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catalonia_n he_o endeavour_v with_o all_o industry_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o ambassador_n seruient_fw-fr and_o the_o abbot_n of_o aille_n to_o keep_v the_o savoyard_n in_o hope_n of_o a_o speedy_a and_o certain_a care_n of_o their_o affair_n so_o that_o mazarine_n be_v in_o great_a credit_n and_o strict_a friendship_n with_o the_o house_n of_o savoy_n his_o word_n alone_o prevail_v more_o than_o all_o other_o mean_n to_o elude_v the_o artifices_fw-la of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o but_o because_o the_o trouble_n at_o home_n permit_v not_o at_o that_o time_n the_o effect_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o necessity_n of_o affair_n require_v he_o seek_v no_o further_o at_o present_a then_o to_o keep_v piedmont_n unite_v with_o the_o court_n by_o put_v they_o in_o hope_n of_o restore_v into_o their_o hand_n verva_n and_o villeneufve_n d'_fw-fr astinelle_n and_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o treat_v their_o ambassador_n for_o the_o future_a equal_a to_o those_o of_o king_n beside_o 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