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which_o of_o wisdom_n the_o virtue_n soughten_v unto_o the_o god_n first_o they_o besoughten_v as_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o their_o school_n that_o they_o ne_o shall_v not_o befole_v her_o wytre_n upon_o none_o erthly_a werke_n which_o be_v ayene_v the_o astate_n of_o clerk_n and_o that_o they_o myghten_v flee_v the_o vice_n which_o simon_n have_v in_o his_o offyce_v whereof_o he_o take_v gold_n in_o bond_n for_o thilk_o time_n i_o understonde_v the_o lumbarde_n make_v none_o eschaunge_v the_o bisshopryche_n for_o to_o change_v ne_o yet_o a_o letter_n for_o to_o send_v for_o dignyte_o /_o ne_z for_o provende_fw-la or_o cure_v /_o or_z without_o cure_v the_o church_n key_n in_o adventure_n of_o arm_n and_o of_o brigantaylle_n stand_v no_o thing_n then_o upon_o bataylle_n to_o fight_v or_o for_o to_o make_v cheste_n it_o think_v they_o then_o not_o honest_a but_o of_o symplycite_v and_o pacyence_n they_o maden_v then_o no_o defence_n the_o court_n of_o worldly_a regallie_o to_o they_o be_v then_o no_o bayllie_n the_o vain_a honour_n be_v nought_o desire_v which_o have_v the_o proud_a herte_n fire_v the_o humylite_n be_v tho_o withhold_v and_o pride_n be_v a_o vice_n hold_v of_o holy_a church_n the_o largess_n /_o yafe_a then_o and_o do_v great_a alms_n to_o pour_v man_n that_o have_v need_v they_o be_v eke_o chaste_a in_o word_n and_o deed_n whereof_o the_o people_n ensample_n take_v their_o lust_n be_v all_o upon_o the_o book_n or_o for_o to_o prithee_o or_o for_o to_o pray_v to_o wysse_o man_n the_o right_a way_n of_o such_o as_o stand_v of_o troth_n unler_v lo_n thus_o be_v peter_n bargester_v of_o they_o that_o thilk_o time_n be_v and_o thus_o come_v first_o to_o man_n ere_o the_o feyth_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o good_a through_o they_o that_o then_o be_v good_a and_o sober_a /_o and_z chaste_a /_o and_z large_a &_o wise_a and_o now_o man_n seyn_a be_v other_o wife_n simon_n the_o cause_n have_v undertake_v the_o world_n sword_n in_o hon_n be_v take_v and_o that_o be_v wonder_n netheles_o when_o christ_n himself_o have_v bide_v pee_z and_o set_v it_o in_o his_o testement_n how_o now_o that_o holy_a church_n be_v go_v of_o
bâ—as_v they_o be_v upon_o to_o see_v his_o leg_n they_o be_v make_v all_o of_o steel_n so_o be_v his_o foot_n also_o somdele_n and_o somedele_fw-la parte_fw-la to_o they_o be_v take_v of_o â—â—rthe_n which_o man_n pot_n make_v the_o â—â—ble_a mengled_a be_v with_o the_o strong_a so_o may_v it_o not_o stand_v long_o 〈…〉_o de_fw-fr quodam_fw-la sapide_fw-la grandi_fw-la qui_fw-la 〈…〉_o â—â—edatur_fw-la ab_fw-la excesso_fw-la mâ—_n 〈…〉_o cortue_n in_o same_o quasi_fw-la 〈…〉_o penitus_fw-la contriâ—it_fw-la ¶_o and_o though_o i_o think_v /_o that_o i_o sigh_v 〈…〉_o from_o a_o bylle_n a_o high_a 〈…〉_o of_o sudden_a aventure_n 〈…〉_o of_o this_o figure_n 〈…〉_o stone_n all_o to_o break_v be_v 〈…〉_o â—â—â—er_o the_o steel_n and_o bras_fw-fr 〈…〉_o powder_v bring_v 〈…〉_o â—â—â—ed_a in_o to_o nought_o 〈…〉_o â—â—â—â—tione_fw-la sommi_fw-it et_fw-la