write_v thalestris_n he_o queen_n of_o the_o amazon_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o her_o suit_n be_v which_o she_o easy_o obtain_v that_o she_o may_v accompany_v he_o till_o she_o prove_v with_o child_n by_o he_o which_o do_v she_o refuse_v to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o into_o india_n but_o return_v into_o she_o own_o country_n now_o as_o alexander_n have_v begin_v to_o change_v his_o condition_n after_o the_o take_n of_o persepolis_n so_o at_o this_o time_n prosperity_n have_v so_o much_o corrupt_v his_o virtue_n that_o he_o account_v clemency_n to_o be_v but_o baseness_n and_o the_o temperance_n which_o all_o his_o life_n before_o he_o have_v use_v to_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a and_o abject_a humour_n rather_o become_v the_o instructer_n of_o his_o youth_n than_o the_o condition_n and_o state_n of_o so_o mighty_a a_o king_n as_o the_o world_n can_v not_o equal_a for_o he_o persuade_v himself_o that_o he_o now_o represent_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o god_n deity_n and_o he_o be_v please_v when_o those_o that_o come_v before_o he_o will_v fall_v down_o on_o the_o ground_n and_o adore_v he_o he_o wear_v the_o garment_n and_o robe_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o command_v his_o noble_n to_o do_v the_o like_a he_o entertain_v into_o his_o court_n and_o camp_n the_o same_o shameless_a rabble_n of_o courtesan_n and_o catamite_n as_o darius_n have_v do_v who_o he_o imitate_v in_o all_o the_o proud_a voluptuous_a and_o detest_a manner_n of_o the_o persian_n who_o he_o have_v vanquish_v and_o become_v a_o more_o foul_a and_o fearful_a monster_n than_o darius_n from_o who_o tyranny_n he_o vaunt_v to_o have_v deliver_v so_o many_o nation_n insomuch_o as_o they_o that_o be_v near_o and_o dear_a to_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o he_o entertain_v each_o other_o with_o this_o or_o the_o like_a scornful_a discourse_n that_o alexander_n of_o macedonia_n be_v become_v one_o of_o darius_n licentious_a courtier_n friend_n that_o by_o his_o example_n the_o macedonian_n after_o so_o many_o and_o tedious_a travel_n be_v more_o impoverish_v in_o their_o virtue_n than_o enrich_v by_o their_o victory_n and_o that_o it_o be_v hard_o now_o to_o judge_v whether_o the_o conqueror_n or_o conquer_v be_v the_o base_a slave_n neither_o be_v these_o thing_n so_o whisper_v in_o corner_n but_o that_o they_o come_v to_o alexander_n ear_n he_o therefore_o with_o great_a gift_n seek_v to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n and_o of_o such_o of_o who_o judgement_n he_o be_v most_o jealous_a then_o do_v he_o make_v it_o know_v to_o the_o army_n that_o bessus_n have_v assume_v the_o title_n of_o a_o king_n and_o call_v himself_o artaxerxes_n and_o that_o he_o have_v compound_v a_o great_a army_n of_o the_o bactrian_n and_o other_o nation_n whereby_o he_o persuade_v they_o to_o go_v on_o to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o which_o they_o have_v already_o get_v together_o with_o themselves_o so_o far_o engage_v may_v not_o be_v cast_v away_o and_o lose_v and_o because_o they_o be_v pester_v with_o the_o plunder_v of_o so_o many_o rich_a city_n that_o the_o whole_a army_n seem_v but_o the_o guard_n of_o their_o carriage_n he_o command_v that_o every_o man_n fardel_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o market_n place_n which_o when_o it_o be_v do_v he_o together_o with_o his_o own_o spoil_n cause_v all_o to_o be_v consume_v with_o fire_n this_o in_o probability_n may_v have_v prove_v very_o dangerous_a unto_o he_o for_o the_o common_a soldier_n have_v more_o interest_n in_o that_o which_o they_o have_v purchase_v with_o their_o painful_a travel_n and_o with_o their_o blood_n than_o in_o the_o king_n ambition_n have_v not_o this_o happy_a temerity_n overcome_v all_o difficulty_n as_o he_o be_v upon_o his_o march_n news_n be_v bring_v that_o satribarzanes_n who_o he_o have_v establish_v in_o his_o former_a government_n over_o the_o arian_n he_o be_v revolt_v whereupon_o leave_v the_o way_n of_o bactria_n he_o seek_v the_o traitor_n out_o but_o the_o rebel_n hear_v of_o his_o come_n flee_v with_o two_o thousand_o horse_n to_o bessus_n then_o march_v alexander_n on_o against_o bessus_n and_o by_o set_v a_o great_a pile_n of_o wood_n on_o fire_n with_o the_o advantage_n of_o a_o strong_a wind_n he_o win_v a_o passage_n over_o a_o high_a a_o unaccessible_a rock_n which_o be_v defend_v against_o he_o by_o thirty_o thousand_o foot_n the_o extremity_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o smoke_n force_v they_o to_o quit_v the_o place_n which_o otherwise_o have_v be_v invincible_a after_o which_o he_o find_v no_o resistance_n till_o he_o come_v into_o aria_n on_o the_o east_n of_o bactria_n where_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o that_o province_n call_v artacoana_n be_v a_o while_n defend_v against_o he_o by_o the_o revolt_n of_o satribarzanes_n but_o in_o the_o end_n he_o receive_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o mercy_n at_o this_o place_n his_o army_n be_v recruit_v with_o a_o new_a supply_n of_o five_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o foot_n and_o near_o five_o hundred_o horse_n out_o of_o greece_n thessaly_n and_o other_o place_n at_o this_o time_n it_o be_v that_o the_o treason_n of_o dimnus_n be_v discover_v of_o which_o philotas_n the_o son_n of_o parmenio_n be_v accuse_v he_o at_o least_o as_o accessary_a if_o not_o principal_a this_o dimnus_n with_o some_o other_o have_v conspire_v against_o the_o life_n of_o alexander_n go_v about_o to_o draw_v nicomacus_fw-la a_o young_a man_n who_o he_o love_v into_o the_o conspiracy_n the_o youth_n although_o he_o be_v first_o bind_v by_o oath_n