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frame_v himself_o to_o yield_v unto_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o he_o otherwhiles_o will_v say_v that_o procopius_n be_v enemy_n indeed_o but_o only_o to_o himself_o and_o his_o brother_n whereas_o the_o alemans_n be_v to_o the_o whole_a roman_a world_n and_o empire_n and_o so_o determine_v not_o to_o stir_v any_o whither_o for_o the_o time_n without_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o gaul_n be_v go_v forward_o already_o as_o far_o as_o to_o rheims_n yet_o have_v a_o careful_a regard_n of_o africa_n lest_o the_o enemy_n shall_v sudden_o break_v into_o it_o he_o take_v order_n that_o vulterius_fw-la afterward_o consul_n than_o notary_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o defence_n thereof_o as_o also_o masaurio_n one_o of_o the_o domestici_fw-la protectores_fw-la upon_o this_o consideration_n that_o be_v bring_v up_o there_o in_o time_n pass_v under_o his_o father_n cretio_n a_o captain_n come_v he_o know_v all_o the_o suspect_a and_o dangerous_a place_n and_o with_o these_o he_o join_v gaudentius_n a_o scutarius_fw-la who_o he_o know_v of_o old_a to_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a unto_o he_o now_o for_o that_o there_o be_v most_o woeful_a tempest_n and_o storm_n up_o in_o both_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n at_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o time_n we_o will_v digest_v every_o thing_n in_o due_a place_n first_o report_v what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o east_n and_o then_o relate_v the_o barbarian_a war_n in_o the_o west_n for_o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o these_o occurrence_n fall_v out_o in_o the_o same_o month_n both_o in_o the_o west_n and_o also_o in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o world_n lest_o while_o we_o make_v haste_n by_o leap_n to_o return_v other_o while_n out_o of_o one_o place_n to_o another_o we_o shall_v in_o a_o confusion_n of_o all_o enwrap_v the_o order_n and_o course_n of_o the_o story_n with_o very_o foul_a obscurity_n chap._n vii_o what_o this_o procopius_n be_v and_o by_o what_o
and_o shame_n but_o bring_v with_o it_o both_o end_n of_o life_n and_o pain_n together_o but_o when_o wicked_a and_o impious_a purpose_n have_v right_a and_o law_n for_o their_o pretence_n and_o the_o judge_n sit_v they_o down_o with_o a_o false_a colour_n and_o set_v upon_o they_o either_o of_o a_o catonian_a or_o like_a cassian_n sentence_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v be_v do_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o a_o great_a ruler_n or_o magistrate_n puff_v up_o with_o pride_n and_o to_o satisfy_v his_o pleasure_n matter_n of_o great_a importance_n even_o of_o life_n and_o death_n be_v weigh_v and_o consider_v according_o there_o must_v the_o issue_n need_v fall_v out_o to_o capital_a mischief_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n for_o as_o any_o one_o in_o those_o day_n be_v in_o any_o respect_n powerful_a or_o towards_o the_o court_n and_o burn_v in_o greedy_a desire_n to_o seize_v upon_o other_o man_n good_n although_o he_o be_v open_o know_v to_o accuse_v a_o innocent_a person_n yet_o 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