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ward_v she_o a_o swift_a pace_n and_o worshypful_o salute_v she_o and_o ask_v that_o cause_n why_o that_o she_o so_o sore_o mourn_v than_o answer_v she_o and_o say_v my_o reverend_a lord_n i_o be_o a_o emperor_n daughter_n come_fw-mi of_o royal_a kin_n /_o my_o fader_fw-mi be_v deed_n which_o that_o leave_v i_o all_o his_o empire_n by_o cause_n he_o have_v none_o other_o heir_n /_o and_z after_o his_o dyscesse_n a_o earl_n there_o beside_o dysceyve_v i_o and_o take_v from_o i_o my_o maydenhode_n /_o and_z after_o that_o he_o put_v i_o violent_o out_o of_o my_o herytage_n so_o the_o i_o now_o be_o fain_a to_o beg_v my_o breed_n from_o door_n to_o door_n /_o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o sorrow_n than_o say_v the_o knight_n /_o fair_a damosel_n i_o have_v great_a compassyon_n on_o thy_o fairness_n and_o of_o thy_o gentylnesse_n /_o therefore_o if_o thou_o will_v grant_v to_o i_o one_o thing_n i_o shall_v fight_v for_o the_o against_o the_o earl_n and_o i_o behote_v unto_o 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sore_o and_o make_v great_a lamentacyon_n for_o his_o dethe_v and_o in_o his_o sherte_n be_v write_v this_o verse_n think_v on_o he_o and_o have_v mind_n /_o that_o to_o the_o be_v so_o kind_n anon_o when_o she_o have_v receyve_v the_o sherte_n she_o hang_v it_o upon_o a_o perch_n in_o her_o chambre_n /_o and_z as_o oftentimes_o as_o she_o behold_v it_o she_o weep_v bytter_o it_o befelle_v not_o long_o after_o that_o the_o state_n of_o her_o empire_n come_v to_o she_o and_o desire_v and_o counseylleo_fw-la she_o for_o to_o take_v a_o husbonde_a /_o but_o than_o she_o go_v unto_o her_o chambre_n &_o behold_v the_o bloody_a sherte_fw-fr /_o than_o wax_v she_o sorrowful_a and_o say_v oftentimes_o alas_o alas_o thou_o suffer_v death_n for_o my_o love_n and_o thou_o also_o recover_v again_o my_o herytage_n /_o god_n forbede_v that_o ever_o i_o shall_v take_v any_o other_o man_n but_o the_o /_o and_z thus_o she_o answer_v every_o man_n that_o come_v to_o she_o and_o so_o they_o go_v away_o unspedde_v and_o she_o end_v her_o life_n in_o pease_n and_o rest_n ¶_o dear_a friend_n this_o emperor_n be_v the_o fader_fw-mi of_o heaven_n /_o and_o this_o daughter_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n make_v atte_a the_o symylytude_n of_o god_n /_o to_o who_o god_n give_v and_o byquethe_v the_o empire_n of_o paradyse_n but_o there_o come_v a_o earl_n /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o devyl_n &_o styre_v she_o to_o sign_n when_o sheet_n of_o yâ—_z appel_n &_o say_v unto_o she_o thus_o in_o what_o hour_n you_o eat_v of_o that_o appel_n you_o shall_v be_v like_o god_n where_o for_o break_v god_n commandment_n we_o be_v all_o exile_v out_o of_o paradyse_n and_o chase_v unto_o the_o realm_n of_o this_o world_n here_o to_o live_v in_o great_a wretchedness_n /_o like_o as_o the_o psalm_n say_v in_o sudore_fw-la vultus_fw-la tui_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o sweet_a of_o thy_o visage_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o breed_n but_o that_o come_v a_o fair_a young_a knight_n &_o a_o strong_a /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryst_n which_o have_v compassyon_n on_o mankind_n and_o take_v our_o flesh_n and_o our_o blood_n and_o give_v batayll_v to_o the_o devyll_n &_o overcome_v he_o /_o and_o thus_o win_v he_o again_o our_o herytage_n therefore_o late_o we_o do_v as_o this_o young_a lady_n die_v put_v we_o this_o bloody_a sherte_fw-fr /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v yâ—_z mind_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o cryst_n in_o the_o perch_n of_o our_o herte_n &_o think_v we_o how_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n shed_v his_o blood_n for_o sv_v and_o if_o any_o man_n /_o that_z be_v to_o say_v /_o the_o
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be_v to_o say_v togete_a everla_a life_n through_o werke_n of_o mercy_n but_o his_o wife_n /_o that_o the_o wretched_a flesh_n murmur_v against_o the_o soul_n and_o love_v better_a her_o leman_n /_o that_o be_v deed_o sin_n than_o her_o husband_n this_o emperor_n go_v in_o to_o the_o ship_n take_v his_o journeye_n to_o ward_v the_o holy_a land_n /_o that_z be_v for_o the_o say_v he_o go_v unto_o holy_a chirche_n which_o be_v the_o way_n to_o god_n but_o the_o wife_n that_o be_v to_o say_v flesshly_a man_n accuse_v he_o to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o ship_n /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o prelate_n of_o the_o chirche_n for_o great_a meed_n which_o oftentimes_o blynd_v the_o sight_n of_o many_o justyce_n where_o thrughe_o many_o parfyte_n man_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o ship_n in_o to_o the_o see_v to_o be_v drown_v /_o that_o be_v to_o say_v out_o of_o the_o chirche_n into_o the_o see_v of_o this_o wretched_a world_n but_o what_o shall_v he_o do_v than_o that_o be_v thus_o 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