his_o predecessor_n these_o beginning_n therefore_o thus_o understand_v do_v seem_v to_o have_v confer_v somewhat_o towards_o the_o weaken_n of_o pious_a respect_n in_o nero_n who_o leaven_v with_o the_o scoffing_n of_o his_o master_n for_o even_o lipsius_fw-la note_v that_o evil_a spirit_n in_o seneca_n do_v show_v himself_o afterward_o no_o undexterous_a disciple_n break_v sundry_a bitter_a jest_n remember_v by_o svetonius_n upon_o his_o dead_a adoptive_a father_n the_o creator_n of_o his_o undeserued_a fortune_n viii_o a_o word_n or_o two_o touch_v the_o institution_n of_o a_o monarch_n by_o occasion_n of_o nero_n institution_n to_o utter_v brief_o somewhat_o by_o way_n of_o frank_a speech_n upon_o this_o just_a occasion_n in_o the_o most_o cheerful_a and_o most_o careful_a province_n of_o the_o world_n the_o institution_n of_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n who_o good_a or_o evil_a be_v the_o common-weal_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o it_o which_o can_v be_v little_a or_o of_o little_a 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commonweal_n as_o there_o it_o be_v describe_v shall_v be_v cut_v in_o a_o column_n of_o silver_n for_o everlasting_a remembrance_n and_o yearly_o be_v read_v in_o full_a court_n upon_o the_o kalend_n of_o janvarie_a when_o the_o new_a consul_n take_v their_o oath_n and_o this_o be_v do_v say_v dio_n in_o effect_n that_o nero_n who_o give_v they_o the_o hope_n shall_v give_v they_o the_o fulfil_n also_o a_o provision_n worthy_a of_o their_o wisdom_n the_o commodity_n whereof_o be_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n by_o seneca_n do_v causeful_o ennoble_v &_o endear_v he_o to_o the_o public_a and_o though_o nero_n afterward_o spoil_v all_o by_o his_o incredible_a excess_n yet_o the_o oration_n remain_v still_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o engagement_n a_o touchstone_n of_o his_o action_n and_o by_o the_o disparity_n of_o premise_n and_o sequels_fw-fr do_v draw_v the_o great_a foulness_n upon_o his_o deformity_n nero_n fair_a overture_n for_o win_a goodwill_n at_o first_o remain_v estreat_v in_o that_o most_o steady_a author_n cornelius_n tacitus_n though_o the_o oration_n itself_o for_o what_o monument_n will_v not_o massy_a silver_n betray_v be_v quite_o consume_v the_o general_a notion_n of_o the_o speech_n fabric_n be_v to_o give_v hope_n that_o all_o those_o thing_n shall_v be_v avoid_v which_o have_v be_v offensive_a before_o of_o this_o point_n the_o italian_a author_n of_o the_o famous_a ragvalia_n of_o parnassus_n make_v unfriendly_a use_n in_o the_o imaginary_a inauguration_n of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n to_o the_o feign_a kingdom_n of_o lesbos_n small_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o tacitus_n who_o he_o make_v throw_v out_o again_o for_o affectation_n of_o tyranny_n x._o the_o poison_v of_o britannicus_n but_o the_o eminent_a fame_n of_o nero_n first_o five_o year_n be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o they_o be_v profitable_a to_o commonweal_n in_o the_o orderly_a correction_n and_o administration_n of_o the_o policy_n by_o the_o special_a care_n of_o seneca_n and_o the_o service_n of_o worthy_a patriot_n for_o his_o own_o manner_n otherwise_o do_v soon_o begin_v to_o putrify_v his_o delight_n some_o of_o they_o not_o honest_a in_o any_o man_n as_o wild_a masking_n and_o riotous_a wanton_a woman_n and_o some_o of_o they_o though_o not_o dishonest_a yet_o be_v pursue_v as_o chief_a employment_n be_v utter_o unseemly_a in_o a_o prince_n this_o connivent_fw-la permission_n of_o he_o to_o himself_o worthy_o reprove_v by_o dio_n as_o it_o increase_v seneca_n power_n so_o it_o inflame_v nero_n vice_n therefore_o almost_o every_o year_n of_o the_o five_o be_v stain_v with_o some_o notable_a foul_a fact_n or_o other_o for_o which_o notwithstanding_o because_o there_o may_v be_v some_o