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the_o castle_n where_o he_o find_v four_o knight_n that_o demand_v of_o he_o what_o he_o will_v have_v hercules_n answer_v that_o his_o will_n be_v for_o to_o speak_v to_o the_o king_n for_o certain_a matter_n that_o touch_v he_o the_o four_o knight_n not_o think_v but_o good_a bring_v hercules_n within_o a_o great_a hall_n wherein_o be_v all_o the_o man_n of_o king_n athlas_fw-la assay_v they_o with_o sword_n and_o axe_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v hear_v say_v that_o they_o shall_v go_v to_o war_n and_o they_o be_v all_o arm_a when_o these_o knight_n have_v bring_v thither_o hercules_n they_o give_v knowledge_n unto_o the_o king_n that_o a_o strange_a giant_n ask_v after_o he_o and_o will_v not_o tell_v they_o the_o cause_n why_o then_o athlas_fw-la go_v down_o and_o find_v hercules_n arm_v with_o his_o skin_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o be_v then_o he_o answer_v and_o say_v he_o be_v hercules_n that_o have_v conquer_v philote_n and_o the_o garden_n with_o the_o 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almighty_a god_n who_o i_o meek_o beseech_v to_o give_v i_o grace_n to_o accomplish_v it_o to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o she_o that_o that_o be_v causer_n thereof_o and_o that_o she_o receive_v it_o in_o gree_n of_o i_o her_o faithful_a true_a and_o most_o humble_a servant_n etc._n etc._n the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o book_n â§_o the_o table_n for_o the_o second_o bookâ—_n of_o the_o collection_n of_o the_o historoye_v of_o troy_n how_o hercules_n fight_v against_o threâ—_n lion_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o nemee_n and_o how_o he_o slay_v they_o and_o take_v their_o skin_n 〈◊〉_d chap._n 1._o pag._n â—45_n how_o juno_n send_v hercules_n into_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v slay_v of_o the_o
the_o air_n that_o be_v before_o very_o clear_a and_o fair_a begin_v to_o wax_v troublous_a and_o thick_a and_o there_o begin_v a_o right_n great_a tempest_n in_o the_o sea_n of_o wind_n of_o rain_n and_o of_o thunder_n insomuch_o that_o there_o be_v none_o so_o hardy_a but_o he_o have_v fear_n and_o we_o end_v to_o have_v die_v for_o their_o ship_n be_v cast_v by_o the_o sea_n the_o one_o here_o and_o the_o other_o there_o and_o they_o suppose_v none_o other_o for_o certain_a but_o to_o have_v be_v drown_v then_o say_v calcas_fw-la to_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o tempest_n be_v forasmuch_o as_o diana_n their_o goddess_n be_v wroth_a and_o angry_a against_o they_o because_o they_o depart_v from_o athens_n and_o make_v to_o she_o no_o sacrifice_n and_o for_o to_o appease_v this_o wrath_n it_o behoove_v that_o the_o king_n agamemnon_n sacrifice_n to_o she_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n iphiginie_n his_o daughter_n a_o young_a virgin_n and_o tender_a of_o 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diana_n and_o anon_o the_o tempest_n cease_v and_o the_o air_n become_v neat_a and_o clear_a and_o the_o sea_n well_o quiet_v and_o in_o tranquillity_n and_o peace_n and_o then_o he_o go_v again_o into_o his_o ship_n and_o all_o the_o other_o in_o like_a manner_n draw_v uppe_o their_o sail_n and_o sail_v before_o the_o wind_n so_o far_o that_o they_o arrive_v at_o a_o port_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o troy_n nigh_o unto_o a_o castle_n call_v sarrabana_n dares_n put_v not_o down_o determinate_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n wherefore_o king_n the_o agamemnon_n make_v his_o sacrifice_n unto_o diana_n but_o ovid_n in_o the_o twelve_o book_n of_o methamorphose_v say_v that_o it_o be_v iphigenie_n his_o daughter_n as_o above_o be_v say_v and_o when_o they_o of_o the_o castle_n see_v the_o great_a navy_n at_o their_o port_n they_o arm_v they_o and_o come_v unto_o the_o port_n ween_v to_o defend_v their_o land_n against_o the_o greek_n and_o assail_v they_o that_o then_o be_v come_v a_o land_n 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again_o helen_n and_o the_o prisoner_n and_o the_o answer_n that_o they_o have_v when_o the_o greek_n have_v destroy_v and_o beat_v down_o thus_o the_o castle_n and_o edifice_n of_o tenedon_n and_o of_o sarrabana_n and_o that_o they_o refresh_v they_o in_o the_o meadow_n of_o tenedon_n then_o agamemnon_n that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o all_o the_o host_n and_o to_o conduct_v it_o well_o as_o a_o good_a captain_n ought_v to_o do_v command_v that_o all_o the_o booty_n and_o gain_n of_o these_o two_o castle_n shall_v be_v bring_v forth_o and_o so_o it_o be_v do_v anon_o as_o he_o have_v command_v and_o he_o as_o a_o wise_a king_n distribute_v the_o gain_n to_o each_o man_n after_o his_o desert_n and_o quality_n and_o after_o do_v cause_n to_o cry_v in_o all_o the_o host_n that_o all_o the_o noble_a man_n of_o the_o host_n shall_v assemble_v they_o on_o the_o plain_a of_o tenedon_n before_o the_o king_n agamemnon_n and_o when_o they_o be_v all_o come_v the_o king_n agamemnon_n speak_v 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