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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

of their Caprichios may mistake the sence the good vertuous and well disposed spirits will construe the best the other will shew their kinde what faults soeuer there be espied my intent is to surprise vertue and subingate vice Praying the almightie to send loue peace vnitie and concord among all faithfull Christian Princes and their subiects in Christ Iesu that as all that beare that name from him in outward shew so all may both inwardly and outwardly follow him simply in manner of life and doctrine for the benefite of themselues in the life to come Farewell Romes Monarchie CAP. 1. The building of Carthage and Rome the expelling of Romes Kinges and first choosing of Cousuls there the ouerthrow of 300. Romaines being all of one name and familie called Fabians OF Priams pompe his pallace or his towne Srong Troy the wals or how those warres began Which ten yeres held by Grecians last beat down Or whether side the praise or glorie wanne Is not here ment at all vpon to scanne Yet will my muse in meane style pen I imploy Of warres to write long after that from Troy Aeneas came into Italia soyle But leauing him and farther on to passe Excepting too what euer iarre or broyle Did after chance till Rome yfounded was By Romulus whose birth is counted base Thus much is sayd because Aeneas line Is brought by writ in Caesars seate to shine For when Augustus surnam'de Caesar sate Sole with the Scepter in th'imperiall throne Virgil to praise his high discent and state In his Aeneidos makes it to him knowne How Troian race the world then rul'de alone Old Priams stocke of Troy that famous king In him * most fresh ore all the earth did spring But memorie and fame of nations olde Swift time makes ende as was as of beginning Romes base commence in writing is enrolde To be at first a webbe of slender spinning And yet at last had all the world winning As floudes at first come slylie creeping in So at full sea to ebbe do straight begin So worketh time of euery thing the change O Rome whose wings sometime the earth orespread Thy glories gone thy fame still lasting strange Thy captaines that did raise thy state are dead Both Pompee and Caesars aspiring head With many moe their monarchies and all Whom Time hath rais'de and likewise made to fall But what so fates and destinie allottes Fortune will not gainsay or backe withholde What subiect is vnto her staines and spottes Nought can auaile no mines or mounts of golde And what againe in fauour she doth holde Shall mount and weare both diademe and crowne And vnlook'te for as fast come tumbling downe Proofe of thse things by Carthage first of twaine Whose plotted seate queene Dido did beginne By graunt obtain'de and so much ground did gaine To build vpon in reach of a bulles skinne Which she cut small in pieces long and thinne In lengthes stretcht out it farre orespead the field In circuite there the walles she gan to build With houses braue high towers temples fayre The stately Forte which Birsa had to name Whose toppes high mounted seem'de to touch the ayre For strength and wealth the world it had for fame Yet for all that the Romaines it orecame The citie sackt and raz'de the walles to ground Whose match ech way on earth was thē scarse found Of Rome the walles and buildings first of all Olde writtes record that Romulus began To found the same whose meane estate some call Him shepheard borne or else a bare heardsman Nurst by a wolfe but he such glory wan As fates decree the chance of euery thing His power grew so as lastly made him king And after him if histories say true Two hundreth yeares adde fortie foure withall Sixe kings more raign'de ech one in order due The last of which his pride did cause to fall And name of king did euer after thrall To rule or rainge that famous citie in Who called was that time the proud Tarquin Their Kings expel'd two Consuls next bare sway Whose office was t'endure for a yeare Iunius Brutus to the state a stay Chiefe cause the Tarquins Romes kings chased were His owne two sonnes no whit he did forbeare For to be head with others seeking meane Their Tarquins kings for to restore againe A noble deed of iustice right and zeale O happie place where rulers vpright stand A worthy member of a publique weale A president for euery state and land Vice to correct with rod of iustice hand Thus Consuls two in place of kings did guide The state of Rome which after stretched wide During which time discordes did often rise At home and forth Toscane the countrie hight That then made warre but Rome did them despise Three hundreth Romaines went with them to fight All of one name cal'd Fabians put to flight Their armie and they all slaine left no more Of that name but a child who did restore Their house againe which