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purpose_n and_o to_o the_o intent_n the_o tower_n shall_v not_o the_o night_n follow_v be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o the_o enemy_n he_o determine_v to_o draw_v it_o back_o again_o to_o the_o campe._n as_o the_o goth_n be_v about_o it_o john_n issue_v out_o with_o his_o soldier_n and_o set_v upon_o they_o be_v busy_a about_o the_o work_n there_o be_v a_o great_a and_o cruel_a combat_n about_o the_o turret_n and_o many_o of_o the_o goth_n be_v slay_v how_o be_v it_o after_o long_o feyght_a they_o draw_v it_o back_o again_o out_o of_o danger_n but_o with_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o great_a loss_n of_o their_o best_a man_n of_o war_n that_o they_o 〈◊〉_d utterlye_o in_o despair_n of_o wynning_a the_o town_n by_o force_n determine_v to_o subdue_v it_o by_o 〈◊〉_d ¶_o the_o iiij_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d belisarius_n seud_v mundilas_n with_o a_o poâ—_n to_o receive_v milan_n who_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o the_o city_n of_o pavia_n by_o a_o misâ—_n lose_v a_o noble_a man_n of_o his_o company_n call_v 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be_v conuâ—yed_v to_o go_fw-mi by_o ship_n go_v from_o thence_o to_o milan_n on_o foot_n and_o to_o intent_n they_o will_v not_o be_v hynder_v of_o their_o passage_n over_o po_n they_o carry_v bot_n with_o they_o in_o wagon_n to_o ferry_v over_o the_o ryver_n withal_o march_v therefore_o in_o this_o sort_n as_o i_o have_v tell_v when_o they_o have_v pass_v over_o the_o ryver_n po_n and_o be_v come_v to_o the_o city_n ticiwm_fw-la which_z be_v now_o call_v pavia_n the_o goth_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o town_n and_o set_v upon_o they_o for_o by_o reason_n that_o town_n have_v a_o strong_a castle_n in_o it_o the_o goth_n have_v bestow_v many_o and_o precious_a thing_n in_o the_o same_o and_o have_v man_v it_o with_o a_o great_a garrison_n the_o skyrmyâ—he_n be_v no_o soon_o foughte_v but_o that_o the_o goth_n be_v dryven_v into_o the_o cytye_n and_o so_o mundilas_n pass_v with_o his_o army_n over_o the_o bridge_n that_o be_v hear_v by_o the_o town_n in_o the_o same_o place_n be_v fi_n delis_fw-la of_o milan_n slay_v for_o he_o go_v into_o a_o certain_a church_n to_o make_v his_o prayer_n and_o the_o residue_n of_o his_o company_n be_v all_o go_v last_o of_o all_o he_o come_v out_o alone_o &_o as_o he_o will_v have_v take_v his_o horseback_n he_o overthrewe_v the_o which_o thing_n his_o enemy_n that_o stand_v upon_o the_o wall_n perceive_n rusâ—hed_v our_o upon_o hyâ—_n lie_v and_o slay_v he_o before_o that_o â–ª_o mundilas_n and_o the_o soldier_n wyste_v of_o it_o the_o death_n of_o this_o man_n be_v great_a sorrow_n both_o to_o the_o captain_n and_o to_o the_o soldier_n for_o he_o be_v a_o noble_a man_n in_o his_o country_n and_o of_o much_o power_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o with_o his_o presence_n may_v great_o have_v further_v the_o war_n that_o be_v in_o hand_n mundilas_n therefore_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o company_n keep_a on_o their_o journey_n toward_o imperial_a milan_n be_v receyve_v into_o the_o city_n thereupon_o come_v bergome_v novaria_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n in_o those_o border_n follow_v thensample_n of_o milan_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n receyve_v mundilas_n and_o his_o soldier_n when_o uitigis_fw-la have_v knowledge_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o have_v happen_v about_o milan_n he_o send_v uraias_n his_o brother_n son_n with_o a_o great_a army_n into_o those_o cost_n to_o intent_n