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all_o the_o benefit_n he_o have_v former_o receive_v from_o england_n do_v now_o so_o hate_v all_o englishman_n that_o he_o hardly_o take_v any_o to_o mercy_n that_o once_o fall_v into_o his_o hand_n it_o be_v the_o constable_n resolution_n first_o to_o reduce_v bretagne_n britonant_n because_o that_o part_n be_v always_o more_o inclinable_a to_o duke_n john_n interest_n than_o bretagne_n gallicant_n and_o therefore_o he_o chief_o bestir_v himself_o in_o these_o part_n but_o now_o it_o be_v time_n to_o see_v what_o become_v of_o sr._n robert_n knolles_n who_o have_v be_v make_v the_o duke_n lieutenant_n of_o all_o that_o country_n his_o courage_n be_v so_o notable_a and_o his_o conduct_n so_o good_a that_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v but_o he_o will_v have_v give_v the_o constable_n battle_n before_o this_o have_v he_o but_o have_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n but_o alas_o his_o
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by_o scalado_n and_o put_v all_o the_o englishman_n to_o the_o sword_n except_o the_o two_o captain_n who_o only_o be_v take_v to_o mercy_n but_o as_o for_o the_o townsman_n because_o they_o have_v so_o careful_o obey_v the_o constable_n command_n he_o now_o give_v a_o especial_a charge_n that_o none_o shall_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o do_v the_o least_o injury_n to_o any_o one_o of_o they_o here_o the_o constable_n tarry_v 15_o day_n to_o strengthen_v the_o town_n and_o castle_n and_o to_o set_v thing_n in_o order_n the_o mean_a while_o he_o send_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o army_n to_o le_fw-fr conquer_v a_o port-town_n which_o he_o resolve_v also_o to_o reduce_v this_o place_n after_o a_o stout_a resistance_n be_v take_v likewise_o by_o assault_n and_o every_o soul_n within_o put_v to_o the_o sword_n except_o only_o the_o captain_n sr._n john_n langley_n a_o english_a knight_n who_o be_v receive_v to_o mercy_n viii_o le_fw-fr conquer_v be_v thus_o win_v the_o constable_n take_v care_n to_o repair_v it_o and_o set_v it_o in_o good_a order_n and_o then_o resolve_v to_o go_v before_o the_o strong_a fortress_n of_o breast_n the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n have_v late_o be_v there_o and_o when_o he_o have_v very_o well_o supply_v the_o place_n with_o man_n of_o arm_n archer_n artillery_n and_o victual_n he_o take_v ship_v again_o and_o coast_v about_o the_o country_n if_o he_o may_v happy_o find_v the_o frenchman_n for_o as_o yet_o he_o know_v not_o where_o they_o be_v nor_o whither_o they_o will_v go_v soon_o after_o his_o departure_n the_o constable_n come_v and_o sit_v down_o before_o breast_n wherein_o at_o that_o time_n be_v sr._n robert_n knolles_n himself_o and_o sr._n william_n nevil_n with_o a_o 100_o man_n of_o arm_n and_o as_o many_o archer_n beside_o the_o inhabitant_n who_o be_v all_o loyal_a to_o their_o lord_n the_o duke_n and_o well_o provide_v of_o all_o thing_n however_o here_o the_o constable_n lay_v his_o siege_n with_o more_o than_o 6000_o fight_a man_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o have_v perfect_v his_o siege_n there_o he_o send_v sr._n oliver_n clisson_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n to_o go_v and_o in_o the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n name_n lie_v siege_n to_o la_fw-fr roche_n sur_fw-fr yon_n on_o other_o side_n the_o loire_n in_o poictou_n which_o be_v then_o in_o english_a hand_n but_o now_o the_o lord_n clisson_n invest_v it_o round_o about_o and_o raise_v up_o engine_n against_o the_o town_n which_o be_v bring_v thither_o from_o angiers_n and_o poitiers_n and_o here_o the_o lord_n clisson_n be_v join_v by_o several_a nobleman_n and_o knight_n from_o anjou_n and_o poictou_n who_o all_o vow_v not_o to_o rise_v till_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o place_n at_o their_o devotion_n and_o all_o the_o while_o they_o lie_v there_o the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n send_v they_o store_n of_o victual_n and_o other_o necessary_n for_o carry_v on_o the_o siege_n and_o still_o the_o constable_n lie_v with_o his_o man_n before_o 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five_o several_a place_n the_o one_o before_o becherel_n the_o other_o before_o breast_n in_o base_a bretagne_n a_o three_o before_o derval_n in_o bretagne_n also_o a_o four_o before_o st._n saviour_n in_o normandy_n and_o the_o last_o before_o roche_n sur_fw-fr yon_n in_o poictou_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n and_o to_o each_o of_o they_o be_v give_v many_o shrewd_a assault_n but_o those_o of_o roche_n sur_fw-fr yon_n who_o be_v far_a off_o from_o any_o succour_n be_v first_o oblige_v to_o come_v to_o a_o composition_n which_o be_v that_o unless_o they_o shall_v be_v relieve_v within_o the_o space_n of_o a_o month_n they_o will_v leave_v the_o place_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o at_o the_o french_a king_n pleasure_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o time_n limit_v the_o lord_n oliver_n clisson_n return_v thither_o with_o his_o troop_n and_o no_o rescue_n be_v come_v or_o likely_a to_o come_v the_o castle_n be_v give_v up_o according_a to_o covenant_n and_o the_o 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