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A11028	Romes monarchie, entituled the globe of renowmed glorie Briefly comprehending the first foundation and building of Rome by Romulus: the principall warres and conquests of the Romanes after the time of their first choosing consuls, till Iulius Cæsar attaining soly to the Empire, and from him more briefly to Nero. VVhere in small compasse is described, manie most notable, and vertuous acts, atchieued in their said warres, and conquests; strange tragedies, secret practises and policies, ambition, hate, and reuenge: and how insurrections, rebellion, strife, ciuill discord and discention preualing, was the onely plague, ruine, and vtter destruction of many great monarchies, kingdomes, cities, and countries. Translated out of the French and Italian histories by E.L.	E. L., fl. 1596.	1596 (1596)	STC 21296; ESTC S110727	39,057	82

Romanes force the citie should o'rethro But like as time of euery thing makes end So now of Carthage fast came on the fine Besiegde with out with in themselues they bend To iarre alas of vtter ruine a signe Strength fayld and with dispayre they gan to pine Yet long and oft they did the Romanes grieue Whom Scipio by his valor did relieue Succour by land and sea from them he tooke Brake downe the walles entred the citie in When terror loe the Carthaginians shooke Like people mad to runne the doe begin In desperate case to loose all or all win Killing and kild at length the Romanes gaine The maistrie and the citie to obtaine Which to beholde what heart but would lament To see how Carthage stoode in wofull case Her stately fort cal'd Birsa torne and rent And houses sackt before the owners face Huge flames of fire rising in many a place A woefull thing for to beholde with eye Smoake dim the ayre and flames to reach the skie Great was the slaughter made by Romaines all In euery streete ran murder blood and fire The sillie babes from mothers breastes doe fall Husbands and wiues a sunder doe retyre Brothers and friendes and sisters pay the hyre Of death alas a griefe it was to see The cities ruine and their great miserie Some with the sword some midst the flame to burne A spectacle most horrible to rue Both magistrates and people dying mourne Of former welfare their ilfare last to view Scipio himselfe shed teares with griefe that grew To see the ruine of that citie olde Late rich and fayre welnie laid flat on molde Continued had seuen hundreth yeares and more Flourisht most braue with plentie of each thing And had commaund ore kingdomes cities store Rul'de eke by sea as chiefe imperiall King With store of ships that riches home did bring All in short space consumde and ruinde quight Subiect vnto blinde fortunes cruell spight Which well may shew the state of kingdomes all Though nere so rich so populous and stout But fortune can and hath made them to fall And welnie razde both names and places out Recount we will some chiefe among the rout What is become of Troyes pompe and pride Of Priam King and all his power beside Assiria that Monarchie so great The Persian Mede and Macedonian King In battaile that Darius stout did beate And all the world did subiect to him bring Carthage may here draw with them in one string Thus worketh time change and chance of each thing Base high to raise more faster downe to bring Thus Carthag loe came to her finall ende Razde to the ground to Rome rich spoyles were brought That were of choyse and Scipio eke did send Scicilians too braue statutes finely wrought And ornaments the Carthaginians cought Long since from them which antique were and olde Which they by force from them also did holde In Rome was ioy for this great victorie With high and low Scipio did triumph gayne His prayses were extended to the skie With peoples voyce and sound of trumpes amayne For surname also was giuen him Africane Because an end he made of so great warre Whereby Romes gloriy stretcht exceeding farre CAP. 7. The conquest of Achaia the razing of the city Corinth warres in Portugall Spayne and with the slaues in Scicilia the razing of Numanitia in Spaine WHen all these warres of Carthage ended were Th'acayan people gathered head amaine In Greece and there an armie they did reare Against Romes state whose brauing to restraine Lucius Mummius Consull leaue did gaine To fight with them of Romes force was he chiefe Who them o'rethrew vnto their paine and griefe Their countrey subiect vnto Rome they yeelded Corinth chiefe citie principall of Greece Hundreth of yeares full many had been builded With sack and spoyle his souldiers did it fleece Burning the same left standing not one peece And after razde the same quight with the ground No dwelling left in it for to be found About which time in Portugall there was A person stout Viriatus cal'd by name But meane of birth yet so it came to passe That from a shepheard grew to so great fame