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thy_o city_n when_o gaultier_n have_v hear_v this_o thunder_n of_o a_o dismal_a oracle_n his_o heart_n tremble_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o grief_n and_o displeasure_n at_o last_o though_o it_o be_v long_o ere_o word_n can_v find_v way_n from_o amazement_n he_o say_v how_o can_v this_o be_v true_a which_o thou_o report_v when_o thou_o say_v my_o son_n be_v detain_v prisoner_n gaultier_n reply_v the_o pagan_a it_o be_v most_o true_a then_o leave_v to_o wonder_v and_o give_v answer_n to_o my_o embassage_n 3_o at_o this_o for_o a_o space_n they_o dismiss_v the_o pagan_n while_o the_o christian_n betake_v themselves_o to_o counsel_n where_o gaultier_n demand_v what_o course_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o these_o time_n of_o extremity_n great_a prince_n say_v duke_n nayme_v this_o be_v my_o opinion_n to_o the_o ambassador_n shall_v no_o indignity_n be_v offer_v both_o because_o they_o be_v but_o the_o tongue_n of_o other_o heart_n and_o also_o because_o our_o baron_n who_o they_o detain_v be_v 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say_v thus_o who_o will_v do_v thus_o with_o this_o answer_n the_o pagan_n repart_v and_o gaultier_n dispatch_v letter_n to_o king_n karaheu_n and_o the_o emperor_n charles_n and_o gaultier_n himself_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n where_o they_o find_v the_o good_a king_n moysant_a who_o entertain_v they_o with_o royalty_n beyond_o expectation_n to_o he_o gaultier_n receunt_v his_o son_n misfortune_n and_o the_o threat_n of_o his_o own_o overthrow_n to_o who_o moysant_n promise_v all_o the_o aid_n and_o succour_n of_o his_o kingdom_n then_o go_v they_o to_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n where_o they_o offer_v up_o their_o vow_n gift_n and_o protestation_n and_o then_o with_o all_o speed_n return_v back_o to_o babylon_n where_o they_o find_v claretta_n the_o queen_n in_o great_a perplexity_n of_o sorrow_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o her_o four_o son_n the_o same_o day_n arrive_v king_n karaheu_n with_o seventéene_n thousand_o knight_n of_o estimation_n all_o which_o be_v gallant_o receive_v the_o 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denmark_n his_o unknown_a uncle_n 3_o also_o how_o charlemagne_n gaultior_fw-la and_o all_o the_o twelve_o peer_n be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o their_o army_n discomfit_v now_o begin_v charlemagne_n by_o the_o summons_n of_o the_o trumpet_n to_o gather_v together_o of_o the_o christian_n army_n 60000_o and_o plant_v they_o in_o a_o soldierly_a proportion_n for_o the_o sally_n â—ode_v about_o the_o troop_n with_o these_o encouragement_n you_o sinew_n of_o king_n and_o upholder_n of_o mona_n â—ichies_n i_o beseech_v you_o this_o day_n be_v almightyrn_v reâ—oluâ—ion_n and_o combat_v agen_v that_o coward_n fear_v if_o he_o whisper_v in_o your_o heart_n a_o thought_n of_o retire_v imagine_v now_o the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n for_o so_o it_o be_v be_v to_o be_v get_v by_o the_o conquest_n and_o that_o the_o height_n of_o felicity_n for_o which_o from_o your_o infancy_n you_o have_v make_v endless_a imprecation_n be_v send_v from_o above_o and_o on_o
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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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son_n barant_a aside_o and_o say_v dear_a son_n will_v thou_o not_o accuse_v i_o and_o i_o will_v tell_v thou_o a_o secret_a which_o save_v to_o thyself_o shall_v never_o be_v know_v to_o any_o creature_n live_v by_o mahomet_n mother_n say_v the_o youth_n i_o will_v not_o then_o know_v say_v she_o that_o this_o famous_a prince_n bertran_n who_o sunne-light_n stain_v all_o the_o gallant_n about_o he_o he_o even_o he_o and_o not_o gorbaut_n be_v thy_o father_n he_o beget_v thou_o of_o i_o at_o damascus_n long_o ere_o i_o see_v king_n gorbant_n and_o for_o leave_v i_o in_o that_o estate_n i_o take_v displeasure_n and_o wed_v as_o thou_o see_v madam_n say_v barant_a he_o be_v a_o villain_n and_o have_v do_v most_o damnable_o but_o if_o he_o believe_v not_o in_o mahomet_n our_o god_n ere_o long_a time_n i_o will_v be_v his_o murderer_n because_o he_o shall_v not_o scandal_n i_o with_o the_o name_n of_o a_o bastard_n turn_v these_o speech_n adain_n come_v and_o salute_v king_n gorbant_n 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by_o they_o and_o give_v advice_n in_o every_o