for_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n affirm_v no_o less_o there_o be_v also_o a_o tumult_n in_o the_o i_o will_v because_o say_v svetonius_n the_o fugitive_n be_v not_o send_v back_o adminius_n as_o i_o suppose_v and_o his_o adherent_n so_o the_o detention_n of_o tribute_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v in_o reprisall_n to_o force_v their_o restitution_n and_o here_o the_o part_n of_o that_o bericus_n come_v apt_o in_o who_o as_o dio_n say_v be_v expulse_v out_o of_o britan_n for_o sedition_n the_o cause_n not_o hard_a to_o find_v consider_v the_o premise_n if_o bericus_n may_v be_v think_v one_o of_o the_o adminian_a faction_n but_o of_o these_o thing_n let_v other_o reason_n here_o certain_o our_o island_n first_o begin_v to_o feel_v indeed_o the_o weight_n of_o conquest_n caesar_z have_v a_o mandrubatius_n to_o induce_v and_o train_v he_o on_o and_o cladius_n a_o banish_a bericus_n the_o computation_n of_o force_n in_o augustus_n time_n fit_a to_o hold_v britain_n in_o obedience_n according_a to_o strabo_n account_n be_v extreme_o under_o the_o mark_n one_o legion_n and_o some_o horse_n camden_n the_o king_n of_o our_o antiquary_n and_o not_o of_o arm_n only_o reckon_v up_o three_o whole_a legion_n the_o second_o the_o nine_o and_o the_o fourteen_o impose_v by_o claudius_fw-la to_o retain_v his_o martial_a purchase_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o when_o the_o britan_n fall_v from_o nero_n there_o be_v another_o call_v the_o twenty_o all_o four_o of_o they_o mention_v in_o tacitus_n where_o he_o chronicle_n the_o defection_n and_o all_o four_o few_o enough_o yet_o nero_n be_v so_o far_o from_o augment_v the_o roman_a force_n here_o with_o extraordinary_n that_o but_o for_o very_a shame_n as_o svetonius_n say_v he_o have_v even_o revoke_v the_o ligier_n howbeit_o strabo_n estimate_n suppose_v equity_n and_o augustus_n may_v be_v a_o full_a proportion_n for_o the_o odds_o be_v not_o small_a in_o the_o several_a nature_n of_o time_n which_o extreme_o alter_v the_o state_n of_o power_n a_o few_o under_o a_o wise_a and_o venerable_a prince_n be_v virtual_o as_o many_o as_o thrice_o their_o number_n under_o a_o vain_a or_o violent_a with_o injury_n no_o force_n be_v not_o weak_a with_o justice_n no_o fewness_n be_v not_o strong_a sentence_n verifide_v under_o nero_n in_o britain_n under_o who_o even_o the_o deity_n of_o claudius_fw-la be_v make_v a_o great_a burden_n to_o the_o britan_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o of_o which_o themselves_o complain_v in_o tacitus_n then_o claudius_fw-la himself_n be_v when_o alive_a among_o those_o precious_a coigne_n which_o the_o treasury_n of_o antonius_n augustinus_n have_v afford_v to_o the_o world_n i_o find_v one_o of_o claudius_fw-la concern_v britain_n peaceable_a omit_v by_o all_o man_n who_o have_v of_o purpose_n handle_v our_o affair_n what_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o the_o image_n hold_v unlucke_o appear_v not_o in_o that_o fair_a print_a copy_n with_o which_o it_o please_v a_o great_a and_o generous_a earl_n to_o befriend_v i_o it_o may_v be_v a_o garland_n a_o cornucopia_n a_o little_a wing_a victory_n or_o the_o like_a but_o i_o can_v think_v it_o be_v some_o round_a figure_n the_o sign_n of_o tribute-money_n the_o whole_a may_v signify_v that_o claudius_fw-la the_o conqueror_n of_o britain_n civilise_v the_o subdue_a britan_n the_o person_n gown_a habit_n a_o manifest_a token_n of_o it_o who_o be_v otherwise_o wont_a to_o be_v represent_v martial_a and_o unclothe_v and_o though_o the_o rudder_n or_o helm_n of_o a_o ship_n which_o here_o britannia_n hold_v downward_o in_o her_o right_a hand_n