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see_v and_o when_o pyctes_n dwell_v there_o as_o beda_n say_v li._n iij._n ca._n ij_o that_o ninian_n that_o holy_a man_n convert_v man_n of_o the_o south_n side_n ida_n the_o king_n regn_v there_o first_o &_o begin_v to_o regne_fw-la the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n fyve_o hondr_v xlvij_o so_o say_v dyonyse_n in_o deyra_n regn_v king_n elle_fw-fr the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n fyve_o hondr_v xlix_o these_o two_o kingdom_n be_v otherwhile_o as_o it_o be_v say_v depart_v bytwene_v two_o kyngê_n &_o sometime_o all_o hole_n under_o one_o king_n &_o dure_v as_o it_o be_v twenty_o englysshe_n kyngê_n ccc_o xxi_o year_n atte_fw-la last_o osbertus_n &_o elle_fw-fr be_v slay_v in_o the_o ix_o year_n of_o her_o kyngdom_n the_o dane_n slay_v they_o &_o northumber_n land_n be_v void_a without_o king_n viij_o year_n then_o afterward_o the_o dane_n regn_v in_o northumberlonde_n xxxvi_o year_n unto_o the_o ooning_a of_o you_o â—_o kyngdon_n adelstone_n he_o make_v subget_v y_o â—_o kyngê_n danes_n scottysshe_n &_o walsshe_n &_o regned_a first_o allone_n in_o englonde_n &_o hold_v y_o e_o kingdom_n of_o englonde_n all_o hole_n and_o all_o one_o kingdom_n y_fw-es â—_o be_v the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n eight_o c._n xxviij_o that_o ryver_n of_o mersee_v be_v sometime_o the_o mark_n &_o mere_a bytwene_n the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n &_o the_o kingdom_n of_o northumberlonde_n that_o may_v be_v show_v in_o two_o manner_n first_o by_o the_o property_n of_o this_o mersee_v that_o be_v as_o moche_v to_o say_v as_o a_o see_v that_o be_v a_o bind_v &_o a_o mere_a for_o it_o depart_v one_o kingdom_n from_o a_o other_o also_o it_o be_v write_v in_o cronycle_n of_o henry_n and_o of_o alfrede_n that_o king_n edward_n the_o elder_a fasten_v a_o castle_n at_o mamcestre_n in_o northhumberlond_n but_o that_o cyte_a mamcestre_n be_v fro_o the_o ryver_n of_o mersee_v scarce_o three_o mile_n ¶_o of_o bisshopryche_n &_o their_o see_v ca._n xiij_o lvcius_n be_v the_o first_o king_n crysten_v of_o the_o bryton_n in_z his_o time_n be_v three_o archebysshop_n see_v in_o brytayne_n one_o be_v at_o london_n a_o other_o at_o york_n &_o the_o three_o at_o caerusk_n the_o cyte_n of_o legyon_n in_o glamorgan_n that_o cyte_n be_v now_o call_v caerleon_n to_o these_o archebysshop_n see_v be_v subget_v xxviij_o bysshop_n &_o be_v call_v flamme_n to_o the_o archebysshop_n see_v of_o london_n be_v subget_v cornewayle_v and_o all_o myddel_n englonde_n unto_o humbre_fw-mi to_o york_n all_o northumberlonde_n from_o the_o how_o of_o humbre_fw-mi with_o all_o scotlonde_n to_o caerleon_n all_o wales_n there_z be_v in_o wales_n seven_o bysshops_n &_o now_o be_v but_o four_o though_o sevarne_n depart_v englonde_n &_o wales_n ¶_o wilhel_n de_fw-fr upon_o li._n i_o but_o in_o y_fw-es â—_o saxon_n time_n though_o saint_n gregory_n have_v grant_v london_n the_o prevylege_n of_o tharchebysshop_n see_v netheles_o saint_n austen_n that_o be_v send_v in_o to_o englonde_n by_o saint_n gregory_n torn_v 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it_o change_v yet_o never_o his_o place_n chychestre_n have_v under_o