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to_o arm_n and_o come_v to_o the_o fight_n and_o ply_v they_o to_o defend_v their_o wall_n with_o great_a courage_n then_o be_v draw_v and_o shoot_v many_o a_o arrow_n and_o many_o a_o stone_n cast_v and_o many_o beat_a and_o hurt_v as_o well_o within_o as_o without_o gun_n bombard_n he_o great_a artillery_n be_v none_o in_o this_o time_n in_o the_o realm_n always_o they_o of_o the_o city_n have_v well_o the_o craft_n to_o cast_v upon_o their_o enemy_n burn_v brandes_n and_o oil_n and_o water_n boil_v with_o ash_n and_o for_o to_o do_v thus_o jupiter_n have_v induce_v and_o teach_v the_o archadien_n people_n man_n and_o woman_n that_o when_o they_o of_o crete_n come_v most_o strong_a to_o the_o assault_n and_o suppose_v to_o have_v enter_v the_o city_n they_o be_v charge_v with_o fire_n oil_n and_o scald_a water_n that_o of_o force_n constrain_v they_o to_o go_v back_o with_o great_a loss_n of_o people_n and_o to_o sound_v the_o retreat_n saturn_n then_o take_v the_o most_o sorrow_n 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fellow_n take_v his_o sheep_n and_o also_o new_o have_v assail_v by_o war_n antheon_n to_o who_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v succour_n and_o also_o consider_v that_o he_o will_v he_o shall_v yield_v himself_o to_o he_o his_o heart_n then_o begin_v to_o swell_v for_o anger_n and_o pride_n and_o in_o great_a rage_n he_o say_v to_o he_o o_o thou_o presumptuous_a hercules_n how_o be_v thou_o so_o hardy_a as_o to_o come_v alone_o before_o i_o thou_o that_o i_o may_v not_o love_v know_v thou_o that_o i_o have_v have_v many_o a_o displeasure_n by_o thy_o outrage_n for_o philote_n be_v my_o great_a friend_n and_o now_o thou_o be_v come_v to_o renew_v this_o displeasure_n and_o that_o i_o yield_v i_o unto_o thou_o be_v not_o my_o intention_n atlas_n with_o these_o word_n go_v into_o a_o chamber_n fast_o by_o and_o command_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v arm_v he_o as_o they_o do_v hercules_n have_v always_o his_o eye_n upon_o he_o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o escape_v he_o when_o he_o be_v arm_v he_o come_v against_o hercules_n and_o challenge_v he_o after_o he_o give_v he_o a_o stroke_n with_o his_o sword_n fierce_o with_o the_o cry_n and_o with_o the_o stroke_n all_o they_o of_o the_o fortress_n assail_v hercules_n then_o he_o put_v himself_o in_o defence_n and_o lay_v about_o mighty_o by_o the_o rigour_n of_o his_o club_n and_o with_o twelve_o stroke_n he_o slay_v twelve_o of_o his_o enemy_n after_o he_o wound_v many_o other_o and_o spare_v long_o the_o blood_n of_o atlas_n but_o in_o the_o end_n forasmuch_o as_o atlas_n give_v great_a stroke_n to_o hercules_n hercules_n smite_v he_o upon_o the_o helm_n without_o employ_v all_o his_o strength_n and_o give_v
fight_v by_o the_o space_n of_o 4._o hour_n and_o have_v receive_v upon_o his_o arm_n so_o many_o stroke_n that_o no_o man_n can_v number_v they_o this_o notwithstanding_o he_o flee_v not_o at_o all_o from_o geryon_n but_o come_v to_o he_o joyful_o and_o fight_v against_o he_o with_o so_o great_a force_n that_o all_o they_o that_o see_v it_o marvel_v and_o after_o many_o stroke_n smite_v of_o geryon_n and_o hercules_n hercules_n smite_v he_o one_o stroke_n so_o great_a that_o he_o all_o to_o bruise_a geryon_n and_o beat_v out_o the_o brain_n of_o his_o head_n and_o smite_v the_o helm_n upon_o his_o shoulder_n so_o that_o he_o fall_v down_o dead_a among_o the_o dead_a man_n in_o such_o wise_a mangle_a that_o he_o abide_v there_o dead_a chap._n xxii_o ¶_o how_o hercules_n found_v the_o city_n of_o corogne_n upon_o the_o tomb_n of_o geryon_n such_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o unhappy_a life_n of_o geryon_n the_o tyrant_n he_o die_v in_o like_o wise_a as_o the_o two_o brethren_n do_v by_o the_o club_n of_o hercules_n when_o the_o hesperiens_fw-la see_v he_o bring_v to_o that_o pass_n as_o for_o to_o taste_v the_o bitter_a morsel_n of_o death_n all_o leave_v their_o arm_n all_o they_o bewail_v sorrowful_o the_o death_n of_o geryon_n and_o fall_v all_o in_o despair_n so_o that_o one_o stay_v still_o to_o be_v slay_v other_o flee_v by_o desert_n by_o mountain_n by_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o turn_v all_o back_n in_o discomfiture_n when_o hercules_n have_v espy_v they_o so_o disray_v he_o thank_v the_o god_n and_o begin_v for_o to_o pursue_v his_o enemy_n the_o pursuit_n dure_v unto_o the_o even_o the_o greek_n fill_v the_o field_n the_o mountain_n and_o the_o way_n by_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o they_o that_o flee_v when_o the_o night_n be_v come_v hercules_n and_o the_o greek_n withdraw_v they_o into_o the_o galley_n and_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v such_o as_o they_o have_v and_o make_v joyful_a cheer_n the_o hurt_a man_n be_v remember_v and_o comfort_v with_o the_o victory_n and_o spoil_n the_o weary_a man_n forget_v the_o labour_n that_o they_o have_v do_v they_o rest_v they_o after_o their_o travail_n &_o pass_v the_o night_n over_o when_o it_o be_v day_n on_o the_o morrow_n hercules_n issue_v out_o of_o his_o galley_n and_o behold_v the_o port_n he_o seem_v that_o a_o city_n shall_v stand_v well_o there_o and_o say_v that_o he_o will_v make_v one_o there_o and_o conclude_v to_o begin_v it_o he_o send_v unto_o all_o place_n where_o he_o wist_v that_o any_o people_n be_v thereabouts_o and_o give_v to_o each_o man_n in_o knowledge_n that_o he_o be_v mind_v to_o