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their_o general_a design_n be_v to_o afflict_v france_n fish_v in_o a_o troubled_a water_n make_v their_o profit_n of_o our_o confusion_n and_o build_v their_o affair_n upoâ—_n the_o ruin_n of_o the_o realm_n the_o dauphin_n charles_n play_v a_o other_o part_n he_o have_v scarce_o know_v the_o couâ—t_n when_o as_o â—e_n be_v force_v to_o go_v into_o anjou_n to_o the_o funeral_n of_o lewis_n dâ—ke_v of_o anjou_n kâ—ng_v of_o sicily_n his_o fâ—ther_n in_o law_n and_o to_o assure_v the_o duchy_n be_v in_o some_o danger_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o the_o dâ—ke_n of_o brittaâ—ne_n a_o doubtful_a friend_n in_o the_o incertitude_n of_o â—hoâ—e_a confuse_a time_n be_v arrive_v behold_v a_o charge_n of_o dâ—â—ficultie_n for_o the_o fiâ—st_a fruit_n 〈…〉_o new_a authoritâ—e_v the_o people_n be_v mutine_v at_o roven_n they_o have_v slay_v gaâ—court_n gouâ—râ—our_n of_o the_o câ—ttie_n the_o advocate_n and_o the_o king_n proctor_n rovan_n a_o mutiny_n aâ—_n rovan_n and_o besiege_v the_o casâ—eâ—l_n
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money_n which_o shall_v be_v raise_v thereby_o may_v remain_v within_o the_o realm_n and_o be_v no_o more_o transport_v to_o rome_n but_o the_o pope_n be_v seize_v upon_o the_o charter_n of_o the_o say_a sanction_n make_v no_o account_n to_o perform_v his_o promise_n and_o to_o please_v the_o roman_n he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v drag_v through_o the_o street_n so_o as_o lewis_n be_v thus_o deceive_v do_v forbid_v to_o carry_v any_o more_o money_n to_o rome_n nor_o to_o bring_v any_o bull_n from_o thence_o he_o make_v sforce_o duke_n of_o milan_n his_o vassal_n give_v he_o savonne_n which_o the_o french_a hold_v a_o heavy_a motive_n of_o lamentable_a war_n which_o follow_v and_o receive_v his_o homage_n but_o while_o he_o labour_v to_o purchase_v friend_n abroad_o he_o procure_v himself_o insensiblie_o mighty_a enemy_n at_o home_n the_o prince_n and_o nobleman_n to_o who_o the_o first_o place_n in_o court_n secale_n the_o league_n of_o the_o common_a secale_n and_o office_n of_o the_o 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