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judeus_n pede_a cum_n paganos_fw-la equi_fw-la tante_fw-la iteneravit_fw-la prr_n desertum_fw-la et_fw-la ipsum_fw-la de_fw-fr fide_fw-la sva_fw-la interrogavit_fw-la ☞_o to_o do_v pyte_n support_v and_o grace_v the_o philosophre_n upon_o a_o place_n in_o his_o writenge_n of_o day_n old_a a_o tale_n of_o great_a ensample_n tell_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o macedoyne_n how_o between_o cayr_n and_o babyloyne_n when_o come_fw-mi be_v the_o summer_n hete_n it_o happen_v two_o man_n for_o to_o mete_v as_o they_o shall_v entre_fw-fr in_o a_o paa_n where_o that_o the_o wyldernesse_n be_v and_o as_o they_o go_v forth_o spekende_v under_o the_o large_a wood_n end_v that_o o_o man_n ask_v of_o that_o other_o what_o man_n be_v thou_o my_o lief_a brother_n which_o be_v thy_o creance_n and_o thy_o feyth_n i_o be_o paynym_a that_o other_o say_v
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mutabile_fw-la cameliontis_fw-la 〈…〉_o â—â—egnis_fw-la sunt_fw-la nova_fw-la iura_fw-la novis_fw-la 〈…〉_o â—pâ—uerant_fw-la solidissima_fw-la sicque_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la â—â—â—cantur_fw-la nâ—â—_n eo_fw-la contra_fw-la quietis_fw-la habent_fw-la 〈…〉_o â—eâ—â—coâ—e_o ut_fw-la dicunt_fw-la secundum_fw-la temâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o â—â—icet_fw-la tempore_fw-la regio_fw-la riâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o secundâ—_n anno_fw-la regni_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—to_fw-la decimo_fw-la ¶_o if_o i_o shall_v draw_v in_o to_o my_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—me_n pass_v than_o i_o find_v 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—ide_n stand_v in_o all_o his_o welthe_n 〈…〉_o the_o life_n of_o man_n in_o health_n 〈…〉_o plâ—nte_fw-it though_o be_v rychesse_n 〈◊〉_d the_o fortune_n though_o be_v prowess_n 〈…〉_o knyghthode_n in_o pry_v by_o name_n 〈…〉_o the_o wide_a world_n fame_n 〈…〉_o cronycle_n be_v yet_o withhold_v 〈…〉_o â—â—we_n thâ—_n be_v hold_v 〈…〉_o â—â—â—â—â—â—ge_n oâ—_n regalye_o 〈…〉_o use_v all_o the_o baronye_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—pped_v be_v in_o his_o astate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d es_fw-ge know_v no_o debate_n 〈◊〉_d people_n stand_v in_o obeisance_n 〈◊〉_d the_o rule_n of_o governaunce_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—â—s_n with_o rightwysnesse_n keste_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d â—arite_n though_o stand_v in_o rest_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—â—nes_n herte_v the_o courage_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—wed_v then_o in_o the_o visage_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—de_v be_v like_o to_o the_o conceit_n 〈◊〉_d semblaunt_n of_o deceit_n 〈◊〉_d be_v there_o unenuied_a love_n 〈◊〉_d be_v virtue_n set_v above_o aâ—â—â—â—ce_n be_v put_v under_o foot_n now_o staâ—te_fw-la the_o crope_n under_o the_o rote_n the_o world_n be_v change_v overall_a and_o thereof_o most_o in_o special_a that_o love_n be_v fall_n in_o to_o discord_n and_o that_o i_o take_v in_o to_o record_n of_o every_o land_n for_o his_o party_n the_o come_fw-mi voice_n /_o which_o may_v not_o lie_v nought_o upon_o one_o but_o upon_o all_o be_v that_o man_n now_o clepe_v and_o call_v and_o seyn_v /_o that_o reign_v be_v divide_v in_o stead_n of_o love_n be_v hate_v guide_v the_o 