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Druides a bello abesse solent neque tributa una cum reliquis pendunt;
The Druids are usually exempt from war and neither do they pay tribute (i.e. taxes) together with the rest
militae vacationem omniumque rerum immunitatem habent.
they have exemption from military service and exempiton from all other responsibilities.
tantis praemiis excitati et sua sponte multi in disciplinam conveniunt et a parentibus propinquisque mittuntur.
Driven on by such rewards, many gather of their own accord for training and are sent by parents and relations
magnum ibi numeram versuum ediscere dicuntur; itaque nonnulli viginti annos in disciplina permanent.
They are said to learn by heart a large number of verses there; and so some remain in training for 20 years.
neque fas esse existimant hos versus litteris mandare, cum in reliquis fere rebus Graecis litteris utantur
And they do not think it right to entrust these verses to writing, although in nearly all the rest of their affairs they use Greek writing