show_n to_o facilitate_v a_o accord_n 32._o execute_v the_o peace_n of_o asti_n 49_o 50._o resent_v new_a invasion_n into_o monferrat_n 229._o dye_n 268_o ferdinand_n cardinal_n infante_n pass_v out_o of_o spain_n into_o italy_n 382_o 384._o arbitrate_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o genova_n and_o savoy_n 384._o pass_n into_o germany_n ibid._n join_v the_o king_n of_o hungary_n win_v the_o battle_n of_o nortlingen_n and_o pass_v into_o flanders_n 393._o dye_n 498_o ferdinand_n duke_n of_o thuscany_n interpose_v with_o the_o emperor_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o mantua_n 285_o propose_v to_o the_o duke_n a_o change_n of_o state_n 287_o be_v jealous_a of_o the_o pope_n arm_v 505._o endeavour_n peace_n ibid._n assist_v the_o duke_n of_o parma_n with_o money_n 510._o and_o the_o duke_n of_o modena_n with_o troop_n 518._o counsel_n parma_n to_o moderation_n 523._o show_n his_o strength_n to_o the_o barbarin_n but_o endeavour_n peace_n 524._o send_v troop_n into_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n 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emperor_n 136._o assist_v by_o many_o prince_n 138._o the_o prosperity_n of_o his_o arm_n 176._o arrive_v to_o great_a power_n 227_o 257._o confirm_v peace_n with_o the_o turk_n 227_o 258_o confer_v church-land_n on_o his_o second_o son_n 260._o in_o the_o affair_n of_o mantua_n depend_v on_o the_o will_n of_o spain_n 274._o make_n a_o show_n to_o compose_v they_o amicable_o 284._o send_v thither_o the_o count_n of_o nassau_n ibid._n endeavour_v the_o restore_n of_o ecclesiastical_a good_n 293._o carry_v a_o army_n towards_o italy_n 298._o publish_v a_o edict_n for_o church-goods_a 305._o assist_v the_o polack_n 306._o and_o the_o spaniard_n flanders_n 307._o send_v troop_n into_o italy_n 308._o call_v they_o back_o assemble_v the_o elector_n at_o ratisbone_n 346._o disarm_v wallestain_v 390._o desire_n peace_n in_o italy_n 350._o busy_v against_o the_o swede_n dissemble_v the_o effect_n 157._o afflict_a by_o their_o arm_n 360._o demand_n assistance_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n 368._o dye_n 432_o ferdinand_n iii_o proclaim_a king_n of_o hungary_n 227._o command_n the_o army_n 392._o recover_v ratisbone_n ibid._n besieges_fw-fr nortlingen_n join_v the_o infanta_n beat_v the_o swede_n gain_v the_o place_n returns_z to_o court_v 373._o elect_a king_n of_o the_o roman_n 424._o succeed_v to_o his_o father_n 432._o counsel_v to_o command_v the_o army_n leave_v it_o to_o his_o brother_n 470._o meeting_n with_o many_o disaster_n demand_n help_v of_o the_o pope_n and_o venetian_n 531_o ferrante_n prince_n of_o guastalla_n pretend_v to_o the_o succession_n of_o mantua_n 268_o fillip_v ii_o king_n of_o spain_n his_o maxim_n 4_o fillip_v iii_o king_n of_o spain_n unaccustomed_a to_o government_n 4._o order_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n to_o render_v what_o he_o have_v take_v in_o the_o monferrat_n 26._o prescribe_v condition_n of_o peace_n for_o italy_n 29._o not_o like_v by_o the_o prince_n interest_v 29_o 31._o but_o the_o king_n persist_v 32._o and_o better_o explain_v his_o intention_n 46._o favour_n the_o archduke_n against_o the_o venetian_n 60._o yield_v his_o right_n to_o the_o state_n in_o germany_n 105._o die_a order_v the_o restitution_n of_o the_o valteline_n his_o quality_n 168_o fillip_v iu_o king_n of_o