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yâ—_z money_n therefore_o the_o king_n offer_v to_o make_v good_a money_n &_o durable_a so_o yâ—_z they_o will_v grant_v he_o sufficient_a aid_n to_o mentayne_v his_o war_n they_o answer_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o clergy_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o archbysshop_n of_o reins_n the_o noble_n by_o yâ—_z duke_n of_o athenes_n and_o the_o good_a town_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o stephyn_n martell_n provost_n of_o the_o marchantê_n of_o paris_n all_o they_o say_v they_o be_v ready_a to_o live_v and_o dye_v with_o the_o king_n &_o put_v their_o body_n and_o good_n into_o his_o seruyce_n requyre_v to_o have_v deliberacyon_n to_o speak_v togyde_a the_o which_o be_v grant_v they_o the_o same_o year_n the_o vigyll_n of_o the_o conception_n of_o our_o lady_n the_o king_n give_v the_o duchy_n of_o normandy_n to_o charles_n dolphyn_n of_o uienoy_n his_o elder_a son_n and_z the_o next_o day_n he_o make_v his_o homage_n after_o the_o delyberacyon_n take_v by_o the_o three_o estate_n they_o answer_v to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o ê‘lyament_n chambre_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o say_v three_o ê‘son_n how_o they_o will_v find_v he_o for_o one_o yer_z thirty_o m._n man_n at_o their_o costê_n &_o charge_n the_o finance_n to_o pay_v the_o wagê_n of_o so_o many_o man_n of_o war_n be_v esteem_v to_o l_o m._n 〈◊〉_d parisien_fw-fr &_o the_o three_o estatê_n ordenid_v this_o some_o to_o be_v levy_v of_o every_o ê‘son_n &_o of_o every_o estate_n man_n of_o yâ—_z noble_n and_z other_o every_o man_n viii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o every_o pound_n and_o that_o the_o gabell_n of_o salt_n shall_v run_v through_o the_o realm_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o in_o certain_a of_o this_o inposicyon_n â–ª_o â—abell_n shall_v suffice_v therefore_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o three_o state_n shall_v return_v again_o to_o paris_n to_o see_v &_o know_v if_o this_o inposicyon_n wâ—lde_v serve_v or_o no_o the_o first_o day_n of_o march_n at_o the_o which_o day_n thyder_v again_o they_o come_v all_o except_o certain_a of_o yâ—_z great_a town_n of_o picardy_n and_o normandy_n and_o some_o noble_n of_o the_o same_o such_o as_o be_v at_o the_o inposition_n make_v come_v thyder_o &_o they_o find_v that_o the_o first_o grant_n will_v not_o suffice_v to_o reysâ—_n the_o say_v some_o wherefore_o they_o ordain_v a_o new_a subsidy_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_z every_o person_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a or_o otherwise_o clerk_n lay_z religious_a or_o relygion_n except_o and_o not_o except_o householder_n curate_n of_o church_n have_v rent_n or_o revenue_n office_n or_o admnystracyon_n woman_n widow_n child_n marry_v or_o natte_n marry_v have_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o own_o or_z in_o any_o other_o keep_a none_n age_n or_o admynistration_n and_o all_o other_o of_o every_o estate_n authorite_n or_o privylege_n that_o they_o aâ—â—_n than_o use_v or_o have_v use_v in_o time_n past_a if_o it_o be_v c._n 〈◊〉_d of_o revenue_n or_o under_o if_o it_o before_o term_v of_o lyse_v in_o herytage_n in_o plege_n or_z by_o mean_n of_o office_n or_o pension_n during_o life_n or_o at_o will_n shall_v pay_v to_o hiss_v aid_n &_o subsidy_n of_o every_o four_o 〈◊〉_d xl_o souce_n and_o of_o ten_o 〈◊〉_d of_o revenue_n or_o above_o twenty_o souce_n labourer_n and_o workman_n lyveng_v by_o their_o labour_n shall_v pay_v ten_o souce_n servant_n prentyse_n lyveng_v by_o their_o seruyce_n take_v c._n s._n by_o year_n or_o more_o shall_v in_o