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wit_n and_o skill_n he_o that_o make_v the_o monster_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o tremble_v in_o their_o abysm_n and_o swallow_n and_o destroy_v the_o monster_n of_o hell_n he_o confound_v the_o monster_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o tyrant_n he_o correct_v the_o insolent_a and_o proud_a he_o humble_v and_o meeked_a the_o humble_a and_o meek_a he_o enhance_v and_o exalt_v he_o that_o make_v no_o treasour_n but_o of_o virtue_n he_o that_o subdue_v all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o conquer_v they_o with_o his_o club_n and_o he_o that_o if_o he_o have_v will_v by_o ambition_n of_o seignory_n may_v have_v attain_v to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o east_n of_o the_o west_n of_o the_o south_n and_o of_o the_o north_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o of_o the_o mountain_n of_o all_o these_o he_o may_v have_v name_v he_o king_n and_o lord_n by_o good_a right_n if_o he_o have_v will_v alas_o alas_o what_o be_o i_o own_o â—â—_o all_o unhappy_a time_n when_o so_o high_a and_o so_o mighty_a a_o prince_n be_v dead_a by_o my_o simpleness_n he_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o man_n there_o be_v never_o to_o he_o none_o like_a nor_o never_o shall_v be_v ought_v i_o to_o live_v after_o he_o nay_o certes_o that_o shall_v i_o never_o do_v for_o to_o the_o end_n that_o among_o the_o lady_n i_o be_v not_o show_v nor_o point_v with_o the_o finger_n and_o that_o i_o fall_v not_o into_o stranger_n hand_n for_o to_o be_v punish_v forasmuch_o as_o i_o have_v deserve_v shame_n and_o blame_v by_o this_o death_n i_o will_v do_v the_o vengeance_n on_o myself_o and_o with_o that_o she_o take_v a_o knife_n and_o say_v i_o feel_v myself_o and_o know_v that_o i_o be_o innocent_a of_o the_o death_n of_o my_o lord_n hercules_n with_o the_o point_n of_o the_o knife_n she_o end_v her_o desperate_a life_n whereat_o phylotes_n be_v all_o abash_a and_o so_o be_v all_o they_o of_o gréece_n that_o long_o weep_v and_o bewail_v hercules_n and_o his_o death_n and_o they_o of_o athens_n bewail_v he_o exceed_o some_o for_o his_o science_n and_o other_o for_o his_o virtue_n whereof_o i_o will_v now_o cease_v speak_v beseech_v she_o that_o be_v cause_n of_o this_o translation_n out_o of_o french_a into_o this_o simple_a and_o rude_a english_a that_o be_v to_o wit_n my_o right_a redoubt_a lady_n margaret_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n duchess_n of_o burgoine_n and_o of_o brabant_n sister_n to_o my_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o of_o france_n etc._n etc._n that_o she_o will_v receive_v my_o rude_a labour_n acceptable_o and_o in_o good_a like_n thus_o end_v the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o collection_n of_o history_n of_o troy_n which_o book_n be_v late_o translate_v into_o french_a out_o of_o latin_a by_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o venerable_a person_n raoulle_n feure_z priest_n as_o afore_o be_v say_v and_o by_o i_o unfit_a and_o unworthy_a translate_v into_o this_o rude_a english_a by_o the_o commandment_n of_o my_o say_a redoubt_a lady_n duchess_n of_o burgoine_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o suppose_v the_o say_v two_o book_n have_v not_o be_v have_v before_o this_o time_n in_o our_o english_a language_n therefore_o i_o have_v the_o better_a will_n to_o accomplish_v this_o say_a work_n which_o work_n be_v begin_v in_o bruges_n and_o continue_v in_o gaunt_n and_o finish_v in_o colein_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o troublous_a world_n and_o of_o the_o great_a division_n be_v and_o reign_v aswell_o in_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o france_n as_o in_o all_o other_o place_n universal_o through_o the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n a_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o seventie_o and_o one_o and_o as_o for_o the_o three_o book_n which_o treat_v of_o the_o general_a and_o last_o destruction_n of_o troy_n it_o need_v not_o to_o translate_v it_o into_o english_a forasmuch_o as_o that_o worshipful_a and_o religious_a man_n john_n lidgate_n moonk_a of_o bury_v do_v translate_v it_o but_o late_o after_o who_o work_n i_o fear_v to_o take_v upon_o i_o that_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o bear_v this_o penner_n and_o inkhorn_n after_o he_o to_o meddle_v at_o all_o in_o that_o work_n but_o yet_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o obey_v and_o please_v my_o say_a lady_n good_a grace_n and_o also_o that_o his_o work_n be_v in_o rhyme_n and_o as_o far_o as_o i_o know_v it_o be_v not_o have_v in_o prose_n in_o our_o tongue_n and_o also_o peradventure_o he_o translate_v it_o after_o some_o other_o author_n than_o this_o be_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o diverse_a man_n be_v of_o diverse_a desire_n some_o to_o read_v in_o rhyme_n &_o meet_a and_o some_o in_o prose_n and_o also_o because_o that_o i_o have_v now_o good_a leisure_n be_v in_o coleine_n and_o have_v none_o other_o thing_n to_o do_v at_o this_o time_n to_o eschew_v idleness_n mother_n of_o all_o vice_n i_o have_v deliberate_v in_o myself_o for_o the_o contemplation_n of_o my_o say_v redoubt_a lady_n to_o take_v this_o labour_n in_o hand_n by_o the_o sufferance_n and_o help_n of_o 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
