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tyrant_n and_o persecutor_n of_o the_o faith_n ibid._n be_v thrust_v into_o the_o belly_n with_o a_o knife_n by_o friar_n jaques_n clement_n strike_v the_o same_o knife_n into_o his_o forehead_n die_v august_n 10._o 1589._o have_v live_v thirty_o six_o year_n and_o reign_v fifteen_o and_o two_o month_n page_n 406_o king_n merove_v the_o three_o king_n of_o france_n continues_z the_o conquest_n of_o belgia_n by_o clodian_n as_o far_o as_o paris_n and_o unite_v it_o to_o france_n 4_o king_n of_o navarre_n solicit_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n that_o they_o may_v share_v in_o the_o government_n 16._o keep_v a_o prisoner_n 36._o excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o beza_n and_o peter_n martyr_n 42._o dye_n 76_o king_n of_o nâ—varre_n afterward_o henry_n iu._n his_o answer_n to_o henry_n iiis_fw-la word_n at_o the_o excommunication_n against_o he_o 48._o be_v in_o great_a perplexity_n 407._o his_o answer_n about_o change_v his_o religion_n 408_o swear_v to_o maintain_v the_o catholic_n religion_n 410._o raise_v the_o siege_n before_o paris_n and_o divide_v his_o force_n to_o convenient_a place_n 412._o desire_n to_o speak_v with_o villeroy_n but_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n will_v not_o consent_v ib._n he_o and_o the_o duke_n treat_v by_o a_o three_o person_n but_o nothing_o do_v ib._n appoint_v the_o assembly_n of_o state_n at_o tours_n 416._o march_n successful_o to_o diepe_a and_o fortify_v the_o place_n about_o it_o 417_o etc._n etc._n be_v in_o great_a danger_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o enemy_n a_o speech_n of_o he_o 421._o a_o say_v of_o his_o 422._o refuse_v in_o modesty_n to_o go_v under_o the_o canopy_n of_o state_n at_o amiens_n 423._o march_n towards_o paris_n assault_v the_o suburb_n give_v the_o pillà ge_n to_o his_o soldier_n 423._o dismantle_n estamp_v ibid._n take_v vendosme_n give_v the_o pillage_n to_o his_o soldier_n condemn_v the_o governor_n to_o death_n for_o his_o 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a_o league_n lavardin_n