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*Sir HE SEYDE MY BROyer LOEMERES JN ARMES IS BOTHE MYGHTY & FERS *AND WELL HATHE SEYDE TOYCHYNGE YOUR~ WARRE *BUT WELL YE WOT WE COME FRO FERRE *THE CROWNE OF HIS LONDE FOR~ TO HAUE *MORE yer-FOR SO GOD ME SAUE *YOURE OSTE TO-MORWE REDY BE JN yE FELDE & yer MAY YE SEE *THAT yEY BE SET JN ORDENAUnCE *WHAT EUer SALL HAPE ORE CHAUnCE *FOR WE ARE FERRE OUT OF OURE CONTRE *AMONGE OUR~ ENEMYS yIS KNOWE YE *BETer WERE VS MANLY TO DYE *THEN JN TRETYSE TRUSTE yer COURTESYE *HIS WYTE HATHE SEYDE KYNGE FABRUS *THEN ANSWERDE KYNGE MARKENES *KYNGE HE IS & LORDE OF ORKENYE J WILL NOT SPARE QD HE TO SEY *MY FULL RESON & MYN AVYSE *KYNGE LOEMERES IS MANLY & WYSE *HIS COUNSELL MAY VS MECHE AVAILL *YE KNOWE WE HAUE MOCHE TRAVAILL *AND FERRE OUT OF OURE CONTRE *THE FRENCHE JN CASTELL RESTEDE BE *AND BETer ARE LERNEDE OF yE WARRE *THEN WE y\T COME SO FERRE *AND EUerY DAY yEY WEX MORE STRONGE *THEY HAUE yE RIGHT & WE yE WRONGE *TO ESSCHEWE FIGHTYNGE ORE SOYCH DYSSTRES J COUNSELL WE TAKE y\T *RYCHESSE *AND LEUE HEM yer CONTRE & NO MOR~ WARRE *SETHE WE MAY NOT HEM CONQUERR~ *NOWE IS yIS KYNGE HOLDE RIGHT WYSE *HE HIGHT SURSYN KYNGE OF SURRE LONDE *MANY A VYAGE HATHE TAKE ON HONDE *SEYNGE KYNGE MARKENES HATHE WELL SEYDE *SAFE OF O+THYNGE J HOLDE ME PAYDE *FOR~ yOUGH MYNE+HEYERES BE WEX WHYTE J WILL TRULY YET ME AQUYTE JN yIS MANer FOR YE SEYDE O+THYNGE *THAT WYSLY HATHE LOEMERES yE KYNGE *OF y\T WYSDOM CAN J NO SKILL *YONGE MEN ADAYES NOWE ICHE WELL *TAKE VPPON~ HEM TO YEVE COUNSELL *AND SEY y\T MEN~ W\T WHYTE HERES *DOTHE & WOT NOT WHAT yEY MENE *BUT I%N yE ENDE IT WILL BE SENE *AND SO TO YONGE yE OLDE ARE LOTHE J WOT NEUer HOWE yIS COUNSELL GOTHE *WHEN yE KYNGE WAS JN HIS CONTRE JN PESE & WELL AT EYSE WAS HE *YE COUTHE NOT SUFFER HYM ABYDE yerE *HE MOSTE GON OUT ALGATE TO CONQUERE *AND NOWE YE COUNSELL HYM TO GON *AND SAY HE SHALL HAUE GRETE WONE *OF HORS OF GOLDE & OF RYCHES *THE KYNGE OF FRANCE MYGHT NONE Oyer DO yEN *FOR HE HADE NO POUR~ OF MEN~ *NOWE HIS ALYANCE & ALL HIS KYNE *W\T GRETE POURE TO HYM COME BENE *THEY BE STRENGer OF KNYGHTHODE yEN WE *FOR ALL HIS JOYE & COMFORT IS ParTONOPE *NOWE HE WILL NOT MAKE SOYCHE ProFERES J TROWE HE WILL NOT ON OF HIS COFFERES *OPPYN TO GYFFE VS OF HIS GOODE *ME THYNKE HE WERE yEN WORSE yEn WODE *OF MY RESON J WILL MAKE FYNE *BUT GOOD WYSDOME SEYDE KYNGE FABRYNE *HE SEYDE WE WERE JN yE WRONGE *THERE-FOR BE RESON yE LESSE STRONGE *YET SHALL YE MAKE OPPYN HIS COFFERE *BETTer IS TO WORKE yE CHARME *THEN TO LEUE & HAUE MORE HARME *THUS PLAYNLY MARRAS COINSELLYTH ECHE DELL *HERETO yE HETHYN ACORDE *RIGHT WELL *SAFE KYNGE FABRUS & KYNGE SURSYNE *THORWE HIS COUNSELL & HI%S ENGYNE *WHEN SerNOGOUR~ HERDE yIS COUNSELL *OF MARRAS yE JUSTYSE IT WAS NOT WELL *PLESYNGE TO HYM NE TO HIS ENTENTE *YET FOR yE TYME HE DYDE CONSENTE *TO MARRAS COUNSELL FOR~ HIS CORAGE *TO LORDE KNYGHT YEMAN NE PAGE *HE NOLDE DYSCOUer W\T-OUT LESSE *HE SEYDE SerTEN HE WOLDE HAUE PESSE *W\T ALL FRANCE & MAKE A+FYNE *OF HIS WARE & yEN yE WYNE *HE ASKYTH & DRYNKETH W\T HEM ANONE *HE COMONDYTH HIS LORDes ICHON~ *ON~ yE MORWE y\T yEY NE FAILL *HEM TO ARRAY TO GYFE BATAILL *VNTO yE FRENCHE ON yE PLAYNE *AFORE CHARSE WHAT EUer WE SEYNE *AND y\T OURE BATAILLes IN GOOD ARRAY *BE SET JN ORDENANCE JN GOO YOU PraYE *THEN BE WE REDY W\T yEM TO FIGHT *YEF NEDE BE & yEN GOOD NYGHT *HE BADE HIS COUNSELL EUerYCHONE *FOR HE WOLDE TO HIS RESTE GON *HE YEDE TO BEDE TO HAUE HIS RESTE *BUT YET TO SLEPE LYTILL HYM LYSTE *FOR~ WHEN HE WAS ON BEDE ALONE *ALLAS HE SEYDE WHAT MAY J DONE J AM SHAMEDE yIS IS NO LESE *AND ALL yORWE COUNSELL OF MARRAS *AND OF HIS FALSE COWARDYE *HE HATHE MADE ALL MY MEYNE *W\T-DRAWE yer HERTes & LOTHE TO FIGHT *THUS LYTH yE KYNGE ALL yIS NYGHT *WALTRYNGE & MAKYNGE MOCHE MONE *MY WORCHIPE FOR~-EUer IS GON *HE SEYDE & NOWE J WOT RIGHT WELL J HAUE HADE HARME yORWE HIS COUNSELL *THERE-AFTer TO WORKE J HAUE BEN GLADE *OF A *RYGHT POURE MAN J HYM MADE *MY CHEFE JUSTYCE & EKE AN ERLE *BUT SETHE OF A CHURLE J TURNEDE yE NAME JN-TO AN ERLE NO WONDer yOUGH SHAME JN yE ENDE BE MY REWARDE *SETHE HE IS SOYCHE A FALSE COWARDE *ProVYDE & ALSO A TraYTUR~ FELL *FRO yIS DAY FURTHE OF MY COUNSELL *SHALL HE NEUer BE NE OF y\T ESSTATE *NO MAN HAUE WONDer yOUGH MY MEn ME HATE *FOR WHAT y\T HEUer HE WOLDE ME HAUE DO *THOUGH IT WERE DO IT SHULDE BE SO J SUFFERDE HEM MYNE MEN TO PreSONE *AND OF A+TREWE MAN TO MAKE A+FELONDE *THAT HE+DYDE ME yOUGHT IT LAWE *THERE-FOR MEN SEYTH AN OLDE SAWE *HE TO WHOM A+MAN DOTHE TRUSTE *EUer-MORE MAY DEFENDE HYM BESTE *THE BONDE KENREDE HE MADE FRE *AND SET HEM ALL JN HYE DEGRE *GAFE HYM CASTELLes & CETTES *AND MADE CHEF OF MY PreVETES *W\T NO GENTILL MEN TOKE HE NO HEDE *BUT ALL TO MAKE MY JENTILLES SO MATE *AND SO WERY yEY BE OF yer LYFE *THAT yEY BE EUer JN CARE & STRYFE *FIRSTE yEY LOUYDE ME AS yer KYNGE *NOWE yEY HATE ME ABOUE ALL THYNGE J MAY SE WELL BE yER CHERE *THOUGH yEY KEPE IT JN PreVE MANerE *FOR BE yEY PAYDE WELL OF yer WAGE *FOR~ TO FIGHT HAUE yEY NO CORAGE *THEY LOUE MORE TO SYTE JN PESE *THAN