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both_o the_o king_n of_o armenia_n and_o macedonia_n have_v disloyal_o forget_v their_o promise_n to_o you_o seek_v to_o win_v her_o love_n to_o themselves_o which_o dishonour_n she_o can_v endure_v to_o be_v do_v against_o you_o delfurno_n be_v much_o grieve_v to_o hear_v that_o yet_o hope_v to_o prevent_v they_o both_o he_o quiet_v himself_o deliver_v his_o signet_n to_o montelyon_n with_o many_o thanks_n and_o much_o entreaty_n desire_v he_o to_o be_v careful_a that_o nothing_o may_v prevent_v their_o purpose_n montelyon_n be_v glad_a of_o this_o think_v not_o so_o to_o end_v but_o present_o go_v to_o the_o queen_n of_o macedonia_n tell_v she_o the_o king_n complot_n for_o convey_v of_o philotheta_n thence_o show_v she_o his_o signet_n which_o when_o she_o behold_v exceed_a grief_n possess_v her_o heart_n to_o think_v of_o his_o disloyalty_n montelyon_n see_v that_o say_v notwithstanding_o he_o have_v attempt_v this_o i_o know_v the_o lady_n virtue_n to_o be_v such_o as_o she_o 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thy_o life_n shall_v not_o satisfy_v the_o dishonour_n thou_o have_v do_v us._n with_o that_o he_o draw_v his_o sword_n and_o he_o start_v from_o his_o bed_n to_o reach_v his_o to_o defend_v himself_o in_o which_o time_n the_o k._n of_o armenia_n catch_v hold_n on_o she_o as_o she_o lay_v draw_v she_o forth_o into_o the_o floor_n where_o behold_v she_o he_o be_v then_o much_o more_o enrage_a be_v ready_a to_o kill_v she_o but_o that_o the_o king_n of_o macedonia_n prevent_v he_o who_o likewise_o see_v she_o stand_v as_o one_o amaze_v while_o she_o haste_v to_o apparel_v herself_o and_o run_v from_o thence_o unto_o the_o palace_n the_o king_n of_o armenia_n vow_v revenge_n go_v from_o the_o macedonian_a tent_n and_o present_o cause_v his_o drum_n to_o strike_v up_o alarm_n and_o command_v his_o soldier_n to_o destroy_v the_o macedonian_n who_o according_a to_o his_o command_n sudden_o set_v upon_o they_o that_o there_o begin_v a_o exceed_a slaughter_n among_o they_o the_o emperor_n 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signet_n which_o at_o my_o earnest_a entreaty_n he_o deliver_v i_o i_o think_v to_o surprise_v you_o there_o come_v thither_o where_o the_o emperor_n as_o i_o now_o perceive_v meet_v i_o who_o i_o take_v to_o be_v yourself_o and_o he_o take_v i_o to_o be_v philotheta_n that_o go_v to_o bernard_n cell_n i_o still_o conceal_v myself_o think_v i_o have_v not_o offend_v but_o now_o i_o see_v i_o be_o betray_v lady_n qd_n he_o i_o willing_o pardon_v this_o fault_n have_v commit_v the_o same_o with_o the_o queen_n of_o armenia_n and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n deceive_v by_o honorius_n the_o emperor_n hear_v that_o send_v a_o messenger_n to_o see_v if_o philotheta_n be_v in_o the_o court_n but_o he_o return_v news_n that_o both_o she_o and_o honorius_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v the_o emperor_n then_o say_v that_o knight_n have_v dereive_v we_o all_o therefore_o let_v we_o be_v friend_n content_v qd_n the_o king_n of_o macedonia_n by_o heaven_n qd_n the_o king_n of_o armenia_n i_o will_v 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the_o city_n chap._n xlvi_o how_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o oracle_n and_o persicles_n sudden_o issue_v out_o destroy_v the_o whole_a armenian_a host_n montelyon_n know_v that_o some_o stratagem_n will_v follow_v his_o last_o night_n policy_n after_o he_o have_v submit_v himself_o to_o his_o parent_n &_o the_o emperor_n he_o arm_v himself_o in_o the_o armour_n which_o be_v give_v he_o by_o the_o hesperian_a nymsh_n &_o present_o mount_v himself_o lead_v his_o sixty_o thousand_o soldier_n forth_o of_o the_o city_n which_o likewise_o he_o perform_v before_o the_o emperor_n or_o persicles_n hear_v thereof_o who_o at_o last_o be_v certify_v send_v for_o he_o to_o know_v the_o cause_n this_o night_n qd_n he_o shall_v we_o surprise_v our_o enemy_n who_o be_v now_o together_o by_o the_o care_n within_o themselves_o persicles_n thereupon_o arm_v himself_o and_o deloratus_n pisor_n cothanes_n and_o many_o other_o knight_n of_o great_a esteem_n march_v thither_o ward_n where_o they_o hear_v 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