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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

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

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

drinke to despayre Sorrowes are drie this draught will quench all strife Thus poysoned he did leaue his loathed life Ah wretched state vaine worldes vading ioyes High for to be auailes nothing at all Thy pompes and glorie are but trifeling toyes For record take we worthy Hannibal And many moe whom fortune hath made fall She lifteth high and smileth when a frowne Makes Cesar hop besides his seate and crowne Antiochus dead Antiochus againe Succeeded him who likewise vndertooke In Egypt chiefe next to the King to raigne Yet vnder age his state to ouer looke But th'Egiptians would not this thing brooke They seeing his sleights and where about he went To Rome in hast once more for succour sent Popilius Lenas charge the Senate fro Ambassage went with that great King to speake By Romanes power he coniur'd him to goe And his great siege from Alexandria breake Antiochus fear'd himselfe to be too weake Desired time to be aduis'd thereon To answer him to stay or else be gone Popilius then a rod held in his hand With haughtie looke beheld the King in face And round about in place where he did stand A circle on the ground therewith did trace Antiochus quoth he say on a pace Ere I out of this circle set one foote Straight answer me delayes shall nothing boote This Scarbrough warning put the King in feare Which made him to Popilius straight agree His siege forthwith in all the hast to reare And Egypt all to leaue in vnitie By writers loe these things recorded be To shew what might and rule the Romanes bare By destinie or through their vertues rare For at this time their rule did stretch so farre Inuading still the world euery where Who did not yeeld themselues the rod of warre Should draw out blood and bring them vnder feare The world they seemde in sunder for to teare Raigning alone as soueraignes and chiefe As after here it shall be shewed in briefe Phillip King of Macedo who but late Rehearsed is ambitiouslie now bent To liue as King within his owne estate Did thinke himselfe too straight shut vp and pent Of promise made before time did relent League with the Romanes brake and purposde warre If he had liu'd but death his course did barre But loe his sonne that next him did succeede Incited oft to take that cause in hand As heyre vnto the warre at last agreed Of Macedons he raisde a mightie band Emilius Paulus did his power withstand Orethrew his hoast and prisoner tooke him tho With wife and children greatly to their woe Return'd to Rome triumphing with his praye Where for surname Macedonique was cal'd Still after that and from that selfe same daye Macedo state to Rome was full instal'd Dalmatia after also was enthral'd By Nasica Cornelius so namde Whose force was such as he those people tamde CAP. 7. The third and last warre of Carthage when the City was quight subuerted and razed to the ground WHen time by fates vnto his period reacheth To top of wealth or bottome of all woe A rule most firme vnto the world teacheth Nature ne arte can alter or forgoe Vnlesse that he most high diuine say no Who ruleth fates who guideth time and all Who builded first and last shall make to fall Sixe hundreth yeares and fower now it was Since building first of noble Rome began Carthage once more deuisde to bring to passe To regaine that which late the Romaines wan Force they prepare with all the speede they can Their neighbours vexe with Massinissa King The Romaines friend and thus themselues they bring To vtter ruine for now it was debated In Senate house to saue or to destroy Carthage when at the last it was dilated For Romaines weale to make cleare all annoy After that time chiefe magistrate or roy Should gouerne more or dwelling there be found Commission was to raze it quite to th'ground Bellonaes face now fround with tyrannie Behold th'ambitions rightly in their kinde That to aspire regardes no miserie Or woes or wracke of others so their minde Suffised be which with a blast of winde Is ouerturnde and vanisheth away Not knowing how soone may come their own decay But such the nature and condition is Of earthly mindes t'enioy what they delight Forward to run not thinking ought amisse Should them betide or once their purpose spight And certes we see oft times doth run out right Without a stop or any stay at all Those things decreed by destenie to fall As here the Romaines purposing