to_o secrecy_n when_o he_o hear_v so_o foul_a a_o matter_n utter_v begin_v to_o protest_v against_o it_o so_o vehement_o that_o his_o friend_n be_v like_a to_o have_v slay_v he_o to_o secure_v his_o own_o life_n and_o so_o constrain_v by_o fear_n he_o make_v show_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v win_v by_o persuasion_n and_o by_o seem_v at_o length_n to_o like_v well_o of_o the_o business_n he_o be_v tell_v more_o at_o large_a who_o they_o be_v that_o have_v undertake_v it_o there_o be_v nine_o or_o ten_o of_o they_o all_o man_n of_o rank_n who_o name_n dimnus_n the_o better_a to_o countenance_v the_o enterprise_n reckon_v up_o to_o he_o nicomachus_n have_v no_o soon_o free_v himself_o from_o the_o company_n of_o this_o traitor_n dimnus_n than_o he_o acquaint_v his_o own_o brother_n ceballinus_n with_o the_o whole_a design_n whereupon_o it_o be_v agree_v between_o they_o that_o ceballinus_n who_o may_v do_v it_o with_o the_o least_o suspicion_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o court_n and_o utter_v all_o ceballinus_n meeting_n with_o philotas_n tell_v he_o the_o whole_a business_n request_v he_o to_o acquaint_v the_o king_n with_o it_o which_o he_o promise_v to_o do_v but_o yet_o do_v not_o two_o day_n pass_v and_o philotas_n never_o break_v with_o the_o king_n about_o the_o matter_n but_o still_o excuse_v himself_o to_o ceballinus_n by_o the_o king_n want_n of_o leisure_n this_o his_o coldness_n breed_v suspicion_n and_o cause_v ceballinus_n to_o apply_v himself_o to_o one_o metron_n keeper_n of_o the_o king_n armoury_n who_o forthwith_o bring_v he_o to_o alexander_n presence_n alexander_n find_v by_o examination_n what_o have_v pass_v between_o ceballinus_n and_o philotas_n alexander_n full_o persuade_v himself_o that_o this_o concealment_n of_o the_o treason_n argue_v philotas_n to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o when_o dimnus_n therefore_o be_v bring_v before_o he_o he_o ask_v he_o only_o this_o question_n wherein_o have_v i_o so_o offend_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v think_v philotas_n more_o worthy_a to_o be_v king_n than_o myself_o dimnus_n when_o he_o be_v first_o apprehend_v perceive_v how_o the_o matter_n be_v like_a to_o go_v have_v so_o wound_v himself_o that_o he_o live_v no_o long_o than_o to_o give_v his_o last_o groan_n in_o the_o king_n presence_n then_o be_v philotas_n send_v for_o and_o charge_v with_o the_o suspicion_n which_o his_o silence_n may_v just_o breed_v his_o answer_n be_v that_o when_o the_o treason_n be_v reveal_v to_o he_o by_o nicomachus_n he_o judge_v it_o to_o be_v but_o frivolous_a and_o therefore_o forbear_v to_o acquaint_v alexander_n with_o it_o till_o he_o can_v procure_v better_a information_n this_o error_n of_o his_o if_o it_o be_v but_o a_o error_n though_o alexander_n for_o the_o notable_a service_n do_v by_o his_o father_n parmenio_n and_o his_o brother_n nicanor_n late_o dead_a and_o by_o philotas_n himself_o have_v free_o pardon_v he_o and_o give_v he_o his_o hand_n for_o assurance_n yet_o by_o the_o instigation_n of_o craterus_n he_o falsify_v his_o princely_a promise_n and_o make_v the_o enemy_n of_o philotas_n his_o judge_n accuse_v craterus_n indeed_o persuade_v himself_o that_o he_o can_v never_o find_v a_o better_a occasion_n to_o oppress_v his_o private_a enemy_n than_o by_o pretend_v piety_n and_o duty_n to_o his_o prince_n whence_o a_o
soldier_n and_o send_v they_o home_o well_o reward_v policy_n by_o which_o mean_n he_o procure_v the_o love_n of_o the_o citizen_n but_o the_o great_a hatred_n of_o the_o tyrant_n short_o after_o antigonus_n the_o son_n of_o aristobulus_n brother_n to_o hyrcanus_n invade_v judea_n be_v assist_v by_o ptolemy_n the_o son_n of_o menaeus_fw-la and_o fabius_n the_o governor_n of_o damascus_n and_o masion_n the_o tyrant_n of_o the_o tyrian_n who_o adhere_v to_o he_o for_o the_o hatred_n that_o he_o bear_v to_o herod_n who_o herod_n meet_v when_o they_o have_v scarce_o enter_v the_o border_n of_o judea_n antigonus_z overcome_v they_o in_o battle_n and_o drive_v they_o thence_o whereupon_o hyrcanus_n honour_v he_o with_o crown_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o he_o be_v already_o account_v as_o one_o of_o the_o family_n of_o hyrcanus_n be_v to_o marry_v mariam_n or_o mary_n the_o daughter_n of_o alexander_n the_o son_n of_o aristobulus_n the_o brother_n of_o hyrcanus_n and_o of_o alexandra_n the_o daughter_n of_o hyrcanus_n m._n anthony_n have_v overcome_v brutus_n and_o cassius_n there_o meet_v he_o ambassy_n from_o all_o nation_n in_o bythinia_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n some_o of_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o jew_n to_o accuse_v phasaelus_n and_o herod_n allege_v that_o hyrcanus_n rule_v only_o in_o show_n but_o in_o truth_n all_o the_o power_n be_v in_o the_o two_o brother_n yet_o anthony_n high_o honour_a herod_n who_o be_v come_v thither_o to_o wipe_v of_o all_o those_o objection_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o his_o adversary_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o admit_v to_o speak_v with_o anthony_n and_o this_o herod_n have_v obtain_v by_o his_o bribe_n yet_o not_o long_o after_o anthony_n there_o come_v a_o hundred_o of_o the_o most_o honourable_a among_o the_o jew_n to_o daphne_n near_o antioch_n in_o syria_n to_o anthony_n to_o accuse_v phasaelus_n and_o herod_n have_v choose_v out_o of_o their_o whole_a number_n the_o most_o eloquent_a to_o manage_v their_o business_n but_o messala_n undertake_v the_o defence_n of_o the_o two_o brother_n with_o who_o also_o hyrcanus_n join_v who_o have_v betroth_v his_o granddaughter_n to_o herod_n both_o party_n be_v hear_v anthony_n ask_v hyrcanus_n whether_o of_o the_o two_o party_n be_v fit_a