and_o vilerius_fw-la say_v that_o deboneyrte_n percyth_v the_o herte_n of_o stranger_n /_o and_o amolissh_v and_o makyth_v soft_a the_o herte_n of_o his_o enemy_n whereof_o he_o reherâ—th_v that_o phylostratus_fw-la that_o be_v due_a of_o athenes_n have_v a_o daughter_n who_o a_o man_n lovyd_v so_o ordant_o that_o on_o a_o time_n as_o he_o see_v she_o with_o her_o mother_n sudden_o he_o come_v and_o kyss_v she_o whereof_o the_o mother_n be_v so_o angry_a and_o sorouful_a that_o she_o go_v and_o require_v of_o her_o lord_n the_o due_a /_o that_o his_o heed_n may_v be_v smyten_v of_o the_o prince_n answer_v to_o she_o and_o say_v if_o we_o shall_v slay_v they_o that_o love_n us._n what_o shall_v we_o do_v to_o our_o enemy_n that_o hate_v us._n certain_o this_o be_v the_o answer_n of_o a_o noble_a &_o debonayr_a prince_n that_o suffer_v that_o vylonye_n â—â—on_n to_o his_o daughter_n &_o to_o himself_o yet_o more_o this_o prince_n have_v also_o a_o friend_n that_o be_v â—â—med_v arispe_n 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