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of_o the_o chirche_n every_o year_n shall_v he_o say_v ¶_o claudiꝰ_n be_v emperor_n after_o valerian_n this_o emperor_n subdue_v gothas_n noble_o &_o thene_n he_o dyssess_v ¶_o anno_fw-la dm_o cc.lxxiiij_o evticianus_n a_o martyr_n be_v pope_n after_o felix_n eight_o year_n this_o man_n ordain_v the_o corn_n &_o beene_n shall_v be_v blessyd_v on_o the_o awter_n and_o he_o bury_v ccc_o &_o xliiij_o martyr_n with_o his_o own_o ande_fw-mi ¶_o aurelius_n be_v emperor_n after_o claudius_n u_o year_n this_o aureliꝰ_n first_o to_o crysten_v man_n be_v gentyll_a wherefore_o he_o have_v the_o victory_n in_o every_o place_n glorious_o and_o when_o he_o be_v desceyve_v by_o cursyd_v man_n &_o pursew_v crysten_v man_n myght_o &_o namely_o in_o france_n for_o there_o he_o
his_o power_n ¶_o how_o gaufride_n the_o earl_n of_o angoy_n give_v unto_o henry_n the_o empressse_n some_o alle_fw-mi normandye_n and_o after_o this_o the_o king_n go_v unto_o wyston_n &_o will_v have_v make_v a_o castle_n there_o but_o though_o come_v to_o he_o the_o earl_n of_o glocestre_n with_o a_o strong_a power_n &_o there_o almoo_v he_o have_v take_v the_o king_n but_o yet_o the_o king_n escape_v with_o moche_n pain_n and_o william_n martell_n there_o be_v token_n and_o for_o who_o be_v delyveraunce_n they_o give_v unto_o the_o earl_n of_o glocestre_fw-fr y●_z good_a castle_n of_o shyrbom_n y●_z he_o have_v take_v ¶_o and_o when_o this_o be_v do_v the_o earl_n robert_n &_o all_o the_o king_n enemy_n go_v unto_o f●ryngdon_n &_o begin_v there_o for_o to_o make_v a_o strong_a castle_n but_o the_o king_n come_v thy●_n with_o a_o strong_a power_n &_o drive_v he_o thou_o and_o in_o that_o same_o year_n the_o earl_n ●●●dulphe_n of_o chestre_n be_v accord_v 〈◊〉_d y●_z the_o king_n and_o come_v to_o his_o court_n at_o his_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o earl_n 〈…〉_o to_o come_v and_o the_o king_n anon_o lete_fw-la take_v he_o &_o put_v he_o in_o to_o prison_n and_o may_v never_o for_o no_o thing_n come_v out_o till_o y●_z he_o have_v yield_v up_o to_o the_o king_n the_o castle_n of_o nchol_n the_o which_o he_o have_v take_v from_o the_o king_n with_o his_o strength_n in_o the_o xu_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la ¶_o and_o gaufride_n y●_z earl_n of_o angoy_n give_v up_o unto_o henry_n his_o soon_o all_o normandye_n and_o in_o the_o year_n that_o next_o ●●sewed_v dey_v the_o earl_n gaufride_n and_o henry_n his_o soon_o do_v anon_o tamen_fw-la again_o to_o angoy_n &_o there_o be_v make_v earl_n moche_n honour_n of_o all_o his_o man_n of_o the_o land_n and_o to_o he_o die_v feaute_n &_o homage_n the_o moost_n party_n of_o the_o land_n and_o though_o be_v this_o henry_z y●_z empress_n soon_o earl_n of_o angoy_n &_o also_o duke_n of_o normandy_n ¶_o in_o the_o same_o year_n be_v make_v a_o dynorce_n bytwene_v the_o king_n of_o france_n &_o the_o queen_n his_o wife_n that_o be_v right_a heir_n of_o gascoigne_n for_o by_o cause_n that_o it_o be_v know_v and_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v sybbe_v &_o nyghe_o of_o blood_n and_o though_o spouse_n her_o henry_n the_o empress_n soon_o earl_n of_o angoy_n &_o the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n &_o duke_n of_o gascoigne_n ¶_o in_o the_o xvij_o year_n of_o this_o stephen_n this_o henry_n come_v in_o to_o englonde_n with_o a_o strong_a power_n &_o begin_v for_o to_o war_n upon_o this_o king_n stephen_n &_o take_v the_o castle_n of_o malmesbury_n &_o dye_a moche_n harm_n and_o y●_z king_n stephen_n hadꝭ_n so_o moche_n go_v that_o he_o wyste_v not_o whither_o for_o to_o go_v but_o at_o the_o last_o they_o be_v accord_v through_o the_o archebysshop_n theobaldus_fw-la &_o through_o other_o worthy_a lord_n of_o englonde_n upon_o this_o condycyon_n that_o they_o shall_v depart_v the_o realm_n of_o englonde_n bytwene_n theym_n two_o so_o that_o henry_n the_o empress_n soon_o shall_v hoo_o have_v the_o half_a of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o englonde_n and_o thus_o they_o be_v accord_v and_o pe●s_o be_v cry_v thrughout_n all_o englond_n ¶_o and_o when_o the_o accord_n be_v make_v bytwene_v the_o two_o lord_n king_n stephen_n become_v so_o sorry_a for_z by_o cause_n that_o he_o hadꝭ_n 〈◊〉_d half_a englonde_n and_o felle_fw-fr in_o to_o such_o a_o malady_n and_z deyed_a in_o the_o xix_o year_n and_z ●iij_fw-la weke_n and_o u_o day_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la all_z in_o war_n and_o in_o contake_n and_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o abbaye_v of_o feversham_n the_o which_o he_o lete_fw-la make_v in_o the_o xvi_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la celestunus_n the_o second_o be_v pope_n after_o innocencu●s_n u_o month_n and_o lytell_a he_o die_v ¶_o lucius_n be_v after_o he_o and_o lytell_fw-mi proffyte_v for_z they_o dey_v both_o in_o a_o pestilence_n ¶_o eugen●us_o the_o second_o be_v pope_n after_o he_o u_o year_n and_o four_o month_n this_o man_n first_o be_v the_o dyscyple_a of_o saint_n bernarde_n &_o after_o the_o abbot_n of_o saint_n anastalius_n by_o rome_n and_o come_v to_o the_o chirche_n of_o saint_n ce●ary_n and_o be_v choose_v pope_n by_o the_o cardnalle_n he_o no_o thing_n know_v ther●●_n and_o for_o drede_n of_o the_o senator_n he_o be_v consecrate_v without_o the_o cyte_n this_o ma●●_n be_v a_o holy_a nan_n &_o suffer_v t●ybula●yon_n and_o at_o the_o last_o he_o decessyd_v and_o 〈◊〉_d at_o saint_n peter_n and_o after_o anon_o de●●syd_v saint_n bernarde_n ¶_o petrus_n 〈◊〉_d the_o bysshopp_n of_o paris_n b●●ther_n to_o granam_n compile_v the_o some_o book_n of_o the_o sentence_n this_o tyme._n ¶_o petrus_n ●●mestor_n brother_n to_o gracian_a &_o to_o 〈◊〉_d lombardus_fw-la make_v hystonam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o book_n ¶_o freder●●us_fw-la p●mus_fw-la after_o contradus_fw-la be_v emprerour_n in_o almaigne_n &_o in_o rome_n xxxij_o year_n this_o man_n after_o the_o death_n of_o adryan_n the_o pope_n 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〈◊〉_d de_fw-mi they_o with_o herb_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n and_o so_o they_o live_v as_o they_o best_o may_v and_o after_o 〈◊〉_d they_o take_v flesh_n of_o dyverse_a beeste_n and_o become_v wonder_v fat_a and_o so_o they_o desire_a man_n company_n &_o man_n kind_n y●_z they_o fail_v and_o for_o bear_v they_o were_v wonder_v courageous_a of_o kind_n so_o that_o they_o desire_v more_o man_n company_n than_o any_o other_o solace_n and_o mirth_n when_o the_o devyll_n that_o perceyve_v wen●e_o by_o dyverse_a countree_n and_o take_v a_o body_n of_o the_o ay●●_n &_o like_n nature_n shad_v of_o man_n &_o come_v in_o to_o the_o land_n of_o albion_n &_o lie_v by_o tho●_n wymmen_fw-mi &_o shadde_v though_o nature_n upon_o they_o &_o they_o conceyve_v &_o after_o bring_v forth_o giant_n of_o the_o which_o one_o be_v call_v gogmagog_n &_o a_o other_o longherigam_n and_o so_o they_o be_v name_v by_o dyvers_a name_n &_o in_o