priâ—_n 〈…〉_o â—urei_fw-it 〈…〉_o be_v the_o swenen_fw-la which_o he_o have_v 〈…〉_o avoâ—e_v aâ—â—d_a 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o figure_n strange_a 〈◊〉_d â—eth_v how_o the_o world_n shall_v change_v 〈◊〉_d glass_n worth_a and_o lass_n 〈◊〉_d to_o nought_o all_o over_o pass_n 〈…〉_o and_o heed_n that_o weren_a gold_n 〈…〉_o how_o that_o betoken_v shall_v 〈◊〉_d thy_o world_n a_o noble_a a_o rich_a to_o which_o none_o after_o shall_v be_v lyche_n depectore_fw-la argenteo_fw-la ¶_o of_o â—â—er_n that_o be_v over_o forth_o 〈…〉_o a_o world_n of_o la_fw-fr e_o worth_a de_fw-fr ventre_fw-fr eneo_fw-la ¶_o and_o after_o that_o the_o â—ombe_n of_o bras_fw-fr â—oken_n of_o a_o be_v world_n it_o be_v the_o which_o steel_n he_o see_v afterward_o a_o world_n betoken_v more_o hard_a de_fw-fr tibeis_n ferreis_n ¶_o but_o yet_o the_o werste_fw-mi of_o every_o deal_n be_v last_o /_o that_z when_o of_o earth_n and_o steel_n he_o see_v the_o foot_n depart_v so_o for_o that_o betoken_v moche_n woe_n ¶_o de_n significatione_n pedum_fw-la que_fw-la ex_fw-la duabus_fw-la materus_a discordantibus_fw-la ad_fw-la inuseme_v divisi_fw-la extiterunt_fw-la ¶_o when_o that_o the_o world_n divide_v be_v it_o must_v algate_v fare_n amiss_o for_o earth_n /_o which_o mengled_a be_v with_o steel_n to_o gydre_n may_v not_o last_o we_o will_v but_o if_o that_o one_o that_o other_o waste_n so_o must_v it_o needs_o fall_v at_o the_o last_o ¶_o de_fw-fr sapide_fw-la statuam_fw-la confringente_fw-it the_o stone_n /_o which_o from_o that_o byl_o stage_n he_o see_v down_o fall_n on_o that_o image_n and_o have_v it_o in_o to_o poudre_fw-la break_v that_o sweven_n have_v daniel_n unloke_n and_o say_v /_o that_o it_o be_v god_n may_v which_o when_o man_n ween_v most_o upright_o to_o stone_v /_o shall_v they_o over_o cast_v and_o that_o be_v of_o this_o world_n the_o last_o and_o then_o a_o new_a shall_v begin_v from_o which_o a_o man_n shall_v never_o twin_v or_o all_o to_o pain_n /_o or_o all_z to_z pee_z that_o world_n shall_v last_o endless_a ¶_o hic_fw-la seribit_fw-la quasiter_n huius_fw-la seculi_fw-la regna_fw-la bariso_fw-la mutationibus_fw-la preut_fw-fr in_fw-la dicta_fw-la statue_n figurabatur_fw-la secundum_fw-la temporum_fw-la diftinetiones_fw-la sensibiliter_fw-la hactenus_fw-la duminuuntur_fw-la ¶_o lo_o thus_o expow_v daniel_n the_o king_n sweven_n fair_a and_o well_o in_o babylone_a the_o cyte_n where_o that_o the_o wise_a of_o laldee_n he_o couden_a wit_n what_o it_o ment_fw-la but_o be_v tell_v all_o the_o hoole_n intent_n as_o in_o party_n it_o be_v befalle_fw-mi of_o gold_n the_o first_o regne_fw-la of_o all_o ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la aureo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la statue_n designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la nabugodonosoria_n regis_fw-la casdee_n usque_fw-la in_o regmi_fw-la cyri_n regis_fw-la persaril_n be_v in_o that_o king_n time_n tho_o and_o last_v many_o day_n so_o there_o /_o while_o that_o the_o monarchye_a of_o all_o the_o world_n in_o that_o party_n to_o babylone_o be_v