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at_o all_o for_o the_o enemy_n perceivinge_v part_n of_o the_o army_n to_o dislodge_v begin_v to_o take_v a_o stout_a cou_fw-mi rage_n â—nally_o regard_v that_o part_n that_o remain_v still_o behind_o nevertheless_o belisarius_n begin_v to_o rear_v uppe_o ordinance_n belisarius_n towards_o that_o gate_n of_o the_o town_n where_o the_o ground_n be_v most_o level_a &_o to_o geve_v the_o adventure_n to_o win_v it_o by_o assault_n while_o he_o be_v put_v these_o thing_n in_o a_o readiness_n by_o a_o marvelous_a good_a fortune_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o fountain_n the_o townsman_n of_o urbine_n hane_v no_o mo_z but_o that_o one_o only_o dryad_v up_o of_o the_o own_o accord_n wherethrough_a it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o town_n for_o fear_n be_v yield_v upon_o condition_n that_o the_o goth_n and_o the_o citizen_n of_o urbine_n shall_v become_v subject_n to_o the_o emperor_n justiâ—an_n in_o as_o free_a and_o ample_a manner_n as_o other_o italians_n that_o be_v imperial_a the._n vi_fw-la chapter_n â§_o of_o the_o great_a dearth_n that_o be_v through_o all_o â—taly_a and_o how_o the_o goth_n besege_n milan_n and_o win_v it_o through_o the_o discord_n of_o belisarius_n and_o narses_n whereof_o the_o emperor_n be_v advertise_v by_o belisarius_n call_v narses_n out_o of_o italy_n whereupon_o belisarius_n have_v absolute_a authority_n agayâ—_n procee_v with_o the_o war_n and_o besege_v aâ—mum_n the_o sytuation_n and_o strengthe_n whereof_o 〈◊〉_d here_o declare_v when_o 〈◊〉_d be_v thus_o yield_v un_o to_o he_o for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o seem_v not_o as_o yet_o expedient_a tattempte_v the_o â—ege_n of_o auximum_n belisarius_n lead_v his_o 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o urbevetanes_n the_o win_n of_o that_o town_n be_v somâ—_n what_o difficult_a because_o it_o stand_v upon_o a_o rock_n so_o stepe_a on_o all_o side_n that_o man_n can_v not_o well_o come_v to_o assault_v it_o the_o only_a hope_n be_v to_o win_v it_o by_o famine_n for_o italy_n be_v as_o it_o be_v so_o wear_v to_o the_o hard_a bone_n with_o continual_a war_n and_o tread_v underfoot_o with_o many_o army_n that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o city_n in_o all_o the_o country_n but_o it_o suffer_v italy_n scarcity_n and_o penury_n the_o which_o penury_n urbevetus_fw-la also_o be_v at_o length_n open_fw-mi press_v come_v in_o subjection_n to_o belisarius_n narses_n lyinge_v at_o arimine_n send_v john_n with_o a_o army_n of_o man_n to_o win_v cesena_n at_o the_o which_o town_n as_o he_o be_v scale_v of_o the_o wall_n he_o be_v rempulse_v with_o many_o wound_n and_o loâ—_n a_o great_a sort_n of_o his_o company_n in_o the_o same_o assault_n be_v slay_v phavotheus_fw-la captain_n of_o the_o erule_v whereupon_o john_n desist_v from_o cesena_n go_v to_o forum_n cornelâ—_n the_o which_o be_v yield_v unto_o he_o by_o composition_n the_o same_o time_n mundilas_n and_o those_o that_o be_v w_z t_z he_o at_o milan_n begin_v to_o be_v wrap_v in_o great_a distress_n for_o teudebert_n the_o french_a king_n as_o be_v before_o specify_v be_v by_o uitigis_fw-la call_v upon_o for_o aid_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o league_n that_o be_v between_o they_o have_v send_v to_o uraias_n ten_o goth_n thousand_o burgonians_n upon_o confidence_n of_o the_o which_o multitude_n he_o encamp_v himself_o not_o far_o from_o milan_n suffer_v neither_o corn_n nor_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o sustenance_n to_o be_v convey_v thither_o mundilas_n have_v of_o necessity_n be_v drive_v before_o to_o disperse_v his_o soldier_n into_o come_v bergome_v &_o novaria_n so_o that_o he_o have_v no_o great_a number_n of_o horseman_n about_o he_o how_o be_v it_o the_o hard_a of_o the_o mat_n ter_z be_v not_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o city_n for_o the_o citizen_n of_o milan_n with_o one_o accord_n knit_v themselves_o together_o in_o the_o defence_n
