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A11366	The tvvo most vvorthy and notable histories which remaine vnmained to posterity (viz:) the conspiracie of Cateline, vndertaken against the gouernment of the Senate of Rome, and the vvarre which Iugurth for many yeares maintained against the same state. Both written by C.C. Salustius.; Bellum Catilinae. English	Sallust, 86-34 B.C.; Sallust, 86-34 B.C. Bellum Jugurthinum. English. aut; Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.	1609 (1609)	STC 21625; ESTC S116620	153,941	206

names after death should participate of eternity For as wee are compacted of Soule and body so all our thoughts words and actions follow some the frailties of the flesh som the vertues of the Soule And therefore by the infallible law of Nature beauteous faces immeasurable riches and strongest bodies shall in short time decline and perish All things that haue a beginning must of necessitie haue an ending somtime falling before they are blossomed but how euer wayning before they are fully come to perfection But the gifts of a vertuous mind are subiect to no such limitations they are as the Soule Immortall Time-scorners the guids of life resisting all things commanding all things containing all things yet vncommaunded and vncontained of any Which high and Soueraigne Prerogatiues make me the more to wonder to see men spend the whole date of their dayes Dum seruitur libidini facta est consuetudo dum consuetudini non resistitur facta est necessitas in Reuelling Ryot and Idlenesse suffering their wits the richest Ornament of humane bodies for want of courage and imployment to rest base and vulgar especially sithence the mind affordeth such store and diuersity of means to rise to aduancement But it should seem that men thus qualified in these daies affect not Offices Superiority imployment in the state because vertue is neither countenanced nor those who haue attained preferment by indirect courses the freer from f Cum non iustis sufragijs ius obtinuerint Disgrace nor accounted more honest For although by their supereminence they haue iurisdiction ouer their country and parents and may punish offences yet is the President distastfull In Magistratibus neque salus nec requ●es nisi benè vtentibus for that all h Hoc est regi per Magistratus non electo● liberis suffragijs innouation irritateth Discontents Ielousies Quarrels and Scandall Whereas on the other side againe to gape after a thankelesse Office and to reape for our labours nothing but Enuy is as extreame a part of madnesse vnlesse it bee for him whome a preiudicate and factions i Vt fecère aliqui in fauorem Caesaris Pōpeij et Augusti humour of power possesseth thereby to gratifie the ambition abuses and partialities of a few great personages But to come to my purpose of all taskes that the minde can vndertake I hold none to be of greater vse then k Historia est testis tem porū lux veritatis magistra vitae nuncia vetustatis History of whose excellency because many famous men haue worthily discoursed thereof I will forbeare to speake least some seuere censurer should tax me of affectation for praising the profession wherein I confesse I take most delight Yea and I am in perfect beleefe that othersome for that I was once determined to spend the remainder of my daies in vacancy from State-Affayres wil not stick to write vpon the forhead of these my laborious and profitable studies the Titles of l Quia absque magno labore sed non sine Arte videtur seribi Historia Sloth But my best hope is they wil proue only such who onely account it a worke of industry to complement with the people or by making good cheere to captiuate mens fauours Who if it please them to remember in what times I was chosen to Office and what men at the same times were put by with the insufficiences of such as afterwardes were chosen into Parliament they cannot but acknowledge that I l Sapientis est mutiare propositum sires mutentur changed my mind vppon due considerations and not vpon any inclination to Sloth and that the common-wealth is likely to reape more profit by my times of leysure then by the continuall imployments of some other For I haue often heard Q. Maximus P. Scipio others our honorable Predecessors report that the intentiue contemplation of the m Vnde dici solet picturas et coelaturas illiteratorum esse libros Medalls of their Auncestors hath often inflamed their minds to Emulation not that the painting or the liueles protraiture had any such influences in thē but that the recording of their glorious actions did disperse such a Bout-feau of imitation in their spirits that it could neuer bee extinguished vntill they had equalized their highest Vertues But in these times of corruption what man liueth that contendeth not with his fore-fathers in acquisition of riches expence but neyther in honesty nor industry Euen vpstarts who in the olde world were accustomed to enter the ranke of Nobility Quorum maiores nunquam fuere in to Magistrat● by worth and sufficiency in these daies lay their plots for preferment by sinister endeuours and not by vertuous courses As if the Praetership Consul-ship and such like offices were in themselues simply Noble and not graced by their worths who manage such places Tet. Qui ista bona vocant perin●e sunt atqua qui illis vtuntur Thus haue I giuen my pen her liberty confessing that the corrupt and degenerate manners of the Citty hath made it forgetfull of duty for recompence whereof I will now betake me to my taske CHAP. 1. 