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the_o consul_n go_v forth_o ad_fw-la instaurandum_fw-la sacrum_fw-la in_o albano_n monte_fw-fr one_o or_o two_o of_o the_o young_a nobility_n be_v leave_v for_o fashion_n sake_n with_o title_n of_o praefectus_fw-la vrbis_fw-la and_o authority_n of_o the_o consul_n tac._n 6._o annal._n duratque_fw-la adhuc_fw-la simulacrum_fw-la quoties_fw-la ob_fw-la ferias_fw-la latinas_fw-la praeficitur_fw-la qui_fw-la consulare_fw-la munus_fw-la usurpet_fw-la read_v suetonius_n claudio_n cap._n 4._o nerone_n cap._n 7._o aulus_n gellius_n lib._n 14._o cap._n ultimo_fw-la but_o principal_o 1._o digest_v tit_n 12._o and_o 1._o cod_n tit_n 38._o where_o the_o point_n of_o this_o office_n be_v set_v down_o particular_o vigiles_fw-la be_v night_n walk_v soldier_n appoint_v by_o augustus_n ad_fw-la restinguenda_fw-la incendia_fw-la prohibenda_fw-la circumuent_n prohibenda_fw-la cassiodorus_n de_fw-fr praefecto_fw-la vigilum_fw-la qui_fw-la surta_fw-la in_o suribus_fw-la facis_fw-la dum_fw-la illos_fw-la noctu_fw-la circumuent_n furta_fw-la nocturna_fw-la etc._n etc._n ex_fw-la libertinis_fw-la and_o afterward_o of_o other_o too_o sever_v into_o seven_o company_n with_o one_o praefectus_fw-la vigilum_fw-la a_o 43._o a_o deo_fw-la officio_fw-la praefecti_fw-la vigilum_fw-la vide_fw-la dig._n 1._o tit_n 15._o cod_n 1._o tit_n 43._o gentleman_n of_o rome_n tribune_n and_o other_o officer_n strabo_n lib._n 5_o hominibus_fw-la 5_o that_o be_v against_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o fire_n by_o n_z ght_n augustus_n appoint_v band_n of_o soldier_n take_v ì_n libertius_fw-la generis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dio_fw-mi lib._n 55._o state_n 55._o that_o be_v because_o about_o that_o season_n many_o part_n of_o the_o ciâ—ty_n be_v waste_v by_o fiâ—e_n â—gustus_fw-la to_o meâ—â—e_n with_o such_o mischance_n choose_v â—aâ—â—_n lâ—bertinis_fw-la seven_o company_n appoint_v a_o equeâ—_n for_o their_o governor_n mean_v it_o only_o for_o a_o time_n howbeit_o by_o experience_n find_v the_o use_n and_o necessity_n of_o that_o institution_n he_o retain_v it_o still_o &_o so_o they_o remain_v even_o to_o our_o day_n collect_v not_o only_o e_o libertin_n 1._o but_o of_o other_o also_o and_o have_v their_o camp_n in_o the_o citâ—â—_n and_o paâ—â—f_n the_o state_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 385._o the_o city_n of_o rome_n though_o opportune_o seat_v for_o sea_n matter_n as_o be_v distant_a only_o fifteen_o mile_n from_o mare_n tyrrhenum_n and_o have_v the_o river_n of_o tiber_n pass_v through_o the_o city_n of_o convenient_a breadth_n and_o for_o depth_n able_a to_o carry_v small_a vessel_n nevertheless_o many_o hundred_o year_n neglect_v the_o service_n which_o thing_n peradventure_o among_o other_o be_v not_o the_o least_o cause_n which_o maintain_v the_o state_n in_o integrity_n and_o preserve_v it_o so_o long_o without_o corruption_n of_o which_o the_o traffic_n and_o service_n by_o sea_n as_o these_o politics_n make_v we_o believe_v be_v the_o principal_a mother_n and_o nurse_n notwithstanding_o a_o conquer_a state_n and_o they_o which_o will_v live_v politicoâ—um_fw-la live_v that_o iâ—_n by_o theiâ—_n aâ—_n laâ—ds_v of_o other_o or_o in_o liberty_n themselves_o must_v necessary_o have_v a_o competent_a pâ—wer_fw-fr that_o be_v also_o arist_n 7._o politicoâ—um_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v necessary_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o