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then_o when_o hercules_n have_v find_v pluto_n and_o proserpina_n he_o have_v great_a joy_n and_o know_v by_o token_n and_o mark_n of_o they_o there_o be_v that_o it_o be_v he_o he_o address_v he_o to_o pluto_n and_o say_v pluto_n by_o thy_o malice_n sicil_n be_v now_o all_o full_a of_o weep_v and_o of_o tear_n for_o the_o ravish_v of_o this_o lady_n which_o thou_o have_v not_o will_v to_o yield_v and_o render_v again_o to_o her_o husband_n orpheus_n i_o wot_v not_o what_o pleasure_n thou_o have_v therein_o but_o i_o will_v say_v to_o thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v receyve_v great_a displeasure_n in_o follow_v the_o evil_a adventure_n of_o cerberus_n who_o i_o have_v vanquish_v and_o overcome_v etc._n etc._n with_o these_o word_n hercules_n lift_v up_o his_o club_n and_o give_v such_o a_o stroke_n to_o pluto_n that_o he_o overthrow_v he_o to_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o he_o move_v neither_o hand_n nor_o foot_n when_o he_o have_v so_o beat_v pluto_n think_v that_o he_o have_v be_v dead_a he_o assail_v all_o they_o that_o be_v there_o that_o make_v any_o murmur_n and_o put_v they_o all_o to_o death_n light_o with_o his_o club_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o proserpina_n which_o tremble_v for_o fear_n then_o he_o comfort_v proserpina_n and_o say_v to_o she_o that_o he_o be_v come_v unto_o that_o place_n for_o to_o deliver_v she_o and_o for_o to_o bring_v she_o again_o to_o her_o mother_n and_o that_o she_o shall_v bold_o follow_v he_o proserpina_n assure_v and_o resolve_v be_v comfort_v with_o these_o word_n of_o hercules_n and_o follow_v he_o hercules_n open_v the_o hall_n and_o go_v out_o and_o proserpina_n with_o he_o after_o he_o address_v he_o unto_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o palace_n and_o it_o happen_v to_o he_o that_o he_o find_v there_o a_o right_a great_a company_n of_o citizen_n that_o be_v advertyse_v of_o this_o affray_n and_o they_o run_v upon_o he_o unmeasurable_o pursue_v he_o to_o death_n when_o hercules_n see_v that_o he_o will_v proserpina_n that_o she_o shall_v get_v she_o a_o part_n after_o that_o he_o enhance_v and_o lift_v up_o his_o club_n and_o begin_v to_o skirmish_v with_o his_o enemy_n right_o virtuous_o and_o by_o so_o high_a prowess_n that_o he_o cover_v all_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o palace_n with_o these_o miserable_a tyrant_n that_o he_o fly_v smite_v down_o and_o all_o forfrush_v they_o and_o put_v to_o death_n more_o than_o four_o hundred_o final_o he_o wrought_v so_o that_o the_o other_o flee_v and_o give_v it_o over_o and_o then_o when_o he_o see_v his_o evil_a willer_n dead_a and_o scatter_a he_o take_v proserpina_n by_o the_o hand_n and_o lead_v she_o out_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o
of_o this_o evil_a adventure_n thebes_n be_v right_o hasty_o advertise_v megara_n be_v go_v up_o upon_o one_o of_o the_o high_a tower_n of_o the_o palace_n and_o see_v and_o behold_v the_o battle_n and_o from_o that_o place_n she_o see_v they_o of_o thebes_n slay_v without_o remedy_n and_o also_o turn_v their_o back_n the_o sight_n of_o the_o beat_n down_o of_o the_o king_n her_o father_n and_o the_o view_n of_o the_o slaughter_n of_o other_o make_v she_o to_o cry_v out_o and_o say_v fortune_n fortune_n what_o mischief_n be_v here_o where_o be_v hercules_n alas_o where_o have_v thou_o bring_v he_o alas_o that_o he_o be_v not_o here_o to_o defend_v the_o country_n of_o his_o nativity_n and_o for_o to_o keep_v his_o wife_n far_o from_o annoy_n and_o for_o to_o put_v his_o hand_n and_o shoulder_n for_o to_o bear_v the_o great_a act_n and_o