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 of Gamaſhe, and two dayes after to recouer the towne of Ewe; all their Armie beeing but 3. leagues off. Since that, in his returne, hee made fiue or ſixe dayes iourney on their ſide of the Some: bot paſsing the Riuer at Pone del arche, as hee might haue done, but deferred to paſſe at Muellan, for to receaue them if they would haue giuen him battaile. And ſince likewiſe, after the taking of the Suburbs of Paris, the day of his departure thence, his Maieſtie kept his Armie ranged in battaile foure howres, to ſee if there wold be anie effect of that furie, in which it was reported they were arriued at Paris: as it hath been more amplie declared in the former diſcourſe. And his Maieſtie declared in the former diſcourſe. And his Maieſtie being at the village of Linars vnder Mountlhery, remained there a whole daye, thinking that his enemies, hauing been reſted and refreſhed three dayes in the towne of Paris, would haue gathered ſtomacke to haue come out, and haue giuen him battaile there; which if they had put in practiſe, the King would haue met them halfe way. But being aduertiſed, that in ſtead of troubling of themſelues with this buſines, they thought it leſſe dangerous to ſhew their choler, in ſaccaging the particular inhabitants of the ſaid citie; executing thoſe themſelues, whō al men thought they ſhould haue defended from beeing executed by others: imputing to the richeſt ſort, and ſuch as were eaſieſt to be trodden vnder foote, that they were the Kings friends (to colour thereby their maſſacre and pillaging from puniſhment) regarding neither qualitie nor age, killing and drowning manie, both men and women; making the world beleeue, that that which was executed through the valor of the Kings