ancona_n go_v by_o picenum_n and_o after_o by_o the_o flaminian_a way_n overtake_v the_o legion_n which_o be_v bring_v from_o pannony_n to_o rome_n to_o lie_v in_o garrison_n in_o africa_n be_v common_a in_o every_o man_n mouth_n how_o in_o the_o camp_n and_o in_o the_o way_n he_o do_v often_o show_v himself_o to_o the_o soldier_n from_o narnia_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o avoid_v suspicion_n or_o because_o such_o as_o stand_v in_o fear_n be_v irresolute_a in_o their_o determination_n be_v convey_v by_o near_fw-mi and_o anon_o after_o by_o tiber_n he_o increase_v the_o evil_a will_n of_o the_o people_n towards_o he_o because_o he_o land_v near_o the_o caesar_n tomb_n on_o a_o day_n when_o the_o shore_n be_v full_a of_o people_n many_o follower_n after_o he_o and_o plancina_n accompany_v with_o a_o train_n of_o woman_n both_o pleasant_a and_o cheerful_a in_o countenance_n among_o other_o cause_n of_o envy_n and_o heart-burning_a piso_n house_n be_v one_o look_v on_o the_o market_n place_n trim_v to_o feast_n and_o banquet_n in_o where_o nothing_o can_v be_v hide_v the_o next_o day_n fulcinius_n trio_n accuse_v piso_n before_o the_o consul_n vitellius_n and_o veranius_n and_o the_o rest_n which_o have_v follow_v germanicus_n allege_v that_o that_o be_v their_o office_n and_o that_o trio_n have_v no_o part_n therein_o and_o that_o as_o witness_n and_o opener_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o not_o as_o accuser_n they_o be_v to_o report_v that_o which_o germanicus_n have_v give_v they_o in_o charge_n trio_n relinquish_a the_o accusation_n obtain_v licence_n to_o accuse_v his_o former_a life_n and_o the_o prince_n entreat_v to_o receive_v the_o hear_n of_o the_o cause_n to_o himself_o which_o the_o defendant_n refuse_v not_o as_o misdoubt_v the_o senator_n and_o people_n good_a will_n and_o contrary_a be_v well_o assure_v that_o tiberius_n regard_v not_o rumour_n but_o will_v lean_v to_o his_o mother_n conscience_n and_o that_o the_o truth_n or_o thing_n believe_v and_o wrest_v to_o the_o worst_a may_v easy_o be_v discern_v by_o one_o judge_n whereas_o hatred_n and_o envy_n bear_v the_o sway_n where_o there_o be_v many_o tiberius_n be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o weighty_a a_o cause_n he_o undertake_v and_o how_o diverse_o he_o be_v censure_v and_o therefore_o call_v some_o of_o his_o familiar_a friend_n about_o he_o hear_v the_o menace_n of_o the_o accuser_n then_o the_o request_n of_o the_o party_n arraign_v refer_v the_o whole_a cause_n to_o the_o senate_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n drusus_n return_v from_o illyrium_n although_o the_o senator_n have_v decree_v that_o for_o receive_v of_o maroboduus_n and_o exploit_n do_v the_o summer_n past_a he_o shall_v enter_v the_o city_n ovant_fw-la or_o with_o a_o small_a triumph_n yet_o defer_v that_o honour_n for_o the_o time_n he_o enter_v private_o after_o that_o piso_n have_v demand_v t._n arruntius_n fulcinius_n asinius_n gallus_n aeserninus_n marcellus_n sext._n pompeius_n for_o his_o advocate_n and_o all_o of_o they_o allege_v diverse_a excuse_n m._n lepidus_n l._n piso_n and_o liveneius_n regulus_n undertake_v his_o defence_n the_o whole_a city_n be_v attentive_a to_o know_v how_o germanicus_n friend_n will_v stick_v unto_o he_o what_o hope_v the_o party_n arraign_v have_v whether_o tiberius_n be_v able_a to_o master_v his_o affection_n or_o will_v show_v himself_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v greedy_o expect_v of_o the_o people_n never_o show_v themselves_o more_o attentive_a nor_o at_o any_o time_n licens_v themselves_o a_o more_o secret_a speech_n of_o the_o prince_n or_o suspicious_a silence_n the_o day_n that_o the_o senate_n meet_v caesar_n make_v a_o premeditate_a oration_n temper_v in_o this_o sort_n say_v that_o piso_n have_v be_v his_o father_n lieutenant_n and_o friend_n and_o give_v by_o he_o to_o germanicus_n as_o a_o coadiutor_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o senate_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o east_n but_o whether_o he_o have_v there_o exasperate_v the_o young_a prince_n through_o disobedience_n and_o contention_n and_o whether_o he_o have_v show_v himself_o glad_a of_o his_o death_n or_o villanous_o have_v make_v he_o away_o that_o they_o shall_v judge_v of_o that_o with_o upright_o conscience_n for_o if_o be_v lieutenant_n he_o have_v go_v beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o his_o office_n and_o shake_v off_o his_o duty_n to_o his_o lord_n general_a and_o reioyse_v in_o his_o death_n and_o my_o grief_n i_o will_v hate_v he_o and_o estrange_v he_o from_o my_o house_n and_o revenge_n not_o the_o prince_n but_o private_a grudge_n if_o any_o villainous_a deed_n be_v detect_v in_o he_o worthy_a of_o revenge_n even_o in_o the_o death_n of_o any_o private_a person_n afford_v yourselves_o and_o germanicus_n child_n and_o we_o his_o father_n reasonable_a and_o just_a comfort_n and_o examine_v also_o whether_o seditious_o and_o mutinous_o piso_n have_v stir_v up_o the_o army_n whether_o by_o ambition_n he_o have_v seek_v to_o win_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o soldier_n whether_o he_o return_v into_o the_o province_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n or_o whether_o these_o thing_n be_v false_a and_o make_v great_a than_o they_o be_v by_o the_o accuser_n with_o who_o overgreat_a affection_n i_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o be_v offend_v for_o to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v his_o body_n be_v show_v naked_a be_v handle_v of_o the_o common_a people_n and_o bruit_v abroad_o among_o stranger_n as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v empoison_v if_o these_o thing_n be_v yet_o uncertain_a and_o be_v to_o be_v inquire_v of_o i_o lament_v true_o and_o be_o greeve_v for_o my_o son_n and_o always_o shall_v but_o i_o hinder_v not_o the_o defendant_n to_o allege_v all_o he_o can_v for_o the_o purgation_n of_o his_o innocence_n or_o if_o germanicus_n have_v any_o fault_n worthy_a of_o reprehension_n and_o i_o beseech_v you_o not_o to_o take_v the_o crime_n as_o already_o prove_v because_o the_o cause_n be_v join_v with_o my_o sorrow_n if_o either_o his_o neerne_n in_o blood_n or_o his_o own_o faithfulness_n have_v yield_v he_o any_o to_o defend_v his_o cause_n help_v he_o as_o much_o as_o in_o you_o lie_v either_o by_o your_o eloquence_n or_o care_n in_o this_o his_o extremity_n to_o the_o same_o labour_n and_o constancy_n i_o exhort_v the_o accuser_n germanicus_n this_o only_a privilege_n we_o will_v afford_v above_o the_o law_n that_o his_o death_n shall_v be_v rather_o inquire_v of_o in_o the_o curia_fw-la then_o in_o the_o forum_n before_o the_o senate_n than_o other_o judge_n let_v all_o the_o rest_n be_v debate_v with_o like_a modesty_n nothing_o regard_v drusus_n tear_n or_o my_o grief_n or_o if_o any_o slander_n be_v forge_v against_o i_o after_o that_o the_o accuser_n have_v two_o day_n give_v they_o to_o bring_v in_o their_o accusation_n &_o after_o six_o day_n be_v pass_v the_o defandant_n have_v three_o more_o to_o justify_v himself_o then_o fulcinius_n begin_v with_o stale_a and_o frivolous_a matter_n as_o that_o he_o have_v govern_v spain_n ambitious_o and_o covetous_o whereof_o be_v convict_v he_o can_v not_o be_v interest_v if_o he_o can_v purge_v himself_o of_o the_o late_a crime_n nor_o if_o he_o can_v defend_v himself_o from_o that_o accusation_n yet_o be_v he_o not_o acquit_v if_o great_a matter_n be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n after_o he_o seruaeus_n and_o veranius_n and_o vitellius_n with_o like_a affection_n but_o vitellius_n with_o great_a eloquence_n object_v that_o piso_n for_o hatred_n to_o germanicus_n and_o desire_n of_o innovation_n have_v so_o far_o corrupt_v the_o common_a soldier_n with_o licentiousness_n and_o injury_n towards_o the_o confederate_n that_o of_o the_o lewd_a sort_n he_o be_v call_v the_o father_n of_o the_o legion_n further_o that_o he_o have_v use_v cruelty_n against_o every_o good_a man_n and_o especial_o against_o germanicus_n follower_n &_o friend_n in_o the_o end_n that_o he_o have_v kill_v he_o with_o poison_n and_o enchantment_n then_o that_o he_o and_o plancina_n use_v wicked_a ceremony_n and_o sacrifice_n that_o he_o have_v bear_v arm_n against_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o he_o will_v never_o have_v appear_v in_o judgement_n have_v he_o not_o be_v overcome_v in_o battle_n in_o many_o thing_n his_o defence_n be_v weak_a for_o he_o can_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o he_o have_v win_v the_o soldier_n by_o ambition_n or_o that_o he_o have_v not_o expose_v the_o province_n as_o a_o prey_n to_o the_o lewd_a sort_n nor_o the_o injurious_a speech_n against_o the_o general_a only_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v purge_v himself_o of_o the_o empoison_a which_o indeed_o the_o accuser_n do_v not_o sufficient_o prove_v accuse_v he_o to_o have_v empoison_v germanicus_n meat_n with_o his_o hand_n which_o be_v infect_v as_o he_o sit_v above_o he_o at_o a_o banquet_n for_o it_o seem_v absurd_a that_o he_o shall_v dare_v so_o bold_a a_o attempt_n among_o other_o man_n servant_n
