In the question given below, two sentences are given with one blank each. From the given answer choices, choose the option which contains the word that fits in both sentences making them grammatically and contextually correct. 1. He planned to create the water company himself, and, somehow, use its income to establish a bank to ________ the Bank of New York. 2. To create his own claim to the throne of Jerusalem, Charles executed one _______ and purchased the rights to the city from another.