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Here begynneth the boke intituled Eracles, and also of Godefrey of Boloyne the whiche speketh of the conquest of the holy londe of Iherusalem ...; Godfrey of Boloyne. English.
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Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.
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STC 13175; ESTC S106551
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brother_n of_o seynt_a simon_n as_o it_o be_v find_v wreton_n the_o book_n of_o eusebee_n of_o ceâaire_a they_o hold_v yet_o ferm_o this_o law_n that_o time_n but_o the_o turk_n that_o be_v about_o they_o constrain_v they_o so_o much_o that_o they_o make_v they_o pay_v grevous_a and_o great_a tribute_n every_o year_n in_o so_o moche_v when_o time_n come_v for_o to_o gadre_fw-mi their_o fruytes·_n of_o their_o vine_n and_o other_o they_z raunsouned_a they_o and_o must_v pay_v at_o their_o wylle_n or_o elly_n they_o will_v destroy_v alle_fw-mi nevertheless_o in_o the_o toun_n dare_v noman_n dwell_v but_o he_o bylevyd_v in_o ihesu_n criste·_a ffor_o this_o only_a toun_n be_v hold_v hool_n and_o entire_o in_o the_o fayth·_a the_o hethen_a peple_n have_v conquer_v the_o other_o town_n and_o therefore_o they_o greve_v moche_v the_o cristen_v peple_n of_o this_o toun_n ne_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o issue_n out_o of_o the_o toun_n for_o to_o do_v their_o needs_o ffor_o on_o alle_fw-mi 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