war_n and_o in_o haste_n he_o go_v and_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o paphos_n and_o take_v it_o with_o assault_n and_o put_v to_o sword_n and_o destruction_n all_o the_o fugitive_n that_o he_o can_v find_v and_o more_o over_o he_o spoil_v apollo_n of_o all_o hiâ—_n richeâ—_n and_o of_o his_o lordship_n leave_v he_o so_o naked_o that_o he_o depart_v from_o paphos_n not_o as_o a_o king_n but_o as_o a_o poor_a beggar_n and_o fortune_n be_v to_o he_o so_o contrary_a that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o keep_v the_o sheep_n of_o king_n admetus_n of_o thessaly_n in_o this_o place_n some_o man_n say_v that_o in_o the_o time_n that_o jupiter_n begin_v to_o mount_v in_o his_o reign_n and_o to_o embrace_v honour_n esculapius_n son_n of_o apollo_n which_o be_v right_o expert_a in_o medicine_n and_o search_v one_o day_n his_o adventure_n as_o he_o go_v by_o a_o wood_n side_n he_o see_v from_o far_o where_o a_o hear_v man_n with_o his_o little_a horn_n fight_v against_o the_o basilisk_n that_o of_o his_o nature_n slay_v the_o people_n only_o with_o his_o sight_n when_o esculapius_n see_v this_o he_o great_o marvel_v and_o tarry_v and_o he_o have_v not_o long_o abiden_v but_o that_o the_o herdsman_n have_v overcome_v the_o basilisk_n and_o constrain_v he_o to_o withdraw_v he_o upon_o a_o rock_n that_o be_v there_o nigh_o by_o esculapius_n be_v all_o amaze_v with_o this_o thing_n so_o that_o he_o wist_v not_o what_o to_o say_v for_o he_o think_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o overcome_v one_o so_o mortal_a a_o beast_n then_o when_o that_o the_o basilisk_n be_v withdraw_v upon_o the_o rock_n esculapius_n go_v hasty_o unto_o the_o herdsman_n and_o find_v that_o he_o have_v on_o his_o head_n a_o chapellet_n or_o garland_n make_v of_o many_o diverse_a herb_n and_o flower_n he_o judge_v incontinent_o that_o in_o this_o foresay_a garland_n be_v a_o herb_n of_o such_o virtue_n that_o keep_v he_o from_o the_o death_n and_o also_o from_o the_o subtle_a venom_n of_o the_o basilisk_n then_o he_o entreat_v so_o that_o the_o herdsman_n or_o shepherd_n give_v he_o his_o chapellet_n or_o garland_n as_o ignorant_a of_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o and_o then_o the_o say_a herdsman_n go_v again_o for_o to_o assail_v the_o basilisk_n and_o sudden_o with_o one_o proper_a sight_n of_o his_o eye_n the_o poor_a shepherd_n fall_v dead_a unto_o the_o earth_n esculapius_n be_v then_o well_o assure_v that_o he_o have_v well_o think_v that_o in_o the_o chapellet_n be_v a_o herb_n that_o suffice_v to_o withstand_v against_o the_o malicious_a interication_n of_o the_o venomous_a eye_n of_o beast_n and_o with_o the_o say_a chapellet_n he_o go_v to_o the_o rock_n and_o fight_v so_o against_o the_o basilisk_n that_o he_o slay_v he_o whereof_o he_o have_v so_o great_a say_v that_o a_o heart_n aspire_v to_o worship_n may_v have_v no_o more_o when_o he_o have_v thus_o do_v he_o go_v unto_o the_o herdsman_n and_o have_v pity_n on_o he_o take_v all_o the_o heath_n one_o after_o another_o whereof_o the_o chapellet_n be_v make_v and_o put_v they_o several_o each_o by_o himself_o in_o his_o mouth_n and_o at_o last_o he_o touch_v only_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o virtuous_a herb_n and_o bruise_v it_o in_o his_o mouth_n so_o put_v it_o in_o the_o dead_a man_n mouth_n sudden_o he_o rise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n o_o marvellous_a virtue_n of_o a_o herb_n man_n read_v that_o by_o the_o same_o herb_n hippolytus_n which_o come_v unto_o his_o death_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o stepmother_n who_o accuse_v he_o false_o afterward_o be_v raise_v to_o life_n again_o and_o after_o he_o have_v be_v long_o dead_a and_o draw_v through_o bush_n hedge_n mountain_n &_o thorn_n when_o his_o body_n be_v find_v and_o they_o that_o find_v he_o lay_v he_o in_o a_o meadow_n upon_o a_o plat_n of_o herb_n like_v unto_o the_o herb_n whereof_o be_v speak_v before_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o his_o wound_n be_v heal_v and_o his_o life_n be_v give_v and_o yield_v unto_o he_o again_o 