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day_n of_o vengeance_n if_o i_o â—…we_v he_o or_o ever_o think_v to_o do_v it_o be_v too_o far_o carry_v away_o from_o mind_v any_o such_o intent_n by_o the_o honour_n i_o have_v before_o receive_v at_o his_o highness_n hand_n yet_o be_v i_o privy_a to_o his_o forcible_a detain_v of_o the_o lady_n and_o labour_v to_o restore_v she_o to_o her_o lord_n and_o husband_n she_o be_v daughter_n to_o the_o renown_a king_n of_o england_n and_o wife_n to_o the_o now_o famous_a emperor_n trineus_n of_o allemaigne_n herein_o i_o think_v i_o commit_v no_o offence_n he_o keep_v her_o most_o uniustlie_o profane_v thereby_o the_o sacred_a law_n of_o royal_a equity_n and_o because_o the_o wise_n have_v evermore_o patient_o endure_v their_o fortune_n be_v either_o good_a or_o bad_a i_o very_o persuade_v myself_o madam_n that_o you_o will_v forbear_v to_o complain_v and_o lament_v in_o this_o unseemly_a manner_n know_v yourself_o to_o be_v conquer_v by_o the_o most_o courteous_a and_o debonair_a knight_n 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