The
historie
of
Leonard
Aretine
,
concerning
the
warres
betwene
the
Imperialles
and
the
Gothes
for
the
possession
of
Italy
,
a
worke
very
pleasant
and
profitable
.
Translated
out
of
Latin
into
Englishe
by
Arthur
Goldyng
.
PRINTED
AT
LONdon
by
Rouland
Hall
,
for
George
Bucke
.
1563.
To
the
ryghte
honorable
Sir
William
Sici●
Knighte
principall
Secretarie
to
the
Queenes
Maiestie
and
Maister
of
her
hyghnesse
Court
of
wardes
and
liueries
,
Arthur
Golding
wisheth
continuance
of
health
,
with
〈◊〉
of
honour
.
LIke
as
vines
to
the
entent
the
better
to
prosper
and
preserue
their
fruit
to
the
vse
&
pleasure
of
man
,
require
the
staye
of
trees
that
bee
stronger
then
themselues
:
Euen
so
it
behoueth
them
that
mynde
to
put
forth
any
worke
to
the
behoof●
and
commoditie
of
others
,
to
shroude
themselues
vnder
the
fauour
of
some
suche
person
,
for
whose
sake
their
doing
may
be
the
better
liked
and
accepted
of
all
men
.
The
whiche
thyng
thys
my
rude
and
vnpolished
translation
of
the
historye
of
Leonard
Aretine
right
well
perceauyng
,
at
such
tyme
as
being
fully
finished
&
ended
it
was
nowe
readie
to
set
fote
out
of
dores
and
to
commit
it selfe
to
the
wyde
world
,
beholding
it self
spoyled
of
hys
Romayne
garment
and
turned
into
a
playne
Englyshe
cote
,
beganne
to
be
somwhat
abasshed
and
to
loke
about
hym
for
some
fauourable
patrone
vnder
whose
protection
it
myght
aduenture
to
goe
abrode
.
But
to
whom
rather
ought
it
to
present
it selfe
then
to
hym
vnder
whose
roofe
it
hath
beene
harbroughed
and
fostered
from
the
infancie
,
vntyll
suche
tyme
as
it
came
to
his
full
grouth
.
And
therefore
although
the
wante
of
fyne
pennyng
and
eloquent
indityng
of
the
hystorye
in
our
language
,
enforce
me
to
confesse
it
vnworthye
to
trouble
your
honour
beyng
otherwyse
busyed
in
moste
weyghtye
affayres
of
thys
Realme
:
ye●
not
wythstandyng
partly
in
consyderation
of
my
dutye
,
but
more
vppon
confydence
of
your
clemencye
,
I
haue
taken
boldnesse
to
dedicate
the
same
vnto
you
:
so
muche
the
rather
,
in
asmuche
as
the
worke
entreateth
of
serious
and
weyghtye
matters
.
Wherein
if
it
mai
please
your
honour
so
to
accepte
my
doing
,
as
that
this
my
symple
Translati
on
maye
vnder
your
fauourable
protection
be
bold
to
shewe
it self
abrode
,
I
shall
not
only
thinke
my
trauell
abundauntly
recompenced
,
but
also
accompt
it
for
a
further
encou●agemente
,
to
geue
the
aduenture
vpon
some
greater
matter
hereafter
.
Finished
at
your
house
in
y●
Str●nd
the
second
of
Aprill
.
1563.
By
your
honours
at
commaundement
Arthur
Goldyng
.
TO
THE
READER
.
FOrasmuche
as
thys
worke
of
Leonard
Aretine
entreateth
of
the
repulsyng
of
the
Gothes
out
of
Italy
by
the
Captaines
of
th
emperoure
of
Constantinople
,
touchynge
lightly
by
the
way
the
cause
of
their
arriuall
in
the
same
countrye
.
It
semeth
expedient
to
make
further
rehearsall
of
the
cause
of
their
first
enterance
with
in
the
boundes
of
the
Romaine
Empire
,
〈◊〉
of
their
successe
in
the
same
through
which
they
grewe
so
strong
in
processe
of
tyme
,
that
they
not
only
beareft
it
o●
dyuerse
prouinces
&
members
pertayning
thereto
,
but
also
gatte
into
their
handes
Italy
it self
with
y●
Ilands
ad●oyning
,
making
them selues
Lordes
and
Maisters
of
Rome
somtime
soueraine
lady
&
Empresse
of
the
world
,
In
declaration
wherof
the
matter
it self
wil
somwhat
minister
occasion
to
speake
of
the
Erules
and
of
〈◊〉
out
of
whose
handes
the
Gothes
wrested
the
dominion
●nd
possession
of
Italy
:
and
fynally
of
the
two
politique
martiall
and
fortunate
Captaynes
Belisarius
and
Narses
w●oe
after
〈◊〉
yeares
warres
,
recouered
the
same
agayne
to
the
Empyre
.
The
whyche
thynges
I
wyll
ouer
conne
as
bryefely
as
the
matter
wyll
permytte
,
The
Gothes
therefore
by
the
assertion
and
con●ente
of
allowable
Authors
,
enhabyted
somtyme
beyonde
the
ryuer
Istre
or
Danow
in
the
Countrye
called
in
olde
tyme
Dacia
nowe
named
Ualachia
.
So
that
the
Ostrogoth●s
or
Easternegothes
borderyng
vppon
the
c●aste
of
[
*
](A17059-e210-b)
*
Now
called
〈◊〉
maiore
Pontus
Eurinus
,
(
of
whom
thys
presente
hystorye
〈◊〉
.
)
are
accompted
for
the
Gettes
and
Triballes
:
and
the
〈◊〉
or
〈◊〉
enhabytyng
more
into
the
〈◊〉
and
mayne
lande
towarde
the
head
of
Danow
and
Ger●anie
,
are
accompted
for
the
Da●es
or
Daues
.
Nowe
aboute
the
〈◊〉
of
our
Lorde
God
.
373.
In
the
tyme
of
Ualens
Emperour
of
the
Easte
,
a
certayne
people
of
[
*
](A17059-e230-b)
*
Now
called
Tartarie
.
S●ythia
named
Hunnes
assembling
them selues
in
greate
number
,
vnder
the
conducte
of
their
Captayne
Cadaris
inuaded
the
Easterngothes
&
brought
them
in
subiection
.
The
westerngothes
strycken
wyth
feare
at
the
sodayne
misfortune
of
their
neyghbours
,
abandonyng
theyr
natyue
Countrye
sent
Ambassadours
to
the
Emperour
Ualens
▪
proferyng
to
receaue
the
Christen
fayth
,
and
to
set
themselues
as
a
wall
&
bulwarke
to
the
Romayne
Empyre
agaynst
the
assaultes
of
the
cruell
Hunnes
and
other
Barbarous
nations
,
so
that
he
woulde
suffer
them
to
passe
the
ryuer
Danow
and
g●ue
them
Mysia
to
enhabyte
.
Uppon
thys
condition
their
requeste
was
graunted
,
and
they
receaued
both
Christen
Religion
and
also
gouernours
of
the
Emperour
.
Through
the
misgoueruement
and
ex
torcion
of
whom
they
were
so
vered
,
that
they
made
insurrection
agaynst
the
Em
pyre
,
subdued
Mysia
&
Thrace
ouercame
th
emperour
in
battel
&
burnt
him
in
a
cotage
where
he
had
hidden
himself
,
and
finally
besteged
Constantinople
.
Neuerthelesse
afterwarde
as
well
appeased
and
pacified
by
the
vertuous
&
vpright
gouernement
,
as
vanquished
&
subdued
by
the
force
&
puissance
of
The
odesius
(
who
succeded
Ualens
)
they
submitted
themselues
agayne
to
y●
Romaine
Empyre
,
&
serued
in
the
warres
at
commaundement
by
the
space
of
.
xxxv
.
yeares
,
vntill
suche
tyme
as
Stillico
(
trayterously
practisyng
the
confusion
of
Honorius
fonne
of
the
sayd
Theodosius
,
to
the
entent
to
haue
made
hys
own
fonne
Eucherius
Emperour
)
by
puttyng
them
out
of
wages
,
&
defranding
them
of
their
pensions
,
compelled
them
to
rebell
agayne
.
Wherupon
takyng
weapon
in
hande
,
they
inuaded
Pa●nonie
,
&
there
makyng
one
Alaricicus
a
noble
and
valiante
gentleman
King
,
wasted
all
Pannonic
,
Thrace
,
&
Sclauonie
,
with
all
the
countryes
borderyng
vppon
Italye
,
and
fynally
after
great
slaughter
both
geuen
and
receaued
,
spoyled
al
Italy
with
fyre
&
sword
,
sacked
Rome
,
and
conquered
Spayne
,
where
they
also
settled
themselues
,
and
within
fewe
yeares
after
grew
to
such
wealth
authoritye
&
puissance
,
that
the
yonger
Ualcntinian
Emperoure
of
Rome
(
of
whom
mention
shal
be
made
in
the
begynnyng
of
thys
worke
)
enteryng
in
leage
with
their
King
Theodoriche
,
vsed
hys
ayde
agaynst
Attila
Kyng
of
the
Hunnes
.
For
the
Hunnes
lyke
good
bloudhoundes
followyng
freshly
the
pursute
of
their
foresaid
victorye
agaynst
the
Easterngothes
partly
moued
of
enuye
towarde
the
state
of
the
Romayne
Empyre
,
and
partly
sollicited
thereto
by
the
traytour
Ruffin●
whom
T●eodosius
had
left
as
gouernour
and
protector
of
hys
other
sonne
Arcadius
Emperoure
of
the
Easte
,
)
associatyng
vnt●
them
the
sayed
Ea●ngothes
,
the
Gepides
,
the
Erules
,
and
other
Barbarous
people
to
the
number
of
fyue
●thousande
men
,
vnder
the
conducte
of
Attila
(
worthely
surnamed
the
scourge
of
God
)
afflicted
the
dominions
and
prouinces
of
the
Romayne
Empyre
,
and
in
especially
wasted
and
spoyled
Italye
,
razyng
her
Cytyes
to
the
grounde
,
and
bearyng
downe
all
thynges
before
them
lyke
a
moste
vyolente
and
horrible
tempeste
.
After
whose
returne
into
Pannon●e
,
the
seate
of
their
kyngdome
,
Attila
immediatly
dyed
.
Whereuppon
ensued
dyscord
betwene
the
Hunnes
and
the
Easterngothes
,
in
whiche
the
Gothes
:
drawing
to
their
parte
:
the
Gepides
,
preuayled
,
and
draue
the
Hunnes
oute
of
Pannonie
backe
agayne
into
Tartarie
from
whence
they
fyrst
came
.
Howbeit
they
left
theyr
name
styll
behynde
them
to
the
Countrye
,
the
whiche
after
them
is
called
Hungarye
vnto
thys
daye
.
Aboute
the
same
tyme
that
the
Gothes
had
dryuen
the
Hunnes
oute
of
Hungarie
,
it
fortuned
that
one
Aspar
a
noble
man
of
greate
power
and
author●tye
proclaymed
hys
sonne
Ardaburis
Ceaser
agaynst
Leo
then
Emperoure
of
Constantinople
.
In
somuche
that
Leo
was
fayne
to
assemble
a
power
and
encounter
wyth
hym
wyth
in
the
Cytye
.
In
the
whyche
conflicte
Aspar
and
Ardaburis
beyng
ouercome
were
yelded
to
the
Emperoure
and
put
both
to
death
.
The
Gothos
takyng
occasion
of
aduantage
vppon
thys
ciuyll
warre
,
wasted
all
〈◊〉
and
neuer
rested
vntyll
such
tyme
as
Leo
had
graunted
them
Hungarye
(
from
whence
they
had
vtterlye
expulsed
the
sonnes
of
Attila
)
together
with
Misia
to
haue
and
holde
freely
withoute
tribute
or
subiection
to
the
Empyre
.
Uppon
whyche
condition
truce
was
taken
,
and
for
better
obseruyng
thereof
.
Theodenur
Kyng
of
the
Gothes
gaue
hys
sonne
Theodorich
in
Hostage
vnto
Leo.
It
was
not
long
after
but
that
there
fel
grudge
&
consequently
warre
betwene
Theodenur
and
hys
brother
Ualanur
wherin
Ualanur
was
slaine
.
By
meanes
whereof
it
came
to
passe
,
that
Theodenur
enioyed
quietly
the
whole
and
entier
possession
of
all
Dacia
,
Masia
,
and
both
the
Pannonies
.
Leo
therfore
fearyng
the
power
&
puissance
o●
Theodenur
,
deliuered
him
hys
sonne
Theoderich
.
Theodenur
in
recompence
of
that
good
turne
,
tourned
the
truce
that
was
taken
betwene
them
into
continual
peace
,
and
so
the
Gothes
ceased
to
molest
the
Empyre
.
In
the
meane
season
after
muche
alteration
&
●surpyng
by
Tirantes
,
Angustu●us
a
very
childe
the
sonne
of
Orestes
a
sage
and
wyse
Senatour
of
Rome
,
beyng
by
fauoure
of
the
Citizens
of
Rauenna
proclaymed
emperour
of
the
Weste
,
to
the
entent
to
refreshe
and
ease
the
Empyre
of
the
long
contynued
trouble
that
it
had
suffered
many
yeares
before
,
(
by
the
●unsell
of
hys
father
Orestes
)
tooke
●e
with
the
Uandales
in
Affricke
,
who
had
alwayes
synce
their
first
commyng
,
bene
euill
neyghbours
to
the
Empyre
.
But
whyles
all
was
caulme
and
quiet
on
the
south
,
beholde
an
hedeous
and
horrible
tempeste
riseth
〈◊〉
agaynst
hym
out
of
the
North.
The
Erules
and
Turinges
the
miserable
reliques
of
the
armye
of
Attila
,
(
who
after
that
the
sayd
Attila
was
dead
&
hys
sonnes
dryuen
away
,
being
vanquished
by
the
Easterngothes
&
compelled
backe
againe
toward
Tartarie
with
the
Hunnes
,
had
a
whyle
helde
themselues
in
quiet
about
the
mouth
of
the
●yuer
Danow
)
allured
with
the
former
spoyle
of
Italy
(
to
whose
vtter
vndoing
wel
nye
al
the
warres
that
were
made
in
those
dayes
dyd
tend
,
)
came
backe
agayne
and
conqueryng
it
,
slewe
Orestes
and
deposed
Augustulus
,
in
whom
the
honorable
and
renouned
name
of
Augustus
decaied
the.
517.
yeare
after
that
〈◊〉
Ceser
fyrst
had
that
name
and
title
of
honour
geuen
vnto
hym
of
the
Senate
and
people
of
Rome
.
By
meanes
wherof
it
came
to
passe
,
that
Italy
and
Rome
became
afterward
the
common
pray
of
Barbarous
kinges
,
so
that
he
that
coulde
make
hymself
strongest
enioyed
the
possission
therof
.
For
Odoacer
&
his
Erules
had
scarcely
yet
fully
settled
themselues
,
when
y●
Easterngothes
(
who
after
the
decease
of
Theodenur
were
now
vnder
the
gouernement
of
his
●ne
Theoderich
)
enuying
the
prosperity
of
the
Erules
,
&
therwith
callyng
to
remembra●e
how
their
own
countrymen
the
westerngothes
had
already
conquered
Spayne
,
the
Uandales
Affricke
,
the
Frenchmen
,
&
Burgonions
Gallia
,
the
Saxons
Britaine
,
&
other
nations
other
pleasant
&
fertile
countries
,
earnest
ly
besought
and
required
their
king
,
to
leade
them
into
Italye
to
the
●utent
as
well
to
aduaunce
the
fame
and
renoune
of
their
Cheualrie
,
as
also
to
place
themselues
in
y●
co●ntrye
which
as
it
was
the
head
and
soueraine
of
all
others
,
so
had
it
also
the
report
to
be
the
most
pleasant
,
welthie
,
and
fertile
of
al
the
Regions
of
Europe
.
Theoderich
albeit
he
were
in
manner
constrained
by
his
subjectes
to
doe
the
thinge
that
they
requested
,
yet
as
one
myndfull
of
the
great
benefites
that
his
ancestours
had
receiued
of
y●
Emperours
of
Constantinople
,
and
of
the
honorable
enter
tainem●nt
that
he
himselfe
had
had
at
suche
tyme
as
he
laye
in
hostage
in
the
Emperours
Court
,
he
aduertised
the
Emperour
Zeno
therof
,
protesting
that
he
would
doe
nothing
without
his
con
sent
.
Zeno
who
at
that
tyme
stood
in
feare
of
Theoderich
and
the
Gothes
,
(
as
one
that
for
doubte
least
he
should
grow
to
strong
for
him
in
that
parte
of
Europe
,
was
fully
determined
before
,
to
haue
profered
that
vo●age
vnto
him
though
no
such
question
had
bene
moued
)
gladly
condescended
to
his
pet●ō
&
for
the
more
honour
created
him
Cōfull
.
Herevppon
Theoderich
and
hys
countrimen
with
their
wiues
and
children
remoued
into
Italye
.
Of
whose
good
successe
and
of
the
good
successe
of
his
posteritie
in
that
countrie
,
togither
with
their
expulsing
or
rather
subduing
by
the
Imperialls
,
for
as
much
as
this
Historie
of
Leonard
Aretine
doth
at
large
entreate
I
will
not
be
tedious
in
repeating
the
same
.
Howbeit
it
is
to
be
vnderstanded
that
after
the
battell
of
Nuceria
where
Teias
last
kinge
of
the
Gothes
was
slayne
,
althoughe
some
departed
awaye
wyth
such
thinges
as
they
had
according
to
couenant
yet
the
greater
part
of
them
taryed
stil
:
the
which
degenerating
into
the
name
of
Italians
,
lost
both
their
empyre
&
own
name
for
euer
the
lxxi
.
yere
after
their
first
comming
into
the
country
vnder
Theoderich
,
being
the
yere
of
grace
CCCCC
L.
IIII.
Nowe
as
concernynge
the
two
noble
and
valiant
captaines
Belisarius
and
Narses
the
Conquerours
and
subduers
of
them
,
it
is
to
be
doubted
whether
the
miserable
misfortune
of
the
one
be
more
to
be
lamented
,
or
the
vnaduisednesse
and
follye
of
the
other
(
if
I
maye
terme
the
thyng
accordynge
to
desert
)
be
to
be
blamed
.
For
Belisarius
after
that
he
had
recouered
〈◊〉
from
the
Uandales
,
vanquisshed
the
Persians
,
fought
prosperously
agaynste
the
Medes
,
abated
the
power
and
pulled
downe
the
hygh
courages
of
the
Gothes
openinge
a
waye
of
conquest
to
hys
successour
,
and
atcheued
so
many
hault
enterprises
and
Marciall
exploytes
that
the
gloryous
fame
of
hys
doynges
did
sprede
hys
renowne
ouer
all
the
worlde
and
made
hys
name
immortall
,
in
so
muche
that
he
was
accompted
as
a
perfecte
and
incomparable
Mirrour
for
all
Captaynes
to
beholde
,
and
a
verrye
mayster
of
Cheualrye
,
whome
neyther
ambytion
the
common
corrupter
of
noble
hartes
,
nor
the
licentyous
lybertye
of
the
Campe
,
nor
the
instigatyons
of
myghtye
Princes
could
withdrawe
from
hys
allegeans
and
promise
made
to
the
Emperour
Iustinian
.
