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A19169 The auncient historie and onely trewe and syncere cronicle of the warres betwixte the Grecians and the Troyans and subsequently of the fyrst euercyon of the auncient and famouse cytye of Troye vnder Lamedon the king, and of the laste and fynall destruction of the same vnder Pryam, wrytten by Daretus a Troyan and Dictus a Grecian both souldiours and present in all the sayde warres and digested in Latyn by the lerned Guydo de Columpnis and sythes translated in to englyshe verse by Iohn Lydgate moncke of Burye.; Troy book Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?; Colonne, Guido delle, 13th cent. Historia destructionis Troiae.; BenoƮt, de Sainte-More, 12th cent. Roman de Troie. 1555 (1555) STC 5580; ESTC S107244 432,616 318

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no_o long_o wield_v the_o governayle_n cause_v to_o crown_v his_o brother_n pelleus_n ca._n two_o ¶_o how_o pelleus_n fear_v to_o be_v depose_v by_o his_o brother_n son_n jason_n a_o worthy_a and_o valiant_a young_a knight_n counsayl_v he_o to_o undertake_v the_o peryllous_a and_o almost_o invincible_a conquest_n of_o the_o golden_a flese_fw-mi at_o colchos_n who_o by_o his_o persuasion_n undertoke_v the_o same_o ca._n iii._n ¶_o how_o jason_n in_o his_o expedition_n towards_o colchos_n casual_o with_o his_o fellowship_n arryve_v in_o the_o territorye_n of_o troy_n meaning_n only_o there_o for_o a_o while_n to_o refresh_v and_o rest_n theym_a ca._n iiii_o ¶_o how_o lamedon_n king_n of_o troy_n send_v to_o jason_n commaundinge_a he_o and_o his_o felowshyppe_n forthwyth_o to_o depart_v the_o confine_n of_o his_o countreyth_n and_o of_o their_o answer_n send_v again_o to_o the_o kynge·_a ca._n v._n ¶_o how_o jason_n through_o the_o only_a help_n of_o medea_n oetes_n daughter_n the_o 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