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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

to eternitie CAP. 14. The fortunate and prosperous raigne of Octauius Augustus Caesar in whose time our Sauiour Christ was borne WHen Summers heat with parching flames had burnd The earths fresh coate deckt sweet by Flora queene Whose colours gaye to russet browne was turnd Through drought fire hot each pleasant field was seene Bare backt deep scortcht with chawnes in steede of green Ceres vncrownde her garland withered ripe Pan haruest home to Swaines had playd with pipe Fruites falling fast Autum the same did hye Cleare dayes began to be o'recast with cloudes Turning to mists and raine descends the skye Birds couerts seeke and beasts together crowdes Close from the cold in house by fire shrowdes The rustique sort and greater swaynes beside Content perforce the winters wrath to bide Whilst chilling colde with many a bitter blast Disroabes the trees and bating quight the ground When Saturne with his cruell lookes doth cast A mantle thicke the colour seene and found White euery where but skies blacke low all round This globe vpon and when's depending seene Trees leau'd with yce in liew of Sommers greene When whistling windes do sheere the tender skinne And razor like piercing doth make a raze On seelie creatures barely clad and thinne Nye staru'de with cold looking with rueful grace Doe wish the spring to hasten on a pace Which doth ensue when Phoebe warme beames doth show His force from high to dying things below Then from his hole the seelie flye doth creepe For ioy to feele the warmth approaching nye Each creature else whom winters wrath made weepe Reioyce cloudes past beholding cleere the skye Beastes caues fruites earth fowles naked bushes flie Mounting towards ayre and all doe seeme to sing The sweetest time of all is in the spring Which season chaunst when Caesars burning sunne And haruest toyle began to end and drew Both Autumne and his winter course in one Dispoyling him of all his prime gaynd hue Octauius spring began the world anew So fresh a spring as neuer was before Vpon the earth nor euer shall be more Caesar thus slaine his glory laied downe low His force that late did through the world flie Ambitious mindes doth point and as t'were show Their vading ioy when they haue toucht the skie Great is their fall that seeke to climbe on hie Restlesse their mindes besides their bodies toyle Consuming time themselues with cares do spoyle Octauius who was Caesars sisters sonne The birth of whom recounted is before Such loue belike had of the souldiers wonne Of Legions he did gather a great store Reuengement of his vncles death he bore Secret in mind but seemde as though that he Tooke armes to fight against Mare Antonie In fauour of the publique state and weale But ere t'was long th'empire did diuide With him and Lepidus they three to deale In causes all before them to be tried Triumuirates so cald for to decide Matters of warre of peace contention strife What euer els concerned goods or life Marc Antonie at this time bare such sway As by his power he gaue commandement Marcus Tullius Cicero for to slay Who late in warres with power against him went This same was he that was so eloquent But now behold how enuy sowed seede Quarrels betweene the Triumuirates to breede For Lepidus deposde his office fro Vpon suspition of some trecherie Esteem'd Octauius for his mortall foe Reuengde to be drew to him Antonie To Egypt-ward they both in hast did flie Where Antonie tooke after vnto wife Cleopatra which bred foule hate and strife Cupid blind god the Romanes heart did wound At sight of this Egyptian stately dame Agreeing both conuenient time was found To quench desires heate and burning flame Strange may it seeme to some the noble fame These two liu'd in with honour wealth at will All pleasures sought their minds for to fulfill Fine sumptuous feastes delights with triumpes braue What daintie thing was thought on was not had Gold pearle stone attyre that hart could craue Nothing did want that might their minds make glad Sportes were deuisde t'expell all causes sad This life they led but Antonie to blame For one part plaid which wrought his end with shame Octauius sister he had espousde before Casting her off th'egyptian tooke to wife Which now at last grew to a canker sore A cause that moued Caesar vnto strife When Antonie amidst this pleasant life With his rich queene of Egypt wearing crowne Dread set apart fortune began to frowne Caesar his armie into Egypt lead Egyptians force the Romanes made to flie Hast and away who fast did runne best sped Cleopatra and her braue Antonie Their high estate brought downe by destinie Force and hope faylde their welfare to regaine Excesse was turn'd to penurie and paine Recalling both their former liues to count Now feeling want reliefe to them was strange No hope againe vnto their state to mount Despaire throughout their sences all did range Working vile meanes their wretched liues to change With griefe of which so nipped both their hartes As loathing life the same to death impartes The Empire sole Octauius then did sway Antonie dead peace through the world was Fortie foure yeares he raigned day by day And in the twentith nine it came to passe That Iesu Christ our onely Messias Was borne for vs of a pure virgine Our soules from hell for to redeeme and winne The