Was
in
the
ende
in
hys
olde
dayes
vppon
lyghte
suspicion
wythoute
proofe
,
by
the
same
Emperour
for
whom
he
had
so
often
put
hys
lyfe
in
perill
:
to
whom
he
had
acquired
so
muche
honour
,
whose
fauour
he
had
estemed
more
then
to
raygne
himselfe
〈◊〉
an
Emperour
,
depriued
of
both
his
eyes
,
and
constrayned
to
begge
hys
bread
miserably
from
doore
to
doore
,
an
vnworthye
rewarde
for
so
manye
good
dedes
and
so
muche
good
seruice
done
to
the
Empyre
.
And
●arses
the
subduer
of
the
Gothes
and
reducer
of
Italy
to
the
Empyre
when
he
had
gouerned
it
quietlye
manye
yeres
togyther
to
hys
greate
honour
and
admyration
,
at
the
laste
(
lyke
a
shrewd
cow
whyche
when
she
hath
geuen
a
good
quantitie
of
mylke
ouerthroweth
the
payle
wyth
her
heele
and
spyllethe
the
same
)
prouoked
onely
by
the
presumptuous
wordes
of
a
vayne
and
enuious
woman
,
weued
suche
a
web
(
according
to
his
owne
wordes
)
as
neyther
she
nor
the
Emperour
were
able
to
weare
oute
,
no
nor
he
hymselfe
to
vnweaue
agayne
after
he
had
ones
putte
it
into
the
loome
,
thoughe
he
dyd
the
b●sts
he
could
to
haue
stayed
it
,
so
hard
and
difficult
a
matter
is
it
to
stoppe
a
mischief
of
the
course
,
when
it
ones
hath
gotten
the
reynes
in
the
necke
,
and
hathe
set
foote
forward
to
runne
the
race
.
For
the
Lombardes
beynge
by
hym
in
the
extasie
of
his
fumyshe
rage
called
oute
of
Pannonie
(
which
by
that
tyme
was
become
the
common
receptacle
of
the
enemyes
of
the
Empyre
)
not
onelye
wythin
shorte
tyme
after
hys
decease
broughte
Italye
in
subiection
to
them
,
but
also
syns
that
daye
hytherto
(
whyche
thyng
neyther
the
Gothes
,
Hunnes
Uandales
,
Erules
,
nor
anye
other
of
the
barbarous
nations
with
their
manyfolde
and
terrible
assaultes
were
able
to
compasse
and
brynge
to
effecte
)
haue
helde
a
porcion
thereof
as
a
perpetuall
possession
and
inheritan●
to
themselues
,
whych
retaineth
their
name
vnto
this
daye
.
But
forasmuch
as
these
thinges
were
done
somewhat
after
the
subduing
of
the
Gothes
,
and
doe
lytle
or
nothinge
pertaine
to
the
presente
purpose
of
thys
Historie
I
will
not
stand
any
lenger
vppon
them
,
but
remit
the
to
the
readynge
of
myne
Author
.
The
preface
of
Leonard
Aretine
,
vnto
hys
bookes
of
the
warres
in
Italye
againste
the
Gothes
.
ALthoughe
it
had
bene
a
far
greater
pleasure
to
me
,
to
haue
wrytten
of
the
prosperous
&
〈◊〉
estate
of
Italy
,
then
of
the
slaughte●s
and
destruction
of
it
:
yet
notwythstanding
forasmuch
as
the
time
requireth
otherwyse
,
we
also
wil
chaunge
wyth
the
tyme
&
follow
the
mutabilitie
of
fortune
reportinge
in
these
bookes
the
inuasions
of
the
Gothes
,
&
the
warres
through
the
which
almost
all
Italy
was
brought
to
vtter
ruine
&
destruction
.
Sure
ly
a
sorrowfull
matter
,
but
yet
for
the
knowledge
of
thinges
done
in
those
dayes
,
necessarie
to
be
entreated
of
.
For
I
cannot
thinke
but
that
when
Xenophon
of
Athens
that
excellent
Clerke
,
dyd
wryte
of
the
beseging
and
fainishing
of
Athens
and
of
the
throwing
downe
of
the
walles
of
it
,
he
was
sorie
in
his
harte
that
he
had
o●you
so
to
doe
.
And
yet
he
wrate
it
,
bycause
hethought
it
expedient
that
the
〈◊〉
of
●h
things
shuld
not
perishe
.
Neyther
doth
our
Liuy
deferue
les
praise
when
he
rehe●th
y●
taking
and
burning
of
Rome
by
the
Frenchine●
,
then
when
he
setteth
out
the
famous
triumph
of
Paulus
Emylius
ouer
the
Macedones
,
or
the
noble
conquestes
of
Scipio
Affricanus
.
For
it
is
the
dutie
of
an
historie
to
put
in
writing
all
aduentures
as
well
vnfortunate
as
fortunate
.
And
therfore
a
man
maye
wyshe
the
best
,
but
he
must
write
be
it
good
or
bad
as
occasion
offereth
.
I
assure
you
as
I
was
inditinge
these
matters
,
albeit
many
things
did
greue
me
,
for
th
entier
loue
that
I
beare
to
my
natiue
countrye
,
yetnot
wythstandyng
thys
reason
I
had
to
comfort
me
,
that
although
Italy
suffered
at
the
time
most
extreme
miseries
.
yet
at
the
length
she
not
onely
gate
th
upper
hand
&
e●pulsed
those
forreine
nations
but
also
hath
remayned
from
y●
day
to
this
most
welthy
&
puissant
both
by
sea
and
land
,
and
that
from
that
tyme
forth
her
Cities
haue
florished
in
ryches
&
aucthorie
most
abundantly
,
and
doe
florishe
still
at
this
hower
,
t
honour
and
dominion
of
them
now
stre●ing
it self
far
of
on
al
sides
,
so
that
the
thinges
that
haue
happened
vnto
her
,
seme
not
so
much
to
be
lamented
as
to
be
reioyced
at
,
like
vnto
Hercules
whose
greate
exploits
made
him
more
famous
then
euer
he
should
haue
be●e
yf
he
had
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
those
daungerous
enterprises
.
I
wil
not
speake
of
the
great
●litie
,
good
Nurtute
,
●sye
,
&
trad
of
all
Liberall
arts
&
lear●ing
,
of
the
which
Italy
●weth
it self
to
be
a
natural
●ther
&
a
very
nourice
,
for
I
will
let
the
comendations
of
her
alon
vntil
another
tyme
.
As
concerning
the
wa●es
that
we
now
must
entreate
of
,
there
remained
〈◊〉
mention
of
them
among
the
Latin
writers
onely
there
went
a
report
from
man
to
man
&
that
very
slender
&
ob●
,
that
Belisarius
&
Narses
captains
of
the
emperour
Iustinian
draue
the
Gothes
out
of
Italy
,
but
where
or
in
what
sort
,
or
by
what
meanes
,
there
was
no
●nkling
at
al
left
in
wri
ting
.
We
came
by
the
knowledge
of
them
out
of
the
●ek
Chroncles
.
Wherfore
as
I
had
don
by
many
other
thinges
before
,
so
also
I
endeuored
to
bring
agayn
to
light
these
things
〈◊〉
wellny
blurred
&
blotted
out
of
memory
.
And
that
so
much
the
rather
,
bycause
that
other
stories
for
y●
most
part
do
concern
th
affaires
&
do
ings
of
st●s
,
but
this
●cer
●th
wholy
our
own
matters
.
Wherein
it
maye
be
worthe
a
mans
labour
to
search
&
peruse
the
state
of
Italye
in
those
daies
what
Cities
,
and
what
kind
of
people
were
in
it
what
townes
and
cities
were
beseged
,
which
were
wonne
and
brought
in
subiectio
,
&
in
what
places
battells
were
fought
.
For
to
know
all
these
thynges
it
is
a
great
prayse
,
and
not
to
know
them
it
is
a
foule
shame
.
For
it
is
a
token
that
a
man
loueth
his
country
,
not
to
be
ignoraunt
in
th
originall
and
procedings
therof
,
or
whatsoeuer
ells
hath
fortuned
vnto
it
in
tymes
past
.
Furthermore
the
knowledge
of
Histories
doth
greatly
delight
the
mynd
●ycause
all
we
men
doe
of
nature
couit
to
know
things
,
and
also
it
bringeth
great
profit
for
as
much
as
it
containeth
the
examples
of
like
affaires
to
what
end
they
came
,
&
gyueth
experi
ens
in
many
thyngs
,
through
the
which
old
men
are
accompted
wiser
then
yongmen
,
bicause
they
haue
sene
●o
thynges
in
their
liues
time
,
and
by
experiens
not
only
of
their
own
but
also
of
other
mens
perilles
,
are
made
more
ware
,
and
therfore
are
able
to
giue
better
iudgment
and
are
wont
to
be
led
by
better
counsel
.
For
when
they
rede
of
the
rich●s
and
Empires
of
the
greatest
kyngs
and
the
puissantest
nations
and
percayue
how
sone
they
com
to
decay
,
they
vn
derstand
by
&
by
what
a
folly
it
is
to
boast
&
be
prowd
for
those
things
,
whych
no
man
is
able
to
assure
himself
that
they
shall
continue
with
him
vntill
night
.
Thus
doth
an
Historye
make
vs
bothe
more
wyse
and
more
modest
in
our
dooinges
.
And
therfore
ryght
reuerend
father
I
determined
to
dedicate
these
Bookes
vnto
you
,
as
well
to
th
entent
you
might
vnderstand
my
entier
loue
and
affection
to
wardes
you
,
as
also
that
you
myghte
be
as
a
Iudge
of
my
worke
and
trauel
,
the
which
I
shal
thinke
very
well
bestowed
if
so
wyse
and
wel
learned
a
man
as
you
are
,
doe
allow
them
and
take
them
in
good
worthe
.
Whereuppon
I
wyll
take
occasion
to
goe
in
hand
with
the
processe
of
myne
Historye
.
Farrewell
.
The
fyrst
Booke
of
Leonard
Aretine
,
concernyng
the
warres
in
Italy
against
the
Gothes
.
❧
The
first
Chapter
.
¶
The
dispotition
of
Agustulus
,
the
diuision
of
the
landes
through
Italy
,
the
cause
of
the
commyng
of
the
Gothes
thither
,
and
of
their
encoun●er
with
Odoacers
Captaines
.
IN
the
tyme
that
Zeno
was
Emperour
of
Rome
,
the
Gothes
vnder
the
leading
of
Theodorich
,
determined
to
inuade
Italy
,
lately
before
soore
afflicted
with
diuers
rodes
and
inuasions
of
barbarous
people
,
and
at
that
tyme
oppressed
with
the
tyranny
of
Odoacer
:
of
the
which
thinges
I
purpose
to
entreate
,
repeatyng
somewhat
deper
the
state
of
those
tymes
,
to
the
intent
it
may
be
knowen
from
whence
the
Gothes
first
came
,
and
what
hope
moued
them
to
inuade
the
Empyre
.
After
the
death
of
the
yonger
Ualentinian
,
Nowe
,
there
were
at
the
same
tyme
in
Italy
,
great
armyes
of
forreyners
raysed
latelye
before
by
Ualentinian
for
feare
of
Attila
,
and
afterwardes
associated
by
the
Romaynes
agaynst
the
Uandales
.
These
forreyners
perceyuynge
the
empoueryshemente
and
weakenesse
of
the
Empyre
,
and
therevppon
takynge
courage
,
conspired
together
,
and
demaunded
to
haue
the
thyrde
parte
of
the
landes
through
all
Italye
deuyded
amonge
them
.
The
name
of
the
Empyre
remayn̄ed
at
that
tyme
in
one
Augustnlus
,
who
beynge
but
a
verye
●ylde
,
was
g●uerned
by
hys
father
Orestes
a
Senatour
of
Rome
.
Therefore
at
suche
tyme
as
the
menne
of
warre
demaunded
a
partition
of
the
landes
,
and
that
Orestes
beynge
a
wyse
and
sage
personne
wythstoode
theyr
request
,
the
Souldyours
●ewe
hym
,
and
fourthewyth
folowynge
theyr
Captayne
Odoacer
,
camme
to
Rome
Zeno
also
Gouernour
of
the
East
Empyre
lying
at
Constantynople
,
beganne
to
dread
soore
the
power
of
And
it
was
none
other
lyke
,
but
that
they
woulde
make
some
insurrection
against
the
Romain
Empyre
.
Whervppon
to
the
entent
to
delyuer
hymself
and
the
countreys
there
aboutes
from
feare
of
the
Gothes
.
He
persuaded
Theodorich
to
passe
into
Italy
,
and
to
delyuer
the
cities
there
oute
of
the
hands
of
the
wrongfull
withholders
of
them
.
Induced
with
these
persuation
Theordorich
remouyng
out
of
Thrace
,
and
leadyng
with
him
the
Gothes
with
their
wyues
and
children
and
al
that
euer
they
had
through
Syrmium
and
Illyricum
,
went
toward
Italy
:
where
at
hys
fyrst
entraunce
,
the
Captaines
of
Odoacer
camme
against
him
with
their
armies
.
The
first
battell
betwirt
them
was
fought
not
farre
from
the
Citie
of
Aquileia
,
vppon
the
riuer
Fontius
.
In
the
which
conflict
after
a
long
and
sharpe
encounter
,
the
Gothes
gate
the
victorye
,
and
putte
the
〈◊〉
of
Odoacer
to
flyght
.
❧
The.
ij
Chapter
.
¶
Theodorich
kyng
of
the
Gothes
besiegeth
Odoacer
in
Rauenna
,
the
matter
is
ended
by
composition
,
〈◊〉
of
them
lyeth
in
wayre
to
destroye
other
,
Theodorich
preuenting
Odoacer
kylleth
hym
at
a
banquet
,
by
meanes
whereof
he
obteyneth
the
soueraignitie
of
Italy
,
of
the
actes
of
Theodorich
and
of
hys
death
.
AFter
this
,
when
the
Gothes
had
wonne
the
cities
there
aboutes
,
But
yet
in
the
meane
season
,
thei
won
all
the
townes
nere
aboute
,
sauynge
Cesena
,
the
which
also
was
kept
with
a
stronge
garrison
of
Odoacers
.
At
the
last
as
well
the
Assaylaunts
as
the
Defendauntes
beinge
weryed
,
the
But
thys
copertnershyppe
in
the
Empyre
lasted
not
longe
.
For
when
as
the
one
bare
grudge
in
hys
heart
preuelye
agaynst
the
other
,
Theodorich
preuentyng
Odoacer
badde
hym
to
a
Banquet
and
there
kylled
hym
,
and
Appoyntyng
Rauenna
to
bée
the
Sea
of
hys
kyngdome
,
where
he
also
planted
hym selfe
.
Thyrtye
and
seuen
yeres
raygned
Theodorich
in
Italye
:
neyther
sate
he
styll
Idellye
lyke
a
cowarde
all
the
whyle
.
For
he
bothe
annexed
Sicill
wyth
all
the
Ilelandes
about
it
vnto
hys
kyngdome
,
and
also
subdued
Dalmatia
.
Moreouer
,
duryng
the
sayde
tym●
of
hys
raygne
,
he
led
an
huge
hoste
ouer
the
Alpes
and
the
ryuer
Rhone
into
Fraunce
agaynste
the
Frenche
men
.
Thus
dyd
thys
Kynge
manye
noble
〈◊〉
,
and
hys
name
was
famous
and
〈◊〉
,
sauynge
that
in
hys
latter
dayes
,
he
was
noted
of
●rucltye
and
outrage
,
for
puttyng
to
death
of
Symmachus
and
Boetius
❧
The.
iij.
Chapter
.
¶
Amulusuentha
the
doughter
of
Theodorich
with
her
sonne
Athalaricke
succede
in
the
kingdome
,
the
seueritie
of
the
Quene
in
executing
of
iustice
,
the
wilfulnesse
of
the
Gothes
in
the
education
of
theyr
kyng
,
the
vntimely
death
of
the
said
Arhalarick
the
great
fr●dship
of
the
Quene
toward
Theodatus
,
&
the
ingratitude
of
him
towards
her
agayn
,
th
emperour
Iust●an
sendeth
Belisarius
against
the
Gothes
,
and
he
con●uereth
all
Sicill
.
THeodorich
being
deceased
with
out
issue
male
,
his
doughter
Amulusuentha
,
as
then
a
Widow
,
with
her
sonne
Athalaricke
succeded
in
the
kyngdome
.
This
Athalaricke
was
but
a
chyld
to
speake
of
,
and
therefore
all
the
whole
care
of
the
gouernment
lay
in
the
Queenes
necke
.
Who
hauyng
great
regard
of
her
infant
,
Amongest
the
whiche
this
was
one
,
that
she
restored
to
the
sonnes
of
Boetius
and
Symmachus
their
fathers
goods
and
inheritaunce
,
which
Theodorich
had
lately
before
confiscate
:
affirming
that
they
were
wrongfully
con
dempned
through
false
accusations
,
whereto
the
kyng
vnaduisedly
had
geuen
lyght
credit
.
Furthermore
,
she
compelled
her
cosyn
germaine
Theodatus
The
Queene
when
she
saw
her self
by
such
pollicies
assaulted
of
her
aduersary
Through
whych
where
as
the
quéene
of
her
mere
bountie
&
good
wyll
,
had
raysed
hym
from
a
subiect
to
the
state
of
a
kynge
,
he
forthwyth
requited
her
with
the
greatest
ingratitude
and
trea
cherie
that
could
be
.
For
he
conspired
secretly
with
her
enemyes
,
and
tooke
and
sent
her
as
a
banyshed
persone
,
into
the
Ilelande
in
the
lake
of
〈◊〉
.
And
ere
it
was
long
after
,
he
suffered
her
to
be
kylled
by
the
kynsfolke
and
chyldren
of
them
,
whome
she
had
put
to
death
in
the
tyme
of
the
obstinat
rebellion
of
her
sonne
agaynst
her
.
This
so
great
vntrueth
and
treacherye
of
Theodatus
,
dyd
greatly
disquiet
many
of
the
Gothes
,
lamenting
the
vnworthy
mischaunce
of
the
Queene
,
&
to
see
the
posteritie
of
Theodorich
so
wickedly
destroyed
,
in
so
much
that
it
wanted
but
litle
,
but
that
the
Gothes
had
made
insurrection
against
him
.
Whereof
as
soone
as
●he
Emperour
Mundus
entering
into
Dalmatia
won
Salons
&
set
al
the
countrey
on
an
vprore
.
Belisarius
hauing
rigged
hys
shippes
&
embarked
hys
Souldyours
,
Captaines
of
his
footemen
were
Con
stantine
,
Bessas
,
and
Herodian
:
captaines
of
his
horsemen
were
Ualentine
,
Innocent
and
Magnus
:
and
lieutenaunt
generall
and
soueraigne
of
them
all
was
Belisarius
.
