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roman_n iii_o c._n piece_n of_o silver_n other_o that_o come_v to_o their_o succour_n and_o of_o italy_n two_o c._n and_o their_o servant_n for_o i_o c._n which_o money_n be_v once_o pay_v for_o their_o redemption_n they_o shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o go_v to_o their_o cuntreis_n this_o do_v he_o cause_v the_o dead_a body_n of_o his_o own_o host_n to_o be_v search_v and_o bury_v which_o be_v to_o the_o number_a of_o viii_o m._n among_o which_o he_o cause_v the_o body_n of_o the_o consulle_n to_o be_v bury_v ¶_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a woman_n of_o a_o noble_a kindred_n call_v busa_n which_o succour_v the_o roman_n that_o be_v flee_v to_o cammusium_n both_o with_o meat_n drink_n clothe_v and_o other_o necessary_n for_o which_o deed_n the_o war_n be_v fynyssh_v she_o be_v have_v with_o the_o roman_n in_o great_a honour_n there_o be_v that_o timein_n cannusium_n four_o tribunes_z which_o be_v fabius_n maximus_n the_o young_a and_o lucius_n p._n bibulus_n p._n cornelius_n scipio_n 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swearde_n over_o their_o head_n and_o say_v with_o my_o whole_a mind_n and_o will_n i_o swear_v that_o i_o shall_v never_o leave_v the_o common_a wealth_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n nor_o shall_v suffer_v any_o citizen_n of_o rome_n to_o leave_v it_o and_o if_o i_o wyllyng_o be_v false_a than_o i_o pray_v the_o mighty_a and_o omnipotent_a jupyter_n to_o destroy_v my_o house_n my_o family_n and_o all_o my_o good_n with_o mooste_n vyle_v destruction_n which_o oath_n i_o require_v of_o the_o lucius_n cecilius_n and_o of_o all_o other_o that_o be_v here_o present_a and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o swear_v the_o same_o let_v he_o know_v that_o my_o naked_a sword_n shall_v pass_v through_o he_o all_o they_o be_v no_o less_o fear_v with_o his_o word_n than_o if_o hannibal_n have_v be_v present_a take_v the_o same_o oath_n and_o commit_v theym selue_o to_o the_o tuition_n of_o scipio_n ¶_o while_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v at_o cannusium_n there_o be_v gather_v together_o about_o iii_o m._n horseman_n and_o foteman_n and_o be_v come_v to_o venusia_n where_o the_o consulle_n varro_n be_v with_o which_o company_n the_o consul_n come_v to_o cannusium_n and_o have_v so_o great_a a_o number_a about_o he_o think_v himself_o able_a to_o defend_v themselves_o and_o the_o city_n from_o hannibal_n ¶_o of_o this_o great_a loss_n in_o the_o batayle_n news_n be_v bring_v to_o rome_n without_o any_o mention_v of_o save_v of_o the_o say_a number_n that_o be_v with_o the_o consul_n but_o that_o every_o man_n be_v slay_v and_o no_o roman_a leave_v on_o live_v which_o news_n cause_v as_o great_a fear_n and_o rumour_n in_o the_o city_n as_o ever_o be_v hear_v there_o before_o in_o so_o moche_v that_o it_o be_v bruit_v abroode_n that_o neither_o capitayn_v nor_o soldier_n be_v leave_v in_o the_o roman_a camp_n and_o that_o almooste_v all_o italy_n be_v yield_v to_o hannibal_n wherefore_o they_o look_v every_o hour_n when_o their_o enemy_n will_v come_v to_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n wheruppon_o the_o senator_n prepare_v at_o rome_n all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o succour_n of_o the_o city_n than_o they_o ordain_v their_o legyon_n and_o offycer_n marcus_n junius_n by_o the_o whole_a consent_n of_o the_o senate_n be_v choose_v dictator_n and_o titus_n sempronius_n master_v of_o the_o horseman_n there_o be_v also_o by_o the_o same_o auctorite_n choose_v 4._o legion_n and_o a_o thousand_o horseman_n of_o young_a man_n of_o the_o age_n of_o xvii_o year_n besides_o that_o they_o send_v to_o their_o friend_n in_o other_o place_n of_o italye_n that_o they_o also_o shall_v prepare_v sowldyour_n of_o the_o same_o sort_n with_o horse_n harney_n and_o all_o other_o necessary_n ¶_o the_o city_n thus_o be_v in_o extreme_a fear_n letter_n come_v from_o the_o consul_n terentius_n to_o rome_n certifyenge_a the_o senate_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o of_o his_o fellow_n the_o other_o consul_n and_o how_o he_o with_o the_o leavynge_n of_o the_o hooste_n that_o 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