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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 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uâ—ori_fw-la sue_v regine_v porrexit_fw-la dicens_fw-la bibe_n cum_fw-la paâ—â—â—_n tuo_fw-la /_o quod_fw-la et_fw-fr ipsa_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la operis_fw-la â—â—nara_fw-la fecit_fw-la quo_fw-la facto_fw-la rex_fw-la statim_fw-la super_fw-la his_fw-la que_fw-la â—â—prius_fw-la gesta_fw-la fuerant_fw-la cunctis_fw-la audientibus_fw-la per_fw-la singuâ—â—_fw-la se_fw-la â—actavit_fw-la regina_fw-la vero_fw-la cum_fw-la talia_fw-la audiffet_fw-fr animo_fw-la celato_fw-la factum_fw-la abhoren_n in_fw-la mortem_fw-la dni_fw-la svi_fw-la regis_fw-la circumspecta_fw-la industria_fw-la conspiravit_fw-la ipsum_fw-la que_fw-la auxiliantibus_fw-la glodesida_n et_fw-la helmege_fw-la brem_fw-la fuâ—_n secuto_fw-la tempore_fw-la inter_fw-la fecit_fw-la /_o cuin_n mortem_fw-la dux_fw-la ravenensis_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o corpus_fw-la regine_v quam_fw-la svorum_fw-la fautorum_fw-la postea_fw-la vindicavit_fw-la ¶_o of_o they_o that_o we_o lombard_n now_o call_v albinus_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o 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and_o eke_o his_o land_n defend_v with_o his_o own_o honde_n and_o sleen_n if_o be_v may_v no_o bet_n after_o the_o law_n which_o be_v set_v ¶_o now_o father_n than_o i_o you_o beseech_v of_o they_o that_o deed_o werre_v seche_v in_o world_n cause_n and_o sheden_fw-mi blood_n if_o such_o a_o homicide_n be_v good_a confessor_n ¶_o my_o son_n upon_o thy_o question_n the_o troth_n of_o my_o opinion_n all_o be_v ferforth_o as_o my_o wit_n arech_v and_o as_o the_o plain_a law_n teach_v i_o will_v the_o tell_v in_o evydence_n to_o rule_v with_o thy_o conscience_n quod_fw-la â—reat_fw-la ipse_fw-la deê°_n necat_fw-la hoc_fw-la homicida_fw-la creatum_fw-la vltor_n et_fw-la humano_fw-la sanguine_fw-la spargit_fw-la humum_fw-la ut_fw-la pecoris_fw-la sic_fw-la est_fw-la hoins_fw-fr cruor_fw-la heu_fw-la modo_fw-la fusus_fw-la victa_fw-la iacet_fw-la pietas_fw-la et_fw-la furor_fw-la urget_fw-la opus_fw-la angelus_n in_fw-la terra_fw-la pax_fw-la dixit_fw-la et_fw-la ultima_fw-la christi_fw-la 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over_o all_o a_o purue_a our_o and_o a_o espy_v for_o right_a as_o of_o a_o hungry_a by_fw-mi the_o storue_a beast_n be_v await_v right_o so_o be_v covetyse_v affayted_a to_o look_v where_o be_v may_v purchase_v for_o by_o his_o will_v be_v will_v enbrace_v all_o that_o this_o wide_a wolrde_n beclyp_v but_o ever_o be_v somewhat_o overhyp_v that_o he_o may_v nought_o all_o fulfylle_v the_o lust_n of_o his_o greedy_a wylle_n but_o where_o it_o fall_v in_o a_o land_n that_o covetyse_n in_o mighty_a honde_n be_v set_v it_o be_v full_a hard_a to_o feed_v for_o than_o he_o take_v none_o other_o heed_n but_o that_o he_o may_v purchase_v and_o gete_v his_o conscience_n have_v all_o foryete_a and_o not_o what_o thing_n it_o may_v amount_v that_o be_v shall_v afterward_o account_v but_o as_o the_o luce_n in_o his_o degree_n of_o tho_o that_o less_o be_v than_o he_o the_o fish_n gredy_o devour_v so_o that_o no_o water_n hem_n socour_v right_o so_o no_o law_n may_v rescowe_n from_fw-mi he_o that_o 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not_o to_o seche_v more_o he_o may_v not_o have_v such_o manere_n of_o gentyl_o blood_n but_o if_o he_o be_v when_o he_o