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angâ—ulmoiâ—_n in_o guyenne_n xaintonge_n angâ—ulmoiâ—_n and_o the_o recovery_n of_o marans_n by_o la_fw-fr nove_n upon_o chaperon_n governor_n of_o the_o place_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o elder_a puitaillé_n late_o dicease_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o win_n of_o ten_o or_o twelve_o other_o place_n thereabouts_o and_o give_v the_o rochelois_n mean_v to_o enlarge_v themselves_o the_o spoil_n of_o olone_n do_v enrich_v they_o furnish_v they_o with_o forty_o good_a vessel_n with_o some_o arm_n and_o canon_n and_o a_o good_a number_n of_o prisoner_n and_o diminish_v their_o enemy_n strength_n of_o about_o four_o hundred_o fight_a man_n this_o reviue_v cause_v puigaillard_n and_o fernacques_n to_o make_v enterprise_n upon_o langon_n and_o gué_n of_o nelugre_n and_o by_o the_o recovery_n of_o luson_n to_o molest_v marans_n and_o rochel_n again_o if_o that_o la_fw-fr nove_n have_v not_o speedy_o take_v this_o fort_n from_o they_o that_o come_v to_o seize_v on_o it_o and_o slay_v sforce_v a_o valiant_a gentleman_n the_o head_n of_o a_o
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ordain_v procession_n 〈◊〉_d and_o prayer_n celebrate_v vow_n and_o pilgrimage_n but_o be_v return_v to_o the_o lowre_n the_o lady_n and_o his_o little_a dog_n which_o he_o kepâ—_n very_o dainty_o make_v he_o to_o forget_v the_o care_n of_o affair_n and_o to_o leave_v the_o manage_n thereof_o to_o his_o mother_n and_o some_o councillor_n alâ—â—â—on_n the_o queen_n moâ—her_o goâ—s_v to_o â—he_n duke_n of_o alâ—â—â—on_n she_o make_v a_o journey_n to_o the_o duke_n her_o son_n to_o reconcile_v he_o say_v she_o unto_o the_o king_n but_o the_o suspicious_a hold_v that_o her_o gâ—inâ—_n be_v to_o furnish_v he_o with_o new_a instruction_n that_o be_v declare_v general_n of_o these_o bandâ—_n both_o foreign_a and_o french_a and_o of_o diverse_a religion_n and_o have_v ratify_v as_o he_o do_v soon_o aâ—ter_n a_o accord_n make_v with_o casimir_n she_o may_v agree_v at_o her_o pleasure_n with_o he_o and_o so_o disappoint_v the_o great_a design_n of_o the_o army_n after_o this_o parley_n the_o 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away_o the_o king_n force_n to_o keep_v the_o german_a army_n from_o enter_v the_o council_n 〈◊〉_d that_o attend_v casimir_n come_v these_o reistres_n appoint_v for_o languedoc_n 〈…〉_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o alenson_n be_v already_o choose_v to_o be_v their_o chief_a and_o 〈◊〉_d this_o do_v weaken_v their_o party_n and_o this_o first_o check_n bring_v the_o most_o part_n of_o 〈◊〉_d councillor_n into_o a_o bad_a reâ—utation_n and_o confirm_v the_o protestant_n in_o the_o jealousy_n they_o have_v conceive_v of_o the_o duke_n of_o alenson_n thoré_n lead_v these_o troop_n be_v about_o fifteen_o hundred_o some_o french_a gentleman_n join_v with_o he_o with_o five_o hundred_o shot_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o mayenne_n defeat_v 〈◊〉_d defeat_v byron_n feruaques_n and_o other_o compass_v they_o in_o some_o râ—â—â—re_n and_o cry_v for_o money_n some_o fight_n imitate_v the_o french_a but_o the_o great_a number_n prevail_v haâ—â—ting_v the_o colonnel_n with_o his_o lieutenant_n and_o some_o 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his_o brother_n trouble_v all_o france_n and_o the_o house_n of_o guise_n bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n and_o upon_o these_o favourable_a repine_n the_o duke_n hereafter_o ground_n most_o