but in that he did not being so young it pleased the People exceedingly especially when after his Triumph they saw him still amongst the Roman Knights On the other side Sylla was much vexed to see him come so fast forward and so soon to rise to so great credit yet being ashamed to hinder him he suppressed it till Pompey contrary to his mind brought in Lepidus to be Consul through the good will of the People that furthered his desire Hereupon Sylla seeing Pompey returning crosse the Market place after the election with a great train of followers he said to him O young man I see thou art glad of this Victory and so thou hast cause for questionlesse it s a brave thing that through the favour of the People thou hast brought in Lepidus the vilest person of all other to be Consul before Catulus the honestest man in the City But let me advise thee to look well to thy self for thou hast advanced one that will be a dangerous enemy to thee Sylla also discovered his ill will to Pompey in that when he made his Will he gave Legacies to every one of his Friends and left Pompey wholly out yet did Pompey take it well enough and whereas Lipidus with some others after Sylla's Death would have kept his Body from being buried in the field of Mâ—rs and from Funerall solemnities Pompey prevailed to bury him honourably Shortly after Sylla's Death his Prophesy to Pompey concerning Lepidus proved true For Lepidus openly usurping the power which Sylla had raised an Army of those of Marius his faction whom Sylla had hitherto suppressed which put Pompey upon his best skill and experience For which end he presently took part with the Nobility and the honester part of the People by whom he was imployed to raise an Army against Lepidus who had already the greatest part of Italy and by the help of Brutus kept Gaul on this side the Mountaines the rest Pompey easily subjected to himself only he was somewhat long iâ— besieging Brutus in Modena During which time Lepidus brought his Army to the Gates of Rome demanding his second Consulship which much affrighted the People But they were soon comforted by a Letter which Pompey sent wherein he informed them that he had ended his Wars without bloodshed For Brutus had yeilded himself to Pompey who had slaine him Shortly after Lepidus was driven out of Italy into Sardinia where he fell sick and died At this time Sertorius was in Spain who kept the Romans in great awâ— being a valiant Captain and one to whom all the Fuâ—gitives resorted He had already overthrown many inferiour Captaines and was now grapling with Metellus Pius who in his youth had been a Noble Souldier but now being old and too wary he neglected many opportunities which Sertorius by his dexterity took out of his hands Hereupon Pompey keeping his Army together endeavoured by the help of his Friends to be sent into Spain as an assistant to Metellus and at last by the endeavour of Lucius Philippicus he obtained the Government of that Country When Pompey was arrived in Spain Sertorius gave out bitter jâ—ers against him saying That he would use no other weapons against that young Boy but Rods and that if he were not affraid of the old woman meaning Metellus much less was he afraid of him Yet for all these brags he stood better upon his guard and went stronger to fight than he did before being afraid of Pompey In this War the successe was very various yet nothing grieved Pompey more than Sertorius his winning the City Laâ—ron Yet shortly after in a set Battel near the City of Valentia he slew Herennius and Perpena both gallant Souldiers and Leiutenants to Sertorius with ten thousand of their men This Victory so encouraged Pompey that he hasted to fight with Sertorius himself before Metullus came to him that he might have the sole Glory of the Conquest So they both met by the River of Sueron in the evening both fearing the comming of Metellus the one that he might fight alone the other that he miget fight with one alone But when it came to triall the Victory fell out doubtfull for either of their wings had the upper hand Sertorius wan great honour in this Battell bearing all before him wheresoever he went and Pompey encountering a great man at Armes cut off one of his hands yet he escaped by turning up his Horse with very rich caparisons amongst Pompey's followers and whilest they were contending about the Horse he escaped The next morning very early both the Generals brought their Armies again into the Field to confirme the Victory which either of them supposed that he had gotten But Metellus comming to Pompey at that present Sertorius retreated and dispersed his Army Pompey going to meet Metellus when they came near he commanded his Sergeants and Officers to put down their bundles of Rods and Axes which they carried before him to honour Metellus the more being a better man than himself But Metellus would not suffer it but in every thing made Pompey his equall only when they Camped together Metellus gave the watch word to all the Army Sertorius with a running Army cut them short of Victuals spoiling the Country and keeping the Sea-side so that they were foced to divide themselves and to goe into other places for provision Pompey in the mean time having spent most of his estate in this War sent to Rome for money to pay his Souldiers