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the_o country_n of_o picardy_n and_o uermandoyse_n cap._n cc_o lxxviii_o ¶_o how_o they_o of_o noyon_n take_v the_o englysshman_n that_o have_v set_v fire_n in_o the_o bysshops_n bridge_n &_o how_o the_o french_a king_n send_v for_o sir_n bertram_n of_o clesquy_n cap._n cc_o lxxix_o ¶_o how_o they_o of_o lymoges_n yield_v they_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o berrey_n and_o how_o he_o break_v up_o his_o army_n cap._n cc_o lxxx_o ¶_o how_o sir_n robert_n canoll_n enter_v in_o to_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n with_o a_o great_a nombre_fw-fr of_o man_n of_o arm_n and_o come_v never_o to_o the_o city_n of_o paris_n cap._n cc_o lxxxi_o ¶_o how_o sir_n bertram_n of_o clesquy_n make_v great_a war_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lymoges_n and_o
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of_o england_n ordain_v the_o earl_n of_o penbroke_a to_o be_v governor_n of_o poictou_n cap._n cc_o lxxxxvi_fw-la ¶_o how_o the_o earl_n of_o penbroke_a depart_v out_o of_o england_n to_o go_v in_o to_o poyctou_n and_o how_o the_o spaynierde_n fight_v with_o he_o in_o the_o haven_n of_o rochel_n cap._n cc_o lxxxxvii_fw-la ¶_o how_o they_o of_o rochel_n town_n will_v not_o rescue_v th'earl_n of_o penbroke_a and_o how_o the_o seneschal_n of_o rochel_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o tanyboton_n &_o other_o come_v to_o socour_v the_o earl_n cap._n cc_o lxxxxviii_fw-la ¶_o how_o th'earl_n of_o penbroke_a be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o spanierde_n and_o how_o they_o depart_v fro_o the_o haven_n of_o rochel_n withal_o their_o prisoner_n and_z the_o same_o day_n the_o captall_a of_o beufz_n come_v in_o to_o rochel_n cap._n cc_o lxxxxix_fw-la ¶_o how_o sir_n yvan_a of_o wales_n discomfyte_v the_o englysshman_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o gerusay_n and_o how_o the_o french_a king_n send_v in_o to_o 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of_o england_n take_v the_o see_v to_o come_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n at_o thovar_n cap._n ccc_o u_o ¶_o how_o sir_n bertram_n of_o clesquy_n leyde_a siege_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o syre_v and_o how_o thenglyssheman_n be_v disconfyte_v and_o how_o the_o country_n of_o poictou_n xaynton_n and_o rochel_n be_v clean_o delyver_v out_o of_o the_o englysshman_n hand_n cap._n ccc_o vi_o ¶_o of_o the_o siege_n of_o bercerell_n of_o the_o dethe_v of_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n and_z of_o the_o peace_n bytwene_v the_o french_a king_n and_o the_o king_n of_o naver_n &_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o bretayne_v sledde_v in_o to_o england_n &_o how_o the_o constable_n of_o france_n conquer_v his_o duchy_n cap._n ccc_o vii_o ¶_o how_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a ordain_v in_o england_n to_o keep_v the_o country_n and_o how_o th'earl_n of_o salisbury_n sir_n wyllm_n nevell_n and_o philyppe_n courtney_n with_z dyvers_a other_o man_n of_o arm_n enter_v in_o to_o the_o see_v and_o land_v in_o bretaygne_n &_o how_o the_o constable_n of_o france_n go_v thyder_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o bretaygne_n go_v in_o to_o england_n cap._n ccc_o viii_o ¶_o how_o the_o french_a man_n lay_v at_o siege_n at_o four_o sundry_a place_n atone_v and_o how_o that_o roche-sur_a yone_n yield_v themselves_o and_o become_v french_a and_o how_o the_o englysshman_n come_v before_o breast_n cap._n ccc_o ix_o ¶_o how_o dyvers_a englisshman_n be_v slay_v and_o disconfyte_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o subyse_n before_o rybamont_n and_o how_o the_o garyson_n of_o soissonois_n disconfyte_v thenglysshman_n cap._n ccc_o ten_o ¶_o how_o the_o hostage_n that_o be_v lay_v by_o they_o of_o dyrivall_n be_v beheeded_a and_o how_o sir_n robert_n canoll_n beheeded_a again_o all_o such_o prisoner_n as_o he_o have_v and_o also_o of_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n journey_n cap._n ccc_o xi_o ¶_o how_o the_o lord_n of_o brim_n we_o &_o his_o child_n be_v take_v by_o the_o englysshman_n &_o all_o their_o company_n and_z how_o they_o of_o the_o garyson_n of_o peron_n be_v chase_v in_o to_o their_o town_n hasty_o cap._n ccc_o lxii_o ¶_o how_o the_o englisshman_n brint_n and_o waste_v the_o country_n of_o champayne_n and_z of_o then_o countrynge_n that_o they_o have_v in_o their_o way_n and_z of_o the_o prisoner_n that_o they_o take_v cap._n ccc_o lxiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o englisshman_n come_v before_o croye_v and_o of_o the_o bastyde_v that_o the_o duke_n of_o burgoyne_n make_v without_o troy_n to_o resy_v the_o englysshe_a man_n cap._n ccc_o lxiiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o englysshman_n to_o the_o and_o pyll_v the_o country_n of_o gastenoyse_n &_o of_o because_o and_o how_o a_o french_a squire_n right_o valiant_a require_v a_o englysshe_a squire_n to_o just_a with_o he_o cap._n ccc_o lxu_o ¶_o of_o the_o juste_n bytwene_fw-mi gawen_fw-mi mychaell_n fraucoy_n and_o joachyn_n cathore_fw-la angloy_v and_z of_o the_o word_n that_o king_n charles_n of_o france_n say_v on_o his_o dethe_v bed_n cap._n ccc_o lxvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o mawoysen_n who_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o englisshman_n and_z of_o the_o lord_n of_o hang_v who_o escape_v and_z of_o the_o dethe_v of_o king_n charles_n of_o france_n the_o fifte_n of_o that_o name_n cap._n ccc_o lxvii_o ¶_o how_o the_o englysshman_n arryve_v in_o breten_v and_o how_o the_o duke_n excuse_v himself_o of_o his_o long_a taryenge_a from_o they_o cap._n ccc_o lxviii_o ¶_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o bretayne_v &_o the_o englysshman_n besiege_a nauntes_n and_z of_o the_o coronacyon_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o sixth_o of_o that_o name_n and_z of_o the_o sery_n 〈…〉_o st_o he_o do_v before_o naunte_n ca._n ccc_o lxix_o ¶_o of_o the_o let_v that_o the_o duke_n of_o bretayne_v have_v so_o that_o he_o may_v not_o come_v to_o the_o siege_n