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A48265 The history of the reign of Lewis XIII, King of France and Navarre containing the most remarkable occurrences in France and Europe during the minority of that prince / by Mr. Michel LeVassor.; Histoire du règne de Louis XIII. English Le Vassor, Michel, 1646-1718. 1700 (1700) Wing L1794; ESTC R19747 329,256 682

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the_o kingdom_n without_o hope_n of_o foreign_a succour_n be_v not_o furnish_v with_o any_o necessary_n to_o maintain_v a_o war._n conde_n the_o intrigue_n of_o the_o marschal_n de_fw-fr ancre_fw-fr to_o dissuade_v the_o regent_n from_o go_v to_o war_n with_o the_o p._n de_fw-fr conde_n mary_n de_fw-fr medicis_n will_v have_v follow_v this_o advice_n the_o most_o advantageous_a to_o her_o reputation_n and_o her_o authority_n if_o the_o marshal_n d'_fw-fr ancre_fw-fr and_o the_o chancellor_n de_fw-fr silleri_n have_v not_o dissuade_v she_o not_o content_a to_o allege_v their_o reason_n in_o the_o council_n that_o it_o be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o grant_v the_o prince_n of_o conde_n and_o those_o of_o his_o party_n 241._o siri_fw-la memo._n recondite_v tom._n iii_o p._n 241._o almost_o all_o their_o pretension_n they_o intrigue_v in_o the_o parliament_n they_o excite_v the_o people_n of_o paris_n earnest_o to_o demand_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o peace_n they_o engage_v likewise_o 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