make_v a_o city_n there_o and_o that_o the_o first_o person_n that_o will_v come_v to_o put_v hand_n thereto_o shall_v have_v the_o government_n thereof_o this_o thing_n be_v know_v in_o all_o galicia_n many_o come_v thither_o but_o a_o woman_n name_v corogne_n be_v the_o first_o that_o come_v and_o therefore_o hercules_n give_v unto_o she_o the_o rule_v thereof_o and_o make_v to_o begin_v the_o city_n and_o name_v it_o corogne_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o victory_n that_o he_o have_v there_o upon_o the_o body_n of_o geryon_n he_o found_v a_o tower_n and_o by_o his_o art_n compose_v and_o make_v a_o lamp_n burn_v continual_o day_n and_o night_n without_o put_v of_o any_o thing_n thereto_o which_o burn_v afterward_o by_o the_o space_n of_o 300._o year_n moreover_o upon_o the_o pinnacle_n or_o top_n of_o the_o tower_n he_o make_v a_o image_n of_o copper_n look_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o give_v he_o in_o his_o hand_n a_o look_a glass_n have_v such_o virtue_n that_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o any_o man_n of_o war_n be_v on_o the_o sea_n meaning_n to_o do_v any_o harm_n to_o the_o city_n sudden_o their_o army_n and_o their_o come_n shall_v appear_v in_o this_o say_v look_v glass_n and_o that_o dure_v unto_o the_o time_n of_o nabuchodonozor_n who_o be_v advertise_v of_o the_o property_n of_o the_o glass_n fill_v his_o galley_n with_o white_a thing_n &_o green_a bow_n and_o leaf_n that_o it_o seem_v a_o wood_n and_o in_o the_o look_a glass_n appear_v none_o other_o thing_n but_o a_o wood_n whereby_o the_o corogniens_n not_o know_v of_o any_o other_o thing_n than_o their_o glass_n show_v to_o they_o furnish_v not_o they_o with_o man_n of_o arm_n like_a as_o they_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o do_v when_o their_o enemy_n come_v and_o thus_o nabuchodonozor_n take_v the_o city_n in_o a_o morning_n and_o destroy_v the_o look_a glass_n and_o the_o lamp_n when_o this_o tower_n be_v make_v hercules_n cause_v then_o to_o come_v thither_o all_o the_o maid_n of_o the_o country_n &_o will_v they_o to_o make_v a_o solemn_a feast_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o death_n of_o geryon_n after_o he_o depart_v unto_o megidda_n where_o be_v present_v to_o he_o 100_o ox_n of_o the_o fair_o chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o how_o hercules_n assail_v the_o king_n cacus_n and_o have_v battle_n against_o he_o and_o overcome_v he_o and_o how_o cacus_n begin_v to_o tyrannize_v in_o italy_n etc._n etc._n after_o this_o conquest_n as_o hercules_n intend_v to_o people_n and_o inhabit_v this_o new_a country_n tiding_n come_v to_o he_o that_o in_o the_o city_n of_o cartagene_n a_o king_n &_o giant_n reign_v name_v cacus_n which_o be_v pass_v evil_a &_o full_a of_o tyranny_n and_o have_v slay_v by_o his_o curse_a deal_v the_o king_n of_o arragon_n and_o of_o navarre_n their_o wife_n and_o their_o child_n and_o possess_v their_o seignory_n and_o also_o hold_v in_o subjection_n all_o the_o country_n of_o italy_n hercules_n receive_v right_o ioyous_o these_o tiding_n and_o say_v that_o by_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o god_n he_o will_v assay_v if_o he_o may_v take_v vengeance_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n and_o of_o navarre_n then_o he_o dispose_v he_o unto_o this_o work_n and_o have_v a_o appetite_n to_o correct_v the_o king_n cacus_n as_o soon_o as_o his_o army_n may_v be_v ready_a he_o go_v unto_o the_o realm_n of_o castille_n whereas_o be_v the_o king_n cacus_n in_o the_o city_n of_o cartagene_n that_o stand_v beside_o a_o mountain_n name_v monachaio_n and_o he_o pass_v by_o many_o realm_n that_o do_v he_o obeisance_n for_o his_o virtuous_a renoun_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o approach_v to_o cartagene_n the_o king_n cacus_n come_v against_o he_o without_o obeisance_n and_o in_o arm_n for_o he_o have_v be_v advertise_v of_o his_o come_n and_o as_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o frontier_n he_o send_v unto_o he_o one_o of_o his_o knight_n that_o say_v to_o he_o these_o word_n that_o follow_v hercules_n thou_o open_a tyrant_n that_o have_v thy_o heart_n great_a than_o thy_o body_n and_o that_o will_v assail_v the_o heaven_n for_o to_o conquer_v they_o if_o the_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o wing_n for_o to_o fly_v as_o the_o bird_n have_v if_o thou_o seek_v peace_n and_o love_n unto_o the_o king_n cacus_n thy_o equal_a in_o condition_n and_o fortune_n i_o salute_v thou_o in_o his_o name_n and_o if_o thou_o come_v otherwise_o to_o he_o as_o his_o enemy_n i_o defy_v thou_o in_o his_o name_n and_o in_o no_o wise_a be_v thou_o so_o hardy_a as_o to_o enter_v into_o his_o country_n and_o if_o thou_o enter_v know_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v find_v in_o cacus_n and_o in_o the_o castiliens_n so_o hard_a a_o encounter_n that_o from_o thy_o evil_a adventure_n shall_v no_o man_n of_o thy_o company_n be_v quit_v etc._n etc._n knight_n answer_v hercules_n whatsoever_o you_o be_v you_o show_v not_o that_o you_o have_v the_o heart_n of_o a_o noble_a man_n for_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o all_o man_n and_o especial_o to_o a_o noble_a man_n to_o missay_v or_o speak_v evil_a of_o another_o man_n you_o have_v call_v i_o a_o open_a tyrant_n and_o also_o you_o have_v compare_v i_o unto_o the_o tyrant_n cacus_n i_o answer_v you_o to_o this_o article_n that_o i_o be_o no_o tyrant_n but_o a_o destroyer_n of_o