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whatever_o come_v of_o it_o to_o leave_v the_o realm_n of_o france_n free_a and_o entire_a to_o his_o child_n as_o he_o have_v receive_v it_o from_o his_o father_n that_o affliction_n may_v well_o engage_v his_o person_n but_o not_o the_o inviolable_a right_n of_o his_o crown_n nor_o the_o liberty_n of_o that_o country_n where_o he_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v bear_v and_o over_o which_o neither_o the_o imprisonment_n nor_o death_n of_o any_o single_a person_n have_v such_o influence_n especial_o as_o to_o he_o who_o shall_v always_o reckon_v his_o life_n well_o lay_v down_o for_o the_o immortal_a preservation_n of_o france_n this_o generous_a magnanimity_n of_o king_n john_n give_v king_n edward_n occasion_n not_o only_o to_o commiserate_v his_o calamity_n but_o also_o more_o tender_o to_o respect_n and_o honour_v he_o as_o a_o person_n worthy_a of_o a_o better_a fortune_n so_o that_o at_o last_o especial_o because_o his_o dear_a son_n the_o prince_n of_o wales_n have_v promise_v unto_o he_o both_o in_o his_o tent_n the_o night_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o afterward_o at_o bourdeaux_n that_o peace_n and_o concord_n shall_v take_v place_n as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v if_o by_o any_o mean_n he_o may_v prevail_v with_o his_o father_n the_o king_n be_v willing_a to_o do_v his_o son_n honour_n yield_v to_o more_o easy_a condition_n of_o peace_n at_o least_o such_o as_o seem_v so_o to_o king_n john_n who_o declare_v he_o be_v ready_a to_o pay_v any_o sum_n of_o money_n as_o shall_v be_v demand_v but_o to_o subject_v the_o crown_n of_o france_n to_o any_o other_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o yield_v to_o for_o all_o the_o terror_n imaginable_a so_o it_o be_v agree_v 9_o agree_v holinsh_fw-mi eng._n chron._n p._n 963._o &_o matt._n villani_n l._n 8._o c._n 51._o &_o l._n 9_o c._n 9_o that_o the_o whole_a country_n of_o gascogne_n and_o guienne_n poictou_n touraine_n saintogne_n perigort_n quercie_n limosin_n angoulmois_n ponthieu_n boulonois_n guisnes_n and_o calais_n shall_v remain_v whole_o and_o entire_o to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o without_o any_o homage_n or_o duty_n pay_v therefore_o and_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o king_n edward_n to_o renounce_v for_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n all_o his_o right_n to_o the_o title_n and_o crown_n of_o france_n as_o also_o his_o claim_n which_o by_o any_o manner_n of_o mean_n he_o may_v have_v to_o the_o dukedom_n of_o normandy_n the_o earldom_n of_o anjou_n and_o maine_n the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v moreover_o to_o pay_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o england_n for_o his_o ransom_n etc._n ransom_n ita_fw-la authentica_fw-la articulerum_n copia_fw-la church-hill_n divi_z britan._n p._n 242._o fabian_n p._n 240._o etc._n etc._n three_o million_o of_o crown_n of_o gold_n which_o amount_v to_o 500000_o l._n sterling_n whereof_o 600000_o crown_n to_o be_v lay_v down_o present_o 400000_o the_o year_n after_o and_o the_o remainder_n the_o next_o two_o year_n follow_v and_o that_o 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