threatening that if they would send him no money he would return with his Army into Italy Lucullus being now Consul though he was Pompey's enemy yet procured the money for him that himself might the better prevaile to be sent against King Methridates for he feared that if Pompey returned into Italy he would procure to have that imployment In the mean time Sertorius died and Perpenna who was the chiefest man about him supplied his room But though he had the same Army the same meanes and the same power yet had he not the same wit and skill to use it Pompey therefore marching directly against him quickly discovered his insufficiency and â—aid a bait for him sending ten Troops to prey in the fields commanding them to disperse themselves abroad which accordingly they did and Perpenna took the opportunity and charged upon them and had them in chase but Pompey tarrying for them at a Foord was ready with his Army in good order gave them battell and obtained the victory and thus ended all the War For most of the Captaines were slaine and Perpenna himself taken Prisoner whom he presently put to Death Perpenna shewed to Pompey Letters from the greatest Noblemen of Rome who were desirous of change of Government willing him to return into Italy But Pompey fearing that they might occasion great commotions in Rome put Perpenna presently to Death and burned all the writings not so much as reading any one of
as she was walking in the Fields and put her to a great Ransome And further to dispite the Romans when they had taken any of them and they told them that they were Citizens of Rome they would cloath them like Romans and putting out the Shipladder they would bid them be gone to Rome and if they refused they would throw them overboard and drown them These Pirats had all the Mediterranean Seas at their command that a Marchant durst scarce look out or traffique any whether This moved the Romans â—earing a famine by their means to send Pompey to recover the Dominion of the Seas from them The first man that moved that Pompey might not only be made Admirall at Sea but have absolute power to command all Persons whatsoever without giving any account of his doings was Pompey's Friend which was done accordingly and absolute authority was given unto him not only of the Seas but for the space of four hundered Furlongs from the Sea within which compasse were many great Nations and mighty Kings It gave him power also to choose out of the Senate fifteen Leiutenants and to give to every of them severall Provinces in charge and also to take money out of the Treasury to defray the charges of a Fleet of two hundred Saile with full power besides to leavy what men of War he thought good and as many Galliots and Marriners as he pleased This Law was confirmed by the People Yet the Nobility and chiefe Senators thought that this authority did exceed not only all envy but that it gave them apparent cause of fear to give such unlimited power to a single Person whereupon they were all against it but Caesar who promoted it not so much to favour Pompey as to ingratiate himself with the People But the Noblemen fell out with Pompey and one of the Consuls was very hot with him told him that he sought to follow Romulus his steps but peradventure he would come short of that end he made This so provoked the People that they had thought to have killed him But Catulus a worthy man spake also against this Edict yet spake much in the praise of Pompey and in conclusion avised the People not to adventure a man of so great account in such dangerous Wars For said he if you chance to lose him whom have ye then to put in his place The People cried out Your selfe After this seeing how the People were bent he spake no more Next after him Rosoius would have preswaded them to have sent an other with Pompey as his Colleague but the People made such an outcry against him that a Crow flying over the Market place fell to the Ground Upon the day when the Decree was to be fully passed Pompey went forth of the City and when he understood that it was confirmed he returned the same night privately to avoid the envy they would have borne him if the People should have flocked in multitudes to have waited on him home The next morning he came abroad and Sacrificed to the Gods and audience being given him in a publick meeting he so handled the matter that they much inlarged his power almost doubling the preparations which were at first Decreed to him For it was ordained that he should have five hundred Ships one hundred and twenty thousand Footmen and five thousand Horsemen He chose also twenty four Senators all of them having been Generals of Armies and two Generall Treasurers Whilest these things were preparing the price of Victuals fell which rejoyced the People much and they said openly that the very Name of Pompey had almost ended the War already Pompey divided all the Sea into thirteen Divisions and in each of them he appointed a certain number of Ships and a Leiutenant over each of them and by thus dispersing his Navy all abroad he brought all the Pirates Ships that were in a Fleet within his danger and when he had taken them he brought them all into an Harbour But such of them as could escape fled into Cilicia as the surest place of retreat These Pompey would needs follow in