tyrant_n and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v return_v again_o unto_o cacus_n and_o signify_v to_o he_o that_o i_o have_v intention_n for_o to_o show_v what_o hate_n i_o have_v unto_o tyrant_n and_o that_o within_o few_o day_n he_o may_v prove_v upon_o i_o the_o hard_a encounter_n whereof_o i_o have_v now_o receive_v the_o menace_n with_o this_o answer_n the_o castilien_n depart_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o hercules_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o king_n cacus_n and_o tell_v he_o word_n for_o word_n what_o hercules_n have_v say_v to_o he_o when_o cacus_n have_v hear_v all_o this_o he_o be_v abash_v notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v a_o strong_a giant_n and_o a_o puissant_a and_o that_o he_o have_v never_o find_v a_o man_n strong_a than_o he_o be_v himself_o for_o the_o renoun_n of_o
than_o he_o have_v do_v before_o whereof_o the_o cry_n arise_v so_o high_a there_o that_o hercules_n then_o sight_v on_o another_o side_n hear_v the_o cry_n and_o then_o he_o run_v thither_o at_o all_o adventure_n and_o anon_o as_o he_o spy_v cacus_n he_o go_v before_o he_o and_o break_v the_o press_n and_o smite_v down_o so_o sore_o that_o cacus_n know_v hercules_n but_o he_o dare_v not_o abide_v he_o but_o flee_v again_o with_o evil_a hap_n and_o then_o the_o greek_n make_v a_o cry_n and_o a_o joyful_a noise_n so_o that_o all_o the_o castiliens_n flee_v some_o here_o and_o some_o there_o to_o the_o great_a hurt_n and_o loss_n of_o cacus_n for_o of_o all_o his_o people_n there_o be_v leave_v no_o more_o but_o 50_o which_o save_v themselves_o upon_o the_o mount_n of_o monchayo_n which_o stand_v thereby_o but_o that_o be_v with_o great_a effusion_n of_o blood_n of_o they_o of_o castille_n that_o think_v to_o have_v mount_v up_o with_o the_o other_o that_o it_o seem_v that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o great_a spring_n of_o blood_n that_o the_o cave_n in_o the_o valley_n be_v replenish_v with_o blood_n howbeit_o cacus_n for_o to_o fly_v well_o save_v himself_o and_o fifty_o of_o his_o man_n upon_o the_o mountain_n as_o the_o chronicle_n of_o spain_n rehearse_v when_o he_o be_v above_o and_o in_o sure_a peace_n he_o return_v and_o look_v down_o to_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o hill_n and_o he_o see_v there_o so_o many_o castiliens_n that_o without_o number_n be_v dead_a or_o in_o danger_n for_o to_o die_v he_o have_v great_a sorrow_n then_o at_o his_o heart_n not_o for_o pity_n but_o for_o despite_n and_o for_o the_o danger_n that_o he_o see_v ready_a whereby_o he_o must_v pass_v anon_o after_o he_o see_v from_o far_o in_o the_o champagne_n and_o each_o quarter_n and_o place_n there_o all_o cover_v with_o they_o of_o his_o part_n and_o of_o their_o blood_n also_o he_o see_v they_o that_o flee_v take_v and_o bring_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o other_o these_o thing_n 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their_o enemy_n hercules_n begin_v to_o assail_v the_o rock_n and_o to_o mount_v and_o go_v upon_o the_o degree_n or_o stair_n but_o then_o sudden_o they_o that_o keep_v the_o pass_n cast_v upon_o he_o great_a stone_n in_o so_o great_a abundance_n that_o of_o force_n he_o be_v constrain_v to_o descend_v when_o hercules_n see_v that_o he_o must_v withdraw_v he_o he_o obey_v fortune_n but_o notwithstanding_o he_o make_v there_o a_o vow_n that_o he_o will_v never_o depart_v from_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o rock_n unto_o the_o time_n that_o he_o have_v constrain_v cacus_n to_o descend_v &_o roam_v down_o by_o famine_n or_o otherwise_o this_o vow_n make_v hercules_n come_v unto_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o hill_n where_o battle_n and_o slaughter_n have_v be_v and_o make_v the_o place_n to_o be_v make_v clean_o and_o purge_v of_o the_o dead_a body_n and_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o they_o that_o there_o lie_v dead_a after_o he_o do_v make_v his_o tent_n of_o dew_n and_o leaf_n and_o his_o bed_n of_o fresh_a grass_n and_o command_v that_o each_o man_n shall_v lodge_v there_o at_o that_o time_n the_o night_n come_v and_o the_o day_n fail_v the_o greek_n be_v weary_a for_o that_o they_o have_v all_o day_n labour_v in_o arm_n and_o will_v fain_o have_v rest_n and_o make_v good_a cheer_n with_o that_o they_o have_v and_o after_o that_o they_o have_v ordain_v and_o set_v their_o watch_n aswell_o for_o to_o keep_v the_o coast_n as_o for_o to_o keep_v the_o rock_n that_o cacus_n shall_v not_o come_v down_o they_o lay_v they_o down_o upon_o the_o grass_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o they_o be_v accustom_v when_o they_o be_v in_o war_n and_o so_o sleep_v and_o pass_v that_o night_n on_o the_o morrow_n hercules_n part_v the_o host_n in_o twain_o and_o send_v hispan_n with_o one_o of_o they_o into_o arragon_n and_o navarre_n and_o he_o abide_v there_o with_o the_o other_o hispan_n in_o the_o name_n of_o hercules_n be_v joyful_o receive_v of_o the_o navarroy_n and_o of_o the_o arragonoy_n and_o they_o make_v to_o he_o all_o obeisance_n acknowledge_v hercules_n to_o be_v their_o lord_n and_o the_o most_o virtuous_a prince_n that_o be_v in_o the_o west_n when_o hispan_n have_v all_o subdue_v as_o be_v say_v he_o return_v unto_o hercules_n hercules_n lay_v yet_o still_o before_o monchaio_fw-la and_o there_o hold_v cacus_n in_o such_o subjection_n that_o he_o may_v not_o issue_v cacus_n and_o his_o folk_n be_v then_o in_o