subgette_v and_o hold_v he_o still_o in_o such_o a_o plight_n till_o that_o the_o world_n begin_v dyverse_a and_o that_o be_v /_o when_o the_o king_n of_o perseus_n which_o lyrus_n hyght_n /_o again_o the_o pee_z forth_o with_o his_o son_n lambyses_n of_o babylone_a all_o that_o empire_n right_o as_o they_o will_v themselves_o desire_v put_v under_o in_o subjection_n and_o take_v it_o in_o possession_n and_o slay_v be_v baltasar_n the_o king_n which_o lose_v his_o reign_n /_o &_o all_o his_o thing_n ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la argent_v /_o quod_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la ipsius_fw-la regis_fw-la cyri_n usque_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la alexandri_fw-la regis_fw-la macedon_n ¶_o and_o thus_o when_o they_o have_v it_o win_v the_o world_n of_o silver_n be_v begin_v and_o that_o of_o gold_n be_v pass_v out_o and_o in_o thus_o wise_a it_o go_v about_o in_o to_o the_o reign_n of_o darius_n and_o than_o it_o felle_n to_o perseus_n thus_o there_o alexander_n put_v they_o under_o which_o wrought_v of_o arm_n many_o a_o wonder_n so_o that_o the_o monarchy_n leave_v with_o greek_n /_o and_z their_o astate_n up_o leave_v and_o persiens_n go_v under_o foot_n so_o suffer_v they_o /_o that_z needs_o may_v ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la eneo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o venfte_n designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la ipsius_fw-la alexandri_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la julu_fw-fr romanorum_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la ¶_o and_o though_o the_o world_n begin_v of_o bras_fw-fr and_o that_o of_o silver_n end_v be_v but_o for_o the_o time_n thus_o it_o last_o till_o it_o befelle_fw-fr /_o that_o at_o last_o this_o king_n /_o when_o that_o his_o day_n be_v come_v with_o strength_n of_o dethe_v be_v overcome_v and_o netheles_o yet_o or_o he_o die_v he_o shape_z his_o reign_n to_o divide_v to_o knight_n /_o which_o he_o have_v serve_v and_o after_o that_o they_o have_v deserve_v yafe_a the_o conquest_n /_o that_o he_o win_v whereof_o great_a be_v though_o begin_v among_o they_o /_o that_z the_o reign_v have_v through_o proud_a envy_n /_o which_o them_z lad_n till_o it_o befelle_v ayene_v they_o thus_o the_o noble_a lesar_n julius_n which_o tho_o be_v king_n of_o rome_n land_n with_o great_a batayle_n /_o and_z strong_a honde_n all_o grece_n /_o perseus_n /_o and_o chaldee_n win_v /_o and_o put_v under_o so_o that_o he_o not_o all_o only_a of_o thorient_a but_o all_o the_o march_v of_o thoccident_n govern_v under_o his_o empire_n as_o he_o that_o be_v holle_fw-ge lord_n and_o sire_n and_o hold_v through_o his_o chyvalrye_n of_o all_o the_o world_n the_o monarchye_a and_o be_v the_o first_o of_o that_o honour_n which_o take_v name_n of_o emperor_n ¶_o de_fw-fr seculo_fw-la ferreo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o tibiis_fw-la designatum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la julu_fw-fr cesaris_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o