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the_o first_o chapter_n ¶_o there_o rise_v occasion_n of_o gâ—udge_n between_o the_o goth_n and_o the_o imperialls_n which_o grow_v to_o altercation_n so_o that_o in_o the_o end_n the_o truce_n be_v break_v datius_n bishop_n of_o milan_n enform_v belisarius_n of_o the_o good_a will_n of_o the_o millainer_n towards_o the_o emperor_n and_o be_v remise_v with_o great_a thanks_n belisarius_n be_v put_v in_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n by_o one_o of_o his_o peâ—captaines_n who_o he_o will_v have_v punish_v for_o his_o misbehaviour_n the_o goth_n go_v about_o to_o steal_v the_o city_n and_o to_o win_v it_o by_o treason_n be_v twice_o detect_v while_o thing_n stand_v thus_o at_o a_o stay_n and_o that_o the_o war_n cease_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o truce_n that_o be_v take_v belisarius_n yet_o nevertheless_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n kepinge_v rome_n and_o the_o goth_n their_o camp_n and_o bastiles_a sudden_o there_o fortune_v complaint_n and_o altercation_n for_o break_v of_o the_o truce_n 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within_o the_o wall_a town_n and_o deâ—ended_v they_o they_o determine_v not_o to_o sit_v altogether_o about_o auximum_n only_o but_o to_o make_v war_n against_o other_o city_n also_o hereupon_o totilas_n go_v firmum_n with_o a_o army_n and_o besiege_a asculum_n and_o firmum_n among_o the_o picentes_n belisarius_n be_v not_o able_a to_o 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o be_v besiege_v that_o call_v upon_o he_o daily_o for_o help_n for_o he_o have_v not_o sâ—_n great_a a_o power_n that_o he_o dare_v venture_v abronde_v against_o y_fw-es e_fw-es goth_n be_v in_o great_a perpleritie_n and_o take_v it_o very_o grevous_o that_o his_o name_n shall_v be_v so_o dishonour_v at_o the_o length_n he_o send_v john_n uitalian_n to_o themperour_n to_o inform_v he_o of_o the_o state_n of_o italy_n by_o who_o he_o address_v his_o letter_n also_o the_o tenor_n whereof_o contain_v this_o in_o effect_n the._n ix_o chahter_n ¶_o the_o copy_n of_o belisarius_n letter_n to_o themperour_n the_o good_a success_n of_o 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 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 beside_o this_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v be_v long_o â—ime_v defraud_v of_o their_o wage_n they_o be_v 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 〈◊〉_d furthermore_o you_o may_v not_o account_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 payment_n of_o your_o soldier_n consider_v that_o the_o enemy_n have_v recover_v y_o â—_o great_a part_n of_o italy_n &_o that_o which_o remain_v be_v so_o empoverish_v and_o afflict_v by_o y_fw-es â—_o war_n that_o it_o be_v not_o by_o any_o mean_v able_a to_o yield_v you_o tribute_n wherefore_o if_o the_o presence_n of_o belisarius_n be_v sufficient_a to_o recover_v italy_n you_o have_v do_v much_o as_n may_v be_v do_v in_o that_o behalf_n for_o i_o be_o here_o in_o italy_n but_o if_o you_o purpose_v to_o overcome_v your_o enemy_n in_o deed_n your_o majesty_n must_v make_v other_o provision_n for_o a_o captain_n be_v he_o never_o so_o valiant_a politic_a and_o fortunate_a be_v able_a to_o do_v nothing_o if_o he_o have_v not_o wherwyth_o to_o accomplyshe_a his_o device_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o you_o send_v i_o
