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right_o within_o and_o that_o nothing_o of_o suspicion_n appear_v from_o without_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v conclude_v that_o the_o mischief_n arise_v and_o that_o the_o conspiracy_n must_v have_v be_v make_v within_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o own_o lodging_n diligent_a search_n be_v there_o therefore_o present_o make_v and_o the_o woman_n of_o the_o house_n examine_v who_o ingenuous_o confess_v the_o bargain_n about_o the_o corn_n betwixt_o bigne_n and_o the_o baker_n by_o her_o mean_n whereupon_o they_o desire_v to_o see_v the_o place_n where_o the_o sack_n have_v be_v set_v but_o there_o be_v neither_o sack_n nor_o the_o man_n who_o have_v open_v they_o to_o be_v see_v the_o fire_n have_v so_o consume_v they_o that_o scarce_o their_o bone_n can_v be_v find_v they_o then_o send_v to_o bigne_n house_n who_o be_v flee_v and_o his_o house_n leave_v void_a his_o good_n and_o family_n be_v remove_v to_o aix_n the_o night_n before_o so_o that_o no_o further_a doubt_n be_v to_o be_v 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fear_n to_o have_v be_v much_o great_a than_o in_o the_o former_a though_o the_o business_n never_o arrive_v at_o that_o degree_n of_o danger_n that_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o other_o accident_n of_o his_o life_n as_o for_o the_o precipice_n of_o lion_n the_o canonshot_n before_o aix_n and_o the_o mine_n of_o brignole_n but_o now_o mention_v though_o he_o acknowledge_v his_o danger_n in_o all_o those_o to_o have_v be_v extreme_a and_o that_o in_o all_o appearance_n it_o be_v hardly_o possible_a he_o can_v escape_v yet_o the_o suddenness_n of_o they_o take_v away_o the_o sense_n and_o his_o good_a fortune_n opportune_o interpose_v betwixt_o he_o and_o those_o mortal_a accident_n prevent_v his_o apprehension_n and_o give_v he_o no_o time_n to_o fear_v whereas_o in_o the_o other_o two_o he_o have_v have_v leisure_n to_o see_v his_o approach_a ruin_n and_o death_n come_v upon_o he_o in_o all_o his_o ugly_a shape_n especial_o in_o the_o business_n of_o angoulesme_fw-fr which_o he_o can_v not_o consider_v as_o one_o but_o a_o concatenation_n of_o many_o and_o those_o mortal_a danger_n that_o succeed_v one_o another_o for_o above_o forty_o hour_n together_o at_o this_o very_a time_n 1596._o and_o in_o the_o height_n of_o these_o untoward_a occurrence_n mounsieur_fw-fr d'_fw-fr ossat_n since_o cardinal_n a_o person_n equal_o to_o be_v commend_v for_o the_o integrity_n of_o his_o life_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o learning_n write_v very_o bitter_a thing_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o duke_n loyalty_n and_o honour_n which_o though_o by_o the_o care_n of_o some_o of_o the_o duke_n friend_n they_o be_v suppress_v in_o the_o first_o impression_n of_o his_o book_n yet_o have_v since_o be_v add_v in_o a_o particular_a sheet_n ossâ—t_n i_o think_v myself_o oblige_v not_o to_o suffer_v the_o public_a to_o be_v impose_v upon_o by_o so_o gross_a calumny_n and_o that_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o interpose_v the_o truth_n in_o the_o duke_n defence_n this_o prelate_n then_o after_o have_v write_v favourable_o enough_o to_o the_o king_n concern_v the_o duke_n in_o his_o letter_n of_o the_o 22._o of_o december_n 1594._o that_o have_v give_v pope_n clement_n the_o viii_o a_o account_n of_o all_o thing_n his_o majesty_n have_v give_v he_o in_o charge_n concern_v mounsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr guise_n and_o the_o government_n of_o provence_n his_o holiness_n sigh_v reply_v and_o what_o will_v they_o do_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n in_o another_o letter_n notwithstanding_o to_o secretary_n villeroy_n bear_v date_n the_o 17._o of_o january_n 1596_o write_v thus_o marselles_n put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n concern_v who_o they_o write_v from_o lion_n that_o after_o the_o take_n of_o cisteron_fw-gr he_o have_v send_v to_o the_o king_n to_o make_v a_o tender_a of_o his_o submission_n and_o obedience_n but_o they_o do_v not_o know_v that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o he_o send_v to_o turin_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n and_o to_o milan_n to_o the_o constable_n of_o castille_n of_o who_o he_o have_v obtain_v 6000._o crown_n that_o be_v to_o say_v 5000._o down_n with_o which_o his_o agent_n buy_v horse_n and_o arm_n at_o milan_n and_o 55000_o more_o by_o bill_n of_o exchange_n to_o be_v return_v at_o genoa_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v two_o month_n advance_v of_o 30000._o crown_v a_o month_n give_v he_o by_o the_o crown_n of_o spain_n for_o be_v a_o good_a frenchman_n as_o he_o write_v into_o these_o part_n he_o will_v be_v so_o long_o as_o he_o have_v life_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v report_v that_o the_o money_n he_o receive_v at_o milan_n be_v money_n of_o his_o own_o that_o he_o have_v there_o in_o bank_n as_o if_o even_o to_o have_v a_o bank_n of_o money_n in_o a_o town_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n
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