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faillid_v all_o a_o bout_n fisshis_fw-la wildbestes_fw-la &_o all_o other_o thing_n so_o that_o yet_o to_o this_o missaventur_fw-la there_o fall_v so_o great_a mortalyte_n &_o _o pestilence_n among_o the_o pepull_a by_o the_o coruption_n of_o the_o eir_n that_o the_o leve_a pepull_a ne_fw-la suffice_v not_o to_o beri_fw-la the_z deid_v body_n for_o they_o die_v so_o sodenli_a both_o great_a and_o small_a lord_n and_o sarnand_n os_fw-la they_o â—ten_v &_o go_v &_o _o speak_n they_o fall_v down_o &_o _o die_v so_o that_o never_o wo_v herd_n of_o more_o sudden_a death_n emonge_v the_o pepull_a for_o he_o that_o go_v for_o to_o beri_fw-la the_z deid_v bodi_fw-la with_o the_o same_o deid_v bodi_fw-la wos_fw-la bery_v ¶_o and_o so_o they_o that_o may_v
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his_o pepull_a or_o they_o wist_v be_v that_o they_o be_v &_o _o they_o egrely_a asseil_v ¶_o the_o king_n cheldrik_v &_o _o he_o many_o defendid_a they_o manly_a by_o their_o pover_fw-mi but_o king_n arthur_n &_o his_o man_n kill_v so_o monny_a saxon_n that_o never_o wo_v seyne_v such_o slaughter_n ¶_o and_o cheldrik_n &_o _o his_o man_n that_o be_v leave_v a_o live_v flee_v a_o way_n ¶_o and_o arthur_n they_o pursue_v and_o drive_v out_o they_o in_o to_o a_o wood_n that_o they_o may_v no_o ferth_o pass_v cheldrik_n &_o his_o man_n see_v well_o that_o they_o be_v bring_v in_o to_o much_o disese_v &_o _o them_z yield_v to_o arthur_n in_o this_o manner_n wise_a that_o he_o shall_v take_v their_o horse_n and_o their_o armur_n &_o all_o that_o they_o have_v they_o must_v onli_fw-la go_v on_o foot_n in_o to_o their_o shippis_fw-la and_o so_o they_o will_v go_v home_n in_o to_o there_o own_o land_n and_o never_o come_v again_o in_o to_o this_o land_n ¶_o and_o upon_o assurance_n of_o this_o thing_n they_o yeven_v he_o good_a hostage_n ¶_o and_o arthur_n by_o council_n of_o his_o man_n grant_v this_o thing_n and_o resave_v the_o hostage_n and_o there_o upon_o the_o other_o go_v to_o their_o ship_n ¶_o and_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o hy_z see_v the_o wind_n change_v as_o the_o devil_n it_o will_v and_o they_o turn_v their_o navy_n and_o come_v a_o yon_o to_o this_o land_n and_o arrive_v at_o totnesse_n &_o go_v out_o of_o the_o ship_n and_o take_v the_o land_n &_o clen_v rob_v it_o &_o much_o pepull_a slay_v and_o take_v all_o the_o armur_n that_o they_o may_v find_v and_o so_o they_o go_v forth_o till_o they_o come_v un_o to_o bath_n but_o the_o man_n of_o the_o town_n shitten_a fast_o their_o yate_n and_o nold_z not_o suffer_v they_o to_o come_v with_o in_o the_o toun_n and_o they_o defendit_fw-la they_o well_o and_o orped_o ayens_n they_o ¶_o how_o arthur_n yaf_a bataill_n un_fw-mi to_o the_o saxon_n when_o they_o come_v again_o in_o to_o this_o land_n &_o _o besege_v the_o town_n of_o bath_n &_o _o they_o over_o come_v when_o arthur_n herd_n this_o tide_n he_o let_v hang_v anon_o the_o hostage_n and_o left_a hoel_n of_o bretan_a his_o nepheu_fw-la for_o to_o keep_v the_o march_v towards_o scotlond_n with_o half_a his_o pepull_a and_o himself_o go_v to_o help_v and_o rescu_n the_o town_n of_o bath_n and_o when_o he_o come_v thede_a he_o yaf_v a_o strong_a bataill_n to_o childrik_n and_o kill_v almost_o all_o the_o peple_n that_o he_o had·_v for_o no_o man_n may_v he_o withstond_v ne_fw-la endure_v under_o thou_o stroke_n of_o his_o sword_n ¶_o and_o there_o both_o be_v slay_v colegrin_n &_o _o bladud_n his_o brether_z ¶_o and_o cheldrik_n flee_v then_n and_o will_v have_v go_v to_o his_o shippis_fw-la but_o when_o arthur_n it_o wist_v he_o take_v ten_o m_o knyghtis_n to_o cador_n that_o be_v earl_n of_o cornwaill_v for_o to_o let_v &_o _o stop_v his_o come_n ¶_o and_o arthur_n himself_o go_v towards_o the_o march_v of_o scotland_o for_o messenger_n tell_v hin_a that_o