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chapter_n the_o author_n against_o covetous_a people_n look_v the_o leaf_n lxxxvii_o how_o euagoras_n king_n of_o cypre_n be_v by_o artaxerse_n outray_v and_o put_v from_o his_o kingdom_n the_o xxiii_o cha_z how_o theon_n king_n of_o egypte_n be_v by_o artaxerse_n drive_v from_o his_o kingdom_n and_o how_o he_o flee_v in_o to_o arabye_v the_o four_o and_o twenty_o chapter_n how_o amintas_n of_o macedon_n king_n have_v by_o erudice_n his_o wife_n alysandre_n â–ª_o pet_n dica_fw-la and_o philyppe_n who_o be_v after_o slay_v the_o xxu_o chapter_n how_o the_o proud_a tyrant_n haman_n be_v hang_v and_o the_o innocent_n preserve_v the_o xxvi_o chapter_n ¶_o of_o the_o two_o brother_n artaxerse_n and_o cyrus_n and_o how_o artaxerse_n slay_v his_o child_n and_o concubyne_n and_o how_o they_o end_v with_o a_o envoy_n the_o xxvii_o chapit_fw-la thus_o end_v the_o table_n with_o the_o chapiter_n of_o the_o three_o book_n and_o here_o follow_v the_o table_n of_o the_o four_o book_n which_o 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the_o xii_o chap._n how_o eumenydes_n be_v twice_o outray_v by_o antigonus_n and_o at_o last_o dye_v in_o prison_n with_o a_o envoy_n the_o xiii_o chapter_n how_o queen_n olympiad_n for_o she_o delyte_v in_o vice_n in_o murdre_fw-fr and_o in_o vengeance_n dye_v at_o mischief_n with_o a_o envoy_n the_o fourtene_a chapter_n how_o agathocles_n of_o low_a birth_n bear_v attaygn_v unto_o royal_a dygnyte_n and_o how_o he_o end_v in_o poverte_a and_o wretchedness_n with_o a_o envoy_n the_o fiftene_o chapter_n how_o cassander_n slay_v the_o wife_n of_o alexander_n and_o hercules_n her_o son_n and_o how_o antipater_n slay_v his_o mother_n and_o of_o dyvers_a other_o murder_n the_o sixteen_o chapter_n of_o two_o prefecte_n perdiccas_n and_o amintas_n the_o xvii_o cha_z how_o sandrocottus_n bear_v of_o low_a degree_n cherish_v robbour_n &_o thief_n the_o xviii_o ca._n how_o seleuchus_n the_o mighty_a prince_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o great_a tholome_n king_n of_o egypte_n the_o nineteeen_o chap._n 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of_o macedon_n and_o how_o he_o be_v slay_v the_o eleven_o chapter_n bochas_n reherse_v the_o mortal_a war_n that_o have_v be_v between_o the_o roman_n and_o african_n the._n twelth_n cap._n how_o king_n perseus_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n outray_v and_o after_o take_v the_o xiii_o cap._n how_o the_o people_n of_o achaia_n with_o their_o chief_a city_n call_v coriâ—the_n by_o roman_n be_v destroy_v the_o fourtene_a chapter_n how_o the_o great_a antiochus_n use_v riot_n and_o vicious_a live_v by_o marcus_n actilius_n be_v outray_v and_o die_v sodayulye_o with_o a_o envoy_n the_o fiftene_o chapter_n how_o jeronimus_n king_n of_o cyracuse_n be_v slay_v and_o how_o scipio_n african_n that_o labour_v for_o the_o common_a weal_n of_o roman_n be_v exile_v by_o they_o and_o so_o die_v the_o sixteen_o chapter_n how_o scipio_n asyan_a lord_n of_o asye_a that_o labour_v ever_o for_o the_o common_a weal_n be_v at_o last_o murder_v the_o seventene_n chap._n how_o duke_n philopomenes_n be_v take_v 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myself_o dispose_v and_o my_o wit_n special_o apply_v cause_n of_o my_o come_n clere_o to_o unclose_v and_o tell_v the_o effect_n of_o my_o ambassatry_n and_o my_o speech_n so_o govern_v and_o gye_n after_o i_o be_o receyve_v to_o thy_o grace_n myself_o declare_v if_o i_o have_v time_n and_o space_n for_o like_o thy_o mother_n if_o thou_o receive_v i_o and_o i_o accept_v unto_o thy_o presence_n i_o must_v thereafter_o so_o govern_v be_v to_o tell_v my_o tale_n plain_o in_o sentence_n so_o that_o thou_o geve_v i_o friendly_a audience_n and_o if_o i_o be_v not_o receive_v in_o such_o wise_a more_o strong_o my_o tale_n i_o must_v devise_v this_o noble_a prince_n this_o corolian_a when_o that_o he_o hear_v his_o mother_n thus_o complain_v full_a like_o a_o lord_n and_o a_o knyght_o man_n begin_v she_o embrace_v in_o his_o arm_n twain_o in_o lowly_a wise_a there_o be_v no_o more_o to_o sayne_v save_v like_o a_o son_n of_o due_a and_o right_a to_o she_o he_o say_v full_a like_o a_o manly_a 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when_o thou_o do_v weep_v their_o sote_n drop_v full_a wholesome_a be_v and_o good_a thy_o tender_a youth_n for_o to_o preserve_v and_o keep_v and_o like_o a_o mother_n to_o bring_v the_o a_o sleep_v i_o wake_v full_a oft_o to_o the_o i_o be_v so_o kind_n wherefore_o dear_a son_n on_o my_o request_n have_v mind_n if_o that_o thou_o list_v this_o city_n now_o torment_n their_o demerit_n by_o rigour_n recompense_n punyshe_a i_n for_o they_o and_o i_o will_v assent_v to_o bear_v the_o guilt_n of_o their_o great_a offence_n but_o dear_a son_n let_v thy_o magnificence_n suffer_v of_o knighthode_n y_fw-fr t_o mercy_n may_v in_o deed_n attemper_v thy_o rigour_n or_o thou_o to_o doom_n proceed_v suffer_v romayn_v to_o live_v in_o quiet_a grant_v they_o peace_n again_o their_o great_a outrage_n some_o drop_n of_o pity_n let_v in_o thy_o hart_n fleet_n and_o think_v thou_o be_v bear_v of_o their_o lineage_n look_v upon_o they_o with_o merciful_a visage_n which_o offer_v themselves_o as_o they_o 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