Vadomarius vero nostris coalitus (utpote vicinus limiti) mirabatur quidem apparatum ambitiosi procinctus, sed vidisse se talia saepe ab adulescentia meminerat prima.
But Vadomarius, who was familiar with our affairs (since he lived near the frontier) did indeed admire the equipment of the splendid array, but remembered that he had often seen the like from early youth.
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