singular_a a_o present_a chap._n xxxvi_o how_o esplandian_a be_v put_v into_o the_o cedar_n chest_n and_o with_o the_o tomb_n carry_v into_o the_o princess_n leonorines_n chamber_n and_o what_o conference_n they_o have_v together_o the_o emperor_n and_o his_o company_n go_v as_o it_o be_v say_v before_o carmelle_n call_v esplandian_a that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n lay_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o ship_n and_o tell_v he_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o proceed_n as_o also_o the_o speech_n the_o emperor_n have_v with_o gandalin_n and_o enil_n and_o all_o what_o have_v happen_v as_o it_o be_v before_o rehearse_v by_o my_o soul_n say_a esplandian_a i_o be_v never_o in_o the_o like_a pain_n for_o hear_v all_o you_o speak_v only_o the_o lady_n leonorine_n i_o can_v not_o tell_v what_o to_o think_v but_o when_o the_o emperor_n tell_v you_o she_o be_v not_o in_o the_o city_n believe_v i_o it_o comfort_v my_o heart_n do_v not_o i_o play_v my_o part_n well_o say_v carmelle_n that_o you_o do_v and_o as_o well_o as_o one_o can_v wish_v say_a esplandian_a and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o be_v common_o say_v that_o a_o good_a beginning_n make_v a_o good_a end_n i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o fail_v to_o bring_v my_o purpose_n to_o pass_v and_o while_o they_o devise_v together_o it_o wax_v night_n so_o that_o the_o empress_n return_v into_o the_o city_n which_o carmelle_n understand_v cause_v esplandian_a present_o to_o lie_v down_o in_o the_o cedar_n chest_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o the_o air_n enter_v therein_o on_o all_o side_n and_o cover_v it_o with_o the_o azure_a and_o crystal_n stone_n gandalin_n enil_n and_o their_o squire_n take_v the_o tomb_n and_o with_o the_o gentlewoman_n go_v out_o of_o the_o ship_n and_o come_v unto_o the_o palace_n where_o they_o find_v the_o lady_n leonorine_n be_v already_o advertise_v of_o the_o goodly_a present_n send_v she_o by_o esplandian_a in_o great_a devotion_n stay_v for_o carmelle_n for_o it_o have_v be_v tell_v she_o that_o in_o the_o evening_n she_o will_v bring_v it_o to_o her_o lodging_n wherefore_o she_o have_v no_o soon_o espy_v it_o but_o she_o with_o many_o other_o lady_n and_o gentlewoman_n no_o less_o curious_a to_o behold_v the_o same_z meet_v she_o in_o the_o hall_n with_o that_o carmelle_n perceive_v she_o come_v step_v forward_o and_o do_v reverence_n unto_o she_o say_v madam_n the_o good_a knight_n esplandian_a send_v you_o this_o present_a that_o not_o long_o since_o he_o conquer_v in_o the_o rock_n of_o the_o enchantress_n according_a to_o the_o good_a fortune_n and_o happy_a destiny_n above_o hundred_o year_n pass_v predestinate_v of_o he_o which_o he_o send_v unto_o you_o express_o to_o give_v you_o to_o understand_v the_o great_a desire_n that_o daily_o more_o and_o more_o increase_v in_o he_o to_o be_v your_o faithful_a knight_n but_o before_o you_o procee_v further_o it_o be_v convenient_a you_o grant_v i_o two_o request_n the_o one_o that_o neither_o you_o nor_o any_o other_o shall_v 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queen_n minoresse_n abash_v at_o so_o sudden_a alteration_n know_v not_o what_o to_o think_v but_o perceive_v her_o grief_n to_o increase_v still_o more_o and_o more_o go_v unto_o she_o and_o say_v madam_n i_o pray_v you_o hide_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o sorrow_n from_o i_o no_o long_o for_o i_o swear_v unto_o you_o of_o my_o faith_n if_o by_o any_o mean_n i_o may_v relieve_v the_o same_o i_o well_o deal_v therein_o as_o for_o myself_o leonorine_n that_o never_o cease_v sigh_v can_v not_o answer_v she_o one_o word_n but_o with_o much_o importance_n at_o the_o last_o answer_v she_o and_o say_v alas_o my_o good_a friend_n for_o god_n cause_n let_v i_o be_v in_o rest_n and_o let_v it_o suffice_v you_o that_o you_o know_v that_o i_o never_o be_v so_o desirous_a for_o to_o live_v as_o i_o be_o at_o this_o present_a to_o die_v what_o madam_n say_v the_o queen_n will_v you_o tell_v i_o nothing_o else_o no_o say_v she_o in_o good_a faith_n then_o say_v the_o queen_n you_o shall_v do_v i_o wrong_n and_o i_o shall_v have_v good_a cause_n to_o think_v the_o love_n and_o favour_n that_o in_o time_n past_o you_o have_v show_v unto_o i_o to_o be_v altogether_o feign_v whereat_o i_o be_o much_o grieve_v see_v i_o have_v bear_v such_o a_o mind_n