he_o oon_o southsex_n &_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o have_v his_o see_v first_o in_o seleseye_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o archebysshop_n theodore_n &_o the_o see_v dure_v there_o ccc_o xxxiij_o year_n under_o twenty_o bysshop_n from_o the_o first_o wilfrede_n unto_o the_o last_o sâ—ygande_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o king_n william_n conqueror_n change_a 〈◊〉_d see_v fro_o seleseye_n to_o chichestre_n ¶_o de_n episcopis_fw-la occidentalibus_fw-la wilhelmus_fw-la have_v mind_n that_o all_o the_o provynce_n of_o westsaxon_n have_v always_o one_o bysshop_n from_o the_o beginning_n unto_o theodorus_n time_n by_o grant_n of_o king_n islo_n king_n of_o westsaxon_n the_o first_o birinus_fw-la ordain_v a_o see_v at_o dorchestre_fw-fr y_fw-fr t_o be_v a_o simple_a town_n by_o south_n oxenford_n beside_o walyngforde_n bytwene_v the_o meet_a togyder_n of_o temse_n and_o tame_a when_o birinus_fw-la be_v deed_n kenwalcus_n the_o king_n ordain_v a_o see_v at_o wynchestre_n as_o his_o fader_fw-mi have_v purpose_v there_o agile_a bert_n a_o frensshman_n be_v first_o bysshop_n of_o all_o the_o provynce_n of_o westsaxon_n fro_o that_o time_n the_o cyte_n and_o the_o see_v of_o dorchestre_n perteyn_v &_o long_v to_o the_o provynce_n of_o mercia_n for_o y_fw-fr t_o cyte_n stand_v within_o temse_n and_o the_o temse_n depart_v bytwene_v mercia_n &_o westsaxon_n after_o that_o agilbert_n be_v put_v out_o of_o wynchestre_n that_o tho_o hyght_n wynton_a thenne_v be_v there_o a_o englysshe_n bysshopp_n there_o that_o be_v call_v wine_n some_o man_n suppose_v that_o the_o cyte_n have_v the_o name_n of_o this_o wine_n and_o be_v call_v wynchestre_n as_o it_o be_v wynes_n cyte_v at_o the_o last_o he_o be_v put_v out_o and_z after_o he_o come_v leutherius_n the_o foresaid_a agelberte_n nevewe_v after_o leutherius_n hedda_n a_o while_n be_v bysshop_n there_o when_o he_o be_v deed_n theodorus_n the_o 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wynchestre_n be_v torn_v &_o change_v out_o of_o small_a town_n in_o to_o great_a cytee_n for_o shyrborn_n &_o rammesbury_n be_v torn_v in_o to_o salesbury_n now_o to_o y_a to_o see_v be_v subgette_n barkshyre_n wyltshyre_o &_o dorsete_n the_o see_v of_o welles_n be_v torn_v to_o bath_n thereto_o be_v now_o subgette_v all_o somersete_n the_o see_v of_o kyrton_n &_o of_o cornewayle_v be_v change_v to_o exestre_n thereto_o be_v subgette_n devenshyre_n &_o cornewayle_v ¶_o de_fw-fr orientalibus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la it_o be_v know_v y_o it_o the_o ee_a saxon_n always_o from_o the_o begin_v to_o now_o be_v subget_v to_o the_o bysshop_n of_o london_n but_o the_o provynce_n of_o ee_a angle_n that_o contain_v norfolk_n &_o suffolk_n have_v one_o bysshop_n at_o donwyk_fw-mi the_o bysshop_n heet_n felix_n &_o be_v of_o bourgon_n &_o be_v bysshop_n xvij_o year_n after_o he_o thomas_n be_v bysshop_n v._o year_n after_o he_o boneface_v xvij_o year_n thenne_fw-fr bysy_a afterward_o be_v ordain_v 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bysshop_n of_o lyncoln_n a_o good_a town_n call_v spald_v ¶_o de_n episcopis_fw-la merciorum_fw-la whilhelmus_fw-la here_o take_v heed_n