as_o a_o rest_n do_v ordinary_o signify_v nothing_o else_o in_o ancient_a roman_a coign_n but_o that_o the_o country_n who_o figure_n appear_v upon_o the_o metal_n be_v a_o island_n whereunto_o there_o be_v no_o access_n but_o by_o water_n yet_o here_o perhà p_v it_o further_o note_v that_o not_o only_o the_o navigation_n of_o britain_n flourish_v by_o his_o mean_n but_o that_o tillage_n former_o neglect_v do_v also_o set_v up_o now_o &_o prosper_v if_o that_o which_o couch_v behind_o be_v not_o the_o half_a part_n of_o a_o ship_n but_o the_o hinder_a end_n of_o a_o antique_a plough_n a_o coin_n put_v forth_o into_o the_o world_n after_o the_o southern_a britan_n be_v provinciate_v and_o the_o roman_a government_n full_o settle_v here_o nor_o improbable_o when_o the_o colony_n of_o old_a soldier_n be_v draw_v and_o plant_v at_o camalodunum_n in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o claudius_fw-la for_o that_o be_v precise_o the_o time_n as_o that_o most_o modest_a and_o ancient_a good_a friend_n of_o i_o william_n camden_n clarenceux_n have_v happy_o and_o learned_o observe_v out_o of_o another_o of_o claudius_fw-la medal_n camalodunum_fw-la the_o place_n upon_o which_o the_o rage_a tempest_n of_o rebellion_n do_v first_o discharge_v the_o force_n of_o itself_o as_o the_o insolence_n of_o that_o colony_n be_v among_o the_o heinous_a spark_n which_o fire_v the_o wrong_a native_n this_o in_o general_n be_v the_o case_n and_o state_n of_o britain_n so_o far_o as_o the_o roman_n intermedle_v from_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o julius_n caesar_n thereinto_o who_o what_o he_o can_v not_o materiallie_o annex_v to_o the_o main-land_n attempt_v to_o fasten_v vertuallie_o to_o the_o empire_n as_o a_o outwork_n chap._n xxv_o the_o intermit_a narration_n of_o the_o revolt_n of_o britain_n under_o nero_n prosecuted_a after_o the_o death_n of_o consecrate_a claudius_fw-la britain_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o roman_a world_n come_v under_o the_o sceptre_n of_o nero_n it_o be_v now_o of_o his_o reign_n the_o seven_o year_n caesonius_n and_o petronius_n consul_n when_o the_o incense_a britann_n lead_v by_o a_o woman_n and_o a_o widow_n revengefullie_o write_v her_o quarrel_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o thousand_o of_o enemy_n for_o such_o they_o esteem_v all_o who_o be_v either_o free_a of_o rome_n or_o of_o the_o roman_a party_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o sudden_a fury_n with_o the_o bitter_a effect_n the_o estate_n of_o thing_n forego_v and_o follow_v as_o afford_v great_a lesson_n deserve_v a_o narration_n suitable_a to_o the_o majesty_n though_o not_o to_o the_o length_n of_o the_o introduction_n and_o first_o of_o all_o that_o we_o may_v admiringlie_o know_v how_o large_a a_o place_n the_o evil_a shake_n it_o must_v not_o be_v forget_v that_o present_o before_o the_o terrible_a blow_n all_o the_o country_n now_o comprehend_v under_o the_o noble_a name_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n except_v only_o the_o i_o will_v of_o mona_n or_o anglesey_n be_v either_o immediate_o roman_z as_o provincial_a or_o indirect_o and_o upon_o the_o by_o as_o seem_v social_a a_o goodly_a scope_n of_o habitable_a element_n one_o thousand_o mile_n in_o circuit_n and_o itself_o the_o best_a and_o great_a part_n of_o britain_n full_a of_o brave_a people_n and_o of_o native_a commodity_n which_o the_o ancient_a equity_n of_o the_o roman_n shall_v have_v keep_v and_o cherish_v more_o careful_o for_o the_o straighten_v ocëan_n which_o separate_v it_o from_o the_o continent_n do_v not_o separate_v it_o from_o the_o benefit_n and_o blessing_n of_o the_o