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return_v into_o crete_n with_o great_a glory_n and_o find_v there_o neptune_n and_o pluto_n his_o brethren_n and_o juno_n his_o sister_n that_o make_v he_o good_a cheer_n this_o juno_n be_v the_o most_o beautiful_a woman_n and_o fair_a maid_n in_o all_o the_o country_n after_o the_o return_n of_o jupiter_n she_o converse_v with_o he_o certain_a space_n of_o time_n albeit_o they_o discover_v not_o their_o mind_n at_o this_o time_n and_o in_o process_n of_o sin_n juno_n return_v into_o partheny_n with_o the_o other_o virgin_n which_o she_o have_v be_v nourish_v with_o &_o there_o abide_v in_o many_o thought_n and_o desire_n and_o make_v never_o other_o prayer_n unto_o the_o god_n but_o that_o they_o only_o will_v give_v here_o grace_n for_o to_o be_v wife_n unto_o her_o brother_n and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o have_v forget_v that_o as_o she_o be_v strong_o set_v in_o love_n with_o her_o brother_n jupiter_n as_o much_o or_o more_o be_v jupiter_n firm_o in_o love_n with_o she_o for_o to_o see_v she_o only_o after_o that_o he_o have_v send_v home_o all_o his_o man_n of_o war_n into_o their_o own_o country_n and_o that_o he_o have_v establish_v his_o father_n saturn_n in_o his_o seignory_n and_o lordship_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o devotion_n he_o go_v often_o time_n into_o the_o city_n of_o parthenie_n and_o take_v pleasure_n to_o be_v with_o she_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xiii_o ¶_o how_o jupiter_n with_o great_a joy_n spouse_v his_o sister_n juno_n and_o how_o the_o king_n saturn_n begin_v war_n against_o jupiter_n his_o son_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o jupiter_n be_v thus_o busy_a to_o solicit_v the_o virgin_n juno_n in_o the_o city_n partheny_n for_o to_o have_v the_o better_a occasion_n to_o abide_v there_o he_o build_v a_o temple_n and_o do_v to_o be_v dedicate_v unto_o his_o mother_n cibel_n and_o at_o last_o do_v make_v a_o image_n or_o statue_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o royal_a attire_n that_o give_v meat_n unto_o many_o small_a image_n of_o little_a child_n in_o remembrance_n that_o she_o have_v save_v the_o life_n to_o her_o child_n and_o when_o this_o temple_n be_v perfect_v &_o make_v unto_o the_o dedication_n saturn_n &_o cibel_n together_o come_v thither_o with_o all_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o country_n and_o there_o make_v a_o great_a solemnity_n that_o dure_v 15._o day_n in_o great_a gladness_n and_o at_o this_o great_a feast_n and_o gladness_n fail_v not_o jupiter_n nor_o juno_n for_o about_o the_o end_n of_o this_o solemnity_n the_o noble_n of_o the_o country_n treat_v their_o marriage_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o cibell_n assure_v and_o betroth_v they_o together_o and_o anon_o after_o in_o the_o same_o temple_n their_o spousal_n be_v make_v and_o celebrate_v with_o so_o great_a glory_n joy_n and_o triumph_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o be_v rehearse_v and_o jupiter_n and_o juno_n lie_v together_o and_o engender_v a_o daughter_n that_o they_o name_v phebe_n the_o partheniens_fw-la for_o memory_n of_o this_o marriage_n found_v there_o a_o temple_n wherein_o they_o set_v the_o image_n of_o juno_n in_o habit_n of_o a_o maid_n that_o marry_v she_o and_o always_o after_o that_o same_o day_n that_o jupiter_n wed_v juno_n they_o make_v in_o that_o temple_n a_o annyversarie_n and_o a_o great_a feast_n which_o be_v hold_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o wedding_n after_o all_o these_o thing_n saturn_n return_v into_o crete_n and_o pluto_n return_v into_o a_o part_n of_o thessaly_n where_o he_o found_v the_o city_n of_o helle_n whereof_o shall_v be_v speak_v in_o the_o second_o book_n and_o neptune_n return_v into_o athens_n where_o the_o athenians_n make_v he_o king_n as_o well_o for_o his_o virtue_n as_o for_o that_o he_o be_v son_n of_o saturn_n at_o that_o
the_o company_n of_o pryamus_fw-la and_o wist_v not_o where_o he_o be_v become_v etc._n etc._n at_o this_o enterméeting_n and_o skirmish_n laomedon_n be_v out_o of_o the_o press_n and_o refresh_v he_o when_o he_o hear_v say_v that_o his_o son_n priamus_n be_v take_v he_o be_v therefore_o pass_o sorrowful_a and_o have_v so_o great_a pain_n that_o the_o sweat_n come_v to_o his_o heart_n and_o from_o thence_o unto_o all_o his_o member_n wherefore_o he_o go_v himself_o again_o to_o battle_n half_o out_o of_o his_o mind_n the_o battle_n be_v then_o fell_a and_o envenom_a and_o there_o be_v most_o hard_o fight_v but_o for_o to_o augment_v and_o increase_v the_o overgreat_a sorrow_n of_o this_o laomedon_n he_o find_v that_o his_o folk_n have_v the_o worse_a and_o loss_n and_o little_o fight_v on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o