banish_v because_o he_o make_v show_v of_o his_o wit_n though_o not_o with_o any_o diffamatorie_n verse_n vii_o soranus_n daughter_n oration_n in_o senate_n and_o his_o death_n in_o the_o mean_a season_n ostorius_n sabinus_n soranus_n accuser_n come_v in_o and_o begin_v with_o his_o friendship_n have_v with_o rubellius_n plautus_n and_o that_o be_v proconsul_n of_o asia_n he_o carry_v himself_o rather_o as_o fit_v his_o own_o nobility_n than_o the_o common_a good_a by_o entertain_v and_o nourishiug_v sedition_n among_o the_o citizen_n these_o be_v stale_a matter_n but_o as_o if_o they_o be_v fresh_a he_o join_v the_o daughter_n to_o the_o father_n allege_v that_o she_o have_v bestow_v money_n upon_o magician_n so_o it_o be_v indeed_o through_o the_o love_n and_o affection_n seruilia_fw-la so_o be_v she_o call_v bear_v her_o father_n and_o undiscretion_n of_o age_n yet_o she_o consult_v of_o nothing_o but_o of_o the_o safety_n of_o their_o house_n or_o whether_o nero_n wrath_n will_v be_v pacify_v or_o the_o senator_n hear_v of_o the_o cause_n will_v be_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o her_o father_n she_o be_v call_v into_o the_o senate_n and_o stand_v one_o from_o the_o other_o before_o the_o consul_n tribunal_n the_o father_n very_o age_v the_o daughter_n under_o twenty_o year_n a_o widow_n and_o desolate_a her_o husband_n annius_n pollio_n of_o late_o banish_v and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o look_v towards_o her_o father_n who_o danger_n she_o imagine_v she_o have_v increase_v then_o the_o accuser_n ask_v she_o whether_o she_o have_v sell_v her_o dowry_n ornament_n and_o take_v her_o jewel_n from_o her_o neck_n to_o get_v money_n to_o practice_v magical_a superstition_n first_o prostrate_v herself_o on_o the_o ground_n with_o a_o long_a silence_n and_o weep_v then_o embrace_v the_o altar_n say_v i_o have_v not_o call_v upon_o any_o wicked_a god_n i_o have_v make_v no_o devilish_a invocation_n nor_o any_o thing_n else_o by_o my_o unhappy_a prayer_n then_o that_o this_o my_o very_a good_a father_n thou_o o_o caesar_n &_o you_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n will_v save_v alive_a so_o i_o have_v give_v my_o jewel_n and_o apparel_n and_o ornament_n of_o my_o dignity_n even_o as_o i_o will_v have_v do_v my_o blood_n and_o life_n if_o they_o have_v demand_v it_o let_v these_o man_n heretofore_o unto_o i_o unknowen_a look_v what_o name_n they_o carry_v what_o art_n they_o practise_v i_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o prince_n unless_o it_o be_v among_o the_o god_n yet_o my_o most_o unfortunate_a father_n know_v it_o not_o if_o it_o be_v a_o offence_n i_o alone_o have_v offend_v soranus_n take_v the_o word_n out_o of_o her_o mouth_n as_o she_o be_v yet_o speak_v and_o cry_v that_o she_o go_v not_o with_o he_o into_o the_o province_n for_o her_o age_n plautus_n can_v not_o know_v she_o she_o be_v not_o confederate_a with_o her_o husband_n crime_n she_o be_v guilty_a only_o of_o overgreat_a and_o tender_a love_n and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o shall_v sort_v to_o his_o lot_n he_o beseech_v they_o that_o they_o will_v separate_v his_o cause_n from_o she_o withal_o hasten_v to_o cast_v himself_o in_o the_o arm_n of_o his_o daughter_n which_o come_v to_o meet_v he_o if_o the_o sergeant_n put_v themselves_o between_o they_o have_v not_o hinder_v both_o by_o and_o by_o the_o witness_n be_v hear_v and_o how_o much_o pity_n the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o accuser_n have_v move_v so_o much_o anger_n p._n egnatius_n the_o witness_n stir_v this_o man_n be_v a_o client_n of_o soranus_n and_o then_o hire_v to_o oppress_v his_o friend_n pretend_a gravity_n of_o the_o stoical_a sect_n in_o demeanour_n and_o countenance_n to_o represent_v the_o pattern_n of_o honest_a exercise_n but_o in_o mind_n be_v traitorous_a and_o deceitful_a cover_v avarice_n and_o a_o lewd_a mind_n which_o be_v discover_v and_o make_v know_v by_o money_n have_v teach_v we_o to_o beware_v of_o such_o as_o under_o colour_n of_o liberal_a science_n be_v false_a in_o friendship_n no_o less_o then_o of_o those_o which_o be_v notorious_o note_v for_o vice_n and_o treacherous_a deal_n the_o same_o day_n be_v show_v a_o notable_a example_n by_o cassius_n asclepiodotus_n who_o for_o wealth_n be_v the_o chief_a among_o the_o bithynian_o use_v the_o same_o token_n of_o kindness_n towards_o soranus_n in_o his_o adversity_n as_o before_o he_o have_v do_v in_o time_n of_o prosperity_n for_o which_o cause_n be_v deprive_v of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o cast_v into_o banishment_n by_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o god_n *_o which_o lie_v before_o we_o a_o precedent_n as_o well_o of_o good_a as_o of_o bad_a thrasea_n soranus_n &_o seruilia_fw-la have_v their_o choice_n give_v they_o what_o death_n they_o will_v have_v heluidius_fw-la and_o paconius_n be_v banish_v italy_n montanus_n be_v grant_v to_o his_o father_n with_o condition_n that_o he_o shall_v bear_v no_o charge_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n to_o the_o accuser_n eprius_n &_o cossutianus_n to_o each_o be_v give_v shil_fw-la 5._o million_o of_o sesterce_n to_o ostorius_n 12._o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n &_o the_o ornament_n of_o a_o quaestor_n then_o towards_o the_o evening_n the_o consul_n questor_n be_v send_v to_o thrasea_n be_v then_o in_o his_o garden_n visit_v with_o a_o great_a company_n of_o nobleman_n and_o woman_n very_o attentive_o hear_v the_o doctor_n demetrius_n one_o of_o the_o cynical_a sect_n of_o who_o as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v conjecture_v by_o his_o countenance_n and_o hear_v if_o they_o speak_v any_o thing_n loud_a he_o demand_v sundry_a question_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o spirit_n from_o the_o body_n until_o domitius_n cacilianus_fw-la one_o of_o his_o familiar_a friend_n come_v and_o declare_v what_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n have_v decree_v those_o which_o be_v present_a bewail_v and_o moan_v thrasea_n with_o all_o speed_n be_v exhort_v to_o depart_v lest_o their_o lot_n shall_v be_v to_o partake_v the_o danger_n of_o a_o condemn_a person_n &_o persuade_v his_o wife_n arria_n who_o will_v have_v die_v with_o he_o to_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o her_o mother_n arria_n to_o keep_v herself_o alive_a and_o not_o bereave_v their_o daughter_n of_o they_o both_o &_o of_o her_o only_a stay_n and_o support_v from_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o his_o gallery_n where_o the_o questor_n find_v he_o rather_o cheerful_a then_o sad_a because_o he_o have_v understand_v that_o heluidius_fw-la his_o son_n in_o law_n be_v only_o banish_v italy_n then_o have_v receive_v the_o order_n of_o the_o senate_n he_o bring_v heluidius_fw-la and_o demetrius_n into_o a_o chamber_n and_o stretch_v out_o the_o vein_n of_o both_o his_o arm_n after_o he_o see_v the_o blood_n gush_v out_o sprinkle_v it_o on_o the_o ground_n and_o call_v the_o questor_n near_a say_v let_v we_o sacrifice_v to_o jupiter_n the_o deliverer_n behold_v young_a man_n yet_o the_o god_n preserve_v thou_o from_o the_o like_a luck_n nevertheless_o thou_o be_v bear_v in_o those_o time_n in_o which_o it_o be_v expedient_a to_o strengthen_v thy_o mind_n with_o constant_a example_n then_o the_o slow_a go_v out_o of_o the_o blood_n cause_v grievous_a torment_n turn_v to_o demetrius_n *_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o latin_a be_v lose_v finis_fw-la the_o description_n of_o germany_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o people_z by_o cornelius_n tacitus_n all_o germany_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o galli_n the_o rhaetian_o and_o pannonian_n with_o two_o river_n rhine_n and_o danubius_n from_o the_o sarmatian_n and_o dacian_o by_o mutual_a fear_n of_o one_o the_o other_o or_o high_a hill_n the_o rest_n the_o ocean_n do_v environ_v compass_v broad_a and_o wide_a gulf_n and_o large_a and_o spacious_a land_n the_o people_n and_o king_n of_o which_o have_v be_v of_o late_o discover_v by_o war_n the_o river_n of_o rhine_n have_v his_o beginning_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o inaccessible_a steep_a rhaetian_n alps_n and_o wind_v somewhat_o towards_o the_o west_n fall_v into_o the_o north_n ocean_n danubius_n spring_v from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n abnoba_n not_o so_o steep_a pass_v by_o many_o nation_n fall_v by_o six_o channel_n into_o the_o pontic_a sea_n the_o seven_o be_v lose_v in_o the_o marsh_n i_o may_v think_v that_o the_o german_n be_v homebred_a and_o the_o natural_a people_n of_o their_o country_n and_o not_o mix_v with_o other_o come_v from_o other_o place_n because_o such_o as_o in_o time_n past_a seek_v new_a habitation_n come_v by_o sea_n and_o not_o by_o land_n and_o that_o huge_a and_o spacious_a ocean_n and_o as_o i_o may_v term_v it_o different_z from_o the_o other_o be_v seldom_o travel_v by_o our_o man_n for_o beside_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o rough_a and_o unknowen_a sea_n who_o unless_o it_o be_v his_o native_a soil_n will_v leave_v asia_n or_o africa_n or_o italy_n and_o plant_v
