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he_o will_v yet_o continue_v some_o long_a time_n in_o guienne_n to_o see_v what_o resolution_n the_o enemy_n will_v take_v for_o so_o he_o have_v write_v i_o word_n in_o his_o letter_n and_o that_o if_o it_o please_v he_o whilst_o his_o army_n have_v nothing_o else_o to_o do_v to_o march_v towards_o nâ—guarol_n and_o le_fw-fr mont_fw-fr de_fw-fr marsan_n to_o try_v if_o the_o enemy_n will_v take_v courage_n to_o come_v out_o of_o bearn_n to_o fight_v we_o we_o may_v peradventure_o do_v some_o thing_n and_o that_o it_o be_v my_o opinion_n it_o will_v be_v of_o advantage_n to_o we_o to_o the_o end_n that_o if_o montgommery_n shall_v dare_v to_o enter_v the_o king_n territory_n he_o may_v see_v that_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o fight_v he_o he_o write_v word_n back_o again_o that_o he_o be_v content_a and_o that_o in_o five_o day_n he_o shall_v be_v at_o auch_n where_o he_o desire_v i_o to_o meet_v he_o i_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o five_o ensign_n command_v by_o my_o nephew_n leberon_n to_o stir_v from_o libourne_n and_o st._n foy_n siege_n though_o the_o two_o company_n that_o quarter_v at_o st._n foy_n be_v place_v there_o upon_o no_o other_o account_n but_o only_o to_o save_v the_o provision_n of_o libourne_n but_o in_o case_n of_o a_o siege_n they_o have_v order_n that_o immediate_o upon_o monsieur_n de_fw-fr lebâ—rons_n send_v for_o they_o they_o shall_v retire_v to_o libourne_n where_o the_o chevaâ—er_a horloge_n command_v who_o be_v cast_v up_o trench_n within_o as_o if_o he_o daily_o expect_v a_o siege_n i_o take_v the_o five_o ensign_n that_o captain_n castilia_n command_v in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o chevalier_n and_o of_o my_o nephew_n my_o own_o company_n those_o of_o messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr gondrin_n and_o de_fw-fr fontenilles_n and_o send_v post_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr châ—ppelle_n lawzâ—eres_n who_o lie_v at_o cahors_n and_o be_v evermore_o in_o readiness_n to_o bring_v in_o the_o gentleman_n of_o quercy_n that_o he_o shall_v march_v away_o in_o all_o diligence_n and_o that_o the_o marshal_n be_v upon_o his_o march_n to_o go_v direct_o into_o chalosse_n which_o he_o sudden_o do_v and_o bring_v threescore_o and_o ten_o gentleman_n under_o his_o cornet_n all_o those_o of_o agenâ—is_n go_v along_o with_o i_o not_o a_o man_n be_v leave_v at_o home_n except_v captain_n pauliâ—c_a the_o â—lder_n whâ—m_o i_o make_v perforce_o to_o return_v back_o to_o villeâ—neufue_n of_o which_o he_o be_v governor_n as_o well_o to_o preserve_v the_o say_v villeneufue_a as_o to_o assist_v libourne_n with_o what_o he_o can_v in_o case_n the_o enemy_n shall_v come_v and_o sit_v down_o before_o it_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr cassanevil_n be_v marshal_v the_o camp_n to_o this_o party_n of_o we_o and_o lodge_v according_a to_o his_o own_o musterroll_n a_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o gentleman_n under_o my_o cornet_n and_o threescore_o under_o that_o of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chappelle_n lauzieres_n the_o forename_a company_n of_o gens-d'arms_a and_o six_o corner_n of_o harquebuzeer_n on_o horse_n back_o this_o be_v the_o party_n that_o i_o have_v under_o the_o marshal_n own_o cornet_n be_v near_o upon_o three_o hundred_o gentleman_n as_o the_o marshal_n himself_o tell_v i_o at_o grenade_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o marshal_n the_o camp_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr croissette_n what_o of_o comenge_n and_o languedoc_n force_n he_o have_v two_o and_o twenty_o ensign_n of_o foot_n command_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr st._n giron_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr guiche_n and_o ten_o of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr savignac_n his_o company_n of_o gens-d'armes_a and_o those_o of_o messieurs_fw-fr le_fw-fr compte_n d'_fw-fr esterac_n de_fw-fr lauzun_n the_o terride_a de_fw-fr negrepelice_n those_o of_o the_o two_o bellegarde_n the_o father_n and_o son_n de_fw-fr gramont_n those_o of_o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr foy_fw-fr de_fw-fr joyeuse_fw-fr d'_fw-fr aubigeon_n d'_fw-fr arnâ—_n de_fw-fr sarlaboâ—â—_n 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de_n lauzunâ—eceived_v â—eceiv'd_z my_o letter_n as_o they_o tell_v i_o after_o and_o to_o mend_v the_o matter_n so_o soon_o as_o ever_o we_o be_v alight_v think_v to_o bait_v we_o have_v