to_o govern_v a_o commonwealth_n who_o speak_v for_o the_o young_a man_n acquit_v anthony_n that_o love_v they_o for_o their_o father_n sake_n his_o old_a friend_n he_o make_v they_o both_o tetrarch_n leave_v to_o they_o the_o government_n of_o all_o judea_n write_v his_o letter_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o clap_v fifteen_o of_o their_o adversary_n into_o prison_n and_o will_v have_v put_v they_o to_o death_n have_v not_o herod_n entreat_v for_o they_o but_o when_o the_o people_n do_v nothing_o but_o rail_v upon_o herod_n anthony_n in_o displeasure_n slay_v they_o all_o antigonus_z the_o son_n of_o aristobulus_n hire_v the_o parthian_n to_o translate_v the_o kingdom_n from_o hyrcanus_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o kill_v herod_n herod_n who_o come_v along_o with_o he_o and_o some_o jew_n also_o join_v themselves_o to_o he_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o they_o set_v upon_o the_o king_n house_n but_o phasaelus_n and_o herod_n defend_v it_o against_o they_o and_o in_o the_o market_n place_n overcome_v they_o in_o a_o fight_n force_v they_o to_o fly_v into_o the_o temple_n where_o they_o shut_v they_o in_o and_o place_v sixty_o man_n in_o some_o adjoin_a house_n to_o prevent_v their_o flight_n but_o the_o people_n hate_v the_o two_o brethren_n set_v fire_n on_o those_o house_n and_o burn_v the_o man_n in_o they_o which_o so_o enrage_v herod_n that_o he_o slay_v many_o of_o the_o people_n and_o each_o lay_v wait_n for_o the_o other_o every_o day_n some_o be_v murder_v the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n be_v come_v many_o thousand_o of_o man_n as_o well_o arm_v as_o unarm_v prevail_v gather_v together_o about_o the_o temple_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o country_n and_o seize_v upon_o the_o temple_n and_o city_n all_o but_o the_o king_n house_n which_o herod_n keep_v with_o a_o few_o soldier_n as_o phasaelus_n do_v the_o wall_n these_o brother_n assist_v each_o other_o assaulted_z their_o enemy_n in_o the_o suburb_n force_v many_o thousand_o of_o they_o to_o fly_v some_o into_o the_o city_n and_o some_o into_o the_o temple_n and_o other_o into_o a_o rampire_n that_o be_v near_o the_o city_n hereupon_o antigonus_n desire_v that_o pacorus_n the_o general_n of_o the_o parthian_n may_v be_v admit_v to_o make_v peace_n between_o they_o falshhood_n which_o phasaelus_n assent_v to_o and_o pacorus_z persuade_v he_o to_o go_v with_o he_o as_o a_o ambassador_n to_o barzapharnes_n another_o general_n of_o the_o parthian_n lay_v a_o ambush_n for_o he_o by_o the_o way_n phasaelus_n assent_v though_o much_o against_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o brother_n herod_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o go_v with_o pacorus_n and_o take_v hyrcanus_n along_o with_o he_o pacorus_z leave_v two_o hundred_o horseman_n with_o herod_n and_o ten_o who_o they_o call_v eleutheri_n go_v along_o with_o the_o ambassador_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v come_v into_o galilee_n barzapharne_v entertain_v they_o with_o a_o cheerful_a countenance_n and_o bestow_v gift_n upon_o they_o but_o watch_v a_o opportunity_n to_o entrap_v they_o and_o so_o phasaelus_n be_v bring_v with_o his_o company_n to_o a_o place_n near_o the_o seaside_n call_v ecdippon_n where_o ophellus_n a_o rich_a syrian_a understand_v of_o the_o treachery_n intend_v against_o they_o offer_v phasaelus_n some_o ship_n to_o carry_v he_o away_o but_o he_o unwilling_a to_o leave_v hyrcanus_n and_o his_o brother_n herod_n in_o danger_n expostulate_v with_o barzapharne_n about_o the_o injury_n offer_v to_o they_o who_o be_v ambassador_n who_o swear_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o true_a and_o present_o go_v to_o pacorus_n no_o soon_o be_v he_o go_v but_o hyrcanus_n and_o phasaelus_n be_v clap_v up_o in_o prison_n much_o detest_a the_o perfidiousness_n of_o the_o parthian_n and_o a_o eunuch_n also_o be_v send_v to_o herod_n with_o a_o command_n to_o surprise_v he_o if_o he_o can_v get_v he_o out_o of_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n herod_n have_v intelligence_n what_o have_v happen_v to_o his_o brother_n take_v with_o he_o such_o force_n as_o he_o have_v in_o readiness_n and_o his_o mother_n cybele_n his_o sister_n salome_n his_o wife_n mariam_n and_o his_o wife_n mother_n alexandra_n the_o daughter_n of_o hyrcanus_n and_o his_o young_a brother_n pheroras_n with_o their_o servant_n he_o private_o by_o night_n take_v his_o flight_n into_o idumaea_n in_o their_o journey_n his_o mother_n by_o the_o overthrow_n of_o her_o coach_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o death_n and_o herod_n fear_v lest_o the_o enemy_n shall_v overtake_v they_o while_o they_o stay_v there_o himself_o draw_v forth_o his_o sword_n think_v to_o kill_v himself_o but_o be_v restrain_v by_o those_o which_o stand_v by_o he_o go_v towards_o massada_n a_o very_a strong_a place_n which_o be_v seat_v in_o arabia_n and_o palestine_n by_o the_o near_a way_n that_o he_o can_v possible_a the_o parthian_n first_o and_o also_o the_o jew_n pursue_v he_o by_o that_o he_o be_v sixty_o furlong_n from_o the_o city_n but_o he_o repel_v they_o both_o in_o fight_n the_o next_o day_n after_o herod_n have_v flee_v from_o jerusalem_n plunder_v the_o parthian_n plunder_v the_o city_n and_o the_o king_n house_n only_o the_o treasure_n of_o hyrcanus_n which_o be_v three_o hundred_o talent_n remain_v untouched_a a_o great_a part_n also_o of_o herod_n substance_n which_o he_o have_v not_o carry_v away_o with_o he_o they_o sieze_v upon_o and_o not_o satisfy_v therewith_o they_o harrize_v all_o the_o country_n also_o and_o raze_v the_o rich_a city_n of_o marissa_n antigonus_n be_v thus_o settle_v in_o judaea_n by_o the_o