spain_n succeed_v his_o father_n 168._o leaf_n the_o direction_n to_o the_o conde_n duke_n ibid._n assist_v france_n in_o the_o siege_n of_o rochel_n 266_o satisfy_v with_o the_o neutrality_n of_o the_o venetian_n 407._o publish_v don_n john_n of_o austria_n his_o illegitimate_a son_n 532._o go_v out_o of_o madrid_n to_o oppose_v the_o french_a 533._o disgrace_n the_o conde_n duke_n 550._o take_v lewis_n de_fw-fr haro_n into_o favour_n 551_o fillipsburg_n deliver_v to_o the_o french_a 394._o recover_v by_o the_o imperialist_n 398_o francisco_n barberino_n cardinal_n send_v legate_n into_o france_n 224._o without_o effect_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o peace_n 238._o send_v into_o spain_n 239._o his_o genius_n 503._o refuse_v the_o restitution_n of_o castro_n 512._o make_n several_a and_o doubtful_a project_n 518._o with_o artificial_a treaty_n repel_v the_o invasion_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o parma_n and_o delude_v the_o confederate_n 524_o 525_o 527_o 529_o 541._o be_v afterward_o little_o incline_v to_o peace_n 567._o at_o last_o yield_v to_o it_o 569_o francisco_n di_fw-fr melo_n defeat_v the_o french_a 534_o infest_v the_o frontier_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 537._o invade_v it_o 537._o be_v defeat_v 553_o francisco_n duke_n of_o modena_n close_v with_o the_o spaniard_n and_o get_v advantage_n by_o it_o 401._o attack_v by_o the_o french_a and_o the_o prince_n of_o parma_n 417._o be_v succour_v by_o the_o spaniard_n ibid._n interpose_n to_o quiet_a the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n by_o several_a expedient_n 511_o 516._o the_o pontifician_n desire_v passage_n defend_v himself_o 517._o be_v succour_v by_o the_o republic_n and_o the_o grand_a duke_n 519._o lay_n a_o correspondence_n in_o ferrara_n but_o be_v discover_v 529._o invade_v by_o the_o pontifician_n in_o his_o country_n 547_o francisco_n erizzo_n after_o many_o employment_n create_v duke_n 363_o french_a prince_n malcontent_n disturb_v the_o kingdom_n 33._o send_v to_o turin_n and_o to_o venice_n 34._o compose_v with_o the_o regent_n ibid._n arise_v anew_o and_o adjust_a again_o 59_o take_v arm_n for_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n 66._o and_o in_o favour_n of_o queen-mother_n 124_o 151._o their_o genius_n against_o favourite_n 253._o another_o civil_a war_n raise_v by_o the_o malcontent_n who_o be_v beat_v and_o quiet_v 495_o franchental_a take_v by_o the_o spaniard_n 188_o friuli_n that_o part_v describe_v where_o the_o war_n be_v 55._o the_o first_o invasion_n of_o the_o venetian_n army_n 56._o inroad_n encounter_n and_o attempt_n 61_o g._n galley_n lade_v with_o merchandise_n rob_v by_o ossunaes_n ship_n 97._o the_o republic_n pretend_v restitution_n 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man_n and_o the_o musquetier_v place_v in_o good_a order_n long_v the_o hedge_n and_o ditch_n the_o cardinal_n quarter_n discover_v by_o this_o faction_n to_o be_v strong_a and_o better_o fortify_v than_o be_v suppose_v the_o consult_v and_o mind_n of_o the_o confederate_n be_v very_o waver_v that_o which_o oppose_v the_o send_v the_o concerted_a troop_n into_o tuscany_n and_o make_v further_o attempt_n be_v the_o disturbance_n which_o rise_v from_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n because_o the_o prince_n have_v take_v for_o grant_v that_o he_o will_v not_o