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quarter_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o garonne_n but_o the_o mean_a while_n in_o respect_n of_o this_o his_o necessitate_a absence_n from_o england_n he_o obtain_v of_o the_o king_n a_o special_a precept_n to_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o in_o any_o of_o their_o session_n within_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n intermeddle_v with_o his_o liberty_n and_o while_o he_o be_v prepare_v for_o this_o expedition_n he_o have_v a_o assignation_n of_o the_o town_n of_o hackney_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n for_o the_o quarter_a of_o his_o man_n and_o horse_n sixty_o man_n with_o lance_n be_v among_o other_o impress_v for_o that_o service_n out_o of_o his_o lordship_n of_o newport_n and_o netherwent_n in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n and_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o may_n almost_o a.g._n almost_o ashmele_fw-mi p._n 690._o ex_fw-la ret._n frane_n 26._o ed_n 3._o m._n 11._o maii_n 14._o lit._n dom._n a.g._n ready_a to_o take_v his_o journey_n into_o 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and_o a_o gallant_a retinue_n at_o guisnes_n the_o lord_n john_n clermont_n marshal_n of_o france_n meet_v he_o with_o a_o noble_a attendance_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n in_o the_o decemb._n the_o 11_o decemb._n quindene_n before_o christmas_n and_o give_v he_o a_o honourable_a reception_n conduct_v he_o with_o much_o respect_n as_o far_o as_o hesdin_n where_o the_o lord_n james_n of_o bourbon_n count_z de_fw-fr la_fw-fr march_n meet_v he_o also_o with_o another_o honourable_a train_n of_o gentleman_n and_o conduct_v he_o to_o paris_n with_o extreme_a civility_n at_o his_o approach_n to_o paris_n he_o be_v three_o meet_v by_o a_o very_a considerable_a body_n of_o lord_n knight_n and_o gentleman_n of_o france_n who_o come_v by_o king_n john_n special_a command_n to_o do_v he_o honour_n there_o be_v then_o the_o great_a number_n of_o stranger_n that_o ever_o be_v know_v at_o paris_n to_o behold_v this_o combat_n of_o two_o such_o mighty_a prince_n all_o who_o in_o their_o several_a 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and_o reason_n of_o his_o word_n and_o the_o almain_n utter_o deny_v the_o whole_a accusation_n wherefore_o on_o the_o day_n appoint_v the_o list_n be_v range_v out_o in_o a_o field_n call_v 51._o call_v fabian_z ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la a_o p._n 230._o grafton_n p._n 292._o mezeray_fw-fr p._n 51._o le_fw-fr pré_fw-fr aux_fw-fr clerc_n the_o two_o combatant_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o place_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n with_o his_o prime_a nobility_n and_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o people_n be_v present_a as_o spectator_n all_o thing_n be_v ready_a the_o two_o knight_n have_v as_o the_o custom_n of_o duelist_n in_o those_o day_n be_v take_v their_o several_a oath_n on_o the_o tegitur_fw-la the_o corporal_n gallice_n corporal_n latin._n corperale_fw-mi idem_fw-la qued_a dominicale_fw-la i.e._n pulvinar_fw-la sacrosanctum_fw-la synden_n vel_fw-la linteum_fw-la qâ—o_fw-la corpus_fw-la dominicum_fw-la tegitur_fw-la corporal_n that_o their_o cause_n be_v just_a and_o that_o they_o 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