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siege_n of_o barcelona_n p._n 302_o orange_n william_n iii_o prince_n of_o entrench_v himself_o near_o the_o issel_n p._n 88_o besieges_n voerden_n p._n 97_o charleroy_n twice_o p._n 101_o 149_o oudernard_n p._n 120_o mastrick_n p._n 135_o his_o overthrow_n near_o voerden_n p._n 97_o near_a senef_n p._n 117_o and_o near_o cassel_n p._n 146_o orange_n prince_n of_o his_o exploit_n take_v naerden_n p._n 108_o bonn._n p._n ibid._n grave_a p._n 120_o o._n orange_n prince_n of_o make_v a_o descent_n in_o england_n and_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a acclamation_n p._n 211_o be_v crown_v and_o acknowledge_v lawful_a king_n by_o the_o emperor_n king_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o roman_n catholic_n confederate_a prince_n and_o in_o general_a by_o all_o the_o protestant_a prince_n p._n 212_o orleans_n philip_n of_o france_n duke_z of_o take_v orsoy_n p._n 87_o besieges_n st._n omer_n p._n 147_o take_v it_o p._n ibid._n defeat_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n near_o cassel_n p._n 146_o oudernard_n the_o siege_n of_o oudernard_n raise_v p._n 120_o oudewater_n a_o small_a place_n in_o holland_n p._n 92_o p._n peace_n see_v treaty_n palamos_n take_v p._n 259_o palatinate_n conquer_a by_o the_o dauphin_n p._n 204_o palatine_n see_v newburgh_n palermo_n see_v sea-fight_n pamiers_n bishop_n of_o make_v his_o complaint_n to_o pope_n innocent_a xi_o concern_v the_o regale_n p._n 182_o philip_n iu_o king_n of_o spain_n conduct_n in_o person_n the_o infanta_n his_o daughter_n to_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr luz_n p._n 18_o resign_v the_o precedency_n to_o our_o king_n p._n 37_o philipsburgh_n take_v by_o the_o enemy_n p._n 139_o retake_v by_o the_o dauphin_n p._n 203_o piedmont_n conquest_n in_o piedmont_n p._n 230_o 231_o pignerol_n bombard_v by_o the_o ally_n p._n 250_o pimentel_n don_n antonio_n do_v employ_v to_o conclude_v the_o marriage_n betwixt_o the_o infanta_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o king_n p._n 18_o pisa_n see_v treaty_n plate_n the_o king_n plate_n employ_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o war._n p._n 78_o plenipotentiaries_n assemble_v at_o nimhegen_n p._n 157_o frankfurt_n p._n 175_o 176_o at_o reswick_n p._n 291_o ponty_n the_o sieur_n do_v take_v carthagena_n in_o america_n p._n 307_o poland_n the_o diet_n for_o the_o choose_n a_o king_n of_o poland_n p._n 295_o polignac_n melchior_n do_v french_a ambassador_n in_o poland_n p._n 299_o precedency_n dispute_v to_o france_n by_o spain_n p._n 33_o proposition_n the_o five_o proposition_n of_o janson_n condemn_v by_o innocent_a x._o and_o alexander_n vii_o p._n 72_o 73_o r._n ratisbonne_n see_v diet._n ravensberg_n ravage_v p._n 101_o regale_n in_o what_o it_o consist_v the_o king_n declaration_n about_o it_o p._n 180_o 181_o renunciation_n nullity_n of_o the_o queen_n renunciation_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o spain_n p._n 62_o p._n 63_o reunion_n of_o the_o dependency_n in_o alsace_n and_o the_o three_o bishopric_n by_o the_o chamber_n of_o brisac_n and_o metz._n p._n 174_o revolution_n in_o england_n p._n 210_o rhineberg_n surrender_v p._n 87_o rhine_n a_o account_n of_o the_o pass_v the_o rhine_n p._n 88_o richelieu_n cardinal_n of_o p._n 3_o reswick_n situate_v betwixt_o delft_n and_o the_o hague_n the_o place_n of_o conference_n for_o the_o general_n peace_n p._n 288_o rome_n affair_n of_o rome_n p._n 180_o seq_n rose_n take_v p._n 245_o ruiter_n admiral_n of_o holland_n miscarry_v at_o martinico_n p._n 122_o defeat_v by_o duquesne_n p._n 137_o mortal_o wound_v p._n ibid._n s._n salines_n take_v p._n 116_o saluzze_n open_v its_o gate_n p._n 224_o st._n andrew_n fort_n of_o p._n 92_o st._n ann_n fortress_n of_o p._n 116_o st._n brigit_fw-la fort_n of_o p._n 250_o st._n cyr_n a_o community_n of_o three_o hundred_o young_a lady_n p._n 169_o st._n guillaine_n take_v p._n 152_o st._n jean_n de_fw-fr luz_n p._n 18_o st._n malo_n see_v bombardment_n st._n omer_n besiege_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n p._n 147_o surrender_v p._n ibid._n sauerne_n besiege_v in_o vain_a by_o the_o enemy_n p._n 132_o savoy_n victor_n amadeus_n ii_o