deed_n of_o this_o battle_n when_o she_o have_v say_v this_o she_o fall_v in_o a_o swoon_n and_o so_o lie_v a_o great_a while_n nevertheless_o the_o king_n andromeda_n and_o lincus_n follow_v so_o hasty_o they_o of_o thebes_n that_o they_o enter_v the_o city_n with_o they_o and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o theban_n be_v without_o head_n and_o put_v out_o of_o array_n and_o that_o amphitrion_n have_v so_o many_o wound_n upon_o he_o that_o all_o the_o member_n fail_v at_o this_o work_n the_o unhappy_a lincus_n and_o andromeda_n take_v the_o city_n and_o fly_v all_o they_o that_o may_v bear_v arm_n except_o amphitrion_n who_o they_o find_v not_o in_o the_o heat_n after_o they_o go_v up_o into_o the_o palace_n and_o there_o they_o find_v megara_n and_o amphitrion_n in_o great_a desolation_n with_o many_o lady_n and_o gentlewoman_n as_o soon_o then_o as_o lincus_n have_v espy_v megara_n she_o be_v so_o fair_a and_o pleasant_a that_o he_o become_v amorous_a of_o she_o and_o come_v to_o she_o and_o say_v lady_n weep_v no_o more_o hercules_n the_o bastard_n son_n of_o jupiter_n be_v go_v into_o hell_n and_o there_o he_o be_v dead_a you_o have_v be_v wife_n of_o a_o man_n get_v in_o adultery_n from_o henceforth_o you_o shall_v be_v fellow_n and_o wife_n of_o a_o man_n legitimate_a and_o bear_v in_o lawful_a marriage_n for_o i_o will_v wed_v you_o and_o will_v do_v you_o more_o good_a and_o pleasure_n then_o ever_o you_o have_v megara_n answer_v false_a traitor_n ween_v thou_o that_o i_o be_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o give_v faith_n and_o credit_n to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o homicide_n of_o my_o father_n and_o to_o the_o enemy_n of_o my_o lord_n hercules_n know_v thou_o that_o i_o be_o his_o wife_n and_o that_o i_o will_v never_o have_v other_o husband_n but_o he_o he_o be_v no_o bastard_n but_o son_n of_o my_o lord_n amphitrion_n and_o the_o most_o noble_a man_n that_o be_v in_o all_o the_o world_n lady_n answer_v lincus_n i_o be_o king_n of_o this_o city_n you_o be_v now_o at_o my_o commandment_n will_v you_o or_o will_v you_o not_o i_o shall_v do_v my_o will_n with_o you_o but_o i_o will_v put_v it_o in_o respite_n and_o in_o my_o sufferance_n till_o to_o morrow_n after_o these_o word_n lincus_n send_v megara_n into_o a_o tower_n and_o make_v she_o to_o be_v keep_v there_o after_o he_o send_v philote_n into_o a_o low_a prison_n and_o find_v there_o in_o bondage_n and_o misery_n priamus_n the_o son_n of_o king_n laomedon_n he_o have_v pity_n of_o he_o and_o send_v he_o again_o to_o troy_n where_o he_o be_v after_o receyve_v with_o great_a joy_n of_o the_o trojan_n etc._n etc._n chap._n viii_o ¶_o how_o hercules_n enter_v into_o thebes_n in_o unknown_a habit_n and_o how_o he_o put_v to_o death_n the_o giant_n lincus_n and_o his_o complice_n and_o his_o wife_n megara_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o sword_n of_o lincus_n then_o and_o of_o andromeda_n thebes_n be_v trouble_v dolorous_o lincus_n exercise_v there_o many_o tyranny_n and_o wickedness_n in_o this_o misfortune_n andromeda_n depart_v and_o go_v to_o do_v his_o business_n leave_v there_o lincus_n with_o four_o hundred_o man_n of_o war_n for_o to_o keep_v the_o city_n and_o to_o hold_v it_o in_o his_o obeisance_n thus_o be_v take_v vengeance_n of_o the_o centaur_n in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o revenge_n the_o queen_n juno_n come_v into_o thebes_n and_o have_v great_a joy_n when_o she_o find_v it_o in_o desolation_n and_o full_a of_o widow_n and_o orphelin_n and_o in_o the_o enemy_n hand_n of_o hercules_n then_o be_v great_a the_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n