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May the gods grant that you may venture to make mention of military affairs and of
war. For all his ancient military service shall be made known, in order that you may
be aware, not only what he has been as a commander, but also how he behaved as a
soldier in his campaigns. That first campaign of his shall be brought up again, in
which he was, as he says himself, subservient to others, not their master. The camp
of that gambler of Placentia shall be
brought: up again, where, though he were assiduous in his attendance, he still lost
his pay. Many of his losses in his campaigns shall be recounted, which were made up
for and retrieved by the most infamous expedients.
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