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10._o how_o william_n in_o his_o journey_n home_o from_o bristol_n be_v rob_v and_o how_o in_o mer_fw-fr 〈…〉_z t_o his_o company_n pay_v his_o loss_n chap._n 11._o how_o these_o famous_a merchant_n for_o wrong_n do_v they_o by_o the_o french_a nation_n furnish_v the_o 〈◊〉_d ship_n to_o the_o sea_n with_o their_o victory_n chap._n 12._o how_o joane_n william_n wife_n can_v not_o endure_v her_o servant_n james_n with_o his_o departâ—e_n to_o spain_n chap._n 13._o how_o the_o king_n with_o his_o army_n march_v to_o exeter_n and_o relieve_v the_o city_n besiege_v by_o the_o cornish_a rebel_n chap._n 14._o how_o william_n and_o his_o other_o friend_n to_o make_v the_o king_n sport_n make_v challenge_v to_o all_o comer_n at_o wresling_n hurl_v and_o football_n chap._n 15._o how_o the_o cardinal_n leave_v the_o king_n at_o exeter_n iourny_v to_o london_n and_o what_o jest_v happen_v chap._n 16._o how_o james_n william_n servant_n be_v his_o factor_n in_o spain_n at_o one_o cast_v at_o dice_n lose_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o florence_n and_o medina_n fitie_n thousand_o ducat_n chap_n 17._o how_o james_n travel_v from_o calais_n to_o saint_n lucas_n encounter_v a_o lady_n widow_n to_o a_o cavileere_n of_o spain_n in_o man_n apparel_n chap._n 18._o how_o james_n lie_v with_o the_o spaniard_n and_o find_v she_o to_o be_v a_o woman_n chap._n 19_o how_o jame_v accompany_v the_o lady_n to_o cherry_n and_o what_o entertainment_n she_o give_v he_o chap._n 20._o how_o william_n by_o one_o of_o her_o neighbour_n be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o james_n his_o man_n fortune_n with_o his_o answer_n to_o he_o chap._n 21_o how_o william_n otho_n and_o oliver_n from_o plymouth_n pass_v to_o spain_n and_o their_o fortune_n chap._n 22._o how_o the_o english_a merchant_n arrive_v at_o chere_n at_o james_n his_o marriage_n chap._n 23._o how_o james_n with_o his_o wife_n honourable_a friend_n be_v at_o their_o cheer_n william_n and_o his_o company_n visit_v they_o with_o their_o welcome_n chap._n 24._o how_o otho_n and_o oliver_n at_o the_o house_n of_o a_o courtesan_n be_v rob_v of_o their_o money_n and_o apparel_n chap._n 25._o how_o james_n at_o his_o master_n william_n departure_n clear_v all_o his_o account_n with_o recompance_n and_o his_o wife_n kind_a favour_n chap._n 26._o finis_fw-la aa_n a_o pleasant_a discourse_n of_o six_o gallant_a merchant_n of_o devonshire_n chap._n i._n how_o these_o gallant_a merchant_n of_o the_o west_n begin_v their_o first_o familiarity_n and_o what_o happen_v they_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o bordeaux_n be_v situate_v in_o britain_n part_n of_o the_o french_a confine_n in_o which_o city_n yearly_a near_o the_o month_n of_o september_n be_v hold_v a_o mart_n of_o long_a continuance_n to_o which_o mart_n or_o uyntage_n from_o all_o place_n merchant_n make_v their_o traffic_n for_o such_o wine_n as_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o do_v plentiful_o yield_v among_o many_o of_o sundry_a country_n which_o make_v their_o voyage_n to_o this_o 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