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he_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o command_n of_o the_o van_n of_o the_o army_n and_o monsieur_n that_o of_o the_o main_a body_n 26._o body_n siri_fw-la mem._n rec._n tom._n 7._o p._n 555._o aubery_n lib._n 4._o c._n 31._o pontis_fw-la memcir_n p._n 2._o p._n 26._o have_v put_v himself_o at_o the_o head_n of_o the_o count_n of_o moret_z of_o rieux_n and_o of_o fevillade_n he_o resolve_v to_o go_v and_o support_v the_o first_o file_n who_o be_v order_v to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o a_o advantageous_a post_n the_o count_n de_fw-fr moret_z be_v the_o first_o who_o fall_v upon_o the_o king_n horse_n and_o put_v they_o into_o disorder_n and_o montmorency_n perceive_v it_o pour_v in_o full_a speed_n with_o very_a few_o man_n and_o forget_v to_o discharge_v the_o part_n of_o a_o general_n he_o expose_v himself_o to_o all_o the_o danger_n of_o a_o private_a soldier_n and_o fight_v with_o extraordinary_a bravery_n upon_o this_o some_o foot_n who_o be_v lay_v in_o a_o ambush_n in_o the_o 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prince_n and_o loâ—ds_n shall_v be_v brand_v for_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o thâ—e_n 〈◊〉_d they_o say_v that_o they_o have_v 〈…〉_o that_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o spain_n shall_v lay_v down_o their_o arm_n along_o with_o they_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o can_v coâ—oâ—ntly_o obey_v sure_a and_o honour_v 〈…〉_o they_o believe_v 〈…〉_o have_v power_n to_o break_v it_o as_o he_o have_v 〈…〉_o of_o ratisbone_n and_o 〈…〉_o every_o one_o 〈…〉_o joy_n what_o of_o right_n 〈…〉_o to_o he_o 〈…〉_o up_o arm_n with_o no_o other_o 〈…〉_o peace_n which_o the_o cardinal_n 〈…〉_o to_o deâ—iâ—e_o but_o do_v not_o so_o in_o 〈…〉_o natural_a they_o shall_v defend_v themselves_o 〈…〉_o as_o they_o be_v able_a against_o the_o violent_a and_o 〈…〉_o proceed_n of_o the_o minisâ—â—â—_n in_o 〈…〉_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o 〈…〉_o satisfaction_n for_o 〈…〉_o have_v do_v they_o 〈…〉_o such_o as_o 〈…〉_o the_o paâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr chatillon_n enter_v into_o the_o principality_n of_o sedan_n 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