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the_o king_n of_o england_n theâ—_n ca_fw-mi 〈…〉_o into_o his_o hoost_n two_o cardynalle_n from_o pope_n clâ—ment_n in_o legation_n who_o take_v great_a payâ—e_n to_o 〈◊〉_d bytwene_n these_o hooste_n and_z they_o procuredde_v so_o moche_v that_o theâ—_n be_v grant_v a_o certain_a treaty_n of_o acorde_n and_o a_o respite_n bytwene_v the_o two_o king_n and_z their_o man_n be_v there_o at_o siege_n and_o in_o the_o field_n all_o only_a and_o so_o theâ—_n be_v four_o lordâ—â—_n appoint_v on_o either_o party_n to_o counsel_v togyde_a and_o to_o treat_v for_o a_o peace_n for_o the_o french_a king_n there_o be_v the_o duke_n of_o burgoyne_n &_o the_o duke_n of_o burbone_n sir_n joy_n of_o savoy_n and_o sir_n john_n heynalt_n and_o for_o thenglysshe_v party_n th'earl_n of_o derby_n the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n the_o lord_n reynolde_v cobham_n and_o the_o lord_n gaultyer_n of_o manny_n and_o the_o two_o cardynalle_n be_v mean_v bytwene_v the_o party_n these_o lord_n meet_v three_o day_n and_o many_o devyse_n put_v forth_o but_o none_o take_v effect_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n the_o king_n of_o england_n always_o fortify_v his_o host_n and_o field_n and_o make_v dyke_n on_o the_o down_n that_o the_o frenchman_n shall_v not_o sudden_o come_v on_o they_o these_o three_o day_n pass_v without_o any_o agreement_n than_o the_o two_o cardynalle_n return_v to_o saint_n dmers_n and_o when_o the_o french_a king_n see_v that_o he_o coude_fw-fr do_v nothing_o the_o next_o day_n he_o dysloged_a be_v time_n and_o take_v his_o way_n to_o amien_n and_o give_v every_o man_n leave_v to_o depart_v whane_a they_o within_o calays_n see_v their_o king_n depart_v they_o make_v great_a sorrow_n some_o of_o the_o englysshman_n follow_v the_o tail_n of_o the_o french_a man_n and_o win_v summer_n cart_n and_o caryage_n horse_n wine_n and_o other_o thing_n and_o take_v prisoner_n who_o they_o bring_v into_o the_o hoost_n before_o calays_n ¶_o how_o the_o town_n of_o calys_n be_v give_v 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as_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o his_o father_n &_o chief_a lord_n thane_n the_o duke_n of_o athenes_n say_v in_o king_n behalf_n the_o king_n do_v pardon_v he_o all_o thing_n with_o a_o good_a heart_n ¶_o of_o a_o inposytion_n and_o gabell_n ordain_v in_o france_n by_o the_o three_o estate_n for_o the_o feat_n of_o the_o war_n cap._n c_o lu_o also_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n m._n ccc_o lu_o in_o yâ—_z month_n of_o octobre_n the_o prince_n of_o wales_n elder_a son_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n go_v into_o gascoigne_n and_o go_v never_o to_o tholouz_n and_o so_o past_a the_o ryver_n of_o garon_n &_o go_v into_o cracassone_n and_o burn_v the_o borowe_n but_o the_o city_n be_v well_o defend_v and_o fro_o then_v he_o go_v to_o narbon_n bren_v and_o exile_v the_o country_n and_z in_o the_o month_n of_o novembre_n he_o return_v to_o burdeur_n with_o great_a pyllage_n and_o many_o prisoner_n for_z no_o man_n resy_v he_o and_o yet_o in_o the_o country_n be_v th'earl_n of_o 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yâ—_z money_n therefore_o the_o king_n offer_v to_o make_v good_a money_n &_o durable_a so_o yâ—_z they_o will_v grant_v he_o sufficient_a aid_n to_o mentayne_v his_o war_n they_o answer_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o clergy_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o archbysshop_n of_o reins_n the_o noble_n by_o yâ—_z duke_n of_o athenes_n and_o the_o good_a town_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o stephyn_n martell_n provost_n of_o the_o marchantê_n of_o paris_n all_o they_o say_v they_o be_v ready_a to_o live_v and_o dye_v with_o the_o king_n &_o put_v their_o body_n and_o good_n into_o his_o seruyce_n requyre_v to_o have_v deliberacyon_n to_o speak_v togyde_a the_o which_o be_v grant_v they_o the_o same_o year_n the_o vigyll_n of_o the_o conception_n of_o our_o lady_n the_o king_n give_v the_o duchy_n of_o normandy_n to_o charles_n dolphyn_n of_o uienoy_n his_o elder_a son_n and_z the_o next_o