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in_o these_o prayer_n and_o lamentation_n you_o will_v abode_n until_o the_o dead_a of_o the_o night_n curse_v hercules_n say_v that_o she_o have_v rather_o die_v then_o to_o love_n or_o like_v he_o thus_o disdain_v the_o love_n of_o hercules_n without_o meat_n or_o drink_v she_o pass_v the_o whole_a night_n the_o day_n next_o follow_v hercules_n return_v unto_o she_o and_o on_o a_o new_a pray_v she_o that_o she_o will_v be_v his_o wife_n say_v without_o respite_n that_o sheâ—_n must_v needs_o agree_v thereto_o she_o be_v right_n sore_o displeasant_a of_o this_o request_n and_o excuse_v herself_o in_o many_o fashion_n that_o be_v too_o long_o to_o rehearse_v at_o this_o time_n but_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o prayer_n and_o request_n of_o hercules_n love_v inspire_v in_o such_o wise_a the_o gentlewoman_n that_o she_o understand_v well_o that_o hercules_n be_v of_o the_o root_n of_o noble_a father_n and_o mother_n wherefore_o she_o accord_v to_o do_v his_o pleasure_n what_o shall_v i_o more_o say_v you_o will_v company_v then_o with_o hercules_n as_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o lie_v together_o and_o they_o grow_v acquaint_v each_o with_o other_o love_n then_o inroot_v in_o their_o heart_n so_o that_o their_o two_o will_n be_v lock_v and_o put_v in_o one_o will_n hercules_n forget_v deianira_n and_o you_o will_v forget_v the_o death_n of_o her_o father_n and_o be_v so_o much_o enamour_v on_o hercules_n that_o she_o may_v rest_v in_o no_o place_n but_o that_o she_o must_v be_v always_o with_o he_o o_o marvelous_a thing_n the_o rancour_n and_o the_o hate_n that_o you_o will_v have_v yesterday_o unto_o hercules_n be_v now_o sudden_o turn_v into_o love_n infallible_a for_o to_o speed_v the_o matter_n during_o yet_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o love_n of_o hercules_n and_o you_o will_v at_o the_o prayer_n of_o you_o will_v hercules_n give_v her_o sister_n in_o marriage_n to_o certain_a knight_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o leave_v they_o there_o to_o govern_v the_o country_n and_o the_o realm_n of_o calidonie_n after_o he_o depart_v from_o thence_o and_o bring_v his_o ox_n and_o his_o kine_n with_o he_o and_o send_v again_o the_o king_n euander_v into_o his_o dominion_n thank_v he_o of_o his_o company_n and_o of_o the_o honour_n that_o he_o have_v do_v to_o he_o euander_n will_v glad_o have_v accompany_v hercules_n into_o greece_n but_o hercules_n will_v in_o no_o wise_a that_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o travail_n at_o last_o then_o euander_n with_o great_a thank_n of_o hercules_n and_o of_o his_o army_n depart_v and_o hercules_n with_o his_o army_n go_v unto_o the_o sea_n and_o he_o forget_v not_o behind_o he_o the_o fair_a you_o will_v but_o he_o love_v she_o sovereign_o all_o day_n he_o be_v with_o she_o and_o she_o please_v he_o as_o much_o as_o she_o may_v doubt_v more_o to_o loose_v his_o love_n they_o she_o be_v sorry_a for_o the_o death_n of_o her_o father_n then_o as_o they_o thus_o go_v by_o the_o sea_n maintain_v to_o their_o power_n the_o amorous_a life_n hercules_n encounter_v on_o a_o day_n nigh_o by_o a_o haven_n and_o a_o good_a city_n a_o galley_n of_o merchant_n hercules_n make_v the_o galley_n to_o tarry_v and_o after_o call_v the_o master_n and_o ask_v of_o he_o what_o country_n he_o be_v and_o from_o whence_o he_o come_v certes_o sir_n answer_v the_o master_n of_o the_o galley_n i_o depart_v late_o from_o the_o port_n of_o thrace_n that_o be_v hereby_o i_o see_v well_o that_o you_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o that_o you_o know_v not_o the_o peril_n that_o you_o be_v in_o wherefore_o i_o have_v pity_n of_o you_o and_o of_o your_o company_n and_o do_v advertise_v you_o and_o wish_v you_o that_o at_o the_o next_o haven_n you_o shall_v find_v in_o no_o wise_a you_o tarry_v there_o for_o nothing_o that_o may_v befall_v you_o for_o all_o so_o true_o as_o you_o be_v here_o if_o you_o go_v thither_o you_o shall_v take_v harm_n for_o there_o be_v a_o king_n a_o tyrant_n the_o most_o cruel_a that_o be_v in_o all_o the_o world_n name_v diomedes_n that_o hold_v under_o he_o ten_o thousand_o thief_n and_o he_o make_v war_n against_o all_o they_o that_o he_o may_v find_v and_o have_v a_o custom_n that_o he_o put_v man_n to_o ransom_n such_o as_o it_o please_v he_o and_o if_o they_o