this war All doubtes debated into Afrique sent To Libia coast when Carthage saw a far Romes force and knowing the Senates full intent Amazde they were now this then that way bent One part resolu'd their cittie to defend With fame their liues and miseries to end The league of peace some seeke to hold their ire Some sue t'asswage and to that ende doe make Long suites and plaintes and last with teares desire Bringing pledges in fauour them to take But all in vaine denied with griefe they quake Distressed thus prouisions all were scant Of friends abroad they had as great a want Onely a few but discord caus'd their wrack When warres first gan then brake they vnitie One side forwards did draw the other back Which thing now last wrought all their miserie Famine with plagues murder and trecherie Which to recure was now alas too late When first their folly last brought their finall fate Censorino Martio and Mamilio were Chiefe in this warre who carthage first beset Whose fortunes for the space of foure yere Was losse most part small honour did they get Though toyle they tooke in colde in drie and wet Till Scipio young who was th'adopted sonne Of Scipio that before had Afrique wonne Seem'd for to tread and trace the steps aright Of his great Vnckle or else his Graundsire For in these Carthage last warres did acquight Himselfe so well the army did admire His seruice there a Trybune then no higher Whose virtue did mongst them such glorie gaine As sole Empire by Romes voyce did obtaine Ore all th'army at fiege of Carthage tho But thereto would the Senat not assent The people by treaties desired so Or else perforce would cause them to consent Clayming olde custome lastly were content Applauding much their captaine newly chose For Rome to fight gainst their long mortall foes When Scipio thus had of this warre full charge Within the campe he framed orders new In friendly sort he made vnto them large A speech commending of their valor true Eke what requir'd in souldiers to be due Purging from them the vicious idle all Who through corruption might th'armie thrall Which done preparde by sea and eke by land For the assault which to defend with might The Carthaginians lost time on no hand But fought and wrought t'offend by day and night To Romanes they did many waies worke spight But all in vaine since fates would haue it so That

last agreede During whose raigne there chaunst not worthy deede Which was for profit of the publique wealth But left vnto the Senate all the care Seeing himselfe in rich estate and health Bent whole his minde to quiet life and fare Occasion great th'empire did appaire For now both Parthia Denmarke Poland France With other moe against Rome did aduance Thus may we see when as the floud is full It falles againe so fares all worldly haps Fruites first be ripe before men doe them pull In seasons faire sudden comes thunderclaps In midst of ioyes griefe all our mirth vpwraps And now behold of Rome the morning shine Past midday marke begins for to decline Diuines doe hold that in the fifteenth yeere Tyberius raignd our Sauiour Iesu Christ Did suffer death to make vs sinners cleere To dwell with him that sits in throne most highest Who helpes vs aye when dangers we be nighest Whose Empire stands and euer shal endure When worlds pompe still fleeteth neuer sure CAP. 16. The raigne of Caligula Caligula TYberius sonne Caligula so calde Succeeded next a most pernicious childe Vnto all vice he was a bondslaue thralde Most fit to dwell with sauage men and wilde A life he led that wicked was and vilde Great heapes of gold Tyberius in his raigne Had got he spent in one yeare lewd and vaine Claudius CLaudius next him supposde his vncle he Came to England reduc'd againe that land That did reuolt from Romanes soueraigntie The Britaines did resist him with strong hand But he orecame them with his Romane band And ere from thence did part vnto his fame A citie built and calde it by his name Nero. NExt him ensued Nero when once againe The Britons bold began to warre anew The Romanes they did pill and put to paine In France the Frenchmen also them orethrew A mightie wind in many countries blew In Syria and also Armen●… Their forces most were beat and shronk away Last out of Spayne old Galba did retire Drawne on by Iulius Vindex who from France Perswaded him to Caesars seate aspire See how Ambition mortall minds doe launce He was content though old to follow chaunce Did march to Rome vpon whose comming fled Nero who was most wretchedly found dead Whose storie full at large may well be seene In