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that_o the_o soldier_n find_v there_o a_o refection_n of_o all_o the_o misery_n and_o want_n they_o suffer_v at_o dyrrachium_fw-la insomuch_o as_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v new_o make_v both_o in_o body_n and_o courage_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o wine_n victual_n and_o riches_n of_o that_o place_n which_o be_v all_o give_v unto_o they_o cyri._fw-la according_a to_o that_o of_o xenophon_n lex_fw-la inter_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la perpetua_fw-la est_fw-la quando_fw-la belligerantium_fw-la vrbs_fw-la capta_fw-la fuerit_fw-la cuncta_fw-la corum_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la eam_fw-la ceperint_fw-la &_o corpora_fw-la â—orum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la legate_n it_o be_v a_o general_a law_n among_o all_o man_n that_o when_o a_o enemy_n town_n be_v forcible_o take_v all_o that_o be_v find_v in_o it_o as_o well_o body_n as_o good_n be_v at_o their_o disposal_n who_o have_v take_v it_o appian_n say_v the_o german_n be_v so_o drink_v that_o they_o make_v all_o man_n 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hold_v concern_v the_o authority_n of_o their_o general_n chap._n fourteen_o ariovistus_n his_o answer_n a_o second_o embassage_n with_o the_o success_n thereof_o to_o that_o embassage_n ariovistus_n answer_v caesar_n that_o if_o his_o occasion_n have_v require_v caesar_n assistance_n he_o will_v have_v further_v they_o with_o his_o own_o presence_n and_o he_o think_v it_o as_o reasonable_a that_o if_o it_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n to_o pleasure_v the_o roman_n caesar_n ought_v not_o to_o think_v much_o of_o the_o like_a labour_n for_o his_o own_o part_n he_o dare_v not_o come_v into_o those_o part_n of_o gallia_n which_o caesar_n possess_v without_o a_o army_n nor_o can_v he_o draw_v a_o army_n to_o a_o head_n without_o great_a trouble_n and_o expense_n the_o thing_n that_o he_o most_o wonder_v at_o be_v that_o the_o roman_n or_o caesar_n have_v to_o do_v in_o that_o part_n of_o gallia_n which_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n have_v make_v his_o inheritance_n upon_o the_o return_n of_o this_o answer_n caesar_n frame_v a_o second_o embassage_n the_o purport_n whereof_o be_v forasmuch_o as_o he_o thus_o requite_v the_o honour_n wherewith_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n have_v beautify_v his_o best_a dignity_n for_o in_o caesar_n consulship_n the_o authority_n of_o their_o empire_n have_v vouchsafe_v to_o esteem_v of_o he_o as_o a_o king_n in_o his_o dominion_n and_o as_o a_o friend_n unto_o their_o state_n and_o that_o he_o disdain_v to_o admit_v of_o a_o parley_n concern_v the_o common_a good_a let_v he_o know_v that_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o require_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o he_o first_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o suffer_v any_o more_o troop_n of_o german_n to_o be_v transport_v over_o the_o rhine_n into_o gallia_n second_o that_o he_o shall_v deliver_v up_o those_o hostage_n which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o heduan_o and_o sequans_n and_o shall_v cease_v to_o molest_v they_o further_o with_o war_n or_o other_o injury_n these_o thing_n if_o he_o do_v perform_v caesar_n will_v assure_v he_o of_o a_o grateful_a acceptance_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n otherwise_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o consulship_n of_o m._n messala_n and_o l._n piso_n the_o senate_n have_v decree_v that_o he_o that_o shall_v obtain_v the_o government_n of_o the_o province_n shall_v as_o near_o as_o it_o will_v stand_v with_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonweal_n endeavour_v the_o defence_n of_o their_o associate_n and_o friend_n he_o will_v not_o neglect_v the_o injury_n do_v unto_o the_o heduan_o to_o these_o mandate_n ariovistus_n reply_v the_o law_n of_o arm_n keep_v this_o tenure_n among_o all_o nation_n that_o a_o conqueror_n may_v govern_v a_o subdue_a people_n according_a as_o he_o think_v best_o for_o his_o own_o safety_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o direct_v the_o course_n of_o their_o government_n by_o another_o man_n prescript_n but_o by_o their_o own_o arbitrement_n and_o as_o he_o have_v not_o direct_v the_o roman_n so_o ought_v not_o they_o to_o meddle_v with_o his_o proceed_n the_o heduan_o have_v try_v the_o fortune_n of_o war_n be_v by_o right_o become_v his_o
