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augustus_n and_o he_o desire_v above_o all_o other_o man_n to_o make_v feast_n and_o banquet_n in_o garden_n this_o temple_n be_v in_o the_o eleven_o ward_n in_o the_o field_n of_o the_o goddess_n venus_n near_o unto_o the_o house_n of_o murcea_n which_o be_v destroy_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o emperor_n antoninus_n pius_n through_o a_o earthquake_n whereby_o many_o building_n and_o house_n fall_v in_o rome_n jugatiws_n be_v the_o god_n of_o marriage_n who_o have_v charge_n to_o make_v the_o love_n which_o begin_v in_o youth_n to_o endure_v till_o the_o old_a age_n it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o see_v how_o the_o woman_n new_o marry_v go_v on_o pilgrimage_n for_o devotion_n unto_o this_o god_n and_o what_o gift_n and_o present_n they_o offer_v in_o his_o temple_n suetonius_n tranquillus_n say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o temple_n of_o this_o god_n but_o i_o find_v not_o in_o write_v by_o who_o it_o be_v build_v say_v that_o helius_n spartanus_n say_v that_o the_o emperor_n heliogabalus_n find_v much_o riches_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o jugatibus_fw-la the_o which_o he_o take_v away_o to_o maintain_v his_o war_n bacchus_n be_v the_o god_n of_o drunkard_n and_o the_o custom_n in_o rome_n be_v that_o only_o mad_a man_n and_o fool_n celebrate_v the_o feast_n of_o this_o god_n and_o if_o there_o be_v find_v any_o of_o wit_n and_o understanding_n be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a they_o thrust_v he_o forthwith_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n and_o seek_v in_o his_o stead_n another_o drunkard_n the_o temple_n of_o bacchus_n be_v in_o the_o 10._o warde_n in_o the_o meadow_n which_o they_o call_v bacchanales_fw-la without_o the_o city_n in_o the_o way_n of_o salaria_n by_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o goddess_n februa_n and_o it_o be_v build_v by_o the_o gaul_n when_o they_o besiege_v rome_n in_o the_o time_n of_o camillus_n februa_n be_v a_o goddess_n for_o the_o fever_n and_o they_o use_v in_o rome_n when_o any_o be_v take_v with_o the_o fever_n immediate_o to_o send_v some_o sacrifice_n unto_o she_o this_o goddess_n have_v no_o temple_n at_o all_o but_o her_o image_n be_v in_o pantheon_n which_o be_v a_o temple_n wherein_o all_o the_o god_n be_v and_o in_o this_o place_n they_o sacrifice_v unto_o she_o pavor_fw-la be_v the_o god_n of_o fear_n who_o have_v the_o charge_n to_o take_v fear_n from_o the_o roman_n heart_n and_o to_o give_v they_o stout_a courage_n against_o their_o enemy_n the_o temple_n of_o this_o god_n pavor_fw-la be_v in_o rome_n in_o the_o six_o ward_n in_o the_o place_n of_o mamuria_n near_o to_o the_o old_a capitol_n and_o ever_o when_o they_o have_v any_o enemy_n the_o roman_n forth_o with_o offer_v in_o this_o place_n sacrifice_n and_o there_o be_v in_o the_o same_o temple_n a_o statue_n of_o scipio_n the_o african_a all_o of_o silver_n which_o he_o offer_v there_o when_o he_o triumph_v over_o the_o carthagenian_o meretrix_n be_v the_o goddess_n of_o dishonest_a woman_n and_o as_o publius_n victor_n say_v there_o be_v in_o rome_n forty_o street_n of_o common_a woman_n in_o the_o midst_n whereof_o the_o temple_n of_o this_o meretrix_n be_v it_o chance_v in_o the_o time_n of_o ancus_n martius_n the_o four_o king_n of_o the_o seven_o roman_a king_n that_o there_o be_v in_o rome_n a_o courtesan_n native_a of_o laurento_n which_o be_v so_o fair_a that_o with_o her_o body_n she_o gain_v great_a riches_n where_o of_o she_o make_v all_o the_o roman_a people_n partaker_n wherefore_o in_o the_o memory_n of_o her_o the_o roman_n build_v there_o a_o temple_n and_o make_v her_o goddess_n of_o