his own person with sixty of his best Ships Yet went he not till he had scowred the Tusâ—an Seas with the coast of Libia Sardinia Sicily and Corsica oâ— all those Thieves that had wont to keep thereabouts and this he did within the space of fourty Dayes taking infinite paines both himself and his Lieutenants Pisâ— one of the Consuls did all he could to hinder Pompey's preparations and supplies of Oare men out of envy to his prosperity Pompey being informed of it sent his Ships to Brundusium himself in the meane time passing through Tuscany came to Rome where so soon as his comming was known the People ran out to meet him as if he had been a long time absent and that which made them more joyfull was that now Victuals came in freely out of all parts the Seas being cleared from Pirates Pompey could have had Piso put out of his Consulship but would not So having setled all things in quiet according to his desire he hasted to his Navy at Brundusâ—â—m and hoising Sale passed to Athens where he landed and Sacrificed to the Gods and so returned to his Ships At his going out of the City there were two writings in his Praise affixed to the Gate That within was this The humbler that thou dost thy self as man behave The more thou dost deserve the Name of God to have That on the outside of the Gate was this We wisht for thee we wait for the We worship thee we wait on thee Now Pompey having taken many of these Pirates upon their submission spared their lives which so encouraged the rest that flying from his Captains and Leiutenants they came and delivered up themselves with their Wives and children into his hands Pompey pardoned all that thus came to him and by that meanes came to have knowledge of the rest whom he pursued and in the end took The most and richest of them had conveied their Wives children and goods into strong Castles and Townes upon Mount Taurus and they that were fit for service imbarked and lay before a City of Corasesium where they tarried for Pompey and gave him Battel by Sea and after endured a Siege by land Yet after a while they besought him to receive them to mercy yeilding themselves their Towns and Islands which they had strongly fortified into his hands Thus was this War ended and all the Pirates within lesse than three moneths space driven out of the Seas Pompey won also a great number of Ships and ninety Gallies armed with Copper Spurres As for those whom he had taken who were in number about twenty thousand lusty men and good Souldiers he would not put them to Death but planted them in inland Countries in certain small Townes of the Cilicians that were scarce inhabited who were very glad of them and gave them Lands to maintain them
them Pompey after this remained in Spain till he had pacified all tumults and then went with his Army back into Italy and arrived just when the War of the Bondmen and Eencers led by Spartacus was in the greatest fury Upon Pompey's comming Crassus being sent Generall against them made haste to give them battell wherein he overcame them and slew twelve thousand and three hundred of these fugitive slaves Yet Fortune intending to give Pompey some part of the honour five thousand of these Bondmen who escaped from the battell fell into his hands whom he overcame and wrote to the Senate at Rome that Perpenna had overcome the Fencers in battell and that he had plucked up this War by the roots The Romans receiving these Letters were very glad of the newes for the love which they bore to him Yet for all the great honour and love they did bear to him they suspected and were afraid of him because he did not disband his Army fearing that he would follow Sylla's steps and rule over them by force Hereupon as many went forth to meet him out of fear as out of good will But when he told them that he would disband his Army so soon as he had Tryumphed then his ill-willers could blame him for nothing but that he inclined more to the People than to the Nobles and because he desired to restore the Tribuneship to the People which Sylla had puâ— down Indeed the common People at Rome never longed for any thing more than they did to see the Office of the Tribunes set up again and Pompey was very glad that he had such an oppoâ—tunity thereby to ingratiate himself with them and to requiâ—e the love which they had shewed to him This was the second Tryumph and the first Consulship which the Senate decreed to Pompey which made him neither the greater nor the better man Yet was it such an Honour as Crassus the richest greatest and eloquentest man in Rome durst not demand before he had requested Pompey's good will therein And truely Pompey was very glad of the request having of a long time sought an opportunity whereby to gratifie him and therefore he made earnest suit to the People for him assuring them that he would as much thank them for making Crassus his fellow-Consul and Colleague as he would for making himself Consul Yet when Pompey had obtained his request and they were both created Consuls they were in all things contrary one to the other and never agreed in any one thing whilest they ruled together Crassus had the more authority with the Senate and Pompey with the People for he restored to them the Office of Tribunes and passed by Edict that the Knights of Rome should have power