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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

Bythinia made him hye in hast In Pontus bounds shutting him vp full fast From whence also in fight was driuen away Flying for ayde to the king of Armenia Lucullus still did after him pursue And oftentimes with both the powers did fight Of those two kings who thought for to subdue Lucullus force when each in others sight Were come the Romanes oreprest them by might The Kings enforsed to forsake the field Their people most were slaine and fled some yeeld But here by meanes of mutinie and iarre In Romanes campe which did Lucullus let With Pontus king to make an end of warre Whereby he might the gaine of glorie get The Senate did a message send to set Lucullus home and in his roome did place Pompee those warres of Mithridate to chase Who late before great fame and credite gainde In vanquishing by sea the nauie strong Of Pirats stout who had with power attainde The soueraigntie of all the coasts along From Spayne to Hellespont there all among Those Isles yet further did their force extend By land also which Pompee brought to end The ouerthrow of whom did much preuaile For Romes welfare and for the common state So hard beset till then they could not saile Out from their shores but brought now to this rate Pompee prepar'd himselfe for Mithridate To Asia sped making his power there strong Those warres to end which Rome had vexed long Which entred too he prosecuted so As in short space Mithridate was bereft Of hope for ere to rise his state vnto When once his forces were asunder cleft Small was the succour tho vnto him left For after being besieged by his sonne Pharnaces cal'd his life he yeelded done Killing himselfe O fury foule despayre That doest inspire thy selfe in soules distrest But what is life say such a blast of ayre Foule honors seate chiefe cause of great vnrest The meane estate is ten times happier blest O pride of Rome Ambitions patterne left Which neuer will from following race be rest But yet a while behold this mightie king Stout Mithridate how fortunes frowning spight Did at the last his warres and conquests bring To wretched state that fortie yeares with might Most valiantly did with the Romanes fight And victor oft their Captaines many led With him each where captiu'd so well he sped Treasons he scapte and murmurings many a one Of body strong to walke on foote or ride No wound did euer make him shrinke or grone To shun the warres at any time or tide Gaynst poysoning he poyson did prouide Wherewith when as he would his life haue ended No power at all by poyson was extended His sonne as is rehearst Pharnaces nam'de Vsurping now his crowne and dignitie Mythridate saw his wracke in such sort fram'de Fearing to fall in farther miserie Into the Romaines hands by trecherie Drew forth the venim which he euer bare About his sword began it to prepare Two of his daughters being fast him by Did pray the King that they might first of all Take taste thereof the potion for to trie Loathing their liues to see their fathers fall He would not yeeld but they would needes enthral Themselues to death and dranke and present dyed The selfe same thing by Mythridate was tryed But would not worke his body long before He so prepar'de against all poison strong For to withstand all treason enuie bore Against his state who sought all meanes by wrong T'abridge his dayes but fortune made him long Happie to liue vnhappie for to die From Empire so to fall in miserie Vanquisht with griefe which long before his hart Ne bodie could the Romanes legions great Orecome by practise policie or art And now quoth he loe what doth me most freate Faithles souldiers children vnkind entreate Me too my friends vnfaithfull to me are These foes I flye rather then life to spare Vnto a Duke that stood vnto him neere Quoth he to me thou euer hast been iust From huing any longer rid me cleere Lest Romanes tread my glorie in the dust Ore me a king to triumph as they lust Since poyson will not end my wretched life Helpe me by bloudie stroke to cease all strife The Duke bewayled Mithridate with teares Yeelding his helpe to rid him of his woe To his right breast with trembling hand he beares The bloudie blade that did his life vndoe Mithridate with a stroke draue it into His breast when as the liuely sprite outbrast Thus this great king fortune with spight downe cast What therefore bootes long life with troubled state Though riches wealth and honor men possesse What doth auaile long life without debate In pleasure ioy neuer to feele distresse In weale or woe let life be more or lesse Death is all one at first as tarie long Since dye we must mid woes small ioyes among CAP. 11. The disturbance of Romes estate by the conspiracie of Catiline Ierusa'ems tribute to Rome warres by Iulius Caesar in Germany France and England by Pompé the King of Egypt was restored to his kingdome LIke as the day when fresh Aurora spreds Her curtaines large expelling darke nights shade Bright Phoebe doth rise from chamber and vnbeds Himselfe