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what_o thou_o can_v for_o i_o well_o perceiâ—…e_v thou_o coâ—…nest_a to_o seek_v thy_o own_o ruin_n and_o there_o do_v thou_o find_v thy_o dishonour_n answer_v rifarano_n when_o by_o force_n and_o treason_n thou_o abuse_v this_o gentleman_n who_o never_o give_v thou_o any_o cause_n of_o offence_n wherefore_o restore_v his_o wife_n who_o thou_o uniustlie_o detayne_v or_o if_o reason_n may_v not_o thereto_o persuade_v thou_o come_v down_o and_o enter_v the_o combat_n with_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v let_v thou_o know_v the_o price_n of_o thy_o villainy_n i_o have_v not_o think_v reply_v the_o knight_n of_o the_o castle_n that_o thy_o indiscretion_n have_v be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o think_v i_o will_v win_v a_o thing_n so_o hardly_o and_o deliver_v it_o from_o i_o so_o light_o nor_o shall_v the_o paragon_n of_o my_o hart_n be_v in_o the_o custody_n again_o of_o so_o base_a a_o excrement_n of_o nature_n then_o speak_v he_o to_o the_o dwarf_n in_o this_o manner_n thou_o wretched_a and_o 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the_o prince_n very_o sumptuous_o on_o 〈◊〉_d morâ—…w_n he_o depart_v thence_o continue_v his_o travail_n after_o palmendos_fw-la and_o by_o the_o way_n he_o succour_v a_o distress_a countess_n against_o a_o cruel_a brother_n in_o law_n of_o she_o namâ—…d_a diole_n who_o seek_v forcible_o to_o depryve_v she_o of_o her_o possession_n but_o by_o the_o rare_a chivalry_n of_o rifarano_n he_o lose_v hiâ—…_n life_n in_o that_o bad_a attempt_n and_o here_o with_o the_o countess_n we_o will_v leave_v risarano_n because_o we_o have_v too_o long_o forget_v our_o chief_a knight_n palmendos_fw-la chap._n xx._n how_o palmendos_fw-la arrive_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o carderia_n where_o first_o he_o vanquish_v tyrendos_n in_o the_o joust_a and_o next_o the_o knight_n that_o guard_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o bridge_n and_o also_o divers_a other_o that_o assail_v he_o at_o the_o three_o tower_n and_o how_o he_o come_v to_o the_o gardengate_n where_fw-mi francelina_fw-la be_v not_o long_o since_o you_o understand_v how_o after_o palmendos_fw-la have_v vanquish_v arnedes_o he_o follow_v his_o way_n with_o long_a desire_n to_o see_v carderia_n wherefore_o omit_v all_o occasion_n that_o may_v hinder_v his_o voyage_n he_o determine_v to_o make_v no_o stay_n till_o he_o come_v to_o the_o isle_n and_o very_o soon_o after_o it_o be_v his_o chance_n to_o arrive_v there_o when_o he_o implore_v the_o help_n of_o heaven_n in_o fynish_v this_o adventure_n and_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n after_o victory_n he_o promise_v to_o offer_v his_o soul_n to_o the_o holy_a character_n of_o christianity_n and_o to_o be_v baptize_v so_o soon_o as_o he_o can_v at_o this_o time_n belcar_n keep_v not_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o bridge_n because_o he_o be_v depart_v certain_a date_n before_o to_o visit_v the_o king_n and_o queen_n at_o macedon_n for_o they_o hear_v of_o his_o wonderful_a deed_n of_o arm_n in_o defend_v that_o bridge_n fent_fw-la for_o he_o to_o the_o court_n by_o a_o express_a messenger_n and_o 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again_o into_o the_o cave_n and_o the_o prince_n after_o he_o so_o fast_o as_o â—…e_v can_v till_o at_o length_n he_o come_v into_o a_o goodly_a hall_n which_o be_v hang_v round_o about_o with_o gorgeous_a tapestry_n and_o â—…herein_o may_v one_o behold_v all_o such_o as_o pass_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o cave_n as_o if_o they_o have_v discern_v the_o same_o in_o a_o class_n while_o he_o stand_v behold_v this_o beautiful_a prospect_n he_o see_v the_o knight_n come_v toward_o he_o arm_v and_o draw_v his_o sword_n thus_o speak_v â—…o_o the_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d â—…ight_n 〈◊〉_d foolish_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bring_v thou_o to_o this_o place_n for_o i_o shall_v let_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d the_o dâ—…unger_a 〈◊〉_d by_o thy_o presumption_n more_o 〈◊〉_d ê™_n the_o prince_n have_v thou_o behave_v thyself_o in_o kill_v my_o horsâ—…_n without_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o offence_n hâ—…erewith_o they_o 〈◊〉_d a_o long_a while_n together_o till_o tâ—…e_v knight_n see_v himself_o unable_a to_o resist_v the_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d 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