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the_o king_n jupiter_n have_v you_o so_o in_o his_o grace_n that_o know_v by_o the_o report_n of_o i_o what_o feast_v and_o welcome_a you_o make_v late_o for_o his_o jewel_n he_o have_v send_v unto_o you_o other_o and_o in_o his_o name_n i_o present_v to_o you_o these_o jewel_n that_o i_o have_v now_o bring_v pray_v that_o the_o present_n may_v be_v acceptable_a and_o well_o think_v of_o and_o that_o it_o please_v you_o to_o do_v so_o much_o unto_o your_o mistress_n that_o i_o may_v a_o little_a speak_v with_o she_o for_o to_o advertise_v she_o if_o it_o please_v she_o of_o certain_a secret_a thing_n that_o touch_v she_o and_o wherewith_o i_o be_o charge_v by_o jupiter_n chap._n xx._n ¶_o how_o jupiter_n in_o the_o guise_n of_o a_o messenger_n with_o many_o jewel_n come_v the_o second_o time_n to_o see_v danae_n and_o how_o he_o speak_v and_o give_v to_o she_o in_o knowledge_n what_o he_o be_v and_o how_o he_o lie_v with_o she_o that_o night_n when_o jupiter_n have_v achieve_v his_o 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of_o her_o country_n and_o true_a friend_n troilus_n chap._n xvi_o ¶_o how_o the_o greek_n and_o trojan_n begin_v the_o sixth_o battle_n that_o dure_v by_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o day_n in_o which_o be_v many_o king_n and_o prince_n dead_a of_o the_o one_o side_n and_o of_o the_o other_o and_o how_o diomedes_n smite_v down_o troilus_n off_o his_o horse_n and_o send_v it_o to_o briseyda_o his_o love_n that_o receive_v it_o glad_o etc._n etc._n after_o the_o three_o month_n of_o truce_n pass_v on_o the_o morrow_n betimes_o the_o trojan_n provide_v they_o to_o battle_n and_o when_o hector_n have_v order_v all_o his_o battle_n he_o issue_v out_o first_o and_o take_v with_o he_o fifteen_o thousand_o fight_a man_n and_o troilus_n follow_v he_o with_o ten_o thousand_o knight_n after_o he_o come_v paris_n with_o three_o thousand_o fight_a man_n of_o good_a archer_n and_o well_o horse_v after_o come_v deyphebus_n with_o three_o thousand_o fighter_n after_o he_o come_v aeneas_n and_o the_o 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this_o marriage_n found_v there_o a_o temple_n wherein_o they_o set_v the_o image_n of_o juno_n in_o habit_n of_o a_o maid_n that_o marry_v she_o and_o always_o after_o that_o same_o day_n that_o jupiter_n wed_v juno_n they_o make_v in_o that_o temple_n a_o annyversarie_n and_o a_o great_a feast_n which_o be_v hold_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o wedding_n after_o all_o these_o thing_n saturn_n return_v into_o crete_n and_o pluto_n return_v into_o a_o part_n of_o thessaly_n where_o he_o found_v the_o city_n of_o helle_n whereof_o shall_v be_v speak_v in_o the_o second_o book_n and_o neptune_n return_v into_o athens_n where_o the_o athenians_n make_v he_o king_n as_o well_o for_o his_o virtue_n as_o for_o that_o he_o be_v son_n of_o saturn_n at_o that_o
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it_o shall_v not_o be_v you_o for_o that_o the_o matter_n touch_v you_o and_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v i_o nor_o the_o king_n jupiter_n for_o certain_o we_o have_v lever_n die_v in_o sorrowful_a death_n and_o also_o abide_v in_o grievous_a pain_n etc._n etc._n fair_a son_n answer_v the_o old_a woman_n you_o speak_v so_o sweet_o that_o we_o may_v not_o nor_o can_v give_v unto_o you_o the_o refuse_v of_o your_o request_n we_o dare_v well_o affy_v and_o trust_v in_o you_o alas_o dame_n answer_v jupiter_n doubt_v you_o when_o i_o shall_v