defence_n in_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o imperial_a right_n or_o personal_a safety_n they_o will_v have_v be_v commiserate_v in_o he_o as_o piacularie_a infelicity_n rather_o than_o urge_v as_o criminal_a impiety_n have_v the_o world_n feel_v a_o continuance_n of_o common_a profit_n or_o he_o not_o bewray_v his_o natural_a immanity_n within_o the_o very_a first_fw-mi twelve_o month_n of_o his_o government_n he_o spot_v and_o deflower_v the_o maiden_n candour_n of_o his_o fortune_n by_o poison_v britannicus_n who_o be_v his_o cousin_n german_a his_o adoptive_a brother_n and_o testamentary_a partner_n in_o the_o empire_n one_o so_o incapable_a of_o malicious_a crime_n that_o he_o be_v then_o but_o at_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o age_n this_o fact_n consider_v in_o itself_o though_o it_o direct_o violate_v the_o main_a foundation_n of_o the_o world_n lay_v deep_a by_o god_n in_o natural_a piety_n yet_o some_o other_o appellation_n will_v have_v be_v invent_v for_o avoid_v the_o proper_a of_o parricide_n as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o have_v not_o the_o carriage_n of_o his_o part_n in_o it_o and_o the_o horror_n of_o the_o circumstance_n make_v it_o whole_o his_o own_o for_o he_o curious_o behold_v the_o poison_n confect_v &_o boil_v to_o a_o speed_a height_n see_v it_o experiment_v and_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v secret_o minister_v in_o his_o own_o presence_n at_o supper_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o his_o wife_n octavia_z sister_n of_o britannicus_n and_o of_o agrippina_n who_o notwithstanding_o all_o other_o her_o nocency_n be_v innocent_a of_o this_o treachery_n though_o not_o innocent_a of_o the_o impulsives_n to_o it_o for_o her_o absoluteness_n be_v cross_v by_o seneca_n and_o burrhus_n she_o dare_v threaten_v to_o set_v up_o he_o as_o the_o right_a heir_n and_o thereby_o dub_v he_o the_o object_n of_o fear_n and_o danger_n and_o when_o the_o poor_a prince_n fall_v immediate_o down_o dead_a nero_n slight_v it_o off_o as_o but_o a_o fit_a of_o his_o fall_a sickness_n and_o after_o a_o short_a pause_n renew_v the_o feast_n the_o carcase_n remove_v away_o but_o neither_o his_o authority_n nor_o his_o art_n can_v hinder_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o crime_n for_o the_o body_n at_o the_o funeral_n fire_n be_v so_o thorough_o
nero_n caesar_n or_o monarchy_n deprave_a a_o historical_a work_n dedicate_v with_o leave_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o bvckingham_n lord_n admiral_n a.d._n mdcxxiii_o nero_n caesar_n or_o monarchy_n deprave_v a_o historical_a work_n dedicate_v with_o leave_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n lord_n admiral_n by_o the_o translator_n of_o lucius_n florus_n london_n print_v by_o t._n s._n for_o thomas_n walkley_n at_o britain_n burse_n 1624._o seneca_n ad_fw-la neronem_fw-la apud_fw-la cornelium_fw-la tacitum_fw-la annal._n fourteen_o ego_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la mvnificentiae_fw-la adhibere_fw-la potui_fw-la quam_fw-la studia_n ut_fw-la sic_fw-la dixerim_fw-la in_fw-la vmbra_fw-la educata_fw-la è_fw-la quibus_fw-la claritudo_fw-la vevit_fw-la to_o my_o lord_n the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n lord_n admiral_n most_o noble_a my_o gracious_a lôrd_n the_o office_n of_o a_o historian_n be_v not_o more_o worthy_a than_o it_o be_v hard_o but_o the_o hardness_n as_o it_o rise_v from_o the_o great_a necessity_n of_o truth_n then_o of_o eloquence_n be_v recompense_v with_o a_o advantage_n above_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o humane_a learning_n for_o each_o of_o those_o be_v but_o for_o certain_a nature_n whereas_o history_n be_v a_o common_a study_n for_o all_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o gift_n for_o it_o be_v a_o gift_n from_o heaven_n and_o a_o great_a