chaunce to Rome did fall Thirtie three yeares after their kings decay And after that three hundreth yeares in all Of Romes building things at vncertaine stay By reason brawles did often them affray From them Ambassage to the Grecians went Who lawes to Rome in brassie tables sent CAP. 2. The third and fourth alteration of officers in Rome where after many changes the Consuls were of continuance vntill Iulius Caesar IN meane estate was Rome at that same time Wanting both wittes and men of wisedomes lore To make them lawes but things that be in prime Come to be ripe though it be long before In Greece that time were wisemen plenteous store That in all kind of Artes profound did florish Romes weake estate with wisedome they did norish Those lawes brought home the publike state weale Rechanged was from Consuls two as then To Decemuirs supremely that did deale With euery cause asmuch to say Tenne men But this new change was altered soone agen Appius Claude one of that number tho Committing rape that gouernment did orethrow A magistrate to doe an act so vile The people would no longer them permit Consuls againe were chose who but a while Did last but yet againe began to flit Their officers for so it was thought fit Two Tribunes then were chose whose power and might Was Consul like the peoples wrong to right This time also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 three hundreth yeare And fifteene since 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●●rst was founded An office was which onely one did beare Which seemes to be on great authoritie grounded Dictator calde who caus'de to death be wounded Spurius Melius who sought to be Romes roye His house and name for euer to destroye Two yeares next after gouernment againe To warlike Tribunes came seruing in warre Abroade at home as fortune list to raigne To stint all striues of mutinie and iarre And to keepe off the enemie a farre Which did endure about some seuentie In all which

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

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

the countrie all about The summer past to winter he did go To Capua with Carthaginian rout Where idlenes infected valour stout Abundance bred their bane cloyd with delight His armie all was welny orethrowne quight But whil'st he lay within Italia soyle He Romanes force had welny vanquisht quight Yet Asdrubal receiu'd a mightie foyle By Romanes Consuls that with him did fight Bringing new succours for to reuenge the spight To Carthage done whil'st Hannibal with chance By fortune might against Romes walles aduance But Scipio this while stout bold and wise Whose valour great is spoken of before Had good successe in Spayne whose fame did rise Throughout all Rome and to augment it more In getting Spayne which place his father bore And vncle both to Rome did come at last Where for desert in Consulship was plast His noble mind bent to his cities good Required Afrique might be him assignde For publique weale to loose his life and bloud But his desire impediments did finde Old Fabius sharply did resist his mind Who gaue aduise rather at home to stay Gainst Hannibal with force to take the way But Scipio then contrarying Fabius will Declar'd his mind in open audience The Senate too to grant him their good will For it will proue by good experience In Afrique if we fight for Romes defence Neede will driue Carthage call home Hannibal Who it denies I know such hap will fall For he who is their chiefest hope and stay And he on whom their saftie doth depend Long time they will ne can misse him away So shall our warres in Italy haue end To his aduise the Senate did attend Debating much some loth yet was assignde For Carthage warre which greatly pleasde his minde But first to Scicil Isle must take his course And there prepare to furnish full his neede To rig vp ships t'abide the waters sourse Prest in each poynt away go'th he with speede Though all the Senate scarse thereto agreede Yet loe this warre grew to so glorious fame As none so much encreast the Romanes name So much preuail'd Scipio his vertue there As Carthaginians gaine to losse did fall By meanes whereof so hard beset they were As Carthage towne was welny brought in thrall Enforced to reuoke home Hannibal The Senat now found Scipios saying true Away he went that meant Rome to subdue Who then had for the space of sixteene yeares Infested all Italia about Put Rome and Romaines oft in deadly feares And brought their state to many a dreadfull doubt Deliuered now from troubles which did sprout And spring each day by meanes of such a foe Hannibal gone ioy did expell all woe But ere that he from Italie did passe Carthage to Rome Ambassadors did send For to haue peace which thing concluded was Yet secretly their warres they did intend Each kinde of way they did repayre and mend