recede_v from_o that_o union_n which_o have_v be_v conclude_v for_o his_o protection_n and_o assistance_n have_v in_o the_o division_n make_v state_n of_o his_o force_n in_o that_o number_n that_o himself_o have_v offer_v that_o be_v to_o say_v one_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o horse_n six_o hundred_o dragoon_n and_o sixteen_o hundred_o foot_n they_o therefore_o solicit_v he_o to_o underwrite_v the_o league_n or_o at_o least_o to_o contribute_v to_o the_o undertake_n his_o person_n and_o his_o army_n he_o with_o sundry_a excuse_n either_o to_o fortify_v the_o post_n possess_v or_o to_o recruit_v his_o troop_n and_o by_o demand_v that_o the_o league_n will_v absolute_o oblige_v itself_o to_o the_o recovery_n of_o castro_n keep_v off_o for_o deem_v to_o have_v obtain_v his_o intent_n by_o the_o take_n of_o those_o post_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o po_n the_o confederate_n be_v bind_v to_o maintain_v he_o have_v no_o further_a care_n and_o have_v so_o much_o in_o his_o power_n as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v castro_n be_v restore_v to_o he_o he_o judge_v it_o best_a to_o keep_v himself_o free_a the_o troop_n then_o in_o the_o modenese_n from_o the_o very_a beginning_n begin_v to_o languish_v betwixt_o delay_n and_o disgust_n the_o venetian_n employ_v one_o part_n of_o their_o force_n at_o sea_n infest_v the_o coast_n with_o six_o galley_n and_o with_o arm_a bark_n even_o to_o ancona_n and_o interrupt_v commerce_n they_o take_v also_o after_o some_o shot_n of_o cannon_n the_o tower_n of_o premiero_n which_o a_o while_n after_o recover_v by_o the_o pontifician_n be_v demolish_v and_o they_o land_v at_o cesenatico_n where_o be_v in_o garrison_n two_o hundred_o forty_o foot_n with_o forty_o horse_n and_o the_o place_n be_v take_v by_o force_n be_v lay_v in_o ash_n by_o a_o fire_n which_o be_v kindle_v in_o the_o fight_n there_o be_v also_o take_v near_o premiero_n and_o demolish_v a_o little_a fort_n the_o ecclesiastic_n have_v make_v another_o more_o inward_a and_o upon_o the_o confine_n of_o loreo_n niccolo_n delfino_n proveditor_n surprise_v in_o the_o night_n by_o scalade_n that_o which_o call_v dell_fw-it bocchette_v the_o ecclesistick_n have_v in_o former_a time_n build_v there_o the_o tower_n of_o del_o abbate_n and_o di_fw-mi goro_n be_v render_v by_o threaten_v the_o garrison_n with_o the_o
with_o his_o king_n 402_o benedette_n da_fw-la leggi_n proveditor_n in_o istria_n outlaw_v by_o the_o count_n petazzo_n 54_o 55_o benefice_n ecclesiastical_a prohibit_v to_o the_o son_n of_o the_o duke_n 180_o bergen_n opzoom_n besiege_v describe_v and_o relieve_v 192_o 193_o bernard_n duke_n of_o wiemar_n after_o the_o king_n of_o swede_n death_n assume_v the_o command_n of_o the_o army_n 375_o 378._o take_v ratisbon_n 385._o beat_v at_o nortlinghen_n 393._o close_n with_o the_o french_a 413._o defeat_v the_o imperialist_n in_o alsace_n and_o take_v many_o place_n there_o 433._o and_o brisach_n 442._o dye_n 471_o bethelem_fw-la gabor_n make_v war_n in_o hungary_n 137._o make_n a_o truce_n ibid._n break_v it_o 157._o make_v peace_n again_o 177._o seek_v assistance_n from_o the_o venetian_n but_o obtain_v it_o not_o 203_o bohemian_o rebel_v 125._o what_o be_v the_o occasion_n 127._o the_o effect_n ibid._n form_n a_o government_n 129._o offer_v the_o crown_n to_o several_a prince_n 136_o confer_v it_o