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to_o casan_n i_o frere_n hayton_n that_o make_v mention_v of_o this_o history_n be_v present_a and_o if_o i_o have_v speak_v to_o long_a of_o this_o matter_n i_o pray_v you_o ê‘don_v i_o for_z i_o have_v do_v it_o to_o the_o intent_n to_o put_v of_o the_o danger_n in_o like_o matter_n for_o the_o work_v that_o be_v do_v by_o counsel_n ought_v for_o to_o have_v good_a end_n after_o that_o the_o king_n of_o armeny_n have_v pass_v the_o flood_n of_o eufrate_n not_o wtout_fw-fr great_a labour_n &_o loss_n of_o his_o man_n he_o take_v counsel_n to_o go_v se_fw-mi casan_n or_o he_o shall_v go_v into_o armeny_n than_o the_o king_n take_v his_o way_n &_o go_v straight_o to_o the_o cyte_n of_o ninyve_v there_o as_o casan_n dwell_v at_o that_o time_n casan_n receyve_v the_o king_n honourable_o &_o have_v pyte_n of_o the_o great_a loss_n that_o he_o have_v of_o his_o man_n and_o for_o because_o that_o the_o king_n of_o armeny_n &_o his_o man_n have_v serve_v true_o in_o all_o their_o besyness_n 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a_o other_o land_n ¶_o how_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v water_v with_o the_o water_n of_o flood_n gyon_n the_o realm_n of_o egypt_n be_v moche_o scotfree_a &_o delyctable_a it_o be_v xu_o day_n journey_n of_o length_n &_o three_o day_n journey_n in_o breed_n the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v a_o isle_n for_z by_o both_o the_o side_n be_v desert_n &_o sand_n be_v and_o of_o the_o other_o part_n be_v the_o see_v of_o grece_z towards_o thorient_a be_v more_o nigh_o of_o the_o land_n of_o syrie_n than_o of_o any_o other_o land_n very_o between_o the_o ii_o realm_n be_v well_o viii_o day_n journey_n of_o way_n &_o all_o land_n toward_o thoccydent_a finysshed_a to_o one_o of_o the_o barbare_n provynce_n that_o be_v call_v darta_fw-la &_o between_o these_o two_o landê_n be_v well_o xu_o day_n journey_n of_o desert_n towards_o mydday_n fynissh_v with_o the_o realm_n of_o nabye_n which_o be_v cristemmen_v and_o all_o black_a for_o the_o hete_n of_o the_o son_n and_o bytwene_v the_o two_o 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