Their armies that did armes and victuals want Which warres among them had made very scant But Hannibal no sooner was arriu'd At Carthage tho but did dislike the peace Of hope he should be sure to be depriu'd And purpose too if that the warres should cease Displeasde he seemde but did his force encrease Braue Scipio to meete vpon the field Whose noble minde did neuer meane to yeeld Their Armies tweene light skirmish oft did chaunce Hannibal was for victuals hard beset He who but late to warre would needes aduaunce Secret seekes peace prouisions for to get Obtaind performde conditions did not let On Carthage side but people all cride out We are betrayde among these champions stout And iarring thus themselues full oft among Now taking truce and then doe breake againe They crie a fresh these Captaines doe vs wrong Whose outrage rulers seeke for to restraine Things running thus the magistrates are fayne The peace to breake commaunding Hannibal To trie by fight what fortune will them fall Both armies lay each in th'others sight King Massinissa was on Romaines side Who league with Scipio made before in spight Of Carthage who denyed him his bride A noble mayde in prime of beauties pride First his from them but after did her mary Another to the cause that made him vary This ciuill strife with many others moe The citie in and countrie all about Was cause at last of Carthage ouerthrow In steede of reason will did rule the rout Tweene magistrates also foule hate did sprout Rage insolence and often death most vile Thus foule reuenge did high and low beguile But Hannibal hearing of Romaines strength Of Scipioes bountie clemencie and fame His noble minde with more sought meanes at length To speake with him ere they to battaile came It chaunst and loe furie seemde to enflame Hannibal who in wordes was somewhat tart Threatning each other a sunder they doe part The time being come when both their armies met Great was the slaughter made on either side But Romaines did the victorie there get Making their foes to dye with woundes full wide Hannibal fled he durst not longer bide The losse so great that Carthaginians craue Peace once againe with Romaines for to haue Scipio agreed Romes Senate did consent Whilest peace endured many things did chaunce Here to recyte too long were verament But Romaines did their honors still aduaunce And Carthage welfare backwardly did glaunce Scipio to Rome returnde did triumph gayne And for surname was called Africane For that those warres attayned had such fame And profite great brought vnto Romaines state The countrey whole had Africa to name By him subdued ordeynde thereto by fate Thus time we see brings all things to their date Destroying oft and raising vp againe Yeelding some store others doth pinch with paine CAP. 6. The warres of the Romaines with the Macedonians the conquest of Asia the death of Scipio African Romes Ambassador putteth the great King of Assiria in feare with his speech the conquering of Macedonia and Dalmatia PEace on this wise again to Carthage granted Rome had home-broyles warres greater outward grew The Macedonian King gainst Romaines vanted Whose proude attempt with Grecians to subdue Quintus Flaminius led forth the warlike crue Of Romaines tho subduing that same King And Grecians all subiects to Rome did bring He charge gaue to this King of Macedo Phillip by name neuer once warre to moue Gainst Romaine state which he agreed vnto Performing it with dutie and with loue To Romaines he a friend did after proue For ayde he gaue with all his power and might When Romaines would at any neede to fight Antiochus the great Assiria king Came with great power the Romaines to withstand This Phillip then most willingly did bring His force and ioyn'de with those of Romaines band Glabrio for Rome obtain'd the vpper hand Antiochus fled to Egypt ward with speede Raysing more force to doe some other deede Phillip and he t'is said descended were From those who when great Alexander dead In kingdomes did diuide

their sences Hannibal poysoned himselfe The ambition of antiochus King of Assiria who also would gouerne the King of Egipt being but yet a childe minding thereby to obtaine the Kingdome to himselfe Romes Ambassador feareth the great King of Assiria with a word * His breach of promise punished after in his sonne called Perseus solicited by his nobles after his fathers death to take in hand this warre * Who at this instant gaue vnto thē a great ouerthrow which weakened them sore to withstand this last warre * Ambition is neuer sufficed till death The wise foreseeth destinie but fooles fall in their folly A great nūber of their Children according to the last trues The people desired him for hope onely of the former Scipio who conquered Astique before The true patterne of a most noble Captaine Where Magistrates are not obeyed with a