be_v divide_v among_o themselves_o some_o desire_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o other_o by_o king_n and_o the_o province_n of_o syria_n and_o judaea_n overcharge_v with_o tax_n make_v supplication_n that_o their_o tribute_n may_v be_v diminish_v these_o thing_n therefore_o with_o those_o which_o i_o have_v rehearse_v of_o armenia_n tiberius_n show_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o that_o the_o tumult_n of_o the_o orient_a can_v no_o way_n be_v pacify_v but_o by_o germanicus_n wisdom_n as_o for_o himself_o he_o be_v strike_v in_o age_n and_o drusus_n be_v not_o yet_o of_o ripe_a year_n and_o thereupon_o by_o decree_n of_o senate_n germanicus_n have_v the_o charge_n give_v he_o over_o all_o the_o province_n divide_v by_o sea_n and_o a_o great_a command_n whether_o soever_o he_o go_v than_o any_o which_o either_o by_o lot_n or_o prince_n send_v receive_v government_n now_o tiberius_n have_v before_o remove_v from_o syria_n creticus_n silanus_n who_o be_v by_o marriage_n ally_v to_o germanicus_n his_o daughter_n be_v promise_v in_o marriage_n to_o nero_n germanicus_n elder_a son_n &_o in_o his_o room_n have_v appoint_v gn._n piso_n to_o be_v lieutenant_n a_o man_n both_o rash_a and_o headstrong_a not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o obey_v as_o have_v that_o fierceness_n of_o courage_n natural_o from_o piso_n his_o father_n who_o during_o the_o civil_a war_n aid_v in_o most_o eager_a manner_n the_o side_n which_o rise_v in_o africa_n against_o caesar_n then_o follow_v brutus_n and_o cassius_n faction_n and_o licence_n grant_v he_o to_o return_v forbear_v all_o dignity_n until_o he_o be_v woo_v to_o accept_v the_o consulship_n offer_v he_o by_o augustus_n caesar_n own_o motion_n but_o beside_o the_o hereditary_a courage_n of_o his_o father_n the_o nobility_n and_o wealth_n of_o plancina_n his_o wife_n make_v he_o grow_v so_o insolent_a that_o he_o will_v scarce_o yield_v to_o tiberius_n and_o contemn_v his_o child_n as_o far_o inferior_a to_o himself_o not_o doubt_v at_o all_o but_o that_o he_o be_v choose_v governor_n of_o syria_n to_o bridle_v and_o keep_v under_o germanicus_n hope_n and_o some_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v have_v secret_a commandment_n by_o tiberius_n so_o to_o do_v and_o without_o all_o peradventure_o augusta_n have_v put_v it_o into_o plancinaes_n head_n emulation_n be_v a_o usual_a matter_n among_o woman_n to_o contend_v and_o quarrel_v with_o agrippina_n the_o court_n be_v divide_v some_o secret_o favour_v drusus_n some_o germanicus_n tiberius_n do_v lean_a to_o drusus_n as_o his_o own_o and_o of_o his_o blood_n but_o the_o small_a affection_n germanicus_n uncle_n carry_v he_o be_v cause_n that_o other_o love_v he_o the_o more_o and_o because_o that_o by_o the_o mother_n side_n he_o be_v more_o noble_o descend_v have_v m._n antonius_n for_o his_o grandfather_n and_o augustus_n for_o his_o uncle_n whereas_o pomponius_n atticus_n a_o gentleman_n of_o rome_n great_a grandfather_n to_o drusus_n do_v not_o answer_v the_o honourable_a memory_n of_o the_o claudian_o and_o germanicus_n wife_n agrippina_n do_v go_v beyond_o livia_n drusus_n wife_n in_o fruitfulness_n fame_n and_o name_n nevertheless_o the_o brother_n do_v exceed_o well_o agree_v nothing_o at_o all_o move_v with_o the_o emulation_n and_o contention_n of_o their_o kindred_n x._o the_o german_n be_v at_o variance_n between_o themselves_o a_o earthquake_n in_o asia_n not_o long_o after_o drusus_n be_v send_v to_o illyrium_n to_o be_v train_v up_o in_o feat_n of_o war_n and_o to_o win_v the_o soldier_n heart_n and_o tiberius_n think_v it_o better_o that_o the_o young_a man_n lusty_o give_v by_o the_o wanton_a lasciviousness_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v better_o fashion_v in_o the_o camp_n and_o himself_o in_o more_o security_n both_o his_o son_n be_v commander_n over_o the_o legion_n but_o the_o colour_n be_v that_o the_o swevians_n do_v crave_v aid_n against_o the_o cherusci_n for_o be_v rid_v of_o the_o roman_n and_o void_a of_o foreign_a fear_n through_o emulation_n of_o glory_n a_o thing_n usual_a in_o that_o country_n they_o turn_v their_o arm_n against_o themselves_o ods_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o nation_n or_o valour_n of_o captain_n but_o that_o the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n which_o maroboduus_n take_v upon_o he_o be_v odious_a to_o the_o common_a people_n and_o arminius_n favour_v because_o he_o fight_v for_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o not_o only_o the_o cherusci_n and_o their_o confederate_n arminius_n old_a soldier_n take_v arm_n but_o the_o swevian_a nation_n also_o of_o maroboduus_n kingdom_n the_o semnones_n and_o the_o longobard_n take_v part_n and_o join_v with_o arminius_n have_v prevail_v if_o inguiomerus_n with_o a_o strong_a company_n of_o his_o vassal_n have_v not_o flee_v to_o maroboduus_n for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o only_o be_v old_a and_o uncle_n to_o arminius_n disdain_v to_o obey_v he_o be_v but_o young_a and_o his_o brother_n son_n they_o pitch_v their_o battle_n with_o like_a hope_n on_o both_o side_n not_o use_v rove_a incursion_n or_o skirmish_v in_o scatter_a troop_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o german_n in_o time_n past_a have_v be_v but_o by_o long_a war_a against_o we_o they_o have_v accustom_v themselves_o to_o follow_v their_o ensign_n strengthen_v and_o aid_v one_o another_o and_o obey_v their_o captain_n then_o arminius_n view_v his_o army_n on_o horseback_n vaunt_v to_o all_o he_o meet_v that_o their_o liberty_n be_v recover_v the_o legion_n slay_v &_o show_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o many_o of_o the_o soldier_n the_o spoil_n and_o armour_n which_o by_o force_n they_o have_v take_v from_o the_o roman_n contrary_o he_o call_v maroboduus_n a_o runagate_n unskilful_a in_o war_n that_o he_o have_v save_v himself_o in_o the_o lurk_a hole_n of_o hercynia_n and_o then_o by_o gift_n and_o embassy_n entreat_v a_o agreement_n that_o he_o be_v a_o traitor_n to_o his_o country_n and_o one_o of_o caesar_n follower_n therefore_o that_o they_o shall_v thrust_v he_o out_o with_o no_o less_o hatred_n than_o they_o have_v slay_v varus_n quinctilius_n that_o they_o shall_v now_o call_v to_o mind_n so_o many_o battle_n by_o success_n of_o which_o have_v in_o the_o end_n drive_v out_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v easy_o see_v who_o shall_v have_v the_o upper_a hand_n neither_o do_v maroboduus_n on_o his_o side_n forget_v to_o vaunt_v himself_o or_o inveigh_v against_o his_o enemy_n but_o take_v hold_n of_o inguiomerus_n tell_v they_o that_o all_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o cherusci_n consist_v in_o that_o body_n and_o that_o all_o that_o fall_v out_o lucky_o be_v achieve_v by_o his_o counsel_n that_o arminius_n a_o sot_n unexpert_a in_o matter_n of_o war_n attribute_v other_o glory_n to_o himself_o because_o he_o have_v entrap_v by_o guile_n three_o unfurnished_a legion_n with_o their_o captain_n nothing_o misdoubt_v their_o fraud_n to_o the_o great_a loss_n of_o germany_n &_o his_o own_o ignominy_n see_v his_o wife_n &_o his_o son_n do_v yet_o endure_v servitude_n but_o as_o for_o he_o he_o have_v maintain_v the_o honour_n of_o germany_n unstained_a be_v assail_v by_o twelve_o legion_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o tiberius_n and_o in_o the_o end_n part_v with_o reasonable_a condition_n neither_o do_v it_o repent_v he_o that_o it_o be_v yet_o in_o their_o choice_n either_o to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o roman_n or_o accept_v of_o peace_n without_o bloodshed_n both_o part_n be_v incense_v with_o these_o speech_n yet_o other_o peculiar_a cause_n do_v more_o inflame_v they_o consider_v that_o the_o cherusci_n and_o the_o longobardi_n do_v fight_v for_o their_o ancient_a honour_n or_o fresh_a liberty_n and_o contrary_o the_o other_o to_o enlarge_v their_o dominion_n a_o fierce_a encounter_n than_o this_o there_o be_v never_o see_v nor_o a_o more_o doubtful_a issue_n the_o right_a wing_n on_o both_o side_n be_v slay_v and_o a_o new_a fight_n be_v hope_v for_o if_o maroboduus_n a_o evident_a token_n of_o a_o faint_a hart_n have_v not_o retire_v to_o the_o hill_n and_o be_v somewhat_o weaken_v by_o the_o back_o slide_v of_o traitor_n withdraw_v himself_o to_o the_o marcoman_o and_o send_v ambassador_n to_o tiberius_n to_o crave_v aid_n unto_o who_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o crave_v the_o roman_n aid_n against_o the_o cherusci_n see_v he_o aid_v the_o roman_n nothing_o at_o all_o when_o they_o fight_v against_o the_o same_o enemy_n yet_o as_o we_o have_v say_v drusus_n be_v send_v to_o make_v a_o peace_n the_o same_o year_n twelve_o famous_a city_n of_o asia_n be_v destroy_v by_o a_o earthquake_n in_o the_o night_n a_o calamity_n so_o much_o the_o great_a by_o how_o much_o the_o less_o look_v for_o the_o usual_a mean_n of_o save_v themselves_o in_o in_o like_a case_n by_o flee_v to_o the_o open_a field_n do_v they_o no_o good_a at_o all_o
