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into_o banishment_n ib._n he_o die_v at_o rhodes_n 66_o very_fw-la de_fw-la medici_n be_v speech_n to_o the_o senate_n 67_o donato_n acciaivoli_n confine_v 68_o a_o new_a conspiracy_n defeat_v ib._n the_o duke_n of_o milan_n practice_n against_o the_o city_n of_o florence_n 69_o several_a family_n banish_v ib._n the_o king_n of_o naples_n die_v ib._n book_n iu._n peace_n betwixt_o florence_n and_o milan_n 72_o imola_n take_v by_o the_o duke_n philip_n 73_o the_o florentine_n overthrow_v ib._n rinaldo_n albizi_n exhortation_n to_o be_v quiet_a 74_o giovanni_n de_fw-fr medici_n be_v reply_n to_o rinaldo_n 75_o the_o faction_n of_o urano_n and_o the_o medici_n 76_o the_o great_a courage_n of_o biagio_fw-it del_fw-it milano_n ib._n the_o cowardice_n of_o zenobi_fw-la del_fw-it pino_n ib._n piccinino_n revolt_v 77_o carmignuola_n general_n of_o the_o league_n ib._n peace_n betwixt_o the_o league_n and_o the_o duke_n 78_o giovanni_n de_fw-fr medici_n speech_n to_o his_o son_n at_o his_o death_n ib_n cosimo_n heir_n to_o his_o father_n 79_o volterra_n revolt_n ib._n recover_v again_o by_o the_o florentine_n ib._n rinaldo_n persuade_v to_o war_n with_o lucca_n 80_o urano_n oppose_v it_o ib._n the_o cruelty_n of_o astorre_n 81_o rinaldo_n accuse_v 82_o his_o speech_n to_o the_o ten_o 83_o pagolo_n lord_n of_o lucca_n depose_v 84_o the_o florentine_n defeat_v ib._n peace_n between_o the_o florentine_n and_o the_o lucchesi_n ib._n florence_n in_o confusion_n 85_o cosimo_n medici_n depose_v and_o imprison_v 87_o federigo_n speech_n to_o cosimo_n his_o prisoner_n ib._n cosimo_n banish_v 88_o rinaldo_n speech_n to_o his_o friend_n ib._n eugenius_n the_o pope_n labour_v a_o peace_n 90_o cosimo_n recall_v ib._n rinaldo_n answer_n to_o the_o pope_n ib._n book_n v._n the_o soldier_n in_o italy_n distinguish_v into_o two_o party_n 93_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n promise_v his_o daughter_n to_o count_n francis_n sforza_n ib._n the_o pope_n invade_v make_v peace_n with_o sforza_n ib._n war_n in_o romagna_n ib._n sforza_n general_n of_o the_o pope_n league_n 94_o peace_n betwixt_o the_o league_n and_o the_o duke_n ib._n new_a ordinance_n in_o florence_n ib._n alphonso_n king_n of_o arragon_n defeat_v by_o the_o genoeses_n and_o bring_v prisoner_n to_o duke_n philip_n 95_o the_o duke_n and_o his_o authority_n in_o genoa_n ib._n genoa_n deliver_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n 96_o how_o it_o recover_v its_o liberty_n again_o ib._n rinaldo_n oration_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n ib._n the_o speech_n of_o a_o citizen_n of_o lucca_n to_o the_o people_n 98_o controversy_n between_o the_o greek_a and_o roman_a church_n 102_o determine_v at_o florence_n by_o the_o submission_n of_o the_o greek_a ib._n the_o pope_n delude_v and_o his_o country_n invade_v by_o nich._n piccinino_n 103_o the_o speech_n of_o neri_n a_o citizen_n of_o florence_n to_o the_o venetian_a senate_n 104_o nicolo_n piccinino_n defeat_v by_o count_n sforza_n 106_o he_o escape_v to_o fenna_n and_o 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the_o venetian_n ib._n nicolo_n engage_v the_o florentine_n at_o anghiari_n and_o be_v defeat_v by_o they_o ib._n the_o speech_n of_o count_n poppi_n to_o the_o florentine_a commissary_n 114_o neri_n answer_n ib._n book_n vi._n the_o duke_n of_o milan_n propose_v a_o peace_n to_o count_n sforza_n and_o offer_v his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o the_o count_n 116_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o venetian_n ib._n micheletto_n general_n for_o the_o league_n ib._n nicolo_n insolence_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n 117_o peace_n between_o the_o duke_n of_o milan_n and_o count_n sforza_n ib._n naples_n take_v by_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n 118_o florence_n reform_v 119_o nicolo_n piccinino_n die_v of_o grief_n a_o courageous_a but_o unfortunate_a general_n ib._n a_o new_a war_n in_o lombardy_n 121_o count_n sforza_n court_v by_o all_o party_n ib._n the_o duke_n of_o milan_n die_v ib._n the_o count_n make_v general_n for_o the_o milanesi_n 122_o the_o venetian_n ambitious_a of_o the_o 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