duke_n of_o join_v with_o the_o ally_n p._n 209_o his_o defeat_n see_v battle_n enter_v dauphine_n p._n 242_o enter_v casal_n p._n 265_o make_v peace_n with_o france_n p._n 283_o besieges_n valenza_n in_o the_o milaneze_n p._n ibid._n savoy_n maria_n adelaida_n princess_n of_o duchess_n of_o burgundy_n be_v conduct_v into_o erance_n in_o order_n to_o her_o marriage_n p._n 284_o savoy_n dukedom_n of_o conquer_a by_o the_o king_n p._n 224_o saxony_n frederick_n augustus_n elector_n of_o saxony_n proclaim_v king_n of_o poland_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o cujavia_n p._n 300_o saxony_n duke_n of_o saxe_n eusenach_n commander_n in_o chief_a of_o some_o german_a troop_n save_v himself_o in_o one_o of_o the_o island_n of_o the_o rhine_n p._n 150_o desire_n a_o passport_n for_o a_o safe_a retreat_n ibid._n schomberg_n marshal_n duke_z of_o his_o exploit_n p._n 122_o relieve_v mastrick_n p._n 135_o be_v kill_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o the_o boyne_n p._n 225_o sea-fights_a p._n 3_o 60_o p._n 95_o 110_o p._n 222_o 137_o p._n 220_o seq_n p._n 232_o seq_n shel-stadt_a p._n 107_o shenkenshantz_n fort_n of_o p._n 92_o sobieski_n john_n iii_o his_o elevation_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o poland_n relieve_v vienna_n p._n 295_o sobieski_n prince_n james_n one_o of_o the_o candidate_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o poland_n p._n 296_o spain_n its_o grandeur_n under_o philip_n ii_o p._n 31_o resign_v the_o precedency_n to_o france_n p._n 137_o refuses_n to_o give_v satisfaction_n about_o the_o just_a pretension_n of_o the_o queen_n p._n 65_o enter_v into_o all_o the_o confederacy_n make_v against_o france_n p._n 107_o spire_n p._n 204_o strasburgh_n submit_v to_o the_o king_n p._n 107_o sweden_n mediation_n of_o the_o peace_n p._n 112_o have_v all_o the_o place_n restore_v p._n 159_o swiss_n refuse_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o confederacy_n p._n 208_o t._n tellier_n michael_n chancellor_n of_o france_n p._n 50_o tellier_n michael_n francis_n marquis_n of_o louvois_n minister_n and_o secretary_n of_o state_n his_o character_n p._n 51_o thoulouse_n lewis_n alexander_n count_n de_fw-fr thoulouse_n wound_v near_o the_o king_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o namur_n p._n 236_o tournay_n surrended_a p._n 65_o tourville_n ann_n hilarion_n de_fw-fr constantine_n count_n of_o vice-admiral_n and_o marshal_n of_o france_n engage_v and_o beat_v the_o confederate_a fleet_n of_o england_n and_o holland_n be_v worsted_n by_o they_o see_v sea-fights_a take_v and_o burn_v eighty_o merchantman_n of_o the_o enemy_n p._n 245_o 246_o treaty_n the_o pyrenean_n treaty_n p._n 18_o of_o pisa_n p._n 45_o of_o breda_n p._n 60_o at_o cleves_n p._n 59_o at_o aixe_v la_fw-fr chapelle_n p._n 68_o of_o nimhegen_n p._n 162_o of_o peace_n with_o savoy_n p._n 283_o of_o reswick_n p._n 308_o treves_n seize_v upon_o by_o the_o king_n p._n 107_o take_v by_o the_o ally_n p._n 133_o take_v by_o the_o french_a p._n 204_o tripoli_n see_v bombardment_n tromp_n admiral_n 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hollander_n fight_v like_o lion_n we_o take_v one_o of_o their_o ship_n of_o sixty_o gun_n another_o be_v sink_v and_o a_o three_o burn_v beside_o there_o be_v twelve_o more_o of_o their_o best_a ship_n so_o much_o disable_v in_o their_o mast_n and_o rig_n that_o not_o be_v able_a to_o carry_v they_o off_o they_o be_v force_v to_o sink_v and_o to_o burn_v they_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr tourville_n pursue_v they_o for_o two_o day_n after_o and_o will_v in_o all_o probability_n have_v destroy_v their_o whole_a fleet_n if_o the_o wind_n have_v not_o turn_v against_o he_o which_o give_v the_o enemy_n opportunity_n to_o bring_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o ship_n into_o a_o place_n of_o security_n this_o disgrace_n put_v the_o enemy_n into_o no_o small_a consternation_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v flatter_v themselves_o that_o they_o be_v much_o superior_a to_o we_o at_o sea_n and_o that_o no_o body_n hitherto_o have_v be_v bold_a enough_o to_o dispute_v with_o they_o the_o sovereignty_n 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