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bring_v unto_o he_o from_o rome_n which_o certefied_a he_o that_o the_o province_n of_o numidi_n be_v commit_v and_o give_v to_o marius_n the_o new_a consul_n for_o he_o have_v hear_v long_o before_o this_o time_n that_o the_o say_v marius_n be_v elect_v consul_n but_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o he_o understode_v the_o province_n of_o numidy_n commit_v to_o he_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v metellus_n move_v and_o displease_v much_o more_o than_o long_v to_o measure_n or_o honesty_n in_o somuche_o that_o he_o coude_fw-fr neither_o refrain_v his_o eye_n from_o weep_v nor_o measure_v his_o tongue_n from_o speak_v ill_a by_o marius_n this_o metellus_n be_v a_o syngule_a noble_a &_o worthy_a man_n in_o all_o other_o condition_n but_o the_o displeasure_n of_o his_o mind_n he_o take_v over_o womanly_a and_o tender_o to_o his_o heart_n and_o namely_o in_o this_o cause_n which_o condition_n some_o repute_v to_o proceed_v of_o a_o proud_a heart_n of_o metellus_n and_o other_o some_o thought_n it_o no_o marvel_n though_o his_o noble_a heart_n be_v move_v and_o kindle_v with_o anger_n for_o this_o injury_n and_o wrong_n do_v to_o he_o and_o many_o say_v that_o metellus_n take_v so_o great_a sorrow_n and_o displeasure_n because_o the_o victory_n which_o he_o have_v almoost_n optayn_v shall_v be_v pull_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n his_o self_n have_v the_o labour_n &_o peril_fw-mi and_o a_o other_o man_n the_o triumph_n and_o honour_n but_o to_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o mater_fw-la &_o indifferent_o to_o write_v it_o be_v not_o unknowen_a to_o the_o wise_a roman_n but_o that_o the_o dignity_n avancement_n and_o honour_n of_o marius_n greve_v metellus_n much_o more_o than_o do_v his_o own_o injury_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v take_v it_o so_o heve_o if_o the_o province_n of_o numidy_n which_o be_v take_v from_o he_o have_v be_v give_v to_o any_o other_o noble_a man_n than_o to_o marius_n wherefore_o metellus_n be_v let_v from_o his_o first_o besines_n for_o the_o say_a displeasure_n so_o that_o he_o purpose_v not_o to_o vex_v himself_o from_o thensforth_o with_o out_o thank_v or_o profet_z and_o also_o he_o think_v it_o folly_n to_o take_v in_o hand_n the_o charge_n of_o another_o man_n matter_n to_o his_o own_o paryll_n labour_n &_o pain_n wherefore_o he_o send_v messenger_n to_o the_o king_n bocchus_n desire_v he_o not_o to_o become_v enemy_n to_o the_o roman_n without_o occasion_n and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v yet_o in_o such_o case_n that_o he_o may_v adjoine_v with_o the_o romayn_v felowshyp_n love_n and_o amity_n which_o shall_v be_v much_o better_a to_o he_o and_o more_o profitable_a and_o how_o beit_v he_o trust_v great_o in_o his_o power_n rychesse_n and_o treasour_n yet_o ought_v he_o not_o to_o change_v certain_a thing_n for_o thing_n incertayne_a for_o every_o batayle_n to_o begin_v be_v easy_a and_o light_v but_o it_o be_v a_o very_a hard_a thing_n to_o end_v the_o same_o when_o it_o be_v one_o begone_v the_o beginning_n and_o 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