Who
folowyng
the
commaundment
of
the
emperour
hys
maister
whereas
he
pretended
to
sayle
towarde
Cartharge
,
ariued
by
the
way
in
Sicill
,
and
there
[
*
](A17059-e1370-b)
*
Now
called
Saragoza
Syracuse
by
composition
.
After
this
it
is
a
wonder
to
sée
how
victory
ranne
on
hys
syde
,
and
how
the
Cities
of
theyr
owne
accord
yelded
and
called
him
to
them
.
The
cause
herof
was
the
hatred
that
the
Sicilians
bare
to
the
Gothes
,
and
the
authoritie
of
the
Empyre
of
Rome
,
together
with
the
presence
of
Belisarius
.
Whome
(
for
as
much
as
he
had
delyuered
A●ricke
from
the
Uandalians
)
they
hoped
should
do
the
lyke
by
the
Gothes
thorough
Sicil
&
Italy
.
Moreouer
,
the
Go
thes
had
made
no
preparation
in
Sicil
,
because
they
looked
not
for
any
warre
there
.
By
meanes
whereof
it
came
to
passe
,
that
as
many
of
the
Gothes
as
were
in
Sicill
,
beyng
amazed
at
the
sodain
inuasion
of
Belisarius
,
and
the
hasty
reuoltyng
of
the
cities
,
thought
more
of
runnyng
awaye
then
of
makyng
resistence
.
Only
the
citie
of
[
*
](A17059-e1380-b)
*
Now
called
Palerno
.
Panormus
(
by
reason
there
was
a
strong
garrison
of
the
Gothes
in
it
)
abode
the
❧
The.
iiij
.
Chapter
.
¶
Of
the
doynges
of
Mundus
in
Dalmatia
agaynst
the
Gothes
,
of
the
death
of
the
sayde
Mundus
and
hys
sonne
Maurice
,
and
howe
on●
G●ppa
a
noble
man
of
the
Gothes
recouereth
all
that
Mundus
had
conquered
before
.
IN
Dalmatia
both
partes
raysed
greate
powers
and
〈◊〉
towardes
Both
the
Campes
hearyng
of
the
skirmishe
,
made
spede
to
rescow
their
com
❧
The.
v.
Chapter
.
¶
The
Emperour
sendeth
a
new
Lieutenaunt
into
Dalmatia
,
named
Constantian
,
who
recouereth
all
Dalmatia
and
Lyburnia
.
WHEN
Iustinian
heard
of
the
thynges
that
were
done
in
Dalmatia
,
he
made
one
of
his
Courtyers
❧
The.
vj.
Chapter
.
¶
Belisariua
arriueth
in
Italy
,
and
after
long
〈◊〉
wynneth
Naples
.
BElisarius
vppon
the
receipt
of
the
There
he
commaunded
his
shippes
to
lye
at
anchour
in
the
hauen
,
but
yet
without
the
shot
of
artillery
,
&
he
himselfe
in
the
meane
tyme
bringing
his
army
nere
vnto
the
towne
,
viewed
the
situation
of
the
citie
&
the
nature
of
the
place
vpon
the
land
.
It
was
not
long
after
but
that
he
tooke
by
composition
a
strong
bulwarke
standyng
in
the
Suburbes
.
Therevppon
as
he
was
about
to
plant
hys
siege
,
the
Neapolitans
sent
theyr
Oratours
vnto
him
,
among
whome
was
one
Stephan
a
man
of
much
wisdome
and
authoritie
in
the
citie
.
He
spake
these
wordes
in
effect
:
that
Wherefore
it
had
bene
méeter
for
him
to
haue
gone
firste
of
all
to
Rome
against
the
Gothes
that
wer
there
,
and
not
to
haue
stayed
at
Naples
,
the
which
should
fall
as
an
ouerplus
to
the
lot
For
what
man
had
so
lytle
witte
that
could
not
vnderstand
,
that
if
Belisarius
were
in
any
hope
at
all
of
winning
the
citie
,
he
would
neuer
haue
consented
to
th
articles
that
were
sent
vnto
him
.
But
nowe
because
he
was
out
of
all
hope
,
he
had
graunted
to
those
things
which
he
would
not
stand
to
,
to
th
entent
to
make
them
traitours
at
theyr
vttermoste
peryll
.
For
if
he
bare
them
so
much
good
wyll
as
he
pretended
,
he
would
not
haue
there
taricd
to
surprise
them
by
subteltie
,
but
would
haue
kept
on
his
way
to
trye
the
matter
by
battel
against
Theodatus
and
his
Gothes
.
By
alledgynge
these
and
suche
other
thyngs
,
they
both
persuaded
the
Citizens
to
make
resistence
,
and
also
encouraged
the
Gothes
to
stand
to
the
defence
of
the
Citie
.
Besids
this
they
armed
the
Iewes
,
of
the
which
ther
was
a
great
multitude
in
Naples
,
&
caused
them
to
take
their
parte
.
By
meanes
whereof
the
rest
of
the
citizins
were
put
in
feare
,
and
all
the
communication
and
couenaunts
with
Belisarius
wer
broken
.
Belisarius
therefore
after
that
time
addressed
himselfe
to
the
siege
.
Oftentymes
when
he
attempted
to
winne
it
by
assaulte
,
he
was
put
to
the
repulse
with
great
losse
and
peryll
of
hys
souldiours
.
For
the
walles
of
Naples
are
partly
enuironed
with
the
sea
,
and
partly
do
stand
vppon
high
and
steepe
places
,
so
that
it
is
a
very
harde
matter
to
scale
them
.
The
conduit
pypes
by
which
water
ranne
into
the
citie
,
albeit
they
were
all
broken
by
Belisarius
:
yet
not
withstanding
it
semed
to
be
no
great
discommoditie
to
them
that
were
besieged
,
because
they
had
manye
Welles
in
the
towne
,
so
that
they
could
want
no
water
.
But
most
of
all
hurted
them
the
hope
of
helpe
to
come
,
for
as
much
as
thei
had
sent
their
Ambassadours
to
Rome
for
ayde
against
their
enemies
.
Now
as
Belisarius
was
in
maner
paste
hope
,
and
thought
to
haue
broken
vp
his
siege
,
Fortune
wonderfully
opened
the
way
of
conquest
vnto
him
.
There
was
a
chanel
cut
deepe
into
the
grounde
by
which
water
was
wont
to
be
conueyed
into
the
citie
.
This
at
the
beginning
of
the
siege
had
Belisarius
broken
(
as
he
had
done
other
before
)
.
A
certain
souldier
of
Clandiople
by
chaunce
entering
into
the
same
,
went
in
it
hard
to
the
walles
of
the
citie
.
There
was
at
the
place
where
it
went
vnder
the
wall
And
therevppon
he
made
Belisarius
priuye
to
all
that
he
hadde
seene
.
The
Captaine
greatly
reioysyng
thereat
,
and
promisynge
great
rewardes
,
bade
the
souldyer
choose
some
of
hys
fellowes
to
helpe
hym
,
and
to
open
the
stone
more
,
not
by
diggynge
and
heawynge
least
the
noyse
of
the
strykynge
should
be
wray
them
,
but
by
fyling
and
scrapyng
and
that
very
softly
.
Loke
as
the
Captayne
commaunded
so
the
souldyer
dyd
.
To
be
short
,
through
the
continuall
and
diligent
paynestakyng
of
the
souldyer
it
was
brought
to
that
poynt
,
that
a
man
in
harnesse
wyth
hys
sworde
and
hys
target
in
his
hand
myght
eas●y
go
through
.
When
the
matter
stood
in
thys
case
,
Belisarius
perceyuyngc
he
shoulde
bee
mayster
of
the
Citie
when
he
lyst
hyinselfe
,
Wherefore
he
willed
the
Neapolitans
to
haue
respect
vnto
them selues
,
and
not
to
abyde
the
vttermost
at
their
peryll
,
for
as
yet
they
had
tyme
to
repent
them
of
their
folly
,
Stephan
hearynge
these
thinges
,
at
his
retourne
declared
the
same
to
his
citizens
with
sighes
and
teares
.
But
they
despising
his
wordes
had
hym
in
derison
for
his
labour
.
Belisarius
therefore
executynge
hys
But
inespecially
those
souldyers
played
the
Butchers
,
whose
brothers
or
kinsfolke
had
bene
slaine
in
the
former
conflictes
by
the
Neapolitans
a
boute
the
Citie
.
For
they
after
that
the
towne
was
taken
,
vsed
the
victorie
very
cruelly
,
sparing
no
age
yong
nor
old
man
nor
woman
.
And
the
Iewes
,
whiche
defended
that
part
of
the
Towne
that
is
toward
the
sea
,
when
all
the
rest
of
the
towne
was
taken
,
stode
neuer
the
lese
styfly
at
their
defens
,
neyther
gaue
thei
ouer
before
that
the
souldiers
ronuyng
aboute
the
Citie
,
assayled
them
behynd
.
Then
was
enterans
made
on
that
parte
of
the
Citie
also
,
and
euery
place
was
repleneshed
with
slaughter
❧
The.
vij
.
Chapter
.
¶
The
Gothes
kyll
Theodatus
and
set
vp
Virigis
to
be
theyr
Kyng
,
Vitigis
maketh
an
oration
to
the
Senate
and
people
of
Rome
,
and
leadeth
awaye
the
chiefe
of
them
with
him
for
pledges
,
he
marryeth
the
doughter
of
Amulusuentha
and
entereth
in
league
with
the
Frenche
men
.
Belisarius
commeth
to
Rome
,
whiche
is
yelded
to
hym
by
the
Citizens
,
he
fortifieth
and
victaileth
the
citie
and
getteth
certaine
townes
from
the
Gothes
.
THE
Gothes
that
dwelte
at
Rome
and
other
places
thereaboutes
,
hearyng
of
these
thinges
that
were
done
at
Naples
,
were
stryken
with
great
feare
and
mistruste
in
them selues
.
For
they
beleued
vndoutedly
that
Belisarius
would
come
against
them
.
Wherefore
encouraging
one
another
,
and
calling
forth
the
rest
that
were
men
of
warre
of
theyr
owne
nation
,
they
encamped
themselues
betwene
the
cities
of
Ana●a
&
Taracina
.
There
when
the
chief
men
of
warre
of
the
Gothes
were
assembled
together
,
findyng
great
faulte
with
the
former
misgouernent
&
present
But
as
Uitigis
was
aboute
to
assemble
the
Gothes
that
were
about
the
riuer
Po
and
the
citie
Pauie
and
other
places
in
Lumbardy
of
which
there
was
great
power
and
an
huge
number
,
a
stoppe
was
cast
in
hys
way
,
namely
the
feare
of
the
French
nacion
.
For
at
that
tyme
they
had
extended
their
dominion
euen
vnto
the
Alpes
,
and
on
thys
side
the
Alpes
the
Gothes
possessed
al.
These
two
nacions
were
scarce
frends
one
to
another
,
but
rather
more
then
halfe
enemies
through
priuie
hartburnyng
among
them selues
.
Furthermore
it
was
well
knowen
,
that
th
emperour
[
*
](A17059-e2340-b)
*
Now
called
Perugio
.
Peruse
.
For
Uitigis
immediatly
vppon
intelligence
of
the
reuolting
of
y●
Perusians
,
sent
Uuilas
and
Pyssa
with
an
army
into
Thuscane
to
the
entent
as
well
to
kepe
styll
in
due
obedience
such
as
had
not
reuolted
,
as
also
to
subdue
againe
suche
as
had
forsaken
their
allegeaunce
.
〈◊〉
The.
viij
.
Chapter
.
¶
A
battell
is
foughte
at
Peruse
betwene
the
Gothes
and
the
Imperialles
to
the
losse
of
the
Gothes
.
Vitigis
marchynge
towarde
Rome
stayeth
at
the
ryuer
Anio
,
where
the
next
day
encountryng
wyth
Belisari●
he
putteth
hym
to
flyghte
and
so
procedeth
to
the
siege
of
Rome
wyth
two
hundred
thousande
men
.
THere
was
at
Peruse
Constantine
one
of
Belisarius
captaines
,
and
he
had
assembled
thyther
all
hys
men
of
warre
sauyng
a
fewe
souldiers
At
the
beginning
Belisarius
executed
nothing
but
th
office
of
a
Captaine
,
encouraging
and
commaunding
his
soul
diers
and
sh●winge
what
euerye
man
s●ould
doe
.
But
when
he
saw
his
men
ouerlayed
&
like
to
go
by
the
worse
end
of
the
staffe
,
then
was
he
of
necessitie
compelled
to
leaue
the
office
of
a
Captaine
,
and
to
playe
the
stout
souldiour
.
For
he
was
fayn●
to
put
himselfe
into
the
forefront
of
the
battell
,
and
there
to
laye
his
hands
about
him
stoutlye
and
valiantly
as
other
of
his
souldiers
.
The
which
daye
surely
he
was
in
great
danger
vpon
such
occasion
.
He
had
a
goodly
horse
,
vpon
which
he
was
commonly
wont
to
ryde
,
of
colour
bay
with
a
white
lyste
from
his
foreheade
downe
to
the
nostrelles
,
as
he
fought
vpon
the
same
horse
among
the
formest
in
the
battell
,
certain
runnagats
knowing
him
,
cried
out
to
strike
the
Uale
.
(
For
so
doe
the
Gothes
terme
a
bay
horse
in
their
l●nguage
,
)
&
there
was
none
other
noise
ouer
all
the
fyeld
but
to
strike
the
Uale
.
By
meanes
whereof
it
came
to
〈◊〉
,
that
all
the
brunt
of
the
battel
was
turned
vpon
Belisarius
.
And
vndoutedly
Distributinge
the
gates
to
his
Captaines
euery
one
,
one
to
kepe
.
Geuyng
them
charge
that
if
any
alarme
were
geuen
,
no
man
should
styrre
out
of
the
place
where
he
was
appoynted
.
The
The.
ix
.
Chapter
.
¶
Th
order
of
the
seige
of
Rome
,
the
pollitique
prouision
of
Belisarius
for
the
defence
of
the
same
,
what
engines
the
Gothes
made
for
to
assaulte
the
same
,
and
of
their
goynge
to
the
assault
.
THey
pitched
theyr
tentes
in
syxe
For
the
conduit
that
ranne
downe
from
the
toppe
of
Ianiculum
,
throughe
the
furtherside
of
Tiber
into
the
city
,
run
ning
swiftly
downe
the
stepe
hyll
,
dyd
driue
many
mylles
.
The
lyke
commodity
of
grinding
was
also
ministred
by
other
of
the
conduits
in
diuers
places
.
The
which
being
then
broken
,
brought
great
distresse
vpon
them
that
were
be
seiged
.
Against
this
displeasure
Belisa
The
which
thing
when
Belisarius
behelde
,
he
laughed
at
the
simplicitie
of
the
Gothes
,
that
they
should
thinke
naked
Oxen
able
to
drawe
an
engine
against
armed
enemies
.
And
thervpon
he
commaunded
all
hys
men
to
dyscharge
their
arrowes
at
them
,
the
which
beynge
done
and
thoren
forthwyth
●aine
,
the
engine
stood
still
and
coulde
be
remoued
no
further
.
Such
as
caried
skalinge
ladders
and
faggottes
to
fill
vp
the
dyches
,
being
repulsed
with
the
number
of
weapons
commynge
from
the
vamure
,
coulde
neyther
fyll
the
diches
,
nor
gette
vnto
the
walles
,
nor
yet
brynge
the
battell
Rammes
nere
.
Neuertheles
the
battell
of
the
Gothes
abode
by
it
,
and
castinge
their
sheldes
ouer
their
heades
,
sometyme
wyth
plaine
force
came
harde
to
their
enemyes
,
howbeit
they
were
neuer
able
to
winne
the
vamure
.
Th
encounter
was
with
arrowes
,
dartes
,
Iauelings
●kes
and
all
other
kind
of
artillerie
.
❧
The.
x.
Chapter
.
¶
The
maner
of
the
assault
,
the
discription
of
the
tumbe
of
the
Emperour
Adrian
and
the
d●acing
of
the
same
,
the
repulse
of
the
Gothes
,
the
murmuringe
of
the
Romaines
agaynste
Belisarius
,
whercp●n
he
aduerti●eth
th
emperour
of
his
peril
&
necessity
.
WHyle
these
things
were
in
doing
at
the
Pincian
&
Salaria
gates
,
The
Romaines
albeit
they
had
Belisarius
¶
The.
xi
.
Chapter
.
¶
Th
emperour
sendeth
new
succours
in
to
Italy
.
Asinarius
and
Vligisalus
Captaines
of
the
Gothes
besege
Salons
in
Dalmatia
,
Vitigi●
winneth
Portua
,
and
causeth
all
the
Romaines
to
be
put
to
death
whom
he
helde
at
Rauenna
as
hostag●s
.
B●lisarius
putteth
all
vnable
folke
for
the
wars
oute
of
the
citie
for
consuming
of
victalls
,
and
banisheth
the
pope
vpon
suspicion
of
treason
.
THe
Emperour
Iustinian
was
be
Uitigis
therfore
sending
thither
sodain
ly
a
great
number
of
his
souldiers
,
assailed
the
said
citie
of
Portua
vnwares
and
wonne
it
ere
the
townsmen
could
put
themselues
in
a
readines
to
make
resystens
aganst
so
greate
a
power
of
the
Gothes
.
By
taking
of
this
towne
strayt
wayes
●nsued
great
distresse
at
Rome
,
when
their
vent
of
fetching
in
of
corne
and
victiualls
was
ones
stopped
.
For
the
Gothes
leauing
a
garison
of
souldiers
there
,
dyd
kepe
both
the
The.
xij
.
Chapter
.
The
ayde
that
the
Emperour
sent
into
Ital●
commeth
to
Rome
,
Belisarius
after
practising
his
souldiers
in
skyrmishes
,
encountereth
with
the
Gothes
in
a
mayne
batt●ll
,
and
is
ouercome
with
great
slaughter
.
WHyle
these
thynges
were
a
doing
,
Martine
&
Ualerian
(
whom
For
the
Captaynes
and
the
Souldyers
had
lyen
so
sore
at
Belisarius
,
and
had
so
often
and
so
earnestly
entreated
hym
,
that
he
determined
to
And
therevpon
he
disposed
his
armye
in
this
wyse
.
First
he
commaunded
one
band
to
issue
out
at
the
gate
of
Aurelius
and
to
stand
in
battell
raye
before
Adrianus
tumbe
against
theyr
enemies
.
The
charge
of
this
bande
he
commited
to
Ualentine
Lieutenant
of
the
horsemen
,
geuing
him
besides
his
horsemen
a
certayne
of
the
olde
expert
footemen
,
and
of
the
peopl●
of
Rome
,
which
of
their
own
fre
wyll
requested
the
thyng
at
his
hand
.
He
wold
not
haue
these
footemen
stand
with
the
horsemen
,
but
willed
them
to
take
the
hilles
which
rise
ouer
the
playnes
on
the
left
hand
of
Ianiculum
.
And
he
gaue
Ualentine
commaundement
t●
make
a
shewe
as
though
he
woulde
euer
geue
an
onset
vppon
the
enemye
,
but
in
anye
wyse
not
to
encounter
with
them
vnlesse
he
were
compelled
.