that_o he_o put_v to_o such_o misery_n pay_v their_o ransom_n he_o let_v they_o go_v quiet_a and_o with_o that_o money_n and_o substance_n he_o nourish_v his_o thief_n and_o his_o horse_n and_o if_o they_o can_v furnish_v their_o ransom_n he_o himself_o smite_v they_o to_o morsel_n and_o give_v they_o to_o his_o horse_n for_o to_o eat_v and_o devour_v but_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n good_a for_o you_o for_o this_o morning_n he_o be_v go_v to_o the_o chase_n for_o to_o hunt_v in_o a_o forest_n which_o be_v a_o four_o mile_n from_o thrace_n and_o with_o he_o there_o be_v a_o hundred_o of_o the_o strong_a thief_n that_o he_o have_v and_o this_o know_v i_o of_o a_o truth_n for_o i_o have_v see_v they_o depart_v not_o pass_v three_o hour_n ago_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xxix_o ¶_o how_o hercules_n fight_v against_o diomedes_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o thrace_n and_o how_o he_o make_v his_o horse_n to_o eat_v he_o hercules_n hear_v these_o word_n that_o the_o master_n of_o the_o galley_n say_v to_o he_o and_o rehearse_v the_o life_n of_o diomedes_n be_v pass_v joyous_a in_o his_o heart_n more_o than_o he_o have_v be_v since_o the_o death_n of_o the_o thief_n cacus_n he_o have_v in_o he_o that_o valour_n that_o where_o he_o may_v know_v a_o monster_n or_o tyrant_n to_o be_v or_o any_o man_n molest_v the_o weal_n thither_o he_o go_v and_o such_o tyrant_n he_o destroy_v and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o say_v that_o he_o do_v such_o work_n for_o covetise_n he_o will_v never_o hold_v nor_o retain_v to_o his_o proper_a use_n nothing_o of_o their_o good_n but_o all_o that_o he_o conquer_v in_o such_o wise_a he_o geve_v it_o unto_o noble_a man_n and_o praise_v nor_o seek_v nothing_o but_o virtue_n he_o will_v not_o make_v his_o seignory_n to_o grow_v nor_o be_v enlarge_v and_o take_v to_o himself_o realm_n upon_o realm_n he_o be_v content_a with_o that_o that_o nature_n have_v give_v he_o and_o always_o he_o will_v labour_v for_o the_o commonweal_n o_o noble_a heart_n o_o right_a well_o dispose_v courage_n o_o most_o virtuous_a painym_n there_o be_v none_o like_o to_o he_o of_o all_o they_o that_o be_v afore_o he_o nor_o after_o he_o for_o to_o hold_v on_o and_o go_v forward_o with_o my_o matter_n when_o the_o master_n have_v advertise_v he_o as_o afore_o be_v say_v that_o the_o tyrant_n diomedes_n be_v go_v on_o hunt_v into_o the_o forest_n with_o his_o hundred_o thief_n he_o inquire_v so_o much_o that_o the_o master_n show_v he_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o forest_n &_o by_o what_o way_n and_o manner_n he_o may_v soon_o come_v thither_o after_o this_o he_o give_v leave_v to_o the_o master_n to_o go_v his_o way_n that_o do_v he_o call_v his_o mariner_n and_o make_v they_o to_o seek_v the_o place_n after_o he_o assemble_v the_o greek_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v that_o they_o shall_v abide_v he_o there_o and_o that_o he_o himself_o without_o delay_n will_v go_v into_o the_o forest_n that_o the_o master_n have_v show_v he_o to_o seek_v diomedes_z say_v that_o he_o will_v never_o return_v into_o greece_n until_o the_o time_n that_o he_o have_v deliver_v the_o country_n of_o this_o tyrant_n you_o will_v begin_v then_o to_o weep_v when_o she_o hear_v the_o enterprise_n of_o hercules_n &_o pray_v he_o tender_o weep_v that_o he_o will_v leave_v and_o depart_v from_o the_o hazard_n of_o so_o great_a peril_n hercules_n take_v no_o regard_n nor_o heed_n to_o her_o prayer_n he_o deliver_v to_o phylotes_n his_o bow_n &_o his_o club_n and_o enter_v into_o a_o little_a galley_n fine_o make_v and_o light_a which_o he_o guide_v by_o the_o help_n of_o phylotes_n right_o nigh_o the_o place_n where_o he_o will_v be_v and_o take_v land_n two_o bow_v shoot_v off_o from_o the_o forest_n and_o so_o in_o set_v foot_n on_o land_n he_o hear_v the_o cry_n and_o noise_n of_o the_o hunt_n and_o have_v thereof_o great_a joy_n and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v well_o and_o where_o he_o will_v be_v he_o take_v then_o his_o club_n and_o leave_v his_o bow_n with_o phylotes_n after_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o forest_n and_o have_v not_o far_o range_v in_o the_o forest_n when_o he_o find_v dyomedes_n and_o his_o hundred_o thief_n diomedes_z be_v the_o first_o that_o from_o far_o espy_v hercules_n and_o know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n &_o call_v to_o he_o and_o say_v giant_n what_o be_v it_o that_o thou_o