great_a want_n of_o victual_n and_o they_o wist_v not_o what_o to_o eat_v nor_o to_o drink_v they_o defer_v as_o long_o as_o they_o may_v hope_v that_o hercules_n will_v be_v weary_a to_o be_v there_o so_o long_o but_o in_o the_o end_n when_o their_o victual_n fail_v and_o they_o see_v that_o they_o muâ—t_v needs_o adventure_v themselves_o to_o come_v down_o cacus_n by_o his_o science_n make_v certain_a secret_a thing_n to_o go_v down_o into_o their_o stomach_n and_o after_o put_v thereto_o the_o fire_n and_o teach_v all_o the_o other_o to_o do_v so_o and_o then_o sudden_o as_o they_o feel_v the_o fire_n issue_n out_o of_o their_o mouth_n and_o the_o fume_n and_o smoke_n in_o such_o abundance_n that_o it_o seem_v all_o on_o a_o light_a fire_n then_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o cacus_n they_o adventure_v themselves_o to_o descend_v down_o in_o run_v and_o cast_v fire_n and_o fume_v so_o impetuous_o that_o hercules_n and_o the_o greek_n think_v that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o tempest_n of_o lightning_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o have_v burn_v the_o mountain_n so_o they_o make_v he_o place_n for_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n for_o to_o make_v man_n sore_o abash_v and_o thus_o they_o escape_v the_o danger_n of_o hercules_n at_o that_o time_n for_o during_o all_o that_o day_n the_o rock_n be_v full_a of_o smoke_n and_o fume_n that_o cacus_n have_v make_v and_o the_o smoke_n be_v so_o material_a that_o it_o seem_v darkness_n when_o cacus_n and_o his_o folk_n be_v thus_o escape_v and_o pass_v the_o host_n of_o hercules_n and_o of_o the_o greek_n hercules_n be_v then_o the_o most_o wise_a clerk_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o all_o his_o pastime_n he_o employ_v in_o study_n he_o take_v his_o book_n and_o begin_v to_o muse_v how_o and_o by_o what_o reason_n he_o be_v descend_v from_o the_o rock_n he_o read_v and_o turn_v many_o leaf_n but_o all_o thing_n well_o consider_v he_o find_v not_o that_o this_o fume_n come_v of_o natural_a thing_n whereof_o he_o have_v great_a marvel_v then_o he_o send_v for_o athlas_fw-la that_o always_o be_v lodge_v behind_o the_o host_n for_o to_o be_v solitary_a when_o athlas_fw-la be_v come_v he_o show_v he_o the_o smoke_n and_o fume_n that_o yet_o dure_v then_o he_o tell_v of_o the_o lightning_n that_o be_v pass_v by_o the_o host_n and_o demand_v of_o he_o his_o opinion_n athlas_fw-la know_v incontinent_a the_o fume_n and_o answer_v to_o hercules_n certes_o my_o son_n thou_o be_v more_o sharp_a in_o science_n than_o i_o for_o my_o age_n may_v not_o attain_v to_o so_o high_a thing_n as_o thy_o youth_n howbeit_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o know_v the_o grow_a of_o this_o thing_n long_a time_n past_a i_o will_v tell_v thou_o that_o i_o shall_v say_v thou_o shall_v find_v true_a as_o i_o suppose_v thou_o shall_v understand_v that_o this_o fume_n be_v a_o thing_n artificial_a and_o make_v by_o the_o craft_n of_o vulcan_n that_o be_v father_n of_o cacus_n which_o be_v a_o excellent_a master_n in_o this_o science_n and_o be_v the_o inventor_n thereof_o he_o make_v certain_a mountain_n in_o cicille_n to_o burn_v and_o shall_v always_o continual_o burn_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n cacus_n which_o can_v the_o art_n and_o craft_n of_o his_o father_n have_v make_v this_o fume_n and_o
speak_v of_o he_o do_v so_o much_o that_o he_o come_v unto_o his_o realm_n of_o lycie_n into_o his_o palace_n where_o he_o be_v receive_v with_o great_a joy_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o also_o of_o the_o neighbour_n and_o there_o he_o abide_v with_o the_o fair_a you_o will_v who_o he_o love_v above_o all_o temporal_a good_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o how_o deianira_n be_v full_a of_o sorrow_n forasmuch_o as_o hercules_n love_v you_o will_v etc._n etc._n theseus_n then_o after_o the_o return_n of_o hercules_n see_v that_o he_o will_v abide_v there_o and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n that_o in_o all_o the_o world_n be_v any_o monster_n nor_o tyrant_n take_v leave_v of_o his_o fellow_n hercules_n of_o you_o will_v of_o phylotes_n and_o of_o other_o &_o go_v to_o athens_n and_o to_o thebes_n likewise_o the_o greek_n take_v leave_v and_o every_o man_n return_v into_o his_o country_n and_o to_o his_o house_n recount_v and_o tell_v in_o all_o the_o place_n where_o they_o go_v the_o great_a adventure_n and_o the_o glorious_a work_n of_o hercules_n then_o the_o renoun_n that_o run_v and_o fly_v by_o realm_n and_o empire_n as_o swift_o as_o the_o wind_n so_o swift_o come_v unto_o iconie_n whereas_o deianira_n sojourn_v and_o it_o be_v say_v to_o deianira_n that_o hercules_n be_v return_v from_o spain_n with_o great_a glory_n and_o triumph_n and_o that_o he_o be_v descend_v into_o lycia_n dame_n deianira_n for_o this_o renoun_n be_v glad_a and_o all_o ravish_v with_o a_o great_a and_o singular_a pleasure_n and_o conclude_v that_o she_o will_v go_v unto_o he_o yet_o she_o be_v abash_v for_o that_o he_o have_v not_o signify_v to_o she_o his_o come_n and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o send_v for_o she_o sore_o pensive_a and_o doubt_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v fall_v out_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o hercules_n she_o make_v ready_a her_o company_n and_o in_o right_a noble_a estate_n she_o depart_v from_o iconie_n on_o a_o day_n for_o to_o go_v into_o lycia_n in_o