74_o galeatius_fw-la the_o first_o duke_n of_o milan_n fol._n 97_o hannibal_n poyson_v himself_o fol._n 21_o heliogabalus_n fol._n 38_o hieromes_n sentence_n fol._n 49_o heraclius_n victory_n fol._n 60_o henry_n the_o second_o fol._n 77_o henry_n the_o three_o idem_fw-la julius_n cesar_n overthrow_v the_o swicer_n fol._n 28_o inconstantie_n of_o cicero_n fol._n 32_o jesus_n christ_n birth_n fol._n 34_o jesus_n christ_n death_n fol._n 36_o julianus_n fol._n 47_o jovinianus_n idem_fw-la justinus_n emperor_n of_o grecia_n fol._n 56_o john_n king_n of_o france_n take_v of_o the_o english_a man_n fol._n 97_o john_n of_o bourgony_n delyver_v by_o a_o strange_a mean_n idem_fw-la lysimachus_n fol._n 12_o l._n luculus_n against_o mithridates_n fol._n 27_o leges_fw-la juliae_fw-la fol._n 32_o litorius_n against_o the_o goth_n fol._n 32_o leo_n emperor_n fol._n 54_o lie_n and_o falsholde_n in_o the_o pope_n history_n fol._n 56_o long_a war_n against_o the_o saxon_n fol._n 69_o ludovicus_n the_o maffler_n fol._n 73_o learning_n and_o good_a letter_n reestablissh_v fol._n 99_o melius_n slay_v for_o his_o ambition_n fol._n 14_o m._n antonius_n the_o philosopher_n fol._n 37_o maximinus_n empe._n fol._n 38_o martianus_n empe._n fol._n 52_o mauritius_n empe._n fol._n 59_o mahomet_n koran_n &_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o authority_n fol._n 60_o marriage_n forbid_v to_o priest_n fol._n 64_o nimrod_n the_o first_o king_n of_o chaldea_n fol._n 1_o nabuchodonozor_n power_n fol._n 5_o notable_a jurisconsulle_n fol._n 16_o nestorius_n condemn_v fol._n 5_o narses_n the_o eunuch_n fol._n 57_o odoacer_n subdue_v italy_n fol._n 54_o ottomanus_n the_o first_o emp._n of_o the_o turk_n fol._n 66_o otho_fw-la first_o of_o that_o name_n fol._n 75_o otho_n displace_v the_o pope_n idem_fw-la otho_n the_o second_o fol._n 76_o otho_n take_v by_o pirate_n idem_fw-la otho_n the_o three_o idem_fw-la ptolomeus_n philadelphus_n father_n of_o good_a letter_n fol._n 12_o papyrius_n cursor_n fol._n 15_o pyrchus_n against_o the_o roman_n fol._n 16_o persta_fw-la king_n of_o the_o macedonian_n take_a prisoner_n fol._n 21_o probus_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n fol._n 43_o phocas_n fol._n 59_o pipine_v king_n of_o france_n aid_v the_o pope_n fol._n 64_o privilege_n of_o the_o emperor_n fol._n 75_o printing_n invent_v fol._n 99_o quintus_fw-la fabius_n a_o most_o prudent_a captain_n fol._n 17_o resination_n of_o the_o empire_n fol._n 43_o rome_n take_v by_o the_o goth_n fol._n 51_o rome_n take_v by_o the_o wandale_n fol._n 53_o rome_n take_v by_o totilas_n fol._n 57_o rome_n rob_v by_o constans_n fol._n 61_o robert_n king_n of_o france_n fol._n 77_o robert_n palatine_n emperor_n fol._n 98_o revelation_n of_o antichrist_n fol._n 104_o semiramis_n and_o her_o nobleness_n fol._n 2_o sardanapalus_n and_o his_o end_n fol._n 3_o socrates_n the_o fountain_n of_o philosophy_n fol._n 15_o scipio_n victory_n in_o africa_n fol._n 19_o septimus_n severus_n fol._n 38_o sapor_n king_n of_o persia_n fol._n 39_o synod_n or_o counsel_n at_o constantinople_n fol._n 49_o strife_n between_o the_o greek_n and_o the_o latin_n fol._n 88_o sigismundus_n emperor_n fol._n 98_o the_o wynning_a of_o jerusalem_n fol._n 4_o the_o war_n of_o the_o persian_n fol._n 8_o the_o penoponicall_a war_n against_o the_o athenian_n fol._n 8_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o athenian_n in_o sicilia_n fol._n 9_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n fol._n 12_o the_o time_n in_o which_o rome_n be_v buylte_n fol._n 13_o the_o war_n of_o troy_n eodem_fw-la the_o beginning_n of_o the_o