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army_n on_o either_o side_n be_v appoint_v in_o good_a and_o decent_a manner_n the_o potentate_n king_n prince_n and_o person_n of_o most_o authority_n will_v needs_o go_v place_n themselves_o in_o the_o foremost_a rank_n hold_v this_o opinion_n that_o in_o such_o a_o renown_a battle_n wherein_o the_o peril_n of_o all_o christendom_n consist_v they_o which_o present_v themselves_o the_o foremost_a in_o fight_n shall_v deserve_v the_o great_a honour_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o field_n which_o consideration_n make_v the_o captain_n leave_v their_o charge_n to_o their_o lieutenant_n and_o come_v and_o place_n themselves_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o battle_n then_o the_o drum_n and_o trumpet_n sound_v gallant_o on_o either_o side_n the_o soldan_n of_o persia_n march_v on_o with_o his_o train_n to_o receive_v the_o first_o squadron_n of_o the_o christian_n and_o meet_v together_o primaleon_n encounter_v the_o king_n of_o caspâ—a_n and_o break_v his_o lance_n so_o brave_o on_o he_o as_o 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of_o bithynia_n and_o encounter_v with_o they_o so_o furious_o as_o they_o be_v all_o cast_v forth_o of_o their_o saddle_n be_v not_o able_a to_o mount_v themselves_o again_o because_o the_o number_n be_v so_o great_a &_o the_o fight_n so_o hâ—te_v where_o they_o be_v recinde_v and_o arnedes_n run_v against_o the_o king_n of_o gamba_n and_o sparta_n they_o be_v all_o unhorsed_a except_o the_o king_n recinde_n who_o keep_v his_o horse_n valiant_o the_o soldan_n bellagris_n and_o the_o king_n of_o trebisonde_v meet_v together_o and_o break_v their_o lance_n very_o brave_o not_o be_v any_o thing_n shake_v in_o the_o encounter_n the_o soldan_n of_o persia_n who_o desire_v to_o have_v himself_o see_v in_o the_o field_n have_v no_o soon_o espy_v the_o knight_n of_o the_o savadgeman_n but_o he_o give_v his_o horse_n the_o spur_n and_o encounter_v with_o he_o so_o noble_o as_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o savadgeman_n lose_v both_o his_o stirrup_n which_o he_o recover_v again_o present_o but_o 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