p._n 214_o rose_n p._n 245_o palamos_n p._n 259_o gironne_fw-fr p._n 269_o gain_n the_o battle_n of_o ter._n p._n 258_o noailles_n james_n lieutenant_n general_n of_o the_o french_a galley_n signalise_v himself_o at_o the_o 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leuze_n 229_o lewis_n xiii_o seize_v lorraine_n p._n 80_o his_o war_n with_o the_o hugonot_n p._n 188_o lewis_n fourteen_o surname_v the_o great_a his_o birth_n p._n 1_o trouble_n under_o his_o minority_n p._n 2_o be_v present_a at_o the_o battle_n of_o st._n anthony_n p._n 5_o fall_n dangerous_o ill_a at_o calais_n p._n 13_o marry_v the_o infanta_n of_o portugal_n p._n 17_o enter_v paris_n in_o triumph_n p._n 20_o lewis_n the_o great_a his_o divertisement_n p._n 25_o oblige_v spain_n to_o allow_v he_o the_o precedency_n p._n 37_o receive_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o affront_v put_v upon_o his_o ambassador_n at_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n p._n 45_o cause_n a_o new_a codex_fw-la or_o lambock_n to_o be_v compile_v p._n 52_o restore_v the_o decay_a commerce_n p._n 56_o send_v succour_n to_o the_o emperor_n p._n 57_o and_o to_o the_o dutch._n p._n 58_o lewis_n the_o great_a besiege_n and_o take_v listle_n p._n 66_o conquer_v the_o french_a comte_n in_o eight_o day_n p._n 68_o 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messina_n shake_v off_o the_o spanish_a yoke_n p._n 136_o metz_n chamber_n of_o reunion_n establish_v at_o metz._n p._n 174_o mirc-court_n the_o ordinary_a place_n of_o residence_n of_o charles_n iv_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n p._n 81_o missionary_n preach_v among_o the_o calvinist_n p._n 189_o mons_fw-la besiege_v and_o take_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 228_o montausier_n charles_n duke_n of_o peer_n of_o france_n governor_n to_o lewis_n dauphine_n p._n 170_o montmelian_a take_v p._n 231_o montecuculi_fw-la count_n of_o his_o character_n p._n 129_o munster_n bernhard-van_a galen_n bishop_n of_o invade_v holland_n p._n 58_o joyns_n his_o troop_n with_o the_o french_a in_o the_o dutch_a war._n p._n 93_o declare_v against_o france_n p._n 111_o n._n namur_n besiege_v by_o the_o king_n and_o take_v p._n 233._o besiege_a by_o the_o ally_n p._n 271_o nancy_n fortify_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 107_o naerden_n a_o small_a place_n in_o holland_n
the_o occasion_n of_o rekindling_a the_o flame_n and_o renew_v the_o war_n with_o more_o vigour_n and_o animosity_n than_o before_o the_o emperor_n and_o spain_n not_o be_v want_v to_o lay_v hold_n of_o this_o opportunity_n to_o revive_v the_o jealousy_n and_o to_o persuade_v the_o hollander_n that_o the_o king_n have_v no_o real_a inclination_n for_o peace_n his_o only_a design_n be_v by_o withdraw_v they_o from_o the_o confederacy_n to_o surprise_v they_o hereafter_o with_o the_o more_o ease_n our_o king_n have_v give_v most_o evident_a proof_n of_o his_o sincere_a intention_n for_o the_o peace_n to_o promote_v which_o he_o have_v recall_v his_o force_n out_o of_o sicily_n under_o the_o command_n of_o francis_n de_fw-fr aubusson_n la_fw-fr fevillade_n duke_n peer_n and_o marshal_n of_o france_n he_o have_v at_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o hollander_n sicily_n the_o french_a leave_n sicily_n prolong_v the_o term_n which_o he_o have_v fix_v to_o the_o ally_n for_o the_o accept_n the_o proposition_n of_o peace_n and_o though_o he_o have_v within_o the_o last_o month_n extend_v his_o conquest_n both_o in_o flanders_n and_o catalonia_n by_o the_o take_n of_o two_o considerable_a place_n yet_o be_v he_o so_o far_o from_o take_v any_o advantage_n of_o his_o good_a fortune_n that_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n he_o offer_v to_o restore_v they_o without_o any_o equivalent_a but_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o demonstration_n of_o his_o most_o fervent_a inclination_n for_o peace_n matter_n hang_v in_o suspense_n for_o some_o time_n neither_o can_v the_o treaty_n be_v bring_v to_o a_o conclusion_n till_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n declare_v by_o his_o ambassador_n that_o he_o not_o only_o consent_v but_o also_o pray_v his_o most_o christian_n majesty_n to_o restore_v the_o above_o mention_v place_n to_o spain_n and_o not_o to_o delay_v any_o long_a to_o give_v peace_n to_o europe_n on_o account_n of_o the_o particular_a interest_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o sweden_n this_o grand_a obstacle_n be_v remove_v the_o peace_n be_v sign_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o state_n the_o 10_o day_n of_o august_n in_o the_o year_n 1678._o within_o four_o day_n after_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n attack_v the_o duke_n of_o luxemburgh_n who_o whilst_o they_o be_v contest_v at_o nimeguen_n keep_v mons_fw-la block_v up_o with_o a_o army_n of_o forty_o thousand_o men._n nimeâ—uen_n peace_n of_o nimeâ—uen_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n have_v in_o view_n no_o less_o than_o the_o break_n off_o of_o the_o whole_a treaty_n or_o at_o least_o to_o obtain_v some_o more_o advantageous_a condition_n if_o he_o happen_v to_o succeed_v in_o this_o enterprise_n the_o duke_n of_o luxemburgh_n can_v not_o in_o the_o least_o suspect_v his_o intention_n as_o have_v receive_v fresh_a assurance_n that_o the_o peace_n be_v sign_v denis_n engagement_n near_a st._n denis_n but_o by_o his_o brave_a resolution_n he_o divert_v the_o danger_n that_o he_o have_v put_v himself_o into_o by_o 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