this_o manner_n they_o come_v forth_o &_o be_v bear_v horryble_a giant_n in_o albion_n and_o they_o dwell_v in_o cave_n &_o in_o hill_n at_o their_o will_n and_o have_v the_o land_n of_o albion_n as_o they_o like_v unto_o the_o time_n that_o brute_n arryve_v &_o come_v to_o totnes_n that_o be_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o albion_n and_o there_o this_o brute_n conquer_v and_o scomfyte_v the_o giant_n above_o say_v ¶_o explicit_fw-la prima_fw-la pars_fw-la ¶_o here_o begyn_v now_o how_o brute_n be_v goten_a &_o how_o he_o slay_v first_o his_o mother_n &_o after_o his_o fader_fw-mi and_o how_o he_o conquer_v albion_n that_o after_o he_o name_v brytayne_v after_o his_o own_o name_n that_o now_o be_v call_v englonde_n after_o the_o name_n of_o engy_v of_o sa●onte_n ¶_o this_o brute_n come_v in_o to_o brytayne_v about_o the_o xviij_o year_n of_o hely_n be_v it_o know_v that_o in_o the_o noble_a cyte_n of_o great_a troy_n there_o be_v a_o noble_a knight_n &_o a_o man_n of_o great_a power_n that_o be_v call_v aeneas_n and_o when_o the_o cyte_n of_o troy_n be_v lose_v &_o destroy_v thorugh_o they_o of_o grece_n this_o aeneas_n with_o all_o his_o meyne_n flee_v then_n &_o come_v to_o lombardy_n that_o though_o be_v lord_n &_o governor_n of_o y●_z land_n a_o king_n that_o be_v call_v latin_a and_o a_o other_o king_n there_o be_v that_o be_v call_v turocelyne_n that_o strong_o war_v upon_o this_o king_n latyne_n that_o oftentimes_o die_v he_o moche_v harm_n and_o when_o this_o king_n latyne_n herd_n y●_z aeneas_n be_v come_v he_o receyve_v he_o with_o moche_n honour_v &_o he_o with_o hold_v for_o as_o moche_v as_o he_o have_v herd_n of_o he_o &_o wist_v well_o that_o he_o be_v a_o noble_a knight_n &_o a_o worthy_a of_o his_o body_n &_o of_o his_o dede_n this_o aeneas_n help_v king_n latyne_n in_o his_o war_n and_o short_o for_o to_o telle_fw-fr so_o well_o and_o so_o worthy_o he_o die_v that_o he_o slay_v turocelyne_n and_o dyscomfyte_v he_o and_o all_o his_o people_n and_o when_o all_o this_o be_v do_v king_n latin_a gaaf_n all_o that_o land_n that_o be_v turocelyne_n to_o this_o noble_a man_n aeneas_n in_o marriage_n with_o lavyne_fw-mi his_o daughter_n the_o moo_v fair_a creature_n that_o any_o man_n wist_v and_o so_o they_o live_v togyder_n in_o joy_n and_o mirth_n all_o the_o day_n of_o there_o lyf_v tyme._n ¶_o and_o after_o ascanius_n soon_o to_o aeneas_n wed_v a_o wyf_v &_o upon_o she_o he_o gate_n a_o soon_o that_o be_v call_v silueyne_n and_o this_o silueyne_n when_o he_o coude_fw-fr some_o reason_n of_o man_n unwete_a his_o fader_fw-mi and_o against_o his_o will_n aqueynt_v he_o with_o a_o damosel_n that_o be_v cousin_n to_o lavyne_fw-mi that_o be_v king_n latyne_n daughter_n the_o queen_n that_o be_v aeneas_n wyf_v and_o bring_v the_o damosel_n with_o child_n and_o when_o ascanius_n his_o fader_fw-mi it_o wist_v anon_o lete_fw-la enquyre_v of_o the_o wise_a master_n &_o of_o the_o grette_v clerk_n what_o child_n the_o damosel_n shall_v bring_v forth_o &_o they_o answer_v and_o say_v that_o she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o soon_o that_o shall_v kylle_v both_o his_o fader_fw-mi &_o also_o his_o mother_n and_o so_o he_o thy_fw-mi de_fw-mi for_o his_o mother_n dey_v in_o bere_v of_o he_o and_o when_o this_o child_n be_v bear_v his_o fader_fw-mi lete_fw-la call_v he_o brute_n and_o the_o master_n say_v that_o he_o shall_v do_v moche_n harm_n and_o sorrow_n in_o many_o dyvers_a place_n and_z after_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o