And thus hath lecherie lore
The lond, which hadde be tofore
The beste of hem that were tho.
[The Counsel of Balaam.]
And in the bible I finde also
A tale lich unto this thing,
Nota hic[1365] qualiter fata bellica luxus infortunat. Et narrat quod cum Rex Amalech Hebreis sibi insultantibus resistere nequiit, consilio Balaam mulieres regni sui pulcherrimas in castra Hebreorum misit; qui ab ipsis contaminati[1366] graciam statim amiserunt. Et sic ab Amalech deuicti in magna multitudine gladio ceciderunt.
Hou Amalech the paien king,
Whan that he myhte be no weie
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