fault_n against_o you_o or_o any_o other_o i_o wish_v to_o be_v smite_v with_o the_o thunder_n and_o tempest_n i_o will_v very_o that_o you_o have_v the_o prerogative_n to_o know_v my_o inward_a thought_n to_o the_o end_n that_o in_o judge_v of_o my_o mind_n you_o may_v be_v assure_v of_o i_o not_o to_o have_v by_o my_o cause_n any_o inconvenience_n with_o these_o word_n jupiter_n draw_v to_o his_o will_n the_o old_a woman_n and_o all_o the_o damosel_n as_o 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be_v vanquish_v of_o he_o chap._n xv._o ¶_o how_o hercules_n begin_v to_o wax_v amorous_a of_o deianeira_n and_o how_o achelous_n &_o hercules_n have_v battle_n the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o and_o how_o achelous_n be_v vanquish_v after_o the_o conquest_n of_o these_o lady_n theseus_n take_v leave_v of_o hercules_n and_o of_o offer_fw-mi and_o return_v into_o his_o country_n for_o to_o bring_v home_o his_o lady_n and_o go_v to_o the_o sea_n for_o to_o go_v into_o calcedony_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o opposite_a of_o achaie_n &_o of_o arcadia_n for_o to_o see_v a_o fair_a lady_n of_o excellent_a beauty_n that_o he_o have_v hear_v great_o recommend_v by_o a_o calcedonien_n that_o be_v in_o his_o company_n he_o do_v so_o much_o what_o by_o sea_n and_o by_o land_n that_o he_o come_v into_o calcedonie_n the_o king_n of_o that_o place_n have_v to_o name_n oeneus_n and_o have_v two_o daughter_n the_o one_o name_v deianeira_n and_o the_o other_o gorge_fw-fr deyanyra_n be_v the_o fair_a 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he_o have_v smite_v he_o or_o have_v anger_v he_o in_o this_o battle_n hercules_n do_v wonder_n and_o marvel_n oeneus_n take_v a_o great_a pleasure_n to_o behold_v he_o and_o the_o achaian_o have_v therein_o displeasure_n for_o they_o that_o see_v he_o be_v no_o more_o assure_v to_o escape_v the_o death_n than_o he_o that_o faâ—leth_v the_o sword_n in_o his_o neck_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o tyrant_n there_o receive_v no_o man_n a_o stroke_n of_o he_o but_o he_o abide_v in_o the_o place_n he_o make_v so_o great_a a_o slaughter_n that_o no_o man_n can_v well_o write_v it_o in_o the_o end_n king_n oeneus_n with_o all_o his_o calcedonian_o come_v to_o the_o battle_n in_o his_o come_n the_o achaian_o receive_v loss_n upon_o loss_n and_o peril_n upon_o peril_n the_o king_n oeneus_n make_v many_o of_o his_o enemy_n to_o die_v hercules_n show_v his_o puissance_n more_o and_o more_o by_o his_o well_o do_v he_o put_v the_o achaian_o all_o out_o of_o array_n and_o after_o unto_o flight_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o field_n turn_v great_o unto_o the_o damage_n of_o king_n achelous_n for_o hercules_n chase_v he_o shameful_o into_o his_o ship_n and_o make_v he_o to_o loose_v twelve_o thousand_o achaian_o etc._n etc._n chap._n xvi_o ¶_o how_o hercules_n put_v to_o the_o worst_a king_n achelous_n and_o how_o he_o espouse_a deianira_n after_o this_o victory_n when_o hercules_n see_v that_o the_o king_n achelous_n save_v himself_o by_o the_o sea_n he_o call_v the_o king_n oeneus_n &_o say_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v pursue_v his_o enemy_n &_o that_o he_o will_v deliver_v the_o world_n of_o he_o and_o after_o take_v a_o hundred_o of_o his_o choose_a man_n and_o take_v leave_v of_o the_o king_n oeneus_n and_o go_v to_o the_o sea_n follow_v after_o achelous_n recommend_v he_o to_o gorge_v &_o to_o deianira_n in_o this_o night_n oeneus_n after_o the_o depart_n of_o hercules_n