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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 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