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their_o own_o person_n because_o subject_n and_o vassal_n be_v more_o easy_o persuade_v to_o do_v that_o which_o they_o see_v then_o to_o obey_v in_o that_o which_o they_o be_v command_v traiane_n be_v the_o first_o that_o place_v patroness_n in_o the_o senate_n that_o shall_v defend_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o first_o also_o that_o give_v order_n that_o one_o day_n in_o the_o week_n their_o cause_n shall_v be_v hear_v the_o censour_n or_o judge_n of_o rome_n do_v sit_v but_o two_o hour_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o one_o at_o after_o noon_n to_o hear_v cause_n and_o traiane_n do_v give_v order_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v resident_a three_o hour_n before_o noon_n and_o two_o hour_n at_o after_o noon_n whereof_o traiane_n be_v much_o praise_v because_o it_o be_v occasion_n both_o to_o cut_v off_o suit_n and_o to_o dispatch_v suitor_n in_o the_o day_n of_o traiane_n none_o that_o have_v charge_n of_o justice_n may_v augment_v his_o good_n but_o in_o that_o estate_n of_o riches_n or_o poverty_n wherein_o he_o begin_v to_o govern_v in_o the_o same_o he_o have_v to_o conserve_v himself_o and_o in_o repayment_n of_o his_o travail_n beside_o the_o reward_n which_o the_o prince_n do_v give_v he_o his_o son_n be_v marry_v with_o the_o good_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n be_v know_v unto_o traiane_n how_o immortal_a suit_n be_v in_o the_o senate_n he_o ordain_v that_o all_o suit_n of_o italy_n shall_v continue_v but_o one_o year_n and_o the_o suit_n of_o strange_a country_n but_o half_o a_o year_n traiane_n make_v diverse_a house_n in_o rome_n where_o the_o censour_n and_o judge_n may_v assemble_v to_o hear_v and_o administer_v justice_n and_o also_o make_v strong_a prison_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o this_o good_a prince_n provide_v that_o the_o good_a shall_v be_v succour_v and_o the_o evil_a chastise_v chap._n xii_o ¶_o of_o the_o second_o war_n that_o traiane_n have_v against_o the_o datian_n twenty_o month_n after_o that_o trajan_n have_v overcome_v the_o datian_n the_o son_n of_o king_n decebal_n die_v in_o rome_n who_o remain_v there_o as_o pledge_v for_o that_o which_o his_o father_n have_v swear_v and_o promise_v and_o traiane_n be_v no_o less_o grieve_v with_o the_o death_n of_o that_o child_n then_o if_o it_o have_v be_v his_o own_o proper_a son_n and_o heir_n the_o day_n that_o king_n decebals_n son_n be_v dead_a they_o say_v that_o traiane_n say_v the_o death_n of_o this_o child_n grieve_v i_o not_o for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sorrow_n to_o the_o father_n but_o for_o breach_n of_o promise_n which_o he_o shall_v commit_v for_o if_o he_o have_v be_v quiet_a it_o be_v more_o for_o the_o recover_v of_o his_o son_n then_o for_o obedience_n unto_o the_o senate_n not_o long_o after_o this_o news_n come_v to_o traiane_n how_o king_n decebal_n be_v rebel_v and_o to_o resist_v the_o roman_n he_o repair_v the_o ditche_n furnish_v the_o castle_n enter_v confederacy_n with_o his_o neighbour_n renew_a and_o recover_v victual_n and_o more_o and_o above_o the_o rest_n make_v war_n with_o the_o friend_n of_o roman_n the_o camp_n of_o agius_fw-la which_o be_v a_o great_a and_o a_o populous_a country_n be_v restore_v by_o traiane_n unto_o he_o from_o who_o it_o be_v take_v king_n decebal_n re-enter_v do_v take_v and_o occupy_v the_o same_o in_o such_o wise_a that_o all_o thing_n which_o traiane_n have_v set_v down_o and_o determine_v be_v despise_v and_o in_o all_o that_o king_n decebal_n have_v swear_v he_o be_v forswear_a relation_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v make_v unto_o the_o senate_n king_n decebal_n be_v pronounce_v a_o enemy_n to_o publish_v liberty_n unto_o all_o person_n to_o give_v he_o and_o make_v he_o war_n because_o it_o be_v a_o law_n amongst_o the_o roman_n