return_v into_o calcedonie_n and_o tell_v his_o wife_n and_o his_o daughter_n the_o high_a prowess_n that_o hercules_n have_v do_v in_o the_o battle_n and_o how_o he_o have_v chase_v his_o enemy_n and_o how_o he_o be_v go_v after_o with_o two_o hundred_o man_n the_o lady_n gorge_n and_o deianara_n be_v right_o joyous_a of_o the_o victory_n but_o it_o grieve_v they_o sore_o that_o hercules_n with_o so_o little_a a_o company_n pursue_v achelous_n and_o above_o all_o other_o deianira_n be_v great_o vex_v and_o grieve_v at_o the_o enterprise_n of_o hercules_n so_o sore_o that_o she_o go_v into_o her_o chamber_n and_o be_v constrain_v to_o weep_v and_o not_o to_o have_v joy_n in_o heart_n until_o the_o return_n of_o hercules_n for_o to_o return_v unto_o the_o purpose_n touch_v hercules_n when_o he_o be_v put_v to_o the_o pursuit_n of_o achelous_n as_o be_v say_v he_o enter_v into_o his_o realm_n and_o follow_v he_o so_o nigh_o that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o withdraw_v himself_o in_o a_o right_n strong_a castle_n stand_v by_o the_o sea_n hercules_n besiege_a achelous_n in_o this_o 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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 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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 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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
intend_v to_o please_v the_o lady_n more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v before_o and_o short_o he_o acquaint_v himself_o so_o with_o she_o and_o she_o with_o he_o that_o they_o lie_v together_o secret_o and_o he_o beget_v on_o she_o a_o son_n that_o be_v name_v latin_a which_o be_v afterward_o of_o great_a government_n during_o these_o thing_n while_o that_o hercules_n and_o facua_n have_v this_o good_a time_n in_o laurencia_n tiding_n come_v that_o the_o king_n fanus_n be_v come_v facua_n that_o then_o begin_v first_o to_o joy_n in_o the_o love_n of_o hercules_n be_v pass_v sorry_a and_o heavy_a when_o she_o hear_v these_o tiding_n for_o she_o firm_o fix_v her_o heart_n on_o hercules_n sudden_o the_o tear_n all_o blubber_a her_o eye_n and_o so_o weep_v she_o come_v into_o a_o chamber_n where_o as_o hercules_n be_v then_o she_o take_v he_o apart_o and_o say_v to_o he_o alas_o my_o love_n i_o shall_v die_v for_o sorrow_n lady_n say_v hercules_n wherefore_o forsomuch_o say_v she_o as_o my_o husband_n the_o king_n fanus_n come_v home_o it_o be_v full_a four_o year_n since_o i_o hear_v of_o he_o i_o have_v suppose_v he_o have_v be_v dead_a but_o he_o be_v not_o his_o herbingour_n and_o fourrier_n be_v come_v before_o and_o say_v that_o he_o will_v sup_v here_o this_o day_n alas_o what_o evil_a adventure_n be_v this_o we_o must_v needs_o now_o depart_v and_o our_o communication_n shall_v fail_v with_o this_o word_n the_o lady_n embrace_v hercules_n and_o fall_v down_o in_o a_o swoon_n in_o his_o lap_n hercules_n take_v she_o up_o and_o comfort_v she_o the_o best_a wise_n he_o can_v and_o say_v to_o she_o that_o since_o it_o be_v so_o that_o she_o be_v marry_v it_o be_v reason_n that_o she_o abide_v still_o with_o her_o husband_n whatsoever_o hercules_n say_v unto_o the_o lady_n she_o can_v not_o keep_v she_o from_o weep_v nor_o bewail_v her_o love_n and_o her_o bewailinge_n be_v great_a in_o the_o end_n she_o go_v into_o her_o chamber_n and_o dry_v her_o eye_n and_o break_v off_o her_o dolorous_a weep_a asmuch_o as_o she_o can_v array_v and_o apparel_v she_o in_o such_o wise_a as_o if_o she_o