regnum_fw-la caro_fw-la si_fw-la magni_fw-la regis_fw-la francorum_fw-la ¶_o where_o rome_n than_o will_v assail_v there_o may_v no_o thing_n contrevayle_v but_o every_o country_n must_v obey_v though_o go_v the_o reign_n of_o bras_fw-fr aweye_n and_o come_fw-mi be_v the_o world_n of_o steel_n and_o stand_v above_o upon_o the_o wheel_v as_o steel_n be_v hard_a in_o his_o kind_n above_o all_o other_o /_o that_z man_n find_v of_o metal_n /_o such_o be_v rome_n though_o the_o myghty_a /_o and_o last_o so_o long_o time_n among_o the_o romayn_v till_o they_o become_v so_o vylayn_v that_o the_o emperor_n leo_n with_o constaunce_n his_o son_n also_o the_o patrimonye_n /_o and_o the_o rychesse_n which_o to_o sylvester_n in_o pure_a alms_n the_o first_o constantinus_n leave_v from_o holy_a church_n they_o bereave_v but_o adryan_n /_o which_o pope_n be_v and_o see_v the_o mischief_n of_o this_o case_z goth_z in_z to_o france_n for_o to_o plain_n and_o pray_v the_o great_a charlemagne_n for_o chryste_n sake_n /_o and_o soul_n heel_n that_o he_o will_v take_v the_o quarrel_n of_o holy_a church_n in_o his_o defence_n and_o charles_n /_o for_z the_o reverence_n of_o god_n /_o the_o cause_n have_v undertake_v and_o with_o his_o host_n the_o way_n have_v take_v over_o the_o mount_n of_o lumbardye_n of_o rome_n /_o and_o all_o the_o tyranny_n with_o bloody_a sword_n he_o overcome_v and_o the_o city_n with_o strength_n nome_fw-mi in_o such_o a_o wise_n /_o and_o there_o he_o wrought_v that_o holy_a church_n ayene_n he_o bring_v in_o to_o fraunchyse_n /_o and_o do_v restore_v the_o pope_n lust_n and_o yaf_n he_o more_o and_o thus_o when_o he_o his_o god_n have_v serve_v /_o he_o take_v as_o he_o have_v well_o deserve_v the_o diadem_n and_o be_v coroun_v of_o rome_n and_o thus_o be_v abandon_v the_o empire_n /_o which_o come_v never_o again_o in_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o no_o roman_n but_o a_o long_a time_n it_o stand_v still_o under_o the_o frenss_n he_o king_n wylle_v till_o that_o fortune_n she_o wheel_v so_o lad_n that_o afterward_o the_o lombard_n it_n have_v â—â—t_n by_o the_o sword_n but_o by_o the_o suffraunce_n 〈…〉_o that_o though_o be_v king_n of_o france_n 〈◊〉_d carl_n caluus_fw-la clepe_v be_v 〈◊〉_d he_o
if_o any_o other_o thing_n but_o that_o thou_o haste_v of_o my_o teaching_n from_o death_n thy_o body_n may_v respite_n i_o will_v the_o of_o thy_o troth_n acquit_v and_o else_o by_o none_o other_o weigh_v now_o harken_v i_o what_o i_o shall_v seye_v ¶_o when_o thou_o be_v come_v into_o the_o place_n where_o now_o they_o maken_v great_a menace_v and_o upon_o thy_o come_v abide_v they_o will_v anon_o the_o same_o tide_n oppose_v the_o of_o thy_o answer_n i_o wot_v thou_o wolt_fw-ge no_o thing_n forbere_fw-la of_o that_o thou_o weneste_a be_v thy_o best_a and_o if_o thou_o myghteste_v so_o find_v rest_n well_o be_v for_o than_o be_v there_o no_o more_o and_o else_o this_o shall_v be_v my_o lore_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v upon_o this_o mould_n that_o all_o woman_n leve_v will_v be_v soverayne_a of_o man_n love_n for_o