year_n in_o the_o whole_a land_n there_o be_v great_a scarcity_n of_o bread_n whereby_o traiane_n be_v constrain_v to_o shorten_v his_o journey_n and_o to_o hasten_v his_o imbarkage_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o the_o pestilence_n drive_v he_o out_o of_o africa_n and_o hunger_n out_o of_o spain_n traiane_n depart_v spain_n with_o determination_n not_o to_o stay_v until_o his_o arrival_n in_o asia_n and_o there_o to_o take_v the_o way_n unto_o the_o great_a armenia_n will_v never_o take_v land_n in_o any_o port_n of_o italy_n but_o pass_v like_o pilgrim_n make_v no_o stay_n but_o only_o to_o renew_v their_o victual_n all_o those_o which_o travel_v with_o traiane_n be_v astonish_v to_o see_v he_o pass_v the_o port_n of_o his_o kingdom_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o land_n of_o enemy_n traiane_n have_v a_o captain_n name_v valerius_n gracchus_n unto_o who_o the_o emperor_n do_v bear_v special_a affection_n and_o do_v esteem_v he_o as_o a_o kinsman_n unto_o this_o man_n they_o say_v that_o traiane_n say_v in_o great_a secrecy_n if_o i_o have_v find_v war_n in_o sicyl_n africa_n or_o spain_n as_o i_o find_v in_o datia_n whereby_o i_o may_v have_v obtain_v some_o victory_n i_o will_v not_o have_v pass_v without_o land_v in_o italy_n but_o since_o it_o be_v thus_o come_v to_o pass_v i_o swear_v by_o the_o immortal_a god_n to_o set_v no_o foot_n a_o land_n in_o italy_n until_o i_o deserve_v to_o enter_v triumph_v into_o rome_n high_a &_o very_a high_a be_v these_o word_n worthy_a and_o right_o worthy_a to_o be_v write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o prince_n to_o behold_v this_o prince_n that_o banish_v himself_o from_o the_o delight_n of_o his_o own_o proper_a kingdom_n to_o seek_v fame_n in_o strange_a land_n with_o great_a determination_n traiane_n do_v enterprise_n the_o voyage_n into_o armenia_n wherein_o he_o enter_v make_v cruel_a war_n take_v occasion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o armenian _n which_o refuse_v to_o confess_v to_o have_v receive_v his_o kingdom_n from_o the_o roman_n but_o of_o the_o king_n of_o parthian_n traiane_n not_o satisfy_v to_o make_v war_n upon_o the_o armenian _n but_o also_o enter_v the_o land_n and_o territory_n of_o the_o parthian_n because_o in_o the_o most_o principal_a province_n of_o trapa_n he_o detain_v his_o army_n more_o than_o three_o month_n parthurus_n king_n of_o parthian_n a_o man_n of_o great_a year_n behold_v the_o war_n offer_v he_o by_o the_o enemy_n determine_v to_o present_a peace_n unto_o traiane_n who_o be_v demand_v of_o his_o parthian_n why_o he_o discover_v so_o great_a fear_n within_o his_o own_o kingdom_n he_o make_v answer_v if_o the_o war_n be_v but_o army_n against_o army_n the_o parthian_n will_v not_o fear_v the_o roman_n but_o we_o fight_v with_o the_o emperor_n traiane_n unto_o who_o the_o god_n have_v give_v so_o great_a fortune_n that_o it_o far_o exceed_v our_o great_a power_n without_o consume_v of_o many_o day_n or_o employ_v of_o many_o army_n the_o parthian_n make_v peace_n with_o traiane_n and_o the_o armenian _n do_v yield_v themselves_o as_o overcome_v from_o parthimisires_n king_n of_o armenian _n the_o kingdom_n be_v remove_v and_o both_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n traiane_n give_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n unto_o his_o son_n and_o this_o he_o do_v because_o king_n parthimisire_v have_v say_v that_o of_o the_o parthian_n and_o not_o of_o the_o roman_n he_o be_v crown_v king_n in_o such_o wise_a that_o