1. Reasons inducing the Authour to write this History 2. Massinissa entreth aliance with the Romans 3. The vexation and cares of Misipsa his Sonne and successour 4. The commendation and qualities of Iugurth 5. His fortunes IN this Booke my purpose is to write the Warre which the Romane people vndertooke against Iugurth King of Numidia First because it was weighty cruell and doubtfull Secondly for that about this time the people avowed their first discontents against the surquedrie of the Roman Nobility a contention whereby al Diuine and humaine lawes were wrapped in confusion afterward proceeded into such raging fits of succeeding madnesse that Italy was almost wasted before their ciuill warres ended But for the Readers better vnderstanding and more satisfaction before I enter into the maine of the History I will first begin with matter of more ancient discourse In the second Punique warres wherein Hanniball the Carthaginian Captaine had after their manifold good fortunes almost laide desolate the Italian Prouinces and wasted their forces Masinissa king of Numidia was receiued by Scipio afterwards for subduing Affrica Surnamed Affricanus into the Romane alliance A man for Military prowesse and valor much renowned and whom after the ouerthrow of the Carthaginians and the taking of Sciphax a Lord of a spacious kingdom in Affricke the Romane people in reward of his good and loyal seruice frankly inuested with those cities and prouinces which by force he had gained from Sciphax By this meanes the friendship of Masinissa continued profitable and constant Quia tam parùm durauit successorū regnum vt non regnass● v●deātur but hee finished his life no sooner then his Empire tooke ending Manastaball and Gulussa his Brethren being dead the kingdom diuolued vnto Micipsa as sole-heyre He had two Sonnes

of grain plentifull for Catell but vnapt for trees It hath few springs and litle rain The people are heathfull of body swift of foote and indurable of labour Many who come not to vntimelie deaths by the sword or wild beasts would outliue the accustomed course of mans age if nature failed not for it is sildome heard that any die by sicknesse yet is the whole land stored with infinite swarmes of venemous wormes and beasts of prey But what people possessed the a Pauca ci●itates ●●rint Origin●m Country in the beginning who afterwards arriued or how they becam mingled one with another though diuersity of opinions possesse priuate fancies yet as we are letten to vnderstand by the interpretation of those Punique bookes which were said to be Hiempsals we will as briefly as we may relate as the case standeth what the Natiues report for truth in this matter Let euery man giue credite as he pleaseth to fancie it 2 The Getuli and Libians an vnciuill and barbarous people feeding vpon raw flesh and the fruits of the Earth as Beastes did first inhabit this Countrey They were neyther gouerned by Nature neither by Law nor superiority wilde stragling without leader and there resting where night ouertooke them But after that Hercules saith the Affricans dyed in Spaine his Army composed of diuers Nations hauing lost their Captaine in short time disbanded by reason of the disagreement and ambition of their Leaders Of these companies the Medes Persians and Armenians beeing transported into Affrique by shipping seized vppon the Sea-coastes of the Mediterranean The Persians tooke vp their Seates more inward toward the Ocean and turning the Keeles of their Boats vpwards vsed them in liew of better buildinges for neyther the soile affoorded Timber neyther was it lawfull to buy or barter for any in Spaine Further Traffique the Great Sea ignorance of forreine languages prohibited In processe of time by intermariages with the Getuli they became one Nation and for their wandering from place to place to prooue the goodnesse of pasturage for their Cattaile they tearmed themselues b A Graeca voce vemein i. pascers vnde d●rmatur dictio Nomades i. vagab●ndi pascentes Numidae Euen vnto this day those vpland buildinges of the Numidians which they tearme Mapalia Cottages are a kind of building edgelong on the top and broad-wasted below in a manner resembling the bottomes of ouerwhelmed Shipping Vnto the Medes and Armenians arriued the Libians for they conuersed more neerer the Affrican Sea The Getuli liued more neere the Sunne almost vnder the Tropique and by reason of the small distance of Sea between Spaine and them they built Townes in short time and gaue themselues to Traffique and Nauigation By assiduity the Libians corrupted their Names and of Medi in their barbarous languages called them Mauri The fortunes of the Persians in short time flourished whereupon vnder the name of Numidae in regard of their multitudes taking leaue of their Parents they seated thēselue in the Territories next adioyning to Carthage and after their own names Numidia After some continuance of c Numidae Carthagiu●● sium Carthaginensis Numidarum time the one Nation making vse of the other they inforced their