For
hys
mynde
was
no
moore
but
to
deteyne
that
parte
of
the
Gothes
that
encamped
in
that
place
,
styll
there
,
to
the
entent
they
shoulde
not
succour
theyr
felowes
at
the
gate
Salaria
where
he
determined
to
feyght
.
Then
made
he
two
other
battels
,
one
at
the
gate
Saleria
,
and
another
at
the
gate
Pinciana
.
And
in
them
both
he
placed
the
horsemen
in
the
forewarde
,
and
the
footemen
in
the
rereward
,
commaundynge
eche
battell
to
issue
out
at
theyr
seuerall
gates
and
to
marche
toward
theyr
enemies
.
Uitigis
kynge
of
the
Gothes
hauyng
intelligence
by
certayne
runnagates
that
he
shoulde
haue
battell
the
nexte
morowe
,
caused
the
Gothes
to
arme
them selues
by
the
breake
of
the
daye
.
In
orderyng
of
hys
battelles
,
he
set
hys
footemen
in
the
middes
,
and
on
eche
syde
of
them
hys
horsemen
,
as
it
were
in
wynges
.
In
thys
order
he
proceded
agaynst
Belisarius
and
gaue
hym
battell
.
The
Souldyers
on
bothe
sydes
encountered
together
very
fyercely
.
And
the
Captaynes
folowynge
after
them
,
Belisarius
on
the
one
syde
and
Uitigis
on
the
other
,
encouraged
their
parties
.
At
the
beginning
of
the
battell
,
the
Souldiers
of
Belisarius
were
farre
to
strong
for
their
enemies
,
and
many
of
the
Gothes
were
slaine
.
The
battell
was
foughte
harde
by
their
campe
,
by
meanes
whereof
the
Gothes
abounding
in
multitude
,
sent
euer
freshe
and
freshe
in
steed
of
them
that
were
ouerthrowen
.
In
this
sorte
the
conflict
lasted
vntyll
it
was
noone
,
neyther
partye
gettynge
aduantage
of
other
.
Howbeit
the
Souldyers
of
Belisarius
foughte
more
cherefullye
.
The
Gothes
helde
it
out
onely
with
sufferaunce
.
In
the
meane
tyme
the
battell
that
stood
at
the
Sepulchre
of
Adrian
,
encountred
with
theyr
enemies
.
For
the
people
of
Rome
descendynge
from
the
hylles
gaue
charge
vppon
the
Gothes
.
And
Ualentine
perceyuynge
hys
people
entangled
wyth
theyr
enemyes
,
marched
forewarde
wyth
the
Hoste
whereof
he
was
Captayne
,
from
the
〈◊〉
of
Adrian
,
and
assayled
hys
〈◊〉
also
.
By
reason
whereof
the
Gothes
were
not
able
to
endure
long
against
them
,
in
especiallye
foras
muche
as
they
were
abasshed
at
the
great
number
that
came
downe
from
the
hylles
,
so
that
beyng
not
able
to
recouer
agayne
to
theyr
Campe
,
they
were
fayne
to
flye
further
of
.
Nowe
,
the
Romaynes
that
came
from
the
hygher
groundes
fell
by
and
by
to
ryflynge
of
theyr
enemyes
Tentes
.
By
meanes
whereof
neyther
they
them selues
pursued
theyr
After
whose
departure
the
Souldyers
ranne
ful
flyght
toward
the
Citie
.
The
Romaines
standing
vppon
the
¶
The.
xiii
.
Chapter
.
❧
Of
dyuers
skyrmishes
duringe
the
continuaunce
of
the
syege
,
the
Gothes
enuiron
the
Citye
wyth
another
Campe
wherevppon
groweth
scarcetye
,
and
anone
after
enseweth
the
plague
.
Belisarius
by
hys
pollicye
caused
scarcetye
in
the
Gothyshe
campe
likewyse
,
into
the
whiche
the
plague
spredeth
it selfe
also
.
AFter
this
battell
Belisarius
absteyned
certayne
dayes
from
feyghtyng
,
The
Romaines
with
these
words
eyther
¶
The.
xiiii
.
Chapter
.
¶
A
new
suppliment
of
souldiers
commeth
from
themp●ur
,
for
the
saufe
conuey
wherof
vnto
Rome
Belisarius
pollitique
ly
prouideth
to
the
great
slaughter
of
the
Gothes
,
who
thervpon
enter
in
communication
of
peace
,
so
that
a
truce
is
taken
whiles
Ambassadours
may
go
and
come
from
th
emperour
to
whom
the
determi
nation
of
all
their
controuersies
is
referred
.
WHile
these
things
were
in
doing
,
Herevppon
Ambassadours
were
sent
¶
Thus
endeth
the
fyrst
Booke
.
The
second
booke
of
Lenard
Aretine
,
concernyng
the
warres
in
Italy
against
the
Gothes
.
❧
The
first
Chapter
.
¶
There
riseth
occasion
of
g●udge
betwene
the
Gothes
and
the
Imperialls
which
groweth
to
altercation
,
so
that
in
the
end
the
truce
is
broken
.
Datius
Bishop
of
Millaine
enformeth
Belisarius
of
the
good
wills
of
the
Millainers
towards
the
Emperour
and
is
remised
with
great
thankes
.
Belisarius
is
put
in
daunger
of
his
lyfe
by
one
of
his
Pe●captaines
,
whom
he
would●
haue
punnished
for
his
misbehauiour
the
Gothes
going
about
to
steale
the
Citie
and
to
winne
it
by
treason
are
twise
detected
.
WHyles
thynges
stoode
thus
at
a
staie
,
and
that
the
warres
ceased
by
reason
of
the
truce
that
was
taken
,
(
Belisarius
yet
neuertheles
in
the
meane
time
kepinge
Rome
,
and
the
Gothes
their
Campe
and
bastiles
)
sodaynly
there
fortuned
complaints
and
altercation
for
breakynge
of
the
truce
He
confessed
that
it
was
not
lawful
for
him
by
the
truce
,
to
take
them
perforce
or
to
steale
them
,
but
to
enter
vpon
such
as
had
no
owners
,
nor
anye
bodye
to
keepe
possession
,
that
he
sayd
was
not
forbidden
.
Uppon
this
matter
rose
preuye
grudge
and
hartburnyng
,
the
Gothes
sekynge
meanes
to
requite
Belisarius
wyth
the
lyke
.
For
those
thre
cities
being
taken
,
did
Belisarius
great
pleasure
and
seruice
for
the
warres
.
Wynter
drew
on
a
pace
.
And
Belisarius
hauing
men
of
warre
good
store
,
determined
to
send
forth
his
horsmen
to
winter
in
the
country
.
Whervppon
besides
those
that
went
into
other
places
.
He
sent
MM.
into
the
Country
of
the
Picents
.
Ouer
whom
he
made
captaine
Iohn
Uitalian
geuinge
him
instructions
what
he
would
haue
hym
to
do
.
There
were
in
the
same
countrye
the
wiues
and
children
of
the
Gothes
,
for
the
husbands
&
fathers
were
al
come
to
the
siege
of
Rome
as
many
as
were
able
to
beare
armour
.
If
the
truce
continued
,
he
had
he
shuld
not
stirre
,
but
yf
the
Gothes
should
happen
to
worke
anye
thynge
contrarye
to
the
articles
of
the
Truce
,
then
he
wylled
hym
to
make
hauocke
and
spoyle
,
and
to
take
as
manye
townes
as
he
could
.
If
any
towne
made
resistens
he
commaunded
hym
to
besyege
it
,
and
not
to
passe
from
it
vntyll
he
had
wonne
it
.
For
he
thoughte
it
shoulde
not
be
for
hys
ease
to
proceede
onward
,
and
leaue
the
Townes
of
hys
enemyes
behynde
hym
.
Wyth
these
wordes
and
instructions
Belisariaus
sent
Iohn
amonge
the
Picentes
wyth
an
armye
.
The
verye
same
tyme
Datius
Byshoppe
And
therfore
assoone
as
he
came
home
he
caused
Constantine
to
be
called
before
hym
(
for
they
were
his
souldiers
that
had
taken
awaye
the
sworde
)
and
gaue
hym
a
great
rebuke
for
neglectyng
of
his
commaundement
so
oftentymes
in
delyuerynge
of
the
sworde
.
Marry
(
ꝙ
Constantine
)
I
wyll
rather
throwe
it
into
the
Tyber
,
then
I
wyll
restore
it
to
that
Uarlet
.
This
was
very
lewdly
and
presumptuously
answered
.
Then
sayde
Belisarius
vnto
him
,
art
not
thou
vnder
me
?
Yes
sayd
he
,
for
as
much
as
it
is
the
Emperours
plea●ure
.
But
yet
for
all
that
,
in
this
one
thyng
I
wyll
neuer
be
ruled
by
you
whyles
I
lyue
.
When
Belisarius
hard
hym
saye
so
,
he
was
more
angrye
with
hym
then
before
,
and
called
for
the
Serieauntes
.
Constantine
knowing
that
it
should
be
to
his
coste
that
the
Serieauntes
were
sent
for
,
drewe
out
his
Dagger
that
hung
at
his
thigh
and
lyke
a
Bedlem
runnyng
at
Belisarius
,
and
dabbed
hym
in
a
lytle
beneath
the
stomacke
.
Out
of
dout
yf
such
as
stood
by
,
had
not
spedely
stept
vnto
him
,
and
wronge
the
Dagger
out
of
hys
hande
,
and
delyuered
hym
to
the
officers
,
Belisarius
had
surely
died
for
it
,
and
hys
death
had
drawen
all
things
with
it
to
vtter
ruine
,
&
the
Gothes
had
the
same
day
bene
made
lords
of
all
.
But
God
of
hys
infinite
goodnes
woulde
not
suffer
so
great
a
mischaunce
to
happen
.
And
after
at
the
commaundement
of
Belisarius
,
Constantine
was
put
to
death
.
Within
a
whyle
after
,
the
Gothes
attempted
to
The
whiche
done
,
Belisarius
caused
his
nose
and
eares
to
be
cut
of
,
and
settyng
hym
vppon
an
Asse
,
sent
hym
out
at
the
Pincian
gate
to
the
Gothish
Campe
,
to
the
entent
that
Uitigis
might
perceiue
how
that
his
close
workyng
was
detected
,
and
his
secret
practises
browght
to
lyght
.
❧
The.
ij
.
Chapter
.
¶
Vpon
the
discouerrie
of
the
treason
the
truce
ce●th
▪
Iohn
Vitalian
wynneth
di●
townes
from
the
Gothes
.
and
amongest
other
Arminine
,
vppon
the
takinge
wherof
they
breake
vp
their
si●ge
before
●ome
.
WHen
Belisarius
had
so
openly
discouered
Wherevnto
he
was
the
rather
persuaded
,
because
that
Arimine
a
towné
so
nere
neyghbour
vnto
Rauenna
being
taken
,
it
was
not
lykelye
that
the
Gothes
would
tary
any
long
tyme
after
at
the
siege
of
Rome
,
but
rather
make
hast
to
come
away
to
the
defence
of
Raue●na
,
and
the
places
thereaboutes
.
The
which
thing
came
so
to
passe
in
dede
.
For
as
soone
as
the
Gothes
vnderstood
that
Ariminc
was
taken
,
they
determined
to
breake
vp
their
siege
before
Rome
,
and
to
depart
thence
.
Uitigis
therefore
within
a
few
dayes
after
set
fier
on
his
tentes
,
and
The.
iii.
Chapter
.
¶
Vitigis
besieginge
Arimine
is
by
the
diligence
and
industrie
of
Iohn
disapoynted
of
an
assault
that
he
determined
to
haue
geuen
to
the
towne
,
and
repulsed
with
great
losse
.
VItigis
albeit
he
made
speede
toward
Rauenna
,
yet
not
withstanding
he
coueted
to
kepe
the
cities
of
Hetruria
and
of
other
Prouinces
in
theyr
accustomed
obedience
.
And
therfore
he
placed
at
Clasium
a
thousande
horsemen
,
as
manye
at
Urbiuetus
,
fyue
hundred
at
Tudert
,
foure
thousande
at
Auxiuum
,
at
Urbine
.
ij
.
thousande
,
fyue
hundred
at
Cesena
,
and
as
¶
The
iiij
.
Chapter
.
〈◊〉
Belisarius
seudeth
Mundilas
with
a
po●
to
receiue
Millaine
,
who
in
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
at
the
Citye
of
Pauie
by
a
mis●
loseth
a
noble
man
of
hys
companye
called
Fidelis
.
〈◊〉
and
〈◊〉
other
Cityes
of
Lombardye
yelde
vnto
Mundilas
.
Vraias
the
〈◊〉
of
Vitigis
goeth
into
Lumbardye
agaynste
the
Imperialles
.
Be●
〈◊〉
dyuers
townes
in
Italye
by
composition
.
Vitigis
sendeth
a
〈◊〉
of
souldyers
to
Auxiuum
for
the
more
strengthenynge
thereof
▪
the
whych
makyng
a
rode
〈◊〉
the
inhabiters
of
Aucon
,
throughe
the
follye
of
〈◊〉
Cap●
thereof
make
a
greater
slaughter
and
put
the
towne
in
daunger
of
takynge
.
THe
verye
selfe
same
tyme
,
Be●
graunted
an
ayde
of
souldyers
to
the
Ambassadours
of
Millain
that
came
before
vnto
Rome
.
He
appoynted
Mundilas
one
of
hys
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
a
verye
stoute
and
valiant
man
to
b●
chieftaine
of
the
said
armie
.
In
the
same
band
was
also
Fidelis
of
Millaine
whome
we
declared
to
haue
bene
Stewarde
of
the
kynges
house
.
All
these
being
conu●yed
to
Geane
by
shippe
,
went
from
thence
to
Millaine
on
foote
.
And
to
th
entent
they
woulde
not
be
hyndered
of
theyr
passage
ouer
Po
,
they
caryed
Bots
with
them
in
Wagons
,
to
ferrie
ouer
the
ryuer
withall
.
Marching
therefore
in
this
sort
as
I
haue
told●
,
when
they
had
passed
ouer
the
ryuer
Po
,
and
were
come
to
the
Citie
Ticiuum
which
is
nowe
called
Pauie
,
the
Gothes
issued
out
of
the
towne
and
set
vppon
them
.
For
by
reason
that
towne
had
a
strong
castle
in
it
,
the
Gothes
had
bestowed
manye
and
precious
thynges
in
the
same
,
and
had
manned
it
wyth
a
great
garrison
.
The
skyrmy●he
was
no
sooner
foughte
,
but
that
the
Gothes
were
dryuen
into
the
Cytye
.
And
so
Mundilas
passed
wyth
hys
armye
ouer
the
bridge
that
was
harde
by
the
town
.
In
the
same
place
was
Fi
delis
of
Millain
slaine
.
For
he
went
into
a
certaine
church
to
make
his
prayers
,
and
the
residue
of
hys
company
beyng
all
gone
,
last
of
all
he
came
out
alone
,
&
as
he
wold
haue
taken
hys
horseback
,
he
ouerthrewe
.
The
whiche
thyng
hys
enemyes
that
stood
vppon
the
Walle
perceyuyng
,
rus●hed
our
vppon
hy●
The
deathe
of
thys
man
was
great
sorowe
bothe
to
the
Captaine
and
to
the
souldyers
.
For
he
was
a
noble
man
in
hys
countrey
,
and
of
muche
power
,
and
such
a
one
as
wyth
his
presence
might
greatly
haue
furthered
the
warre
that
was
in
hand
.
Mundilas
therefore
and
the
reste
of
his
companye
keepynge
on
theyr
iourney
towarde
Furthermore
,
he
wrate
to
Thewdeberte
Kynge
of
Fraunce
(
wyth
whome
not
long
before
he
had
entered
in
leage
)
desyring
hym
to
minister
ayde
vnto
Uraias
.
In
thys
state
or
rather
in
this
expectation
were
the
matters
of
Lumbardie
.
Belisarius
at
such
tyme
as
corne
began
to
wa●
rype
,
setting
out
of
Rome
,
marched
wyth
hys
armye
towarde
hys
enemyes
.
The
Gothes
that
were
left
in
garrison
at
Tudert
and
Cluse
,
hearing
that
Belisarius
was
makyng
towarde
theym
for
as
muche
as
they
thought
themselues
ouer
weake
to
encounter
agaynste
hym
,
forthewyth
sent
messengers
vnto
hym
and
yelded
vp
theyr
Townes
by
composition
.
Whyle
these
thynges
were
in
doinge
,
Uitigis
sent
another
armye
vnto
Auximum
.
For
he
was
vtterlye
determyned
to
reteyne
and
kéepe
styll
that
Citye
.
Wyth
thys
armye
he
sent
a
newe
deputye
to
haue
the
charge
of
the
Towne
and
the
men
of
warre
,
named
Uacinius
.
Who
adioining
his
newe
souldyers
and
the
olde
crewe
togyther
,
purposed
to
attempt
the
win
nyng
of
Aucon
hys
nexte
neyghbour
citie
,
why●
was
manned
wyth
a
garryson
of
Belisarius
.
And
therevppon
he
went
wyth
all
hys
whole
power
agaynste
the
inhabiters
of
Aucon
.
That
Towne
in
those
dayes
was
walled
onclye
on
that
syde
,
that
stoode
vppon
.
the
hyll
,
the
lower
places
situated
on
the
playne
grounde
albeit
they
were
replenished
with
buil
dings
,
yet
were
they
not
enclosed
with
anye
wall
.
Therefore
at
such
time
as
the
Gothes
approched
.
〈◊〉
captain
of
the
towne
and
souldyers
of
Aucon
,
fearing
least
the
suburbes
and
the
inhabiters
thereof
should
be
wasted
and
destroyed
by
th
enemye
,
came
downe
from
the
vpper
part
of
the
towne
with
all
his
whole
crewe
,
and
set
hymselfe
¶
The.
v.
Chapter
.
¶
Narses
an
Eunuche
the
Emperours
Chamberlaine
commeth
into
Italy
with
a
new
power
and
meeteth
with
Belisarius
about
Aucon
,
where
in
consultinge
what
is
to
be
done
after
diuers
opinions
of
thother
captaynes
Narses
perswadeth
to
goe
and
rescow
Iohn
Vatalian
besieged
in
arimine
the
whych
Belisarius
ve●ye
pollitiquelye
bringeth
to
passe
.
Through
flatterie
and
euill
instigatio●●yseth
emulation
and
dis
corde
betwene
Narses
and
Belisarius
Belisarius
going
with
Narses
to
the
siege
of
Vrbine
is
of
him
forsaken
and
yet
through
good
fortune
winneth
the
towne
.
NOT
longe
after
that
these
thinges
He
broughte
wyth
hym
into
Italye
fyue
thousande
souldyers
.
T●e
notablest
amonge
whome
,
was
Iustine
,
Captayne
of
the
Illirien
souldyers
,
&
another
,
Narses
a
Persian
borne
.
Also
there
were
in
his
retinew
MM.
of
Therules
of
whom
were
captaines
Isandre
and
Phauotheus
.