Monarch now long resting without warre Nation not any durst once striue gainst Romes state By sea or land neere hand or yet a farre The first that did were Germanes full of hate People that time louing strife and debate But subiects Caesar brought them vnder yoke So fortunate he was and bare such stroke Some say that oft reuoluing in his minde The burden great of gouernment he bare Determind once the same to haue assignde To others to discharge him of that care But priuate being knew not how t'would fare To leade that life might be vnto him strange Doubting besides of Romes estate the change Of noble minde with vertues fully fraught Peace to obserue both liberall bountie free To learned men who vertue sought and taught For in his time most higest in degree And perfect fine it's written for to bee The Latin tongue but now corrupt vnpure To that was then which we haue now in vre When as the terme of fortie foure yeares Expired was Caesar at vtmost date Of life did leaue as by record appeares In quiet peace his high Imperiall state A thing no doubt ordainde before by fate So for to be for good of all mankinde As learned clarkes in holy writ doe finde CAP. 15. The raigne of Tyberius next Emperour OCtauius dead whose name Augustus was Next did succeed Tyberius to the state His sonne adopt and kinsman in like case It's sayd the Senate humbly did him treate Vnwilling for to rule his braines to beate To take the state on him at

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

gaining now then loosing straight the tother But in the ende their home warres brought to cease Some vanquisht some by truce and friendship bound Romes fame did now begin for to increase Against Carthage to make warre meanes they found A stately towne seated on Libia ground More auncient t'was then Rome by many yeares As by record of writers it appeares CAP. 4. The first beginning of the warres with Carthage Attilius Regulus chiefe Captaine taken prisoner sent to Rome to treate for peace but perswaded warre returning to Carthage was put to death GReat was the fame throughout the world spread Of mightie Carthage rich exceeding fayre Whose wealth and pompe was cause her ruine bred At such time when at highest in the ayre Her glorie grew then fell it to appayre By which is showne all earthly honours state Fall of it selfe or else brought downe by fate Chiefe leader first of Romaines to this warre Attilius Regulus had the onely charge His army prest no mishap could him barre On shipboard came with many a boate and barge And hoysing sayles sea roome and winde at large Neede was there none once for to ship an oare Vntill such time they came to Afrique shore Where taking land such fauour fortune lent As in short space they many citties tooke With Carthage oft all good haps backward went Their force decreasd and countrie them forsooke Their chieftaines slaine their souldiers durst not looke Out at their gates so hard they were beset And to triumph naught did the Romaines let From Carthage then Ambassadors did wend For one that could an armie rule and guide To Lacedemon who did vnto them send A captaine stout in warlike feates well tryed Xantippo namde who neuer once denyed To fight for them with all the skill he may And Romaines force to giue repulse or slay But here behold of warre the lot and chaunce The Romaines had the ouerthrow in deede They who but late in triumphes did aduance Doe flye lye slaine and wounded some doe bleede Who winneth oft hath sometimes euill speede Attilius tane and many him beside In prison pent like fortune to abide And Xantippo of Carthage for his deede Rewarded was wo worth wretches ingrate To giue him giftes and honour they agreede With louing speech as seemed his estate But little knew he of their inward hate Towards his ship they brought him with glad cheare And after dealt with him as you shall heare On shipboord come they laude him to the skies And taking leaue doe leaue great giftes behinde The Master they did charge in any wise All secretly t'agree vnto their minde This thing therefore vnto him they assignde That in the night Xantippo the should slea And after drowne his carcasse in the sea But now returne to Attilius againe Whom Carthage kept in prison fure and fast They did with him accord for to obtaine The Romaines loue and peace now at the last And to forget all warre and discord past Ambassadors to Rome they straight did send Attilius with them must likewise wend. But first they tooke an oath and made him sweare For to returne their prisoner backe againe If loue and peace to them denyed were And at their pleasure so still to remaine Attilius here all promise breakers staine Whose vowes words are not performde in deedes Fayre flowers in shew proue but ilsauouring weedes Ah Regulus thy fame shall aye endure Who free at home out of thine enmies hands Wouldst not to liue in Rome their peace procure But rather chuse to lie in cruel bandes For Countries cause to leaue lyfe goodes and landes Thy constancie in word and valiant minde A patterne is for men of noble kinde And where the Carthaginians thought that he Would treate for peace perswaded otherwise The Senate not to peace with them t'agree Warre noble Romaines Carthage peace dispise By league with them no profite will arise Romes state vnto they yeeld and he againe To Carthage went and payd the price with paine Where being returned he raunsome payd