many_o and_o then_o he_o shall_v send_v to_o her_o lord_n the_o king_n &_o feign_v that_o he_o be_v come_v for_o to_o speak_v with_o his_o daughter_n &_o he_o for_o to_o see_v &_o so_o he_o die_v and_o when_o the_o king_n and_o the_o queen_n herd_n that_o they_o come_v with_o moche_n honour_n they_o he_o receyve_v and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n then_o lete_fw-la lend_v through_o all_o the_o realm_n &_o command_v that_o all_o man_n shall_v be_v as_o entendaunt_a to_o king_n leyr_n the_o queen_n fader_fw-mi in_o all_o manner_n of_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v unto_o himself_o when_o king_n leyr_n have_v dwell_v there_o a_o month_n &_o more_o he_z tell_v to_o the_o king_n &_o to_o the_o queen_n his_o daughter_n how_o his_o two_o elder_a doughter_n have_v he_o serve_v agampe_n anon_o lete_fw-la ordain_v a_o great_a hooste_n of_o frensshman_n &_o send_v in_o to_o brytayne_v with_o leyr_n the_o queen_n fader_fw-mi for_fw-mi to_o conquer_v his_o land_n again_o &_o his_o kingdom_n and_o cordeill_n also_o come_v with_o she_o fader_fw-mi in_o to_o brytayne_v for_o to_o have_v the_o realm_n after_o her_o fader_n dethe_v and_o anon_o they_o go_v to_o ship_n &_o pass_v the_o see_v &_o come_v in_o to_o brytayne_v &_o fight_v with_o the_o felon_n &_o they_o dyscomfyte_v &_o slay_v &_o then_o have_v he_o his_o land_n again_o &_o after_o live_v iii_o year_n &_o hold_v his_o realm_n in_o pease_n &_o after_o ward_n die_v &_o so_o cordeill_n his_o daughter_n thenne_n let_v enter_v he_o with_o moche_n honour_n at_o leycestre_n ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la four_o m.iii_o c.xlix_o et_fw-la ante_fw-la xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la viii_o c_o liii_o amasius_fw-la son_n to_o joam_v regn_v on_o the_o jew_n xxix_o year_n after_o the_o which_o the_o kyngdom_n of_o jew_n be_v without_o king_n xiii_o year_n this_o man_n worshyp_v the_o god_n of_o seyr_n ut_fw-la pê«_n ii_o para_fw-it xu_o ¶_o jeroboam_fw-la soon_o to_o joam_v regn_v on_o israel_n xli_o year_n the_o which_o be_v manly_a and_o vyctoryous_a for_o he_o overcome_v the_o king_n of_o sirie_n &_o restore_v israel_n &_o damask_n after_o the_o word_n of_o jono_n the_o prophet_n but_o he_o be_v not_o good_a therefore_o say_v austyn_a if_o good_a man_n regne_fw-la they_o profit_n many_o a_o man_n and_o if_o ill_n man_n regne_fw-la they_o hurt_v many_o men·_n ¶_o anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la four_o m.iii_o c.lxxxviii_o et_fw-fr ant_n xpi_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la viii_o c.xi_o ozias_n or_o azarias_n soon_o to_o amasie_n regn_v on_o the_o jury_n lii_o year_n the_o which_o live_v well_o afore_o our_o lord_n of_o he_o be_v none_o evil_a thing_n write_v but_o that_o he_o usurp_v the_o dygnyte_n of_o preesthode_n under_o azari_fw-la the_o which_o he_o forbid_v he_o for_o that_o which_o cause_n our_o lord_n strike_v he_o with_o a_o leper_n ut_fw-la pê«_n ii_o para_fw-it ¶_o ozee_n bysshop_n &_o prophet_n be_v this_o time_n the_o first_o of_o the_o xii_o that_o be_v send_v astayn_v the_o xii_o tribus_fw-la ¶_o joel_n the_o second_o of_o the_o xii_o prophesy_v of_o juda_n ananias_n the_o three_o prophesy_v against_o many_o people_n abdias_n the_o four_o of_o the_o xii_o prophesy_v against_o edom_n ¶_o zachariu_n soon_o to_o jeroboam_fw-la regn_v in_o israel_n vi_o month_n the_o which_o begin_v to_o regne_fw-la the_o xxxviii_o year_n of_o ozias_n &_o be_v nought_o in_o his_o lyve_v as_o his_o predycessour_n be_v and_o sellum_n slay_v he_o &_o regn_v a_o month_n and_o manahen_n slay_v he_o &_o take_v his_o kingdom_n ut_fw-la pê«_n four_o regum_fw-la this_o manahen_n regn_v ten_o year_n the_o which_o begin_v to_o regne_fw-la the_o xxxix_o year_n of_o ozias_n \_o &_o he_o rule_v he_o myschevous_o and_o our_o lord_n take_v he_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o assuriorum_fw-la and_o he_o pay_v to_o he_o a_o thousand_o talentes_fw-la of_o silver_n ut_fw-la pê«_n four_o regum_fw-la ¶_o phaseia_n soon_o to_o manahen_n regn_v in_o israel_n ii_o year_n &_o he_o begin_v to_o regne_fw-la the_o l_o year_n of_o ozias_n and_o he_o