on_o the_o palatine_a ibid._n have_v recourse_n to_o the_o turk_n ibid._n other_o prince_n interest_n themselves_o 138._o be_v beat_v at_o prague_n 156_o boisleduke_n besiege_v by_o orange_n 307._o be_v take_v 308_o bormio_n important_a for_o the_o situation_n recover_v by_o the_o grison_n and_o left_a 160_o breda_n besiege_v and_o take_v by_o spinola_n 222._o recover_v by_o orange_n 430_o brem_n a_o fort_n build_v by_o savoy_n 409._o take_v by_o leganes_n 437_o borgia_n cardinal_n protest_v against_o the_o pope_n 369_o c._n cardinal_n pasman_n demand_v assistance_n of_o the_o pope_n 369_o charles_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n lean_v to_o the_o austrian_n and_o receive_v orleans_n in_o his_o country_n 361._o humble_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 362._o reunite_v with_o the_o austrian_n 380._o be_v attack_v by_o the_o french_a 381._o give_v over_o his_o country_n to_o his_o brother_n ib._n be_v force_v to_o put_v nancy_n into_o the_o king_n hand_n ibid._n make_v new_a treaty_n with_o the_o king_n and_o break_v they_o 496_o carlo_n duke_n of_o nevers_n go_v into_o casal_n 13._o his_o design_n against_o the_o turk_n without_o effect_n 30_o protect_v by_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 272._o succeed_v into_o the_o duchy_n of_o mantua_n 271._o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o emperor_n without_o effect_n 274._o defend_v himself_o against_o the_o emperor_n commissary_n and_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o venetian_n 284._o raise_v troop_n in_o france_n with_o his_o own_o money_n 286._o send_v his_o son_n to_o the_o emperor_n and_o to_o pacify_v he_o attempts_z other_o mean_v 288._o complain_n of_o the_o treaty_n of_o susa_n but_o press_v the_o execution_n of_o it_o 302._o tempt_v to_o a_o composure_n by_o the_o austrian_n 312._o consent_n to_o a_o cessation_n of_o arm_n without_o effect_v 318._o environ_v with_o domestic_a treachery_n 326._o encourage_v by_o the_o french_a and_o venetian_n 334_o retire_v into_o porto_n render_v himself_o and_o go_v to_o melara_n and_o there_o supply_v by_o the_o republic_n 336._o be_v restore_v to_o his_o country_n 353._o the_o pope_n deny_v he_o a_o dispensation_n to_o marry_v with_o his_o daughter-in-law_n 370._o enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o france_n 402._o dyo_n 435_o carlo_n duke_n of_o rhetel_n come_v to_o mantua_n marry_v the_o princess_n secure_v the_o succession_n 271_o go_v to_o vienna_n bring_v back_o severe_a answer_n 288._o dye_n 354_o charles_n the_o second_o duke_n of_o mantua_n 354_o charles_n emanuel_n duke_n of_o savoy_n his_o design_n to_o enlarge_v his_o state_n the_o occasion_n offer_v by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son-in-law_n the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n 6._o hold_n a_o council_n about_o the_o enterprise_n on_o monferrat_n and_o resolve_v it_o 10._o surprise_v several_a place_n 11._o with_o a_o general_a disturbance_n and_o the_o dislike_n of_o the_o venetian_n 12._o justify_v himself_o to_o the_o spaniard_n ibid._n confide_n in_o the_o governor_n of_o milan_n 15._o displease_v with_o the_o venetian_n ibid._n send_v his_o elder_a son_n into_o spain_n 16._o attacque_n nizza_n della_fw-it paglia_fw-it 23_o but_o be_v hinder_v by_o the_o spaniard_n 24._o they_o press_v he_o to_o restore_v and_o he_o endeavour_v to_o avoid_v