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which_o unto_o that_o time_n have_v endure_v about_o six_o hundred_o year_n the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1260._o allau_n and_o the_o king_n of_o armeny_n again_o do_v assemble_v their_o army_n in_o the_o plain_n of_o rohaiz_n to_o the_o end_n to_o recover_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n who_o when_o they_o have_v take_v the_o tower_n of_o rohaiz_n they_o remove_v to_o alep_n which_o be_v render_v to_o they_o the_o nine_o day_n after_o the_o besiege_n thereof_o though_o the_o castle_n of_o alep_n hold_v forth_o unto_o the_o eleven_o day_n after_o that_o they_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o damascus_n which_o also_o be_v render_v where_o the_o souldain_v of_o these_o two_o place_n be_v take_v prisoner_n be_v send_v into_o persia_n with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n the_o prince_n of_o antioch_n at_o that_o time_n be_v call_v raymonde_n the_o austriche_n that_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o say_a king_n hayton_n of_o armenia_n to_o who_o be_v give_v back_o all_o the_o land_n and_o territory_n which_o the_o turk_n before_o have_v bereave_v he_o and_o to_o the_o say_a king_n of_o armenia_n be_v give_v the_o say_a town_n of_o alep_n and_o other_o place_n which_o be_v fronter_v and_o nigh_o to_o his_o dominion_n howbeit_o as_o allau_n be_v nigh_o to_o hyerusalem_n there_o come_v intelligence_n that_o his_o brother_n mango_n be_v dead_a whereupon_o allau_n purpose_v to_o depart_v into_o tartary_n leave_v in_o sury_n with_o the_o king_n of_o armenia_n a_o nephew_n of_o his_o call_v guibogan_n name_v by_o sabellicus_n garbocao_n and_o by_o other_o guithboga_n with_o ten_o thousand_o horseman_n and_o so_o allav_v depart_v out_o of_o sury_n towards_o the_o town_n of_o almalech_n where_o mango_n decease_a but_o there_o he_o understand_v that_o the_o tartaire_n have_v choose_v to_o their_o king_n another_o of_o his_o brotheren_n name_v cobila_n who_o paul_n the_o venetian_a do_v call_v cublay_n with_o which_o cublay_n the_o 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their_o cattle_n such_o as_o escape_v come_v to_o guibogan_n to_o complain_v who_o immediate_o send_v to_o the_o christian_n at_o sydon_n for_o redress_n howbeit_o in_o stead_n of_o amends_n the_o christian_n slay_v the_o messenger_n of_o guibogan_n whereupon_o guibogan_n gather_v his_o power_n against_o sydon_n and_o in_o the_o end_n he_o overthrow_v the_o wall_n of_o sydon_n and_o the_o castle_n of_o beaufort_n and_o therewith_o also_o do_v set_v a_o side_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o amity_n that_o before_o he_o do_v bear_v to_o the_o christian_n of_o surye_n the_o christian_n in_o sury_n be_v thus_o at_o dissension_n with_o guibogan_n who_o also_o be_v a_o christian_n and_o come_v unto_o their_o aid_n the_o sultan_n of_o egypt_n name_v cathos_n and_o surname_v melechmee_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o king_n of_o people_n make_v war_n upon_o guibogan_n so_o that_o in_o a_o battle_n guibogan_n be_v overthrow_v and_o slay_v whereby_o the_o country_n of_o surie_n remain_v under_o the_o 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as_o his_o father_n be_v but_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o mahumet_n and_o make_v war_n upon_o his_o neighbour_n whereby_o the_o power_n and_o might_n of_o the_o souldan_n of_o egypt_n begin_v meruailous_o to_o augment_v and_o increase_v insomuch_o as_o bendecar_fw-mi otherwise_o call_v benedecadar_n who_o hayton_n call_v benededar_n and_o by_o himself_o name_v melechdaer_n which_o signify_v the_o abundant_a or_o puissant_a king_n be_v sultan_n of_o egypt_n do_v win_v the_o city_n of_o antioch_n upon_o the_o christian_n with_o sundry_a other_o town_n and_o after_o ally_v himself_o with_o the_o sarrares_fw-la of_o cumdnie_n and_o cappadâ—â—â—_n &_o after_o invade_v armenia_n during_o such_o time_n as_o king_n hayton_n the_o king_n of_o armenia_n be_v tourny_v and_o go_v to_o aâ—â—alâ—â—â—_n towards_o cobila_n or_o cublay_v chan_fw-mi the_o two_o sâ—â—â—_n of_o the_o king_n of_o armenia_n upon_o such_o inva_fw-la 〈…〉_z make_v by_o the_o