war_n and_o in_o haste_n he_o go_v and_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o paphos_n and_o take_v it_o with_o assault_n and_o put_v to_o sword_n and_o destruction_n all_o the_o fugitive_n that_o he_o can_v find_v and_o more_o over_o he_o spoil_v apollo_n of_o all_o hiâ—_n richeâ—_n and_o of_o his_o lordship_n leave_v he_o so_o naked_o that_o he_o depart_v from_o paphos_n not_o as_o a_o king_n but_o as_o a_o poor_a beggar_n and_o fortune_n be_v to_o he_o so_o contrary_a that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o keep_v the_o sheep_n of_o king_n admetus_n of_o thessaly_n in_o this_o place_n some_o man_n say_v that_o in_o the_o time_n that_o jupiter_n begin_v to_o mount_v in_o his_o reign_n and_o to_o embrace_v honour_n esculapius_n son_n of_o apollo_n which_o be_v right_o expert_a in_o medicine_n and_o search_v one_o day_n his_o adventure_n as_o he_o go_v by_o a_o wood_n side_n he_o see_v from_o far_o where_o a_o hear_v man_n with_o his_o little_a horn_n fight_v against_o the_o basilisk_n that_o of_o his_o nature_n slay_v the_o people_n only_o with_o his_o sight_n when_o esculapius_n see_v this_o he_o great_o marvel_v and_o tarry_v and_o he_o have_v not_o long_o abiden_v but_o that_o the_o herdsman_n have_v overcome_v the_o basilisk_n and_o constrain_v he_o to_o withdraw_v he_o upon_o a_o rock_n that_o be_v there_o nigh_o by_o esculapius_n be_v all_o amaze_v with_o this_o thing_n so_o that_o he_o wist_v not_o what_o to_o say_v for_o he_o think_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o overcome_v one_o so_o mortal_a a_o beast_n then_o when_o that_o the_o basilisk_n be_v withdraw_v upon_o the_o rock_n esculapius_n go_v hasty_o unto_o the_o herdsman_n and_o find_v that_o he_o have_v on_o his_o head_n a_o chapellet_n or_o garland_n make_v of_o many_o diverse_a herb_n and_o flower_n he_o judge_v incontinent_o that_o in_o this_o foresay_a garland_n be_v a_o herb_n of_o such_o virtue_n that_o keep_v he_o from_o the_o death_n and_o also_o from_o the_o subtle_a venom_n of_o the_o basilisk_n then_o he_o entreat_v so_o that_o the_o herdsman_n or_o shepherd_n give_v he_o his_o chapellet_n or_o garland_n as_o ignorant_a of_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o and_o then_o the_o say_a herdsman_n go_v again_o for_o to_o assail_v the_o basilisk_n and_o sudden_o with_o one_o proper_a sight_n of_o his_o eye_n the_o poor_a shepherd_n fall_v dead_a unto_o the_o earth_n esculapius_n be_v then_o well_o assure_v that_o he_o have_v well_o think_v that_o in_o the_o chapellet_n be_v a_o herb_n that_o suffice_v to_o withstand_v against_o the_o malicious_a interication_n of_o the_o venomous_a eye_n of_o beast_n and_o with_o the_o say_a chapellet_n he_o go_v to_o the_o rock_n and_o fight_v so_o against_o the_o basilisk_n that_o he_o slay_v he_o whereof_o he_o have_v so_o great_a say_v that_o a_o heart_n aspire_v to_o worship_n may_v have_v no_o more_o when_o he_o have_v thus_o do_v he_o go_v unto_o the_o herdsman_n and_o have_v pity_n on_o he_o take_v all_o the_o heath_n one_o after_o another_o whereof_o the_o chapellet_n be_v make_v and_o put_v they_o several_o each_o by_o himself_o in_o his_o mouth_n and_o at_o last_o he_o touch_v only_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o virtuous_a herb_n and_o bruise_v it_o in_o his_o mouth_n so_o put_v it_o in_o the_o dead_a man_n mouth_n sudden_o he_o rise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n o_o marvellous_a virtue_n of_o a_o herb_n man_n read_v that_o by_o the_o same_o herb_n hippolytus_n which_o come_v unto_o his_o death_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o stepmother_n who_o accuse_v he_o false_o afterward_o be_v raise_v to_o life_n again_o and_o after_o he_o have_v be_v long_o dead_a and_o draw_v through_o bush_n hedge_n mountain_n &_o thorn_n when_o his_o body_n be_v find_v and_o they_o that_o find_v he_o lay_v he_o in_o a_o meadow_n upon_o a_o plat_n of_o herb_n like_v unto_o the_o herb_n whereof_o be_v speak_v before_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o his_o wound_n be_v heal_v and_o his_o life_n be_v give_v and_o yield_v unto_o he_o again_o 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see_v she_o only_o after_o that_o he_o have_v send_v home_o all_o his_o man_n of_o war_n into_o their_o own_o country_n and_o that_o he_o have_v