continent_n and_o if_o the_o aër_fw-la of_o our_o i_o will_v be_v not_o always_o the_o most_o pure_a and_o transparent_a yet_o be_v it_o certain_o the_o most_o temperate_a but_o without_o all_o other_o commodity_n and_o the_o name_n of_o we_o will_v fill_v a_o long_a inventarie_n it_o be_v alone_o enough_o for_o a_o attractive_a to_o the_o roman_n that_o not_o only_o the_o inferior_a sort_n of_o oar_n but_o silver_n also_o and_o gold_n itself_o lie_v couch_v in_o the_o mine_n of_o britain_n which_o their_o diligence_n will_v draw_v forth_o into_o light_n and_o use_v the_o vein_n of_o mineral_n coal_n a_o treasure_n leave_v for_o we_o who_o improvident_a waste_n of_o wood_n have_v make_v they_o as_o precious_a as_o metal_n the_o britann_n themselves_o who_o by_o the_o right_n of_o their_o first_o come_v hither_o be_v natural_a lord_n of_o the_o soil_n a_o people_n easy_o fashionable_a to_o the_o noble_a art_n and_o not_o to_o that_o mean_a one_o of_o make_v cheese_n the_o ignorance_n whereof_o stand_v upon_o some_o of_o they_o in_o strabo_n as_o a_o special_a note_n of_o barbarism_n neither_o be_v the_o roman_n now_o in_o any_o such_o number_n here_o that_o insolency_n may_v thereupon_o secure_o rest_v itself_o for_o to_o defend_v their_o own_o share_n they_o at_o most_o employ_v but_o four_o legion_n with_o their_o ordinary_a aid_n consist_v partly_o of_o gall_n and_o german_n and_o partly_o of_o the_o islander_n themselves_o the_o legion_n of_o none_o but_o roman_n only_o all_o which_o together_o can_v not_o very_o much_o surmount_v forty_o thousand_o according_a to_o common_a proportion_n a_o handful_n of_o man_n if_o compare_v to_o the_o native_n but_o of_o this_o more_o proper_o elsewhere_o §._o i._o of_o the_o title_n of_o
nero_n caesar_n or_o monarchy_n deprave_a a_o historical_a work_n dedicate_v with_o leave_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o bvckingham_n lord_n admiral_n a.d._n mdcxxiii_o nero_n caesar_n or_o monarchy_n deprave_v a_o historical_a work_n dedicate_v with_o leave_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n lord_n admiral_n by_o the_o translator_n of_o lucius_n florus_n london_n print_v by_o t._n s._n for_o thomas_n walkley_n at_o britain_n burse_n 1624._o seneca_n ad_fw-la neronem_fw-la apud_fw-la cornelium_fw-la tacitum_fw-la annal._n fourteen_o ego_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la mvnificentiae_fw-la adhibere_fw-la potui_fw-la quam_fw-la studia_n ut_fw-la sic_fw-la dixerim_fw-la in_fw-la vmbra_fw-la educata_fw-la è_fw-la quibus_fw-la claritudo_fw-la vevit_fw-la to_o my_o lord_n the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n lord_n admiral_n most_o noble_a my_o gracious_a lôrd_n the_o office_n of_o a_o historian_n be_v not_o more_o worthy_a than_o it_o be_v hard_o but_o the_o hardness_n as_o it_o rise_v from_o the_o great_a necessity_n of_o truth_n then_o of_o eloquence_n be_v recompense_v with_o a_o advantage_n above_o all_o other_o sort_n of_o humane_a learning_n for_o each_o of_o those_o be_v but_o for_o certain_a nature_n whereas_o history_n be_v a_o common_a study_n for_o all_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o gift_n for_o it_o be_v a_o gift_n from_o heaven_n and_o a_o great_a one_o be_v manifest_a by_o the_o excellency_n of_o person_n who_o have_v labour_v therein_o saint_n emperor_n king_n gownsman_n swordman_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v best_a or_o for_o the_o best_a the_o difficulty_n grow_v out_o of_o the_o abstruse_a condition_n of_o cause_n counsel_n fact_n and_o their_o circumstance_n and_o howsoever_o light_n may_v fail_v yet_o truth_n be_v the_o supreme_a aim_n of_o every_o right_a narrationer_n in_o this_o