of_o good_a luck_n but_o take_v it_o away_o again_o but_o have_v make_v a_o bridge_n with_o vessel_n and_o pasle_v over_o his_o army_n the_o first_o which_o come_v to_o the_o camp_n be_v ornospades_n with_o many_o thousand_o of_o horseman_n this_o ornospades_n once_o a_o banish_a man_n bring_v no_o small_a aid_n to_o tiberius_n when_o he_o make_v war_n in_o dalmatia_n and_o for_o that_o service_n be_v make_v citizen_n of_o rome_n after_o this_o enter_v anew_o into_o the_o king_n favour_n he_o make_v he_o ruler_n of_o all_o that_o country_n which_o lie_v between_o two_o famous_a river_n euphrates_n and_o tigris_n and_o thereof_o take_v the_o name_n of_o mesopotamia_n not_o long_o after_o sinnaces_n augment_v his_o force_n and_o abdageses_n the_o stay_n of_o that_o side_n join_v unto_o they_o the_o wealth_n and_o preparation_n of_o the_o king_n vitellius_n think_v it_o enough_o only_o to_o have_v show_v the_o roman_n power_n advertise_v tiridates_n and_o the_o chief_a noble_n of_o parthia_n but_o especial_o tiridates_n that_o he_o will_v always_o have_v in_o mind_n as_o thing_n worth_a remembrance_n phrahates_n his_o grandfather_n caesar_n his_o bringer_n up_o the_o noble_n to_o be_v dutiful_a to_o their_o king_n show_v a_o reverence_n unto_o we_o and_o every_o man_n to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o credit_n and_o fidelity_n and_o from_o thence_o turn_v back_o with_o the_o legion_n into_o syria_n i_o have_v join_v together_o thing_n do_v in_o two_o sommet_n to_o recreate_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o reader_n weary_v with_o domestical_a adversity_n but_o tiberius_n although_o three_o year_n be_v past_a and_o go_v since_o the_o death_n of_o sejanus_n can_v not_o be_v appease_v neither_o by_o time_n nor_o prayer_n no_o nor_o by_o punish_v his_o fill_n thing_n wont_a to_o mollify_v other_o man_n but_o will_v punish_v uncertain_a and_o stale_a thing_n go_v and_o pass_v as_o manifest_a offence_n and_o new_o commit_v whereupon_o fulcinius_n trio_n fear_v this_o deal_n and_o not_o able_a to_o endure_v the_o accuser_n which_o be_v now_o brue_v matter_n against_o he_o in_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n compose_v many_o cruel_a thing_n against_o macro_n and_o certain_a of_o the_o chief_a of_o caesar_n free_a man_n object_v against_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v a_o fickle_a and_o unconstant_a head_n through_o age_n and_o that_o by_o his_o continual_a absence_n he_o differ_v little_a from_o a_o banish_a man_n which_o thing_n be_v conceal_v by_o trios_n heir_n tiberius_n command_v public_o to_o be_v recite_v show_v thereby_o patience_n in_o another_o man_n liberty_n and_o small_a regard_n of_o his_o own_o infamy_n or_o else_o because_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o sejanus_n villainy_n until_o that_o time_n and_o content_a that_o all_o thing_n howsoever_o they_o be_v speak_v shall_v come_v to_o light_n and_o have_v the_o truth_n know_v which_o flattery_n often_o hinder_v rather_o to_o his_o own_o shame_n and_o reproach_n than_o not_o at_o all_o the_o same_o time_n granius_n martianus_n a_o senator_n be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n by_o c._n gracchus_n slay_v himself_o tatius_n gratianus_n likewise_o who_o have_v be_v praetor_n and_o condemn_v to_o die_v by_o the_o same_o law_n not_o unlike_o death_n unto_o the_o former_a have_v trebellienus_n rufus_n and_o sext._n paconianus_n for_o trebellienus_n kill_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o paconianus_n be_v strangle_v in_o prison_n because_o he_o have_v there_o compose_v certain_a verse_n against_o the_o prince_n tiberius_n do_v not_o receive_v these_o news_n divide_v from_o italy_n by_o sea_n or_o by_o messenger_n a_o far_o off_o as_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v but_o near_o unto_o the_o city_n where_o he_o may_v the_o same_o day_n or_o the_o next_o morning_n answer_v the_o senator_n letter_n as_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o citizen_n flow_v in_o their_o house_n and_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o executioner_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o year_n poppaus_n sabinus_n give_v up_o his_o ghost_n a_o man_n of_o mean_a parentage_n yet_o through_o the_o favour_n of_o prince_n have_v be_v consul_n and_o triumph_v and_o governor_n over_o the_o great_a province_n four_o and_o twenty_o year_n not_o for_o any_o excellent_a skill_n that_o be_v in_o he_o yet_o able_a to_o discharge_v the_o office_n and_o no_o more_o x._o the_o clites_n rebel_n against_o archelaus_n king_n of_o cappadocia_n tiridates_n king_n of_o parthia_n his_o conquest_n artabanus_n be_v recall_v drive_v out_o tiridates_n qvintus_n plautius_n and_o sext._n papinius_n be_v consul_n the_o year_n follow_v this_o year_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n be_v so_o enure_v to_o calamity_n that_o they_o think_v it_o not_o hard_a deal_n that_o l._n aruseius_n and_o other_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o they_o be_v great_o dismay_v to_o see_v vibulenus_n agrippa_n a_o gentleman_n of_o rome_n immediate_o after_o the_o accuser_n have_v end_v their_o oration_n in_o the_o curia_fw-la to_o draw_v poison_n out_o of_o his_o bosom_n and_o drink_v it_o and_o be_v fall_v down_o and_o yield_v up_o his_o ghost_n yet_o to_o be_v in_o all_o haste_n carry_v by_o the_o sergeant_n to_o prison_n and_o already_o half_o dead_a incontinent_o to_o be_v strangle_v no_o not_o tigranes_n who_o have_v be_v sometime_o king_n of_o armenia_n but_o then_o arraign_v can_v with_o his_o royal_a title_n escape_v the_o same_o punishment_n that_o be_v inflict_v upon_o bare_a citizen_n c._n galba_n sometime_o consul_n and_o two_o of_o the_o blaesi_fw-la die_v of_o a_o voluntary_a death_n galba_n because_o by_o caesar_n hard_a &_o rigorous_a letter_n he_o be_v forbid_v to_o cast_v lot_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o province_n the_o blaesi_fw-la because_o that_o the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v destine_v unto_o their_o house_n while_o it_o be_v in_o prosperity_n and_o now_o be_v decay_v defer_v and_o bestow_v upon_o other_o when_o they_o be_v vacant_a which_o they_o construe_v as_o a_o prognosticate_n of_o death_n and_o therefore_o do_v execute_v it_o themselves_o aemilia_n lepida_n who_o as_o i_o have_v before_o tell_v you_o be_v marry_v unto_o young_a drusus_n charge_v he_o with_o diverse_a crime_n although_o she_o be_v most_o lewd_a and_o wicked_a yet_o escape_v scotfree_a and_o unpunished_a while_o lepidus_n her_o father_n live_v but_o afterward_o she_o be_v convince_v of_o manifest_a adultery_n with_o one_o of_o her_o bondman_n and_o therefore_o lay_v aside_o all_o defence_n end_v her_o life_n with_o her_o own_o hand_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o clites_n be_v a_o people_n of_o cappadocia_n and_o subject_a to_o archelaus_n because_o they_o be_v according_a unto_o our_o custom_n constrain_v to_o bring_v in_o the_o value_n of_o their_o yearly_a revenue_n and_o pay_v tribute_n flee_v to_o the_o hill_n taurus_n and_o there_o by_o the_o strong_a site_n of_o the_o place_n defend_v themselves_o against_o the_o weak_a force_n of_o their_o king_n until_o m._n trebellius_n lieutenant_n send_v thither_o by_o vitellius_n lord_n precedent_n of_o syria_n with_o four_o thousand_o legionary_n and_o certain_a choice_n ayd-souldier_n have_v compass_v and_o environ_v with_o engine_n and_o work_n two_o hill_n which_o the_o barbarian_n possess_v the_o lesser_a call_v cadra_n the_o other_o davara_n kill_v those_o which_o dare_v issue_n out_o with_o the_o sword_n and_o force_v the_o rest_n to_o yield_v for_o want_v of_o water_n but_o tiridates_n aid_v by_o the_o parthian_n recover_v nicephorium_n and_o anthemusias_n and_o other_o town_n which_o lie_v in_o macedonia_n yet_o be_v call_v by_o greek_a name_n and_o halum_n and_o artemita_n town_n of_o parthia_n strive_v who_o have_v best_a cause_n to_o rejoice_v artabanus_n be_v odious_a unto_o they_o for_o his_o cruelty_n as_o bring_v up_o among_o the_o scythian_n and_o hope_v that_o tiridates_n will_v be_v courteous_a and_o gentle_a as_o train_v up_o and_o fashion_v after_o the_o roman_a behaviour_n and_o education_n the_o seleucian_n use_v great_a flattery_n their_o city_n be_v very_o strong_a environ_v with_o wall_n and_o not_o corrupt_v with_o barbarous_a fashion_n but_o retain_v such_o as_o their_o founder_n seleucus_n give_v they_o their_o manner_n be_v to_o choose_v three_o hundred_o either_o for_o wealth_n or_o wisdom_n and_o of_o they_o make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o senate_n the_o people_n keep_v their_o part_n in_o government_n and_o as_o long_o as_o they_o agree_v among_o themselves_o the_o parthian_n they_o fear_v not_o but_o fall_v to_o jar_n and_o contention_n while_o each_o side_n call_v for_o aid_v against_o his_o adversary_n he_o who_o be_v call_v by_o one_o of_o the_o party_n master_v both_o that_o happen_v of_o late_a under_o artabanus_n who_o for_o his_o own_o commodity_n make_v the_o people_n subject_a to_o the_o chief_a gentleman_n where_o the_o people_n bear_v the_o sway_n that_o government_n approach_v near_a unto_o liberty_n but_o the_o rule_n of_o a_o few_o
