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henry_n his_o father_n begin_v counsel_n again_o the_o church_n to_o do_v no_o violence_n but_o he_o submit_v with_o humble_a obedience_n the_o strife_n enduringe_v atwene_v these_o estate_n frederik_n make_v his_o son_n to_o be_v accuse_v to_o he_o of_o crymelese_fw-mi magestatis_fw-la will_v not_o suffer_v he_o shall_v be_v excuse_v but_o like_o a_o man_n malicious_o refuse_v by_o his_o father_n curse_a false_a treason_n he_o be_v command_v to_o dye_v in_o prison_n some_o book_n say_v he_o be_v take_v &_o bring_v to_o his_o father_n of_o doom_n to_o have_v sentence_n but_o like_o a_o man_n pass_v sorrow_n &_o thought_n which_o to_o his_o life_n have_v none_o advertence_n furious_o and_o with_o great_a violence_n as_o he_o be_v lad_n alas_o on_o horsbake_n his_o horse_n fill_v down_o &_o so_o his_o neck_n he_o break_v some_o book_n rehearse_v of_o he_o and_o sayne_v his_o father_n take_v again_o he_o occasion_n and_o when_o he_o have_v long_o in_o chain_n lie_v at_o great_a mischief_n 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of_o very_a kind_n thief_n eye_n the_o water_n make_v blind_a to_o true_a folk_n as_o he_o do_v divine_a water_n thereof_o be_v health_n and_o medicine_n there_o grow_v also_o a_o herb_n as_o book_n say_v which_o that_o be_v so_o diverse_a of_o nature_n who_o taste_v thereof_o laugh_v he_o shall_v they_o no_o medicine_n may_v help_v they_o nor_o succour_v the_o touch_n thereof_o stante_fw-la eke_o in_o aventure_n if_o it_o enter_v his_o mouth_n on_o any_o side_n he_o shall_v alyve_a for_o laughter_n not_o abide_v the_o xxvi_o chapter_n â§_o how_o a_o other_o frederyke_n be_v slay_v by_o judgement_n of_o his_o brother_n there_o be_v another_o froward_a fredrick_n son_n of_o alphonce_n that_o be_v king_n of_o castyle_n of_o courage_n wood_fw-mi and_o eke_o franâ—yke_a his_o own_o brother_n false_o to_o beguile_v begin_v a_o be_v last_a but_o a_o while_n who_o purpose_n be_v his_o brother_n to_o dysceive_v and_o the_o crown_n of_o castille_n to_o receyve_v this_o fredrick_n come_v with_o 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friend_n and_o foe_n cause_v they_o dye_v at_o mischief_n both_o two_o â§_o the_o xxviii_o chapter_n ☞_o how_o charles_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o cecile_n for_o avarice_n and_o avoutry_n die_v at_o mischief_n after_o these_o forsayde_a rehearse_v in_o sentence_n as_o bochas_n remember_v in_o his_o style_n come_v noble_a charles_n unto_o presence_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o also_o of_o cecile_n of_o who_o come_v my_o author_n a_o great_a while_n astoyn_v be_v to_o see_v his_o knyght_o face_n with_o such_o cheer_n come_v in_o to_o the_o place_n for_o by_o his_o port_n who_o behold_v he_o well_o consider_v first_o his_o look_n and_o his_o visage_n it_o sempt_v he_o trad_v upon_o fortune_n wheel_v and_o of_o his_o noble_a martial_a courage_n have_v of_o her_o power_n get_v avauntage_n show_v himself_o on_o each_o party_n her_o and_o her_o might_n do_v utter_o defy_v first_o to_o commend_v his_o royal_a high_a lineage_n and_o of_o his_o virtuous_a famous_a alyaunce_n and_o 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