CAP. I.
How that after the death of Valens when the Gothes marched towards Constantinople, the city went out to meete them together with a fewe Saracens whome Mauia their Queene had sent to ayde them.
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How that after the death of Valens when the Gothes marched towards Constantinople, the city went out to meete them together with a fewe Saracens whome Mauia their Queene had sent to ayde them.
WHen the Emperour Ʋalens was dispatched out of the way in such sorte as no man was certayne of, the Barbarians marched apace towards the walls of Constantinople, and beganne to destroy the suburbs thereof. The people being moued with this went forth of their owne accorde to withstand the Barbarian enemy, and euery one tooke that weapon which came first to his hand. Dominica the Empresse gaue hyre vnto euery one that went forth to battell* 1.1 out of the Emperours treasory as the couenant was with the souldiers. Mauia also the Queene of the Saracens (of whome we spake a litle before) being in league with the Empresse sent of her sub∣iects to ayde them. Thus y• people gaue them battell & droue back y• Barbarians farre from y• city.
Dominica▪ Mauia.