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princess_n after_o her_o father_n death_n come_v in_o ambassage_n to_o the_o king_n as_o from_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o their_o country_n page_n 187_o chap._n 17_o how_o they_o of_o gaunt_n after_o their_o ambassador_n return_v put_v to_o death_n the_o chancellor_n huguenot_n &_o the_o lord_n of_o himbercourt_n against_o their_o princess_n will_n and_o how_o they_o and_o other_o fleming_n be_v discomfit_v before_o tournay_n and_o their_o general_n the_o duke_n of_o gueldres_n slay_v page_n 190_o chap._n 18_o a_o discourse_n upon_o this_o point_n that_o war_n and_o division_n be_v permit_v of_o god_n for_o the_o chastisement_n â—â—_o prince_n and_o evil_a people_n with_o diverse_a good_a reason_n and_o example_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o prince_n wâ—â—â—â—_n happen_v in_o the_o author_n time_n 〈◊〉_d the_o sixth_o book_n chap._n 1_o how_o the_o duchy_n of_o burgundy_n be_v yield_v to_o the_o king_n page_n 205_o chap._n 2_o how_o the_o king_n entertain_v the_o english_a man_n 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guinegate_n page_n 219_o chap._n 7_o how_o king_n lewis_n be_v visit_v with_o sickness_n lose_v his_o wit_n and_o lay_v speechless_a sometime_o recover_v and_o eft_o soon_o fall_v into_o his_o disease_n again_o and_o how_o he_o behave_v himself_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o plessis_n les_fw-fr tours_n page_n 222_o chap._n 8_o how_o the_o king_n cause_v the_o holy_a man_n of_o calabria_n to_o come_v to_o tours_n think_v that_o he_o can_v heal_v he_o and_o what_o strange_a thing_n the_o say_a king_n do_v to_o maintain_v his_o authority_n during_o his_o sickness_n page_n 226_o chap._n 9_o how_o the_o marriage_n between_o the_o dauphin_n and_o the_o lady_n margaret_n of_o flaunders_n be_v conclude_v and_o how_o she_o be_v bring_v into_o france_n whereupon_o edward_n king_n of_o england_n die_v for_o sorrow_n page_n 228_o chap._n 10_o how_o the_o king_n behave_v himself_o towards_o his_o neighbour_n and_o subject_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o sickness_n and_o how_o diverse_a thing_n be_v send_v he_o from_o diverse_a place_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o health_n page_n 231_o chap._n 11_o how_o king_n lewis_n the_o 11._o cause_v charles_n the_o dauphin_n his_o son_n to_o come_v to_o he_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n and_o of_o the_o commandment_n and_o precept_n he_o give_v both_o he_o and_o certain_a other_o page_n 232_o chap._n 12_o a_o comparison_n between_o the_o sorrow_n and_o trouble_n that_o king_n lewis_n suffer_v and_o those_o he_o cause_v diverse_a other_o to_o suffer_v with_o a_o rehearsal_n of_o all_o that_o he_o do_v &_o all_o that_o be_v do_v to_o he_o till_o his_o death_n page_n 234_o chap._n 13_o a_o discourse_n upon_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n life_n by_o the_o example_n of_o those_o prince_n that_o live_v in_o the_o author_n time_n and_o first_o of_o king_n lewis_n page_n 238_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o author_n page_n 243_o a_o supply_n of_o the_o history_n of_o philip_n de_fw-fr commines_fw-la from_o the_o death_n of_o king_n lewis_n the_o eleven_o till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o war_n of_o naples_n to_o wit_n from_o 1483._o till_o 1493._o of_o all_o the_o which_o time_n commine_v write_v nothing_o page_n 247_o chap._n 1_o of_o king_n charles_n his_o come_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o death_n of_o oliver_n king_n lewis_n his_o barber_n and_o other_o and_o of_o the_o revoke_v of_o king_n lewis_n his_o superfluous_a gift_n ibid._n chap._n 2_o of_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n hold_v at_o tours_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n pursuit_n for_o the_o regency_n of_o the_o madwar_n raise_v by_o he_o and_o of_o his_o departure_n into_o britain_n page_n 248_o chap._n 3_o of_o the_o trouble_n that_o happen_v in_o britain_n between_o the_o duke_n and_o his_o noble_n and_o of_o peter_n landois_n death_n page_n 250_o chap._n
