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desolate_a chap._n xi_o the_o temple_n of_o concord_n and_o jupiter_n stator_n moreover_o what_o the_o curia_n be_v between_o the_o capitol_n hill_n and_o mount_n palatine_n there_o lie_v a_o valley_n whereof_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o the_o temple_n and_o building_n whereof_o as_o also_o the_o place_n behind_o the_o capitol_n by_o order_n and_o course_n we_o be_v now_o to_o describe_v in_o this_o valley_n therefore_o the_o temple_n of_o concord_n deserve_v to_o be_v visit_v first_o which_o word_n be_v derive_v as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o unity_n and_o agreement_n of_o heart_n maintain_v augment_v and_o preserve_v alone_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n whatsoever_o a_o temple_n to_o this_o concord_n camillus_n vow_v in_o case_n he_o can_v reconcile_v the_o commons_o to_o the_o noble_n when_o as_o therefore_o the_o people_n be_v bring_v into_o grace_n and_o favour_n again_o with_o the_o nobility_n he_o build_v the_o church_n of_o concord_n begin_v above_o the_o comitium_n and_o so_o forward_o unto_o the_o forum_n the_o porch_n belong_v to_o this_o temple_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o capitol_n from_o it_o there_o be_v a_o ascent_n of_o a_o hundred_o step_n up_o to_o the_o chapel_n of_o juno_n moneta_n that_o temple_n of_o concord_n fall_v in_o long_a time_n to_o decay_v be_v afterward_o by_o the_o senate_n re-edify_v therein_o many_o a_o time_n the_o senate_n meet_v and_o sit_v in_o counceli_fw-la and_o cration_n be_v make_v unto_o the_o people_n in_o this_o also_o there_o be_v a_o yault_n or_o shroud_v under_o the_o ground_n wherein_o oftentimes_o thief_n arm_a man_n cutter_n and_o hackster_n be_v keep_v as_o in_o a_o prison_n until_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n be_v dismiss_v this_o house_n have_v many_o statue_n and_o image_n curious_o and_o cunning_o wrought_v namely_o of_o juno_n apollo_n and_o of_o latona_n bear_v and_o hold_v she_o two_o babe_n apollo_n and_o diana_n likewise_o of_o aesculapius_n and_o health_n hygia_n the_o handiwork_n of_o niceratus_n also_o of_o jupiter_n ceres_n and_o minerva_n likewise_o of_o the_o dame_n weep_v and_o adore_v the_o say_a image_n all_o make_v by_o stenes_n moreover_o the_o image_n of_o mars_n and_o mercury_n the_o workmanship_n of_o pisicrates_n also_o of_o maefyas-bound_a make_v by_o zeuxis_n the_o painter_n likewise_o father_n liber_n and_o cassandra_n paint_v by_o theodorus_n as_o for_o the_o image_n of_o victory_n in_o the_o porch_n and_o entrance_n of_o the_o say_a temple_n it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v how_o it_o be_v smite_v with_o a_o thunderbolt_n to_o jupiter_n stator_n romulus_n in_o the_o sabine_a war_n vow_v a_o temple_n that_o he_o may_v stay_v the_o flight_n of_o the_o roman_n whereupon_o he_o be_v call_v the_o upholder_n of_o the_o roman_a state_n therefore_o after_o victory_n obtain_v he_o build_v a_o temple_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o palatine_a hill_n just_a over-against_o the_o church_n of_o concordia_n where_o at_o this_o day_n be_v most_o high_a battlement_n of_o wall_n in_o this_o house_n also_o like_v as_o in_o that_o other_o of_o concord_n the_o senate_n assemble_v oft_o likewise_o in_o other_o temple_n the_o court_n wherein_o the_o senate_n gather_v together_o in_o counsel_n be_v temple_n all_o and_o therein_o be_v there_o act_v make_v but_o in_o the_o sacred_a church_n of_o the_o god_n neither_o meet_v the_o senate_n nor_o any_o oration_n be_v make_v to_o the_o people_n this_o temple_n of_o stator_n be_v burn_v to_o the_o ground_n in_o that_o fire_n of_o nero_n make_n and_o never_o after_o re-edify_v chap._n xii_o the_o temple_n and_o grove_n of_o vesta_n the_o temple_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o romulus_n the_o temple_n of_o vesta_n be_v build_v by_o romulus_n between_o the_o capitol_n and_o the_o palatine_a hill_n not_o far_o from_o the_o forum_n romanum_n where_o at_o this_o day_n be_v to_o be_v see_v the_o church_n of_o s._n marry_o of_o grace_n near_o unto_o it_o the_o palace_n of_o numa_n be_v build_v the_o roman_a pontify_v when_o they_o will_v consul_n of_o great_a matter_n concern_v religion_n meet_v in_o the_o court-yard_n of_o vesta_n like_v as_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n debate_v in_o counsel_n of_o their_o weighty_a affair_n within_o the_o temple_n of_o faith_n now_o this_o be_v a_o most_o ancient_a temple_n build_v in_o palatium_n by_o romulus_n or_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o by_o numa_n there_o be_v a_o grove_n also_o consecrate_v to_o vesta_n which_o reach_v from_o the_o root_n of_o the_o palatine_a as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o large_a street_n call_v nova_fw-la via_fw-la out_o of_o that_o grove_n before_o rome_n be_v take_v by_o the_o gaul_n a_o voice_n be_v hear_v give_v warning_n that_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v lose_v unless_o the_o wall_n and_o gate_n be_v repair_v the_o temple_n of_o romulus_n be_v seat_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o mount_n palatine_n in_o