have_v be_v joyous_a and_o glad_a of_o the_o come_n of_o her_o husband_n who_o come_v soon_o after_o and_o enter_v into_o his_o city_n with_o great_a triumph_n hercules_n and_o facua_n go_v against_o the_o king_n fanus_n when_o the_o king_n fanus_n see_v hercules_n he_o do_v to_o he_o as_o much_o honour_n and_o worship_n as_o he_o can_v do_v forasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v hear_v say_v and_o be_v advertise_v of_o the_o deed_n of_o arm_n that_o he_o have_v do_v against_o the_o giant_n of_o cremona_n and_o against_o cacus_n and_o thank_v he_o forsomuch_o as_o he_o be_v come_v into_o his_o city_n for_o conclusion_n hercules_n abide_v there_o four_o day_n after_o that_o fanus_n be_v come_v home_o on_o the_o five_o day_n he_o consider_v that_o he_o may_v no_o more_o enjoy_v his_o love_n and_o that_o he_o do_v nothing_o there_o but_o loose_v his_o time_n so_o he_o take_v leave_v of_o the_o king_n fanus_n and_o of_o the_o queen_n facua_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o the_o king_n euander_n where_o he_o hold_v he_o and_o abode_n unto_o the_o time_n that_o his_o temple_n be_v make_v and_o accomplish_v about_o the_o consummation_n of_o this_o temple_n a_o herald_n of_o calidonie_n come_v to_o hercules_n and_o signify_v to_o he_o that_o the_o king_n pricus_fw-la come_v against_o he_o with_o a_o great_a puissance_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n for_o to_o revenge_v the_o blood_n of_o cacus_n his_o cousin_n and_o that_o he_o charge_v hercules_n that_o he_o have_v without_o a_o cause_n and_o cruel_o put_v to_o death_n one_o so_o noble_a a_o king_n as_o cacus_n be_v and_o say_v to_o he_o moreover_o that_o if_o he_o will_v maintain_v the_o contrary_a on_o the_o morrow_n early_o he_o shall_v find_v the_o king_n pricus_fw-la in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o the_o blood_n of_o king_n cacus_n be_v shed_v and_o that_o there_o by_o mortal_a battle_n by_o puissance_n against_o puissance_n he_o will_v prove_v it_o true_a that_o he_o say_v when_o hercules_n have_v well_o hear_v what_o the_o king_n pricus_fw-la have_v signify_v to_o he_o he_o have_v his_o heart_n all_o full_a of_o joy_n and_o answer_v to_o the_o herald_n that_o the_o death_n that_o he_o have_v make_v cacus_n to_o die_v be_v a_o work_n of_o justice_n and_o that_o upon_o the_o quarrel_n he_o will_v furnish_v by_o battle_n the_o king_n pricus_fw-la at_o the_o hour_n and_o place_n that_o he_o have_v say_v after_o this_o answer_n thus_o make_v hercules_n give_v unto_o the_o herald_n have_v gown_n that_o he_o wear_v and_o do_v he_o to_o be_v feast_v right_o well_o say_v that_o he_o have_v bring_v he_o tiding_n of_o pleasance_n when_o the_o herald_n have_v have_v good_a cheer_n and_o well_o feast_v as_o hercules_n have_v command_v he_o return_v unto_o the_o king_n pricus_fw-la &_o tell_v he_o what_o hercules_n have_v answer_v to_o he_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v on_o the_o morrow_n the_o battle_n the_o king_n pricus_fw-la that_o suppose_v to_o have_v win_v all_o by_o advantage_n of_o multitude_n for_o he_o have_v in_o his_o host_n mo_z than_o thirty_o thousand_o man_n thank_v the_o god_n of_o these_o tiding_n and_o come_v and_o lodge_v he_o the_o same_o night_n nigh_o unto_o the_o mount_n auentin_n upon_o the_o river_n of_o tiber_n he_o make_v he_o ready_a then_o for_o to_o fight_v this_o battle_n and_o likewise_o hercules_n each_o man_n on_o his_o side_n think_v on_o his_o work_n the_o night_n pass_v over_o and_o on_o the_o morrow_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o