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the_o pomp_n and_o magnificence_n of_o this_o famous_a entertainment_n set_v forth_o as_o well_o king_n edward_n greatness_n as_o any_o other_o grandeur_n of_o state_n whatsoever_o but_o king_n john_n who_o expect_v by_o a_o high_a ransom_n to_o pay_v something_o towards_o these_o vast_a profusion_n say_v merry_o ibid._n merry_o m.s._n vet_z ang._n in_o bibl._n c.c.c._n cantab._n c._n 230._o ibid._n that_o he_o never_o see_v nor_o know_v such_o royal_a show_n and_o feast_n without_o some_o after_o reckon_a for_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o we_o find_v that_o about_o the_o same_o time_n he_o make_v use_v of_o one_o shift_n to_o raise_v money_n for_o it_o be_v now_o set_v forth_o by_o proclamation_n 25._o proclamation_n dugd._n warw._n p_o 647._o â—_o â—â—_o pat._n 32._o ed._n 3._o p._n 2._o m._n 25._o that_o all_o such_o the_o king_n subject_n as_o be_v possess_v of_o land_n or_o rent_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 40_o s._n shall_v appear_v before_o the_o king_n there_o to_o receive_v the_o 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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 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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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n._n 56._o etc._n etc._n affirm_v by_o good_a authority_n that_o soon_o after_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o cardinal_n there_o come_v certain_a person_n from_o france_n with_o suprd_n with_o forte_n esset_fw-la 6_o cent_n mill._n ut_fw-la suprd_n twelve_o hundred_o thousand_o crown_n in_o part_n of_o payment_n for_o their_o king_n ransom_n but_o king_n edward_n refuse_v the_o money_n for_o that_o they_o have_v not_o bring_v the_o hostage_n with_o they_o as_o it_o have_v be_v agree_v they_o in_o their_o defence_n answer_v that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o france_n be_v ravage_v by_o the_o english_a contrary_a to_o the_o form_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o agreement_n that_o the_o people_n of_o france_n dare_v not_o go_v to_o their_o own_o house_n the_o king_n tell_v they_o that_o such_o englishman_n who_o tarry_v in_o france_n after_o the_o agreement_n make_v be_v outlaw_n felon_n murderer_n thief_n
ready_a to_o sustain_v his_o quarrel_n with_o these_o word_n he_o leave_v the_o king_n his_o brother_n in_o a_o huff_n and_o with_o four_o person_n only_o in_o his_o company_n ride_v post_n to_o st._n saviour_n le_fw-fr viscount_n which_o be_v as_o we_o have_v show_v a_o english_a garrison_n under_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n thomas_n holland_n a_o great_a baron_n of_o england_n and_o 〈…〉_o and_o dugd._n 2._o vol._n p._n 7â—_n 〈…〉_o afterward_o in_o right_a of_o his_o wite_n earl_n of_o kent_n and_o lord_n wake_v who_o receive_v he_o very_o glad_o and_o say_v how_o he_o have_v acquit_v himself_o with_o commendable_a loyalty_n and_o honour_n towards_o the_o king_n of_o england_n however_o 198._o however_o frois_fw-fr c._n 198._o by_o this_o treaty_n of_o peace_n the_o king_n of_o navarre_n have_v the_o quiet_a possession_n of_o certain_a town_n and_o castle_n in_o normandy_n and_o on_o the_o border_n thereof_o besides_o mante_n and_o meulan_n and_o now_o a_o reconciliation_n be_v 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