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A13726 The historie of Italie a boke excedyng profitable to be redde: because it intreateth of the astate of many and diuers common weales, how thei haue ben, [and] now be gouerned. Thomas, William, Clerk of the Council to Edward VI. 1549 (1549) STC 24018; ESTC S118381 242,070 462

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take_v ¶_o next_o to_o vendramino_n succeed_v marco_n barbarico_fw-la 1485._o who_o never_o seek_v to_o be_v avenge_v on_o his_o enemy_n will_v say_v it_o suffice_v a_o discreate_a prince_n to_o have_v power_n to_o revenge_n whereby_o his_o enemy_n shall_v have_v cause_n to_o fear_v he_o therefore_o he_o use_v severitee_n against_o the_o transgressor_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o not_o against_o they_o that_o private_o offend_v he_o in_o his_o day_n happen_v little_a ado_n ¶_o the_o contrary_a whereof_o follow_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o successor_n agostino_n barbarico_fw-la 1486._o ¶_o first_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o war_n with_o edmonde_n duke_n of_o austriche_n for_o the_o interest_n of_o certain_a mine_n of_o iron_n in_o which_o enterprise_n the_o venetian_a capitaine_fw-fr robert_n of_o s._n severino_n die_v than_o thoroughe_o the_o come_n of_o charles_n the_o viii_o french_a king_n into_o italy_n who_o at_o length_n partly_o through_o the_o venetian_a force_n be_v 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