hither_o a_o army_n of_o my_o own_o practise_a soldier_n together_o with_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o the_o hun_n and_o other_o barbarous_a people_n moreover_o you_o must_v of_o necessity_n provyde_v that_o we_o may_v have_v always_o store_n of_o monyâ—_n for_o without_o that_o there_o be_v no_o good_a to_o be_v do_v in_o war_n thus_o much_o do_v belisarius_n write_v to_o themperoure_n at_o that_o tyme._n john_n go_v to_o justinian_n with_o these_o instruction_n and_o have_v tarry_v there_o a_o certain_a time_n have_v a_o very_a slow_a &_o can_v suit_v for_o he_o can_v bring_v nothing_o to_o effect_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n forasmuch_o 〈◊〉_d as_o no_o man_n rescow_v asculum_n &_o 〈◊〉_d y_o â—_o be_v besiege_v by_o totilas_n he_o take_v they_o by_o composition_n from_o thence_o he_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o picentes_n into_o â—mbria_fw-la and_o besiege_a asessum_fw-la and_o spolet_fw-la captain_n of_o spolet_n be_v herodian_a and_o captain_n of_o asessum_fw-la be_v 〈◊〉_d herodian_a 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totilas_n fron_n thence_o totilas_n lead_v his_o army_n against_o perusium_n soldier_n captain_n thereof_o be_v cyprian_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v before_o among_o the_o captain_n of_o justinian_n totilas_n perceave_n y_fw-es â—_o he_o can_v not_o win_v he_o neither_o by_o fair_n mean_v nor_o by_o foulecorrupt_v one_o of_o his_o esquire_n call_v uliarus_n for_o a_o piece_n of_o money_n by_o who_o falsehood_n and_o treachery_n he_o kill_v he_o nevertheless_o after_o the_o death_n of_o cipri_n a_o the_o soldier_n punish_v the_o treason_n upon_o uliarus_n head_n and_o manful_o defend_v the_o city_n still_o ¶_o the._n x._o chapter_n ¶_o totilas_n besege_v rome_n and_o belisarius_n pray_fw-mi pare_v to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o the_o misfortune_n of_o thimperialls_n at_o portua_n pelagius_n a_o decon_n of_o rome_n go_v to_o totilas_n to_o entreat_v for_o his_o citizen_n &_o can_v be_v hear_v totilas_n therefore_o mind_v not_o to_o linger_v about_o it_o any_o long_o break_v up_o his_o siege_n there_o &_o make_v towards_o rome_n rome_n when_o he_o come_v thither_o he_o plant_v his_o siege_n about_o the_o same_o in_o place_n convenient_a but_o yet_o he_o trouble_v not_o the_o husbandman_n for_o all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o war_n he_o never_o suffer_v any_o of_o the_o tylman_n and_o husbandman_n to_o be_v hurt_v or_o hyndred_n by_o his_o man_n of_o 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v in_o garrison_n at_o rome_n bessas_n one_n of_o the_o emperor_n captain_n &_o conon_n which_o not_o long_o since_o have_v be_v captain_n of_o naples_n also_o belâ—sarius_n have_v send_v thither_o artasyras_n a_o persian_a and_o barbation_n a_o thracian_a with_o a_o convenient_a number_n of_o soldier_n to_o look_v to_o the_o saufe_fw-fr kepinge_v of_o the_o city_n with_o the_o other_o captain_n the_o goth_n be_v thus_o settle_v about_o rome_n artasyras_n &_o barbation_n yssue_v out_o with_o their_o retinue_n and_o foughte_v with_o they_o at_o the_o first_o they_o put_v theym_a to_o flyghte_n but_o 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of_o soldier_n at_o ravenna_n durazo_n he_o himself_o go_v to_o *_o dirrachium_n in_o dalmatia_n intend_n there_o to_o await_v the_o come_v of_o a_o new_a army_n from_o the_o emperor_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n rome_n be_v strayght_o besyege_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v worse_o and_o worse_o and_o like_a to_o fall_v to_o utter_v decay_n and_o ruin_n valentine_n and_o phocas_n be_v send_v before_o by_o belisarius_n hold_v the_o town_n of_o