see_v the_o horion_n and_o stroke_n of_o the_o greek_n so_o great_a and_o so_o unmeasurable_a that_o his_o man_n be_v bring_v out_o of_o rank_n and_o the_o array_v break_v and_o charge_v with_o so_o heavy_a stooke_n of_o the_o heavy_a sword_n that_o they_o go_v and_o turn_v back_o and_o begin_v to_o fly_v and_o then_o when_o it_o come_v to_o the_o discomfiture_n laomedon_n abide_v not_o with_o the_o last_o but_o enter_v again_o into_o his_o city_n as_o hasty_o as_o he_o may_v the_o greek_n follow_v the_o trojan_n eager_o and_o so_o nigh_o that_o they_o enter_v in_o with_o they_o with_o great_a effusion_n of_o blood_n hercules_n be_v the_o first_o that_o waâ—_n the_o gate_n and_o as_o for_o the_o greek_n he_o be_v porter_n and_o put_v in_o all_o they_o that_o be_v of_o his_o knowledge_n many_o trojan_n pass_v by_o the_o cut_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o many_o flee_v away_o by_o the_o field_n and_o bush_n when_o laomedon_n see_v that_o by_o force_v his_o city_n be_v take_v and_o put_v in_o the_o hand_n and_o governance_n of_o the_o greek_n right_a sore_a discomfort_a and_o all_o in_o despair_n he_o take_v his_o daughter_n exione_n and_o antigone_n and_o his_o most_o precious_a jewel_n and_o gem_n and_o flee_v away_o privy_o think_v that_o his_o enemy_n will_v make_v there_o a_o right_a great_a destruction_n and_o pill_n as_o they_o do_v for_o when_o hercules_n have_v put_v his_o man_n within_o the_o city_n he_o let_v his_o man_n rob_v and_o pill_v thus_o the_o trojan_n be_v persecute_v the_o channel_n be_v temper_v with_o their_o blood_n the_o house_n be_v beat_v down_o and_o the_o great_a riches_n be_v put_v into_o prey_n and_o of_o all_o the_o good_n of_o the_o city_n there_o be_v leave_v nothing_o whole_a but_o the_o palace_n of_o ilium_n whither_o the_o lady_n and_o the_o maid_n be_v withdraw_v hercules_n will_v in_o no_o wise_n destroy_v this_o palace_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o lady_n make_v to_o he_o a_o request_n for_o to_o spare_v it_o at_o this_o prize_n hercules_n seek_v long_a laomedon_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o ilium_n and_o in_o all_o place_n of_o the_o city_n but_o he_o can_v hear_v no_o tiding_n of_o he_o wherefore_o he_o be_v sore_o displeasant_a and_o when_o he_o have_v beat_v down_o the_o wall_n that_o have_v be_v make_v with_o the_o money_n of_o the_o god_n he_o depart_v thence_o and_o return_v into_o grece_n with_o great_a glory_n and_o in_o this_o wise_n be_v troy_n destroy_v the_o first_o time_n wherefore_o i_o will_v thus_o now_o make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o first_o book_n and_o will_v begin_v the_o second_o book_n where_o shall_v be_v show_v how_o troy_n be_v re-edify_v &_o how_o it_o be_v destroy_v the_o second_o time_n and_o how_o priarnus_n raise_v it_o and_o make_v it_o again_o in_o continue_v the_o noble_a labour_n of_o hercules_n now_o new_o begin_v etc._n etc._n thus_o end_v the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o collection_n of_o the_o gather_v together_o of_o the_o history_n of_o troy_n the_o table_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o collection_n of_o the_o history_n of_o troy_n the_o beginning_n of_o this_o book_n show_v the_o genealogy_n of_o saturn_n and_o of_o the_o covenant_n and_o promise_n that_o he_o make_v to_o his_o brother_n titan_n and_o how_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n mortal_a war_n against_o jupiter_n his_o own_o son_n cap._n 1._o pag._n 1_o how_o saturn_n be_v crown_v first_o king_n of_o crete_n and_o how_o he_o find_v diverse_a science_n wherefore_o the_o people_n hold_v he_o in_o great_a honour_n as_o a_o god_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 6_o how_o saturn_n go_v to_o delphos_n and_o have_v answer_v how_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o son_n that_o shall_v chase_v he_o out_o of_o his_o realm_n and_o how_o he_o marry_v he_o to_o his_o sister_n sibell_n cap._n 3._o pag._n 9_o how_o saturn_n have_v command_v to_o slay_v jupiter_n that_o be_v new_o bear_v and_o how_o his_o mother_n sibell_n send_v he_o to_o king_n meliseus_n where_o he_o be_v nourish_v cap_n 4._o pa._n 17_o ¶_o how_o after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n corinthus_n of_o corinth_n his_o two_o son_n dardanus_n and_o jasius_fw-la strive_v which_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o kingdom_n and_o dardanus_n slay_v his_o brother_n jasius_fw-la by_o treason_n wherefore_o he_o must_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o country_n chap._n 5._o page_n 21_o of_o the_o great_a war_n that_o be_v move_v between_o the_o pelagiens_fw-la and_o the_o epiriens_n and_o how_o king_n lycaon_n of_o pelage_n be_v destroy_v by_o jupiter_n because_o of_o a_o