the_o scotty_n have_v besege_v hoil_n of_o bretan_n there_o that_o he_o lay_v seek_v and_o therefore_o he_o haste_v he_o thederward_o ¶_o and_o cador_n pursue_v after_o cheldrik_n &_o take_v he_o ere_fw-we he_o may_v come_v un_o to_o his_o shyppis_fw-la and_o kill_v cheldrik_n and_o his_o pepull_a ¶_o and_o when_o cador_n have_v do_v this_o voyage_n he_o haste_v hin_a again_o as_o fast_o os_fw-la he_o myhht_v towards_o arthur_n and_o fond_a he_o in_o scotland_n there_o that_o he_o have_v rescue_v hoel_n of_o britain_n but_o the_o scotty_n be_v for_o with_o in_o mounref_n and_o there_o they_o hold_v they_o a_o while_n but_o arthur_n they_o pursue_v &_o _o they_o flee_v then_n in_o to_o lymoigne_n that_o be_v in_o that_o cuntre_n lx_o isle_n and_o great_a plente_a of_o briddis_fw-la &_o _o great_a plente_a of_o egel_n that_o be_v won_v to_o cry_v and_o fight_v to_o geder_n and_o make_v great_a noise_n when_o folk_n come_v to_o rob_v that_o land_n and_o 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his_o time_n shall_v not_o fulli_fw-la be_v make_v a_o end_n of_o ¶_o and_o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o life_n a_o wolf_n of_o a_o strange_a land_n shall_v do_v he_o much_o harm_n &_o _o sorrow_n thurgh_n be_v but_o at_o the_o end_n the_o lamb_n shall_v be_v master_n thurgh_n help_v of_o a_o red_a fox_n that_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o northwest_n &_o he_o shall_v over_o cum_fw-la &_o _o the_o wolf_n shall_v die_v in_o water_n and_o after_o that_o time_n the_o lamb_n shall_v live_v no_o while_n bot_n he_o shall_v die_v ¶_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o strange_a land_n &_o _o they_z land_n shall_v be_v with_o out_o a_o governor_n a_o little_a tyme._n and_o after_o this_o time_n shall_v come_v a_o dragon_n mell_v with_o mercy_n and_o eke_v with_o wodenesse_n and_o that_o shall_v have_v a_o berde_n as_o a_o good_a that_o shall_v yef_n in_o englond_a shadow_n &_o shall_v keep_v the_o land_n from_o cold_a &_o _o hete_n &_o _o his_v on_o foot_n shall_v be_v set_v in_o wyke_a &_o _o that_o other_o in_o london_n and_o he_o shall_v enbrace_v in_o habitation_n and_o he_o shall_v opyn_v his_o mouth_n towards_o wales_n &_o _o the_fw-fr trimbil_v of_o the_o hidour_n of_o his_o mouth_n he_o ever_o be_v shall_v stretch_v towards_o money_n habitation_n and_o cuntre_n and_o his_o breath_n shall_v be_v full_a suete_fw-fr in_o strange_a land_n ¶_o and_o in_o his_o time_n shall_v the_o rever_v run_v blood_n and_o with_o brayn_n &_o _o he_o shall_v make_v in_o place_n of_o his_o land_n wall_n that_o shall_v do_v much_o harm_n un_fw-mi to_o his_o seed_n after_o his_o time_n ¶_o then_o shall_v there_o come_v a_o pepull_a out_o of_o the_o north_n west_n during_o his_o regne_fw-la that_o shall_v be_v lad_n thurgh_n out_o a_o wikked_a hare_n that_o the_o dragon_n shall_v do_v crown_n king_n that_o afterward_o shall_v flee_v ower_n the_o see_v with_o out_o come_n ayene_o for_o dread_n of_o the_o dragon_n ¶_o &_o _o in_o that_o time_n the_o son_n shall_v be_v as_o read_v as_o blood_n as_o man_n shall_v see_v thurgh_n out_o all_o the_o world_n that_o shall_v be_v tokyn_n great_a pestilence_n and_o death_n of_o folk_n thurgh_n dint_n of_o suerd_a and_o that_o pepull_a shall_v be_v fader_fw-mi les_fw-fr tile_n the_o time_n that_o the_o dragon_n die_v thurgh_n a_o hair_n that_o shall_v meve_v ayens_fw-fr he_o be_v un_fw-mi to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o life_n that_o shall_v not_o full_o be_v endit_n in_o his_o tyen_n ¶_o this_o dragon_n shall_v be_v hold_n in_o his_o tyin_n the_o best_a bodi_fw-la of_o the_o world_n and_o he_o shall_v die_v by_o side_n the_o march_n of_o a_o strange_a land_n &_o the_o land_n shall_v duel_n faderles_a with_o out_o a_o good_a govern_v and_o man_n shall_v weep_v for_o his_o death_n from_o the_o i_o will_v of_o shepey_a un_fw-fr to_o the_o