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challenge_n the_o dauphin_n forth_o to_o battle_n the_o lord_n manny_n
earl_n of_o richmond_n the_o black-prince_n grow_v worse_a and_o worse_o resign_v aquitaine_n to_o his_o father_n the_o death_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o stafford_n sr._n william_n molineux_n and_o sr._n john_n mandeville_n the_o famous_a traveller_n from_o p._n 827._o to_o p._n 848._o chap._n x._o the_o constable_n of_o france_n beat_v the_o english_a before_o siuray_n and_o conquer_v about_o in_o poictou_n the_o war_n hot_a in_o bretagne_n the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n expedition_n and_o march_n through_o france_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n a_o prodigious_a malady_n the_o death_n of_o several_a great_a men._n from_o p._n 849._o to_o p._n 864._o chap._n xi_o king_n edward_n inquire_v into_o the_o live_n then_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o alien_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n be_v redeem_v and_o die_v the_o death_n of_o francis_n petrarch_n the_o italian_a poet_n and_o other_o a_o account_n of_o madam_n alice_n perrer_n say_v to_o have_v be_v king_n edward_n concubine_n from_o p._n 865._o to_o p._n 873._o chap._n xii_o st._n saviour_n le_fw-fr viscount_n yield_v to_o the_o french_a by_o composition_n edmund_z earl_n of_o cambridge_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o bretagne_n conquer_v about_o in_o that_o dukedom_n but_o be_v hinder_v by_o a_o unseasonable_a truce_n from_o prosecute_a their_o advantage_n the_o lord_n edward_n spencer_n die_v a_o treaty_n between_o king_n edward_n and_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n esquire_n katrington_n be_v challenge_v of_o treason_n for_o yield_a st._n saviour_n le_fw-fr viscount_n lose_v the_o day_n some_o english_a vessel_n take_v by_o the_o spaniard_n the_o death_n of_o two_o earl_n two_o act_n of_o charity_n from_o p._n 873._o to_o p._n 877._o chap._n xiii_o the_o lord_n of_o coucy_n expedition_n into_o austria_n a_o treaty_n at_o bruges_n which_o beget_v a_o truce_n and_o that_o another_z king_n edward_n offer_v large_o for_o the_o redemption_n of_o the_o captal_a of_o busche_n 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of_o lancaster_n for_o his_o sake_n fall_v out_o with_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n the_o londoner_n in_o a_o sedition_n affront_v the_o duke_n the_o bishop_n hardly_o restrain_v the_o people_n the_o princess-mother_n of_o wales_n put_v the_o city_n in_o mind_n of_o their_o duty_n they_o make_v their_o excuse_n to_o the_o king._n they_o and_o the_o duke_n reconcile_v sr._n john_n menstreworth_n execute_v for_o treason_n the_o lord_n of_o coucy_n fall_v off_o to_o the_o french._n king_n edward_n create_v prince_n richard_n knight_n of_o the_o garter_n the_o war_n open_a sr._n hugh_n calverley_n captain_n of_o calais_n outwick_n batter_v with_o cannon_n yield_v to_o the_o french._n sr._n hugh_n calverley_n acts._n the_o english_a commissioner_n return_v for_o england_n find_v the_o king_n on_o his_o deathbed_n he_o die_v a_o story_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n refute_v the_o french_a king_n commend_v he_o his_o burial_n epitaph_n tomb_n and_o character_n from_o p._n 895._o to_o the_o end._n errata_fw-la sunt_fw-la sic_fw-la emendanda_fw-la pag._n 22._o lin_v 5._o read_v fast-asleep_a p._n 54._o l._n 44._o r._n nobles_n p._n 58._o l._n 2._o r._n turne-tabard_a p._n 76._o l._n 2._o r._n tell_v for_o call_v p._n 89._o for_o innocent_a r._n john._n p._n 177._o deal_n parag._n viii_o &_o ix_o in_o the_o centent_n p._n 270._o l._n 17._o r._n neck_a p._n 276._o l._n 35._o r._n chancellor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o york_n p._n 286._o l._n 37._o r._n strange_a p._n 295._o l._n penult_n r._n father_n be_v name_v p._n 302._o l._n 2._o deal_n and._n p._n 303._o l._n 32._o deal_n and._n p._n 354._o l._n 31._o r._n 16_o year_n etc._n etc._n p._n 356._o l._n 27._o r._n 20_o in_o depth_n etc._n etc._n p._n 373._o l._n 22._o for_o paragraph_n r._n chapter_n p._n 402._o l._n 22._o r._n viscount_n of_o rohan_n &_o sic_fw-la semper_fw-la p._n 439._o l._n 46._o r._n simon_n de_fw-fr burchester_n p._n 466._o l._n 14._o r._n no_o charm_n about_o they_o take_v horse_n and_o so_o begin_v etc._n etc._n p._n 470._o l._n 13._o r._n peter_n lord_n mauley_n the_o five_o p._n 484._o l._n 49._o r._n on_o the_o second_o of_o november_n be_v all-soul_n day_n the_o king_n begin_v etc._n etc._n p._n 485._o l._n 12._o r._n for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v be_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n l._n 34._o r._n after_o his_o set_n forth_o according_a to_o the_o record_n which_o affirm_v how_o he_o march_v forth_o of_o calais_n on_o all-soul_n day_n p._n 502._o l._n 34._o r._n blew-silk_n p._n 531._o l._n 22._o r._n july_n p._n 707._o l._n 18._o r._n keep_v