And with his force the Romanes oft did tame But he by treason slaine and not by fight Which caus'd that countrey fall to Romanes right Not far from thence in Spayne a towne did stand Numanitia cal'd which long time warres did hold With Romanes force fighting with equall hand Both one and other gaynde as fortune would The Romanes tooke disdaine a poore towne should Braue them so long and not to haue it tane Thither was sent stout Scipio African At whose aproach disorder great was found The army in that at the siege did lie Which he reformde and then by trumpets sound With sharpe assault Numantiaes force did trie Did take the same the people mercie crie His souldiers spoyl'd and sacked euery place And afterward did clearely it deface About this time within Scicilia isle Bondmen and slaues did make a great vprore Them to appease was vsed many a while Their number did increase still more and more But yet an armie was rais'd vp before For to subdue their power and their strength Whom Consul Fuluius pacified at length CAP. 9. The second warres in Asia the death of Scipio African warres with Iugurth King of Numidia and warres in Germanie France and other places SOone after this in Asia warre was mou'd On the behalfe of Attalus the King Who by his will had giuen to be prou'de His kingdome crowne and euery royall thing The Romanes too but one a plea did bring Against the case namde Aristonicus But Rome replyed and brought an action thus With armed men to trie the matter out Aristonious orecome and brought to yeld Perpenna Consul with his Romane rout Captiued him in battaile on the field Which yeare following to death too soone did yeeld Scipio as he within his house tooke rest Strangled t'was thought by some whom he lou'd best Not much aboue fiftie sixe yeares of age Loe valiant wightes foule fortunes cruell spight Rome was perplext with dolor griefe and rage And as some write in skies appear'd a sight It's said the sonne kept not his course aright How ere it was the losse was great to Rome So time brings too all earthly things their doome In France ensuing after this also The Consull Fabius gain'd a battell great And Gracchus Tribune of the people tho A man most rare on matters graue to treate By Enuies rage some did him cruell threate For slaine he was about diuiding lands The wise we see cannot shun malice hands And now began the warres of Iugurth stout Which Salust doth at large most plainly show Where may be seene great matters brought about And of the rest before past on a row In other workes who will them reade may know Why this small worke was writ one cause was chief Romes rising

time men worthie many were Amongst them all one Furius Camille For vertue past all those supplied that place For seruice good he was requited ill He is exile was forest to take his race Although sometime he Consull were in grace Ingratitude so raignes in peoples mindes For doing good with ill requitall findes Causelesse exilde the Senate him recalde Whose vertue sau'de all Rome from spoyle and sacke By French men wrought and therefore was restalde In dignitie for putting them to wracke Thus fortune plaies with men now forth then backe Dictator he was after in two yeares Vertue supprest at length more great appeares A worthy wight eke Manlius ycalde Soone after that the Capitall did guard Against the French who welnie hap it thralde In doing which he had an hard reward Suspicion foule his fame and glory bard Sans proofe suppos'd he would Romes state distaine For which he was cast from rocke Tarpeiane Decreed it was not any of his race Or noble house thenceforth should beare the name Of Marc which seem'de as then a great disgrace But to rehearse againe Camillus fame Who seuen times of Tribune had the name To leade the Romaines vnto battell bolde Had good successe and died very olde CAP. 3. Of Romes seueritie in iustice of their constancie for the common wealthes cause the time of Alexander the great his being and of the Romaines warres against Pirrhus King of Epirotes ROmes age was now three hundreth fourescore Also nine yeares when Captains there was found Most valiant wise the like was nere before Who in assaults their enemies brought to ground Themselues not dreading death or deadly wound Too long it were their names all to recite Who in defence of Romes estate did fight And in the same vs'de iustice for small crime Amongst all which one of them doe I finde Torquatus nam'de chiefe Consull at that time His onely sonne a thing farre out of kinde He caus'd to die for fighting vnassin'de Against his foe which he orecame in fight Though well he did law could not him acquight What lawes were made were duely executed Such men they were Heroicall of minde For dastards they disdain'd to be reputed For countries weale dutie and loue did binde Their deaths to seeke rather then liues to finde For to aduance the Romaines state and