it_o 26._o but_o yield_v to_o it_o with_o reserve_v 27_o be_v constrain_v to_o disarm_v 29._o complain_n of_o the_o condition_n impose_v upon_o he_o by_o spain_n his_o courage_n 31._o avoid_v see_v the_o french_a ambassador_n ibid._n arm_n against_o spain_n 33._o send_v a_o ambassador_n to_o venice_n 34_o 39_o oppose_v the_o spaniard_n with_o their_o opinion_n of_o it_o 38._o not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o offer_v of_o france_n for_o the_o peace_n 40._o exhort_v the_o venetian_n to_o join_v in_o a_o league_n with_o he_o 41._o seek_v assistance_n elsewhere_o in_o vain_a 42_o 46._o sign_n a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n without_o effect_n 43._o clear_v himself_o of_o the_o imperial_a ban_n 45._o justify_v his_o intention_n and_o accuse_v those_o of_o spain_n 46._o deny_v to_o consent_n to_o the_o condition_n that_o crown_n will_v impose_v upon_o he_o ibid._n defend_v bistagno_n and_o asti_n 47._o with_o great_a courage_n 48._o demand_n the_o republic_n caution_n for_o the_o peace_n 49._o sign_n it_o 50._o offer_n himself_o to_o the_o republic_n 57_o disarm_v with_o caution_n ib._n seek_v to_o know_v toledo_n intention_n discover_v treachery_n and_o arm_n 65._o demand_n assistance_n from_o the_o prince_n and_o venetian_n of_o who_o he_o obtain_v it_o 70._o consent_n to_o a_o suspension_n of_o arm_n 78._o discover_v the_o design_n of_o nemours_n 79._o break_n out_o into_o a_o war_n with_o spain_n invade_v the_o milanese_n 80._o give_n battle_n 81._o constant_a in_o his_o union_n with_o the_o venetian_n 83._o strengthener_n himself_o 84._o make_v progress_n into_o monferrat_n 99_o his_o magnanimity_n when_o betray_v 100_o attempt_n to_o relieve_v vercelli_n 103._o vex_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o milanese_n 104_o offer_n himself_o to_o the_o venetian_n 112._o with_o who_o he_o unite_v 119._o render_v what_o have_v be_v take_v to_o the_o spaniard_n 120._o adhere_v to_o france_n 124._o assist_v the_o bohemian_o 131._o refuse_v that_o crown_n 136._o his_o end_n on_o the_o emergency_n of_o the_o valteline_n 162._o do_v not_o make_v the_o levy_n promise_v the_o republic_n 172._o undertake_v the_o surprise_a geneva_n 172._o stir_n up_o france_n against_o the_o spaniard_n 210._o and_o against_o genova_n 211._o be_v angry_a not_o to_o be_v second_v by_o the_o venetian_n 214._o tempt_v by_o the_o spaniard_n 215._o march_n towards_o the_o genovese_n 228._o displease_v with_o desdiguieres_n 231_o 232_o force_v to_o retire_v 233._o succour_n verrua_n 235_o be_v succour_v by_o the_o french_a 236._o angry_a at_o richelieu_n for_o the_o peace_n of_o monzon_n flatter_v the_o english_a and_o malcontent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 250._o suspend_v hostility_n against_o genouse_a 252_o applies_z himself_o to_o the_o affair_n of_o mantua_n and_o join_v with_o the_o spaniard_n 269._o despise_v the_o offer_n of_o france_n 270_o 273._o complain_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o niece_n with_o rhetel_fw-mi 273._o possess_v part_n of_o monferrat_n 282._o be_v stir_v up_o against_o genova_n ibid._n deny_v passage_n to_o the_o french_a 286._o endeavour_n to_o sow_v jealousy_n betwixt_o france_n and_o the_o republic_n 292._o refuse_v condition_n offer_v by_o that_o crown_n 299._o be_v succour_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o milan_n ibid._n endeavour_n