that_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o merciâ—_n be_v always_o grette_v for_o the_o time_n so_o it_o be_v deal_v in_o mo_z bysshopryche_n and_o specyal_o by_o great_a herte_n by_o king_n off_o a_o which_o be_v xl_o year_n king_n of_o mercia_n he_o change_v the_o archebysshop_n see_v fro_o caunterbury_n to_o lychfelde_v by_o assent_n of_o adryan_n the_o pope_n thenne_fw-fr the_o provynce_n of_o mercia_n &_o of_o lyndeffar_n in_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o her_o crystendome_n in_o king_n wâ—lfrans_fw-la time_n have_v one_o bysshop_n at_o lychfelde_n the_o first_o bysshop_n y_o it_o be_v there_o heeâ—_n dwyna_n the_o second_o heeâ—_n câ—lath_n &_o be_v both_o scot_n after_o they_o the_o three_o trumpher_n the_o four_o jarmuanus_n the_o fyfth_o chedde_n but_o in_o edelfredes_n time_n y_o it_o be_v wulfrans_a brother_n when_o chedde_n be_v deed_n theodorus_n the_o archebysshop_n ordain_v there_o wynfrede_v chedde_n deken_v netheles_o apud_fw-la hydon_n after_o that_o for_o he_o be_v unbuxom_a in_o some_o point_n he_o ordain_v there_o sexwulf_n abbot_n of_o medamstede_n that_o be_v name_v burgh_n but_o after_o sexwulfus_n four_o year_n theodorus_n tharchebysshop_n ordain_v fyve_o bysshop_n in_o the_o provynce_n of_o mercia_n and_o so_o he_o ordain_v bosell_n at_o wyrcestre_n cudwyn_n at_o lychfelde_n the_o foresaid_a sexwulf_n at_o chestre_n edelwyn_n at_o lyndesey_n atte_a cyte_n sidenia_n &_o he_o take_v eata_n monk_n of_o the_o abby_n of_o hylde_n at_o whythy_a and_o make_v he_o bysshop_n of_o dorchestre_n besides_o oxenford_n though_o this_o dorchestre_n heet_n dork_n &_o so_o the_o see_v of_o y_fw-es â—_o long_v to_o westsaxon_v in_o saint_n birine_v time_n long_v to_o mercia_n from_o theodorus_n the_o archebysshop_n tyme._n ethelred_n king_n of_o mercia_n have_v destroy_v de_fw-fr kente_n this_o bysshop_n sexwulf_n take_v pyctas_n bysshop_n of_o rochestre_fw-fr y_fw-fr t_o come_v out_o of_o kente_n &_o make_v high_o first_o bysshop_n of_o herforde_n atte_fw-la last_o when_o sexwulf_n be_v deed_n hedda_n be_v bysshop_n of_o lychfelde_n after_o he_o &_o wilfred_n fleme_v out_o of_o northumberlonde_n be_v bysshop_n of_o chestre_n netheles_o after_o two_o year_n alfrede_v king_n of_o northumbrelonde_n dey_v &_o wilfred_n torn_v again_o to_o his_o own_o see_v hagustalden_a and_o so_o hedda_n hold_v both_o the_o bysshopryche_n of_o lychfelde_n &_o of_o chestre_n after_o he_o come_v albyn_n y_fw-fr t_o heet_n wor_n also_o &_o after_o he_o come_v three_o bysshoppe_n torta_fw-la at_o chestre_n witta_o at_o lychfelde_n &_o eata_fw-la be_v yet_o at_o dorchestre_n after_o his_o death_n bysshop_n of_o lyndeseye_n hold_v his_o see_v iij._n hondr_v liiij_o year_n unto_o remigius_n change_v the_o see_v to_o lyncoln_n by_o leave_n of_o the_o first_o king_n william_n but_o in_o edgar_n time_n bysshop_n leofwinus_n join_v both_o bysshop_n riches_n togyder_v of_o chestre_n &_o lyndeffar_n while_o he_o lyf_v dure_v ¶_o de_n episcopis_fw-la northumbranis_fw-la wilhel_n de_fw-fr upon_o li._n ca._n xi_o at_o york_n be_v one_o see_v for_o all_o the_o provynce_n of_o northumberlonde_n paulinus_n hold_v first_o y_o it_o see_v &_o be_v ordain_v of_o the_o bysshop_n of_o caunterbury_n &_o hold_v that_o