he_o shall_v both_o cause_n such_o to_o keep_v their_o allegian_n to_o the_o goth_n as_o have_v not_o yet_o revolt_v and_o also_o if_o he_o can_v recover_v such_o as_o have_v already_o yield_v furthermore_o he_o write_v to_o thewdeberte_n king_n of_o france_n with_o who_o not_o long_o before_o he_o have_v enter_v in_o league_n desyre_v he_o to_o minister_v aid_n unto_o uraias_n in_o this_o state_n or_o rather_o in_o this_o expectation_n be_v the_o matter_n of_o lombardy_n belisarius_n at_o such_o time_n as_o corn_n begin_v to_o waâ—_n ripe_a set_v out_o of_o rome_n march_v with_o his_o army_n toward_o his_o enemy_n the_o goth_n that_o be_v leave_v in_o garrison_n at_o tudert_n and_o cluse_n hear_v that_o belisarius_n be_v make_v toward_o theym_a for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o think_v themselves_o over_o weak_a to_o encounter_v against_o he_o forthewyth_o send_v messenger_n unto_o he_o and_o yield_v up_o their_o town_n by_o composition_n while_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o do_v uitigis_fw-la send_v another_o army_n unto_o auximum_n for_o he_o be_v utterlye_o determine_v to_o retain_v and_o keep_v still_o that_o city_n with_o this_o army_n he_o send_v a_o new_a deputye_n to_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o town_n and_o the_o man_n of_o war_n name_v uacinius_fw-la who_o adjoin_v his_o new_a soldier_n and_o the_o old_a crew_n together_o purpose_v to_o attempt_v the_o win_v ning_v of_o aucon_n his_o next_o neighbour_n city_n whyâ—_n be_v man_v with_o a_o garryson_n of_o belisarius_n and_o thereupon_o he_o go_v with_o all_o his_o whole_a power_n against_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o aucon_n that_o town_n in_o those_o day_n be_v wall_v onclye_a on_o that_o side_n that_o stand_v upon_o the_o hill_n the_o low_a place_n situate_v on_o the_o plain_a ground_n albeit_o they_o be_v replenish_v with_o buil_n ding_v yet_o be_v they_o not_o enclose_v with_o any_o wall_n therefore_o at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o goth_n approach_v 〈◊〉_d captain_n of_o the_o town_n and_o soldier_n of_o aucon_n fear_v lest_o the_o suburb_n and_o the_o inhabiter_n thereof_o shall_v be_v waste_v and_o destroy_v by_o thenemye_n come_v down_o from_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o town_n with_o all_o his_o whole_a crew_n and_o set_v himself_o conon_n against_o his_o enemy_n but_o in_o that_o case_n conon_n be_v to_o far_o overmatch_v for_o he_o have_v scarce_o a_o thousand_o soldier_n encounter_v with_o his_o enemy_n be_v four_o thousand_o and_o therefore_o he_o do_v quick_o aby_v his_o foolyshe_a hardynesse_n for_o be_v â—t_a able_a to_o stand_v against_o so_o many_o he_o be_v at_o length_n â—quished_v anâ—â—eing_v put_v to_o flyghe_a lose_v the_o most_o partâ—_n of_o his_o man_n and_o the_o city_n itself_o be_v with_o much_o a_o do_v hardly_o save_v from_o take_v for_o when_o the_o soldier_n retire_v full_a flight_n towards_o the_o town_n the_o townsman_n for_o doubt_n jest_n their_o enemy_n shall_v enter_v in_o among_o the_o soldier_n fearful_o close_v uppe_o their_o gate_n by_o mean_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o great_a slaughter_n make_v of_o theym_n even_o hard_a under_o the_o wall_n and_o the_o captain_n conon_n himself_o be_v drive_v to_o so_o narrow_a a_o erigent_fw-la that_o he_o have_v none_o other_o way_n to_o save_v his_o life_n but_o to_o be_v draw_v uppe_o the_o wall_n by_o a_o line_n the_o goth_n rere_v uppe_o scal_v ladder_n endeavour_v