what_o woman_n be_v so_o above_o she_o have_v as_o who_o say_v all_o her_o will_n and_o else_o may_v she_o nought_o fulfylle_v what_o thing_n be_v she_o leve_v have_v 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they_o be_v after_o fain_o and_o son_n if_o that_o thou_o wolt_fw-ge record_n the_o virtue_n of_o misericorde_fw-la thou_o sigh_v never_o thilk_o place_n where_o it_o be_v use_v lack_v grace_n for_o every_o law_n and_o every_o kind_n the_o man_n wit_n to_o mercy_n bind_v and_o namely_o the_o worthy_a knight_n when_o that_o they_o stonden_v most_o uprighte_n and_o be_v most_o mighty_a for_o to_o greve_v they_o shulden_v thenne_v most_o releve_n tim_n who_o they_o myghten_v overthrow_n and_o by_o ensample_n may_v man_n know_v ☞_o hic_fw-la ponit_fw-la confessor_n exemplum_fw-la de_fw-la pielate_fw-la contra_fw-la homicidium_fw-la in_o guerris_fw-la /_o habenda_fw-la et_fw-la narrat_fw-la qualiter_fw-la achilles_n una_fw-la cum_fw-la filio_fw-la svo_fw-la contra_fw-la regem_fw-la mesee_n qui_fw-la tunc_fw-la theucer_n vocabatur_fw-la
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a_o wise_n ☞_o nota_fw-la de_fw-fr amore_fw-la charitatis_fw-la ubi_fw-la dicit_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la diliget_fw-la /_o manet_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la who_o love_v not_o as_o here_o be_v deed_n for_o love_n above_o all_o other_o be_v heed_n which_o have_v the_o virtue_n for_o to_o lede_n of_o all_o that_o unto_o man_n deed_n belong_v for_o of_o ydelshyp_n he_o hate_v all_o the_o felaushyp_n for_o slouthe_n be_v ever_o to_o despise_v which_o in_o disdain_n have_v all_o appryse_n and_o that_o acord_v nought_o to_o man_n for_o he_o that_o wit_n and_o reason_n can_v it_o sit_v he_o well_o that_o he_o travail_n upon_o such_o thing_n which_o may_v avayle_v for_o ydelshyp_n be_v nought_o commend_v but_o every_o law_n it_o have_v defend_v and_o in_o ensample_n thereupon_o the_o noble_a wise_n solomon_n which_o have_v of_o every_o thing_n insyght_n seyth_n as_o the_o bird_n to_o the_o flight_n ben_fw-mi make_v so_o the_o man_n be_v bear_v to_o labour_n which_o be_v nought_o forbear_v to_o 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et_fw-la merita_fw-la perpetuata_fw-la parat_fw-la ☞_o hic_fw-la loquor_fw-la contra_fw-la ocioso_n quoscumque_fw-la et_fw-la maxim_n contra_fw-la istos_fw-la qui_fw-la excellentis_fw-la prudencie_n ingenium_fw-la habentes_fw-la absque_fw-la fructu_fw-la operum_fw-la torpescunt_fw-la et_fw-la ponit_fw-la exemplum_fw-la de_fw-la diligencia_fw-la predecessorum_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la tocius_fw-la humani_fw-la generis_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la et_fw-la auxilium_fw-la suis_fw-la continuis_fw-la laboribus_fw-la et_fw-la studus_fw-la gracia_fw-la mediante_fw-la divina_fw-la art_n et_fw-la sciencias_fw-la primitus_fw-la invenerunt_fw-la â§_o of_o every_o wysdome_n the_o parfyt_n ♣_o the_o high_a god_n of_o his_o spyryt_n yafe_a to_o man_n in_o earth_n here_o upon_o the_o form_n and_o the_o matter_n of_o that_o he_o will_v make_v they_o wise_a and_o thus_o come_v in_o the_o
