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a_o young_a man_n &_o his_o leman_n ca._n v._n â—_o oh_o unto_o the_o tomb_n of_o that_o same_o woman_n that_o thou_o have_v lie_v by_o and_z open_a it_o &_o behol_a de_fw-fr â—ell_v that_o that_o yâ—_z have_v beget_v on_o she_o and_o if_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d â—or_a to_o go_v thou_o shall_v have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d harm_n and_o he_o 〈◊〉_d and_o open_v the_o tomb_n and_o there_o fly_v 〈◊〉_d heed_n right_a hideous_a for_o 〈◊〉_d see_v the_o which_o 〈◊〉_d all_o about_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o country_n 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o cyâ—_n and_o the_o country_n sink_v 〈◊〉_d and_o there_o be_v many_o peryllous_a passage_n from_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d to_o cypy_n be_v never_o fyve_o hâ—ndred_o mile_n and_o 〈◊〉_d man_n may_v go_v to_o cypress_n and_o come_v not_o at_o 〈◊〉_d cypy_n be_v a_o good_a isle_n and_o great_a and_o there_o be_v many_o good_a cytess_n &_o there_o be_v a_o archebysshopp_n at_o nychosy_n and_o four_o other_o bysshopâ—_n in_o that_o land_n and_o at_o famagost_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a haven_n on_o the_o see_v that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n &_o that_o be_v crysten_v man_n &_o saâ—asyns_n &_o man_n of_o all_o nacyon_n in_o cypress_n be_v the_o hylle_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_v &_o there_o be_v a_o abbey_n of_o monk_n &_o there_o be_v the_o cross_n of_o the_o good_a thief_n dysmas_n as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o and_o some_o ween_z that_o there_o be_v the_o half_a of_o the_o cross_n of_o our_o lord_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o &_o they_o do_v wrong_v that_o make_v man_n to_o byleve_v so_o in_o cypress_n lie_v saint_n gononon_n of_o who_o man_n of_o yâ—_z country_n make_v great_a solempnyte_v &_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o amour_n lie_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n hyllaryon_n &_o â—en_o keep_v it_o full_o worshypful_o &_o beside_o famaâ—ost_o be_v saint_n bernarde_n bear_v ¶_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o hunt_v in_o cypress_n ca._n vi_fw-la in_o cypress_n man_n hunt_v with_o the_o pampeon_n thâ—_n be_v like_a to_o leopard_n &_o they_o take_v wild_a bâ—_n tes_fw-fr right_a well_o &_o they_o be_v somewhat_o more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d on_o his_o &_o they_o take_v more_o sharp_o wild_a bests_n thâ—_n hound_n in_o cypress_n be_v a_o manner_n that_o lord_n &_o oath_n man_n eat_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_z they_o make_v dyche_n the_o earth_n all_o about_o the_o hall_fw-mi deep_a to_o the_o knee_n aâ—_n they_o do_v paveye_v they_o &_o when_o they_o will_v eat_v theyâ—_n therein_o &_o sytte_n there_o this_z they_o do_v to_o be_v more_o fresâ—_n for_o that_o land_n be_v more_o hot_a than_o it_o be_v here_o and_o great_a feste_n &_o for_o strange_a man_n they_o set_v formeâ—_n board_n as_o man_n do_v in_o this_o country_n but_o theym_fw-mi wâ—_n lever_n sytte_n in_o the_o earth_n from_fw-mi cypress_n man_n go_v by_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr to_o jerusalem_n &_o by_o the_o see_v and_z in_o a_o day_n &_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v to_o acon_n m._n ccc_o mile_n of_o lombardy_n ¶_o of_o the_o hylle_n carme_n ca._n ix_o and_o the_o isle_n of_o grece_n be_v right_a in_o the_o mydwaye_n &_o beside_o this_o cyte_n of_o acon_n toward_o the_o see_v at_o vi_fw-la score_n forlonge_v on_o the_o right_a side_n toward_o the_o north_n there_o be_v the_o hylle_n carme_n where_o elyas_n the_o prophet_n dwell_v &_o there_o be_v the_o order_fw-fr of_o carmes_fw-fr first_o found_v this_o hylle_n be_v not_o right_a great_a ne_fw-fr high_a &_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o this_o hylle_n be_v some_o time_n a_o good_a cyte_n of_o crysten_v man_n that_o be_v call_v cayphas_n for_o cayphas_n found_v it_o but_o it_o be_v now_o all_o