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l._n 9_o p._n 49._o by_o command_n from_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n he_o be_v imprison_v at_o gant_n l._n 10._o p._n 9_o federico_n de_fw-fr toleda_n grandfather_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n l._n 7._o p._n 82._o federico_n son_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o alva_n bring_v he_o man_n and_o money_n from_o spain_n l._n 7._o p._n 58._o send_v by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n l._n 7._o p._n 61._o go_v to_o besiege_v mons_fw-la l._n 7._o p._n 74._o sight_n with_o the_o french_a that_o will_v hinder_v he_o from_o sit_v down_o before_o it_o ibid._n punish_v the_o woman_n spy_n ibid._n take_v the_o abbey_n de_fw-fr spine_n ibid._n fight_n with_o the_o french_a general_n and_o defeat_v he_o ibid._n storm_n zutphen_n and_o plunder_v it_o l._n 7._o p._n 77._o take_v all_o the_o town_n in_o gelderland_n ibid._n burn_v nardhem_n in_o holland_n l._n 7._o p._n 78._o besieges_n and_o take_v harlem_n ibid._n be_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o field_n wound_v l._n 7._o p._n 80._o attempt_v alâ—mer_n in_o vain_a l._n 7._o p._n 81._o return_n into_o spain_n with_o his_o father_n ibid._n ferdinand_n king_n of_o castille_n l._n 8._o p._n 15_o ferdinand_n the_o catholic_n king_n l._n 7._o p._n 82_o ferdinando_n gonzaga_n governor_n of_o milan_n and_o general_n for_o charles_n the_o five_o l._n 6._o p._n 30_o ferdinand_n the_o emperor_n hold_v a_o diet_n at_o francfort_n l._n 3._o p._n 71._o dies_fw-la l._n 4._o p._n 87._o his_o daughter_n design_v by_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n for_o wife_n to_o alex_n farnezè_fw-fr l._n 4._o p._n 91_o ferdinand_n martin_n a_o incendiary_n l._n 7._o p._n 50_o ferdinando_n de_fw-fr toledo_n duke_n of_o alva_n l._n 1._o p._n 11._o l._n 2._o p._n 38_o 46_o 49._o favour_n cardinal_n granvell_n l._n 4._o p._n 80._o wait_n upon_o isabel_n queen_n of_o spain_n to_o the_o conference_n at_o baion_n l._n 4._o p._n 88_o carry_v the_o order_n of_o the_o fleece_n from_o king_n philip_n to_z charles_n the_o nine_o of_o france_n ibid._n his_o speech_n for_o war_n with_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 6._o p._n 23_o 24._o the_o government_n of_o the_o low-countries_n commit_v to_o he_o l._n 6._o p._n 25._o fall_n sick_a at_o milan_n l._n 6._o p._n 27._o muster_n his_o army_n at_o ast_n in_o piedmont_n l._n 6._o p._n 29._o his_o march_n into_o the_o low-countries_n l._n 8._o p._n 9_o his_o invention_n of_o the_o use_n of_o musketoâ—nes_n l._n 6._o p._n 31._o l._n 7._o p._n 55._o he_o enter_v brussels_n l._n 6._o p._n 31._o visit_n the_o governess_n l._n 6._o p._n 32._o how_o she_o receive_v he_o ibid._n he_o summon_v the_o lord_n ibid._n arrest_v the_o count_n egmont_n and_o horn_n l._n 6._o p._n 33._o excuse_n it_o to_o the_o governess_n l._n 6._o p._n 34._o send_v the_o prisoner_n to_o gaunt_n l._n 7._o p._n 49._o send_v force_n into_o france_n against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d l._n 6._o p._n 35._o offer_n himself_o to_o be_v their_o general_n ibid._n why_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o low-countrey-tumult_n be_v charge_v upon_o he_o l._n 7._o p._n 39_o upon_o what_o score_n the_o low-countrey-man_n hate_v he_o ibid._n &_o 51_o 58._o he_o build_v the_o fort_n at_o antwerp_n l._n 7._o p._n 40._o 41._o institutes_n a_o new_a court_n of_o justice_n ibid._n impeache_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o flee_v the_o low-countries_n ibid._n condemn_v they_o l._n 7._o p._n 42._o send_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n son_n into_o spain_n ibid._n pull_v down_o culemburge_n house_n ibid._n ambush_n lay_v against_o he_o l._n 7._o p._n 46._o auxiliary_n send_v he_o from_o the_o king_n of_o france_n l._n 7._o p._n 47._o he_o take_v off_o the_o head_n of_o the_o gentleman_n covenanter_n l._n 7._o p._n 48._o the_o extent_n of_o his_o fault_n in_o prosecute_a egmâ—nt_n and_o 〈◊〉_d l._n 7._o p._n 51._o he_o pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n against_o they_o ibid._n behead_v they_o l._n 7._o p._n 52._o his_o expedition_n against_o lewis_n of_o nassau_n l._n 7._o p._n 54._o he_o go_v to_o groninghen_n ibid._n fight_n and_o rout_v he_o ibid._n over-takes_a the_o enemy_n at_o geme_v l._n 7._o p._n 55._o defeat_v he_o with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n l._n 7._o p._n 56._o send_v the_o news_n of_o his_o victory_n to_o pius_n the_o five_o at_o rome_n l._n 7._o p._n 57_o punish_v the_o sardinan_n regment_n for_o burn_v the_o country_n ibid._n contemn_v the_o report_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n army_n l._n 7._o p._n 58_o 59_o his_o saying_n touch_v the_o prince_n confederate_a against_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n ibid._n he_o can_v not_o fright_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n from_o passi_v the_o river_n ibid._n will_v not_o accept_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n
