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A02638 The chronicle of Ihon Hardyng in metre, fro[m] the first begynnyng of Engla[n]de, vnto ye reigne of Edwarde ye fourth where he made an end of his chronicle. And from yt time is added with a co[n]tinuacion of the storie in prose to this our tyme, now first emprinted, gathered out of diuerse and sondrie autours of moste certain knowelage [et] substanciall credit, yt either in latin orels in our mother toungue haue writen of ye affaires of Englande. Hardyng, John, 1378-1465?; Grafton, Richard, d. 1572? 1543 (1543) STC 12766.7; ESTC S103772 402,679 836

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king_n he_o make_v a_o knight_n of_o the_o table_n round_a and_o arm_n will_v have_v geve_v hin_a but_o he_o will_v none_o afore_o that_o he_o gat_v they_o in_o a_o strong_a ground_n by_o aventure_n or_o else_o upon_o his_o foone_n and_o take_v his_o leave_n to_o pass_v so_o forth_o anon_o the_o knight_n all_o then_o of_o the_o round_a table_n grant_v he_o service_n a_o year_n then_o perdurable_a the_o lxxviii_o chapter_n ¶_o the_o lamentation_n of_o king_n arthure_n for_o his_o knight_n upon_o their_o depart_n from_o he_o &_o of_o the_o rule_n which_o galaad_n make_v among_o the_o knight_n in_o the_o quee●●_n of_o the_o saint_n graal_n and_o how_o at_o a●elon_n he_o find_v a_o shield_n of_o thesame_a arm_n a_o spear_n &_o a_o swcorde_n that_o joseph_n leave_v there_o for_o he_o which_o arm_n aruiragus_n lucyus_fw-la and_o constantyne_n bear_v of_o silver_n a_o cross_n of_o goule_n for_o which_o the_o king_n with_o hevy_a &_o dulful_a cheer_n thus_o say_v o_o god_n what_o shall_v i_o 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his_o worthy_a labour_n as_o he_o that_o be_v of_o knyghthode_n a_o worthy_a flower_n of_o sarras_n so_o and_o duke_n of_o orboryk_n beside_o egypte_n where_o there_o be_v none_o he_o like_o where_o thenne_n he_o make_v xii_o knight_n of_o the_o order_n of_o saint_n graall_n in_o full_a signifycacyon_n of_o the_o table_n which_o joseph_n be_v the_o founder_n be_v at_o aualon_n as_o mewyn_n make_v relacyon_n in_o token_n of_o the_o table_n refyguracyon_n of_o the_o brotherhede_v of_o christ_n souper_n &_o maundie_n afore_o his_o death_n of_o hygh_a dignytee_n ¶_o and_o how_o galaad_n then_o at_o his_o death_n you_o pray_v his_o herte_n to_o bury_v beside_o king_n eualake_n and_o duke_n saraphe_n in_o gold_n thus_o array_v where_o they_o be_v bury_v beside_o joseph_n their_o make_n and_o thus_o much_o he_o pray_v you_o to_o do_v for_o his_o sake_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o our_o lady_n chryste_n mother_n at_o glastenbury_n with_o dyvers_a saint_n other_o ¶_o this_o king_n arthure_n with_o 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