name Willing died many to gaine perpetuall fame One Decius Mus did vow to lose his life In fight against the Latines Romaines foes For countries cause which he perform'd in strife With them that time which made the Latines lose The field that day receiuing bloodie blowes One of selfe name after his sonne also In such like cause his life did eke forgoe Although that he were Consull at that time About which time as written I doe finde The Monarch great was then in chiefest prime Macedo king stout Alexanders minde Whose conquests great were but a puffe of winde For when he had maistred the world all At Babylon by poyson had his fall Against the state of Rome he did intend To haue made warre if Asia once subdued Then next through all Europa to haue wend His hands yet more in blood to haue imbrued But fates by death his purpose did seclude At 12. yeares raigne and 33. yeares age His part being playd he left vaine worlds stage His force against but death you heare forbad Papirius was for Romaines chieftaine chose Whose valiantnesse great fame attayned had In giuing foyle to Samnites cruell foes To Romaines tho in danger like to lose Their army all vnder their Consuls twaine Papirius force did victorie obtaine Dictator he that office after bare And earnest was in martiall discipline Expert and quicke in warlike feares his care Was euermore that souldiers should encline Not nice to be to lodge or dyet fine But valiant stout and to endure all toyle Which made them oft to giue their foes the foyle In this time loe of Romes encreasing fame In Saragosse the Tyrant then did raigne Whom to aduise with precepts good there came Diuine Plato who hardly scapt vnslaine This tyrants acts was had in such disdaine In histories who list to reade shall see His hatefull life vpheld by tyrannie Strange were his acts too many to be tolde Here in this place but for to make the rest To be supposde from one I cannot hold Of Barbar would he nere be trim'd or drest For feare the razor should his life arest His daughters aye with nutshels burning bright Should sindge his beard and so his head to dight But now returne to noble Rome againe After the death of Alexander great Fortie two yeares one Pirrhus that did raigne Epirotes King the Romanes state did threate His armie did their forces oft defeate Yet ere two yeares were gone and ouerpast He sought their peace and friendship at the last To which request the Senate would haue graunted But Appius Claude full seauen times elected Consull then old and blind their purpose daunted Of cowardise the Senate he detected In publique speech he Pirrhus peace reiected Fabritius eke gainst Pirrhus stout did stand Friendship with him to hold would at no hand Though Pirrhus did to him great presents send With offers mo for to reuolt and turne Vpon his side Fabritius would not bend For presents ne for promises once spurne Against Romes state such loue in him did burne To countries weale O patterne pretious stone For this our age to looke nay gaze vpon Yet more what did this noble heathen knight But Machiauels from whom all mischiefs springs Worke contrary he voyd of hate or spight No stabbing blades or murdring dags in brings No banketting nor phisicke poysonings Nor no such parts vile practises most euill Bred first in hell inuented by the diuell But he sends to Romes enemie Pirrhus king A runnagate a rogue a periur'd slaue A souldier of his owne who promising By poyson or some other meanes in graue The Romanes should Pirrhus dead see or haue Fabritius n'wold to this foule deede consent But him fast bound to Pirrhus prisoner sent When Pirrhus saw the Romanes friendship hee Could not obtaine by treaties or reward Determined by warre the end to see With martiall men he stood vpon his guard And Elephants to combat strong prepar'd He was the first to Italy that brought Those beasts who bare mē on their backs that fought But to encounter Pirrhus haughtie pride And mightie force a noble Romane knight Dentatus cal'd with Romanes him beside For Romes estate who did not flye but fight They Pirrhus and his power discomfit quight Dentatus for his worthie valour showne Had triumph braue which through all Rome was knowne Vntill this warre which Pirrhus lastly made Fiue hundreth yeres the romaines had welnie Broyles still at home and often ouerlayd With neighbours nere people of Italie Doubtfull their chaunce and fortunes they did trie The Latines oft the Samnites Toscanes other One

