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friend_n it_o be_v not_o unknowen_a to_o you_o the_o despite_n &_o violence_n do_v unto_o i_o in_o deflower_a of_o my_o daughter_n and_o therefore_o jaurpose_v to_o gyve_v barayle_a to_o the_o earl_n /_o wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o to_o be_v ready_a at_o a_o day_n set_v to_o proceed_v with_o i_o to_o batayle_n and_o they_o say_v lord_n we_o ready_a to_o live_v and_o dye_v with_o you_o in_o batayle_n when_o the_o day_n of_o batayll_n come_v they_o meet_v on_o both_o side_n &_o a_o cruel_a hard_a betayle_n be_v give_v on_o both_o side_n /_o &_o all_o that_o be_v of_o themperours_n party_n be_v slay_v and_o as_o themperour_n shall_v have_v be_v byhede_v the_o knight_n gerarde_n put_v himself_o among_o this_o enemy_n before_o themperour_n and_o fight_v manful_o and_o so_o themperour_n escape_v and_o the_o knight_n abode_n and_o slay_v the_o earl_n /_o nevertheless_o this_o knight_n have_v dyverse_a wound_n this_n not_o withstond_v he_o abide_v &_o fight_v styllâ—tyll_o the_o blood_n run_v 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