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the_o occasion_n of_o a_o inplacable_a hatred_n between_o they_o and_o of_o the_o distraction_n of_o those_o fine_a dutchy_n which_o they_o may_v have_v divide_v between_o they_o i_o cannâ—…t_v tell_v how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o wine_n and_o at_o a_o feast_n the_o prince_n of_o newburg_n say_v something_o at_o the_o table_n of_o the_o elector_n which_o displease_v he_o brandenburg_n be_v so_o enrage_v at_o it_o that_o he_o give_v a_o box_n in_o the_o ear_n to_o he_o who_o desire_v his_o alliance_n this_o unhappy_a accident_n may_v have_v be_v redress_v if_o the_o elector_n will_v have_v make_v a_o suitable_a satisfaction_n but_o he_o obstinate_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o volfgang_n be_v provoke_v with_o such_o a_o affront_n return_v to_o the_o country_n of_o cleves_n be_v resolve_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o he_o what_o ever_o it_o cost_v he_o from_o that_o time_n brandenburg_n and_o newburg_n do_v nothing_o by_o concert_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o state_n of_o cleves_n and_o juliers_n they_o cavild_a at_o every_o
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italy_n for_o to_o negociate_v a_o agreement_n between_o the_o d._n of_o savoy_n and_o mantua_n begin_v to_o speak_v with_o more_o humility_n they_o declare_v themselves_o incline_v to_o terminate_v the_o affair_n of_o mantua_n by_o way_n of_o negociation_n philip_n cold_o desire_v the_o prince_n of_o piedmont_n to_o write_v to_o turin_n that_o his_o majesty_n will_v not_o fall_v out_o with_o france_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o give_v occasion_n to_o other_o to_o break_v with_o spain_n for_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n fancy_n who_o have_v every_o day_n new_a chimaera_n in_o his_o head_n 165.172.173.175_o siri_fw-la memo._n recondite_v p_o 165.172.173.175_o let_v your_o father_n add_v the_o king_n think_v of_o nothing_o but_o lie_v still_o unless_o he_o find_v himself_o able_a to_o cope_v alone_o with_o the_o two_o crown_n and_o all_o italy_n a_o certain_a author_n relate_v upon_o this_o occasion_n a_o circumstance_n which_o if_o true_a 6._o hist_o du_fw-fr connetable_n de_fw-fr 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