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his_o crueltee_n and_o his_o death_n together_o many_o citee_n rebel_v in_o such_o wiâ—e_n that_o the_o milanese_n be_v constreign_v to_o call_v the_o son_n of_o bernabo_n to_o the_o douchy_a who_o enjoy_v the_o same_o until_o that_o philippo_n maria_fw-la recover_v the_o dominion_n 1433._o and_o drive_v they_o out_o meet_v with_o one_o of_o they_o call_v nestore_v in_o a_o skirmish_n and_o slay_v he_o maria._n ¶_o this_o philippo_n be_v first_o lord_n of_o pavia_n and_o have_v marry_v beatrice_n the_o daughter_n or_o as_o other_o say_v sometime_o wife_n of_o fazino_n cane_n della_fw-it scala_n for_o none_o intent_n but_o because_o she_o be_v enheritour_n of_o many_o fair_a lordeshippe_n beyond_o the_o pò_fw-la and_o have_v also_o very_a much_o money_n by_o mean_v whereof_o slea_a crabrino_n lord_n of_o verona_n he_o gat_v that_o citee_n to_o himself_o ¶_o he_o be_v constreign_v to_o yield_v bologna_n furli_fw-la and_o imola_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n nevertheless_o he_o gat_v 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