abroad with blasing rayes doth glade Aslant the earth where length of shadowes made By mistie cloudes all vanish quite away Rough winds arise it proues a stormy day Through heate perhaps a thunderclap may sound Or els rough Aeol raise a mightie wind With flouds of raine fast powring on the ground That heards of cattell scarse can finde Shilter to saue their bare backs thinly linde When as those beasts that feeding lye in stall Recks not the storme how great so ere it fall So fareth fates faire weather now foule proue Stormes past there comes a quiet calme againe Seasons and times such earthly chances moue So Romes high state now whole then sicke with paine In worldly life cares be our daily gaine Lawes for the good of common weales firme seated Through ciuill strife their right vse are defeated As Pompee had those broyles and iarres late ended Seditious fire began to light againe Now Catiline by coniuration bended A number moe their countries peace to staine The state of Rome to spoyle ambitious braine But Cicero who Consull was that time Detected them of that most heynous crime But Catiline to Toscane came by flight Gathering fresh crewes of wretches all forlorne Gainst whom Anthonius Consull went to fight By whose great valour in pieces cut and torne The rebels were vnhappie wretches borne But fates to men doe aye alot such chance That by wrong meanes themselues thinke to aduance And in this yeare fine Cicero Consull was Ierusalem and all Iudea land Great Pompees power atchieu'de and brought to passe Did tribute pay vnto the Romaines hand Octauian eke as you shall vnderstand Who Emperour was in processe following here Receiu'de his birth at Rome in this same yere Fiue yeares after Gabinius and Piso

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

Romanes force the citie should o'rethro But like as time of euery thing makes end So now of Carthage fast came on the fine Besiegde with out with in themselues they bend To iarre alas of vtter ruine a signe Strength fayld and with dispayre they gan to pine Yet long and oft they did the Romanes grieue Whom Scipio by his valor did relieue Succour by land and sea from them he tooke Brake downe the walles entred the citie in When terror loe the Carthaginians shooke Like people mad to runne the doe begin In desperate case to loose all or all win Killing and kild at length the Romanes gaine The maistrie and the citie to obtaine Which to beholde what heart but would lament To see how Carthage stoode in wofull case Her stately fort cal'd Birsa torne and rent And houses sackt before the owners face Huge flames of fire rising in many a place A woefull thing for to beholde with eye Smoake dim the ayre and flames to reach the skie Great was the slaughter made by Romaines all In euery streete ran murder blood and fire The sillie babes from mothers breastes doe fall Husbands and wiues a sunder doe retyre Brothers and friendes and sisters pay the hyre Of death alas a griefe it was to see The cities ruine and their great miserie Some with the sword some midst the flame to burne A spectacle most horrible to rue Both magistrates and people dying mourne Of former welfare their ilfare last to view Scipio himselfe shed teares with griefe that grew To see the ruine of that citie olde Late rich and fayre welnie laid flat on molde Continued had seuen hundreth yeares and more Flourisht most braue with plentie of each thing And had commaund ore kingdomes cities store Rul'de eke by sea as chiefe imperiall King With store of ships that riches home did bring All in short space consumde and ruinde quight Subiect vnto blinde fortunes cruell spight Which well may shew the state of kingdomes all Though nere so rich so populous and stout But fortune can and hath made them to fall And welnie razde both names and places out Recount we will some chiefe among the rout What is become of Troyes pompe and pride Of Priam King and all his power beside Assiria that Monarchie so great The Persian Mede and Macedonian King In battaile that Darius stout did beate And all the world did subiect to him bring Carthage may here draw with them in one string Thus worketh time change and chance of each thing Base high to raise more faster downe to bring Thus Carthag loe came to her finall ende Razde to the ground to Rome rich spoyles were brought That were of choyse and Scipio eke did send Scicilians too braue statutes finely wrought And ornaments the Carthaginians cought Long since from them which antique were and olde Which they by force from them also did holde In Rome was ioy for this great victorie With high and low Scipio did triumph gayne His prayses were extended to the skie With peoples voyce and sound of trumpes amayne For surname also was giuen him Africane Because an end he made of so great warre Whereby Romes gloriy stretcht exceeding farre CAP. 7. The conquest of Achaia the razing of the city Corinth warres in Portugall Spayne and with the slaues in Scicilia the razing of Numanitia in Spaine WHen all these warres of Carthage ended were Th'acayan people gathered