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his_o come_n have_v seize_v on_o the_o gate_n and_o guard_v all_o the_o avenue_n mount_v bold_o up_o into_o the_o prince_n chamber_n with_o a_o great_a rout_n of_o arm_a rascal_n in_o his_o company_n here_o he_o peremptory_o desire_v the_o dauphin_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n which_o belong_v to_o he_o by_o inheritance_n that_o so_o the_o realm_n which_o one_o day_n will_v be_v his_o may_v be_v defend_v better_a than_o it_o be_v and_o that_o those_o companion_n who_o begin_v to_o swarm_v about_o in_o the_o nation_n plunder_v spoil_v and_o ravage_v without_o control_n may_v be_v subdue_v the_o dauphin_n say_v he_o will_v willing_o take_v in_o hand_n so_o good_a a_o work_n if_o he_o have_v wherewithal_o but_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v rather_o expect_v from_o those_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o profit_n and_o rent_n belong_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o say_v he_o for_o the_o reason_n of_o
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same_o time_n put_v his_o own_o upon_o the_o dauphin_n so_o make_v he_o a_o stale_a for_o that_o popular_a rebellion_n by_o give_v he_o the_o city_n livery_n the_o dauphin_n hat_n be_v of_o a_o brown-black_a embroider_v with_o gold_n which_o this_o audacious_a fellow_n wear_v all_o that_o day_n in_o token_n of_o his_o new_a dictatorship_n wherefore_o he_o force_v the_o abuse_a prince_n to_o pardon_v they_o for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o three_o counselor_n x._o but_o we_o shall_v refer_v the_o tedious_a narration_n of_o these_o insolence_n to_o the_o french_a historian_n to_o who_o it_o more_o proper_o belong_v since_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o we_o to_o set_v forth_o only_o so_o much_o of_o the_o affair_n of_o that_o nation_n as_o either_o may_v better_o explain_v our_o domestic_a transaction_n or_o be_v more_o strict_o interweave_v with_o they_o and_o such_o a_o matter_n be_v the_o etc._n the_o frois_fw-fr c._n 180._o mezeray_fw-fr ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la annum_fw-la etc._n etc._n release_n of_o charles_n king_n of_o navarre_n from_o his_o prison_n at_o arleux_n in_o picardy_n which_o happen_v immediate_o after_o that_o affront_n put_v upon_o the_o dauphin_n the_o castle_n be_v enter_v by_o scalado_n and_o the_o king_n deliver_v thence_o not_o without_o the_o knowledge_n as_o be_v think_v of_o the_o lord_n of_o picquigny_n to_o who_o care_n king_n john_n have_v commit_v the_o custody_n of_o that_o prince_n be_v thus_o free_v he_o be_v carry_v in_o triumph_n to_o the_o city_n of_o amiens_n where_o have_v tarry_v till_o he_o have_v make_v his_o peace_n with_o the_o dauphin_n he_o go_v with_o great_a pomp_n to_o paris_n where_o he_o be_v welcome_v with_o feast_n and_o splendid_a entertainment_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n himself_o at_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o provost_n who_o as_o then_o he_o will_v not_o or_o dare_v not_o displease_v here_o have_v be_v a_o few_o day_n he_o make_v before_o the_o dauphin_n and_o the_o noble_n of_o france_n a_o florid_n oration_n in_o latin_a for_o he_o be_v well_o learned_a and_o of_o a_o wonderful_a voluble_a tongue_n which_o be_v much_o advantage_v by_o his_o shape_n youth_n and_o presence_n wherein_o he_o complain_v of_o the_o hard_a and_o unworthy_a usage_n which_o he_o have_v suffer_v from_o his_o near_a and_o dear_a relation_n who_o of_o all_o man_n ought_v especial_o to_o have_v uphold_v he_o and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n live_v who_o can_v with_o any_o shadow_n of_o reason_n doubt_n but_o that_o he_o will_v live_v and_o die_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o crown_n of_o france_n as_o he_o be_v more_o particular_o bind_v to_o do_v be_v both_o by_o father_n and_o mother_n extract_v of_o the_o right_a line_n of_o france_n insomuch_o that_o if_o he_o have_v a_o design_n which_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o of_o challenge_v that_o crown_n unto_o himself_o he_o can_v evident_o prove_v that_o he_o have_v more_o right_o thereto_o than_o the_o present_a pretender_n this_o poison_n be_v so_o neat_o cover_v with_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o