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europe_n that_o thou_o have_v reign_v still_o in_o granada_n than_o that_o the_o spaniard_n shall_v have_v pass_v into_o italy_n to_o acquire_v such_o important_a state_n as_o at_o this_o day_n they_o possess_v there_o hereunto_o may_v be_v add_v the_o preiudices_fw-la both_o public_a and_o private_a which_o my_o ruin_n have_v bring_v and_o continual_o do_v bring_v unto_o the_o italian_a prince_n and_o more_o particular_o to_o the_o pope_n because_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v no_o soon_o fasten_v this_o chain_n about_o my_o leg_n but_o present_o they_o begin_v to_o aspire_v unto_o the_o dominion_n of_o all_o italy_n and_o the_o quick_o to_o arrive_v thereunto_o they_o know_v very_o excellent_o how_o to_o interest_n themselves_o in_o the_o difference_n which_o at_o that_o time_n depend_v between_o the_o prince_n of_o italy_n and_o the_o french_a about_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n wherein_o that_o top_n of_o man_n charles_n the_o five_o carry_v himself_o 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that_o whereas_o before_o the_o pope_n be_v the_o terror_n of_o my_o king_n now_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v clean_o otherwise_o for_o they_o live_v in_o a_o very_a great_a agony_n lest_o the_o union_n of_o milan_n with_o naples_n shall_v one_o day_n follow_v to_o which_o mark_n they_o observe_v the_o spaniard_n have_v direct_v the_o scope_n of_o all_o their_o thought_n whereupon_o the_o spaniard_n who_o proper_a nature_n it_o be_v to_o make_v good_a use_n of_o the_o fear_n whereinto_o they_o see_v they_o have_v put_v the_o prince_n their_o neighbour_n have_v arrogate_a unto_o themselves_o such_o authority_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n that_o they_o vaunt_v they_o be_v the_o true_a arbitrator_n of_o all_o the_o most_o important_a matter_n which_o there_o be_v handle_v moreover_o when_o the_o king_n of_o naples_n be_v not_o king_n of_o spain_n the_o pope_n with_o every_o little_a menace_n of_o deny_v the_o investiture_n obtain_v of_o my_o king_n principality_n duchy_n earldom_n and_o 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which_o be_v keep_v only_o for_o raze_n i_o ought_v to_o be_v maintain_v low_a in_o the_o flesh_n i_o but_o say_v almonsor_n then_o the_o milanesi_n how_o be_v they_o entreat_v they_o also_o reply_v the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n be_v bathe_v with_o the_o water_n wherewithal_o thou_o see_v i_o so_o wet_a only_o this_o difference_n be_v betwixt_o we_o that_o in_o milan_n be_v drop_n in_o my_o house_n flood_n the_o true_a occasion_n of_o the_o diversity_n of_o these_o entreating_n be_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o lombard_n disposition_n most_o unlike_a to_o my_o neapolitan_n for_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o state_n of_o milan_n be_v natural_o fantastical_a free_a resolute_a and_o far_o from_o that_o vice_n so_o proper_a to_o my_o neapolitan_n of_o flattery_n and_o affectation_n but_o so_o bold_a and_o hardy_a that_o they_o dare_v say_v how_o â—f_a one_o only_a cremonese_n spirit_n have_v be_v find_v among_o my_o neapolitan_a baron_n it_o will_v have_v hinder_v that_o same_o force_a donative_n that_o have_v bring_v i_o to_o eat_v bread_n and_o onion_n the_o which_o although_o with_o great_a word_n it_o have_v be_v often_o demand_v by_o the_o spaniard_n in_o milan_n they_o have_v be_v as_o resolute_o answer_v that_o they_o shall_v take_v care_n to_o live_v beside_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o grison_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n and_o venetian_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n proceed_v with_o more_o discretion_n in_o milan_n for_o when_o the_o pope_n manage_a arm_n i_o myself_o also_o be_v for_o their_o occasion_n great_o respect_v but_o soft_a almansor_n yonder_o come_v my_o most_o capital_a enemy_n don_n pedrode_n toledo_n wherefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o withdraw_v a_o little_a for_o at_o any_o hand_n i_o will_v not_o have_v he_o take_v notice_n that_o i_o lament_v my_o disgrace_n here_o with_o thou_o and_o for_o this_o only_a be_v it_o for_o nothing_o else_o may_v i_o term_v my_o servitude_n most_o wretched_a in_o that_o i_o be_o force_v 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