king_n consent_v why_o the_o governess_n wish_v it_o granvel_o presuppose_a as_o much_o by_o the_o change_n of_o face_n at_o court_n noâ—_n be_v he_o at_o all_o deject_a but_o seem_v to_o desire_v a_o discharge_n yet_o rather_o wish_v to_o be_v remove_v to_o spain_n and_o to_o that_o end_n solicit_v the_o duke_n of_o alva_n who_o deliberate_v upon_o it_o octob._n 1565_o at_o last_o move_v for_o he_o but_o prevail_v not_o for_o granvel_n be_v command_v into_o burgundy_n thomas_n perenot_n lord_n of_o cantoner_n whether_o at_o length_n he_o go_v give_v out_o that_o he_o will_v return_v very_o short_o 10_o of_o marc._n 6_o of_o march._n which_o report_n spoil_v the_o mirth_n of_o his_o adversary_n and_o trouble_v the_o governess_n 29._o of_o march_n who_o certify_v his_o danger_n and_o labour_n to_o keep_v he_o out_o of_o the_o low-countries_n the_o joy_n for_o cardinal_n granvel_v departure_n as_o well_o of_o the_o people_n as_o the_o lord_n the_o governess_n make_v use_v of_o this_o alacrity_n in_o both_o but_o it_o be_v dash_v again_o by_o new_a fame_n of_o the_o cardinal_n return_v that_o they_o may_v have_v no_o more_o such_o fright_n the_o governess_n move_v the_o king_n novem._n 29._o to_o send_v he_o away_o to_o rome_n 1565._o the_o rest_n of_o cardinal_n granvel_v life_n he_o go_v 〈◊〉_d rome_n to_o the_o conclave_n solicit_v the_o general_n peace_n of_o christendom_n be_v create_v viceroy_n of_o naples_n deliver_v the_o colour_n to_o don_n john_n of_o austria_n 1571._o labour_n and_o vote_n in_o the_o conclave_n for_o the_o papacy_n of_o gregory_n xiii_o 1572._o into_o who_o displeasure_n he_o short_o after_o fall_n for_o violate_v the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n in_o a_o suit_n with_o the_o archbishop_n the_o pope_n by_o his_o nuncio_n justify_v the_o archbishop_n the_o viceroy_n at_o last_o submit_v 1575._o he_o be_v make_v precedent_n of_o the_o italian_a council_n in_o spain_n his_o free_a carriage_n towards_o the_o grandee_n and_o towards_o the_o king_n himself_o q._n curt._n lib._n 8._o 1580._o he_o govern_v spain_n in_o the_o king_n absence_n 1583._o the_o honour_n do_v he_o by_o the_o king_n at_o his_o return_n his_o death_n at_o madrid_n his_o special_a commendation_n the_o governess_n provide_v for_o religion_n commend_v to_o she_o by_o the_o king_n serious_o with_o almost_o incredible_a care_n to_o root_v out_o heretic_n and_o with_o no_o little_a bounty_n to_o the_o banish_a english_a heretic_n put_v to_o death_n with_o various_a success_n a_o bold_a fact_n of_o a_o heretical_a minister_n but_o it_o save_v he_o at_o last_o august_n 13._o the_o punishment_n of_o fabricius_n the_o apostate_n out_o of_o her_o excellency_n letter_n 8._o octob._n the_o executioners_z dexterity_n the_o people_n mutiny_n 25_o novem._n they_o be_v quiet_v the_o senate_n of_o bruges_n affront_v the_o inquisitor_n septemb_n 10_o novem._n 25._o of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n the_o diligence_n use_v by_o pius_n four_o to_o get_v be_v to_o be_v receive_v which_o be_v ready_o do_v by_o king_n philip._n 1536._o paulo_n iii._o pont._n the_o difference_n between_o the_o pope_n and_o king_n onuph_n pan._n in_o pio_n four_o adrian_n l._n 8._o hist._n thuan._n l._n 35._o hist._n about_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n place_n which_o begin_v at_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o be_v there_o compose_v be_v revive_v at_o rome_n the_o pope_n not_o willing_a to_o determine_v it_o put_v it_o off_o to_o the_o cardinal_n at_o last_o he_o explain_v himself_o whereupon_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n in_o a_o fury_n leave_v rome_n this_o accident_n trouble_v many_o especial_o the_o governess_n the_o heretic_n rejoice_v in_o hope_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n will_v never_o be_v receive_v in_o the_o low-countries_n but_o they_o be_v deceive_v august_n 6._o a_o letter_n from_o the_o king_n offend_v with_o the_o pope_n yet_o careful_a to_o establish_v the_o council_n of_o trent_n the_o governess_n doubt_n whether_o some_o decree_n of_o the_o 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