his_o age_n he_o be_v nero_n son_n and_o on_o both_o side_n extract_v from_o the_o claudian_a family_n although_o his_o mother_n go_v by_o adoption_n into_o the_o livian_a family_n and_o after_o that_o into_o the_o julian._n he_o have_v doubtful_a fortune_n from_o his_o first_o infancy_n for_o be_v a_o banish_a man_n he_o follow_v his_o father_n who_o be_v proscribe_v and_o be_v bring_v into_o augustus_n house_n as_o his_o son_n in_o law_n be_v great_o malign_v all_o the_o time_n that_o marcellus_n and_o agrippa_n and_o afterward_o caius_n &_o lucius_n caesar_n live_v yea_o his_o brother_n drusus_n be_v better_o belove_v than_o he_o of_o the_o citizen_n but_o after_o he_o have_v marry_v julia_n his_o slippery_a estate_n be_v tie_v to_o two_o great_a inconvenience_n which_o be_v either_o to_o endure_v the_o incontinency_n of_o his_o wife_n or_o go_v from_o she_o after_o that_o return_v from_o rhodes_n he_o live_v twelve_o year_n in_o the_o prince_n house_n which_o have_v no_o child_n then_o possess_v the_o empire_n almost_o 23._o year_n he_o change_v his_o manner_n diverse_o according_a to_o the_o time_n while_o he_o be_v a_o private_a man_n he_o be_v of_o good_a life_n and_o credit_n and_o have_v commendation_n under_o augustus_n he_o be_v close_a and_o crafty_a in_o counterfeit_v virtue_n while_o germanicus_n and_o drusus_n live_v and_o while_o his_o mother_n live_v he_o keep_v a_o mean_a sometime_o good_a and_o sometime_o bad_a for_o cruelty_n he_o be_v infamous_a but_o in_o lascivious_a lust_n as_o long_o as_o he_o love_v or_o fear_v sejanus_n secret_a in_o the_o end_n he_o burst_v into_o all_o wickedness_n dishonesty_n and_o reproach_n after_o that_o have_v cast_v away_o shame_n and_o fear_n he_o govern_v himself_o whole_o according_o unto_o his_o own_o disposition_n and_o nature_n the_o eleven_o book_n of_o the_o annal_n of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n i._o the_o death_n of_o asiaticus_n and_o poppaea_n *_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n be_v want_v for_o he_o believe_v that_o valerius_n asiaticus_n who_o have_v be_v twice_o consul_n have_v in_o time_n past_o commit_v adultery_n with_o poppaea_n withal_o greedy_o gape_v after_o those_o garden_n which_o he_o buy_v of_o lucullus_n and_o beawtify_v and_o trim_v most_o stately_a suilius_n be_v suborn_v to_o accuse_v they_o both_o sosibius_n germanicus_n bringer_n up_o be_v join_v with_o he_o who_o under_o colour_n of_o friendship_n counsel_v claudius_n to_o beware_v of_o such_o as_o be_v strong_a and_o rich_a as_o man_n dangerous_a unto_o the_o state_n and_o that_o asiaticus_n the_o principal_a author_n of_o murder_a caesar_n fear_v not_o to_o avouch_v it_o in_o a_o full_a assembly_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n and_o challenge_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o fact_n unto_o himself_o he_o be_v famous_a in_o the_o city_n for_o it_o and_o a_o rumour_n spread_v throughout_o the_o province_n that_o he_o prepare_v a_o voyage_n towards_o germanicus_n army_n because_o that_o be_v bear_v at_o vienna_n and_o strengthen_v with_o strong_a and_o great_a kindred_n he_o think_v it_o a_o easy_a matter_n to_o stir_v up_o his_o country_n man_n but_o claudius_n make_v no_o far_a enquiry_n send_v crispinus_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n with_o a_o band_n of_o ready_a soldier_n as_o though_o it_o have_v be_v to_o suppress_v a_o war_n who_o find_v he_o at_o baias_n lay_v iron_n upon_o he_o and_o draw_v he_o to_o the_o city_n where_o he_o be_v not_o license_v to_o be_v hear_v of_o the_o senate_n but_o in_o the_o emperor_n chamber_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o messalina_n there_o suilius_n accuse_v he_o that_o he_o have_v corrupt_v the_o soldier_n and_o win_v they_o by_o money_n and_o loose_a life_n to_o all_o wickedness_n then_o charge_v he_o with_o adultery_n with_o poppaea_n and_o unnatural_a dishonesty_n of_o body_n at_o that_o although_o he_o be_v command_v to_o silence_n he_o burst_v forth_o and_o say_v o_o suilius_n ask_v thy_o child_n and_o they_o will_v confess_v i_o to_o be_v a_o man_n and_o enter_v into_o his_o defence_n claudius_n be_v wonderful_o move_v draw_v tear_n likewise_o from_o messallinaes_n eye_n who_o go_v out_o of_o the_o chamber_n to_o wipe_v they_o give_v vitellius_n warning_n not_o to_o suffer_v the_o party_n arraign_v to_o escape_v she_o make_v haste_n to_o overthrow_n poppaea_n send_v some_o through_o the_o terror_n of_o prison_n to_o persuade_v she_o to_o kill_v herself_o caesar_n be_v so_o ignorant_a thereof_o that_o a_o few_o day_n after_o he_o ask_v her_o husband_n scipio_n as_o he_o sit_v at_o table_n with_o he_o why_o he_o have_v sit_v down_o without_o his_o wife_n who_o make_v he_o answer_v that_o she_o be_v dead_a but_o while_o claudius_n consult_v of_o asiaticus_n deliverance_n vitellius_n with_o tear_n declare_v how_o long_o time_n their_o friendship_n have_v continue_v and_o how_o they_o two_o do_v reverence_n &_o honour_n antonia_n the_o prince_n mother_n then_o run_v over_o brief_o his_o service_n towards_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o that_o so_o late_o do_v in_o britannia_n and_o what_o else_o may_v seem_v to_o move_v compassion_n leave_v it_o in_o the_o end_n to_o his_o own_o choice_n what_o death_n he_o will_v choose_v claudius_n yield_v he_o the_o like_a clemency_n with_o like_a word_n after_o this_o some_o persuade_v he_o that_o to_o die_v with_o famine_n and_o abstinence_n be_v a_o easy_a death_n he_o answer_v that_o he_o reject_v such_o favour_n and_o therefore_o have_v do_v those_o exercise_n he_o be_v usual_o wont_v to_o do_v wash_v his_o body_n and_o feed_v dainty_o say_v that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o more_o commendable_a death_n to_o have_v die_v by_o tiberius_n slienes_n and_o cunning_a or_o c._n caesar_n violence_n then_o now_o by_o the_o treachery_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o vitellius_n unclean_a mouth_n cut_v his_o vein_n and_o have_v first_o see_v the_o fire_n wherein_o his_o body_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v command_v it_o to_o be_v remove_v to_o another_o place_n lest_o the_o thick_a tuffed_a tree_n shall_v be_v mar_v with_o the_o smoke_n so_o small_a reckon_n do_v he_o make_v of_o death_n ii_o certain_a roman_n accuse_v for_o a_o dream_n a_o treatise_n of_o advocate_n after_o this_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n be_v call_v together_o and_o suilius_n go_v on_o and_o accuse_v certain_a noble_a and_o renown_a gentleman_n of_o rome_n surname_v petra_n the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n be_v because_o they_o have_v lend_v their_o house_n unto_o mnester_n and_o poppaea_n when_o they_o have_v any_o cause_n of_o conference_n but_o there_o be_v a_o dream_n also_o object_v against_o one_o of_o they_o which_o be_v that_o he_o dream_v he_o have_v see_v claudius_n crown_v with_o a_o crown_n of_o ear_n of_o corn_n and_o the_o ear_n turn_v backward_o interpret_n that_o vision_n to_o signify_v a_o dearth_n of_o corn_n some_o report_n it_o to_o have_v be_v a_o garland_n of_o vine_n branch_n with_o white_a leaf_n which_o he_o see_v in_o his_o dream_n and_o interpret_v it_o to_o foretell_v that_o the_o death_n of_o the_o prince_n shall_v follow_v at_o the_o end_n of_o autumn_n whatsoever_o the_o dream_n be_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n be_v both_o put_v to_o death_n crispinus_n have_v give_v he_o by_o decree_n of_o senate_n shil_fw-la fifteen_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o praetor_n vitellius_n add_v shil_fw-la ten_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n to_o be_v give_v to_o sosibius_n because_o he_o have_v be_v britannicus_n schoolmaster_n and_o claudius_n counsellor_n scipio_n be_v demand_v his_o opinion_n say_v see_v i_o do_v think_v of_o popaeus_n fault_n that_o which_o all_o you_o do_v think_v persuade_v yourselves_o that_o i_o do_v say_v that_o which_o all_o you_o do_v say_v which_o be_v a_o excellent_a moderation_n and_o mean_a show_v the_o love_n he_o bear_v she_o as_o his_o wife_n and_o necessity_n of_o give_v sentence_n be_v a_o senator_n suilius_n never_o cease_v from_o accusation_n but_o prosecute_v they_o with_o all_o cruelty_n and_o many_o follow_v his_o audacity_n for_o the_o prince_n draw_v unto_o himself_o all_o the_o duty_n of_o law_n and_o magistrate_n open_v the_o way_n to_o robbery_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o merchandise_n more_o public_o buy_v and_o sell_v than_o the_o perfidiousnes_n of_o advocate_n insomuch_o that_o samius_n a_o worthy_a gentleman_n of_o rome_n have_v give_v suilius_n pound_n four_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n to_o plead_v his_o cause_n and_o after_o perceive_v his_o prevarication_n and_o collusion_n run_v upon_o his_o sword_n in_o suilius_n own_o house_n then_o c._n silius_n consul_n elect_v of_o who_o authority_n and_o fall_n i_o will_v speak_v in_o convenient_a time_n begin_v to_o speak_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o senator_n rise_v up_o and_o demand_v earnest_o that_o the_o law_n cincia_n may_v be_v set_v