of_o megara_n amphitrion_n be_v nigh_o she_o who_o understand_v all_o her_o grief_n and_o comfort_v she_o lincus_n come_v many_o time_n unto_o she_o into_o the_o prison_n and_o request_v she_o sweet_o to_o have_v her_o love_n and_o that_o in_o the_o fair_a manner_n he_o can_v yet_o his_o sweet_a and_o fair_a word_n avayl_v not_o for_o he_o find_v her_o constant_a and_o firm_a and_o always_o keep_v inviolable_a her_o chastity_n and_o give_v he_o many_o virtuous_a answer_n whereof_o follow_v one_o which_o be_v the_o last_o and_o this_o lincus_n thou_o have_v now_o thy_o hand_n strong_a and_o have_v conquer_v thebes_n fortune_n and_o ill_a hap_n have_v give_v unto_o thou_o the_o tyranny_n whereby_o thou_o have_v enrich_v thyself_o with_o vice_n thou_o have_v furthermore_o the_o power_n for_o to_o commit_v on_o i_o murder_n but_o thy_o power_n nor_o thy_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o strong_a nor_o of_o such_o might_n for_o to_o make_v my_o virtue_n to_o bow_v in_o two_o fold_n megara_n always_o bewail_v hercules_n she_o lament_v so_o much_o on_o a_o day_n that_o she_o become_v all_o ravish_v and_o in_o a_o trance_n and_o that_o same_o day_n hercules_n that_o be_v depart_v from_o thessalonica_n a_o good_a while_n before_o make_v so_o his_o journey_n that_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o realm_n of_o thebes_n accompany_v with_o many_o noble_a man_n and_o enter_v into_o these_o coast_n he_o find_v the_o country_n all_o destroy_v and_o he_o have_v not_o go_v far_o when_o it_o be_v tell_v he_o how_o lincus_n be_v lord_n of_o thebes_n and_o how_o he_o have_v slay_v in_o 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his_o head_n from_o the_o high_a part_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n many_o other_o soldier_n that_o be_v there_o see_v the_o stroke_n cry_v and_o be_v afraid_a run_v to_o their_o axe_n and_o club_n and_o some_o be_v of_o they_o that_o put_v forth_o themselves_o for_o to_o take_v hercules_n but_o hercules_n smite_v off_o their_o head_n and_o beat_v they_o down_o and_o then_o begin_v to_o arise_v a_o great_a uproar_n and_o so_o great_a a_o noise_n that_o lincus_n hear_v it_o and_o think_v it_o have_v be_v his_o porter_n that_o quarrel_v he_o come_v run_v down_o all_o unarmed_a for_o to_o make_v peace_n as_o soon_o as_o hercules_n perceyve_v and_o see_v he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o hall_n he_o draw_v unto_o he_o with_o his_o sword_n ready_o draw_v in_o his_o hand_n crying_z hercules_n hercules_n and_o smite_v he_o so_o that_o he_o cut_v off_o the_o right_a arm_n and_o with_o the_o stroke_n he_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o after_o he_o smite_v upon_o one_o and_o other_o that_o have_v no_o helm_n on_o their_o head_n nor_o habergion_n on_o their_o back_n and_o then_o they_o know_v that_o it_o be_v hercules_n he_o slay_v they_o so_o thick_a that_o with_o the_o blood_n that_o run_v down_o be_v make_v a_o right_n great_a rush_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o river_n among_o these_o thing_n the_o gentlewoman_n of_o megara_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o palace_n and_o go_v into_o the_o street_n cry_v with_o high_a and_o clear_a voice_n that_o hercules_n be_v come_v again_o and_o that_o he_o have_v slay_v lincus_n with_o these_o cry_v all_o the_o city_n be_v move_v the_o good_a man_n old_a and_o young_a the_o widow_n wife_n and_o maid_n run_v