haven_n of_o mareil_n ¶_o wharfor_o alas_o shall_v be_v their_o song_n of_o fadrole_n folk_n that_o shall_v over_o lyven_v in_o his_o land_n destruy_v and_o after_o this_o dragon_n shall_v come_v a_o good_a out_o of_o kar_n that_o shall_v have_v horn_n and_o a_o beard_n of_o silver_n and_o there_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o his_o nostril_n a_o domp_n that_o shall_v be_v tokyn_n hunger_n &_o _o sorrow_n and_o great_a death_n of_o the_o pepull_a and_o much_o of_o his_o land_n in_o the_o beginning_a of_o his_o regne_fw-la shall_v be_v waste_v ¶_o this_o good_a shall_v go_v over_o to_o france_n and_o shall_v opene_n the_o flour_n of_o his_o life_n and_o death_n in_o his_o time_n there_o shall_v a_o rise_v a_o eagle_n in_o cornwaill_v that_o shall_v have_v fetre_n of_o gold_n that_o of_o
pride_n shall_v be_v with_o out_o peer_n of_o the_o land_n &_o _o he_o shall_v despise_v lord_n of_o blood_n and_o after_o he_o shall_v flee_v shameful_o by_o a_o bear_v at_o gaversech_n and_o after_o shall_v be_v make_v breggis_n of_o man_n upon_o the_o cost_n of_o the_o see_v and_o stony_n shall_v fall_v fro_o castle_n &_o _o money_n other_o town_n shall_v be_v make_v plain_n ¶_o in_o this_o time_n shall_v seem_v that_o the_o bear_v shall_v brenne_n &_o _o a_o bataill_o shall_v be_v do_v upon_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o see_v in_o a_o fell_v ordain_v as_o a_o sheld_n ¶_o and_o at_o that_o bataill_n shall_v die_v moni_fw-la whit_n heedis_fw-la wherefore_o his_o batal_a shall_v be_v call_v the_o white_a batiill_v ¶_o and_o the_o forsay_v bear_v shall_v do_v this_o good_a much_o harm_n &_o _o it_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o south-west_n &_o of_o his_o blood_n than_o shall_v the_o good_a less_o much_o &_o _o of_o his_o land_n till_o at_o the_o time_n that_o shendship_n shall_v hin_v over_o cum_fw-la and_o than_o shall_v he_o clothe_v he_o in_o a_o lion_n skin_n and_o than_o shall_v he_o win_v that_o he_o have_v before_o lose_v and_o more_o there_o to_o ¶_o for_o a_o pepul_n shall_v come_v out_o of_o the_o northwest_n that_o shall_v make_v the_o good_a so_o soyr_n a_o dread_a &_o he_o shall_v a_o venge_v he_o of_o his_o enmy_n thurgh_n cuncel_n of_o two_o owl_n that_o first_o shall_v be_v in_o perel_n for_o to_o be_v un_fw-mi do_v but_o the_o old_a owl_n shall_v wend_v away_o a_o certain_a tyme._n and_o after_o he_o shall_v come_v again_o in_o to_o this_o land_n ¶_o thes_n two_o owl_n shall_v do_v great_a harm_n to_o money_n on_o &_o so_o they_o shall_v council_n the_o good_a to_o arere_z be_v ayens_n the_o forsay_v bear_v &_o _o at_o the_o last_o the_o good_a &_o the_o owl_n shall_v come_v at_o burton_n upon_o trent_n and_o shall_v wend_v over_o and_o for_o dread_a the_o bear_v shall_v flee_v and_o a_o swan_n with_o he_o from_o his_o company_n to_o burton_n towards_o the_o north_n &_o there_o they_o shall_v be_v with_o a_o hard_a shower_n and_o than_o the_o suan_n shall_v be_v take_v &_o slay_v with_o sorrow_n and_o the_o bear_v take_v and_o hede_v alther_n next_o his_o nest_n that_o shall_v stand_v upon_o a_o break_a brige_n on_o who_o the_o son_n shall_v cast_v his_o bemy_n and_o money_n shall_v he_o seek_v for_o virtue_n that_o from_o he_o shall_v come_v ¶_o in_o the_o same_o shall_v die_v for_o sorrow_n and_o care_n a_o pepul_a of_o his_o land_n so_o that_o money_n landis_fw-fr shall_v be_v upon_o he_o the_o more_o bold_a afterward_o and_o those_o two_o owl_n shall_v do_v much_o harm_n to_o the_o foresaid_a flour_n of_o life_n &_o _o her_o shall_v lede_n in_o to_o distress_n so_o that_o she_o shall_v pass_v over_o the_o see_v in_o to_o france_n for_o to_o make_v pee_z between_o thou_o good_a and_o the_o flourdelise_n and_o there_o she_o shall_v duel_n till_o a_o time_n that_o her_o seed_n shall_v come_v &_o sech_v she_o &_o they_o 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