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plough_n as_o they_o that_o be_v foolhastyfe_n they_o be_v acord_v to_o the_o strife_n and_o seyn_n it_o may_v not_o be_v to_o great_a to_o vengen_fw-mi hem_n of_o such_o forfeit_n thus_o say_v the_o wild_a unwyse_a tongue_n of_o they_o that_o there_o weren_a young_a but_o nestor_n which_o be_v old_a &_o bear_v the_o salve_n see_v tofore_o the_o sore_a as_o he_o that_o be_v of_o counseyle_n wise_a so_o that_o anon_o by_o his_o advyse_n there_o be_v a_o prevy_a counsel_n nome_fw-mi the_o lord_n be_v to_o gether_o come_v this_o demephon_n and_o anthemas_n her_o purpose_n tolden_a as_o it_o be_v they_o setten_v all_o still_o and_o herd_n be_v none_o but_o nestor_n hem_o answerde_n he_o bid_v they_o if_o they_o will_v win_v they_o shulden_v see_v ere_fw-we they_o begin_v her_o end_n and_o set_v she_o first_o intent_n that_o they_o hem_v after_o ne_o repent_v and_o ask_v they_o this_o question_n to_o what_o final_a conclusion_n they_o wolden_a regne_fw-la king_n there_o if_o that_o no_o people_n in_o land_n be_v and_o seyth_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n wyerd_v to_o â—een_n a_o king_n bycomen_fw-mi a_o hyerd_n where_o no_o life_n be_v but_o only_a beast_n under_o the_o lygeaunce_n of_o his_o hest_n for_o who_o that_o be_v of_o man_n no_o king_n the_o remenaunt_n be_v as_o no_o thing_n he_o forth_o eke_o if_o they_o purpose_n bold_a to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n as_o they_o two_o will_v when_o they_o it_o may_v not_o restore_v aâ—â—â—â—ce_n it_o shall_v abidge_n sore_o 〈…〉_o the_o wild_a beast_n win_v where_o whilom_o dwell_v man_n son_n anâ—_n for_o that_o cause_n he_o bid_v they_o treat_v a_o d_z stynt_n of_o though_o manace_v great_a better_a be_v to_o win_v by_o fair_a speech_n he_o seyth_v than_o such_o vengeance_n seche_v for_o when_o a_o man_n be_v moo_v above_o he_o need_v most_o to_o get_v he_o love_n ¶_o when_o nestor_n have_v this_o tale_n say_v ayene_n he_o be_v no_o word_n withsayde_v it_o think_v they_o all_o he_o say_v well_o and_o thus_o fortune_n her_o deadly_a wheel_v from_o be_v tourn_v in_o to_z pee_z but_o forth_o they_o go_v en_fw-fr netheles_o and_o when_o the_o country_n hard_a seyne_n how_o that_o her_o king_n be_v beseyne_a of_o such_o a_o power_n as_o they_o lad_n be_v none_o so_o bold_a that_o hem_n ne_fw-fr dread_a and_o for_o to_o seche_v pease_n and_o gryth_v they_o send_v and_o pray_v anon_o forthwith_o so_o that_o the_o king_n ben_fw-mi appease_v and_o every_o man_n herte_n be_v ease_v all_o be_v foryete_a and_o not_o record_v and_o thus_o they_o be_v to_o geder_o acord_v the_o king_n be_v ayene_v receyve_v and_o pee_z be_v take_v and_o wrath_n weyve_v and_o all_o through_o counseyl_n which_o be_v good_a of_o he_o that_o reason_n understode_v ¶_o by_o this_o ensample_n son_n attempre_fw-it thou_o heart_n and_o let_v no_o will_n dystempre_fw-it thy_n wit_n and_o do_v no_o thing_n by_o may_v which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o love_n and_o right_a foolhast_a be_v cause_n of_o mochel_n woe_n for_o thy_o my_o