neighbours either for loue or feare to subiection They became famous augmented their glories in greater measure then those that were nearer seated towardes d our Seas For the Lybians were not so warlike as the Getuli So for the most part the lower part of Affrica was wholy possessed by the Numidians and the e Viclis victorum nomen inditur victor imposed his owne name vpon the conquered people and country Againe the Phaeniceans some to diminish their home-bred multitudes and some of the Comminalty desirous of aduancement and other some in loue of nouelties arriued vpon the Sea-costs and there built Hippon Adrumetum Leptis and many other Citties which in short time grew admirable famous many whereof in future ages at some seasons gaue great assistance and at all times continued an honour to their first and ancient Countrimen I holde it more wisedome to silence the Originall of f Cum eius Origo fama factarū ingentem deposcat historiam Carthage then to write thereof sparingly because time calleth me to make hast of another discourse Neere vnto Cathabathmon the frontier betweene Affricke and Egipt in the higher sea first appeareth Ciren Colonia Thereon the two g Duo arenosa loca in mari Sirtes betweene them Leptis and then Arae philenorum Heere endeth the Carthaginian Dominion towardes Egipt Beyond are some Citties of the Punique iurisdiction the residue the Numidians possesse as farre as Mauritania The Moores lie nearest Spaine Beyonde the Numidians men say that the Getuli liue some in homely Cottages some more rudely to wander as Vagarants Beyond them the Ethiopians and beyond them againe all places to be scorched with extreamity of heat CHAP. 3. 1. The estate of Affrique in the beginning of these warres 2 Iugurths cunning carriage 3. He prouoketh his Brother to fight and routeth his Army 1. IN this warre the Roman people did gouerne many of the Punique Townes and al those Territories which were lately conquered from the Carthaginians by their Lieutenantes A great part of the Getuli and the Numidians as far as the flood Mulucha were Subiect to Iugurth King Bochus was Lorde of the Moores by report onely knowne to the Romaines otherwaies neuer heard of either in times of war or treaties of peace Thus haue I spoken enough to purpose as concerning the scituation of Affricke and the people who inhabit it 2. The diuision of the kingdome beeing determined the Commissioners returned and Iugurth contrary to his owne feares hauing obtained a reward for his Treason began to call vnto mind how he had heard his friends at Numantia report That all things were vendible at Rome Vpon assurance whereof concurring with the late protestations of his corrupted fauourites being incouraged he resolued to make a proofe vpon the kingdome of Adherbal The inuader was violent and valourous the invaded peaceable No souldier Of a frolicke disposition Disgistiue of iniuries Fearefull rather then to be feared Whereupon Iugurth taketh the occasion and vpon the sodaine strongly inuadeth his frontiers maketh booty of men and Cattle fiereth villages sheweth himselfe in warlike aray with his horsmen before many good towns This Brauado performed he retireth with his people into his owne kingdome coniecturing that Adherbal coulde not but take this hostile outrage to heart and in like measure cry quittance which if he did then was his desires satisfied for this would he pretend to bee the cause of the quarrell But Adherbal for that hee knew himselfe inferiour in forces and reposed greater confidence in the friendship of the Roman people then in his Numidians dispatcheth Messengers to Iugurth to complaine of these outrages Who although they reported nothing backe again saue contumelious Language yet sat he still with full resolution to

giftes were accepted as remembraunces of loue and kindnesse This done they make relation of their Imbassie to Silla and first beseech him in the businesse to stand their good friend and Counsellour Then they fall into speech vpon the streng●h the integrity and the maiesty of their Maister not omitting any title that might either prooue aduantagious to the capitulation or moue good liking in the Lieutenant Silla made no scruple to satisfie their desires and after he had giuen them instructions how they shuld cary their affaires before Marius and how before the Lordes of the Senat he stayed them there about the space of forty daies 3 Marius without speeding in his entended enterprise returned to Cirtha where hauing intelligence of the arriuall of the Embassadors he commandeth both them and Silla to dislodge from Vtica and to repaire vnto Cirtha The like commaundement is directed vnto L. Bilienus the Praetor Ex omni parte vbi Inberna egerint and the residue of the Nobility In presence of whom he giueth audience to the Moorish Embassadors withall his passe for their iourney to Rome During the time of which their absence they intreat the Consull for a surcease from armes These passages were well approued by Silla and some others a few were of a more seuere opinion little God knowes experimented in human affaires Sen. si miserum videris hominē scias which beeing alwaies casuall and vncertaine for the most part are counterchanged from better to worse All which their petitions being granted three of them take their iourny towards Rome in the company of C. Octauius Rufo the Treasurer at Warres in Affrick The other two returne backe to the King who seemed very well to like of the behauiour of the Consull but especially of the curtesie and affection of Silla At Rome after the Legates had submissiuely confessed the errours of their maister as induced thereunto by the insinuation of Iugurth the conclusion of their speech was knit vp with a desire to be receiued into the Roman aliance Vnto whome it was thus answered That the Romanes could as well remember to requite curtesies as to reuenge wrongs That the King because hee shewed himselfe sorrowfull for his faults was receiued into grace As for friendship and alliance they were to be vouchsafed onely vpon merit CHAP. 34. 