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your_o husbond_n and_o he_o shall_v pardon_n all_o the_o desplaysir_n that_o ever_o you_o do_v to_o he_o when_o the_o friar_fw-la have_v fynyssh_v his_o word_n vyenne_v answer_v to_o he_o say_v the_o bishop_n of_o saint_n laurence_n know_v well_o that_o be_v here_o pnsent_v that_o it_o be_v long_o since_o that_o if_o i_o will_v have_v be_v marry_v i_o may_v have_v be_v marry_v with_o more_o honour_n unto_o my_o fader_fw-mi than_z unto_o this_o moure_n for_o the_o soon_o of_o the_o duc_fw-fr of_o bourgoyne_n have_v espouse_v i_o if_o i_o will_v have_v consent_v but_o god_n have_v put_v i_o in_o such_o a_o maladye_o that_o i_o may_v not_o long_o live_v in_o this_o world_n and_o every_o day_n my_o maladye_o encreace_v &_o so_o enpayr_v i_o that_o i_o be_o half_a rot_a wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o to_o say_v to_o my_o fader_fw-mi that_o he_o hold_v i_o excuse_v for_o at_o this_o time_n i_o will_v not_o be_v marry_v then_o they_o take_v their_o leave_n of_o vyenue_n &_o recount_v alle_fw-mi this_o to_o the_o dolphyn_n thene_n the_o doulphyn_n say_v to_o the_o frere_fw-fr that_o he_o shall_v say_v it_o to_o the_o moure_n &_o so_o the_o frere_fw-fr tell_v it_o all_o to_o parys_n and_o thene_n parys_n which_o be_v afeard_a to_o less_o the_o love_n of_o vienne_fw-fr go_v for_o to_o see_v she_o in_o the_o prison_n with_o the_o frere_fw-fr and_o the_o bysshop_n of_o saint_n laurence_n thene_n when_o parys_n see_v vyenne_n in_o that_o disposicyon_n he_o have_v much_o great_a sorrow_n &_o great_a meruaille_fw-fr &_o than_o he_o make_v the_o frere_fw-fr to_o salewe_v she_o in_o his_o name_n and_z vyenne_n answer_v unto_o his_o greet_a curtoysly_a and_o the_o frere_fw-fr say_v in_o the_o name_n of_o parys_n madame_fw-fr you_o know_v well_o i_o have_v delyverd_v your_o fader_fw-mi out_o of_o the_o pryso_o whereof_o you_o ought_v to_o have_v singular_a play_n sir_n and_o yet_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v there_o if_o i_o have_v not_o holpen_v he_o out_o &_o he_o ê‘donneth_n you_o with_o good_a heart_n &_o good_a wylle_n all_o the_o desplaysir_n that_o ever_o you_o do_v against_o his_o playsir_n and_o pray_v you_o that_o you_o take_v i_o for_o your_o husbond_n &_o will_n that_o we_o have_v the_o lordship_n of_o the_o doulphyne_n &_o therefore_o i_o pray_v you_o that_o neither_o you_o nor_o i_o lose_v not_o this_o honour_n and_o yet_o more_o though_o this_o be_v not_o you_o ought_v not_o to_o disobey_v the_o ê¯maundemente_n of_o your_o fader_fw-mi and_o thene_n vienne_fw-fr answer_v to_o the_o frere_fw-fr as_o to_o the_o ê‘sone_n of_o parys_n say_v i_o know_v well_o that_o you_o have_v delyverd_v my_o fad_n out_o of_o prison_n not_o withstond_v my_o fader_fw-mi shall_v have_v such_o regard_n against_o you_o that_o you_o shall_v less_o no_n thing_n and_o i_o wot_v well_o that_o you_o be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a lygnage_n and_o be_v whorthy_a to_o have_v a_o gretter_n lady_n than_o i_o be_o but_o the_o bishop_n of_o saint_n laurence_n which_o be_v pnsent_n know_v well_o that_o for_o the_o maladye_o that_o i_o be_o in_o i_o may_v not_o long_o line_n &_o thene_n say_v the_o friar_fw-la in_o this_o name_n this_o be_v because_o i_o be_o a_o moure_n that_o you_o refuse_v i_o i_o ê“myse_v you_o that_o i_o shall_v become_v crysten_v but_o i_o think_v well_o that_o if_o you_o know_v who_o that_o i_o be_o and_o what_o i_o have_v leave_v for_o to_o bring_v your_o fader_fw-mi out_o of_o prison_n that_o you_o will_v preise_v i_o more_o than_o you_o do_v know_v you_o for_o certain_a that_o your_o fader_fw-mi shall_v be_v perjure_a for_o he_o have_v ê“myse_v that_o you_o shall_v be_v my_o wyf_v whereof_o you_o shall_v have_v blame_n therefore_o if_o