by death For countries cause which he did not refraine Most cruelly they causd to stop his breath By rolling of a barrell downe a mayne An hill most high vnto his grieuous payne Sped thicke with nayles where he was closde within Most cruelly piercing his tender skin During this warre good hap the Romaines had By Sea at first vnder their Consull stout Duillius made Carthaginians glad To flie and Hanno put into a doubt Though truce of times was taken them throughout Both secretly committing vnder hand Vile partes at Sea when peace was on the land Yet in th'end full peace tweene them tooke place But long it did not last for vnquencht hate Not cleane extinct will secret worke disgrace And so fares still the course of worldly state Enuie friendlike with fayre smoth speech can mate His mortall foe and deadly foes we see How ere in heart outward seeme to agree Such entercourse tweene Rome and Carthage was Each other to conuince by pollicie For twentie yeares and vpwards there did passe Strange stratagems with many secrets slye Ambition causde them many maystries trie That in th'end the peace was broken quight And taking armes the fall againe to fight CAP. 5 The second warre of Carthage by Publius Scipio Hannibal the Carthaginian Captaine in Italie his returne to Carthage is ouercome and flieth ABout this time Cornelius Scipio Sardignia Isles and Corsica he tooke With other holdes the Carthaginians fro This second war most nere their welfare shooke That forst they were about them for to looke But Hannibal who now their chiefetaine was Brought them great hope and much relieu'd their case The cittie Sagunt he besiegde most strong Came into Spayne and after into Fraunce And with his armie marched all among The Alpie hilles and lastly did aduaunce His ensignes spread so fortune leades the daunce In Italy the Romaines to pursue Vext with home warres which done began a new Stout Hannibal his warre of which to reade His battailes three against the Romaines won Shall see and heare of many a worthy deede At large of him by Rome and Carthage done But Hannibal did cause his enmies shun Three times the field the names of places three Tecyn Trasimene the third floud Trebie Quinbus Fabius Dictator was create The Carthaginians force to stop or staye His valour did withstand their running state And Hannibal a while did keepe at baye But after that againe held on their way To Cannas field where Romaines him withstoode And where the earth was glutted with their blood Such slaughter there the Romaines did sustaine As put all Rome into a wondrous fray Deuoyd of hope for euer to regaine So great a losse in minde to flie away And leaue the citie at vncertaine stay But Scipio young of courage wise and stout Both comfort gaue and draue away all doubt Now Hannibal whom fortune fauour'd so Had at command

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

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

Consuls were chose when as the Swysers bold Did cast their course by Prouence for to go Farder in France whereas they ment to hold Their biding place say nay who so would By reason of the fertile soile and ground Great foyson there of fruites in season found Whom to forbid t'abide or there to rest Iulius Caesar raisde an armie strong Commaunded by the Senate soone was prest And in short space the Swysers came among Their power most dead on earth he laid along And after that to Ariouist also And Almane King he gaue like ouerthrow Besides these two he other battailes fought In parties moe of Germanie and France Neere riuer Rhyn his enemies he brought Subiect which farre his glory did aduance From thence with power ore Ocean seas did glance And did arriue among the Brytanes then With whom to fight he found them matchlesse men But yet in fine he did subiect that Isle Ere he return'd and letters thence did write To Rome which were conueyed in short while The first day of September to recite To Cicero which he receiu'de in sight Vpon the nine and twentith of the same From England in a month those letters came Caesar from thence return'd againe to France Had good successe the countrie quiet brought Ere it was long thus fortune can aduance Those whom she meanes at length to bring to nought About this time th'egiptians Rome besought To aide their king expeld his countrie fro By Archelaus worker of his woe Vnto the Senate Pompee sute did make The king distrest for to restore againe Gabinius charge thereof must vndertake He Archelaus perforce did constreine For to depart vpon a grieuous paine So Ptolome receiu'd againe his crowne And royall seate by Pompees high renowne CAP. 12. The Ciuill warre betweene Caesar and Pompee Caesars quieting the state of Egypt his quicke expedition through diuers other countries his attaining to the Empire LIke as two Lions long without their pray And comming where they hunger may sustaine Both being fierce they will agree no way In friendly sort to part the spoile in twaine High stomackt both both thinke the whole to gaine Doe fall at strife one for the others part Where one or both doe rue their rage with smart This ciuill warre which now began to rise Tweene Caesar stout and Pompee cal'd the great Sheweth lion like the grudge that smothring lies Within the heart which canker like doth eate Vntill such time reuenge breakes out in heate And sets on fire from smoake vnto a flame Neuer extinct without