son_n do_v not_o so_o and_o as_o touchend_v of_o homycyde_n which_o touch_v unto_o love_n side_n full_n oft_o it_o fall_v unavyse_v through_o will_n which_o be_v not_o well_o assise_v when_o wit_n and_o reason_n be_v away_o and_o that_o foolhast_a be_v in_o the_o weigh_n whereof_o have_v fall_n great_a vengeance_n for_o thy_o take_v in_o to_o remebraunce_n to_o love_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n wise_n that_o thou_o deserve_v no_o ivyse_n for_o well_o i_o wot_v thou_o may_v not_o let_v that_o thou_o ne_o shall_v thin_v heart_n set_v to_o love_n where_o thou_o wolt_fw-ge or_o none_o but_o if_o thy_o wit_n be_v overgo_v so_o that_o it_o tear_v unto_o malice_n there_o wot_v no_o man_n of_o thilk_o vice_n what_o perylle_n that_o there_o may_v befalle_v whereof_o a_o tale_n among_o alle_fw-mi which_o be_v great_a pyte_n for_o to_o here_o i_o think_v for_o to_o tellen_v here_o that_o thou_o such_o murdre_fw-fr micht_n withstond_v when_o thou_o the_o tale_n have_v understonde_v ¶_o hic_fw-la ponit_fw-la confessor_n exemplum_fw-la contra_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la ob_fw-la sue_v concupiscencie_n desiderium_fw-la homicide_n efficiuntur_fw-la et_fw-la narrat_fw-la qualiter_fw-la clytennestra_n uxor_fw-la regis_fw-la agamemnonis_fw-la cum_fw-la ipse_fw-la a_o bello_fw-la troiano_n domi_fw-la rediffet_fw-fr consilio_fw-la egisti_fw-la /_o quem_fw-la adultera_fw-la peramavit_fw-la sponsum_fw-la suum_fw-la in_o cubili_fw-la dormientem_fw-la sub_fw-la noctis_fw-la silencio_fw-la trucidabat_fw-la cvius_fw-la mortem_fw-la fisius_fw-la eius_fw-la horestes_n tunc_fw-la iunioris_fw-la etatis_fw-la postea_fw-la diis_fw-la admonitus_fw-la crudelissima_fw-la severitate_fw-la vindicavit_fw-la ¶_o of_o troy_n at_o thilk_o noble_a town_n who_o same_o stant_fw-la yet_o of_o renown_n and_o ever_o shall_v to_o mannes_z ere_o the_o siege_n last_o long_o there_o ere_o that_o the_o greek_n it_o may_v win_v while_o priamus_n be_v king_n therein_o but_o of_o the_o greek_n that_o lie_v about_o agamemnon_n lad_n all_o the_o rout_n this_o thing_n be_v know_v overall_a but_o yet_o i_o think_v
bond_n as_o when_o man_n have_v a_o traitor_n fond_a and_o though_o that_o be_v with_o he_o take_v which_o of_o treason_n be_v overtake_v to_o gether_o in_o one_o sentence_n fall_v but_o false_a egyste_n above_o they_o alle_fw-mi be_v deem_v to_o dyvers_a peyne_n the_o be_v that_o man_n couthe_n ordain_v and_o so_o after_o by_o the_o law_n he_o be_v unto_o the_o gybet_fw-la draw_v where_o he_o above_o all_o other_o honge_v as_o to_o a_o traitor_n it_o belong_v the_o fame_n with_o her_o swift_a wing_n about_o flee_v and_o bare_a tydynge_n and_o make_v it_o couth_a in_o all_o londe_n how_o that_o horeste_n with_o his_o ande_fw-mi clytemnestre_fw-fr his_o own_o mother_n slough_n some_o seyne_n he_o do_v well_o enough_o and_o some_o seyne_n he_o do_v amiss_o dyvers_a opinion_n there_o be_v that_o she_o be_v deed_n they_o speak_v all_o but_o pleyn_o how_o it_o be_v befalle_v the_o matter_n in_o so_o little_a throw_v in_o sothe_o there_o may_v no_o man_n know_v