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Martianus telleth, he is the armipotent god of battell whose hardy desire is to be avenged with spedy boldenes.

Armipotent, �rm-ip′ō-tent, adj. powerful in arms.

And dounward from an hill under a bent, Ther stood the temple of Mars, armipotent, Wrought all of burned stele, of which th' entree Was longe and streite, and gastly for to see.

‘The armipotent Mars, of lances the almighty, Gave Hector a gift,—’ Dumain.

“O myghty Mars, that with thy sterne lyght “In armys hast the power and the myght, “And named arte from easte tyl occident “The myghty lorde, the god armipotent, “That with the shininge of thy stremes rede “By influence dost the brydell lede “Of chivalrie, as soveraygne and patron—.”