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A81487	The Emperor Augustus his two speeches, in the Senate-House at Rome; the first addressed to the married Romans, the other to the unmarried. / Translated out of Dion Cassius, an ancient Greek historian.; Speeches. English. Selections	Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.; Cassius Dio Cocceianus.	1675 (1675)	Wing D1503A; ESTC R15326	3,942	8

THE Emperor Augustus HIS TWO SPEECHES IN THE SENATE-HOUSE at ROME The First addressed to the MARRIED ROMANS The other to the UNMARRIED Translated out of DION CASSIUS an Ancient Greek Historian LONDON Printed for J. B. at the Sign of the Three Pigeons in St. Pauls Church-yard 1675. The Occasion of these Speeches AFter a Civil War which though it is oft begun upon Religious Pretences always contributes to the growth of loose Principles many of the Gentlemen of Rome satisfied the World quickly how ill they had been educated in the noise of War when neither Humane nor Divine Laws are heard Marriage which was recommended to them by experience of the World became a subject of their Satyrs in their pleasures they would not consult as their Fore-fathers did the conveniencies of humane Society If they became married men it was for money and for money as ready to become Adulterers Love though the most generous of Passions was nothing else but brutishness for the old Blades many of them in the times of licentiousness had debauched so many Women that they durst not trust any for the Young-men they thought a rambling lust the greatest freedom and had not had sorrow enough to make them wise The Ladies would not be unadored but enslave themselves to be called Mistresses or Keepers of the Liberty to the Gallants The Council of the Nation begun to be sensible of a retinue of ill consequents that waited on this modish Gallantry it 's like they thought sometimes of the Health of their People those Vices infallibly propagating rottenness through a Nation sometimes of the private felicity of those Delinquents themselves who in vain were in chase of Humane Happiness inspight of the Author of Humane Society but principally they considered that in Families were laid the foundations of Kingdoms and promiscuous Lust would take away First all the Nobility of Families Secondly all Industry for who would labour for a spurious Issue Thirdly there would indeed be left none but the Relations betwixt Master and Servant with which alone no Philosopher ever thought a Family could be constituted and without Families no man could ever frame an Idea of any such thing as a Nation In the ensuing Speeches will be suggested other things they were not unacquainted with but the History tells us That out of their concern for their Country they made a Law which gave several Immunities as particularly Exemption of Taxes to all that had three Children and laid several burdens upon them that refused as they call it the yoke of Marriage Against this Law a strong Faction is made by the Roman Equites or the Young Gentry of Rome The Emperor Aug. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith the Historian being grieved in his mind calls before him the whole body of the Gentry the greatest part of them he finds unmarried and particularly the two Consuls for that year this provoked him to two Orations now extant in the fifty sixth Book of Dion Cassius p. 573. Edit Hanouiae 1606. The first Speech to the Married Men. Gentlemen I See it and not without trouble how small your number whether I consider the greatness of this City or this swarm of careless sparks that would enjoy all the pleasures but contribute nothing to the security of the place they live in I heartily thank you that you would withstand this Torrent of Debauchery I thank you as a publick Governour I thank you as Augustus you endeavour to secure my Honour that posterity may not say the ruin of Rome begun in the days of Augustus Others take the way to leave our Italy a Desart void of warlike Hands and obnoxious to every multitude that shall invade it To such as you Rome of old owed her valiant People and thereby her greatness to the Marriage-bed we owe those great spirits that put their yoke upon the world and yet submitted themselves to the yoke of Marriage These men are dead and without your example not only their memory but the whole Roman name were endangered men are in this inferior to Spirits that they must owe to children a vicarious kind of Immortality Let me turn your eyes from your Fathers to the Father of us all the first and most high God he hath divided humane nature into two Sexes the Male and Female he hath hid in our very make and frame a secret sympathy a natural kindness nay a little necessity to joyn to contribute to the felicity of each others life He hath strangely blessed these mutual approaches with a miracle which astonisheth all Philosophy for mans original shall last a wonder to the worlds end You my married friends have followed the Law of nature as well as the example of our Predecessors to whose vertue it is those Young-men ow their titles and their security too You glory in being their off-spring may others glory as much in being descended from you it 's a wise care to leave riches behind you but a wiser to leave them to some whom Rome and you may own for Children As for your Ladies your own experience hath satisfied you how happy a thing it is to have a faithful Companion of your life interested in your Weal or Wo a mauger of the fruits of your Industry and with unexpressible affection a nourisher of the fruits of your body one that manageth your House to your honour is pleased when you are merry attends on you with tenderness in your sickness in prosperity doubles your happiness by sharing in it and in adversity takes half of the burden in youth pleases you and in old age assists you Is it not beyond expression sweet to behold your children those pledges of your mutual love those little Models of your selves the Epitomes of your souls and bodies in whom when you are decaying you flourish and grow young again What satisfaction is it when you leave the world that not a stranger but a part of your selves enjoy your substance that you lose not life as in a battel all in a lump but live when you are dead in little parcels of your selves My Friends I speak at ease to you as Roman Citizens by whom the welfare of their Country was never thought a matter fit for Drolery What Roman of old would not have lost life much more have crossed his vicious inclinations for the benefit of Rome And is it not convenient nay absolutely necessary to Marry if such a name as the Roman must not be extinguished if there must be any such thing as Roman Armies and Commanders that Rome abound in Inhabitants to improve the Land and serve at Sea to follow Trades practise Manufactures and when Wars come to fight and fight with greater resolution because they have Wives and Children You therefore O men for you only the Roman Emperor owns by that name you therefore O fathers for you only deserve to wear that title you I love and honour and shall place all the marks of my favour upon you I am