waste_v and_o at_o the_o lift_v side_n of_o the_o hylle_n be_v a_o town_n that_o man_n call_v saffre_v &_o that_o be_v set_v upon_o a_o other_o hylle_v there_o be_v saint_n james_n &_o saint_n john_n bear_v &_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o they_o be_v there_o a_o fair_a chir_n â—he_v make_v and_o for_o tholomayda_n that_o man_n now_o call_v acon_n to_o a_o great_a hylle_n that_o man_n call_v ehale_n de_fw-fr tyrreyes_n be_v a_o hondred_a forlonge_v &_o beside_o the_o cyte_n of_o acon_n ren_v a_o lytell_a ryver_n that_o man_n call_v be_v lion_n &_o there_o never_o be_v the_o fossae_n of_o mymon_n all_o round_n that_o be_v a_o hondred_a cubyte_n or_o shaftmonte_n breed_v &_o it_o be_v all_o full_a of_o gravel_n clear_o shine_v whereof_o man_n make_v white_a glass_n &_o clear_a and_o man_n come_v fro_o far_o countree_n by_o ship_n &_o by_o land_n with_o cart_n to_o take_v of_o that_o gravel_n &_o if_o there_o be_v never_o
so_o moche_v take_v thereof_o on_o a_o day_n on_o the_o morrow_n it_o be_v as_o full_a again_o as_o ever_o it_o be_v &_o that_o be_v great_a merueyll_v &_o theris_fw-la always_o wound_n in_o that_o fossae_v that_o styre_v always_o the_o gravel_n and_o make_v it_o trouble_v and_o if_o a_o man_n put_v or_o do_v therein_o any_o metal_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v therein_o as_o soon_o it_o wax_v glass_n &_o the_o glass_n that_o be_v make_v of_o this_o gravel_n if_o it_o be_v do_v again_o in_o to_o the_o gravel_n it_o torn_v again_o to_o gravel_n as_o it_o be_v before_o and_o some_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o swallow_n of_o the_o see_v gravel_n ¶_o how_o samson_n slay_v the_o king_n and_o his_o enemy_n ca._n x._o also_o from_o acon_n before_o say_v go_v man_n three_o journey_n to_o the_o cyte_n of_o phylystyen_fw-fr that_o now_o be_v call_v gaza_n that_o be_v to_o say_v rich_a cyte_o &_o it_o be_v â—ght_v fair_a &_o full_a of_o follre_a &_o it_o be_v a_o lytell_a upon_o yâ—_z see_v and_o from_o that_o cyte_n bring_v the_o strong_a samson_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o cyte_n upon_o a_o high_a hylle_n where_o he_o be_v take_v in_o that_o cyte_v &_o there_o he_o slay_v the_o king_n in_o his_o palay_n &_o many_o a_o thousand_o more_o with_o he_o for_z he_o make_v a_o house_n to_o fall_v on_o theym_n and_o fro_o then_v shall_v man_n go_v to_o the_o cyte_n of_o cesaryen_n and_o so_o to_o the_o castle_n of_o pylleryn_n and_o thenne_n to_o ashalon_n and_o so_o forth_o to_o japhath_n and_o so_o unto_o the_o holy_a cy_fw-fr tâ—_n jerusalem_n ¶_o the_o way_n to_o babylon_n where_o as_o the_o sultan_n dwellyth_v ca._n xi_o and_o who_o so_o will_v go_fw-mi thorugh_v the_o land_n of_o babylon_n where_o the_o sultan_n dwell_v to_o have_v leave_v to_o go_v more_o sickerly_a through_o the_o chirche_n &_o countree_n &_o for_o to_o go_v to_o mount_v synay_n before_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n &_o than_o corn_n again_o by_o jerlm_n he_o shall_v go_v fro_o gasa_n to_o the_o castle_n dayr_n and_o after_o a_o man_n come_v out_o of_o surry_n &_o gooth_n in_o wyld_a nesse_n where_o the_o way_n be_v full_a sondy_n &_o that_o wyldernesse_n last_v viij_o journey_n where_o man_n find_v all_o that_o theym_n need_v of_o vytayle_n &_o man_n call_v that_o wyld_a nesse_n archellek_n &_o when_o a_o man_n come_v out_o of_o this_o desert_n he_o entâ—th_v in_o to_o egypt_n &_o they_o call_v egypt_n canopat_fw-la &_o in_o a_o other_o langage_fw-fr man_n call_v it_o mer_n synâ—_n &_o the_o first_o good_a town_n that_o man_n find_v be_v call_v lead_v bele_v &_o it_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o alape_n and_o fro_o then_v man_n come_v to_o babylon_n &_o to_o kayre_v &_o in_o babylon_n be_v a_o fair_a chirche_n of_o our_o lady_n where_o she_o dwell_v seven_o year_n when_o she_o be_v out_o the_o land_n of_o jew_n for_o drede_n of_o king_n herode_fw-la and_o there_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n barbara_n virgyn_v &_o there_o dwell_v joseph_n when_o he_o be_v sell_v of_o his_o brother_n &_o there_o make_v nabugodonosor_n