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duke_n of_o anjou_n tarry_v still_o at_o st._n omers_n from_o king_n edward_n there_o come_v john_n of_o gaunt_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n john_n dreux_n common_o call_v monford_n duke_n of_o bretagne_n william_n montagu_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n and_o william_n courtney_n bishop_n of_o london_n sr._n robert_n of_o namur_n be_v also_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n and_o wait_v on_o he_o to_o do_v he_o honour_n while_o he_o stay_v in_o flanders_n and_o the_o two_o legate_n the_o archbishop_n of_o rouën_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o carpentras_n go_v between_o the_o two_o party_n and_o take_v much_o pain_n show_v many_o weighty_a reason_n to_o induce_v both_o side_n to_o moderation_n but_o all_o to_o no_o purpose_n the_o lord_n be_v so_o far_o asunder_o in_o their_o resolution_n for_o the_o french_a king_n demand_v back_o again_o 1400000_o frank_n which_o have_v be_v pay_v for_o the_o redemption_n of_o king_n john_n and_o also_o to_o have_v calais_n raze_v and_o beat_v down_o to_o 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