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One story is good till the other is told. A Roman story told by Dick to Tom on a winters night concerning the ingratitude of the Romans to Julius Cæsar, that famous emperor who fell a sacrifice to the malice of some persons whom he had rais'd to great honours and preferment.
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One Story is Good till the other is Told A Roman Story told by Dick to Tom on a Winters Night Concerning the Ingratitude of the Romans to Julius Caesar that famous Emperor who fell a sacrifice to the Malice of some Persons whom he had rais'd to great Honours and Preferment Ad Generum Gereris Sine Caede Sanguine pauci descendnat Reges Tom VVEll Dick I am told thou hast been Bred a Scholar and 't is like you can tell some Story to divert us prithee be not sparing of your labour Dick withal my heart Tom I will oblige you but what kind of Story is it you like Tom. Nay you are the best Judge but if I were to chuse I wou'd have a Roman Story for I have often heard talk of those People Dick. Well then Tom He tell you a Story that seems to run parallel to the Transactions of Forty One. 'T is about Julius Caezar the first of the Roman Emperor's who for his Illustrious descent his extraordinary Vertues and personal Courage was the only Person that was capable of putting an end to Consular Government which after the Expulsion of the Tarquins had lasted for some hundreds of Years Tom. But pray why was he call'd Julius Dick. Because he was lineally descendded from Julus the Son of Æneas that fam'd Trojan who after the Destruction of Troy sail'd into Italy and whose posterity were the Founders of Rome he was at first one of the Triumviry but after the Death of Pompey and Crassus the Administration of Affairs came into his own hands and he by an unweary'd application to business of State so gain'd upon the Hearts of the People that he was by Universal consent Proclaim'd Emperor Tom. But what is the Difference between King and Emperor Dick. They are different Names but the Power in both is the same absolute and unresistable in any Case whatsoever and to resist either I hold to be a damning Sin and there is on every Subject an indispensible Obligation to obey the Monarch whether King or Emperor as supreme Magistrate Julius Caezar after his Accession to the Imperial Dignity demean'd himself with all imaginable sweetness and Condescention he was also a great lover of Learning and those hours he cou'd spare from Publick business he dedicated to Study which was greatly further'd by his happy Genius for he cou'd rise our seand write at the same time he wrote Commentaries or Memoirs of his own Life which was truly Heroick â—s did our late Gracious but unhappy Sovereign King Charles the first In a Book entuled the Protraiture of the King. Tom. I belive there are other circumstances of their Lives which agree as well as that one Dick. Aye their Lives agree in the most Fatal circumstances for it was the Misfortune of both to have to do with the most ungrateful Persons and to be betray'd by those in whom they reposed the greatest Trust they were both Barbarously Murder'd one by the hands the other by the sentence of the Senators Tom. But what was it excited those Rebels to so inhumane a proceeding Dick. 'T was either ambition of raising themselves an Affectation of Popularity or a false notion of liberty which they Judged inconsistent with Obedience to any one Person Tom. But who were the Chief Persons concerned in the Murder of Caezar and whâ—t Means did they use to effect it Dick. Brutus and Casius were the head of the Conspiracy Men by nature cut out for such an Enterprize the latter being a Crafty Sly Invâ—â—â—rate Man the former a Resolute Ambitious and daring one but what was most remarkable was the Ingratitude of Brutus who had been rais'd by Caezar to Great and Signal Honour And was his greatest favourite in so much that he was wont frequently to call him Son in Token of his love Nevertheless this Man was easily induced to endeavour a change of Government and brought over to his Interest many of the greatest Quality in Rome whom he engaged to help to dispatch Caezar the first oppertunity Tom Methinks this Man was something like Oliver Cromwell DICK their Principles were much the same and tho' they were both monstrously ungrateful Brutus's Proceedings were much more honourable for he had not the Impudence to Impeach his Sovereign openly or put him to a formal Tryal but had him dispatch'd not by the Hand of the Common Executioner but by Men