process_n of_o time_n she_o come_v nigh_o unto_o licia_n then_o she_o tarry_v there_o for_o to_o attire_n and_o array_v she_o in_o the_o best_a and_o the_o most_o fair_o wise_a she_o can_v or_o may_v and_o call_v her_o squire_n name_v lycus_n and_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v into_o licia_n and_o signify_v to_o hercules_n her_o come_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o deianira_n lycus_n go_v forthwith_o into_o the_o city_n and_o that_o happen_v right_o at_o the_o gate_n he_o encounter_v and_o meet_v a_o man_n of_o his_o acquaintance_n a_o squire_n of_o hercules_n lycus_n and_o the_o squire_n gréete_v and_o salute_v each_o other_o after_o this_o lycus_n ask_v of_o the_o squire_n and_o demand_v he_o where_o the_o king_n be_v and_o if_o he_o be_v in_o his_o palace_n yea_o very_o say_v the_o squire_n he_o be_v there_o i_o wot_v well_o and_o pass_v the_o time_n with_o his_o lady_n you_o will_v the_o most_o beautiful_a and_o out_o of_o measure_n most_o replendissant_a lady_n that_o be_v in_o all_o the_o world_n as_o great_a as_o it_o be_v each_o man_n allow_v she_o and_o praise_v she_o a_o thousand_o time_n more_o they_o deianira_n hercules_n have_v she_o in_o so_o much_o grace_n that_o continual_o they_o be_v together_o and_o whatsoever_o the_o lady_n do_v it_o be_v acceptable_a unto_o hercules_n and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o can_v say_v or_o tell_v the_o great_a love_n that_o they_o have_v together_o lycus_n hear_v these_o tiding_n of_o the_o squire_n take_v leave_v of_o he_o and_o make_v semblance_n to_o have_v let_v fall_v or_o leave_v behind_o he_o some_o of_o his_o gem_n or_o jewel_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v of_o opinion_n in_o himself_o that_o it_o be_v good_a that_o he_o have_v advertise_v she_o for_o his_o estate_n pensive_a and_o simple_a he_o come_v to_o deianira_n where_o as_o she_o be_v attyre_v herself_o precious_o and_o say_v to_o she_o madam_n what_o do_v you_o here_o wherefore_o answer_v deianira_n therefore_o say_v lycus_n why_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n say_v deianira_n what_o tiding_n lycus_n answer_v hard_a tiding_n i_o have_v hear_v say_v and_o tell_v of_o hercules_n thing_n full_a of_o such_o hardness_n that_o certes_o it_o be_v right_a grievous_a to_o i_o to_o say_v unto_o you_o howbeit_o since_o that_o you_o become_v thus_o far_o and_o that_o you_o must_v needs_o know_v and_o understand_v they_o i_o tell_v and_o say_v to_o you_o certain_o that_o your_o lord_n hercules_n be_v in_o his_o palace_n right_o joyful_o and_o that_o he_o have_v with_o he_o a_o lady_n fair_a by_o excellency_n who_o he_o love_v and_o much_o delight_v in_o above_o all_o thing_n for_o her_o beauty_n which_o be_v so_o high_a and_o great_a that_o each_o man_n maruail_v and_o say_v she_o be_v the_o most_o sovereign_a in_o beauty_n that_o ever_o be_v see_v with_o man_n eye_n behold_v and_o advise_v you_o well_o what_o you_o will_v do_v ere_o you_o go_v any_o further_o this_o day_n it_o be_v needful_a to_o abide_v and_o take_v council_n and_o advice_n at_o the_o hear_n of_o these_o tiding_n deianira_n be_v pass_v angry_a and_o be_v all_o bespread_v with_o a_o right_n great_a sorrow_n in_o all_o her_o vein_n she_o begin_v to_o quake_v and_o tremble_v her_o fair_a hair_n that_o be_v fine_o dress_v on_o her_o head_n she_o all_o to_o tear_v it_o with_o her_o hand_n in_o so_o furious_a manner_n that_o she_o disatyre_v she_o and_o smite_v herself_o with_o her_o fist_n to_o great_a a_o stroke_n upon_o her_o breast_n that_o she_o fall_v down_o backward_o in_o a_o swoon_n the_o lady_n and_o the_o gentlewoman_n that_o accompany_v she_o shriek_v and_o cry_v dolorous_o and_o be_v sore_o move_v at_o see_v her_o blood_n at_o length_n deianira_n come_v to_o herself_o again_o all_o pale_a and_o win_v and_o think_v on_o the_o sorrow_n that_o engender_v in_o she_o and_o also_o on_o the_o sorrow_n that_o be_v come_v to_o she_o she_o speak_v and_o say_v with_o a_o feeble_a &_o low_a voice_n poor_a deianira_n what_o shall_v thou_o do_v or_o whither_o shall_v thou_o go_v thou_o that_o find_v thyself_o forsake_v and_o put_v back_o from_o the_o love_n of_o thy_o lord_n hercules_n alas_o alas_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o new_a come_n of_o a_o lady_n may_v take_v away_o my_o husband_n the_o heart_n late_o join_v to_o deianira_n shall_v it_o be_v disjoin_v by_o the_o find_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o folly_n shall_v she_o make_v the_o separation_n i_o hope_v very_o it_o may_v not_o be_v for_o hercules_n be_v noble_a of_o heart_n and_o love_v virtue_n and_o if_o he_o abandon_v and_o give_v i_o over_o he_o shall_v do_v against_o virtue_n and_o nobleness_n i_o have_v affiance_n in_o he_o that_o he_o will_v be_v true_a to_o i_o madam_n say_v lycus_n you_o fail_v nothing_o to_o say_v that_o hercules_n be_v noble_a and_o full_a of_o virtue_n for_o he_o have_v employ_v all_o his_o time_n in_o virtuous_a thing_n howbeit_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o have_v take_v in_o love_n this_o new_a woman_n for_o her_o beauty_n affy_v not_o you_o so_o much_o in_o his_o virtue_n lest_o your_o confidence_n beguile_v and_o deceive_v you_o know_v well_o that_o fortune_n entertain_v not_o long_a prince_n and_o princess_n on_o the_o top_n above_o of_o her_o wheel_n there_o be_v none_o yet_o so_o high_a but_o that_o he_o make_v they_o sometime_o lie_v beneath_o among_o they_o that_o suffer_v trouble_v behold_v and_o see_v well_o what_o