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their_o enemy_n so_o much_o that_o more_o to_o show_v their_o force_n and_o boldness_n then_o of_o any_o necessity_n that_o compel_v they_o or_o for_o any_o benefit_n they_o get_v by_o it_o they_o suffer_v it_o to_o snow_n upon_o they_o be_v stark_o naked_a and_o do_v climb_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n throw_v great_a heap_n ofise_v and_o snow_n and_o when_o they_o be_v at_o the_o very_a top_n of_o all_o they_o lay_v their_o long_a broad_a target_n under_o their_o body_n and_o lay_v all_o along_o upon_o they_o slide_v down_o the_o steep_a high_a rock_n that_o have_v certain_a hang_n over_o of_o a_o infinito_fw-la height_n in_o the_o end_n they_o come_v to_o camp_n near_o unto_o the_o roman_n by_o
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people_n which_o inhabit_v the_o mountain_n of_o the_o alps_n and_o catulus_n camp_n lack_v victual_n have_v commission_n he_o make_v a_o marvellous_a great_a quantity_n of_o provision_n to_o be_v bring_v thither_o insomuch_o as_o catulus_n camp_n be_v plentiful_o vittel_v they_o send_v their_o store_n &_o surplusage_n unto_o marius_n soldier_n the_o which_o sylla_n himself_o write_v do_v much_o mislike_n marius_n and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o their_o enmity_n the_o which_o be_v ground_v upon_o so_o light_a occasion_n be_v follow_v with_o civil_a war_n great_a effusion_n of_o blood_n and_o with_o incurable_a faction_n and_o dissension_n that_o it_o end_v at_o the_o length_n with_o a_o cruel_a tyranny_n and_o confusion_n of_o all_o the_o roman_a state_n and_o empire_n this_o do_v prove_v that_o euripides_n the_o poet_n be_v a_o wise_a man_n and_o one_o that_o foresee_v the_o ruin_n of_o common_a weal_n when_o he_o counsel_v and_o also_o command_v governor_n to_o lie_v ambition_n fury_n as_o a_o most_o pestilent_a and_o mortal_a fury_n unto_o they_o that_o be_v once_o infect_v withal_o now_o sylla_n think_v that_o the_o reputation_n he_o have_v get_v already_o in_o the_o war_n will_v have_v make_v his_o way_n open_a to_o prefer_v he_o to_o some_o honourable_a office_n in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n he_o be_v no_o soon_o return_v from_o the_o war_n but_o he_o will_v needs_o prove_v the_o people_n good_a will_n unto_o he_o and_o procure_v his_o name_n to_o be_v bill_v among_o they_o that_o sue_v for_o the_o praetorship_n of_o the_o city_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o office_n of_o the_o ordinary_a judge_n that_o minister_v justice_n unto_o the_o citizen_n but_o he_o be_v reject_v by_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o people_n for_o the_o which_o he_o lay_v the_o fault_n upon_o the_o mean_a sort_n say_v that_o the_o communality_n know_v well_o enough_o the_o friendship_n he_o have_v with_o king_n boccâ—uâ—_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o hope_v that_o if_o he_o be_v make_v aedilis_fw-la before_o he_o come_v to_o be_v praetor_n â—â—â—_o will_v make_v they_o see_v noble_a huntinge_n and_o great_a fight_n of_o wild_a beast_n of_o libya_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o do_v choose_v other_o praetor_n and_o put_v he_o by_o his_o suit_n in_o hope_n to_o compel_v hiâ—_z by_o this_o mean_n to_o be_v first_o of_o all_o aedilis_fw-la howbeit_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o do_v not_o confess_v the_o troâ—â—_n of_o his_o refusal_n for_o his_o own_o act_n do_v condemn_v himself_o because_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v he_o be_v choose_v praetor_n praetor_n partly_o for_o that_o he_o win_v the_o people_n with_o courtesy_n and_o partly_o with_o monâ—y_n so_o he_o fall_n out_o with_o caesar_n upon_o that_o occasion_n in_o his_o angerthreatn_v he_o that_o he_o will_v use_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o office_n upon_o he_o but_o caesar_n smile_v answer_v he_o thou_o have_v reason_n to_o call_v it_o thine_o office_n for_o in_o deed_n it_o be_v thou_o because_o thou_o have_v buy_v it_o but_o â—â—ter_v the_o time_n of_o his_o praetorship_n be_v expire_v he_o