they_o do_v afore_o this_o same_o year_n y_fw-fr t_o king_n with_o a_o great_a host_n enter_v y_o e_o see_v to_o 〈◊〉_d y_fw-fr e_fw-es se_fw-es ge_fw-mi of_o rochel_n but_o the_o wind_n be_v even_o contrary_a unto_o he_o &_o suffrid_v he_o not_o long_a time_n to_o go_v far_o from_o the_o land_n wherefore_o he_o abide_v a_o certeyn_a time_n upon_o the_o see_n cost_v abide_a after_o a_o good_a wound_n for_o they_o &_o yet_o come_v it_o not_o so_o at_o the_o last_o he_o come_v then_n with_o his_o man_n to_o land_n ward_v ayene_v &_o anon_o as_o he_o be_v a_o land_n the_o wind_n bygan_v to_o tear_v &_o be_v in_o another_o cost_n than_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d how_o the_o duke_n of_o lancastre_n with_o a_o great_a hoost_n go_v in_o to_o flaun_n dre_n &_o pass_v by_o parys_n thurgh_n burgoyne_n &_o thurgh_n all_o france_n till_o he_o come_v to_o burdeux_fw-fr cao._n cc_o xxxvjo._o sun_n after_o in_o the_o xlviij_o year_n of_o the_o regne_fw-la of_o king_n edward_n the_o duke_n of_o lancastre_n 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