thereof_o but_o the_o fear_n be_v jest_n victualle_o shall_v fail_v in_o so_o populous_a a_o cytye_n if_o so_o be_v it_o the_o barbarous_a goth_n shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o continue_v long_o in_o those_o border_n belisarius_n therefore_o have_v intelligence_n thereof_o send_v martin_n &_o uliarius_n thither_o with_o a_o great_a power_n to_o intent_n that_o mundilas_n &_o they_o join_v together_o may_v remove_v the_o goth_n further_o of_o when_o they_o come_v at_o the_o ryver_n po_n which_o be_v from_o milan_n but_o one_o day_n journey_n they_o dare_v not_o pass_v over_o for_o fear_n of_o their_o enemy_n but_o lynger_v many_o day_n in_o the_o same_o place_n frustrate_v day_n by_o day_n the_o hope_n of_o mundilas_n &_o they_o that_o be_v besiege_v w_n to_o he_o for_o where_o as_o they_o make_v promise_v to_o have_v pass_v the_o river_n &_o come_v unto_o milan_n they_o perform_v no_o part_n thereof_o daily_o both_o hope_n &_o sustenance_n fail_v those_o that_o be_v besiege_v at_o y_fw-fr â—_o last_o after_o long_a linger_a martin_n &_o uliarius_n confess_v the_o truth_n advertise_v belisarius_n y_fw-fr â—_o they_o alone_o be_v not_o able_a to_o pass_v over_o y_fw-es â—_o river_n against_o so_o great_a a_o power_n of_o their_o enemy_n unless_o they_o will_v wilful_o run_v in_o open_a danger_n of_o their_o life_n wherefore_o if_o he_o think_v it_o good_a he_o shall_v cause_v john_n &_o justine_n which_o be_v w_n to_o their_o army_n not_o far_o from_o bononie_n to_o join_v which_o to_o they_o belisarius_n hereupon_o immediate_o write_v unto_o john_n &_o justine_n commaundinge_a they_o to_o join_v with_o martyne_n and_o to_o make_v all_o the_o speed_n they_o can_v to_o relieve_v their_o fellow_n be_v besiege_v and_o in_o utter_a peryll_n of_o their_o lyve_n they_o send_v he_o word_n again_o that_o they_o will_v nothing_o do_v without_o the_o commandment_n of_o narses_n thereupon_o belisarius_n write_v again_o unto_o narses_n who_o albeit_o he_o give_v his_o consent_n that_o the_o army_n shall_v go_v thither_o yet_o not_o withstand_v for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n do_v by_o belisarius_n he_o go_v about_o it_o very_o slow_o and_o negligent_o as_o man_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v in_o other_o man_n business_n by_o this_o mean_v the_o matter_n be_v so_o long_o delay_v that_o at_o last_o they_o be_v utter_o deceyve_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n milan_n be_v every_o day_n sore_a afflict_v than_o other_o intolerable_a hungre_n wellnigh_o pine_v they_o away_o and_o the_o city_n wave_a between_o hope_n &_o fear_n abide_v such_o misery_n &_o anguish_n as_o almost_o no_o menwere_n able_a to_o abide_v again_o at_o y_fw-fr â—_o length_n be_v bring_v belisarius_n to_o utter_a extremity_n mundilas_n &_o his_o soldier_n fall_v to_o composition_n to_o abandon_v up_o the_o town_n so_o they_o may_v escape_v with_o their_o lyve_n after_o who_o departure_n the_o goth_n enter_v into_o the_o city_n spare_v neither_o young_a nor_o old_a for_o they_o fly_v in_o every_o place_n not_o only_o such_o as_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v armour_n but_o also_o shall_z man_n &_o young_a boy_n the_o woman_n be_v give_v in_o servitude_n to_o the_o burgonions_n &_o the_o cruelty_n city_n raze_v to_o the_o ground_n reparatus_fw-la a_o citizen_n of_o rome_n be_v take_v in_o the_o town_n by_o the_o goth_n be_v hew_v in_o small_a gobbet_n &_o throw_v to_o dog_n thus_o be_v one_o of_o the_o goodly_a &_o most_o populous_a city_n of_o all_o italy_n through_o the_o discord_n of_o narses_n &_o belisarius_n put_v to_o utter_v destruction_n in_o this_o ruin_n &_o over_o throw_v of_o y_fw-fr e_o city_n be_v slay_v of_o you_o â—_o millainer_n about_o thirty_o m._n when_o belisarius_n have_v tiding_n of_o it_o he_o take_v great_a sorrow_n for_o the_o same_o &_o write_v unto_o themperour_n justinian_n the_o beginning_n and_o procede_v of_o all_o the_o whole_a matter_n justinian_n be_v certify_v of_o the_o truth_n be_v much_o offend_v thereat_o but_o yet_o pu_o nissh_v not_o any_o man_n for_o it_o only_o he_o call_v lead_v home_o narses_n out_o of_o italy_n commit_v italy_n the_o whole_a charge_n &_o authority_n of_o the_o war_n unto_o belisarius_n hereupon_o narses_n w_n t_o part_n of_o his_o army_n return_v into_o grece_n &_o belisarius_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n abide_v still_o in_o italy_n who_o now_o have_v no_o man_n to_o overthwart_v he_o in_o his_o determination_n concern_v the_o war_n although_o that_o his_o chief_a care_n rest_v upon_o uitigis_fw-la &_o ravenna_n yet_o he_o mind_v to_o take_v two_o town_n mo_z from_o the_o goth_n before_o he_o procee_v with_o his_o arinie_a against_o uitigis_fw-la &_o ravenna_n the_o town_n that_o he_o desire_v be_v auximum_n and_o 〈◊〉_d both_o of_o they_o very_o strong_o situate_a &_o both_o of_o they_o thorough_o man_v by_o the_o gothishe_a garrison_n for_o neither_o will_v he_o leave_v at_o his_o back_n auximun_n have_v in_o it_o three_o thouâ—sand_n of_o choose_a soldier_n which_o be_v able_a to_o do_v much_o displeasure_n &_o hindrance_n to_o his_o adherent_n nor_o yet_o fesules_a because_o that_o as_o long_o as_o y_z e_z goth_n hold_v that_o city_n he_o think_v nothing_o shall_v be_v in_o rest_n through_o hetruria_n hereupon_o he_o divide_v his_o army_n into_o three_o part_n of_o the_o which_o he_o take_v one_o with_o he_o to_o besiege_v auximum_n another_o he_o send_v by_o justine_n &_o cyprian_n against_o fesules_a &_o the_o three_o he_o betake_v to_o martin_n &_o john_n uitalian_n command_v they_o to_o encamp_v abouts_o the_o river_n po_n &_o to_o detain_v uraias_n with_o his_o host_n as_o long_o as_o they_o can_v in_o those_o border_n to_o intent_n they_o shall_v not_o come_v to_o raise_v any_o of_o the_o sige_n among_o y_o e_o thuskans_n &_o picents_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v he_o still_o there_o then_o to_o follow_v he_o in_o the_o tail_n martin_n &_o john_n therefore_o set_v forth_o into_o lubardye_o w_o t_o that_o part_n of_o the_o army_n that_o we_o speak_v of_o before_o win_v the_o city_n dertone_n situate_a by_o the_o river_n po_n and_o from_o thence_o do_v their_o endeavour_n to_o trouble_v uraias_n &_o y_o e_o goth_n cyprian_a &_o justin_n w_n t_o another_o army_n go_v unto_o fesules_a albeit_o the_o besiege_n of_o that_o city_n be_v very_a difficil_n for_o y_o e_o nature_n &_o roughness_n of_o the_o place_n yet_o not_o withstand_v they_o bring_v their_o camp_n as_o never_o as_o they_o can_v &_o be_v siege_v it_o from_o a_o high_a ground_n where_o the_o way_n lie_v more_o plain_a to_o the_o town_n belisarius_n himself_o with_o the_o puyssant_a auximun_n company_n of_o all_o beset_v auximum_n uitigis_fw-la have_v place_v in_o auximum_n the_o best_a that_o he_o can_v pike_n out_o among_o the_o goth_n &_o be_v very_o circumspect_a in_o fortifi_v of_o that_o town_n conjecture_v that_o which_o be_v most_o true_a namely_o that_o belisarius_n will_v never_o proceed_v to_o the_o besiege_n of_o ravenna_n unless_o he_o have_v first_o subdue_v auximum_n when_o belifarius_fw-la have_v well_o view_v the_o situation_n &_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n he_o be_v past_o all_o hope_n of_o win_a auximum_n by_o force_n for_o the_o city_n stand_v upon_o somewhat_o a_o high_a ground_n &_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v within_o to_o defend_v it_o apuyssant_a band_n of_o choose_a man_n of_o war_n able_a to_o geve_v battle_n even_o in_o thopen_fw-mi field_n so_o he_o