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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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12198 XVIII. SIR THOMAS ELYOT.maunded <strong>the</strong> bridge <strong>to</strong> be broken behynde hvTn / wherewith-all<strong>the</strong> Thuscanes <strong>the</strong>ron stawdyng fell in-<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> greatriuer <strong>of</strong> Tiber / but Oratius all armed lepte in-<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> water 95& swamme <strong>to</strong> his company / al-be-it that he was strikenwith many arowes & dartes / & also greuouslye wounded,Nat-withstandynge by his noble courage and feate <strong>of</strong> swymmyng/ he saued <strong>the</strong> citie <strong>of</strong> Rome <strong>from</strong> perpetuall seruitude /whiche was likely <strong>to</strong> haue ensued by <strong>the</strong> returne <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 10proude Tarquine.Howe moche pr<strong>of</strong>ited <strong>the</strong> feate in swymmynge <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>Julius casarvaliaut Julius Cesar I who at <strong>the</strong> bataile <strong>of</strong> Alexswj-niinyiig.audH / ou a bridge beinge abandoned <strong>of</strong> hispeople for <strong>the</strong> multitude <strong>of</strong> his enemyes / whiche oppressed 10<strong>the</strong>m / whan he moughte no lenger sustaine <strong>the</strong> shotte <strong>of</strong>dartes and arowes / he boldly lepte in-<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> see / anddiuynge vnder <strong>the</strong> water / escaped <strong>the</strong> shotte / and swamme<strong>the</strong> space <strong>of</strong> .CC. pasis <strong>to</strong> one <strong>of</strong> his shyppes / drawynge hiscote-armure with his tee<strong>the</strong> after hym / that his enemies nshulde nat attayne it. And also that it moughte some-whatthat more meruailedefende hym fr07;z <strong>the</strong>yr arowes : Andwas / holdynge in his hande aboue <strong>the</strong> water / certaynelettres / whiche a litle before he had receyued <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong>Senate. 1Before hym Ser<strong>to</strong>rius / who <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> spanyardes was named<strong>the</strong> seconde Anniball for his prowesse / in <strong>the</strong>bataile that Scipio faughte agayne <strong>the</strong> Cimbres /which inuaded Fraunce / Ser<strong>to</strong>rius when by neglige;zce <strong>of</strong>his people / his enemyes preuailed / and put his hoste <strong>to</strong> 1<strong>the</strong> warse / he beinge sore wounded / and hishorse beingelost / armed as he was in a gesseron / holdyng in hishawdes a tergate / and his sworde / he lepte in-<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ryuer <strong>of</strong> Rone / whiche is wonderfull swyfte / and s\^ymmyngagayne <strong>the</strong> streme / came <strong>to</strong> his company / nat 12

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