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crysten_v man_n well_o array_v and_o babyl_v wythoute_n moo_o and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v to_o he_o he_o return_v to_o the_o sarasyn_n that_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o tree_n and_o roulland_n hold_v his_o sword_n over_o he_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v dye_n if_o he_o show_v to_o he_o not_o clere_o the_o king_n marfuryu_v &_o if_o he_o so_o will_v do_v he_z shall_v not_o dye_n the_o sarasyn_n be_v content_a and_o swear_v that_o he_o shall_v glad_o do_v it_o for_o to_o save_v his_o lyf_v &_o so_o he_o bring_v he_o with_o he_o unto_o the_o place_n where_o they_o see_v the_o paynym_n and_o show_v to_o rolland_n which_o be_v the_o king_n which_o ride_v upon_o a_o rede_n horse_n &_o other_o certeyn_a tokenes_n and_o in_o this_o point_n roulland_n reconferm_v in_o his_o strengthe_n trust_n very_o in_o the_o may_v of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n as_o a_o lion_n enter_v in_o to_o the_o bataylle_n &_o emonge_v they_o he_o encounter_v a_o sarasyn_n which_o be_v gretter_n than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o &_o gaf_a to_o he_o so_o great_a a_o stroke_n with_o durandal_n upon_o the_o heed_n that_o he_o clefte_v he_o &_o his_o horse_n in_o two_o part_n that_o the_o one_o part_n go_v on_o one_o side_n &_o that_o other_o on_o the_o other_o side_n wherefore_o the_o sarasyn_n be_v so_o trouble_v and_o abassh_v of_o the_o may_v and_o puyssaunce_n of_o rolland_n that_o they_o alle_fw-mi flee_v tofore_o he_o &_o thenne_fw-fr abode_n the_o king_n marfuryu_v with_o a_o few_o foâ—ke_a thenne_n rolland_n see_v this_o king_n and_o wythoute_n fere_n come_v to_o he_o and_o put_v he_o to_o death_n incontynent_a and_o alle_fw-mi the_o hondr_v crysten_v man_n that_o be_v with_o roulland_n in_o this_o recountre_n be_v dâ—â—erousâ—ly_o slay_v &_o put_v to_o death_n 〈◊〉_d only_o baulduyn_v and_o thyerry_a which_o for_o fere_n flee_v in_o
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and_o who_o have_v do_v it_o &_o what_o man_n thenne_fw-fr he_o be_v inform_v that_o ganellon_n have_v make_v it_o and_z that_o be_v the_o comune_a oppynyon_n of_o they_o all_fw-ge and_o emonge_n alle_fw-mi other_o thyerry_a accuse_v and_o apple_v he_o of_o the_o treason_n and_o that_o he_o will_v fight_v in_o the_o quarrel_n ¶_o for_o thyerry_n have_v know_v 〈◊〉_d lock_n by_o the_o sarasyn_n that_o rolland_n have_v bind_v to_o a_o tree_n the_z king_n charle_n ordain_v a_o knight_n for_o ganellon_n name_v pynable_a to_o fyÈt_v against_o thyerry_fw-mi and_o when_o these_o ij_o champyon_n be_v in_o the_o lyste_n anon_o pynalle_o be_v slay_v by_o thyerry_a and_z as_o well_o by_o this_o moyen_fw-fr as_o by_o other_o it_o appyered_a clere_o that_o ganellon_n have_v bytray_v they_o wherefore_o the_o emperor_n charles_n wythoute_n go_v any_o ferther_o do_v to_o take_v iiij_o great_a horse_n &_o make_v to_o sytte_n on_o they_o iiij_o strong_a man_n &_o bond_n ganellon_n to_o two_o horse_n by_o 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duc_fw-fr of_o bourgoyne_fw-fr nayme_v duc_fw-fr of_o bavyere_fw-fr arnold_n de_fw-fr bellandus_fw-la and_o allert_n bourgoynon_o and_o other_o fyve_o knight_n with_o ten_o thousand_o other_o moyen_fw-fr peple_n constantyn_n provoste_v of_o rome_n be_v bear_v to_o rome_n with_o many_o other_o romayn_v and_z for_o the_o remedy_n of_o their_o soul_n themperour_n gaf_a in_o arle_n for_o alms_n xij_o c_z unce_n of_o silver_n and_o xij_o talente_v of_o gold_n which_o be_v worth_a a_o great_a somme_fw-fr of_o gold_n &_o silver_n courant_a in_o that_o time_n ¶_o how_o charles_n go_v in_o to_o almaigne_n where_o he_o dey_v holy_o and_o of_o his_o death_n show_v to_o turpyn_v and_o of_o his_o bury_v imperyal_o capitulo_fw-la seven_o after_o the_o thing_n aforesaid_a themperour_n charle_n and_o turpyn_n with_o the_o other_o come_v and_o pass_v by_o vyenne_n 〈◊〉_d there_o turpyn_a tharchebysshop_n a_o moche_n holy_a man_n abode_n for_o he_o be_v weary_a and_o moche_o feeble_a of_o â—â—r_a pain_n 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