¶_o thy_o story_n of_o the_o right_n noble_a and_o worthy_a knight_n parys_n and_o of_o the_o fair_a vyenne_n the_o dolphin_n daughter_n of_o vyennoy_n here_o begyn_v thystorie_n of_o the_o noble_a right_a vaylliaunt_a &_o worthy_a knight_n paris_n and_z of_o the_o fair_a vyenne_n the_o daulphyn_n daughter_n of_o viennois_n the_o which_o suffer_v many_o adversitee_n because_o of_o their_o true_a love_n or_o they_o coude_fw-fr enyoye_v the_o effect_n thereof_o each_o of_o other_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n charles_n of_o france_n the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n crist_n m._n cc._o lxxi_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o vyennois_fw-fr a_o rich_a baron_n daulphyn_a and_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v name_v sir_n godefroy_n of_o alanson_n and_o be_v of_o the_o king_n kynrede_v of_o france_n the_o which_o daulphyn_n be_v right_o mighty_a and_o a_o great_a lord_n both_o in_o havoyr_n &_o in_o land_n and_o be_v a_o right_a wise_a man_n in_z so_o much_o that_o for_o his_o great_a 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thorugh_o his_o benignite_n hear_v their_o prayer_n and_o after_o his_o plaisir_fw-fr gaf_n unto_o they_o the_o viij_o year_n of_o their_o marriage_n a_o right_a fair_a daughter_n for_o the_o which_o great_a gladness_n &_o yoye_n be_v make_v through_o alle_fw-mi the_o daulphins_n land_n &_o the_o child_n be_v baptyse_v with_o great_a honour_n &_o joy_n &_o in_o token_n of_o great_a love_n they_o name_v her_o vyenne_n because_o the_o cite_v where_o she_o be_v bear_v in_o be_v call_v vyenne_n and_o this_o daughter_n be_v delyverid_fw-la unto_o anoble_a lady_n for_o to_o be_v norissh_v with_o she_o the_o which_o lady_n be_v of_o the_o say_v cyte_v and_o have_v a_o lytill_a daughter_n of_o the_o agae_fw-la of_o vyenne_n the_o which_o be_v name_v ysabel_n &_o so_o the_o fair_a vyenne_n be_v nouryssh_v wy_z t_o the_o same_o ysabel_n from_o her_o tender_a age_n unto_o many_o year_n after_o and_o so_o great_a love_n be_v bytwene_v they_o both_o that_o they_o call_v each_o other_o sister_n &_o the_o fair_a vienne_fw-fr grow_v &_o encreace_v ever_o in_o soverayn_a beaute_n &_o gentylnesse_n so_o that_o the_o renommee_n of_o her_o excellent_a beaute_n flouryssh_v not_o only_a thurgh_n all_o france_n but_o also_o thurgh_n all_o the_o royaume_n of_o englond_n and_o other_o countree_n it_o happen_v after_o she_o be_v xv_o year_n of_o aage_n that_o she_o be_v desire_v to_o marriage_n of_o many_o knight_n &_o great_a lord_n and_z at_o that_o time_n be_v in_o the_o daulphyn_n court_v amog_v many_o his_o knight_n a_z noble_a man_n of_o ancient_a lygnage_n &_o of_o fayrlonde_n the_o which_o be_v well_o byleve_v of_o the_o dauphin_n and_o of_o alle_fw-mi the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n &_o be_v call_v sir_n jakes_n this_o noble_a man_n have_v a_o much_o fair_a soon_o that_o have_v to_o name_n paris_n and_z his_o fader_fw-mi make_v he_o to_o be_v teach_v in_o all_o good_a custom_n &_o when_o he_o be_v xviij_o year_n of_o aage_n he_o be_v address_v to_o the_o dysciplyne_v of_o arm_n &_o 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with_o a_o young_a knight_n of_o the_o light_n of_o vyenne_n that_o hyght_n edward_n &_o be_v both_o of_o one_o age_n &_o moche_n love_v each_o other_o and_z as_o two_o brethren_n of_o arm_n go_v ever_o to_o guider_n there_o as_o they_o know_v any_o iou_v or_o apê‘tyse_n of_o arm_n to_o be_v have_v for_o to_o gete_a honour_n and_o weet_v it_o well_o that_o beside_o their_o worthiness_n in_o arm_n they_o be_v good_a musycyen_n playeng_v upon_o alle_fw-mi manner_n instrument_n of_o musyke_a &_o coude_fw-fr sing_v veray_v well_o but_o pare_v pass_v in_o alle_fw-mi point_n his_o felawe_n edward_n notwythstond_v edward_n be_v amorous_a already_o of_o a_o noble_a lady_n of_o the_o court_n of_o braban_n but_o parys_n as_o yet_o know_v nought_o of_o amorouste_a but_o not_o long_o after_o venê°_n the_o god_n of_o love_n fire_v his_o thought_n wy_fw-mi t_o the_o heart_n unto_o a_o noble_a young_a lady_n that_z be_v to_o wete_z the_o fair_a vyenne_n the_o daulphyn_n daughter_n of_o vyennoy_n that_o be_v his_o