roman_n eodem_fw-la the_o first_o government_n at_o rome_n eodem_fw-la the_o fabiens_n slaughter_n eodem_fw-la the_o three_o mutation_n of_o the_o roman_a policy_n fol._n 14_o the_o first_o war_n of_o carthage_n fol._n 16_o the_o second_o war_n of_o carthage_n fol._n 17_o the_o third_o war_n of_o carthage_n fol._n 22_o the_o war_n of_o numance_n fol._n 23_o the_o war_n of_o bondman_n and_o slave_n eodem_fw-la the_o 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the_o sixth_o counsel_n of_o constantinople_n fol._n 62_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o turk_n fol._n 66_o the_o number_n of_o emperor_n murder_v fol._n 67_o the_o great_a master_n of_o france_n and_o their_o credit_n fol._n 68_o the_o empire_n renew_v by_o charlemagne_n fol._n 70_o the_o seven_o electour_n of_o the_o empire_n institute_v fol._n 77_o the_o son_n against_o the_o father_n fol._n 85_o the_o counsel_n of_o latran_n fol._n 88_o the_o evening_n of_o sicilia_n fol._n 93_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o templars_n fol._n 94_o two_o emperor_n crown_v fol._n 95_o the_o first_o tenthes_o eodem_fw-la the_o golden_a bull._n fol._n 96_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n defeat_v by_o the_o turk_n fol._n 97_o the_o pope_n court_n transfer_v into_o france_n fol._n 98_o the_o papacy_n as_o cerberus_n have_v three_o head_n fol._n 99_o the_o counsel_n of_o constance_n eodem_fw-la the_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n expound_v fol._n 101_o the_o four_o beast_n eodem_fw-la the_o ten_o horn_n fol._n 102_o 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war_n against_o the_o pirate_n fol._n 27_o war_n in_o alexandria_n against_o cesar_n fol._n 30_o war_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o dutchland_n fol._n 34_o war_n between_o the_o frenchman_n &_o the_o englishman_n fol._n 96_o xerxes_n the_o four_o emperor_n fol._n 8_o xerxes_n overthrow_v by_o the_o grecian_n eodem_fw-la zenobia_n the_o valiant_a wife_n of_o odenatus_n fol._n 4â—_n zeno_n isauricus_n fol._n 54_o finis_fw-la to_o the_o reader_n sigh_v no_o man_n do_n can_v avoid_v reproach_n at_o momus_n hand_n i_o judge_v it_o nedeles_a to_o crave_v aid_n the_o same_o for_o to_o gain_v stand_v wherefore_o i_o will_v content_v be_v the_o same_o to_o overronne_fw-fr with_o silence_n and_o simplicity_n as_o many_o more_o have_v do_v trust_v that_o such_o as_o be_v of_o skill_n hereat_o will_v not_o disdain_v but_o it_o in_o gre_fw-mi they_o accept_v will_v to_o recompense_v my_o pain_n ¶_o fault_n escape_v in_o the_o prynt_n note_v that_o a._n signify_v the_o first_o side_n of_o the_o page_n and._n b._n the_o second_o folio_fw-la 1._o b._n line_n 17_o africa_n read_v asia_n fol._n 2._o a._n line_n 15_o bring_v out_o read_z be_v bring_v out_o fol._n 6._o a._n line_n 12._o have_v these_o two_o read_z leave_v these_o two_o fol._n 14_o b._n line_n 7._o surmount_v read_v surmount_v fol._n 14._o b._n line_n 8._o be_v banish_v read_v he_o be_v banish_v fol._n 15._o a._n line_n 22._o it_o have_v be_v read_v as_o it_o have_v be_v fol._n 19_o b._n line_n 1._o to_o be_v read_v be_v to_o be_v fol._n 23._o b._n line_n 3._o sure_a read_v severe_a fol._n 28._o a._n line_n 23._o add_v next_o to_o this_o word_n grave_v be_v melt_v fol._n 28._o a._n line_n 24._o the_o melt_a image_n read_v the_o image_n fol._n 39_o b._n line_n 5._o persian_n hold_v read_v the_o persian_n hold_v fol._n 43._o a._n line_n 4._o short_a stand_n read_v short_o stand_v fol._n 50._o a._n line_n 9_o priest_n read_v bishop_n fol._n 90._o a._n line_n
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