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holy_a cyte_n where_o our_o savyour_fw-mi ihesu_n criste_n suffer_v death_n and_o have_v bear_v a_o crown_n of_o thorn_n upon_o his_o heed_n for_o he_o and_o for_o the_o sinner_n he_o will_v never_o bear_v if_o it_o playsyd_v god_n crown_v of_o gold_n ne_o of_o precious_a stone_n but_o he_o seem_v that_o it_o be_v enough_o of_o that_o coronation_n that_o he_o have_v the_o day_n of_o his_o passion_n for_o to_o honour_n alle_fw-mi the_o king_n cristen_v that_o shall_v be_v after_o he_o in_o iherusalem_n ffor_o this_o cause_n he_o refuse_v the_o crown_n there_o be_v some_o man_n that_o will_v not_o account_v he_o among_o the_o king_n of_o iherusalem_n but_o i_o thynk_v that_o therefore_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v lass_v ne_o dymynue_v of_o his_o honour_n but_o the_o more_o and_o high_a exalt_v and_o enhance_a ffor_o he_o die_v not_o this_o for_o despise_v of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o holy_a chirche·_n but_o he_o die_v it_o for_o tesche_n we_o the_o bobaunce_n and_o pride_n of_o the_o world_n and_o for_o the_o great_a mekenes_n &_o humylyte_n that_o he_o have_v in_o his_o herte_n wherefore_o thenne_fw-fr i_o say_v not_o only_o that_o he_o be_v not_o king_n but_o he_o be_v gretter_n than_o any_o king_n that_o hold_v any_o royamme_n since_o that_o the_o holy_a land_n of_o iherusalem_n be_v conquer_v how_o the_o turk_n of_o arabe_fw-la and_o of_o egypte_n make_v their_o somaunce_n for_o to_o come_v in_o to_o surye_n tassaylle_n our_o cristen_v man_n cao._n cco._o new_o when_o the_o cyte_n be_v take_v yet_o o_o that_o the_o baron_n be_v depart_v come_v tydynge_n in_o to_o the_o toun_n of_o iherusalem_n &_o true_a they_o be_v that_z the_o calyphe_n of_o egypte_n which_o be_v the_o mooste_o puissant_a and_o myghtiesâ—_n of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o thoryenâ—_n have_v somon_v alle_fw-mi his_o power·_a knight_n gentleman_n and_o alle_fw-mi other_o that_o may_v bear_v arm_n in_o such_o wise_n that_o he_o have_v assemble_v a_o great_a hooste_n merueyllously·_v ffor_o he_o have_v great_a desdayne_n and_o despyâ—e_v of_o this_o that_o so_o lytil_a peple_n which_o be_v of_o a_o strange_a land_n and_o far_o country_n be_v so_o hardy_a and_o dare_v come_v in_o to_o this_o land_n and_o royamme_n and_o have_v take_v the_o cyâ—e_n which_o he_o have_v conquer_v upon_o his_o enemy_n he_o make_v come_v to_o before_o he_o his_o constable_n which_o be_v prince_n of_o his_o hoost·_n he_o be_v name_v elafdales_n to_o this_o man_n he_o command_v that_o he_o shall_v take_v all_o this_o peple_n with_o he_o &_o go_v in_o to_o surye_n and_o run_v vygorous_o upon_o this_o peple_n that_o be_v so_o folyssh_a and_o oultrageous_a that_o have_v torn_v his_o pease_n and_o make_v war_n to_o his_o peple_n therefore_o he_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v efface_v and_o destroy_v