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that_o without_o the_o say_a town_n be_v short_o rescow_v it_o shall_v short_o be_v yolden_a into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n to_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o all_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n wherefore_o after_o a_o great_a counsel_n hold_v at_o paris_n he_o change_v his_o money_n to_o his_o great_a avauntage_n and_z ov_o that_o set_v a_o inposition_n upon_o his_o commons_n to_o their_o great_a grudge_n &_o murmur_n and_o that_o do_v he_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o saint_n denys_n about_o the_o quyndene_a of_o pasche_n and_o so_o go_v unto_o a_o town_n call_v hesdom_n where_o he_o tarry_v the_o gadere_v of_o his_o host_n so_o long_o that_o it_o be_v never_o unto_o the_o feast_n of_o marry_o magdaleyn_n or_o his_o people_n be_v all_o assemble_v at_o which_o season_n he_o set_v forthwarde_o to_o the_o town_n of_o caleys_n to_o remove_v y_z e_o king_n of_o england_n from_o that_o siege_n and_o so_o speed_v he_o that_o about_o the_o end_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o month_n of_o july_n he_o 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present_v with_o ii_o fair_a stead_n trap_v in_o rich_a cloth_n of_o gold_n partyd_v of_o red_a and_o white_a the_o which_o present_v he_o thankful_a receyve_v &_o after_o hold_v on_o his_o way_n till_o he_o come_v at_o the_o standard_n in_o cheap_a the_o cytezyn_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o cytye_n stand_v upon_o either_o side_n of_o the_o stretes_n in_o their_o lyverey_n and_o cryeng_v king_n rycharde_n king_n richard_n and_z at_o their_o back_n y_z e_z wyndowy_n &_o wally_n hang_v with_o all_o rich_a tapette_n &_o clothes_n of_o arasse_n in_o most_o goodly_a &_o show_a wise_n and_o at_o the_o say_a standard_n in_o cheap_a be_v ordain_v a_o sumptuous_a stage_z in_z the_o which_o be_v set_v diverse_a personage_n in_o rich_a apparel_n among_o you_o to_o which_o a_o anngell_n be_v ordain_v which_o set_v a_o rich_a crown_n of_o
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