man_n put_v to_o he_o to_o hostage_n which_o king_n lycaon_n do_v roast_n chap._n 6._o pa._n 25._o how_o jupiter_n after_o the_o discomfiture_n of_o king_n lycaon_n transform_v himself_o in_o guise_n of_o a_o religious_a woman_n of_o the_o goddess_n diana_n for_o the_o love_n of_o calisto_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_v lycaon_n and_o do_v with_o she_o his_o will_n chap._n 7._o pa_n 33._o how_o calisto_n for_o asmuch_o as_o she_o be_v with_o child_n the_o goddess_n diana_n put_v she_o out_o of_o the_o order_n of_o her_o company_n chap._n 8._o pa._n 40._o how_o titan_n assail_v by_o war_n his_o brother_n saturn_n for_o asmuch_o as_o he_o have_v not_o put_v to_o death_n all_o his_o child_n male_n chap._n 9_o pag._n 43._o how_o jupiter_n with_o aid_n of_o king_n meliseus_n of_o egypt_n deliver_v saturn_n his_o father_n and_o sibil_n his_o mother_n out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o titan_n and_o slay_v titan_n in_o battle_n chap._n 10._o pa._n 51._o how_o jupiter_n vanquish_v titan_n in_o the_o field_n and_o cast_v he_o in_o the_o river_n chap._n 11._o pa._n 58_o how_o jupiter_n and_o saturn_n reconcile_v they_o together_o and_o how_o jupiter_n by_o commandment_n of_o his_o father_n go_v for_o to_o destroy_v the_o king_n apollo_n of_o paphos_n and_o of_o the_o medicine_n of_o esculapius_n chap._n 12._o pa._n 59_o how_o jupiter_n with_o great_a joy_n espouse_v his_o sister_n juno_n and_o how_o the_o king_n saturn_n begin_v war_n against_o jupiter_n his_o son_n chap._n 13._o pa._n 63_o how_o they_o of_o crete_n when_o they_o have_v hear_v the_o commandment_n of_o saturn_n be_v sore_o trouble_v and_o greeved_a and_o how_o they_o rise_v &_o move_v themselves_o against_o jupiter_n his_o son_n chap._n 14._o pa._n 66_o how_o king_n saturn_n with_o all_o his_o great_a host_n come_v before_o the_o city_n of_o arcadia_n against_o jupiter_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 15._o page_n 68_o how_o jupiter_n send_v his_o ambassador_n to_o his_o father_n saturn_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 16._o pa._n 70_o howe_n jupiter_n vanquish_v saturn_n his_o father_n in_o battle_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 17._o pa._n 74_o how_o acrisius_n have_v a_o daughter_n name_v danae_n the_o which_o he_o do_v put_v in_o a_o tower_n chap._n 18._o pa._n 79_o how_o jupiter_n in_o the_o guise_n of_o a_o messenger_n bring_v unto_o the_o tower_n of_o dardan_n jewel_n &c._n &c._n chap._n 19_o pa._n 83._o how_o jupiter_n in_o the_o guise_n of_o a_o messenger_n with_o many_o jewel_n come_v again_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 20._o pa._n 88_o how_o jupiter_n come_v from_o his_o chamber_n by_o night_n and_o lay_v in_o the_o tower_n of_o dardan_n etc._n etc._n chap_n 21._o pa._n 97_o how_o the_o king_n tantalus_n of_o frigie_n assail_v by_o battle_n the_o king_n troos_n etc._n etc._n chap_n 22._o pa._n 102_o how_o the_o king_n troos_n chase_v in_o battle_n the_o king_n tantalus_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 23._o pa._n 106_o how_o saturn_n by_o the_o aid_n of_o ganymede_n and_o of_o the_o trojan_n return_v into_o crete_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 24._o pa._n 111_o how_o jupiter_n again_o discomfit_v king_n saturn_n in_o battle_n and_o saturn_n be_v put_v to_o flight_n by_o the_o sea_n chap._n 25._o pa._n 117_o how_o jupiter_n after_o he_o have_v sacrifice_v the_o eagle_n pursue_v the_o trojan_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 26._o pa._n 120_o how_o the_o king_n troos_n and_o ilium_n his_o son_n make_v great_a sorrow_n for_o ganymede_n etc._n
for_o to_o escape_v from_o thy_o hand_n he_o be_v descend_v with_o his_o company_n in_o the_o form_n of_o lightning_n or_o tempest_n and_o thus_o thy_o strength_n be_v deceive_v by_o his_o science_n when_o hercules_n understand_v this_o that_o athlas_fw-la have_v say_v to_o he_o he_o great_o marvel_v of_o the_o science_n of_o cacus_n and_o may_v not_o believe_v it_o then_o for_o to_o know_v the_o truth_n he_o take_v his_o club_n and_o go_v up_o through_o the_o smoke_n or_o fume_n unto_o the_o top_n of_o the_o rock_n seek_v cacus_n but_o he_o find_v there_o neither_o beast_n nor_o man_n then_o he_o return_v unto_o athlas_fw-la and_o laugh_v confess_v to_o he_o that_o he_o have_v say_v truth_n and_o say_v that_o he_o will_v make_v no_o pursuit_n after_o he_o forsomuch_o as_o he_o be_v so_o gentlemanlike_a escape_v this_o day_n they_o pass_v over_o in_o speak_v and_o commune_v of_o cacus_n and_o of_o his_o father_n vulcan_n the_o day_n follow_v when_o the_o smoke_n and_o fume_n be_v go_v and_o vanish_v away_o hercules_n begin_v to_o behold_v the_o country_n and_o see_v that_o it_o be_v commodious_a and_o fertile_a and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o