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and_o nominate_v a_o aâ—m_a latrator_n in_o his_o absence_n this_o prince_n do_v all_o he_o coâ—â—d_v to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o cardinal_n but_o some_o difficulty_n arise_v which_o hinder_v they_o from_o come_v to_o any_o conclusion_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o prince_n de_fw-fr joinville_n his_o elder_a brother_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n his_o father_n happen_v to_o die_v which_o make_v he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o title_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o guise_n about_o this_o 359._o this_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n 1641._o siri_fw-la ib._n p._n 359._o time_n a_o gentleman_n be_v apprehend_v in_o poiton_n belong_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o soubise_n his_o name_n la_fw-fr richerie_n just_o come_v from_o england_n who_o as_o they_o report_v bring_v letter_n from_o the_o duke_n of_o soubise_n and_o la_fw-fr valette_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o espernon_n and_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr force_n wherein_o they_o persuade_v they_o to_o raise_v the_o hugonot_n 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