Consuls were chose when as the Swysers bold Did cast their course by Prouence for to go Farder in France whereas they ment to hold Their biding place say nay who so would By reason of the fertile soile and ground Great foyson there of fruites in season found Whom to forbid t'abide or there to rest Iulius Caesar raisde an armie strong Commaunded by the Senate soone was prest And in short space the Swysers came among Their power most dead on earth he laid along And after that to Ariouist also And Almane King he gaue like ouerthrow Besides these two he other battailes fought In parties moe of Germanie and France Neere riuer Rhyn his enemies he brought Subiect which farre his glory did aduance From thence with power ore Ocean seas did glance And did arriue among the Brytanes then With whom to fight he found them matchlesse men But yet in fine he did subiect that Isle Ere he return'd and letters thence did write To Rome which were conueyed in short while The first day of September to recite To Cicero which he receiu'de in sight Vpon the nine and twentith of the same From England in a month those letters came Caesar from thence return'd againe to France Had good successe the countrie quiet brought Ere it was long thus fortune can aduance Those whom she meanes at length to bring to nought About this time th'egiptians Rome besought To aide their king expeld his countrie fro By Archelaus worker of his woe Vnto the Senate Pompee sute did make The king distrest for to restore againe Gabinius charge thereof must vndertake He Archelaus perforce did constreine For to depart vpon a grieuous paine So Ptolome receiu'd againe his crowne And royall seate by Pompees high renowne CAP. 12. The Ciuill warre betweene Caesar and Pompee Caesars quieting the state of Egypt his quicke expedition through diuers other countries his attaining to the Empire LIke as two Lions long without their pray And comming where they hunger may sustaine Both being fierce they will agree no way In friendly sort to part the spoile in twaine High stomackt both both thinke the whole to gaine Doe fall at strife one for the others part Where one or both doe rue their rage with smart This ciuill warre which now began to rise Tweene Caesar stout and Pompee cal'd the great Sheweth lion like the grudge that smothring lies Within the heart which canker like doth eate Vntill such time reuenge breakes out in heate And sets on fire from smoake vnto a flame Neuer extinct without some foule disfame This ground whereon this grudge began to grow The cause thus fell stout Caesar was reiected Consull to be vntill he did bestow His armie and his office last elected But hate hath meanes that spight shall be detected Although small cause important thereto long Right set aside hate workes by open wrong But this conceipt Caesar held in his mind To yeeld his strengthes then naked should he bee Where now before might hap then come behind Yet neuerthelesse ye yeelded to agree If Pompee would release as well as he His power also which Pompee would not yeeld Hasted to France againe and from the field Brought on his armie came in Italie Tooke many townes by loue and composition Pompee this hearing with Consuls both did flie Caesar pursued there was no prohibition But ere he came to make with them condition Embarqute they were on sea boord vnder sayle And out of sight might bid to them alhayle For want of ships to serue his warlike turne He thought not good there long while for to stay But backe againe to Rome made his returne From Durazo from whence they fled away At Rome held court long after day by day Framing complaints gainst those that did him wrong And offring peace the Romance state among He perceiuing the Senate made small count Of what he spake from Rome in hast he sped And ere t'were long at Marcels did dismount Whereas the towne gainst him did make head But he by sea an armie caus'de be led Left it besiegde by water and by land And into Spaine did iourney out of hand Where Pompees captaines did vnto him render With all their forces at his commaund to bee And with them hasted whereas hope was slender At Marseiles towne ere he came sought t'agree And yeeld to him which done away goeth hee To Rome againe and in his absence was Dictator made through fates so brought to passe The people eke the more to raise his fame Elect him Consull with Seruilius marched And when he had set euery thing in frame For publike weale to Thessalie dispatched And there a time to fight with Pompee watched Did him orecome slew all his power welnie Pompee enforst to Egypt for to flie Where raigned then Ptolome his sonne that late Before rehearst by Pompees meane who was Restorde againe into his royall state In hast by flight Pompee to him did passe In hope he would with curtesie alas Requite with aide and succour at his neede Him now distrest for that his former deede But he to whom Pompee this pleasure did Was dead and now this King was but a childe Who scarcely would to Pompee welcome bid Of hope and succour being thus beguilde Ingratitude who is a monster vilde Within the harts of the Egyptians grew Doubting mishap in treason they him slew Vile wretches that durst on him so lay hand Whose noble hart relieu'd your wretched state Did you not feare the breach of league and band With Romanes made but could ye him so hate