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part_n be_v levy_v out_o of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v get_v in_o war_n and_o be_v proportionate_o distribute_v among_o the_o soldier_n that_o be_v of_o good_a desert_n &_o do_v answer_n in_o some_o sort_n to_o the_o ancient_a colony_n and_o to_o fee_n or_o rather_o to_o commendam_n the_o reward_n which_o the_o roman_n bestow_v upon_o their_o valiant_a soldier_n to_o enjoy_v during_o life_n be_v call_v beneficium_fw-la and_o those_o beneficiarii_fw-la that_o be_v so_o provide_v for_o the_o greek_n call_v it_o timarion_n and_o those_o that_o enjoy_v the_o same_o timarati_fw-la and_o timarioti_n derive_v the_o term_n from_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v honour_n whereupon_o we_o do_v read_v of_o theodorus_n not_o the_o tiro_n but_o the_o stratelate_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o praetor_n or_o conductor_n of_o the_o soldier_n that_o licinius_n augustus_n the_o emperor_n give_v unto_o he_o a_o castle_n in_o heraclea_n for_o a_o timaro_n long_o 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rest_n of_o that_o most_o populous_a country_n so_o much_o as_o to_o take_v breath_n true_a also_o it_o be_v disinhabit_v that_o a_o man_n may_v walk_v many_o a_o mile_n through_o the_o turk_n country_n and_o find_v neither_o man_n nor_o house_n but_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v for_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v leave_v the_o town_n and_o wall_a place_n which_o be_v situate_a either_o upon_o the_o beat_a and_o common_a high_a way_n or_o very_o near_o unto_o they_o be_v eloyn_v afar_o of_o and_o have_v scatter_v themselves_o further_o within_o the_o country_n and_o retire_v into_o place_n among_o the_o mountain_n that_o be_v more_o strong_a where_o they_o have_v settle_v themselves_o in_o very_o populous_a number_n because_o they_o will_v be_v safe_a &_o secure_a from_o the_o murder_n and_o robbery_n of_o the_o soldier_n who_o be_v wont_n even_o among_o the_o turk_n i_o will_v to_o god_n it_o be_v not_o so_o also_o among_o we_o christian_n to_o live_v at_o their_o own_o 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