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â—…gned_v no_o bly_z and_z live_v but_o fyften_o year_n &_o die_v &_o lie_v at_o york_n how_o king_n eldr_v come_v ageyne_n fro_o normandye_v and_o how_o knought_n the_o danoy_n regn_v &_o of_o the_o be_v bytwene_v he_o 〈◊〉_d edmond_n irensyde_o câ—…_n c_o 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o death_n of_o sweyne_n that_o be_v a_o danoy_n knoght_v his_o so_o ne_o duellyd_v in_o englond_n &_o will_v have_v be_v king_n and_o though_o 〈◊〉_d ageyne_v eldr_v out_o of_o normandye_v with_o moche_n 〈◊〉_d and_o witâ—…_n a_o strong_a meyne_n that_o knoght_v dare_v not_o abide_v but_o flee_v then_n in_o to_o denmark_n the_n king_n eldr_v have_v ageyne_v his_o royame_n &_o 〈◊〉_d sed_fw-la great_a lordship_n that_o he_o bygan_v to_o destroy_v all_o though_o that_o 〈◊〉_d sweyn_n that_o be_v a_o danoy_n ageynste_n he_o and_o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d ageyne_v this_o knoght_n from_o denmark_n with_o a_o great_a power_n so_z 〈◊〉_d â—…ing_fw-mi eâ—…_n dâ—…ed_o dare_v not_o with_o he_o fight_v but_o flee_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…o_o lonâ—…n_o 〈◊〉_d there_o hold_v he_o though_o come_v knought_n and_o he_o 〈◊〉_d â—…o_o long_o 〈◊〉_d king_n eldr_v dye_v in_o the_o cyte_n of_o london_n &_o 〈◊〉_d at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o he_o regn_v nine_o year_n of_o king_n knoght_v ca_o c_o 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o death_n of_o this_o eldryd_a knought_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d danoy_n bygan_n though_o for_o to_o regne_fw-la but_o edmond_n irensyde_o that_o be_v king_n â—…ldredys_n soon_o by_o his_o first_o wyf_v ordain_v a_o great_a hoo_v &_o by_o begin_v to_o be_v upon_o king_n knought_n &_o so_o he_o do_v many_o time_n and_o ofâ—…_n &_o the_o be_v be_v so_o strong_a &_o hard_o that_o wonder_n it_o be_v to_o wy_fw-mi te_fw-mi and_o the_o queen_n emme_n that_o duellyd_v tho_o at_o westmynstre_n have_v gâ—…te_o drede_v of_o her_o two_o son_n of_o the_o be_v allure_v &_o edward_o lâ—…ste_v they_o shall_v be_v defoyled_a &_o mysdone_v thurgh_n this_o werr_n wherefore_o she_o send_v they_o over_o see_v in_o to_o normandy_n to_o the_o duke_n 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