begin_v to_o dawn_n the_o king_n pricus_fw-la &_o hercules_n begin_v to_o sound_v their_o great_a tabour_n and_o with_o that_o sound_n their_o man_n put_v they_o in_o arm_n to_o be_v ready_a and_o after_o train_v in_o battle_n order_n and_o so_o they_o come_v both_o party_n as_o well_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o into_o the_o same_o place_n where_o the_o blood_n of_o king_n cacus_n have_v be_v shed_v etc._n etc._n chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o how_o hercules_n fight_v against_o the_o king_n pricus_fw-la in_o battle_n and_o how_o he_o flee_v into_o the_o city_n where_o hercules_n alone_o slay_v he_o and_o many_o mo_z with_o he_o about_o five_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o morning_n hercules_n and_o pricus_fw-la assemble_v at_o the_o battle_n from_o as_o far_o as_o pricus_fw-la see_v hercules_n he_o make_v a_o marvelous_a cry_n with_o this_o cry_n all_o the_o calidoniens_fw-la begin_v to_o run_v against_o hercules_n and_o make_v so_o great_a a_o noise_n that_o it_o seem_v that_o there_o be_v not_o people_n enough_o in_o all_o the_o world_n for_o they_o but_o certain_o like_a as_o a_o small_a rain_n abate_v or_o lay_v down_o a_o great_a wind_n in_o likewise_o hercules_n alone_o lay_v down_o their_o over_o great_a boast_n and_o uproar_n for_o assoon_o as_o he_o see_v his_o enemy_n run_v against_o he_o about_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o mile_n off_o he_o depart_v from_o his_o battle_n that_o be_v well_o set_v in_o order_n and_o after_o that_o he_o have_v command_v his_o folk_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o haste_v for_o nothing_o he_o begin_v to_o run_v against_o the_o calidoniens_fw-la swift_o not_o like_o a_o horse_n but_o like_o a_o hart_n that_o no_o man_n may_v overtake_v the_o king_n euander_n be_v all_o abash_a for_o to_o see_v in_o hercules_n so_o great_a nimbleness_n and_o swiftness_n pricus_fw-la and_o the_o calidoniens_fw-la when_o they_o see_v he_o move_v from_o the_o host_n they_o suppose_v that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o horse_n or_o other_o beast_n in_o the_o end_n when_o hercules_n be_v come_v nigh_o to_o they_o within_o the_o space_n of_o a_o bow_n shoot_v they_o know_v that_o it_o be_v hercules_n whereat_o they_o be_v sore_o abash_v of_o his_o come_n pricus_fw-la cry_v to_o have_v set_v his_o man_n upon_o he_o they_o shoot_v arrow_n and_o cast_a dart_n and_o spear_n upon_o hercules_n against_o all_o the_o part_n of_o his_o body_n nevertheless_o they_o can_v never_o pierce_v nor_o enter_v into_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o he_o never_o rest_v till_o he_o have_v accomplish_v his_o course_n thrust_v he_o among_o his_o enemy_n so_o mighty_o that_o overthrow_v all_o before_o he_o like_a as_o it_o have_v be_v a_o tempest_n or_o thunder_n he_o go_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o host_n whereas_o there_o be_v the_o chief_a banner_n of_o the_o king_n pricus_fw-la hercules_n abode_n and_o stay_v there_o but_o begin_v to_o smite_v and_o lay_v on_o upon_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o other_o and_o to_o die_v his_o sword_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o calidoniens_fw-la his_o sword_n be_v so_o heavy_a that_o no_o man_n may_v endure_v it_o it_o
