The history of the warres of the Emperour Justinian in eight books : of the Persian, II, Vandall, II, Gothicke, IV / written in Greek by Procopivs of Caesarea ; and Englished by Henry Holcroft, Knight.

THE CONTENTS OF THE SECOND BOOK Of the GOTHJCK VVarre. (Book 2)

• Chap. I. SKIRMISHES by Bessas, Peranius, Constantianus, where∣in the Goths are routed. A Roman and a Goth, being both fallen into a pit, agree as freinds to get out. The valour, rashness, and death of Chorsomantis.
• Chap. II. Treasure arrives from Constantinople: Many brave Skirmishes divert the Goths from hindring the entry thereof into Rome. Cutilas, Buchas brave∣ly end their lives. Arzes strange recovery of a hurt.
• Chap. III. The Goths block up Rome, which causes a Famin and a plague. Belisarius refuses to fight at the peoples importunity, and sends Procopius and Anto∣nina to Naples, and also sends out parties to cut off the Goths forragers.
• Chap. IV. The Goths by garrisons abroad are brought to Famine and Pestilence. Mount Vesuvius bellowed. New forces from Constantinople. Belisarius issues out at Porta Flaminia, and puts the enemy into despair.
• Chap. V. The Goths despaire, and send an Ambassage of peace. Their ••offer of Sicily, Campania, Naples is refused. They have leave to send to the Emperour.
• Chap. VI. Acessation. Provisions are brought into Rome, and new forces. Portus, Cen∣tumcellae, and Alba surprised by the Romans. The Goths long to break the cessation. Belisarius sends out John with strong forces..

• Chap. VII. Ʋpon a quarrell between Belisarius and Valerianus; the later looses his life: the Goths tryed to enter the City by an Aquaeduct; but failed: as in another design, and in an assault.
• Chap. VIII.John prospers, takes Ariminum, which made the Goths raise their seige of Rome: who in their retreat receive a great overthrow. Ildiger and Mar∣tinus are sent to John; and Vitigis puts garrisons in the strongest places.
• Chap. IX.Ildiger and Martinus take Petra-pertusa. Vitigis besieges Ariminum; is beaten off with his tower, and resolves to famish it.
• ...Chap. X. Mundilas overthrowes the Goths, and seizes upon Millane: Vitigis comes with his army, and an aid of an 10000 Burgundians, sent by Theodibert K. of the Francks. Millane is besieged by the Goths, and Ancona; which is assaulted, but preserved by two of Belisarius his Life-guard.
• Chap. XI. A digression touching the Herulians; who being overthrown by the Lom∣bards, some of them come into Illyrium and make league with the Empe∣rour Anastasius; others went to the Island of Thule.
• Chap. XII. The description of Thule. The Scritifini. The Herulians neer Illyrium send thither for a King to their kinsmen already planted there. They sent one; but before they had demanded of Justinian, one Suartuas, their countryman; whom they expelled, and took him that came from Thule: upon this occa∣sion they revolt from the Romans.
• ...Chap. XIII. Belisarius, by the opinion of Narses, is brought to releive John in Ariminum. A strange child nursed by a shee-goat.
• Chap. XIV The siege of Ariminum raised by a stratagem of Belisarius. Narses raises a faction against him.
• ...Chap. XV. Urbinum despaired of by Narses, but taken by Belisarius upon composition with halfe the army. John takes in Emilia. Belisarius besieges Urbiven∣tum.

• Chap. XVI. A digression concerning a generall famine wasting Italy: Millane in danger is not releived, as it should, by Martinus, and Uliaris; nor by John.
• ...Chap. XVII. Millane for want of releiving is miserably destroyed, and 300000 men slain; the rest made slaves. John attending Narses direction, and not joyning with Martinus by Belisarius's command, caused this ruine.
• ...Chap. XVIII. Narses is sent from home: The Herulians abandon the army. Vitigis sends Ambassadors to Chosroes, to provoke him against Justinian. Belisarius sends out forces, to favour his intended siege of Auximum and Ravenna.
• ...Chap. XIX. Belisarius blocks up Auximum: The Romans are beaten by an Ambush, for want of knowing the use of Trumpets. Vitigis promises to releive the Town, but only sends Uraias; who lyes close by the Romans, neither having a mind to fight.
• Chap. XX. The Francks, cr Germans, come into Italy with 50000 men against both parts; and route 2 armies of each. But are ruined with sicknesses, and retire, having lost a third part of their army.
• Chap. XXI. The Goths in Auximum endure much; convey letters to Vitigis by Burcen∣tius, a Roman souldier: which practise is discovered by the stealing of a Goth by a Slavonian, and is punished by burning Burcentius alive.
• Chap. XXII. In a fight about breaking of a cisterne, the Goths are routed, by the valour cheif∣ly of 7 Armenians: Fesula is yeilded to Cyprian by composition; and Auximum to Belisarius after much induring.
• Chap. XXIII. The Poe strangely is so low, that the Goths provisions are intercepted. The Goths refuse the Francks motion to divide Italy. Belisarius hires one to burn the magazins of Ravenna: Castles upon Alpes Cottiae are taken in by the Romans.
• Chap. XXIV. The Emperour offers a peace. Belisarius mislikes the conditions, though the Commanders approved it. The Goths offer him the kingdome, which hee seems to accept; and thereby takes Vitigis, and the principall Goths, and Ra∣venna with their own consents.
• ...Chap. XXV, Belisarius is sent for home: Uraias refuses to be King of the Goths. They chuse Ildebad; and by his advice importune Belisarius to take the Kingdome: He constantly refuses, and goes towards Constantinople.