and it was a very unhappy occurrence, that for want of a little life or somebody to substitute in the conduct of this war and the affairs of a troubled state, he was compelled to seek a doubtful and bloody victory, having another by a better and surer way already in his hands. Notwithstanding, he wonderfully managed the continuance of his sickness in consuming the enemy, and in drawing them far from the assistance of the navy and the ports they had on the coast of Africa, even till the last day of his life, which he designedly reserved for this great battle.
biribil hark, inguratzera eta hertsatzera etorriz, eragotzi baitzituen ez bakarrik gatazkarako, hagitz garratza baitzen errege gazte asaldatzaile horren suhartasunagatik, baina ihesa ere eragotzi zien beren galtzearen ondotik. Eta, aterabide guztiak atzemanak eta hertsiak aurkiturik, beren baitara egoztera behartuak izan ziren (coacervanturque non solum cede, sed etiam fuga) eta batzuk besteen gainera metatzera, garaileei garaipen hagitz hiltzaile eta oso bat emanez.