establish_v his_o father_n saturn_n in_o his_o seignory_n and_o lordship_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o devotion_n he_o go_v often_o time_n into_o the_o city_n of_o parthenie_n and_o take_v pleasure_n to_o be_v with_o she_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xiii_o ¶_o how_o jupiter_n with_o great_a joy_n spouse_v his_o sister_n juno_n and_o how_o the_o king_n saturn_n begin_v war_n against_o jupiter_n his_o son_n etc._n etc._n and_o as_o jupiter_n be_v thus_o busy_a to_o solicit_v the_o virgin_n juno_n in_o the_o city_n partheny_n for_o to_o have_v the_o better_a occasion_n to_o abide_v there_o he_o build_v a_o temple_n and_o do_v to_o be_v dedicate_v unto_o his_o mother_n cibel_n and_o at_o last_o do_v make_v a_o image_n or_o statue_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o royal_a attire_n that_o give_v meat_n unto_o many_o small_a image_n of_o little_a child_n in_o 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athlas_fw-la he_o can_v not_o have_v abstein_v he_o from_o behold_v her_o beauty_n in_o pass_v the_o time_n pleasant_o in_o the_o manner_n that_o folk_n do_v that_o be_v new_o marry_v hercules_n iourney_v so_o far_o that_o he_o come_v to_o a_o quarter_n of_o thessaly_n where_o the_o river_n of_o hebenus_fw-la run_v and_o arrive_v on_o this_o river_n which_o be_v deep_a and_o broad_a run_v impetuous_o and_o have_v neither_o bridge_n nor_o plank_n to_o pass_v over_o but_o there_o be_v a_o centaur_n name_v nessus_n that_o spend_v there_o his_o life_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o little_a boat_n in_o the_o which_o he_o carry_v the_o people_n over_o the_o river_n etc._n etc._n when_o hercules_n have_v find_v this_o passenger_n nessus_n he_o come_v to_o he_o and_o demand_v of_o he_o how_o he_o and_o his_o folk_n may_v pass_v the_o river_n nessus_n that_o know_v hercules_n since_o the_o time_n that_o he_o have_v vanquish_v his_o fellow_n at_o the_o wedding_n of_o pyrothus_fw-la answer_v to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v not_o pass_v the_o river_n but_o by_o his_o little_a boat_n and_o if_o he_o will_v pass_v he_o will_v with_o a_o good_a will_v do_v he_o the_o pleasure_n to_o set_v he_o over_o hercules_n thank_v nessus_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o see_v that_o the_o boat_n be_v but_o little_a and_o that_o the_o time_n be_v dispose_v to_o rain_v he_o will_v that_o deianeira_n and_o her_o damsel_n shall_v pass_v first_o deianeira_n and_o her_o maiden_n enter_v into_o the_o boat_n when_o they_o be_v therein_o nessus_n row_v and_o in_o the_o row_v he_o behold_v deianeira_n and_o he_o look_v on_o she_o so_o much_o that_o her_o beauty_n ravish_v he_o for_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v come_v over_o on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o take_v deianira_n and_o say_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v his_o wife_n and_o then_o catch_v hold_v on_o she_o he_o take_v she_o on_o his_o shoulder_n and_o bear_v she_o away_o wherefore_o deianira_n and_o her_o damsel_n make_v great_a cry_n and_o hercules_n see_v 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and_o make_v to_o begin_v the_o city_n and_o name_v it_o corogne_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o victory_n that_o he_o have_v there_o upon_o the_o body_n of_o geryon_n he_o found_v a_o tower_n and_o by_o his_o art_n compose_v and_o make_v a_o lamp_n burn_v continual_o day_n and_o night_n without_o put_v of_o any_o thing_n thereto_o which_o burn_v afterward_o by_o the_o space_n of_o 300._o year_n moreover_o upon_o the_o pinnacle_n or_o top_n of_o the_o tower_n he_o make_v a_o image_n of_o copper_n look_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o give_v he_o in_o his_o hand_n a_o look_a glass_n have_v such_o virtue_n that_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o any_o man_n of_o war_n be_v on_o the_o sea_n meaning_n to_o do_v any_o harm_n to_o the_o city_n sudden_o their_o army_n and_o their_o come_n shall_v appear_v in_o this_o say_v look_v glass_n and_o that_o dure_v unto_o the_o time_n of_o nabuchodonozor_n who_o be_v advertise_v of_o the_o property_n of_o the_o glass_n fill_v his_o galley_n with_o white_a thing_n 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tyrannize_v in_o italy_n etc._n etc._n after_o this_o conquest_n as_o hercules_n intend_v to_o people_n and_o inhabit_v this_o new_a