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encomium_n ib._n the_o good_a counsel_n he_o give_v to_o m._n de_fw-fr mayenne_n 761_o 762_o etc._n etc._n henry_n iv._o oblige_v he_o to_o stay_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o mayenne_n in_o paris_n ib._n his_o conference_n with_o du_n plessis-mornay_a about_o the_o peace_n 858_o 859_o 860_o vimory_n a_o description_n of_o the_o combat_n that_o be_v there_o fight_v 267_o 268_o 269_o etc._n etc._n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr vins_n command_v the_o light_a horse_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n go_v to_o make_v discovery_n of_o the_o reyter_n in_o their_o quarter_n about_o d'auneau_n 279._o command_n the_o light_a horse_n at_o the_o combat_n of_o auneau_n 282_o 286_o 287_o etc._n etc._n he_o give_v advice_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n not_o to_o trust_v the_o king_n 398_o 399_o etc._n etc._n why_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n party_n and_o how_o he_o be_v make_v head_n of_o the_o league_n in_o provence_n 462_o 463_o etc._n etc._n the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr viâ—ry_n after_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n iii_o throw_n himself_o into_o the_o party_n of_o the_o league_n 734_o 735._o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o that_o return_v to_o his_o obedience_n after_o the_o coversion_n of_o the_o king_n 935_o 936_o etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la ann._n 1574._o ann._n 1575._o ann._n 1576._o anno_fw-la 1577._o 1577._o ld._n keeper_n anno_fw-la 1579._o ann._n 1581._o ann._n 1582._o anno_fw-la 158â—_n anno_fw-la 158â—_n ann._n 1585._o ann._n 1586._o ann._n 1587._o ann._n 1587._o ann._n 1588._o ann._n 1589._o ann._n 1589._o ann._n 1590._o ann._n 1591._o ann._n 1592._o ann._n 1593._o ann._n 1594._o ann._n 1595._o ann._n 1596._o ann._n 15â—7_n ann._n 1598._o