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they_o be_v among_o who_o 259._o who_o stow_n p._n 259._o one_o griffith_n micco_n captain_n of_o 200_o horse_n come_v upon_o the_o english_a spy_n to_o his_o cost_n for_o there_o 30_o of_o his_o man_n together_o with_o himself_o be_v take_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v slay_v to_o a_o man_n not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o be_v leave_v to_o carry_v back_o word_n what_o be_v become_v of_o his_o fellow_n now_o among_o other_o who_o the_o french_a king_n have_v send_v into_o those_o part_n to_o look_v to_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o country_n there_o be_v ibid._n be_v frois_fw-fr c._n 157._o &_o stow_n ibid._n three_o great_a baron_n appoint_v to_o keep_v the_o frontier_n namely_o the_o lord_n of_o craon_n the_o lord_n of_o bouciquaut_n and_o the_o hermit_n of_o chaumont_n who_o with_o 300_o spear_n have_v for_o some_o time_n ride_v about_o the_o country_n coast_v at_o a_o distance_n the_o english_a host_n who_o have_v now_o follow_v for_o six_o day_n together_o they_o can_v yet_o never_o find_v any_o advantage_n to_o set_v upon_o they_o the_o army_n ride_v so_o careful_o and_o in_o such_o close_a order_n at_o last_o perceive_v the_o prince_n to_o take_v the_o way_n of_o romorantin_n they_o begin_v to_o fetch_v a_o wide_a compass_n about_o and_o so_o get_v before_o he_o plant_v themselves_o in_o ambush_n near_o to_o romorantin_n at_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o wonderful_a straight_a passage_n by_o which_o the_o english_a must_v needs_o go_v that_o same_o day_n by_o chance_n there_o go_v with_o the_o leave_n of_o the_o marshal_n before_o the_o prince_n battle_n the_o lord_n bartholomew_n burwash_n sr._n walter_n pave_o sr._n nele_n loring_n and_o sr._n sanchio_n dambreticourt_n all_o four_o knight_n of_o the_o garter_n with_o the_o lord_n roger_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr war_n the_o young_a lord_n edward_n spencer_n then_o about_o 395._o about_o dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 395._o
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the_o cardinal_n together_o with_o the_o 1471_o the_o non_fw-la enim_fw-la ad_fw-la archiep._n erecta_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la sedes_fw-la ante_fw-la sixtum_fw-la iu._n p_o p._n qui_fw-la id_fw-la fecit_fw-la ano._n 1471_o bishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n in_o scotland_n begin_v to_o enter_v into_o a_o serious_a treaty_n with_o king_n edward_n about_o the_o delivery_n of_o king_n david_n from_o his_o long_a imprisonment_n which_o treaty_n be_v not_o a_o little_a further_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o queen_n joan_n of_o scotland_n king_n edward_n sister_n so_o that_o at_o last_o on_z the_o 658._o the_o rot._n sect._n 31._o ed._n 3._o m_o 2._o dâ—rso_fw-it vid._n ashmole_n garter_n p._n 658._o 3_o of_o october_n there_o meet_v at_o barwick_n commissioner_n on_o both_o side_n namely_o john_n thoresby_n archbishop_n of_o york_n thomas_n hatfield_n bishop_n of_o durham_n gilbert_n welton_n bishop_n of_o caerlile_n the_o lord_n henry_n piercy_n ralph_n nevil_n henry_n scroop_n and_o thomas_n musgrave_n on_o king_n edward_n part_n and_o william_n bishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o cathnes_n patrick_n bishop_n of_o brechin_n chancellor_n of_o scotland_n patrick_n earl_n of_o march_n robert_n de_fw-fr irskin_n and_o william_n levington_n knight_n deputy_n of_o robert_n stuart_n guardian_n of_o scotland_n on_o the_o other_o part_n between_o who_o these_o article_n be_v agree_v on_o viz._n imprimis_fw-la 680._o imprimis_fw-la knighton_n p._n 2617._o n._n 40._o du_n chesne_n p._n 680._o that_o king_n david_n shall_v never_o after_o bear_v arm_n against_o the_o king_n of_o england_n within_o this_o realm_n nor_o either_o counsel_n or_o abett_n any_o of_o his_o subject_n so_o to_o do_v 2._o item_n that_o king_n david_n upon_o his_o return_n into_o scotland_n shall_v use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o persuade_v his_o lord_n and_o other_o to_o agree_v that_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n may_v be_v hold_v in_o fee_n and_o by_o homage_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n but_o that_o if_o the_o scot_n can_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o yield_v to_o that_o yet_o however_o king_n david_n shall_v swear_v solemn_o to_o observe_v the_o peace_n with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n punctual_o and_o due_o 3._o item_n that_o king_n david_n shall_v oblige_v and_o bind_v himself_o and_o his_o heir_n and_o the_o whole_a realm_n of_o scotland_n to_o pay_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o his_o heir_n within_o 8._o within_o tho'_o we_o find_v 24000_o mark_n of_o the_o say_a sum_n upon_o arrear_n 27_o year_n after_o vid._n dugd._n 1_o vol._n p._n 277._o ex_fw-la rot._n sect._n 7._o pic._n 2._o m._n 8._o ten_o year_n after_o the_o sum_n of_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o mark_n sterling_a 4._o item_n that_o king_n david_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n deliver_v unto_o king_n edward_n twenty_o good_a and_o sufficient_a pledge_n and_o hostage_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o these_o covenant_n as_o namely_o the_o lord_n john_n elder_a son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o lord_n robert_n stuart_n and_o nephew_n to_o king_n david_n and_o together_o with_o he_o the_o earl_n of_o southerland_n douglas_n murray_n and_o mar_n and_o fife_n the_o baron_n of_o vescy_n sr._n william_n cathanes_n and_o twelve_o other_o all_o who_o be_v to_o abide_v in_o england_n as_o prisoner_n and_o hostage_n for_o the_o king_n their_o lord_n till_o the_o say_a sum_n be_v full_o pay_v and_o acquit_v 5._o item_n that_o a_o decennial_a truce_n in_o england_n scotland_n and_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n be_v inviolable_o keep_v between_o the_o two_o realm_n on_o pain_n of_o forfeiture_n of_o body_n and_o of_o chattel_n and_o that_o after_o ten_o year_n the_o scot_n may_v be_v free_a to_o choose_v peace_n or_o war_n as_o they_o shall_v like_o best_a of_o these_o article_n there_o be_v make_v indenture_n and_o public_a instrument_n seal_v with_o the_o seal_n of_o both_o the_o king_n and_o so_o king_n david_n after_o almost_o 11_o year_n imprisonment_n have_v his_o liberty_n and_o ride_v 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