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troop_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o castle_n narbonne_n unto_o which_o the_o enemy_n have_v set_v fire_n when_o they_o leave_v it_o moreover_o he_o cause_v the_o bell_n to_o be_v toll_v 222._o chass_n lib._n 4._o c_o 11._o pag._n 222._o to_o gather_v the_o people_n together_o to_o give_v thanks_n unto_o god_n in_o their_o temple_n for_o the_o happy_a and_o miraculous_a victory_n which_o they_o have_v obtain_v for_o that_o this_o audacious_a cyclops_n be_v overthrow_v that_o have_v expose_v they_o many_o time_n to_o pillage_n raze_v their_o wall_n beat_v down_o their_o rampier_n destroy_v their_o tower_n violate_v their_o wife_n and_o daughter_n kill_v their_o citizen_n cut_v down_o their_o tree_n spoil_v their_o land_n and_o bring_v their_o whole_a country_n to_o extreme_a desolation_n chap._n iii_o the_o earl_n remond_n recover_v all_o that_o the_o earl_n simon_n have_v take_v from_o he_o in_o agenois_n the_o earl_n of_o foix_n take_v mirepoix_n from_o roger_n de_fw-la leni_fw-la the_o earl_n of_o come_v his_o land_n which_o one_o name_v joris_n detain_v from_o he_o a_o advantageous_a encounter_n for_o the_o albingenses_n in_o laurague_n expedition_n of_o small_a effect_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n simon_n the_o prince_n lewis_n take_v marmande_n and_o return_v into_o france_n have_v summon_v toulouze_n to_o yield_v itself_o the_o earl_n remond_n follow_v the_o victory_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o narbonne_n and_o fortify_v it_o against_o the_o pilgrim_n which_o he_o know_v very_o well_o will_v come_v the_o year_n follow_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o send_v his_o son_n into_o agenois_n who_o bring_v unto_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o father_n condon_n 162._o holagarâ—y_o in_o his_o history_n of_o from_o 162._o marmande_n aguillon_n and_o other_o place_n adjoin_v on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o earl_n of_o foix_n besiege_v mirepoix_n summon_v roger_n de_fw-fr leni_fw-la to_o restore_v it_o unto_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o now_o to_o hope_v any_o long_o in_o the_o earl_n simon_n for_o he_o be_v dead_a that_o it_o must_v content_v he_o that_o he_o have_v now_o long_o enough_o and_o unjust_o keep_v that_o which_o be_v he_o that_o if_o he_o change_v his_o patience_n into_o fury_n he_o will_v lose_v both_o his_o life_n and_o mirepoix_n altogether_o it_o trouble_v much_o the_o marshal_n of_o the_o faith_n for_o that_o be_v the_o vain_a title_n which_o the_o legate_n have_v give_v he_o to_o yield_v up_o this_o place_n but_o in_o the_o end_n he_o deliver_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o foix._n the_o earl_n of_o come_v have_v also_o his_o right_n of_o one_o joris_n to_o who_o the_o legate_n have_v give_v all_o that_o the_o soldier_n of_o the_o cross_n have_v take_v in_o his_o country_n for_o he_o take_v they_o all_o from_o he_o yea_o life_n and_o all_o at_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o year_n follow_v 1219._o 1219._o 1219._o almaric_n or_o aimeri_fw-la of_o montfort_n come_v into_o agenois_n with_o some_o troop_n of_o soldier_n of_o the_o cross_n to_o recover_v that_o which_o his_o father_n have_v there_o possess_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n he_o besiege_v marmande_n the_o young_a earl_n remond_n of_o toulouze_n go_v to_o succour_v the_o besiege_a when_o the_o earl_n of_o foix_n write_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o have_v get_v a_o great_a booty_n in_o laurague_n both_o of_o people_n and_o beast_n but_o he_o fear_v he_o shall_v not_o bring_v it_o to_o toulouze_n and_o not_o be_v fight_v withal_o by_o the_o way_n by_o the_o garrison_n of_o carcassone_n and_o therefore_o he_o entreat_v he_o to_o succour_v he_o young_a remond_n take_v his_o journey_n towards_o he_o and_o come_v in_o so_o good_a a_o hour_n to_o the_o earl_n foix_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o lose_v his_o booty_n be_v follow_v by_o the_o viscount_n of_o lautrec_n and_o the_o captain_n faucant_fw-la and_o valas._n be_v come_v to_o the_o combat_n 13._o chass_n lib._n 4._o chap._n 13._o the_o say_v foucant_fw-la and_o valas_n encourage_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n their_o pilgrim_n say_v that_o they_o fight_v for_o heaven_n and_o for_o the_o church_n the_o young_a earl_n remond_n hear_v it_o cry_v unto_o his_o as_o loud_a as_o he_o courage_n my_o friend_n for_o we_o fight_v for_o our_o religion_n and_o against_o thief_n and_o robber_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n they_o have_v rob_v enough_o let_v we_o make_v they_o vomit_v it_o up_o again_o and_o pay_v the_o arrearage_n of_o their_o theft_n which_o they_o have_v heretofore_o free_o commit_v and_o hereupon_o they_o give_v the_o charge_n the_o viscount_n of_o lautrec_n flee_v foucant_fw-la be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o all_o their_o troop_n cut_v in_o piece_n seguret_n a_o captain_n and_o profess_a robber_n be_v take_v and_o hang_v in_o the_o field_n upon_o a_o tree_n thus_o victorious_a and_o lade_v with_o booty_n they_o come_v to_o toulouze_n with_o their_o prisoner_n 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