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Note 9
THE FEDERALIST. No. VI.

Alexander Hamilton and John Jay and James Madison

The League of Cambray, comprehending the Emperor, the King of France, the King of Aragon, and most of the Italian princes and states.

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Venice, in later times, figured more than once in wars of ambition, till, becoming an object to the other Italian states, Pope Julius II. found means to accomplish that formidable league,[9] which gave a deadly blow to the power and pride of this haughty republic.

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