have_v harp_v all_o his_o fylle_n the_o king_n hest_n to_o fulfylle_v a_o weigh_v go_v disshe_v a_o way_n go_v cup_n down_n go_v the_o board_n the_o cloth_n be_v up_o they_o rise_v and_o go_v out_o of_o hall_fw-mi ¶_o qualitur_fw-la appollinus_n cum_fw-la rege_fw-la pro_fw-la filia_fw-la sva_fw-la erudienda_fw-la retentus_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o the_o king_n his_o chamberleyn_n let_v call_v and_o bad_a that_o he_o by_o all_o weigh_v a_o chamber_n for_o this_o man_n purueye_v which_o nigh_o his_o own_o chambre_n be_v it_o shall_v be_v do_v my_o lord_n quoth_v he_o appollynus_n of_o who_o i_o mean_n though_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o king_n and_o queen_n and_o of_o the_o worthy_a maid_n also_o which_o pray_v unto_o she_o fader_fw-mi tho_o that_o she_o may_v of_o the_o young_a man_n of_o tho_o science_n which_o he_o can_v his_o lore_n have_v and_o in_o this_o wise_a the_o king_n she_o grant_v her_o apprise_n so_o that_o himself_o thereto_o assent_n thus_o be_v accord_v ere_fw-we they_o go_v that_o he_o with_o all_o that_o ever_o he_o may_v this_o young_a fair_a fresse_n he_o may_v of_o that_o he_o couth_a shall_v inform_v and_o full_o assent_v in_o this_o form_n they_o token_n leave_v as_o for_o that_o night_n ¶_o qualiter_fw-la filia_fw-la regis_fw-la appollinum_n ornato_fw-la apparatu_fw-la vestiri_fw-la fecit_fw-la et_fw-la ipse_fw-la ad_fw-la puelle_fw-fr doctrinam_fw-la in_o quam_fw-la pluribus_fw-la familiariter_fw-la intendebat_fw-la unde_fw-la placata_fw-la pvella_fw-la in_o â—â—orem_fw-la appollini_n exardescens_fw-la /_o infirmabatur_fw-la ¶_o and_o when_o it_o be_v on_o morrow_n right_a unto_o this_o young_a man_n of_o tyre_n of_o clothes_n and_o of_o good_a attire_n with_o gold_n and_o silver_n to_o dispende_v this_o worthy_a young_a lady_n send_v and_o thus_o she_o make_v he_o well_o at_o ease_n and_o be_v with_o all_o that_o he_o can_v please_v her_o serve_v well_o and_o fair_a ageyne_n he_o teach_v she_o till_o she_o be_v certain_a of_o harp_n cytole_v and_o of_o ryote_n with_o many_o a_o tewne_a and_o many_o a_o note_n upon_o musyke_n upon_o measure_n and_o of_o her_o harp_n the_o temprure_n he_o teach_v she_o eke_o as_o he_o well_o couth_a but_o as_o man_n seyne_v that_o frele_n be_v youth_n with_o leyser_n and_o contynuaunce_n this_o maid_n fill_n upon_o a_o chance_n that_o love_n have_v make_v he_o a_o quarrel_n ageyne_v she_o yongth_v fresh_a and_o frele_n that_o inaugre_v where_o she_o will_v or_o nought_o she_o may_v with_o all_o she_o hertes_o think_v lo_o love_n and_o to_o his_o law_n obey_v and_o that_o she_o shall_v full_o sore_o obey_v for_o she_o wot_v never_o what_o it_o be_v but_o ever_o among_o she_o fele_v this_o touching_n upon_o this_o man_n of_o tyre_n her_o herte_n be_v hot_a as_o any_o fire_n and_o otherwhile_o it_o be_v a_o cale_fw-la now_o be_v she_o reed_n now_o be_v she_o pale_a right_a after_o the_o condition_n of_o her_o imagination_n but_o ever_o among_o her_o thought_n all_o she_o think_v what_o so_o may_v befall_v or_o that_o she_o laugh_v or_o that_o she_o weep_v she_o will_v her_o good_a name_n keep_v for_o fere_n of_o womannysshe_a shame_n but_o what_o in_o earnest_a what_o in_o game_n she_o stant_fw-la for_o love_n in_o such_o a_o plyte_n that_o she_o have_v lose_v all_o appetyte_n of_o meet_a and_o drink_v of_o nyghte_n rest_n as_o she_o that_o note_v what_o be_v the_o best_a but_o for_o to_o think_v all_o her_o fylle_n she_o hold_v she_o