be_v send_v with_o a_o army_n into_o cappadocia_n colour_v his_o voyage_n thither_o with_o commission_n to_o restore_v ariobarzanes_n into_o his_o kingdom_n against_o howbeit_o only_a cause_n of_o his_o journey_n be_v in_o deed_n to_o suppress_v king_n mithridates_n a_o little_a who_o take_v too_o many_o thing_n in_o hand_n and_o increase_v his_o power_n and_o dominion_n with_o a_o new_a signiory_n of_o no_o less_o greatness_n then_o that_o which_o he_o have_v before_o in_o troth_n he_o bring_v no_o great_a army_n oâ—_n of_o italy_n with_o he_o but_o he_o be_v faithful_o help_v by_o the_o confederate_n of_o the_o roman_n movery_n place_v through_o who_o aid_n he_o overthrow_v a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o cappadocian_n and_o afterwards_o also_o a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o armenian _n which_o come_v in_o like_a case_n to_o aid_v they_o so_o that_o he_o expulse_v 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shall_v borrow_v nor_o owe_v above_o two_o thousand_o drachma_n it_o be_v find_v that_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o death_n he_o die_v three_o million_o of_o drachma_n in_o debt_n this_o man_n now_o like_o a_o furious_a rage_a beast_n be_v leave_v by_o marius_n amongst_o the_o people_n turn_v all_o thing_n topsy_n turvey_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o main_a strength_n sedition_n he_o make_v also_o many_o wicked_a law_n to_o pass_v by_o voice_n of_o the_o people_n and_o amongst_o other_o that_o one_o special_o whereby_o he_o give_v marius_n commission_n to_o make_v war_n against_o king_n mithridates_n for_o which_o extreme_a oppresion_n and_o deal_n of_o sulpitius_n the_o two_o consul_n sylla_n and_o quintus_n pompeius_n leave_v of_o to_o hear_v public_a cause_n and_o cease_v the_o common_a course_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n law_n and_o as_o they_o be_v one_o day_n occupy_v about_o the_o adiornement_n of_o the_o law_n in_o a_o open_a assembly_n in_o the_o market_n place_n before_o the_o temple_n of_o castor_n and_o pollux_n sulpitius_n the_o tribune_n come_v upon_o they_o with_o his_o soldier_n and_o slay_v many_o people_n and_o among_o other_o the_o consul_n pompeius_n own_o son_n and_o the_o father_n himself_o be_v consul_n have_v much_o a_o do_v to_o save_v his_o life_n by_o fly_v and_o sylla_n the_o other_o consul_n be_v also_o pursue_v even_o into_o marius_n house_n where_o he_o be_v compel_v to_o promise_v before_o his_o departure_n present_o to_o go_v and_o revoke_v that_o ornament_n of_o the_o law_n which_o he_o have_v before_o command_v thus_o sulpitius_n have_v deprive_v pompeius_n of_o his_o consulship_n do_v not_o depose_v sylla_n but_o only_o take_v from_o he_o the_o charge_n have_v give_v he_o to_o make_v war_n against_o mithridates_n and_o transfer_v that_o unto_o marius_n and_o send_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o to_o the_o city_n of_o noâ—a_n to_o receive_v the_o army_n that_o lie_v there_o and_o to_o bring_v they_o unto_o marius_n sylla_n prevent_v they_o and_o flee_v to_o the_o camp_n before_o they_o and_o tell_v the_o soldier_n all_o what_o have_v pass_v as_o it_o be_v in_o deed_n who_o when_o they_o be_v and_o it_o fall_v all_o to_o â—â—â—mule_fw-la and_o slay_v marius_n colonel_n with_o stone_n marius_n on_o the_o otherside_n put_v all_o sylla's_a friend_n to_o death_n 〈…〉_o take_v the_o spoil_n of_o their_o good_n and_o house_n so_o be_v there_o nothing_o else_o but_o 〈…〉_o from_o the_o camp_n roll_n â—aâ—â—_n and_o from_o rome_n to_o the_o camp_n against_o the_o senate_n be_v in_o manner_n beside_o they_o self_n not_o be_v able_a to_o govern_v as_o they_o will_v but_o drive_v to_o obey_v marius_n and_o sulpitius_n commandment_n who_o be_v advertise_v that_o sylla_n be_v consist_v towards_o rome_n sâ—â—â—â—_n strait_o two_o praetor_n unto_o he_o brutus_z and_o servilius_n to_o command_v they_o as_o from_o the_o senate_n to_o approach_v no_o near_o these_o two_o praetor_n speak_v a_o little_a to_o bold_o unto_o sylla_n whereupon_o the_o 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