all_o the_o common_a woman_n in_o rome_n cloatina_n be_v goddess_n of_o the_o stool_n and_o to_o this_o goddess_n all_o those_o commend_a themselves_o which_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o collycke_a to_o the_o end_n she_o will_v help_v they_o to_o purge_v their_o belly_n quies_n be_v the_o goddess_n of_o rest_n and_o to_o her_o the_o roman_n do_v offer_v great_a sacrifice_n because_o that_o she_o shall_v give_v they_o pleasure_n and_o 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that_o for_o the_o great_a weight_n of_o they_o above_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o theater_n and_o stage_n break_v and_o kill_v all_o those_o which_o be_v underneath_o and_o so_o after_o this_o sort_n all_o their_o pastime_n turn_v into_o sorrow_n the_o roman_n which_o be_v provide_v in_o all_o thing_n agree_v to_o do_v sacrifice_n unto_o the_o goddess_n theatrica_fw-la to_o the_o end_n she_o shall_v preserve_v they_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o theater_n and_o build_v she_o a_o temple_n in_o the_o nine_o ward_n in_o the_o marketplace_n of_o cornelia_n near_o to_o the_o house_n of_o fabius_n domitian_n the_o twelve_o emperor_n of_o rome_n destroy_v this_o temple_n because_o in_o his_o presence_n one_o of_o the_o theater_n break_v and_o kill_v many_o people_n and_o for_o that_o the_o goddess_n theatrica_fw-la have_v not_o better_o preserve_v they_o he_o make_v this_o temple_n to_o be_v beat_v down_o peradventure_o those_o that_o have_v read_v little_a shall_v find_v these_o thing_n now_o enough_o but_o let_v they_o read_v cicero_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la john_n bocchas_n of_o the_o genealogy_n of_o god_n deorum_fw-la and_o pulio_n of_o the_o ancient_n god_n and_o saint_n augustine_n in_o the_o first_o the_o eleven_o and_o the_o eighteen_o book_n of_o city_n of_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v find_v a_o great_a number_n more_o then_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o chap._n xiii_o ¶_o how_o tiberius_n the_o knight_n be_v choose_v governor_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o afterward_o create_v emperor_n only_o for_o be_v a_o good_a christian_n and_o how_o god_n deprive_v justinian_n the_o young_a both_o of_o his_o empire_n and_o sense_n for_o be_v a_o heretic_n the_o fifty_o emperor_n of_o rome_n be_v tiberius_n constantinus_n who_o succeed_v justinian_n the_o young_a which_o be_v a_o cruel_a emperor_n and_o paulus_n dyaconus_n say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o poor_a a_o thief_n to_o the_o rich_a a_o great_a lover_n of_o riches_n and_o a_o 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wrought_v for_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o noble_a princess_n to_o mitigate_v the_o ire_n of_o prince_n when_o they_o be_v angry_a and_o not_o to_o provoke_v they_o further_o to_o anger_n narsete_v then_o always_o doubt_v the_o empress_n sophia_n never_o after_o return_v into_o naples_n where_o she_o be_v but_o rather_o come_v from_o naples_n to_o rome_n a_o year_n before_o the_o lambards_n come_v into_o italy_n where_o he_o receive_v all_o the_o sacrament_n and_o like_o a_o devout_a christian_a he_o die_v his_o body_n be_v carry_v to_o alexandria_n 〈…〉_z in_o a_o cousin_n of_o silver_n all_o set_v with_o precious_a stone_n and_o there_o be_v bury_v and_o a_o man_n can_v tell_v whether_o the_o displeasure_n be_v great_a that_o all_o asia_n have_v not_o to_o see_v narsete_n alive_a or_o the_o pleasure_n that_o sophia_n have_v to_o see_v he_o dead_a for_o the_o unpatient_a heart_n especial_o of_o a_o woman_n have_v no_o rest_n until_o she_o see_v her_o enemy_n dead_a chap._n xvii_o 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