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The Emperour of rome Claudius
Ne hym be-forn the [[R corrected]] Romen Galyeen
Ne durste neuere been so corageous
Ne noon Ermyn ne non Egipcien
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Ne Surreyn ne non Arabieen
With-inne the feeldys that durste with hire fyȝt
Lest that sche wolde hem wit hire handis sleen
Or with hire meyne puttyn hem to flyght
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In kyngis habite wente hire sonys two
As heyris of hire faderys regnes alle
And hermanno / & thimalao
Hire namys were as .persiens. hem calle [[first calde]]
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But ay fortune hath in hire hony galle
This myghty queen may no while endure
Fortune out of hire regne / made hire falle
To wrechedenesse & to mysauenture
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Aurelyan whan that the gouernaunce [Aurelian]
Of Rome cam In-to hire handis tweye
He schop vp-on his queen to doon vengeaunce
And with hise legiounnys he tok his weye
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Toward Senobie & schortely for to seye [folio 357b]
He made hire fle / & at the laste hire hente
And feterede hire & ek hire chyldere tweye
And wan the lond & hom to rome he wente
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A-mongis othere thyngis that he wan
Hire chaar that was with gold wrought & perre
This greete roman this aurelian
Hath with hym lad for that men schulde it se
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By-forn his triumphe walkyth sche
With gilte cheynys 1vp-on here nekke hangynge1 [[1_1, later corrections]]
Corounede was sche as [[later corrections]] aftyr hyre degree
And ful of perre chargit hire clothynge
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