their_o appearance_n before_o the_o consul_n tribunal_n and_o they_o give_v audience_n like_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o he_o himself_o will_v look_v to_o the_o army_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n neither_o do_v he_o fail_v in_o his_o promise_n for_o many_o thing_n be_v ordain_v by_o the_o arbitrement_n of_o the_o senate_n as_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v buy_v for_o reward_n or_o gift_n to_o plead_v a_o cause_n that_o the_o questor_n elect_v shall_v not_o be_v constrain_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o show_n of_o fencer_n which_o be_v a_o matter_n the_o senator_n obtain_v contrary_a to_o agrippina_n will_n under_o colour_n that_o claudius_n act_n be_v thereby_o infringe_v and_o thereupon_o she_o cause_v the_o senate_n to_o be_v call_v to_o the_o palace_n to_o the_o end_n that_o she_o may_v stand_v in_o a_o secret_a place_n separate_v from_o the_o lord_n by_o some_o veil_n which_o may_v not_o hinder_v the_o hear_n of_o they_o and_o yet_o not_o be_v see_v yea_o when_o the_o ambassador_n of_o armenia_n come_v to_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o nation_n before_o nero_n she_o be_v ready_a to_o perch_n up_o to_o the_o chair_n of_o audience_n and_o by_o his_o side_n to_o give_v answer_n with_o he_o if_o the_o rest_n surprise_v with_o a_o great_a fear_n seneca_n have_v not_o advise_v he_o to_o meet_v his_o mother_n as_o she_o come_v and_o so_o under_o colour_n of_o do_v his_o duty_n prevent_v the_o discredit_n ii_o nero_n preparative_n to_o defend_v armenia_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n it_o be_v a_o common_a rumour_n that_o the_o parthian_n have_v burst_v out_o again_o and_o waste_v armenia_n drive_v out_o rhadamistus_n who_o have_v be_v first_o king_n and_o after_o a_o fugitive_n have_v then_o give_v up_o this_o war_n whereupon_o in_o the_o city_n greedy_a of_o talk_n they_o begin_v to_o inquire_v how_o the_o prince_n which_o be_v yet_o scarce_o past_o seventeen_o year_n of_o age_n can_v either_o undertake_v or_o acquit_v himself_o of_o so_o great_a a_o burden_n what_o help_n can_v be_v expect_v at_o his_o hand_n who_o be_v lead_v by_o a_o woman_n whether_o battle_n and_o war_n also_o and_o besiege_v of_o town_n and_o other_o duty_n of_o service_n can_v be_v accomplish_v by_o his_o master_n contrariwise_o other_o say_v it_o have_v fall_v out_o better_a then_o if_o claudius_n a_o weak_a and_o cowardly_a old_a man_n shall_v have_v be_v call_v to_o the_o labour_n of_o war_n ready_a to_o obey_v the_o commandment_n of_o his_o slave_n yet_o burrhus_n and_o seneca_n have_v be_v prove_v by_o experience_n of_o many_o matter_n and_o what_o want_v to_o the_o emperor_n full_a strength_n see_v that_o cn._n pompeius_n at_o eighteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o caesar_n octavianus_fw-la at_o nineteen_o sustain_v civil_a war_n most_o thing_n in_o high_a fortune_n be_v achieve_v rather_o by_o good_a luck_n conduct_n and_o counsel_n than_o weapon_n and_o hand_n that_o he_o shall_v give_v a_o evident_a proof_n whether_o he_o use_v honest_a friend_n or_o not_o if_o he_o will_v rather_o make_v choice_n of_o a_o notable_a and_o valiant_a captain_n envy_v lay_v aside_o than_o a_o rich_a grace_v and_o favour_v by_o ambitious_a suit_n while_o the_o people_n thus_o discourse_v nero_n command_v a_o muster_n to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o youth_n in_o the_o province_n border_v upon_o the_o parthian_n to_o supply_v the_o legion_n of_o the_o east_n and_o the_o legion_n themselves_o to_o be_v plant_v near_o unto_o armenia_n and_o withal_o write_v to_o the_o two_o old_a king_n agrippa_z and_o jocchus_n to_o prepare_v their_o force_n and_o enter_v the_o bound_n of_o parthia_n and_o make_v bridge_n over_o the_o river_n euphrates_n and_o give_v charge_n of_o lesser_a armenia_n to_o aristobulus_n and_o the_o sophenian_a nation_n to_o sohemus_n honour_v they_o both_o with_o royal_a mark_n and_o ornament_n and_o in_o very_o good_a time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o vardanes_n son_n begin_v to_o rebel_v and_o beard_n vologeses_n which_o cause_v the_o parthian_n to_o depart_v armenia_n as_o though_o they_o will_v defer_v the_o war_n but_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v more_o than_o they_o be_v to_o the_o senate_n amplify_v by_o those_o who_o give_v advise_v that_o procession_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o honour_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o that_o that_o day_n he_o shall_v wear_v a_o triumphal_a garment_n and_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n ovant_fw-la and_o that_o his_o image_n of_o the_o same_o greatness_n that_o mars_n the_o revenger_n be_v shall_v be_v place_v in_o the_o same_o temple_n be_v beside_o their_o ordinary_a flattery_n joyful_a and_o glad_a that_o he_o have_v make_v domitius_n corbulo_n governor_n of_o armenia_n persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o way_n be_v now_o make_v open_a to_o virtue_n the_o force_n of_o the_o east_n be_v so_o divide_v that_o part_n of_o the_o aid-souldier_n with_o two_o legion_n shall_v remain_v in_o the_o province_n of_o syria_n with_o the_o lieutenant_n quadratus_n vinidius_n and_o that_o the_o like_a number_n of_o citizen_n and_o ally_n shall_v be_v under_o corbuloes_n charge_n with_o other_o cohort_n and_o cornet_n of_o horseman_n which_o winter_v in_o cappadocia_n the_o king_n which_o be_v confederate_a with_o the_o roman_n be_v warn_v to_o be_v in_o a_o readiness_n as_o occasion_n of_o war_n shall_v require_v but_o their_o affection_n be_v bend_v more_o upon_o corbulo_n who_o to_o purchase_v fame_n which_o in_o new_a enterprise_n be_v of_o great_a importance_n make_v a_o way_n with_o all_o speed_n at_o aga_fw-la a_o city_n of_o cilicia_n meet_v quadratus_n who_o be_v come_v so_o far_o lest_o if_o corbulo_n shall_v have_v enter_v into_o syria_n to_o receive_v the_o force_n all_o man_n eye_n will_v have_v be_v cast_v upon_o he_o be_v of_o a_o comely_a and_o tall_a stature_n magnifical_a in_o word_n and_o beside_o his_o experience_n and_o wisdom_n in_o show_n of_o vain_a hope_n and_o promise_n win_v the_o people_n to_o what_o he_o lust_v in_o fine_a both_o of_o they_o by_o messenger_n admonish_v king_n vologeses_n to_o desire_v rather_o peace_n than_o war_n and_o give_v hostage_n continue_v the_o like_a reverence_n to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n as_o his_o predecessor_n have_v do_v and_o vologeses_n to_o make_v preparation_n of_o war_n with_o more_o advantage_n and_o such_o as_o may_v match_v the_o roman_n or_o to_o remove_v those_o he_o suspect_v as_o concurrent_n under_o the_o name_n of_o hostage_n deliver_v the_o noble_a of_o the_o arsacide_n family_n who_o hostorius_n the_o centurion_n send_v before_o by_o vinidius_n for_o other_o occasion_n receive_v corbulo_n understand_v this_o command_v arrius_n varus_n captain_n of_o a_o company_n of_o footman_n to_o go_v and_o receive_v they_o from_o whence_o grow_v a_o quarrel_n between_o the_o captain_n and_o centurion_n which_o because_o they_o will_v no_o long_o be_v a_o jest_a stock_n to_o the_o stranger_n they_o refer_v to_o the_o arbitrement_n of_o the_o pledge_n themselves_o and_o lieutenant_n which_o conduct_v they_o who_o prefer_v corbulo_n before_o the_o other_o partly_o through_o the_o fresh_a renown_n which_o be_v yet_o in_o every_o man_n mouth_n and_o partly_o through_o a_o certain_a inclination_n which_o the_o enemy_n themselves_o bear_v he_o hereupon_o grow_v a_o jar_n between_o the_o captain_n vinidius_n complain_v that_o that_o be_v take_v from_o he_o which_o be_v compass_v by_o his_o advice_n corbulo_n protest_v on_o the_o contrary_a part_n that_o the_o king_n be_v never_o draw_v to_o offer_v pledge_n until_o that_o he_o be_v choose_v captain_n of_o the_o war_n have_v turn_v his_o hope_n into_o fear_n nero_n to_o set_v they_o at_o one_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v publish_v that_o quadratus_n &_o corbulo_n for_o their_o prosperous_a success_n shall_v have_v bay_n add_v to_o the_o bundle_n of_o rod_n which_o be_v carry_v before_o great_a captain_n of_o war_n i_o have_v join_v these_o thing_n together_o although_o they_o be_v do_v under_o other_o consul_n the_o same_o year_n caesar_n demand_v of_o the_o senate_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o image_n dedicate_v to_o his_o father_n and_o the_o consularie_a ornament_n give_v asconius_n labeo_n who_o have_v be_v his_o tutor_n and_o forbid_v that_o any_o image_n of_o massive_a gold_n or_o silver_n shall_v be_v offer_v in_o honour_n of_o himself_o and_o although_o the_o ll._n of_o the_o senate_n have_v decree_v that_o the_o year_n shall_v begin_v on_o that_o day_n of_o december_n that_o nero_n be_v bear_v yet_o he_o retain_v the_o old_a ceremony_n of_o begin_v the_o year_n the_o kalend_n of_o januarie_n neither_o be_v carinas_n celer_n a_o senator_n accuse_v by_o a_o slave_n or_o jultus_fw-la densus_n gentleman_n call_v into_o question_n although_o it_o be_v lay_v to_o their_o charge_n that_o they_o favour_v britannicus_n iii_o nero_n begin_v to_o hate_v his_o mother_n and_o fall_v in_o love_n
