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â—nnibal_n cause_v to_o be_v pierce_v with_o fire_n and_o â—inegar_n that_o his_o elephant_n may_v pass_v through_o uther_n again_o think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o work_n of_o king_n â—â—tius_fw-la in_o honour_n of_o augustus_n who_o statue_n he_o â—â—ected_v upon_o it_o whatsoever_o it_o may_v be_v briâ—ncon_n have_v not_o be_v considerable_a before_o 〈◊〉_d 13_o century_n in_o the_o last_o age_n the_o leaguer_n â—â—zed_v upon_o it_o but_o the_o duke_n of_o lesdiguieresâ—ok_v â—ok_z it_o from_o they_o in_o 1590._o this_o town_n have_v produce_v one_o of_o the_o learnede_a mathematician_n of_o france_n call_v oronce_n finé_n who_o be_v professor_n royal_a at_o paris_n and_o die_v in_o 1555._o pignerol_n be_v proper_o a_o city_n of_o piedmâ—nt_n and_o former_o be_v the_o title_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n young_a son_n it_o be_v seat_v upon_o the_o small_a river_n cluson_n or_o chisson_n which_o fall_v into_o the_o po_n near_o moncallier_n two_o league_n south_n of_o turin_n it_o have_v former_o a_o good_a citadel_n only_o but_o since_o the_o french_a have_v it_o in_o their_o possession_n they_o have_v fortify_v it_o so_o as_o to_o make_v it_o almost_o a_o impregnable_a place_n the_o citadel_n be_v build_v on_o a_o rock_n and_o the_o town_n between_o the_o last_o mountain_n of_o the_o alps_o seven_o league_n southeast_n of_o turin_n and_o 12_o north_n west_n of_o briancon_n there_o be_v be_v a_o fort_n call_v st._n bridge_n which_o have_v communication_n with_o the_o citadel_n by_o a_o cover_a way_n and_o subterraneous_a passage_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o confederate_a force_n take_v it_o this_o year_n 1693._o but_o instead_o of_o go_v on_o vigorous_o with_o the_o siege_n of_o the_o town_n and_o citadel_n they_o leave_v they_o block_v up_o and_o go_v to_o sight_n catinat_n the_o french_a general_n who_o lie_v encamp_v with_o 12_o or_o 14000_o man_n betwixt_o the_o mountain_n of_o col_fw-fr de_fw-fr fenestrelle_n and_o col_fw-fr de_fw-fr rossa_n seven_o or_o eight_o league_n north_n west_n of_o pignerol_n but_o when_o they_o be_v go_v so_o far_o they_o perceive_v they_o can_v not_o come_v at_o he_o so_o that_o after_o much_o time_n lose_v they_o go_v back_o and_o open_v the_o trench_n before_o pignerol_n in_o september_n raise_v the_o siege_n and_o be_v deseated_a october_n the_o four_o 1693._o it_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o read_v the_o cunning_a fetch_n of_o that_o shrewd_a politician_n cardinal_n rihelieu_n to_o get_v this_o strong-hold_a into_o his_o master_n hand_n there_o arise_v a_o civil_a war_n in_o piedmont_n perhaps_o by_o this_o subtle_a minister_n device_n the_o uncle_n of_o the_o young_a duke_n pretend_v to_o the_o regency_n against_o the_o duchess_n dowager_n who_o have_v be_v leave_v in_o possession_n of_o it_o by_o her_o husband_n as_o she_o be_v a_o princess_n of_o the_o french_a blood_n she_o present_o implore_v the_o assistance_n of_o her_o cousin_n especial_o see_v that_o her_o 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call_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n the_o valley_n of_o duren_n chap._n xviii_o of_o low_a dauphine_n of_o viennois_n this_o country_n that_o now_o comprehend_v the_o bailiwick_n of_o vienne_n and_o st._n marcellin_n be_v former_o call_v the_o isle_n of_o the_o allobroges_n it_o be_v include_v between_o the_o river_n rhosne_fw-fr on_o the_o north_n and_o west_n the_o isere_fw-la on_o the_o south_n and_o the_o giare_n on_o the_o east_n and_o reach_v 24_o league_n north_n and_o south_n and_o 18_o east_n and_o west_n it_o be_v the_o best_a and_o most_o inhabit_a part_n of_o dauphiné_n be_v water_v with_o several_a river_n and_o less_o interrupt_v with_o mountain_n than_o the_o other_o the_o capital_a vienne_n build_v upon_o the_o rhone_n where_o it_o receive_v the_o small_a river_n gere_n lie_v 8_o league_n south_n of_o lion_n 18_o norli_fw-la of_o valence_n and_o as_o many_o north-west_n of_o grenâ—ble_a it_o be_v account_v one_o