historical_a work_n of_o nero_n caesar_n i_o have_v so_o regard_v verity_n that_o in_o the_o same_o alone_o i_o have_v place_v my_o whole_a dignity_n chap._n xiii_o nero_n munificence_n and_o liberality_n chap._n xiiii_o of_o octavia_z nero_n first_o wife_n and_o of_o some_o other_o woman_n within_o his_o first_o five_o year_n chap._n xv._n the_o death_n of_o agrippina_n augusta_n §_o i._o the_o cause_n for_o which_o nero_n resolve_v to_o destroy_v agrippina_n his_o own_o mother_n page_n 24._o §_o ii_o mean_n think_v and_o agree_v upon_o for_o the_o secret_a destruction_n of_o agrippina_n page_n 26._o §_o iii_o the_o time_n and_o place_n for_o execution_n of_o the_o deed_n with_o a_o partil_a description_n of_o the_o trap-galley_n page_n 28._o §_o four_o agrippina_n feast_v by_o nero_n at_o baiae_n and_o put_v aboard_o the_o trap-galley_n upon_o her_o return_n pag._n 31._o §_o v._o the_o trap_n in_o the_o galley_n miscarry_v agrippina_n regain_n the_o shore_n her_o two_o chief_a attendant_n diverslie_o slay_v pag._n 34._o §_o vi_o doubt_n touch_v agrippina_n escape_n not_o to_o be_v clear_v out_o of_o tacitus_n svetonius_n or_o dio_n attempt_v to_o be_v clear_v otherwise_o pag._n 36._o §_o vii_o nero_n after_o the_o news_n of_o agrippina_n escape_n give_v present_a order_n for_o her_o death_n in_o hope_n to_o make_v it_o seem_v she_o proper_a act_n pag._n 38._o §_o viii_o the_o manner_n of_o agrippina_n murder_n exact_o describe_v pag._n 39_o §_o ix_o nero_n behaviour_n and_o word_n in_o private_a upon_o the_o view_n of_o agrippina_n corpse_n where_o the_o same_o of_o their_o incest_n be_v likewise_o scan_v pag._n 43._o §_o x._o a_o short_a speculation_n touch_v agrippina_n pedigree_n and_o death_n pag._n 46._o §_o xi_o the_o people_n inward_a judgement_n of_o nero_n heinous_a fact_n against_o his_o mother_n in_o what_o sort_n outward_o express_v pag._n 48._o §_o xii_o of_o agrippina_n colony_n and_o commentary_n and_o of_o her_o burial_n pag._n 49._o chap._n xvi_o a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o day_n of_o agrippina_n death_n observe_v chap._n xvii_o nero_n part_n after_o his_o mother_n end_n towards_o the_o close_n of_o his_o first_o five_o year_n chap._n xviii_o consideration_n touch_v the_o premise_n and_o commonweal_n chap._n xix_o the_o ghost_n of_o agrippina_n and_o other_o apparition_n afflict_v nero._n chap._n xx._n of_o the_o five_o yearly_a play_n and_o prize_v institute_v at_o rome_n by_o nero_n and_o of_o his_o study_n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o counsel_n of_o history_n for_o the_o worse_a part_n of_o nero_n reign_n after_o his_o first_o quinquennium_fw-la chap._n xxii_o a_o address_n of_o speech_n to_o my_o lord_n touch_v that_o which_o follow_v in_o nero_n reign_n chap._n xxiii_o the_o principal_a wonder_n of_o nero_n time_n and_o of_o princedoome_v the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o five_o year_n of_o nero_n his_o most_o commend_a time_n chap._n xxiiii_o the_o revolt_n in_o britain_n and_o other_o trouble_n of_o war_n §_o i._o a_o introductorie_n sum_n of_o affair_n in_o britain_n from_o the_o roman_n first_o entrance_n under_o julius_n caesar_n till_o the_o present_a revolt_n under_o nero._n pag._n 72._o §_o ii_o the_o britann_n at_o bloody_a odds_n among_o themselves_o upon_o julius_n caesar_n invasion_n pag._n 74._o §_o iii_o the_o effect_n of_o caesar_n two_o invasion_n and_o of_o his_o final_a return_n out_o of_o britain_n pag._n 75._o §_o four_o the_o britann_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o britain_n a_o part_n of_o caesar_n triumph_n over_o the_o gall_n pag._n 78._o §_o v._o of_o the_o britann_n and_o the_o british_a chariot_n of_o maecenas_n