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thus_o his_o own_o son_n of_o the_o age_n of_o five_o year_n do_v give_v and_o divide_v unto_o all_o person_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v there_o unto_o who_o the_o father_n say_v temper_v thy_o hand_n son_n in_o repart_v because_o thou_o have_v no_o real_a riches_n to_o give_v the_o child_n make_v answer_v if_o i_o have_v they_o not_o now_o when_o i_o be_o a_o child_n i_o shall_v have_v they_o when_o i_o be_o a_o man_n all_o man_n present_v wonder_v consider_v the_o age_n of_o the_o child_n that_o so_o grave_a a_o answer_n shall_v proceed_v from_o so_o tender_a youth_n chap._n iii_o ¶_o how_o the_o pretorian_n do_v elect_v he_o emperor_n in_o the_o 10._o year_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o commodus_n severus_n be_v send_v in_o message_n unto_o the_o province_n of_o germany_n in_o which_o ambassage_n he_o obtain_v much_o honour_n and_o no_o small_a wealth_n for_o natural_o he_o be_v of_o great_a dispatch_n in_o affair_n and_o skilful_a to_o gather_v money_n he_o be_v resident_a in_o 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day_n whereon_o the_o army_n do_v advance_v he_o as_o emperor_n he_o give_v and_o divide_v amongst_o they_o so_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n as_o never_o any_o emperor_n have_v do_v afore_o time_n for_o he_o give_v not_o only_o all_o his_o own_o but_o also_o the_o treasure_n of_o his_o friend_n with_o great_a speed_n severus_n send_v unto_o the_o army_n of_o illyria_n in_o pannonia_n in_o spain_n france_n and_o britain_n and_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v how_o pertinax_n be_v dead_a that_o julianus_n have_v buy_v the_o empire_n and_o that_o the_o army_n of_o germany_n have_v elect_v he_o emperor_n but_o that_o he_o will_v not_o accept_v the_o same_o unless_o they_o as_o true_a defender_n of_o the_o empire_n will_v consent_v unto_o their_o election_n wherein_o all_o with_o one_o conformity_n do_v allow_v that_o election_n which_o the_o german_n have_v make_v of_o severus_n and_o utter_o do_v annihilate_v all_o consent_n and_o election_n that_o have_v or_o may_v be_v to_o the_o 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receive_v he_o in_o peace_n they_o be_v person_n of_o so_o great_a honour_n riches_n and_o ancient_a that_o come_v forth_o to_o receive_v he_o be_v not_o a_o little_a despite_v that_o severus_n shall_v command_v they_o to_o be_v disarm_v but_o in_o the_o end_n they_o accomplish_v that_o which_o be_v command_v they_o and_o from_o thence_o forth_o conceive_v against_o severus_n mortal_a hatred_n because_o if_o they_o disarm_v their_o person_n of_o armour_n they_o do_v arm_v their_o heart_n with_o malice_n and_o as_o severus_n be_v proud_a with_o his_o empire_n and_o the_o consul_n and_o senator_n wise_a and_o advise_v neither_o do_v he_o perceive_v they_o to_o be_v offend_v either_o do_v they_o discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v gréeve_v or_o despite_v for_o that_o if_o they_o have_v patience_n to_o suffer_v the_o injury_n they_o want_v not_o wisdom_n to_o dissemble_v the_o same_o as_o severus_n be_v subtle_a and_o skilful_a he_o do_v two_o thing_n before_o he_o enter_v rome_n wherewith_o he_o great_o wanthe_n favour_n of_o the_o common_a people_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v that_o he_o public_o change_v his_o over_o name_n which_o be_v to_o wit_n that_o as_o he_o afore_o time_n be_v name_v septimius_n severus_n after_o he_o be_v name_v severus_n pertinax_n &_o this_o he_o do_v to_o the_o end_n all_o man_n shall_v perceive_v the_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o good_a emperor_n pertinax_n he_o will_v likewise_o follow_v the_o step_n of_o his_o