one_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o excellency_n of_o person_n who_o have_v labour_v therein_o saint_n emperor_n king_n gownsman_n swordman_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v best_a or_o for_o the_o best_a the_o difficulty_n grow_v out_o of_o the_o abstruse_a condition_n of_o cause_n counsel_n fact_n and_o their_o circumstance_n and_o howsoever_o light_n may_v fail_v yet_o truth_n be_v the_o supreme_a aim_n of_o every_o right_a narrationer_n in_o this_o historical_a work_n of_o nero_n caesar_n i_o have_v so_o regard_v verity_n that_o in_o the_o same_o alone_o i_o have_v place_v my_o whole_a dignity_n chap._n xiii_o nero_n munificence_n and_o liberality_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o octavia_z nero_n first_o wife_n and_o of_o some_o other_o woman_n within_o his_o first_o five_o year_n chap._n xv._n the_o death_n of_o agrippina_n augusta_n §_o i._o the_o cause_n for_o which_o nero_n resolve_v to_o destroy_v agrippina_n his_o own_o mother_n page_n 24._o §_o ii_o mean_n think_v and_o agree_v upon_o for_o the_o secret_a destruction_n of_o agrippina_n page_n 26._o §_o iii_o the_o time_n and_o place_n for_o execution_n of_o the_o deed_n with_o a_o partil_a description_n of_o the_o trap-galley_n page_n 28._o §_o four_o agrippina_n feast_v by_o nero_n at_o baiae_n and_o put_v aboard_o the_o trap-galley_n upon_o her_o return_n pag._n 31._o §_o v._o the_o trap_n in_o the_o galley_n miscarry_v agrippina_n regain_n the_o shore_n her_o two_o chief_a attendant_n diverslie_o slay_v pag._n 34._o §_o vi_o doubt_n touch_v agrippina_n escape_n not_o to_o be_v clear_v out_o of_o tacitus_n svetonius_n or_o dio_n attempt_v to_o be_v clear_v otherwise_o pag._n 36._o §_o vii_o nero_n after_o the_o news_n of_o agrippina_n escape_n give_v present_a order_n for_o her_o death_n in_o hope_n to_o make_v it_o seem_v she_o proper_a act_n pag._n 38._o §_o viii_o the_o manner_n of_o agrippina_n murder_n exact_o describe_v pag._n 39_o §_o ix_o nero_n behaviour_n and_o word_n in_o private_a upon_o the_o view_n of_o agrippina_n corpse_n where_o the_o same_o of_o their_o incest_n be_v likewise_o scan_v pag._n 43._o §_o x._o a_o short_a speculation_n touch_v agrippina_n pedigree_n and_o death_n pag._n 46._o §_o xi_o the_o people_n inward_a judgement_n of_o nero_n heinous_a fact_n against_o his_o mother_n in_o what_o sort_n outward_o express_v pag._n 48._o §_o xii_o of_o agrippina_n colony_n and_o commentary_n and_o of_o her_o burial_n pag._n 49._o chap._n xvi_o a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o day_n of_o agrippina_n death_n observe_v chap._n xvii_o nero_n part_n after_o his_o mother_n end_n towards_o the_o close_n of_o his_o first_o five_o year_n chap._n xviii_o consideration_n touch_v the_o premise_n and_o commonweal_n chap._n xix_o the_o ghost_n of_o agrippina_n and_o other_o apparition_n afflict_v nero._n chap._n xx._n of_o the_o five_o yearly_a play_n and_o prize_v institute_v at_o rome_n by_o nero_n and_o of_o his_o study_n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o counsel_n of_o history_n for_o the_o worse_a part_n of_o nero_n reign_n after_o his_o first_o quinquennium_fw-la chap._n xxii_o a_o address_n of_o speech_n to_o my_o lord_n touch_v that_o which_o follow_v in_o nero_n reign_n chap._n xxiii_o the_o principal_a wonder_n of_o nero_n time_n and_o of_o princedoome_v the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o five_o year_n of_o nero_n his_o most_o commend_a time_n chap._n xxiiii_o the_o revolt_n in_o britain_n and_o other_o trouble_n of_o war_n §_o i._o a_o introductorie_n sum_n of_o affair_n in_o britain_n from_o the_o roman_n first_o entrance_n under_o julius_n caesar_n till_o the_o present_a revolt_n under_o nero._n pag._n 72._o §_o ii_o the_o britann_n at_o bloody_a odds_n among_o themselves_o upon_o julius_n caesar_n invasion_n pag._n 74._o §_o iii_o the_o effect_n of_o caesar_n two_o invasion_n and_o of_o his_o