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A33560 The history of the wars of Italy from the year MDCXIII to MDCXLIV in XVIII books / written originally in Italian, by Pietro Giovanni Capriata ... ; and rendred in English by Henry Earl of Monmouth.; Dell'historia. English Capriata, Pier Giovanni.; Monmouth, Henry Carey, Earl of, 1596-1661. 1663 (1663) Wing C483; ESTC R22665 937,684 812

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instead_o of_o the_o spaniard_n whereby_o his_o dominion_n will_v be_v imprison_v by_o the_o french_a force_n and_o he_o himself_o make_v absolute_o subject_a to_o the_o arbitrement_n and_o will_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o of_o his_o agent_n the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v aware_a of_o this_o difficulty_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o can_v not_o safe_o build_v upon_o the_o duke_n though_o he_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o league_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a have_v find_v by_o experience_n some_o year_n before_o that_o though_o pinarvolo_n and_o susa_n with_o other_o town_n of_o piedmont_n and_o almost_o whole_a savoy_n be_v possess_v by_o his_o force_n yet_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o relieve_v cassalle_n so_o much_o as_o with_o one_o succour_n without_o the_o duke_n permission_n and_o that_o consequent_o he_o shall_v find_v it_o much_o hard_a the_o duke_n
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