Tacitus in English fine translate A worthie present for a King or Queene For noble Peeres or others of high state His praise deseru'd shall neuer come too late Who did so well in English it reduce For high degree to serue for publique vse Where is describ'd Nero his monstrous life A common-wealth and state in pieces torne Where may be seene what fruites doe come of strife How broods of vice each quiet state doth scorne And seeke to ruine but subiects truly borne Flye ciuill discord bringing woes and spoyles Most foule are fowles their owne nests that befiles FINIS Who commanded the whole world Virg. Aene. lib. 6. Oct August The spread eagle the armes of the Emperour Whatsoeuer is decreed by diuine power worldly policie cannot withstand * Dido the new maried wife of Sicheus whō the king of Tyrus slue from whose cruel tyrannie Dido fled into Afrique 50. yeares before Troyes destruction * Betweene 350. or 400. yeares after Troyes destruction or Eeneas comming into Italie 1. Kinges 2. Consuls Iustice Iustice duly and rightly executed causeth a common wealth to florish * A prouince in Italie neere vnto Rome an il neighbour to their state L. Quintius Cincinnatus Dictator which office had endured now alreadie about 70. yeares Ingratitude * Burguinions Malice not of any continuance but vanquished by virtue The vertuous oftentimes are diffamed by enuie foyled * before mentioned About this time the care and charge of the commō wealth came from the Tribunes to Consuls againe * out of the place he was charged to stand in * 44. yeares after in a battell against the french Senonois Alexander the great In this time liued Homoer and Socrates * T. Vetu●ius Caluin and Spurius Post-humus albin Cōsuls who dishonourably had taken truce with the enemie greatly to the Romaines disgrace * Dionisius the tyrant of Syracusa There are many wold trust the barbar to trim their beards if they had any Constancie to the commonweale in a Magis●●ate The heathē scorned thē Machiauels deuises now a daies too much raigning Among Christians now a daies treasons are rewarded and traitors succoured The first vse in Italy of Ele●hants in warre 〈…〉 wars 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 yeares ere they made any conquestes abroad Libia a prouince in Afrique where Dido built Carthage Things at the highest decaying highest Hauing first gotten a partie in the countrie The chance of battaile vncertaine Ingratitude most vile They murdered him because at his returne the Lacedemonians should not glorie in the victory gotten by their Captaine If the heathen held their worde in matters of life and death how much more ought christians in smaller moments * And the exchange of prisoners on both sides * Hanno Carthage Captaine Daily practises of Machauellians * Mountaines parting France and Italie of a wonderfull height * By the countries about Rome Three times he gaue the Romaines the repulse and in the fourth had a most mightie victorie Publius Scipio the sonne of Cornelius Scipio before rehearst * Hannibal had al Italy at commādement The countrie being fertile they surfeted with the fruites so that many dyed * Neere to the floud Metaurus by M. Liuius and C. C. Nero. * Publius * Which place was assignde to him for the warre About this time his father and vncle were slaine in lberia in the Carthagiman wars One who had bin oft Consull Desire to reuenge his vncle fathers death * Of the Senate * The common passage into Afrique nerest from Italy where he was but slenderly furnished at first for such a war When he was sent for he had his armie before Rome walles Subtil practises vsed generally now a daies Hannibal a ●worne enemie to the Rom. by a vow at nine yeres of age in the time of Amilcar his father Discord the signe of destruction the plagues of common weales and priuate mesnages * Massinissa a King in the countrey betrothed to the daughter of Asdrubal giuē by the Carthagi first to him and after to Sysax another King in the countrey there to him maried and after Massinissa maried her againe whē for feare to be taken of the Romaines poysoned her selfe The nature of time * Nor to passe the limites of his countrey * Into Greece Ciuill discord the ouerthrow of the Macedonian Monarchie * Antiochus Enuie the enemie to all vertue * A house or manor of his in the countrey * Marcus Fuluius * Dispayre in distressed mindes solitarie are not alone Infernall plagues to earthly mindes distrest The remēbrance of pleasures past pincheth when penurie is victor Actes of distressed soules possest by despayre running through