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flyghe_a lose_v the_o most_o partâ—_n of_o his_o man_n and_o the_o city_n itself_o be_v with_o much_o a_o do_v hardly_o save_v from_o take_v for_o when_o the_o soldier_n retire_v full_a flight_n towards_o the_o town_n the_o townsman_n for_o doubt_n jest_n their_o enemy_n shall_v enter_v in_o among_o the_o soldier_n fearful_o close_v uppe_o their_o gate_n by_o mean_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o great_a slaughter_n make_v of_o theym_n even_o hard_a under_o the_o wall_n and_o the_o captain_n conon_n himself_o be_v drive_v to_o so_o narrow_a a_o erigent_fw-la that_o he_o have_v none_o other_o way_n to_o save_v his_o life_n but_o to_o be_v draw_v uppe_o the_o wall_n by_o a_o line_n the_o goth_n rere_v uppe_o scal_v ladder_n endeavour_v
to_o be_v carry_v that_o way_n while_o ravenna_n be_v thus_o straight_o besyege_v there_o come_v ambassador_n out_o of_o france_n to_o uitigis_fw-la offer_v that_o the_o frencheman_n vitigis_fw-la shall_v come_v into_o italy_n and_o raise_v the_o siege_n and_o doubtless_o to_o slay_v belisarius_n with_o all_o his_o army_n if_o so_o be_v it_o that_o the_o goth_n will_v be_v content_a to_o admit_v they_o as_o copartener_n of_o their_o empire_n this_o stout_a brag_n make_v by_o the_o french_a ambassadur_n do_v set_v the_o hearer_n heart_n in_o a_o pride_n for_o they_o promi_fw-la sed_fw-la to_o bring_v fyve_o bundred_n thousand_o man_n of_o war_n who_o come_v if_o he_o be_v in_o his_o right_n wytte_n belisarius_n will_v never_o abide_v for_o if_o he_o do_v they_o threaten_v to_o sâ—etch_v he_o and_o all_o his_o company_n with_o their_o holberde_n these_o high_a word_n do_v part_o puff_n up_o uitigis_fw-la &_o his_o goth_n w_n to_o pride_n &_o partly_o make_v they_o afraid_a for_o if_o the_o frenchman_n come_v into_o italy_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v that_o they_o shall_v get_v the_o upper_a hand_n but_o it_o be_v a_o difficulte_n matter_n to_o be_v beleve_v that_o they_o will_v keep_v touch_n and_o play_v the_o good_a fellow_n in_o part_v of_o the_o empire_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o frenchman_n shall_v come_v they_o mistrust_v lest_o they_o will_v be_v as_o much_o to_o their_o confusion_n as_o to_o the_o vitigis_fw-la confusion_n of_o their_o enemy_n this_o doubt_n of_o they_o belisarius_n help_v to_o increase_v for_o he_o be_v a_o sage_a captain_n and_o politic_a in_o all_o affair_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o know_v of_o the_o come_v of_o the_o french_a ambassador_n send_v his_o commyssioner_n also_o to_o ravenna_n both_o to_o offer_v the_o goth_n peace_n and_o atonement_n with_o the_o emperor_n and_o also_o to_o withdraw_v theym_a from_o society_n with_o the_o frencheman_n by_o putting_a they_o in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o former_a unfaythefull_a 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but_o belisarius_n perceive_v that_o more_o advantage_n be_v to_o be_v get_v otherwise_o wilnot_v subscribe_v unto_o they_o by_o mean_n whereof_o rise_v a_o suspicion_n that_o belisarius_n will_v make_v himself_o emperor_n the_o which_o the_o goth_n be_v glad_a of_o to_o further_a the_o same_o proffer_v their_o fubmission_n and_o obedience_n unto_o he_o and_o he_o accept_v it_o promise_v to_o take_v his_o oath_n at_o ravenna_n for_o performance_n of_o their_o demand_n whereupon_o be_n be_v receive_v royal_o in_o to_o the_o town_n &_o dismisseâ—h_v the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o gothish_a soldier_n â–ª_o through_o who_o departure_n have_v make_v himself_o strong_a he_o utter_o refuse_v to_o usurp_v as_o long_o as_o thempe_a â—our_n justinian_n live_v the_o goth_n in_o pavia_n create_v a_o new_a king_n who_o make_v proffer_n of_o submission_n upon_o like_a condition_n the_o which_o 〈◊〉_d