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it_o may_v go_v forth_o in_o publyke_a &_o prevail_v over_o those_o that_o will_v blemyshe_v deface_v and_o in_o many_o thing_n clere_o abolyshe_a the_o land_n renown_n and_o glory_n heretofore_o compare_v and_o meritorious_o adquire_v by_o dyvers_a prince_n and_o other_o of_o this_o say_v most_o noble_a isle_n whereunto_o nat_n only_o stranger_n under_o pretexte_v of_o high_a learn_v and_o knowledge_n of_o their_o malycyous_a and_o perverse_a mind_n but_o also_o some_o of_o your_o own_o subject_n blind_v in_o folye_a and_o ignorance_n do_v with_o great_a study_n contend_v most_o gracious_a victorious_a and_o of_o god_n most_o elect_v and_o worthy_a prince_n my_o most_o dradde_a soveraygne_a lord_n in_o who_o of_o very_a merit_n dewtie_n and_o successyon_n be_v renew_v the_o glorious_a title_a of_o defensor_fw-la of_o the_o christian_a faith_n which_o by_o your_o noble_a progenytour_n the_o great_a constantyne_n sometime_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o emperor_n of_o rome_n be_v next_o god_n and_o his_o apostel_n chief_o maynteyn_v corroborate_v and_o defend_v almyghty_a jesu_n send_v to_o your_o highness_n the_o contynuall_a and_o everlasting_a habundaunce_n of_o his_o infynite_a grace_n amen_n ¶_o thus_o end_v the_o preface_n a_o table_n of_o all_o the_o name_n of_o the_o work_v contain_v in_o this_o volume_n ¶_o the_o preface_n the_o caunterbury_n tale_n 1_n the_o romant_n of_o the_o rose_n ij_o troilus_n and_o creseyde_n iij._n the_o testament_n of_o creseyde_a iiij_o the_o legende_n of_o good_a woman_n with_o a_o balade_n v._n boetius_fw-la the_o consolation_n philosophie_fw-fr vi_fw-la the_o dream_n of_o chaucer_n with_o a_o balade_n seven_o the_o assemble_v of_o foules_n viij_o the_o flour_n of_o courtesy_n with_o a_o balade_n ix_o how_o pyte_n be_v deed_n &_o bery_v in_o a_o gentyl_o heart_n x._o labelle_n dame_n sans_o mercy_n xi_o annelyda_fw-mi and_o false_a artyte_n xij_o the_o assemble_v of_o lady_n xiij_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o 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these_o follow_v first_o ¶_o the_o prologue_n fol._n cc.xx_o ¶_o the_o legende_n of_o cleopatra_n fol._n cc._n â—ix_n the_o leg_n of_o thysbe_n of_o babyloyne_n fol._n cc.xx_o the_o legende_n of_o queen_n dydo_n fol._n cc.xxj_o the_o leg_n of_o hipstphile_n &_o medea_n fol._n cc.xxiij_o the_o leg_n of_o lucrece_n of_o rome_n fol._n cc.xxiiij_o the_o legende_n of_o aryadne_n fol._n cc.xxv_o the_o legende_n of_o philomene_n fol._n cc.xxvii_o the_o legende_n of_o phillys_n fol._n cc.xxviij_o the_o legende_n of_o hypermestra_n fol._n cc.xxix_o ¶_o explicit_fw-la the_o legende_n of_o good_a woman_n ¶_o boetius_fw-la de_fw-fr consolation_n be_v divide_v into_o fyve_o book_n ¶_o the_o first_o book_n begyn_v fol._n cc.xxxij_o the_o second_o book_n begyn_v fol._n cc.xxxvij_o the_o three_o book_n begyn_v fol._n cc.xliij_o the_o four_o book_n begyn_v fol._n cc.lvij_o the_o fyfth_o book_n begyn_v fol._n cc.lxi_o ¶_o explicit_fw-la boetius_fw-la de_fw-la consolation_n ¶_o all_o these_o work_n
follow_v be_v work_n by_o themselves_o the_o dream_n of_o chaucher_n f._n cc.lxvij_o the_o assemble_v of_o fowl_n f._n cc.lxxiij_o the_o flour_n of_o courtesy_n f._n cc.lxxviij_o how_o pyte_n be_v deed_n and_o bery_v in_o a_o gentyll_a herte_n fol._n cc.lxxix_o la_fw-fr belle_fw-fr dame_n sans_o mercy_n fol._n cc.lxxx_o annelyda_n and_o false_a arcyte_n fol._n cc.lxxxvi_o the_o assemble_v of_o lady_n fol._n eodem_fw-la the_o conclusion_n of_o thastrolaby_n fol._n cc.xci_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o black_a knight_n fol._n ccc_o a_o preyse_fw-mi of_o woman_n fol._n ccc.iiij_o ¶_o the_o house_n of_o fame_n be_v divide_v in_o to_o three_o book_n ¶_o the_o first_o book_n begyn_v fol._n ccc.u_o the_o second_o book_n begyn_v fol._n ccc.viii_o the_o three_o book_n begyn_v fol._n ccc.xi_o ¶_o explicit_fw-la the_o house_n of_o fame_n ¶_o the_o testament_n of_o love_n be_v divide_v in_o to_o three_o book_n ¶_o the_o first_o book_n begyn_v fol._n ccc.xv_o the_o second_o book_n begyn_v fol._n ccc.xxv_o the_o three_o book_n begyn_v fol._n ccc.xlj_o ¶_o all_o these_o work_n follow_v be_v work_n by_o themselves_o the_o lamentacyon_n of_o marye_n magdalayne_n fol._n ccc.l_o the_o remedy_n of_o love_n fol._n ccc.lv_o the_o complaint_n of_o mars_n &_o venus_n fol._n ccc.lviij_o the_o complaint_n of_o mars_n alone_o fol._n ccc.lix_o the_o complaint_n of_o venus_n alone_o fol._n ccc.lx_o the_o letter_n of_o cupyde_a fol._n ccc.lx_o a_o balade_n of_o our_o lady_n fol._n ccc.lxiij_o a_o balade_n of_o king_n h._n the_o four_o fol._n ccc.lxiiij_o of_o y_o e_o cuckoo_n &_o y_o e_o nyghtingale_n fol._n ccc.lxvij_o scogan_n unto_o the_o young_a lord_n and_o gentylman_n of_o the_o king_n house_n fol._n ccc.lxix_o dyvers_a other_o ballad_n of_o chaucer_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o thus_o end_v the_o table_n of_o all_o the_o work_n ¶_o eight_o goodly_a question_n with_o their_o answer_n sometime_o in_o grece_n that_o noble_a region_n there_o be_v eightclerke_n of_o great_a science_n philosopher_n 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