parthian_n jew_n he_o receive_v into_o his_o custody_n hyrcanus_n and_o phasaelus_n who_o be_v prisoner_n yet_o he_o be_v much_o grieve_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v get_v away_o who_o he_o have_v intend_v to_o deliver_v to_o the_o parthian_n together_o with_o the_o money_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v they_o be_v afraid_a also_o lest_o hyrcanus_n shall_v again_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o priesthood_n ear_n he_o cut_v off_o his_o ear_n thereby_o render_v he_o unfit_a for_o the_o priesthood_n the_o law_n forbid_v that_o any_o one_o who_o want_v a_o member_n shall_v approach_v to_o the_o altar_n leu._n 21._o 17_o etc._n etc._n phasaelus_n know_v that_o his_o death_n be_v determine_v seek_v to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o himself_o himself_o but_o be_v hinder_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o chain_n he_o dash_v out_o his_o brain_n against_o a_o stone_n yet_o before_o he_o be_v quite_o dead_a hear_v by_o a_o woman_n that_o his_o brother_n herod_n be_v escape_v he_o
a_o other_o king_n alexander_n hear_v this_o give_v he_o the_o water_n again_o and_o bid_v he_o carry_v it_o to_o his_o son_n alexander_n in_o his_o young_a day_n be_v so_o moderate_a temperance_n and_o temperate_a that_o he_o will_v often_o open_v his_o chest_n and_o look_v upon_o his_o garment_n to_o see_v if_o his_o mother_n have_v not_o provide_v he_o either_o delicate_a or_o superfluous_a apparel_n also_o when_o the_o queen_n of_o caria_n to_o show_v her_o great_a love_n to_o he_o send_v he_o daily_a variety_n of_o dish_n and_o dainty_n and_o at_o last_o send_v her_o cook_n and_o baker_n to_o he_o he_o return_v they_o back_o again_o say_v that_o he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o their_o service_n for_o his_o master_n leonidas_n have_v provide_v he_o better_a cook_n by_o teach_v he_o to_o dine_v and_o sup_v frugal_o and_o spare_o also_o when_o he_o have_v any_o rare_a and_o dainty_a fruit_n or_o fish_n send_v he_o from_o the_o sea_n he_o use_v to_o distribute_v they_o among_o his_o friend_n reserve_v very_o little_a or_o none_o for_o his_o own_o use_n one_o crave_v a_o small_a gift_n of_o he_o he_o give_v he_o a_o whole_a city_n and_o when_o the_o poor_a man_n say_v that_o it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o he_o to_o receive_v yea_o say_v alexander_n but_o not_o for_o i_o to_o give_v as_o he_o be_v advance_v to_o conquer_v a_o kingdom_n in_o india_n taxilis_n who_o be_v king_n thereof_o come_v and_o meet_v he_o say_v o_o alexander_n what_o need_v we_o fight_v if_o thou_o come_v not_o to_o take_v away_o my_o food_n and_o water_n for_o which_o its_o only_a fit_n for_o wise_a man_n to_o â—ight_n if_o thou_o seek_v after_o riches_n if_o i_o have_v more_o than_o thou_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o part_n of_o i_o if_o thou_o have_v more_o than_o i_o i_o will_v not_o refuse_v part_n of_o thou_o alexander_n be_v much_o take_v with_o his_o speech_n say_v to_o he_o go_v to_o i_o will_v contend_v with_o thou_o in_o bounty_n and_o so_o they_o mutual_o give_v and_o receive_v many_o gift_n at_o last_o alexander_n give_v he_o a_o thousand_o talent_n which_o much_o grieve_v his_o friend_n and_o rejoice_v the_o barbarian_a he_o show_v a_o admirable_a example_n of_o his_o chastity_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o youth_n chastity_n when_o have_v take_v the_o mother_n wives_z and_o daughter_n of_o darius_n woman_n of_o admirable_a beauty_n yet_o neither_o by_o word_n nor_o deed_n do_v he_o proffer_n they_o the_o least_o indignity_n think_v it_o a_o great_a honour_n to_o overcome_v himself_o than_o his_o adversary_n and_o when_o he_o look_v upon_o other_o captive_a lady_n that_o excel_v in_o stature_n and_o beauty_n he_o merry_o say_v persides_fw-la oculorum_fw-la dolores_fw-la esse_fw-la that_o the_o persian_a woman_n be_v a_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o yet_o he_o look_v on_o they_o but_o as_o on_o so_o many_o statue_n when_o he_o be_v inform_v that_o two_o of_o his_o captain_n under_o permenio_n have_v ravish_v two_o of_o the_o persian_a lady_n he_o write_v to_o he_o to_o inquire_v after_o the_o matter_n and_o if_o he_o find_v it_o true_a he_o shall_v cut_v off_o their_o head_n as_o of_o beast_n bear_v for_o the_o hurt_n of_o mankind_n he_o also_o send_v he_o word_n that_o himself_o be_v so_o far_o from_o contemplate_v the_o beauty_n of_o darius_n his_o wife_n that_o he_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o suffer_v she_o to_o be_v commend_v in_o his_o presence_n and_o that_o he_o be_v so_o careful_a of_o their_o chastity_n that_o they_o live_v in_o his_o camp_n shut_v up_o in_o their_o tent_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v in_o a_o temple_n at_o the_o death_n of_o ephestion_n his_o favourite_n he_o do_v not_o only_o clip_v the_o hair_n of_o his_o horse_n and_o mule_n but_o pluck_v down_o also_o the_o battlement_n of_o the_o city_n wall_n that_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o mourn_v for_o his_o minion_n death_n show_v now_o deformity_n instead_o of_o their_o former_a beauty_n porus_n a_o indian_a king_n fight_v valiant_o against_o he_o receive_v many_o wound_n and_o at_o last_o be_v overcome_v and_o fall_v into_o his_o enemy_n hand_n they_o bring_v he_o to_o alexander_n who_o hear_v of_o his_o come_n go_v forth_o with_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o will_v have_v he_o to_o do_v for_o he_o porus_n answer_v my_o only_a desire_n be_v that_o thou_o use_v i_o like_o a_o king_n alexander_n admire_v his_o magnanimity_n reply_v this_o i_o will_v do_v for_o my_o own_o sake_n but_o what_o will_v thou_o have_v i_o do_v for_o thou_o porus_n answer_v that_o all_o be_v contain_v