there_o shall_v ever_o be_v remembrance_n and_o memory_n of_o he_o he_o found_v there_o a_o city_n which_o he_o name_v terracone_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o give_v this_o country_n to_o the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ancone_n and_o there_o he_o make_v he_o dwell_v with_o his_o people_n and_o with_o they_o of_o tyre_n hercules_n after_o this_o foundation_n go_v to_o the_o city_n of_o salamanque_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v well_o inhabit_v and_o people_v he_o will_v make_v there_o a_o solemn_a study_n and_o do_v make_v there_o in_o the_o earth_n a_o great_a round_a hole_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o study_n and_o he_o set_v therein_o the_o seven_o science_n liberal_a with_o many_o other_o book_n after_o he_o make_v they_o of_o the_o country_n to_o come_v thither_o for_o to_o study_v but_o they_o be_v so_o rude_a and_o dull_a that_o their_o wit_n can_v not_o comprise_v any_o cunning_n of_o science_n and_o then_o forasmuch_o as_o hercules_n will_v depart_v on_o his_o voyage_n and_o will_v also_o that_o this_o study_n be_v maintain_v he_o do_v make_v a_o image_n or_o statue_n of_o gold_n unto_o his_o semblance_n and_o likeness_n which_o he_o do_v set_v up_o on_o high_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o study_n upon_o a_o pillar_n and_o make_v so_o by_o his_o craft_n and_o art_n that_o all_o they_o that_o come_v before_o this_o image_n for_o to_o have_v declaration_n of_o any_o science_n to_o all_o purpose_n and_o of_o all_o science_n the_o image_n answer_v instruct_v and_o teach_v the_o scholar_n and_o student_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o it_o have_v be_v hercules_n in_o his_o proper_a person_n the_o renoun_n of_o this_o study_n be_v great_a in_o all_o the_o country_n and_o this_o study_n dure_v after_o the_o time_n that_o saint_n james_n convert_v spain_n unto_o the_o christian_n faith_n from_o salamanque_n hercules_n depart_v and_o go_v into_o catalogne_n and_o found_v there_o the_o city_n of_o barseloigne_n which_o be_v a_o right_n good_a city_n and_o final_o when_o he_o have_v accomplish_v all_o these_o thing_n he_o send_v athlas_fw-la home_n again_o into_o his_o country_n but_o he_o hold_v by_o he_o all_o his_o writer_n for_o he_o love_v book_n above_o all_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o world_n after_o he_o will_v give_v leave_n unto_o phylotes_n for_o to_o return_v unto_o his_o country_n but_o phylote_v refuse_v his_o congee_n and_o leave_n and_o say_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v serve_v he_o all_o his_o life_n and_o that_o he_o repute_v his_o felicity_n more_o great_a to_o be_v in_o his_o service_n then_o for_o to_o govern_v the_o country_n that_o fortune_n have_v put_v in_o his_o hand_n hercules_n after_o this_o call_v hispan_n and_o say_v to_o he_o hispan_n i_o know_v thy_o wit_n and_o thy_o valiance_n i_o have_v find_v thou_o always_o wise_a and_o true_a thou_o be_v a_o man_n of_o authority_n and_o well_o know_v in_o these_o coast_n i_o do_v now_o make_v and_o constitute_v thou_o to_o be_v king_n over_o all_o this_o country_n and_o i_o do_v give_v unto_o thou_o none_o other_o charge_n but_o to_o love_v virtue_n and_o to_o ensue_v honour_n and_o worship_n when_o hispan_n hear_v the_o gift_n that_o hercules_n make_v to_o he_o he_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o thank_v he_o and_o after_o excuse_v he_o of_o so_o great_a worship_n but_o hercules_n say_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o and_o deliver_v to_o he_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o people_n of_o his_o company_n for_o to_o serve_v he_o after_o he_o make_v he_o to_o depart_v with_o great_a sigh_n and_o sorrow_n and_o hispan_n go_v then_o by_o all_o the_o country_n that_o hercules_n have_v conquer_v there_o from_o geryon_n and_o cacus_n and_o from_o thenceforth_o on_o the_o country_n be_v name_v spaigne_n after_o his_o name_n whereof_o i_o will_v now_o cease_v talk_v of_o this_o conquest_n of_o spaigne_n and_o will_v come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o deed_n of_o arm_n that_o hercules_n do_v in_o lombardy_n and_o of_o the_o death_n of_o cacus_n chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o how_o hercules_n fight_v against_o the_o eleven_o giant_n of_o cremona_n and_o how_o he_o vanquish_v they_o where_o be_v now_o the_o king_n the_o emperor_n the_o soldan_n and_o the_o prince_n that_o man_n may_v speak_v of_o the_o virtuous_a liberality_n of_o they_o equal_a or_o like_a unto_o that_o of_o hercules_n the_o man_n at_o this_o day_n fight_v one_o against_o other_o and_o make_v money_n conquest_n but_o they_o attribute_v they_o unto_o their_o singular_a profit_n they_o resemble_v not_o