In
y●
In
geuing
of
their
verdittes
manye
of
[
*
](A17059-e4650-b)
*
Now
called
O●●●o
.
Aurimum
&
other
of
our
enemis
holds
.
To
further
th
opinion
of
Narses
with
al
,
the
very
same
time
came
letters
from
Iohn
vnto
Belisarius
,
aduertising
him
that
the
souldiers
constrained
by
famin
,
had
fallen
to
composition
with
their
enemies
,
to
yelde
within
seuen
daies
,
onles
they
were
rescowed
in
the
meane
while
.
Herevpon
,
the
opinion
of
Narses
was
confirmed
by
the
assent
of
all
the
whole
counsel
.
When
it
was
ones
fullye
condiscended
that
succour
shoulde
be
ministred
And
assone
as
they
approched
their
enemies
so
that
thei
came
within
kenning
then
of
set
purpose
to
kindle
manye
fires
in
their
Campe
,
to
the
entent
to
make
the
enemy
beleue
the
they
were
a
greater
army
then
they
were
in
dede
.
Whiles
these
kept
by
the
sea
coast
,
he
himselfe
went
a
contrary
waye
by
the
City
Saluia
.
The
same
was
somtime
For
after
.
that
tyme
,
Ioh●
standyng
in
feare
of
Belisarius
,
cleaued
vnto
Narses
.
The
residue
also
of
his
frends
But
consulted
by
hym selfe
as
touchynge
these
warres
and
all
other
affayres
that
were
in
hande
.
Neuerthelesse
they
went
bothe
together
to
the
siege
of
U●bine
,
but
yet
not
in
one
campe
.
For
Belisarius
laye
on
the
●ast
syde
of
the
towne
and
Narses
on
the
West
.
At
suche
tyme
as
Belisarius
was
purposed
to
haue
assaulted
the
towne
,
and
had
prepared
engines
for
the
same
,
Narses
laughyng
hym
to
sk●rne
for
his
labour
,
within
a
daye
or
twayne
after
he
came
thither
brake
vp
his
siege
and
retourned
with
hys
armye
to
Arimine
,
leauyng
Belisarius
&
his
company
in
worse
case
,
then
yf
he
had
not
come
there
at
all
.
For
the
enemye
perceiuinge
parte
of
the
armye
to
dislodge
,
beganne
to
take
a
stout
cou
rage
,
●nally
regarding
that
part
that
remained
still
behynd
.
Neuerthelesse
Belisarius
beganne
to
rere
vppe
ordinaunce
The.
vi
.
Chapter
.
❧
Of
the
great
dearth
that
was
throughe
all
●taly
,
and
how
the
Gothes
besege
Millaine
and
winne
it
thro●gh
the
discord
of
Belisarius
and
Narses
.
Whereof
the
Emperour
beynge
aduertised
by
Belisarius
calleth
Narses
out
of
Italy
.
Whervpon
Belisarius
hauing
absolute
aucthoritie
agay●
procedeth
wyth
the
warres
,
and
besegeth
A●mum
,
the
sytuation
and
strengthe
wh●reof
〈◊〉
here
declared
.
WHen
〈◊〉
was
thus
yelded
vnto
hym
for
as
much
as
it
semed
not
as
yet
expedient
tattempte
the
●ege
of
Auximum
,
Belisarius
led
his
〈◊〉
against
the
Urbeuetanes
The
winning
of
that
towne
was
som●
what
difficult
,
because
it
stood
vppon
a
rocke
so
stepe
on
all
sydes
,
that
men
coulde
not
well
come
to
assault
it
.
The
onely
hope
was
to
wynne
it
by
famin
.
For
Italy
was
as
it
were
so
worne
to
the
hard
bones
with
continuall
warre
,
and
troden
vnderfoote
with
many
armyes
,
that
there
was
not
one
citie
in
all
the
countrey
,
but
it
suffered
Iustinian
being
certified
of
the
trueth
,
was
much
offended
thereat
,
but
yet
punisshed
not
any
man
for
it
.
Only
he
cal
led
home
Narses
out
of
Italy
,
committing
For
neyther
woulde
he
leaue
at
hys
backe
Auximum
hauing
in
it
thre
thou●sand
of
chosen
souldiers
,
whiche
were
able
to
do
muche
displeasure
&
hinderance
to
his
adherents
:
nor
yet
Fesules
because
that
as
long
as
the
Gothes
held
that
citie
,
he
thought
nothing
shuld
be
in
rest
through
Hetruria
.
Herevpon
he
deuided
his
army
into
thre
parts
,
of
the
which
he
toke
one
with
him
to
besiege
Auximum
,
another
he
sent
by
Iustine
&
Cyprian
against
Fesules
,
&
the
third
he
betoke
to
Martine
&
Iohn
Uitalian
,
commaunding
them
to
encampe
abouts
the
riuer
Po
,
&
to
deteyne
Uraias
with
his
hoste
as
long
as
they
could
in
those
borders
,
to
th
entent
thei
shoulde
not
come
to
raise
any
of
the
siges
among
the
Thuskans
&
Picents
.
And
if
thei
were
not
able
to
kepe
him
still
there
,
then
to
folow
him
in
the
taile
.
Martine
&
Iohn
therfore
setting
forth
into
Lubardye
with
that
part
of
the
armye
that
we
spake
of
before
,
wanne
the
citie
Dertone
situate
by
the
riuer
Po
,
and
from
thence
did
their
endeuour
to
trouble
Uraias
&
the
Gothes
.
Cyprian
&
Iustin
with
another
armye
going
vnto
Fesules
,
albeit
the
besieging
of
that
citie
were
very
difficil
for
the
nature
&
roughnes
of
the
place
,
yet
not
withstandyng
they
brought
theyr
campe
as
nere
as
they
could
,
&
be
sieged
it
from
a
higher
ground
,
where
the
way
lay
more
plaine
to
the
towne
.
Belisarius
himself
with
the
puyssantest
The
besiegers
had
none
other
hope
of
atteynynge
theyr
desyre
,
then
by
keepynge
the
besieged
from
sustenaunce
,
and
famisshinge
them
for
want
of
foode
.
For
there
was
no
hope
to
wynne
so
stronge
Cities
as
those
were
by
force
.
And
therefore
by
takynge
vp
standynges
in
places
conuenient
about
the
townes
,
they
cutte
of
all
carryages
and
conueyaunce
of
thynges
in
.
¶
The.
vii
.
Chapter
.
¶
Of
townes
that
were
besieged
by
the
Imperialles
,
how
the
French
men
comming
into
Italy
after
that
they
had
put
two
armies
to
flight
the
one
of
the
Gothes
the
o
ther
of
the
Imperials
bothe
in
one
day
,
retourned
home
agayne
,
and
how
Fesules
was
yelded
to
the
Imperialles
.
WHyle
the
warre
was
in
this
state
and
that
Auximum
among
the
Picentes
,
&
Fesules
among
the
Of
the
which
forasmuch
as
they
dyed
in
great
number
,
they
determined
to
retire
backe
,
and
so
they
went
home
againe
into
Fraunce
,
the
very
same
way
that
they
came
oute
ouer
the
Alpes
.
This
was
th
ende
of
the
Frenchmens
voyage
into
Italy
.
The
Gothes
that
were
beseged
within
Fesules
,
being
sore
The.
viii
.
Chapter
.
❧
How
after
that
Belisarius
had
corrupted
the
water
of
a
certayne
well
nere
vnto
Auximum
the
townesmen
yelded
themselues
and
the
towne
vnto
hym
by
composition
.
The
besyeginge
of
Rauenna
by
Belisarius
and
of
hys
wonderfull
good
fortune
,
and
his
wise
dealing
there
at
such
tyme
as
the
Frenche
Ambassadours
came
thyther
,
in
somuch
that
he
caused
the
offers
of
the
Frenchemen
to
be
reiected
and
a
Truce
to
be
taken
for
further
communication
to
be
had
wyth
the
Emperour
for
a
small
peace
and
agreement
.
Durynge
the
whyche
Truce
the
storehouses
and
garners
of
corne
in
Rauenna
are
sette
on
●yre
no
man
can
tell
how
.
WYthin
a
stones
cast
of
the
walles
of
Auximum
,
on
the
north
side
of
the
towne
there
was
a
wel
with
a
very
freshe
spring
the
which
Belisarius
purposed
to
take
from
theym
,
bycause
he
perceiued
that
the
townsmen
had
none
other
place
to
fetch
water
at
but
onely
there
.
To
bring
this
matter
to
effect
he
commaunded
his
armye
to
be
in
armour
by
the
dauninge
of
the
next
day
,
and
to
geue
an
approch
to
the
walles
.
The
Gothes
thinkinge
they
had
prepared
them
to
th
assault
,
placed
themselues
orderly
vppon
the
battellments
.
Belisarius
in
the
meane
time
sent
fiue
men
conninge
in
such
feats
.
with
mattockes
and
axes
,
well
pauished
with
the
bucklars
and
tergattes
of
a
great
number
that
were
sent
with
them
for
their
defence
,
to
vndermine
the
well
and
to
cutte
downe
the
tymber
work
.
Who
assone
as
they
came
there
dyd
get
them
vnder
the
shed
that
couered
the
well
,
&
being
saufe
out
of
daunger
from
the
walles
,
beganne
to
digge
downe
the
Mason
worke
.
But
when
the
Gothes
perceiuinge
that
all
their
endeuour
was
about
heuing
downe
the
well
,
they
yssued
out
of
the
towne
and
assailed
theym
verye
fi●rslye
.
The
After
thys
Belisarius
neuer
soughte
to
disquiet
theym
anye
more
,
eyther
by
skermishyng
or
by
anye
other
meanes
,
but
satte
styll
peaceablye
to
beholde
the
ende
of
the
matter
.
At
length
mention
was
made
of
yeldyng
and
the
Gothes
requested
that
they
myghte
departe
to
Rauenna
wythe
bagge
and
baggage
.
Belisarius
hearynge
theyr
demaundes
,
was
in
doubte
what
he
were
beste
to
doo●
.
For
he
thoughte
,
that
to
lette
goe
so
manye
good
men
of
warre
and
therby
to
augment
the
strengthe
of
hys
enemies
that
were
at
Rauenna
,
shuld
be
nothing
to
the
profite
of
the
weale
publique
:
Again
to
sit
spending
of
y●
time
in
vain
about
Auximum
,
he
thought
perillous
&
preiudicial
,
inespecially
seing
it
was
reported
y●
the
frenchmen
were
comming
to
thaid
of
the
Gothes
.
But
most
of
al
stoud
in
contention
with
him
his
own
souldiers
,
who
in
recompens
of
their
miseries
and
calamities
endured
at
their
longe
continued
siege
,
loked
of
dutie
to
haue
the
spoyle
of
the
towne
,
and
would
not
in
anye
wise
suffer
themselues
to
be
defrauded
therof
by
anye
composition
or
agrement
Finally
when
on
th
one
side
For
one
of
the
mouthes
of
that
ryuer
falleth
into
the
Sea
not
farre
from
Rauenna
,
from
whence
there
is
a
certayne
dych
cutte
oute
of
the
whole
ground
,
wherin
the
ryuer
is
conueyed
to
the
Towne
.
Belisarius
therefore
myndinge
first
&
formest
to
disappoint
them
of
this
commoditie
,
gaue
Maximus
charge
to
kéepe
the
hythersyde
of
the
Riuer
with
that
bande
that
he
had
deliuered
vnto
him
.
Uitalis
also
comming
out
of
Dalmatia
at
the
comman
dement
of
Belisarius
,
had
committed
Agayne
on
the
land
Belisarius
wyth
his
armye
kéept
them
so
short
,
that
he
would
not
suffer
oughte
to
be
caryed
that
way
.
Whyle
Rauenna
was
thus
straightlye
besyeged
,
there
came
Ambassadours
out
of
Fraunce
to
Uitigis
,
offering
that
the
Frenchemen
And
therfore
yf
the
Frenchmen
shuld
come
they
mistrusted
least
they
would
be
as
much
to
their
confusion
as
to
the
¶
●he
.
ix
.
Chapter
.
❧
Dyuers
of
the
Gothes
become
Imperiall
,
The
Emperour
sendeth
hys
Ambassadours
wyth
articlles
of
peace
to
Rauenna
the
whiche
of
the
Gothes
are
well
lyked
and
ioyfullye
receyued
.
But
Belisarius
perceyuing
that
more
aduantage
is
to
be
gotten
otherwise
wilnot
subscribe
vnto
them
,
by
meanes
whereof
riseth
a
suspition
that
Belisarius
wyll
make
hymselfe
Em●erour
,
the
whych
the
Gothes
beyng
glad
of
,
to
further
the
same
,
proferre
their
fubmission
and
obedience
vnto
him
,
and
he
accepteth
it
promising
to
take
his
othe
at
Rauenna
for
performaunce
of
their
demands
whervpon
be
is
receiued
royally
in
to
the
town
,
&
dismisse●h
the
most
part
of
the
Gothish
souldiers
▪
through
whose
departure
hauing
made
himself
strong
,
he
vtterly
refuseth
to
vsurpe
as
long
as
th
emperour
iustinian
liueth
.
The
gothes
in
Pauie
create
a
new
king
who
maketh
profer
of
submission
vpon
like
condition
the
whych
〈◊〉
vtterly
〈◊〉
,
&
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
prisoner
to
Constantinople
with
diuers
of
his
noble
men
and
all
his
Threasures
,
About
this
tyme
many
of
the
Gothes
There
are
vppon
the
Alpes
many
castles
,
the
which
in
old
tyme
were
kept
by
the
Gothes
placed
there
to
dwell
.
For
Tha●pes
do
disseuer
Italy
from
Fraunce
,
rysing
of
a
wonderful
hight
very
hard
to
clymb
vnto
or
to
passe
ouer
,
the
which
passages
it
was
expedient
to
be
well
kept
.
And
therefore
Theodorich
kyng
of
the
Gothes
dyd
both
place
a
puyssaunt
company
of
his
countrey
men
with
their
wyues
and
children
in
those
wast
grounds
,
and
also
buylded
them
casteles
&
holds
.
Sisigis
one
of
the
Gotishe
nobilitie
,
who
had
certain
Castles
in
Th
alpes
,
was
the
first
of
all
that
of
his
frewyll
receyued
the
souldyers
sent
into
those
coasts
by
Belisarius
,
persuading
other
Castles
to
do
the
lyke
.
The
same
tyme
Uraias
was
in
Lumbardy
,
musteryng
of
souldyers
to
carye
wyth
hym
to
Rauenna
.
He
had
already
raised
an
army
of
foure
thousand
men
.
Of
the
which
the
most
part
were
inhabiters
of
Th
alpes
.
Who
hearyng
that
Sisigis
was
reuolted
to
their
enemies
,
&
that
the
Castles
wherein
they
had
their
wyues
&
children
were
assayled
,
they
compelled
Uraias
first
&
formest
to
lead
them
thither
.
Wherevppon
he
tooke
his
iourney
with
al
the
power
that
he
had
raised
,
into
Th
alpes
,
and
there
besieged
Sisigis
and
the
souldyers
of
Belisarius
.
When
newes
of
this
gere
came
to
Iohn
Uitalian
and
Martine
,
who
the
same
tyme
had
theyr
campe
in
Lumbardye
,
they
also
without
further
tariance
marched
toward
Th
alpes
,
&
toke
certain
Castles
in
theyr
waye
.
In
the
same
were
taken
many
of
the
wyues
and
chyldren
of
them
that
serued
vnder
Uraias
.
When
the
fathers
,
husbands
,
&
kinsfolke
of
them
had
knowledge
thereof
,
they
forsooke
Uraias
campe
&
fled
to
theyr
enemies
,
to
the
entent
to
recouer
them
againe
.
Uraias
beyng
thus
forsaken
of
hys
owne
souldyers
,
retourned
with
a
few
into
Lumbardy
,
&
neuer
set
his
minde
any
mōre
eyther
about
musterynge
of
other
souldiers
,
or
succouringe
such
as
were
besieged
.
So
Uitigis
&
the
Gothes
that
were
at
Rauenna
,
beyng
for
saken
of
their
owne
people
&
destitute
of
all
hope
of
comforte
,
were
still
beseiged
and
suffered
euerye
day
more
distresse
then
other
.
Whyle
the
Gothes
stoode
in
this
estate
,
th
ambassadours
returned
from
th
emperour
,
Dominicus
&
Maximus
both
of
the
Senate
.
They
brought
Iustinians
aunswere
to
those
demaunds
that
Uitigis
&
the
Gothes
This
excuse
was
pretended
,
but
in
déede
they
were
sent
awaye
to
the
●ntent
that
with
their
presence
they
should
not
interrupt
him
of
his
doings
.
Afterwardes
he
him selfe
sommoning
before
him
all
the
officers
of
his
camp
,
when
he
had
sufficientlye
debated
with
them
as
concernyng
the
distresse
that
the
Gothes
were
broughte
vnto
,
what
woulde
you
●aye
(
〈◊〉
he
)
yf
we
shoulde
by
this
warre
atteyne
at
theyr
handes
,
not
onely
those
things
wherewyth
the
Emperour
séemeth
to
be
contented
,
but
also
greater
thynges
.
Euery
man
for
hym selfe
commended
that
greater
thyngs
shoulde
be
atteyned
if
it
might
be
.
When
he
hard
them
saye
so
,
withoute
further
disclosinge
of
the
matter
,
he
dismissed
the
counsell
.
And
therevppon
he
sent
one
of
his
com
pany
to
Rauenna
,
aduertising
the
Gothes
that
he
was
contented
to
do
as
thei
had
counselled
hym
,
exhorting
them
to
make
spede
in
the
matter
.
The
Gothes
as
they
that
were
alreadye
oppressed
with
famin
,
without
any
delay
sent
theyr
commissioners
fully
authorised
by
the
prince
and
the
common
consent
of
them
all
vnto
Belisarius
.
These
persons
when
they
came
into
the
camp
spake
●thyng
before
the
souldyers
,
but
talkynge
with
Belisarius
alone
,
tolde
hym
that
they
were
come
to
receyue
his
faythfull
promise
and
othe
for
th
accomplishment
of
the
matter
before
debated
.
There
were
two
kinde
of
promises
propounded
by
them
,
wher
vnto
they
required
him
to
be
sworne
.
Thone
was
that
he
shoulde
gouerne
them
with
iustice
and
equitie
,
maineteyne
and
supporte
the
customes
and
lawes
of
the
Gothes
,
and
not
be
offended
against
any
of
them
for
ought
that
had
bene
done
in
tymes
past
,
with
diuers
other
things
of
lyke
purport
.
The
other
was
that
he
shoulde
from
hence
forth
proclaime
himselfe
king
of
Italy
&
of
the
Gothes
.
If
he
woulde
agre
to
these
articles
&
be
sworne
to
the
performance
of
them
,
they
would
set
open
their
gates
&
receyue
hym
&
all
his
armye
into
Rauenna
.
Belisarius
sware
to
all
thother
demaundes
according
as
the
commissioners
had
requested
,
but
concernynge
the
takynge
of
the
kingdome
vppon
him
,
he
sayde
he
woulde
take
hys
othe
before
Uitigis
&
his
noble
men
when
he
was
come
to
Rauenna
.