in_o his_o former_a demand_n of_o kingly_a usage_n alexander_n be_v so_o please_v with_o this_o that_o he_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o give_v he_o another_o big_a than_o his_o own_o alexander_n the_o great_a say_v plutarch_n build_v seventy_o city_n he_o bring_v many_o barbarous_a nation_n to_o civility_n he_o teach_v the_o people_n hircani_n the_o use_n of_o marriage_n and_o the_o arachosian_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n the_o sogdians_z that_o they_o shall_v nourish_v and_o cherish_v their_o age_a parent_n and_o not_o kill_v they_o the_o persian_n to_o honour_v their_o mother_n and_o not_o to_o use_v they_o for_o their_o wife_n the_o scythian_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o eat_v their_o dead_a but_o bury_v they_o in_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n his_o clemency_n to_o those_o who_o he_o conquer_v be_v very_o exemplary_a the_o same_o day_n that_o he_o take_v he_o restore_v again_o the_o kingdom_n to_o porus_n king_n of_o india_n darius_n his_o mother_n he_o entertain_v honourable_o as_o a_o queen_n darius_n his_o wife_n and_o beautiful_a daughter_n he_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o see_v as_o careful_a to_o preserve_v their_o chastity_n his_o liberality_n and_o magnificence_n exceed_v all_o his_o other_o virtue_n he_o give_v at_o one_o time_n three_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o talent_n among_o his_o soldier_n to_o pay_v their_o debt_n at_o his_o marriage_n he_o invite_v ten_o thousand_o guest_n and_o give_v to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o a_o cup_n of_o gold_n to_o one_o that_o ask_v something_o of_o he_o he_o give_v a_o city_n and_o when_o the_o party_n will_v have_v refufe_v it_o as_o too_o great_a a_o gift_n for_o he_o alexander_n say_v non_fw-la quaero_fw-la quid_fw-la te_fw-la decet_fw-la accipere_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la i_o decet_fw-la dare_fw-mi i_o regard_v not_o what_o be_v meet_v for_o thou_o to_o take_v but_o what_o be_v meet_v for_o i_o to_o give_v whereupon_o plutarch_n say_v that_o those_o virtue_n for_o the_o which_o several_o sundry_a worthy_a man_n have_v be_v commend_v do_v all_o concur_v and_o meet_v in_o he_o as_o the_o valour_n of_o achilles_n the_o chastity_n of_o agamemnon_n the_o piety_n of_o diomedes_n the_o courage_n of_o cyrus_n the_o policy_n of_o themistocles_n the_o boldness_n of_o brassida_n and_o the_o prudence_n of_o his_o father_n philip._n his_o military_a â—_z be_v remarkable_a as_o his_o courage_n in_o that_o with_o thirty_o thousand_o footman_n and_o five_o thousand_o horseman_n for_o he_o have_v no_o more_o when_o he_o first_o pass_v over_o into_o asia_n he_o dare_v bid_v defiance_n to_o all_o the_o world_n his_o patience_n in_o endure_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n heat_v and_o cold._n his_o dexterity_n and_o celerity_n in_o omit_v no_o opportunity_n of_o advantage_n to_o his_o affair_n so_o that_o in_o seven_o year_n he_o accomplish_v all_o his_o great_a conquest_n and_o to_o these_o may_v be_v add_v his_o singular_a success_n for_o he_o never_o besiege_v any_o city_n but_o he_o take_v it_o but_o after_o he_o have_v glut_v himself_o with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o asia_n the_o vice_n that_o he_o fall_v into_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o his_o afore-named_n virtue_n among_o the_o rest_n these_o four_o notable_a vice_n be_v apparent_a in_o he_o first_o drunkenness_n for_o he_o will_v drink_v so_o excessive_o that_o he_o will_v lie_v two_o or_o three_o day_n senseless_a till_o he_o have_v sleep_v out_o his_o drink_n second_o in_o his_o drunkenness_n he_o be_v cruel_a and_o outrageous_a in_o one_o of_o those_o fit_v he_o slay_v his_o dear_a friend_n clitus_n who_o loss_n he_o great_o bewail_v afterward_o three_o he_o be_v much_o give_v to_o wantonness_n and_o fleshly_a lusts._n four_o at_o length_n he_o grow_v so_o intolerable_o proud_a that_o he_o will_v needs_o be_v account_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n and_o command_v calisthenes_n one_o of_o his_o great_a commander_n to_o be_v slay_v because_o he_o will_v not_o worship_v he_o he_o account_v achilles_n happy_a because_o he_o have_v such_o a_o man_n as_o homer_n to_o set_v forth_o his_o praise_n but_o himself_o have_v many_o worthy_a man_n to_o register_n his_o act_n as_o ptolemy_n king_n of_o egypt_n hecataeus_n aristobulus_n calisthenes_n
and_o by_o all_o possible_a mean_n to_o repress_v and_o subdue_v they_o in_o we_o and_o when_o this_o be_v do_v there_o be_v also_o say_v he_o a_o exercise_n of_o justice_n against_o greedy_a covetousness_n and_o a_o desire_n of_o get_v which_o be_v not_o not_o to_o go_v rob_v our_o neighbour_n house_n nor_o not_o to_o rob_v man_n by_o the_o high_a way_n nor_o not_o to_o betray_v our_o friend_n or_o country_n for_o money_n for_o such_o a_o one_o oppose_v not_o covetousness_n but_o possibility_n its_o law_n or_o fear_v that_o bridle_v his_o covetous_a desire_n to_o offend_v but_o that_o man_n that_o ofttimes_o willing_o abstain_v from_o just_a gain_n he_o it_o be_v that_o by_o exercise_n keep_v himself_o far_o from_o unjust_a and_o unlawful_a take_n of_o money_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a in_o great_a pleasure_n that_o be_v wicked_a and_o dangerous_a the_o soul_n shall_v contain_v itself_o from_o lust_a after_o they_o unless_o former_o be_v oft_o at_o his_o choice_n to_o use_v they_o he_o have_v contemn_v they_o it_o be_v not_o easite_n to_o overcome_v they_o nor_o to_o refuse_v great_a riches_n when_o they_o be_v offer_v unless_o a_o man_n long_o before_o have_v kill_v in_o he_o this_o covetous_a desire_n of_o get_v the_o which_o beside_o many_o other_o habit_n and_o