to_o you_o that_o i_o will_v never_o have_v fail_v to_o hazard_v not_o only_o my_o honour_n but_o my_o life_n and_o soul_n both_o for_o your_o sake_n when_o the_o princess_n hear_v she_o speak_v with_o such_o affection_n she_o be_v somewhat_o better_o assure_v and_o thereupon_o say_v unto_o she_o see_v you_o be_v so_o desirous_a to_o know_v the_o cause_n you_o shall_v hear_v it_o present_o upon_o condition_n you_o shall_v promise_v i_o to_o be_v a_o mean_n rather_o to_o hinder_v my_o day_n than_o any_o way_n to_o further_o they_o see_v i_o be_o full_o determine_v to_o die_v you_o may_v yet_o well_o remember_v say_v she_o the_o first_o time_n that_o carmelle_n come_v hither_o to_o bring_v we_o news_n of_o esplandian_a son_n to_o the_o good_a knight_n with_o the_o green_a sword_n that_o have_v commandment_n from_o his_o father_n as_o she_o say_v to_o come_v hither_o to_o serve_v we_o in_o his_o place_n according_a to_o the_o promise_n he_o have_v make_v unto_o we_o be_v in_o this_o court_n &_o carmelle_n say_v that_o for_o that_o cause_n only_a esplandian_a have_v send_v she_o unto_o constantinople_n to_o give_v the_o emperor_n and_o we_o to_o understand_v thereof_o but_o there_o be_v other_o matter_n in_o the_o wind_n for_o she_o come_v express_o to_o entreat_v i_o to_o be_v good_a unto_o her_o master_n who_o for_o the_o great_a love_n and_o affection_n be_v bare_a unto_o i_o live_v in_o the_o great_a pain_n that_o pâ—ssible_a can_v be_v whereupon_o it_o happen_v
the_o great_a serpent_n be_v among_o they_o wherefore_o say_v norandel_n i_o bring_v he_o say_v she_o a_o letter_n from_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o courteous_a knight_n in_o all_o asia_n norandel_n desirous_a to_o understand_v the_o content_n of_o the_o letter_n say_v he_o be_v the_o man_n then_o look_v upon_o it_o say_v she_o at_o your_o leisure_n and_o if_o you_o think_v it_o good_a return_n a_o answer_n with_o that_o she_o turn_v her_o horse_n and_o rid_v the_o same_o way_n that_o she_o come_v which_o do_v norandel_n open_v the_o letter_n the_o content_n whereof_o be_v these_o rodrigue_n great_a sultan_n of_o liquie_n friend_n to_o the_o god_n and_o enemy_n to_o their_o enemy_n defender_n of_o the_o pagan_a law_n to_o thou_o that_o call_v thyself_o knight_n of_o the_o great_a serpent_n greeting_n know_v thou_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o long_a voyage_n by_o sea_n to_o enter_v into_o these_o country_n have_v be_v in_o hope_n to_o be_v revenge_v of_o the_o outrage_n that_o my_o uncle_n armato_n king_n of_o turkey_n have_v receive_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o thou_o and_o thy_o companion_n not_o have_v once_o offend_v thou_o and_o although_o we_o be_v most_o sure_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a emperor_n that_o favour_v thou_o in_o thy_o so_o wicked_a and_o damnable_a erterprise_n and_o that_o before_o long_a time_n be_v pass_v both_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v end_v their_o life_n by_o our_o hand_n yet_o shall_v i_o be_v much_o grieve_v that_o this_o misfortune_n shall_v happen_v unto_o thou_o before_o i_o have_v prove_v my_o body_n against_o thou_o because_o of_o the_o renown_n that_o be_v spread_v of_o thou_o throughout_o the_o world_n wherefore_o choose_v whether_o thou_o will_v accept_v of_o the_o combat_n between_o we_o two_o alone_a of_o ten_o to_o ten_o a_o hundred_o to_o a_o hundred_o or_o of_o great_a number_n as_o thou_o think_v good_a swear_v unto_o thou_o by_o all_o our_o god_n that_o those_o thou_o shall_v bring_v with_o thou_o for_o that_o cause_n shall_v receive_v no_o more_o displeasure_n than_o thyself_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o such_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o fight_v with_o they_o according_a to_o the_o agreement_n we_o shall_v make_v wherefore_o make_v i_o a_o answer_n worthy_a such_o a_o knight_n that_o thereby_o thy_o honour_n be_v not_o stain_v norandel_n have_v read_v this_o letter_n show_v it_o to_o his_o friend_n who_o be_v all_o of_o advice_n to_o grant_v the_o sultan_n his_o request_n but_o norandel_n will_v determine_v nothing_o before_o he_o make_v the_o emperor_n acquaint_v under_o who_o conduct_n during_o the_o siege_n he_o have_v submit_v himself_o whereupon_o he_o go_v to_o speak_v with_o he_o and_o have_v show_v he_o the_o content_n of_o the_o letter_n he_o have_v receive_v in_o esplandian_o name_n