then_o anon_o rend_v off_o in_o bicker_a he_o receive_v many_o a_o stroke_n and_o always_o he_o defend_v himself_o without_o display_v of_o his_o power_n and_o of_o his_o strength_n as_o he_o that_o await_v for_o the_o tiding_n of_o the_o assault_n that_o be_v nigh_o the_o affray_n be_v great_a in_o the_o hall_n and_o in_o the_o city_n on_o all_o part_n the_o calidoniens_fw-la run_v to_o the_o palace_n for_o to_o assail_v hercules_n king_n pricus_fw-la make_v he_o ready_a &_o come_v with_o other_o unto_o this_o fray_n then_o be_v hercules_n assail_v fierce_o but_o this_o assault_n be_v dear_a to_o the_o king_n for_o to_o his_o welcome_a hercules_n come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n that_o stand_v upon_o four_o great_a bar_n of_o iron_n whereof_o he_o take_v the_o one_o and_o beat_v down_o the_o tabernacle_n after_o he_o lift_v up_o his_o arm_n with_o the_o bar_n and_o smite_v the_o king_n pricus_fw-la so_o unmeasurable_o upon_o the_o â—oâ—_n of_o his_o helmet_n that_o notwithstanding_o his_o strong_a harness_n and_o armour_n he_o all_o to_o beat_v he_o down_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o smite_v he_o so_o sore_o break_v and_o bruise_v that_o he_o fall_v down_o dead_a between_o his_o two_o porter_n at_o this_o time_n the_o cry_n arise_v great_a among_o the_o calidonian_o not_o alone_o there_o but_o also_o in_o the_o city_n for_o he_o that_o keep_v the_o watch_n sound_v to_o arm_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o greek_n assail_v hasty_o the_o wall_n calidony_n be_v then_o terrible_o trouble_v and_o the_o calidonian_o wist_v not_o where_o to_o turn_v they_o whether_o to_o hercules_n or_o to_o the_o assault_n all_o be_v full_a of_o head_n arm_v aswell_o in_o the_o palace_n as_o upon_o the_o wall_n after_o this_o that_o hercules_n have_v slay_v the_o king_n pricus_fw-la he_o begin_v to_o smite_v upon_o his_o enemy_n and_o his_o stroke_n be_v great_a at_o each_o stroke_n he_o slay_v two_o or_o three_o so_o as_o short_o he_o bear_v himself_o there_o a_o knightly_a that_o in_o little_a while_o he_o cover_v all_o the_o pavement_n of_o the_o palace_n with_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o calidonian_o lie_v one_o upon_o another_o without_o that_o any_o man_n may_v damage_n his_o armour_n the_o calidonian_o be_v of_o great_a courage_n and_o have_v great_a shame_n for_o that_o they_o may_v not_o overcome_v hercules_n that_o alone_o have_v do_v upon_o they_o so_o great_a a_o exploit_n they_o assail_v he_o with_o great_a courage_n and_o cast_v upon_o he_o dart_n &_o sharp_a iavelines_n his_o arm_n and_o his_o shoulder_n bare_a all_o and_o he_o do_v so_o great_a thing_n with_o his_o bar_n and_o give_v so_o great_a stroke_n that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v resist_v his_o strength_n the_o poor_a calidonian_o come_v thither_o with_o great_a courage_n and_o desire_n for_o to_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o their_o king_n hercules_n put_v so_o many_o to_o death_n that_o he_o wist_v not_o where_o to_o set_v his_o foot_n but_o it_o must_v be_v upon_o calidonian_o before_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o palace_n be_v a_o pitiful_a noise_n of_o wéeping_n &_o of_o cry_n that_o woman_n and_o child_n make_v in_o the_o end_n when_o the_o calidonian_o know_v and_o perceive_v the_o virtue_n &_o the_o strength_n of_o hercules_n and_o that_o they_o labour_v in_o vain_a they_o cease_v to_o assail_v he_o and_o flee_v then_o hercules_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o palace_n with_o his_o bar_n all_o cover_v with_o blood_n assoon_o as_o the_o calidonian_o see_v he_o they_o set_v upon_o he_o pass_v furious_o and_o assail_v he_o anew_o they_o cast_v stone_n and_o dart_n upon_o he_o they_o