tho' Rebels nobly born but after several persons of Note had enter'd into this Conspiracy the opportunity to execute the design was wanting at length it was agreed that assoon as Caesar came into the Senat-House they shou'd fall upon him He had several warnings of his approaching Fate for there was a certain Man skill'd in divination who told him the Ides of March wou'd be Fatal to him and the Night before the Assassination his Wife Calpburnia dream's that the Palace fell down and crusht him to death in her Arms and at break of day a Raven was seen to flutter about the Window and make dismal Noise Tom. That look't indeed as if Heaven was careful for his preservation Diâ—k Undoubtedly the Gate of Heaven is concern'd in preservation of the life of every Man but more particularly in defending the Sacred person of a King who is the Vice-gerent of God Almighty on Earth But besides the entreaties of his Wife to put off the Meeting till another day he found in himself a backwardness to go and pretended an indisposition but the Conspirators being all Assembled sent several Messengers to tell him the House was full and that they impatiently expected his coming upon which he went and in his way thither met the Man who told him the Ides of March wou'd be Fatal to him to whom he smilling Cry'd well you see the Ides of March are come Ay! But replyed the other they are not past yet and when he had gone a little further there was a Letter delivered him by an Unknown Haâ—â— and the Messenger desired him to Read it saying 't was matter of great concern for it contained an Account of the Conspiracy but he believing it to be a Letter of Request put it among other Papers and went directly to the Senate-House where the Rebels fell upon him he for sometime withstood the fury of them all but seeing Brutus strike at him he ceased to defend himself and mildly reproached him in these words and you too my Son as if he had said I neither deserved nor expected this at your Hands there fell the Valient Caesar after he had received above twenty Wounds Tom. But what became of Brutus after for I long to hear whether he suffered deserved Punishment I hope he did not Escape hanging till after he was Dead as our Oliver did Dick. After the death of Caesar Mark Anthony made a Funeral Oration to tâ—e people in which he mentioned several Glorious Acts of Caesar and in the Middle of his Speech lifted a Cloath which covered the Body and shew'd his wounds all Bloody which so enrag'd the People that they lighted Torches and ran about the Ciâ—y with a design to destroy the Conspirators and burn their Houses In this Hurry Brutus and Cassius made their Escape and having gathered an Army of Rebels they prepared to defend themselves but were overthrown by Octavius and Mark Anthony at Philippi where after their defeat Cassius despairing and opprest by his Melancholly Temper kill'd himself of which when Brutus heard he wisely followed his example At length Civil Wars being over Augustus who was Nephew to Julius Caesar was Proclaimed Emperor who was not Inferior to his predecessor in any vertue but was much more Fortunate and under whom the Romans enjoy'd a long and happy Peace Tom. I think that is not unlike the Restoration of our late Gracious Sovereign King Charles the II and you know his was a peaceable Reign Dick. Why Tom thou hast a good fancy and 't is Pitty thou wert a Scholar Tom. I wish I were innocent but 't is too late to begin to learn but I fear Dick there are Persons of Distiâ—â—ion among us who wou'd play the part of Brutus or Cromwel if they had the Opportunity Dick. Very Probable Tom but I am sure that they who have the Power at present have not the will and they that have the will may they never have the Power AT Chapple-Izod at the Gardens of the late Mr. Robert Wadeley Gardner Deceas'd The following Trees are to be Sold at Reasonable Rates either by whole Sale or Retail viz Elms Horse hest Nuts Flowering Laurestines Cyprus Junipers Yews gilt Hollies Holly Stocks all manner of Shrubs Gilt-Box all manner of House Greens as Oranges Lemons Mertiles Alloways Pomgranets Olives fine Arbatus all manner of choice Fruit Trees for Walls or Standards as Peaches Apprecocks Neckterins Apples Pears Plumâ— Cherry s of all kinds Gâ—ajs Frames for hot Beds Bell-glasses very fine Likewise Two Gardens well planted with choice of Wall Fruit and Standards and two Meadows for Gress The Garddens and Meadows to be Set severally or together by the year or for a Term of Years Enquire of Mr. DUDLEY DONNELLY at the SWAN opposiee to the Queen's Gardens in Ch 〈…〉