see_v of_o york_n seven_o year_n afterward_o when_o king_n edwin_n be_v slay_v &_o thing_n be_v dystourb_v paulinus_fw-la go_v then_n by_o water_n away_o in_o to_o kente_fw-la from_o whence_o he_o come_v first_o &_o take_v with_o he_o the_o palle_v ¶_o wilhel_n li._n three_o and_o so_o the_o bysshopryche_a of_o york_n cease_v thirty_o year_n &_o the_o use_n of_o the_o palle_v cease_v there_o a_o hondr_v twenty-five_o year_n unto_o that_o egbert_n the_o bysshop_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v the_o king_n brother_n of_o the_o land_n recover_v it_o by_o auctoryte_n of_o the_o pope_n ¶_o r._n when_o saint_n oswalde_v regn_v aydanus_fw-la a_o scot_n be_v bysshop_n in_o brenicia_fw-la that_o be_v the_o northsyde_o of_o northumberlonde_n
shrew_v myse_n there_o be_v attercoppe_n blood_n soukers_n cette_n y_fw-mi â—_o do_v none_o harm_n the_fw-mi ben_fw-mi heir_n lytell_fw-mi of_o body_n &_o full_a hardy_a &_o strong_a the_fw-mi ben_fw-mi bernacle_n fowl_n like_v to_o wild_a ghee_n which_o grow_v wonder_o upon_o tree_n as_o it_o be_v nature_n wrought_v again_o kind_n man_n of_o relygyon_n et_v bernacle_n on_o fastyndaye_n because_o they_o be_v not_o engender_v with_o it_o flessh_v wherein_o as_o i_o thynk_v they_o err_v for_o reason_n be_v against_o that_o for_o if_o if_o a_o man_n have_v eten_v of_o adam_n leg_n he_o have_v eten_v flesh_n &_o yet_o adam_n be_v not_o engender_v of_o fader_fw-mi &_o mother_n but_o y_z t_z flesh_n come_v wonder_o of_o the_o earth_n &_o so_o this_o flesh_n come_v wonder_o of_o y_z e_z tree_n in_o this_o land_n be_v plente_a of_o honey_n &_o of_o milk_n of_o wine_n &_o of_o vyneyerdes_n ¶_o solinê_n &_o ysid_v write_v y_o t_o irlonde_n have_v no_o bee_n netheles_o it_o be_v better_o write_v y_o t_o irlonde_n have_v bee_n &_o no_o vine_n yerdes_n ¶_o also_o beda_n say_v y_o it_o there_o be_v great_a hunt_v to_o roobucke_n &_o it_o be_v know_v y_z t_o there_o be_v none_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n of_o beda_n for_o he_o see_v never_o that_o land_n but_o some_o man_n tell_v high_o such_o tale_n also_o there_o grow_v you_o to_o stone_n saxagonus_n &_o be_v call_v iris_n also_o as_o it_o be_v y_z e_z raynbowe_n if_o y_o e_o stone_n be_v hold_v against_o the_o son_n anon_o it_o shall_v shape_v a_o raynbowe_n the_fw-mi be_v also_o find_fw-mi a_o stone_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v call_v gagate_n &_o white_a margery_n pearl_n ¶_o of_o the_o default_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o land_n ca_fw-mi xxu_o wheat_n corn_n be_v there_o full_o small_a unneth_n yclense_v w_z t_z mannes_z honde_fw-fr reserve_v mâ—n_z all_o bests_n be_v small_a there_o than_o in_o other_o londe_n there_o lack_v well_o nigh_o all_o manner_n fysshe_v of_o fresh_a water_n y_o it_o be_v not_o gendr_v in_o the_o see_v there_z lacken_v unkind_a faucon_n gerfaucon_n partrychis_fw-la fesaunte_a nyghtyngal_n &_o pie_n the_fw-mi lacken_v also_o roose_n &_o buck_n &_o ilespile_n wont_v and_o other_o venomous_a bests_n therefore_o some_o man_n feynen_n &_o y_fw-fr â—_o favourable_o y_fw-mi t_o saint_n patryke_v cleanse_v y_fw-es â—_o land_n of_o worm_n &_o of_o venomous_a bestê_n but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a &_o