a_o alarm_n that_o come_v fromward_n miremont_n which_o make_v we_o remount_v to_o horse_n and_o advance_v a_o good_a quarter_n of_o a_o league_n upon_o the_o road_n towards_o the_o say_a mirâ—mont_n from_o whence_o the_o alarm_n come_v wherein_o i_o commit_v a_o grâ—at_a folly_n in_o advance_v so_o far_o with_o so_o few_o man_n with_o i_o i_o have_v no_o more_o than_o five_o and_o forty_o gentleman_n only_o in_o the_o party_n for_o my_o own_o foot_n company_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v up_o i_o can_v not_o there_o learn_v any_o certain_a news_n where_o either_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr pill_n or_o any_o of_o his_o force_n be_v only_o i_o be_v tell_v by_o the_o honest_a people_n that_o he_o be_v on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o river_n lot_n towards_o st._n vensa_fw-la and_o aymett_n marmanda_n and_o tonein_n and_o that_o they_o weâ—e_v all_o horse_n after_o i_o have_v stay_v about_o two_o hour_n upon_o the_o road_n messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr â—ontenilles_fw-fr and_o de_fw-fr madaillan_n and_o the_o young_a montluc_n my_o son_n come_v up_o to_o i_o where_o i_o give_v they_o order_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr madaillan_n shall_v go_v with_o my_o company_n before_o that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fontenilles_n and_o captain_n montluc_n shall_v follow_v after_o at_o a_o convenient_a distance_n to_o be_v ready_a to_o second_v he_o and_o that_o i_o with_o my_o gentleman_n will_v sustain_v they_o and_o that_o after_o this_o manner_n they_o shall_v march_v till_o they_o come_v within_o half_a a_o league_n of_o miremont_n wheâ—e_v they_o shall_v send_v out_o scout_n to_o inquire_v where_o the_o enemy_n be_v which_o shall_v they_o happen_v to_o be_v in_o miremont_n that_o then_o they_o shall_v give_v the_o word_n back_o from_o party_n to_o party_n for_o i_o will_v immediate_o put_v 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who_o hear_v there_o be_v no_o enemy_n on_o this_o side_n the_o lot_n i_o send_v back_o word_n that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr madaillan_n shall_v further_o advance_v as_o far_o as_o miremont_n to_o inform_v himself_o more_o certain_o of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o enemy_n be_v to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o next_o morning_n messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr terride_a the_o bellegarde_n and_o i_o be_v unite_v together_o may_v go_v to_o attaque_fw-la they_o and_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o will_v fall_v back_o to_o monbahus_o where_o we_o have_v leave_v our_o baggage_n to_o bait_v and_o refresh_v my_o man_n i_o according_o do_v so_o have_v first_o place_v my_o son_n and_o his_o five_o company_n in_o five_o or_o six_o house_n near_o unto_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o i_o retreat_v send_v a_o account_n of_o all_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fontenilles_n to_o the_o end_n that_o shall_v they_o receive_v a_o unexpected_a charge_n from_o the_o enemy_n pill_n they_o may_v know_v where_o our_o foot_n lay_v so_o soon_o as_o i_o alight_v from_o my_o horse_n and_o before_o i_o enter_v into_o my_o lodging_n i_o dispatch_v away_o to_o messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr terride_a and_o the_o bellegarde_n entreat_v they_o not_o to_o fail_v to_o be_v with_o the_o cavalry_n at_o monbahus_o by_o midnight_n for_o that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr pill_n have_v nothing_o but_o horse_n of_o which_o there_o be_v not_o above_o three_o hundred_o that_o be_v good_a the_o rest_n to_o the_o number_n of_o fifteen_o or_o sixteen_o hundred_o be_v all_o mount_v upon_o pitiful_a jade_n that_o be_v worth_a nothing_o the_o messenger_n be_v with_o they_o within_o a_o hour_n and_o a_o half_a after_o daylight_n for_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o two_o league_n from_o monbahus_o to_o villeneufue_n by_o who_o they_o return_v i_o answer_v and_o assure_v i_o that_o by_o break_v of_o day_n they_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o be_v with_o i_o but_o i_o must_v return_v to_o messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr fontenilles_n and_o de_fw-fr madaillan_n and_o captain_n montluc_n and_o must_v here_o in_o the_o first_o place_n set_v down_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr pill_v his_o design_n immediate_o upon_o my_o arrival_n at_o monflanquin_n which_o may_v be_v about_o two_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o hugonot_n of_o the_o say_v monflanquin_n advertise_v monsieur_n de_fw-fr pill_n who_o be_v new_o depart_v from_o cahors_n that_o the_o next_o day_n i_o be_v determine_v to_o draw_v near_o to_o he_o expect_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr terride_a and_o the_o bellegarde_n to_o come_v up_o to_o i_o which_o notwithstanding_o they_o can_v not_o do_v yet_o these_o two_o day_n and_o that_o i_o have_v not_o above_o fifty_o or_o threescore_o good_a horse_n with_o i_o in_o all_o upon_o this_o intelligence_n the_o say_a sieur_n de_fw-fr pill_n dispatch_v away_o all_o night_n to_o six_o cornet_n he_o have_v about_o
