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A71316 The tragedies, gathered by Ihon Bochas, of all such princes as fell from theyr estates throughe the mutability of fortune since the creacion of Adam, vntil his time wherin may be seen what vices bring menne to destruccion, wyth notable warninges howe the like may be auoyded. Translated into Englysh by Iohn Lidgate, monke of Burye.; De casibus virorum illustrium. English Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.; Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? 1554 (1554) STC 3178; ESTC S107087 521,168 424

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how_o cartage_n new_a again_o destroy_v be_v and_o how_o hastruball_n come_v to_o mischief_n y_fw-fr ●_o troth_n be_v well_o sayne_o which_o to_o reherce_v of_o new_a it_o be_v but_o vain_a since_o here_o tofore_o be_v make_v clear_o mention_v both_o of_o their_o brenning_a &_o their_o destruction_n save_o here_o he_o tell_v how_o hastrubal_n wife_n only_o to_o eschew_v to_o live_v in_o seruage_n chase_v with_o her_o child_n for_o to_o less_o her_o life_n and_o wilful_o of_o furious_a courage_n she_o and_o her_o son_n tender_a and_o young_a of_o age_n among_o the_o flame_n and_o the_o coal_n reed_n consume_v be_v into_o ash_n deed_n dydo_n the_o first_o that_o bylte_n that_o cite_v and_o make_v tour_n and_o the_o strong_a wall_n which_o be_v betraysh_v also_o of_o even_o afore_v remember_v the_o fire_n funeral_n and_o after_o long_o the_o wife_n of_o hastruball_n chase_v rather_o to_o dye_v with_o her_o child_n twain_o than_o among_o romayn_v for_o to_o live_v in_o pain_n the_o xxviii_o chapter_n ☞_o of_o machabeus_n jonathas_n take_v by_o the_o king_n of_o surry_n in_o order_n sue_v unto_o john_n bochas_n there_o appear_v a_o hevy_a man_n of_o sight_n machabeus_n y_fw-es ●_o worthy_a jonathas_n which_o occupy_v for_o wisdom_n &_o for_n may_v office_n of_o prince_n priesthood_n and_o of_o knight_n by_o title_n of_o juda_n of_o werre_n take_v thempryse_n by_o claim_n of_o levy_n as_o priest_n do_v sacrifice_v the_o law_n of_o jew_n manly_a to_o defend_v with_o all_o the_o land_n of_o promyssion_n this_o jonathas_n full_o knyght_o do_v intend_v again_o all_o enemy_n about_o they_o enuyron_v till_o of_o surry_n the_o false_a king_n tryphon_n by_o train_n compass_v &_o promise_v false_o hold_v take_v jonathas_n of_o who_o right_o now_o i_o tell_v in_o machabeorum_fw-la be_v reherce_v all_o of_o his_o knighthode_n and_o of_o his_o worthiness_n with_o all_o the_o treason_n in_o especial_a wrought_v by_o tryphon_n
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