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ferreira_n the_o governor_n of_o the_o castle_n be_v now_o sore_o press_v by_o the_o besieger_n and_o no_o less_o by_o want_n of_o provision_n and_o see_v no_o likelihood_n of_o relief_n on_o the_o eleven_o day_n after_o the_o castle_n be_v invest_v surrender_v moron_n surrender_v deliver_v it_o up_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n march_v out_o with_o the_o garrison_n after_o this_o success_n the_o victorious_a duke_n march_v back_o to_o badajoz_n intend_v to_o return_v and_o besiege_v jurumenha_n but_o the_o excessive_a heat_n make_v he_o defer_v that_o enterprise_n for_o a_o more_o favourable_a season_n nothing_o more_o of_o moment_n pass_v this_o year_n but_o that_o the_o portuguese_n raze_v the_o fort_n of_o oliva_n which_o before_o they_o have_v take_v from_o the_o spaniard_n as_o not_o tenable_a after_o the_o loss_n of_o olivenza_n anno_fw-la 1658._o queen_n luisa_n a_o woman_n natural_o ambitious_a and_o haughty_a castille_n the_o queen_n prepare_v to_o invade_v castille_n be_v extreme_o perplex_v to_o see_v her_o great_a design_n against_o spain_n miscarry_v and_o her_o enemy_n triumphant_a in_o the_o take_n of_o olivenza_n and_o dare_v of_o her_o army_n the_o last_o summer_n she_o fear_v the_o unconstant_a multitude_n who_o always_o judge_n of_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o success_n and_o when_o that_o fail_v immediate_o fly_v at_o the_o government_n to_o strike_v a_o terror_n therefore_o into_o her_o enemy_n and_o to_o still_o the_o murmur_a of_o the_o people_n she_o resolve_v once_o more_o to_o carry_v the_o war_n into_o the_o border_n of_o castille_n to_o this_o purpose_n she_o renew_v the_o alliance_n conclude_v by_o the_o late_a king_n with_o france_z and_o england_n and_o have_v send_v to_o both_o for_o supply_n of_o man_n cause_v 13000_o foot_n and_o near_o 4000_o horse_n to_o be_v speedy_o draw_v together_o the_o command_n of_o these_o force_n she_o give_v to_o john_n mendez_n de_fw-fr vasconcellos_n a_o old_a soldier_n who_o have_v serve_v 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provision_n as_o the_o time_n and_o his_o exigency_n will_v permit_v few_o day_n be_v pass_v before_o the_o portuguese_n army_n appear_v on_o the_o further_a side_n of_o the_o river_n guadiana_n near_o which_o badajoz_n be_v seat_v the_o river_n in_o summer_n be_v fordable_a in_o many_o place_n and_o be_v join_v to_o the_o town_n by_o a_o good_a stone-bridge_n at_o the_o foot_n whereof_o be_v the_o strong_a fort_n of_o st._n christopher_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n on_o who_o side_n the_o town_n lie_v stand_v the_o castle_n but_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o town_n be_v at_o this_o time_n decay_v and_o unfit_a for_o defence_n the_o duke_n not_o be_v as_o yet_o provide_v for_o a_o siege_n send_v out_o his_o horse_n to_o give_v some_o stop_n to_o the_o enemy_n sudden_a approach_n badajoz_n the_o portuguese_n army_n lay_v siege_n to_o fort_n st._n christopher_n near_o badajoz_n but_o the_o
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the_o place_n of_o which_o dishonourable_a action_n when_o the_o governor_n complain_v to_o d._n john_n he_o cause_v all_o their_o good_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o grant_v honourable_a condition_n to_o they_o and_o to_o the_o garrison_n the_o count_n de_fw-fr sartinara_n be_v appoint_v governor_n of_o this_o place_n and_o with_o he_o be_v leave_v two_o italian_a regiment_n after_o which_o action_n d._n john_n put_v his_o army_n into_o quarter_n and_o so_o end_v the_o affair_n of_o this_o year_n anno_fw-la 1663._o 1._o both_o crown_n be_v earnest_o intent_n upon_o renew_v the_o war_n this_o year_n government_n king_n alfonso_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n and_o nothing_o be_v omit_v on_o either_o side_n that_o seem_v conduce_v to_o a_o vigorous_a campaign_n king_n alfonso_n be_v now_o at_o age_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o his_o kingdom_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o portugal_n have_v remove_v his_o mother_n from_o the_o 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