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that_o be_v /_o when_o the_o king_n of_o perseus_n which_o lyrus_n hyght_n /_o again_o the_o pee_z forth_o with_o his_o son_n lambyses_n of_o babylone_a all_o that_o empire_n right_o as_o they_o will_v themselves_o desire_v put_v under_o in_o subjection_n and_o take_v it_o in_o possession_n and_o slay_v be_v baltasar_n the_o king_n which_o lose_v his_o reign_n /_o &_o all_o his_o thing_n ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la argent_v /_o quod_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la ipsius_fw-la regis_fw-la cyri_n usque_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la alexandri_fw-la regis_fw-la macedon_n ¶_o and_o thus_o when_o they_o have_v it_o win_v the_o world_n of_o silver_n be_v begin_v and_o that_o of_o gold_n be_v pass_v out_o and_o in_o thus_o wise_a it_o go_v about_o in_o to_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n and_o than_o it_o felle_n to_o perseus_n thus_o there_o alexander_n put_v they_o under_o which_o wrought_v of_o arm_n many_o a_o wonder_n so_o that_o the_o monarchy_n leave_v with_o 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〈…〉_o svo_fw-la ignotus_fw-la se_fw-la transtulit_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la 〈…〉_o fama_fw-la super_fw-la alte_v ibidem_fw-la celsior_fw-la 〈…〉_o contigit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o quodam_fw-la bello_fw-la contra_fw-la 〈…〉_o egipti_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sosdanus_fw-la a_o sagitia_fw-la morâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o priusquam_fw-la moreretur_fw-la quendam_fw-la 〈…〉_o suâ—â—â—tetissimiâ—â—to_fw-it nobili_fw-la romano_n 〈…〉_o qualiter_fw-la filia_fw-la sva_fw-la sub_fw-la pattern_n 〈…〉_o vinculo_fw-la advirata_fw-la est_fw-la ê™_n quicumque_fw-la 〈…〉_o eâ—_n afferret_fw-la ipsum_fw-la in_fw-la coningen_fw-mi preâ—_n 〈…〉_o defuncto_fw-la autem_fw-la soldanâ—_n 〈…〉_o â—ayre_a dicitur_fw-la itinerantes_n 〈…〉_o svo_fw-la â—â—uius_fw-la misteru_fw-la 〈…〉_o nâ—â—tanter_a a_o bursa_fw-la demini_fw-la 〈…〉_o que_fw-fr audivit_fw-la usui_fw-la 〈…〉_o appsicivit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sic_fw-la ser_z 〈…〉_o soldani_n filta_fw-it 〈…〉_o ¶_o of_o thilk_o city_n chief_a of_o all_o wâ—â—â—e_a man_n the_o noble_a rome_n call_v 〈…〉_o set_v to_o 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be_v wool_fw-mi no_o pee_z purchase_n and_o law_n have_v take_v her_o double_a face_n so_o that_o justice_n out_o of_o the_o way_n with_o ryghtwysenes_n be_v go_v away_o and_o thus_o to_o look_v on_o every_o halue_fw-mi men_z see_v the_o sore_a without_o salve_n which_o all_o the_o world_n have_v overtake_v there_o be_v no_o reign_n of_o all_o out_o take_v for_o every_o climate_n have_v his_o deal_n after_o the_o turning_a of_o the_o wheel_v which_o blind_a fortune_n overthrow_v whereof_o the_o certain_a no_o man_n know_v the_o heaven_n wot_v what_o be_v to_o do_v but_o we_o that_o dwell_v under_o the_o moan_n stone_v in_o this_o world_n upon_o a_o be_v and_o namely_o but_o the_o power_n of_o they_o that_o be_v the_o world_n guide_n with_o good_a counseylle_n on_o all_o side_n ben_fw-mi keep_v upright_o in_o such_o a_o wise_n that_o hate_v break_v nought_o thassise_n of_o love_n /_o which_o be_v all_o the_o chief_a to_o keep_v a_o reign_n out_o of_o mischief_n for_o all_o reason_n 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〈◊〉_d they_o right_a by_o other_o way_n 〈…〉_o sword_n the_o church_n kaye_fw-mi 〈…〉_o and_o the_o holy_a bede_fw-mi 〈…〉_o â—â—rge_v and_o every_o stead_n 〈…〉_o stone_v upon_o the_o feythe_o 〈…〉_o care_n leythe_o 〈…〉_o the_o quarrel_n 〈…〉_o be_v the_o world_n heel_n 〈…〉_o the_o pestilence_n 〈…〉_o â—â—th_v â—â—pelled_v patience_n 〈…〉_o in_o special_a 〈…〉_o bew_v overall_a 〈…〉_o when_o they_o be_v greve_v 〈…〉_o â—gorie_n be_v beleve_v 〈…〉_o the_o book_n write_v /_o 〈…〉_o somdele_fw-la for_o to_o wit_n 〈…〉_o of_o thilk_o prelacye_n 〈…〉_o be_v nought_o of_o company_n 〈…〉_o werke_v as_o it_o be_v found_v 〈…〉_o â—â—de_o or_o else_o be_v confound_v 〈…〉_o only_o for_o christ_n sake_n 〈…〉_o â—ure_o for_o to_o take_v 〈…〉_o for_o pride_n of_o thilk_o astate_n 〈◊〉_d a_o name_n of_o a_o prelate_n he_o shall_v by_o reason_n do_v profit_n in_o holy_a church_n upon_o the_o plyte_n that_o he_o have_v set_v his_o conscyence_n but_o in_o the_o world_n reverence_n thâ—â—_n be_v of_o such_o many_o glad_a 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