1. Silla is sent by Marius to capitulate with Bocchus 2. Is in honour met vpon the way by Volux and by him accompanied to his Fathers Court not without great mistrust of disloyalty OF which determinations Bocchus hauing receiued intelligence by Letters hee requesteth Marius to send Silla vnto him with whom he meant to treat a finall composition of all difficulties Silla is sent guarded with a regiment of horse and foot accompanied with their Slingers and Enginers In like manner the Archers and the Italian Cohort with theyr lightest Arms for speed sake were commanded to march And the reason why they iournied armed at no stronger proofe on their enemies country was for that the weapons of the Barbarians were light and voydable 2 The fift day of the iourny Volux the son of Bocchus vppon the suddaine sheweth himselfe in the open fielde with a troope at most of one thousand horse who riding vppon the spurre and out of order to salute Silla at first seemed vnto him and the residue to be more in number as also to represent a kind of warlike distrust Whereupon euery man began to fall into ranke to put on his Armour to draw his Weapon and to expect the enemy The feare was indifferent their hopes better resolued as befalleth victours especially because the fight was to be mannaged against those whome they had formerly so often vanquished But the horsemen being sent out to discouer brought word of the truth and so all things were quieted Volux approaching calleth vnto the Quester and certifieth him that his father had sent him both to honour assist him in his iourney So that day and the next they both marched in one troope without distrust But after they had pitched their Tents and the day began now to close the Moore all fearefull with his colour going and comming runneth towards Silla and reporteth that he is assertained by his Discouerers that Iugurth approached● And therefore intreateth yea and importunateth him secretly in the dead of the night to make shift for himselfe by speedy flight Silla all inraged advowed that hee nothing feared the Numidian whom hee had so often heeretofore rowted That his resolution was setled vpon the valour of his people yea if assured destruction lay before his face That hee would abide by it rather then betray the liues of so many souldiers committed vnto his conduct by a base and vnsure flight to make spare of that fraile carcasse which peraduenture by casualty of sicknes might soone afterwardes miscarry But withall Vt hostes existi marēt eos vigilias agere post dec●ssum visis ignibus adhuc illie esse followeth his Counsell to dislodge by night and thereupon commaundeth the army foorthwith to fall to Supper to fill the Campe with fires and at the first watch without noise or tumult to make ready to march Now both Silla and his troopes beeing thoroughly wearied by this nights iourney with the rising of the sun pitcheth his Tents when as the Moorish vant-currers bring worde to the Campe that Iugurth hath taken vp his lodgings scarse one league before thē Which news were no sooner divulged but an vnvsuall feare attached the whol body of our army mistrusting that they had bin betrayed by Volux and brought into ambush by his treachery yea there were some that advowed that Death was his meed and that so manifest and notorious a Treason ought not to be suffered to escape vnpunished Although Silla in secret did iumpe in Opinion yet gaue he commandement that no man sho●ld be so hardie as to wrong the Moore but encorageth his people to cary a valiant conc●it of the yssue Putting them in mind That a few couragious souldiers haue heretofore happily encountred a tumultuary multitude and that not seldome The lesse spare any man made of his carcasse the better he sped That it be seemed not the armed hand to expect safety from the vnarmed foot b Abiects armis by turning the naked bodie at all c Nō perspiciēs quò s● praecipitet aduentures through rash fear from the face d Vt faciunt fugientes of the enemy Then calling vpon Iupiter e Fidelitatis hospitalitatis conseruatorem Max. to be a witnesse of the falshood and treachery of Bocchus he commandeth Volux as an enemy to depart the campe The yong Gentleman with teares in his eies beseecheth the Generall not to giue eare to such enuious reportes protesteth that nothing was fraudulently contriued but rather that he should perswade himselfe that all proceeded from the subtilty of Iugurth by whose warie watchfulnesse the course of his iourney was