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peace_n represent_v that_o before_o they_o be_v engage_v in_o a_o war_n which_o â—…ight_v be_v a_o long_a and_o bloody_a one_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o try_v if_o the_o quarrel_n can_v not_o â—…e_v adjust_v by_o way_n of_o negociation_n the_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n who_o think_v that_o war_n will_v tend_v most_o to_o their_o adâ—…ancement_n and_o reputation_n do_v not_o utter_o reject_v the_o experiment_n of_o a_o negociation_n but_o to_o make_v this_o negociation_n â—…ow_o effectual_a that_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o â—…rmy_n ready_a to_o march_v in_o case_n the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n and_o king_n of_o spain_n shall_v refuse_v reasonable_a term_n when_o the_o latter_a have_v learn_v by_o his_o ambassador_n in_o france_n that_o they_o speak_v in_o earnest_n of_o send_v troop_n into_o italy_n his_o majesty_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o lerma_n his_o favourite_n who_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o go_v to_o war_n mantua_n the_o q._n regent_n send_v the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr coevures_fw-fr into_o 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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recondite_v tom._n iii_o p._n 36.160_o propose_v to_o obtain_v for_o her_o brother_n the_o second_o dignity_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n this_o creature_n so_o far_o forget_v herself_o that_o she_o do_v not_o observe_v the_o rule_n of_o decency_n with_o the_o princess_n of_o the_o blood_n a_o little_a while_n before_o she_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o queen_n closet_n to_o the_o princess_n of_o conde_n in_o such_o a_o proud_a and_o imperious_a manner_n that_o her_o highness_n be_v extreme_o affront_v all_o the_o world_n be_v offend_v at_o the_o insolence_n of_o conchini_n wife_n whofe_n behaviour_n do_v not_o a_o little_a provoke_v the_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n against_o her_o husband_n who_o new_a dignity_n of_o mareschall_n of_o france_n do_v yet_o more_o expose_v he_o to_o the_o jealousy_n and_o hatred_n of_o the_o courtier_n united-province_n continuation_n of_o the_o dispute_n about_o question_n concern_v grace_n and_o praedestination_n in_o the_o united-province_n there_o 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