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promise_n of_o the_o hollandaise_n â—_z 〈◊〉_d pompous_a than_o realâ—_n nevertheless_o because_o he_o make_v no_o question_n but_o their_o army_n will_v be_v 〈◊〉_d motion_n be_v it_o only_o to_o make_v some_o show_n of_o fulfiâ—â—ng_v their_o promise_n he_o think_v he_o shall_v get_v advantage_n eâ—â—ugh_o by_o their_o march_n since_o it_o will_v oblige_v 〈◊〉_d spaniard_n to_o divide_v their_o force_n and_o in_o regard_n they_o that_o lie_v at_o newport_n be_v too_o feeble_a to_o fight_v he_o alone_o he_o shall_v the_o more_o easy_o accomplish_v the_o siege_n while_o thing_n thus_o pass_v in_o the_o camp_n the_o enemy_n general_n no_o long_o doubt_v but_o that_o dunkirk_n be_v besiege_v assemble_v at_o newport_n which_o be_v the_o next_o place_n to_o the_o siege_n and_o therefore_o most_o commodious_a for_o conference_n and_o execution_n picolominy_n &_o â—â—amboy_n be_v there_o be_v come_v to_o join_v caracena_n who_o have_v never_o stir_v since_o the_o take_n of_o furne_z beck_n be_v 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and_o all_o the_o officer_n endeave_v to_o appease_v the_o disorder_n they_o can_v not_o hinder_v the_o street_n from_o be_v barricado_v in_o a_o moment_n however_o the_o people_n still_o preserve_v their_o respect_n towards_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n and_o towards_o all_o the_o general_a officer_n but_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o animosity_n increase_v in_o all_o place_n where_o his_o presence_n be_v want_v it_o be_v impossible_a that_o thing_n shall_v remain_v long_o in_o that_o condition_n the_o soldier_n as_o i_o have_v already_o relate_v have_v take_v possession_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o grave_a and_o half_a the_o adjoin_a street_n the_o people_n be_v in_o arm_n all_o the_o street_n be_v barricado_v and_o corpse_n â—e_v guard_n place_v every_o where_o night_n draw_v on_o which_o will_v have_v increase_v the_o disorder_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n find_v himself_o necessitate_v either_o to_o quit_v the_o town_n shameful_o or_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v pâ—ilaged_v and_o 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with_o he_o beside_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o the_o court_n the_o duke_n of_o nemours_n order_n be_v to_o cross_v the_o river_n of_o loire_n in_o order_n to_o relieve_v montrond_n and_o to_o march_v immediate_o towards_o guienne_n whereas_o the_o order_n the_o duke_n of_o beaufort_n daily_o receive_v from_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n be_v direct_o opposite_a monsieur_n can_v not_o consent_v that_o the_o army_n shall_v march_v away_o so_o far_o from_o paris_n fear_v lest_o the_o people_n or_o the_o parliament_n shall_v alter_v their_o mind_n see_v the_o duke_n of_o nemours_n army_n march_v into_o guienne_n while_o the_o king_n be_v remain_v in_o their_o neighbourhood_n the_o coadjutor_n of_o paris_n in_o who_o monsieur_n confide_v most_o at_o that_o time_n second_v this_o advice_n and_o augment_v the_o fear_n and_o natural_a iâ—resolutions_n of_o that_o prince_n by_o keep_v the_o army_n on_o this_o side_n the_o river_n loire_n he_o make_v it_o of_o no_o use_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n who_o enemy_n he_o be_v and_o make_v himself_o more_o considerable_a at_o court_n by_o show_v that_o be_v master_n of_o monsieur_n conduct_v it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o advance_v or_o keep_v back_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o army_n and_o thus_o omit_v no_o mean_n to_o obtain_v a_o cardinal_n cap._n chavigny_n on_o his_o side_n harbour_v as_o great_a design_n he_o expect_v to_o govern_v monsieur_n by_o make_v he_o senâ—â—â—le_a that_o â—e_v govern_v the_o prince_n and_o flatter_v himâ—â—â—â—_n to_o become_v master_n of_o the_o prince_n conduct_n by_o show_v he_o he_o be_v master_n of_o monsieur_n his_o project_n do_v not_o stop_v there_o from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o war_n he_o have_v take_v his_o measure_n to_o become_v â—_o negotiator_fw-la of_o peace_n and_o have_v unite_v himself_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o roâ—an_n believe_v that_o he_o may_v be_v equal_o useful_a to_o he_o with_o monsieur_n and_o with_o the_o prince_n he_o likewise_o think_v he_o have_v 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