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A02630
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An ansvvere to Maister Iuelles chalenge, by Doctor Harding
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Harding, Thomas, 1516-1572.
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STC 12758; ESTC S103740
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place_v themselves_o about_o the_o sea_n cost_v in_o the_o chief_a city_n in_o carthago_n utica_n hippo_n leptis_n etc_n and_o thereabouts_o and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o roman_a or_o latin_a speech_n spread_v abroad_o there_o and_o become_v to_o be_v very_o common_a as_o that_o which_o remain_v still_o among_o the_o inhabitant_n that_o be_v of_o the_o roman_a kind_n and_o be_v learn_v by_o long_a use_n and_o custom_n of_o other_o dwell_v amongst_o they_o special_o in_o the_o city_n where_o the_o roman_n bear_v the_o swea_fw-mi and_o government_n for_o these_o consyderation_n i_o think_v the_o latin_a tongue_n be_v there_o very_o common_a but_o that_o it_o be_v common_a to_o the_o inward_a party_n of_o the_o country_n also_o and_o to_o the_o uplandishe_v people_n amongst_o who_o the_o old_a accustom_a language_n be_v long_a keep_v as_o experience_n teach_v it_o be_v not_o likely_a for_o though_o the_o nobility_n and_o city_n change_v their_o language_n to_o be_v the_o more_o in_o 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uplandish_a people_n there_o when_o as_o septimius_n severus_n the_o emperor_n yea_o after_o the_o apostle_n time_n have_v not_o very_o good_a skill_n in_o the_o latin_a tongue_n but_o in_o the_o punicall_a tongue_n and_o that_o be_v bear_v at_o leptis_n of_o who_o aurelius_n victor_n say_v thus_o in_o epitome_n latinis_fw-la literis_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la instructus_fw-la punica_fw-la lingua_fw-la promptior_fw-la quip_n genitus_fw-la apud_fw-la leptim_fw-la provinciae_fw-la aphricae_n severus_n be_v learn_v in_o the_o latin_a lettre_n sufficient_o but_o in_o the_o punicall_a tongue_n he_o be_v redyer_n as_o be_v bear_v at_o leptis_n within_o the_o province_n of_o aphrica_n here_o the_o latin_a tongue_n be_v attribute_v to_o instruction_n and_o teach_n and_o the_o punicall_a tongue_n to_o nature_n aelius_n spartianus_n write_v the_o life_n of_o this_o severus_n to_o diocletian_n show_v that_o when_o his_o sister_n a_o woman_n of_o leptis_n come_v to_o rome_n to_o he_o vix_fw-la 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thou_o take_v a_o banish_a husband_n thyself_o be_v a_o banish_a woman_n in_o the_o shore_n of_o libya_n what_o woman_n shall_v thou_o have_v there_o to_o bring_v thou_o too_o and_o fro_o stridor_fw-la punicae_fw-la linguae_fw-la procacia_fw-la tibi_fw-la fescennina_fw-la cantabit_fw-la the_o jar_v punical_a tongue_n shall_v sing_v thou_o bawdy_a song_n at_o thy_o wedding_n lo_o in_o s._n hieromes_n time_n they_o of_o aphrica_n speak_v the_o punicall_a tongue_n and_o that_o by_o the_o sea_n side_n where_o the_o roman_n of_o long_a time_n have_v make_v their_o abode_n of_o this_o may_v be_v gather_v that_o the_o latin_a speech_n be_v not_o in_o the_o far_a party_n within_o the_o country_n very_o common_a s._n augustine_n in_o sundry_a place_n of_o his_o work_n show_v that_o the_o people_n of_o aphrica_n call_v punike_v speak_v the_o punicall_a tongue_n 35._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la secundum_fw-la luc._n serm._n 35._o acknowledge_v a_o likeness_n and_o coosynage_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v between_o that_o and_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n but_o most_o evident_a witness_n for_o the_o punicall_a tongue_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o his_o 44._o epistle_n ad_fw-la maximum_fw-la madaurensem_fw-la in_o which_o he_o answer_v he_o sober_o for_o his_o scoff_a and_o jest_n at_o certain_a punicall_a word_n in_o derogation_n of_o the_o christianes_n after_o wonder_v that_o he_o be_v a_o african_a bear_v and_o write_v to_o aphricane_n shall_v find_v fault_n with_o the_o punicall_a name_n and_o word_n and_o after_o commendation_n of_o the_o tongue_n for_o that_o many_o thing_n have_v right_a wise_o be_v commend_v to_o memory_n by_o great_a learned_a man_n in_o book_n of_o the_o punicall_a language_n at_o length_n conclude_v against_o he_o thus_o poeniteat_fw-la te_fw-la certè_fw-la ibi_fw-la natum_fw-la ubi_fw-la huiusmodi_fw-la linguae_fw-la cunabula_fw-la recalent_fw-la in_o good_a forth_o thou_o may_v be_v sorry_a in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o be_v bear_v there_o where_o the_o cradelle_n of_o such_o a_o tongue_n be_v warm_a again_o by_o which_o word_n he_o seem_v to_o charge_v he_o with_o a_o unnatural_a grief_n and_o repent_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o that_o country_n where_o they_o speak_v punic_n ere_fw-we they_o creape_v out_o of_o their_o cradelle_n whereby_o it_o appear_v the_o mother_n tongue_n of_o those_o party_n of_o aphrica_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o to_o be_v the_o punicall_a and_o not_o the_o latin_a to_o conclude_v if_o they_o have_v all_o speak_v latin_a and_o not_o some_o the_o punicall_a tongue_n s._n augustine_n will_v never_o have_v write_v 24._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la meritis_fw-la et_fw-la remissione_n ca._n 24._o punici_fw-la christiani_n baptismum_fw-la salutem_fw-la eucharistiam_fw-la vitam_fw-la vocant_fw-la that_o those_o christianes_n which_v speak_v the_o punicall_a tongue_n call_v baptism_n in_o their_o language_n health_n or_o salvation_n and_o the_o eucharist_n life_n wherefore_o we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v latin_a christiane_n and_o punicall_a christiane_n in_o aphrica_fw-la of_o who_o all_o understand_v not_o the_o latin_a service_n and_o whereas_o s._n augustine_n as_o you_o allege_v he_o without_o show_v the_o place_n as_o your_o manner_n be_v whereby_o you_o may_v easy_o deceive_v the_o reader_n have_v these_o word_n in_o his_o sermon_n to_o the_o common_a people_n diverse_a time_n nunc_fw-la loquar_fw-la latinè_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la intelligatis_fw-la now_o will_v i_o speak_v latin_n that_o you_o may_v all_o understand_v i_o of_o that_o say_n if_o any_o such_o be_v may_v be_v gather_v that_o sometime_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o punicall_a tongue_n to_o the_o punicall_a christiane_n not_o understand_v the_o latin_n but_o now_o among_o the_o latin_a aphricane_n that_o be_v of_o the_o roman_a kind_n and_o understand_v not_o the_o punic_n he_o will_v speak_v latin_n that_o all_o such_o shall_v understand_v he_o who_o so_o desire_v further_a to_o be_v persuade_v that_o the_o people_n of_o aphrica_n call_v poeni_n speak_v and_o understand_v their_o own_o