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agree_v they_o upon_o the_o gest_n of_o their_o journey_n determine_v first_o to_o travel_v over_o the_o whole_a empire_n of_o rome_n and_o so_o take_v their_o neâ—â—_n way_n by_o norem-berge_n word_n ausburg_n norlingen_n usme_n constance_n bazil_n strasburg_n mentz_n colen_n and_o so_o from_o colen_n to_o bruges_n in_o flanders_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o london_n in_o england_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o so_o next_o to_o edenbourgh_n the_o head_n city_n in_o scotland_n which_o be_v nine_o day_n journey_n from_o london_n how_o fortunatus_n accompany_v his_o man_n home_o where_o they_o go_v together_o to_o st._n patrick_n purgatory_n chap._n 15._o and_o when_o they_o be_v there_o they_o have_v yet_o three_o day_n journey_n into_o ireland_n whereas_o leopoldus_n dwell_v when_o they_o be_v arrive_v in_o london_n leopoldus_n request_v his_o master_n to_o go_v with_o he_o to_o his_o house_n which_o be_v in_o a_o town_n call_v waldrink_v where_o at_o his_o return_n he_o find_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n as_o he_o have_v leave_v they_o save_v that_o one_o of_o his_o son_n &_o one_o of_o his_o daughter_n be_v marry_v which_o all_o be_v glad_a of_o his_o come_n and_o whereas_o fortunatus_n consider_v that_o leopoldus_n have_v no_o more_o provision_n than_o be_v needful_a for_o his_o household_n he_o give_v he_o a_o hundred_o crown_n to_o ordain_v all_o thing_n after_o the_o most_o sumptuous_a manner_n against_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o make_v good_a cheer_n with_o he_o wherefore_o leopoldus_n make_v provision_n of_o great_a plenty_n of_o delicate_a victual_n and_o bad_a his_o child_n with_o their_o husband_n and_o wife_n and_o many_o other_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n to_o accompany_v his_o master_n at_o that_o feast_n so_o there_o be_v keep_v such_o bountiful_a hospitality_n for_o that_o time_n that_o all_o the_o town_n fare_v the_o better_a for_o he_o fortunatus_n after_o the_o feast_n be_v end_v call_v unto_o he_o leopoldus_n and_o say_v thou_o must_v now_o again_o take_v thy_o leave_n of_o thy_o wife_n and_o child_n wherefore_o receive_v here_o of_o i_o three_o purse_n in_o each_o of_o they_o be_v five_o hundred_o crown_n whereof_o thou_o shall_v give_v one_o to_o thy_o wife_n another_z to_o thy_o son_n and_o the_o three_o to_o thy_o daughter_n for_o a_o farewell_n that_o they_o may_v have_v sufficient_a whereby_o to_o live_v when_o thou_o be_v go_v leopoldus_n great_o thank_v he_o for_o his_o liberal_a gift_n and_o therewith_o make_v his_o wife_n and_o child_n exceed_v glad_a fortunatus_n understanding_n that_o two_o day_n journey_n from_o thence_o be_v st._n patrâ—cks_n purgatory_n he_o be_v very_o desirous_a to_o see_v the_o same_o whereupon_o they_o ride_v unto_o the_o city_n verneck_n wherein_o be_v a_o abbey_n and_o there_o behind_o the_o high_a altar_n in_o the_o church_n be_v a_o door_n within_o the_o which_o be_v a_o deep_a dark_a hole_n the_o same_o do_v man_n call_v st._n patrick_n purgatory_n but_o none_o may_v go_v into_o it_o without_o licence_n of_o the_o abbot_n whereupon_o leopoldus_n obtain_v leave_v of_o he_o of_o who_o he_o be_v demand_v of_o what_o country_n his_o master_n be_v he_o answer_v of_o the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n whereupon_o the_o abbot_n invite_v fortunatus_n to_o dinner_n which_o please_v he_o well_o so_o at_o his_o come_n he_o present_v the_o abbot_n with_o a_o vessel_n of_o the_o best_a wine_n he_o can_v get_v the_o abbot_n yield_v unto_o he_o great_a thanks_o for_o in_o that_o country_n they_o seldom_o use_v any_o wine_n except_o it_o be_v in_o minister_a the_o sacrament_n when_o the_o dinner_n be_v finish_v fortunatus_n say_v unto_o the_o abbot_n may_v it_o please_v your_o honour_n to_o let_v i_o understand_v upon_o what_o occasion_n this_o hole_n first_o be_v name_v st._n patrick_n purgatory_n the_o abbot_n answer_v say_v many_o hundred_o year_n sithence_o be_v this_o town_n and_o this_o abbey_n a_o desolate_a wilderness_n and_o not_o