eloquence_n majesty_n youth_n and_o beauty_n especial_o all_o man_n be_v prepare_v to_o pity_v he_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o late_a imprisonment_n that_o it_o be_v immediate_o swallow_v down_o by_o most_o of_o his_o hearer_n and_o by_o they_o transmit_v to_o the_o vulgar_a with_o who_o also_o he_o use_v such_o popular_a art_n by_o caress_v they_o promise_v to_o ease_v they_o of_o tax_n to_o stand_v by_o they_o and_o the_o like_a that_o he_o be_v present_o in_o far_o more_o power_n and_o esteem_n at_o paris_n and_o with_o most_o of_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o france_n than_o the_o dauphin_n be_v himself_o wherefore_o he_o begin_v to_o send_v for_o his_o friend_n to_o come_v and_o be_v about_o he_o but_o as_o for_o his_o brother_n philip_n neither_o at_o his_o invitation_n nor_o the_o provost_n will_v he_o ever_o venture_v himself_o among_o the_o parisian_n for_o he_o will_v always_o say_v how_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o common-people_n there_o be_v never_o any_o certainty_n but_o if_o fawn_v and_o hosanna_n go_v before_o there_o follow_v in_o the_o rear_n nothing_o but_o crucifige_n ruin_n shame_n and_o dishonour_v chapter_n the_o three_o xix_o an._n dom._n 1358._o an._n regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la xxxii_o francia_fw-la xix_o the_o content_n i._o king_n edward_n solemnise_n the_o festival_n of_o st._n george_n at_o windsor_n in_o a_o most_o extraordinary_a manner_n ii_o a_o treaty_n set_v on_o foot_n between_o king_n edward_n and_o king_n john_n in_o order_n to_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o latter_a but_o it_o be_v dash_v iii_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o jaquery_n in_o france_n with_o a_o account_n of_o their_o horrid_a cruelty_n and_o final_a extirpation_n iv_o discord_n between_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o the_o dauphin_n and_o between_o the_o dauphin_n and_o the_o provost_n of_o paris_n v._o the_o king_n and_o duke_n reconcile_v but_o the_o provost_n continue_v plot_v vi_o the_o english_a navarrois_fw-fr revenge_n the_o death_n of_o their_o countryman_n on_o the_o parisiens_n vii_o the_o provost_n design_v to_o betray_v paris_n to_o the_o english_a be_v discover_v and_o slay_v viii_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n displease_v at_o his_o death_n break_v with_o the_o dauphin_n again_o his_o several_a garrison_n the_o dauphin_n difficulty_n ix_o the_o great_a confusion_n and_o misery_n of_o france_n x._o the_o constable_n besieges_fw-fr st._n valery_n the_o captal_a of_o busche_n come_v to_o the_o king_n of_o navarre_n assistance_n xi_o the_o several_a garrison_n of_o the_o navarrois_fw-fr xii_o the_o lord_n canon_n robsert_n discomfit_n a_o party_n of_o they_o xiii_o the_o happy_a estate_n of_o england_n two_o king_n keep_v christmas_n with_o king_n edward_n fourteen_o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n mother_n of_o england_n and_o of_o the_o queen_n consort_n of_o scotland_n and_o of_o orcanes_n the_o great_a turk_n xv._o a_o quarrel_n between_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n and_o blanch_n lady_n wake_n and_o another_o between_o the_o four_o order_n of_o the_o preaching-fryer_n and_o the_o two_o university_n of_o cambridge_n and_o oxford_n in_o the_o 963._o the_o knighton_n p._n 2617._o n._n 60._o &_o p._n 2618._o n._n 10_o &_o m.s._n vet_z angl._n in_o bibl._n c.c.c._n cantab._n c._n 230._o holinsh_fw-mi engl._n chron._n p._n 963._o beginning_n of_o this_o year_n king_n edward_n issue_v forth_o his_o royal_a proclamation_n throughout_o all_o england_n that_o all_o knight_n stranger_n from_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n who_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o come_v to_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n george_n to_o be_v solemn_o hold_v by_o he_o on_o the_o 23_o of_o april_n at_o windsor_n shall_v have_v his_o letter_n of_o safe_a conduct_n to_o pass_v and_o repass_v the_o realm_n at_o their_o pleasure_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o week_n without_o the_o least_o impediment_n or_o danger_n there_o to_o partake_v every_o one_o according_a to_o his_o degree_n and_o 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