to_o stop_v that_o king_n march_v 300._o and_o make_v peace_n with_o he_o on_o any_o condition_n 301_o avoid_v execute_v the_o treaty_n of_o susa_n 303._o lean_v to_o the_o emperor_n 311._o endeavour_n again_o to_o stop_v the_o french_a 319._o disgust_n increase_v betwixt_o he_o and_o richelieu_n 323._o fly_n from_o rivoli_n 324._o discharge_v the_o ambassador_n of_o venice_n ibid._n fling_v himself_o into_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o austrian_n 325._o and_o be_v succour_v by_o they_o 325_o angry_a with_o spinola_n 339._o dye_n and_o judgement_n upon_o his_o life_n 340_o carlo_n emanuel_n the_o second_o duke_n of_o savoy_n die_v judgement_n of_o his_o death_n 434_o charles_n lodowick_n palatine_n go_v towards_o alface_n arrest_v prisoner_n and_o set_v at_o liberty_n 471_o charles_n prince_n of_o wales_n go_v into_o spain_n to_o demand_v the_o infanta_n in_o marriage_n 195._o not_o grant_v by_o the_o spaniard_n marry_v a_o sister_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 207._o succeed_v into_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n to_o his_o father_n endeavour_v the_o restitution_n of_o the_o palatine_a and_o to_o relieve_v breda_n 220._o be_v disgu_v with_o france_n 221_o 255._o be_v displease_v with_o the_o austrian_n 240_o send_v a_o fleet_n against_o spain_n ibid._n his_o engage_v with_o other_o prince_n against_o france_n 251_o endeavour_n the_o relief_n of_o rochel_n in_o vain_a 289_o jealous_a of_o the_o design_n of_o france_n upon_o flanders_n 399_o 100_o
treaty_n transport_v to_o rome_n 181._o and_o at_o madrid_n a_o deposit_a be_v speak_v of_o ibid._n feria_n conclude_v apart_o with_o the_o grison_n 182._o the_o spaniard_n offer_v the_o deposition_n to_o the_o pope_n 199._o who_o accept_v it_o 220._o with_o dislike_n of_o the_o confederate_n 220_o 204._o yet_o consent_v to_o by_o the_o ambassador_n sillery_n 205._o the_o french_a change_n afterward_o the_o form_n of_o the_o negotiation_n 206._o demand_n of_o the_o pope_n the_o redelivery_n of_o the_o fort_n 209._o take_v arm_n ibid._n which_o be_v move_v 333._o with_o advantage_n to_o the_o confederate_n 334._o to_o the_o resentment_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o austrian_n 218._o the_o arm_n of_o the_o confederate_n advance_v into_o the_o two_o county_n 222._o be_v stop_v at_o riva_n 224._o those_o situation_n describe_v ibid._n and_o several_a faction_n 225._o the_o confederate_n endeavour_v a_o accord_n betwixt_o the_o valteline_n and_o the_o three_o league_n 240._o condition_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o monzon_n 243._o be_v execute_v in_o the_o valteline_n 252._o new_a design_n of_o the_o french_a upon_o the_o valteline_n 357._o enter_v there_o again_o with_o their_o arm_n 400._o with_o various_a success_n 409._o be_v at_o last_o drive_v out_o of_o it_o 428_o venetian_a ship_n defend_v the_o french_a in_o the_o port_n of_o alexandretta_n 296_o venice_n its_o original_n undertake_n and_o increase_v from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o ten_o page_n venetian_n exhort_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n to_o peace_n 12._o assist_v he_o of_o mantua_n 13._o recall_v their_o ambassador_n in_o turin_n 15._o arm_n 16._o molest_v by_o the_o uscocchi_n 18._o besiege_v segna_fw-la 23._o increase_v their_o strength_n 27._o endeavour_v peace_n 35._o give_v audience_n