action_n be_v still_o greedy_o bend_v shameful_o to_o gain_v please_v himself_o in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o injustice_n hardly_o forbear_v to_o wrong_v a_o other_o so_o he_o may_v benefit_v himself_o but_o that_o man_n that_o disdain_v to_o receive_v gift_n from_o his_o friend_n and_o refuse_v present_v offer_v he_o by_o king_n and_o that_o have_v reject_v the_o bounty_n of_o fortune_n put_v by_o all_o covetous_a desire_n of_o glister_a treasure_n lay_v before_o he_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v tempt_v to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v unjust_a nor_o shall_v his_o mind_n be_v trouble_v but_o he_o will_v content_v himself_o quiet_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v honest_a have_v a_o upright_a heart_n find_v nothing_o in_o it_o but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o commendable_a yet_o be_v the_o life_n of_o epaminondas_n far_o more_o excellent_a than_o his_o discourse_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o that_o which_o follow_v diomedon_n the_o cizicenian_a at_o the_o request_n of_o artaxerxes_n king_n of_o persia_n promise_v to_o win_v epaminondas_n to_o take_v the_o persian_n part_n to_o effect_v this_o he_o come_v to_o thebes_n and_o bring_v a_o great_a mass_n of_o gold_n with_o he_o and_o with_o three_o thousand_o crown_n of_o it_o he_o bribe_v a_o young_a man_n call_v mycethus_n who_o be_v great_o belove_v by_o epaminondas_n this_o young_a man_n go_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o other_o man_n come_v to_o thebes_n but_o diomedon_n be_v present_a epaminondas_n say_v to_o he_o i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o money_n if_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n wish_v well_o to_o the_o theban_n i_o be_o at_o his_o service_n without_o take_v one_o penny_n if_o he_o have_v any_o other_o meaning_n riches_n he_o have_v not_o gold_n nor_o silver_n enough_o wherewith_o to_o corrupt_v i_o for_o i_o will_v not_o sell_v the_o love_n which_o i_o bear_v to_o my_o country_n for_o all_o the_o gold_n in_o the_o world_n and_o as_o for_o thou_o that_o do_v now_o tempt_v i_o not_o know_v i_o but_o judge_v i_o like_o unto_o thyself_o i_o pardon_v thou_o for_o this_o time_n but_o get_v thou_o quick_o out_o of_o the_o city_n lest_o thou_o corrupt_v other_o have_v fail_v to_o prevail_v over_o i_o and_o for_o thou_o mycethus_n deliver_v he_o his_o money_n again_o which_o if_o thou_o do_v not_o present_o i_o will_v send_v thou_o before_o a_o justice_n hereupon_o diomedon_n beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v let_v he_o go_v away_o in_o safety_n and_o carry_v that_o with_o he_o which_o he_o bring_v thither_o yea_o say_v epaminondas_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v for_o thy_o sake_n but_o for_o my_o honour-sake_n lest_o thy_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v take_v from_o thou_o some_o man_n shall_v accuse_v i_o that_o i_o have_v a_o share_n in_o that_o private_o which_o i_o have_v refuse_v open_o say_v further_o whither_o will_v thou_o that_o i_o shall_v cause_v thou_o to_o be_v convey_v to_o athens_n say_v diomedon_n this_o be_v do_v according_o and_o he_o have_v a_o strong_a convoy_n send_v with_o he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v trouble_v by_o the_o way_n betwixt_o the_o gate_n of_o thebes_n and_o the_o haven_n wherein_o he_o be_v to_o embark_v himself_o epaminondas_n give_v chabrias_n the_o athenian_a charge_n of_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v see_v he_o safe_a at_o his_o journey_n end_n though_o epaminondas_n be_v very_o poor_a poverty_n yet_o will_v he_o never_o take_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o citizen_n or_o friend_n and_o be_v so_o enure_v to_o poverty_n he_o be_v enable_v to_o bear_v it_o the_o more_o patient_o by_o his_o study_n of_o philosophy_n for_o on_o a_o time_n have_v the_o lead_n of_o a_o army_n of_o the_o theban_n into_o the_o country_n of_o peloponnesus_n he_o borrow_v five_o crown_n of_o a_o citizen_n for_o the_o defray_n of_o his_o necessary_a charge_n in_o that_o journey_n pelopidas_n be_v a_o man_n of_o great_a wealth_n and_o his_o very_a good_a friend_n can_v never_o possible_o force_v upon_o he_o any_o part_n of_o his_o good_n but_o he_o rather_o learn_v of_o he_o to_o love_v poverty_n for_o epaminondas_n teach_v he_o to_o think_v it_o a_o honour_n to_o go_v plain_o in_o his_o apparel_n to_o eat_v moderate_o to_o take_v pain_n willing_o and_o in_o war_n to_o fight_v lusty_o yet_o when_o he_o have_v occasion_n to_o relieve_v other_o he_o will_v make_v bold_a with_o his_o friend_n good_n which_o in_o such_o case_n be_v common_a to_o he_o if_o any_o of_o his_o citizen_n be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o enemy_n charity_n or_o if_o any_o friend_n of_o his_o have_v a_o daughter_n to_o be_v marry_v and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bestow_v she_o he_o use_v to_o call_v his_o friend_n together_o and_o to_o assess_v every_o one_o of_o they_o at_o a_o certain_a sum_n after_o which_o he_o bring_v he_o before_o they_o who_o be_v to_o receive_v the_o money_n and_o tell_v he_o how_o much_o every_o one_o have_v bestow_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o may_v return_v thanks_o to_o they_o all_o but_o once_o he_o go_v far_o beyond_o this_o for_o he_o send_v a_o poor_a friend_n of_o he_o to_o a_o rich_a citizen_n of_o thebes_n to_o ask_v of_o he_o six_o hundred_o crown_n and_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o epaminondas_n desire_v he_o to_o let_v he_o have_v they_o the_o citizen_n be_v amaze_v at_o his_o demand_n go_v to_o epaminondas_n to_o know_v what_o he_o mean_v to_o charge_v he_o so_o deep_o as_o to_o make_v he_o to_o