you_o have_v to_o do_v if_o you_o go_v unto_o hercules_n and_o he_o receive_v you_o not_o as_o he_o have_v be_v accustom_v that_o shall_v be_v to_o you_o a_o cause_n of_o despair_n man_n say_v that_o he_o love_v sovereignty_n this_o new_a lady_n it_o be_v apparent_a then_o that_o he_o shall_v set_v but_o a_o little_a store_n by_o your_o come_n and_o if_o you_o go_v the_o lady_n will_v be_v evil_a content_n she_o have_v renowm_n and_o every_o man_n be_v glad_a to_o do_v her_o pleasure_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o man_n so_o hardy_a to_o welcome_v you_o for_o the_o love_n of_o she_o go_v not_o thither_o then_o the_o peril_n be_v too_o great_a i_o council_n you_o for_o the_o better_a that_o you_o return_v into_o iconie_n and_o that_o you_o hear_v this_o thing_n patient_o in_o attend_v and_o abide_v until_o that_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o fume_n of_o this_o lady_n be_v quench_v for_o whereas_o hercules_n be_v all_o another_o manner_n of_o man_n then_o the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n be_v so_o shall_v he_o leave_v the_o love_n of_o this_o lady_n a_o little_a and_o a_o little_a etc._n etc._n deianira_n consider_v that_o lycus_n counsel_v she_o true_o beléeve_v well_o this_o council_n and_o right_o sore_o weep_v she_o return_v into_o iconie_n when_o she_o be_v in_o the_o house_n at_o
iconie_n than_o she_o deprive_v herself_o of_o all_o worldly_a pleasure_n and_o hold_v she_o solitary_o without_o go_v to_o feast_n or_o to_o play_n thus_o abide_v in_o this_o solitude_n her_o gréevous_a annoy_n grow_v more_o and_o more_o by_o so_o great_a vexation_n that_o she_o be_v constrain_v to_o make_v infinite_a bewaylinge_n and_o sigh_n the_o continual_a comfort_n of_o her_o lady_n may_v give_v to_o she_o no_o solace_n the_o innumerable_a speech_n that_o they_o use_v unto_o her_o ear_n for_o to_o make_v she_o pass_v the_o time_n may_v never_o take_v away_o hercules_n out_o of_o her_o mind_n she_o pass_v and_o live_v many_o day_n this_o life_n have_v always_o her_o ear_n open_a for_o to_o know_v if_o hercules_n send_v for_o she_o in_o the_o end_n when_o she_o have_v wait_v long_o and_o see_v that_o nothing_o come_v and_o that_o neither_o man_n nor_o woman_n be_v come_v to_o bring_v her_o tiding_n from_o the_o person_n of_o hercules_n she_o make_v a_o letter_n which_o she_o 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and_o that_o be_v against_o virtue_n though_o now_o you_o do_v it_o i_o have_v see_v the_o time_n that_o you_o be_v my_o husband_n in_o embrace_v we_o together_o and_o kiss_v you_o show_v then_o to_o i_o semblance_n of_o good_a like_n &_o of_o joy_n now_o let_v you_o she_o alone_o that_o you_o love_v as_o a_o poor_a castaway_n alas_o where_o be_v the_o witness_n of_o our_o marriage_n where_o be_v the_o eternal_a vow_n &_o oath_n that_o we_o make_v one_o to_o another_o man_n be_v deaf_a &_o blind_a but_o the_o god_n hear_v and_o see_v wherefore_o i_o pray_v you_o that_o you_o consider_v that_o which_o you_o ought_v to_o consider_v and_o that_o you_o hold_v your_o good_a name_n more_o dear_a than_o you_o do_v the_o love_n of_o your_o new_a acquaint_v gossip_n that_o make_v you_o to_o err_v against_o virtue_n whereof_o you_o have_v so_o great_a a_o renowm_n &_o i_o pray_v you_o hasty_o write_v to_o i_o your_o pleasure_n etc._n etc._n when_o hercules_n have_v read_v from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n the_o letter_n of_o deianira_n as_o he_o yet_o behold_v and_o see_v it_o you_o will_v come_v unto_o he_o with_o three_o hundred_o gentlewoman_n for_o to_o be_v merry_a and_o to_o make_v cheer_n with_o hercules_n hercules_n then_o close_v the_o letter_n and_o return_v into_o licie_n hold_v you_o will_v by_v the_o hand_n howbeit_o when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o palace_n he_o forget_v not_o deianira_n but_o find_v mean_n for_o to_o go_v into_o his_o study_n and_o there_o write_v a_o letter_n and_o when_o it_o be_v finish_v he_o take_v it_o to_o lycus_n for_o to_o present_v it_o to_o deianira_n lycus_n take_v the_o letter_n and_o return_v home_o again_o to_o deianira_n first_o he_o tell_v she_o the_o tiding_n and_o of_o the_o state_n of_o you_o will_v after_o he_o deliver_v to_o her_o the_o letter_n contain_v that_o he_o recommend_v he_o unto_o she_o and_o that_o he_o have_v none_o other_o wife_n but_o she_o and_o that_o he_o pray_v she_o that_o she_o will_v not_o give_v she_o to_o think_v any_o evil_n but_o to_o live_v in_o hope_n and_o in_o patience_n as_o a_o wise_a lady_n and_o noble_a aught_o and_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v for_o her_o honour_n and_o credit_n this_o letter_n little_a or_o nought_o comfort_v deianira_n she_o be_v so_o vehement_o attaint_v with_o jealousy_n her_o sorrow_n redouble_v and_o grow_v in_o this_o redouble_a she_o write_v yet_o another_o letter_n which_o she_o send_v to_o hercules_n and_o that_o contain_v these_o word_n that_o follow_v hercules_n alas_o and_o what_o avail_v i_o to_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o so_o noble_a a_o husband_n as_o you_o be_v your_o nobleness_n be_v to_o i_o more_o hurtful_a than_o profitable_a o_o fortune_n i_o be_v wont_v to_o rejoice_v for_o all_o day_n i_o hear_v none_o other_o thing_n but_o commendation_n and_o praisinge_n of_o your_o prowess_n and_o right_a glorious_a deed_n and_o exploit_n wherewith_o the_o world_n be_v inlumine_v and_o shine_v now_o must_v i_o be_v angry_a and_o take_v displeasure_n in_o your_o work_n that_o