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in_o such_o array_n so_o morning_n thenne_n answer_v she_o and_o say_v gentyll_a knight_n well_o may_v i_o morn_n &_o make_v sorrow_n for_o i_o be_o a_o king_n daughter_n of_o this_o cite_v and_o now_o i_o be_o set_v here_o to_o be_v devour_v of_o a_o dragon_n that_o have_v eat_v all_o the_o child_n of_o this_o cite_v &_o be_v now_o dystroy_v and_o now_o he_o must_v have_v i_o for_o my_o fader_fw-mi gaf_fw-mi hem_n counseyll_v thereto_o and_o therefore_o gentyll_a knight_n ride_v hence_o fast_a and_o save_v thyself_o least_fw-mi the_o dragon_n sle_fw-fr both_o the_o and_o i_o thenne_n say_v george_n damosel_n that_o be_v great_a shame_n and_o vylonye_n to_o i_o that_o be_o a_o knyghte_n well_o array_v and_o shall_v flee_v and_o thou_o a_o woman_n and_o shall_v abide_v thenne_fw-fr with_o that_o the_o dragon_n put_v out_o his_o heed_n at_o a_o hole_n and_o spyt_v fire_n &_o proffer_a batayle_n to_o george_n &_o he_o make_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n before_o he_o and_o set_v the_o 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and_o bid_v the_o people_n tie_v ox_n to_o he_o and_o draw_v it_o out_o of_o the_o cite_v that_o the_o favour_n of_o it_o die_v the_o peple_n no_o harm_n thenne_fw-fr george_n bid_v the_o king_n edefye_v chirche_n in_o every_o corner_n of_o his_o land_n and_o be_v lusty_a to_o goddis_fw-la seruyce_n and_o to_o honour_n and_o worship_v all_o the_o peple_n of_o holy_a chirche_n and_o ever_o have_v compassyon_n and_o be_v sorry_a for_o they_o that_o be_v pour_v or_o in_o any_o disease_n thenne_n when_o george_n have_v do_v thus_o and_o have_v torn_v all_o the_o land_n to_o crysten_v feyth_n he_o hear_v of_o
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