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for_o home_n to_o succeed_v his_o brother_n mango_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n leave_v abaga_n his_o son_n with_o sufficient_a force_n in_o the_o city_n of_o damascus_n which_o he_o have_v likewise_o wan_a from_o the_o turk_n who_o follow_v his_o father_n soon_o after_o substitute_v guirboca_n his_o lieutenant_n in_o damascus_n who_o have_v his_o nephew_n rash_o slay_v by_o the_o christian_n in_o a_o unhapy_a broil_n about_o part_v a_o great_a booty_n take_v from_o the_o turk_n whole_o renounce_v the_o christian_a religion_n together_o with_o all_o the_o tartarian_n under_o his_o command_n so_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v lose_v its_o best_a support_n soon_o after_o tumble_v down_o bondocdar_n who_o succeed_v melechem_n in_o egypt_n take_v advantage_n of_o their_o be_v thus_o desert_v by_o the_o tartar_n take_v the_o city_n of_o joppa_n all_o the_o inhabitant_n whereof_o he_o either_o
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the_o king_n of_o cyprus_n and_o sicily_n the_o agent_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o france_n the_o prince_n of_o tripoli_n and_o antioch_n the_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o master_n of_o the_o templar_n and_o hospitaller_n and_o the_o pope_n legate_n who_o will_v if_o he_o be_v now_o live_v think_v himself_o high_o abuse_v in_o not_o be_v first_o name_v all_o which_o pretender_n do_v at_o once_o with_o much_o heat_n and_o violence_n urge_v there_o right_o to_o the_o airy_a title_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o command_n of_o that_o city_n like_o bee_n make_v the_o great_a noise_n and_o bwz_n when_o they_o be_v just_o ready_a to_o forsake_v the_o hive_n there_o be_v within_o the_o city_n at_o this_o time_n many_o new_a pilgrim_n who_o be_v late_o come_v thither_o out_o of_o europe_n five_o hundred_o whereof_o be_v of_o the_o pope_n send_v although_o he_o afterward_o take_v no_o care_n for_o their_o pay_n for_o though_o he_o love_v to_o see_v the_o 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