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four_o thousand_o soldier_n to_o delphos_n to_o rob_v apollo_n be_v therefore_o discomfit_v in_o his_o war_n forsake_v of_o his_o soldier_n prosecute_v of_o his_o enemy_n and_o compel_v to_o flee_v like_o a_o vagabond_n from_o hill_n to_o hill_n till_o he_o come_v to_o his_o kingdom_n of_o persia_n to_o his_o great_a infamy_n and_o shame_n the_o like_a be_v in_o carthage_n when_o the_o city_n be_v oppress_v by_o the_o roman_n apollo_n temple_n neglect_v and_o he_o himself_o not_o esteem_v he_o revenge_v the_o same_o for_o the_o first_o that_o lay_v hand_n upon_o he_o lose_v his_o hand_n and_o his_o arm_n thus_o in_o delphos_n and_o in_o carthage_n do_v apollo_n revenge_v his_o injury_n his_o son_n aesculapius_n a_o great_a god_n in_o divers_a country_n for_o that_o turulius_n chief_a ruler_n of_o the_o navy_n of_o antonius_n hew_v the_o grove_n which_o be_v
authority_n unto_o his_o law_n and_o order_n these_o be_v the_o work_n and_o shift_n of_o wicked_a man_n who_o deceive_v always_o the_o rude_a people_n with_o vain_a religion_n and_o superstitious_a holiness_n who_o the_o devil_n the_o father_n of_o lie_n do_v bewitch_v and_o allure_v they_o to_o believe_v fantastical_a vision_n to_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o dead_a man_n the_o devil_n appear_v themselves_o like_o man_n let_v they_o to_o understand_v that_o they_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o such_o man_n as_o they_o appear_v like_a unto_o so_o romulus_n the_o first_o king_n and_o founder_n of_o rome_n appear_v after_o his_o death_n walk_v up_o and_o down_o by_o atticus_n house_n to_o julius_n proculus_n charge_v he_o to_o erect_v he_o a_o temple_n in_o that_o place_n where_o he_o walk_v say_v that_o he_o be_v now_o a_o god_n and_o that_o his_o name_n be_v quirinus_n remus_n likewise_o king_n romulus_n his_o brother_n appear_v to_o faustulus_n and_o to_o his_o wife_n laurentia_n sometime_o 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a_o philosopher_n return_v from_o rome_n where_o he_o abide_v a_o long_a time_n with_o the_o emperor_n augustus_n caesar_n and_o read_v the_o write_n upon_o the_o door_n hire_v the_o house_n and_o command_v his_o servant_n to_o make_v his_o bed_n in_o the_o high_a chamber_n in_o the_o house_n where_o he_o settle_v himself_o to_o mark_v and_o behold_v what_o thing_n will_v happen_v be_v thus_o in_o study_n first_o he_o hear_v the_o rattle_a and_o sound_a of_o chain_n and_o then_o he_o see_v a_o old_a man_n beckon_v towards_o he_o to_o follow_v the_o philosopher_n go_v after_o he_o with_o his_o candle_n in_o his_o hand_n into_o a_o inner_a court_n where_o the_o image_n leave_v he_o alone_o and_o vanish_v athenodoâ—â—s_v the_o next_o morning_n cause_v the_o ruler_n of_o the_o city_n to_o dig_v up_o that_o place_n where_o they_o find_v divers_a bone_n of_o dead_a man_n these_o be_v command_v by_o the_o philosopher_n to_o be_v burn_v solemn_o which_o be_v burn_v the_o house_n afterward_o 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observe_v that_o the_o vain_a superstitious_a note_n of_o the_o same_o be_v the_o whole_a trust_n and_o hope_n of_o their_o country_n and_o of_o their_o own_o life_n when_o the_o king_n of_o india_n take_v their_o rest_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n with_o all_o kind_n of_o melody_n and_o harmony_n every_o day_n kneel_v upon_o his_o knee_n beseech_v morpheus_n the_o god_n of_o sleep_n to_o reveal_v those_o thing_n unto_o their_o king_n that_o shall_v be_v commodious_a and_o profitable_a to_o the_o subject_n they_o think_v themselves_o well_o instruct_v when_o either_o by_o oracle_n they_o be_v persuade_v or_o else_o by_o vision_n suggest_v king_n pyrrhus_n know_v well_o that_o his_o die_a day_n be_v at_o hand_n when_o he_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o argos_n and_o see_v in_o the_o market_n place_n a_o brazen_a wolf_n and_o a_o bull_n which_o the_o argive_n for_o memory_n of_o thing_n past_a and_o ancient_a monument_n have_v put_v up_o for_o he_o by_o a_o oracle_n do_v understand_v 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greek_a themistocles_n be_v exile_v from_o athens_n and_o banish_v the_o confine_n of_o greece_n have_v do_v such_o service_n and_o honour_n to_o his_o country_n as_o plutarch_n worthy_o mention_v for_o the_o subdue_a of_o proud_a xerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n the_o great_a enemy_n of_o all_o gréece_n be_v in_o great_a peril_n and_o danger_n of_o life_n in_o strange_a country_n he_o seem_v to_o see_v in_o his_o sleep_n a_o dragon_n creep_v upward_o from_o his_o belly_n towards_o his_o face_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o dragon_n touch_v his_o face_n he_o be_v change_v as_o he_o think_v to_o a_o eagle_n and_o carry_v by_o the_o eagle_n a_o great_a way_n through_o the_o air_n into_o a_o strange_a country_n where_o the_o eagle_n give_v he_o a_o golden_a staff_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o so_o leave_v he_o