punishment_n inflict_v without_o note_n of_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o judge_n &_o infamy_n of_o time_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o good_n he_o shall_v be_v confine_v in_o some_o island_n where_o by_o how_o much_o the_o long_o he_o draw_v his_o guilty_a life_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o miserable_a it_o shall_v be_v to_o himself_o in_o particular_a and_o in_o time_n to_o come_v a_o notable_a example_n of_o public_a clemency_n thraseas_n liberty_n of_o speech_n break_v the_o silence_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o after_o that_o the_o consul_n have_v permit_v the_o go_v aside_o to_o agree_v in_o their_o opinion_n all_o of_o they_o a_o few_o except_v condescend_v to_o thrafeas_n opinion_n among_o who_o the_o forward_a in_o flattery_n be_v a._n vitellius_n brawl_a and_o contend_v with_o every_o one_o of_o the_o better_a sort_n but_o never_o reply_v to_o a_o answer_n a_o certain_a note_n to_o know_v a_o timorous_a and_o faint_a hart_n but_o the_o consul_n not_o dare_v to_o put_v the_o decree_n in_o execution_n with_o common_a consent_n write_v to_o caesar_n who_o waver_v betwixt_o shame_n and_o anger_n in_o the_o end_n write_v again_o that_o antistius_n no_o injury_n before_o offer_v he_o have_v use_v most_o contumelious_a speech_n against_o the_o prince_n whereof_o a_o revenge_n be_v demand_v of_o the_o senat._n and_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o a_o punishment_n shall_v be_v ordain_v answerable_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o offence_n as_o for_o himself_o as_o he_o will_v have_v hinder_v the_o severity_n of_o their_o resolution_n so_o he_o will_v not_o be_v against_o the_o moderation_n of_o the_o punishment_n therefore_o they_o may_v determine_v as_o they_o think_v good_a give_v they_o power_n if_o they_o lust_v to_o acquit_v he_o these_o or_o the_o like_a speech_n recite_v and_o his_o dislike_n manifest_o perceive_v yet_o for_o all_o that_o neither_o do_v the_o consul_n alter_v their_o relation_n or_o thrasea_n shrink_v from_o his_o opinion_n or_o the_o rest_n go_v from_o that_o which_o they_o have_v once_o allow_v part_n of_o they_o lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v expose_v the_o prince_n to_o envy_v many_o shroud_a themselves_n under_o the_o number_n of_o voice_n thrasea_n by_o his_o accustom_a stoutness_n of_o courage_n and_o because_o he_o will_v not_o fall_v from_o his_o glory_n already_o get_v fabricius_n veiento_n be_v accuse_v of_o the_o like_a crime_n for_o utter_v many_o slanderous_a speech_n against_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o priest_n in_o those_o book_n which_o he_o call_v codicillos_fw-la talius_n geminus_n his_o accuser_n add_v further_o of_o he_o that_o he_o have_v sell_v office_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o right_n of_o obtain_v honour_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o nero_n undertake_v the_o hear_n of_o that_o judgement_n who_o after_o conviction_n banish_v veiento_n out_o of_o italy_n and_o command_v his_o book_n to_o be_v burn_v which_o as_o long_o as_o the_o read_n and_o get_v of_o they_o be_v dangerous_a be_v much_o seek_v for_o then_o liberty_n of_o have_v they_o grant_v they_o be_v forget_v xiiii_o the_o death_n of_o burrhus_n and_o who_o tigellinus_n and_o rufus_n his_o successor_n be_v the_o decay_n of_o senecaes_n credit_n with_o a_o oration_n of_o he_o to_o nero_n with_o nero_n answer_n as_o public_a calamity_n daily_o increase_v so_o the_o remedy_n against_o they_o grow_v scarce_o and_o burrhus_n end_v his_o life_n but_o whether_o by_o sickness_n or_o poison_n uncertain_a it_o be_v conjecture_v by_o sickness_n because_o that_o his_o windpipe_n within_o swell_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o in_o the_o end_n stop_v he_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n most_o man_n affirm_v that_o by_o nero_n commandment_n make_v as_o though_o he_o will_v have_v apply_v a_o remedy_n to_o the_o palate_n of_o his_o mouth_n anoint_v it_o with_o poison_n and_o that_o burrhus_n understand_v the_o practice_n when_o caesar_n come_v to_o visit_v he_o turn_v his_o face_n from_o he_o and_o ask_v he_o how_o he_o do_v answer_v only_o i_o be_o well_o he_o be_v much_o lament_v in_o the_o city_n for_o the_o memory_n of_o his_o virtue_n and_o harmless_a sloth_n of_o one_o of_o his_o successor_n and_o enormous_a wickedness_n and_o adultery_n of_o the_o other_o for_o caesar_n have_v make_v two_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n fenius_n rufus_n through_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n because_o he_o deal_v in_o corn_n matter_n without_o gain_n and_o sofonius_n tigellinus_n who_o hold_v on_o his_o old_a course_n of_o unclean_a and_o infamous_a life_n which_o by_o custom_n be_v another_o nature_n in_o he_o tigellinus_n be_v more_o inward_a with_o the_o prince_n choose_v as_o one_o privy_a to_o his_o secret_a pleasure_n rufus_n be_v of_o good_a reputation_n and_o fame_n with_o the_o people_n and_o accept_v of_o the_o soldier_n which_o he_o find_v by_o experience_n to_o breed_v nero_n mislike_n the_o death_n of_o burrhus_n weaken_v senecaes_n authority_n because_o his_o good_a art_n want_v the_o strength_n they_o have_v have_v lose_v one_o as_o it_o be_v of_o their_o guide_n &_o nero_n incline_v to_o the_o worse_a sort_n which_o with_o sundry_a sort_n of_o calumniation_n set_v upon_o seneca_n say_v that_o he_o continual_o heap_v up_o wealth_n above_o the_o call_n of_o a_o private_a man_n and_o seek_v to_o win_v the_o people_n heart_n that_o in_o pleasant_a garding_n and_o stately_a building_n he_o do_v almost_o exceed_v the_o prince_n they_o object_v also_o that_o he_o attribute_v to_o himself_o only_o the_o praise_n of_o eloquence_n and_o make_v verse_n often_o after_o he_o see_v that_o nero_n take_v a_o like_n to_o they_o for_o show_v open_o a_o dislike_n of_o the_o princess_n pleasure_n he_o detract_v from_o his_o skill_n in_o ride_v and_o scoff_v at_o his_o voice_n when_o he_o sing_v to_o what_o other_o purpose_n but_o that_o nothing_o shall_v seem_v excellent_a in_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o be_v not_o think_v to_o be_v his_o invention_n nero_n be_v now_o out_o of_o his_o childhood_n and_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o youth_n he_o shall_v shake_v off_o his_o master_n be_v already_o instruct_v with_o sufficient_a teacher_n to_o wit_v his_o ancestor_n but_o seneca_n know_v of_o these_o accusation_n by_o some_o which_o have_v a_o care_n of_o honesty_n and_o caesar_n more_o and_o more_o estrang_v himself_o from_o his_o familiarity_n desire_v a_o time_n to_o be_v hear_v and_o have_v obtain_v it_o begin_v thus_o it_o be_v fourteen_o year_n caesar_n since_o i_o have_v be_v put_v to_o thou_o as_o a_o guide_n to_o thy_o hope_n and_o eight_o since_o thou_o have_v govern_v the_o empire_n from_o that_o time_n until_o this_o thou_o have_v heap_v on_o i_o so_o many_o dignity_n and_o so_o much_o wealth_n that_o there_o want_v nothing_o to_o my_o felicity_n but_o the_o moderation_n of_o they_o i_o will_v allege_v great_a example_n not_o of_o my_o own_o call_n but_o of_o thou_o augustus_n thy_o great_a great_a grandfather_n father_n license_v m._n agrippa_n to_o withdraw_v himself_o to_o mitylenum_v to_o live_v a_o private_a life_n and_o c._n maecenas_n to_o abide_v in_o the_o city_n yet_o at_o ease_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v in_o a_o foreign_a country_n whereof_o the_o one_o a_o companion_n of_o his_o war_n the_o other_o toss_v and_o weary_v with_o many_o travel_n at_o rome_n have_v receive_v large_a reward_n but_o answerable_a to_o their_o manifold_a desert_n as_o for_o myself_o what_o be_v there_o in_o i_o for_o the_o requital_n of_o thy_o munificencie_n save_v only_o my_o stua_n i_o may_v say_v nourish_v in_o the_o shadow_n by_o which_o i_o have_v get_v credit_n and_o reputation_n because_o i_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v at_o hand_n and_o direct_v thy_o youth_n with_o instruction_n a_o great_a recompense_n in_o very_a deed_n of_o my_o travel_n but_o thou_o have_v do_v i_o beside_o this_o great_a favour_n and_o enrich_v i_o with_o infinite_a wealth_n in_o so_o much_o that_o i_o do_v oft_o debate_v the_o matter_n with_o myself_o say_v be_o i_o be_v but_o a_o gentleman_n only_o and_o bear_v out_o of_o the_o city_n reckon_v among_o the_o chief_a peer_n of_o the_o city_n can_v it_o be_v that_o my_o new_a rise_n can_v shine_v among_o noble_a man_n honour_v with_o the_o mark_n of_o ancient_a antiquity_n where_o be_v that_o mind_n of_o i_o which_o once_o be_v content_v with_o a_o little_a what_o do_v he_o make_v such_o goodly_a garden_n &_o walk_v in_o such_o manner_n house_n near_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n do_v he_o abound_v in_o such_o scope_n of_o ground_n and_o usury_n in_o so_o many_o place_n one_o defence_n come_v to_o mind_n for_o all_o that_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o my_o part_n to_o strive_v against_o thy_o gift_n but_o both_o of_o we_o have_v fill_v our_o measure_n thou_o by_o