man_n shall_v apprehend_v the_o terror_n of_o the_o danger_n and_o few_o or_o none_o conceive_v the_o true_a mean_n to_o avoid_v it_o and_o albeit_o the_o presence_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v dear_a to_o his_o soul_n as_o the_o piety_n and_o respect_n of_o age_a parent_n the_o tender_a affection_n towards_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v sufficient_a to_o raise_v valour_n to_o the_o high_a point_n of_o resolution_n yet_o the_o motive_n be_v of_o such_o weight_n as_o will_v rather_o make_v they_o dissident_n of_o their_o own_o worth_n as_o unsufficient_a to_o maintain_v so_o great_a a_o cause_n then_o hold_v they_o in_o that_o key_n which_o true_a honour_n affect_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o terror_n and_o fear_n of_o so_o great_a a_o danger_n will_v present_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o woe_n to_o their_o mind_n than_o the_o hope_n of_o victory_n can_v afford_v they_o joy_n hence_o therefore_o grow_v the_o difference_n between_o he_o that_o seek_v to_o maintain_v that_o estate_n which_o he_o have_v in_o possession_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o another_o that_o seek_v to_o increase_v his_o mean_n by_o valour_n for_o the_o former_a be_v present_v with_o the_o danger_n of_o lose_v all_o his_o estate_n which_o affright_v and_o trouble_v have_v no_o other_o reward_n propound_v unto_o he_o and_o the_o other_o look_v upon_o the_o advantage_n which_o he_o gain_v by_o overcome_v which_o much_o increase_v his_o valour_n without_o any_o loss_n or_o disadvantage_n if_o he_o chance_v to_o be_v put_v to_o the_o worst_a and_o therefore_o there_o be_v always_o great_a odds_o between_o he_o that_o have_v already_o lose_v his_o good_n and_o be_v by_o that_o mean_n become_v desperate_a have_v nothing_o further_a to_o lose_v and_o another_o that_o yet_o keep_v his_o substance_n but_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o lose_v it_o for_o fear_n will_v so_o dismay_v his_o mind_n that_o he_o will_v rather_o distrust_v his_o own_o ability_n then_o entertain_v a_o resolution_n of_o valour_n to_o prove_v this_o we_o need_v not_o seek_v other_o example_n than_o those_o imperial_a city_n in_o who_o cause_n this_o controversy_n be_v first_o move_v for_o when_o hannibal_n be_v come_v into_o italy_n and_o have_v defeat_v sempronius_n the_o consul_n at_o trebia_n the_o roman_n be_v drive_v into_o such_o a_o ecstasy_n of_o terror_n that_o they_o believe_v very_o that_o the_o enemy_n be_v then_o come_v to_o assault_v the_o city_n neither_o have_v they_o any_o hope_n or_o aid_v in_o themselves_o to_o keep_v or_o defend_v the_o same_o on_o the_o other_o side_n scipio_n be_v no_o soon_o land_v in_o africa_n but_o there_o be_v such_o a_o tumult_n in_o carthage_n as_o though_o the_o city_n have_v be_v already_o take_v neither_o can_v the_o opinion_n of_o victory_n which_o hannibal_n by_o a_o conquer_a army_n in_o italy_n have_v confirm_v for_o sixteen_o year_n together_o prevail_v in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o so_o imminent_a a_o danger_n and_o then_o that_o which_o fabius_n borrow_v of_o nature_n to_o teach_v the_o roman_n that_o first_o man_n ought_v to_o defend_v their_o own_o before_o they_o seek_v other_o man_n possessiton_n be_v careful_o follow_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n for_o with_o all_o speed_n they_o send_v for_o hannibal_n out_o of_o italy_n to_o be_v their_o