utter_o 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prisoner_n to_o constantinople_n with_o diverse_a of_o his_o noble_a man_n and_o all_o his_o threasure_n about_o this_o time_n many_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o goth_n belisarius_n that_o inhabit_v the_o alps_n send_v word_n to_o belisarius_n that_o they_o will_v yield_v theymselue_n unto_o he_o there_o be_v upon_o the_o alps_n many_o castle_n the_o which_o in_o old_a time_n be_v keep_v by_o the_o goth_n place_v there_o to_o dwell_v for_o thaâ—pes_n do_v dissever_v italy_n from_o france_n rise_v of_o a_o wonderful_a height_n very_o hard_o to_o clymb_v unto_o or_o to_o pass_v over_o the_o which_o passage_n it_o be_v expedient_a to_o be_v well_o keep_v and_o therefore_o theodorich_n king_n of_o the_o goth_n do_v both_o place_n a_o puissant_a company_n of_o his_o country_n man_n with_o their_o wyve_n and_o child_n in_o those_o waste_a ground_n and_o also_o build_v they_o casteles_a &_o hold_v sisigis_fw-la one_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o gotishe_a nobility_n who_o have_v certain_a castle_n in_o thalpe_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o that_o of_o his_o frewyll_n receyve_v the_o soldier_n send_v into_o those_o coast_n by_o belisarius_n persuade_v other_o castle_n to_o do_v the_o like_a the_o same_o time_n uraias_n be_v in_o lombary_n muster_a of_o soldier_n to_o carry_v with_o he_o to_o ravenna_n he_o have_v already_o raise_v a_o army_n of_o four_o thousand_o man_n of_o the_o which_o the_o most_o part_n be_v inhabiter_n of_o thalpe_n who_o hear_n that_o sisigis_fw-la be_v revolt_v to_o their_o enemy_n &_o that_o the_o castle_n wherein_o they_o have_v their_o wyve_n &_o child_n be_v assail_v they_o compel_v uraias_n first_o &_o forme_v to_o lead_v they_o thither_o whereupon_o he_o take_v his_o journey_n w_o t_o all_o the_o power_n that_o he_o have_v raise_v into_o thalpe_n and_o there_o besiege_v sisigis_fw-la and_o the_o soldier_n of_o belisarius_n when_o news_n of_o this_o gere_n come_v to_o john_n uitalian_n and_o martin_n who_o the_o same_o time_n have_v their_o camp_n in_o lumbardye_o they_o also_o without_o further_a tarriance_n march_v towards_o 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totilas_n the_o valiant_a demeanour_n of_o sisifride_n the_o 〈◊〉_d murder_v of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o manliness_n of_o his_o soldier_n most_o noble_a and_o puyssant_a emperor_n themperour_n your_o majesty_n have_v send_v i_o into_o italy_n slender_o furnysh_v of_o man_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 departure_n beseech_v your_o highness_n to_o have_v redress_v the_o matter_n in_o the_o which_o 〈◊〉_d albeit_o i_o can_v not_o prevail_v yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o your_o commandment_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 fresh_a water_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 〈◊〉_d languish_v in_o diverse_a battle_n 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he_o come_v again_o wythoute_n spede_v of_o his_o purpose_n be_v in_o such_o a_o agony_n that_o they_o wist_v not_o what_o to_o do_v nor_o which_o way_n to_o turn_v they_o for_o on_o the_o oneside_n they_o be_v afflict_v with_o it_o intolerable_a famine_n and_o on_o thotherside_n stand_v before_o their_o eye_n the_o outrageous_a cruelty_n of_o totilas_n &_o of_o the_o goth_n who_o most_o cruel_a hand_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v fall_v into_o they_o ful_o determine_v to_o starve_v themselves_o for_o hun_z she_o by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n suffer_v and_o abide_v such_o thing_n as_o it_o be_v a_o misery_n even_o to_o rehearse_v they_o the._n xi_o chapter_n â–ª_o ¶_o john_n vitalian_n come_v with_o a_o new_a power_n from_o the_o emperor_n whereupon_o advice_n be_v