That was your friend though destinie and fate Did on him frowne so in his bloud t'embrue Your cruell handes but you his death shall rue Caesar shall not let vnreuenged goe Your barbarous part though he his enemie bee The day shall come wherein you shall crie woe Ruying your state with wracke and miserie For doing of so foule a villanie In killing him the worlds flower chiefe Whom Caesar loe bewailes with teares and griefe Presenting of his head thinke you to finde Pardon and peace no no Egyptians base Sprong from the stocke of some vile rascall minde No maruaile though like rogues the world ye trace Let not the earth affoord you byding place But wander ye as wretches all forlorne Your ofspring curst and those before you borne No doubt those plagues shall light vpon you all The Romanes who your kings oft succour gaue Shall raze their seate and euer after thrall Their name and make both king and queene a slaue And farther yet this curse eke shall you haue Craft and deceipt and theft shall be your trade Vntill the gallowes end of all haue made Ah worthy wight Pompee the Phoenix rare Starre of the world before and euer since Both memorie and fame shall aye declare Thy noble artes whose prowesse did conuince Full many a realme and prouince king and prince At twentie fiue

yeares age being no more What one did euer match thee since or before For noble mind for valour bountie loue Whose good successe did raise the Romanes state For constancie which mishaps could not moue For honour shew'de to wretched Mythridate Himselfe his race to many in like state Thy vertues blazde thy noble disposition But cruell mindes made thereof prohibition The stately triumpn Rome did make to thee Declare thy fame when thou didst backe returne With captiu'de kings conquer'd thy victorie As bright as sunne or blazing lampe did burne Which sight to see made them with griefe to mourne When in a chariot shining bright all gold Set rich with stones their eis might thee behold To sit and when their scepters and their crownes Their royall roabes with ornaments and all Their stately wealth their iewels spoyle of townes Siluer and gold with statues high and tall Of beaten gold yet more to shew their thrall Their armours and their weapons broad in sight They prisoners all orecome by thee in fight Triumphing thus with much more in like sort Romes youth went first next them the youthfull crew Neere mans estate then followed with great port Graue citizens next Senate did ensue Clad in their roabes of colour bloody hue Many sortes moe of people in their place Before and after in triumph then did trace In order due Those of his armie strong Some chiefe on horsebacke some on foote did goe Neuer the like triumph there was among Romes conquerours for any ouerthrow That giuen ws to countrie or to foe Yet loe alas such was his destenie Hated by friends and slaine by trecherie What mindes haue men in honours seate that sit High still to clime not knowing how soone they may When dread is least in daungers greatest flit And being once fallen soone wither and decay On mightie trees growes sundrie sortes of spray Whose rootes turn'd vp the danger is not small Whē tumbling down comes bark boughs twigs al. Pompee euen so oreturn'd by cruell fate By such as should haue him their succour lent His friends who loue did beare vnto his state Branches and boughes firme fixt to him and bent Were afterward cut off scattred and rent As here ensuing shall be shewed in place If well you note this high imperiall chace Caesar pursued and into Egypt came With power great the king that time in armes A quarrell had his sisters pride to tame Cleopatra for shunning future harmes On either part there was ofttimes alarmes Which to appease Caesar did them incite For him t'appeare as Iudge the cause to right In that he was Consull of Romane state And for before the former king that dyde Did league contract assenting to a rate The Senate with in friendship to abide But th'Egyptians with disdaine did slide From this offer tooke it in great disgrace Their king to pleade before a Consuls face Whereon in armes they drew them out of hand Sought meanes Caesar like Pompee to orethrow But he withstood them with his warlike band In dangers great yet last did make them know He Caesar was for victorie did blow Vpon his side the king dead he diuided Egypt in two and thus it was contriued Cleopatra ioynde with her younger brother Should both enioy the state and dignitie The one to be as mightie as the other Subiects to Rome euer after to bee This done Caesar departs and after hee Transportes his force and armie out of hand With speed most swift into Assyria land To Pontus next and there the king orethrew Pharnaces nam'de the sonne of Mythridate Rehearst before and afterwards he drew Armenia too and quieted that state With Gallogreece assigning them a rate Cappadoce Pont Bythinia also Romes