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thrust_v his_o spear_n within_o his_o body_n and_o hector_n fall_v down_o dead_a to_o the_o ground_n when_o the_o king_n menon_n see_v hector_n dead_a he_o assail_v achilles_n by_o great_a ire_n and_o beat_v he_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o hurt_v he_o grievous_o and_o his_o man_n bear_v he_o into_o his_o tent_n upon_o their_o shield_n then_o for_o the_o death_n of_o hector_n be_v all_o the_o trojan_n discomfit_v and_o reentre_v into_o their_o city_n bear_v the_o body_n of_o hector_n with_o great_a sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o rich_a sepulture_n of_o hector_n and_o of_o the_o great_a lamentation_n and_o weep_n that_o the_o trojan_n make_v for_o his_o death_n and_o how_o palamedes_n be_v choose_v duke_n &_o governor_n of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o greek_n when_o hector_n be_v dead_a &_o his_o body_n bear_v into_o the_o city_n there_o be_v no_o tongue_n that_o can_v express_v the_o sorrow_n that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o city_n general_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o there_o be_v none_o but_o he_o have_v rather_o to_o have_v lose_v his_o own_o son_n then_o he_o and_o they_o say_v every_o one_o that_o from_o thencefoorth_o they_o have_v lose_v all_o their_o hope_n and_o trust_v of_o defence_n and_o thus_o they_o demean_v right_o long_o their_o extreme_a grief_n and_o sorrow_n the_o noble_a king_n and_o prince_n bear_v the_o body_n unto_o the_o palace_n of_o ilyon_n their_o when_z the_o king_n priamus_n see_v he_o he_o fall_v down_o in_o a_o swoon_n upon_o the_o body_n and_o be_v as_o dead_a for_o sorrow_n that_o un_v they_o can_v take_v he_o away_o by_o force_n there_o demean_v great_a sorrow_n all_o his_o brethren_n what_o may_v man_n say_v of_o the_o sorrow_n that_o his_o mother_n the_o queen_n make_v and_o afterward_o his_o sister_n o_o what_o sorrow_n make_v his_o wife_n certes_o there_o can_v no_o man_n express_v all_o the_o lamentation_n that_o there_o be_v make_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o body_n may_v not_o long_o endure_v 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put_v the_o body_n of_o hector_n flesh_n and_o bone_n clothe_v in_o his_o best_a garment_n and_o robe_n and_o stand_v right_o up_o on_o his_o foot_n and_o may_v endure_v a_o long_a time_n in_o that_o wise_a without_o corruption_n by_o a_o certain_a device_n that_o the_o master_n have_v set_v on_o the_o sommet_n or_o top_n of_o the_o head_n of_o hector_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n a_o vessel_n that_o have_v a_o hole_n in_o the_o bottom_n which_o vessel_n be_v all_o full_a of_o very_o fine_a balm_n and_o that_o distil_a and_o drop_v into_o a_o place_n above_o on_o his_o head_n and_o so_o spread_v down_o into_o all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n aswell_o within_o as_o without_o and_o they_o fill_v often_o time_n the_o vessel_n with_o balm_n and_o thus_o the_o body_n may_v not_o impair_v for_o the_o great_a virtue_n of_o this_o balm_n and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o will_v see_v hector_n they_o see_v he_o very_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o he_o have_v be_v alive_a to_o this_o sepulture_n the_o same_o master_n make_v a_o lamp_n of_o fine_a gold_n burn_v continual_o without_o go_v out_o or_o quench_v and_o afterward_o they_o make_v a_o closure_n to_o the_o end_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v approach_v nor_o go_v unto_o this_o tabernacle_n without_o licence_n or_o leave_v and_o in_o this_o temple_n the_o king_n priamus_n ordain_v and_o set_v great_a plenty_n of_o priest_n for_o to_o pray_v unto_o the_o god_n without_o cease_v for_o his_o son_n hector_n and_o give_v to_o they_o good_a rent_n among_o these_o thing_n the_o king_n agamemnon_n assemble_v all_o the_o king_n and_o most_o noble_n of_o his_o host_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n my_o friend_n