MYNE HONOUR~ y\T HATH MARRAS *MADE W\T HIS HIGHMES & W\T HIS PRYDE *GOD YEF ME GraCE OO DAY TO ABYDE *TO SAUE MY WORCHIPE & yIS VYAGE J SHALL QUYTE HEM ALL HIR WAGE *THAT ALL MY KNYGHTHODE yer-W\T SHALL PLESE *AND ALL yer HERTes SETTE JN EYSE *NOWE LYTH HE STILL & SEYTH NO MOR~ JN HIS HERTE HE IS WONDer SOR~ *HE SIGHEDE & SORWYDE FULL TENDerLY *ALLAS HE SEYDE HOWE MAY J *BESTE JN yIS CASE MY HONOur SAUE *W\T ME IS yer NOyer KNYGHT NE KNAVE *THAT JN MY QUARELL LYSTE TO FIGHT *THEY SEY PLAYNLY J HAUE NO RIGHT *THIS WORDes TO ME FULL HARDE *FOR & J FIGHT NOT A+VERYER~ COWARDE *THIS FRENCHE FOR~-EUer WILL ME HOLDE J HADE LEUer A yOUSONDE-FOLDE *FOR~ TO DYE yEN BE SHAMYDE *FOR~ yOUGH J SEY IT J HAUE BE NAMYDE *THE WORTHYESTE y\T NOWE IS ON LYVE *AND HE ANONE yer-W\T AS BLYVE *SENT AFTer A CLERKE OF HIS COUNSELL *THAT HE LOUYDE & TRUSTEDE WELL *MY FRENDE HE SEYDE HASTE yOU NOT HERDE *HOWE MARRIS W\T MYNE OSTE FERDE *AND HOWE FALSLY HE HATHE ME BE-TraYEDE *AND ALL MY POUR~ MYGHTLY DYSMAYDE *Sir SEYDE yIS CLERKE YOU NOT DYSSPLESE *OF y\T J SHALL SEY IT IS NO LESE *ALL yE WORLDE SO GOD ME SAUE *GRETE MerVELL HATHE y\T yUS A+KNAWE *THAT WAS yE SONE OF AN ERLE CHIRLE YE HAUE ENHANCEDE & MADE AN ERLE *FOR~ yIS IS SOTHE W\T-OUT NAY *HE LOVYDE YOU NEUer yE OURE OF ON DAY *THOUGH HE TO YOU BE DEBONEUR~ *HE WAYTH TO HAUE TYME & LEYSER~ *HIS MAISTer TO DO SOM DYSSPYTE *HIS KENDENES SO WILL HE QUYTE *THUS HATHE MARRAS QUYTE HYM TO YOU *AND J SHALL TRULY TELL YOU HOWE *HE DOTHE YOUR~ KNYGHTHODE VNDerSTONDE *HIT IS YOURE WILL yEY VOYDE yE LONDE *W\T yE FRENCHE yEY WILL NOT BATAILL *AND y\T JN YOU MANHODE DOTHE FAILL *LOO Sir WHAT LOVE JN HYM J FYNDE *WHEN HE PurPOSETH TO DO FALSE THYNGE *SOYCHE FRENDes WERE GOODE TO LEUE BEHYNDE *THIS IS yE WORDes yUS WILL yE KYNGE *ALL yE FAUTE HE PUTTETH JN YOU *THAT HATHE HE PLAYNLE ProVYDE NOWE *THUS HE HATHE YOU BE-TraYEDE *W\T HIS WORDes HE HATHE DYSSMAYDE *ALL YOUR~ KNYGHTHODE & YOUR~ OSTE *AND BE HIS DOYNGE IS ALL YOURE COSTE *LOSTE AS TOCHYNGE yIS VYAGE *FOR EUerY KNAWE & EUerY PAGE *SPARYTH NOT TO SPEKE & SEYTH y\T YE *DARE NOT DO BUT RIGHT AS HE *WILL YOU COUNSELL & FORyer-MORE *THEY SEYN y\T YE HAUE HERE BE-FORE *SEYDE yIS LONDE YE WOLDE CONQUERE *AND COWARDLY NOWE WILL ENDE YOur WARRE *TO HEM GRETE HARME & YOU SHAME *HIS WILL IS TO PUT YOU JN BLAME *AND W\T y\T WORDE yE CLERKE GAN WEPE *SO TENDerLY HE COUTHE NOT LETTEE *OF A+GRETE WHILE TILL y\T yE KYNGE *BADE HYM BE PESE FOR~ OF O+THYNGE *HE HYM BE-yOUGHT & RIGHT yO *MY FRENDE HE SEYDE yOU SHALL GOO *ON MY