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three_o mile_n when_o solyman_n which_o have_v moche_n peple_n with_o he_o apperceyve_v they_o ffor_o he_o come_v alle_fw-mi cover_v and_o secret_o in_o the_o wood_fw-mi ffor_o to_o make_v a_o assaylle_n in_o the_o oost_n of_o the_o pylgrym_n but_o when_o he_o herd_n the_o noise_n &_o thaffraye_n in_o the_o foreste·_a he_o wist_v well_o that_o they_o be_v the_o cristen_v man_n that_o come_v against_o he_o &_o suffer_v they_o to_o pass_v he_o himself_o with_o alle_fw-mi his_o peple_n draw_v he_o incontinent_a out_o of_o the_o wood_fw-mi in_o to_o the_o plain_n where_o as_o they_o shall_v pass_v when_o our_o peple_n be_v yssue_v they_o sew_v they_o sudden_o they_o take_v none_o heed_n of_o he_o &_o anon_o with_o their_o felawship_n run_v upon_o our_o man_n with_o their_o spear_n and_o sword_n for_o tavenge_v their_o brother_n the_o hethen_a man_n see_v on_o that_o other_o side_n that_o certain_o they_o will_v fyghte_n &_o that_o every_o man_n do_v his_o best_a receyve_v they_o much_o 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cristen_v man_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n capitulo_fw-la xxvio._o this_o vyctorye_n bring_v solyman_n in_o great_a pride_n &_o in_o great_a sewrâ—e_n he_o smite_v in_o to_o the_o lodgâ—s_n of_o the_o cristen_v man_n where_o as_o be_v leave_v thauncyent_a peple_n man_n wymmen_fw-mi clerk_n &_o monkes·_n who_o he_o put_v alle_fw-mi to_o death_n he_z fond_a maiden_n and_o small_a childeren_n which_o he_o lead_v with_o he_o for_o to_o be_v ever_o aftir_v in_o seruage_n on_o that_o one_o side_n of_o the_o tent_n nyghe_a unto_o the_o see_v was_z a_o old_a fortress_n forâ—eten_v and_o beten_v down_o in_o which_o no_o man_n dwell_v ne_o there_o be_v fond_a therein_o door_n ne_o wyndowe_n thede_a flee_v of_o the_o pylgrym_n about_o a_o tâ—re_n thousand_o one_o aftir_v another_o for_o to_o keep_v their_o lyvess_v they_z sâ—oâ—ed_a thentree_n the_o best_a wise_n they_o may_v with_o great_a tymbre_n and_o treeâ—_n and_o with_o great_a stone_n the_z turk_n know_v thereof_o â—_o and_o cam_fw-la and_o beâ—gan_v tassaylle_n it_o on_o alle_fw-mi side_n moche_v anguysshous_o â—_o they_o deâ—ended_v they_o the_o best_a weigh_n than_o may_v ffor_o they_o have_v great_a need_n whâ—les_v they_o be_v thus_o assayl_v a_z message_a go_v hasty_o to_o pâ—ter_v there_o â—_o mite_n which_o be_v in_o constantynoble_a as_o be_v say_v to_o you_o to_o fore·_a this_o message_n say_v to_o he_o that_o alle_fw-mi his_o man_n be_v peryssâ—yd_v sauf_a a_o lytil_a remenaunt_n which_o be_v at_o great_a meschief_n in_o a_o old_a how_o be_v asyeged·_v which_o be_v in_o moche_n great_a danger_n if_o they_o have_v not_o hasty_a socoure_n peter_n be_v moche_n abassh_v and_o have_v meruayllous_o great_a sorrow_n nevertheless_o anon_o he_o run_v to_o themperour_n &_o fill_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o pray_v he_o for_o god_n sake_n &_o for_o the_o â—avation_n of_o his_o soul_n that_o he_o will_v send_v socoure_n to_o this_o pour_v peple_n that_o be_v in_o so_o great_a peryll_n that_o if_o he_o haste_v 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