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triumph_n day_n which_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o nuptial_n of_o his_o sister_n and_o for_o the_o more_o magnificent_a grace_v thereof_o the_o emperor_n grent_o desire_v to_o see_v the_o king_n his_o father_n and_o the_o queen_n his_o mother_n there_o present_a which_o make_v he_o send_v a_o pest_n in_o this_o behalf_n to_o request_v they_o the_o like_a do_v he_o to_o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n and_o arismena_n his_o aunt_n who_o he_o have_v not_o see_v since_o their_o espousall_n he_o send_v for_o king_n frisoll_n also_o with_o the_o residue_n of_o his_o chief_a friend_n that_o they_o will_v honour_v he_o with_o their_o presence_n at_o his_o daughter_n wedding_n because_o soon_o after_o she_o be_v to_o depart_v for_o france_n the_o horseman_n which_o the_o emperor_n send_v for_o macedon_n find_v king_n florendos_fw-la in_o exceed_a pleasure_n in_o that_o he_o have_v marry_v belcar_n with_o alderina_n daughter_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o pontus_n and_o as_o yet_o the_o feast_n endure_v 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to_o the_o castille_n king_n because_o his_o elder_a brother_n be_v decease_a the_o subject_n of_o the_o realm_n desire_v he_o for_o their_o king_n recinde_v hear_v these_o news_n be_v unable_a long_o to_o endure_v deliver_v forth_o marvellous_a sorrow_n for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n say_v that_o he_o more_o desire_v his_o life_n than_o all_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o world_n sundry_a other_o mournful_a speech_n he_o proceed_v in_o when_o the_o king_n and_o balcar_fw-la wundr_v that_o two_o such_o knight_n have_v so_o long_o conceal_v themselves_o reioysed_a not_o a_o little_a think_v themselves_o happy_a that_o they_o have_v do_v such_o honour_n to_o recinde_v with_o who_o they_o use_v many_o reason_n and_o sweet_a persuasion_n to_o comfort_v and_o put_v he_o from_o his_o sorrowful_a dump_n the_o messenger_n be_v likewise_o glad_a because_o he_o have_v find_v the_o end_n of_o the_o spanish_a knight_n peregrination_n thus_o speak_v my_o lord_n recinde_v cease_v these_o 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