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your_o condition_n come_v forth_o yourself_o with_o so_o many_o more_o as_o you_o please_v and_o i_o will_v show_v you_o how_o i_o have_v you_o all_o at_o my_o mercy_n and_o after_o that_o if_o you_o shall_v be_v mind_v to_o hold_v the_o castle_n upon_o my_o honour_n you_o shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o return_v back_o unhurt_a and_o there_o to_o take_v your_o fortune_n sr._n henry_n with_o three_o more_o of_o his_o captain_n come_v forth_o in_o confidence_n of_o the_o english_a knight_n word_n and_o go_v to_o he_o and_o there_o he_o show_v they_o all_o the_o mine_n and_o how_o their_o great_a tower_n stand_v only_o on_o stage_n and_o prop_n of_o timber_n when_o sr._n henry_n see_v this_o most_o imminent_a danger_n in_o which_o both_o he_o and_o all_o his_o man_n be_v he_o say_v with_o much_o submission_n honourable_a sir_n it_o be_v true_a we_o be_v all_o at_o your_o dispose_n when_o we_o think_v ourselves_o most_o secure_a sure_o this_o favour_n of_o you_o extend_v to_o we_o proceed_v 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before_o rheims_n chapter_n the_o sixth_z xxi_o an._n dom._n 1360._o an._n regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la xxxiv_o francia_fw-la xxi_o the_o content_n i._o the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n method_n to_o resist_v king_n edward_n the_o french_a take_v land_n at_o winchelsea_n and_o after_o do_v much_o harm_n be_v beat_v away_o ii_o the_o king_n lieutenant_n in_o england_n take_v order_n against_o the_o like_a mischief_n for_o the_o future_a iii_o the_o king_n of_o england_n rise_v from_o before_o rheims_n and_o march_n in_o hostile_a manner_n through_o champagne_n the_o lord_n roger_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_z dies_z iv_o the_o great_a pomp_n and_o order_n of_o the_o english_a army_n v._o king_n edward_n be_v buy_v off_o from_o destroy_v burgundy_n and_o turn_v towards_o paris_n vi_o he_o sit_v down_o before_o paris_n two_o treaty_n offer_v at_o in_o vain_a whereupon_o the_o king_n challenge_v the_o dauphin_n forth_o to_o battle_n the_o lord_n walter_n manny_n skirmish_n at_o the_o barrier_n a_o remark_n on_o mr._n stow._n the_o king_n resolve_v for_o bretagne_n and_o to_o renew_v the_o siege_n before_o paris_n at_o a_o better_a season_n vii_o a_o party_n from_o paris_n worsted_n by_o a_o english_a ambush_n viii_o the_o great_a misery_n of_o france_n with_o the_o prediction_n of_o a_o certain_a friar_n concern_v the_o same_o ix_o the_o dauphin_n find_v a_o necessity_n for_o peace_n send_v overture_n after_o king_n edward_n who_o be_v move_v by_o a_o remarkable_a tempest_n incline_v to_o accept_v they_o a_o treaty_n have_v thereupon_o x._o a_o true_a and_o authentic_a copy_n of_o the_o famous_a peace_n make_v at_o bretigny_n near_o chartres_n xi_o the_o two_o elder_a son_n of_o england_n and_o france_n solemn_o swear_v to_o uphold_v the_o article_n of_o the_o say_a peace_n with_o the_o manner_n thereof_o the_o parisian_n not_o stay_v till_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o peace_n buy_v certain_a fortress_n of_o the_o english_a xii_o king_n edward_n return_v for_o england_n show_v king_n john_n the_o copy_n of_o the_o agreement_n and_o send_v he_o over_o to_o calais_n xiii_o the_o pope_n quicken_v king_n edward_n to_o finish_v the_o peace_n king_n john_n difficulty_n for_o want_n of_o money_n fourteen_o king_n edward_n go_v over_o to_o calais_n and_o consummate_v the_o peace_n xv._o the_o copy_n of_o king_n edward_n letter_n of_o renuntiation_n wherein_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o title_n to_o france_n xvi_o the_o copy_n of_o king_n john_n renuntiation_n of_o certain_a land_n and_o territory_n in_o lieu_n thereof_o xvii_o the_o name_n of_o the_o grandee_n swear_v on_o both_o side_n xviii_o the_o copy_n of_o king_n edward_n order_n to_o all_o his_o captain_n enjoin_v they_o to_o deliver_v up_o their_o respective_a place_n to_o the_o french_a king._n xix_o other_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o say_a peace_n and_o also_o a_o step_n to_o reconcile_v the_o two_o pretender_n to_o bretagne_n xx._n king_n john_n joy_n at_o his_o freedom_n and_o the_o mutual_a 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p._n 59_o country_n also_o compound_v with_o the_o king_n as_o burgundy_n have_v do_v but_o he_o lay_v waste_v all_o the_o country_n in_o gastinois_n and_o brie_n through_o which_o he_o march_v towards_o paris_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n in_o this_o 238._o this_o fabâ—an_n p._n 238._o march_n the_o prince_n of_o wales_n pass_v with_o his_o battalion_n by_o a_o little_a town_n on_o the_o lo_n in_o gastinois_n call_v moret_z till_o he_o come_v to_o a_o strong_a fortress_n name_v le_fw-fr plessis_n aux_fw-fr tournelles_n near_o the_o forest_n of_o provins_n which_o be_v then_o a_o english_a garrison_n but_o have_v be_v beleaguer_v by_o the_o french_a for_o some_o time_n who_o have_v fortify_v their_o camp_n with_o a_o strong_a tower_n fence_v with_o ditch_n give_v many_o fierce_a alarm_n to_o the_o englishman_n and_o tho'_o now_o they_o hear_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n approach_v that_o way_n they_o have_v such_o confidence_n in_o their_o work_n that_o they_o 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