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But sir Leopold at that word was grave by cause he ^|astill^a| had ^|afor soreshrieking pity of shrillshrieking^a| women ^|a|bbig with babies, that were with child^b|a| and he was minded of his good lady that had borne him a ^|ababe son manchild^a| which in ^|aher his^a| eleventh day ^|aon live^a| had died and she was ^|agriefstricken stricken at heart^a|, and that the babe was dead and to his burial, sore weeping, did him on a fair ^|awhite^a| corselet of ^|awoollen net lamb's wool ^|bflower of the flock^b|a| lest he ^|ashould^a| perish utterly ^|aand lie like akale^a| (for it was ^|ain midst of the^a| winter) and now sir Leopold looke that had of his body no ^|amanchild for an^a| heir looked upon him, his son's friend's son, and as sad as he was that him failed a son of ^|asuch parts and^a| gentle courage so grieved he ^|ain ^|blike no less^b| measure^a| for young Stephen ^|athat for that he^a| lived riotously and murdered his goods with whores.