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this_o matere_fw-la ¶_o now_o list_v my_o son_n &_o thou_o shall_v here_o so_o as_o it_o have_v be_v befall_v er_fw-mi this_o in_o love_n cause_n how_o that_o it_o be_v a_o man_n to_o take_v by_o ravyne_fw-mi the_o prey_n which_o be_v feminyne_o ¶_o hic_fw-la ponit_fw-la exemplum_fw-la contra_fw-la istos_fw-la in_o amoris_fw-la causa_fw-la raptores_fw-la et_fw-la narrat_fw-la qualiter_fw-la pandion_n tex_fw-la athen_a ii_o filias_fw-la vez_fw-fr prognen_n &_o philomenan_n habuit_fw-la progne_n autem_fw-la regi_fw-la tracie_n therreo_fw-la desponsata_fw-la contigit_fw-la quod_fw-la cum_fw-la tereus_n ad_fw-la instantiam_fw-la uxoris_fw-la sue_v philomenam_fw-la the_o athen_a in_o traciam_fw-la sororie_n visitationis_fw-la causa_fw-la secum_fw-la quadam_fw-la vice_fw-la perduceret_fw-la in_o concupiscentiam_fw-la philomene_n tanta_fw-la seneritate_fw-la in_o itinere_fw-la dilapsus_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la sue_v violentia_fw-la rapine_n virginitatem_fw-la eius_fw-la oppressit_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la ipsius_fw-la linguam_fw-la ne_fw-la factum_fw-la detegeret_fw-la forcipe_fw-la mitula_fw-la nit_n unde_fw-la imperpetue_n memory_n ceonicam_fw-la tanti_fw-la raptoris_fw-la austeritatem_fw-la miro_fw-la ordine_fw-la dii_o postea_fw-la vindicarunt_fw-la ¶_o there_o be_v a_o ryall_n noble_a king_n a_o rich_a of_o all_o world_n thing_n which_o of_o his_o proper_a inheritance_n athenis_fw-la have_v in_o governance_n and_o who_o so_o thynk_v thereupon_o his_o name_n be_v king_n pandion_n two_o doughter_n have_v he_o by_o his_o wife_n the_o which_o he_o love_v as_o his_o life_n the_o first_o daughter_n progne_n hyght_n and_o the_o second_o as_o she_o well_o may_v be_v clepe_v fair_a philomene_n to_o who_o fall_v after_o mochel_n tene_z the_o father_n of_o his_o purueaunce_n his_o daughter_n progne_n will_v avarice_n and_o gaâ—e_v she_o unto_o marriage_n a_o worthy_a king_n of_o high_a lineage_n a_o noble_a knight_n eke_o of_o 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grace_n so_o that_o out_o of_o his_o derke_n place_n he_o go_v he_o up_o in_o to_o the_o light_n and_o with_o he_o come_v that_o sweet_a wight_n his_o daughter_n thayse_v and_o forth_o anon_o they_o both_o into_o the_o cabin_n go_v which_o be_v ordain_v for_o the_o king_n and_o there_o he_o do_v of_o all_o his_o thing_n and_o be_v array_v ryal_o and_o out_o he_o come_v all_o open_o where_o athenagoras_n be_v fond_a which_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o the_o land_n he_o pray_v the_o king_n to_o come_v and_o see_v his_o castle_n both_o and_o his_o cite_v and_o thus_o they_o go_v forthall_o in_o fere_n this_o king_n this_o lord_n this_o maiden_n dear_a this_o lord_n though_o make_v they_o rich_a feste_fw-la with_o every_o thing_n which_o be_v honest_a to_o please_v with_o this_o worthy_a king_n there_o lack_v they_o no_o manner_n thing_n but_o yet_o for_o all_o his_o noble_a array_n wyveles_a he_o be_v unto_o that_o day_n