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 in so moche that at the laste this fals knyght was disconfyted and openly dyd shewe his treason. And thus was the mayde saued. But the good knyght patrvde receyued at that sorowe v mortall woūdes, wherfor as his armes were of, he sente his sherte, whiche was broken in fyue places, to the sayd mayde, whiche kepte hit all her lyf, and euery day she prayd for the knyght that suche dolour had suffred for her. And thus for pyte and Fraunchyse fought the gentyll knyght, and receyued v mortalle woundes, as the swete Ihesu Cryst dyd, whiche faught for the pyte of vs, and of al the humayn lygnage. For grete pyte he hadde to see them goo and falle in the tenebres of helle, wherfore he suffred and susteyned alone the bataylle moche hard and cruell on the tree of the holy Crosse; and was his sherte broken and perced in fyue places, that is to wete, the fyue dolorous woundes whiche he receyued of his debonayr and free wylle, in his dere body, for the pyte that he had of vs. In suche maner thenne ought euery man and woman to haue pyte of the dolours and myseryes of theyr parentes and neyghbours, and of the poure, as the good knyght had of the mayde. and wepe therfore tendyrly, as dyd the good lady whiche wepte after the good Ihesu, as he bare the Crosse for to be theron crucifixed and put to dethe for our synnes.