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rome_n he_o elect_a virgin_n to_o vesti_fw-la and_o appoint_v certain_a order_n in_o choose_v of_o the_o same_o none_o by_o the_o law_n of_o numa_n may_v be_v take_v under_o six_o year_n old_a and_o none_o above_o ten_o to_o be_v a_o vestal_a virgin_n which_o virgin_n shall_v be_v thirty_o year_n religious_a and_o vow_v to_o vesta_n of_o the_o which_o thirty_o year_n the_o first_o ten_o year_n they_o shall_v learn_v the_o order_n and_o fashion_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o goddess_n vesta_n the_o second_o ten_o year_n they_o shall_v sacrifice_v and_o employ_v the_o ceremony_n with_o rite_n and_o honour_n belong_v to_o vesta_n the_o three_o ten_o year_n they_o shall_v as_o grave_a matron_n learn_v the_o other_o late_o choose_v to_o be_v perfect_a in_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o vesta_n then_o if_o any_o of_o they_o will_v marry_v they_o may_v after_o thirty_o year_n continuance_n so_o do_v if_o any_o of_o these_o vestal_a virgin_n be_v convict_v of_o 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bona_fw-la dea_fw-la in_o a_o temple_n erect_v upon_o mount_n aventine_n here_o may_v no_o man_n come_v to_o do_v sacrifice_n but_o all_o woman_n of_o this_o goddess_n bona_n dea_n do_v cicero_n make_v oft_o mention_v in_o divers_a of_o his_o oration_n and_o invective_n make_v against_o divers_a pernicious_a and_o wicked_a citizen_n as_o catelin_n clodius_n and_o other_o there_o be_v in_o rome_n another_o kind_n of_o religion_n dedicate_v to_o flora_n the_o sacrifice_n whereof_o be_v call_v floralia_fw-la this_o flora_n as_o both_o livius_n and_o dionysius_n do_v report_n be_v a_o common_a strumpet_n which_o for_o that_o she_o make_v the_o whole_a city_n of_o rome_n her_o heir_n be_v wealthy_a at_o her_o death_n she_o be_v therefore_o think_v to_o be_v of_o the_o roman_n the_o goddess_n of_o fruit_n and_o be_v honour_v of_o
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he_o will_v go_v with_o his_o three_o son_n to_o tarentum_n and_o wash_v his_o son_n with_o the_o water_n which_o be_v consecrate_v to_o pluto_n and_o proserpina_n they_o shall_v recover_v their_o health_n valesius_fw-la thought_n the_o way_n be_v far_o yet_o for_o health_n to_o his_o child_n he_o take_v his_o journey_n and_o be_v ready_o ship_v in_o martius_n field_n hard_o by_o the_o river_n tiber_n he_o be_v desire_v of_o the_o master_n of_o the_o ship_n to_o go_v to_o the_o next_o village_n call_v tarentum_n for_o a_o little_a fire_n for_o the_o fire_n be_v out_o in_o the_o ship_n and_o the_o mariner_n busy_a about_o other_o thing_n when_o valesius_fw-la hear_v the_o name_n of_o tarentum_n he_o know_v straight_o that_o it_o be_v that_o place_n that_o his_o god_n appoint_v he_o to_o go_v to_o for_o the_o city_n of_o tarentum_n be_v in_o the_o further_a part_n of_o all_o italy_n in_o the_o country_n of_o calabria_n he_o willing_o go_v and_o bring_v both_o fire_n with_o he_o for_o the_o master_n of_o the_o ship_n and_o water_n for_o the_o child_n which_o be_v give_v to_o his_o son_n they_o recover_v health_n wherefore_o in_o memory_n of_o this_o he_o recompense_v his_o god_n with_o this_o sacrifice_n he_o in_o the_o night_n appoint_v solemn_a play_n to_o honour_n pluto_n and_o proserpina_n to_o each_o several_a night_n every_o year_n for_o so_o many_o son_n as_o he_o have_v that_o recover_a health_n erect_v up_o altar_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n in_o honour_n and_o solemnity_n of_o pluto_n these_o be_v the_o oracle_n and_o divine_a answer_n which_o the_o devil_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v in_o idol_n to_o deceive_v man_n withal_o these_o i_o say_v be_v they_o that_o allure_v the_o people_n to_o idolatry_n cicero_n say_v that_o the_o chief_a priest_n of_o rome_n the_o bishop_n for_o that_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o feast_n the_o ceremony_n and_o rite_n belong_v to_o new_a make_v god_n grow_v to_o such_o a_o number_n that_o they_o appoint_v three_o man_n call_v 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r._n be_v these_o regâ—um_fw-la roma_fw-la rvet_fw-la and_o the_o three_o of_o f._n be_v flamma_n ferro_fw-la &_o fame_n that_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v that_o the_o monarchy_n of_o rome_n shall_v perish_v with_o fire_n sword_n and_o hunger_n dionysius_n in_o his_o four_o book_n say_v that_o a_o age_a woman_n bring_v nine_o book_n to_o tarqvinius_n superbus_n be_v the_o seven_o and_o last_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n which_o she_o will_v have_v sell_v for_o three_o hundred_o crown_n to_o the_o king_n let_v tarqvinius_n understand_v that_o those_o book_n be_v full_a of_o oracle_n and_o divine_a answer_n but_o he_o make_v a_o jest_n of_o her_o book_n do_v burn_v three_o of_o they_o before_o her_o face_n demand_v of_o she_o again_o what_o he_o shall_v pay_v for_o the_o other_o six_o she_o answer_v three_o hundred_o crown_n then_o he_o burn_v three_o more_o and_o ask_v what_o he_o shall_v pay_v for_o the_o three_o book_n that_o be_v leave_v she_o answer_v as_o before_o three_o hundred_o 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victory_n make_v of_o the_o emperor_n and_o give_v to_o the_o people_n or_o else_o funeral_n feast_n where_o honour_n and_o solemnity_n be_v have_v for_o the_o dead_a as_o for_o game_n and_o play_n to_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o honour_v their_o god_n they_o have_v lupercalia_n floralia_fw-la bacchanalia_fw-la cerealia_fw-la with_o divers_a and_o sundry_a other_o to_o pleasure_v their_o god_n and_o to_o mitigate_v their_o fury_n and_o wrath_n for_o in_o the_o day_n of_o tarqvinius_n the_o proud_a for_o that_o divers_a woman_n of_o rome_n be_v great_a with_o child_n get_v sufeit_n in_o eat_v of_o bull_n flesh_n they_o appoint_v certain_a sacrifice_n to_o the_o god_n infernal_o call_v tauâ—â—lia_n to_o appease_v their_o anger_n therein_o again_o for_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a valerius_n publicola_n who_o be_v the_o first_o tribune_n in_o rome_n appoint_a banquet_n and_o feast_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o god_n to_o assuage_v likewise_o their_o fury_n as_o jupiter_n juno_n and_o 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