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of_o your_o holy_a painite_a which_o sith_o that_o it_o be_v set_v to_o the_o siege_n pastoral_a by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n of_o all_o his_o hurt_n desire_v procure_v and_o labour_v how_o the_o holy_a land_n that_o be_v a_o rose_n of_o the_o precyous_a blood_n of_o our_o lord_n ihun_v chryst_n shall_v be_v delyverd_v from_o the_o evyll_n lyver_n &_o for_o this_o reason_n all_o cristen_v king_n &_o prinncê_n be_v call_v to_o his_o counsel_n to_o thintent_v that_o he_o may_v have_v counsel_n &_o be_v advertyse_v upon_o the_o help_n of_o the_o holy_a landê_n passage_n how_o beit_n the_o out_o lord_n be_v full_a of_o mercy_n which_o have_v show_v we_o by_o very_a experience_n that_o he_o will_v delyver_v the_o holy_a land_n out_o of_o thennemis_fw-fr hand_n to_o the_o time_n of_o your_o holy_a paternite_a we_o ought_v all_o to_o pray_v humble_o that_o long_a life_n &_o good_a gyve_v high_o that_o reign_v in_o scla_fw-la sclorum_fw-la amen_n ¶_o here_o end_v the_o book_n of_o 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