country_n tiding_n come_v to_o he_o that_o in_o the_o city_n of_o cartagene_n a_o king_n &_o giant_n reign_v name_v cacus_n which_o be_v pass_v evil_a &_o full_a of_o tyranny_n and_o have_v slay_v by_o his_o curse_a deal_v the_o king_n of_o arragon_n and_o of_o navarre_n their_o wife_n and_o their_o child_n and_o possess_v their_o seignory_n and_o also_o hold_v in_o subjection_n all_o the_o country_n of_o italy_n hercules_n receive_v right_o ioyous_o these_o tiding_n and_o say_v that_o by_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o god_n he_o will_v assay_v if_o he_o may_v take_v vengeance_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n and_o of_o navarre_n then_o he_o dispose_v he_o unto_o this_o work_n and_o have_v a_o appetite_n to_o correct_v the_o king_n cacus_n as_o soon_o as_o his_o army_n may_v be_v ready_a he_o go_v unto_o the_o realm_n of_o castille_n 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that_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o bear_v this_o penner_n and_o inkhorn_n after_o he_o to_o meddle_v at_o all_o in_o that_o work_n but_o yet_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o obey_v and_o please_v my_o say_a lady_n good_a grace_n and_o also_o that_o his_o work_n be_v in_o rhyme_n and_o as_o far_o as_o i_o know_v it_o be_v not_o have_v in_o prose_n in_o our_o tongue_n and_o also_o peradventure_o he_o translate_v it_o after_o some_o other_o author_n than_o this_o be_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o diverse_a man_n be_v of_o diverse_a desire_n some_o to_o read_v in_o rhyme_n &_o meet_a and_o some_o in_o prose_n and_o also_o because_o that_o i_o have_v now_o good_a leisure_n be_v in_o coleine_n and_o have_v none_o other_o thing_n to_o do_v at_o this_o time_n to_o eschew_v idleness_n mother_n of_o all_o vice_n i_o have_v deliberate_v in_o myself_o for_o the_o contemplation_n of_o my_o say_v redoubt_a lady_n to_o take_v this_o labour_n in_o hand_n by_o the_o sufferance_n and_o help_n of_o almighty_a god_n who_o i_o meek_o beseech_v to_o give_v i_o grace_n to_o accomplish_v it_o to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o she_o that_o that_o be_v causer_n thereof_o and_o that_o she_o receive_v it_o in_o gree_n of_o i_o her_o faithful_a true_a and_o most_o humble_a servant_n etc._n etc._n the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o book_n â§_o the_o table_n for_o the_o second_o bookâ—_n of_o the_o collection_n of_o the_o historoye_v of_o troy_n how_o hercules_n fight_v against_o threâ—_n lion_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o nemee_n and_o how_o he_o slay_v they_o and_o take_v their_o skin_n 〈◊〉_d chap._n 1._o pag._n â—45_n how_o juno_n send_v hercules_n into_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v slay_v of_o the_o
have_v victory_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v destroy_v their_o city_n albeit_o that_o it_o be_v strong_a but_o only_o for_o our_o worship_n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o be_v recommend_v to_o have_v conduct_v this_o work_n by_o great_a discretion_n and_o without_o pride_n for_o oftentimes_o by_o our_o too_o hasty_a enterprise_n a_o thing_n of_o great_a weight_n without_o advise_a council_n may_v come_v to_o a_o mischievous_a end_n you_o know_v well_o that_o it_o be_v long_o ago_o that_o the_o king_n priamus_n do_v require_v we_o by_o his_o special_a messenger_n that_o we_o shall_v render_v to_o he_o his_o sister_n exione_n &_o that_o by_o our_o haughtiness_n &_o pride_n we_o will_v not_o deliver_v she_o again_o and_o if_o we_o have_v deliver_v and_o send_v she_o home_o again_o these_o evilles_n have_v never_o happen_v in_o the_o i_o will_v of_o cythar_n as_o they_o now_o be_v and_o the_o queen_n helen_n that_o be_v of_o the_o most_o noble_a of_o gréece_n have_v never_o be_v ravish_v nor_o 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the_o rich_a work_n that_o they_o see_v in_o all_o the_o palace_n and_o special_o of_o a_o tree_n that_o they_o see_v in_o a_o plain_a the_o which_o be_v make_v by_o art_n mathematic_a marvelous_o compose_v and_o of_o great_a beauty_n for_o the_o tronchon_n or_o stock_n beneath_o be_v no_o great_a but_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o a_o spear_n and_o be_v pass_v long_o and_o high_a and_o above_o have_v branch_n of_o gold_n and_o of_o silver_n and_o leave_v that_o spread_v over_o the_o palace_n and_o save_v a_o little_a it_o