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and_o troth_n that_o if_o he_o will_v come_v to_o rome_n and_o answer_v true_o to_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o there_o shall_v be_v demand_v of_o he_o he_o shall_v safe_o go_v and_o come_v without_o any_o impediment_n cassius_n have_v so_o good_a a_o name_n at_o that_o time_n that_o jugurth_n have_v asmoche_v confidence_n in_o his_o faith_n &_o promise_n alone_o as_o in_o the_o promise_n or_o assurance_n of_o the_o hole_n cite_v and_o so_o at_o last_o jugurth_n consent_v to_o go_v to_o rome_n with_o cassius_n wherefore_o to_o induce_v the_o roman_n to_o the_o more_o pyte_n he_o array_v himself_o in_o rude_a aparell_n against_o his_o honour_n royal_a moche_n vile_a &_o miserable_a and_o so_o with_o cassius_n come_v to_o rome_n not_o as_o a_o king_n but_o poor_o and_o with_o a_o small_a company_n and_o not_o wythstand_v that_o his_o mind_n be_v moche_o confirm_v assure_a and_o bold_v by_o the_o conforte_n of_o they_o which_o he_o have_v corrupt_v with_o reward_n before_o who_o defence_n &_o supportation_n he_o have_v commit_v so_o moche_n cruelty_n yet_o he_o behave_v he_o so_o with_o his_o gift_n of_o new_a assoon_o as_o he_o be_v come_v to_o rome_n that_o by_o his_o great_a reward_n be_v induce_v a_o lord_n of_o rome_n name_v caius_n bebius_n one_o of_o the_o protector_n of_o the_o commenty_a to_o be_v supporter_n &_o mayntener_n of_o his_o cause_n among_o the_o other_o mo_z by_o who_o dyshone_a and_o unmesurable_a covetise_n he_o trust_v assure_o to_o be_v defend_v astayn_v law_n from_o all_o punyshmente_n due_a unto_o his_o demerit_n but_o the_o commentye_n of_o rome_n be_v violent_o and_o sore_o wrath_n against_o jugurth_n some_o command_v to_o have_v he_o to_o prison_n and_o there_o to_o keep_v he_o in_o band_n and_o other_o some_o will_v that_o accord_v to_o the_o law_n punyshment_n of_o
at_o home_n will_v drede_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o he_o and_o anon_o after_o bomilchar_n be_v depart_v jugurth_n himself_o flee_v also_o from_o rome_n after_o he_o command_v of_o the_o senator_n to_o depart_v from_o italy_n as_o enemy_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o their_o empire_n but_o when_o he_o be_v depart_v a_o lytell_a without_o rome_n it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o look_v often_o backward_o behind_o speak_v secret_o to_o himself_o but_o at_o the_o last_o he_o speak_v plain_o in_o audience_n that_o they_o which_o be_v assistant_n may_v hear_v he_o and_o say_v o_o noble_a and_o famous_a city_n corrupt_v and_o accloyed_a with_o infect_a citezin_n who_o covetyse_n be_v so_o insatiable_a that_o they_o will_v proffer_n the_o forth_o to_o sale_n and_o short_o thou_o shall_v be_v sell_v and_o perish_v if_o thy_o ruler_n can_v find_v any_o man_n that_o will_v buy_v the_o and_o gyve_v money_n for_o thou_o ¶_o how_o albynus_fw-la consul_n of_o rome_n renew_v the_o war_n of_o jugurth_n and_o at_o last_o return_v again_o to_o rome_n leave_v his_o brother_n aulus_n in_o numidye_n with_o the_o army_n in_o his_o room_n the_o xxiiii_o chapyter_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n albinus_n which_o be_v create_v consul_n next_o calphurnius_fw-la renew_v the_o war_n against_o jugurth_n and_o without_o â—aryeng_v cause_v vitayl_n wage_n &_o all_o other_o thing_n necessary_a expedient_a &_o belonginge_v to_o soudyour_n to_o be_v convey_v speedy_o into_o africa_n and_o he_o anon_o himself_o in_o all_o haste_n take_v his_o voyage_n thytherwarde_o also_o and_o so_o forth_o to_o numidy_n in_o which_o voyage_n he_o make_v more_o hasty_a expedition_n to_o thintent_a to_o fynishe_v the_o war_n with_o jugurth_n other_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n or_o else_o constrain_a he_o to_o yield_v himself_o or_o by_o some_o other_o mean_n what_o so_o ever_o may_v be_v find_v namely_o before_o the_o time_n of_o election_n of_o new_a cosul_n which_o time_n be_v not_o long_o to_o come_v but_o contrary_a wise_a jugurth_n prolong_v every_o thing_n by_o one_o cause_n or_o