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his_o untimely_a death_n and_o destruction_n chap._n xxvi_o henry_n the_o four_o the_o french_a king_n overthrow_v the_o leaguer_n in_o two_o several_a battle_n great_a famine_n in_o paris_n the_o duke_n of_o parma_n enter_v into_o france_n relieve_v paris_n from_o whence_o he_o fly_v again_o in_o great_a haste_n into_o the_o low_a country_n the_o pope_n excommunicate_v the_o king_n who_o cause_v his_o bull_n to_o be_v burn_v at_o tower_n the_o great_a army_n of_o the_o germianes_n the_o duke_n of_o parma_n go_v the_o sâ—conde_o time_n into_o france_n and_o prevayl_v great_o against_o the_o king_n the_o leaguer_n seek_v for_o peace_n the_o king_n incline_v to_o popery_n his_o coronation_n paris_n with_o most_o of_o the_o great_a city_n of_o france_n turn_v to_o the_o king_n immediate_o after_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o henry_n of_o bourbon_n king_n of_o navarre_n and_o the_o true_a inheritor_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n both_o by_o his_o own_o right_n and_o by_o 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