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attain_v their_o purpose_n ii_o now_o tho'_o king_n 666._o king_n ashmâ—le's_n garter_n p._n 666._o edward_n design_v to_o enter_v france_n with_o two_o fresh_a army_n this_o year_n yet_o upon_o the_o pope_n earnest_a request_n both_o by_o letter_n and_o message_n he_o first_o endeavour_v to_o lay_v hold_n of_o a_o honourable_a peace_n to_o which_o end_n 47._o end_n 19_o febr._n rot._n franc._n 46_o ed._n 3._o m._n 47._o power_n of_o treat_v thereon_o be_v give_v to_o simon_n sudbury_n alias_o tibald_a bishop_n of_o london_n to_o the_o lord_n guy_n brian_n and_o the_o lord_n roger_n beauchamp_n banneret_n to_o sr._n arnold_n savage_n knight_n dr._n john_n appleby_n dean_n of_o london_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr branketre_n treasurer_n of_o york_n and_o the_o 48._o the_o 20_o febr._n ibid._n m._n 48._o next_o day_n the_o king_n grant_v his_o letter_n of_o safe_a conduct_n for_o the_o ambassador_n of_o france_n to_o treat_v about_o that_o affair_n but_o because_o nothing_o as_o to_o
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