The
commissioners
mistrusting
not
but
that
he
would
haue
bene
king
in
dede
,
delayed
the
takynge
of
his
othe
in
that
behalfe
,
as
though
he
shoulde
haue
performed
the
same
before
the
noble
men
immediatly
vppon
his
comming
to
Rauenna
.
But
Belisarius
purposed
nothyng
lesse
.
For
Iustinian
And
he
with
hys
armye
in
royall
order
,
and
wyth
hys
shyppes
trymly
decked
,
bryngyng
in
them
abundaunce
of
all
kynde
of
victualles
,
entered
into
Rauenna
to
the
great
reioycement
of
the
Gothes
and
theyr
armye
.
Nowe
because
there
were
a
great
number
of
men
of
warre
of
the
Gothes
wythin
the
towne
,
Belisarius
myndynge
to
abate
theyr
power
,
wythin
a
few
daies
after
hys
comming
thither
,
licensed
all
such
to
departe
home
,
as
dwelled
on
thys
syde
the
ryuer
Po.
They
beynge
wearyed
wyth
theyr
longe
continued
warfare
,
were
verye
willing
to
retourne
home
to
their
frendes
.
And
so
the
multitude
that
was
at
Rauenna
being
diminished
,
the
armye
of
Belisarius
waxed
the
stronger
,
and
were
euen
as
Lordes
of
the
towne
.
As
thinges
fell
oute
in
this
wyse
the
nobilitie
of
the
Gothes
that
dwelled
in
anye
part
of
all
Italy
,
eyther
came
them
selues
,
or
elles
sent
their
commissioners
vnto
Belisarius
to
Rauenna
.
But
when
Beli●arius
beganne
to
make
delayes
in
the
takynge
vppon
hym
of
the
kingdome
,
men
beganne
to
maruell
what
he
shoulde
meane
,
and
also
to
cast
doutes
of
hys
doynges
.
The
whyche
suspicion
was
augmented
For
the
fame
went
&
certain
had
made
report
to
the
Emperour
,
that
Belisarius
went
about
to
make
himself
king
of
Italy
,
&
had
already
taken
it
vppon
him
.
For
feare
wherof
Iustinian
sent
for
him
immediatly
out
of
Italy
.
The
Gothes
〈◊〉
that
,
coulde
not
at
the
first
by
any
meanes
persuade
them selues
,
that
he
would
returne
to
th
emperour
Iustinian
.
But
when
they
saw
preparacion
made
for
the
same
,
and
all
thynges
put
in
a
readinesse
toward
his
iourney
,
then
they
knewe
well
ynoughe
that
Belisarius
had
wonne
them
in
by
a
trayne
and
had
vtterly
deceiued
them
.
But
what
remedy
?
For
he
had
both
the
towne
and
their
noble
men
in
his
hand
,
so
that
they
could
not
so
much
as
bewayle
their
misfortune
one
to
another
,
but
that
he
m●st
nedes
be
priuye
to
it
.
When
the
Gothes
that
dwelt
on
the
furthersyde
of
Po
,
heard
●ydinges
hereof
,
they
assembled
themselues
togyther
at
Pauye
,
and
there
bewaylyng
one
to
another
the
common
misfortune
of
their
nation
,
and
the
deceitfullnesse
of
Belisarius
,
at
length
would
haue
made
Uraias
theyr
kyng
.
The
whych
thyng
he
would
not
in
any
Belisarius
answered
openly
there
vnto
,
The
thyrde
booke
of
Lenard
Aretine
,
concernyng
the
warres
in
Italy
against
the
Gothes
.
❧
The
first
Chapter
.
¶
Thentertainement
that
Belisarius
and
his
prisoners
had
at
Constantinople
.
A
commendation
of
Belisarius
good
gouernement
,
by
comparison
betwene
hym
and
the
Captai●es
that
succeded
hym
.
WHen
Belisarius
was
come
to
Constantinople
the
Empero●r
Iustinian
welcomed
hym
with
great
ioy
,
and
hauing
hym
in
great
reputation
and
honour
,
put
out
of
mynd
all
mistrust
that
he
had
conceyued
of
his
doinges
before
.
The
Gothes
whom
he
had
brought
with
him
were
entertayned
very
gently
and
courteously
,
and
men
wondered
to
beholde
theym
:
the
whych
mighte
seme
to
haue
chaunced
not
without
good
cause
.
For
there
was
Uitigis
king
of
the
Gothes
that
of
late
Through
this
his
straightnesse
in
obseruing
the
lawe
of
armes
,
he
obteyned
that
his
campe
was
more
plentifully
serued
,
then
the
marketts
in
any
citie
.
So
free
and
without
peryll
was
the
conueyance
of
all
things
that
were
to
be
solde
.
His
vprightnesse
towarde
suche
Cytyes
as
were
in
societie
and
leage
wyth
hym
,
no
man
is
able
to
reporte
as
it
deserued
.
Men
myghte
heare
of
the
great
good
tournes
that
he
dyd
for
them
,
but
not
that
he
vered
or
molested
any
of
them
.
But
as
for
them
that
succeded
hym
,
they
were
nothynge
lyke
hym
,
neyther
in
humanitie
,
neyther
in
prowesse
,
neyther
yet
in
vpryght
dealynge
.
For
bothe
they
them selues
were
Pyllers
and
Pollers
,
and
also
they
suffered
theyr
Souldyers
to
fall
into
all
kynd
of
licentiousnesse
&
disorder
,
beynge
proude
to
theyr
partakers
,
and
easye
inough
to
be
entreated
toward
their
enemies
,
by
meanes
wherof
within
short
space
matters
began
to
goe
cleane
backeward
,
and
to
slyde
into
open
and
manifest
ruine
,
as
I
shall
shewe
you
hereafter
.
The.
ij
.
Chapter
.
¶
The
diligence
of
Ildouade
kinge
of
the
Gothes
,
the
greate
misgouernaunce
of
the
Imperiall
Captaines
,
by
meanes
whereof
they
be
brought
lowe
and
the
Gothes
incresed
in
strength
and
courage
.
The
death
of
Vraias
,
the
death
of
Ildouade
,
the
electtion
and
death
of
Ataricus
,
and
the
election
of
Totilas
.
ILdouade
beyng
newly
created
kyng
of
the
Gothes
(
as
I
declared
before
)
after
the
departure
of
Belisarius
,
went
in
hand
wyth
hys
matters
very
diligently
.
For
he
gaue
commaundement
that
all
the
Gothes
and
all
the
Italians
that
fauored
the
Gothyshe
parte
,
should
at
a
daye
appoynted
meete
all
togyther
readye
furnished
with
armour
at
Pauye
.
His
armye
at
the
beginning
was
verye
slen
der
,
but
it
continually
encreased
&
euery
daye
was
in
better
hope
and
comforte
then
other
.
The
couetousnesse
and
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Now
called
Treuizo
.
Taruisium
against
Uitalis
one
of
the
Emperours
Captaines
.
In
the
which
Ildo●ade
gerting
●hupper
hand
made
〈◊〉
a
slaughter
of
Uitalis
army
the
whiles
the
capta●e
himself
with
a
few
sted
away
,
all
the
rest
were
●ither
slain
or
taken
prisoners
by
the
Gothes
.
Through
this
●ictorie
being
so
great
&
so
notable
,
it
is
a
wonder
to
see
how
the
gothes
were
encouraged
,
&
how
much
the
power
of
their
adu●rsaries
was
aba●d
.
In
so
much
that
not
only
beyonde
the
Ryu●r
Po
,
and
vnder
the
dominion
of
Uenice
,
but
also
all
suche
as
on
thys
syde
the
Po
,
helde
of
the
Gothy
she
part
,
were
throughly
strengthened
:
and
the
name
of
Ildouade
grewe
famous
euen
in
the
Emperour
Iu●
Court
,
and
amonge
foreine
nations
also
.
It
was
not
long
after
but
that
he
pursued
to
the
death
Uraias
a
man
of
much
aucthoritie
and
estimation
among
the
Gothes
vpon
presumption
that
he
should
consp●re
with
his
enemies
This
cause
was
pretended
.
Howbeit
somme
were
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*
Now
called
Treuizo
.
Tarui
siner
,
which
is
a
citie
of
the
Uenetians
and
hys
father
was
brother
to
〈◊〉
late
Kynge
.
The.
iii.
Chapter
.
❧
A
larger
declaration
of
the
election
and
●ation
of
Totilas
mencioned
brieflye
in
the
Chapter
before
.
The
Emperours
C●ptaines
through
their
insaciable
gredi●
of
pray
stryuing
for
the
bootie
before
they
had
gotten
it
lose
the
Citi●
Veron
●hiche
was
deliuered
into
their
handes
,
and
bet●ay
their
●wne
companie
.
AFter
that
Ildonade
(
as
I
shewed
before
)
was
s●aine
,
Totilas
dreading
to
be
in
daunger
bycause
〈◊〉
was
so
nere
of
his
kinne
,
sent
priuely
to
Kauenna
&
made
compact
with
th
emperours
captaines
to
turne
vnto
them
with
such
as
he
had
rule
of
&
to
yeld
vp
the
town
of
Taruisium
into
their
hands
.
A
day
was
limited
for
performans
of
the
matter
.
But
ere
euer
the
day
came
,
the
Gothes
repenti●g
that
they
had
〈◊〉
in
the
death
of
Ildouade
,
&
that
they
had
made
〈◊〉
their
king
,
a
〈◊〉
nether
of
wisdome
nor
courage
able
to
defend
the
Gothes
against
so
great
,
strength
of
their
enemies
,
began
to
encline
to
To
tilas
the
nere
ki●sman
of
●douade
,
&
to
wishe
that
he
were
their
king
.
In
con
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
out
of
the
way
,
&
made
To●ilas
king
in
dede
.
〈◊〉
hauing
intelligence
of
these
things
that
had
●appened
in
Italy
,
found
great
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
&
●owardnes
of
his
captai●s
,
that
in
al
the
〈◊〉
that
their
e●mies
were
〈◊〉
at
〈◊〉
among
themselues
,
&
among
so
many
alterations
&
chaunges
,
they
hauing
so
great
oportunity
for
the
spending
of
their
matters
,
had
done
nothing
at
al.
The
captaines
moued
with
this
dishonorable
rebuke
,
assembled
togither
at
Raue●
.
There
when
it
came
to
●onsul
as
concerning
the
war
,
it
was
thought
best
,
first
&
formest
to
send
an
armye
against
the
citie
Ueron
.
For
they
had
〈◊〉
secretly
put
in
hope
of
〈◊〉
of
the
towne
.
The
captaines
were
in
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
whom
the
thie●e
were
〈◊〉
&
Alerander
lately
sent
thither
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
perour
for
the
collection
of
his
money
.
Therfore
setting
forth
wyth
a
greate
armye
,
when
they
appro●hed
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
Ueron
,
they
determyned
to
putte
in
tryall
the
hope
that
was
lately
geuen
theym
.
For
there
was
one
Martine
a
noble
man
of
that
Countrie
that
had
a
Castle
not
farre
from
●eron
:
〈◊〉
(
for
as
much
as
in
his
●rt
he
was
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
had
allured
the
ke●r
of
one
of
the
gates
to
let
in
the
empero●s
army
▪
The
matter
being
in
this
wyse
closely
agreed
vpon
,
when
the
captaines
came
thither
with
their
armye
,
they
sent
before
one
Arrauades
an
Armenian
with
a
number
of
pycked
souldiers
to
take
the
gate
,
&
there
to
awaite
the
comming
of
the
rest
of
the
hoste
.
No
parte
of
promyse
was
lefte
vnperformed
in
that
place
.
For
in
the
dead
of
the
night
when
the
souldyers
came
to
the
gate
,
the
trai
to●r
set
it
wyde
all
open
&
let
them
into
the
〈◊〉
.
They
enterynge
in
and
hauynge
also
taken
the
walles
aboue
the
same
,
gaue
notyce
thereof
to
the
rest
of
the
armye
,
The
Gothes
percei●ing
their
enemies
wythin
the
towne
,
The
iiij
.
Chapter
.
¶
Totilas
by
his
pollicie
o●rcommeth
the
Imperials
being
of
greater
force
and
num
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
his
army
was
,
in
the
which
vier●●ie
he
sheweth
great
〈◊〉
.
AFter
this
the
Captaynes
of
Justi●ian
(
for
because
their
attempt
fell
out
so
ylfauoredly
and
dishonorable
at
Ueron
)
began
to
fall
at
debate
among
th●mselues
,
euerye
man
putting
the
fault
in
other
,
&
there
vpon
departyng
out
of
those
quarters
,
they
passed
ouer
the
riuer
Po
,
&
marched
toward
Plea
sans
.
At
that
time
was
Totilas
at
Pauy
who
hearing
of
the
comming
of
his
enemies
,
raised
as
ma●
men
of
warre
as
he
could
with
all
spede
possible
.
In
the
meane
tyme
the
captaines
hauing
passed
beyond
Pleasans
,
had
entamped
themselues
by
the
side
of
the
riuer
Po.
Totilas
albeit
he
were
far
ouermat●hed
,
yet
he
determined
to
goe
against
them
with
suche
power
as
he
had
and
to
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
of
battell
.
So
when
both
the
〈◊〉
approched
neretogy●her
,
&
that
th
encounter
was
fully
ro●
vppon
by
both
parties
,
Totilas
in
the
●yghte
tyme
sent
certayne
of
hys
horsemen
before
,
commaundyng
th●ym
to
gette
ouer
the
Ryuer
almost
twenty
furl●ges
aboue
the
campe
of
their
enemies
,
&
as
soone
as
the
battell
was
ioyned
,
to
re●e
and
assayle
thee
nemye
〈◊〉
wythe
as
〈◊〉
noyse
and
〈◊〉
as
they
〈◊〉
.
He
himselfe
(
when
he
sawe
hys
tyme
)
〈◊〉
●warde
hys
●nemyes
.
The●
captains
did
the
like
.
There
The
,
v.
Chapter
.
¶
Iustine
one
of
th
emperours
captaines
is
be
seged
within
Florens
,
&
rescowed
by
thother
imperial
captaines
,
who
in
the
pursute
of
their
enemies
through
an
vntrue
report
cast
in
sodain
feare
are
with
great
slaughter
put
to
flight
.
Totilas
recouereth
diuers
townes
in
Lombardie
,
raiseth
the
walls
of
Beneuent
&
besiegeth
Naples
,
A
comparison
be
twene
the
good
gouernement
of
Totilas
and
the
misgouernaunce
of
the
Imperiall
Captaines
.
WIthin
a
while
after
this
victorie
,
Totilas
now
conceuing
greater
things
in
his
mind
,
sent
an
army
to
Hetruria
wherof
he
made
captayns
thre
of
the
worthiest
men
of
al
the
Gothes
,
Beldas
,
Rodericke
,
&
Uliaris
.
There
was
in
Hetruria
a
captain
called
Iustine
,
one
of
those
that
had
bene
at
the
foresaid
battell
.
Who
after
the
discomfiture
had
neuer
ceased
leuing
of
a
As
sone
as
th
army
of
confederats
was
entered
into
Florens
,
the
Captaynes
thought
it
good
to
leaue
a
fewe
behynd
theym
for
defence
of
the
towne
,
&
they
themselues
with
all
the
rest
of
th
armi●
to
marche
against
th
enemie
.
Whyle
they
were
on
their
way
,
it
semed
good
the
some
one
of
the
Captaines
should
goe
quickely
before
to
assaile
th
enemy
,
&
to
staye
him
from
going
awaye
,
&
the
rest
with
all
spede
should
follow
after
.
When
lottes
were
cast
,
the
charge
of
goynge
before
fell
vnto
Iohn
,
who
with
his
men
in
good
order
of
battell
,
made
haste
towarde
the
enemye
.
Nowe
the
enemies
being
afrayed
at
the
comming
of
the
hoste
,
forsoke
the
place
where
they
had
emcamped
themselues
fyrst
,
and
gate
them
to
a
hyll
thereby
bothe
stepe
and
hard
to
clymbe
vnto
.
Yet
for
all
that
Iohn
made
no
curtesye
at
the
matter
when
he
came
to
place
,
but
directed
hys
battell
agaynst
the
hyll
,
and
wyth
a
noble
courage
endeuored
to
get
vp
by
playne
force
.
Hys
enemyes
stood
earnestly
at
defence
,
as
they
that
might
easlye
make
resistens
from
the
higher
ground
.
In
thys
place
whyles
Iohn
stroue
to
get
vp
,
feightinge
valiantly
amonge
the
formest
,
one
of
hys
companions
was
striken
through
wyth
a
pycke
and
slayne
hard
by
hys
syde
.
All
the
which
Totilas
caused
to
be
verye
courteouslye
entreated
wythoute
restraint
of
their
libertie
,
and
sent
them
home
agayne
to
their
husbandes
and
parentes
wyth
an
honorable
company
to
saufconduit
them
.
And
forasmuche
as
in
those
borders
was
not
anye
Captayne
or
anye
power
to
withstande
the
doynges
of
Totilas
,
he
sent
efte
one
parte
of
hys
armye
and
efte
another
,
so
longe
vntyll
he
had
broughte
vnder
hys
obeysans
Appulia
,
Lucanie
,
and
Calabre
wyth
all
theyr
townes
.
By
meanes
whereof
it
came
to
passe
,
that
there
was
not
any
more
monye
paied
oute
of
those
countryes
to
Iustinians
Captaines
and
souldiers
,
nor
any
man
The
,
vi
.
Chapter
.
¶
A
newe
Lieuetenant
is
sent
towarde
Italy
whose
cowardnesse
in
protracting
of
the
time
doth
not
a
litle
endomage
the
imperi
alls
.
Demetrius
deuiseth
prudently
for
the
r●owing
of
Naples
,
which
for
want
of
courage
in
executinge
the
same
tourneth
to
his
owne
destruction
.
JUstinian
hearinge
of
thys
,
and
beynge
disquieted
for
the
miserable
Thys
thynge
dyd
bothe
greatlye
comforte
the
besyeged
,
and
also
putto
the
Gothes
in
greate
feare
.
For
they
had
hearde
saye
,
he
was
commynge
wyth
a
greate
number
of
shyppes
,
and
they
thoughte
verylye
he
hadde
broughte
a
greate
power
of
men
in
theym
.
And
surely
yf
he
had
gonne
dyrectlye
vnto
Naples
at
the
fyrst
,
all
thynges
had
happened
to
good
successe
and
the
besyeged
Cytye
had
oute
of
all
doubte
bene
saued
.
For
hys
enemies
were
so
dysmayed
at
the
multitude
of
hys
shyppes
that
they
durste
not
haue
made
anye
countenaunce
of
resistens
.
Howbeit
he
knowyng
his
own
weaknesse
,
durste
not
arryue
at
Naples
,
but
went
to
Rome
,
to
th
entent
there
to
furnyshe
hys
nauye
wyth
men
,
and
so
to
sayle
stronglye
vnto
Naples
.
But
the
souldiers
that
were
at
Rome
woulde
not
take
shippynge
for
hym
.
