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honour_n and_o my_o sword_n instant_o either_o thou_o or_o i_o will_v be_v entertain_v into_o deâ—ths_n mansion_n drohe_n hear_v the_o thunder_n yet_o the_o sweet_a thunder_n of_o meruins_n speech_n albeit_o it_o make_v but_o a_o doleful_a melody_n in_o his_o ear_n yet_o enter_v into_o many_o soldierlike_a consideration_n both_o of_o after_o adventure_n and_o present_a danger_n guide_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o his_o good_a angel_n he_o accept_v a_o will_n to_o accept_v those_o condition_n say_v to_o himself_o by_o that_o celestial_a virgin_n who_o bear_v the_o fruit_n of_o life_n it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v in_o prison_n and_o prolong_v life_n with_o some_o hope_n then_o present_o die_v and_o the_o soul_n unsatisfied_a then_o raise_v his_o voice_n aloft_o noble_a pagan_a qd_n he_o to_o meruine_n on_o these_o condition_n that_o neither_o my_o life_n be_v violate_v nor_o i_o urge_v to_o deny_v my_o religion_n i_o yield_v myself_o christian_n qd_n meruin_n i_o assure_v it_o 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all_o the_o five_o you_o may_v remember_v how_o barant_a the_o cruel_a keep_v king_n charles_n in_o maiance_n who_o be_v both_o besiege_v with_o dreadful_a war_n and_o with_o worse_a famine_n want_v both_o man_n to_o â—ight_n and_o fortune_n to_o supply_v be_v as_o then_o in_o the_o town_n thirty_o person_n and_o when_o barant_a perceive_v that_o the_o french_a emperor_n dare_v no_o more_o give_v he_o battle_n he_o arm_v himself_o and_o full_a of_o pride_n he_o go_v and_o challenge_v charlemagne_n to_o send_v forth_o three_o or_o five_o of_o the_o renowm_v knight_n he_o have_v to_o combat_v with_o he_o alone_o and_o if_o they_o can_v vanquish_v he_o than_o his_o unrest_n shall_v have_v end_v otherwise_o they_o shall_v be_v thrall_n to_o his_o mercy_n charlemagne_n at_o this_o offer_n stand_v astonish_v yet_o ponder_v well_o he_o promise_v in_o seven_o day_n to_o give_v he_o a_o answer_n in_o the_o mean_a space_n he_o consult_v with_o his_o baron_n but_o never_o come_v to_o any_o 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to_o the_o ground_n which_o see_v to_o charles_n and_o the_o rest_n all_o at_o once_o brave_o assault_v he_o but_o with_o entrant_fw-la the_o deafen_a himself_o like_o a_o man_n of_o immortal_a resolution_n intolerable_a be_v he_o fight_v on_o every_o side_n and_o many_o prayer_n charles_n make_v unto_o heaven_n but_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v stop_v against_o he_o because_o of_o the_o civil_a dissension_n he_o causeless_a begin_v in_o danmarke_n by_o this_o time_n barant_v strike_v prince_n joy_n with_o huge_a force_n on_o the_o helm_n but_o the_o sword_n turn_v in_o his_o hand_n lose_v his_o pewer_n of_o do_v evil_a only_o glance_v by_o his_o shield_n it_o fall_v upon_o his_o horse_n and_o cut_v
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