the_o say_a sieur_n de_fw-fr noe_n letter_n be_v this_o monsieur_n i_o give_v you_o nitice_n that_o the_o count_n de_fw-fr montgommery_n have_v pass_v the_o save_o bearn_n and_o the_o riâ—ge_n and_o dine_v to_o day_n at_o the_o house_n of_o the_o viscount_n de_fw-fr caumont_n my_o brother-in-law_n in_o all_o these_o part_v not_o a_o man_n present_v himself_o to_o dispute_v with_o he_o his_o passage_n over_o the_o garonne_n i_o pray_v give_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr montluc_n speedy_a notice_n of_o it_o i_o be_v never_o in_o my_o life_n so_o surprise_v at_o any_o thing_n as_o at_o this_o unexpected_a news_n and_o begin_v to_o think_v with_o myself_o that_o this_o be_v some_o misadventure_n that_o be_v destine_v against_o we_o know_v as_o i_o do_v the_o marshal_n d'_fw-fr anvil_n messieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr joyeuse_n and_o de_fw-fr bellegarde_n who_o be_v hard_o by_o he_o and_o several_a other_o captain_n who_o want_v neither_o courage_n experience_n nor_o affection_n wherefore_o we_o be_v to_o conclude_v that_o god_n will_v lay_v a_o misfortune_n upon_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr terride_a i_o have_v the_o company_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr gondrin_n at_o montsegur_n en_fw-fr bezadois_n the_o one_o half_a of_o my_o own_o at_o neraâ—_n and_o the_o other_o at_o monsâ—anquin_n and_o that_o of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fontenilles_n at_o moissac_n which_o the_o fontenille_n run_v in_o all_o haste_n to_o the_o say_a moissâ—c_n be_v very_o certain_a that_o i_o will_v speedy_o send_v for_o he_o i_o immediate_o then_o write_v four_o dispaâ—ches_n one_o to_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr terride_a come_n wherein_o i_o entreat_v he_o to_o rise_v from_o before_o navarrein_n and_o to_o retire_v towards_o orthez_n and_o st._n sever_n for_o that_o the_o enemy_n be_v upon_o he_o entreat_v he_o in_o so_o do_v to_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o diligence_n we_o have_v several_a time_n use_v when_o we_o be_v together_o in_o piedmont_n that_o i_o fear_v the_o marshal_n force_n be_v not_o yet_o 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day_n and_o night_n it_o be_v almost_o night_n when_o i_o receive_v the_o news_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n by_o break_n of_o day_n so_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v send_v away_o my_o messenger_n i_o depart_v and_o go_v to_o lectoure_n from_o whence_o i_o send_v another_o dispatch_n to_o mounseur_fw-fr le_fw-fr marshal_n to_o give_v he_o notice_n that_o i_o be_v come_v direct_o to_o he_o with_o five_o ensign_n of_o foot_n but_o that_o notwithstanding_o shall_v the_o enemy_n already_o have_v pass_v the_o river_n i_o be_v of_o opinion_n we_o be_v to_o follow_v after_o they_o and_o that_o then_o if_o i_o shall_v find_v they_o be_v march_v towards_o bearn_n i_o for_o my_o part_n will_v take_v my_o be_v direct_o to_o air_n beseech_v he_o not_o to_o stay_v for_o any_o one_o for_o that_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o tholouze_n every_o one_o will_v follow_v after_o he_o so_o well_o be_v i_o acquaint_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o gentleman_n of_o that_o 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design_n to_o break_v the_o bridg._n the_o bridge_n break_v the_o importance_n of_o the_o bridg._n the_o admiral_n design_n the_o situation_n of_o bourdeaux_n a_o country_n rich_a in_o coâ—n_n the_o importance_n of_o guienne_n the_o importance_n of_o bâ—eaking_v the_o bridg._n the_o â—_z opinion_n the_o admiral_n be_v design_n against_o the_o tholouzians_n the_o retreat_n of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n send_v the_o king_n intelligence_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr durfort_n send_v to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n dissatisfy_v