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great_a weep_v in_o the_o lodgys_n the_o peple_n afote_n take_v hereof_o great_a despite_n emonge_v they_o and_o begin_v to_o speak_v shrewd_o and_o say_v that_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o oost_n ought_v not_o to_o suffer_v this·_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v run_v a_o horsbak_n and_o avenge_v blood_n of_o their_o brother_n that_o so_o nigh_o be_v shed_v the_z great_a man_n of_o thoost_n that_o know_v more_o of_o war_n and_o of_o other_o thing_n than_o the_o mean_n peple_n will_v have_v hold_v they_o in_o pease_n and_o say_v this_o may_v well_o be_v yet_o amend_v and_o also_o themperour_n counceyl_v and_o it_o be_v truth_n that_o they_o shall_v abide_v the_o come_n of_o the_o greâ—e_n baron_n which_o shall_v not_o long_o tarry_v the_o peple_n and_o the_o folyssh_a folk_n be_v not_o content_a with_o thyse_n word_n but_o they_o have_v a_o capytayne_n name_v godefrey_n bureau_fw-fr which_o bring_v they_o in_o such_o reverye_n and_o murmur_n that_o they_o speak_v large_o and_o rude_o 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cristen_v man_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n capitulo_fw-la xxvio._o this_o vyctorye_n bring_v solyman_n in_o great_a pride_n &_o in_o great_a sewrâ—e_n he_o smite_v in_o to_o the_o lodgâ—s_n of_o the_o cristen_v man_n where_o as_o be_v leave_v thauncyent_a peple_n man_n wymmen_fw-mi clerk_n &_o monkes·_n who_o he_o put_v alle_fw-mi to_o death_n he_z fond_a maiden_n and_o small_a childeren_n which_o he_o lead_v with_o he_o for_o to_o be_v ever_o aftir_v in_o seruage_n on_o that_o one_o side_n of_o the_o tent_n nyghe_a unto_o the_o see_v was_z a_o old_a fortress_n forâ—eten_v and_o beten_v down_o in_o which_o no_o man_n dwell_v ne_o there_o be_v fond_a therein_o door_n ne_o wyndowe_n thede_a flee_v of_o the_o pylgrym_n about_o a_o tâ—re_n thousand_o one_o aftir_v another_o for_o to_o keep_v their_o lyvess_v they_z sâ—oâ—ed_a thentree_n the_o best_a wise_n they_o may_v with_o great_a tymbre_n and_o treeâ—_n and_o with_o great_a stone_n the_z turk_n know_v thereof_o â—_o and_o cam_fw-la and_o beâ—gan_v tassaylle_n it_o on_o alle_fw-mi side_n moche_v anguysshous_o â—_o they_o deâ—ended_v they_o the_o best_a weigh_n than_o may_v ffor_o they_o have_v great_a need_n whâ—les_v they_o be_v thus_o assayl_v a_z message_a go_v hasty_o to_o pâ—ter_v there_o â—_o mite_n which_o be_v in_o constantynoble_a as_o be_v say_v to_o you_o to_o fore·_a this_o message_n say_v to_o he_o that_o alle_fw-mi his_o man_n be_v peryssâ—yd_v sauf_a a_o lytil_a remenaunt_n which_o be_v at_o great_a meschief_n in_o a_o old_a how_o be_v asyeged·_v which_o be_v in_o moche_n great_a danger_n if_o they_o have_v not_o hasty_a socoure_n peter_n be_v moche_n abassh_v and_o have_v meruayllous_o great_a sorrow_n nevertheless_o anon_o he_o run_v to_o themperour_n &_o fill_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n and_o pray_v he_o for_o god_n sake_n &_o for_o the_o â—avation_n of_o his_o soul_n that_o he_o will_v send_v socoure_n to_o this_o pour_v peple_n that_o be_v in_o so_o great_a peryll_n that_o if_o he_o haste_v 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