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with_o they_o into_o hispayne_n trust_n that_o there_o he_o light_o shall_v be_v overthrow_v and_o slay_v in_o batayle_n other_o in_o show_v his_o manhood_n and_o strength_n or_o else_o by_o fyersnes_n and_o cruelty_n of_o his_o enemy_n but_o this_o thing_n for_o tune_a moche_o contrary_a to_o his_o opinion_n for_o jugurth_n be_v of_o mind_n and_o courage_n valiant_a and_o bold_a and_z of_o wit_n quick_a and_o ready_a so_o that_o after_o he_o have_v parceyve_v the_o disposition_n behaviour_n and_o manner_n of_o publius_n scipio_n at_o that_o time_n captain_n of_o the_o roman_v and_o when_o he_o have_v consydr_v also_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o enemy_n he_o behave_v himself_o in_o such_o wise_n with_o much_o labour_n besyne_n and_o cure_v in_o obe_v his_o captain_n with_o so_o good_a manner_n &_o often_o time_n counter_v his_o enemy_n without_o drede_n of_o peril_n insomoch_n
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and_o to_o congye_a and_o licence_n such_o socour_n as_o be_v send_v unto_o he_o from_o other_o king_n among_o all_o other_o he_o call_v jugurth_n unto_o he_o and_o before_o the_o multitude_n of_o all_o the_o army_n assemble_v laud_a and_o commend_v he_o magnificent_o recite_v his_o glorious_a act_n and_o manly_a dede_n of_o chyvalry_n and_o after_o that_o worthy_o and_o ryche_o reward_v he_o for_o his_o labour_n this_o do_v he_o convey_v he_o into_o the_o captain_n tent_n and_o there_o secret_o warn_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v continue_v and_o worshyppe_n the_o frendshyppe_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n rather_o hole_n togyder_n and_o commen_o than_o private_o leaning_n to_o any_o singular_a ruler_n moreover_o add_v these_o monition_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o rather_o reward_v and_o be_v liberal_a to_o a_o few_o private_o than_o to_o a_o hole_n comment_fw-fr say_n that_o it_o be_v a_o perilous_a thing_n to_o buy_v that_o of_o a_o few_o person_n which_o belong_v unto_o many_o in_o 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