action_n then_o afterward_o in_o the_o very_a dead_a of_o the_o night_n at_o what_o time_n every_o creature_n shall_v be_v at_o their_o rest_n we_o will_v go_v to_o the_o prison_n and_o set_v renown_a meruine_n at_o liberty_n before_o it_o be_v midnight_n this_o be_v say_v they_o go_v forward_o even_o to_o the_o city_n gate_n where_o they_o remain_v until_o the_o next_o morning_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v rise_v devise_v within_o themselves_o with_o what_o speech_n to_o entertain_v king_n butor_n and_o when_o they_o perceive_v the_o day_n begin_v to_o appear_v they_o knock_v at_o the_o gate_n and_o desire_a entrance_n but_o they_o answer_v that_o without_o the_o king_n majesty_n knowledge_n he_o dare_v not_o suffer_v any_o man_n to_o enter_v then_o say_v robaster_n go_v to_o the_o king_n and_o tell_v he_o we_o have_v bring_v he_o news_n which_o will_v make_v his_o highness_n joyful_a and_o at_o thy_o return_n we_o will_v give_v to_o thou_o three_o piece_n of_o silver_n thou_o speak_v well_o quoth_v the_o porter_n and_o go_v his_o way_n and_o tell_v the_o king_n who_o very_o well_o remember_v the_o entrance_n of_o bertran_n and_o drohes_n be_v ever_o after_o circumspect_a of_o every_o man_n entrance_n wherefore_o cause_v about_o thirty_o of_o his_o best_a approve_a knight_n to_o arm_v themselves_o with_o they_o he_o go_v to_o the_o gate_n and_o receive_v in_o the_o two_o pilgrim_n and_o present_o remember_v robaster_n for_o that_o he_o have_v afore_o time_n slay_v a_o monstrous_a serpent_n which_o have_v great_o waste_v his_o country_n for_o the_o which_o king_n butor_n have_v promise_v many_o a_o time_n and_o often_o to_o give_v he_o what_o gift_n he_o will_v desire_v within_o compass_n of_o any_o reason_n chap._n xvi_o 1_o how_o robaster_n deceive_v king_n butor_n 2_o how_o meruin_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o prison_n and_o go_v to_o the_o palace_n where_o he_o slay_v butor_n his_o queen_n and_o diverâ—_n other_o pagan_n 3_o of_o the_o great_a battle_n he_o maintain_v most_o honourable_a be_v the_o entertainment_n that_o butor_n give_v to_o robaster_n imagine_v that_o he_o be_v come_v for_o the_o gift_n which_o in_o time_n pass_v he_o have_v promise_v but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o and_o he_o feast_v he_o and_o drohe_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o disguise_n he_o know_v not_o sumptuous_o but_o robaster_n he_o will_v not_o eat_v any_o thing_n but_o pass_v the_o time_n in_o tell_v of_o strange_a news_n and_o in_o the_o end_n assure_v he_o that_o prince_n barant_v the_o cruel_a have_v take_v the_o emperor_n charles_n and_o his_o xij_o péer_v prisoner_n at_o which_o tiding_n butor_n much_o joy_a &_o kiss_v robaster_n for_o his_o speech_n and_o put_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o foot_n do_v he_o vassaile-like_a reverence_n whereat_o drohe_n smile_v to_o himself_o thus_o be_v butor_n deceive_v by_o robaster_n and_o by_o drohe_n 2_o now_o when_o the_o evening_n draw_v on_o the_o black_a curtain_n of_o the_o night_n and_o every_o one_o betake_v themselves_o to_o their_o rest_n the_o king_n give_v cammaundement_n that_o robaster_n and_o his_o companion_n shall_v be_v delicate_o lodge_v which_o be_v very_o just_o perform_v but_o assoon_o as_o old_a malabeon_n know_v that_o dead_a sleep_n have_v arrest_v the_o thought_n of_o every_o one_o he_o come_v to_o the_o two_o christian_n say_v nowell_n arise_v if_o you_o will_v deliver_v meruine_n for_o i_o have_v the_o key_n of_o the_o prison_n at_o that_o word_n they_o arise_v and_o depart_v the_o moon_n shine_v out_o the_o pleasant_a beam_n of_o her_o countenance_n and_o come_v to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o dungeon_n where_o stay_v malabeon_n open_v the_o door_n and_o then_o say_v fair_a son_n stay_v thou_o here_o till_o we_o return_v and_o guard_v this_o passage_n i_o will_v say_v robaster_n and_o swear_v that_o if_o there_o come_v but_o 100_o they_o shall_v not_o escape_v i_o they_o enter_v in_o drohe_n and_o malabeon_n who_o hear_v the_o music_n which_o the_o fairy_n make_v thrice_o a_o day_n to_o reviâ—e_v the_o spirit_n of_o meruin_n as_o be_v before_o write_v at_o which_o drohe_v wonder_v until_o malabeon_n tell_v he_o what_o it_o be_v and_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o the_o music_n cease_v they_o go_v to_o meruine_n that_o lie_v in_o most_o intolerable_a martyrdom_n who_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o see_v drohe_n he_o maruelld_v but_o