sacrifice_n the_o next_o be_v ara_n not_o very_o high_a from_o the_o ground_n and_o this_o be_v for_o the_o terrestrial_a god_n and_o celestial_a also_o the_o altar_n only_o to_o the_o celestial_a and_o these_o be_v common_o place_v near_o the_o tomb_n and_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o decease_a stant_fw-la manibus_fw-la arae_n aeneid_n when_o they_o act_v their_o comedy_n they_o also_o erect_v two_o ara_n that_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v sacred_a to_o apollo_n that_o on_o the_o left_a to_o some_o hero_n or_o one_o god_n or_o other_o in_o who_o honour_n the_o play_n be_v celebrate_v in_o a_o tragedy_n that_o on_o the_o right_n be_v consecrate_v to_o bacchus_n they_o use_v when_o they_o sacrifice_v or_o solemn_o swear_v to_o any_o thing_n to_o hold_v by_o those_o altar_n whosoever_o also_o on_o what_o account_n soever_o make_v his_o escape_n hither_o can_v not_o without_o great_a impiety_n be_v drag_v thence_o but_o if_o it_o be_v any_o great_a villainy_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o apply_v fire_n and_o so_o to_o make_v he_o voluntary_o to_o depart_v or_o else_o by_o shut_v the_o door_n starve_v he_o to_o death_n and_o this_o privilege_n be_v allow_v to_o the_o statue_n of_o their_o prince_n also_o scrobiculus_fw-la be_v a_o furrow_n or_o ditch_n contain_v a_o altar_n sacred_a to_o the_o infernal_a god_n in_o which_o they_o pour_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o beast_n together_o with_o milk_n honey_n and_o wine_n of_o their_o military_a discipline_n the_o roman_n be_v ever_o backward_o or_o else_o will_v fain_o seem_v so_o in_o bring_v a_o unjust_a war_n upon_o any_o of_o their_o neighbour_n many_o of_o their_o writer_n affirm_v all_o war_n whatsoever_o if_o not_o just_o and_o upon_o good_a ground_n undertake_v to_o be_v unlawful_a by_o numa_n pompilius_n therefore_o be_v certain_a priest_n constitute_v who_o they_o call_v feciales_n who_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o put_v the_o senate_n in_o mind_n before_o they_o make_v war_n with_o any_o confederate_a nation_n serious_o to_o 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justice_n of_o their_o cause_n curse_v both_o themselves_o and_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n if_o they_o come_v to_o desire_v any_o thing_n but_o their_o right_n whosoever_o they_o meet_v in_o the_o field_n or_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n they_o call_v they_o as_o witness_n of_o the_o justness_n of_o their_o complaint_n then_o go_v to_o the_o marketplace_n they_o declare_v to_o the_o magistrate_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o embassy_n demand_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n restitution_n for_o wrong_n and_o injury_n offer_v to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n or_o else_o a_o delivery_n of_o the_o person_n that_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o show_v the_o unwillingness_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n though_o for_o regain_n their_o own_o to_o enter_v into_o a_o war_n with_o any_o nation_n allow_v they_o thirty_o three_o day_n to_o consider_v the_o proposal_n to_o which_o if_o they_o receive_v no_o satisfactory_a answer_n they_o return_v to_o the_o senate_n tell_v how_o they_o have_v due_o perform_v their_o office_n and_o their_o adversary_n obstinate_o refuse_v to_o deliver_v up_o their_o right_n then_o if_o they_o please_v they_o may_v lawful_o engage_v themselves_o in_o a_o war_n against_o a_o people_n that_o be_v detest_v by_o mankind_n for_o their_o insolence_n and_o odious_a for_o their_o perjury_n to_o the_o