be_v foul_a &_o full_a of_o vice_n all_o greece_n murmure_v at_o you_o and_o the_o people_n say_v that_o you_o be_v wont_v to_o be_v the_o vanquisher_n of_o all_o thing_n &_o noâ—_n you_o be_v vanquish_v by_o the_o foolish_a love_n of_o you_o will_v alas_o hercules_n and_o how_o shall_v i_o be_v separate_v from_o you_o and_o he_o hold_v the_o wait_a drudge_n of_o the_o caitiff_a you_o will_v she_o be_v your_o caitiff_n for_o you_o have_v slay_v her_o father_n and_o have_v take_v she_o in_o the_o prize_n of_o calidonie_n and_o yet_o now_o she_o have_v the_o place_n of_o your_o lawful_a wife_n alas_o have_v i_o say_v well_o marry_v for_o to_o be_v name_v the_o fair_a daughter_n of_o jupiter_n king_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o of_o the_o earth_n now_o shall_v i_o no_o more_o be_v call_v so_o it_o be_v not_o always_o happy_a to_o mount_v unto_o the_o most_o high_a estate_n for_o from_o as_o much_o as_o i_o have_v mount_v in_o height_n and_o be_v your_o fellow_n from_o so_o far_o i_o feel_v myself_o fall_v into_o the_o more_o great_a peril_n o_o hercules_n if_o for_o my_o beauty_n you_o take_v i_o to_o your_o wife_n i_o may_v well_o curse_v that_o beauty_n for_o that_o be_v cause_n of_o the_o grievous_a shame_n that_o be_v to_o i_o all_o evident_a for_o to_o prognosticate_v my_o harm_n and_o ill_a to_o come_v and_o that_o be_v to_o come_v can_v your_o astronomer_n see_v that_o i_o will_v i_o know_v that_o i_o wot_v well_o your_o beauty_n and_o my_o beauty_n have_v bring_v my_o heart_n into_o the_o strait_a prison_n of_o sorrow_n without_o end_n and_o i_o may_v not_o count_v they_o but_o for_o enemy_n since_o by_o they_o all_o sorrow_n come_v unto_o i_o the_o lady_n have_v joy_n in_o the_o pre-eminence_n of_o their_o husband_n but_o i_o have_v ill_a fortune_n and_o mishap_n i_o see_v nothing_o but_o displeasure_n in_o my_o marriage_n o_o hercules_n i_o think_v all_o day_n on_o you_o that_o you_o go_v in_o great_a peril_n of_o arm_n and_o of_o fierce_a beast_n and_o tempest_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o the_o false_a peril_n of_o the_o world_n my_o heart_n tremble_v and_o have_v right_o great_a fear_n of_o that_o i_o ought_v to_o have_v comfort_n and_o hope_n of_o wealth_n all_o that_o i_o remember_v in_o my_o mind_n and_o think_v on_o in_o the_o day_n i_o dream_v on_o in_o the_o night_n and_o then_o i_o think_v very_o that_o i_o see_v the_o cut_v sharp_a sword_n enter_v in_o i_o and_o the_o head_n of_o the_o spear_n and_o after_o i_o think_v that_o i_o see_v issue_n out_o of_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o forest_n and_o desert_n lion_n and_o wild_a monster_n that_o ease_n my_o
hector_n approach_v when_o man_n shall_v mourn_v fifteen_o day_n in_o great_a sorrow_n and_o after_o shall_v hallow_v the_o great_a feast_n of_o the_o funeral_n as_o it_o be_v that_o time_n the_o guise_n and_o custom_n for_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o then_o during_o the_o truce_n the_o greek_n go_v and_o come_v into_o the_o city_n safe_o and_o so_o do_v the_o trojan_n unto_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o greek_n then_o achilles_n have_v desire_v to_o go_v to_o troy_n to_o see_v the_o city_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o anniversary_n of_o hector_n who_o he_o have_v slay_v and_o so_o he_o go_v all_o unarmed_a unto_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n where_o as_o be_v the_o sepulture_n of_o hector_n and_o he_o find_v there_o great_a plenty_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n that_o be_v noble_a and_o weep_v &_o make_v great_a sorrow_n before_o the_o sepulture_n which_o hector_n a_o man_n may_v see_v on_o all_o side_n all_o whole_a in_o like_a manner_n as_o he_o be_v first_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o that_o balm_n there_o be_v the_o queen_n hecuba_n and_o polixena_n her_o daughter_n that_o be_v pass_v fair_a with_o a_o great_a company_n of_o noble_a lady_n that_o have_v all_o their_o hair_n disperse_v and_o hang_v about_o their_o shoulder_n and_o make_v right_o marvelous_a sorrow_n and_o albeit_o that_o polixena_n make_v so_o great_a sorrow_n yet_o she_o lose_v nothing_o of_o her_o beauty_n but_o seem_v &_o show_v herself_o so_o fair_a in_o all_o her_o member_n that_o nature_n form_v never_o none_o more_o fair_a &c_n &c_n when_o achilles_n have_v well_o advise_v and_o see_v polixena_n he_o say_v in_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v never_o see_v so_o fair_a a_o woman_n nor_o better_v form_v nor_o make_v &_o with_o that_o she_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o noble_a woman_n of_o the_o world_n then_o be_v achilles_n shoot_v with_o the_o dart_n of_o love_n that_o strike_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n so_o marvellous_o that_o he_o can_v not_o cease_v to_o behold_v she_o and_o the_o more_o he_o behold_v she_o the_o more_o he_o desire_v she_o he_o be_v so_o besot_v on_o she_o that_o he_o think_v on_o no_o other_o thing_n but_o abode_n in_o the_o temple_n unto_o the_o evening_n as_o long_o as_o the_o queen_n be_v there_o and_o when_o she_o go_v out_o he_o convey_v his_o eye_n upon_o polixena_n as_o far_o as_o he_o may_v see_v she_o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o mishap_n in_o this_o sorrow_n achilles_n return_v unto_o his_o tent_n and_o when_o he_o be_v lay_v to_o sleep_v that_o night_n there_o come_v many_o thing_n in_o his_o mind_n &_o in_o his_o thought_n and_o he_o know_v then_o the_o danger_n that_o