will_v make_v they_o to_o leave_v their_o siege_n and_o then_o achilles_n by_o the_o counsel_n of_o palamedes_n assemble_v all_o the_o king_n and_o noble_a man_n of_o the_o host_n in_o parliament_n and_o say_v to_o they_o in_o this_o manner_n my_o friend_n that_o be_v here_o assemble_v for_o to_o bring_v this_o war_n to_o the_o end_n think_v you_o not_o other_o while_n on_o yourselves_o how_o by_o great_a rashness_n lightness_n and_o folly_n and_o for_o to_o recover_v the_o wife_n of_o menelaus_n we_o have_v leave_v our_o country_n and_o land_n our_o wife_n and_o our_o child_n and_o be_v come_v into_o this_o so_o strange_a land_n where_o we_o have_v dispend_v the_o hour_n foolish_o and_o put_v our_o body_n in_o danger_n of_o death_n and_o in_o great_a infinite_a labour_n and_o since_o we_o have_v be_v come_v hither_o there_o be_v right_a many_o king_n and_o prince_n dead_a and_o i_o myself_o have_v shed_v much_o of_o my_o blood_n that_o never_o shall_v have_v happen_v if_o we_o have_v 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the_o other_o and_o say_v that_o he_o speak_v neither_o reason_n nor_o well_o whereat_o achilles_n have_v great_a sorrow_n and_o command_v his_o mirmydone_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o arm_v they_o any_o more_o against_o the_o trojan_n &_o that_o they_o shall_v give_v no_o counsel_n nor_o aid_n unto_o the_o greek_n among_o these_o thing_n victual_n begin_v to_o fail_v among_o the_o greek_n and_o they_o have_v great_a famine_n then_o assemble_v palamedes_n all_o the_o most_o noble_a of_o the_o host_n to_o counsel_n and_o by_o their_o counsel_n be_v the_o king_n agamemnon_n send_v unto_o the_o city_n of_o mess_n to_o the_o king_n thelephus_n that_o charge_v and_o jade_v his_o ship_n with_o victual_n and_o come_v safe_o again_o into_o the_o host_n of_o the_o greek_n where_o he_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a joy_n among_o these_o thing_n palamedes_n do_v cause_v their_o ship_n to_o be_v repair_v to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v more_o ready_a if_o they_o have_v need_v etc._n etc._n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o of_o the_o death_n of_o deyphebus_n the_o son_n of_o king_n priamus_n and_o how_o paris_n slay_v palamedes_n and_o how_o the_o trojan_n drive_v back_o the_o greek_n into_o their_o tent_n and_o set_v fire_n on_o their_o ship_n and_o how_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n achilles_n will_v not_o go_v to_o battle_n for_o the_o love_n of_o polyxena_n when_o the_o truce_n be_v pass_v they_o begin_v to_o fight_v as_o they_o have_v be_v accustom_v deiphobus_n assail_v in_o his_o come_n the_o king_n croesus_n of_o greece_n and_o he_o address_v to_o he_o glad_o and_o iou_v the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o but_o deyphebus_n beat_v the_o king_n croesus_n dead_a down_o to_o the_o ground_n whereat_o the_o greek_n be_v sore_o trouble_v and_o put_v they_o to_o flight_n but_o palamedes_n and_o diomedes_n come_v with_o five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o fight_a man_n that_o resist_v the_o trojan_n with_o they_o be_v the_o noble_a king_n thelamon_n ajax_n that_o address_v he_o against_o eufronius_n one_o of_o the_o bastard_n son_n of_o the_o king_n priamus_n &_o smite_v he_o so_o hard_o that_o he_o beat_v he_o down_o dead_a to_o the_o ground_n in_o sight_n of_o deiphobus_n that_o in_o his_o great_a fury_n run_v upon_o thelamon_n and_o beat_v he_o and_o sore_o hurt_v he_o when_o palamedes_n see_v the_o stroke_n he_o take_v a_o great_a spear_n and_o address_v he_o to_o deyphebus_n and_o smite_v he_o so_o hard_o