go_n if_o the_o senate_n consent_v to_o it_o they_o return_v with_o a_o dart_n to_o the_o border_n of_o their_o enemy_n where_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o three_o at_o the_o least_o name_v the_o name_n of_o the_o people_n they_o be_v send_v against_o declare_v in_o what_o manner_n they_o have_v exasperate_v and_o offend_v the_o roman_n and_o therefore_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n have_v command_v they_o to_o proclaim_v war_n against_o they_o which_o here_o they_o do_v have_v so_o say_v they_o fling_v a_o dart_n into_o their_o territory_n which_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o war_n be_v denounce_v peace_n always_o be_v proclaim_v by_o the_o usual_a form_n and_o ceremony_n that_o follow_v one_o of_o the_o ambassador_n commissionated_a by_o the_o senate_n both_o side_n have_v conclude_v on_o peace_n take_v up_o a_o stone_n use_v this_o form_n of_o word_n if_o upright_o and_o without_o any_o mental_a reservation_n and_o deceit_n i_o enter_v into_o this_o league_n let_v all_o thing_n prove_v prosperous_a and_o successful_a to_o i_o but_o if_o i_o do_v or_o think_v otherwise_o i_o wish_v i_o may_v wheresoever_o i_o be_o all_o other_o be_v safe_a fall_v down_o dead_a as_o this_o stone_n fall_v out_o of_o my_o band_n and_o thereupon_o he_o cast_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n the_o stone_n this_o manner_n of_o swear_v be_v term_v jurare_fw-la jupiter_fw-la lapidem_fw-la war_n be_v proclaim_v they_o general_o appoint_v a_o set_v day_n place_n and_o time_n for_o a_o muster_n whither_o all_o the_o roman_n that_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o age_n fit_a to_o bear_v arm_n punctual_o repair_v all_o above_o seventeen_o and_o under_o forty_o six_o be_v liable_a to_o a_o impress_n the_o general_n the_o better_a to_o secure_v himself_o of_o the_o sidelity_n allegiance_n and_o love_n of_o his_o soldier_n oblige_v they_o single_o to_o a_o oath_n whereby_o they_o solemn_o swear_v that_o in_o the_o great_a danger_n they_o will_v never_o for_o sake_n their_o captain_n or_o in_o time_n of_o distress_n desert_n their_o country_n they_o swear_v likewise_o that_o they_o will_v ready_o obey_v and_o put_v in_o execution_n the_o command_n of_o their_o general_n if_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a this_o oath_n be_v term_v sacramentum_fw-la militare_fw-la this_o public_a muster_n of_o the_o roman_a citizen_n be_v yearly_o appoint_v and_o the_o soldier_n be_v elect_v by_o the_o military_a tribune_n under_o the_o consul_n if_o any_o soldier_n for_o fear_n have_v withdraw_v himself_o and_o do_v not_o appear_v at_o the_o day_n appoint_v by_o the_o consul_n they_o either_o imprison_v he_o or_o confiscate_v his_o good_n or_o sell_v he_o for_o a_o slave_n intend_v to_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o name_n and_o privilege_n of_o a_o roman_a for_o as_o he_o have_v not_o courage_n so_o be_v he_o not_o account_v worthy_a to_o be_v own_v of_o the_o roman_a blood_n if_o any_o sudden_a uproar_v or_o confusion_n happen_v in_o italy_n or_o gaul_n the_o chief_a leader_n of_o the_o army_n go_v to_o the_o capitol_n bring_v from_o thence_o two_o banner_n one_o red_a to_o which_o the_o footman_n repair_v the_o other_o sea-colour_n which_o the_o horseman_n follow_v and_o that_o the_o remedy_n may_v be_v as_o sudden_a as_o the_o disease_n the_o expedition_n at_o the_o uprising_n one_o of_o the_o eminent_a soldier_n in_o a_o whole_a legion_n take_v the_o oath_n as_o large_a the_o rest_n cry_v out_o in_o order_n one_o by_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o swear_v the_o same_o with_o the_o first_o