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this_o our_o tyme._n and_o of_o this_o wise_n be_v empire_n at_o the_o last_o spain_n and_o part_n of_o france_n translate_v from_o the_o empire_n of_o rome_n under_o homorius_fw-la as_o for_o italy_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o tranquillity_n while_o honorius_n live_v yet_o for_o the_o gotthies_n draw_v partly_o into_o lombardy_n partly_o into_o spain_n beside_o this_o be_v the_o frankes_n mighty_a in_o france_n after_o innocentius_n be_v sosimus_n make_v the_o xliiij_o bishop_n of_o rome_n bonifacius_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n and_o xlv_o bishop_n of_o rome_n succeed_v sosimus_n after_o bonifacius_n death_n be_v celestinus_fw-la the_o first_o of_o the_o name_n make_v bishop_n of_o rome_n the_o year_n of_o christ_n cccc_o xxvij_o theodosius_n the_o young_a the_o son_n of_o arcadius_n young_a the_o xlu_o emperor_n reign_v at_o constantinople_n seven_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o honorius_n he_o make_v valentinian_n the_o son_n of_o constantius_n and_o placidia_n which_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o theodosius_n fellow_n in_o the_o easte_n empire_n of_o the_o vandaly_n in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o theodosius_n the_o year_n aphrica_fw-la of_o christ_n cccc_o xxxiij_o come_v the_o vandali_n into_o aphrica_fw-la by_o this_o occasion_n thos_n two_o captain_n of_o the_o roman_n hate_v each_o other_o and_o fight_v other_o while_n with_o plain_n fieldde_v wherefore_o the_o one_o call_v bonifatiâ—s_n entyce_v busy_o the_o vandaly_n that_o be_v in_o spain_n at_o that_o time_n to_o come_v into_o aphrica_fw-la which_o thing_n they_o do_v glad_o for_o the_o gotthi_n be_v mighty_a in_o spain_n can_v not_o suffer_v the_o vandaly_n for_o as_o we_o show_v before_o the_o vandaly_n move_v by_o stillico_fw-la against_o the_o gotthies_n take_v in_o the_o contreis_n that_n be_v about_o hungary_n namely_o walachia_n &_o illyricus_n where_o the_o gotthies_n dwell_v afore_o beside_o that_o be_v they_o also_o in_o germany_n from_o whence_o as_o they_o go_v 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