oft_o time_n still_o within_o her_o chambre_n &_o go_v not_o out_o the_o king_n be_v of_o her_o life_n in_o doubt_n which_o wist_v nothing_o what_o it_o mean_v ¶_o qualiter_fw-la tres_fw-la filu_fw-la principum_fw-la filiam_fw-la regis_fw-la sigillatâ—m_fw-la in_o vxorem_fw-la suis_fw-la supplicationibus_fw-la postularent_fw-la ¶_o but_o fill_v a_o time_n as_o he_o out_o go_v to_o walk_v of_o prince_n son_n three_o there_o come_v and_o fill_v to_o his_o knee_n and_o each_o of_o they_o in_o sundry_a wise_n beseech_v and_o proffer_v his_o seruyce_n so_o that_o he_o may_v his_o daughter_n have_v the_o king_n which_o will_v her_o honour_n save_v say_v she_o be_v sycke_n and_o of_o that_o speech_n though_o be_v no_o time_n to_o beseech_v but_o each_o of_o they_o to_o make_v a_o bylle_n he_o have_v and_o write_v his_o own_o wylle_n his_o name_n his_o father_n and_o his_o good_a and_o when_o she_o wist_v how_o that_o it_o stand_v and_o have_v her_o bylle_n overseyne_v they_o shulden_v have_v answer_n ageyne_v of_o this_o counseyle_n they_o weren_a glad_a and_o write_v as_o the_o king_n hem_n have_v and_o every_o man_n his_o own_o book_n into_o the_o king_n honde_v betake_v and_o he_o it_o to_o his_o daughter_n send_v and_o pray_v the_o she_o for_o to_o make_v a_o end_n and_o write_v ageyne_v she_o own_o honde_a right_a as_o she_o in_o her_o heart_n fond_a ☞_o qualiter_fw-la filia_fw-la regis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la relictis_fw-la appollinum_n in_fw-la maritum_fw-la preelegit_fw-la ¶_o the_o bylle_n weren_a well_n receyve_v but_o she_o have_v all_o her_o love_n weyve_v and_o think_v though_o be_v time_n and_o space_n to_o put_v she_o in_o her_o faders_n grace_n and_o write_v ageyne_v and_o thus_o she_o say_v the_o shame_n which_o be_v in_o a_o maid_n with_o speech_n dare_v not_o be_v unloke_n but_o in_o write_v it_o may_v be_v speak_v so_o write_v i_o to_o you_o fader_fw-mi thus_o but_o if_o i_o have_v appollynus_n of_o all_o this_o world_n what_o so_o betide_v i_o will_v non_fw-la other_o man_n abide_v and_o certes_o if_o i_o of_o he_o fail_v i_o wot_v right_o welle_v without_o fail_v you_o shall_v for_o i_o be_v doughterles_a this_o letter_n come_v and_o there_o be_v prese_n tofore_o the_o king_n /_o there_o as_o he_o stand_v and_o when_o that_o he_o it_o understode_v he_o have_v hem_n answer_v by_o and_o by_o but_o that_o be_v do_v so_o prive_o that_o none_o of_o other_o counseyle_n wi_v they_o take_v she_o leave_v and_o where_o hem_n list_v they_o go_v forth_o upon_o their_o weigh_n ¶_o qualiter_fw-la rex_fw-la et_fw-la regina_fw-la in_o maritagium_fw-la filie_n sue_v cum_fw-la appolino_n consencierunt_fw-la ¶_o the_o king_n ne_o will_v nought_o bewrey_a the_o counceyl_n for_o no_o manner_n high_a but_o suffer_v till_o be_v time_n sye_a and_o when_o that_o he_o to_o chamber_n be_v come_v he_o have_v unto_o counceyl_n nome_fw-mi this_o man_n of_o tyre_n and_o lete_fw-la he_o se_fw-la the_o letter_n and_o all_o the_o privyte_o the_o which_o his_o daughter_n to_o he_o send_v and_o he_o his_o kne_v to_o ground_n bend_v and_o thonk_v he_o and_o she_o also_o and_o ere_fw-we they_o go_v then_o a_o two_o with_o good_a herte_n and_o with_o good_a courage_n of_o full_a love_n and_o full_a marriage_n the_o king_n and_o he_o be_v hole_n accord_v and_o after_o when_o it_o be_v record_v unto_o the_o daughter_n how_o it_o stand_v the_o yefte_a of_o all_o this_o world_n good_a 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