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of_o the_o empire_n he_o vanquysh_v the_o perses_n but_o have_v no_o good_a fortune_n in_o italy_n against_o the_o lombarde_n benedictus_fw-la the_o lxu_o bysh_n of_o ro._n succeed_v pelagiê°_n pelagius_n the_o second_o be_v bysh_a after_o benedictus_n of_o mahomet_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o sarracen_n the_o year_n of_o christ_n vi_fw-la c._n thirty_o the_o year_n of_o heraclius_n xv_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n iiij_o m._n v._o c._n lxxiiii_o the_o year_n of_o rome_n m._n iii._n c._n lxxxii_o mahomet_n avaunt_v himself_o a_o prophet_n &_o also_o a_o king_n in_o arabia_n by_o the_o agareny_v â–ª_o and_o saraceus_n &_o that_o by_o this_o occasion_n the_o agareny_n dwellinge_a in_o the_o entere_n of_o arabia_n be_v always_o give_v to_o robbery_n and_o exercise_n of_o war_n when_o they_o be_v now_o entice_v with_o the_o persian_a 〈…〉_o war_n they_o receyve_v wage_n under_o heraclius_n and_o when_o it_o be_v show_v they_o by_o y_z e_z emperor_n captain_n they_o look_v for_o no_o more_o wage_n raise_v a_o uproure_n against_o the_o roman_a captayn_n by_o reason_n of_o this_o common_a uproure_n begin_v mahomet_n power_n to_o increase_v for_o sing_v the_o common_a people_n can_v want_v no_o captain_n they_o do_v lyghte_o stycke_a to_o mahomett_n who_o pass_v all_o other_o for_o his_o great_a riches_n and_o other_o syngular_a virtue_n but_o that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o bring_v the_o people_n manner_n into_o some_o certain_a order_n he_o purpose_v to_o make_v law_n not_o only_o in_o civil_a matter_n but_o also_o to_o bind_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o common_a people_n to_o a_o certain_a and_o new_a form_n of_o religion_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o keep_v they_o all_o in_o their_o duty_n neither_o may_v rise_v any_o occasion_n of_o disscution_n for_o he_o see_v that_o every_o where_o be_v sundry_a &_o disagree_a mind_n of_o the_o doctryn_n of_o religion_n for_o y_o e_o concord_n of_o the_o church_n be_v spoil_v by_o sundery_a heresye_n and_o 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