other_o as_o fast_a as_o albinus_n go_v forward_o so_o fast_o jugurth_n find_v impediment_n sometime_o he_o promise_v to_o yield_v himself_o and_o sometime_o feign_v himself_o afraid_a one_o while_o he_o flee_v from_o the_o army_n of_o albinus_n when_o it_o be_v never_o hand_n to_o he_o and_o anon_o after_o lest_o his_o man_n shall_v mistrust_v by_o disconfort_n or_o despair_n he_o bold_o withstand_v and_o defend_v himself_o manly_a and_o thus_o in_o prolong_v the_o time_n sometime_o with_o war_n and_o sometime_o with_o peace_n he_o abuse_v and_o mock_v the_o consul_n wherefore_o some_o be_v which_o suspect_v that_o albinus_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o counsel_n of_o jugurth_n but_o consent_v to_o he_o by_o favour_n and_o for_o asmuch_o as_o at_o the_o begin_v he_o be_v so_o fierce_a hasty_a and_o diligent_a it_o be_v suspect_v that_o he_o drive_v forth_o the_o time_n now_o rather_o by_o craft_n than_o cowardice_n but_o after_o the_o time_n be_v pass_v and_o the_o day_n of_o election_n of_o new_a consul_n approach_v and_o come_v fast_a on_o the_o consul_n albinus_n ordain_v his_o brother_n name_v aulus_n to_o remain_v in_o his_o steed_n as_o capytayne_v and_o ruler_n in_o the_o army_n and_o he_o himself_o depart_v toward_o rome_n to_o be_v at_o election_n of_o the_o new_a consul_n as_o the_o law_n require_v ¶_o how_o aulus_n and_o the_o roman_n army_n be_v discomfyte_v of_o jugurth_n and_o how_o peace_n be_v grant_v to_o he_o by_o aulus_n and_o to_o what_o shame_n the_o roman_n be_v 〈◊〉_d raâ—â—e_o folye_a of_o the_o same_o capytayne_n aulus_n the_o xxu_o chapter_n in_o the_o same_o season_n be_v the_o come_v weal_n at_o rome_n much_o trouble_v with_o variance_n and_o debate_n between_o the_o protector_n of_o the_o commenti_fw-la for_o of_o they_o one_o name_v lucullus_n and_o a_o other_o annius_n labour_v to_o continue_v and_o keep_v still_o their_o office_n and_o against_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o law_n to_o continue_v more_o than_o one_o year_n wherefore_o the_o other_o which_o be_v part_v fellow_n in_o office_n with_o they_o labour_v with_o all_o their_o may_v the_o contrary_a to_o resy_v they_o and_o to_o maintain_v the_o old_a constitution_n ordinance_n and_o custom_n this_o dyscention_n &_o debate_v let_v the_o election_n of_o the_o new_a consul_n all_o that_o year_n aulus_n who_o albinus_n have_v leave_v with_o the_o army_n in_o numidy_n as_o his_o lyefetenant_n herd_n of_o this_o prolong_v of_o the_o time_n and_o be_v bring_v in_o great_a hope_n to_o win_v great_a honour_n or_o treasour_n wherefore_o in_o the_o cold_a month_n of_o january_n he_o call_v the_o souldyour_n forth_o of_o their_o tent_n to_o execute_v the_o batayle_n with_o jugurth_n without_o more_o delay_n other_o do_v he_o thus_o short_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o batayle_n in_o his_o time_n and_o thereby_o to_o win_v honour_n or_o else_o with_o his_o army_n to_o put_v jugurth_n in_o fear_n so_o that_o to_o have_v peace_n he_o shall_v redeem_v the_o same_o of_o aulus_n with_o great_a treasoure_n aulus_n conclude_v on_o this_o purpose_n speed_v he_o so_o fast_o with_o his_o soudyour_n make_v daily_o great_a iournaye_n notwithstanding_o the_o sharpness_n of_o winter_n that_o at_o last_o he_o come_v to_o a_o town_n in_o numidy_n name_v suthull_n in_o which_o town_n the_o treasur_n of_o jugurth_n be_v lay_v this_o town_n with_o wall_n water_n and_o mountaygne_v of_o nature_n be_v strong_o defend_v for_o without_o the_o wall_n build_v on_o the_o height_n of_o a_o mountaygne_n break_v on_o the_o forefronte_n be_v a_o great_a plain_a fen_n or_o marrayse_v ground_n all_o over_o cover_v with_o mud_n and_o stand_v winter_n water_n in_o somoche_n that_o what_o for_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o winter_n season_n and_o what_o for_o natural_a defence_n of_o the_o place_n this_o town_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v well_o besyge_v nor_o take_v yet_o this_o notwithstanding_o aulus_n to_o increase_v fere_n to_o jugurth_n and_o for_o the_o