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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 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