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the_o right_a cause_n of_o his_o remove_a be_v for_o that_o he_o fear_v treason_n which_o he_o think_v best_a to_o avoid_v and_o eschew_v by_o continual_a change_n of_o place_n for_o such_o counsel_n of_o treason_n can_v not_o be_v take_v without_o deliberation_n and_o process_n of_o time_n and_o conveniens_fw-la or_o oportunyte_v of_o place_n where_o prince_n do_v long_o so_o journey_n and_o continue_v ¶_o but_o when_o metellus_n see_v that_o thinhabitante_n be_v ready_a to_o batayle_n and_o also_o that_o the_o town_n be_v strong_o defend_v both_o by_o craft_n of_o man_n hand_n and_o by_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n anon_o he_o compase_v about_o the_o town_n on_o every_o side_n with_o profound_a dychesse_n trench_n and_z herdel_n of_o sharp_a stake_n the_o point_n upwarde_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o none_o of_o thinhabytante_n shall_v break_v out_o nor_o escape_n by_o night_n as_o jugurth_n have_v do_v before_o nor_o that_o no_o vitel_n shall_v be_v convey_v into_o they_o whereby_o 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able_a to_o be_v do_v touch_v their_o defence_n but_o brefe_o to_o speak_v the_o romayn_v weary_a with_o much_o labour_n and_o batayle_n xl_o day_n after_o they_o be_v come_v thyder_n at_o last_o win_v the_o town_n but_o all_o the_o pray_v and_o riches_n of_o the_o town_n be_v destroy_v by_o they_o which_o be_v within_o the_o town_n in_o garnyson_n of_o the_o romayn_v which_o have_v flee_v from_o metellus_n to_o jugurth_n which_o special_o have_v assign_v they_o to_o defend_v the_o town_n these_o traitor_n when_o they_o see_v the_o wall_n undermine_v &_o bruise_v with_o diverse_a ingens_fw-la of_o batayle_n and_o their_o fortune_n be_v bring_v to_o extremity_n and_o no_o socour_n nor_o hope_n remain_v than_o they_o assemble_v &_o carry_v togyder_v all_o the_o treasour_n &_o riches_n of_o the_o town_n as_o gold_n silver_n with_o other_o precious_a ornament_n or_o jewel_n into_o the_o palay_n of_o jugurth_n &_o there_o fill_v themselves_o with_o wine_n and_o other_o delycate_a meat_n 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when_o jugurth_n have_v lose_v the_o city_n of_o thala_n one_z of_o the_o strong_a city_n of_o his_o land_n as_o say_v be_v before_o than_o he_o consydr_v well_o that_o in_o all_o his_o kingdom_n be_v no_o place_n strong_a enough_o to_o resy_v the_o may_v of_o metellus_n wherefore_o he_o haste_v he_o with_o a_o small_a company_n through_o desert_n and_o great_a wyldernesse_n fle_v from_o his_o own_o country_n and_o at_o last_o he_o come_v to_o the_o land_n of_o getulians_n which_o be_v a_o manner_n of_o people_n rude_a wild_a &_o without_o order_n or_o manner_n and_o at_o that_o season_n nought_o know_v of_o the_o preemynent_a honour_n &_o fame_n of_o the_o romayne_n empire_n of_o this_o people_n jugurth_n assemble_v a_o multitude_n togyder_n and_o by_o lytell_fw-mi &_o lytell_fw-mi enduce_v &_o teach_v they_o by_o custom_n and_o exercise_n to_o follow_v the_o order_n of_o chyvalry_n to_o keep_v array_n to_o ensue_v their_o standerdes_n to_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o their_o 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&_o they_o but_o not_o withstand_v that_o this_o petition_n &_o peace_n be_v moche_o expedient_a necessary_a to_o the_o romayn_v for_o diverse_a consideration_n and_o namely_o because_o of_o this_o war_n not_o the_o less_o it_o be_v not_o grant_v by_o mean_a of_o a_o few_o such_o as_o at_o rome_n blind_v with_o avarice_n be_v wont_a to_o sell_v for_o money_n every_o thing_n both_o honest_a and_o dishonest_a also_o before_o this_o time_n the_o daughter_n of_o jugurth_n be_v spouse_v to_o the_o say_v bocchus_n but_o this_o bond_n of_o friendship_n of_o affinite_a among_o the_o numidines_n &_o mauriens_fw-la be_v repute_v but_o of_o effect_n because_o they_o be_v wont_v every_o man_n to_o have_v diverse_a &_o many_o wyve_n accord_v to_o their_o substance_n &_o richesse_n some_o ten_o and_o some_o mo_z after_o as_o they_o be_v of_o abylite_n or_o power_n