take_v for_o the_o succour_v of_o rome_n according_a to_o the_o which_o belisarius_n go_v to_o portua_n by_o water_n commaundinge_a john_n to_o mete_v he_o there_o by_o land_n but_o he_o through_o the_o 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e_o erulians_n &_o other_o barbarous_a nation_n inhabit_v about_o the_o river_n of_o danow_n of_o the_o which_o some_o be_v already_o come_v room_n into_o thrace_n when_o tharmy_n be_v as_o semble_v to_o dirrhachium_n &_o that_o consulta_fw-la tion_n be_v have_v as_o concern_v the_o war_n it_o be_v agree_v by_o one_o consent_n first_o of_o all_o to_o rescow_n the_o roman_v but_o how_o that_o may_v be_v do_v there_o be_v diversity_n of_o opinion_n john_n persuade_v to_o march_v w_z t_z all_z y_z t_z whole_a power_n together_o through_o ca_o labre_fw-mi &_o appulia_fw-la &_o so_o to_o go_v to_o rome_n for_o if_o they_o go_v all_o in_o one_o company_n they_o may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a to_o get_v the_o upper_a hand_n whereas_o if_o army_n shall_v be_v divide_v and_o some_o shall_v go_v by_o sea_n and_o some_o by_o land_n none_o of_o both_o part_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o match_v the_o enemy_n belisarius_n say_v he_o can_v well_o allow_v the_o same_o opinion_n if_o the_o people_n of_o 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the_o ryver_n tiber_n be_v narrow_a &_o there_o he_o lay_v over_o long_a beam_n from_o thonesid_n to_o other_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o brydge_v at_o each_o end_n whereof_o he_o build_v a_o tower_n of_o timber_n &_o draw_v a_o long_a iron_n chain_n by_o the_o brydges_n side_n at_o the_o end_n whereof_o he_o make_v two_o bastiles_a the_o which_o &_o thâ—_n aforesaid_a tower_n he_o man_v with_o soul_n dyer_n to_z defend_v the_o bridge_n in_o y_fw-fr e_o mean_v rome_n while_o be_v belisarius_n come_v to_o the_o ro_n main_n haven_n and_o have_v set_v his_o man_n a_o land_n tarry_v for_o john_n &_o army_n that_o be_v with_o he_o the_o roman_n know_v of_o his_o come_n endure_v all_o their_o extremitye_n with_o better_a courage_n upon_o hope_n of_o
rescowe_n john_n of_o ter_z the_o departure_n of_o belisarius_n have_v cut_v over_o the_o narowe_n sea_n have_v invade_v the_o goth_n look_v for_o nothing_o less_o and_o have_v put_v theym_a to_o goth_n flyghte_n with_o great_a slaughter_n pursew_v they_o &_o at_o the_o first_o assault_v win_v brunduse_n then_o have_v reconcile_v the_o people_n of_o calabre_n &_o bring_v they_o again_o to_o favour_n themperour_n which_o to_o many_o fair_a promise_n make_v unto_o they_o he_o depart_v from_o brunduse_n &_o after_o v._o remove_n come_v to_o canusium_n the_o which_o town_n he_o also_o bring_v in_o subjection_n not_o far_o from_o canusium_n be_v y_o â—_o vilage_n of_o cannae_n cannaâ—_n where_o the_o notable_a battle_n be_v foughte_v between_o hannibal_n and_o the_o roman_n in_o this_o place_n one_o tullian_n â—he_v son_n of_o uenant_n a_o man_n of_o great_a name_n &_o authority_n among_o y_fw-mi e_fw-it lucan_n come_n to_o john_n declare_v to_o he_o that_o the_o lucanes_n &_o brutian_n have_v take_v part_n w_o t_o his_o enemy_n not_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n but_o compel_v by_o the_o displeasure_n do_v to_o theym_n by_o the_o imperialle_n wherefore_o if_o the_o emperor_n will_v entreat_v they_o friendly_a &_o gentle_o the_o peo_fw-la ple_fw-fr wood_n willing_o return_v under_o his_o o_o bedience_n john_n load_v he_o with_o commendation_n &_o thanks_n promise_v he_o great_a reward_n &_o afterward_o use_v his_o help_n to_o his_o great_a commodity_n &_o furtherance_n at_o such_o time_n as_o totilas_n hard_o of_o johns_n approach_n he_o send_v a_o crew_n of_o his_o horseman_n to_o capua_n command_v they_o to_o keep_v themselves_o close_o within_o the_o wall_n and_o to_o make_v no_o show_n at_o