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&_o puissant_a city_n of_o indâ—_n the_o gree_n for_o to_o bear_v y_z e_o defiance_n of_o king_n lucar_n cap._n lxviii_o ¶_o how_o ualentyne_n do_v his_o message_n to_o the_o king_n of_o ynde_n from_o the_o king_n lucar_n and_o oâ—_n the_o answer_n that_o be_v give_v he_o cap._n lxix_o ¶_o how_o ualentyne_n return_v in_o to_o the_o city_n of_o esclarbye_n and_o of_o the_o answer_n that_o he_o have_v of_o the_o king_n of_o ynde_n to_o bear_v to_o king_n lucar_n cap._n lxx_o ¶_o how_o king_n lucar_n with_o fyftene_a king_n go_v and_o assyege_v the_o king_n of_o ynde_n cap._n lxxi_o ¶_o how_o the_o king_n of_o ynde_n caty_v away_o the_o fair_a rozemonde_n behind_o he_o and_o how_o valentyne_n rescow_v she_o and_o bring_v she_o again_o cap._n ixxii_fw-la ¶_o how_o rozemonde_n find_v the_o manner_n and_o the_o facyon_n to_o make_v herself_o be_v lead_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o ynde_n the_o more_o the_o which_o she_o love_v perfyte_o and_o how_o he_o lead_v she_o in_o to_o his_o city_n of_o 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wherefore_o i_o beseech_v god_n devout_o y_o it_o he_o will_v succour_n i_o in_o this_o great_a danger_n alas_o good_a king_n pepyn_n never_o y_o e_z day_n of_o my_o life_n shall_v i_o see_v you_o nor_o of_o my_o death_n you_o shall_v know_v nothing_o for_o in_o this_o pyt_n obscure_a and_o foul_a behove_v i_o to_o fynisshe_v my_o day_n farewell_o orson_n for_o thou_o have_v suffer_v death_n for_o my_o love_n and_o if_o thou_o love_v i_o with_o perfect_a love_n so_o do_v i_o the_o as_o much_o and_o more_o than_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v my_o proper_a brother_n alas_o my_o sweet_a mother_n that_o i_o have_v so_o much_o desire_v for_o to_o see_v i_o shall_v never_o have_v knowledge_n of_o you_o wherefore_o my_o poor_a hart_n sygh_v &_o my_o eye_n melt_v in_o teere_n above_o all_o the_o most_o sorowfulness_n when_o it_o behove_v i_o to_o dye_v without_o know_v what_o i_o be_o but_o since_o that_o it_o please_v god_n that_o i_o must_v dye_v thus_o i_o thank_v he_o and_o commit_v my_o soul_n in_o his_o guard_n in_o this_o manner_n complain_v ualentyne_n in_o the_o obscure_a pyt_n and_o his_o enemy_n be_v in_o the_o castle_n that_o amongst_o they_o hold_v pleâ—e_v what_o they_o shall_v do_v with_o he_o than_o some_o of_o they_o say_v lord_n the_o most_o expedient_a that_o be_v be_v to_o make_v valentyne_n dye_v without_o any_o other_o deliberation_n lord_n say_v grygar_n to_o that_o thing_n i_o be_o not_o consent_v but_o be_o of_o the_o oppynyon_n that_o we_o shall_v keep_v valentine_n in_o prison_n the_o which_o can_v not_o escape_v we_o and_o that_o we_o go_v towards_o haufray_n and_o henry_n for_o â—o_o tell_v and_o recount_v unto_o they_o this_o
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