general_o no_o state_n may_v look_v to_o stand_v without_o notable_a molestation_n and_o danger_n of_o ruin_n much_o less_o to_o enlarge_v which_o in_o any_o kind_n of_o service_n on_o foot_n or_o one_o horseback_n or_o by_o sea_n be_v quite_o defective_a and_o utter_o disfurnish_v although_o perhaps_o it_o can_v in_o all_o attain_n to_o that_o degree_n of_o perfection_n which_o some_o of_o their_o neighbour_n have_v attain_v unto_o wherefore_o the_o roman_n in_o the_o first_o punic_a war_n have_v to_o deal_v with_o the_o carthaginian_n undoubted_a lord_n of_o the_o sea_n ancestor_n sea_n of_o a_o long_a time_n even_o from_o their_o ancestor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o perceive_v the_o error_n in_o the_o year_n ab_fw-la urbe_fw-la conditâ_fw-la 490_o determine_v to_o apply_v themselves_o and_o diligent_o to_o attend_v to_o that_o part_n of_o service_n have_v before_o as_o polybius_n report_v not_o only_a no_o nave_n tectae_fw-la but_o no_o nave_n longae_fw-la at_o all_o no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o any_o lembus_fw-la or_o passage_n boat_n but_o only_o upon_o borrow_v as_o for_o the_o quinquereme_a a_o principal_a ship_n of_o war_n their_o shipwright_n know_v not_o any_o way_n what_o it_o mean_v till_o such_o time_n as_o one_o of_o the_o carthaginian_n by_o great_a good_a chance_n be_v in_o the_o straight_o at_o rhegium_n run_v upon_o ground_n and_o so_o be_v take_v by_o the_o roman_n the_o shipwrighte_v use_v it_o for_o a_o pattern_n again_o the_o man_n which_o be_v muster_v have_v never_o serve_v at_o sea_n be_v set_v upon_o bench_n in_o the_o same_o order_n and_o teach_v by_o practice_n upon_o the_o dry_a land_n to_o keep_v their_o time_n and_o measure_n in_o stroke_n and_o this_o be_v indeed_o the_o first_o time_n the_o 9_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polyb._n li._n 1._o pag._n 9_o roman_n attend_v to_o service_n by_o water_n although_o some_o roman_a d._n roman_a apud_fw-la livium_fw-la lib._n 4_o 50._o d._n writer_n upon_o a_o vanity_n and_o ambition_n have_v report_v anno_fw-la vrbis_fw-la conditae_fw-la 329_o class_n ad_fw-la fidenas_n pugnatum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la cum_fw-la verentibus_fw-la which_o perhaps_o be_v some_o brawl_n between_o bargeman_n as_o indeed_o the_o river_n be_v so_o straight_o at_o that_o place_n that_o scarce_o two_o barge_n can_v pass_v one_o by_o another_o and_o fait_fw-fr and_o lib._n 9_o f._n 106_o k._n 109_o a_o etc._n etc._n and_o florus_n lib._n 1_o c._n 11_o about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o waire_z with_o the_o latin_n extant_a &_o partae_fw-la de_fw-la anno_fw-la spolia_fw-la capta_fw-la hostium_fw-la class_n si_fw-la tamen_fw-la illa_fw-la clasâ—is_fw-la nam_fw-la sex_n fuere_fw-la rostratae_fw-la sed_fw-la hic_fw-la numerus_fw-la illu_fw-la iniâ—â—s_fw-la navale_a bellum_fw-la fait_fw-fr livy_n not_o altogether_o free_a of_o the_o humour_n in_o his_o former_a book_n make_v solemn_a mention_n of_o the_o navy_n of_o praefectus_fw-la orae_fw-la maritimae_fw-la duumutri_fw-la navales_fw-la socij_fw-la navales_fw-la and_o so_o forth_o which_o either_o be_v not_o at_o all_o or_o not_o to_o any_o purpose_n of_o war_n for_o as_o concern_v matter_n of_o merchandise_n many_o year_n before_o ancus_n marcius_n perceive_v that_o tiber_n at_o the_o mouth_n yield_v commodity_n of_o haven_n build_v ostia_n to_o lade_v and_o unlade_v ware_n there_o commodity_n there_o that_o be_v so_o that_o rome_n be_v