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collector_n of_o his_o tribute_n do_v sell_v their_o lie_n velond_n in_o their_o country_n and_o cast_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n out_o of_o house_n and_o home_n by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o return_v thither_o to_o defend_v their_o own_o when_o totilas_n hear_v of_o this_o sudden_a departure_n of_o the_o illirians_n he_o send_v out_o a_o army_n of_o goth_n in_o hope_n to_o have_v take_v vitales_fw-la and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o company_n tardy_a but_o they_o prevent_v he_o have_v recover_v unto_o ravenna_n belisarius_n know_v that_o they_o which_o be_v besiege_v at_o auximum_n be_v sore_o oppress_v send_v to_o their_o aid_n a_o thousand_o horseman_n over_o who_o he_o make_v three_o captain_n teremunt_fw-la ricilas_n and_o sabinian_n whee_fw-mi entering_z into_o the_o town_n priut_o by_o night_n the_o next_o duye_n follow_v make_v a_o skyrmyshe_n with_o the_o goth_n by_o who_o ricil_n one_o of_o the_o captain_n be_v slay_v the_o rest_n within_o a_o fowe_a day_n 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the_o traitorous_a murder_n of_o cyprian_n and_o the_o manliness_n of_o his_o soldier_n most_o noble_a and_o puyssant_a emperor_n your_o majesty_n have_v send_v i_o into_o italy_n slender_o furnysh_v of_o man_n themperour_n belisarius_n letter_n to_o themperour_n horse_n and_o money_n the_o which_o thing_n i_o declare_v unto_o you_o before_o my_o 〈◊〉_d besuch_v your_o highness_n to_o have_v redress_v the_o matter_n in_o the_o which_o suit_n albeit_o i_o can_v not_o prenafle_v yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o your_o edmaundement_n whereby_o i_o be_v constrain_v to_o come_v forth_o with_o a_o few_o thracian_n and_o illirians_n the_o same_o be_v freshwater_n soldier_n and_o altogether_o unskilful_a of_o the_o war_n not_o know_v so_o much_o as_o how_o to_o hold_v their_o weapon_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o as_o for_o the_o old_a soldier_n that_o i_o find_v in_o italy_n by_o reason_n they_o have_v be_v vanquish_v in_o diverese_n battle_n before_o by_o the_o goth_n they_o be_v so_o afraid_a of_o they_o that_o they_o dare_v scarce_o once_o look_v upon_o they_o bespde_v this_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v be_v long_a time_n defraud_v of_o their_o wage_n they_o at_o not_o able_a to_o furnyshe_v themselves_o again_o with_o horse_n and_o armour_n lose_v and_o break_v in_o the_o former_a war_n neither_o will_v they_o consent_v to_o go_v forth_o with_o they_o and_o yet_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n there_o be_v not_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o they_o that_o they_o can_v encounter_v against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o enemy_n without_o their_o own_o manyfeste_a peril_n and_o danger_n for_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o that_o be_v wont_a to_o fyghte_n under_o your_o highness_n banner_n in_o italy_n provoke_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a dyspleasure_n have_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n revolt_v to_o your_o enemy_n furthermore_o you_o may_v not_o accontpte_v hereafter_o that_o you_o be_v like_a to_o have_v any_o revenue_n here_o towards_o the_o 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