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the_o same_o month_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o foul_a way_n which_o hinder_v the_o carriage_n of_o the_o ordinance_n but_o have_v send_v the_o lord_n artray_v certain_a day_n before_o he_o have_v compass_v the_o town_n and_o at_o his_o first_o come_n take_v the_o suburb_n and_o draw_v they_o of_o the_o town_n to_o composition_n captain_n lago_n governor_n of_o the_o town_n retire_v into_o the_o castle_n with_o four_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o soldier_n make_v show_n as_o though_o he_o will_v defend_v it_o the_o place_n be_v very_o strong_a environ_v with_o water_n and_o strong_a wall_n well_o flank_v and_o good_a tower_n the_o marshal_n of_o byron_n be_v enter_v the_o town_n keep_v so_o good_a order_n in_o it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o see_v that_o it_o have_v be_v besiege_v the_o shop_n be_v keep_v open_a that_o day_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o present_o cause_v the_o artillery_n to_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o castle_n and_o shoot_v at_o the_o defence_n 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to_o meet_v he_o and_o receive_v he_o so_o well_o that_o he_o trust_v unto_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o place_n without_o leave_v therein_o any_o other_o garrison_n the_o 28._o of_o december_n the_o king_n depart_v from_o thence_o to_o argenton_n which_o be_v a_o good_a town_n in_o normandy_n wherein_o be_v a_o castle_n of_o good_a strength_n there_o be_v in_o the_o same_o castle_n three_o ensign_n of_o footman_n who_o the_o lord_n brissak_n have_v leave_v there_o who_o with_o captain_n picart_n and_o his_o regiment_n be_v come_v from_o paris_n to_o man_n and_o have_v promise_v to_o show_v himself_o at_o all_o the_o siege_n which_o the_o king_n will_v take_v in_o hand_n and_o he_o will_v impeach_v he_o from_o the_o take_n of_o any_o town_n in_o the_o country_n of_o main_n and_o base_a normandy_n but_o this_o great_a warrior_n be_v as_o old_a in_o courage_n as_o he_o be_v hot_a in_o word_n for_o he_o never_o show_v his_o face_n at_o any_o siege_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o town_n of_o argenton_n have_v determine_v to_o yield_v to_o the_o king_n come_v forth_o and_o meet_v he_o most_o humble_o desire_v his_o majesty_n to_o receive_v they_o to_o his_o favour_n which_o thing_n he_o do_v willing_o the_o soldier_n see_v that_o retire_v into_o the_o castle_n beseech_v the_o k._n to_o suffer_v they_o to_o depart_v with_o their_o life_n and_o baggage_n which_o thing_n the_o k._n grant_v unto_o they_o the_o 29._o of_o december_n the_o garrison_n of_o damfront_n understand_v that_o he_o have_v summon_v the_o town_n and_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v determine_v to_o acknowledge_v and_o admit_v the_o king_n enter_v in_o consultation_n what_o they_o shall_v do_v and_o be_v divide_v into_o contrary_a faction_n put_v themselves_o in_o arm_n one_o against_o another_o it_o happen_v that_o they_o who_o will_v submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n although_o they_o be_v not_o half_a so_o many_o in_o number_n as_o the_o other_o be_v encourage_v and_o assist_v of_o god_n 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