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that_o he_o send_v every_o yer_z to_o receyve_v the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n and_o send_v they_o to_o themperour_n of_o constantinople_n and_o so_o the_o lordshyppe_n of_o the_o greek_n be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n till_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n vii_o c._n hunderde_v &_o four_o they_z of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n coude_fw-fr nat_n suffer_v the_o wrong_n that_o the_o greek_n do_v unto_o they_o and_o than_o they_o yield_v they_o to_o the_o sarasyn_n and_o choose_v a_o lord_n among_o they_o of_o mahometz_n kindred_n &_o name_v he_o calyfe_n and_o all_o their_o lord_n be_v call_v calyfe_n and_o keep_v the_o lordship_n of_o egypt_n those_o of_o mahometz_n kindred_n ccc.xlvii_o
sword_n nigh_o he_o &_o one_o of_o his_o own_o servant_n take_v the_o sword_n and_o strike_v he_o &_o soon_o after_o the_o other_o run_v upon_o he_o that_o have_v do_v the_o deed_n &_o cut_v he_o all_o in_o pecis_fw-la and_o after_o that_o the_o sarasyn_n be_v in_o great_a debate_n for_o to_o make_v a_o sowdan_n but_o in_o the_o end_n they_o agreyd_v and_o put_v melecuas_a aforesaid_a in_o the_o lordship_n the_o which_o ginboga_n have_v last_o in_o the_o crake_v of_o mount_n royal_a this_o sowdan_n be_v he_o that_o overcome_v casan_n in_o the_o field_n &_o be_v yet_o sowdan_n of_o egypt_n it_o shall_v be_v forgyven_v i_o if_o i_o speak_v to_o lange_n of_o the_o cucumans_n that_o be_v subgette_n buy_v &_o sell_v &_o of_o the_o sowdan_n of_o their_o kindred_n for_o i_o do_v to_o show_v that_o the_o saracen_n can_v not_o be_v long_o without_o such_o a_o fortune_n shall_v come_v unto_o they_o by_z the_o which_o they_o may_v not_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n nor_o go_v with_o a_o hoost_n in_o 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