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the_o german_a prince_n consent_v frelye_o to_o make_v a_o army_n for_o the_o delyveraunce_n of_o the_o cytye_n jerusalem_n and_o the_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n give_v jole_n his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o friderick_n the_o emperor_n whereby_o jerusalem_n it_o come_v that_o yet_o at_o this_o hour_n the_o king_n of_o sicily_n ascrybe_n to_o they_o the_o title_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o jerusalem_n fridericke_n the_o emperor_n than_o go_v with_o a_o great_a army_n well_o furnysh_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o with_o he_o many_o prince_n of_o germany_n among_o the_o which_o be_v also_o lewis_n y_fw-fr â—_o landtgrave_n to_o who_o landtgrave_n s._n elisabeth_n be_v marry_v &_o the_o same_o die_v in_o that_o setting_a forth_o at_o brundisium_n the_o year_n m._n cc._o xxviij_o go_v fridericke_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o do_v his_o business_n so_o that_o the_o sultan_n give_v he_o free_o again_o not_o only_o jerusalem_n but_o many_o other_o cytye_n there_o about_o friderick_n be_v crown_v at_o 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