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as_o he_o be_v most_o bitter_o rage_v and_o erâ—layming_v against_o his_o cruel_a hate_n there_o enter_v the_o hall_n gate_n the_o horse_n that_o as_o it_o be_v say_v bring_v his_o cousin_n who_o though_o piteous_o wound_v as_o may_v be_v beléeve_v speak_v unto_o the_o sultan_n that_o somewhat_o comfort_v himself_o to_o see_v they_o not_o altogether_o dead_a and_o command_v they_o to_o be_v lay_v in_o a_o bed_n in_o his_o own_o chamber_n where_o they_o be_v cure_v and_o the_o other_o knight_n beginning_n to_o descry_v their_o overthrow_n say_v that_o have_v almost_o utter_o defeat_v their_o enemy_n there_o arrive_v the_o prince_n contumeliano_fw-mi of_o phenicia_n with_o four_o thousand_o man_n with_o who_o after_o a_o bloody_a conflict_n we_o rest_v thus_o vanquish_v and_o defeat_v oh_o i_o disgrace_v that_o i_o be_o say_v the_o sultan_n and_o be_v that_o devilish_a knight_n there_o that_o slay_v the_o mighty_a king_n of_o cyptus_fw-la i_o do_v not_o now_o think_v much_o of_o your_o defeature_n see_v he_o and_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o golden_a image_n be_v against_o you_o yet_o i_o assure_v you_o i_o rejoice_v to_o know_v they_o be_v both_o there_o that_o our_o revenge_n may_v be_v great_a we_o have_v be_v great_o deceive_v herein_o dread_a sovereign_n say_v the_o knight_n for_o that_o knight_n that_o deprive_v the_o king_n of_o cyprus_n of_o his_o life_n be_v not_o the_o prince_n of_o phenicia_n bâ—t_o be_v the_o invincible_a knight_n of_o the_o golden_a image_n that_o only_o for_o the_o same_o effect_n come_v forth_o of_o prison_n disguise_v in_o habit_n of_o one_o of_o his_o damsel_n and_o repeat_v all_o contumelianoâ—_n report_n be_v it_o possible_a oh_o immortal_a god_n that_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v be_v which_o i_o yet_o dare_v not_o believe_v and_o sure_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o world_n a_o man_n blynder_n to_o know_v he_o then_o i._o for_o see_v he_o so_o wound_v and_o bleed_v through_o his_o armour_n shall_v have_v imagine_v it_o can_v be_v 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