league on paine of death not once forgoe This done to Rome fast making his returne The season cold in winters shortest dayes Desire of rule so made his heart to burne Setting a part all manner of delayes From Rome to Scicill Isle and there not stayes But taketh ship and sayles to Afrique coast With great desire t'encounter his en'mies hoast Pompees allies amongst whom Cato graue With other moe had raisde an armie great To take their parts king Iuba they doe craue Who did consent with them his foote to wet In doing of which he was set by his seate For Caesar had ore them the victorie The great'st part slaine the rest away did flie When Caesar had ended this chase of warres Returning backe triumphing with great spoyle In euery place made peace and ceast all iarres And to his enemies giuen vtter foyle To Rome he came and resting now from toyle He triumph had and did command each where The world throughout all nations did him feare Now here behold Romes Empire soueraigne Whose fame doth yet continue to this day The name of Caesar still it doth retaine And euer shall vntill the worlds decay The Scriptures by the Prophets so doe say Interpreted by learned clerkes diuine But now at height note how it did decline CAP. 13. The wounding to death of Iulius Caesar in the Senate house WHen bloud when fire whē slaughter spoyle sack Throughout the world had run to raise Rome hye Alas what woe what miserie and wrack Vile wretchednes and torments cruelly Her Empire causde causles many to dye Through treasons vsde with subtiltie and craft And slye deceits since in the world laft But richly clad in throne Imperiall As Phoebe in skies with maiestie doth shine Caesar did sit and in his hand the ball Or globe did hold for token or a signe As say he might the world all is mine Sole to command no match or mate had he Such was his minde gaining sole soueraigntie But here began hate enuie and disdaine The Monarch new his greatnes to despise His equals late now vassals he to raigne Alone and they as base before his eyes High minds secret the furies made to rise Not priuatly pretending of his harmes Nor publikely banding with men in armes But as he in th'imperiall seate did sit In parliament not dreading ought at all Pricks forth reuenge his enemies all fit The tree high growne with fatall axe to fall Least that his boughs spred large with shade might thrall Small vnder trees and wood that grew him neere Purpose pursued they would no longer beare Vnto him came in number eight or nine Each one a dagger bodkins some doe say What ere but there the thred they gan t'vntwine Of that great webbe begun so many a day Before and now iwoue begins away To weare and fret by piecemeale rag'd and torne As at this day base Bashrags doe it scorne Thus sunke the ship that floted with full saile Through stormes stird vp by furies plagues of hell Thus worthy Caesar worlds rule bids alhaile Leauing the trumpe of fame his praise to tell His vertue flyes his name mongst vs to dwell Vpon this globe what glorie more can be Vertue acts name left

to eternitie CAP. 14. The fortunate and prosperous raigne of Octauius Augustus Caesar in whose time our Sauiour Christ was borne WHen Summers heat with parching flames had burnd The earths fresh coate deckt sweet by Flora queene Whose colours gaye to russet browne was turnd Through drought fire hot each pleasant field was seene Bare backt deep scortcht with chawnes in steede of green Ceres vncrownde her garland withered ripe Pan haruest home to Swaines had playd with pipe Fruites falling fast Autum the same did hye Cleare dayes began to be o'recast with cloudes Turning to mists and raine descends the skye Birds couerts seeke and beasts together crowdes Close from the cold in house by fire shrowdes The rustique sort and greater swaynes beside Content perforce the winters wrath to bide Whilst chilling colde with many a bitter blast Disroabes the trees and bating quight the ground When Saturne with his cruell lookes doth cast A mantle thicke the colour seene and found White euery where but skies blacke low all round This globe vpon and when's depending seene Trees leau'd with yce in liew of Sommers greene When whistling windes do sheere the tender skinne And razor like piercing doth make a raze On seelie creatures barely clad and thinne Nye staru'de with cold looking with rueful grace Doe wish the spring to hasten on a pace Which doth ensue when Phoebe warme beames doth show His force from high to dying things below Then from his hole the seelie flye doth creepe For ioy to feele the warmth approaching nye Each creature else whom winters wrath made weepe Reioyce cloudes past beholding cleere the skye Beastes caues fruites earth fowles naked bushes flie Mounting towards ayre and all doe seeme to sing The sweetest time of all is in the spring Which season chaunst when Caesars burning sunne And haruest toyle began to