all_o to_o their_o enemy_n untyll_o they_o be_v pass_v and_o then_o to_o follow_v the_o tail_n of_o their_o host_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v afterward_o he_o will_v they_o to_o caâ—_n y_fw-fr â—_o care_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d this_o thing_n so_o great_o trouble_v john_n that_o for_o 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two_o companion_n only_o escape_v by_o â—yghte_n the_o rest_n be_v either_o slay_v or_o take_v prisoner_n some_o there_o be_v that_o take_n themselves_o to_o flyghte_n at_o the_o first_o begin_v escape_v to_o belisarius_n &_o carry_v he_o tydynge_n of_o that_o great_a slaughter_n when_o belisarius_n have_v lose_v his_o horseman_n misstru_v that_o his_o enemy_n will_v come_v against_o he_o he_o take_v shyp_v in_o haste_n &_o great_o dismay_v with_o sorrow_n abandon_v himself_o to_o the_o wind_n arrive_v the_o same_o day_n at_o messava_n in_o sicill_n the_o which_o be_v from_o croton_n about_o fourscore_o mile_n totilas_n have_v dyspatch_v ruscian_n these_o matter_n &_o thereby_o dispose_v y_o â—_o power_n of_o his_o enemy_n determine_v to_o besiege_v y_z e_o town_n of_o ruscian_n for_o in_o that_o town_n be_v three_o hundred_o horseman_n place_v there_o by_o john_n &_o a_o hundred_o foteman_n send_v late_o thither_o by_o belisarius_n more_o over_o there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o italian_n both_o horseman_n &_o foteman_n which_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v besiege_v it_o be_v none_o other_o like_o but_o y_o â—_o they_o shall_v want_v victual_n ere_o it_o be_v long_o in_o hope_v where_o of_o totilas_n besiege_v the_o town_n the._n iii._n chapter_n ¶_o conon_n captain_n of_o rome_n be_v slay_v of_o his_o own_o soldier_n fortune_n afflict_v the_o imperials_n totilas_n receave_v ruscie_a &_o put_v colaser_n captay_v ne_o thereof_o to_o death_n antonia_n the_o wife_n of_o belisarius_n entreat_v the_o emporour_n that_o her_o husband_n be_v call_v home_o out_o of_o italy_n about_o this_o time_n the_o soldier_n that_o ownsouldâ—_n belisarius_n leave_v at_o rome_n slay_v their_o captain_n conon_n in_o a_o rage_n because_o that_o by_o encroach_a the_o corn_n prive_o into_o his_o hand_n he_o daily_o raise_v the_o price_n of_o the_o market_n upon_o the_o which_o fact_n they_o send_v their_o messenger_n to_o you_o â—_o emperor_n for_o pardon_v of_o their_o trespass_n assertein_v he_o that_o onlesse_a he_o will_v grant_v it_o &_o moreover_o pay_v they_o their_o wage_n that_o be_v behind_o they_o will_v deliver_v rome_n unto_o totilas_n for_o fear_v whereof_o the_o emperor_n grant_v they_o their_o whole_a request_n they_o that_o be_v besiege_v at_o y_fw-es â—_o town_n ruscian_a be_v dystress_v with_o scarcetieof_o corn_n â—l_o to_o communication_n with_o totilas_n &_o take_v a_o truce_n for_o a_o few_o day_n promise_v to_o yield_v up_o the_o town_n onlesse_a they_o be_v rescow_v in_o y_z e_z â–ª_o mean_v tyme._n hereupon_o be_v preparation_n make_v by_o john_n to_o rescowe_n they_o &_o by_o totilas_n to_o prohibit_v he_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n belisarius_n be_v come_v out_o of_o sicill_n unto_o hydrunt_n &_o have_v receive_v ualâ—rian_a with_o the_o soldier_n send_v from_o the_o emperor_n by_o mean_n where_o of_o he_o have_v a_o sufficient_a power_n neither_o want_v he_o ship_n to_o convey_v they_o into_o the_o rescowe_n of_o his_o complice_n 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of_o the_o danger_n that_o after_o they_o have_v hover_v a_o while_n their_o abouts_o make_a pretence_n to_o arrive_v at_o length_n despair_v to_o do_v that_o they_o come_v for_o they_o turn_v their_o shyppe_n &_o go_v their_o way_n afterward_o as_o they_o be_v consult_v what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o they_o that_o be_v besyege_v it_o be_v