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and exhorting them to wear a bold
front this day upon which he had
resolved to win with his sword the
imperial title from the Germans, and
to make it their own with the utmost
glory and rejoicing ; according as it
had been brought to pass in days past
when the good King Charles the
Great was living. Wherefore he
besought each man to bear himself as
a paladin, and to remember what
lasting fame would be theirs in the
sight of all those who should come
after them, with regard to this blessed
and glorious day, upon which God
and the holy Saint George would
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