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to_o be_v their_o governor_n the_o best_a capitayne_n that_o they_o then_o have_v be_v asdrubal_n the_o son_n of_o bysgon_n who_o scipio_n at_o diverse_a battle_n in_o spain_n have_v before_o put_v to_o flyghte_n and_o at_o the_o last_o drive_v he_o clean_o out_o of_o spain_n with_o all_o his_o helper_n so_o that_o they_o esteem_v the_o captain_n to_o be_v as_o far_o unlyke_a as_o the_o army_n of_o carthage_n be_v unlyke_a to_o the_o roman_n host_n in_o this_o great_a fear_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n be_v shut_v the_o wall_n keep_v with_o watch_n and_o ward_n as_o though_o their_o enemy_n have_v be_v already_o come_v before_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o town_n fyve_o hundred_o horseman_n be_v also_o send_v forth_o to_o espy_v the_o conduit_n of_o the_o roman_n who_o by_o chance_n meet_v with_o many_o roman_n horseman_n that_o be_v send_v out_o to_o rob_v and_o spoil_v the_o field_n adjoin_v and_o be_v by_o they_o put_v to_o flyghte_n to_o the_o great_a loss_n of_o many_o of_o the_o 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