put_v three_o child_n in_o fire_n for_z they_o be_v of_o right_a truth_n the_o which_o child_n man_n call_v anania_n azaria_n miâ—el_n as_o the_o psalm_n of_o benedicite_fw-la say_v but_o naâ—ugodonosor_n call_v theym_a thus_o sydrac_n mysac_n 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n glorious_a god_n vyc_a 〈◊〉_d we_o god_n over_o all_o kingdom_n &_o that_o be_v for_o myâ—_n that_o he_o make_v god_n soon_o as_z he_o say_v go_v with_o 〈◊〉_d child_n through_o the_o fire_n there_o dwell_v the_o 〈◊〉_d dan_fw-mi for_o theris_fw-la a_o fair_a see_v in_o a_o strong_a castle_n &_o 〈◊〉_d set_v upon_o a_o roche_z in_o that_o castle_n be_v always_o dwelling_n to_o keep_v the_o castle_n &_o to_o serve_v the_o sultan_n more_o than_o viij_o thousand_o person_n of_o folk_n that_o take_v all_o their_o necessarye_n of_o the_o soudans_n court_n i_o shall_v well_o know_v it_o for_z i_o dwell_v with_o he_o soudeour_n in_o his_o war_n a_o great_a while_n again_o the_o beâ—oyns_n and_z he_o will_v have_v wed_v i_o to_o a_o gre_fw-mi â—e_a lynx_n daughter_n right_a ryche_o and_o i_o will_v have_v 〈◊〉_d forsake_v my_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o sultan_n ca._n xij_o and_o you_o shall_v â—understande_v that_o the_o sultan_n be_v lord_n of_o vi_fw-la kingdom_n the_o which_o he_o have_v conquer_v &_o goten_a to_o he_o by_o strength_n &_o this_o be_v they_o the_o kyngdom_n of_o canopate_n the_o kyngdom_n of_o egypte_n the_o kyngdom_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o davyd_v &_o salon_n be_v king_n the_o kyngdom_n 〈◊〉_d surry_n of_o the_o which_o the_o cyte_n of_o damas_n be_v 〈◊〉_d chyef_n the_o kyngdom_n of_o alape_n in_o the_o land_n of_o 〈◊〉_d m_v &_o the_o kyngdom_n of_o araby_n which_o be_v to_o ne_fw-la of_o the_o three_o king_n that_o make_v offer_v to_o our_o the_o when_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o many_o other_o londe_n hold_v in_o his_o honde_n &_o also_o he_o hold_v calaplâ—_n that_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n to_o the_o sultan_n that_o be_v to_o 〈◊〉_d among_o theym_a roys_n isle_n &_o this_o vale_n be_v full_a 〈◊〉_d and_o than_o man_n go_v up_o on_o the_o mount_n of_o saint_n 〈◊〉_d ryne_n &_o that_o be_v moche_n hygh_o than_o the_o mount_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o there_o as_o saint_n katherine_n be_v grave_v be_v 〈◊〉_d chirche_fw-fr ne_fw-fr chapel_n ne_o other_o dwelling_n place_n 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v a_o hylle_n of_o stone_n gedred_a togyder_n above_o 〈◊〉_d the_o place_n there_o she_o be_v grave_v of_o angel_n there_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v a_o chapel_n but_o it_o be_v all_o cast_a dowâ—_n and_o yet_o lie_v there_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o stone_n â—ut_v under_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n of_o synay_n be_v a_o monastery_n of_o monk_n &_o there_o be_v the_o chirche_n of_o saint_n katherine_n wherein_o be_v many_o lamp_n brenning_a â—_o they_o have_v oil_n olyve_n enough_o for_o to_o eat_v &_o te_fw-mi brenne_fw-fr â—_o that_o they_o have_v by_o miracle_n of_o god_n theridamas_n come_v certain_a of_o all_o manner_n bird_n every_o year_n once_o like_o pylgryns_n â—_o each_o of_o theym_n bring_v a_o branch_n of_o olyve_n in_o to_o 〈◊〉_d of_o offer_v whereof_o they_o make_v moche_n oil_n ¶_o for_o to_o return_n from_o synay_n to_o jerlm_v ca._n xiij_o now_o sythen_a a_o man_n have_v vysyte_v this_o holy_a place_n of_o saint_n katherine_n &_o he_o will_v tear_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o shall_v first_o take_v leave_v at_o the_o monk_n &_o recommaunde_v he_o specyal_o to_o their_o prayer_n and_o those_o same_o monk_n gyve_v with_o a_o good_a will_n to_o pylgrym_n vytayl_v to_o pass_v with_o through_o the_o wyldeâ—_n nes_z to_o surry_n &_o that_o last_v well_o xiij_o journey_n and_o in_o that_o wyldernes_n dwell_v many_o arabyn_n than_o man_n call_v bedoyne_n &_o ascoperdes_n thyse_n be_v foâ—â—e_v that_o be_v full_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o ill_n condycyon_n 