have_v none_o other_o hope_n but_o only_o to_o tame_v they_o by_o famine_n for_o much_o as_o there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n enclose_v with_o tin_n the_o city_n and_o therefore_o belisarius_n omit_v assault_n pitch_v his_o camp_n round_o about_o the_o hill_n on_o every_o side_n narrow_o watch_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v convey_v in_o to_o they_o but_o like_a as_o that_o large_a compass_n of_o his_o camp_n be_v good_a to_o prohibit_v the_o portage_n of_o thing_n in_o so_o be_v it_o unprofitable_a against_o sudden_a invasion_n of_o the_o enemy_n for_o they_o that_o be_v which_o tin_n may_v at_o their_o pleasure_n make_v sudden_a assault_n upon_o what_o part_n of_o the_o camp_n they_o ly_v out_o of_o the_o town_n above_o and_o the_o souldye_n of_o belisarius_n lay_v so_o far_o one_o from_o another_o that_o they_o can_v not_o ready_o help_v at_o need_n by_o this_o mean_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o enemy_n continual_o infest_a the_o camp_n and_o diverse_a skyrmyssh_n be_v thereupon_o fight_v moreover_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a moist_a ground_n not_o far_o from_o the_o city_n where_o there_o grow_v much_o grass_n this_o field_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o place_n of_o their_o daily_a exercise_n when_o either_o the_o besieger_n or_o the_o besiege_v resort_v thither_o for_o forage_v and_o sometime_o their_o courage_n be_v so_o kyndele_v on_o both_o
great_a liberty_n and_o playnelye_o perceyvinge_v that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o help_n within_o few_o day_n after_o set_v open_a their_o gate_n 〈◊〉_d and_o receyve_v totilas_n and_o his_o armyâ—_n into_o the_o town_n when_o he_o be_v come_v into_o naples_n he_o entreat_v not_o any_o man_n otherwise_o then_o well_o neither_o be_v he_o grevous_a to_o any_o personne_fw-fr but_o rather_o use_v such_o humanity_n and_o courtesye_n as_o will_v not_o have_v be_v think_v to_o have_v bâ—ne_v in_o a_o barbarous_a gothe_n for_o where_o as_o many_o through_o hunger_n be_v bring_v so_o bare_a and_o so_o weak_a that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o totre_fw-fr on_o their_o leg_n and_o be_v fall_v sycke_n to_o the_o intent_n they_o shall_v not_o cast_v theymselue_n away_o with_o overlayinge_v their_o stomach_n by_o feed_v to_o greadely_a he_o look_v careful_o and_o diligent_o unto_o theym_n that_o not_o only_o the_o citizen_n of_o naples_n but_o also_o the_o soldier_n have_v everye_o day_n 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misgovernement_n be_v everywhere_o through_o all_o italy_n discourage_v and_o bring_v in_o despair_n the_o city_n and_o people_n of_o the_o country_n because_o they_o be_v peel_v &_o mole_v by_o y_fw-es â—_o man_n of_o war_n &_o the_o man_n of_o war_n because_o themperour_n be_v behind_o hand_n w_o t_o their_o wage_n for_o a_o long_a time_n &_o pay_v none_o become_v stubborn_a and_o froward_a refuse_v either_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o captain_n or_o to_o set_v onefote_n out_o of_o door_n to_o you_o â—_o war_n and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o very_a small_a number_n as_o for_o y_z e_z come_v of_o â—elisarius_fw-la it_o do_v rather_o increase_v their_o despair_n then_o any_o whit_n comfort_v they_o for_o albeit_o he_o be_v a_o money_n notable_a captain_n &_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n in_o those_o day_n peerless_a yea_o &_o in_o deed_n a_o very_a master_n of_o chivalry_n yet_o notwithstanding_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o bring_v but_o a_o slender_a company_n with_o 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