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their_o retrenchment_n to_o push_v they_o hinder_v they_o from_o so_o do_v and_o be_v much_o commend_v for_o his_o prudence_n for_o there_o need_v no_o more_o than_o the_o least_o false_a step_n and_o disgrace_n to_o ruin_v the_o whole_a army_n and_o in_o the_o general_a dejection_n they_o be_v more_o dispose_v for_o flight_n than_o to_o the_o perform_v a_o good_a action_n the_o enemy_n have_v make_v some_o tentatives_n more_o but_o to_o no_o purpose_n go_v and_o besiege_a sarbrik_n so_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o victual_n that_o come_v from_o metz_n a_o cross_a a_o thousand_o difficulty_n and_o this_o siege_n not_o allow_v the_o stay_v any_o long_o in_o a_o country_n where_o they_o already_o die_v of_o hunger_n their_o thought_n be_v whole_o set_v upon_o a_o retreat_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o difficulty_n for_o beside_o it_o be_v be_v long_o and_o the_o country_n desert_n galas_n be_v upon_o the_o wing_n with_o a_o army_n that_o far_o from_o suffer_v any_o misery_n have_v all_o thing_n 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also_o a_o action_n in_o that_o march_n which_o acquire_v he_o the_o love_n of_o the_o soldier_n for_o have_v find_v one_o of_o they_o in_o a_o corner_n of_o a_o hedge_n who_o a_o favour_n and_o misery_n hinder_v from_o be_v able_a to_o march_v with_o the_o rest_n he_o alight_v his_o horse_n make_v the_o soldier_n mount_v he_o and_o have_v hold_v he_o on_o till_o he_o have_v get_v to_o one_o of_o his_o wagon_n he_o command_v his_o servant_n to_o take_v such_o care_n of_o he_o as_o that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o good_a account_n of_o he_o as_o nothing_o spread_v fast_a or_o be_v soon_o divulge_v among_o troop_n than_o the_o kindness_n and_o civility_n of_o the_o officer_n and_o especial_o of_o the_o principal_a officer_n the_o army_n be_v quick_o full_a of_o the_o rumour_n of_o his_o fame_n and_o for_o this_o account_n a_o soldier_n
who_o have_v money_n give_v his_o captain_n twenty_o gold_n lewiss_n to_o suffer_v he_o to_o go_v list_v himself_o under_o the_o viscount_n this_o fellow_n who_o have_v serve_v a_o long_a while_n and_o have_v a_o sightly_o presence_n present_v himself_o to_o he_o and_o be_v ask_v how_o much_o he_o require_v extreme_o surprise_v the_o viscount_n de_fw-fr turenne_n when_o after_o he_o have_v tell_v he_o he_o will_v have_v no_o money_n he_o on_o the_o contrary_n have_v give_v a_o sum_n to_o capacitate_v he_o to_o come_v into_o his_o regiment_n the_o viscount_n de_fw-fr turenne_n take_v instant_o out_o his_o purse_n and_o restore_v he_o his_o twenty_o gold_n lewiss_n give_v he_o also_o twenty_o more_o with_o a_o promise_n of_o remember_v in_o time_n and_o place_v the_o kindness_n he_o bear_v he_o and_o indeed_o have_v find_v he_o upon_o occasion_n to_o be_v a_o very_a brave_a man_n he_o advance_v he_o in_o his_o regiment_n and_o will_v still_o have_v do_v more_o for_o he_o if_o this_o 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go_v to_o gain_v by_o this_o conquest_n cause_v the_o king_n to_o remove_v thither_o who_o accomplish_v its_o reduction_n the_o count_n of_o soissons_fw-fr be_v not_o so_o happy_a in_o his_o erterprise_n but_o nevertheless_o be_v not_o want_v to_o serve_v useful_o for_o after_o have_v be_v a_o little_a worsted_n near_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr fere_n he_o prevent_v the_o enemy_n that_o mean_v to_o besiege_v `_o doullens_fw-fr insomuch_o that_o have_v put_v succour_n into_o that_o place_n he_o retire_v without_o do_v any_o thing_n further_o none_o but_o galas_n now_o give_v any_o trouble_n he_o lay_v encamp_v near_o fontaine_v francoise_n from_o whence_o his_o party_n make_v remote_a excursion_n dijon_n with_o some_o other_o city_n of_o burgundy_n have_v already_o contribute_v and_o not_o one_o of_o they_o be_v there_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o sustain_v a_o siege_n but_o good_a luck_n will_v have_v it_o that_o he_o have_v turn_v his_o arm_n against_o st._n jean_n de_fw-fr laone_n rantzan_n get_v into_o the_o town_n and_o his_o valour_n afford_v cardinal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr valette_n leisure_n to_o assemble_v thirty_o thousand_o man_n he_o march_v against_o he_o with_o design_n to_o give_v he_o battle_n galas_n have_v contrary_a order_n raise_v the_o siege_n without_o stay_v his_o come_n insomuch_o that_o all_o this_o great_a storm_n which_o seem_v to_o threaten_v we_o with_o utter_a destruction_n be_v reduce_v to_o the_o loss_n of_o some_o cattle_n the_o enemy_n have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o open_a field_n true_a it_o be_v that_o they_o have_v still_o a_o foot_n leave_v in_o the_o kingdom_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o isle_n sainte_n honorat_fw-la and_o sainte_n marguerite_n surrender_v to_o they_o by_o the_o cowardice_n of_o the_o governor_n but_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o france_n and_o easy_a to_o be_v remedy_v no_o disquiet_n be_v entertain_v on_o this_o account_n and_o bate_v the_o charge_n necessary_a for_o their_o recovery_n they_o be_v not_o of_o 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