far_o from_o it_o dwell_v a_o abbot_n call_v patrick_n who_o be_v a_o very_a devout_a man._n he_o oftentimes_o resort_v to_o this_o desert_n to_o do_v some_o work_n of_o penance_n one_o day_n by_o chance_n find_v this_o long_a and_o deep_a hole_n into_o the_o which_o he_o go_v so_o far_o that_o he_o can_v not_o return_v with_o that_o he_o fall_v on_o his_o knee_n pray_v unto_o god_n instant_o that_o if_o it_o be_v his_o pleasure_n he_o will_v deliver_v he_o out_o of_o that_o dark_a dungeon_n while_o he_o thus_o devout_o pray_v it_o seem_v to_o he_o that_o he_o hear_v yet_o further_o of_o a_o piteous_a cry_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n sudden_o he_o be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o hole_n wherefore_o he_o joyful_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o mercy_n go_v again_o into_o the_o cloister_n and_o become_v more_o devout_a than_o ever_o he_o be_v before_o and_o so_o in_o perpetual_a memory_n of_o this_o chance_n be_v this_o abbey_n build_v by_o devout_a man_n fortunatus_n then_o ask_v far_o what_o the_o pilgrim_n report_v that_o come_v thence_o out_o again_o the_o abbot_n say_v i_o seldom_o inquire_v of_o they_o but_o some_o say_v they_o have_v hear_v a_o pitiful_a screek_n other_o report_v they_o have_v neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o but_o that_o they_o have_v be_v sore_o afraid_a then_o say_v fortunatus_n i_o be_o come_v from_o far_a country_n to_o this_o place_n and_o if_o i_o shall_v return_v home_o without_o some_o certain_a trial_n of_o such_o a_o monument_n in_o my_o own_o person_n it_o shall_v be_v a_o reproach_n to_o i_o therefore_o will_v i_o not_o go_v hence_o till_o i_o have_v be_v in_o the_o hole_n then_o say_v the_o abbot_n if_o you_o will_v needs_o adventure_v beware_v you_o go_v not_o too_o far_o in_o for_o there_o be_v many_o byway_n wherein_o you_o may_v go_v astray_o as_o many_o other_o have_v do_v in_o my_o time_n which_o have_v not_o be_v find_v till_o three_o day_n after_o fortunatus_n ask_v of_o leopoldus_n whether_o he_o will_v adventure_v in_o with_o he_o he_o say_v yea_o i_o will_v go_v into_o any_o place_n with_o you_o so_o long_o as_o god_n spare_v i_o life_n that_o like_v fortunatus_n well_o whereupon_o they_o receive_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n on_o the_o next_o morrow_n the_o priest_n let_v they_o in_o bless_a they_o and_o shut_v the_o door_n after_o they_o there_o they_o wander_v in_o the_o dark_a at_o the_o length_n wist_v not_o to_o go_v backward_o or_o forward_o for_o they_o soon_o go_v astray_o neither_o can_v they_o hear_v the_o call_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o morning_n whereon_o they_o trust_v and_o the_o bold_a adventure_v thus_o they_o not_o know_v how_o to_o help_v themselves_o and_o be_v very_o hungry_a and_o faint_a they_o whole_o despair_v of_o all_o succour_n &_o dread_v their_o life_n they_o sit_v down_o as_o man_n forlorn_a neither_o hear_n nor_o see_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o and_o therewith_o make_v their_o humble_a prayer_n unto_o god_n say_v almighty_a lord_n assist_v we_o with_o thy_o power_n by_o some_o mean_n or_o other_o for_o in_o this_o loathsome_a den_n neither_o silver_n nor_o gold_n can_v aught_o avail_v though_o we_o have_v it_o at_o will_n but_o in_o thou_o only_o be_v our_o trust_n the_o priest_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n signify_v unto_o the_o abbot_n that_o the_o pilgrim_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o come_v out_o again_o whereof_o he_o be_v very_o sorry_a especial_o because_o of_o fortunatus_n who_o have_v present_v he_o so_o liberal_o the_o servant_n also_o at_o the_o door_n watch_v continual_o and_o great_o lament_v for_o their_o master_n but_o the_o abbot_n notwithstanding_o remember_v himself_o of_o a_o old_a man_n who_o many_o year_n before_o have_v measure_v the_o hole_n with_o a_o cord_n for_o he_o he_o send_v and_o request_v he_o to_o try_v whether_o he_o can_v bring_v forth_o the_o man_n the_o servant_n also_o promise_v he_o a_o hundred_o crown_n for_o his_o pain_n the_o old_a man_n