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that_o be_v pass_v the_o ryver_n of_o lyse_v put_v themselves_o in_o batayle_n before_o the_o flemynge_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xiiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o frenchman_n that_o be_v pass_v the_o ryver_n of_o lyse_v disconfyte_v the_o slemynge_n &_o slay_v many_o of_o they_o and_z wan_a the_o passage_n of_o comyne_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xu_o ¶_o how_o the_o french_a king_n pass_v the_o ryver_n of_o lyse_v and_o how_o philyppe_n dartuell_v make_v his_o ordinance_n to_o resy_v the_o king_n and_o his_o puyssaunce_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xvi_o ¶_o how_o the_o town_n of_o ipre_n and_o dyvers_a other_o put_v themselves_o under_o the_o obeisance_n of_o the_o french_a king_n and_z of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o king_n hoost_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xvii_o ¶_o how_o the_o french_a king_n depart_v fro_o the_o mount_n of_o ipre_n and_o how_o philyppe_n dartuell_a and_o the_o flemynge_n apparel_v thyself_o to_o fight_v cap._n cccc_fw-la xviii_o ¶_o of_o a_o marvel_n that_o come_v to_o the_o flemynge_n in_o the_o night_n and_o how_o they_o ordain_v their_o batayle_n all_o in_o one_o company_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xix_o ¶_o how_o the_o constable_n and_o admyrall_n of_o france_n and_o the_o bastard_n of_o langre_n go_v to_o see_v the_o flemynge_n and_o how_o they_o fortify_v themselves_o cap._n cccc_fw-la twenty_o ¶_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o batayle_n of_o rosebeque_fw-la &_o how_o the_o flemynge_n be_v discomfyte_v of_o the_o threfore_o say_a knight_n who_z have_v avew_v all_o their_o behave_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xxi_o ¶_o how_o the_o flemynge_n be_v discomfyte_v at_o the_o batayle_n of_o rosebeque_n cap_n cccc_fw-la xxii_o ¶_o how_o the_o body_n of_o philyppe_n dartuell_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o king_n and_o foe_n hang_v up_o and_o how_o the_o town_n of_o courtrey_n be_v burn_v cap._n cccc_fw-la xxiii_o ¶_o how_o they_o of_o bruges_n yield_v themselves_o under_o the_o obeisance_n of_o the_o french_a king_n and_o how_o they_o of_o gaunt_n be_v recomfort_v by_o peter_n de_fw-fr boyse_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xxiiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o treaty_n of_o alyaunce_n bytwene_v the_o englyssh_a man_n and_o yâ—_z flemynge_n be_v break_v and_o how_o the_o french_a king_n depart_v out_o of_o flaunders_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xxu_o ¶_o how_o the_o french_a king_n come_v to_o paris_n &_o how_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v put_v down_o the_o chenesse_n and_o harness_n in_o the_o town_n and_o how_o the_o parisyens_n be_v ransome_v at_o his_o pleasure_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xxvi_o ¶_o how_o dyvers_a notable_a man_n of_o paris_n be_v beheeded_a with_o master_n john_n marette_n at_o paris_n and_z dyvers_a other_o town_n in_o france_n and_z of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o gauntoyse_n that_o be_v new_a begin_v again_o cap._n cccc_fw-la xxvii_o ¶_o of_o yâ—_z alyaunce_n that_o be_v purchase_v bytwene_v the_o englysshman_n and_o flemynge_n and_z of_o the_o bull_n that_o pope_n urbane_n send_v in_o to_o england_n to_o destroy_v the_o clementyn_n cap._n cccc_fw-la xxviii_o ¶_o how_o the_o bysshoppe_n of_o norwiche_n and_o the_o 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