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chap._n 3._o the_o action_n of_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n and_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n in_o franconia_n and_o bavaria_n with_o the_o proceed_n of_o duke_n bernhard_n weymar_n and_o gustavus_n horn_n two_o principal_a commander_n for_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o union_n there_o or_o a_o relation_n of_o what_o have_v be_v do_v on_o both_o side_n since_o july_n the_o 20._o chap._n 4._o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o king_n of_o hungaries_n story_n wherein_o you_o have_v the_o several_a relation_n of_o the_o siege_n and_o battle_n of_o nordlingen_n chap._n 5._o the_o action_n of_o otho_n lodowicke_n the_o rhinegrave_n chap._n 6._o the_o action_n of_o the_o landtgrave_n of_o hessen_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o lunenburgh_n in_o westfalia_fw-la paderborne_v and_o brunswickland_n and_o elsewhere_o chap._n 7._o further_a action_n of_o proceed_v of_o the_o landtgrave_n of_o hessen_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o lunenburgh_n chap._n 8._o the_o action_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n and_o brandenburg_n chap._n 9_o saxon_a and_o brandenburgh_n proceed_n continue_v chap._n 10._o further_o proceed_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n and_o brandenburg_n certain_a missellany_n relation_n the_o great_a deluge_n in_o holsatia_n chap._n 11._o the_o action_n of_o france_n italy_n spain_n and_o the_o low-countries_n chap._n 12._o the_o magnificent_a interment_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n chap._n 13._o certain_a passage_n of_o russia_n poland_n and_o turkey_n chap._n 14._o the_o siege_n of_o la_fw-fr motta_n in_o lorraine_n chap._n 15._o the_o return_n of_o monsieur_n into_o france_n paris_n the_o 12._o of_o octob._n 1634._o chap._n 16._o a_o edict_n of_o the_o french_a king_n concern_v the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n in_o the_o misselany_n fol._n 32._o for_o persia_n read_v prussia_n a_o true_a delineation_n of_o the_o swedish_n and_o imperial_a camp_n near_o nordlingen_n and_o in_o what_o this_o city_n be_v 〈…〉_o after_o that_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n after_o the_o take_n of_o the_o imperial_a city_n of_o regenspurg_n have_v likewise_o bring_v under_o his_o power_n the_o city_n of_o donawerth_n and_o other_o place_n thereabouts_o he_o thereupon_o take_v a_o resolution_n to_o march_v into_o the_o country_n of_o wirttenberg_n and_o to_o refresh_v there_o again_o his_o half_a starve_a army_n and_o that_o the_o easy_a he_o may_v perform_v it_o he_o march_v first_o of_o all_o direct_o against_o the_o city_n of_o nordlingen_n and_o begin_v to_o assault_v the_o say_a town_n in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n but_o duke_n bernhard_n of_o weymar_n and_o the_o field_n martial_n horn_n have_v few_o day_n before_o conjoin_v their_o force_n perceive_v betimes_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n his_o intent_n wherefore_o all_o their_o care_n be_v how_o they_o may_v hinder_v and_o divert_v it_o to_o which_o end_n they_o march_v the_o 9.19_o day_n of_o august_n at_o leypheimb_n over_o the_o danubie_n &_o from_o thence_o they_o march_v towards_o giengen_n heydenhem_n aalen_n and_o 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