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Here beginneth the lyf of the moste myscheuoust Robert the deuyll whiche was afterwarde called ye seruaunt of god; Robert the Devil.
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my_o condition_n nor_o make_v i_o to_o change_v my_o life_n nor_o to_o break_v my_o will_n for_o i_o be_o not_o in_o that_o mind_n to_o do_v any_o better_o than_o i_o have_v do_v hitherto_o /_o nor_o alter_v my_o old_a costume_z nor_o to_o amend_v for_o no_o man_n lyve_v it_o be_v the_o costume_z of_o that_o land_n that_o on_o whitsonyght_o the_o chyrche_n shall_v be_v watch_v and_o tend_v with_o moche_n people_n and_o thede_a run_v this_o robert_n like_o a_o mad_a man_n betinge_v and_o bonching_n and_o overthrow_a all_o theym_n that_o come_v in_o his_o way_n /_o feringe_v neither_o god_n nor_o the_o devyll_n and_o he_o be_v never_o still_o of_o all_o that_o night_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o it_o be_v day_n roberte_n be_v make_v knyghte_n thenne_fw-fr this_o duke_n command_v a_o tournayment_n or_o ju_a to_o be_v make_v in_o which_o tornayment_n the_o say_a robert_n wrought_v maystry_n &_o deed_n marvellous_a dede_n of_o arm_n in_o kill_v and_o bere_v down_o horse_n &_o man_n no_o man_n refuse_v nor_o fere_v /_o but_z bare_a alle_fw-mi to_o the_o ground_n that_o come_v in_o his_o way_n of_o some_o he_o break_v arm_n and_o some_o leg_n some_o their_o neck_n or_o bear_v they_o through_o and_o kill_v they_o out_o of_o the_o honde_n from_o he_o go_v none_o unmask_v in_o which_o ju_a the_o say_a robert_n kill_v x._o horse_n /_o the_o duke_n heringe_v how_o his_o soon_o myscheved_a and_o murder_v all_o that_o come_v in_o to_o his_o ande_fw-mi he_o go_v himself_o in_o to_o the_o tournayment_n &_o command_v upon_o a_o great_a pain_n /_o that_o every_o mansholde_n seize_v &_o run_v no_o more_o thenne_fw-fr robert_n roar_v for_o anger_n as_o he_o have_v ben_fw-mi wood_fw-mi &_o will_v not_o obey_v his_o fader_fw-mi commandment_n but_o abode_n still_o in_o the_o field_n smyting_a &_o no_o thing_n sparinge_v moche_n worse_o than_o he_o die_v before_o and_o have_v no_o pite_n neither_o of_o horse_n nor_o man_n so_o that_o he_o kill_v of_o the_o most_o valiaunte_n knight_n that_o thither_o be_v come_fw-mi to_o tournaye_v than_o every_o man_n cry_v upon_o robert_n to_o sese_fw-la but_o it_o avail_v not_o for_o he_o will_v not_o sese_fw-la for_o no_o man_n nor_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o bold_a to_o encountre_n he_o for_o because_o that_o he_o be_v so_o strong_a this_o robert_n die_v so_o moche_n mischief_n that_o all_o the_o peple_n be_v in_o a_o roar_n &_o assemble_v all_o with_o one_o assent_n in_o a_o great_a anger_n and_o run_v to_o the_o duke_n complain_v sa_v thus_o lord_n you_o be_v great_o to_o blame_v that_o you_o suffer_v your_o soon_o to_o do_v as_o he_o do_v we_o beseech_v you_o for_o god_n sake_n to_o find_v some_o remedy_n for_o high_a to_o cause_v he_o to_o seize_v or_o leave_v his_o misrule_n ¶_o how_o robert_n the_o devyll_n ride_v about_o the_o country_n of_o normandy_n rob_v stelinge_v morder_v &_o brenning_a chyrche_n abbaye_v &_o other_o holy_a place_n of_o religion_n &_o forse_v of_o woman_n &_o ravisshing_n of_o maiden_n 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to_o have_v a_o soon_o to_o thentente_a that_o i_o may_v of_o he_o have_v great_a joy_n and_o solace_n and_o now_o i_o have_v one_o the_o which_o do_v my_o herte_n so_o moche_n pain_n sorrow_n and_o think_v that_o i_o wot_v in_o no_o wise_n what_o to_o begin_v nor_o to_o do_v nor_o say_v thereto_o but_o good_a lord_n only_o i_o cry_v upon_o the_o for_o help_v and_o remedy_n to_o be_v a_o lytell_fw-mi release_v of_o my_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n ¶_o how_o the_o duke_n send_v out_o man_n of_o arm_n for_o to_o take_v roberte_fw-fr his_z soon_o the_o which_o robert_n take_v they_o all_o and_o put_v out_o their_o eye_n in_o despite_n of_o his_o fader_fw-mi and_o scent_n they_o so_o home_o again_o there_o be_v a_o knight_n of_o the_o duke_n house_n which_o perceyve_v that_o this_o good_a duke_n be_v very_o sorrowful_a &_o pensyfe_n &_o know_v no_o remedy_n thenc_n this_o knyghte_n speak_v &_o say_v to_o he_o my_o lord_n i_o will_v advyse_v you_o to_o send_v for_o your_o soon_o robert_n &_o 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what_o mean_v he_o may_v come_v by_o to_o take_v the_o say_v robert_n his_o soon_o ¶_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o normandye_v make_v a_o proclamation_n thorugh_o out_o his_o land_n how_o man_n shall_v take_v robert_n his_o soon_o with_o all_o his_o company_n and_o bring_v he_o everywhichone_o to_o prison_n than_o speak_v a_o wise_a lord_n of_o the_o duke_n counsel_n sa_v thus_o my_o lord_n take_v no_o more_o thought_n nor_o be_v no_o more_o pensyfe_n for_o you_o shall_v never_o see_v the_o day_n that_o robert_n your_o soon_o will_n come_v in_o your_o presence_n in_o so_o moche_v as_o he_o