give_v six_o hundred_o crown_n to_o the_o other_o it_o be_v say_v epaminondas_n because_o this_o man_n be_v a_o honest_a man_n be_v poor_a and_o thou_o who_o have_v rob_v the_o commonwealth_n of_o much_o be_v rich_a he_o live_v so_o sober_o sobriety_n and_o be_v such_o a_o enemy_n to_o all_o superfluity_n and_o excess_n that_o be_v on_o a_o time_n invite_v to_o supper_n to_o one_o of_o his_o neighbour_n when_o he_o see_v great_a preparation_n of_o dainty_a meat_n make_v dish_n and_o perfume_n he_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o think_v thou_o have_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n by_o this_o excess_n and_o superfluity_n and_o so_o immediate_o go_v his_o way_n the_o like_a also_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o table_n say_v that_o such_o a_o ordinary_a be_v never_o guilty_a of_o traitor_n and_o treason_n on_o a_o time_n be_v at_o a_o feast_n with_o some_o of_o his_o companion_n he_o drink_v vinegar_n and_o when_o they_o ask_v he_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o it_o and_o whether_o he_o drink_v it_o for_o his_o health_n or_o no_o i_o know_v not_o say_v he_o but_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a of_o it_o put_v i_o in_o remembrance_n how_o i_o live_v at_o home_n now_o it_o be_v not_o that_o his_o stomach_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o dainty_a meat_n or_o that_o he_o live_v so_o penurious_o at_o home_n for_o he_o be_v marvellous_a noble_a mind_a but_o he_o do_v it_o that_o by_o his_o strict_a and_o unreprovable_a life_n he_o may_v bridle_v and_o restrain_v many_o insolence_n and_o disorder_n which_o then_o reign_v among_o the_o theban_n and_o to_o reduce_v they_o to_o the_o former_a temperance_n of_o their_o ancestor_n upon_o a_o time_n a_o cook_n give_v up_o a_o account_n to_o he_o and_o his_o fellow_n of_o their_o ordinary_a expense_n for_o certain_a day_n he_o can_v find_v fault_n with_o nothing_o but_o the_o quantity_n of_o oil_n that_o be_v spend_v which_o his_o companion_n marvel_v at_o tush_o say_v he_o it_o be_v not_o the_o expense_n which_o offend_v i_o but_o because_o we_o have_v pour_v
learned_a man_n to_o instruct_v he_o in_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a tongue_n and_o one_o aymon_n to_o read_v to_o he_o philosophy_n and_o the_o mathematics_n himself_o also_o train_v he_o up_o in_o feat_n of_o arm_n and_o warlike_a exercise_n but_o above_o all_o and_o as_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o virtue_n he_o be_v careful_a to_o have_v he_o train_v up_o and_o well_o instruct_v in_o religion_n which_o all_o his_o life_n after_o he_o love_v and_o honour_v with_o great_a reverence_n the_o church_n and_o pastor_n thereof_o he_o call_v the_o study_n of_o humane_a science_n his_o pastime_n and_o the_o companion_n of_o his_o sword_n and_o do_v sometime_o recreate_v himself_o therein_o he_o love_v learn_v and_o learned_a man_n by_o nature_n he_o delight_v in_o poesy_n as_o some_o of_o his_o write_n do_v show_v but_o especial_o in_o history_n wherein_o he_o be_v exceed_v well_o read_v charity_n temperance_n equity_n care_v of_o justice_n to_o relieve_v his_o subject_n to_o keep_v his_o faith_n and_o promise_n both_o to_o friend_n and_o foe_n and_o to_o use_v a_o victory_n modest_o be_v the_o notable_a effect_n of_o his_o excellent_a knowledge_n as_o remarkable_a in_o he_o as_o in_o any_o prince_n that_o ever_o live_v the_o university_n of_o paris_n and_o pisa_n either_o found_v or_o endow_v by_o he_o witness_v the_o great_a love_n and_o honour_n that_o he_o do_v bear_v to_o learning_n during_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n pepin_n virtue_n he_o show_v how_o much_o he_o have_v profit_v in_o arm_n under_o so_o good_a a_o schoolmaster_n have_v great_a command_n under_o he_o which_o he_o discharge_v with_o notable_a reputation_n and_o the_o improvement_n of_o his_o skill_n and_o ability_n after_o he_o come_v to_o his_o kingdom_n show_v plain_o that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o soldier_n that_o carry_v sword_n with_o more_o valour_n nor_o great_a captain_n that_o command_v with_o more_o obedience_n or_o that_o perform_v noble_a action_n with_o great_a success_n or_o that_o use_v his_o victory_n with_o more_o mildness_n and_o judgement_n neither_o do_v ever_o king_n or_o prince_n rule_v with_o more_o authority_n nor_o be_v more_o reverent_o obey_v by_o this_o subject_n and_o soldier_n than_o our_o charles_n who_o therefore_o well_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o charlemain_n or_o charles_n the_o great_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a virtue_n he_o be_v of_o a_o lively_a disposition_n quick_a active_a and_o vehement_a quicquid_fw-la egit_fw-la valdè_fw-la egit_fw-la yet_o modesty_n and_o wisdom_n do_v so_o season_n and_o moderate_v his_o vivacity_n and_o vehemency_n as_o give_v a_o great_a lustre_n to_o both_o and_o keep_v they_o within_o their_o due_a bound_n and_o this_o mixture_n of_o divers_a humour_n so_o temper_v with_o moderation_n make_v he_o as_o admirable_a for_o his_o judgement_n as_o venerable_a in_o his_o person_n and_o countenance_n there_o appear_v in_o he_o a_o grave_n endowment_n sweet_a majesty_n in_o a_o goodly_a personage_n his_o body_n be_v large_a and_o strong_a he_o be_v very_o patient_a of_o labour_n have_v a_o quick_a spirit_n be_v clear_a and_o sound_a both_o in_o apprehension_n memory_n and_o judgement_n resolution_n never_o fail_v he_o in_o difficulty_n nor_o a_o reply_n in_o discourse_n terrible_a he_o be_v to_o some_o amiable_a to_o other_o according_a to_o the_o cause_n person_n and_o occurrent_n which_o virtue_n purchase_v he_o such_o great_a esteem_n as_o that_o he_o be_v belove_v respect_a and_o reverence_v of_o all_o man_n which_o