these_o be_v call_v milites_fw-la subitarii_fw-la or_o per_fw-la conjurationem_fw-la yet_o if_o the_o tribune_n suspect_v the_o fidelity_n of_o his_o soldier_n he_o swear_v they_o several_o notwithstanding_o the_o nearness_n of_o the_o danger_n and_o hazard_n be_v like_a to_o besal_n they_o their_o army_n consist_v of_o legionary_a soldier_n and_o auxiliary_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o none_o to_o fight_v in_o these_o legion_n unless_o they_o be_v roman_a citizen_n bear_v free_a by_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o be_v enrol_v in_o one_o of_o their_o five_o class_n slave_n libertine_n old_a man_n boy_n and_o stage-player_n etc._n etc._n be_v never_o suffer_v to_o fight_v unless_o some_o urgent_a necessity_n require_v as_o for_o want_v of_o number_n and_o more_o speedy_a expedition_n at_o first_o they_o receive_v no_o pay_n but_o every_o one_o at_o his_o own_o charge_n move_v thereunto_o by_o the_o love_n of_o his_o country_n serve_v the_o commonwealth_n anno_fw-la 347_o
myrck_n kvedium_fw-la enn_n fyrer_n wytrum_fw-la monnum_n lifthvedenn_n ad_fw-la yrkia_fw-la og_z semia_fw-la huor_fw-la ithret_n sem_fw-mi ei_fw-la throtnandi_fw-la uant_n brunner_n seerer_n fornar_fw-mi kienningar_fw-la og_z feeder_n ee_fw-mi vyat_fw-mi till_o kvedskaparius_fw-la ollum_fw-la merkiskalldum_fw-la et_fw-la hana_fw-la bilia_fw-la med_n idne_fw-mi grunda_fw-la og_z giegnd_v tettrivid_n hafa_o huer_fw-mi eff_fw-mi hunernen_fw-ge fit_a naffn_n hlote_v hefer_v edda_n be_v a_o art_n which_o out_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a mythology_n of_o ingenious_a man_n and_o name_n various_o find_v out_o teach_v the_o use_n and_o exercise_v of_o the_o norwegian_a poesy_n which_o to_o the_o vulgar_a be_v obscure_a to_o the_o wise_a pleasant_a to_o hear_v and_o artificial_a which_o like_o a_o fountain_n continual_o run_v suggest_v old_a word_n and_o daily_o create_v new_a for_o the_o benefit_n of_o rythmical_a writing_n to_o all_o good_a poet_n who_o can_v with_o judgement_n use_v it_o and_o saxon_a grammaticus_n thus_o in_o brief_a describe_v it_o edda_n est_fw-la mythologia_fw-la poetica_fw-la veterum_fw-la islandorum_fw-la it_o be_v compose_v above_o six_o hundred_o year_n ago_o and_o as_o to_o the_o main_n be_v in_o much_o credit_n with_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o authentic_a of_o our_o historian_n to_o begin_v then_o with_o this_o edda_n concern_v the_o expedition_n of_o woden_n out_o of_o asia_n oden_n haffde_v spadem_fw-la og_z so_o kona_n hauns_fw-ge og_z off_o they_o uisendum_fw-la faun_n hann_v thad_z ad_fw-la naffn_n haun_n munde_v uppe_v bera_fw-fr hellski_n norduralfu_n heim_fw-ge stus_fw-la og_z tygnad_v umm_v framm_n alla_fw-mi konga_fw-mi fyre_a than_o sok_v fyse_a hanu_fw-la ad_fw-la byria_fw-la fetd_v sina_fw-la off_o curckflande_n og_z hafde_v med_a sire_n myken_v fiolda_fw-la lid_n buga_fw-la menn_n oc_fw-la gamla_n karla_fw-mi og_z konur_v og_z hoffou_o med_n seit_n marga_fw-la gersemelega_n hlute_a en_fw-fr huet_n sem_fw-mi their_o for_o yfer_n land_n that_o bar_n agyeete_v myke_v of_o they_o sagt_fw-ge so_o their_o thottu_n lykare_v gudum_fw-la enn_v monnum_n og_z their_o gefa_n ei_fw-la stad_n fir_v sin_n fyrr_v cim_o their_o koma_n nordue_n thad_z land_n et_fw-fr nuer_n itallad_n sar_n land_n that_o dualde_a odenn_n langa_fw-mi bride_n og_z eignade_v byda_o thad_z laud._n sem_fw-mi odenn_v hafde_v skip_v thui_fw-la land_n med_n sonum_fw-la sinum_fw-la than_z birlade_v hann_v fir_v syna_n nordur_n og_z kom_fw-mi ithad_fw-mi land_n er_fw-mi their_z kalla_o reidgotoland_n og_z esgnade_v ithuilande_n alt_z thader_n hann_v vild_a eog_n set_v