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be_v better_o advise_v and_o amend_v his_o life_n but_o as_o i_o think_v say_v he_o a_o covetous_a desire_n to_o reign_v blind_v he_o which_o we_o may_v easy_o judge_v by_o the_o bad_a usage_n oppression_n and_o extortion_n which_o he_o execute_v against_o the_o innocent_a people_n of_o toulouze_n who_o honour_v he_o cherish_v and_o wish_v he_o prosperity_n as_o to_o their_o lord_n this_o skirmish_n and_o discomfiture_n be_v in_o june_n the_o day_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n john_n the_o baptist_n in_o the_o year_n 1218._o 1218._o 1218._o thus_o you_o see_v how_o noguier_n the_o historiographer_n of_o those_o time_n have_v speak_v of_o this_o man_n as_o of_o one_o that_o be_v carry_v with_o passion_n and_o unsatiable_a covetousness_n but_o that_o which_o be_v worthy_a the_o observation_n be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o overthrow_v but_o at_o that_o very_a instant_n when_o by_o three_o diverse_a counsel_n he_o have_v be_v proclaim_v the_o monarch_n of_o his_o conquest_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o church_n the_o son_n the_o servant_n the_o favourite_n thereof_o the_o defender_n of_o the_o faith_n adore_v of_o the_o people_n fear_v of_o the_o great_a the_o terror_n of_o king_n thus_o you_o see_v 9_o judge_n 9_o that_o as_o that_o ambitious_a parricide_n abimelech_n be_v slay_v with_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o millstone_n which_o a_o woman_n cast_v from_o a_o tower_n which_o break_v his_o skull_n so_o this_o destroyer_n of_o the_o people_n ruin_a of_o city_n devourer_n of_o the_o state_n of_o other_o man_n be_v slay_v with_o a_o stone_n from_o a_o sling_n 11._o chass_n lib._n 4_o c._n 11._o fling_v by_o a_o woman_n as_o some_o historiographer_n have_v observe_v on_o the_o the_o other_o side_n the_o monk_n cry_v out_o in_o this_o manner_n 165._o the_o
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dissemble_v this_o audacious_a boldness_n narbonne_n be_v dismantle_v by_o the_o agreement_n of_o the_o say_a prince_n which_o neither_o the_o legate_n nor_o the_o earl_n simon_n will_v not_o have_v dare_v to_o enterprise_n without_o his_o presence_n the_o bishop_n of_o narbonne_n do_v what_o he_o can_v to_o hinder_v the_o dismantling_n of_o it_o affirm_v that_o it_o do_v much_o import_n that_o a_o place_n in_o the_o frontier_n of_o spain_n shall_v be_v preserve_v with_o the_o wall_n and_o rampier_n thereof_o but_o the_o earl_n simon_n and_o the_o legate_n be_v very_a instant_n to_o the_o contrary_a &_o they_o obtain_v their_o desire_n here_o end_v the_o good_a fortune_n of_o the_o earl_n simon_n for_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o levy_v of_o pilgrim_n which_o prince_n lewis_n bring_v with_o he_o he_o have_v enough_o to_o do_v to_o defend_v himself_o from_o blow_n notwithstanding_o the_o albingenses_n be_v also_o weary_v with_o continual_a war_n and_o visit_v from_o time_n to_o time_n with_o new_a expedition_n insomuch_o that_o they_o sink_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o they_o now_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o war_n change_v countenance_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o chief_a leader_n and_o that_o from_o hence_o forward_o we_o shall_v speak_v more_o of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o earl_n remond_n of_o toulouze_n another_o remond_n and_o of_o roger_n the_o son_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o foix_n then_o of_o the_o old_a earl_n we_o here_o make_v a_o second_o book_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o child_n succeed_v their_o father_n miserable_o afflict_v only_o for_o that_o they_o have_v for_o in_o effect_n there_o be_v not_o any_o of_o these_o great_a lord_n that_o be_v deserve_o assault_v for_o religion_n for_o many_o time_n they_o have_v their_o recourse_n to_o the_o pope_n as_o to_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o their_o evil_n and_o in_o all_o respect_n to_o a_o poor_a remedy_n never_o bring_v with_o they_o from_o rome_n other_o thing_n than_o good_a word_n with_o very_o 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1213._o his_o quarantine_n or_o forty_o day_n be_v expire_v retire_a himself_o not_o without_o much_o discontent_n to_o see_v in_o those_o war_n against_o the_o albingenses_n so_o much_o tyranny_n the_o earl_n simon_n endeavour_v to_o get_v a_o pardon_n for_o those_o last_o pilgrim_n come_v from_o france_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o foix._n 157._o hologaray_n in_o his_o hist_n of_o foix_n pag._n 157._o he_o besiege_v the_o castle_n of_o foix_n but_o with_o his_o great_a loss_n for_o there_o die_v before_o it_o many_o gallant_a man_n have_v lie_v before_o the_o city_n ten_o day_n he_o raise_v his_o siege_n find_v to_o his_o great_a cost_n that_o the_o place_n be_v inexpugnable_a the_o earl_n simon_n his_o brother_n keep_v his_o quarter_n at_o varille_n the_o earl_n of_o foix_n unlodge_v he_o slay_v with_o his_o lance_n the_o say_a brother_n of_o the_o earl_n simon_n and_o put_v to_o flight_v his_o whole_a troop_n this_o be_v a_o counterpoise_n to_o monfort_n his_o prosperity_n which_o 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