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v no_o house_n but_o tent_n which_o they_o makâ—_n of_o bests_n shynne_v as_o of_o camelle_n &_o other_o bests_n thâ—_n which_o they_o eat_v &_o there_o under_o lie_n they_o and_o theâ—_n dwell_v in_o place_n where_o they_o may_v find_v water_n as_o on_o the_o reed_n see_v for_z in_o that_o wyldernes_n be_v great_a deâ—_n fault_n of_o water_n &_o it_o fall_v oft_o where_o a_o man_n find_v water_n one_o time_n he_o find_v it_o not_o a_o other_o 〈◊〉_d i_o &_o therefore_o make_v they_o no_o house_n in_o those_o countrec_n thyse_n man_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o till_o not_o the_o land_n for_o they_o eat_v no_o breed_n but_o if_o it_o be_v any_o that_o dwell_v never_o a_o good_a town_n &_o they_o roast_v all_o their_o fish_n &_o flesh_n upon_o hot_a stone_n again_o the_o son_n &_o they_o be_v strong_a man_n &_o well_o fighting_a and_o they_o do_v no_o thing_n but_o chase_n wild_a bests_n for_o their_o sustenance_n &_o they_o set_v not_o by_o their_o lyves_n therefore_o they_o drede_v not_o the_o sultan_n noâ—_n no_o prince_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o they_o have_v oft_o war_n with_o the_o sultan_n and_o that_o same_o time_n that_o i_o be_v dwelling_n with_o he_o they_o bear_v not_o but_o a_o shield_v &_o a_o spear_n for_o to_o defend_v they_o with_o and_z they_o hold_v none_o other_o armour_n but_z they_o wound_n their_o hede_n &_o their_o neck_n in_o a_o great_a linen_n clothe_v and_z they_o be_v man_n of_o full_a ill_n kind_n ¶_o as_o man_n be_v pass_v this_o wyldernesse_n again_o comende_v to_o jerusalem_n ca._n fourteen_o and_o when_o man_n be_v pass_v this_o wyldernesse_n toward_o jerâ—m_fw-la they_o come_v to_o barsabe_n that_o be_v sometime_o a_o fair_a &_o a_o like_n town_n of_o crysten_v man_n &_o yet_o be_v
¶_o here_o begyn_v a_o lytell_a treatyse_n or_o book_n name_v johan_n maundevyll_n knight_n bear_v in_o englonde_n in_o the_o town_n of_o saint_n albone_n &_o speak_v of_o the_o way_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n toward_o iherusalem_n &_o of_o marueyle_n of_o ynde_n &_o of_o other_o dyverse_a countree_n for_o as_o moche_v as_o the_o land_n over_o the_o see_v that_z be_v to_o say_v the_o holy_a land_n that_o man_n call_v the_o land_n of_o hete_v among_o all_o other_o londe_n it_o be_v the_o moo_v worthy_a land_n &_o soverayn_a of_o other_o londe_n and_o it_o be_v blessyd_v &_o hallow_v &_o sacred_a of_o the_o precyous_a blood_n of_o our_o lor_fw-mi de_fw-mi ihesu_n cryste_n in_o the_o which_o land_n it_o lâ—ed_v he_o to_o take_v flesh_n &_o blood_n of_o the_o virgyne_n maâ—y_v and_o to_o enuyron_v that_o land_n with_o his_o own_o foot_n and_o the_o re_fw-mi he_o will_v do_v many_o miracle_n and_z prithee_o &_o teach_v the_o faith_n &_o the_o law_n of_o we_o crysten_v man_n as_o unto_o his_o child_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v suffer_v many_o repro_n ve_v &_o scorn_v for_o us._n and_o he_o that_o be_v king_n of_o heaven_n &_o of_o earth_n of_o air_n of_o see_v and_z of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v contain_v in_o they_o will_v all_o oon_o be_v call_v king_n of_o that_o land_n when_o he_o say_v rex_fw-la sum_fw-la iudeorum_fw-la i_o be_o king_n of_o jew_n for_o that_o time_n be_v that_o land_n of_o jew_n &_o that_o land_n have_v he_o choose_v before_o all_o other_o londe_n as_o for_o the_o best_a &_o the_o moost_n virtuous_a &_o for_o the_o moo_v worthy_a of_o the_o world_n and_o as_o the_o phylosophre_n say_v thus_o virtus_fw-la rerum_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la consistit_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v virtue_n of_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o mydde_v &_o in_o that_o land_n he_o will_v lede_n his_o lyf_v and_o suffer_v passion_n &_o death_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o we_o and_o for_o to_o delyver_v &_o buy_v we_o from_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n &_o fro_o death_n without_o end_n the_o 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