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their_o lodging_n and_o find_v nothing_o do_v some_o exclaym_v first_o will_v have_v make_v their_o cause_n good_a other_o storm_v their_o pay_n be_v now_o out_o and_o protest_v that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o satisfy_v they_o will_v wrap_v up_o their_o enseigne_n ast._n a_o fruitless_a attempt_n upon_o ast._n and_o sound_v a_o retreat_n they_o have_v reason_n it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a course_n when_o as_o the_o chief_a foâ—â—â—_n of_o a_o army_n consist_v in_o a_o mercenary_a nation_n humieres_n search_v all_o the_o purse_n in_o the_o camp_n make_v for_o every_o company_n five_o hundred_o crown_n and_o with_o this_o bone_n do_v somewhat_o satisfy_v their_o greediness_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o besiege_v give_v the_o alarum_n to_o the_o camp_n they_o bring_v in_o seven_o company_n of_o foot_n 1534._o 1534._o and_o three_o hundred_o horse_n to_o their_o succour_n thus_o the_o small_a likelihood_n to_o force_v the_o town_n and_o less_o to_o famish_v it_o see_v that_o for_o want_v 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italian_a foot_n the_o controverse_n of_o brissac_n with_o hannibal_n of_o gonsague_n earl_n lanivolare_fw-la six_o thousand_o spaniard_n and_o twelve_o hundred_o horse_n be_v enter_v into_o montcallier_n and_o threaten_a turin_n but_o weak_o furnish_v with_o man_n make_v humieres_n to_o leave_v julio_n vrsin_n in_o alba_n with_o a_o thousand_o foot_n under_o his_o charge_n and_o a_o thousand_o more_o under_o artigue-dieu_a and_o peter_n strossy_a in_o quieras_n caesar_n fregose_n with_o the_o like_a number_n of_o man_n such_o as_o he_o will_v choose_v &_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n turn_v head_n towards_o the_o enemy_n to_o surprise_v he_o at_o montcallier_n the_o marquis_n of_o guast_o advertise_v of_o this_o desseine_n put_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o troop_n into_o the_o say_a place_n this_o enterprise_n prove_v fruitless_a and_o humieres_n not_o able_a any_o long_o to_o hold_v his_o stranger_n without_o pay_n he_o send_v francis_n earl_n of_o pontreme_a with_o sufficient_a 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