it_o p._n 721._o l._n 21._o r._n william_n p._n 748._o l._n ult_n r._n and_o bear_v p._n 750._o l._n 45._o r._n inno._n p._n 751._o l._n penult_n be_v account_v the_o offspring_n p._n 761._o l._n 45._o r._n have_v do_v a_o pious_a etc._n etc._n p._n 806._o l._n 49._o r._n best_a word_n etc._n etc._n p._n 814._o l._n 57_o r._n the_o prince_n and_o princess_n etc._n etc._n sapientia_fw-la fortunam_fw-la edwardus_n iii_n dei_fw-la gratia_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la et_fw-la francia_fw-la et_fw-la dominus_fw-la hibernia_n honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qvi_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr edward_n iii_o king_n of_o england_n &_o france_n and_o lord_n of_o ireland_n he_o slay_v two_o king_n in_o one_o day_n &_o rout_v a_o three_o have_v two_o king_n his_o prisoner_n at_o one_o time_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o lewâ—_n of_o baitaria_n he_o have_v the_o offer_n of_o the_o empire_n thó_n he_o decline_v it_o he_o take_v calais_n from_o the_o french_a &_o institute_v the_o famous_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n &_o have_v reign_v in_o great_a glory_n for_o space_n of_o 50_o year_n 4._o month_n &_o 28._o day_n he_o die_v at_o his_o manor_n of_o shene_n in_o surrey_n in_o lxv_o year_n of_o his_o 〈◊〉o._n dui_o mccclxxvii_o &_o lie_v bury_v at_o westminster_n ich_n dieu_fw-fr qui_fw-fr sanâ—â—â—â—â—_n nobis_fw-la hanc_fw-la patriam_fw-la peperere_fw-la svo_fw-la potentissimus_fw-la edwardus_fw-la princeps_fw-la wallae_n et_fw-la 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this_o present_a agreement_n 24._o item_n that_o the_o say_a king_n of_o france_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o can_v and_o at_o the_o far_a within_o one_o year_n next_o after_o that_o he_o shall_v depart_v from_o calais_n shall_v without_o deceit_n render_v and_o cause_n to_o be_v render_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la to_o mounseur_fw-fr philip_n of_o navarre_n and_o to_o all_o his_o public_a adherent_n all_o the_o town_n castle_n fort_n lordship_n right_n rent_n profit_n jurisdiction_n and_o place_n whatsoever_o which_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr philip_n as_o well_o in_o his_o own_o right_n as_o in_o the_o right_n of_o his_o wife_n or_o which_o the_o say_v adherent_n do_v hold_n or_o aught_o to_o hold_v in_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n neither_o shall_v the_o say_a king_n do_v unto_o they_o at_o any_o time_n reproach_n damage_n or_o impeachment_n for_o any_o thing_n do_v heretofore_o but_o shall_v forgive_v they_o all_o offence_n and_o misprision_n for_o the_o time_n past_a by_o occasion_n of_o 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place_n abovenamed_a which_o by_o this_o present_a treaty_n ought_v to_o be_v deliver_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 29._o item_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o town_n fort_n and_o whole_a county_n of_o ponthieu_n the_o town_n fort_n and_o whole_a county_n of_o montrevil_n the_o city_n and_o castle_n of_o saint_n the_o castle_n town_n and_o fort_n and_o all_o that_o which_o the_o king_n hold_v in_o demaine_n in_o the_o country_n of_o sainctogne_n on_o this_o side_n and_o beyond_o the_o charente_n the_o castle_n and_o city_n of_o angoulesme_fw-fr and_o the_o castle_n fort_n and_o town_n which_o the_o king_n of_o france_n hold_v in_o demaine_n in_o the_o country_n of_o angoulesmois_n with_o letter_n and_o mandate_n of_o release_n of_o fee_n be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n or_o to_o other_o especial_o depute_v for_o he_o then_o the_o king_n of_o england_n at_o his_o own_o proper_a cost_v and_o charge_n shall_v deliver_v all_o the_o fort_n take_v and_o possess_v by_o himself_o his_o subject_n adherent_n and_o ally_n in_o the_o country_n of_o france_n of_o lisle_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr france_n france_n anjou_n touraine_n maine_n berry_n auvergne_n burgundy_n champagne_n picardy_n and_o normandy_n and_o in_o all_o other_o part_n land_n and_o place_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n except_o those_o of_o the_o duchy_n of_o bretagne_n and_o the_o country_n and_o land_n which_o by_o this_o present_a treaty_n ought_v to_o belong_v and_o remain_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 30._o item_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n shall_v cause_v to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n his_o heir_n or_o deputy_n all_o the_o town_n castle_n fort_n and_o other_o land_n country_n and_o place_n abovenamed_a with_o their_o appurtenance_n at_o the_o proper_a cost_v and_o charge_n of_o the_o say_a king_n of_o france_n and_o also_o that_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v any_o rebel_n and_o such_o as_o will_v not_o obey_v to_o render_v yield_v up_o 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