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 twice_o a_o small_a pyttan_n allow_v theym_a by_o weight_n streyghtelye_o observe_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v more_o any_o where_o else_o and_o that_o everye_o day_n by_o little_a and_o little_a their_o meal_n shall_v be_v increase_v to_o conon_n and_o the_o man_n of_o war_n which_o be_v mind_v to_o depart_v he_o appoint_v ship_n to_o convey_v they_o and_o where_o as_o by_o mean_n of_o contrary_a wind_n they_o can_v not_o depart_v within_o the_o day_n limit_v unto_o theym_n yet_o not_o with_o stand_v he_o give_v they_o free_a liberty_n and_o furthermore_o when_o as_o the_o wound_n continue_v still_o against_o they_o and_o that_o they_o determine_v to_o go_v away_o byland_n he_o lend_v they_o horse_n and_o beast_n for_o their_o carriage_n allow_v they_o moreover_o victtuall_n and_o money_n to_o spend_v by_o the_o way_n and_o also_o send_v of_o the_o goth_n with_o they_o to_o saâ—fconduyt_v they_o malefactor_n thus_o totilas_n use_v gentleness_n towards_o stranger_n but_o 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than_o the_o people_n of_o italy_n that_o be_v under_o empire_n be_v wythoute_n their_o wall_n spoil_v by_o the_o enemy_n and_o within_o their_o wall_n by_o their_o own_o man_n of_o war_n for_o the_o be_v have_v take_v the_o strong_a hold_n for_o their_o ownc_a safeguard_n pass_v not_o what_o become_v of_o the_o poor_a commons_n through_o this_o injurious_a deal_n despair_n so_o increase_v day_n by_o day_n more_o and_o more_o that_o the_o emperor_n be_v fain_o to_o determine_v with_o himself_o to_o fiend_n belisarius_n thither_o again_o for_o all_o the_o other_o captain_n be_v so_o far_o from_o recover_a that_n which_o be_v lose_v that_o it_o be_v not_o like_a they_o shall_v any_o long_a time_n be_v able_a to_o keep_v that_o which_o they_o have_v the._n viij_o chapter_n ¶_o belisarius_n be_v send_v again_o into_o italy_n in_o his_o way_n do_v 〈◊〉_d hydrunt_n 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o goth_n the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o italy_n at_o that_o time_n totilas_n receave_v tibur_n and_o besiege_v auximum_n vitalis_n be_v forsake_v of_o â—ys_n own_o soâ—ldiers_n belisarius_n send_v succour_v to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o repair_v 〈◊〉_d totilas_n besiege_v asculum_n and_o firmum_n 〈◊〉_d for_o these_o consideration_n belisarius_n be_v choose_v again_o to_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o war_n in_o italy_n and_o yet_o the_o war_n be_v scarce_o finysh_v the_o which_o all_o this_o mean_a time_n he_o have_v make_v against_o the_o mede_n therefore_o when_o he_o see_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n but_o to_o muster_v new_a soldier_n for_o he_o have_v leave_v his_o old_a army_n at_o the_o ryver_n euphrates_n he_o go_v about_o all_o thrace_n where_o through_o his_o liberal_a spend_v he_o gather_v to_o the_o number_n of_o four_o thousand_o without_o commission_n the_o which_o he_o embark_v speedy_o and_o â—aking_v with_o he_o vitalle_n the_o lieutenant_n of_o illiricum_n which_o come_v new_o to_o he_o out_o of_o italy_n sail_v forward_o &_o have_v cut_v over_o the_o ionian_a sea_n arrive_v at_o salons_n in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o journey_n he_o raise_v a_o siege_n about_o hidrunt_n a_o town_n of_o calabre_n for_o they_o that_o be_v besiege_v be_v compel_v otronto_n thereto_o by_o the_o goth_n for_o want_n of_o victual_n have_v compound_v to_o yield_v up_o the_o town_n by_o a_o certain_a day_n if_o they_o be_v not_o rescow_v in_o y_fw-es e_fw-es mean_v time_n whereof_o belisarius_n have_v knowledge_n command_v valentine_n to_o sail_v thither_o &_o to_o carry_v with_o he_o corn_n &_o other_o necessarye_n and_o to_o bring_v away_o the_o soldier_n that_o have_v be_v long_o besiege_v there_o put_v new_a in_o their_o room_n this_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o bring_v to_o effect_n for_o the_o goth_n after_o the_o truce_n take_v lokeâ—_n provide_v but_o slight_o to_o they_o not_o so_o much_o as_o mistrust_v that_o any_o body_n will_v come_v to_o succour_v they_o by_o mean_n whereof_o when_o the_o fleet_n come_v sudden_o upon_o thâ—_n unlooked_v for_o they_o tremble_v for_o fear_n &_o 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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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