blind_a desire_n which_o he_o have_v to_o win_v the_o town_n in_o manner_n of_o dissimulation_n assail_v the_o same_o &_o make_a pavasy_n about_o the_o wall_n of_o shield_n conjoin_v like_o vine_n where_o under_o his_o man_n may_v fight_v with_o less_o damage_n or_o peryl_n than_o make_v he_o a_o dyche_n or_o trench_n round_o about_o the_o town_n with_o great_a hepe_n of_o earth_n casten_z upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o same_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o no_o socour_n shall_v entre_fw-fr into_o they_o nor_o they_o escape_v forth_o at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o final_o he_o make_v ready_a every_o thing_n which_o belong_v or_o be_v necessary_a to_o besiege_v of_o such_o a_o town_n but_o jugurth_n anon_o perceyve_v the_o vain_a and_o folyshe_a behavoure_n of_o aulus_n and_o crafty_o increase_v by_o polycy_n the_o madness_n of_o he_o send_v often_o ambassador_n unto_o he_o to_o require_v in_o derysion_n that_o he_o will_v desy_v &_o leave_v besyging_n of_o the_o town_n and_o entreat_v he_o of_o peace_n meke_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n jugurth_n himself_o in_o manner_n as_o if_o he_o will_v not_o intermel_v with_o aulus_n lead_v his_o army_n by_o wood_n forest_n by_o streyte_n passage_n by_o hyl_n and_o dale_n and_o by_o byway_n causinge_v aulus_n to_o suspect_v that_o he_o be_v a_o dradde_a of_o he_o and_o finallye_o he_o enduce_v aulus_n to_o trust_v after_o some_o appointement_n and_o thus_o jugurth_n with_o his_o man_n fle_v always_o into_o desert_n and_o hide_v place_n give_v comfort_n to_o aulus_n and_o increase_v his_o courage_n by_o such_o avoid_n in_o somuche_o that_o at_o last_o aulus_n give_v up_o the_o sege_a of_o the_o town_n of_o suthul_n and_o with_o his_o hole_n power_n hasty_o pursue_v jugurth_n as_o sle_v from_o he_o for_o drede_v into_o place_n unknowen_a to_o he_o and_o his_o man_n thus_o be_v the_o treason_n of_o jugurth_n more_o hide_v from_o aulus_n wherefore_o he_o make_v the_o les_fw-fr provision_n therefore_o in_o the_o mean_a seaâ—on_n jugurth_n by_o subtyl_o messenger_n attempt_v the_o roman_a army_n day_n and_o night_n induce_a they_o to_o consent_v to_o betray_v their_o fellow_n the_o capytayn_n and_o undercaptayn_n anon_o for_o lucre_n consent_v to_o he_o some_o in_o time_n of_o batayle_n to_o forsake_v and_o betray_v their_o own_o company_n and_o to_o fight_v on_o the_o part_n of_o jugurth_n and_o other_o which_o will_v not_o grant_v to_o so_o foul_a a_o deed_n as_o to_o fight_v against_o their_o own_o compani_a he_o exhort_v &_o induce_v they_o when_o the_o trumpet_n shall_v blow_v to_o batayle_n to_o leave_v their_o place_n and_o array_n and_o depart_v from_o their_o company_n without_o stroke_n on_o one_o side_n or_o other_o when_o every_o thing_n be_v bring_v to_o his_o purpose_n and_o accord_v to_o his_o
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the_o roman_n province_n which_o be_v in_o africa_n he_o keep_v the_o soldier_n always_o idle_a in_o their_o tent_n as_o long_o as_o summer_n last_v and_o as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v in_o authority_n in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o change_v no_o place_n except_o the_o corrupt_a savour_n of_o the_o place_n or_o else_o necessity_n of_o vytaile_n constrain_v they_o to_o remove_v nor_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n and_o manner_n of_o warrior_n among_o they_o be_v no_o watch_n but_o everye_o man_n come_v and_o go_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n and_o absent_v themselves_o from_o their_o standard_n when_o it_o like_v they_o the_o scolion_n and_o page_n wander_v day_n and_o night_n mingle_v among_o the_o horseman_n and_o chief_a of_o the_o soldier_n without_o any_o order_n and_o many_o other_o as_o rover_n disperse_v abroad_o destroy_v the_o country_n fight_a against_o the_o small_a village_n and_o not_o against_o city_n nor_o town_n they_o carry_v a_o way_n from_o the_o say_a vyllage_n pray_v 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