good_a life_n and_o profit_n himself_o by_o his_o good_a doctrine_n for_o pertinax_n be_v not_o only_o love_v as_o a_o man_n but_o also_o adore_v as_o a_o god_n and_o the_o second_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v be_v to_o command_v all_o the_o band_n of_o pretorian_n which_o be_v the_o man_n at_o arm_n which_o guard_v rome_n that_o leave_v all_o armour_n they_o shall_v come_v &_o do_v he_o reverence_v which_o be_v the_o man_n that_o have_v slay_v emperor_n pertinax_n not_o for_o his_o own_o deserve_n but_o for_o that_o he_o consent_v not_o to_o their_o wickedness_n severus_n secret_o have_v agree_v with_o his_o army_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v regard_n to_o compass_v they_o round_o in_o such_o wise_a that_o find_v they_o unarm_v they_o shall_v stop_v all_o mean_n to_o recover_v the_o same_o for_o their_o defence_n either_o place_n of_o safety_n to_o fly_v unto_o and_o now_o when_o they_o stand_v all_o unarmed_a &_o compass_v severus_n command_v a_o general_a silence_n throughout_o his_o armieê_n and_o direct_v his_o word_n unto_o those_o homicide_n or_o mansiear_n speak_v after_o this_o manner_n chap._n four_o ¶_o how_o he_o revenge_v the_o death_n of_o the_o good_a emperor_n pertinax_n although_o all_o human_a thing_n be_v subject_a unto_o vanity_n &_o mutability_n yet_o this_o preeminence_n have_v the_o god_n above_o man_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v subject_a to_o change_v and_o variableness_n they_o remain_v immutable_a &_o all_o thing_n perish_v &_o finish_v they_o for_o ever_o do_v continue_v because_o 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but_o that_o which_o be_v more_o odious_a upon_o wager_n will_v kill_v a_o whole_a kindred_n until_o they_o leave_v no_o person_n in_o who_o any_o remembrance_n may_v remain_v many_o noble_a person_n be_v determine_v to_o have_v slay_v bassianus_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o empire_n which_o they_o leave_v not_o undo_v for_o his_o deserve_n either_o for_o want_v of_o will_n but_o for_o doubt_v that_o after_o his_o death_n many_o shall_v rise_v with_o the_o empire_n for_o present_o they_o think_v it_o less_o evil_a to_o suffer_v one_o then_o to_o resist_v many_o now_o when_o bassianus_n see_v himself_o rich_a in_o treasure_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o obey_v of_o the_o pretorian_n he_o determine_v to_o mount_v aloft_o upon_o the_o high_a capitol_n and_o there_o to_o speak_v unto_o the_o senate_n partly_o to_o give_v account_n of_o that_o which_o be_v do_v and_o partly_o to_o give_v they_o to_o understand_v what_o he_o will_v do_v be_v place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o set_v in_o the_o imperial_a chair_n and_o every_o man_n use_v silence_n he_o say_v after_o this_o manner_n chap._n vi_o ¶_o of_o a_o certain_a speech_n use_v of_o bassianus_n unto_o the_o senate_n excuse_v himself_o of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n geta._n although_o in_o age_n i_o be_o but_o young_a and_o in_o my_o attempt_n repute_v as_o rash_a yet_o i_o cease_v not_o to_o confess_v that_o i_o be_o in_o great_a hatred_n with_o the_o people_n and_o that_o my_o death_n shall_v as_o much_o content_v they_o as_o now_o my_o life_n be_v displeasant_a unto_o they_o and_o as_o prince_n be_v in_o the_o view_n of_o all_o person_n so_o be_v all_o their_o work_n judge_v of_o all_o man_n and_o from_o thence_o it_o proceed_v that_o their_o just_a attempt_n be_v praise_v of_o many_o but_o their_o error_n condemn_v of_o all_o they_o that_o presume_v to_o judge_v the_o work_v of_o prince_n be_v not_o always_o so_o just_a that_o they_o judge_v continual_o conformable_a unto_o justice_n 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