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who_o shall_v rebel_v or_o will_v not_o accord_v to_o the_o premise_n the_o say_a king_n shall_v use_v all_o their_o say_a power_n of_o body_n good_n and_o counsel_n to_o reduce_v the_o say_v rebel_n to_o true_a obedience_n according_a to_o the_o form_n and_o tenor_n of_o the_o say_a treaty_n and_o moreover_o the_o say_a king_n shall_v submit_v themselves_o their_o heir_n and_o realm_n to_o the_o correction_n of_o our_o holy_a father_n the_o pope_n that_o he_o may_v constrain_v by_o sentence_n and_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o other_o due_a way_n him_n who_o shall_v rebel_v according_a as_o reason_n shall_v require_v and_o among_o the_o confirmation_n and_o security_n aforesaid_a the_o say_a king_n and_o their_o heir_n shall_v renounce_v by_o faith_n and_o by_o oath_n all_o war_n and_o all_o proceedure_v of_o fact_n and_o if_o through_o the_o disobedience_n rebellion_n or_o power_n of_o any_o subject_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n or_o any_o just_a cause_n the_o king_n of_o 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