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A62424 The annals and history of Cornelius Tacitus his account of the antient Germans, and the life of Agricola / made English by several hands ; with the political reflecions and historical notes of Monsieur Amelot De La Houffay and the learned Sir Henry Savile.; Works. 1698 Tacitus, Cornelius.; Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Bromley, William, 1664-1732.; Potenger, John, 1647-1733. 1698 (1698) Wing T101; ESTC R17150 606,117 529

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tiberius_n on_o this_o occasion_n for_o even_o at_o that_o time_n as_o there_o be_v some_o who_o judge_v his_o death_n a_o impious_a action_n so_o there_o be_v o●hers_n brutus_n o●hers_n who_o call_v caesar_n tyrant_n to_o authorise_v this_o murder_n as_o lawful_a it_o a_o enim_fw-la appellari_fw-la caesarem_fw-la facto_fw-la ejus_fw-la expiedebat_fw-la say_v paterculus_n book_n 1_o ch._n 58._o speak_v of_o brutus_n who_o extol_v it_o as_o a_o glorious_a justice_n england_n justice_n the_o action_n of_o great_a man_n may_v be_v take_v by_o two_o handle_n some_o commend_v other_o blame_v they_o they_o receive_v divers_a name_n according_a to_o the_o different_a inclination_n of_o person_n who_o pass_v a_o judgement_n of_o '_o they_o catiline_n be_v blame_v for_o what_o he_o will_v have_v do_v and_o caesar_n be_v commend_v for_o what_o he_o do_v when_o there_o be_v party_n every_o one_o judge_n according_a to_o the_o affection_n and_o interest_n of_o that_o side_n he_o be_v of_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o league_n dare_v compare_v c●ement_n the_o jacobin_n who_o assassinate_v henry_n iii_o with_o ehud_n who_o deliver_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o bondage_n by_o kill_v eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n the_o spaniard_n put_v into_o their_o martyrology_n baltazar_n of_o guerard_n who_o kill_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n at_o delf_n whereas_o the_o hollander_n and_o protestant_n have_v make_v he_o a_o devil_n incarnate_a in_o the_o 14_o book_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o history_n of_o anthony_n of_o herrera_n there_o be_v two_o chapter_n the_o 9_o and_o the_o 10._o which_o make_v 〈◊〉_d panegyric_n upon_o this_o guerard_n who_o death_n he_o call_v a_o martyrdom_n i_o admire_v among_o other_o these_o word_n considerando_fw-la como_fw-mi avia_fw-la de_fw-la executar_fw-la s●_n intento_fw-it y_fw-fr estando_fw-la firm_a con_fw-mi el_fw-es ex●mplo_fw-mi de_fw-fr nuestro_fw-la salvador_n jesu-christo_a y_fw-fr de_fw-fr sus_fw-la santos_n etc._n etc._n i._n 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