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want_v or_o lose_v that_o which_o he_o have_v and_o because_o the_o government_n of_o florence_n be_v hateful_a unto_o he_o he_o live_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o rome_n and_o there_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o florentine_a merchant_n occupy_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n be_v also_o of_o familiar_a acquaintance_n with_o the_o earl_n girolamo_n one_o of_o they_o often_o complain_v to_o the_o other_o of_o the_o medici_n in_o so_o much_o as_o after_o many_o consultation_n they_o conclude_v that_o to_o make_v the_o one_o of_o they_o assure_v of_o his_o land_n and_o the_o other_o of_o his_o city_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o alter_v the_o government_n of_o florence_n which_o they_o think_v can_v not_o be_v do_v medici_n without_o the_o death_n of_o giuliano_n and_o lorenzo_n they_o also_o suppose_v that_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o king_n will_v easy_o thereto_o consent_n if_o the_o facility_n of_o the_o enterprise_n
benedetto_n alberti_n suspect_v and_o envy_v the_o speech_n of_o benedetto_n alberti_n at_o his_o banishment_n the_o death_n of_o benedetto_n alberti_n gâ—ovan_n galiazzo_n become_v prince_n of_o lombardy_n 1393._o the_o death_n of_o galiazzo_n very_fw-la di_fw-it medici_n the_o speech_n of_o very_fw-la di_fw-it medici_n to_o the_o senate_n of_o florence_n donati_n acciaivoli_n donati_n acciaivoli_n with_o other_o confine_v conspiracy_n in_o florence_n against_o masso_n deili_n albizi_n and_o other_o conspiracy_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n against_o florence_n the_o family_n of_o alberti_n confine_v an._n 1402._o the_o death_n of_o ladislao_n king_n of_o naples_n error_n commit_v by_o the_o popular_a nobility_n advice_n of_o nicolo_n vzano_n against_o the_o medici_n league_n betwixt_o the_o florentines_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n consultation_n in_o florence_n the_o florentine_n overthrow_v the_o speech_n of_o rinaldo_n de_fw-fr albizi_n to_o appease_v the_o people_n 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to_o relieve_v lucca_n pagolo_fw-la lord_n of_o lucca_n depose_v the_o florentine_n defeat_v peace_n between_o the_o florentine_n and_o lucchesi_n persuasion_n of_o barbadori_n to_o nicholo_n vzano_n against_o cosimo_n di_fw-fr medici_n answer_v of_o nicholo_n vzano_n to_o barbadori_n cosimo_n di_fw-fr medici_n cite_v &_o commit_v cosimo_n di_fw-fr medici_n banish_v rinaldo_n and_o his_o friend_n arm_v against_o the_o medici_n pope_n eugenio_n labour_v a_o pacification_n in_o florence_n cosimo_n revoke_v and_o rinaldo_n with_o other_o confine_v the_o word_n of_o rinaldo_n at_o his_o banishment_n two_o sort_n of_o soldier_n in_o italy_n 1433._o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n daughter_n offer_v to_o fran._n sforza_n the_o pope_n assault_v by_o fran._n sforza_n war_n between_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n fran._n sâ—oâ—za_n general_n of_o the_o league_n peace_n between_o the_o league_n and_o the_o duke_n new_a ordinance_n in_o floremce_n war_n between_o rinieri_n de_fw-fr angio_n and_o king_n alfonso_n of_o arragon_n king_n alfonso_n take_v by_o the_o genovesi_n king_n alfonso_n deliver_v fregosi_fw-it and_o adorni_n francisco_n spinola_n the_o liberty_n of_o genova_n recover_v the_o oration_n of_o ri._n de_fw-fr albizi_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n genova_n revolt_v from_o the_o duke_n lucca_n distress_v the_o oration_n of_o the_o lucchese_n to_o the_o other_o citizen_n the_o lucchesi_n pray_v â—ide_v of_o the_o duke_n diffidence_n between_o the_o venetian_n and_o the_o earl_n francisco_n the_o venetian_n and_o florentine_n of_o diverse_a opinion_n touch_v the_o pay_n of_o the_o earl_n their_o general_n the_o earl_n francisco_n abandon_v the_o venetian_n and_o florentine_n the_o earl_n of_o poppi_n the_o grecian_a church_n submit_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n new_a trouble_n in_o lombardy_n and_o toscana_n the_o pope_n country_n spoil_v by_o ni._n piccinino_n gatamelata_fw-la general_n for_o the_o venetian_n persuasion_n of_o the_o venetian_n 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