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emperor_n the_o empress_n with_o their_o daughter_n philocrista_n and_o melicia_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o what_o talk_v the_o two_o dwarffe_n have_v together_o pâ—…esently_o after_o that_o arnede_n be_v bring_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o pernedin_n to_o constantinople_n in_o a_o litter_n because_o he_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o sit_v on_o horseback_n news_n of_o this_o mischance_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o emperor_n who_o grow_v into_o extreme_a anger_n against_o the_o moor_n say_v well_o may_v lecefin_n resemble_v the_o solâ—…ane_a his_o father_n a_o man_n full_a of_o treacherous_a and_o ignoble_a practice_n but_o he_o must_v not_o thus_o think_v to_o wrong_v a_o prince_n of_o france_n so_o step_v frowninglie_o from_o his_o chair_n he_o go_v to_o the_o prince_n chamber_n to_o see_v he_o charge_v his_o phisâ—…tions_n and_o surgeon_n to_o tend_v he_o so_o well_o as_o if_o they_o have_v his_o own_o person_n in_o cure_n then_o arnede_v reveal_v the_o whole_a discourse_n of_o that_o which_o happen_v between_o palmendos_fw-la and_o he_o at_o the_o end_n whereof_o the_o emperor_n thus_o answer_v i_o wonder_v that_o the_o â—…night_n shall_v be_v so_o desirous_a to_o do_v i_o service_n and_o yet_o do_v fly_v in_o this_o sort_n from_o i_o doubtless_o he_o be_v go_v to_o prove_v the_o adventure_n of_o francelina_fw-la if_o he_o ride_v that_o way_n you_o say_v he_o do_v and_o it_o may_v be_v his_o fortune_n to_o end_v it_o i_o hopâ—…_n except_o our_o nephew_n belcar_n exceed_v he_o in_o valour_n &_o that_o i_o can_v 〈◊〉_d beleene_n he_o will_n when_o the_o emperor_n depart_v hâ—…_n command_v that_o the_o empress_n and_o hâ—…r_n daughter_n shall_v go_v visit_v the_o prince_n which_o she_o accord_o do_v take_v philocrista_n and_o melicia_n with_o she_o she_o be_v great_o offend_v at_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o arnede_n and_o philocrista_n very_o much_o bemoan_v his_o mishap_n yet_o wise_o and_o discreet_o as_o become_v a_o sober_a â—…irgin_n for_o the_o love_n she_o bear_v he_o be_v derive_v from_o gentleness_n and_o virtue_n which_o she_o note_v he_o to_o prefer_v in_o all_o his_o action_n and_o nothing_o have_v 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d re_fw-mi especial_a account_n then_o to_o conferue_v her_o chastity_n pure_a and_o unspâ—…tted_a arnedes_o be_v joyful_a to_o see_v hâ—…r_n he_o love_v so_o dear_o how_o she_o sorrow_a his_o hard_a fortune_n and_o blame_v lecefin_n as_o a_o diâ—…oyall_a traitor_n which_o gentle_a speech_n do_v more_o comfort_n his_o hart_n than_o all_o the_o phisâ—…ck_n or_o cunning_n in_o the_o world_n can_v do_v while_o the_o empress_n and_o her_o daughter_n beguile_v the_o time_n with_o he_o amenada_n a_o woman_n dwarf_n that_o attend_v on_o philocrista_n &_o risdeno_n her_o nephew_n come_v to_o bruquell_n arnede_v dwarf_n who_o use_v sundry_a lamentation_n for_o the_o great_a mishap_n have_v befall_v