again to Judg in Causes both Civil and Criminall This wonderfully pleased the people when himself came in Person to the Censors and pray'd that he might be dispensed with for going to the Wars At this time Gellius and Lentulus were the Censors who being honourably set in their Tribunal seats taking a view of all the Romane Knights that mustered before them they marvelled when they saw Pompey comming with all the Ensignes of a Consul borne before him and himself as other Knights did leading his Horse by the bridle and when he came neer he commanded the Sergeants that carried the Axes before him to make room for him to pass by the Barrs with his Horse where the Censors sate This made the People to flock about him wondring and rejoycing with great silence the Censors themselves also were marvellous glad to see him so obedient to the Law and did him great reverence Then did the elder of the Censors examine him thus Pompey the Great I pray thee tell me if thou didst serve so long in the war as the Law doth appoint Pompey answered aloud Yes verily have I done that under no Captain but my self The People hearing this shouted aloud for joy and the Censors themselves came down from their seats and accompanied Pompey to his House to please the great multitude that followed him clapping their hands for joy At the end of their Consulship grudges growing higher between Crassus and Pompey there was one Gaius Aurelius a Knight who till then had never spoken in the publick Assembly He getting up into the Pulpit for Orations told the People openly that that night Jupiter had appeared to him and commanded him to tell both the Consuls from him that they should not leave their Office before they were reconciled together Yet for all this Pompey stirred not But Crassus took him by the hand and spake thus before the People My Lords I think it no dishonour to me to give place to Pompey sith you your selves have thought him worthy to be called the Great before he had any haire on his face and to whom you granted the honour of two Tryumphs before he came to be a Senator Having thus spoken they were reconciled together and so gave up their Office Crassus after this retired to his former manner of life and Pompey as much as he could avoided pleading mens causes in publick and by degrees withdrew himself from frequenting the Market-place and came seldom abroad but when he did he had alwayes a great traine following him It was a rare thing to see him to be familiar with any one or to come abroad but with a great company of attendants The power of the Pirats upon the Seas began in Ciâ—ieia of which at first there was no great account made till they grew bold and venturous in King Methridates Wars being hired to serve him and when the Romans engaged in Civill Wars at home they neglected looking after them which made them more audacious For they did not only rob and spoil all Marchants by Sea but plundred Islands and Cities upon the Sea-coast insomuch as men of great Nobility and Wealth joyned with them and they set up store-houses in divers places and had Beacons to give warning by fire all along the Sea-coasts which were well watched they had also great Fleets of Ships well furnished with excellent Galliots skilfull Pilots and Marriners their Ships were swift of Sail and Pinnaces for discovery All the Sea-coast over there was Musick singing and rioting amongst them Prizes were daily brought in Persons of quallity taken prisoners and put to great ransome Their Ships were a Thousand in number and they had taken four hundred Towns They had Spoiled and destroyed many Temples that had never been proâ—ained before They had many strange Sacrifizes and Ceremonies of Religion amongst them and besides all other insolences and injuries which they did the Romans by Sea they often went on Land and plundred and destroyed their Country Houses and once they took two Roman Praetors in their purple Robes with their Sergeants and Officers and carried them quite away At another time they surprised the Daughter of Antonius a man that had the honour of a Tryumph as
as his enemies entered 〈…〉 together with his men that fled and thâ—n he 〈◊〉 no more but What! Into our Camp And so rising up he puâ— on a gown fit for his sad condition and secretly stole ouâ— of the Camp His other Legions also fled and Caesars men made a huge slaughter of the Tent keepers and of their servants that guarded the Camp there were slaine about six thousand But at the taking of the Camp Caesars Souldiers plainly saw the madnesse and folly of Pompey's men For their Pavillions and Tents were full of Nosegayes and Garlands of Mirtle and their â—ouches covered with Flowers their Tables full of Bowls of Wine as men prepared to sacrifize for joy rather than to arme themselves to fight When Pompâ—y was gone a litâ—le way from his Camp he forsook his Horse having very few with him and perceiving that none pursued him he walked fair and softly on foot having his head full of thoughts For he for thirty four years together used alwayes to be Victorious and therefore now it was stranâ—e to him to fly He now saw how in one hours space he had lost all that Glory and Riches which he had purchased by so many great Victories He that not long before was followed and obeyed by so many thousand men of War