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ſand mens liues: for foure or fiue little townes thereabouts, who profeſſed to hold againſt the King, taking example by Vandoſme, yeelded themſelues in leſſe than foure or fiue dayes. The Caſtle and twone of Lauerden began firſt, and were followed by the Townes of Mount-ouert, Mount-richard, and Chateau-du-loyre, who did all great hurt, eſpecially to Towers, keeping the paſſages vnto it. The Towne of Vandoſme beeing taken, finding himſelfe ſo neare Towers, his Maieſtie minded to make a ſmall iourney thether, to ſee the Lordes of his Councell, and to determine with them certaine principles of his buſineſſe: leauing in the meane while the Armie to bee conducted by the Marſhall Byron; by whoſe preſence hee reduced all the aforeſayde Townes, except Mount richard, which was reduced by the voyage which his Maieſtie made vnto Towers.
Hee departed from Meſlay by Vandoſme vppon Tueſday beeing the one and twentieth of Nouember, and arriued the ſame day at Towers, two towers within night: where hee was attended with ſo great ioye and gladneſſe of all the people of Towers, and ſuch ſtoare of lights there was in the ſtreates at his arriuall, as if it had been at noone daye.
The ſame daye at night, my Lorde the Cardinall of Vandoſme, came to doo reuerence vnto the King, and receiued intertainment and countenaunce agreeable to his neereneſſe in bloud vnto the Kings Maieſtie.
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