to_o piscina_fw-la ambassador_n of_o savoy_n ibid._n resent_v the_o injury_n of_o the_o uscocchi_n 36_o 37._o send_v renieri_n zeno_n to_o milan_n and_o turin_n about_o peace_n 39_o strengthen_v themselves_o more_o and_o more_o 44._o warrant_v for_o the_o treaty_n of_o asti_n 49._o moderate_a their_o assistance_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n ibid._n their_o reason_n of_o resentment_n against_o the_o uscocchi_n 53._o suspend_v hostility_n 54._o invade_v the_o territory_n of_o the_o archduke_n 55._o justify_v themselves_o for_o it_o 59_o draw_v off_o from_o the_o siege_n of_o gradisca_n 64._o reject_v the_o pope_n proposition_n ibid._n after_o many_o consult_v resolve_v to_o assist_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n 70._o endeavour_n to_o adjust_a he_o with_o mantua_n 85._o molest_v by_o ossuna_n arm_n at_o sea_n 93._o refuse_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o turk_n 96._o complain_v of_o the_o act_n of_o ossuna_n 98._o invite_v the_o prince_n of_o italy_n to_o a_o union_n ibid._n enlarge_v their_o assistance_n to_o savoy_n ibid._n revoke_v their_o power_n for_o peace_n from_o madrid_n 104._o invade_v by_o toledo_n 111._o arm_n more_o and_o more_o by_o sea_n 117._o deny_v passage_n by_o sea_n for_o the_o assistance_n of_o ferdinand_n 119._o a_o new_a league_n with_o savoy_n ibid._n dissemble_v the_o conspiracy_n though_o discover_v 121._o deny_v assistance_n to_o the_o bohemian_o 131._o interest_n not_o themselves_o in_o their_o treaty_n at_o constantinople_n 151._o by_o many_o prince_n seek_v to_o for_o assistance_n ibid._n deny_v the_o transylvanian_a 157._o trouble_v at_o the_o revolt_n of_o the_o valteline_n solicitous_a for_o a_o remedy_n 159._o in_o particular_a of_o the_o french_a 162._o of_o the_o pope_n 165_o of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 167._o agree_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n for_o new_a levy_n 172._o assist_v the_o hollander_n 179._o hire_n mansfelt_n into_o their_o service_n 182._o dissent_n from_o the_o enterprise_n on_o genova_n 212_o 228._o endeavour_n to_o divert_v the_o king_n of_o france_n 214._o strengthen_v themselves_o 215._o flatter_v by_o the_o austrian_n separate_v not_o from_o the_o french_a 226._o refuse_v the_o offer_n of_o the_o turk_n assistance_n 227._o counsel_n the_o invasion_n of_o the_o milanese_n ib._n but_o refuse_n to_o do_v it_o alone_o 228_o 234._o increase_n their_o troop_n in_o the_o valteline_n 237._o endeavour_n peace_n betwixt_o england_n and_o france_n 252_o 266._o approve_v the_o treaty_n of_o monzon_n 253._o deny_v succour_n to_o dourlach_n and_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n 258._o their_o thought_n concern_v the_o succession_n of_o mantua_n 271._o lure_v by_o the_o imperial_a minister_n 274._o carry_v into_o spain_n office_n for_o peace_n 280._o consult_v about_o the_o interest_n of_o mantua_n 276._o resolve_n together_o with_o france_n to_o assist_v nevers_n 280._o encourage_v he_o 284._o consent_n to_o join_v with_o france_n 285_o 292_o 298_o give_v money_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o mantua_n 286._o 302._o send_v a_o ambassador_n into_o france_n 300._o resolve_n to_o invade_v the_o milanese_n 301._o be_v withhold_v by_o the_o treaty_n of_o susa_n 302._o tempt_v by_o the_o austrian_n 309._o resolve_n 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