portua_n and_o from_o thence_o do_v great_o mole_v and_o endamage_v the_o enemy_n with_o continual_a road_n almost_o day_n by_o day_n after_o they_o have_v do_v thus_o a_o certain_a space_n with_o good_a success_n and_o by_o mean_n thereof_o great_o relive_v they_o that_o be_v besyege_v at_o length_n fall_n into_o imperialle_n a_o ambush_n and_o be_v enuirane_v of_o their_o enemy_n they_o be_v slay_v and_o but_o a_o very_a few_o of_o their_o soldier_n escape_v the_o which_o have_v much_o a_o do_v to_o recover_v the_o town_n of_o portua_n this_o slaughter_n of_o the_o captain_n and_o the_o soldier_n draw_v with_o it_o a_o great_a discommodity_n neck_n for_o it_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o corn_n by_o such_o a_o mean_n uigilius_n the_o byshoppe_n of_o rome_n lyvinge_v at_o that_o time_n in_o sicill_n hear_v that_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v sore_o afflict_v with_o famine_n have_v shyp_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o corn_n and_o send_v it_o toward_o rome_n the_o goth_n have_v knowledge_n thereof_o when_o the_o shyppe_n approach_v convey_v themselves_o before_o into_o the_o haven_n and_o hide_v they_o behind_o the_o tower_n and_o buyldynge_n lie_v ready_o for_o theym_n in_o ambush_n the_o soldier_n that_o be_v with_o in_o the_o town_n for_o as_o much_o as_o late_o be_v fore_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o captain_n and_o their_o companion_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v slay_v they_o be_v so_o â—ewe_v leave_v dare_v not_o adventure_v out_o against_o their_o enemy_n but_o as_o well_o as_o they_o 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not_o a_o little_a endamage_v the_o imperi_fw-la be_v demetrius_n devise_v prudent_o for_o the_o râ—owing_n of_o naples_n which_o for_o want_v of_o courage_n in_o executinge_v the_o same_o tourn_v to_o his_o own_o destruction_n justinian_n hear_v of_o this_o and_o be_v disquiet_v for_o the_o miserable_a italy_a estate_n of_o italye_n and_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o empire_n send_v one_o maximius_n receyver_n of_o his_o revenue_n into_o italye_n to_o amend_v and_o repair_v thing_n amiss_o geve_v he_o a_o navye_n of_o shyppe_n and_o a_o army_n of_o thracian_n and_o armenian_n captain_n of_o the_o thracian_n be_v herodian_a and_o captain_n of_o the_o armenian_n be_v phase_n beside_o these_o he_o have_v also_o in_o his_o shyppe_n no_o smalle_a maximius_n number_n of_o the_o hun_n maximius_n depart_v from_o constantinople_n come_v into_o
say_v in_o this_o wise_a my_o fellow_n &_o companion_n in_o arm_n which_o way_n so_o ever_o we_o turn_v we_o you_o see_v we_o be_v drive_v to_o a_o utter_a exigent_n for_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o escape_v by_o flight_n the_o enemy_n â—roning_v we_o round_o about_o with_o their_o army_n and_o take_v so_o good_a heed_n to_o us._n and_o to_o yield_v ourselves_o to_o they_o beside_o the_o disshonor_n &_o cowardness_n of_o the_o facté_n we_o be_v like_a to_o be_v horrible_o torment_v &_o rend_v i_o piece_n for_o you_o â—_o cruelty_n of_o these_o bar_n barous_a people_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o be_v conten_a t_v w_o t_o any_o simple_a kind_n of_o death_n as_o to_o a_o bide_v the_o siege_n &_o to_o â—de_v upon_o horse_n flesh_n let_v they_o do_v it_o that_o look_v to_o be_v rescow_v i_o can_v see_v what_o reason_n ought_v to_o per_fw-la suade_fw-la we_o unto_o so_o great_a sufferance_n which_o be_v utter_o destitut_v of_o any_o such_o hope_v onlesse_a that_o like_o a_o sort_n of_o 