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in_o possession_n of_o the_o recover_v and_o they_o restore_v to_o their_o royal_a blood_n with_o knowledge_n of_o their_o possessor_n you_o see_v now_o how_o it_o have_v come_v to_o pass_v and_o moreover_o they_o say_v this_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o time_n when_o the_o fierceness_n of_o the_o courageous_a lion_n which_o be_v you_o two_o by_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o skill_n which_o be_v that_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n call_v fristone_n that_o in_o knowledge_n equal_v she_o because_o he_o have_v all_o her_o â—ookes_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o great_a fear_n but_o this_o know_v not_o he_o for_o he_o do_v not_o look_v whether_o thâ—_n sword_n be_v win_v or_o no_o or_o whether_o the_o valorous_a prince_n your_o son_n do_v wear_v it_o then_o the_o live_n which_o be_v lose_v that_o arâ—_n you_o two_o that_o be_v live_a be_v lose_v by_o the_o alteration_n of_o your_o armour_n and_o suppose_v you_o already_o dead_a which_o will_v have_v happen_v if_o the_o fight_n have_v be_v end_v with_o the_o blow_n of_o this_o sword_n that_o cut_v the_o lace_n of_o your_o helm_n be_v put_v in_o possession_n of_o your_o recover_a self_n be_v restore_v to_o your_o royal_a blood_n which_o be_v at_o the_o point_n utter_o to_o have_v be_v lose_v and_o the_o true_a possessor_n know_v which_o be_v both_o you_o take_v one_o another_o for_o the_o persian_a prince_n now_o i_o hope_v you_o understand_v the_o adventure_n you_o have_v past_a which_o not_o without_o cause_n you_o have_v account_v strange_a great_o wonder_v the_o knight_n at_o these_o lady_n word_n who_o again_o say_v but_o for_o another_o cause_n have_v my_o come_n be_v which_o be_v to_o have_v with_o i_o the_o prince_n don_n bellianis_n your_o dear_a son_n who_o i_o must_v present_o use_v in_o a_o dear_a employ_v that_o ne_o less_o concern_v he_o than_o his_o life_n take_v we_o both_o with_o you_o say_v the_o emperor_n i_o will_v willing_o do_v it_o reply_v she_o but_o that_o the_o brave_a duke_n alsiron_n great_o need_v your_o 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know_v not_o how_o to_o resolve_v himself_o chap._n xxxviii_o how_o the_o emperor_n return_v to_o the_o city_n of_o bollera_fw-la and_o what_o happen_v he_o in_o the_o souldane_n camp_n before_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n the_o emperor_n remember_v the_o sage_n word_n take_v his_o lance_n and_o mount_v on_o horsbacke_n approach_v the_o city_n of_o bollera_fw-la almost_o by_o break_n of_o day_n which_o he_o find_v begyt_v with_o so_o many_o multitude_n that_o he_o great_o wonder_v at_o their_o sudden_a arrival_n and_o not_o know_v on_o which_o side_n the_o duke_n lie_v entrench_v because_o the_o city_n be_v round_o about_o besiege_v he_o rush_v among_o those_o tent_n
cause_n of_o they_o which_o she_o by_o great_a importunity_n declare_v which_o be_v no_o small_a comfort_n to_o she_o after_o woe_n but_o here_o we_o leave_v they_o till_o their_o time_n with_o the_o soldan_n great_o doubt_v whether_o this_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o persia_n which_o he_o confirm_v to_o be_v because_o he_o will_v not_o discover_v himself_o but_o his_o lord_n persuade_v he_o to_o the_o contrary_a say_v this_o knight_n better_a become_v his_o armour_n than_o he_o but_o now_o the_o story_n turn_v unto_o the_o prince_n don_fw-mi brianell_n who_o we_o leave_v in_o his_o journey_n towards_o antioch_n chap._n xlv_o what_o don_n brianell_n do_v after_o he_o be_v go_v from_o bollera_fw-la and_o how_o he_o be_v inform_v of_o the_o state_n of_o antioch_n with_o great_a desire_n to_o procure_v the_o good_a success_n of_o his_o lady_n command_n depard_v do_v brianell_n to_o antioch_n think_v that_o to_o effect_v so_o weighty_a a_o matter_n as_o that_o his_o foundation_n be_v weak_a 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