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to_o observe_v the_o motion_n of_o our_o empire_n and_o beside_o these_o forty_o resolute_a man_n who_o be_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n and_o signal_n to_o set_v fire_n to_o the_o seraglio_n and_o arsenal_n and_o several_a other_o quarter_n of_o the_o town_n there_o be_v find_v in_o this_o hero_n closet_n after_o his_o death_n a_o memorial_n write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n wherein_o he_o have_v already_o mark_v twelve_o ambassador_n for_o several_a place_n in_o christendom_n for_o the_o negotiate_v of_o so_o great_a a_o affair_n and_o the_o pope_n and_o republic_n of_o venice_n and_o duke_n of_o savoy_n have_v be_v already_o acquaint_v with_o it_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n this_o king_n have_v a_o army_n already_o of_o forty_o thousand_o foot_n with_o eight_o thousand_o horse_n and_o he_o be_v under_o petence_n of_o visit_v the_o frontier_n of_o flanders_n thence_o to_o begin_v the_o execution_n of_o his_o project_n affirm_v that_o as_o to_o his_o own_o part_n he_o have_v no_o other_o pretention_n but_o the_o glory_n of_o deliver_v christianity_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o these_o barbarian_n it_o be_v say_v he_o apply_v himself_o for_o ten_o year_n together_o in_o search_v the_o mean_n to_o make_v his_o project_n take_v he_o give_v great_a pension_n to_o the_o cardinal_n at_o rome_n and_o in_o germany_n to_o several_a officer_n and_o he_o have_v in_o france_n beside_o the_o troop_n i_o have_v already_o mention_v four_o thousand_o gentleman_n who_o be_v so_o devote_v to_o he_o that_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o mount_v on_o horseback_n on_o the_o least_o order_n from_o he_o he_o have_v already_o fifteen_o million_o in_o the_o bastil_n and_o he_o that_o have_v the_o superintendancy_n of_o his_o treasure_n promise_v to_o add_v thereunto_o in_o less_o than_o three_o year_n forty_o other_o million_o without_o touch_v the_o ordinary_a revenue_n i_o have_v no_o
effendi_n etc._n etc._n 193_o of_o assam_n bassa_n of_o algiers_n his_o death_n and_o barbarous_a sentiment_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o slave_n ii_o to_o the_o invincible_a vizir_fw-it azem_n at_o the_o camp_n under_o babylon_n 195_o of_o the_o memoir_n which_o mahmut_n give_v to_o the_o cardinal_n richlieu_n on_o the_o live_v of_o illustrious_a men._n iii_o to_o lubano_n abufei_n saad_n a_o egyptian_a knight_n 210_o what_o cardinal_n richlieu_n do_v at_o a_o ball._n iv_o to_o mehmet_n a_o eunuch_n page_n 211_o of_o the_o beginning_n of_o mahmut_n sickness_n and_o of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o amurath_n v._o to_o zelim_n of_o rhodes_n captain_n of_o a_o galley_n 215_o that_o a_o man_n be_v part_v express_o from_o legorn_n to_o assassinate_n he_o at_o constantinople_n vi_o to_o the_o invincible_a vizir_fw-it azem_n etc._n etc._n 217_o of_o the_o siege_n of_o babylon_n vii_o to_o the_o same_o 220_o of_o brizac_n piedmont_n italy_n and_o brandenburg_n viii_o to_o breredin_n superior_a of_o the_o dervish_n in_o anatolia_n 224_o ix_o to_o ocoumiche_n his_o mother_n at_o scio._n 225_o of_o his_o sickness_n x._o to_o peste_o haly_n his_o brother_n 227_o of_o his_o sickness_n xi_o to_o dgnet_n oglou_n 228_o of_o his_o sickness_n in_o a_o particular_a style_n xii_o to_o the_o kaimakan_n 231_o he_o discourse_v of_o the_o dexterity_n of_o the_o dwarf_n osmin_n and_o of_o the_o ambassador_n of_o venice_n solicitation_n at_o court_n to_o induce_v the_o king_n to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o turk_n xiii_o to_o isouf_n his_o kinsman_n 235_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o sickness_n entreat_v he_o to_o give_v alm_n for_o his_o recovery_n and_o to_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o he_o fourteen_o to_o the_o invincible_a vizir_fw-it azem_n etc._n etc._n 236_o a_o relation_n of_o his_o sickness_n and_o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o wimar_n xv._o to_o the_o kaimakan_n 239_o of_o his_o sickness_n and_o cure_n of_o germany_n and_o italy_n and_o of_o a_o sea_n fight_v between_o the_o dutch_a 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