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the_o great_a brother_n to_o the_o french_a king_n any_o better_a success_n be_v also_o overthrow_v by_o the_o bulgarian_n in_o his_o passage_n towards_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o himself_o take_v prisoner_n one_o gotescallâ—s_n likewise_o a_o scandalous_a priest_n and_o emmicho_n a_o certain_a tyrannous_a prince_n near_o the_o rhine_n lead_v forth_o a_o rout_n of_o base_a and_o disorderly_a people_n who_o wear_v in_o deed_n the_o badge_n of_o the_o cross_n but_o serve_v the_o devil_n under_o christ_n livery_n kill_v and_o pillage_n the_o poor_a jew_n and_o other_o as_o they_o go_v through_o germany_n which_o make_v coloman_n king_n of_o hungary_n oppose_v their_o passage_n through_o his_o country_n and_o put_v most_o of_o they_o to_o the_o sword_n some_o believe_v those_o badbeginning_n to_o have_v anâ—_n ill_a omen_n abandon_v their_o former_a reâ—_n solution_n and_o return_v home_o but_o otherâ—_n take_v little_a or_o no_o notice_n of_o they_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o necessary_a 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contrary_a to_o his_o solemn_a engagement_n endeavour_v to_o retard_v their_o generous_a design_n from_o hence_o they_o march_v forward_o and_o sit_v down_o before_o the_o city_n of_o nice_a former_o fame_v for_o the_o first_o general_n council_n call_v by_o constantine_n the_o great_a against_o arius_n the_o heretic_n with_o as_o glorious_a a_o army_n and_o as_o brave_a commander_n as_o ever_o the_o sun_n see_v the_o pilgrim_n have_v a_o lombard_n for_o their_o engineer_n and_o the_o neighbour_a wood_n afford_v they_o material_n for_o the_o make_v many_o warlike_a instrument_n wherewith_o they_o fancy_v they_o shall_v soon_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o city_n but_o in_o regard_n it_o be_v strong_o fortify_v both_o by_o art_n &_o nature_n and_o garrison_v with_o a_o great_a number_n of_o well_o experience_a and_o resolute_a soldier_n they_o find_v it_o more_o difficult_a than_o they_o expect_v but_o at_o length_n the_o grecian_a fleet_n block_v up_o the_o lake_n ascanius_n 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fight_v with_o much_o courage_n and_o great_a variety_n of_o success_n oâ—_n both_o side_n cloud_n of_o arrow_n darken_n the_o sky_n be_v soon_o dissolve_v into_o showeâ—_n of_o blood_n the_o europian_n pilgrim_n in_o this_o battle_n grapple_v with_o many_o disadvantage_n for_o their_o enemy_n be_v three_o to_o one_o and_o valour_n itself_o may_v sometime_o be_v beateâ—_n down_o by_o multitude_n the_o weather_n be_v extreme_a hot_a and_o the_o scorchnig_a sun_n much_o annoy_v those_o northern_a people_n whilâ—_n use_n have_v make_v the_o pagan_n body_n prooâ—_n against_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o heat_n theiâ—_n horse_n likewise_o unaccustomed_a to_o the_o barâ—_n barous_a sound_n of_o the_o turkish_a drum_n werâ—_n affright_v that_o they_o become_v altogether_o useless_a notwithstanding_o which_o theâ—_n brave_o maintain_v their_o ground_n anâ—_n by_o the_o special_a valour_n and_o conduct_n 〈◊〉_d â—heir_n undaunted_a leader_n give_v the_o infidel_n a_o absolute_a overthrow_n 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