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I suppose any man may hereby without any difficulty perceive, the Prophecies to be fully accomplished,¹ and the Roman Empire to have fallen into ashes. For she that had ben the most mighty Lady of the world, is seen now to be made a vile government, never a deal more excellent, than that of Spolet and Narnia. &c. And here is to be known, that this Exarchate in Italy, was the third Lordship instituted sins Augustulus was slain, in whom the Histories say, that the Empire of the west was finished and ended. For first when Augustulus was slain, the Germans under their king Odacer possessed Rome. Afterward the East Goths by the conduct of their Duke Theodoric of Verona, Odacer expulsed and slain, reigned at Rome and in Italy. Last of all the East Goths by the Lombards expulsed and slain, this Exarchate was instituted. And Lombards being called into Italy of the Greeks, against the Goths, would no more go out again, for that they saw the land fertile and Rich, pleasant and abounding with sundry pleasures.² Waring therefore of great power in Italy, they subdued to themselves many Cities and people of Italy, establishing now the fourth dominion, which they called the kingdom of Lombards. They had most puissant kings. Howbeit that exarchate of Ravenna, although they laid diligent await for it, & went about to invade it. ⟨p. 432⟩yet could they never extinguish it: till the Bishop of Rome put to his helping hand, pretending the sincerity of religion.

I suppose any manne maye hereby without any difficultie perceyue, the Prophecies to be fully accomplisshed,¹ and the Romane Empire to haue fallen into asshes. For shee that had ben the moste mightie Lady of the worlde, is sene nowe to bee made a vile gouernemente, neuer a deale more excellent, than that of Spolet and Narnia. &c. And here is to be knowen, that this Exarchate in Italy, was the thirde Lordeshippe instituted sins Augustulus was slayne, in whome the Histories saye, that the Empire of the weste was finisshed and ended. For first when Augustulus was slayne, the Germanes vnder their king Odacer possessed Rome. Afterwarde the Eastegothes by the conduicte of theyr Duke Theodoricke of Verona, Odacer expulsed and slayne, reygned at Rome and in Italy. Laste of all the Eastegothes by the Lumbardes expulsed and slayne, this Exarchate was instituted. And Lumbardes beyng called into Italy of the Grekes, agaynst the Gothes, woulde no more goe out agayne, for that they sawe the lande fertile and Riche, pleasaunt and aboundyng with sondry pleasures.