more_o skylful_a y_fw-fr t_o this_o land_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_a always_o without_o such_o worm_n for_o venomous_a beeste_n &_o worm_n deyen_v there_o anon_o if_o man_n bring_v they_o thyder_v out_o of_o other_o londe_n and_o also_o veyyme_n and_o poison_n bring_v thyder_n out_o of_o other_o londe_n lesen_fw-mi their_o malice_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o pass_v y_o e_o myddell_n of_o the_o see_v also_o powder_n &_o earth_n of_o y_fw-fr t_o land_n cast_v &_o sow_v in_o other_o londe_n dryven_v away_o worm_n â—o_o ferforth_o y_o it_o if_o a_o turt_n of_o y_fw-fr t_o land_n be_v put_v about_o a_o worm_n it_o slee_v high_a or_o make_v he_o thrylle_v y_fw-fr e_o earth_n for_o teâ—cape_v away_o in_o y_fw-fr e_o land_n cock_n crow_v but_o lytell_a tofore_o day_n so_o y_fw-es t_o the_o first_o crow_a of_o cock_n in_o y_o t_o land_n &_o the_o three_o in_o other_o londe_n be_v like_o far_o tofore_o the_o day_n ¶_o of_o they_o that_o first_o enhabyte_v irlonde_n ca._n xxvi_o o_o iraldus_n say_v y_o e_o casera_n noes_n niece_n dread_a the_o flood_n &_o flee_v which_o it_o three_o man_n &_o fyfty_a wymmen_v in_o to_o y_fw-es â—_o ylonde_fw-fr &_o dwell_v therein_o first_o the_o last_o yeretofore_o noes_n flood_n but_o afterward_o bartholanê°_n seres_n soon_o that_o come_v of_o japhet_n noes_n soon_o come_v thither_o with_o r_o his_o three_o son_n by_o hap_n or_o by_o craft_n ccc_o year_n after_o noes_n flood_n &_o dwell_v there_o &_o encreace_v to_o y_fw-fr e_o nombre_fw-fr of_o ix_o m._n man_n &_o afterward_o for_o stench_n of_o kareyn_n of_o geaunte_n y_o it_o they_o have_v kill_v they_o deyeden_fw-mi all_o save_o one_o ruanus_n y_fw-fr t_o live_v a_o m._n five_o c._n year_n unto_o saint_n patryk_v time_n &_o inform_v the_o holy_a man_n of_o the_o foresaid_a man_n &_o of_o all_o their_o do_n &_o dede_n then_o the_o three_o time_n come_v thyder_n nyme_v out_o of_o scicia_fw-la w_o t_o his_o four_o son_n &_o dwell_v there_o cc_o xvi_o year_n and_o atte_n last_o of_o his_o offspring_n by_o dyverse_a myshappe_n of_o war_n &_o of_o moreyne_n they_o be_v clean_o destroy_v &_o y_z e_z land_n leave_v void_a cc_o year_n after_o the_o four_o time_n fyve_o duke_n y_o it_o be_v brother_n gandiê°_n genandus_fw-la sagandius_fw-la rutheragus_n slaviê°_n of_o the_o say_v nymethes_n successor_n come_v out_o of_o grece_n &_o occupy_v y_fw-fr â—_o land_n &_o dele_v it_o in_o fyve_o party_n &_o every_o party_n contain_v xxij_o candrede_n a_o candrede_n be_v a_o country_n y_fw-fr t_o contain_v c._n town_n &_o they_o set_v a_o stone_n in_o y_z e_z myddell_n of_o the_o land_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o navel_n &_o beginning_n of_o fyve_o kingdom_n at_o the_o last_o slavius_n be_v make_v king_n of_o all_o y_z e_z land_n the_o fyfth_o time_n when_o this_o nacyon_n be_v xxx_o year_n togyder_n they_o wax_v feeble_a four_o noble_a man_n y_o it_o be_v millesius_n the_o king_n son_n come_v out_o of_o spain_n w_n t_o many_o other_o in_o a_o navye_n of_o lx_o shyppe_n and_o two_o of_o the_o worthy_a of_o these_o four_o brother_n y_fw-es â—_o heet_n hiberus_n &_o hermon_n dele_v the_o land_n bytwene_v they_o tweyne_v but_o afterward_o covenaunt_n be_v break_v bytwene_a