terrible_a design_n hiâ—_n force_n be_v not_o able_a to_o encounter_v the_o power_n of_o casimir_n the_o king_n therefore_o call_v for_o mansfield_n schomberg_n bassompierre_n and_o other_o colonnel_n who_o promise_v to_o bring_v he_o eight_o thousand_o reistres_n within_o six_o week_n give_v they_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o frankes_n down_n and_o fourteen_o hundred_o thousand_o when_o they_o be_v enter_v the_o king_n be_v wonderful_a needy_a all_o be_v spend_v in_o unprofitable_a sumptuousnesse_n and_o unworthy_a dissoluteness_n and_o part_n of_o this_o money_n can_v no_o where_n be_v so_o easy_o find_v as_o in_o the_o parisiens_n purse_n to_o induce_v they_o thereunto_o they_o obtain_v bull_n from_o pope_n gregory_n the_o thirteen_o and_o four_o church_n appoint_v within_o paris_n to_o obtain_v pardon_n for_o many_o year_n upon_o condition_n to_o aid_v the_o king_n to_o root_v out_o heresy_n and_o to_o draw_v the_o parisiens_n by_o other_o example_n they_o give_v it_o out_o that_o piennes_n sell_v his_o inheritance_n to_o lend_v the_o king_n four_o hundred_o thousand_o frankes_n that_o the_o italian_n of_o paris_n do_v furnish_v the_o like_a sum_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o nevers_n the_o cardinal_n of_o ferrara_n goâ—di_n and_o birague_n nine_o hundred_o thousand_o frank_v neither_o the_o first_o nor_o the_o second_o bait_n can_v make_v the_o parisian_n to_o bite_v they_o say_v that_o within_o fifteen_o year_n their_o city_n have_v contribute_v twelve_o million_o of_o gold_n not_o comprehend_v the_o loan_z and_o extraordinary_a impost_n levy_v at_o paris_n and_o throughout_o the_o realm_n that_o theâ—e_n civil_a dissension_n waste_v both_o their_o man_n and_o money_n they_o beseech_v he_o that_o according_a to_o the_o notable_a advertisement_n of_o saint_n lewis_n to_o his_o son_n and_o successor_n he_o will_v maintain_v his_o subject_n in_o peace_n and_o concord_n by_o the_o bond_n of_o piety_n and_o justice._n he_o must_v have_v money_n and_o not_o word_n and_o that_o by_o force_n see_v love_n can_v prevail_v paris_n therefore_o be_v sudden_o beset_v with_o garrisonsâ—_n the_o king_n of_o navarre_n at_o saint_n cloud_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n at_o saint_n denis_n the_o duke_n of_o nevers_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o saint_n german_a byron_n at_o montmartre_n the_o marshal_n of_o rez_n at_o pont_n charenton_n and_o ecis_n de_fw-fr vincennes_n thus_o the_o parisiens_n be_v restrain_v of_o their_o victual_n and_o force_n extort_v from_o they_o the_o money_n which_o kindness_n can_v not_o win_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o pretend_a reistres_n be_v far_o off_o and_o duke_n casimir_n march_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_n to_o divide_v the_o duke_n of_o alenson_n from_o these_o two_o head_n and_o frustrate_v the_o dessein_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o condé_n the_o queen_n mother_n come_v again_o to_o the_o duke_n duke_n the_o queen_n mother_n second_o voyage_n to_o the_o duke_n she_o treat_v a_o surceass_v of_o arm_n for_o six_o month_n and_o during_o the_o same_o she_o give_v he_o for_o hostage_n the_o town_n of_o angoulesme_n niort_n saumur_n bourges_n and_o la_fw-fr charité_fw-fr and_o for_o the_o prince_n mezieres_n the_o king_n do_v ratify_v tâ—is_n truce_n but_o the_o governor_n of_o these_o place_n for_o the_o most_o part_n refuse_v to_o yield_v they_o neither_o will_v the_o prince_n allow_v of_o it_o for_o already_o there_o march_v ten_o thousand_o horse_n six_o thousand_o swiss_n two_o thousand_o lansquenet_n three_o thousand_o french_a hargubuesier_n with_o four_o great_a piece_n of_o battery_n and_o sixteen_o less_o the_o which_o threaten_v to_o make_v their_o passage_n easy_a this_o army_n make_v chief_a account_n of_o the_o money_n which_o languedoc_n shall_v furnish_v condé_n a_o german_a army_n â—or_a