that_o till_o landradanda_fw-la sonn_v finu_fw-fr et_fw-fr skioldur_fw-fr hiel_fw-fr hann_n son_fw-fr var_fw-mi fridleifur_n thaduun_fw-mi er_fw-mi su_fw-es eettkommen_fw-mi er_fw-mi skioidungar_n veita_fw-la thad_z erudana_fw-la kongar_fw-la oc_fw-la thad_z heiter_fw-mi nu_fw-la jotland_n oer_o tha_z var_fw-mi kall_fw-mi ad_fw-la reidgotaland_n 〈◊〉_d thad_z for_o hann_n nordut_n that_o sem_fw-mi nu_fw-la heit_a suythiod_n that_o var_fw-mi sa_fw-fr kongur_n er_fw-mi biliffe_n er_fw-mi neffudur_n enn_v ere_fw-we hann_v spit_n till_o ferda_fw-la theitta_o asiae_n manna_n ere_fw-we efer_v voru_fw-fr kailader_n for_o hand_n may_v theinn_o og_z bawd_n ad_fw-la odenn_n style_v slyke_v valid_a hafa_o than_n ryke_v sem_fw-mi have_v vild_a sialfur_n sa_o cyme_n filgde_v fir_v theirra_n ad_fw-la huar_fw-la sem_fw-mi their_o duoldust_n i_o londum_fw-la tha_z var_fw-mi thar_z be_v og_z fridur_n og_z truda_fw-la aller_fw-fr ad_fw-la their_o veer_v thesz_n radande_n thui_fw-fr thad_z sau_o menn_n add_v their_o voru_a olyker_n odrum_fw-la monnum_n they_o oer_o their_o 〈◊〉_d du_fw-fr stead_n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d og_z wite_v thar_z chotte_n odenn_n goder_v landkoft_a ogkaug_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d that_o borgar_n stad_fw-es sem_fw-mi ut_fw-mi heiter_fw-mi sigtun_n chad_n what_o aff-hanns_a naffue_n og_z gaff_n sire_n kongdom_n og_z kallade_v sydanni_fw-it niordur_n og_z thui_fw-la fiim_v striffad_n free_v bokum_n ad_fw-la niordur_n hafe_v heit_v hiim_n first_o saga_fw-la kongur_n er_fw-mi thad_z till_o thess_n ad_fw-la odenn_n hefur_n 〈◊〉_d thar_z goffgastur_n oden_n skipade_n that_o hoffdingium_fw-la i_o tha_z like_n sem_fw-mi vere_v haffde_v i_o croja_n set_v colff_n hofudman_n i_o stadnum_fw-la ad_fw-la deema_fw-la lomoslog_fw-la 〈◊〉_d skypade_n hann_v riettum_fw-la ollum_fw-la sem_fw-mi fyrr_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d vere_v i_o croja_n og_z cyrkyar_fw-mi voru_fw-fr vaner_n thus_o render_v out_o of_o rossenius_fw-la his_o translation_n this_o oden_n be_v a_o magician_n as_o likewise_o his_o wife_n whereby_o he_o foreknow_v that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v above_o all_o king_n in_o the_o north._n for_o which_o cause_n be_v begin_v his_o journey_n from_o edda_n turkland_n take_v along_o vast_a treasure_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o precious_a thing_n place_n through_o what_o country_n soever_o they_o pass_v they_o be_v high_o cry_v up_o as_o seem_a god_n rather_o than_o man_n thus_o they_o stay_v not_o till_o they_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o the_o north_n now_o call_v saxony_n where_o for_o many_o year_n odin_n live_v and_o possess_v the_o whole_a country_n about_o so_o that_o in_o the_o division_n to_o his_o son_n he_o give_v to_o vegdeggus_fw-la east_n saxony_n to_o begdegus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d to_o siggo_v francia_n himself_o go_v into_o another_o country_n which_o be_v then_o call_v reidgotoiand_n where_o he_o do_v whatever_o please_v he_o over_o this_o country_n he_o set_v his_o son_n skiold_a of_o who_o be_v bear_v fridleit_n who_o posterity_n be_v name_v skioli_n dungar_n or_o the_o off_o spring_n of_o skiold_a from_o which_o stem_n the_o king_n of_o denmark_n descend_v this_o reidgotolandia_n be_v now_o call_v jutlandia_n far_o he_o remove_v his_o seat_n to_o the_o place_n now_o call_v suithiod_n where_o gylfus_fw-la be_v then_o king_n who_o when_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o come_n of_o these_o asiatic_n who_o the_o edda_n call_v asae_n he_o go_v out_o 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