say_v if_o they_o be_v yet_o alive_a i_o shall_v sure_o bring_v they_o forth_o and_o therewith_o prepare_v a_o musical_a instrument_n play_v on_o it_o and_o so_o pass_v from_o one_o hole_n to_o the_o other_o until_o he_o have_v find_v they_o be_v very_o feeble_a and_o faint_a who_o he_o will_v to_o take_v hold_n of_o he_o and_o so_o follow_v the_o sound_n of_o his_o instrument_n as_o the_o blind_a follow_v his_o guide_n so_o by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n and_o the_o old_a man_n assistance_n come_v they_o again_o to_o the_o light_n whereof_o the_o abbot_n be_v very_o glad_a for_o he_o fear_v if_o those_o two_o pilgrim_n have_v be_v lose_v that_o no_o more_o will_v have_v resort_v thither_o whereby_o he_o and_o his_o covent_n shall_v fare_v the_o worse_o the_o man_n also_o tell_v fortunatus_n that_o they_o have_v promise_v a_o hundred_o crown_n to_o
gentlewoman_n like_v well_o of_o this_o device_n and_o forthwith_o go_v unto_o her_o neighbour_n say_v unto_o she_o so_o it_o be_v that_o a_o fair_a lusty_a and_o valiant_a young_a gentleman_n be_v a_o stranger_n offer_v unto_o i_o two_o hundred_o crown_n if_o i_o will_v lie_v with_o he_o one_o night_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o my_o husband_n love_v i_o so_o dear_o i_o dare_v not_o therein_o to_o deceive_v he_o lest_o it_o cost_v i_o my_o life_n therefore_o if_o thou_o â—arest_v to_o adventure_v in_o my_o stead_n i_o will_v briâ—g_v to_o pass_v that_o thou_o shall_v lie_v with_o he_o in_o my_o chamber_n in_o my_o own_o bed_n and_o will_v give_v thou_o for_o thy_o part_n a_o hundred_o crown_n then_o say_v the_o arrant_a honest_a woman_n i_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o lie_v with_o such_o a_o one_o for_o bodily_a recreation_n and_o amorous_a pleasure_n only_o but_o if_o i_o do_v this_o at_o your_o request_n you_o will_v perhaps_o send_v i_o away_o with_o a_o crown_n or_o twain_o and_o keep_v the_o hundred_o crown_n to_o yourself_o the_o gentlewoman_n say_v thou_o shall_v have_v that_o i_o have_v promise_v thou_o beforehand_o then_o be_v the_o bonny_a wench_n well_o please_v and_o will_v she_o to_o prepare_v all_o thing_n according_o promise_v to_o be_v ready_a at_o a_o call_n to_o accomplish_v she_o will._n the_o gentlewoman_n declare_v to_o her_o husband_n how_o she_o have_v appoint_v the_o matter_n with_o her_o neighbour_n whereof_o he_o be_v glad_a andolocia_n be_v not_o yet_o satisfy_v repair_v again_o unto_o the_o gentlewoman_n and_o be_v importunate_a to_o obtain_v his_o suit_n to_o who_o the_o gentlewoman_n say_v sir_n since_o you_o will_v not_o be_v otherwise_o answer_v if_o you_o will_v perform_v your_o promise_n concern_v the_o thousand_o crown_n come_v to_o morrow_n night_n unto_o my_o house_n and_o bring_v the_o money_n with_o you_o for_o my_o husband_n will_v be_v then_o forth_o about_o the_o king_n business_n andolocia_n with_o this_o answer_n be_v a_o joyful_a man_n and_o next_o night_n as_o he_o be_v will_v come_v privy_o alone_a unto_o the_o gentlewoman_n house_n and_o bring_v with_o he_o the_o thousand_o crown_n how_o andolocia_n be_v deceive_v by_o a_o gentlewoman_n which_o lay_v another_o in_o bed_n with_o he_o in_o her_o stead_n chap._n 32._o the_o gentlewoman_n give_v he_o very_o friendly_a entertainment_n and_o receive_v the_o money_n of_o he_o untold_a bring_v he_o into_o her_o chamber_n will_v he_o to_o go_v so_o bed_n and_o she_o will_v immediate_o come_v unto_o he_o then_o send_v she_o hasty_o for_o her_o kind-hearted_a neighbour_n to_o who_o she_o give_v a_o hundred_o crown_n and_o send_v she_o to_o bed_n to_o andolocia_n where_o he_o solace_v himself_o with_o she_o in_o the_o pleasant_a pastime_n of_o venus-game_n suppose_v he_o have_v lie_v with_o his_o companion_n wife_n but_o when_o the_o wench_n perceive_v that_o andolocia_n be_v sufficient_o delight_v with_o the_o use_n of_o her_o body_n for_o joan_n be_v as_o good_a as_o my_o lady_n till_o he_o know_v the_o contrary_a she_o declare_v how_o the_o gentlewoman_n have_v beguile_v he_o hire_v she_o for_o a_o hundred_o crown_n to_o take_v her_o place_n andolocia_n hear_v that_o he_o