likewise_o pay_v ten_o s._n take_v these_o money_n after_o yâ—_z rate_n of_o paris_n money_n in_o that_o country_n and_z at_o courney_n for_o the_o money_n currant_n in_o that_o part_n and_o if_o servant_n have_v not_o by_o year_n but._n c._o ss_z 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v pay_v nothing_o wourthey_a have_v goodê_n after_o the_o rate_n than_o shall_v they_o pay_v as_o other_o do_v and_o also_o beggar_n monk_n and_o cloystereus_fw-la without_o offyce_v or_o admynistracyon_n nor_o child_n be_v in_o ward_n under_o the_o age_n of_o xu_o year_n have_v nothing_o in_o their_o hand_n nor_o noon_n have_v no_o revenue_n above_o ten_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v pay_v nothing_o nor_o also_o woman_n marry_v because_o their_o husband_n pay_v for_o the_o value_n of_o their_o husbandess_n shall_v be_v reken_v aswell_o for_o that_o they_o have_v by_o their_o wife_n be_v as_o of_o their_o own_o and_o as_o for_o clerkess_n and_o man_n of_o the_o church_n prelatâ—_n abbotte_n prâ—ours_n canon_n curate_n and_o other_o as_o be_v beforesayde_v if_o they_o be_v worth_a above_o c._n 〈◊〉_d in_o revenue_n by_o year_n in_o benefice_n of_o the_o church_n or_o patrimony_n or_o yâ—_z one_o with_o the_o other_o to_z the_o some_o of_o u_o m._n 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v pay_v iiii_o 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o first_o c._n 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o every_o c._n 〈◊〉_d after_o till_o you_o come_v to_o the_o some_o of_o u_o m._n 〈◊〉_d xl_o ss_z nor_o they_o shall_v pay_v nothing_o for_o that_o they_o may_v speâ—â—e_v above_o u_o m._n 〈◊〉_d nor_o for_o their_o movaâ—lâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d value_n of_o their_o benefyce_n shall_v be_v esteem_v after_o the_o rate_n of_o their_o dyme_n when_o that_o be_v pay_v 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d out_o any_o exception_n or_o privyledge_n and_o as_o for_o noble_a man_n &_o man_n of_o yâ—_z good_a town_n that_o may_v spâ—â—de_v above_o the_o some_o of_o c._n 〈◊〉_d in_o revenue_n 〈…〉_o pay_v till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o some_o of_o u_o m._n 〈◊〉_d for_o every_o c_o xl_o s._n beside_o four_o 〈◊〉_d of_z yâ—_z first_o c._n 〈◊〉_d aâ—d_v the_o man_n of_o the_o good_a town_n insemblable_a manner_n till_o they_o come_v to_o m._n 〈◊〉_d of_o revenue_n and_o as_o for_o the_o movable_n of_o the_o noble_a man_n that_o have_v naâ—_n c._n 〈◊〉_d of_o revenue_n their_o movable_n shall_v be_v esteem_v and_o rekenyd_v
and_o say_v how_o he_o will_v ride_v and_o look_v oâ—_n the_o frenchman_n and_o so_o depart_v 〈◊〉_d saint_n savyour_fw-mi le_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v about_o a_o sevyn_n hundred_o man_n onâ—_n and_o other_o the_o same_o day_n the_o frenchman_n 〈◊〉_d forth_o and_o 〈◊〉_d before_o they_o their_o cur_n 〈…〉_o who_o bring_v they_o word_n again_o that_o they_o have_v see_v the_o naveroyse_n also_o sir_n godfray_n have_v send_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o have_v also_o well_o a_o view_v the_o frenchman_n and_o see_v their_o banner_n and_o pennon_n and_o what_o nombre_fw-fr they_o be_v and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o she_o 〈◊〉_d it_o to_o sir_n godfray_n who_o say_v since_o we_o sâ—_n ou_fw-fr 〈…〉_o we_o will_v fight_v with_o theym_n than_o he_o set_v his_o archer_n before_o and_o set_v his_o company_n in_o good_a order_n and_o when_o sir_n joy_n of_o ravenaltâ—_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈…〉_o demeanour_n he_o cause_v his_o company_n in_o a_o light_n a_o foot_o and_z to_o â—aves_n they_o with_o their_o targe_n against_o the_o 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