ERENDE TO yE KYNGE *OF FRAUnCE & SEY MY PLESEYNGE *WHEyer NOWE YEF y\T HE WOLDE *THAT I%J% KNYGHTes FIGHT SHULDE *FOR~ OUR~ RIGHT JN yIS BATAILL *FOR~ WELL J WOT J MYGHT NOT FAILL *AND ICHE OF VS BRYNGE OUR~ OSTE *MANY A GOOD KNYGHT yer SHALL BE LOSTE *WHER~-FORE MY WILL WER~ FULLY yIS *THAT HE WOLDE ORDEYNE A KNYGH OF HIS *BE HE JENTILL-MAN~ OON OR~ OyerE *AND MY-SELFE WILL BE y\T Oyer *YEF J BE SLAYNE JN y\T FI%GHT *THER~ IS NOyer KYNGE SQUYR~ NE KNYGHT JN MY OSTE BUT y\T yEY SHULL DO *TO HYM OMAGE OR~ yEN J GOO *ON yIS CONDICI%ON y\T yEY HAUE LEUE *THIS LONDE TO PASSE W\T-OUT GREUE *AND VNDer HIS CONDYTE y\T yEY BE *TILL yEY BE PASSEDE ALL yIS CONTRE *AND J SHALL MAKE HEM SWERE ALSO *HEyer TO SENDE MY SON TO DO *HOMAGE TO HYM JN yE SAME DEGRE *AND ALSO YEF IT HAPPE ME *TO SLE HIS CHAMPYON W\T MY HONDE *THAT HE SHALL HOLDE ALL HIS LONDE *OF ME BY OMAGE AND BY SerUYSE *AS J MYSELFE WILL DEVYSE *MYN OWNE MENE TO HYM TO DO *THE SAME TO ME HE MOSTE DO ALSO *GO WRYTE A+LETer OF yIS MATer *AND TO yE KYNGE FASTE IT BERE *Sir SEYDE yE CLERKE J SHALL GOO WRYTE *ALL THE MATer & IT ENDYTE *AND TO yE KYNGE OF FRANCE IT BERE *A GOD MerCY I%N GRETE FERE *MAY STONDE YOUR~ PEPILL AND NAMLY *THO y\T BE LORDes OF yE GRE TRULY *THAT SOYCHE A+BATAILL ON YOU WILL TAKE *YOURE MANLY HERT ALL yIS DOTH MAKE *AND W\T y\T WORDE yE CLERKE DYDE TURNE *AND WENT HIS WEY FOR LENGer SOJORNE *W\T yE KYNGE WOLDE yEN NOT HE *SETHE IT MYGHT NO BETTer BE *HE WROTE yIS LETTer & WENT HIS WEY *HE COME TO POUNTYFE BE yE DAY *WAS DAWYDE y\T HE MYGHT SEE *ALL ABOUTE & STREIGHT YEDE HE *TO yE KYNGE AND FASTE DYDE CALL *THE PORTer LET yE BRYGE DOWNE FALL *HE ASKEDE ANONE WHAT HE MYGHT BE *THE CLERKE SEYDE A+MESENGERE HE *THAT NEDes MOSTE SPEKE W\T yE KYNGE *FOR~ LETTerIS OF CREDENCE J HYM BRYNGE *THE PORTer LET HYM JN ANONE *TO-GEDer JN-TO yE HALL yEY GON *THER~ yEY FONDE yE KYNGes STEWARDE *A+KNYGHT HE SEMYDE & NO COWARDE *TO HYM ANONE SEYDE yE PORTer *Sir COME IS A+MESYNGERE *AND SEYTH HE MOSTE FOR~ ONY+THYNGE *SPEKE W\T OUR~ LORDE yE KYNGE *THE STEWARDE SEYDE HE WAS WELCOME *AND BE yE HONDE HE HATHE HYM NOME *AND TO yE CHAMBIR~ DORE HYM LEDE *THEN WAS yE KYNGE JN HIS BEDE JN-TO yE CHAMBIR~ yE STEWARDE YEDE *THE MESENGERE NO+FO^Ryer HE LEDE *GODE MORWE HE SEYDE TO yE KYNGE *Sir J HOPE *RIGHT GOOD TYDYNGE *AND YE WILL RYSE YE SHALL HERE *FOR HER~ IS COME A+MESENGER~ *FRO OON OF yE HETHYN KYNGes *LETTeris HE HATHE W\T NEWE TYDYNGes J HOPE TO GOD y\T yEY BE GOODE *Ser SEYDE yE KYNGE BE yE RODE *THEY BE WELCOME WHAT-EUer yEY BE