but_o they_o that_o weren_a at_o the_o deed_n and_o commonlyche_n in_o every_o need_n the_o be_v speech_n be_v rath_a herd_n and_o leve_v till_o it_o be_v answerde_n the_o king_n and_o the_o lord_n great_a begin_v horeste_n for_o to_o threat_v to_o putten_n he_o out_o of_o his_o reign_n he_o be_v not_o worthy_a for_o to_o reign_v the_o child_n which_o slough_n his_o mother_n so_o they_o say_v and_o thereupon_o also_o the_o lord_n of_o common_a assent_n the_o time_n set_v of_o parliament_n and_o to_o athenys_n king_n and_o lord_n to_o gether_o come_v of_o one_o accord_n to_o know_v how_o that_o the_o sooth_n be_v so_o that_o horeste_n in_o this_o case_z they_z senden_fw-ge after_o and_o he_o come_v ¶_o king_n menelay_v the_o word_n nome_fw-mi and_o ask_v he_o of_o this_o matere_a and_o he_o that_o all_o it_o may_v here_o answerde_n and_o tell_v his_o tale_n at_o large_a and_o how_o the_o god_n in_o his_o charge_n command_v he_o in_o such_o a_o wise_a his_o own_o honde_a to_o do_v ivyse_n with_o this_o tale_n a_o duke_n arise_v which_o be_v a_o worthy_a knight_n of_o lose_v his_o name_n be_v menestheus_n and_o say_v unto_o the_o lord_n thus_o the_o wretch_n which_o horeste_n deed_n it_o be_v thing_n of_o the_o god_n bede_fw-mi and_o nothing_o of_o his_o cruelty_n and_o if_o there_o be_v of_o my_o degree_n in_o all_o this_o place_n such_o a_o knight_n that_o will_v seyne_v it_o be_v no_o right_a i_o will_v it_o with_o my_o body_n prove_v and_o thereupon_o he_o cast_v his_o glove_n and_o eke_o this_o noble_a duke_n a_o leyde_a full_a many_o a_o other_o skill_n and_o say_v she_o have_v well_o deserve_v wretch_n first_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o spouse_n breach_n and_o after_o wrought_v in_o such_o a_o wise_a that_o all_o the_o world_n it_o ought_v agryse_v when_o that_o she_o for_o so_o foul_a a_o vice_n be_v of_o she_o own_o lord_n mourdrice_o they_o sytten_v all_o still_a and_o hear_v but_o thereto_o be_v no_o man_n answerde_n it_o teach_v they_o all_o he_o say_v skylle_v there_o be_v no_o man_n with_o say_v it_o wylle_v when_o they_o upon_o the_o reason_n musen_n horestes_n all_o they_o excusen_v so_o that_o with_o great_a solempnite_a he_o be_v unto_o his_o dignity_n receyve_v and_o coron_v king_n and_o though_o befall_v a_o wondre_fw-fr thing_n egyona_n when_o she_o it_o wyste_v which_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o egyste_n and_o sister_n on_o the_o mother_n side_n to_o this_o horest_n at_o thilk_o tide_n when_o she_o hear_v how_o her_o brother_n speed_v for_o pure_a sorrow_n which_o herl_v that_o he_o ne_o have_v be_v exile_v she_o have_v she_o own_o life_n beguile_v anon_o and_o hinge_n herself_o though_o it_o have_v and_o shall_v be_v evermo_fw-la to_o mourtherwho_a that_o will_v assent_n he_o may_v not_o fail_v to_o repent_v this_o false_a egyona_n be_v one_o which_o to_o mourther_n agamemnon_n have_v her_o accord_n and_o her_o assent_n so_o that_o by_o god_n iugement_n though_o none_o other_o man_n it_o will_v she_o take_v her_o ivyse_n as_o she_o shall_v and_o as_z she_o to_o a_o other_o wrought_v