not_o only_o serve_v of_o whatsoever_o the_o country_n about_o do_v afford_v but_o by_o that_o mean_v provide_v also_o of_o sea_n commodity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dionysius_n 136._o dionysius_n pag._n 136._o lib._n 3._o and_o yet_o to_o say_v true_a i_o see_v not_o how_o that_o opinion_n of_o polybius_n can_v in_o rigour_n stand_v with_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o tarentin_n war_n some_o year_n before_o that_o time_n allege_v by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o all_o the_o roman_a story_n but_o specify_v most_o particular_o by_o appian_n pag._n 443._o in_o his_o fragment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o epitome_n of_o livy_n lib._n 12._o first_o that_o there_o be_v a_o ancient_a league_n with_o the_o tarentines_n lacintum_n tarentines_n that_o be_v that_o the_o roman_n with_o their_o ship_n shall_v not_o pass_v the_o point_n call_v lacintum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o show_v that_o the_o roman_n haunt_v the_o sea_n then_o that_o the_o roman_a duumuir_fw-la go_v with_o ten_o nave_n 〈◊〉_d nave_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tectae_fw-la to_o survey_v the_o coast_n of_o magna_n graecia_n whereof_o four_o be_v sink_v one_o take_v and_o the_o duumuir_fw-la slay_v but_o whether_o now_o first_o or_o otherwise_o the_o roman_n upon_o the_o occasion_n before_o mention_v enter_v the_o sea_n bring_v thither_o from_o their_o service_n by_o land_n say_v polybius_n a_o kind_n of_o violent_a proceed_n as_o though_o wind_n and_o weather_n notwithstanding_o what_o once_o they_o have_v determine_v to_o do_v that_o they_o must_v necessary_o go_v through_o withal_o which_o manner_n of_o contend_v and_o strive_v or_o rather_o enforce_v of_o fortune_n as_o it_o be_v by_o land_n commendable_a and_o to_o the_o roman_n have_v be_v cause_n of_o infinite_a good_a so_o by_o sea_n against_o that_o wild_a element_n it_o do_v they_o more_o harm_n than_o their_o enemy_n the_o carthaginian_n do_v who_o although_o through_o their_o long_a experience_n by_o sea_n they_o excel_v the_o roman_n in_o skill_n and_o agility_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o soldier_n yet_o that_o be_v at_o handy_a stroke_n in_o grapple_v and_o valour_n of_o soldier_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v inferior_a they_o be_v at_o the_o length_n inferior_a in_o the_o whole_a ship_n as_o
unlooked_a for_o battle_n have_v lose_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o flower_n of_o all_o france_n &_o suspect_v fraud_n of_o verginius_n side_n as_o though_o he_o mean_v to_o entrap_v he_o and_o send_v he_o to_o nero_n run_v himself_o upon_o his_o own_o sword_n many_o come_n after_o bestow_v their_o blow_n upon_o the_o dead_a carcase_n seek_v a_o colour_n for_o praise_n or_o reward_v if_o nero_n prevail_v after_o this_o slaughter_n the_o soldier_n press_v verginius_n again_o to_o accept_v of_o the_o empire_n and_o embassage_n come_v almost_o from_o every_o quarter_n require_v the_o same_o with_o assure_a promise_n of_o all_o possible_a assistance_n if_o not_o ready_a to_o return_v to_o nero_n obedience_n but_o verginius_n bewail_v the_o heavy_a mishap_n of_o his_o unfortunate_a friend_n reject_v the_o speech_n &_o march_v forward_o in_o france_n this_o end_n have_v julius_n vindex_n a_o man_n in_o the_o course_n of_o this_o action_n more_o virtuous_a than_o fortunate_a who_o have_v no_o 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