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unto_o the_o that_o thou_o will_v pay_v my_o ransom_n that_o i_o may_v be_v delyver_v and_o thou_o will_v not_o help_v i_o but_o this_o damoysel_n of_o her_o gentylnes_n and_o for_o pyte_n have_v save_v i_o from_o death_n and_o delyver_v i_o out_o of_o prison_n and_o therefore_o soth_o she_o shall_v be_v my_o wife_n wherefore_o forth_o with_o he_o wed_v she_o with_o great_a honour_n and_o with_o she_o end_v his_o life_n ¶_o dear_a friend_n this_o emperor_n betoken_v the_o father_n of_o heaven_n the_o young_a man_n which_o be_v take_v with_o the_o
forest_n and_o defoul_v she_o of_o she_o maydenhede_v and_o when_o he_o have_v so_o do_v he_o will_v have_v slay_v she_o and_o as_o he_o be_v despoyl_v of_o her_o clothes_n there_o come_v ride_a by_o that_o forest_n a_o curtey_n &_o a_o gentyll_a knight_n which_o hear_v the_o cryenge_a and_o lament_v of_o a_o damosel_n wherefore_o he_o smite_v his_o horse_n with_o his_o spur_n and_o ride_v a_o great_a pace_n in_o to_o the_o forest_n to_o wit_v what_o it_o may_v be_v and_o than_o he_o see_v a_o woman_n stand_v naked_a save_o her_o smock_n &_o than_o say_v the_o knight_n be_v thou_o she_o say_v he_o that_o cry_v so_o lamentable_o than_o answer_v the_o damosel_n and_o say_v you_o soth_o for_o this_o man_n that_o stand_v here_o have_v ravyssh_v i_o and_o defoul_v i_o of_o my_o maydenhede_v and_o now_o he_o will_v slay_v i_o and_o therefore_o he_o have_v despoil_a i_o of_o my_o clothes_n that_o he_o may_v smite_v of_o my_o heed_n for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n gentyll_a knight_n help_v i_o now_o than_o say_v the_o tyrant_n she_o lie_v for_o she_o be_v my_o wife_n and_o i_o have_v find_v she_o in_o avoutry_n with_o a_o other_o man_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v slay_v she_o than_o say_v the_o knight_n i_o byleve_v better_o the_o woman_n than_o the_o for_o lo_o the_o token_n of_o troth_n appear_v open_o in_o her_o visage_n that_o thou_o have_v ravyssh_v hâ—r_n and_o therefore_o will_v i_o fight_v with_o the_o for_o her_o delyveraunce_n and_o anon_o they_o sterte_v together_o and_o fight_v eager_o till_o they_o be_v both_o sore_o wound_v nevertheless_o the_o knight_n optayn_v the_o vyctory_n and_o put_v the_o tyrant_n to_o flight_n than_o say_v the_o knight_n unto_o the_o woman_n 'loo_o i_o have_v suffer_v for_o thy_o love_n many_o sore_a wound_n and_o have_v save_v the_o from_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la death_n wylte_n thou_o therefore_o be_v my_o wife_n that_o i_o desire_v you_o quoth_v she_o with_o all_o my_o herte_n &_o thereupon_o i_o betake_v you_o my_o teouth_n when_o she_o 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silver_n and_o great_a rychesse_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v your_o servant_n and_o you_o my_o soverayne_n when_o the_o woman_n hear_v this_o full_a lyght_o she_o be_v deceyve_v through_o his_o flatter_a language_n and_o grant_v he_o to_o be_v his_o wife_n and_o take_v he_o in_o with_o she_o into_o the_o castle_n it_o be_v not_o long_o after_o but_o that_o this_o knight_n come_v home_o and_o find_v the_o castle_n gate_n sheâ—â—e_n &_o 〈◊〉_d thereat_o but_o long_o it_o be_v or_o he_o may_v have_v a_o answer_n and_o at_o the_o last_o the_o woman_n come_v and_o demand_v why_o 〈◊〉_d knock_v so_o hard_a at_o the_o gate_n than_o say_v he_o to_o she_o 〈◊〉_d â—ere_z lady_z why_o have_v thou_o so_o soon_o change_v my_o love_n 〈…〉_o comme_fw-fr in_o nay_o soth_o say_v she_o thou_o shall_v not_o 〈…〉_o here_o for_o i_o have_v here_o with_o i_o my_o love_n which_o 〈◊〉_d â—oved_v before_o remember_v quod_fw-la the_o knight_n that_o thou_o give_v i_o thy_o troth_n to_o be_v my_o wife_n and_o how_o i_o 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therefore_o by_o 〈◊〉_d reason_n thou_o be_v his_o wife_n first_o by_o the_o law_n and_o a_o 〈◊〉_d by_o thy_o faith_n and_o troth_n this_o notwythstand_v thou_o consent_v afterward_o to_o the_o tyrant_n and_o bring_v he_o in_o to_o the_o knights_n castle_n and_o shette_v the_o gate_n against_o the_o knight_n a_o will_v not_o see_v his_o wound_n which_o he_o suffer_v for_o thy_o love_n and_o therefore_o i_o judge_v the_o to_o be_v hang_v and_o so_o it_o be_v do_v both_o the_o ravyssher_n and_o she_o that_o be_v ravyssh_v be_v damn_a to_o the_o death_n wherefore_o every_o man_n praise_v the_o judge_n for_o his_o ryghtwyse_a judgement_n ¶_o this_o emperor_n betoken_v the_o father_n of_o heaven_n which_o ordain_v for_o a_o law_n that_o if_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v ravyssh_v from_o god_n by_o sin_n the_o saver_n of_o the_o soul_n shall_v wed_v he_o if_o he_o list_v the_o woman_n that_o be_v ravyssh_v betoken_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v ravyssh_v by_o sin_n of_o our_o fore_a 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