the_o prince_n on_o this_o side_n the_o river_n of_o loire_n among_o many_o â—â—myes_n of_o enemy_n have_v no_o bridge_n at_o his_o devotion_n without_o boat_n to_o repass_v or_o any_o hope_n of_o succour_n then_o that_o cheerful_a hope_n which_o have_v bring_v that_o little_a army_n turn_v into_o conâ—â—sion_n and_o disorder_n for_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n have_v pass_v the_o loire_n at_o orleans_n with_o â—â—â—teene_n hundred_o horse_n reistres_n and_o french_a to_o cut_v off_o the_o prince_n way_n if_o he_o repass_v the_o water_n the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n and_o the_o marshal_n byron_n keep_v beausse_fw-fr towards_o â—â—â—â—evalle_n to_o meet_v with_o he_o la_fw-fr chastre_n have_v draw_v up_o the_o mylls_n and_o boat_n and_o keep_v the_o passage_n of_o loire_n the_o duke_n of_o joyeuse_n march_v at_o his_o back_n entrague_n governor_n of_o orleans_n come_v to_o cross_v he_o and_o all_o the_o commons_o do_v rise_v on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o prince_n troop_n be_v tire_v he_o fail_v of_o two_o or_o three_o passage_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d river_n whereof_o he_o make_v account_v betwixt_o blois_n and_o amboise_n the_o amazement_n increase_v and_o his_o number_n decrease_v such_o as_o have_v friend_n in_o beausse_fw-fr dunois_n perche_n veâ—â—osmois_n or_o maine_n steal_v aâ—ay_o the_o lord_n of_o rohan_n advise_v hiâ—_n not_o to_o thrust_v himself_o into_o a_o apparent_a ruin_n have_v turn_v head_n towards_o britain_n all_o the_o foresay_a enemy_n force_n will_v within_o few_o day_n charge_v he_o be_v near_o to_o vendâ—sme_n he_o leave_v the_o chief_a charge_n of_o the_o retreat_n to_o clermont_n and_o saint_n gelas_n order_v the_o company_n provide_v for_o his_o househould_v servant_n rout_n the_o prince_n of_o conde_n in_o rout_n and_o at_o eleven_o of_o the_o clock_n at_o night_n he_o part_v accompany_v with_o the_o lord_n of_o tremoville_n auentigni_n and_o few_o other_o final_o after_o infinite_a toil_n and_o danger_n past_a he_o recover_v the_o isle_n of_o greneze_n lie_v in_o the_o english_a sea_n and_o so_o london_n be_v receive_v by_o the_o queen_n with_o all_o the_o honour_n and_o favour_n he_o can_v desire_v and_o then_o by_o her_o commandment_n accompany_v with_o a_o good_a number_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o man_n of_o war_n in_o ship_n well_o appoint_v he_o repassed_a the_o sea_n obtain_v a_o sufficient_a conquest_n to_o have_v save_v himself_o and_o a_o rich_a spoil_n to_o have_v return_v with_o his_o head_n to_o â—ochell_n rather_o than_o to_o the_o greve_v or_o the_o hale_n at_o paris_n saint_n gelais_n bois-dâ—lie_a aubigni_n la_fw-fr tifardiere_n and_o some_o other_o be_v commend_v to_o have_v wiâ—ely_o preserve_v these_o break_a troop_n nâ—ere_o to_o the_o forest_n of_o marchenoir_n divide_v into_o small_a company_n of_o twelve_o and_o fifteen_o whereof_o notwithstanding_o the_o town_n of_o orleans_n blois_n amboise_n tours_n and_o other_o thereabouts_o be_v straight_o guard_v maâ—y_v repassed_a the_o loire_n saint_n 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