with_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr montluc_n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n son_n son_n a_o liard_n be_v a_o brass_n coin_v contain_v â—_o denier_n the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o sol._n a_o consultation_n touch_v the_o war_n of_o bearn_n the_o siege_n of_o rabasteins_n conclude_v the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n go_v to_o discover_v rabasteins_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr montamat_n letter_n take_v take_v a_o rude_a kind_n of_o alarm_n 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guienne_n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n letter_n to_o the_o king_n which_o contain_v a_o abstract_n of_o his_o whole_a life_n the_o king_n style_v the_o sâ—cur_n de_fw-fr monâ—luc_n the_o conservator_n of_o guiâ—â—â—e_n the_o battle_n of_o vâ—r._n relief_n send_v to_o the_o king_n take_v of_o the_o isle_n a_o gascon_n gentleman_n be_v answer_v to_o the_o king_n the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o such_o as_o revolt_v from_o their_o prince_n the_o army_n disband_v the_o peace_n publish_v disorder_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n through_o the_o defect_n of_o inexperienced_a officer_n the_o diligence_n require_v in_o a_o chief_a that_o the_o valour_n of_o a_o governor_n withhold_v a_o enemy_n from_o come_v to_o attack_v he_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n defeat_v before_o nancy_n the_o loss_n of_o pampelona_n 〈◊〉_d leva_n a_o gâ—eaâ—_n câ—â—taâ—n_n the_o dâ—ke_n of_o 〈…〉_z his_o sâ—n_n at_o pâ—â—ctiâ—râ—s_n captain_n pill_v at_o st._n iâ—â—n_n frangâ—t_v at_o fontarabi_fw-la the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr verviâ—â—_n at_o bullen_n sansac_n at_o mira_n dâ—_n and_o montâ—â—c_n at_o siâ—nna_n of_o captain_n of_o gens_n d'arm_n of_o mareschaâ—â—_n and_o camp-master_n captain_n of_o foot_n a_o pleasant_a story_n of_o the_o siâ—uâ—_n de_fw-fr montâ—uc_n the_o character_n of_o a_o little_a mounseur_fw-fr of_o the_o court._n that_o a_o general_n ought_v to_o write_v frequent_o to_o his_o captain_n captain_n a_o frank_n archer_n be_v one_o of_o the_o traind-band_n oâ—_n a_o pâ—rish_n that_o seldom_o â—ees_v service_n but_o upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o by_o bâ—ing_v upon_o the_o list_n be_v exempt_v from_o all_o tax_n tax_n for_o he_o be_v christen_v edovard_n alexander_n which_o he_o afterward_o change_v for_o henry_n and_o be_v henry_n the_o three_o of_o france_n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n wound_n miserable_a condition_n of_o a_o soldier_n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n nature_n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n acknowledgement_n the_o death_n of_o the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n son_n the_o king_n be_v â—_o letter_n to_o the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n honour_n do_v to_o marc_n anthony_n de_fw-fr montluc_n honour_n do_v to_o the_o great_a captain_n gonsalvo_n a_o pleasant_a story_n of_o the_o bailiff_n of_o espâ—ron_n espâ—ron_n a_o moge_n be_v a_o measure_n contain_v about_o six_o bushel_n bushel_n mâ—id_v the_o bleed_v measure_n de_fw-mi paris_n contain_v twelve_o septier_n the_o septy_a two_o mine_n the_o mine_n 6_o bâ—isseaux_n the_o bâ—isseau_n 4_o quart_n which_o amount_v to_o about_o five_o quarter_n a_o coomb_n and_o a_o bushel_n of_o london_n measure_n the_o fertility_n of_o guienne_n negligence_n of_o historian_n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluâ—s_fw-fr prayer_n when_o he_o go_v to_o â—ight_n â—ight_n a_o brave_a death_n illustrate_v a_o man_n whole_a life_n thâ—_n execution_n upon_o st._n 〈◊〉_d eve_n at_o 〈◊〉_d the_o naval_a army_n bâ—fore_o rochel_n charles_n the_o ix_o at_o meaux_n rochel_n the_o refuge_n of_o the_o hugonot_n the_o importance_n of_o rochel_n the_o siâ—ur_fw-fr de_fw-fr montluc_n go_v to_o the_o siege_n of_o rochel_n the_o mounseur_fw-fr elect_a king_n of_o poland_n fabian_z de_fw-fr montluc_n â—lain_n the_o death_n of_o charles_n the_o 9_o the_o of_o franâ—e_n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n attend_v the_o queen_n to_o lion_n henry_n the_o 3d._n of_o france_n and_o king_n of_o polâ—nd_n return_v into_o france_n the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n create_v marshal_n of_o france_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr monferran_n sâ—ain_n sâ—ain_n or_o cooper_n the_o gentleman_n discontent_v the_o sieur_n de_fw-fr montluc_n harangue_n to_o the_o gentleman_n in_o mutiny_n