drohe_n over-ioy_v with_o his_o sight_n come_v to_o embrace_v he_o but_o can_v not_o speak_v so_o full_o be_v his_o heart_n with_o over-pressing_a joy_n but_o have_v get_v a_o little_a liberty_n for_o his_o tongue_n say_a thou_o wonder_v of_o man_n behold_v drohe_n thy_o true_a prisoner_n who_o be_v come_v to_o find_v mean_n to_o deliver_v thou_o from_o imprisonment_n when_o meruin_n hear_v he_o he_o embrace_v he_o and_o double_a kindness_n upon_o kindness_n then_o malabeon_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o herb_n he_o have_v break_v off_o his_o fetter_n and_o meruine_n see_v himself_o deliver_v ask_v drohe_n what_o he_o be_v that_o unâ—éene_a taâ—ked_v unto_o he_o and_o drohe_n at_o large_a discourse_v altouching_a robaster_n and_o malabeon_n his_o father_n who_o be_v indeed_o the_o true_a actor_n of_o his_o delivery_n for_o without_o they_o his_o bondage_n be_v eternal_a these_o speech_n malabeon_n break_v and_o tell_v they_o they_o mâ—st_v depart_v for_o why_o the_o hour_n approach_v in_o which_o mutafier_n be_v accustom_v to_o come_v unto_o the_o prison_n by_o my_o saviour_n say_v meruine_n i_o will_v he_o be_v here_o for_o of_o all_o the_o devil_n in_o hell_n i_o desire_v to_o combat_v with_o he_o this_o be_v say_v he_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o dungeon_n and_o come_v forth_o who_o as_o soon_o as_o robaster_n see_v he_o call_v to_o mind_n prince_n oger_n and_o say_v believe_v meâ—_n princely_a meruine_n i_o be_v hardly_o persuade_v that_o oger_n have_v a_o son_n but_o now_o i_o assure_v myself_o by_o thy_o countenance_n for_o one_o hand_n be_v not_o so_o like_o a_o other_o as_o you_o to_o his_o excellence_n after_o this_o malabeon_n bring_v meruine_n into_o the_o chamber_n where_o his_o armour_n be_v which_o he_o present_o put_v on_o but_o his_o sword_n be_v not_o there_o which_o somewhat_o grieve_v he_o but_o in_o steed_n of_o it_o malabeon_n give_v he_o a_o mace_n of_o yrâ—n_n and_o then_o they_o depart_v to_o the_o king_n palace_n where_o they_o find_v every_o one_o asleep_a so_o that_o they_o unforbidden_v go_v to_o the_o king_n bed_n chamber_n where_o break_v opâ—n_v the_o door_n with_o their_o â—éâ—te_n the_o king_n awake_v and_o offer_v to_o rise_v meruine_n rush_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v damn_a traitor_n and_o thou_o stain_v of_o kingdom_n behold_v here_o meruine_n the_o son_n of_o oger_n whosâ—_n very_a soul_n thou_o have_v torment_v be_v now_o come_v to_o take_v account_n of_o thy_o treason_n and_o in_o so_o say_v he_o strike_v he_o with_o his_o mace_n such_o a_o merciless_a blow_n that_o in_o his_o bed_n he_o slay_v he_o and_o robaster_n at_o the_o same_o instant_n kill_v his_o queen_n also_o which_o do_v they_o pass_v from_o chamber_n to_o chamber_n and_o put_v to_o death_n all_o the_o pagan_n they_o find_v of_o what_o estate_n soever_o during_o all_o this_o fearful_a night_n not_o any_o creature_n escape_v but_o only_o one_o base_a peasant_n who_o run_v into_o the_o city_n give_v a_o general_a alarm_n cry_v treason_n to_o the_o king_n sacred_a person_n at_o which_o clamour_n all_o the_o town_n rise_v up_o in_o arm_n and_o come_v to_o the_o palace_n where_o they_o find_v the_o christian_n who_o fly_v among_o they_o begin_v a_o dreadful_a battle_n and_o malabeon_n by_o his_o excellent_a art_n make_v such_o a_o light_n that_o the_o palace_n be_v as_o bright_a as_o day_n to_o to_o the_o christian_n but_o hell-like_a black_a to_o the_o pagan_n who_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v slay_v by_o their_o enemy_n â—â—ue_v also_o themselves_o by_o their_o ignorance_n drohe_n set_v forward_o with_o desire_n of_o cevenge_n be_v gote_v into_o the_o thick_a of_o the_o pagan_n but_o thâ—â—â—_n number_n be_v so_o infinite_a that_o all_o his_o prowess_n be_v much_o too_o little_a to_o have_v save_v his_o life_n have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o malabeon_n who_o cry_v to_o robaster_n and_o meruine_n to_o succour_v drohe_n or_o he_o be_v but_o dead_a at_o that_o they_o turn_v about_o and_o press_v into_o the_o throng_n there_o be_v not_o a_o pagan_a that_o dare_v abide_v or_o endure_v they_o so_o that_o all_o three_o join_v themselves_o together_o they_o make_v haâ—ocke_n of_o their_o enemy_n only_o one_o thing_n great_o breed_v their_o trouble_n which_o be_v the_o cast_n of_o scald_a water_n out_o of_o the_o window_n upon_o they_o but_o yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o slay_v so_o many_o that_o the_o street_n be_v pave_v with_o their_o