For
by
reason
they
had
bene
vanquisshed
by
the
Gothes
in
twoo
foughte
battelles
,
they
stoode
in
feare
of
theym
beyonde
all
measure
.
Beynge
therefore
destitute
of
thys
hope
,
Demetrius
was
compelled
to
go
against
hys
enemyes
wyth
those
shyppes
onelye
,
that
he
broughte
wyth
hym
from
The
Gothes
pursewinge
them
wyth
theyr
swyfte
Pyn●sses
,
made
a
great
slaughter
and
tooke
all
Demetrius
shyppes
with
theyr
freight
and
men
.
For
none
escaped
of
that
flete
excepte
it
were
suche
as
at
the
begynning
had
leapt
into
botes
&
hidden
themselues
,
among
whom
was
Demetrius
Captaine
of
the
said
flete
:
¶
The.
vii
.
Chapter
.
〈◊〉
Demetrius
say
linge
agayne
to
the
rescowynge
of
Naples
is
taken
prysonner
,
wherevppon
Naples
is
yelded
to
Totilas
who
behaueth
hymselfe
verye
courteouslye
and
frendlye
both
to
the
towne
smen
and
to
the
Emperours
souldyers
,
but
towarde
his
owne
men
extendeth
much
seueritie
in
keping
warlike
discipline
.
AFTER
thys
Marimine
sayled
It
was
nowe
the
dead
of
the
wynter
when
they
beganne
to
sette
forthe
.
And
when
they
came
wythin
a
lyttle
For
where
as
manye
through
hunger
were
broughte
so
bare
and
so
weake
,
that
they
were
not
able
to
totre
on
their
legges
,
and
were
fallen
sycke
,
to
the
entent
they
should
not
cast
theymselues
awaye
wyth
ouerlayinge
their
stomackes
by
feedyng
to
greadely
,
he
looked
carefullye
and
diligentlye
vnto
theym
,
that
not
onelye
the
Citizens
of
Naples
.
But
also
the
souldyers
had
euerye
daye
twyse
,
a
small
pyttans
allowed
theym
by
wayghte
,
streyghtelye
obseruynge
that
they
shoulde
not
haue
more
anye
where
elles
and
that
euerye
daye
by
lyttle
and
lyttle
theyr
meales
shoulde
be
encreased
.
To
Conon
and
the
men
of
warre
whych
were
mynded
to
depart
,
he
appoynted
shippes
to
conuey
them
.
And
where
as
by
meanes
of
contrarye
wyndes
they
coulde
not
departe
wythin
the
daye
limited
vnto
theym
,
yet
not
wyth
standynge
he
gaue
them
frée
libertye
.
And
furthermore
when
as
the
wynde
continued
styll
agaynst
them
,
and
that
they
determined
to
go
away
byland
,
he
lent
them
horses
and
beasts
for
their
cariages
,
allowing
them
moreouer
victtualls
and
mony
to
spend
by
the
waye
,
and
also
sente
of
the
Gothes
with
them
to
sa●fconduyt
them
.
The.
viij
.
Chapter
.
¶
Belisarius
beyng
sente
againe
into
Italy
,
in
hys
waye
doth
〈◊〉
Hydrunt
〈◊〉
by
the
Gothes
.
the
myserable
estate
of
Italy
at
that
tyme
,
Totilas
receaueth
Tibur
and
besiegeth
Auximum
,
Vitalis
is
forsaken
of
●ys
owne
so●ldiers
.
Belisarius
sendeth
succour
to
〈◊〉
,
and
repayreth
〈◊〉
Totilas
besiegeth
Asculum
and
Firmum
.
FOr
these
considerations
Belisarius
was
chosen
agayne
to
take
the
charge
of
the
warres
in
Italy
:
and
yet
the
warres
were
scarcely
finyshed
the
whyche
all
thys
meane
tyme
he
had
made
agaynste
the
Medes
.
Therefore
when
he
sawe
there
was
no
remedye
but
to
muster
newe
souldiers
,
(
for
he
had
lefte
hys
olde
armye
at
the
ryuer
Euphrates
,
)
he
went
about
al
Thrace
,
where
throughe
hys
lyberall
spendyng
he
gathered
to
the
number
of
foure
thousande
withoute
commission
,
the
whiche
he
embarked
spedely
,
and
●akyng
with
hym
vitalles
the
Lieuetennant
of
Illiricum
whiche
came
newly
to
hym
oute
of
Italy
,
sayled
forwarde
,
&
hauyng
cut
ouer
the
Ionian
sea
,
arriued
at
Salons
.
In
the
tyme
of
thys
iourney
,
he
raysed
a
siege
aboute
Hidrunt
a
Towne
of
Calabre
.
For
they
that
were
besieged
being
compelled
After
the
●yme
he
had
wonne
a
certain
towne
thereabout●s
,
and
had
beene
receaued
into
Bononie
,
the
Illirians
without
any
cause
why
or
wherfore
for
soke
hym
,
and
assemblyng
themselues
together
went
their
wayes
home
.
For
y●
whiche
dede
they
afterward
alledged
this
excuse
vnto
th
emperour
,
that
whiles
they
wer
seruing
him
in
his
warres
in
Italy
,
the
Collectors
of
his
tributes
,
did
sel
their
lyuelond
in
their
Countrie
,
and
caste
their
wiues
and
children
out
of
house
and
home
,
by
meanes
whereof
they
were
compelled
to
returne
thither
to
defend
their
owne
.
When
Totilas
heard
of
thys
sodayne
departure
of
the
Illirians
he
sente
out
an
armye
of
Gothes
,
in
hope
to
haue
taken
Uitales
and
the
reast
of
hys
companye
tardie
.
But
they
preuentyng
hym
,
had
recouered
vnto
Rauenna
.
Belisarius
knowyng
that
they
which
were
besi●ged
at
〈◊〉
were
sore
oppressed
,
sent
to
their
ayde
a
thousand
horsemen
ouer
whom
he
made
three
Captaynes
Teremunt
,
Ricilas
,
and
Sabinian
,
whoe
entering
into
the
towne
priuely
by
nyghte
,
the
next
daye
following
made
a
skyrmyshe
with
the
Gothes
,
by
whom
Ricilas
one
of
the
Captaines
was
slaine
.
The
reast
within
a
fewe
dayes
after
determined
to
departe
.
For
they
sawe
that
by
theyr
tarying
there
,
they
dyd
but
helpe
to
spend
their
frendes
victualls
and
necessaryes
,
and
coulde
do
their
enemyes
no
harme
.
Hereuppon
stealyng
out
of
the
towne
by
nyghte
,
when
they
had
gone
aboute
three
myles
on
their
waye
,
they
fell
into
an
ambushe
of
their
enemyes
.
by
whom
being
be
set
on
all
sydes
and
so
put
to
flyght
,
they
loste
two
hundred
of
their
companye
together
with
their
apparell
,
armour
,
and
all
other
stuffe
&
the
beastes
that
caryed
them
.
The
residue
after
long
and
weary
trauell
recouered
vnto
Arimin
.
Fanum
&
Pysantum
are
Cityes
standyng
vppon
the
coaste
of
th
adriatike
sea
,
and
are
situate
beetwene
Auximum
and
Arimine
.
These
townes
at
the
begynnyng
of
these
warres
,
had
Uitigis
set
on
fyre
,
&
beaten
down
the
walles
of
them
mydway
to
the
grounde
.
Of
these
two
Belisarius
But
the
souldiers
had
so
busilye
〈◊〉
them
in
scowring
the
dyches
,
in
castyng
of
the
trenches
,
in
makyng
of
Rampyres
,
in
fortefiyng
the
towne
,
and
in
repayring
the
walles
&
the
bulwarkes
,
that
the
kyng
wondered
to
see
so
many
thynges
so
wyttely
deuised
and
pollitiquely
brought
to
passe
in
so
fewe
daies
And
therfore
when
he
had
taried
a
while
there
aboutes
,
forasmuch
as
he
saw
he
could
do
no
good
,
he
returned
into
hys
campe
before
Aurimum
,
neuer
the
neerer
of
hys
purpose
.
Howbeit
Totilas
&
the
Gothes
perceauyng
that
Belisarius
shewed
not
hymselfe
abroade
in
the
open
fieldes
with
th
emperours
armye
in
no
parte
of
Italy
,
but
only
kept
himself
within
the
walled
townes
and
de●ended
them
,
they
determined
not
to
syt
altogether
aboute
Auximum
onely
but
to
make
warre
agaynst
other
Cityes
also
.
Hereuppon
Totilas
went
Belisarius
being
not
able
to
〈◊〉
such
as
were
besieged
that
called
vpon
hym
dayly
for
helpe
,
(
for
he
had
not
s●
great
a
power
that
he
durst
venture
abronde
agaynst
the
Gothes
)
was
in
great
perpleritie
,
and
toke
it
very
greuously
that
hys
name
should
be
so
dishonored
.
At
the
length
he
sent
Iohn
Uitalian
to
Th
emperour
to
enforme
hym
of
the
state
of
Italy
,
by
whom
he
addressed
his
letters
also
,
the
tenor
wherof
contained
thys
in
effecte
.
The.
ix
.
Chahter
.
¶
The
Copie
of
Belisarius
letters
to
th
emperour
the
good
successe
of
Totilas
,
the
valiaunt
Demeanor
of
Sisifride
the
〈◊〉
murtheryng
of
〈◊〉
and
the
manlinesse
of
hys
souldiers
.
MOste
noble
and
puyssant
Emperour
¶
The.
x.
Chapter
.
¶
Totilas
besegeth
Rome
,
and
Belisarius
pre
pareth
to
〈◊〉
the
same
.
The
misfortune
of
th
imperialls
at
Portua
,
Pelagius
a
Decon
of
Rome
goeth
to
Totilas
to
entreate
for
his
Citizens
&
cannot
be
heard
.
TOtilas
therefore
minding
not
to
linger
about
it
any
lenger
,
brake
vp
his
siege
there
,
&
made
toward
Pelagius
forasmuch
as
he
sawe
there
was
none
other
remedye
;
obeyed
the
peoples
request
,
and
wyth
hys
instructions
went
to
Totilas
into
his
campe
.
Totilas
coniecturinge
the
effecte
of
The.
xi
.
Chapter
▪
¶
Iohn
Vitalian
commeth
with
a
newe
power
from
the
emperour
,
whervpon
aduise
is
taken
for
the
succouring
of
Rome
,
according
to
the
whiche
Belisarius
goeth
to
Portua
by
water
commaundinge
Iohn
to
mete
him
there
by
lande
.
But
he
through
the
prospe●ous
snccesse
that
he
hath
against
the
Gothes
commeth
not
there
at
all
.
By
meanes
whereof
Belisarius
is
faine
to
deuise
another
way
for
the
succouring
of
the
Citie
the
which
by
his
industrie
takynge
good
effect
against
th
enemy
is
by
the
folly
of
his
owne
men
interrupted
to
his
owne
great
sorrowe
and
appairing
of
his
health
through
rage
of
anger
and
sodayne
feare
,
and
to
the
vtter
preiudice
of
Rome
.
For
Totilas
anone
after
taketh
and
sacketh
it
the
whyche
done
he
maketh
an
oratyon
to
his
souldyers
.
IN
the
meane
tyme
Iustinian
sent
whereby
he
myghte
easily
haue
come
through
maug●
his
enemies
heades
,
and
neded
not
to
haue
turned
backe
agayne
so
shamefully
.
These
and
suche
other
thynges
dyd
Belisarius
fynde
faulte
with
.
But
it
booted
hym
not
to
complayne
,
for
Iohn
had
taken
vp
hys
standyng
in
Appulia
,
and
there
determined
to
abyde
,
mynding
nothing
lesse
then
to
goe
to
Rome
.
Belisarius
therfore
fearyng
least
the
besieged
shoulde
thynke
themselues
abandoned
,
and
through
despaire
shold
chaunce
to
miscarry
,
determined
to
succour
them
by
y●
Tiber
,
for
hys
power
was
not
so
great
that
he
was
able
to
encounter
with
his
enemyes
vppon
the
land
:
and
therefore
he
trusted
rather
to
hys
pollicie
and
to
the
riuer
for
the
succoryng
of
y●
towne
.
Uppon
this
thought
he
bestyrde
hym
&
gate
two
hundred
of
those
kind
of
shippes
Totilas
marching
from
Lateran
where
he
had
stode
al
nyght
,
went
through
the
Citye
to
Saint
Peters
as
it
had
bene
to
performe
hys
vowe
,
accompanied
with
traynes
of
most
cruell
and
bloudy
butchers
,
which
with
their
naked
swordes
bathed
in
bloud
,
slewe
all
that
euer
came
in
their
way
without
regarde
of
any
person
.
Hauyng
in
this
sorte
swept
through
the
myddest
of
the
Citye
from
the
one
end
to
the
other
,
when
he
came
into
the
Uaticane
vnto
the
portche
of
Saint
Peters
,
Pelagius
of
whom
we
[
*
](A17059-e9070-b)
*
Now
〈◊〉
Treuizo
.
Taruisium
?
woulde
any
man
haue
thought
that
eyer
ye
shoulde
haue
taken
Rome
the
head
of
the
worlde
?
the
whiche
Uitigis
was
not
able
to
subdue
with
hys
two
hundred
thousand
men
in
a
whole
yeres
besiegement
?
Surely
countrymen
these
thynges
are
very
great
and
not
a
lyttle
to
be
wondered
at
.
Howbeit
if
we
liste
to
consider
&
〈◊〉
then●
,
the
causes
of
these
alterations
are
most
manifest
&
apparant
.
For
as
long
as
the
Gothes
executed
Iustice
&
vsed
equitye
,
so
long
their
power
florished
,
their
●state
prospered
,
their
matters
went
forward
,
&
whatsoeuer
they
toke
in
hand
had
good
successe
.
But
as
sone
as
they
wer
once
l●d
awry
through
couetousnesse
,
then
bred
there
preuye
grudge
among
them
,
then
rose
there
inwarde
debate
,
then
one
soughte
to
cut
anothers
throte
,
then
sprang
vp
secret
treason
,
through
the
which
they
brought
themselues
to
vtter
ruine
&
decaye
.
Agayne
when
these
contagious
maladies
were
passed
out
of
you
into
the
captaines
of
Iustinian
,
through
your
amendement
you
easily
ouercame
them
.
Wherfore
yf
you
wey
&
consider
these
thyngs
wel
,
ye
haue
no
cause
at
al
to
be
proude
of
thys
victorie
,
but
rather
oughte
to
dread
God
&
to
feare
the
mutabilitie
of
fortune
.
For
ye
must
vnderstand
that
all
Empire
&
power
is
easily
forgone
,
●lesse
they
be
maintayned
by
Iustice
pollicie
,
and
paynestakinge
.
Yea
my
companions
in
armes
,
know
ye
this
&
beleue
it
for
a
certainetie
,
that
the
grea
test
parte
of
your
labour
is
yet
behind
.
For
it
is
a
harder
matter
to
kepe
thinges
gotten
,
then
to
gette
them
,
For
as
muche
as
in
gettinge
often
●ymes
the
cowardnes
of
the
possessour
furthereth
a
man
more
then
his
owne
prowesse
.
But
to
kepe
thynges
gotten
,
no
man
is
able
without
his
own
prowesse
and
pollicie
.
Thus
muche
spake
●las
at
that
tyme
&
the
Gothes
dyd
greatlye
commende
the
wysedome
of
theyr
Kynge
.
¶
The.
xii
.
Chapter
.
¶
The
〈◊〉
wordes
of
Totilas
to
the
〈◊〉
,
and
〈◊〉
of
a
noble
woman
accused
of
〈◊〉
.
〈◊〉
se●th
Ambassadours
with
letters
to
the
Emperour
,
at
whose
returne
he
defaceth
Rome
and
●eth
it
vtterly
desolate
.
AFter
this
he
called
the
Romaines
before
him
and
greatlye
reproued
Furthermore
he
wrate
a
letter
to
Iustinian
,
the
tenour
whereof
was
thys
.
¶
Thus
endeth
the
thyrde
Booke
.
The
fourth
booke
of
Leonard
Aretine
,
concernyng
the
warres
in
Italy
against
the
Gothes
.
❧
The
first
Chapter
,
¶
Totilas
chaseth
Iohn
Vitalian
from
place
to
place
▪
Belisarius
repaireth
Rome
and
geueth
notable
and
blody
repulses
to
the
Gothes
attemptyng
to
let
him
of
hys
purpose
,
and
prouideth
for
the
saufe
keping
of
the
same
.
WHen
Totilas
departed
from
rome
,
he
set
a
crew
of
souldiers
against
the
citie
Portua
in
a
place
called
Algidone
,
to
the
entent
that
Belisarius
souldters
shuld
not
worke
any
thing
in
his
absence
,
&
There
was
nothynge
keept
of
it
but
onelye
the
Castle
,
for
Totilas
had
be
fore
tyme
ouerthrowen
the
walles
o●
the
Towne
.
The
authour
of
thys
reuolting
was
one
Martian
of
Constantinople
,
who
beyng
one
of
the
kepers
,
conspyred
wyth
eyghtene
of
the
soutdyers
,
and
hauynge
slayne
the
Captayne
of
the
piece
,
yelded
it
vppe
to
Be
lisarius
.
Aboute
the
same
tyme
almoste
The
Citizens
of
Rome
whereof
there
stayed
a
greate
number
in
the
townes
nere
aboutes
,
hearynge
that
their
Citye
was
repayred
,
were
wonderfull
desyrous
to
retourne
into
theyr
natiue
Countrye
,
and
that
inespeciallye
bycause
there
was
plentye
of
corne
there
,
wyth
scarcetie
whereof
they
were
pinched
in
other
places
.
As
sone
as
Totilas
had
worde
of
thys
,
forthwyth
all
other
matters
sette
a
parte
,
he
made
haste
towarde
Rome
.
Belisarius
was
not
able
to
hange
vppe
the
gates
of
the
Citye
before
hys
enemyes
were
come
.
For
he
had
not
so
good
store
of
Carpenters
to
repaire
them
in
so
short
tyme
.
The
Gothes
the
fyrste
daye
of
theyr
commynge
encamped
themselues
not
farre
from
the
Citye
agaynste
the
gate
Salaria
.
The
nexte
mornyng
by
the
rysing
of
the
sunne
,
wyth
great
noyse
and
hurly burlye
they
marched
to
the
assaulte
.
Belisarius
placed
all
And
to
the
entent
the
enemye
should
not
sodaynely
comme
vppon
theym
in
the
night
and
take
theym
vnwares
,
he
caused
a
greate
sorte
of
Busshes
and
Brambles
to
be
layde
before
the
Gates
.
The
nexte
daye
the
Gothes
approched
to
the
Cytye
in
lyke
sorte
as
they
had
doone
before
,
and
Belisarius
and
hys
men
made
lyke
resistens
.
But
when
the
assaulte
waxed
to
longe
,
the
souldyers
that
kepte
theyr
standynge
at
the
Gate
,
yssued
oute
boldelye
and
encounteryng
wyth
the
Gothes
hand
to
hand
,
at
length
putte
theym
to
flyghte
on
that
syde
and
wyth
manye
woundes
draue
theym
farre
from
the
Gate
.
