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come_v to_o naunte_n to_o the_o count_n his_o wife_n and_o so_o their_o they_o tarry_v in_o great_a joy_n till_o the_o day_n come_v of_o the_o fee_v and_o make_v great_a provysion_n against_o the_o same_o and_o when_o the_o day_n cane_n and_o no_o man_n apere_v for_o no_o commandment_n except_o one_o knight_n call_v sir_n henry_n du_fw-fr leon_n a_z noble_a and_o a_o puysaunt_a man_n so_o they_o keep_v the_o fee_v a_o three_o day_n as_o well_o as_o they_o may_v with_o such_o as_o be_v ther._n than_o it_o be_v determine_v to_o retain_v soudyer_n a_o horsbacke_n and_o a_o foot_o and_o so_o to_o dyspende_v his_o great_a treasure_n to_o attain_v to_o his_o purpose_n of_o the_o duchy_n and_o to_o constrain_v all_o rebel_n to_o come_v to_o mercy_n so_o soudyer_n be_v retain_v on_o all_o side_n and_o large_o pay_v so_o that_o they_o have_v a_o great_a number_n a_o foot_n and_o a_o horsbacke_n noble_n and_o other_o of_o dyverse_a country_n ¶_o how_o th'earl_n of_o mountfort_n take_v the_o 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gate_n when_o they_o see_v that_o myschyefe_n fear_n lose_v of_o the_o castle_n and_o sudden_o they_o let_v down_o the_o portcolyse_v and_o close_v their_o own_o capteyne_a and_o certain_a with_o he_o without_o who_o right_a noble_o defend_v themselves_o they_o be_v sore_o hurt_v and_o in_o great_a danger_n of_o death_n and_o the_o captain_n will_v never_o yield_v himself_o they_o with_o in_o cast_v out_o stone_n timber_n iron_n and_o pottê_n with_o quick_o lime_n so_o that_o the_o assaylante_n be_v fain_o to_o draw_v back_o than_z they_o draw_v up_o a_o lytell_a of_o the_o portcolyse_v and_o the_o captain_n enter_v and_o his_o company_n such_o as_o be_v leave_v a_o live_v with_o he_o sore_o wound_v the_o next_o day_n th'earl_n cause_v certain_a ingens_fw-la to_o be_v raise_v and_o say_v how_o that_o he_o will_v not_o depart_v thens_n till_o he_o have_v the_o castle_n at_o his_o pleasure_n the_o three_o day_n he_o understode_v how_o the_o captain_n within_o be_v deed_n of_o such_o 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