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lord_n henry_n percy_n and_o sir_n henry_n his_o soon_o speak_v certain_a word_n which_o come_v to_o the_o king_n knowledge_n and_o to_o his_o counsel_n and_o it_o be_v say_v to_o the_o king_n sir_n the_o word_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v suffer_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o northumberlande_n and_o his_o soon_o have_v speak_v for_o it_o be_v to_o set_v your_o subiette_n against_o you_o it_o must_v behoove_v you_o to_o correct_v all_o these_o rebel_n one_o after_o another_o whereby_o they_o that_o be_v great_a shall_v doute_fw-fr you_o and_z take_v ensample_n that_o be_v true_a quoth_v the_o king_n but_o than_o what_o be_v best_a to_o do_v sir_n quoth_v they_o they_z be_v not_o here_o with_o you_o but_z they_o ought_v to_o come_v &_o when_o they_o become_v call_v they_o before_o you_o and_z than_o by_o the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n and_o by_o some_o other_o as_z it_o shall_v please_v you_o let_v it_o be_v rehearse_v to_o they_o the_z yvell_n word_n that_o they_o have_v speak_v against_o you_o 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how_o the_o duke_n of_o burgoyne_n have_v great_a desire_n to_o cause_n the_o french_a king_n to_o make_v a_o journey_n in_o to_o england_n cap._n xvii_o ¶_o howe_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n two_o burgess_n of_o gaunt_n enter_v to_o 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o duke_n of_o buâ—goyne_n for_o peace_n &_o how_o they_o give_v the_o charge_n thereof_o to_o a_o knight_n of_o flaunders_n and_o what_o answer_n the_o duke_n give_v unto_o they_o ca._n xviii_o ¶_o how_o these_o two_o 〈…〉_o burgess_n assemble_v their_o friend_n to_o acomplyâ—â—â—_n their_o enterprise_n and_o send_v sir_n johan_n dell_fw-it 〈…〉_o letter_n of_o peace_n cap._n â—ii_fw-la ¶_o how_o sir_n johan_n dell_fw-it come_n to_o gaunt_n to_o the_o market_n place_n where_o as_o roger_n and_o jaques_n and_o the_o alderman_n of_o the_o eytie_n be_v and_z how_o he_o delyver_v they_o letter_n fro_o the_o duke_n of_o burgoyne_n and_o how_o they_o of_o gaunt_n send_v to_o tourney_v and_z of_o the_o confyrmation_n of_o the_o peace_n and_z of_o the_o charter_n that_o be_v make_v thereof_o capi._n xx_o ¶_o how_o sir_n johan_n froissart_n author_n of_o this_o cronycle_n depart_a out_o of_o france_n and_o go_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o foyzland_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o voyage_n cap._n xxi_o ¶_o how_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n and_o the_o princess_n come_v to_o tarbe_n and_z of_o the_o request_n that_o the_o countess_n of_o armynake_n mad_a to_o the_o prince_n and_o princess_n and_o how_o the_o country_n of_o gascoigne_n be_v new_o again_o in_o war_n cap._n xxii_o ¶_o of_o the_o war_n that_o the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n make_v against_o the_o englysshe_a man_n and_o how_o he_o recover_v the_o castle_n of_o maluoysyn_n in_o bygore_n which_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o foize_n cap._n xxiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o garyson_n &_o castle_n of_o lourde_a be_v cast_v down_o and_o discomfyte_v by_o the_o great_a diligence_n that_o the_o earl_n of_o foiz_n make_v ca._n xxiiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o peace_n be_v make_v bytwene_v 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