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A07674 The honorable, pleasant and rare conceited historie of Palmendos Sonne to the famous and fortunate Prince Palmerin d'Oliua, Emperour of Constantinople and the queene of Tharsus. Translated out of French by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Primaleon (Romance). English. Selections. Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633. 1589 (1589) STC 18064; ESTC S110033 128,708 203

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the_o prince_n very_o sumptuous_o on_o 〈◊〉_d mor●…w_n he_o depart_v thence_o continue_v his_o travail_n after_o palmendos_fw-la and_o by_o the_o way_n he_o succour_v a_o distress_a countess_n against_o a_o cruel_a brother_n in_o law_n of_o she_o nam●…d_a diole_n who_o seek_v forcible_o to_o depryve_v she_o of_o her_o possession_n but_o by_o the_o rare_a chivalry_n of_o rifarano_n he_o lose_v hi●…_n life_n in_o that_o bad_a attempt_n and_o here_o with_o the_o countess_n we_o will_v leave_v risarano_n because_o we_o have_v too_o long_o forget_v our_o chief_a knight_n palmendos_fw-la chap._n xx._n how_o palmendos_fw-la arrive_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o carderia_n where_o first_o he_o vanquish_v tyrendos_n in_o the_o joust_a and_o next_o the_o knight_n that_o guard_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o bridge_n and_o also_o divers_a other_o that_o assail_v he_o at_o the_o three_o tower_n and_o how_o he_o come_v to_o the_o gardengate_n where_fw-mi francelina_fw-la be_v not_o long_o since_o you_o 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