great_a honour_n and_o worship_n this_o king_n ascanius_n dey_v when_o god_n will_v and_z silueyne_a his_o soon_o receyve_v the_o land_n and_z make_v he_o wonder_o well_o belove_v among_o his_o people_n and_o so_o when_o brute_n that_o be_v silueyne_n soon_o be_v xu_o year_n old_a he_o go_v upon_o a_o day_n with_o his_o fader_fw-mi for_fw-mi to_o play_v &_o solace_n and_o as_o brute_n shall_v have_v shoot_v unto_o a_o herte_fw-la his_o arowe_n myshapped_a &_o glaced_a and_o so_o there_o brute_n slay_v his_o fader_fw-mi ¶_o how_o brute_n be_v dryven_v out_o of_o the_o land_n &_o how_o he_o hold_v he_o in_o grece_n and_o when_o this_o myschaslce_n be_v befall_v all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n make_v sorrow_n enough_o &_o be_v sore_o a_o anger_v and_o for_o encheson_n thereof_o they_o drive_v brute_n out_o of_o the_o land_n &_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o among_o they_o and_o when_o he_o see_v that_o he_o may_v not_o there_o abide_v he_o go_v from_o then_n in_o to_o grece_n &_o there_o he_o find_v vij_o thousand_o man_n that_o be_v of_o the_o lygnage_n and_o kynrede_n of_o troy_n that_o be_v come_v of_o great_a blood_n as_o the_o story_n tell_v as_z of_o man_n &_o wymmen_fw-mi &_o child_n the_o which_o be_v all_o hold_n in_o thrall_n doom_n &_o bondage_n of_o the_o king_n pandras_n of_o grece_n for_o the_o dethe_v of_o achilles_n that_o be_v betray_v &_o slay_v at_o troy_n this_o brute_n be_v a_o wonder_n fair_a man_n and_o a_o strong_a &_o a_o huge_a of_o his_o aege_fw-la &_o of_o glad_a cheer_n &_o semblaunt_v and_o also_o worthy_a of_o body_n and_o be_v well_o belove_v among_o his_o people_n this_o king_n pandras_n hear_v speak_v of_o his_o goodness_n &_o his_o condicyon_n &_o anon_o make_v he_o dwell_v with_o he_o so_o that_o brute_n become_v wonder_n prevy_v &_o mo_z i_o belove_v with_o the_o king_n so_o that_o long_o time_n brute_n dwell_v with_o the_o king_n so_o at_o the_o last_o they_o of_o troy_n and_o brute_n speak_v togyder_n of_o kynrede_n &_o of_o lygnage_n &_o of_o acquaintance_n and_o there_o playn_v they_o unto_o brute_n of_o their_o sorrow_n &_o of_o their_o bondage_n and_z of_o many_o other_o shame_n that_o
this_o land_n &_o arryve_v at_o totnesse_n and_o go_v out_o of_o the_o shyppe_n &_o take_v the_o land_n and_z dene_fw-mi rob_v it_o and_z moche_n people_n slay_v &_o take_v all_o the_o armour_n that_o they_o may_v find_v and_o so_o they_o go_v forth_o till_o they_o come_v unto_o bath_n but_o the_o man_n of_o the_o town_n shytte_a fast_a their_o yate_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v theym_a to_o come_v within_o the_o town_n and_o they_o deffend_v they_o well_o &_o orped_o against_o they_o ¶_o how_o arthur_n give_v bataylle_n unto_o the_o saxon_n when_o they_o come_v again_o in_o to_o this_o land_n &_o have_v besyege_v the_o town_n of_o bath_n and_o they_o overcome_v anon_o as_o arthur_n hear_v this_o tydynge_n he_o lete_fw-la hang_fw-mi the_o hostage_n &_o leave_v howell_n of_o brytayne_v his_o nevewe_n for_o to_o keep_v the_o march_v toward_o scotlonde_n with_o half_a his_o people_n &_o himself_o go_v to_o help_v &_o rescowe_n the_o town_n of_o bath_n when_o he_o come_v thither_o he_o give_v a_o strong_a batayll_n to_o cheldrik_n &_o slay_v almoo_v all_o the_o people_n y●_z he_o have_v for_o no_o man_n may_v he_o withstonde_v ne_fw-la endure_v under_o the_o stroke_n of_o his_o sword_n and_o there_o both_o be_v slay_v colegrin_n &_o bladult_v his_o brother_n &_o cheldrik_n flee_v then_n &_o will_v have_v go_v to_o his_o shyppe_n ¶_o but_o when_o arthur_n it_o wist_v he_o take_v ten_o thousand_o knight_n to_o cador_n y●_z be_v earl_n of_o cornewaylle_n for_o to_o let_v &_o stop_v his_o to_o ming_v and_o arthur_n himself_o go_v toward_o y●_z march_v of_o scotlonde_n for_o mesenger_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o scot_n have_v besyege_v howell_n of_o brytayne_n there_o that_o he_o lie_v syke_a &_o therefore_o he_o haste_v he_o thytherwarde_o ¶_o and_o cador_n pursew_v after_o cheldrik_n &_o take_v he_o ere_fw-we he_o may_v come_v to_o his_o shyppe_n &_o slay_v cheldrik_n &_o his_o people_n and_o when_o cador_n have_v do_v this_o voyage_n he_o haste_v he_o again_o toward_o arthur_n as_o fast_o as_o he_o may_v &_o find_v he_o in_o scotlonde_n there_o that_o he_o have_v rescow_v howell_n of_o brytayne_n but_o the_o scot_n be_v far_o within_o nounref_n &_o there_o they_o hold_v they_o a_o while_n but_o arthur_n they_o pursew_v &_o they_o flee_v then_n in_o to_o limoigne_n that_o be_v in_o that_o country_n lx_o isle_n &_o great_a plente_a of_o bird_n &_o great_a plente_a of_o eagle_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o cry_v &_o fight_v togyder_n and_o make_v great_a nose_n when_o folk_n come_v to_o rob_v that_o land_n &_o warn_v as_o moche_v as_o they_o may_v &_o so_o they_o die_v for_o the_o scot_n be_v to_o great_a ravenour_n that_o they_o take_v all_o that_o they_o may_v find_v in_o the_o land_n of_o limoigne_n without_o any_o spare_v &_o there_o with_o tharge_v again_o the_o folk_n in_o to_o scotlonde_n for_o to_o wend_v ¶_o how_o king_n arthur_n axe_v of_o merlin_n the_o adventure_n of_o vi_o of_o the_o last_o king_n that_o be_v to_o regne_fw-la in_o englonde_n &_o how_o the_o land_n shall_v end_v sir_n say_v merlin_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o incarnacyon_n of_o ihesu_n cryst_n m.cc.xu_o shall_v come_v a_o lamb_n out_o of_o wynchestre_n shall_v have_v a_o white_a tongue_n &_o true_a lip_n &_o he_o shall_v have_v write_v in_o his_o herte_a holiness_n this_o lamb_n shall_v make_v many_o god_n house_n &_o he_o shall_v have_v pease_n the_o moost_n part_n of_o his_o lyf_v and_o he_o shall_v make_v one_o of_o y●_z fair_a place_n of_o the_o world_n y●_z in_o his_o time_n shall_v not_o full_o be_v make_v a_o end_n of_o ¶_o and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o lyf_v a_o wulf_n of_o a_o strange_a land_n shall_v do_v he_o moche_v harm_n &_o sorrow_n through_o war_n but_o at_o the_o end_n the_o lamb_n shall_v be_v master_n through_o help_n of_o a_o reed_n fore_fw-la that_z shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o northwest_o &_o he_o shall_v overcome_v &_o the_o wulf_n shall_v dye_n in_o water_n and_o after_o that_o time_n the_o lamb_n shall_v live_v no_o while_n but_z he_o shall_v dye_n ¶_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o strange_a land_n and_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v without_o a_o governor_n a_o lytell_fw-mi tyme._n and_o after_o this_o shall_v come_v a_o dragon_n meddle_v with_o mercy_n &_o also_o with_o woodness_n and_o y●_z shall_v have_v a_o berde_n as_o a_o goat_n y●_z shall_v gyve_v in_o englonde_n a_o shadow_n &_o shall_v keep_v the_o land_n fro_o cold_a &_o hete_n and_z his_o own_o foot_n shall_v be_v set_v in_o wyke_n &_o y●_z other_o in_o london_n and_o he_o shall_v enbrace_v inhabitaunce_n and_o he_o shall_v open_v his_o mouth_n toward_o walys_n and_o y●_z tremble_a of_o the_o