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many_o tent_n and_o take_v a_o great_a booty_n idem_fw-la count_n serini_n give_v the_o turk_n a_o overthrow_n betwixt_o cuniga_n and_o sige_v wherein_o beside_o the_o slay_a be_v divers_a person_n of_o quality_n take_v 1662._o count_n serini_n recover_v the_o castle_n zephan_n put_v 200_o turk_n to_o the_o sword_n and_o take_v 300_o prisoner_n afterward_o with_o 4000_o man_n fall_v on_o 12000_o turk_n of_o who_o he_o slay_v 3000._o 1663._o serini_n give_v the_o turk_n a_o great_a defeat_n by_o ambuscado_n wherein_o many_o thousand_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v idem_fw-la the_o count_n serini_n and_o budiani_n make_v incursion_n into_o he_o turk_n dominion_n wherein_o they_o do_v they_o great_a damage_n idem_fw-la peter_n serini_n with_o 4000_o man_n fall_v upon_o the_o turk_n kill_v above_o 1000_o of_o they_o and_o take_v 150_o prisoner_n idem_fw-la peter_n serini_n give_v the_o turk_n a_o great_a overthrow_n take_v 35_o ensign_n the_o same_o of_o a_o bassa_n and_o several_a other_o 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