effect_n the_o story_n of_o his_o reign_n will_v show_v for_o have_v receive_v a_o great_a kingdom_n from_o his_o father_n he_o enlarge_v it_o with_o wonderful_a success_n god_n have_v raise_v he_o up_o to_o be_v a_o bulwark_n to_o christian_n against_o the_o inundation_n and_o rage_n of_o barbarous_a nation_n in_o the_o decay_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o in_o prosecute_a the_o narrative_a hereof_o i_o shall_v first_o set_v down_o his_o action_n during_o the_o life_n of_o his_o brother_n caroloman_n than_o what_o he_o do_v from_o the_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n till_o he_o be_v make_v emperor_n and_o last_o what_o his_o deportment_n be_v from_o thence_o to_o his_o death_n caroloman_n envy_n be_v crown_v king_n at_o soissons_fw-fr as_o charles_n be_v at_o worm_n begin_v to_o be_v extreme_a jealous_a of_o his_o brother_n greatness_n who_o with_o grief_n he_o see_v to_o be_v belove_v honour_a and_o obey_v by_o all_o the_o french_a and_o that_o deserve_o for_o his_o singular_a virtue_n and_o endowment_n both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n this_o jealousy_n too_o ordinary_a a_o concomitant_a of_o prince_n make_v he_o seek_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o undermine_v and_o overthrow_v the_o affair_n of_o charlemain_n who_o eye_n be_v fix_v upon_o italy_n as_o the_o fit_a and_o most_o glorious_a theatre_n wherein_o to_o exercise_v his_o valour_n and_o to_o maintain_v his_o authority_n and_o power_n among_o christian_n and_o caroloman_n do_v all_o that_o possible_o he_o can_v to_o cross_v his_o design_n therein_o but_o before_o i_o bring_v he_o upon_o that_o stage_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o show_v you_o what_o at_o this_o time_n be_v the_o state_n of_o italy_n and_o rome_n rome_n sometime_o the_o head_n of_o the_o world_n be_v of_o late_o become_v the_o chios_n of_o rome_n all_o confusion_n the_o rendezvous_n of_o all_o barbarous_a nation_n as_o if_o they_o have_v vow_v the_o ruin_n thereof_o by_o turn_n have_v already_o sack_v it_o three_o time_n for_o under_o the_o empire_n of_o honorious_a anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 414._o the_o goth_n under_o their_o king_n alaricus_n after_o two_o year_n siege_n take_v it_o and_o sack_v it_o but_o do_v not_o dismantle_v it_o forty_o five_o year_n after_o during_o the_o empire_n of_o martian_a anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 459._o the_o vandal_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o genserick_n their_o king_n take_v it_o again_o sack_v it_o spoil_v and_o disgrace_v it_o lead_v the_o widow_n of_o the_o emperor_n valentinian_n the_o three_o away_o in_o triumph_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o justinian_n the_o emperor_n the_o goth_n under_o the_o command_n of_o totila_n have_v weaken_v it_o by_o a_o long_a siege_n take_v it_o sack_v and_o dismantle_v it_o thus_o rome_n be_v no_o more_o rome_n but_o a_o spectacle_n of_o horrid_a confusion_n after_o so_o many_o devastation_n retain_v nothing_o of_o her_o ancient_a beauty_n but_o only_o the_o trace_n of_o her_o old_a building_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o her_o idolatry_n and_o tyranny_n afterward_o the_o longobard_n or_o lombard_n hold_v italy_n for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hundred_o year_n till_o by_o our_o charlemain_n they_o be_v subdue_v and_o expel_v present_o after_o the_o death_n of_o pepin_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n fall_v into_o great_a confusion_n by_o the_o pactice_n of_o didier_n king_n of_o lombardy_n who_o have_v corrupt_v some_o of_o the_o clergy_n cause_v constantine_n brother_n to_o toton_n duke_n of_o nepezo_n to_o be_v choose_v pope_n choose_v which_o he_o persecute_v with_o such_o violence_n that_o he_o procure_v philippicus_n who_o w_v already_o canonical_o choose_v to_o be_v depose_v but_o the_o better_a party_n see_v themselves_o contemn_v by_o the_o lombard_n assemble_v together_o and_o by_o common_a consent_n choose_v steven_n the_o three_o a_o sicilian_a by_o birth_n pope_n who_o be_v conscious_a to_o his_o own_o weakness_n resolve_v to_o call_v in_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o to_o oppose_v he_o against_o his_o too-powerful_a enemy_n charles_n be_v thus_o solicit_v by_o the_o pope_n send_v twelve_o prelate_n speedy_o to_o rome_n that_o he_o may_v strengthen_v the_o pope_n party_n against_o the_o other_o intend_v in_o a_o great_a need_n to_o apply_v a_o great_a remedy_n and_o the_o matter_n succeed_v according_a to_o his_o desire_n for_o a_o counsel_n be_v assemble_v at_o lateran_n they_o confirm_v steven_n confirm_v lawful_o choose_v and_o depose_v constantine_n who_o be_v set_v up_o by_o disorder_n and_o violence_n but_o didier_n will_v not_o rest_v satisfy_v with_o this_o affront_n and_o see_v that_o force_n have_v succeed_v no_o better_o he_o rosolve_v to_o try_v policy_n intend_v to_o undermine_v steven_n with_o fair_a pretence_n for_o which_o end_n he_o send_v to_o congratulate_v his_o election_n policy_n purge_v himself_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o antipope_n constantine_n now_o degrade_v accuse_v both_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n toton_n of_o ambition_n and_o protest_v to_o live_v with_o steven_n in_o amity_n and_o to_o manifest_v this_o his_o good_a meaning_n he_o desire_v he_o to_o be_v please_v with_o his_o repair_n to_o rome_n that_o there_o he_o may_v confer_v with_o he_o in_o private_a the_o pope_n who_o never_o seek_v to_o the_o french_a but_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n be_v easy_o persuade_v by_o didier_n who_o come_v to_o rome_n confer_v with_o the_o pope_n and_o make_v great_a protestation_n of_o his_o obedience_n