32 A GLOSSARY OF LATER 



From the np6\oyo<; of the Bi/3Xtov Tr]<; KovyKecrTa<; t^? PmfMavlai ical tov 

 Mtopaicoi (The Book of the Conquest of Romania and of the Morea). 



@e\(o va ae u<^r)yri6Sj a<pr]<yr}(nv fieyaXrjv, 



Kai av 0e\i]<; va fi aicpoaaOfjq, oXiri^w va cr apecnj, 



Orav TO eT09 rjTOve airo Kxtcrew? Koo'fiov 



E^aKK ^iXttt'Se? Be Kat e^aKi<; eKUTOVTaBe^, 

 O Kai, BcoSexa evtavrov;, Toaov kui, ov^i, TrXeov, 



Aia (Tvvepyeta<s Kat Trpodvfua^, fj.o^9ov ttoXXoC koI kottov 



Tov fjbaicapiov eicetvov ^pe Iliepov eprj/jLnov, 

 "OcTTi^ aTrfjKOe <s ttju Xvpiav va e^^r) irpo<Ticvvr\(Tet, 



Effco et? ra lepocoXvfia «? rov XpiaTov tov Ta<pov. 

 10 Kai to? evpe tov; XpicFTiavovi ojioiw'; tov •iraTpidp)(7]v, 



OtTti'e? eBov\evaaiv e/cet tov ayiov Ta^ov, 



To TTWS Tou? ari^maaffi, to u^aTTTiaTov to eOvof, 



Eicelvoi ot SapaKTjvot oirov tov a^evTevav, 



Otuv \eiTovpya k wfrove Ta ayia 6 •7raTpi,ap')(ij<; 

 15 Me BvvafieK Ta apira^av Kai epprjKTacn Ta KaTco. 



Kai av rJTOV too- airoToX/ioi va tou? dvTintXricrr], 



EvOvi %a/^o TOV eppiTTTav, "TToWa tov Ti/j,copovaav. 



IBovTai; TovTO o oyto? €Keivo<; o ep7]fjLiTi}<; 



Meyd\co<; e^apedrjKev, exXavcrev, eXvTTTjdrj, 

 20 Kai elire Trpo? tov<; XpicrTiavov; Kat Trpo? tov TraTpMp')(7]v • 



'ir2? Xpi,(7Tiavo<; opOoBo^o<; ofivvo) cra<; Kai, Xeyoj, 



' Av Bwar) o 6eo<; Kai rj Bo^a tov v airotJTpai^o) ? ttji/ Avcnv, 

 S TOV TTairav tov ayitoTaTov Kai et? 'oXov<s tov<; prjyaBci, 



BovXofi aveXdeiv <Ta)fiaTiK(o<; va tou? enrS) Ta ^Xeirco. 

 25 Kai oXTTt^o) ei<; eXeo? XpiaTov va tov? •jrapaKivrjO'ci) 



Na eXOovv fie Ta ^ovcraaTa tov? eBco ? to fiepoi tovto 



Na e^yaXovv toii? XapaKrjvov^ eK tov XpiaTov tov Ta<f)ov. 



From the Egyptian Sultan's letter to the Byzantine ^iperor. Cantacuzenus, III, 94 



(A. D. 1348) ndvTOTe Tj /3a<TiXeia crov to OeXfj/ia avTr]<; va to ^rjTrj ano ttjv aovXTaviKTjv e^ovcriav 

 fjLOV Kai aTTO TO oaTTTyriov fia<; to rjyiaa-fievov Kai 7r€(f>a)Tiafj,evov, Kai w? e'^ofiev irdcrav Bvva/j,iv va 

 ■jTXrjpa>iJ,ev Tt]v dyd-nrfv tj;? ^aaiXeia^ aov, Kai KadQ)<; evpicrKeTO twv Trpoyovtov t^? ^aaiX€ia<; aov 

 jjieTO, Twv irpoyovcov t?;? a'ovXTaviKrj<; €^ovaia<; /xov, Kai KaOco^ eTrXrjpovTO »; ope^i<; twv ^aaiXeav 

 Twi' Trpoyovwv t?;? /3ao"tXeta? a-ov atro t^? av6evTia<; /ia<;, Kai Tjv^apiffTovv fjia'i iruvTOTe eKeivoi Kai 

 etreinrav et? ttiv ■>)yiaa'p,evr]v avXT\v fia<s Kai avveTvy)(aivav fia^, Kai owto)? TraXiv va evepyeTrJTai tj 