hem_n both_o &_o hiberus_n be_v slay_v thenne_n hermon_n be_v king_n of_o all_o y_z t_z land_n and_o from_o his_o time_n to_o the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d time_n be_v king_n of_o y_z t_z nation_n c_o xxxi_o and_o so_o fro_o the_o come_n of_o the_o hibernensis_n unto_o the_o first_o patryk_fw-mi be_v m_o eight_o year_n they_o have_v that_o name_n hibernenses_n &_o hibernia_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o foresaid_a hiberus_n or_o else_o of_o hiberus_n a_o ryver_n of_o spain_n they_o be_v call_v also_o gaytel_n &_o scottê°_n of_o one_o gaytelu_n y_o it_o be_v phenis_n nevewe_n this_o gaytelus_fw-fr coude_fw-fr speak_v many_o langage_v after_o the_o langage_v y_o it_o be_v make_v at_o nemproth_n tour_fw-fr &_o wed_v one_o scotta_n pharaoh_n daughter_n of_o these_o duke_n come_v y_o e_o hibernensis_n man_n say_v that_o this_o gaytelu_n make_v y_o e_o irysshe_n langage_fw-fr &_o call_v it_o gaytelaf_fw-mi as_o it_o be_v a_o langage_fw-fr gadred_a of_o all_o langage_v &_o tongue_n at_o the_o last_o belinus_n king_n of_o brytayne_n have_v a_o soon_o &_o hyght_n gurgunciê°_n as_o this_o gurgunciê°_n come_v out_o of_o denmark_n atte_a ylonde_n orcades_n he_o find_a man_n y_o it_o be_v call_v basclensis_fw-la &_o be_v come_v thyd_v out_o of_o spain_n thyse_n man_n pray_v &_o beseech_v for_o to_o have_v place_n to_o dwell_v inn_n and_o y_fw-fr e_o king_n send_v they_o to_o irlonde_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v tho_o void_a &_o waste_a &_o ordain_v &_o send_v with_o t_o hem_o duke_n &_o capteyn_n of_o his_o own_o &_o so_o it_o seem_v y_o t_o irlonde_n shall_v long_o to_o brytayne_v by_o right_a of_o old_a tyme._n from_o the_o first_o saint_n patryk_fw-mi unto_o fedliundiê°_n the_o kyngê°_n tyme._n cccc_o year_n regn_v xxxiij_o king_n everyche_a after_o other_o in_o irlonde_n in_o this_o fedliundius_a time_n turgesius_n duke_n &_o captain_n of_o norway_n bring_v thyder_n man_n of_o norway_n &_o occupy_v y_o t_o land_n &_o make_v in_o many_o placâ—_n deep_a dyche_n &_o castle_n sengle_v double_a &_o treble_a &_o many_o ward_n strong_o wall_v &_o many_o thereof_o stand_v yet_o all_o hole_n but_o irysshman_n reach_v not_o of_o castle_n for_z they_o take_v wood_n for_o castle_n &_o mareys_fw-la &_o mores_fw-la for_o castle_n dyche_n but_o atte_fw-mi last_o turgesius_n dey_v by_o gylefull_a wile_n of_o woman_n &_o englysshman_n say_v that_o gurmundus_fw-la win_v irlonde_n &_o make_v thilk_o dyche_n &_o make_v no_o menconn_n of_o turgesiê°_n &_o irysshman_n speak_v of_o turgesiê°_n &_o know_v not_o of_o gurmundus_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v to_o wete_z y_z t_z gurmundus_fw-la have_v win_v brytayne_a &_o dwell_v therein_o and_o send_v turgesiê°_n w_o t_o great_a strength_n in_o to_o irlonde_n for_o to_o win_v that_o land_n &_o because_o turgesius_n be_v captain_n &_o leder_n of_o that_o voyage_n &_o journeye_n &_o seen_v among_o they_o therefore_o irysshman_n speak_v moche_n of_o he_o as_o a_o noble_a man_n that_o be_v sern_a in_o that_o land_n &_o know_v atte_fw-la last_o when_o gurmundus_fw-la be_v slay_v in_o france_n turgesius_n love_v the_o kyngê°_n daughter_n of_o irlonde_n &_o she_o fader_fw-mi behyght_n turgesius_n that_o