cover_v all_o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o same_o tree_n be_v of_o diverse_a precious_a stone_n that_o give_v great_a light_n and_o brightness_n and_o also_o do_v much_o please_v and_o delight_v they_o that_o behold_v it_o they_o go_v so_o far_o forth_o that_o they_o come_v into_o the_o great_a hall_n where_o the_o king_n priamus_n be_v accompany_v with_o noble_a man_n and_o then_o without_o salute_v the_o king_n nor_o the_o other_o ulysses_n say_v unto_o he_o in_o 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tetide_v be_v lord_n and_o king_n a_o just_a man_n and_o a_o courteous_a in_o this_o land_n arrive_v antenor_n with_o a_o few_o ship_n and_o rest_v on_o the_o side_n of_o a_o great_a isle_n that_o be_v nigh_o unto_o the_o port_n he_o see_v the_o country_n fair_a and_o full_a of_o wood_n and_o of_o land_n and_o of_o fountain_n and_o there_o he_o build_v a_o city_n to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o people_n and_o fortify_v it_o with_o wall_n and_o good_a tower_n and_o when_o the_o trojan_n know_v thereof_o many_o go_v thither_o and_o dwell_v there_o with_o antenor_n and_o the_o city_n grow_v apace_o and_o be_v full_a of_o people_n and_o antenor_n govern_v he_o so_o wise_o in_o this_o land_n that_o he_o be_v well_o in_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o king_n tetide_v and_o be_v the_o second_o after_o the_o king_n in_o his_o realm_n and_o name_v his_o city_n cortiremetralum_n cassandra_n that_o be_v leave_v at_o troy_n have_v great_a sorrow_n for_o the_o great_a mischief_n that_o be_v fall_v to_o her_o friend_n and_o cease_v not_o to_o weep_v and_o wail_v and_o when_o she_o have_v demean_v long_o her_o sorrow_n the_o greek_n demand_v she_o of_o their_o estate_n in_o their_o return_a home_n of_o which_o she_o say_v to_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v many_o pain_n and_o great_a peril_n ere_o they_o be_v come_v into_o their_o country_n and_o after_o she_o say_v to_o agamemnon_n that_o they_o of_o his_o own_o house_n shall_v slay_v he_o so_o it_o happen_v to_o he_o after_o and_o to_o all_o the_o other_o like_a as_o cassandra_n have_v devise_v to_o they_o and_o say_v of_o the_o king_n thelamon_n be_v leave_v two_o son_n of_o two_o queen_n the_o elder_a be_v name_v hermicide_n of_o the_o queen_n glausta_fw-la and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o queen_n thymissa_n have_v to_o name_n anchisatus_n these_o two_o child_n nourish_v the_o king_n theuter_n till_o they_o be_v great_a to_o bear_v arm_n among_o these_o thing_n agamemnon_n and_o menelaus_n demand_v leave_v for_o to_o return_v into_o their_o land_n and_o the_o most_o great_a of_o the_o host_n give_v they_o leave_v be_v sore_o vex_v forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v be_v take_v as_o suspect_v of_o the_o death_n of_o thelamon_n with_o ulysses_n which_o be_v steal_v away_o like_o a_o thief_n wherefore_o he_o show_v well_o that_o he_o be_v culpable_a of_o the_o death_n thus_o these_o two_o brethren_n put_v they_o to_o the_o sea_n for_o to_o return_v home_o and_o in_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o winter_n when_o the_o sea_n be_v most_o dangerous_a anon_o after_o the_o other_o greek_n enter_v into_o the_o sea_n as_o fool_n and_o evil_o advise_v for_o the_o doubt_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o have_v their_o ship_n all_o charge_v and_o lade_v with_o the_o richesse_n whereof_o they_o have_v spoil_v the_o scotfree_a city_n and_o realm_n of_o troy_n and_o for_o the_o great_a desire_n that_o they_o have_v for_o to_o be_v at_o home_o in_o their_o country_n they_o begin_v to_o return_v thus_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o winter_n and_o set_v apart_o all_o danger_n and_o peril_n which_o fall_v unto_o they_o about_o the_o hour_n of_o noon_n come_v a_o great_a tempest_n and_o surprise_v they_o sudden_o with_o great_a thunder_n and_o rain_n with_o wind_n and_o with_o great_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n that_o cast_a their_o ship_n here_o and_o there_o in_o the_o sea_n and_o break_v their_o mast_n and_o all_o to_o rend_v their_o sail_n and_o when_o the_o night_n come_v which_o be_v long_o and_o dark_a the_o ship_n leave_v each_o other_o in_o sail_v before_o the_o wind_n some_o in_o one_o place_n and_o some_o in_o another_o and_o many_o be_v burn_v with_o lightning_n and_o thunder_n that_o fall_v upon_o they_o and_o