champion_n against_o young_a scipio_n if_o therefore_o other_o thing_n be_v correspondent_a as_o there_o be_v many_o other_o particularity_n concern_v the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o either_o nation_n to_o be_v consider_v i_o take_v it_o much_o better_o for_o a_o prince_n to_o invade_v a_o enemy_n in_o his_o own_o country_n then_o to_o attend_v he_o at_o home_n in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n the_o four_o observation_n the_o last_o circumstance_n which_o i_o note_v in_o this_o speech_n be_v the_o trust_n which_o he_o repose_v in_o the_o ten_o legion_n be_v in_o itself_o peradventure_o as_o faulty_a as_o any_o other_o wherein_o he_o show_v great_a art_n and_o singular_a wisdom_n for_o he_o that_o have_v once_o offend_v and_o be_v both_o burden_v with_o the_o guilt_n of_o conscience_n and_o upbraid_v with_o the_o reproach_n of_o man_n can_v hardly_o be_v persuade_v that_o his_o fault_n can_v be_v purge_v with_o any_o satisfaction_n and_o although_o the_o punishment_n be_v remit_v yet_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o fact_n will_v never_o be_v blot_v out_o with_o any_o virtuous_a action_n but_o still_o remain_v to_o cast_v dishonour_n upon_o the_o offender_n and_o to_o accuse_v he_o of_o disloyalty_n and_o therefore_o it_o oftentimes_o happen_v that_o a_o error_n be_v once_o rash_o commit_v through_o despair_n of_o remission_n admit_v no_o true_a penitency_n but_o either_o draw_v on_o more_o grievous_a crime_n confirm_v that_o of_o the_o poet_n scelere_fw-la scelus_fw-la â—uendum_fw-la est_fw-la or_o maintain_v his_o error_n by_o wilful_a obstinacy_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o lion_n that_o be_v find_v by_o hunter_n in_o a_o cave_n he_o will_v rather_o die_v in_o the_o place_n then_o quit_v it_o for_o shame_n that_o he_o be_v find_v in_o so_o base_a a_o place_n of_o refuge_n and_o therefore_o his_o property_n be_v thus_o express_v ingrediendo_fw-la caecus_fw-la exeundo_fw-la protervus_fw-la this_o do_v caesar_n wise_o prevent_v by_o clear_v the_o ten_o legion_n of_o that_o of_o which_o he_o accuse_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o army_n which_o make_v they_o the_o more_o earnest_a to_o answer_v his_o expectation_n inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v witness_v to_o themselves_o of_o a_o common_a error_n and_o the_o other_o legious_a envy_v at_o their_o fortune_n resolve_v to_o show_v as_o great_a alacrity_n in_o the_o sequel_n of_o the_o war_n and_o to_o deserve_v more_o than_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o emperor_n have_v impute_v to_o their_o fellow_n chap._n xvii_o the_o treaty_n between_o caesar_n and_o ariovistus_n the_o seven_o day_n caesar_n as_o he_o continue_v on_o his_o march_n his_o spial_n bring_v he_o word_n that_o ariovistus_n with_o all_o his_o force_n be_v within_o twenty_o four_o mile_n of_o that_o place_n who_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o understand_v of_o caesar_n come_n send_v ambassador_n unto_o he_o declare_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v come_v somewhat_o near_o and_o that_o he_o may_v do_v it_o without_o danger_n he_o be_v content_a to_o admit_v of_o a_o parley_n caesar_n refuse_v not_o the_o offer_n think_v now_o to_o find_v he_o reasonable_a in_o that_o he_o offer_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n what_o he_o have_v former_o deny_v at_o caesar_n request_n and_o thereby_o be_v in_o good_a hope_n that_o understanding_n what_o be_v require_v he_o will_v in_o the_o end_n consider_v of_o the_o many_o favour_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o desist_v from_o such_o wilful_a course_n the_o five_o day_n follow_v be_v appoint_v for_o the_o treaty_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o pass_v often_o message_n reciprocal_o between_o they_o ariovistus_n require_v that_o caesar_n will_v not_o bring_v any_o footman_n to_o the_o parley_n for_o that_o he_o fear_v to_o be_v circumvent_v by_o