shoot_v arrow_n on_o he_o abundant_o as_o they_o that_o be_v purvey_v and_o await_v for_o his_o passage_n in_o this_o assault_n hercules_n have_v much_o to_o suffer_v yet_o after_o receive_v more_o stroke_n than_o can_v be_v number_v he_o pass_v the_o watch_n that_o await_v to_o have_v stain_v he_o and_o rest_v never_o till_o he_o come_v unto_o the_o gate_n the_o calidonian_o run_v then_o after_o he_o as_o man_n without_o dread_n of_o death_n and_o mighty_o swell_v with_o pride_n and_o ire_n begin_v on_o anew_o to_o smite_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n and_o upon_o his_o back_n when_o hercules_n see_v that_o he_o turn_v his_o face_n upon_o his_o evil_a willer_n and_o smite_v upon_o they_o with_o his_o bar_n on_o the_o right_a side_n and_o on_o the_o left_a side_n so_o lusty_o that_o he_o die_v his_o bar_n with_o new_a blood_n and_o maugre_o his_o enemy_n he_o beat_v they_o down_o and_o all_o to_o bruise_v they_o before_o he_o he_o make_v they_o then_o to_o recule_n and_o go_v back_o more_o than_o forty_o pase_n and_o after_o come_v to_o the_o gate_n and_o the_o calidonian_o pursue_v he_o again_o but_o ere_o they_o come_v upon_o he_o he_o all_o to_o brake_n &_o bruise_v and_o to_o frush_v the_o lock_n and_o the_o wicket_n and_o door_n of_o the_o gate_n and_o the_o greek_n assail_v he_o with_o all_o their_o power_n and_o beat_v down_o the_o draw_v bridge_n after_o he_o call_v the_o assailant_n and_o they_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o with_o little_a resistance_n they_o enter_v the_o city_n which_o be_v at_o that_o time_n with_o great_a slaughter_n of_o the_o calidonian_o that_o will_v not_o yield_v themselves_o nor_o put_v themselves_o to_o mercy_n until_o the_o time_n that_o they_o see_v their_o street_n and_o house_n full_a of_o dead_a body_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o how_o hercules_n be_v enamour_v on_o you_o will_v the_o daughter_n of_o king_n pricus_fw-la and_o how_o he_o require_v she_o of_o love_n and_o how_o she_o accord_v unto_o he_o by_o this_o manner_n be_v king_n pricus_fw-la slay_v and_o his_o city_n take_v by_o hercules_n after_o the_o slaughter_n when_o the_o calidoniens_fw-la have_v humble_v themselves_o hercules_n and_o theseus_n go_v to_o the_o palace_n &_o they_o come_v thither_o so_o fit_o that_o they_o find_v the_o daughter_n of_o king_n pricus_fw-la with_o their_o lady_n and_o gentlewoman_n seek_v the_o king_n among_o the_o dead_a body_n there_o be_v so_o many_o dead_a body_n that_o they_o can_v not_o find_v nor_o know_v he_o that_o they_o seek_v hercules_n at_o his_o come_n begin_v to_o behold_v one_o and_o other_o and_o especial_o among_o all_o other_o he_o cast_v his_o eye_n upon_o you_o will_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n forasmuch_o as_o she_o be_v excellent_o glister_v in_o beauty_n that_o in_o all_o the_o world_n be_v none_o like_o unto_o she_o when_o he_o have_v a_o little_a behold_v she_o by_o a_o secret_a commandment_n of_o love_n he_o draw_v he_o unto_o she_o ween_v for_o to_o have_v comfort_v she_o anon_o as_o the_o right_n desolate_a gentlewoman_n see_v hercules_n approach_v unto_o she_o she_o tremble_v for_o dread_n and_o flee_v unto_o her_o chamber_n the_o lady_n and_o the_o gentlewoman_n follow_v she_o and_o among_o they_o so_o do_v hercules_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v he_o enter_v into_o the_o chamber_n where_o she_o be_v and_o sit_v down_o by_o she_o she_o think_v to_o have_v rise_v for_o to_o have_v go_v 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