some foule disfame This ground whereon this grudge began to grow The cause thus fell stout Caesar was reiected Consull to be vntill he did bestow His armie and his office last elected But hate hath meanes that spight shall be detected Although small cause important thereto long Right set aside hate workes by open wrong But this conceipt Caesar held in his mind To yeeld his strengthes then naked should he bee Where now before might hap then come behind Yet neuerthelesse ye yeelded to agree If Pompee would release as well as he His power also which Pompee would not yeeld Hasted to France againe and from the field Brought on his armie came in Italie Tooke many townes by loue and composition Pompee this hearing with Consuls both did flie Caesar pursued there was no prohibition But ere he came to make with them condition Embarqute they were on sea boord vnder sayle And out of sight might bid to them alhayle For want of ships to serue his warlike turne He thought not good there long while for to stay But backe againe to Rome made his returne From Durazo from whence they fled away At Rome held court long after day by day Framing complaints gainst those that did him wrong And offring peace the Romance state among He perceiuing the Senate made small count Of what he spake from Rome in hast he sped And ere t'were long at Marcels did dismount Whereas the towne gainst him did make head But he by sea an armie caus'de be led Left it besiegde by water and by land And into Spaine did iourney out of hand Where Pompees captaines did vnto him render With all their forces at his commaund to bee And with them hasted whereas hope was slender At Marseiles towne ere he came sought t'agree And yeeld to him which done away goeth hee To Rome againe and in his absence was Dictator made through fates so brought to passe The people eke the more to raise his fame Elect him Consull with Seruilius marched And when he had set euery thing in frame For publike weale to Thessalie dispatched And there a time to fight with Pompee watched Did him orecome slew all his power welnie Pompee enforst to Egypt for to flie Where raigned then Ptolome his sonne that late Before rehearst by Pompees meane who was Restorde againe into his royall state In hast by flight Pompee to him did passe In hope he would with curtesie alas Requite with aide and succour at his neede Him now distrest for that his former deede But he to whom Pompee this pleasure did Was dead and now this King was but a childe Who scarcely would to Pompee welcome bid Of hope and succour being thus beguilde Ingratitude who is a monster vilde Within the harts of the Egyptians grew Doubting mishap in treason they him slew Vile wretches that durst on him so lay hand Whose noble hart relieu'd your wretched state Did you not feare the breach of league and band With Romanes made but could ye him so hate That was your friend though destinie and fate Did on him frowne so in his bloud t'embrue Your cruell handes but you his death shall rue Caesar shall not let vnreuenged goe Your barbarous part though he his enemie bee The day shall come wherein you shall crie woe Ruying your state with wracke and miserie For doing of so foule a villanie In killing him the worlds flower chiefe Whom Caesar loe bewailes with teares and griefe Presenting of his head thinke you to finde Pardon and peace no no Egyptians base Sprong from the stocke of some vile rascall minde No maruaile though like rogues the world ye trace Let not the earth affoord you byding place But wander ye as wretches all forlorne Your ofspring curst and those before you borne No doubt those plagues shall light vpon you all The Romanes who your kings oft succour gaue Shall raze their seate and euer after thrall Their name and make both king and queene a slaue And farther yet this curse eke shall you haue Craft and deceipt and theft shall be your trade Vntill the gallowes end of all haue made Ah worthy wight Pompee the Phoenix rare Starre of the world before and euer since Both memorie and fame shall aye declare Thy noble artes whose prowesse did conuince Full many a realme and prouince king and prince At twentie fiue

yeares age being no more What one did euer match thee since or before For noble mind for valour bountie loue Whose good successe did raise the Romanes state For constancie which mishaps could not moue For honour shew'de to wretched Mythridate Himselfe his race to many in like state Thy vertues blazde thy noble disposition But cruell mindes made thereof prohibition The stately triumpn Rome did make to thee Declare thy fame when thou didst backe returne With captiu'de kings conquer'd thy victorie As bright as sunne or blazing lampe did burne Which sight to see made them with griefe to mourne When in a chariot shining bright all gold Set rich with stones their eis might thee behold To sit and when their scepters and their crownes Their royall roabes with ornaments and all Their stately wealth their iewels spoyle of townes Siluer and gold with statues high and tall Of beaten gold yet more to shew their thrall Their armours and their weapons broad in sight They prisoners all orecome by thee in fight Triumphing thus with much more in like sort Romes youth went first next them the youthfull crew Neere mans estate then followed with great port Graue citizens next Senate did ensue Clad in their roabes of colour bloody hue Many sortes moe