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pialla_fw-la per_fw-la aprirsi_fw-la il_fw-it passo_fw-la allo_fw-la stato_fw-it di_fw-it milano_n quando_fw-la havessero_fw-la voluto_fw-la entrarui_fw-la senla_fw-la haverlo_o a_o dimandare_n ad_fw-la altro_fw-it principe_fw-la &_o enstandi_fw-la il_fw-it re_fw-mi luigi_n per_fw-la la_fw-fr restitutione_n risposero_fw-la superbissimamle_fw-la che_fw-it volevano_fw-it anche_fw-mi la_fw-fr murata_n &_o lucarno_n appresso_fw-la per_fw-la farsi_fw-la pin_n facile_fw-la l'entrata_fw-la in_o italia_n a_o voglia_n loro_fw-la &_o cosi_fw-la lo_o pisero_fw-la in_o essecutione_n etc._n etc._n tesoro_n politico_n 1_o part_n fol._n 295._o impress_n francofort_n 1610._o which_o come_v in_o english_a thus_o who_o say_v my_o author_n have_v obtain_v the_o state_n of_o milan_n and_o permit_v the_o swisser_n to_o depart_v that_o have_v serve_v he_o in_o that_o enterprise_n and_o show_v they_o all_o demonstration_n of_o gratitude_n not_o only_o by_o allow_v they_o their_o whole_a pay_n but_o by_o 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