hercules_n that_o never_o fight_v but_o for_o the_o common_a weal_n of_o the_o world_n o_o noble_a hercules_n for_o to_o follow_v &_o pursue_v my_o matter_n when_o he_o make_v hispan_n king_n of_o all_o the_o region_n of_o hesperie_n that_o now_o be_v name_v spaigne_n he_o send_v for_o his_o ox_n his_o kine_n and_o calf_n and_o after_o depart_v from_o barselone_n and_o take_v his_o way_n into_o lombardie_n he_o go_v so_o long_o on_o his_o journey_n that_o he_o come_v nigh_o to_o the_o city_n of_o cremona_n which_o be_v but_o a_o day_n journey_n from_o milan_n there_o be_v they_o in_o this_o city_n xi_o giant_n great_a out_o of_o measure_n these_o eleven_o giant_n be_v all_o brethren_n &_o son_n of_o neâ—eâ—_n the_o son_n of_o saturn_n and_o they_o call_v themselves_o all_o king_n of_o this_o city_n they_o hold_v all_o estate_n royal_a howbeit_o their_o rnoume_n be_v but_o small_a &_o little_a &_o that_o because_o they_o be_v thief_n &_o rob_v their_o neighbour_n and_o make_v they_o always_o war_n when_o then_o they_o know_v that_o hercules_n approach_v their_o city_n anon_o they_o assemble_v their_o council_n together_o and_o demand_v the_o one_o the_o other_o if_o they_o shall_v suffer_v hercules_n for_o to_o enter_v into_o their_o city_n all_o be_v of_o one_o opinion_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o receive_v he_o and_o that_o they_o will_v send_v unto_o he_o one_o of_o they_o which_o be_v name_v nestor_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o cremona_n unless_o he_o first_o have_v vanquish_v in_o battle_n the_o eleven_o brethren_n nestor_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o giant_n depart_v from_o cremona_n and_o go_v to_o hercules_n who_o he_o find_v with_o his_o little_a army_n but_o three_o mile_n from_o cremona_n then_o speak_v he_o to_o hercules_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o sir_n i_o have_v ten_o brethren_n king_n of_o cremona_n that_o have_v send_v i_o unto_o thou_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v advertise_v that_o thou_o enterest_n into_o their_o dominion_n and_o they_o charge_v thou_o by_o i_o that_o they_o will_v give_v unto_o thou_o no_o passage_n into_o cremona_n unless_o thou_o first_o overcome_v they_o one_o after_o another_o in_o battle_n and_o therefore_o choose_v whether_o thou_o will_v have_v the_o battle_n or_o else_o to_o return_v again_o and_o leave_v this_o voyage_n i_o advertise_v thou_o that_o they_o be_v all_o giant_n more_o great_a and_o more_o puissant_a than_o i_o be_o sir_n knight_n answer_v hercules_n i_o have_v take_v my_o way_n for_o to_o pass_v by_o cremona_n let_v the_o giant_n know_v that_o hercules_n have_v intention_n to_o speak_v unto_o they_o more_o near_o as_o he_o that_o dread_v not_o nor_o fear_v their_o accustom_a tyranny_n which_o i_o must_v deliver_v the_o world_n of_o by_o feat_n of_o arm_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o presume_v not_o that_o i_o have_v any_o doubt_n or_o dread_n of_o they_o in_o any_o manner_n you_o shall_v say_v to_o they_o that_o i_o will_v not_o fight_v with_o they_o ten_o one_o after_o another_o but_o all_o at_o
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thelagonus_fw-la hear_v this_o fall_v to_o great_a lamentation_n and_o say_v alas_o wretch_n that_o i_o be_o i_o come_v hither_o to_o see_v my_o father_n and_o to_o live_v joyful_o with_o he_o and_o now_o i_o have_v slay_v he_o thus_o say_v he_o fall_v down_o in_o a_o swoon_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v again_o to_o his_o understanding_n he_o rend_v his_o clothes_n beat_v himself_o about_o the_o face_n â—â—th_v his_o fist_n and_o go_v to_o his_o father_n and_o fall_v down_o weep_v before_o he_o and_o say_v i_o be_o thelagonus_fw-la thy_o unhappy_a son_n who_o thou_o begotte_v on_o queen_n circe_n i_o pray_v the_o god_n that_o they_o will_v suffer_v i_o to_o die_v with_o thou_o when_o ulysses_n understand_v this_o he_o send_v for_o thelamonius_n his_o lawful_a beget_v son_n who_o present_o come_v will_v have_v slay_v thelagonus_fw-la to_o revenge_v his_o father_n death_n but_o ulysses_n say_v not_o so_o for_o he_o be_v thy_o brother_n be_v you_o reconcile_v together_o and_o live_v and_o love_v as_o brethren_n then_o be_v ulysses_n carry_v into_o achaia_n where_o within_o three_o day_n he_o die_v and_o be_v by_o his_o son_n honourable_o bury_v after_o who_o death_n thelamonius_n his_o son_n succéede_v in_o that_o kingdom_n who_o keep_v with_o he_o thelagonius_n his_o brother_n for_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n and_o a_o half_a make_v he_o knight_n and_o honour_v he_o great_o at_o length_n be_v often_o send_v for_o by_o circe_n his_o mother_n he_o return_v to_o she_o into_o the_o isle_n aulide_v have_v receive_v many_o rich_a