the_o good_a trajan_n in_o remove_v the_o kingdom_n from_o the_o father_n do_v execute_v justice_n and_o in_o give_v it_o to_o the_o son_n give_v a_o show_n of_o his_o clemency_n traiane_n be_v not_o satisfy_v that_o the_o parthian_n shall_v have_v peace_n and_o become_v tributary_n unto_o the_o roman_n but_o that_o king_n parthurus_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o traiane_n must_v be_v crown_v and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o kneel_v upon_o his_o knee_n he_o receive_v his_o crown_n kiss_v his_o hand_n and_o consent_v to_o pay_v tribute_n traiane_n do_v march_v through_o all_o those_o province_n and_o kingdom_n and_o unto_o the_o king_n that_o do_v yield_v obedience_n benign_o he_o do_v entreat_v they_o and_o in_o their_o kingdom_n do_v confirm_v they_o and_o unto_o such_o as_o do_v use_v resistance_n unto_o other_o he_o give_v their_o kingdom_n and_o send_v they_o prisoner_n unto_o rome_n traiane_n hold_v for_o custom_n that_o in_o all_o principal_a city_n of_o kingdom_n or_o province_n that_o he_o have_v take_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n he_o do_v command_v to_o erect_v a_o most_o strong_a castle_n whereunto_o his_o army_n do_v repair_v and_o a_o right_n sumptuous_a temple_n wherein_o to_o worship_v the_o god_n of_o rome_n as_o traiane_n do_v pass_v and_o travel_n visit_n and_o conquer_v all_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o world_n that_o be_v to_o say_v asia_n africa_n and_o europa_n in_o all_o which_o country_n he_o do_v travel_v to_o leave_v of_o himself_o immortal_a fame_n the_o testimony_n whereof_o make_v it_o credible_a that_o all_o the_o roman_a prince_n joint_o have_v not_o erect_v so_o many_o building_n as_o traiane_n only_o do_v perform_v traiane_n do_v lead_v his_o army_n very_o well_o furnish_v order_v correct_v and_o also_o in_o great_a subjection_n &_o this_o proceed_v that_o always_o in_o his_o own_o person_n he_o do_v accompany_v the_o same_o and_o hold_v they_o both_o pay_v and_o reward_v for_o as_o he_o do_v use_v to_o say_v the_o host_n that_o of_o his_o own_o proper_a prince_n be_v not_o visit_v and_o pay_v be_v seldom_o or_o never_o in_o subjection_n when_o traiane_n be_v in_o the_o war_n in_o his_o feed_n and_o apparel_n he_o do_v rather_o seem_v a_o companion_n than_o a_o emperor_n of_o rome_n for_o that_o seldom_o he_o go_v unarm_v and_o many_o be_v the_o day_n wherein_o he_o do_v eat_v stand_v have_v a_o body_n somewhat_o dry_a and_o of_o great_a sinew_n he_o be_v most_o patient_a in_o tedious_a travail_n of_o war_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o suffer_v hunger_n cold_a thirst_n wet_a snow_n heat_n &_o peril_n which_o he_o refuse_v not_o as_o a_o coward_n but_o seek_v they_o out_o as_o one_o of_o a_o valiant_a mind_n for_o that_o in_o all_o hazard_n &_o peril_n he_o never_o say_v unto_o his_o captain_n go_v but_o let_v we_o go_v do_v but_o let_v we_o do_v fight_n but_o let_v we_o fight_v he_o give_v in_o charge_n unto_o his_o army_n not_o to_o attempt_v to_o burn_v house_n set_v fire_n in_o corn_n overthrow_n mill_n or_o cut_v down_o orchard_n affirm_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v obtain_v but_o not_o destroy_v when_o traiane_n will_v take_v any_o city_n he_o do_v not_o employ_v his_o force_n in_o any_o thing_n more_o then_o to_o deprive_v the_o enemy_n of_o their_o water_n in_o the_o camp_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o do_v cause_n to_o be_v sow_v false_a news_n that_o be_v to_o wit_v that_o if_o he_o have_v victual_n to_o say_v that_o he_o want_v that_o if_o he_o have_v money_n to_o say_v it_o be_v spend_v that_o if_o he_o have_v much_o people_n that_o they_o be_v 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