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A08875 Palmerin D'Oliua The mirrour of nobilitie, mappe of honor, anotamie [sic] of rare fortunes, heroycall president of Loue: VVonder for chiualrie, and most accomplished knight in all perfections. Presenting to noble mindes, theyr courtlie desire, to gentles, theyr choise expectations, and to the inferior sorte, bowe to imitate theyr vertues: handled vvith modestie to shun offense, yet all delightfull, for recreation. Written in the Spanish, Italian and French; and from them turned into English by A.M., one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Palmerín de Oliva. Part 1. English. Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633. aut 1588 (1588) STC 19157; ESTC S101486 474,709 756

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swear_v to_o maintain_v our_o princess_n quarrel_n or_o else_o be_v assure_v thy_o death_n be_v present_a the_o condition_n be_v very_o hard_a say_v palmerin_n but_o for_o i_o have_v hear_v the_o wrong_n offer_v by_o the_o king_n to_o your_o princess_n i_o will_v sustain_v her_o cause_n not_o as_o a_o prisonrr_n enforce_v hereto_o but_o of_o my_o own_o good_a will_n as_o all_o knight_n errant_a be_v bind_v by_o duty_n to_o definde_v the_o just_a quarrel_n of_o distress_a lady_n present_o be_v pa●merin_n bring_v to_o the_o princess_n and_o her_o brother_n who_o be_v confer_v together_o about_o these_o earnest_a affair_n when_o the_o knight_n that_o conduct_v palmerin_n step_v to_o the_o prince_n maulerino_n and_o thus_o speak_v see_v here_o my_o lord_n a_o knight_n late_o take_v who_o we_o have_v find_v honest_a and_o courteous_a we_o have_v suffer_v he_o to_o remain_v arm_v and_o commit_v he_o to_o your_o opinion_n while_o the_o knight_n continue_v these_o speech_n transform_v 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