in_o the_o breast_n that_o the_o spear_n enter_v into_o his_o body_n and_o the_o spear_n break_v and_o the_o truncheon_n abode_n in_o the_o body_n of_o deyphebus_n when_o paris_n see_v his_o brother_n so_o hurt_v to_o the_o death_n he_o take_v he_o and_o lead_v he_o unto_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o take_v he_o to_o his_o man_n to_o keep_v and_o as_o deyphebus_n open_v his_o eye_n and_o see_v paris_n his_o brother_n he_o say_v to_o he_o brother_n will_v thou_o let_v i_o descend_v into_o hell_n without_o avenge_a of_o my_o death_n i_o pray_v thou_o as_o earnest_o as_o i_o may_v that_o ere_o this_o truncheon_n be_v take_v out_o of_o my_o body_n thou_o do_v so_o much_o by_o thy_o hand_n that_o thou_o slay_v he_o that_o have_v slay_v i_o paris_n promise_v he_o that_o he_o will_v do_v his_o best_a and_o return_v into_o the_o battle_n right_o angry_a for_o his_o brother_n and_o say_v in_o himself_o that_o he_o desire_v no_o long_o to_o live_v but_o until_o he_o have_v avenge_v the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n and_o seek_v palamedes_n all_o about_o and_o find_v he_o that_o he_o fight_v against_o the_o king_n sarpedon_n that_o have_v assay_v for_o to_o slay_v he_o and_o palamedes_n defend_v himself_o valiant_o and_o in_o his_o great_a fury_n give_v so_o great_a a_o stroke_n with_o his_o sword_n to_o the_o king_n sarpedon_n that_o he_o cut_v off_o his_o shoulder_n from_o the_o body_n and_o anon_o king_n sarpedon_n fall_v down_o dead_a paris_n see_v the_o great_a damage_n that_o palamedes_n do_v to_o they_o and_o how_o with_o his_o prowess_n he_o have_v put_v the_o trojan_n to_o flight_n and_o cease_v not_o to_o slay_v and_o smite_v down_o always_o he_o bend_v his_o strong_a bow_n and_o aim_v well_o at_o palamedes_n at_o leisure_n and_o shoot_v to_o he_o a_o arrow_n enuenime_v and_o smite_v he_o in_o the_o throat_n and_o cut_v in_o two_o the_o master_n vein_n and_o palamedes_n fall_v down_o dead_a to_o the_o earth_n for_o who_o death_n the_o greek_n make_v much_o sorrow_n and_o leave_v the_o battle_n and_o go_v unto_o their_o tent_n and_o there_o hold_v a_o parley_n against_o the_o trojan_n and_o defend_v they_o strong_o then_o descend_v the_o trojan_n afoot_o and_o enter_v into_o some_o of_o their_o tent_n and_o take_v all_o that_o they_o find_v that_o good_a be_v then_o paris_n and_o troilus_n go_v by_o a_o side_n way_n unto_o the_o port_n and_o do_v put_v fire_n into_o their_o ship_n and_o burn_v so_o great_a plenty_n that_o man_n may_v see_v the_o flame_n far_o to_o the_o rescue_n of_o the_o ship_n come_v the_o king_n thelamon_n with_o a_o great_a company_n of_o fight_a man_n and_o begin_v the_o battle_n horrible_a so_o so_o that_o there_o be_v great_a kill_v &_o slaughter_n on_o both_o side_n and_o very_o the_o ship_n have_v be_v all_o burn_v have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o the_o prowess_n of_o king_n thelamon_n that_o do_v marueile_n with_o his_o body_n &_o for_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v there_o be_v more_o than_o five_o hundred_o ship_n burn_v there_o be_v great_a slaughter_n of_o the_o greek_n &_o many_o be_v hurt_v there_o be_v ebes_n the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o trace_v sore_o hurt_v with_o a_o spear_n and_o bear_v the_o truncheon_n in_o his_o body_n &_o in_o that_o point_n he_o go_v to_o the_o tent_n of_o achilles_n where_o he_o rest_v he_o that_o day_n and_o have_v refuse_v to_o go_v to_o the_o battle_n for_o the_o love_n that_o he_o have_v to_o polyxena_n ebes_n reproach_v great_o achilles_n that_o he_o suffer_v so_o to_o destroy_v the_o people_n of_o his_o country_n 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