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goth_n more_o displeasure_n than_o otherwise_o so_o small_a a_o number_n be_v able_a to_o do_v he_o send_v a_o herald_n to_o they_o offer_v theym_a choice_n whether_o they_o will_v depart_v with_o their_o lyve_n leave_v their_o horse_n and_o armour_n behind_o they_o or_o else_o retain_v all_o still_o serve_v he_o in_o his_o war_n in_o like_a estate_n with_o other_o of_o his_o soldier_n when_o the_o horseman_n hear_v that_o they_o be_v very_o glad_a and_o at_o the_o first_o choose_v to_o leave_v all_o that_o ever_o they_o have_v &_o to_o go_v to_o constan_n tinople_n but_o afterward_o consider_v y_o â—_o long_o journey_n and_o the_o danger_n that_o may_v happen_v by_o the_o wayâ—_n they_o return_v their_o mind_n &_o choose_v to_o abide_v all_o w_n t_o totilas_n save_v their_o captain_n paul_n &_o mundus_n a_o isaurien_n these_o two_o for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o have_v wife_n and_o child_n at_o home_n desire_v to_o depart_v and_o rome_n totilas_n help_v they_o liberal_o with_o uâ—and_n &_o other_o necessary_n send_v they_o again_o to_o constantinople_n furthermore_o he_o command_v y_fw-mi â—_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o offer_v any_o wrong_n to_o any_o of_o other_o soldier_n in_o garrison_n that_o have_v take_v sanctuary_n in_o y_fw-es â—_o church_n towards_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n he_o neither_o extend_v any_o cruelty_n nor_o go_v about_o to_o make_v it_o desolate_a as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o but_o make_v a_o search_n for_o the_o citizen_n thereof_o in_o the_o town_n of_o campanie_n &_o in_o other_o pla_fw-la ces_fw-fr &_o reduce_v they_o home_o again_o furthermore_o he_o make_v in_o rome_n tourney_n and_o joust_n &_o such_o other_o princely_a pastime_n as_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v do_v in_o fortunate_a &_o quiet_a city_n with_o great_a cost_n and_o solemnity_n to_o the_o intent_n the_o citizen_n shall_v conceive_v good_a hope_n &_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o the_o city_n the_o house_n also_o which_o have_v be_v overthrow_v or_o consume_v w_n t_o fire_n in_o the_o former_a desolation_n of_o the_o town_n he_o go_v about_o to_o re-edify_v and_o repair_v final_o he_o show_v now_o as_o great_a a_o desire_n of_o replenishinge_v rome_n as_o he_o have_v do_v before_o of_o waste_v and_o leave_v it_o desolate_a this_o so_o great_a mu_o tabilitie_n and_o alteration_n of_o his_o mind_n some_o beleve_v to_o have_v rise_v upon_o a_o vow_n that_o he_o have_v make_v to_o the_o apostle_n peter_n &_o paul_n who_o temple_n he_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v destroy_v when_o he_o destroy_v y_fw-mi â—_o city_n othersome_a impute_v it_o altogether_o to_o the_o profit_n and_o commodity_n of_o the_o war_n and_o dyvers_a do_v report_n that_o when_o totilas_n latelye_a before_o desire_a the_o french_a king_n daughter_n in_o marriage_n answer_n be_v make_v he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o king_n of_o italye_n when_o he_o have_v subvert_v the_o cytye_n of_o rome_n the_o which_o taunt_n man_n say_v alter_v his_o mind_n to_o the_o repair_a of_o the_o cytye_n but_o what_o so_o ever_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o he_o endeavour_v to_o repair_v and_o build_v again_o the_o cytye_n of_o rome_n after_o this_o he_o prepare_v to_o make_v a_o voyage_n into_o sicill_n for_o the_o furniture_n whereof_o he_o build_v he_o a_o great_a fleet_n of_o galley_n &_o make_v a_o great_a number_n of_o hoy_n and_o hulk_n while_o he_o