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town_n of_o dam_n after_o he_o have_v be_v at_o great_a charge_n about_o it_o while_o his_o navy_n return_v from_o scluis_fw-la where_o the_o same_o have_v lie_v at_o anchor_n a_o long_a time_n the_o ship_n by_o tempest_n be_v scatter_v &_o wether-driven_a so_o that_o in_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o the_o exaltation_n of_o the_o cross_n line_n 20_o two_o of_o their_o galley_n a_o great_a ship_n a_o barge_n and_o seven_o balenger_n be_v cast_v on_o shore_n about_o calis_n &_o the_o calisian_o take_v five_o hundred_o frenchman_n and_o norman_n that_o escape_v to_o land_n an_o other_o day_n 72_o french_a ship_n as_o they_o be_v come_v from_o scluis_fw-la fleet_n to_o pass_v by_o calis_n be_v meet_v with_o by_o they_o of_o calis_n who_o behave_v themselves_o so_o manful_o that_o they_o take_v 18_o of_o those_o french_a ship_n and_o a_o great_a bark_n in_o which_o three_o score_n arm_v man_n be_v slay_v before_o it_o can_v be_v take_v within_o three_o day_n after_o this_o the_o calisian_o 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thousand_o sheep_n and_o three_o hundred_o head_n of_o great_a cattle_n which_o they_o drive_v towards_o their_o hold_n and_o as_o the_o lord_n de_fw-fr rambures_n governor_n of_o bullongne_n will_v have_v recover_v the_o preie_n he_o be_v unhorss_v with_o the_o rencontre_n of_o a_o english_a spear_n and_o be_v relieve_v by_o line_n 50_o his_o company_n and_o mount_v again_o withdraw_v himself_o not_o attempt_v to_o try_v any_o further_a mastery_n and_o so_o the_o englishman_n safe_o pass_v forth_o with_o their_o booty_n of_o cattle_n and_o above_o a_o hundred_o good_a prisoner_n which_o they_o have_v take_v at_o this_o road_n in_o this_o 9_o year_n about_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n martin_n fabian_n the_o king_n call_v his_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n in_o the_o which_o among_o other_o thing_n there_o conclude_v he_o create_v two_o duke_n parliament_n a_o marquess_n and_o five_o earl_n first_o edmund_n langlie_a earl_n of_o cambridge_n the_o king_n uncle_n be_v line_n 60_o create_v duke_n of_o york_n thomas_n of_o woodstoke_n his_o other_o uncle_n earl_n of_o buckingham_n be_v create_v duke_n of_o gloucester_n robert_n uéere_a earl_n of_o oxford_n be_v make_v marquess_n of_o develin_n king_n henry_n of_o bolingbroke_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n of_o gaunt_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n be_v create_v earl_n of_o derbie_n edward_n plantagenet_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n be_v make_v earl_n of_o rutland_n michael_n lord_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n chancellor_n of_o england_n be_v create_v earl_n of_o suffolk_n &_o sir_n thomas_n moubraie_v earl_n of_o nottingham_n be_v make_v earl_n marshal_v also_o by_o authority_n of_o this_o parliament_n roger_n lord_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n crown_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o edmund_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n and_o of_o the_o lady_n philip_n elder_a daughter_n and_o heir_n unto_o lionel_n duke_n of_o clarence_n three_o son_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o be_v establish_v heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o crown_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o short_o after_o so_o proclaim_v the_o which_o earl_n of_o march_n anon_o after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o parliament_n sail_v into_o ireland_n to_o his_o lordship_n of_o ulster_n whereof_o he_o be_v owner_n by_o right_a of_o his_o say_a mother_n but_o while_o he_o remain_v there_o to_o pacify_v the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o wild_a irish_a irish._n a_o great_a number_n of_o they_o together_o assemble_v come_v upon_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o together_o with_o the_o most_o part_n of_o his_o company_n this_o roger_n earl_n of_o march_n have_v issue_n edmund_n roger_n anne_n march._n alice_n &_o eleanor_n which_o eleanor_n be_v make_v a_o nun_n the_o two_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n and_o anne_n the_o elder_a of_o the_o daughter_n be_v marry_v to_o richard_n earl_n of_o cambridge_n son_n unto_o edmund_n of_o langlie_a before_o remember_v the_o which_o richard_n have_v issue_n by_o the_o say_v anne_n a_o son_n call_v richard_n that_o be_v after_o duke_n of_o york_n and_o father_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o also_o a_o daughter_n name_v isabella_n afterward_o marry_v to_o the_o lord_n bourcher_n this_o richard_n earl_n of_o cambridge_n be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o henry_n the_o five_o as_o after_o you_o shall_v hear_v moreover_o in_o this_o year_n henry_n of_o bolingbroke_n earl_n of_o derbie_n marry_v the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o humphrey_n bohun_n earl_n of_o hereford_n in_o who_o right_a he_o be_v after_o make_v duke_n of_o hereford_n and_o by_o she_o he_o have_v issue_n henry_n that_o after_o he_o be_v king_n of_o this_o relme_n the_o lady_n blanch_n duchess_n of_o bar_n and_o the_o lady_n philip_n marry_v to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n also_o thomas_n duke_n of_o clarence_n john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n and_o humphrey_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n ¶_o
warkewoorâ—_n northumberland_n whereupon_o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n 〈◊〉_d think_v himself_o in_o surety_n at_o berwick_n 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o lord_n berdoise_n into_o scotland_n where_o tâ—ey_n be_v receive_v of_o david_n lord_n fleming_n 〈◊〉_d king_n come_v to_o berwick_n command_v 〈◊〉_d that_o keep_v the_o castle_n against_o he_o to_o render_v it_o â—â—to_o his_o hand_n and_o when_o they_o flat_o deny_v so_o to_o do_v he_o cause_v a_o piece_n of_o artillery_n to_o be_v plant_v against_o one_o of_o the_o tower_n king_n and_o at_o the_o first_o shot_n overthrow_v part_n thereof_o they_o within_o be_v put_v in_o such_o fear_n that_o they_o simple_o yield_v themselves_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o condition_n whole_o to_o remain_v at_o the_o king_n pleasure_n hereupon_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o to_o wit_n sir_n william_n greistoke_n son_n to_o ralph_n baron_n of_o greistoke_n exton_n sir_n henry_n beinton_n and_o john_n blenkinsop_n with_o four_o or_o five_o other_o be_v put_v 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