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forthwith_o they_o go_v and_o come_v into_o the_o castle_n they_o find_v all_o our_o baron_n heavy_a and_o sad_a but_o the_o emperor_n recomfort_v they_o with_o kingly_a resolution_n meruine_n no_o soon_o come_v in_o his_o sight_n but_o fall_v upon_o his_o knee_n he_o say_v royal_a king_n of_o france_n and_o all_o you_o right_o noble_a knight_n of_o christendom_n pardon_v i_o i_o beseech_v you_o both_o my_o error_n and_o my_o offence_n to_o you_o i_o will_v be_v a_o liege_n man_n and_o a_o subject_n to_o these_o a_o never_o fail_a friend_n in_o the_o hard_a adventure_n who_o in_o sign_n of_o ever_o live_a amity_n i_o desire_v to_o kiss_v then_o arise_v he_o up_o and_o kiss_v both_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o rest_n and_o after_o he_o declare_v how_o he_o be_v a_o christian_a bear_v and_o the_o son_n of_o oger_n the_o duke_n of_o denmark_n many_o other_o discourse_n they_o have_v and_o infinite_a reioycing_n cry_v the_o son_n of_o oger_n be_v become_v a_o christian_n woe_n to_o the_o 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the_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n my_o lord_n qd_n he_o it_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n to_o which_o my_o thought_n have_v a_o longing_n then_o kneel_v down_o charles_n draw_v joyous_a his_o sword_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o his_o shoulder_n bid_v he_o rise_v up_o the_o most_o renown_a knight_n under_o the_o firmament_n only_o be_v thou_o steadfast_a in_o thy_o faith_n and_o raise_v high_a thy_o god_n and_o religion_n thou_o earthly_a god_n of_o europe_n say_v meruine_n in_o the_o majesty_n of_o heaven_n and_o before_o thy_o royal_a presence_n i_o make_v a_o vow_n there_o shall_v not_o a_o pagan_a move_v his_o foot_n upon_o the_o earth_n if_o he_o renounce_v not_o mahomet_n and_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o the_o live_a god_n and_o what_o he_o vow_v he_o effect_v for_o his_o conquest_n against_o the_o pagan_n double_v his_o overthrow_n
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pagane_n cry_v their_o death_n must_v be_v our_o glory_n that_o do_v we_o shall_v have_v time_n to_o discourse_n of_o pass_a fortune_n ¶_o chap._n xxxii_o 1_o how_o the_o pagan_n be_v overthrow_v and_o the_o christian_n go_v and_o convert_v damascus_n 2_o how_o meruine_n go_v after_o to_o babylon_n where_o mermont_n and_o the_o other_o pagan_n for_o fear_n of_o he_o feign_v to_o receive_v baptism_n 3_o then_o how_o he_o go_v to_o mequa_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o convert_v they_o to_o christianity_n at_o this_o speech_n of_o huons_a the_o four_o brethren_n depart_v from_o their_o father_n and_o thrust_v themselves_o into_o the_o battle_n leave_v undying_a register_n of_o their_o everliving_a renown_n yet_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o conflict_n there_o be_v a_o pagan_a call_v gryffoy_n of_o wonderful_a great_a valour_n and_o worthy_a every_o way_n except_o for_o that_o way_n which_o shall_v govern_v all_o way_n all_o the_o exquisite_a title_n of_o a_o complete_a man_n at_o arm_n this_o 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