as_o he_o that_o yet_o be_v of_o young_a age_n so_o fill_v there_o in_o to_o his_o courage_n the_o lusty_a woe_n the_o glad_a pain_n of_o love_n which_o no_o man_n restrain_v yet_o never_o may_v as_o now_o tofore_o this_o lord_n thynk_v all_o this_o world_n lore_n but_o if_o the_o king_n will_v do_v he_o grace_n he_o wait_v time_n he_o wait_v place_n he_o think_v his_o herte_n will_v to_o break_v till_o he_o may_v to_o this_o maid_n speak_v and_o to_o she_o fader_fw-mi eke_o also_o for_o marriage_n and_o it_o fill_v so_o that_o all_o be_v do_v right_o as_o he_o think_v his_o purpose_n to_o a_o end_n he_o bring_v she_o wed_v he_o as_o for_o her_o lord_n thus_o be_v they_o all_o of_o one_o accord_n ¶_o qualter_n appolinus_n una_fw-la cum_fw-la filia_fw-la et_fw-la eius_fw-la marito_fw-la navim_fw-la ingredientes_fw-la a_o mitilena_n usque_fw-la tharsim_fw-la cursum_fw-la proposuerunt_fw-la sed_fw-la appolinus_n in_a sompnis_fw-la admottus_fw-la versus_fw-la ephesim_n ut_fw-la ibidenin_n templo_fw-la dia_n ne_fw-la sacrificaret_fw-la vela_fw-la per_fw-la mare_fw-la divertit_fw-la ¶_o when_o all_o be_v do_v right_a as_o they_o will_v the_o king_n unto_o his_o son_n tell_v of_o tharse_n thilk_o trayterye_n and_o say_v how_o in_o his_o company_n his_o daughter_n and_o he_o seluen_o eke_o shall_v go_v vengeance_n for_o to_o seek_v the_o ship_n be_v ready_a son_n and_o when_o they_o see_v it_o be_v to_o do_v without_o let_v of_o any_o go_v with_o sail_n up_o draw_v forth_o they_o go_v toward_o tharse_n upon_o the_o tide_n but_o he_o that_o wot_v what_o shall_v betide_v the_o high_a god_n which_o will_v he_o keep_v when_o that_o this_o king_n be_v fast_o a_o sleep_v by_o nyghte_n time_n he_o have_v he_o bede_fw-mi to_o sail_v unto_o another_o stead_n to_o ephesym_n he_o bid_v he_o draw_v and_o as_o it_o be_v that_o time_n law_n he_o shall_v do_v there_o his_o sacryfyce_n and_o eke_o he_o bid_v in_o all_o wise_n that_o in_o the_o temple_n amongst_o all_o his_o fortune_n as_o it_o be_v befalle_o touchinge_v his_o daughter_n and_o his_o wife_n he_o shall_v be_v know_v upon_o his_o life_n the_o king_n of_o this_o avision_n have_v great_a ymagination_n what_o thing_n it_o signify_v may_v and_o nethelesse_o when_o it_o be_v day_n he_o bid_v cast_v anchor_n and_o abode_n and_o while_o that_o he_o on_o anchor_n ride_v the_o wound_n that_o be_v tofore_o strange_a upon_o the_o point_n begin_v to_o change_v and_o torn_v thyder_n as_o it_o shall_v though_o know_v he_o well_o that_o god_n it_o will_v and_o bid_v the_o master_n make_v he_o yare_a tofore_o the_o wound_n for_o he_o will_v fare_v to_o ephesym_n and_o so_o he_o deed_n and_o when_o he_o come_v in_o to_o the_o stead_n where_o as_o he_o shall_v land_v he_o lond_v with_o all_o the_o haste_n he_o may_v and_o fond_v to_o shape_a he_o in_o such_o a_o wise_n that_o he_o may_v by_o the_o morrow_n arise_v and_o do_v after_o the_o maundement_n of_o he_o which_o have_v he_o thider_v send_v and_o in_o the_o wise_a that_o he_o think_v upon_o the_o morrow_n so_o he_o wrought_v his_o 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