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judgement_n and_o after_o he_o go_v the_o ambassador_n of_o numantia_n while_o the_o matter_n be_v debate_v at_o rome_n emilius_n be_v weary_a to_o stand_v still_o idle_a in_o spain_n and_o therefore_o pick_v a_o quarrel_n against_o the_o vacceane_n invade_v their_o country_n he_o lay_v siege_n to_o pallantia_n that_o have_v commit_v no_o fault_n and_o send_v his_o son_n in_o law_n brutus_n into_o other_o part_n of_o spain_n wherefore_o the_o senate_n send_v two_o ambassador_n unto_o he_o meruail_v that_o he_o will_v seek_v new_a occasion_n of_o war_n see_v the_o loss_n have_v be_v so_o great_a of_o late_a he_o show_v reason_n y_o e_o all_o spain_n will_v have_v the_o roman_n in_o contempt_n if_o the_o war_n shall_v be_v leave_v now_o and_o that_o the_o numantine_n will_v thereby_o wax_v so_o strong_a that_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a hereafter_o for_o the_o roman_n to_o bridle_n or_o annoy_v they_o and_o so_o send_v away_o the_o ambassador_n without_o conclusion_n man_n flaccus_n one_o 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that_o sleep_v upon_o a_o couch_n of_o straw_n he_o forbid_v the_o soldier_n in_o the_o way_n to_o ride_v upon_o the_o beast_n of_o carriage_n say_v there_o be_v no_o great_a hope_n of_o his_o travail_n who_o can_v not_o walk_v a_o foot_n he_o reprove_v they_o that_o have_v servant_n to_o rub_v they_o in_o the_o bath_n say_v that_o mule_n without_o hand_n have_v need_n of_o some_o to_o claw_n they_o he_o by_o this_o mean_n bring_v the_o army_n again_o to_o temperance_n and_o obedience_n and_o accustom_v they_o to_o reverence_n and_o fear_n and_o be_v hard_a to_o entreat_v except_o it_o be_v in_o matter_n just_a and_o honest_a he_o use_v to_o say_v that_o gentle_a captain_n be_v profitable_a to_o their_o enemy_n and_o hard_a captain_n be_v profitable_a to_o themselves_o when_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o to_o good_a order_n yet_o dare_v he_o not_o venture_v in_o any_o assay_v till_o he_o have_v train_v they_o further_a wherefore_o he_o make_v everye_o day_n new_a camp_n one_o after_o a_o other_o to_o keep_v they_o occupy_v and_o cast_v great_a ditch_n and_o fill_v they_o again_o build_v high_a wall_n and_o pull_v they_o down_o again_o and_o he_o in_o person_n be_v there_o from_o morning_n till_o night_n to_o encourage_v the_o labourer_n in_o his_o way_n he_o march_v evermore_o in_o a_o square_a battle_n and_o will_v suffer_v none_o to_o go_v out_o of_o their_o place_n he_o ride_v about_o the_o army_n some_o time_n before_o some_o time_n behind_o and_o make_v the_o sick_a soldier_n to_o ride_v in_o steed_n of_o the_o horseman_n the_o mule_n that_o be_v overload_v he_o cause_v to_o be_v lyght_v and_o divide_v the_o burden_n among_o the_o footman_n when_o he_o camp_v in_o summer_n he_o will_v have_v the_o horse_n that_o have_v be_v abroad_o by_o day_n to_o rest_v at_o night_n and_o have_v other_o go_v in_o their_o place_n every_o thing_n be_v appoint_v to_o everye_o man_n who_o to_o appoint_v the_o place_n who_o to_o dig_v the_o trench_n who_o to_o build_v the_o wall_n 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