sultan_n encounter_v â—he_v sultan_n with_o a_o great_a army_n which_o consist_v of_o twelve_o thousand_o horseman_n &_o forty_o thousand_o fâ—â—â—â—â—â—n_n 〈…〉_z sultan_n overthrow_v they_o &_o do_v 〈…〉_z with_o the_o 〈…〉_z of_o one_o of_o those_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o armenia_n &_o the_o other_o soâ—_n lead_v captive_a into_o egypt_n hayron_n hear_v of_o this_o overthrow_n hasty_o 〈…〉_z armenia_n &_o p_o 〈…〉_z g_o that_o he_o can_v not_o 〈…〉_z of_o abagan_a to_o 〈…〉_z he_o proceed_v no_o far_o but_o fell_a to_o composition_n with_o the_o sultan_n melechdaer_fw-mi and_o render_v to_o he_o the_o town_n of_o alep_n with_o sangolassar_n a_o nigh_o kinsman_n of_o the_o say_a sultan_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o say_a son_n be_v prisoner_n as_o aforesaid_a who_o upon_o the_o same_o conclusion_n be_v according_o redeliver_v to_o his_o say_a father_n king_n hayton_n upon_o the_o return_n of_o the_o same_o his_o son_n do_v crown_v he_o king_n of_o armenia_n who_o name_n be_v thyvon_n &_o 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heat_n of_o the_o country_n which_o enbar_v he_o to_o proceed_v any_o further_a nevertheless_o in_o this_o chase_n he_o overthrow_v â—oe_v than_o two_o thousand_o â—â—â—â—emen_n pertain_v to_o the_o say_a sultan_n and_o after_o ab_n again_o return_v into_o natolie_n &_o take_v paruana_n &_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v saw_v in_o sunder_o with_o a_o see_v after_o the_o manner_n that_o the_o farâ—â—res_n do_v use_v &_o so_o to_o be_v cut_v in_o goâ—â—iâ—s_n &_o pecces_fw-la wherewith_o they_o be_v serve_v at_o their_o table_n they_o do_v â—ated_v 〈…〉_z as_o the_o same_o meat_n endure_v after_o that_o abagan_a have_v thus_o set_v in_o quietness_n the_o country_n of_o natolie_n he_o offer_v to_o give_v the_o same_o to_o king_n thyvon_n of_o armenia_n but_o he_o dare_v not_o receive_v the_o same_o through_o sear_n of_o the_o sultan_n of_o egypt_n in_o excuse_v courteous_o himself_n &_o aledge_v
if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v that_o into_o natolie_n be_v enter_v the_o great_a prince_n of_o tartary_n call_v tamerlaine_n or_o tamburlaine_n but_o by_o the_o turk_n demirl_v and_o by_o some_o french_a historiographer_n as_o enguerrant_n name_v le_fw-fr grant_v tacon_fw-mi de_fw-fr tartarye_n but_o the_o tartariens_n themselves_o do_v call_v he_o temircutlu_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o fortunate_a sword_n or_o lucky_a iron_n descend_v of_o the_o race_n of_o one_o cham_n of_o tartary_n call_v zaym_fw-mi cham_fw-mi of_o the_o horde_n or_o multitude_n of_o zavolba_n and_o czahaday_n which_o be_v towards_o the_o river_n of_o rha_n or_o volha_n which_o fall_v into_o the_o sea_n dabacuth_n by_o the_o latin_n name_v mare_n caspium_n and_o hircanum_n which_o zaym_n be_v he_o who_o the_o polonian_n do_v call_v in_o their_o history_n bathy_n the_o first_o mahumâ—tist_n of_o all_o the_o tartar_n tamerlaine_n be_v afterward_o lord_n of_o tartary_n precopie_n call_v by_o they_o prezelzoph_n 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emperor_n of_o constantinople_n who_o cause_v the_o sea_n sure_o to_o be_v keep_v at_o that_o time_n a_o other_o of_o his_o son_n name_v cyris_n and_o by_o the_o frenchman_n quirici_n who_o some_o also_o do_v call_v calapin_n or_o calepin_n escape_v over_o to_o adrinopoli_n who_o surname_n be_v call_v ciris_n cheleby_n be_v but_o a_o little_a of_o dignity_n and_o noblesse_n give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o great_a turk_n as_o achmat_n cheleby_n mahumet_n cheleby_n or_o mustapha_n cheleby_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o denominate_v a_o gentleman_n according_a as_o the_o spaniard_n do_v name_n their_o nobility_n don_n alonso_n or_o don_n rodrigo_n and_o the_o frenchman_n charles_n mounseur_fw-fr or_o joy_n monsieur_n be_v appropriate_a to_o their_o blood_n royal_a cyris_n reign_v six_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o leave_v behind_o he_o a_o son_n name_v orcan_a when_o as_o his_o three_o brother_n name_v musach_n mahumet_n and_o mustapha_n escape_v out_o of_o constantinople_n 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