vengeance_n upon_o herself_o she_o think_v and_o have_v of_o her_o unhappy_a wit_n a_o mourth_o with_o a_o mourth_a quyt_n suche_n be_v of_o mourth_a the_o vengeance_n ¶_o for_o thy_o my_o son_n in_o remembrance_n â—f_o this_o ensample_n take_v good_a heed_n for_o who_o that_o thynk_v his_o love_n speed_n with_o mourther_n be_v shall_v with_o world_n shame_n himself_o &_o eke_o his_o love_n shame_n ¶_o my_o father_n of_o this_o aventure_n which_o you_o have_v tell_v i_o you_o assure_v my_o herte_n be_v sorry_a for_o to_o here_o but_o only_o for_o i_o will_v lere_n what_o be_v to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o leave_v and_o over_o this_o by_o your_o leave_n that_o you_o i_o will_v tell_v i_o prey_v if_o there_o be_v leful_a any_o weigh_v without_o sin_n a_o man_n may_v slay_v ¶_o my_o soon_o in_o sundry_a wise_n you_o what_o man_n that_o be_v of_o traytorye_n of_o mordre_fw-fr or_o else_o robberye_a at_o teynt_a the_o juge_n shall_v not_o let_v but_o he_o shall_v fleen_n of_o pure_a det_fw-la and_o do_v great_a sin_n if_o that_o he_o wonde_v for_o who_o that_o law_n have_v upon_o honde_n and_o spare_v for_o to_o do_v justice_n for_o mercy_n do_v not_o his_o offyce_v that_o he_o his_o mercy_n so_o beware_v when_o for_o one_o shrew_n which_o he_o spare_v a_o thousand_o good_a man_n be_v greve_v with_o such_o mercy_n who_o that_o bileve_v to_o please_v god_n he_o be_v deceyve_v or_o else_o mote_n reason_n be_v weyve_v the_o law_n stand_v or_o we_o be_v bear_v how_o that_o a_o king_n sword_n be_v bear_v in_o sign_n that_o he_o shall_v defend_v his_o true_a people_n and_o make_v a_o end_n of_o such_o as_o wolden_a hem_n devour_v ¶_o lo_o thus_o my_o son_n to_o succour_n the_o law_n and_o common_a right_a to_o win_v a_o man_n may_v slay_v without_o sin_n and_o do_v thereof_o a_o great_a alms_n so_o for_o to_o keep_v ryghtwysenes_n and_o over_o this_o for_o his_o country_n in_o time_n of_o be_v a_o man_n be_v free_v himself_o his_o house_n and_o eke_o his_o land_n defend_v with_o his_o own_o honde_n and_o sleen_n if_o be_v may_v no_o bet_n after_o the_o law_n which_o be_v set_v ¶_o now_o father_n than_o i_o you_o beseech_v of_o they_o that_o deed_o werre_v seche_v in_o world_n cause_n and_o sheden_fw-mi blood_n if_o such_o a_o homicide_n be_v good_a confessor_n ¶_o my_o son_n upon_o thy_o question_n the_o troth_n of_o my_o opinion_n all_o be_v ferforth_o as_o my_o wit_n arech_v and_o as_o the_o plain_a law_n teach_v i_o will_v the_o tell_v in_o evydence_n to_o rule_v with_o thy_o conscience_n quod_fw-la â—reat_fw-la ipse_fw-la deê°_n necat_fw-la hoc_fw-la homicida_fw-la creatum_fw-la vltor_n et_fw-la humano_fw-la sanguine_fw-la spargit_fw-la humum_fw-la ut_fw-la pecoris_fw-la sic_fw-la est_fw-la hoins_fw-fr cruor_fw-la heu_fw-la modo_fw-la fusus_fw-la victa_fw-la iacet_fw-la pietas_fw-la et_fw-la furor_fw-la urget_fw-la opus_fw-la angelus_n in_fw-la terra_fw-la pax_fw-la dixit_fw-la et_fw-la ultima_fw-la christi_fw-la verba_fw-la sonent_fw-la pacem_fw-la quam_fw-la modo_fw-la guerra_fw-mi fugat_fw-la ¶_o hic_fw-la sequitur_fw-la contra_fw-la