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ambassador_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o lancastre_n to_o treat_v for_o a_o marriage_n to_o be_v have_v bytwene_v his_o son_n and_o the_o duke_n daughter_n and_o how_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o berrey_n a_o truse_a be_v make_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o lancastre_n in_o the_o country_n of_o tholousyn_n and_o rovergne_n cap._n c_o xxix_o ¶_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o berrey_n and_o of_o burgoyne_n depart_v to_o go_v to_o bloyes_n and_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o bretayne_v come_v thyde_a and_o how_o the_o duke_n do_v so_o moche_n that_o they_o have_v he_o to_o paris_n in_o manner_n against_o his_o will_n capi._n c_o xxx_o ¶_o how_o lewes_n king_n of_o cycyle_n enter_v in_o to_o paris_n in_o estate_n royal_a and_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o bretayne_v enter_v on_o the_o night_n of_o saint_n johan_n the_o baptyst_a the_o year_n of_o grace_n a_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o sevyn_a and_z of_o a_o deed_n of_o arm_n do_v before_o the_o king_n at_o moutereau_n fault_n 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great_a capi._n c_o xxxiiii_o ¶_o how_o perot_n le_fw-fr bernoys_n and_o his_o companion_n resort_v again_o to_o their_o hold_v with_z great_a pyllage_n and_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o guerle_n can_v have_v no_o aid_n of_o the_o englysshe_n man_n to_z raise_v the_o siege_n before_o grave_n and_o how_o the_o brabansois_n make_v a_o brige_n over_o the_o ryver_n of_o mouse_n the_o which_o they_o of_o guerle_n do_v break_v bryn_v and_o dystroy_v as_o you_o shall_v here_o after_o capi._n c_o xxxu_o ¶_o how_o the_o brabansoy_n pass_v the_o ryver_n through_o the_o town_n of_o ravesten_n over_o the_o bridge_n there_o and_z so_o enter_v into_o guerle_n than_o the_o duke_n depart_v fro_o nymay_v with_o three_o hundred_o spear_n and_o come_v against_o they_o and_o dyscomfyte_v they_o bytwene_v ravesten_n and_o the_o town_n of_o grave_n cap_n c_o xxxvi_o ¶_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o guerles_a after_o he_o have_v discomfyte_v the_o brabansoy_n he_o go_v again_o to_o nymay_v and_o how_o tydynge_n 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