polixena_n have_v put_v he_o in_o and_o think_v in_o himself_o that_o the_o most_o strong_a man_n of_o the_o world_n can_v not_o nor_o have_v not_o power_n to_o vanquish_v he_o but_o the_o only_a regard_n and_o sight_n of_o a_o frail_a maid_n have_v vanquish_v and_o overcome_v he_o and_o he_o seem_v that_o there_o be_v no_o medicine_n in_o the_o world_n may_v heal_v he_o save_v she_o then_o he_o say_v my_o prayer_n my_o strength_n nor_o my_o riches_n may_v nothing_o move_v she_o to_o have_v pity_n on_o i_o i_o wot_v never_o what_o devil_n have_v put_v i_o in_o this_o danger_n to_o love_v she_o that_o hate_v i_o so_o sore_o with_o mortal_a hate_n and_o by_o right_a good_a cause_n for_o i_o be_o come_v hither_o for_o to_o slay_v her_o kin_n and_o cousin_n and_o now_o late_o have_v slay_v her_o noble_a brother_n hector_n certes_o i_o see_v no_o remedy_n since_o she_o be_v the_o most_o noble_a and_o fair_a of_o the_o world_n and_o then_o he_o turn_v he_o to_o the_o wall_n and_o fall_v in_o weep_v and_o drown_v himself_o in_o tear_n and_o of_o necessity_n he_o must_v think_v how_o he_o may_v come_v to_o the_o love_n of_o polyxena_n and_o so_o he_o cover_v and_o hide_v his_o courage_n as_o well_o as_o he_o may_v chap._n xx._n ¶_o how_o achilles_n send_v his_o secret_a messenger_n unto_o hecuba_n the_o queen_n of_o troy_n for_o to_o request_v her_o daughter_n polixena_n and_o of_o the_o answer_n and_o how_o for_o the_o love_n of_o she_o the_o say_a achilles_n assemble_v the_o host_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o counsel_v they_o to_o depart_v and_o have_v peace_n with_o the_o trojan_n the_o night_n follow_v as_o achilles_n be_v lay_v on_o his_o bed_n and_o may_v not_o sleep_v he_o think_v that_o he_o will_v send_v betimes_o his_o messenger_n unto_o the_o queen_n hecuba_n for_o to_o know_v if_o he_o may_v find_v with_o she_o that_o favour_n that_o she_o will_v give_v to_o he_o her_o daughter_n polixena_n to_o wife_n and_o he_o will_v do_v so_o much_o for_o she_o that_o he_o will_v make_v the_o greek_n to_o raise_a thâ—ir_n sâ—â—ge_n and_o go_v again_o into_o their_o country_n hasty_o and_o that_o peace_n shall_v be_v make_v between_o they_o thus_o as_o he_o think_v in_o the_o night_n he_o put_v in_o execution_n and_o so_o send_v his_o true_a messenger_n unto_o the_o queen_n for_o to_o require_v her_o daughter_n and_o say_v to_o her_o the_o promise_n that_o his_o lord_n have_v command_v he_o when_o the_o queen_n have_v understand_v the_o word_n of_o the_o messenger_n she_o answer_v he_o discreet_o notwithstanding_o that_o she_o hate_v achilles_n more_o than_o any_o man_n of_o the_o world_n say_v friend_n as_o much_o as_o in_o i_o be_v i_o be_o ready_a for_o to_o do_v that_o thing_n that_o thy_o master_n require_v of_o i_o but_o so_o say_v unto_o he_o that_o i_o may_v not_o do_v this_o thing_n alone_o by_o myself_o but_o i_o will_v speak_v to_o my_o lord_n and_o to_o paris_n my_o son_n and_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o i_o the_o three_o day_n again_o and_o i_o will_v say_v to_o thou_o thy_o answer_n when_o the_o messenger_n hear_v the_o queen_n so_o speak_v he_o return_v unto_o his_o lord_n and_o say_v to_o he_o all_o that_o he_o have_v find_v and_o thus_o begin_v achilles_n to_o have_v hope_n to_o come_v to_o his_o intent_n the_o queen_n hecuba_n go_v anon_o unto_o the_o king_n priamus_n her_o husband_n whereas_o paris_n be_v and_o tell_v to_o they_o all_o that_o achilles_n have_v send_v to_o she_o and_o then_o the_o king_n hang_v down_o his_o head_n and_o be_v so_o a_o long_a while_n without_o say_v of_o any_o word_n and_o after_o say_v to_o his_o wife_n o_o how_o be_v it_o as_o i_o think_v a_o hard_a thing_n to_o receive_v into_o friendship_n and_o amity_n he_o that_o have_v do_v to_o i_o so_o great_a offence_n that_o have_v take_v away_o the_o light_n of_o my_o eye_n in_o slay_v my_o dear_a son_n hector_n and_o have_v therein_o give_v hope_n to_o the_o greek_n to_o have_v the_o victory_n but_o yet_o for_o to_o eschew_v the_o more_o great_a peril_n to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o other_o son_n lose_v not_o their_o life_n and_o that_o i_o may_v have_v rest_n in_o my_o old_a day_n i_o consent_v with_o you_o that_o he_o have_v that_o he_o require_v always_o foresee_v that_o he_o do_v first_o that_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v promise_v without_o any_o deception_n paris_n agree_v to_o this_o thing_n ready_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o promise_n of_o achilles_n be_v nothing_o speak_v of_o queen_n helen_n etc._n etc._n at_o the_o three_o day_n after_o achilles_n send_v again_o his_o messenger_n unto_o the_o queen_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v before_o she_o she_o say_v to_o he_o i_o have_v speak_v to_o my_o husband_n and_o also_o to_o my_o son_n paris_n of_o the_o request_n and_o also_o of_o the_o promise_n of_o thy_o lord_n and_o they_o be_v content_a that_o this_o his_o re-request_n be_v agree_v to_o he_o so_o as_o that_o he_o do_v first_o that_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v promise_v and_o so_o thou_o may_v say_v to_o he_o that_o he_o may_v come_v to_o the_o chief_a and_o end_n of_o his_o desire_n if_o that_o he_o conduct_v wise_o and_o secret_o this_o thing_n asmuch_o as_o in_o he_o be_v the_o messenger_n take_v leave_v of_o the_o queen_n and_o come_v anon_o to_o his_o master_n and_o count_v to_o he_o all_o that_o the_o queen_n have_v say_v to_o he_o 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