many_o be_v drown_v and_o sink_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o they_o that_o be_v therein_o be_v dead_a and_o drown_v and_o the_o great_a riches_n of_o troy_n lose_v oyleus_n aiax_n that_o have_v xxxii_o ship_n in_o this_o company_n have_v all_o his_o ship_n burn_v and_o perish_v and_o he_o himself_o by_o the_o force_n of_o his_o arm_n and_o leg_n all_o naked_a swim_n come_v and_o arrive_v a_o land_n all_o swell_a with_o the_o water_n that_o he_o have_v drunken_a and_o lay_v a_o great_a while_n upon_o the_o gravel_n more_o look_v for_o death_n then_o life_n and_o anon_o after_o come_v other_o in_o likewise_o that_o be_v so_o save_v with_o swim_v which_o be_v discomfort_a in_o their_o mishap_n and_o unhappiness_n this_o mischief_n come_v to_o this_o aiax_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o draw_v cassandra_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o minerue_v and_o it_o happen_v oft_o time_n that_o many_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o sin_n and_o trespass_n of_o one_o man_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o how_o the_o king_n naulus_n and_o coetus_fw-la his_o son_n do_v spoil_v on_o the_o sea_n many_o ship_n of_o the_o greek_n in_o their_o return_n for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n palamedes_n and_o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n agamemnon_n and_o of_o the_o exile_n of_o diomedes_n and_o of_o his_o call_n back_o by_o egee_n his_o wife_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o time_n there_o be_v a_o king_n in_o gréece_n name_v naulus_n that_o be_v very_o scotfree_a and_o puissant_a and_o his_o realm_n stand_v upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o greece_n towards_o the_o south_n in_o the_o which_o sea_n be_v great_a rock_n and_o high_a and_o many_o mountain_n and_o hill_n of_o sand_n which_o be_v right_o perilous_a the_o king_n be_v father_n of_o palamedes_n that_o be_v slay_v before_o troy_n and_o have_v yet_o a_o son_n name_v coetus_fw-la there_o be_v none_o in_o gréece_n so_o rich_a nor_o so_o puissant_a a_o king_n now_o be_v there_o some_o evil_a people_n there_o that_o can_v not_o be_v in_o ease_n without_o grieve_v and_o annoy_v of_o other_o which_o make_v the_o say_a king_n naulus_n to_o understand_v and_o his_o son_n king_n coetus_fw-la that_o palamedes_n be_v not_o slay_v in_o battle_n so_o as_o the_o voice_n run_v but_o he_o be_v slay_v covert_o by_o ulysses_n and_o diomedes_n agamemnon_n and_o menelaus_n have_v make_v and_o contrive_v a_o false_a letter_n wherein_o be_v contain_v that_o palamedes_n will_v have_v betray_v the_o host_n of_o the_o greek_n while_o he_o be_v emperor_n of_o the_o host_n for_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o gold_n and_o they_o make_v this_o letter_n to_o be_v put_v by_o the_o side_n of_o a_o knight_n that_o be_v slay_v and_o then_o ulysses_n treat_v in_o such_o wise_a with_o one_o of_o the_o secretary_n of_o palamedes_n for_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n such_o as_o the_o letter_n contain_v and_o this_o secretary_n by_o the_o induction_n of_o ulysses_n put_v this_o sum_n of_o money_n under_o the_o head_n of_o palamedes_n while_o he_o sleep_v and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o secretary_n have_v say_v to_o ulysses_n that_o he_o have_v do_v then_o ulysses_n slay_v this_o secretary_n privy_o and_o forthwith_o do_v so_o much_o that_o this_o letter_n come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o greek_n that_o read_v it_o and_o be_v all_o abash_a when_o they_o see_v in_o write_v the_o treason_n and_o the_o sum_n contain_v in_o the_o same_o lay_v under_o his_o head_n they_o go_v then_o into_o his_o tent_n and_o find_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o thing_n and_o will_v have_v run_v upon_o palamedes_n but_o he_o offer_v himself_o to_o defend_v it_o against_o who_o soever_o will_v prove_v it_o and_o so_o there_o be_v none_o that_o dare_v fight_v against_o he_o then_o ulysses_n do_v so_o much_o by_o his_o fair_a language_n that_o this_o thing_n be_v appease_v and_o it_o seem_v that_o it_o be_v best_o that_o palamedes_n shall_v abide_v in_o his_o dignity_n after_o this_o thing_n thus_o appease_v ulysses_n and_o diomedes_n on_o a_o day_n do_v palamedes_n to_o understand_v that_o they_o know_v a_o pit_n wherein_o be_v much_o treasure_n and_o that_o they_o will_v that_o he_o have_v his_o