the_o three_o and_o last_o be_v in_o the_o child_n the_o solemnity_n in_o matrimony_n in_o divers_a place_n import_v unto_o we_o wise_a moral_n and_o do_v as_o it_o be_v presage_v a_o duty_n and_o a_o obedience_n to_o thing_n as_o both_o plutarch_n and_o pliny_n write_v of_o the_o venetian_n that_o when_o a_o marriage_n be_v solemnize_v in_o venice_n the_o bride_n after_o that_o day_n bring_v her_o distaff_n and_o her_o spindle_n and_o flâ—x_v ready_a as_o one_o after_o that_o day_n never_o to_o be_v idle_a but_o occupy_v always_o in_o she_o affair_n of_o her_o house_n the_o greek_n and_o roman_n also_o have_v this_o custom_n they_o gird_v the_o loin_n of_o their_o daughter_n always_o till_o the_o day_n of_o their_o marriage_n and_o then_o that_o night_n her_o husband_n shall_v loose_v the_o knot_n and_o unbind_v that_o which_o of_o long_a time_n the_o virgin_n of_o greece_n keep_v fast_o bind_v among_o divers_a country_n where_o sundry_a solemnity_n in_o matrimony_n be_v use_v i_o read_v not_o in_o any_o history_n so_o solemn_a a_o state_n and_o so_o worthy_a ceremony_n as_o we_o do_v see_v in_o england_n which_o if_o you_o mark_v in_o all_o point_n you_o must_v needs_o confess_v that_o outward_a ceremony_n do_v import_v a_o great_a majesty_n and_o dignity_n in_o matrimony_n again_o they_o have_v law_n in_o divers_a place_n that_o none_o may_v marry_v without_o some_o reverence_n show_v to_o their_o god_n before_o as_o the_o athenian_n suffer_v no_o marriage_n without_o sacrifice_n first_o do_v to_o diana_n in_o rome_n a_o law_n there_o be_v that_o she_o that_o shall_v be_v marry_v shall_v sit_v in_o the_o seat_n of_o faunus_n before_o she_o may_v see_v the_o bridegroom_n her_o husband_n the_o like_a be_v observe_v in_o boetia_n and_o locresia_n that_o before_o their_o youth_n shall_v marry_v they_o shall_v drink_v one_o to_o another_o at_o the_o altar_n consecrate_v to_o euelia_n in_o hetruria_n they_o use_v to_o kill_v a_o hog_n to_o sacrifice_v to_o their_o god_n and_o to_o call_v upon_o juno_n for_o good_a success_n to_o come_v in_o lusitania_n the_o bride_n go_v to_o church_n with_o a_o distaff_n and_o a_o spindle_n in_o her_o hand_n and_o one_o of_o her_o kinsman_n go_v before_o she_o with_o a_o firebrand_n of_o pine_n tree_n in_o sparta_n by_o the_o law_n of_o lycurgus_n the_o maid_n that_o shall_v marry_v shall_v shave_v the_o hair_n of_o their_o head_n and_o wear_v man_n apparel_n and_o by_o the_o same_o law_n they_o be_v forbid_v to_o give_v any_o substance_n with_o their_o daughter_n but_o love_n and_o good_a will_n be_v to_o be_v the_o whole_a cause_n of_o marriage_n moreover_o they_o use_v these_o ceremony_n to_o divide_v a_o piece_n of_o bread_n in_o macedonia_n and_o in_o the_o most_o part_n of_o greece_n for_o the_o bride_n and_o the_o bridegroom_n to_o eat_v before_o they_o shall_v be_v marry_v the_o like_a in_o rome_n in_o romulus_n time_n be_v use_v in_o galatia_n they_o do_v both_o drink_n first_o of_o one_o cup_n 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sacrilege_n after_o that_o greedy_a desire_n unto_o wealth_n have_v possess_v a_o place_n in_o man_n heart_n and_o after_o that_o the_o world_n be_v alter_v from_o a_o wealth_n in_o common_a unto_o a_o private_a wealth_n every_o man_n go_v about_o with_o study_n and_o industry_n to_o augment_v his_o own_o with_o the_o spoil_n of_o other_o for_o this_o cause_n prince_n begin_v one_o to_o suppress_v a_o other_o to_o spoil_v and_o destroy_v either_o other_o dominion_n move_v first_o noble_a man_n to_o imitate_v they_o in_o steal_v and_o take_v away_o perforce_o other_o wealth_n and_o though_o it_o be_v not_o a_o apt_a epithet_n for_o prince_n to_o be_v call_v thief_n and_o spoiler_n yet_o true_o by_o prince_n it_o begin_v by_o noble_n imitate_v and_o by_o all_o the_o world_n at_o length_n practise_v that_o some_o become_v pirate_n upon_o the_o sea_n some_o sacriledger_n of_o temple_n and_o some_o grand_a théeve_n of_o country_n and_o kingdom_n for_o after_o the_o deluge_n of_o noah_n 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