by so many Nations and Horsemen by such a great Fleet upon the Sea was now falne into a low and poor estate with so small a traine that his very enemies who sought him knew him not When he had thus passed the City of Larissa he came into the Valley of Tempe where being a thirst he fell down on his belly and drank of the River then rising up he went and came to the Sea side and lay all night in a Fishers Cottage The next morning by break a day he went into a liâ—tle Boat upon the River having some freemen with him and as for his slaves he dismissed them and bad them go boldly unto Caesar and not to be afraid Thus rowing up and down the shore side in this little Boat he espied a great Ship in the Sea lying at Anchor which was ready to saile away The Master of the Ship was one Peticius a Roman who though he was not acquinted with Pompey yet he knew him well by sight Some of the Marriners told Petiâ—ius that they saw a little Boat comming towards them wherein were some men that held up their hands and made signes to them Peticius looking knew Pompey and commanded his Marriners to let down the Boat wherewith giving Pompey his hand he received him into the Ship and those that were with him and then hoised Sail. With Pompey their were both the Lentuli and Faomius Presently after they espied King Dejotarus comming in a Boat towards them and making signes to be taken in which accordingly they did At Supper time the Master made ready such meat as he had aboard And Faonius seeing Pompey for want of attendants washing himself he ran to him and annointed him and ever aâ—ter waited upon him doing such Offices as servants do to their masters washing his feet aâ—d preparing his food for him Pompey then passing by the City of Amphipolis sailed to the Isle of Lâ—sbos to fetch his Wife Cornelia and his Son who were at Mitilene and having there cast Anchor in the Rode he sent a servant into the City to his Wife whose Message did not answer her expectation For she had still been put in hope by Letters of her Husbands good successe and that the War was well ended The messenger finding her thus confident thought not fit to salute her but rather by his tears discovered the great misfortune of Pompey and at last told her that she must dispatch quickly if she would see her Husband with one Ship onely and that not his own but borrowed The young Lady hearing this fell down in a sown'd before him but after she was come to her self remembring that it was now no time to weep and lament she went speedily through the City to the Sea side There Pompey meeting her took her in his Armes and embraced her But she sinking under him fell down and at last said Out alas Wo worth my hard Fortune not thine good Husband who now see thee with one poor Ship who before thou marriedst me the Vnfortunate Cornelia was wont to saile in these Seas attended with five hundred Alas Why art thou come to see mee and didst not rathar leave me to my accursed destiny seeing my self am the cause of all this thy evil Alas How happy had I been if I had died before I heard of the death of my first Husband Publius Crasâ—us slaine in the Parthian War And how wise had I been if according to my determination I then had slaine my self whereas I yet live to bring this misfortune upon Pompey the Great To this Pompey answered Peradventure my Cornelia thou hast known a better fortune which hath also deceived thee because shee hath continued longer with me than her manner is But since we are borne men we must patiently beare these troubles and once more try what she will doe For it is not impossible for us again to change this adversity fâ—r prosperity no more than it was to fall from our late prosperity into this Calamity When Cornelia heard him say so she sent into the City for her houshould stuff and Famely The Metylenians also came to salute Pompey praying him to come and refresh himself in their City But Pompey refused and advised them to obey the Conquerour for said he Caesar is of a just and Curteous nature Then Pompey turning to Cratippus the Philosopher who came amongst the Citizens to visit him made his complaint to him and reasoned a little with him about Divine Providence Then taking his Wife and Friends he hoised saile and departed staying no where but to take in fresh provision and water The first City that he touched at was Atallia in the Country of Pamphylia Thither came to him some Gallies out of Cilicia and many of his Friends and Souldiers insomuch as he had now sixty Senators in his Company Then understanding that his Army by Sea was yet whole and that Cato had gathered together a great number of his Souldiers after the overthrow whom he had transported with him into Africk he complained to his Friends for that they had compelled him to fight by Land and not suffered him to make use of his Fleet wherein he was the stronger and that he kept not his Army neere to the Sea that in case he miscarried at Land he might presently have repaired to his Fleet at Sea and thereby have resisted his enemy Thus Pompey being driven to atempt somewhat according to his small ability to some Cities he sent Ambassadors to others he went himself to gather money wherewith he armed and manned some Ships But fearing the sudden approach of his enemie before he could be in readiness