hydour_n of_o his_o mouth_n his_z eere_n shall_v stretch_v toward_o many_o habtacyon_n &_o countree_n and_o his_o b●eth_n shall_v be_v full_o sweet_a in_o strange_a land_n and_o in_o his_o time_n shall_v the_o river_n run_v blood_n &_o with_o brain_n and_o he_o shall_v make_v in_o place_n of_o his_o land_n wall_n y●_z shall_v do_v moche_n harm_n unto_o his_o seed_n after_o his_o tyme._n ¶_o and_o thenne_n shall_v there_o come_v a_o people_n out_o of_o the_o northwest_o during_o his_o regne_fw-la y●_z shall_v be_v lad_n thrughout_v a_o wicked_a hare_n that_o the_o dragon_n shall_v do_v crown_n king_n that_o afterward_o shall_v flee_v over_o the_o see_v without_o come_n again_o for_o drede_n of_o the_o dragon_n ¶_o and_o in_o y●_z time_n the_o son_n shall_v be_v as_o read_v as_o a_o blood_n y●_z man_n shall_v see_v thorugh_o out_o all_o the_o world_n that_o shall_v betoken_v great_a pestilence_n &_o death_n of_o folk_n thorugh_o dint_n of_o sword_n and_o that_o people_n shall_v be_v faderles_a till_o the_o time_n that_o the_o dragon_n dye_n through_o a_o hate_n that_o shall_v meve_v against_o he_o war_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o his_o lyf_v that_o shall_v not_o full_o be_v end_v in_o his_o tyme._n ¶_o this_o dragon_n shall_v be_v hold_n in_o his_o time_n the_o best_a body_n of_o the_o world_n and_o he_o shall_v dye_n beside_o the_o march_n of_o a_o strange_a land_n &_o y●_z land_n shall_v dwell_v ●faderles_a without_o a_o good_a governor_n &_o man_n shall_v weep_v for_o his_o dethe_v from_o the_o isle_n of_o shepey_n to_o the_o haven_n of_o mart●yll_n ¶_o wherefore_o alas_o alas_o shall_v be_v there_o long_o of_o faderles_a folk_n that_o shall_v over_o live_v in_o his_o land_n destroy_v and_o after_o this_o dragon_n shall_v come_v a_o goat_n out_o of_o kae_fw-la y●_z shall_v have_v horn_n &_o a_o berde_n of_o silver_n &_o there_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o nosethryll_n a_o dompe_n that_o shall_v betoken_v hungre_n &_o sorrow_n &_o great_a death_n of_o the_o people_n and_o moche_n of_o his_o land_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la shall_v be_v waste_v ¶_o this_o goat_n shall_v go_v over_o unto_o france_n &_o shall_v open_v the_o flower_n of_o his_o lyf_v &_o death_n ¶_o in_o his_o time_n there_o shall_v arise_v a_o eagle_z in_o cornewayle_v that_o shall_v have_v feather_n of_o gold_n y●_z of_o pride_n shall_v be_v without_o pere_fw-fr of_o the_o land_n and_o he_o shall_v despise_v lord_n of_o blood_n and_o after_o he_o shall_v flee_v shameful_o by_o a_o beer_n at_o gaversech_n &_o after_o shall_v be_v make_v brydges_n of_o man_n up_o on_o the_o cost_n of_o the_o see_v and_z stone_n shall_v fall_v from_o castestelles_n &_o many_o other_o town_n shall_v be_v make_v plain_n ¶_o in_o his_o time_n shall_v seem_v y●_z the_o beer_n shall_v brenne_fw-fr &_o a_o batayll_n shall_v be_v do_v upon_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o see_v in_o a_o field_n ordain_v as_o a_o shield_v and_o at_o y●_z batayll_v shall_v dye_n many_o white_a heed_v wherefore_o this_o batayll_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o white_a batayll_n and_o y●_z foresaid_a beer_n shall_v do_v this_o goat_n moche_n harm_n &_o it_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o south-west_n &_o of_o his_o blood_n thenne_fw-fr shall_v y●_z gote_o less_o moche_n &_o of_o his_o land_n till_o that_o the_o time_n y●_z shenshyp_n shall_v he_o overcome_v 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