to_o mentayne_v but_o the_o kyngê_n because_o they_o be_v of_o most_o power_n &_o substance_n therefore_o have_v they_o mo_z than_o a_o other_o thus_o be_v their_o mind_n and_o favour_n distract_v &_o diverse_o divide_v from_o all_o their_o wyve_n for_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o and_o because_o they_o have_v so_o many_o so_o that_o they_o reserve_v none_o for_o their_o special_a bed_n fellow_n wherefore_o they_o all_o be_v repute_v vile_a &_o lytell_fw-mi set_v by_o after_o one_o manner_n thus_o the_o affinite_a bytwene_n these_o two_o kyngê_n jugurth_n &_o bocchus_n be_v lytell_fw-mi set_v by_o and_o small_a thing_n avayl_v in_o this_o besynesse_n not_o withstand_v both_o they_o &_o their_o hooste_n can_v togyder_v in_o a_o place_n appoint_v thereto_o where_o after_o that_o they_o have_v give_v &_o take_v faith_n and_o truth_n one_o to_o other_o of_o fidelite_n to_o be_v observe_v bytwene_v they_o jugurth_n great_o enhance_v &_o lyft_v up_o the_o mind_n of_o bocchus_n with_o his_o word_n say_v that_o the_o roman_v be_v injust_a ground_v in_o avarice_n without_o suffisance_n or_o measure_n and_o come_v enemy_n to_o every_o man_n and_o to_o every_o country_n and_o that_o they_o have_v asmoch_v quarrel_n against_o bocchus_n as_z against_o he_o and_o ownself_o cause_n to_o war_n against_o they_o both_o and_o also_o against_o many_o other_o nation_n which_o cause_n be_v but_o only_o the_o pleasure_n of_o great_a lordship_n &_o riches_n so_o that_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n all_o kingdom_n to_o they_o be_v advers_a &_o contrary_n and_o that_o he_o himself_o to_o they_o be_v enemy_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n and_o not_o long_o before_o that_o time_n the_o carthaginenses_n and_o aftwarde_a perses_n king_n of_o macedony_n be_v subdue_v &_o undo_v by_o the_o romayn_v without_o any_o just_a title_n or_o cause_n of_o batyle_n save_v only_a ambition_n &_o envy_n which_o the_o romayn_v have_v against_o they_o and_o that_o in_o time_n to_o come_v every_o nacyon_n which_o shall_v have_v wealth_n and_o richesse_n shall_v become_v enemy_n to_o the_o romayn_v for_o their_o inordynat_a pride_n &_o in_o saciable_a covetyse_n ¶_o with_o these_o word_n and_o otherlyke_a jugurth_n move_v the_o mind_n of_o bocchus_n against_o the_o romayn_v in_o somoche_n that_o anon_o a_o day_n be_v appoint_v bytwene_v both_o the_o king_n to_o proceed_v forth_o togyder_o to_o the_o town_n of_o cyrtha_n and_o to_o assail_v the_o same_o with_o both_o their_o power_n conjoin_v this_o town_n they_o purpose_v first_o of_o all_o to_o besige_v because_o metellus_n have_v leave_v with_o in_o the_o same_o town_n his_o prey_n and_o prisoner_n which_o he_o have_v take_v of_o jugurth_n and_o also_o moche_n of_o his_o own_o ordinance_n have_v he_o leave_v there_o to_o a_o void_a impedyment_n in_o his_o voyage_n thus_o jugurth_n think_v most_o expedient_a to_o do_v for_o if_o the_o may_v win_v the_o town_n by_o assault_n before_o the_o rescous_a of_o metellus_n he_o think_v that_o shall_v be_v moost_n to_o his_o honour_n and_o profet_z or_o else_o if_o the_o romayne_n capitayne_n metellus_n and_z his_o army_n shall_v come_v to_o socour_n of_o the_o town_n than_o think_v he_o that_o there_o both_o himself_o and_o bocchus_n shall_v gyve_v batayle_n to_o metellus_n jugurth_n for_o craft_n and_o subtylte_n haste_v hereto_o somoche_v the_o more_o to_o tangle_v bocchus_n in_o the_o war_n before_o any_o place_n shall_v be_v move_v bytwene_v he_o &_o the_o romayn_v and_o lest_o the_o same_o bocchus_n by_o prolong_v of_o the_o time_n may_v rather_o incline_v to_o peace_n than_o to_o war_n after_o he_o at_o leasour_n shall_v have_v take_v better_a counsel_n and_o advisement_n for_o jugurth_n suspect_v at_o beginning_n that_o metellus_n in_o process_n of_o time_n will_v desire_v this_o bocchus_n nat_n to_o medyll_v in_o this_o war_n assist_v the_o part_n of_o jugurth_n nor_o mentayn_v his_o cause_n ¶_o how_o metellus_n use_v himself_o hear_v that_o these_o two_o king_n be_v confederate_a against_o he_o and_o how_o after_o he_o be_v certify_v