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people_n weary_v and_o ruin_v by_o all_o the_o late_a war_n be_v not_o in_o a_o very_a good_a posture_n to_o undertake_v so_o great_a a_o one_o as_o this_o that_o fall_v upon_o his_o hand_n he_o convene_v the_o estate_n where_o have_v expose_v the_o necessity_n he_o be_v under_o to_o go_v reduce_v under_o his_o obedience_n a_o kingdom_n that_o so_o lawful_o belong_v to_o he_o on_o the_o account_n of_o the_o queen_n his_o wife_n and_o have_v demand_v of_o they_o succour_n in_o money_n they_o answer_v he_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o fail_v he_o in_o his_o need_n but_o that_o it_o be_v requisite_a first_o to_o know_v in_o what_o state_n the_o kingdom_n of_o thunis_n be_v and_o whether_o the_o pestilence_n that_o have_v already_o last_v two_o month_n be_v cease_v the_o resolution_n be_v take_v that_o enquiry_n shall_v be_v make_v and_o the_o person_n send_v thither_o bring_v word_n back_o that_o a_o world_n of_o people_n be_v there_o dead_a of_o it_o but_o that_o the_o contagion_n begin_v to_o diminish_v this_o occasion_v the_o hasten_v the_o preparation_n for_o that_o war_n insomuch_o that_o a_o great_a number_n of_o stout_a ship_n be_v fit_v out_o for_o the_o take_n on_o board_n so_o great_a a_o army_n as_o be_v that_o then_o prepare_v to_o be_v embark_v in_o it_o in_o the_o spring_n in_o the_o year_n follow_v chap._n xxviii_o aboulvalid_n make_v muca_n generalissimo_n of_o his_o army_n and_o after_o have_v reduce_v the_o kingdom_n of_o thunis_n under_o his_o obedience_n return_v into_o arabia_n mvca_n have_v serve_v aboulvalid_n useful_o in_o the_o war_n he_o have_v with_o his_o brother_n he_o be_v his_o father_n almanzor_n most_o trusty_a servant_n and_o have_v have_v a_o great_a share_n in_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o spain_n all_o these_o reason_n make_v this_o prince_n cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o he_o to_o
a_o second_o attempt_n upon_o hispalis_n and_o be_v as_o successless_a as_o before_o 156_o chap._n 22._o adilbar_n go_v to_o valence_n defeat_v the_o governor_n of_o that_o province_n and_o have_v he_o behead_v 165_o chap._n 23._o almanzor_n give_v tariff_n a_o place_n in_o his_o council_n and_o choose_v he_o for_o his_o ambassador_n extraordinary_a for_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o prince_n his_o son_n match_n with_o the_o king_n of_o thunis_n daughter_n 168_o letter_n patent_n of_o almanzor_n demission_n in_o favour_n of_o his_o son_n 171_o chap._n 24._o abraham_n amcary_n go_v to_o fight_v abenbukar_n defeat_v he_o and_o have_v he_o behead_v 180_o chap._n 25._o king_n aboulvalid_n assemble_v a_o great_a army_n in_o africa_n and_o march_n against_o his_o brother_n abraham_n give_v he_o battle_n wherein_o his_o brother_n be_v kill_v 185_o king_n aboulvaiid_n letter_n to_o muca_n viceroy_n of_o morocco_n and_o africa_n 188_o chap._n 26._o adilbar_n viceroy_n of_o spain_n lead_v his_o army_n into_o biscaya_n against_o pelagius_n and_o thence_o return_v without_o do_v aught_o 195_o chap._n 27._o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o thunis_n and_o of_o the_o great_a war_n aboulvalid_n be_v oblige_v to_o make_v to_o render_v himself_o master_n of_o that_o kingdom_n 200_o chap._n 28._o aboulvalid_n make_v muca_n generalissimo_n of_o his_o army_n and_o after_o have_v reduce_v the_o kingdom_n of_o thunis_n under_o his_o obedience_n return_v into_o arabia_n 206_o aboulvalid_n letter_n to_o muca_fw-la abenzairi_fw-la generalissimo_n in_o his_o army_n 207_o chap._n 29._o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n which_o aboulvalid_n cause_v the_o state_n to_o take_v to_o jacob_n almanzor_n his_o son_n 214_o chap._n 30._o aboulvalid_n death_n who_o leave_v to_o one_o of_o his_o kinsman_n call_v mahomet_n amcari_n the_o regency_n of_o his_o state_n during_o his_o son_n minority_n 221_o chap._n 31._o the_o regent_n amcari_n mean_v to_o bereave_v prince_n almanzor_n of_o his_o life_n 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