day_n he_o make_v his_o homage_n after_o the_o delyberacyon_n take_v by_o the_o three_o estate_n they_o answer_v to_o the_o king_n in_o the_o ê‘lyament_n chambre_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o say_v three_o ê‘son_n how_o they_o will_v find_v he_o for_o one_o yer_z thirty_o m._n man_n at_o their_o costê_n &_o charge_n the_o finance_n to_o pay_v the_o wagê_n of_o so_o many_o man_n of_o war_n be_v esteem_v to_o l_o m._n 〈◊〉_d parisien_fw-fr &_o the_o three_o estatê_n ordenid_v this_o some_o to_o be_v levy_v of_o every_o ê‘son_n &_o of_o every_o estate_n man_n of_o yâ—_z noble_n and_z other_o every_o man_n viii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o every_o pound_n and_o that_o the_o gabell_n of_o salt_n shall_v run_v through_o the_o realm_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o in_o certain_a of_o this_o inposicyon_n â–ª_o â—abell_n shall_v suffice_v therefore_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o three_o state_n shall_v return_v again_o to_o paris_n to_o see_v &_o know_v if_o this_o inposicyon_n wâ—lde_v serve_v or_o no_o the_o first_o day_n of_o march_n at_o the_o which_o day_n thyder_v again_o they_o come_v all_o except_o certain_a of_o yâ—_z great_a town_n of_o picardy_n and_o normandy_n and_o some_o noble_n of_o the_o same_o such_o as_o be_v at_o the_o inposition_n make_v come_v thyder_o &_o they_o find_v that_o the_o first_o grant_n will_v not_o suffice_v to_o reysâ—_n the_o say_v some_o wherefore_o they_o ordain_v a_o new_a subsidy_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_z every_o person_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a or_o otherwise_o clerk_n lay_z religious_a or_o relygion_n except_o and_o not_o except_o householder_n curate_n of_o church_n have_v rent_n or_o revenue_n office_n or_o admnystracyon_n woman_n widow_n child_n marry_v or_o natte_n marry_v have_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o own_o or_z in_o any_o other_o keep_a none_n age_n or_o admynistration_n and_o all_o other_o of_o every_o estate_n authorite_n or_o privylege_n that_o they_o aâ—â—_n than_o use_v or_o have_v use_v in_o time_n past_a if_o it_o be_v c._n 〈◊〉_d of_o revenue_n or_o under_o if_o it_o before_o term_v of_o lyse_v in_o herytage_n in_o plege_n or_z by_o mean_n of_o office_n or_o pension_n during_o life_n or_o at_o will_n shall_v pay_v to_o hiss_v aid_n &_o subsidy_n of_o every_o four_o 〈◊〉_d xl_o souce_n and_o of_o ten_o 〈◊〉_d of_o revenue_n or_o above_o twenty_o souce_n labourer_n and_o workman_n lyveng_v by_o their_o labour_n shall_v pay_v ten_o souce_n servant_n prentyse_n lyveng_v by_o their_o seruyce_n take_v c._n s._n by_o year_n or_o more_o shall_v in_o likewise_o pay_v ten_o s._n take_v these_o money_n after_o yâ—_z rate_n of_o paris_n money_n in_o that_o country_n and_z at_o courney_n for_o the_o money_n currant_n in_o that_o part_n and_o if_o servant_n have_v not_o by_o year_n but._n c._o ss_z 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v pay_v nothing_o wourthey_a have_v goodê_n after_o the_o rate_n than_o shall_v they_o pay_v as_o other_o do_v and_o also_o beggar_n monk_n and_o cloystereus_fw-la without_o offyce_v or_o admynistracyon_n nor_o child_n be_v in_o ward_n under_o the_o age_n of_o xu_o year_n have_v nothing_o in_o 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benefyce_n shall_v be_v esteem_v after_o the_o rate_n of_o their_o dyme_n when_o that_o be_v pay_v 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d out_o any_o exception_n or_o privyledge_n and_o as_o for_o noble_a man_n &_o man_n of_o yâ—_z good_a town_n that_o may_v spâ—â—de_v above_o the_o some_o of_o c._n 〈◊〉_d in_o revenue_n 〈…〉_o pay_v till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o some_o of_o u_o m._n 〈◊〉_d for_o every_o c_o xl_o s._n beside_o four_o 〈◊〉_d of_z yâ—_z first_o c._n 〈◊〉_d aâ—d_v the_o man_n of_o the_o good_a town_n insemblable_a manner_n till_o they_o come_v to_o m._n 〈◊〉_d of_o revenue_n and_o as_o for_o the_o movable_n of_o the_o noble_a man_n that_o have_v naâ—_n c._n 〈◊〉_d of_o revenue_n their_o movable_n shall_v be_v esteem_v and_o rekenyd_v
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