under_o augustus_n pag._n 79._o §_o vi_o of_o the_o peace_n of_o britain_n and_o of_o other_o rare_a matter_n there_o under_o tiberius_n pag._n 81._o §_o vii_o britain_n menace_v by_o caligula_n a_o touch_n of_o his_o folly_n and_o tower_n pag._n 83._o §_o viii_o the_o conquest_n of_o britain_n under_o claudius_n caesar._n a_o rare_a coin_n of_o he_o concern_v the_o state_n thereof_o pag._n 85._o chap._n xxv_o the_o intermit_a narration_n of_o the_o revolt_n of_o britain_n under_o nero_n prosecute_v §_o i._o the_o title_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o their_o conquest_n pag._n 91._o §_o ii_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o roman-britanns_a immediate_o before_o the_o revolt_n pag._n 92._o §_o iii_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o grand_a revolt_n boadicia_n quarrel_n the_o chief_a pag._n 97._o §_o four_o the_o person_n and_o quality_n of_o boadicia_n the_o warlike_a widow_n curious_o describe_v pag._n 101._o §_o v._o of_o suetonius_n paullinus_n nero_n lieutenant_n general_a in_o britain_n and_o of_o his_o design_n against_o anglesey_n pag._n 102._o §_o vi_o suetonius_n be_v absent_a upon_o the_o conquest_n of_o anglesey_n what_o roman_a force_n and_o friend_n reside_v behind_o for_o a_o stay_n and_o where_o pag._n 104._o §_o vii_o main_a observation_n touch_v cogidunus_n a_o king_n at_o this_o time_n in_o britain_n pag._n 106._o §_o viii_o boadicia_n and_o the_o britann_n meet_v in_o great_a secrecy_n and_o resolve_v to_o rise_v in_o arm_n pag._n 109._o §_o ix_o the_o druid_n of_o britain_n party_n in_o this_o grand_a revolt_n pag._n 110._o §_o x._o wonder_n fore-show_a the_o over-hanging_a evil_n pag._n 112._o §_o xi_o boadicia_n muster_n and_o attire_n and_o of_o the_o place_n of_o the_o rendezvous_n pag._n 113._o §_o xii_o boadicia_n oration_n to_o her_o army_n afford_v a_o most_o forceable_a point_n to_o inflame_v the_o britann_n by_o oppose_v their_o manner_n to_o the_o roman_n pag._n 115._o §_o xiii_o the_o motion_n and_o action_n of_o this_o mighty_a body_n of_o rebellion_n and_o first_o concern_v the_o roman_a colony_n at_o camalodunum_n and_o the_o castle_n on_o the_o border_n pag._n 119._o §_o xiiii_o the_o roman_a colony_n at_o camalodunum_n destroy_v by_o boadicia_n pag._n 122._o §_o xv._n petilius_n cerealis_n come_v tardy_a to_o the_o rescue_n be_v encounter_v upon_o the_o way_n by_o boadicia_n and_o put_v to_o flight_n pag._n 125._o §_o xvi_o catus_n decianus_n nero_n procurator_n leave_v britain_n without_o leave_n pag._n 127._o §_o xvii_o suetonius_n paullinus_n upon_o the_o news_n of_o boadicia_n rebellion_n come_v in_o haste_n from_o mona_n to_o london_n pag._n 129._o §_o xviii_o of_o nero_n london_n before_o suetonius_n paullinus_n be_v drive_v by_o boadicia_n to_o abandon_v it_o and_o first_o whither_o it_o be_v once_o a_o roman_a colony_n or_o no._n pag._n 131._o §_o xix_o the_o quality_n and_o estate_n of_o london_n immediate_o before_o the_o burn_a pag._n 132._o §_o xx._n nero_n lieutenant_n in_o britain_n abandon_v london_n to_o the_o rebel_n pag._n 139._o §_o xxi_o london_n enter_v sack_v and_o set_v on_o fire_n by_o boadicia_n pag._n 144._o §_o xxii_o verulam_n sack_v and_o destroy_v by_o boadicia_n a_o essential_a difference_n between_o the_o person_n of_o a_o municipium_fw-la and_o a_o colony_n pag._n 148._o §_o xxiii_o the_o most_o savage_a behaviour_n of_o the_o boadician_n in_o the_o use_n of_o their_o victory_n throughout_o pag._n 151._o §_o xxiiii_o the_o course_n which_o suetonius_n paullinus_n hold_v in_o his_o retreat_n from_o london_n and_o of_o
