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aliter_fw-la primitus_fw-la provenisse_fw-la asseruit_fw-la unde_fw-la in_o obsidione_fw-la civitatis_fw-la thebarum_n /_o cum_fw-la ipse_fw-la quodam_fw-la die_fw-la coram_fw-la suis_fw-la hostibus_fw-la ad_fw-la debellandum_fw-la se_fw-la obtulit_fw-la /_o ignis_fw-la de_fw-fr ceso_fw-la subito_fw-la super_fw-la veniens_fw-la ipsum_fw-la armatil_fw-la totaliter_fw-la in_o cineres_fw-la combussit_fw-la my_o son_n in_o all_o manner_n wise_a surquedrye_a be_v to_o despise_v whereof_o i_o find_v write_v thus_o the_o proud_a knight_n campaneus_n he_o be_v of_o such_o surquedrye_a that_o he_o through_o his_o chyvalrye_n upon_o himself_o so_o mochel_n trust_v that_o to_o the_o god_n he_o ne_fw-fr lust_n in_o no_o quarrel_n to_o beseech_v but_o say_v it_o be_v a_o idle_a speech_n which_o cause_n be_v of_o pure_a drede_n for_o lack_v of_o herte_fw-fr and_o for_o no_o need_n and_o upon_o such_o presumption_n he_o hold_v this_o proud_a opinion_n till_o at_o the_o last_o upon_o a_o day_n about_o 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