their_o ancient_a renown_n of_o war_n excel_v the_o rest_n in_o service_n of_o horse_n and_o the_o cattean_n deserve_v no_o great_a commendation_n for_o footman_n than_o the_o tencterian_o for_o horseman_n so_o do_v their_o predecessor_n ordain_v it_o and_o successor_n follow_v it_o these_o be_v the_o child_n pastime_n this_o the_o emulation_n betwixtyong_a man_n and_o old_a man_n continue_v the_o same_o and_o horse_n be_v deliver_v as_o right_n of_o inheritance_n among_o the_o family_n and_o the_o son_n receive_v they_o though_o not_o the_o elder_a but_o he_o who_o be_v most_o courageous_a and_o likely_a to_o make_v a_o marshal_n man_n hard_a by_o the_o tencteri_n in_o time_n past_o the_o bructeri_n do_v inhabit_v but_o now_o it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o chamavians_n and_o angrivarians_n be_v enter_v into_o that_o country_n and_o whole_o root_v out_o and_o chase_v the_o bructerian_o by_o agreement_n of_o nation_n adjoin_v either_o as_o hate_v they_o for_o their_o pride_n or_o for_o sweetness_n of_o prey_n or_o some_o favour_n of_o the_o god_n towards_o we_o as_o not_o deny_v we_o the_o spectacle_n of_o the_o battle_n wherein_o there_o be_v slay_v threescore_o thousand_o not_o by_o the_o roman_a arm_n and_o weapon_n but_o which_o be_v more_o glorious_a to_o show_v we_o pastime_n and_o please_v our_o eye_n i_o wish_v that_o if_o those_o people_n can_v love_v we_o that_o they_o will_v hate_v one_o another_o see_v that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n fatal_o decline_v fortune_n can_v do_v we_o no_o great_a favour_n then_o sow_v sedition_n among_o the_o enemy_n the_o angrivarians_n and_o chamavians_n have_v behind_o they_o the_o dulgibini_n and_o chasuari_n and_o other_o nation_n not_o great_o speak_v of_o and_o before_o they_o the_o frisian_n the_o frisian_n be_v call_v great_a or_o small_a according_a to_o their_o strength_n the_o rhine_n border_v both_o unto_o the_o ocean_n and_o beside_o that_o do_v comprehend_v huge_a and_o spacious_a lake_n which_o the_o roman_a navy_n have_v past_a yea_o and_o the_o ocean_n itself_o we_o have_v enter_v into_o and_o try_v on_o that_o side_n and_o the_o fame_n go_v that_o hercules_n pillar_n be_v yet_o there_o to_o be_v see_v either_o because_o hercules_n go_v so_o far_o or_o else_o because_o by_o common_a consent_n all_o that_o be_v any_o where_o magnifical_a be_v attribute_v to_o his_o renoun_n drusus_n germanicus_n want_v not_o courage_n but_o the_o ocean_n hinder_v we_o for_o be_v over_o inquisitive_a of_o he_o or_o hercules_n after_o that_o no_o man_n assay_v to_o do_v it_o as_o be_v a_o act_n of_o great_a devotion_n and_o reverence_n to_o believe_v the_o action_n of_o the_o god_n rather_o than_o know_v they_o hitherto_o we_o have_v see_v the_o west_n part_n of_o germany_n towards_o the_o north_n it_o go_v bow_v with_o a_o great_a compass_n and_o first_o of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o chaucean_n although_o they_o begin_v at_o the_o frisian_n and_o possess_v part_n of_o the_o shore_n coast_n all_o those_o nation_n i_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o until_o they_o wind_n into_o the_o catti_n and_o so_o spacious_a and_o huge_a country_n the_o chauci_n do_v not_o only_o hold_v but_o fill_v likewise_o of_o all_o the_o german_a nation_n the_o noble_a and_o desirous_a to_o maintain_v their_o greatness_n by_o justice_n without_o covetousness_n or_o unbrideled_a lust_n quiet_a and_o retire_v stir_v up_o no_o war_n never_o waste_v spoil_n nor_o rob_v and_o which_o be_v a_o special_a mark_n of_o their_o valour_n and_o strength_n they_o get_v not_o their_o superiority_n over_o other_o by_o any_o wrong_n offer_v yet_o they_o be_v all_o ready_a for_o war_n and_o if_o occasion_n require_v to_o make_v a_o army_n want_v neither_o horse_n nor_o man_n and_o although_o they_o lie_v quiet_a yet_o their_o reputation_n be_v never_o the_o lesser_a on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o chauci_n and_o catti_n the_o cherusci_n have_v nourish_v long_o be_v never_o provoke_v a_o idle_a and_o lazy_a peace_n which_o be_v more_o sweet_a than_o safe_a unto_o they_o because_o there_o be_v no_o sure_a peace_n between_o stir_v and_o strong_a people_n for_o when_o the_o matter_n be_v come_v to_o handstroke_n modesty_n and_o good_a deal_n be_v term_n which_o belong_v to_o superior_n so_o the_o cherusci_n in_o time_n past_o good_a and_o just_a be_v now_o call_v coward_n and_o fool_n and_o the_o fortune_n of_o the_o catti_n be_v favourable_a be_v cause_n that_o they_o be_v count_v wise_a the_o fosi_n a_o people_n border_v upon_o the_o cherusci_n be_v touch_v with_o their_o ruin_n companion_n in_o their_o adversity_n though_o in_o prosperity_n they_o be_v inferior_a unto_o they_o near_o unto_o the_o same_o coast_n of_o the_o ocean_n the_o cimbrian_o inhabit_v now_o a_o small_a people_n but_o high_o renown_v have_v yet_o remain_v certain_a mark_n of_o their_o old_a glotie_n to_o wit_n on_o both_o the_o bank_n trench_n and_o lodge_n by_o the_o circuit_n of_o which_o thou_o may_v yet_o measure_v the_o greatness_n and_o strength_n of_o that_o nation_n and_o believe_v the_o number_n of_o so_o great_a a_o army_n it_o be_v six_o hundred_o and_o forty_o year_n after_o the_o foundation_n of_o our_o city_n before_o the_o cimbrian_o arm_n be_v hear_v of_o when_o caecilius_n metellus_n and_o papirius_n carbo_n be_v consul_n from_o that_o time_n unto_o the_o second_o time_n that_o the_o emperor_n trajan_n be_v consul_n by_o just_a account_n be_v two_o hundred_o and_o ten_o year_n and_o so_o many_o year_n we_o be_v a_o conquer_a germany_n in_o the_o middle_a time_n there_o be_v many_o loss_n on_o both_o part_n not_o the_o samnite_n not_o the_o carthaginian_n not_o the_o spaniard_n or_o the_o gallois_n no_o not_o the_o parthian_a have_v so_o often_o trouble_v we_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o german_n be_v more_o earnest_a than_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o arsacide_n for_o what_o can_v the_o east_n object_n against_o we_o save_v the_o death_n of_o crassus_n when_o he_o have_v defeat_v pacorus_n before_o tread_v down_o by_o ventidius_n but_o the_o german_n have_v either_o slay_v or_o take_v carbo_n and_o cassius_n and_o scaurus_n aurelius_n and_o servilius_n cepio_n and_o m._n manlius_n have_v defeat_v also_o five_o consularie_a army_n and_o varus_n with_o three_o legion_n in_o caesar_n time_n neither_o have_v c._n marius_n in_o italy_n or_o julius_n in_o gallia_n drusus_n and_o nero_n and_o germanicus_n molest_v they_o in_o their_o house_n without_o blow_n after_o that_o c._n caesar_n great_a threaten_n be_v turn_v to_o a_o jest_n then_o there_o be_v quietness_n until_o our_o civil_a war_n give_v they_o occasion_n when_o they_o have_v take_v the_o stand_a camp_n of_o the_o legion_n to_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o enter_v gallia_n from_o whence_o be_v again_o drive_v out_o in_o late_a time_n they_o have_v be_v rather_o triumph_v over_o then_o vanquish_v vi_o the_o suevians_n and_o other_o people_n now_o we_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o suevi_fw-la which_o be_v not_o one_o nation_n as_o the_o catti_n and_o tencteri_n and_o possess_v the_o great_a part_n of_o germany_n and_o sever_v by_o peculiar_a name_n and_o country_n although_o by_o one_o general_a name_n they_o be_v call_v suevi_fw-la who_o mark_n be_v to_o curl_v their_o hair_n and_o tie_v it_o on_o knot_n by_o that_o the_o suevian_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o other_o german_n and_o the_o free_a bear_v suevian_n from_o the_o bond_n man_n that_o in_o other_o country_n be_v use_v also_o but_o seldom_o time_n either_o for_o affinity_n with_o the_o suevians_n or_o as_o it_o often_o happen_v by_o imitation_n and_o while_o they_o be_v young_a but_o the_o suevians_n even_o until_o they_o be_v old_a and_o gray_a have_v their_o hair_n stand_v a_o end_n and_o often_o tie_v it_o on_o the_o crown_n only_o prince_n wear_v it_o after_o a_o fine_a fashion_n that_o be_v the_o harmless_a care_n they_o have_v of_o their_o beauty_n for_o they_o use_v it_o not_o either_o to_o win_v love_n or_o be_v belove_v but_o turn_v it_o up_o to_o a_o certain_a height_n to_o seem_v to_o the_o enemy_n more_o terrible_a when_o they_o go_v thus_o trim_v to_o the_o war_n the_o semnones_n say_v they_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a of_o the_o suevians_n and_o the_o most_o noble_a the_o credit_n of_o their_o antiquity_n they_o confirm_v with_o this_o ceremony_n at_o certain_a time_n all_o of_o one_o blood_n meet_v by_o their_o deputy_n in_o a_o wood_n repute_v holy_a by_o the_o auguration_n of_o their_o forefather_n and_o ancient_a reverence_n where_o public_o kill_v a_o man_n they_o celebrate_v the_o barbarous_a beginning_n of_o their_o ceremony_n yet_o there_o be_v another_o reason_n why_o the_o wood_n be_v have_v in_o reverence_n no_o man_n enter_v into_o it_o but_o bind_v with_o somewhat_o as_o a_o inferior_a person_n and_o acknowledge_v the_o power_n of_o the_o god_n