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A07674 The honorable, pleasant and rare conceited historie of Palmendos Sonne to the famous and fortunate Prince Palmerin d'Oliua, Emperour of Constantinople and the queene of Tharsus. Translated out of French by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Primaleon (Romance). English. Selections. Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633. 1589 (1589) STC 18064; ESTC S110033 128,708 203

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●…he_a space_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o princ●…_n 〈◊〉_d these_o word_n hel●…e_v do●…_n his_o sword_n whe●…the_v serp●…_n thus_o procéed●…d_v i_o be_o no_o serpent_n sir_n as_o happy_o i_o 〈◊〉_d in_o your_o ey●…_n but_o a_o most_o infortunate_a and_o abuse●…_n da●…osell_n have_v s●…fered_v the_o most_o miserable_a 〈◊〉_d that_o ever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lyve_v aga●…t_o my_o will_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o th●…_n a●…t_v a_o 〈◊〉_d creature_n 〈◊〉_d recinde_n i_o mer●…le_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d have_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o such_o a_o deform_a beast_n i_o know_v say_v the_o 〈◊〉_d what_o representation_n i_o have_v in_o your_o ●…dgement_n but_o i_o 〈◊〉_d assure_v y●…_n on_o my_o life_n that_o i_o be_o 〈◊〉_d s●…rpent_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o a_o most_o 〈◊〉_d woman_n which_o well_o she_o may_v af●…me_v because_o the_o knight_n now_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d she_o the_o more_o cunning_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d ●…by_n art_n ●…gicke_a as_o you_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d at_o large_a he_o love_v 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