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and_o rigorous_a vengeance_n on_o i_o what_o may_v this_o presage_n to_o i_o hereafter_o but_o some_o great_a misfortune_n and_o sudden_a mutation_n in_o asia_n yet_o will_v i_o so_o careful_o foresee_a these_o affair_n as_o the_o seditious_a performer_n of_o this_o villainy_n shall_v not_o carry_v it_o away_o so_o light_o like_a sorrow_n make_v this_o infidel_n for_o his_o mishap_n when_o many_o of_o his_o knight_n without_o attend_v other_o commandment_n get_v ready_a foist_n galley_n and_o other_o vessel_n for_o war_n to_o pursue_v the_o causer_n of_o this_o tragical_a accident_n but_o their_o labour_n be_v spend_v in_o vain_a albeit_o not_o long_o after_o they_o hear_v the_o truth_n of_o all_o which_o procure_v such_o hatred_n between_o the_o turk_n and_o the_o grecian_n as_o they_o cease_v not_o till_o with_o hostility_n they_o hâd_v invade_v greece_n but_o it_o be_v not_o during_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o emperor_n palmerin_n or_o any_o of_o his_o race_n or_o next_o posterity_n for_o while_o they_o live_v the_o turk_n dare_v not_o stir_v against_o they_o yet_o long_a time_n after_o when_o ottoman_a a_o fierce_a and_o proud_a prince_n govern_v infinite_a evil_n happen_v in_o europe_n where_o he_o take_v and_o sack_v many_o good_a city_n town_n and_o castle_n now_o will_v the_o great_a turk_n not_o suffer_v ripole_n to_o be_v further_o torment_v because_o he_o be_v find_v altogether_o innocent_a in_o the_o action_n but_o send_v he_o back_o to_o the_o castle_n of_o albayzo_n make_v he_o captain_n thereof_o as_o his_o father_n be_v before_o and_o long_a time_n continue_v he_o sad_a and_o melancholy_a think_v he_o have_v receive_v wonderful_a dishonour_n by_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o daughter_n marencida_n nor_o shall_v he_o ever_o recover_v the_o same_o till_o greece_n be_v beat_v flat_a to_o the_o ground_n and_o the_o emperor_n palmerin_n with_o all_o his_o kndred_n utter_o destroy_v where_o in_o these_o raging_n we_o will_v leave_v he_o and_o return_v to_o our_o 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