of people in their place Before and after in triumph then did trace In order due Those of his armie strong Some chiefe on horsebacke some on foote did goe Neuer the like triumph there was among Romes conquerours for any ouerthrow That giuen ws to countrie or to foe Yet loe alas such was his destenie Hated by friends and slaine by trecherie What mindes haue men in honours seate that sit High still to clime not knowing how soone they may When dread is least in daungers greatest flit And being once fallen soone wither and decay On mightie trees growes sundrie sortes of spray Whose rootes turn'd vp the danger is not small Whē tumbling down comes bark boughs twigs al. Pompee euen so oreturn'd by cruell fate By such as should haue him their succour lent His friends who loue did beare vnto his state Branches and boughes firme fixt to him and bent Were afterward cut off scattred and rent As here ensuing shall be shewed in place If well you note this high imperiall chace Caesar pursued and into Egypt came With power great the king that time in armes A quarrell had his sisters pride to tame Cleopatra for shunning future harmes On either part there was ofttimes alarmes Which to appease Caesar did them incite For him t'appeare as Iudge the cause to right In that he was Consull of Romane state And for before the former king that dyde Did league contract assenting to a rate The Senate with in friendship to abide But th'Egyptians with disdaine did slide From this offer tooke it in great disgrace Their king to pleade before a Consuls face Whereon in armes they drew them out of hand Sought meanes Caesar like Pompee to orethrow But he withstood them with his warlike band In dangers great yet last did make them know He Caesar was for victorie did blow Vpon his side the king dead he diuided Egypt in two and thus it was contriued Cleopatra ioynde with her younger brother Should both enioy the state and dignitie The one to be as mightie as the other Subiects to Rome euer after to bee This done Caesar departs and after hee Transportes his force and armie out of hand With speed most swift into Assyria land To Pontus next and there the king orethrew Pharnaces nam'de the sonne of Mythridate Rehearst before and afterwards he drew Armenia too and quieted that state With Gallogreece assigning them a rate Cappadoce Pont Bythinia also Romes league on paine of death not once forgoe This done to Rome fast making his returne The season cold in winters shortest dayes Desire of rule so made his heart to burne Setting a part all manner of delayes From Rome to Scicill Isle and there not stayes But taketh ship and sayles to Afrique coast With great desire t'encounter his en'mies hoast Pompees allies amongst whom Cato graue With other moe had raisde an armie great To take their parts king Iuba they doe craue Who did consent with them his foote to wet In doing of which he was set by his seate For Caesar had ore them the victorie The great'st part slaine the rest away did flie When Caesar had ended this chase of warres Returning backe triumphing with great spoyle In euery place made peace and ceast all iarres And to his enemies giuen vtter foyle To Rome he came and resting now from toyle He triumph had and did command each where The world throughout all nations did him feare Now here behold Romes Empire soueraigne Whose fame doth yet continue to this day The name of Caesar still it doth retaine And euer shall vntill the worlds decay The Scriptures by the Prophets so doe say Interpreted by learned clerkes diuine But now at height note how it did decline CAP. 13. The wounding to death of Iulius Caesar in the Senate house WHen bloud when fire whē slaughter spoyle sack Throughout the world had run to raise Rome hye Alas what woe what miserie and wrack Vile wretchednes and torments cruelly Her Empire causde causles many to dye Through treasons vsde with subtiltie and craft And slye deceits since in the world laft But richly clad in throne Imperiall As Phoebe in skies with maiestie doth shine Caesar did sit and in his hand the ball Or globe did hold for token or a signe As say he might the world all is mine Sole to command no match or mate had he Such was his minde gaining sole soueraigntie But here began hate enuie and disdaine The Monarch new his greatnes to despise His equals late now vassals he to raigne Alone and they as base before his eyes High minds secret the furies made to rise Not priuatly pretending of his harmes Nor publikely banding with men in armes But as he in th'imperiall seate did sit In parliament not dreading ought at all Pricks forth reuenge his enemies all fit The tree high growne with fatall axe to fall Least that his boughs spred large with shade might thrall Small vnder trees and wood that grew him neere Purpose pursued they would no longer beare Vnto him came in number eight or nine Each one a dagger bodkins some doe say What ere but there the thred they gan t'vntwine Of that great webbe begun so many a day Before and now iwoue begins away To weare and fret by piecemeale rag'd and torne As at this day base Bashrags doe it scorne Thus sunke the ship that floted with full saile Through stormes stird vp by furies plagues of hell Thus worthy Caesar worlds rule bids alhaile Leauing the trumpe of fame his praise to tell His vertue flyes his name mongst vs to dwell Vpon this globe what glorie more can be Vertue acts name left