head amaine In Greece and there an armie they did reare Against Romes state whose brauing to restraine Lucius Mummius Consull leaue did gaine To fight with them of Romes force was he chiefe Who them o'rethrew vnto their paine and griefe Their countrey subiect vnto Rome they yeelded Corinth chiefe citie principall of Greece Hundreth of yeares full many had been builded With sack and spoyle his souldiers did it fleece Burning the same left standing not one peece And after razde the same quight with the ground No dwelling left in it for to be found About which time in Portugall there was A person stout Viriatus cal'd by name But meane of birth yet so it came to passe That from a shepheard grew to so great fame And with his force the Romanes oft did tame But he by treason slaine and not by fight Which caus'd that countrey fall to Romanes right Not far from thence in Spayne a towne did stand Numanitia cal'd which long time warres did hold With Romanes force fighting with equall hand Both one and other gaynde as fortune would The Romanes tooke disdaine a poore towne should Braue them so long and not to haue it tane Thither was sent stout Scipio African At whose aproach disorder great was found The army in that at the siege did lie Which he reformde and then by trumpets sound With sharpe assault Numantiaes force did trie Did take the same the people mercie crie His souldiers spoyl'd and sacked euery place And afterward did clearely it deface About this time within Scicilia isle Bondmen and slaues did make a great vprore Them to appease was vsed many a while Their number did increase still more and more But yet an armie was rais'd vp before For to subdue their power and their strength Whom Consul Fuluius pacified at length CAP. 9. The second warres in Asia the death of Scipio African warres with Iugurth King of Numidia and warres in Germanie France and other places SOone after this in Asia warre was mou'd On the behalfe of Attalus the King Who by his will had giuen to be prou'de His kingdome crowne and euery royall thing The Romanes too but one a plea did bring Against the case namde Aristonicus But Rome replyed and brought an action thus With armed men to trie the matter out Aristonious orecome and brought to yeld Perpenna Consul with his Romane rout Captiued him in battaile on the field Which yeare following to death too soone did yeeld Scipio as he within his house tooke rest Strangled t'was thought by some whom he lou'd best Not much aboue fiftie sixe yeares of age Loe valiant wightes foule fortunes cruell spight Rome was perplext with dolor griefe and rage And as some write in skies appear'd a sight It's said the sonne kept not his course aright How ere it was the losse was great to Rome So time brings too all earthly things their doome In France ensuing after this also The Consull Fabius gain'd a battell great And Gracchus Tribune of the people tho A man most rare on matters graue to treate By Enuies rage some did him cruell threate For slaine he was about diuiding lands The wise we see cannot shun malice hands And now began the warres of Iugurth stout Which Salust doth at large most plainly show Where may be seene great matters brought about And of the rest before past on a row In other workes who will them reade may know Why this small worke was writ one cause was chief Romes rising

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

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

high to be declar'd in brief But Iugurths warre which next did fall in chase Calphurnius first did take the same in hand Who Consull was and after him had place Cecilius Metellus strongly mand But lastly Marius with his warlike band Orethrew his host with many a deadly wound Ending the warre had Iugurth prisoner bound During which warre with this Numidian king The Germanes high and low gan to molest Italia soyle and mightie troopes did bring In France also that countrie to infest The Romanes had by them vnquiet rest Great slaughter oft amongst them they did make Chief Captaines many were forst their liues forsake But Marius Consull foure times now chose Gaue them repulse and last their power orethrew The Almanes hie were slaine and soone did lose At Aix in Prouence where their strength they drew In Lombardie at Lysieres did rue The other sort which done afresh did grow New warres that ouer all Italie did flow Those people that vpon the soyle did dwell In sundrie partes which often heretofore Be nam'de began againe for to rebell With much adoe appeasde was their vprore And being reduc'de to quiet as before Swift time that doth begin and end all thing A dangerous warre against Romes state did bring CAP. 10. The warres with Mithridate King of Pontus vpon which grew the ciuill warres in Rome betweene Sylla and Marius of warres in Portugall and the vtter ouerthrow of Mythridate the great King of Pontus IN Kingdomes rule most strange is fortunes chance Fleeting vnsure not to be thought with hart Euents each day both to and fro do glance Sores thought well salu'd elswhere vnknowen do smart Trust