confusion commeth finall destruction The end of disobedience to the Magistrates in a common welth is many miseries The nature of fury once conqueror The miserie of disordered people euen their owne enemies do often lament to beholde On earth nothing permanent * The image of Apollo of fine gold pillars of golde of the waight of 1000. talents with innumerable other spoyles besides those taken by the souldiers Lucius Mummius had for surname Achaique Portugall subiect to Rome * 14. Yeares after Carthage destroyed and in the 622. of Romes foundation When the foote will rise against the head cut it off on the ground any more to tread In the yeare of Rome 625. Both the other Scipio and this dyed in the flower of their age Iugurth K. of Numidia a countrey in Afrique appertaining sometime to the Carthaginians Calphurnius Slaughter and ouerthrowes of the Romaines by the Germanes * The Latines Samnites To scanes Veientes Eques Falisques and others now such countries as areabout Rome Florence Genua Mantua Ferrara Sienna and others * Two countries in Asia * The Romanes Ciuill discord the onely mischiefe of all common-wealths which bringeth therein destructions sooner then any other plague Contentiō cause of hate and reuenge One poison driuen out by another and yet the griefe not cured The fruites of ciuill discord A quiet state the meane while True is an olde saying seldome comes the better Reuenge ioyned with ire * Prescribed by Sylla * Giuing many ouerthrowes to the Romans during the ciuill warres * Liued often most sumptuouslie c. Not medling any more in matters of the commonwealth * Pompee * Nere vnto Constantinople or beyond which com passeth the one side of all Europe Vnconstācie of mind in miseries engendreth dispayre Romes ambition still continueth By this King was inuented the triacle now vsed called by his name Friends and his souldiers forsooke him by meanes of his son who vsurped the crowne The longer life the greater strife The weakest alwaies goes to the wall Ciuill strife a destroyer * Gathereth a crew discontented through idlenes and voluptuousnesse The reward of rebeliious persons disturbing the quiet estate of the common wealth * A people in Germanie * A Countrey in France very fruitefull Iulius Caesar his first charge in warrein Germanie Caesar fortunate in al his warres Caesar in England Letters written to Rome from England * Commanded by the Senate or councell * The noble mind of Pompee to distressed Princes Where reuenge taketh roote nothing but death can supplant it Hate will build on a small ground to be reuenged * Caesa●… * Or Marcellis a towne in in France lying betweene Spayne and Italy on the sea coast Partly through feare of further trouble * And Pharsalie where they fought Pompe but young yet a great conqueror There was counted to be in siluer 2200. talents after our account in money an infinite some Besides prisoners there were 314. pledges children of Kinges and great Princes of countries by him ouer come shewed in the triumph with the images pictures of those slaine in battaile to represent his victories The greatnes of mans minde atchieueth many enterprises thought vnpossible which proueth true that a man is but his minde Cato slew himselfe at Vtica a city in Afrique for that hee would not fall into Caesars hands * Iuba a King in Afrique his league with Rome In his owne person ere he attayned the soueraigntie of Emperor hee had made war in three parts of the world viz Asia Africa Europe and from them all returned victor No sooner full sea but ebbe beginneth Ambition cause of many miseries Honers seat full of dangers Whē dread is least then is danger greatest * A relation to the fourth staffe in the first Chapter of this booke * The Turkes Summer the ripener of al fruites Autum the gatherer ●…orier Winter the destroyer spender Spring the quickner againe of all But this spring the comfort of all Christians the haruest hath been long God graunt many good laborers there in that whē Autum commeth winter following be not sharpe Planting with care and yet not knowing who shall enioy that they haue toyled for * Iu. Caesar Inconstancie the change of many strange chances Discention cause of distruction Liking and lust cause of dishonor Sweet meat will haue sower sauce Delightes with carelesnes bringes wracke and wretchednes Christes birth the spring of our ioyes The praise of Augustus Constancie in virtue maketh old age long happie Christs death our comfortable haruest God grant vs grace to gather therby fruites that in winter we dye not but liue The Brytaines reuolt from Romes gouernement Gloucester so Claudius Cae●ar Virtue buildeth vice plucketh downe * Who was gouernor of a prouince in France for the Romanes wrote letters into Spayne The onely decaye of the Empire was ciuill discord Virtues praise neuer dyeth Whose increase is mightie now a dayes