final_a return_n out_o of_o britain_n pag._n 75._o §_o four_o the_o britann_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o britain_n a_o part_n of_o caesar_n triumph_n over_o the_o gall_n pag._n 78._o §_o v._o of_o the_o britann_n and_o the_o british_a chariot_n of_o maecenas_n under_o augustus_n pag._n 79._o §_o vi_o of_o the_o peace_n of_o britain_n and_o of_o other_o rare_a matter_n there_o under_o tiberius_n pag._n 81._o §_o vii_o britain_n menace_v by_o caligula_n a_o touch_n of_o his_o folly_n and_o tower_n pag._n 83._o §_o viii_o the_o conquest_n of_o britain_n under_o claudius_n caesar._n a_o rare_a coin_n of_o he_o concern_v the_o state_n thereof_o pag._n 85._o chap._n xxv_o the_o intermit_a narration_n of_o the_o revolt_n of_o britain_n under_o nero_n prosecute_v §_o i._o the_o title_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o their_o conquest_n pag._n 91._o §_o ii_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o roman-britanns_a immediate_o before_o the_o revolt_n pag._n 92._o §_o iii_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o grand_a revolt_n boadicia_n quarrel_n the_o chief_a pag._n 97._o §_o four_o the_o person_n and_o quality_n of_o boadicia_n the_o warlike_a widow_n curious_o describe_v pag._n 101._o §_o v._o of_o suetonius_n paullinus_n nero_n lieutenant_n general_a in_o britain_n and_o of_o his_o design_n against_o anglesey_n pag._n 102._o §_o vi_o suetonius_n be_v absent_a upon_o the_o conquest_n of_o anglesey_n what_o roman_a force_n and_o friend_n reside_v behind_o for_o a_o stay_n and_o where_o pag._n 104._o §_o vii_o main_a observation_n touch_v cogidunus_n a_o king_n at_o this_o time_n in_o britain_n pag._n 106._o §_o viii_o boadicia_n and_o the_o britann_n meet_v in_o great_a secrecy_n and_o resolve_v to_o rise_v in_o arm_n pag._n 109._o §_o ix_o the_o druid_n of_o britain_n party_n in_o this_o grand_a revolt_n pag._n 110._o §_o x._o wonder_n fore-show_a the_o over-hanging_a evil_n pag._n 112._o §_o xi_o boadicia_n muster_n and_o attire_n and_o of_o the_o place_n of_o the_o rendezvous_n pag._n 113._o §_o xii_o boadicia_n oration_n to_o her_o army_n afford_v a_o most_o forceable_a point_n to_o inflame_v the_o britann_n by_o oppose_v their_o manner_n to_o the_o roman_n pag._n 115._o §_o xiii_o the_o motion_n and_o action_n of_o this_o mighty_a body_n of_o rebellion_n and_o first_o concern_v the_o roman_a colony_n at_o camalodunum_n and_o the_o castle_n on_o the_o border_n pag._n 119._o §_o xiiii_o the_o roman_a colony_n at_o camalodunum_n destroy_v by_o boadicia_n pag._n 122._o §_o xv._n petilius_n cerealis_n come_v tardy_a to_o the_o rescue_n be_v encounter_v upon_o the_o way_n by_o boadicia_n and_o put_v to_o flight_n pag._n 125._o §_o xvi_o catus_n decianus_n nero_n procurator_n leave_v britain_n without_o leave_n pag._n 127._o §_o xvii_o suetonius_n paullinus_n upon_o the_o news_n of_o boadicia_n rebellion_n come_v in_o haste_n from_o mona_n to_o london_n pag._n 129._o §_o xviii_o of_o nero_n london_n before_o suetonius_n paullinus_n be_v drive_v by_o boadicia_n to_o abandon_v it_o and_o first_o whither_o it_o be_v once_o a_o roman_a colony_n or_o no._n pag._n 131._o §_o xix_o the_o quality_n and_o estate_n of_o london_n immediate_o before_o the_o burn_a pag._n 132._o §_o xx._n nero_n lieutenant_n in_o britain_n abandon_v london_n to_o the_o rebel_n pag._n 139._o §_o xxi_o london_n enter_v sack_v and_o set_v on_o fire_n by_o boadicia_n pag._n 144._o §_o xxii_o verulam_n sack_v and_o destroy_v by_o boadicia_n a_o essential_a difference_n between_o the_o person_n of_o a_o municipium_fw-la and_o a_o colony_n pag._n 148._o §_o xxiii_o the_o most_o savage_a behaviour_n of_o the_o boadician_n in_o the_o use_n of_o their_o victory_n throughout_o pag._n 151._o §_o xxiiii_o the_o course_n which_o suetonius_n paullinus_n hold_v in_o his_o retreat_n from_o london_n and_o of_o
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