be_v so_o deceive_v wax_v angry_a in_o his_o mind_n not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o money_n but_o rather_o for_o shame_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v blaze_v abroad_o to_o his_o reproach_n how_o he_o be_v delude_v by_o two_o woman_n wherefore_o he_o forthwith_o rise_v up_o and_o give_v his_o leman_n a_o hundred_o crown_n will_v she_o that_o after_o his_o departure_n she_o shall_v challenge_v nine_o hundred_o more_o which_o the_o gentlewoman_n wrongful_o detain_v and_o that_o she_o herself_o have_v due_o earn_v which_o the_o wench_n perform_v with_o such_o impudent_a and_o open_a contention_n that_o the_o gentlewoman_n for_o all_o her_o pretend_a honesty_n be_v note_v for_o a_o bawd_n sustain_v great_a shame_n but_o andolocia_n present_o go_v to_o his_o lodging_n and_o call_v up_o his_o man_n will_v they_o to_o prepare_v all_o thing_n ready_a for_o he_o will_v forthwith_o depart_v think_v with_o himself_o i_o will_v hereafter_o beware_v of_o the_o entice_a beauty_n &_o dissimulation_n of_o woman_n and_o so_o ride_v displeasant_o away_o when_o he_o be_v now_o go_v ten_o or_o twelve_o mile_n from_o paris_n he_o think_v in_o his_o mind_n it_o be_v well_o the_o false_a harlot_n have_v not_o beguile_v i_o of_o my_o purse_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v merry_a and_o pleasant_a and_o so_o ride_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n court_n from_o thence_o to_o the_o king_n of_o castille_n then_o to_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n and_o next_o to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n court_n there_o do_v the_o people_n and_o their_o behaviour_n like_o he_o so_o well_o that_o he_o apparel_v himself_o and_o all_o his_o man_n after_o their_o country_n guise_n and_o offer_v his_o service_n unto_o the_o king_n be_v thankful_o entertain_v he_o daily_o practise_v all_o feat_n of_o chivalry_n and_o oftentimes_o give_v jewel_n for_o which_o gentleman_n shall_v contend_v in_o martial_a game_n and_o invite_v the_o lady_n and_o gentlewoman_n to_o many_o costly_a banquet_n moreover_o when_o there_o be_v any_o press_n of_o souliers_n he_o will_v set_v forth_o a_o hundred_o at_o his_o own_o charge_n and_o load_v they_o whereby_o he_o be_v have_v in_o great_a favour_n and_o estimation_n with_o the_o king_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v so_o active_a valiant_a and_o courageous_a that_o he_o will_v common_o be_v in_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o battle_n the_o king_n dub_v he_o knight_n and_o pretend_v otherwise_o to_o advance_v he_o insomuch_o that_o whereas_o there_o be_v in_o the_o court_n and_o old_a earl_n which_o have_v one_o only_a daughter_n which_o be_v his_o heir_n to_o she_o will_v the_o king_n have_v marry_v andolocia_n promise_v he_o also_o the_o earldom_n after_o her_o father_n decease_n but_o andolocia_n like_v not_o the_o earl_n 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with_o liberal_a hospitality_n like_a as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v a_o prince_n daily_o feast_v the_o nobility_n and_o courtier_n to_o who_o he_o also_o give_v many_o gift_n and_o use_v to_o just_a and_o practise_v other_o martial_a exercise_n with_o they_o but_o in_o all_o feat_n of_o chivalry_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n give_v andolocia_n the_o praise_n when_o the_o king_n understand_v of_o his_o noble_a demeanour_n he_o demand_v whether_o he_o will_v retain_v to_o his_o court_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o will_v most_o willing_o bestow_v his_o body_n and_o good_n in_o his_o service_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o it_o chance_v that_o there_o be_v war_n between_o england_n and_o scotland_n so_o that_o andolocia_n lead_v a_o band_n of_o man_n against_o the_o scot_n at_o his_o own_o charge_n where_o he_o behave_v himself_o so_o courageous_o in_o the_o battle_n that_o although_o he_o be_v a_o stranger_n yet_o for_o his_o manly_a exploit_n he_o be_v commend_v above_o all_o other_o when_o the_o 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