Here begynnethe the boke calledde Iohn bochas descriuinge the falle of princis princessis [and] other nobles tra[n]slated i[n]to englissh by Iohn ludgate mo[n]ke of the monastery of seint edmu[n]des Bury ...

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Here begynnethe the boke calledde Iohn bochas descriuinge the falle of princis princessis [and] other nobles tra[n]slated i[n]to englissh by Iohn ludgate mo[n]ke of the monastery of seint edmu[n]des Bury ...
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.
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[London :: Printed by Richard Pynson,
1494 (27 Jan.)]
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Kings and rulers -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
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"Here begynnethe the boke calledde Iohn bochas descriuinge the falle of princis princessis [and] other nobles tra[n]slated i[n]to englissh by Iohn ludgate mo[n]ke of the monastery of seint edmu[n]des Bury ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16251.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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Howe Enagora kinge of cipre was by Artaxe¦ses outrayed and put from his kingdom

FOlowynge in ordre the proces of Bochas As he remembreth next in his writynge To him appered rehersinge thus the caas Enagora that was of Cypre. kinge His iyen derked by many folde wepinge Bycause he had lost that rich londe Which he toforne had conquered with his honde
This londe of Cypre as made is mencion Of ••••uers metallys is passingly habounde Hath of richesse greate plente and foyson And of his site like as it is founde It sandith ferre south with many hillys rounde And hath also many cōmeditees Within his boundes of touns and cytees
Touchinge this cipre I can nomore seye Of which londe Enagora was kinge Tyll he gan proudly for to werreye With Lacedomonois their {per}ty sustenynge Geyne Artaxerses and ar their metynge The seide Enagora was brought to vttraunce Put from his kingdome and from all gouernaunce
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