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the_o spaniard_n chief_a enemy_n at_o the_o invasion_n of_o eighty_o eight_o 218_o charles_n the_o great_a the_o son_n of_o fortune_n 5_o charles_n the_o five_o his_o policy_n to_o keep_v the_o kingdom_n of_o arragon_n p._n 68_o what_o force_n he_o have_v in_o his_o chief_a war_n p._n 121_o 122_o his_o endeavour_n to_o subvert_v luther_n and_o the_o protestant_a prince_n prove_v fruitless_a p._n 224_o 225_o his_o civility_n to_o they_o afterward_o p._n 226_o a_o deep_a dissembler_n 252_o 253_o charles_n the_o six_o king_n of_o france_n his_o intention_n to_o invade_v england_n p._n 190_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o not_o proceed_v false_o charge_v upon_o the_o duke_n of_o berry_n ibid._n he_o be_v civil_o treat_v by_o henry_n the_o five_o 34_o charles_n the_o seven_o disinherited_a for_o his_o disobedience_n to_o his_o father_n 36_o 37_o charles_n the_o eight_o king_n of_o france_n his_o claim_n unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n 56_o charles_n prince_n of_o tarento_n crown_v king_n of_o sicily_n by_o pope_n clement_n 54_o charles_n earl_n of_o flanders_n cruel_o murder_v by_o rebel_n 124_o charles_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n slay_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o nicholas_n campobasso_n 253_o a_o brief_a character_n of_o the_o chief_a prince_n and_o state_n of_o christendom_n 4_o a_o character_n of_o the_o spanish_a monarchy_n 84_o 85_o cinibaldo_n ordelafi_n obtain_v the_o city_n of_o furli_fw-la and_o cesena_n 53_o pope_n clement_n favour_v by_o the_o french_a against_o pope_n urban_n 54_o clement_n the_o seventh_n practice_n against_o the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o four_o 177_o cleomenes_n his_o treachery_n towards_o ptolemy_n king_n of_o egypt_n 200_o the_o climate_n not_o the_o only_a proof_n of_o wit_n 259_o 260_o the_o king_n of_o cochin_n harbour_v the_o king_n of_o calcutta_n be_v enemy_n 95_o a_o comparison_n between_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o other_o great_a rebel_n of_o other_o country_n 23_o 26_o 27_o conrade_n the_o emperor_n law_n the_o emperor_n 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