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sorrow_n that_o she_o have_v almost_o distraught_a herself_o of_o her_o wit_n and_o to_o revenge_v his_o mishap_n she_o send_v with_o all_o speed_n to_o the_o sultan_n of_o babylon_n that_o he_o shall_v prepare_v a_o mighty_a army_n wherewith_o he_o may_v ruinate_v the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n and_o the_o whole_a empire_n of_o greece_n but_o her_o devilish_a desire_n can_v not_o take_v effect_n because_o the_o soldan_n have_v enough_o to_o do_v with_o his_o own_o subject_n who_o have_v raise_v themselves_o in_o a_o mutiny_n and_o open_a rebellion_n against_o he_o for_o which_o cause_n she_o see_v all_o her_o drift_n can_v not_o accomplish_v she_o wish_v come_v unto_o this_o place_n accompany_v with_o the_o three_o knight_n that_o you_o have_v slay_v and_o myself_o so_o be_v we_o perform_v more_o by_o her_o damnable_a art_n them_z any_o volantary_a affection_n of_o ourselves_o into_o this_o isle_n where_o round_o about_o she_o have_v so_o disperse_v her_o enchantment_n that_o 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can_v i_o hardly_o believe_v to_o be_v erect_v by_o vrganda_fw-la for_o that_o as_o the_o report_n go_v of_o she_o she_o be_v never_o wyont_v to_o use_v cruelty_n to_o any_o wander_a knight_n at_o last_o they_o come_v to_o a_o grate_n which_o they_o open_v &_o see_v whereas_o the_o two_o knight_n be_v attend_v the_o come_n of_o some_o to_o do_v they_o villainy_n as_o they_o suppose_v rather_o than_o to_o set_v they_o at_o liberty_n which_o be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o their_o thought_n when_o present_o the_o prince_n know_v they_o the_o one_o be_v bazilliart_n the_o other_o german_a of_o orleans_n who_o have_v great_a iron_n upon_o their_o leg_n and_o iron_n chain_n about_o their_o middle_n which_o cause_v he_o present_o to_o fall_v into_o tear_n and_o not_o able_a to_o suffer_v that_o they_o shall_v abide_v any_o long_o in_o that_o heavy_a case_n command_v the_o knight_n to_o take_v off_o their_o chain_n and_o iron_n but_o bazilliart_n do_v not_o like_o this_o very_a well_o 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