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A11927 The three partes of commentaries containing the whole and perfect discourse of the ciuill warres of Fraunce, vnder the raignes of Henry the Second, Frances the Second, and of Charles the Ninth : with an addition of the cruell murther of the Admirall Chastilion, and diuers other nobles, committed the 24 daye of August, anno 1572 / translated out of Latine into English by Thomas Timme minister.; Commentariorum de statu religionis et reipublicae in regno Galliae. English. 1574 Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598.; Hotman, François, 1524-1590. De furoribus gallicis.; Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620.; Ramus, Petrus, 1515-1572. 1574 (1574) STC 22241.5; ESTC S4897 661,140 976

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commit_v at_o crevan_n in_o maynes_n in_o provance_n in_o aquitaigne_n in_o puy_n and_o that_o late_o do_v at_o tours_n for_o which_o we_o never_o to_o this_o day_n can_v procure_v any_o kind_n of_o redress_n may_v so_o unpossible_a it_o be_v to_o ge●…_n remedy_n that_o in_o diverse_a place_n commandment_n be_v give_v that_o such_o mat_n ter_n shall_v not_o come_v in_o question_n and_o trial_n yea_o which_o be_v more_o the_o commissioner_n do_v sit_v against_o those_o that_o be_v spoil_v which_o thing_n do_v not_o only_o grievous_o trouble_v they_o that_o have_v sustain_v damage_n and_o injury_n but_o do_v also_o encourage_v and_o enbolden_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o seditious_a and_o diverse_a other_o that_o may_v have_v be_v repress_v with_o little_a labour_n be_v by_o this_o example_n animate_v and_o hartened_a to_o persevere_v in_o all_o kind_n of_o violence_n and_o rapine_n wherefore_o two_o
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