end and drew Both Autumne and his winter course in one Dispoyling him of all his prime gaynd hue Octauius spring began the world anew So fresh a spring as neuer was before Vpon the earth nor euer shall be more Caesar thus slaine his glory laied downe low His force that late did through the world flie Ambitious mindes doth point and as t'were show Their vading ioy when they haue toucht the skie Great is their fall that seeke to climbe on hie Restlesse their mindes besides their bodies toyle Consuming time themselues with cares do spoyle Octauius who was Caesars sisters sonne The birth of whom recounted is before Such loue belike had of the souldiers wonne Of Legions he did gather a great store Reuengement of his vncles death he bore Secret in mind but seemde as though that he Tooke armes to fight against Mare Antonie In fauour of the publique state and weale But ere t'was long th'empire did diuide With him and Lepidus they three to deale In causes all before them to be tried Triumuirates so cald for to decide Matters of warre of peace contention strife What euer els concerned goods or life Marc Antonie at this time bare such sway As by his power he gaue commandement Marcus Tullius Cicero for to slay Who late in warres with power against him went This same was he that was so eloquent But now behold how enuy sowed seede Quarrels betweene the Triumuirates to breede For Lepidus deposde his office fro Vpon suspition of some trecherie Esteem'd Octauius for his mortall foe Reuengde to be drew to him Antonie To Egypt-ward they both in hast did flie Where Antonie tooke after vnto wife Cleopatra which bred foule hate and strife Cupid blind god the Romanes heart did wound At sight of this Egyptian stately dame Agreeing both conuenient time was found To quench desires heate and burning flame Strange may it seeme to some the noble fame These two liu'd in with honour wealth at will All pleasures sought their minds for to fulfill Fine sumptuous feastes delights with triumpes braue What daintie thing was thought on was not had Gold pearle stone attyre that hart could craue Nothing did want that might their minds make glad Sportes were deuisde t'expell all causes sad This life they led but Antonie to blame For one part plaid which wrought his end with shame Octauius sister he had espousde before Casting her off th'egyptian tooke to wife Which now at last grew to a canker sore A cause that moued Caesar vnto strife When Antonie amidst this pleasant life With his rich queene of Egypt wearing crowne Dread set apart fortune began to frowne Caesar his armie into Egypt lead Egyptians force the Romanes made to flie Hast and away who fast did runne best sped Cleopatra and her braue Antonie Their high estate brought downe by destinie Force and hope faylde their welfare to regaine Excesse was turn'd to penurie and paine Recalling both their former liues to count Now feeling want reliefe to them was strange No hope againe vnto their state to mount Despaire throughout their sences all did range Working vile meanes their wretched liues to change With griefe of which so nipped both their hartes As loathing life the same to death impartes The Empire sole Octauius then did sway Antonie dead peace through the world was Fortie foure yeares he raigned day by day And in the twentith nine it came to passe That Iesu Christ our onely Messias Was borne for vs of a pure virgine Our soules from hell for to redeeme and winne The Monarch now long resting without warre Nation not any durst once striue gainst Romes state By sea or land neere hand or yet a farre The first that did were Germanes full of hate People that time louing strife and debate But subiects Caesar brought them vnder yoke So fortunate he was and bare such stroke Some say that oft reuoluing in his minde The burden great of gouernment he bare Determind once the same to haue assignde To others to discharge him of that care But priuate being knew not how t'would fare To leade that life might be vnto him strange Doubting besides of Romes estate the change Of noble minde with vertues fully fraught Peace to obserue both liberall bountie free To learned men who vertue sought and taught For in his time most higest in degree And perfect fine it's written for to bee The Latin tongue but now corrupt vnpure To that was then which we haue now in vre When as the terme of fortie foure yeares Expired was Caesar at vtmost date Of life did leaue as by record appeares In quiet peace his high Imperiall state A thing no doubt ordainde before by fate So for to be for good of all mankinde As learned clarkes in holy writ doe finde CAP. 15. The raigne of Tyberius next Emperour OCtauius dead whose name Augustus was Next did succeed Tyberius to the state His sonne adopt and kinsman in like case It's sayd the Senate humbly did him treate Vnwilling for to rule his braines to beate To take the state on him at