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the field of battle ; and Peter Paez, from remembrance of 

 his former good offices, having recommended him to Sela 

 ehriftos, Socinios's brother-in-law, he was pardoned ; but 

 lofmg favour every day, his eflfedts and lands having been 

 taken from him on diilerent occafions, he is faid at laft to 

 have died for want,juftly defpifed by all men for unfteadinefs 

 in allegiance to his fovereigns.by which he had been the occa- 

 fion of the death of two excellent princes, had frequently en- 

 dangered the life and ftate of the third, and had been the means 

 of the flaughter of many thoufands of their fubjedts, wor- 

 thier men than himfelf, as they fell in the difchai-ge of their 

 duty. But before his death he had ftill this further morti- 

 fication, that his wife, daughter of Sertza Denghel, called 

 Melee Segued, voluntarily forfook his bed and retired to a. 

 fmgle life. 



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