bâ—as_v they_o be_v upon_o to_o see_v his_o leg_n they_o be_v make_v all_o of_o steel_n so_o be_v his_o foot_n also_o somdele_n and_o somedele_fw-la parte_fw-la to_o they_o be_v take_v of_o â—â—rthe_n which_o man_n pot_n make_v the_o â—â—ble_a mengled_a be_v with_o the_o strong_a so_o may_v it_o not_o stand_v long_o 〈…〉_o de_fw-fr quodam_fw-la sapide_fw-la grandi_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈…〉_o â—â—edatur_fw-la ab_fw-la excesso_fw-la mâ—_n 〈…〉_o cortue_n in_o same_o quasi_fw-la 〈…〉_o penitus_fw-la contriâ—it_fw-la ¶_o and_o though_o i_o think_v /_o that_o i_o sigh_v 〈…〉_o from_o a_o bylle_n a_o high_a 〈…〉_o of_o sudden_a aventure_n 〈…〉_o of_o this_o figure_n 〈…〉_o stone_n all_o to_o break_v be_v 〈…〉_o â—â—â—er_o the_o steel_n and_o bras_fw-fr 〈…〉_o powder_v bring_v 〈…〉_o â—â—â—ed_a in_o to_o nought_o 〈…〉_o â—â—â—â—tione_fw-la sommi_fw-it et_fw-la priâ—_n 〈…〉_o â—urei_fw-it 〈…〉_o be_v the_o swenen_fw-la which_o he_o have_v 〈…〉_o avoâ—e_v aâ—â—d_a 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o figure_n strange_a 〈◊〉_d â—eth_v how_o the_o world_n shall_v change_v 〈◊〉_d glass_n worth_a and_o lass_n 〈◊〉_d to_o nought_o all_o over_o pass_n 〈…〉_o and_o heed_n that_o weren_a gold_n 〈…〉_o how_o that_o betoken_v shall_v 〈◊〉_d thy_o world_n a_o noble_a a_o rich_a to_o which_o none_o after_o shall_v be_v lyche_n depectore_fw-la argenteo_fw-la ¶_o of_o â—â—er_n that_o be_v over_o forth_o 〈…〉_o a_o world_n of_o la_fw-fr e_o worth_a de_fw-fr ventre_fw-fr eneo_fw-la ¶_o and_o after_o that_o the_o â—ombe_n of_o bras_fw-fr â—oken_n of_o a_o be_v world_n it_o be_v the_o which_o steel_n he_o see_v afterward_o a_o world_n betoken_v more_o hard_a de_fw-fr tibeis_n ferreis_n ¶_o but_o yet_o the_o werste_fw-mi of_o every_o deal_n be_v last_o /_o that_z when_o of_o earth_n and_o steel_n he_o see_v the_o foot_n depart_v so_o for_o that_o betoken_v moche_n woe_n ¶_o de_n significatione_n pedum_fw-la que_fw-la ex_fw-la duabus_fw-la materus_a discordantibus_fw-la ad_fw-la inuseme_v divisi_fw-la extiterunt_fw-la ¶_o when_o that_o 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dicta_fw-la statue_n figurabatur_fw-la secundum_fw-la temporum_fw-la diftinetiones_fw-la sensibiliter_fw-la hactenus_fw-la duminuuntur_fw-la ¶_o lo_o thus_o expow_v daniel_n the_o king_n sweven_n fair_a and_o well_o in_o babylone_a the_o cyte_n where_o that_o the_o wise_a of_o laldee_n he_o couden_a wit_n what_o it_o ment_fw-la but_o be_v tell_v all_o the_o hoole_n intent_n as_o in_o party_n it_o be_v befalle_fw-mi of_o gold_n the_o first_o regne_fw-la of_o all_o ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la aureo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la statue_n designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la nabugodonosoria_n regis_fw-la casdee_n usque_fw-la in_o regmi_fw-la cyri_n regis_fw-la persaril_n be_v in_o that_o king_n time_n tho_o and_o last_v many_o day_n so_o there_o /_o while_o that_o the_o monarchye_a of_o all_o the_o world_n in_o that_o party_n to_o babylone_o be_v subgette_v and_o hold_v he_o still_o in_o such_o a_o plight_n till_o that_o the_o world_n begin_v dyverse_a and_o that_o be_v /_o when_o the_o king_n of_o perseus_n which_o lyrus_n hyght_n /_o again_o the_o pee_z forth_o with_o his_o son_n lambyses_n of_o babylone_a all_o that_o empire_n right_o as_o they_o will_v themselves_o desire_v put_v under_o in_o subjection_n and_o take_v it_o in_o possession_n and_o slay_v be_v baltasar_n the_o king_n which_o lose_v his_o reign_n /_o &_o all_o his_o thing_n ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la argent_v /_o quod_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la ipsius_fw-la regis_fw-la cyri_n usque_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la alexandri_fw-la regis_fw-la macedon_n ¶_o and_o thus_o when_o they_o have_v it_o win_v the_o world_n of_o silver_n be_v begin_v and_o that_o of_o gold_n be_v pass_v out_o and_o in_o thus_o wise_a it_o go_v about_o in_o to_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n and_o than_o it_o felle_n to_o perseus_n thus_o there_o alexander_n put_v they_o under_o which_o wrought_v of_o arm_n many_o a_o wonder_n so_o that_o the_o monarchy_n leave_v with_o 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come_fw-mi be_v the_o world_n of_o steel_n and_o stand_v above_o upon_o the_o wheel_v as_o steel_n be_v hard_a in_o his_o kind_n above_o all_o other_o /_o that_z man_n find_v of_o metal_n /_o such_o be_v rome_n though_o the_o myghty_a /_o and_o last_o so_o long_o time_n among_o the_o romayn_v till_o they_o become_v so_o vylayn_v that_o the_o emperor_n leo_n with_o constaunce_n his_o son_n also_o the_o patrimonye_n /_o and_o the_o rychesse_n which_o to_o sylvester_n in_o pure_a alms_n the_o first_o constantinus_n leave_v from_o holy_a church_n they_o bereave_v but_o adryan_n /_o which_o pope_n be_v and_o see_v the_o mischief_n of_o this_o case_z goth_z in_z to_o france_n for_o to_o plain_n and_o pray_v the_o great_a charlemagne_n for_o chryste_n sake_n /_o and_o soul_n heel_n that_o he_o will_v take_v the_o quarrel_n of_o holy_a church_n in_o his_o defence_n and_o charles_n /_o for_z the_o reverence_n of_o god_n /_o the_o cause_n have_v undertake_v and_o with_o his_o host_n the_o way_n 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