determine_v tâ—t_a john_n &_o ualerian_n with_o y_fw-fr â—_o horseman_n &_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n shall_v go_v into_o the_o country_n of_o picene_a &_o there_o keep_v as_o great_a a_o stir_n as_o they_o can_v to_o the_o intent_n that_o totilas_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o break_v up_o his_o siege_n to_o succour_v his_o own_o and_o that_o belisarius_n shall_v with_o his_o navye_n sail_v unto_o rome_n to_o appease_v the_o mutime_n among_o the_o soldier_n that_o we_o speak_v of_o before_o &_o to_o carry_v corn_n thither_o to_o victual_v the_o town_n according_a to_o this_o determination_n john_n go_v by_o &_o by_o through_o appulia_n and_o the_o country_n of_o the_o marses_n to_o the_o picentes_n by_o land_n ualerian_n choose_v rather_o to_o go_v by_o water_n and_o so_o have_v embark_v his_o soldier_n he_o arrive_v at_o aucona_n &_o join_v himself_o with_o john_n yet_o not_o withstand_v for_o all_o this_o totilas_n dyssolue_v not_o his_o siege_n but_o send_v two_o thousand_o horseman_n among_o the_o picentes_n to_o defend_v y_z e_o town_n against_o john_n and_o ualerian_n he_o himself_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o army_n continue_v his_o siege_n about_o ruscian_n the_o besyeged_a when_o victual_n utter_o fail_v they_o &_o that_o there_o remain_v no_o hope_n of_o restowe_v send_v one_o deofer_n a_o italian_a and_o godilas_n a_o thracian_a to_o totilas_n desyre_a pardon_n and_o safety_n of_o their_o life_n these_o man_n contrary_a to_o their_o expectation_n find_v totilas_n gentle_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v entreat_v for_o he_o impute_v y_o e_o breach_n of_o the_o truce_n to_o no_o man_n but_o one_o with_o the_o punishment_n of_o who_o he_o say_v he_o will_v be_v satisfy_v &_o be_v content_v to_o pardon_v all_o the_o residue_n if_o they_o will_v serve_v he_o they_o shall_v keep_v still_o all_o that_o ever_o they_o have_v and_o if_o they_o have_v rather_o go_v some_o where_o else_o they_o shall_v depart_v every_o man_n with_o one_o garment_n by_o this_o mean_n he_o receyve_v the_o town_n and_o after_o promise_n that_o he_o have_v cause_v colaser_n captain_n of_o the_o garryson_n to_o be_v whip_v &_o mangle_a who_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o the_o town_n be_v not_o yield_v accord_v to_o covenant_n he_o command_v he_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n with_o the_o rest_n he_o keep_v touch_v accord_v to_o his_o promise_n a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o man_n of_o war_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o save_v that_o they_o have_v abide_v still_o with_o totilas_fw-la othersome_a leave_v their_o horse_n harness_n &_o all_o that_o they_o have_v besides_o go_v luyth_v one_o garment_n unto_o croton_n the_o good_n of_o the_o townsman_n totilas_n give_v for_o a_o prey_n to_o his_o soldier_n command_v constanginopl_n their_o body_n to_o go_v at_o lybertye_n about_o this_o time_n antonia_n the_o wife_n of_o belisarius_n go_v to_o constantinople_n to_o sue_v to_o theodora_n the_o empress_n to_o entreat_v that_o her_o husband_n may_v be_v call_v home_o out_o of_o italy_n but_o when_o she_o find_v that_o theodora_n be_v decease_v a_o little_a before_o she_o go_v to_o themperour_n herself_o and_o with_o much_o suit_n earnest_o entreat_v he_o that_o her_o husband_n may_v be_v call_v out_o of_o italye_n the_o which_o request_n she_o easy_o obtain_v so_o much_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o emperor_n stand_v in_o great_a fear_n of_o war_n in_o parthia_n thus_o belisarius_n italye_n be_v call_v out_o of_o italy_n return_v into_o grece_n almost_o fyve_o year_n after_o he_o come_v thither_o last_o not_o have_v have_v altogether_o so_o good_a fortune_n in_o this_o his_o latter_a 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