motoresguerre_fw-fr que_fw-fr non_fw-fr solum_fw-la homicidii_fw-la sed_fw-la universi_fw-la mundi_fw-la desolationis_fw-la mater_fw-la existit_fw-la ¶_o the_o high_a god_n of_o his_o justice_n the_o ilk_fw-mi foul_a horrible_a vice_n of_o homicide_n he_o have_v forbede_o by_o moses_n as_o it_o be_v bede_fw-mi when_o goddess_n son_n be_v also_o bear_v he_o send_v his_o angel_n down_o therefore_o who_o the_o shepeherdes_n herden_n sing_v pees_z to_o the_o man_n of_o welwylling_n in_o earth_n among_o we_o here_o so_o for_o to_o speak_v in_o this_o matere_a after_o the_o law_n of_o charite_n there_o shall_v no_o deadly_a be_v be_v and_o eke_o nature_n it_o have_v defend_v and_o in_o her_o law_n pee_z commend_v which_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o man_n wealth_n of_o man_n life_n of_o man_n health_n but_o deadly_o be_v have_v his_o covyne_n of_o pestilence_n and_o of_o 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retia_fw-la tendit_fw-la dummodo_fw-la nudatam_fw-la prendere_fw-la posset_n anem_fw-la ¶_o hic_fw-la tractat_fw-la qualiter_fw-la ebrietas_fw-la et_fw-la delicacia_fw-la omnis_fw-la pudicicie_fw-la contrarium_fw-la infligantes_fw-la inter_fw-la alia_fw-la ad_fw-la carnalis_fw-la concupiscencie_n promocionem_fw-la sortilegio_fw-la magicam_fw-la requirunt_fw-la who_o dare_v do_v thing_n which_o love_n ne_o dare_v to_o love_n be_v every_o law_n unware_a but_o to_o the_o law_n of_o his_o best_a the_o fysshe_n the_o foul_a the_o man_n the_o be_v of_o all_o the_o world_n kind_n lout_z for_o love_n be_v he_o which_o nothing_o dout_v in_o man_n herte_n where_o it_o sytte_n he_o count_v nought_o towards_o his_o wit_n the_o woe_n no_o more_o than_o the_o we_o will_v no_o more_o the_o hete_n than_o the_o chele_v no_o more_o the_o weet_v than_o the_o dry_a no_o more_o to_o live_v than_o to_o dye_v so_o that_o to_o fore_n ne_o behind_o he_o see_v no_o thing_n but_o as_o the_o blind_a without_o 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umbra_fw-la deviat_fw-la ut_fw-la rectum_fw-la nemo_fw-la videbit_fw-la iter_fw-la ☞_o hic_fw-la tractat_fw-la de_fw-la tercia_fw-la principum_fw-la legis_fw-la policia_fw-la que_fw-la iusticia_fw-la nominata_fw-la est_fw-la cvius_fw-la condicio_fw-la legibus_fw-la in_o corupta_fw-la unicuique_fw-la quod_fw-la suum_fw-la est_fw-la equo_fw-la pondere_fw-la distribuit_fw-la â§_o what_o be_v a_o land_n where_o man_n be_v none_o what_o been_v the_o man_n which_o be_v allone_n without_o a_o king_n governaunce_n what_o be_v a_o king_n in_o his_o ligeaunce_n where_o that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n in_o land_n what_o be_v to_o take_v law_n on_o honde_n but_o if_o the_o juges_fw-la ben_fw-mi true_a these_o old_a world_n with_o the_o new_a who_o that_o will_v take_v in_o evydence_n there_o may_v he_o see_v experience_n what_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o keep_v law_n through_o which_o wrong_n be_v withdraw_v and_o rightwisnes_n stante_fw-la commend_v whereof_o the_o reign_fw-la ben_fw-mi amend_v for_o 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