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A08875 Palmerin D'Oliua The mirrour of nobilitie, mappe of honor, anotamie [sic] of rare fortunes, heroycall president of Loue: VVonder for chiualrie, and most accomplished knight in all perfections. Presenting to noble mindes, theyr courtlie desire, to gentles, theyr choise expectations, and to the inferior sorte, bowe to imitate theyr vertues: handled vvith modestie to shun offense, yet all delightfull, for recreation. Written in the Spanish, Italian and French; and from them turned into English by A.M., one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Palmerín de Oliva. Part 1. English. Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633. aut 1588 (1588) STC 19157; ESTC S101486 474,709 756

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〈◊〉_d with_o beauty_n and_o with_o who_o no_o other_o may_v make_v comparison_n can_v be_v provoke_v to_o murder_n ardemia_n for_o this_o only_a occasion_n because_o she_o be_v fair_a and_o you_o lord_n amarano_n for_o a_o matter_n so_o slender_a have_v you_o enterprise_v to_o blame_v a_o lady_n so_o virtuous_a as_o be_v the_o princess_n alchidiana_n i_o accept_v the_o combat_n on_o her_o behalf_n avouch_v that_o shameful_o and_o without_o reason_n you_o have_v accuse_v she_o behold_v i_o ready_a likewise_o to_o maintain_v in_o open_a field_n that_o false_o and_o malicious_o thou_o lie_v in_o thy_o throat_n in_o witness_n whereof_o there_o be_v my_o gage_n and_o i_o beseech_v your_o highness_n afford_v we_o present_o judge_n that_o may_v discern_v the_o issue_n of_o our_o combat_n i_o take_v thy_o offer_n quoth_v the_o prince_n and_o before_o the_o sun_n set_v will_v give_v thou_o the_o payment_n that_o belong_v to_o such_o a_o frollick●_n companion_n who_o can_v now_o imagine_v the_o 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the_o field_n and_o think_v that_o my_o daughter_n will_v not_o deny_v it_o but_o tell_v i_o noble_a friend_n how_o you_o have_v so_o happy_o recover_v your_o speech_n palmerin_n abash_a that_o he_o have_v so_o forget_v himself_o know_v not_o what_o excuse_n to_o make_v nevertheless_o ●éeing_v now_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n and_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d throw_v can_v not_o be_v recall_v imagine●_n some_o likely_a similitude_n of_o his_o sudden_a speech_n say_v i_o promise_v you_o my_o lord_n that_o the_o certitude_n of_o your_o daughter_n innocence_n and_o the_o great_a grief_n i_o conceyve_v see_v your_o knight_n so_o cowardly_a and_o faint_a in_o courage_n move_v i_o into_o such_o choler_n as_o the_o catarrh_n which_o of_o long_a time_n have_v hinder_v my_o speech_n dissolve_v itself_o and_o ●●th_v give_v my_o tongue_n liberty_n
lady_n ear_n neither_o can_v you_o in_o my_o judgement_n honour_v he_o sufficient_o because_o my_o daughter_n and_o i_o he_o have_v shéeld_v from_o death_n expulse_v our_o ignominious_a slander_n and_o slay_v our_o false_a accuse_a enemy_n to_o make_v we_o live_v in_o perpetual_a fame_n and_o memory_n the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o well_o 〈◊〉_d his_o word_n and_o confound_v with_o the_o remembrance_n 〈◊〉_d their_o shame_n when_o they_o 〈◊〉_d not_o enterprise_v the_o combat_n for_o their_o lady_n know_v not_o what_o to_o answer_v but_o fear_v to_o grow_v in_o further_a offence_n seek_v how_o to_o change_v his_o mind_n to_o some_o other_o talk_n alchidiana_n be_v all_o this_o while_n in_o her_o chamber_n prepare_v herself_o to_o go_v visit_v 〈◊〉_d not_o know_v how_o to_o shape_v her_o 〈◊〉_d for_o fresh_a betray_n of_o 〈…〉_o for_o the_o goddess_n juno_n when_o she_o stand_v before_o sir_n paris_n for_o sentence_n of_o her_o beauty_n be_v not_o more_o sumptuous_o adorn_v then_o the_o 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reason_n that_o your_o lord_n shall_v be_v obey_v within_o his_o own_o territory_n nevertheless_o you_o may_v say_v unto_o he_o that_o the_o cruelty_n he_o show_v to_o a_o dead_a body_n be_v very_o great_a and_o against_o all_o equity_n which_o he_o hereafter_o happy_o may_v repent_v so_o open_v the_o tomb_n again_o they_o take_v forth_o their_o brother_n body_n and_o the_o princess_n ardemiaes_n likewise_o convey_n they_o into_o a_o litter_n of_o cypress_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o corrupt_v and_o thus_o return_v with_o they_o to_o phrygia_n where_o the_o prince_n death_n be_v great_o lament_v but_o chéef_o by_o the_o age_a king_n his_o father_n who_o see_v his_o son_n dead_a before_o he_o after_o many_o dolorous_a passion_n thus_o complain_v ah_o fortune_n how_o cruel_a do_v thou_o show_v thyself_o to_o the_o mighty_a as_o well_o as_o the_o mean_a ah_o my_o son_n amarano_n too_o dear_a have_v thou_o buy_v thy_o love_n to_o ardemia_n wretched_a and_o despise_a old_a man_n how_o 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