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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n be_v well_o suetonius_n so_o vulture_n rent_v in_o piece_n the_o young_a unfeathered_a eagle_n portend_v death_n to_o tarqvinius_n superbus_n alex._n ab_fw-la alexandro_n 5.12_o so_o snake_n show_v the_o captivity_n of_o croesus_n here._n dot_z 1._o so_o in_o the_o city_n of_o aurenge_n when_o the_o foundation_n of_o certain_a edifice_n be_v lay_v a_o prophetical_a stone_n be_v find_v wherein_o be_v write_v in_o four_o french_a verse_n all_o the_o calamity_n which_o arise_v after_o the_o destiny_n of_o henry_n king_n of_o france_n tar._n bizarr_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la pann_n so_o a_o brass_n â—â—ble_a be_v find_v in_o the_o river_n by_o a_o boy_n play_v in_o which_o the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n of_o the_o city_n of_o swetsson_n before_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v be_v describe_v maieri_fw-la in_o annal._n fol._n 275._o but_o in_o these_o thing_n