the_o mid_n of_o that_o side_n which_o regard_v the_o capitol_n in_o that_o very_a place_n where_o now_o the_o church_n be_v of_o s._n theodore_n in_o this_o say_a temple_n there_o be_v a_o most_o ancient_a monument_n the_o portraiture_n of_o the_o she_o wolf_n yield_v her_o teat_n unto_o the_o founder_n of_o the_o city_n to_o be_v suck_v chap._n xiii_o lupercal_n and_o the_o figtree_n ruminalis_fw-la this_o lupercal_n be_v a_o cave_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o palatine_a hill_n overspread_v and_o cover_v with_o tree_n have_v spring_n deep_o beneath_o under_o the_o rock_n in_o the_o most_o inward_a and_o secret_a place_n of_o this_o cave_n there_o be_v a_o altar_n consecrate_v to_o pan._n but_o as_o touch_v the_o etymology_n and_o derivation_n of_o the_o name_n as_o also_o of_o the_o situation_n thereof_o there_o go_v divers_a opinion_n for_o as_o in_o time_n past_o the_o place_n be_v close_o hide_v and_o
afterward_o build_v the_o gallery_n of_o livia_n which_o also_o be_v call_v claudia_n nero_n cast_v it_o down_o but_o domitian_n build_v it_o up_o again_o under_o the_o old_a name_n the_o goodly_a gallery_n of_o antonine_n and_o faustina_n adorn_v with_o divers_a and_o sundry_a marble_n well_o build_v in_o old_a time_n be_v whereas_o at_o this_o day_n stand_v the_o church_n of_o s._n laurence_n in_o miranda_n chap._n xxiii_o the_o rafter_n or_o beam_n call_v sororium_n tigillum_n the_o street_n syprius_fw-la sceleratus_fw-la and_o patrius_fw-la the_o house_n of_o m._n antonius_n sororium_fw-la tigillum_n be_v a_o place_n hallow_v for_o the_o expiation_n and_o assoil_v of_o horatius_n for_o kill_v his_o sister_n set_v up_o near_o the_o street_n carinae_fw-la to_o the_o honour_n of_o jupiter_n the_o street_n cyprius_n be_v near_o to_o the_o cliff_n or_o rise_n of_o the_o capitol_n which_o lead_v to_o the_o church_n of_o s._n peter_n in_o vinculis_fw-la so_o call_v of_o cyprus_n in_o it_o dwell_v the_o sabine_n first_o when_o they_o be_v afranchise_v and_o make_v freedenisons_a surname_v afterward_o it_o be_v sceleratus_fw-la upon_o the_o wicked_a and_o devilish_a act_n of_o tullia_n whereof_o livy_n speak_v some_o think_v this_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o former_a other_o say_v it_o be_v divers_a from_o it_o the_o street_n patritius_fw-la be_v so_o call_v because_o of_o the_o patritij_fw-la who_o be_v by_o k._n tullus_n command_v there_o to_o dwell_v for_o this_o be_v a_o place_n raise_v somewhat_o high_a than_o other_o from_o whence_o as_o from_o the_o upper_a ground_n they_o may_v easy_o defend_v themselves_o against_o the_o sudden_a violence_n of_o other_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v offer_v m._n antonius_n dwell_v in_o that_o house_n where_o sometime_o stand_v the_o temple_n of_o tellus_n after_o antony_n the_o church_n of_o s._n pantalion_n be_v in_o the_o same_o place_n build_v chap._n xxiiii_o busta_n gallica_n and_o aequimelium_n bvsta_n gallica_n be_v a_o place_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o city_n where_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o the_o frenchman_n that_o hold_v rome_n be_v burn_v and_o bury_v it_o be_v in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n where_o at_o this_o day_n stand_v the_o church_n of_o s._n andrew_n in_o busta_n gallica_n now_o they_o call_v it_o by_o a_o awke_n name_n portugallo_n and_o it_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o amphitheatre_n varro_n set_v the_o busta_n gallica_n near_o the_o aequimelium_n as_o for_o aequimelium_n it_o be_v so_o call_v because_o the_o house_n of_o melius_n who_o seek_v to_o be_v k._n be_v there_o lay_v level_v with_o the_o ground_n chap._n xxv_o the_o street_n call_v via_fw-la sacra_fw-la the_o arch_n fabian_n and_o vespasian_n this_o street_n begin_v at_o the_o old_a curia_n in_o the_o angle_n of_o palatium_n near_o the_o arch_n of_o great_a constantine_n varro_n suppose_v that_o it_o begin_v at_o the_o carinae_fw-la and_o the_o chapel_n of_o sterniae_fw-la whereby_o a_o man_n may_v gather_v that_o 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who_o subdue_v the_o allobroges_n in_o which_o arch_n be_v the_o scutcheon_n with_o his_o arm_n and_o other_o token_n of_o the_o victory_n engrave_v fast_o by_o it_o scribonius_n libo_n erect_v a_o seat_n and_o tribunal_n for_o the_o pretour_n name_v puteal_v in_o the_o same_o street-way_n be_v the_o marble_n arch_n of_o vespasian_n the_o ancient_a of_o all_o other_o that_o be_v now_o to_o be_v see_v erect_v by_o vespasian_n after_o he_o have_v win_v jerusalem_n in_o it_o be_v his_o victory_n cut_v and_o engrave_v with_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o one_o side_n and_o on_o the_o other_o his_o triumph_n and_o spoil_n and_o namely_o the_o golden_a candlestick_n the_o seven_o other_o light_n the_o two_o table_n of_o moses_n the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o golden_a table_n weigh_v one_o great_a talon_n and_o many_o thing_n else_o whereof_o josephus_n write_v the_o four_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o temple_n of_o janus_n and_o piety_n of_o the_o public_a 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