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himself_o in_o the_o second_o and_o the_o black-prince_n with_o his_o three_o brethren_n in_o the_o last_o v._o while_o king_n edward_n lay_v thus_o at_o avallon_n etc._n avallon_n frois_fw-fr ibid._n &_o paradin_n annales_n de_fw-fr bourgogne_n l._n 2._o p._n 346._o &_o mezer._n &_o holinsh_fw-mi p._n 965._o fabian_n p._n 238._o speed_z &_o matt._n villani_n l._n 9_o c._n 82._o &_o 84._o p._n 557._o etc._n etc._n philip_n the_o young_a duke_n of_o burgundy_n by_o advice_n and_o at_o the_o request_n of_o all_o the_o country_n send_v unto_o he_o in_o order_n to_o a_o treaty_n sr._n anselme_n de_fw-fr saulieu_n chancellor_n of_o burgundy_n sr._n john_n de_fw-fr vienne_n who_o have_v defend_v calais_n so_o worthy_o against_o king_n edward_n and_o sr._n hugh_n de_fw-fr vienne_n his_o brother_n sr._n john_n derie_o sr._n william_n the_o thoraise_n and_o sr._n john_n the_o mont-martin_a these_o lord_n find_v king_n edward_n in_o so_o good_a a_o humour_n that_o they_o present_o obtain_v this_o composition_n that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n give_v security_n for_o himself_o and_o all_o his_o subject_n not_o to_o ravage_v rob_v or_o commit_v any_o hostility_n within_o the_o territory_n of_o burgundy_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n then_o follow_v in_o lieu_n whereof_o the_o duke_n shall_v pay_v unto_o the_o king_n in_o ready_a money_n the_o sum_n of_o sentiunt_fw-la of_o de_fw-fr hac_fw-la summà _fw-fr variant_n authere_n knighton_n &_o da_n chesne_n &_o froi_n 200000_o moton_n mat._n villani_n 100000_o moton_n paradin_n 200000_o florin_n walsingh_n &_o m._n s._n vet_z angan_n bibl._n c.c.c._n cantab._n 70000_o florin_n paul._n aâ—â—yl_n 100000_o numm_n 〈◊〉_d â—elyd_n 〈…〉_o non_fw-it 〈…〉_o sed_fw-la 〈…〉_o speed._n altiâ—ae_fw-la meâ—â—â—_n sentiunt_fw-la 200000_o florin_n of_o gold_n which_o amount_v to_o 35000_o l._n sterling_n beside_o which_o the_o burgundian_n be_v to_o administer_v to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n whatever_o provision_n of_o victual_n or_o other_o thing_n they_o want_v for_o their_o money_n some_o suppose_v 558._o suppose_v matt._n villani_n l._n 9_o c._n 82._o &_o 84._o p._n 557._o &_o 558._o that_o the_o burgundian_n have_v little_a love_n at_o this_o time_n for_o the_o house_n of_o france_n and_o very_o believe_v that_o king_n edward_n will_v attain_v the_o crown_n of_o that_o realm_n enter_v a_o secret_a alliance_n with_o he_o on_o condition_n that_o then_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n shall_v be_v the_o first_o peer_n of_o france_n however_o when_o this_o agreement_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o duke_n be_v seal_v and_o engross_v and_o mutual_a security_n give_v the_o king_n of_o england_n decamp_v from_o before_o avallon_n intend_v direct_o for_o paris_n and_o so_o he_o pass_v the_o river_n of_o yonne_n at_o coulogne_n beside_o vezelay_n and_o the_o army_n spread_v along_o by_o the_o river_n almost_o to_o clamecy_n at_o the_o entry_n of_o nivernois_n which_o 59_o which_o mezeray_fw-fr ad_fw-la hinâ—_n ann_n
sin_n of_o the_o world_n grant_v we_o thy_o peace_n charles_n the_o dauphin_n and_o regent_n of_o france_n go_v up_o to_o the_o altar_n and_o lay_v his_o right_a hand_n on_o the_o paten_n wherein_o lie_v the_o holy_a eucharist_n and_o his_o left_a on_o the_o gospel_n he_o take_v his_o oath_n in_o these_o word_n we_o charles_n do_v swear_v upon_o the_o holy_a body_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o our_o lord_n firm_o what_o in_o we_o lie_v to_o keep_v this_o peace_n and_o concord_n thus_o form_v between_o the_o two_o king_n and_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o go_v against_o the_o same_o so_o help_v we_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o like_a oath_n be_v afterward_o take_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n in_o presence_n of_o four_o baron_n of_o france_n in_o the_o church_n of_o louviers_n in_o normandy_n of_o both_o which_o there_o be_v make_v letter_n patent_n bear_v date_n that_o at_o paris_n on_o the_o ten_o day_n of_o may_n and_o the_o other_o at_o louviers_n on_o the_o sixteenth_o of_o the_o say_a 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