part_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v the_o night_n follow_v when_o the_o night_n be_v come_v they_o go_v all_o three_o alone_a without_o more_o company_n and_o there_o offer_v palamedes_n for_o to_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n first_o and_o they_o say_v that_o they_o will_v follow_v and_o assoon_o as_o he_o be_v within_o the_o other_o two_o cast_a stone_n upon_o he_o so_o many_o that_o they_o slay_v he_o and_o after_o return_v to_o their_o tent_n privy_o this_o thing_n say_v these_o man_n charge_v king_n naulus_n and_o coetus_fw-la of_o the_o death_n of_o palamedes_n and_o all_o be_v false_a then_o the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n begin_v earnest_o to_o think_v how_o they_o may_v avenge_v they_o of_o the_o greek_n they_o know_v well_o that_o the_o greek_n be_v upon_o return_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o winter_n and_o that_o they_o
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that_o his_o wife_n be_v with_o child_n the_o second_o time_n the_o death_n of_o his_o first_o son_n come_v before_o he_o and_o he_o say_v in_o himself_o that_o he_o will_v that_o his_o wife_n have_v be_v harren_a then_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v full_a of_o diverse_a fantasy_n of_o forthought_n and_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o shall_v befall_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n of_o cibell_n he_o go_v himself_o forth_o to_o the_o i_o will_v of_o delphos_n unto_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n apollo_n that_o give_v answer_v to_o the_o people_n that_o demand_v of_o thing_n that_o shall_v after_o fall_v and_o happen_v and_o then_o when_o he_o have_v do_v his_o sacrifice_n and_o make_v his_o prayer_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o temple_n put_v he_o into_o a_o perelo_n under_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o foresaid_a idol_n and_o there_o he_o hear_v a_o great_a whirl_a wind_n that_o trouble_v he_o and_o all_o his_o wit_n and_o understanding_n that_o he_o be_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o spasme_n or_o 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to_o ship_n and_o when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o ship_n he_o hang_v down_o his_o head_n which_o he_o hold_v not_o up_o till_o he_o come_v to_o crete_n and_o when_o he_o have_v his_o head_n so_o incline_v he_o begin_v to_o think_v and_o be_v pencyfe_n and_o after_o many_o right_n sorrowful_a figh_n engender_v in_o the_o root_n of_o melancholy_a say_v in_o this_o wise_a alas_o saturn_n your_o king_n what_o avail_v i_o the_o dignity_n to_o be_v the_o first_o king_n of_o crete_n what_o profit_v i_o these_o divine_a reverence_n or_o what_o good_a do_v i_o my_o science_n when_o i_o feel_v i_o in_o put_v back_o of_o fortune_n o_o fortune_n soon_o turn_v frail_a and_o variable_a and_o ply_v to_o every_o wind_n like_o a_o roster_n at_o least_o stay_v that_o the_o wheel_n that_o turn_v without_o end_n may_v speak_v to_o i_o saturn_n that_o inventor_n and_o finder_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n and_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o lend_v i_o thy_o clear_a and_o laugh_a visage_n at_o least_o lend_v i_o thy_o 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earth_n the_o sea_n what_o have_v i_o do_v or_o trespass_v tell_v i_o o_o my_o god_n where_o be_v thou_o have_v thou_o ennie_n to_o i_o be_v 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v be_v in_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a god_n apollâ—_n he_o have_v show_v unto_o i_o the_o ruin_n of_o my_o 〈◊〉_d she_o 〈◊〉_d â—hing_n and_o break_v of_o my_o dyademe_n the_o 〈…〉_o the_o clearness_n of_o my_o reign_n the_o enhaunse_a 〈…〉_o and_o the_o put_v i_o out_o of_o my_o realm_n that_o shall_v or_o â—eade_v of_o his_o insurrection_n alas_o what_o remedy_n to_o this_o great_a sorrow_n that_o i_o have_v i_o have_v slay_v one_o of_o my_o son_n wherefore_o i_o have_v great_a and_o bitter_a sorrow_n and_o have_v conclude_v in_o myself_o that_o never_o hereafter_o i_o will_v so_o cruel_o spill_v the_o life_n of_o my_o child_n for_o to_o die_v with_o they_o after_o this_o conclusion_n i_o must_v of_o very_a force_n and_o sore_o against_o my_o will_n return_n and_o continue_v in_o my_o first_o unnatural_a cruelty_n for_o 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