lyege_n lord_n &_o the_o more_o be_v grow_v towards_o his_o flower_n aage_v the_o more_o he_o be_v espryse_v &_o brenning_a of_o her_o love_n for_o the_o great_a beaute_fw-fr that_o be_v in_o she_o but_o parys_n think_v ever_o in_o his_o herte_n that_o his_o love_n be_v not_o wellykline_v cordable_a for_o he_o be_v not_o of_o so_o high_a lygnage_n as_o the_o noble_a maiden_n vienne_fw-fr be_v of_o &_o therefore_o parys_n keep_v his_o love_n secret_a that_o none_o shall_v ê‘ceyve_v if_o sauf_o edward_n his_o trusty_a felawe_n to_o who_o he_o break_v &_o show_v his_o counceyl_n and_o the_o fair_a vyenne_n ê‘ceyve_v not_o that_o parys_n be_v amorous_a of_o her_o nor_n parys_n also_o dare_v neither_o show_n nor_o say_v nothing_o to_o she_o of_o hit_n but_o the_o more_o that_o he_o see_v she_o the_o more_o grow_v the_o fire_n of_o love_n within_o himself_o ¶_o how_o parys_n and_o edward_n his_o felawe_n play_v wy_fw-mi t_o diverse_a instrument_n by_o night_n to_o before_o 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have_v well_o seen_v the_o adventure_n and_o will_v do_v no_o wrong_n unto_o the_o knight_n which_o be_v of_o great_a strenghte_n and_o may_v &_o anon_o send_v he_o a_o herald_n which_o say_v to_o he_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n that_o the_o king_n have_v well_o seem_v &_o well_o know_v that_o paris_n have_v vaynquyssh_v his_o knight_n notwithstannd_v if_o he_o will_v yet_o one_o return_n to_o the_o iouste_a by_o his_o noblesse_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v himself_o great_a honour_n &_o than_o parys_n maad_v his_o answer_n say_v that_o the_o beaute_n of_o his_o lady_n vyenne_n be_v so_o great_a that_o in_o all_o the_o world_n be_v none_o to_o her_o like_a that_o if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n he_o be_v ready_a for_o to_o furnysshe_v the_o iouste_n for_o his_o love_n against_o
his_o good_n and_o thing_n i_o shall_v be_v moche_n ioyoê°_n and_o the_o dolphin_n for_o the_o plaisir_fw-fr of_o his_o daughter_n say_v to_o she_o that_o it_o well_o playse_v to_o he_o &_o incontivent_v the_o dolphin_n do_v do_v delyver_v messyre_v iaques_z out_o of_o prison_n and_o do_v do_v return_n to_o hin_a all_o his_o good_n and_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v take_v from_o he_o whereof_o messyre_n jaques_n have_v great_a playsit_v for_o if_o he_o have_v abyden_n long_o i_o prison_n he_o have_v be_v deed_n for_o hunger_n for_o there_o be_v none_o that_o comfort_v hin_n but_o edward_o which_o ê¯fort_v hin_a the_o best_a wise_n he_o may_v &_o gaf_a to_o he_o daily_o that_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o his_o lyf_v when_o vyenne_n know_v that_o messire_n iaques_z be_v out_o of_o prison_n she_o be_v moche_o ioyeful_a &_o have_v great_a plaisir_fw-fr nevertheless_o all_o the_o ê¯solacyon_n of_o vyenne_n be_v when_o she_o may_v speak_v wy_fw-mi t_o edward_o of_o her_o love_n parys_n &_o thus_o she_o pass_v her_o time_n in_o right_a great_a pain_n &_o hevyne_n the_o best_a wise_n she_o may_v ¶_o how_o paris_n send_v a_o letter_n to_o his_o felawe_n edward_n now_o late_o we_o leave_v to_o speak_v of_o this_o matter_n and_o return_v we_o unto_o parys_n which_o abode_n in_o the_o cyte_n of_o go_v moche_n hevy_a &_o while_o this_o marriage_n be_v in_o trayry_n paris_n dwell_v in_o go_v out_o of_o all_o joy_n and_o playsaunce_n worldy_a &_o all_o for_o the_o love_n that_o he_o have_v to_o the_o fair_a vyenne_fw-fr who_o he_o have_v somoche_n at_o his_o heart_n and_o abode_n alle_fw-mi way_n in_o his_o lodging_n allone_n &_o by_o come_v so_o devoute_a &_o so_o humble_a towards_o god_n that_o it_o be_v great_a meruaylle_v and_o also_o for_o the_o good_a countenance_n that_o he_o make_v he_o be_v moche_n well_o belove_v of_o alle_fw-mi the_o noble_n &_o the_o peple_n of_o the_o cyte_n and_z they_o hold_v he_o for_o a_o noble_a man_n &_o say_v he_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o 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