and_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o companion_n the_o emperor_n ask_v he_o what_o he_o think_v therein_o my_o lord_n say_v he_o if_o it_o please_v you_o that_o i_o and_o nine_o other_o which_o i_o will_v choose_v shall_v undertake_v this_o combat_n you_o shall_v do_v we_o much_o favour_n my_o good_a friend_n say_v the_o emperor_n you_o see_v the_o estate_n wherein_o i_o be_o and_o the_o time_n wherein_o i_o ought_v to_o keep_v not_o only_o you_o and_o other_o wherein_o i_o put_v my_o whole_a affiance_n but_o the_o mean_a soldier_n in_o this_o city_n nevertheless_o i_o will_v so_o much_o agree_v unto_o your_o will_n that_o if_o you_o and_o your_o companion_n think_v it_o good_a i_o be_o content_a you_o do_v it_o my_o lord_n say_v norandel_n both_o i_o and_o they_o most_o humble_o crave_v it_o of_o your_o grace_n well_o then_o say_v the_o emperor_n if_o it_o please_v god_n you_o shall_v win_v honour_n thereby_o as_o you_o have_v do_v before_o in_o many_o as_o perilous_a adventure_n as_o this_o be_v norandel_n thank_v the_o emperor_n and_o the_o same_o day_n cause_v his_o knight_n of_o great_a britain_n to_o be_v assemble_v together_o by_o who_o advice_n there_o be_v a_o answer_n frame_v 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whereas_o he_o can_v return_v thou_o answer_v we_o think_v it_o convenient_a in_o his_o behalf_n to_o satisfy_v thy_o request_n and_o to_o accept_v the_o offer_n thou_o have_v make_v unto_o he_o assure_v thou_o that_o here_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o king_n and_o nine_o other_o knight_n with_o he_o that_o will_v fight_v with_o thou_o and_o as_o many_o more_o of_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v content_a therewith_o advise_v thyself_o then_o herein_o and_o have_v receive_v thy_o answer_n with_o safe_a conduct_n safe_o to_o go_v and_o come_v we_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o be_v in_o the_o place_n where_o you_o shall_v appoint_v this_o letter_n seal_v up_o norandel_n give_v it_o to_o one_o of_o his_o squire_n to_o bear_v it_o to_o the_o sultan_n who_o make_v he_o answer_v that_o he_o desire_v only_o to_o prove_v his_o body_n against_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o great_a serpent_n and_o no_o other_o but_o say_v he_o if_o those_o that_o send_v you_o hither_o have_v any_o desire_n to_o fight_v against_o ten_o of_o my_o knight_n they_o shall_v find_v they_o ready_a be_v as_o great_a gentleman_n and_o of_o as_o high_a a_o lineage_n as_o they_o be_v and_o as_o touch_v their_o safe_a conduct_n i_o will_v so_o well_o provide_v for_o it_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o think_v well_o of_o i_o wherefore_o return_v thou_o unto_o they_o and_o let_v i_o know_v their_o answer_n with_o that_o the_o squire_n have_v his_o dispatch_n go_v and_o come_v so_o often_o between_o they_o that_o in_o the_o end_n the_o combat_n of_o ten_o to_o ten_o be_v full_o agree_v upon_o and_o the_o list_n appoint_v hard_o before_o the_o town_n whither_o the_o next_o morning_n the_o ten_o knight_n go_v who_o name_n be_v as_o follow_v norandel_n garvate_a of_o the_o dreadful_a dale_n talanque_n manley_n ambor_n de_fw-fr galdel_n elian_n le_fw-fr delibere_fw-la bravor_n son_n of_o balan_n trion_n cousin_n german_a to_o queen_n briolany_n imosil_n de_fw-fr burgoigne_n and_o listoran_n of_o the_o silver_n bridge_n chap._n xlix_o how_o the_o ten_o christian_a knight_n enter_v into_o the_o list_n and_o of_o the_o combat_n between_o they_o and_o ten_o pagan_a knight_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o sultan_n of_o liquie_n all_o that_o night_n the_o ten_o knight_n watch_v in_o the_o principall_a church_n of_o constantinople_n confess_v themselves_o and_o pray_v unto_o god_n as_o if_o they_o shall_v present_o die_v the_o next_o day_n as_o the_o sun_n begin_v to_o appear_v the_o emperor_n accompany_v of_o divers_a nobleman_n the_o empress_n the_o princess_n leonorine_n queen_n minoresse_n with_o divers_a other_o lady_n and_o gentlewoman_n come_v unto_o they_o where_o they_o hear_v mass_n devout_o that_o do_v they_o return_v unto_o the_o palace_n where_o norandel_n and_o his_o nine_o companion_n arm_v themselves_o the_o lady_n serve_v they_o for_o squire_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o norandel_n receive_v such_o favour_n at_o queen_n minoresses_n hand_n that_o she_o sound_v mean_n to_o help_v 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