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a_o great_a battle_n again_o his_o brother_n for_o the_o same_o intent_n of_o his_o purpose_n yet_o he_o do_v fail_v god_n nor_o fortune_n be_v not_o of_o assent_n take_v in_o the_o field_n and_o by_o judgement_n of_o his_o brother_n for_o his_o great_a trespass_n slay_v open_o he_o have_v no_o better_a grace_n the_o xxvii_o chapter_n ☞_o how_o manimettus_n and_o argones_n die_v at_o mischief_n manymettus_n of_o perce_n lord_n and_o king_n come_v next_o in_o press_n distress_v in_o great_a pain_n upon_o fortune_n piteous_o playn_v his_o adversite_n do_v he_o so_o constrain_v for_o there_o be_v one_o which_o at_o he_o do_v disdain_n call_v argones_n void_a of_o title_n or_o line_n gayne_n manimettus_n proudlye_o begin_v malinge_v which_o argones_n for_o his_o presumption_n take_v at_o mischete_n by_o sudden_a violence_n his_o doom_n be_v give_v to_o dye_v in_o prison_n of_o no_o power_n to_o make_v resistance_n but_o fortune_n that_o can_v no_o difference_n of_o her_o change_n atwene_v 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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