be_v nought_o in_o his_o lyve_a ¶_o phase_n slay_v phaseia_n &_o regn_v twenty_o year_n &_o he_o begin_v to_o regne_fw-la the_o lii_o year_n of_o ozias_n &_o die_v as_o other_o curse_a man_n die_v plura_fw-la vide_fw-la four_o regum_fw-la and_o after_o this_o israel_n be_v without_o any_o king_n viii_o year_n ¶_o how_o morgan_n and_o conedag_n that_o be_v nevewe_v to_o cordeill_n war_v upon_o she_o and_o put_v she_o in_o prison_n now_o as_o king_n leyr_n be_v deed_n cordeil_n his_o young_a daughter_n regn_v the_o ten_o year_n of_o ozias_n king_n of_o jury._n and_o after_o her_o regned_a conedag_n the_o xu_o year_n of_o ozias_n &_o cordeil_n that_o be_v leyrs_n young_a daughter_n after_o the_o death_n of_o she_o fader_fw-mi have_v all_o the_o land_n u_o year_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n dey_v her_o lord_n agampe_n hat_n be_v king_n of_o france_n &_o after_o his_o dethe_v she_o be_v widow_n and_o there_o come_v morgan_n and_o conedag_n that_o be_v cordeil_n sister_n son_n &_o to_o she_o have_v enuyte_o for_o as_o moche_v as_o their_o aunt_n shall_v have_v the_o land_n so_o that_o bytwene_v they_o they_o ordain_v a_o great_a power_n and_o upon_o she_o war_v grete_o and_o never_o they_o rest_v till_o they_o have_v she_o take_v and_o put_v she_o unto_o death_n and_o though_o morgan_n and_o conedag_n seize_v all_o the_o land_n &_o depart_v it_o bytwene_v they_o and_o they_o hold_v it_o xii_o year_n and_o when_o that_o those_o xii_o year_n be_v go_v there_o begin_v bytwene_v they_o a_o great_a beatel_n so_o that_o they_o war_v strong_o togyder_n and_o everyche_a of_o theym_n die_v other_o moche_n disease_n for_o morgan_n will_v have_v all_o the_o land_n from_o beyond_o humbre_fw-mi that_o conedag_n hold_v but_o he_o come_v against_o he_o with_o a_o great_a power_n so_z that_o morgan_n dare_v not_o abide_v but_o flee_v a_o way_n in_o to_o waly_n and_o conedag_n pursue_v he_o and_o take_v he_o &_o slay_v he_o and_o though_o come_v conedag_n again_o and_o seize_v all_o the_o land_n in_o to_o his_o honde_n and_o hold_v it_o and_o regn_v after_o xxxiii·_fw-la year_n and_o thenne_n he_o dey_v and_o lie_v at_o new_a troy_n ¶_o and_o by_o cause_n the_o matere_a contain_v moo_v comodyous_o togyder_n of_o the_o king_n of_o brytayne_n now_o call_v englonde_n for_o the_o time_n of_o they_o be_v not_o certain_o know_v what_o time_n of_o the_o wrolde_v the_o king_n folowen_v regn_v therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v togyder_n till_o it_o be_v come_fw-mi unto_o guentolen_a king_n of_o brytayne_n now_o call_v englonde_n ¶_o how_o reynolde_v that_o be_v conedag_n soon_o regn_v after_o his_o fader_fw-mi &_o in_o his_o time_n it_o rain_v blood_n three_o day_n in_o to_o ken_v of_o great_a death_n and_o after_o this_o conedag_n regn_v reynolde_v hê_n soon_o that_o be_v a_o wise_a knight_n &_o a_o hardy_a &_o curteye_n that_o well_o &_o noble_o govern_v the_o land_n &_o wonder_n welle_v make_v he_o belove_v of_o all_o manner_n of_o folk_n and_o in_o his_o 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out_o of_o the_o field_n to_o tybuâ—ne_n &_o there_o he_o be_v hangy_v and_o the_o knight_n take_v to_o grace_n &_o be_v a_o good_a man_n ¶_o and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n the_o earl_n of_o northumberlonde_n and_o the_o lord_n bardolfe_n come_v out_o of_o scotlonde_n in_o preiudyce_n and_o dystruccyon_n of_o king_n henry_n wherefore_o they_o of_o the_o northe_a country_n aroson_n upon_o theym_n and_o foughte_v with_o they_o and_o scomfyte_v they_o and_o take_v theym_a &_o smite_v of_o their_o hede_n and_o quarter_v their_o body_n and_o send_v the_o heed_n of_o the_o earl_n &_o a_o quarter_n of_o the_o lord_n bardolfe_n to_o london_n and_o there_o they_o be_v set_v upon_o london_n brydge_v for_o false_a treason_n that_o they_o have_v purpose_v against_o the_o king_n ¶_o and_o in_o the_o ix_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n regne_fw-la be_v sire_n edmonde_n holonde_n erle_n of_o kente_n make_v amerall_a of_o englonde_n for_o to_o keep_v the_o see_v and_z he_o go_v to_o the_o see_v with_o 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