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¶_o how_o the_o great_a turk_n desire_v the_o sultan_n and_o many_o other_o king_n sarasyn_n to_o aid_v he_o with_o man_n of_o war_n to_o resy_v against_o the_o christian_a man_n and_o how_o many_o valyaunt_a sarasyn_n come_v to_o he_o out_o of_o far_a country_n cap._n cc.xi_o ¶_o how_o the_o lord_n of_o eoucy_n and_o other_o lord_n of_o the_o christian_a man_n about_o a_o xu_o hundred_o spear_n disconfyte_v a_o fyve_o thousand_o turk_n during_o the_o the_o siege_n before_o nicopoly_n cap._n cc.xii_o ¶_o how_o the_o peace_n bytwene_fw-mi england_n and_o france_n contynew_v and_z of_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o france_n cap._n cc.xiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o earl_n of_o heynaulte_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o ostrenaunt_n his_o son_n make_v a_o great_a army_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n knight_n and_o squyet_n to_o go_v in_o to_o fryse_v cap._n cc.xiiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o army_n that_o the_o french_a king_n send_v in_o to_o fryse_v in_o the_o aid_n of_o 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vrbane_n &_o pope_n clement_n be_v at_o great_a discord_n togyde_a and_o how_o the_o cristen_v king_n be_v in_o varyaunce_n for_o their_o lectyons_n and_z of_o the_o war_n bytwene_v they_o cap._n xlii_o ¶_o how_o they_o of_o portugal_n send_v out_o messenger_n in_o to_o england_n to_o show_v tydynge_n of_o their_o country_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_z to_o the_o great_a lord_n there_o cap._n xliii_o ¶_o how_o laurens_n fongase_a ambassador_n from_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n in_o to_o england_n show_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o lancastre_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o discord_n that_o be_v bytwene_v the_o realm_n of_o castyle_n and_o portyngale_n cap._n xliiii_o ¶_o how_o laurence_n fongase_v show_v the_o duke_n of_o lancastre_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o batayle_n of_o juberothe_n bytwene_v the_o king_n of_o castyle_n and_o portyngale_n cap._n xlv_o ¶_o how_o the_o ambassador_n of_o portyngale_n have_v answer_v of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_z great_a gift_n and_o how_o 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