author_n that_o write_v of_o those_o time_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a side_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o that_o which_o commine_v write_v in_o this_o place_n first_o la_n march_n report_v that_o the_o bloody_a flux_n enter_v into_o the_o duke_n camp_n lie_v before_o nuz_n which_o it_o be_v very_o like_v consume_v many_o and_o impair_v the_o health_n of_o many_o more_o with_o he_o also_o agree_v the_o annal_n of_o burgundy_n which_o report_n that_o the_o duke_n lose_v 15000._o man_n before_o nuz_n which_o be_v well_o consider_v and_o this_o withal_o that_o the_o siege_n endure_v a_o whole_a year_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o end_n the_o duke_n force_v to_o depart_v frustrate_a of_o his_o purpose_n whereby_o his_o soldier_n have_v not_o only_o their_o body_n tire_v but_o also_o their_o mind_n discourage_v i_o suppose_v no_o man_n of_o sound_n judgement_n will_v think_v that_o the_o duke_n army_n can_v be_v otherwise_o than_o in_o very_o poor_a estate_n now_o that_o you_o have_v hear_v all_o that_o meyer_n have_v or_o can_v object_v against_o the_o credit_n of_o this_o history_n which_o also_o how_o substantial_o he_o have_v prove_v i_o leave_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o indifferent_a reader_n to_o consider_v it_o be_v good_a reason_n you_o shall_v also_o hear_v what_o opinion_n other_o author_n have_v both_o of_o commine_n and_o of_o his_o history_n and_o how_o honourable_a testimony_n in_o their_o writing_n they_o give_v to_o they_o both_o annales_n burgundiae_fw-la lib._n 3._o pa._n 930._o speak_v of_o commine_n testify_v thus_o of_o he_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o wise_a gentleman_n of_o his_o time_n and_o the_o best_a acquaint_v with_o all_o matter_n of_o state_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o history_n whereof_o the_o emperor_n charles_n make_v so_o great_a account_n that_o he_o never_o sleep_v before_o he_o have_v read_v certain_a chapter_n thereof_o for_o the_o finish_n of_o his_o day_n work_n which_o sure_a this_o noble_a and_o sage_a emperor_n 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house_n of_o commine_n be_v philip_n the_o commine_v lord_n of_o argenton_n who_o write_v the_o history_n of_o his_o own_o time_n very_o sincere_o he_o be_v a_o noble_a personage_n of_o great_a enterprise_n and_o of_o he_o diverse_a author_n make_v honourable_a mention_n here_o we_o have_v the_o true_a testimony_n of_o sundry_a worthy_a writer_n for_o to_o vouche_v all_o be_v too_o tedious_a on_o commines_n behalf_n which_o join_v with_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o noble_a emperor_n charles_n the_o five_o be_v sufficient_a as_o i_o suppose_v to_o maintain_v his_o credit_n against_o the_o venomous_a dart_n of_o meyers_n sclanderous_a accusation_n now_o as_o touch_v commine_v life_n the_o only_a thing_n that_o meyer_n blame_v therein_o be_v his_o departure_n from_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n service_n for_o the_o which_o he_o inveigh_v no_o less_o bitter_o against_o his_o person_n than_o before_o he_o do_v against_o his_o history_n for_o fol._n 355._o where_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n cruelty_n use_v at_o the_o castle_n of_o nesle_n which_o he_o take_v by_o assault_n the_o year_n 1472._o he_o have_v these_o word_n crudelis_fw-la hic_fw-la visus_fw-la corolus_fw-la &_o animo_fw-la turbato_fw-la crediturque_fw-la quosdam_fw-la ex_fw-la familiaribus_fw-la parum_fw-la habuisse_fw-la fideles_fw-la ex_fw-la quibus_fw-la hand_n dubie_n ere_fw-we at_o philippus_n ille_fw-la cominius_n or_o tu_fw-la flandrus_fw-la dominus_fw-la ruscurii_n qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la anno_fw-la transfugit_fw-la adregem_fw-la quisivir_fw-fr fuisset_fw-la probus_fw-la &_o integer_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la deserto_fw-la dominc_fw-la svo_fw-la deserta_fw-la &_o abiurata_fw-la patria_fw-la ad_fw-la talem_fw-la transisset_fw-la tyrannum_fw-la aliosque_fw-la ad_fw-la idem_fw-la faciendum_fw-la solicitasset_fw-la quantiscunque_fw-la muneribus_fw-la invitatus_fw-la again_o fol._n 366._o thus_o he_o say_v causam_fw-la cur_n transfugerit_fw-la aliisque_fw-la nonnullis_fw-la author_n fuerit_fw-la idem_fw-la faciendi_fw-la non_fw-la lego_fw-la cum_fw-la autem_fw-la cominius_n in_fw-la suis_fw-la scriptis_fw-la causam_fw-la suae_fw-la defectionis_fw-la reticeat_fw-la non_fw-la dubium_fw-la puto_fw-la quin_fw-la ob_fw-la faedum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la patratum_fw-la scelus_fw-la more_fw-it proditorum_fw-la aufugerit_fw-la whereunto_o somewhat_o to_o answer_v in_o commines_n behalf_n i_o say_v that_o what_o cause_n move_v he_o to_o leave_v the_o duke_n as_o we_o certain_o know_v not_o so_o be_v it_o not_o like_a that_o he_o depart_v from_o he_o for_o any_o heinous_a offence_n because_o he_o be_v never_o charge_v with_o any_o neither_o be_v meyer_n able_a to_o produce_v any_o one_o testimony_n as_o even_o himself_o in_o this_o place_n be_v force_v to_o confess_v that_o he_o forsake_v the_o duke_n in_o any_o treacherous_a sort_n neither_o be_v he_o able_a to_o prove_v that_o he_o solicit_v any_o to_o leave_v the_o duke_n service_n during_o the_o duke_n life_n 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