treason proues and plaies a tragique part With secret sleights Ambition worketh wiles Faith proueth fraudes and friendships are but guiles Mythridate King of Pontus valiant stout With armie strong did giue two Kings the foile Gaue them the chase their seate and kingdome out One of Bythinia the other of the soyle Of * Cappadoce their countries both did spoile Which warre so sore the state of Rome did trouble First strife next hate and after murders double These wretched Kings distressed thus with woe In league and friendship were with Romanes knit Vnto their aide perforce did driue them to But here marke fortune when she list to flit Who frowning seemde on Romanes side to sit For warres abroade to hurt them did begin And ●arres more ill at home themselues within Strife did arise two captaines stout Which after grew to warre and deadly wound Note here the fruites sedition bringeth out And where likewise ambition taketh ground The bodies sicke whereas the heades vnsound Rome had good cause to looke both pale and wan Neuer so plagude since first their state began Stout Mythridate with kings chase not content But farther runnes into the Romanes land Long t'was before the Senate could consent Who for this warre as leader chiefe should stand On partes they were on this side and that hand Sylla some chose because of noble race Some Marius rather to supply the place Betweene these two began Romes wofull state Here may be seene what ciuill discords breede Sylla had prest his armie at Romes gate Marius constrain'd to flye away with speede Perforce was such and so hard grew his meede In a small boate as fast as he could hye To Afrique coast away from Rome did flye So Sylla had of Pontus warre the charge And thither marcht with Mithridate to fight Absent from Rome Cynna whose power was large That time Consull began the state to spight Stirring vp strife but was soone put to flight By Octauian who in office with him was Out of the citie to Cynna gaue the chase Marius on this returned from exile His power with Octauian did vnite In Rome committing many parts most vile Wrong bare the sway and did orepresse the right Murder and theft was done in open sight They Consuls chose and did what ere they lust Their will was law that euery thing discust Sylla this while in warre gainst Mithridate The Romanes losse in part did get againe Hearing of Romes foule broyles and troubled state Fast homeward hied to ease that grieuous paine And when he had for most orecome and slaine His enemies that gainst him did resist Bare sway alone and then did what he list Thus one gap stopt a worser breach is made One tempest past a fouler storme doth rise One drowning scapte a gulfe more ill to wade One ill foreseene a vilder blinds the eyes One foe found out a crueller lurking lyes One canker heal'd out breakes more pestlent sore Marius was ill Sylla could be no more For when the winde tempestuously doth blow Oreturning towers houses trees and all Those harmes past ore incontinent doth flow A mightie floud by raine continuing fall Drencheth vp beasts on fields and in the stall Drowning both corne and fertile medow ground One common losse doth make a grieuous wound Marius windlike at first did blow and rage Which tempest little calm'd scarse ouerpast Sylla not bent that so it should asswage But after blasts brings flouds of raine as fast The woolfe full pancht the beare take his repast Who hunger bides but weaker beasts among The rauening sort opprest by open wrong Sylla his en'mies sharply did pursue Some banisht were and on their goods set price Their children eke that after should ensue He quite despoyl'd for euer to arise Office or rule to beare in any wise No man what ere might safe enioy his state Or life if once against him he bare hate So farre forth was his heart enflam'd with ire Marius being dead part of his carkasse tho Such furie did his raging mind inspire He causde into a riuer to be throw Behold reuenge to mortall men a foe Neere satisfied vntill she haue her will Of will restrainde with griefe her selfe doth kill Thus Sylla got the victorie at length Dictator made and had the chiefest place For to command and now againe in strength Rome gan to grow and mutinies to race But yet farre of an Exile in disgrace With Sylla nam'de Sertorius stout and fierce With warre did seeke the Romanes state to pierce In Portugall an armie he did wage Got many townes in warres hauing great skill For to appease this vnlookt for outrage Pompee had charge to worke therein his will Betweene these two each part much bloud did spill After great fights Sertorius was slaine In treason foule with craft caught in a traine A few yeares after Pompee this had wrought All Spayne he got and in that time also Bythinia king to earth by death was brought Heire to his crowne he made the Romanes tho But Mithridate king of Pontus sayd no Who occupied Bythinia all the while That Marius and Sylla made the broyle Against whose pride Lucullus Consull went And foyld him oft speeding so at the last His armie all in piecemeale cut and rent And from