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cause_n he_o put_v 5._o or_o 6._o of_o his_o own_o tenant_n into_o a_o cistern_n under_o the_o ground_n and_o cloase_a it_o up_o there_o keep_v they_o till_o they_o die_v for_o hunger_n pretend_v that_o they_o be_v lutheran_n to_o have_v their_o good_n and_o possession_n by_o this_o and_o such_o other_o practice_n this_o wretch_n be_v advance_v in_o a_o short_a space_n to_o great_a wealth_n and_o dignity_n and_o at_o length_n become_v the_o king_n lieutenant_n general_a in_o the_o country_n of_o provence_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o l._n grigitane_n then_o be_v at_o the_o council_n of_o worm_n in_o germany_n this_o wretch_n impudent_o and_o false_o geve_v the_o king_n to_o understand_v that_o they_o of_o merindoll_n and_o snatre_n about_o the_o number_n of_o twelve_o or_o fifteen_o thousand_o be_v in_o the_o field_n in_o armour_n with_o ensign_n displayde_v intend_v to_o take_v the_o town_n of_o marcelle_n &_o to_o make_v it_o one_o of_o the_o canton_n of_o the_o suitzer_n by_o which_o lie_n he_o obtain_v the_o king_n letter_n patente_n and_o through_o the_o help_n of_o the_o cardinal_n of_o tournon_n command_v the_o sentence_n of_o the_o former_a arrest_n to_o be_v execute_v against_o the_o merindolians_n after_o this_o he_o gather_v all_o the_o king_n army_n which_o be_v then_o in_o provence_n ready_a to_o go_v against_o the_o englishman_n and_o take_v up_o all_o beside_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o bear_v armour_n in_o the_o chief_a town_n of_o provence_n and_o join_v they_o with_o the_o army_n which_o the_o pope_n legate_n have_v levy_v for_o that_o purpose_n in_o auinion_n and_o all_o the_o country_n of_o venice_n and_o employ_v the_o same_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o merindoll_n and_o cabriers_n and_o of_o other_o town_n and_o village_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 22._o geve_v commission_n to_o his_o soldier_n to_o spoil_v ransack_n burn_v &_o destroy_v all_o together_o and_o to_o kill_v man_n woman_n &_o child_n without_o all_o pity_n