be_v make_v preparation_n for_o y_fw-es â—_o same_o he_o determine_v to_o besiege_v both_o by_o water_n and_o by_o land_n centmucelles_n which_o one_o city_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v under_o his_o subjection_n captain_n of_o that_o piece_n be_v diogenes_n who_o as_o be_v before_o mention_v escape_v late_o from_o rome_n he_o have_v gather_v to_o he_o a_o good_a strong_a company_n of_o man_n of_o war_n therefore_o at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o gothyshe_a army_n come_v thither_o and_o have_v encamp_v themselves_o never_o unto_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o town_n totilas_n send_v a_o officer_n â—ucelles_v of_o arm_n to_o he_o summon_v he_o either_o to_o come_v &_o feyght_o it_o out_o join_a to_o his_o po_fw-la be_v against_o y_o e_o goth_n or_o else_o to_o yield_v up_o y_o â—_o town_n unto_o hin_n for_o it_o be_v not_o for_o he_o to_o look_v for_o any_o help_n at_o justinians_n hand_n consider_v he_o never_o releve_v rome_n all_o the_o while_o it_o be_v besiege_v unless_o perchance_o he_o think_v themperour_n do_v set_v more_o by_o centmucell_n then_o by_o rome_n diogenes_n reply_v thereunto_o say_v that_o as_o for_o to_o fyghte_n with_o he_o he_o be_v not_o mind_v at_o that_o time_n and_o as_o for_o to_o yield_v up_o the_o town_n save_v his_o honour_n and_o fidelity_n he_o can_v not_o before_o he_o have_v send_v to_o know_v the_o emperor_n pleasure_n and_o to_o desire_v help_n whereupon_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v that_o which_o be_v honest_a and_o reasonable_a they_o fall_v to_o composition_n that_o onlesse_a the_o emperor_n after_o warn_v give_v do_v rescowe_n the_o town_n by_o himself_o or_o by_o his_o reputie_n diogenes_n shall_v surrender_v it_o at_o a_o certain_a day_n and_o totilas_n shall_v not_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n by_o any_o mean_n mole_v or_o dysquiet_v he_o for_o the_o assurance_n of_o these_o article_n hostage_n be_v deliver_v and_o upon_o this_o agreement_n totilas_n break_v up_o his_o siege_n the._n 〈◊〉_d chapter_n 〈◊〉_d totilas_n make_v war_n in_o sicill_n besiege_v siracuse_n a_o new_a lievetennaunt_n be_v send_v from_o â—he_n emperor_n into_o italy_n when_o all_o thing_n be_v now_o in_o a_o sicill_n readiness_n that_o be_v to_o be_v prepare_v totilas_n turn_v himself_o to_o the_o war_n in_o sicill_n command_v that_o his_o shyppe_n shall_v be_v ready_a at_o hand_n in_o the_o narrow_a sea_n of_o sicill_n he_o
not_o very_o broad_a but_o it_o be_v so_o deep_a that_o neither_o horseman_n nor_o foteman_n can_v pass_v it_o about_o this_o ryver_n both_o army_n encamp_v narses_n 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o hither_o side_n and_o teias_n on_o the_o furtherside_n the_o river_n ron_v in_o the_o mydde_v between_o they_o both_o there_o be_v but_o one_o brydge_v over_o it_o &_o that_o have_v the_o goth_n take_v by_o mean_n whereof_o it_o lie_v in_o their_o hand_n to_o choose_v whither_o they_o will_v fight_v or_o not_o fight_v the_o army_n abide_v in_o this_o sort_n by_o the_o space_n of_o two_o month_n so_o that_o narses_n &_o his_o man_n which_o be_v desirous_a to_o come_v to_o hand_n stroke_n can_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n come_v to_o their_o enemy_n only_o they_o come_v to_o the_o river_n side_n from_o both_o camp_n &_o shot_n arrow_n and_o throw_v dart_n one_o at_o another_o also_o there_o be_v fight_v many_o combat_n and_o many_o challenge_n be_v perform_v on_o both_o side_n during_o the_o say_a time_n &_o 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