treachery_n and_o therefore_o think_v fit_a that_o either_o party_n shall_v come_v only_o with_o their_o cavalry_n otherwise_o he_o will_v not_o give_v meeting_n caesar_n not_o willing_a to_o put_v off_o the_o treaty_n for_o any_o such_o cause_n nor_o yet_o dare_v to_o put_v himself_o in_o trust_n to_o the_o french_a horse_n think_v it_o most_o convenient_a to_o leave_v the_o french_a rider_n behind_o he_o and_o to_o set_v the_o soldier_n of_o the_o ten_o legion_n who_o he_o best_o trust_v upon_o their_o horse_n that_o if_o he_o stand_v in_o need_n he_o may_v have_v a_o faithful_a guard_n of_o his_o friend_n about_o he_o whereupon_o one_o of_o the_o soldier_n say_v pretty_o that_o caesar_n have_v do_v more_o for_o they_o then_o he_o have_v promise_v for_o he_o have_v say_v before_o he_o will_v make_v the_o ten_o legion_n as_o a_o guard_n to_o his_o person_n and_o now_o he_o have_v enrol_v they_o all_o for_o horseman_n there_o be_v a_o great_a and_o open_a plain_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o a_o rise_a mount_n which_o be_v almost_o in_o the_o mid_a way_n between_o both_o the_o camp_n and_o thither_o according_a to_o the_o agreement_n they_o come_v to_o parley_v the_o legion_n which_o caesar_n have_v bring_v with_o he_o on_o horseback_n he_o place_v two_o hundred_o pace_n from_o the_o say_a mount_n and_o likewise_o the_o horseman_n of_o ariovistus_n stand_v in_o the_o same_o distance_n ariovistus_n request_v they_o may_v talk_v on_o horseback_n and_o bring_v each_o of_o they_o ten_o person_n to_o the_o conference_n at_o their_o meeting_n caesar_n begin_v his_o speech_n with_o a_o commemoration_n of_o the_o favour_n and_o benefit_n the_o senate_n have_v do_v unto_o he_o in_o that_o he_o be_v by_o their_o authority_n entitle_v by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n and_o a_o friend_n and_o thereupon_o
have_v receive_v great_a gift_n which_o favour_n fall_v but_o unto_o a_o few_o and_o be_v by_o the_o roman_n give_v only_o to_o man_n of_o great_a desert_n whereas_o he_o without_o any_o occasion_n of_o access_n unto_o they_o or_o other_o just_a cause_n on_o his_o behalf_n have_v obtain_v those_o honour_n through_o his_o courtesy_n and_o the_o bounty_n of_o the_o senate_n he_o show_v he_o further_o what_o ancient_a and_o reasonable_a cause_n of_o amity_n tie_v they_o so_o firm_a to_o the_o heduan_o what_o decree_n and_o order_n of_o senate_n have_v oftentimes_o be_v make_v in_o their_o favour_n and_o behoof_n that_o from_o all_o antiquity_n the_o heduanâ—_n have_v hold_v the_o principality_n of_o gallia_n and_o that_o long_o before_o they_o be_v in_o amity_n with_o the_o roman_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n have_v always_o this_o 〈…〉_z not_o only_o to_o endeavour_v that_o their_o ally_n and_o confederate_n shall_v not_o lose_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o proper_a but_o also_o that_o they_o may_v increase_v in_o dignity_n and_o reputation_n and_o therefore_o who_o can_v endure_v to_o see_v that_o force_v from_o they_o which_o they_o quiet_o possess_v when_o they_o enter_v league_n with_o the_o roman_n in_o like_a manner_n he_o require_v the_o performance_n of_o such_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v former_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o his_o ambassador_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o make_v war_n either_o upon_o the_o heduan_o or_o their_o associate_n that_o he_o shall_v restore_v their_o hostage_n and_o if_o he_o can_v not_o return_v any_o part_n of_o the_o german_n back_o again_o over_o the_o rhine_n yet_o he_o shall_v forbear_v to_o bring_v any_o more_o into_o that_o country_n ariovistus_n make_v little_a answer_n to_o caesar_n demand_n but_o speak_v much_o of_o his_o own_o virtue_n and_o valour_n that_o he_o be_v come_v over_o the_o rhine_n not_o out_o of_o his_o own_o desire_n but_o at_o the_o mediation_n and_o entreaty_n of_o the_o gall_n that_o he_o have_v not_o 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