And
so
was
that
assaulte
ended
.
Afterwarde
when
they
hadde
bestowed
manye
dayes
in
healinge
theyr
woundes
and
repayrynge
theyr
armour
,
the
Gothes
aduaunced
agayne
to
the
assaulte
of
the
Cytye
.
Belisarius
hauyng
before
well
harted
The
,
ii
.
Chapte●
¶
After
the
dep●e
of
the
Gothes
from
Rome
.
Totilas
in
the
nexte
spring
goeth
to
the
syege
of
Peruse
,
duryng
whp●
beyng
there
,
Iohn
〈◊〉
attempteth
many
thinges
in
Campane
to
the
great
p●eiudice
of
the
Gothes
,
wherewith
●las
being
displeased
goeth
with
suche
speede
agaynst
hym
that
he
ouercame
hym
before
he
heard
of
hys
commyng
.
The
Emperour
sendeth
another
●ande
of
men
into
Italye
at
who●
commyng
.
Belisarius
sayling
towarde
Tarent
is
driuen
by
tempeste
to
land
at
Croton
where
for
wante
of
forage
compelled
to
sende
hys
horsemen
into
the
Countrye
,
through
the
negligence
of
the
Cap●nes
looseth
them
.
By
meanes
whereof
he
is
fayneto
sayle
a●aye
into
Sicill
,
during
the
which
his
absence
Totilas
besiegeth
Ruscie
.
AFTER
the
departure
of
the
Gothes
Belisarius
caused
the
gates
and
the
yron
worke
of
them
to
be
framed
quietly
,
and
when
he
had
done
,
as
thoughe
he
had
conquered
the
Citye
agayne
by
force
,
he
〈◊〉
the
keyes
of
it
into
Grece
to
the
Emperoure
Iustinian
.
And
thus
ended
the
twelueth
yeare
of
thys
warre
.
The
nexte
yeare
following
assone
as
the
spryng
came
,
Totilas
set
out
of
Tibur
&
marched
towarde
Pe●use
.
The
same
Towne
was
euen
then
alreadye
besieged
by
another
companye
of
the
Gothes
.
And
when
corne
beganne
to
waxe
scarce
&
other
victualles
to
fayle
,
Totilas
went
thyther
to
the
entent
to
kepe
the
towne
strayghter
,
&
to
take
awaye
al
hope
of
succour
from
the
besieged
.
Whyle
Totilas
was
occupyed
about
the
siege
of
Peruse
,
Iohn
takyng
For
the
Emporour
being
moued
with
Some
there
were
that
taking
themselues
to
flyghte
at
the
fyrst
begynnyng
,
escaped
to
Belisarius
&
caryed
hym
tydynges
of
that
great
slaughter
.
When
Belisarius
had
lost
hys
horsemen
,
misstrustyng
that
hys
enemies
wold
come
agaynst
hym
,
he
toke
shypping
in
haste
&
greatly
dismaide
with
sorrowe
,
abandonyng
himselfe
to
the
windes
arriued
the
same
daye
at
Messaua
in
Sicill
the
which
is
from
Croton
about
fourescore
myles
.
Totilas
hauyng
dyspatched
The.
iii.
Chapter
.
¶
Conon
Captayne
of
Rome
is
slayne
of
hys
owne
souldiers
.
Fortune
afflicteth
the
Imperials
,
Totilas
receaueth
Ruscie
&
putteth
Colaser
Captay
ne
therof
to
death
.
Antonia
the
wyfe
of
Belisarius
entreateth
the
Emporour
that
her
housbande
is
called
home
out
of
Italy
.
ABout
thys
tyme
,
the
souldiers
that
At
his
departure
from
Rome
he
lefte
three
thousande
of
chosen
souldyers
there
in
garryson
vnder
the
gouernance
of
his
Liuetenant
Diogenes
a
man
of
much
wisdome
&
knowledge
in
feates
of
armes
.
Anon
after
his
departing
the
Gothes
toke
by
assault
Peruse
,
which
they
had
so
long
tyme
beseged
.
〈◊〉
The.
iiii
.
Chapter
.
❧
Totilas
besegeth
Rome
nowe
the
thyrde
time
,
great
sute
is
made
to
th
emperour
for
re●cowing
the
same
,
Diogenes
captayne
therof
prouideth
pollitiquelly
and
circum
spectly
for
the
saufty
of
it
,
neuertheles
itis
〈◊〉
&
taken
,
Diogenes
flyeth
to
cent
mueels
,
Paule
another
of
th
emperours
cap
taines
saueth
him selfe
and
his
valiantlye
,
being
besyeged
by
the
gothes
in
the
Pyle
of
Adrian
.
Totilas
endeuoreth
by
all
meanes
to
repaire
and
frequent
Rome
againe
,
and
afterward
sommon●th
centmucelles
which
taketh
truce
wyth
hym
to
yelde
by
a
certayne
day
.
TOtilas
hauing
set
at
a
stay
the
Wherevppon
assemblyng
a
great
〈◊〉
from
all
partes
,
when
al
things
were
in
a
readinesse
,
he
came
to
Rome
and
besyeged
it
.
There
were
in
garryson
in
the
Towne
three
thousand
chosen
Souldyers
wyth
theyr
Captayne
Diogenes
a
man
of
singular
actiuitie
,
who
by
watchyng
,
workyng
,
and
preuentynge
in
places
conuenient
defended
the
Citie
stoutly
.
In
so
much
that
the
syege
was
prolonged
,
and
the
Gothes
had
none
other
hope
to
winne
it
but
by
famyshement
.
Durynge
In
so
muche
that
they
●ocked
thyther
from
all
partes
of
the
Citie
,
and
they
that
watched
in
other
places
left
their
standinges
,
and
came
runnynge
thyther
fearfully
.
Nowe
whyles
eu●ry
man
resorted
to
that
place
,
and
tooke
no
héede
to
the
And
therefore
let
vs
in
such
wyse
dye
,
that
we
may
bath
our selues
in
the
blood
of
our
enemies
&
not
die
vnreuenged
.
Let
not
our
enemye
laugh
at
our
destruction
but
wepe
.
Neyther
let
vs
hold
vp
our
throtes
to
be
cut
by
them
,
but
lette
vs
with
our
weapons
cut
theirs
.
For
what
can
the
respit
of
a
few
yeres
profit
vs
?
sythens
that
if
we
should
escape
aliue
nowe
,
yet
are
we
sure
we
shall
die
ere
it
be
longe
after
.
Glorye
may
lengthen
mens
liues
,
but
nature
cannot
.
Aduaunce
your selues
forth
with
me
therefore
to
an
honorable
death
,
the
whyche
oure
enemyes
aswell
as
our
countrymen
maye
wonder
at
and
extoll
wyth
eternall
prayses
to
the
sky
.
The
horsemen
encoraged
wyth
these
wordes
vowed
thèm
selues
to
deathe
.
And
therevppon
embracyng
and
kyssyng
one
another
they
prepared
themselues
to
the
battell
full
beent
and
determyned
to
spend
theyr
lyues
manfully
.
Their
purpose
was
to
runne
vppon
the
Gothes
that
warded
next
vnto
them
,
and
to
bestow
e
theyr
lyues
in
the
slaughter
of
theyr
enemyes
.
When
Totilas
sawe
them
thus
bent
to
trye
the
vtter
most
,
for
feare
least
the
desperate
endeuour
of
them
should
doe
the
Gothes
more
displeasure
,
then
otherwyse
so
small
a
number
were
able
to
doe
,
he
sent
an
herault
to
them
offeryng
theym
choyce
whether
they
would
departe
wyth
theyr
lyues
leauyng
theyr
Horse
and
armour
behynd
them
,
or
elles
retaynyng
all
styll
serue
hym
in
hys
warres
in
lyke
estate
with
other
of
hys
Souldyers
.
When
the
horsemen
heard
that
they
were
verye
glad
,
and
at
the
firste
chose
to
leaue
all
that
euer
they
had
&
to
goe
to
Constan
tinople
.
But
afterward
considering
the
long
iourney
,
and
the
daungers
that
might
happen
by
the
way●
,
they
returned
their
myndes
&
chose
to
abyde
all
with
Totilas
,
sauyng
their
Captayne
Paule
&
Mundus
an
Isaurien
.
These
two
for
as
much
as
they
had
wife
and
children
at
home
,
desired
to
depart
.
And
Therefore
at
suche
tyme
as
the
Gothyshe
armie
came
thither
and
had
encamped
themselues
nere
vnto
the
walls
of
the
towne
.
Totilas
sendyng
an
officer
The.
〈◊〉
.
Chapter
.
〈◊〉
Totilas
makyng
warre
in
Sicill
be●iegeth
Siracuse
,
a
new
Lieuetennaunt
is
sent
from
●he
Emperour
into
Italy
.
WHen
all
thynges
were
nowe
in
a
The.
vi
.
Chapter
.
¶
Diogenes
dalayeth
with
Totilas
in
deliue●yng
vp
of
Centmucelles
accordyng
to
composition
.
The
newe
Lieuetennant
of
Italy
,
dyeth
in
hys
waye
whose
sonnes
are
commaunded
to
prosecute
theyr
father●
charge
.
WHen
German
was
nowe
in
Illiricke
,
The
,
vi
.
Chapter
¶
Narses
is
sente
agayne
Lieuetennant
into
Italye
wyth
a
greate
power
and
greate
treasure
,
Totilas
sendeth
a
nauye
into
Grece
to
infeste
those
countryes
,
and
besyegeth
Aucon
in
Italye
.
The
Captaynes
of
Totilas
are
ouercome
on
the
sea
by
the
●mperialls
and
Aucon
is
rescowed
The
Gothes
receaue
another
ouerthrow
vpon
the
land
,
after
the
whichcertain
Gothishe
Captaynes
become
imperiall
.
Narses
marcheth
with
an
inestimable
power
to
Rauenna
and
from
thence
towarde
Rome
in
the
whiche
iourney
he
●sheth
a
Captayne
of
the
Gothes
and
killeth
hym
at
Arimine
.
He
encountereth
with
Totilas
who
in
the
same
conflicte
is
slayne
and
Teias
created
kyng
of
Gothes
in
hys
●eade
.
IN
the
meane
whyle
the
Emperour
Insomuche
that
he
not
onely
deliuered
his
confederates
from
the
besiegemente
,
but
also
besieged
the
Gothes
in
diuerse
places
in
their
own
townes
.
Moreouer
Also
there
was
one
Cumades
a
Persian
that
had
bene
trayned
vppe
in
the
Romaine
warres
,
who
with
a
valiant
band
of
Persians
resorted
vnto
hym
.
Moreouer
there
came
to
hym
a
warlyke
yong
gentleman
called
Assuades
wyth
fyue
hundred
feyghtynge
men
of
the
Sepides
:
and
Iohn
surn●ed
Phagas
wyth
an
hoste
of
the
Gréekes
and
Thracians
.
Besydes
this
,
Iohn
Uitalian
,
and
the
sonnes
of
Germaine
serued
hym
wyth
theyr
armyes
.
Narses
therefore
hauyng
thys
so
great
an
hoste
,
as
soone
as
the
sprynge
tyme
approched
,
passed
oute
of
Illiricum
throughe
Dalmatia
and
Liburnia
and
so
coastynge
aboute
the
elbowe
of
the
Sea
came
by
lande
into
Italye
,
not
stayinge
any where
vntyll
he
was
amonge
the
Uenetians
.
There
were
twoo
wayes
by
the
whyche
he
myghte
handsomelye
passe
from
the
Uenetians
.
The
one
by
the
Adriaticke
Sea
,
the
other
throughe
the
mayne
Lande
,
bothe
whyche
séemed
to
haue
manye
lettes
.
For
by
the
Seas
syde
the
Ryuer
Athesis
maketh
greate
Lakes
whyche
fall
into
the
Sea
in
manye
Chanelles
,
and
the
riuer
Po
beynge
deuyded
into
manye
streames
,
dothe
in
dyuers
places
interrupte
the
Iourney
,
wyth
manye
quamyers
and
mooryshe
groundes
,
so
that
an
Armye
can
not
well
be
led
that
waye
wythoute
greate
trouble
.
Agayne
in
the
waye
by
the
mayne
Narses
payed
theym
all
theyr
wages
,
whereby
he
healed
theyr
griefes
and
gaue
theym
courage
agayne
▪
Hauynge
spent
nyne
daies
in
dooinge
these
thynges
and
in
refreshing
hys
armye
at
Rauenna
,
he
remoued
from
thens
&
march●d
toward
Rome
.
The
〈◊〉
therefore
yssuynge
out
of
Arimine
before
that
anye
number
of
hys
enemyes
had
passed
the
〈◊〉
,
sette
hymselfe
at
defence
on
the
furthersyde
,
and
encountered
wyth
hys
enemyes
euen
harde
vnder
the
walls
of
the
towne
.
In
the
whych
conflycte
a
certayne
man
of
Arines
of
the
Erulians
feyghtyng
wyth
〈◊〉
hande
to
hand
slewe
hym
,
and
hys
souldiers
discouraged
wyth
the
deathe
of
theyr
Captayne
,
retyred
fearefully
into
the
Town●
.
The
head
of
Usorilas
was
broughte
vnto
Narses
,
at
the
whyche
Narses
〈◊〉
and
takynge
it
for
a
tooken
of
good
lucke
,
that
the
chyefe
of
hys
enemyes
was
〈◊〉
by
hys
men
at
the
fyrsts
confly●te
,
kepte
on
hys
waye
full
of
good
hope
and
comfort
.
For
albeit
he
had
a
good
furtheraunce
to
the
takynge
of
Arimin●
at
the
same
instant
,
yet
notwithstanding
he
wold
not
tary
about
it
to
the
entent
so
great
an
army
shuld
not
be
let●ed
about
the
sege
of
one
towne
,
&
therefore
●e
passed
by
Arimine
&
continued
on
his
iourny
.
Totilas
hauing
intelligns
of
those
things
that
were
done
amonge
the
Uenitians
,
&
vnderstanding
of
the
passage
of
Narses
and
of
his
comming
to
Rauenna
,
although
almost
al
his
whole
power
were
at
that
time
with
Teias
,
yet
❧
The.
viii
.
Chapter
.
¶
Narses
continuinge
his
iourney
receiueth
Narma
and
Peruse
,
and
winneth
Rome
by
assaulte
,
wherevppon
the
gothes
extend
a
maruelous
crueltye
against
the
Romaine
prysonners
.
NARSES
hearynge
therof
,
commaunded
Ualerian
to
lye
as
it
were
in
garrison
wyth
hys
band
about
the
Ryuer
Po
,
to
the
entent
the
Gothes
shoulde
not
straye
to
farre
abroade
at
theyr
pleasure
wythoute
feare
and
he
hymselfe
wyth
the
rest
of
hys
armye
marched
to
Rome
.
In
hys
waye
Narma
was
yelded
vppe
to
him
and
he
graunted
the
men
of
Spolet
certayne
of
hys
souldiers
for
theyr
defence
vntyll
they
myght
repayre
theyr
walles
whyche
Totilas
had
beaten
downe
.
Also
he
sent
to
Peruse
to
sommon
that
Towne
,
there
were
in
Peruse
two
Captaynes
Melegidius
and
Ulithus
.
Who
beynge
at
variance
betwene
theymselues
drewe
soundrye
wayes
.
For
Melegidius
coueted
to
yelde
vppe
the
Citye
.
But
Ulithus
For
Totilas
not
able
to
repayre
it
agayne
speciallye
the
Cytyzens
beynge
so
sore
wasted
and
in
manner
destroyed
.
The
Gothes
therfore
distrusting
their
own
weaknes
that
they
were
not
sufficient
to
defend
the
whole
Citie
,
had
chosen
a
piece
of
ground
not
very
bigge
nere
vnto
Adrians
tumbe
,
the
whych
they
strongly
fortified
with
a
diche
&
a
rampyre
&
ioyned
it
to
the
wall
of
the
rest
of
the
Citie
.
Into
the
whych
place
they
conueied
all
their
munitions
and
artillerie
vsing
it
as
a
fort
or
a
holde
.
Neuertheles
they
did
not
vtterly
aban
don
vp
the
citie
,
but
defended
it
as
well
as
they
could
.
Narses
therefore
determining
to
winne
the
citie
,
assaulted
it
in
diuers
places
at
ones
.
And
the
Gothes
resorting
to
the
same
places
stood
at
defence
from
the
walls
.
While
these
❧
The
ix
.
Chapter
,
¶
The
falsehoode
and
treason
of
a
gothishe
Captay
ne
named
Regharis
.
Narses
recouereth
Portua
.
Teias
kinge
of
the
gothe●
and
the
sayd
Narses
encamp●one
againste
another
by
a
Ryuers
syde
the
watter
runnynge
betwyxte
them
wythoute
anye
battell
vntyll
after
longe
tyme
Teias
hauynge
throughe
treason
loste
〈◊〉
shippes
and
by
meanes
thereof
beynge
〈◊〉
of
victualle
and
artillerye
to
keepe
that
grounde
anye
lenger
remoueth
to
a
hyll
not
farre
from
the
same
place
,
where
beynge
in
manner
besyeged
by
Narses
,
he
setteth
hys
men
in
●tell
raye
and
geuynge
ferce
assaulte
vp●on
〈◊〉
enemyes
after
a
whole
dayes
〈◊〉
and
manye
a
noble
deede
of
prowesse
by
hym
doone
he
is
at
laste
slaine
and
the
battell
ceaseth
for
that
●yghte
the
whyche
begynneth
agayne
the
nexte
mornyng
,
conty
newinge
all
the
daye
〈◊〉
●yll
it
be
darcke
nyghte
.
Wherevppon
they
sende
commissioners
vnto
Narses
for
peace
whyche
vppon
reasonable
condytions
is
graunted
and
the
warres
in
〈◊〉
are
broughte
to
a
fynall
ende
and
quietnesse
.
ABOUTE
the
same
tyme
Ma●urius
mystrustynge
no
deceipte
sente
hym
fyftye
of
hys
Souldyers
to
Tarent
,
whome
Regnaris
immediatlye
caste
into
pryson
,
and
wrat
vnto
Macurius
that
yf
he
woulde
haue
his
souldiers
,
he
should
delyuer
hym
the
hostages
that
he
had
of
hys
in
kéeping
.
Uppon
the
receit
of
thys
message
,
Macurius
was
sore
troubled
in
hys
mynde
,
and
leauyng
a
few
men
behynde
hym
for
the
defence
of
hys
piece
,
went
wyth
the
rest
of
hys
armye
agaynste
Regnaris
.
Regnaris
makynge
no
delaye
in
the
matter
,
put
to
deathe
all
the
Souldyers
that
he
had
receyued
,
and
then
yssuynge
oute
of
Tarent
to
encounter
wyth
Macurius
was
putte
to
the
worse
,
and
being
driuen
to
flye
with
the
losse
of
most
of
his
souldyers
when
he
coulde
not
recouer
to
Tarent
for
that
the
waies
wers
sorelayed
,
he
gate
hym
to
Acheruse
.
In
the
meane
season
Narses
sendyng
FINIS