present_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o circe_n die_v short_o after_o thelagonus_fw-la enjoy_v her_o kingdom_n and_o reign_v in_o the_o say_a isle_n threescore_o year_n thelamonius_n be_v fourscore_o and_o thirtéen_a year_n old_a at_o the_o death_n of_o ulysses_n his_o father_n and_o reign_v afterward_o much_o increase_v his_o seignory_n threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n in_o this_o wife_n dare_v finish_v his_o book_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o troy_n and_o speak_v not_o of_o their_o further_a adventure_n and_o asmuch_o as_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o history_n before_o write_v be_v also_o find_v to_o have_v be_v record_v by_o dicte_n the_o greek_a and_o in_o most_o thing_n both_o their_o book_n agree_v dare_v in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n write_v thus_o that_o the_o siege_n of_o troy_n endure_v for_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o year_n ten_o month_n and_o twelve_o day_n and_o that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o greek_n there_o slay_v be_v eight_o hundred_o and_o six_o thousand_o fight_a man_n and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o trojans_n slay_v in_o defence_n of_o themselves_o and_o of_o their_o country_n be_v six_o hundred_o fifty_o and_o six_o thousand_o fight_a man_n he_o say_v moreover_o that_o when_o aeneas_n depart_v from_o troy_n into_o exile_n he_o carry_v with_o he_o two_o hundred_o ship_n and_o that_o antenor_n have_v with_o he_o away_o five_o hundred_o soldier_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v escape_v go_v with_o aeneas_n the_o say_v dares_n furthermore_o report_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o book_n by_o who_o the_o most_o noble_a king_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o one_o part_n and_o of_o the_o other_o be_v slay_v and_o he_o say_v that_o hector_n the_o most_o famous_a prince_n of_o chivalry_n in_o the_o world_n slay_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n in_o good_a and_o loyal_a fight_n eighteen_o king_n not_o with_o treachery_n or_o subtle_a devise_n but_o by_o his_o prowess_n and_o valour_n the_o name_n of_o which_o king_n do_v here_o follow_v that_o be_v king_n archilogus_fw-la k._n protesilaos_n k._n patroclus_n k._n menon_n k._n prothenor_n k._n archimenus_n k._n polemon_n k._n epistropus_fw-la k._n ecedius_fw-la k._n daccius_n k._n polixenus_n k._n phybus_fw-la k._n anthypus_n k._n cenutus_fw-la k._n polibetes_n k._n humerus_fw-la k._n fumus_fw-la and_o k._n exampitus_fw-la and_o paris_n he_o slay_v pallamedes_n who_o be_v emperor_n of_o all_o the_o greekish_a host_n k._n achilles_n and_o at_o last_o k._n ajax_n and_o therewithal_o ajax_n slay_v he_o also_o aeneas_n slay_v k._n amphimacus_n and_o k._n nercus_fw-la achilles_n slay_v k._n cupemus_fw-la k._n yponeus_n k._n plebeus_n k._n austerus_fw-la k._n cimoneus_n k._n menon_n and_o king_n neoptolemus_n also_o he_o slay_v hector_n at_o unaware_o and_o troilus_n who_o he_o cause_v his_o myrmidon_n to_o beset_v round_o about_o pyrrhus_n the_o son_n of_o the_o say_v achilles_n slay_v the_o queen_n penthasilea_n in_o fight_n he_o slay_v also_o cruel_o and_o tyrannous_o the_o noble_a king_n priamus_n he_o slay_v moreover_o polixena_n the_o fair_a maid_n in_o the_o world_n dyomedes_n slay_v king_n antipus_fw-la k._n escorius_fw-la k._n prothenor_n and_o king_n obtineus_n now_o thus_o i_o be_o come_v to_o the_o finish_n of_o this_o present_a book_n which_o i_o have_v translate_v though_o rude_o out_o of_o french_a into_o english_a at_o the_o commandment_n and_o request_n of_o my_o right_a gracious_a and_o 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that_o all_o true_a christian_n may_v learn_v to_o live_v godly_o and_o in_o brotherly_a love_n and_o concord_n together_o amen_n pergama_n flere_fw-la volo_fw-la fata_fw-la danais_n data_fw-la solo_fw-la solo_n capta_fw-la dolo_fw-la capta_fw-la redacta_fw-la solo_fw-la causa_fw-la malitalis_fw-la meritrix_fw-la fuit_fw-la exitialis_fw-la foemina_fw-la lethalis_fw-la foemina_fw-la plena_fw-la malis_fw-la si_fw-mi fueris_fw-la lota_fw-la si_fw-la vita_fw-la sequens_fw-la bona_fw-la tota_fw-la si_fw-la eris_fw-la ignota_fw-la non_fw-la eris_fw-la absque_fw-la nota_fw-la passa_fw-la prius_fw-la paridem_fw-la paridis_n modo_fw-la thesea_n pridem_fw-la es_fw-ge factura_fw-la fidem_fw-la ne_fw-la redeas_fw-la in_o idem_fw-la rumour_n de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la faciet_fw-la ventura_fw-la timeri_fw-la cras_fw-la poterunt_fw-la fieri_fw-la turpia_fw-la sicut_fw-la heri_fw-la scoena_fw-la quid_fw-la evadis_fw-la morti_fw-la qui_fw-la ceterus_fw-la tradis_fw-la cur_n tu_fw-la non_fw-la cladis_fw-la 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