his_o constraint_n to_o resolve_v for_o fight_v pag._n 154._o §_o xxv_o the_o number_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o roman_a force_n provide_v for_o fight_n pag._n 155._o §_o xxvi_o of_o julius_n agricola_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o cornelius_n tacitus_n at_o this_o service_n pag._n 157._o §_o xxvii_o the_o number_n of_o man_n in_o boadicia_n army_n their_o nation_n quality_n and_o arm_n pag._n 158._o §_o xxviii_o of_o the_o place_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o season_n of_o the_o year_n pag._n 161._o §_o xxix_o the_o order_n of_o the_o roman_a battle_n pag._n 162._o §_o xxx_o the_o order_n of_o the_o britanns_n battle_n pag._n 169._o §_o xxxi_o the_o battle_n overthrow_n and_o death_n of_o boadicia_n pag._n 174._o §_o xxxii_o of_o the_o place_n of_o boadicia_n burial_n pag._n 181._o §_o xxxiii_o a_o recapitulation_n of_o the_o premise_n touch_v the_o affair_n of_o britain_n hitherto_o pag._n 184._o §_o xxxiiii_o free_a thought_n and_o note_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o boadicia_n action_n as_o by_o way_n of_o public_a counsel_n pag._n 187._o chap._n xxvi_o one_o of_o the_o praetor_n in_o rome_n guilty_a of_o a_o heinous_a libel_n against_o nero._n free_a touch_n upon_o that_o occasion_n concern_v libel_n and_o their_o author_n chap._n xxvii_o the_o worthy_a carriage_n of_o domitius_n corbulo_n against_o the_o parthian_n chap._n xxviii_o nero_n first_o come_n upon_o the_o common_a stage_n chap._n xxix_o the_o burn_a of_o rome_n by_o nero._n §_o i._o of_o the_o hugeness_n and_o goodliness_n of_o nero_n old_a rome_n pag._n 207._o §_o ii_o the_o fire_n and_o nero_n triumph_n over_o it_o in_o song_n pag._n 209._o §_o iii_o the_o work_n of_o the_o fire_n in_o spoil_n pag._n 216._o §_o four_o nero_n use_n of_o the_o burn_n or_o destruction_n of_o old_a rome_n pag._n 219._o §_o v._o nero_n new_a palace_n or_o golden_a house_n pag._n 222._o chap._n xxx_o the_o christian_n persecute_v by_o nero_n as_o the_o burner_n of_o rome_n chap._n xxxi_o piso_n conspiracy_n against_o nero._n chap._n xxxii_o of_o seneca_n and_o lucan_n two_o of_o the_o conspirator_n chap._n xxxiii_o more_o touch_v piso_n conspiracy_n chap._n xxxiiii_o of_o tyrant_n and_o treason_n by_o occasion_n of_o this_o conspiracy_n against_o nero._n chap._n xxxv_o the_o death_n of_o poppaea_n sabina_n the_o mistress_n and_o second_o wife_n of_o nero_n which_o occasion_n the_o rehearsal_n of_o octavia_n tragedy_n chap._n xxxvi_o of_o the_o east-indian_a trade_n in_o nero_n time_n chap._n xxxvii_o some_o roman_a antiquity_n examine_v seem_v to_o give_v divinity_n to_o nero._n honourable_a word_n of_o poppaea_n sabina_n by_o flavius_n josephus_n chap._n xxxviii_o the_o come_n of_o tiridates_n to_o rome_n chap._n thirty-nine_o of_o publius_z petus_n thrasea_n who_o tacitus_n call_v virtue_n self_n and_o of_o demetrius_n his_o cynic_n chap._n xl._o the_o general_a credit_n and_o use_v of_o stage-poetry_n and_o of_o act_v upon_o stage_n in_o nero_n time_n chap._n xli_o nero_n resolve_v for_o his_o voyage_n into_o greece_n but_o not_o as_o a_o right_a roman_a chap._n xlii_o the_o provision_n of_o nero_n for_o assure_v rome_n to_o himself_o in_o his_o absence_n chap._n xliii_o nero_n in_o greece_n his_o hatred_n to_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n and_o other_o his_o do_n touch_v the_o main_a of_o his_o errand_n chap._n xliiii_o nero_n attempt_n for_o cut_v through_o the_o corinthian_a isthmus_n chap._n xlv_o the_o end_n of_o heroic_a corbulo_n and_o the_o employment_n of_o vespasian_n against_o the_o rebellious_a jew_n chap._n xlvi_o nero_n success_n at_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n chap._n xlvii_o the_o choice_n antiquity_n and_o all_o the_o prime_a monument_n of_o the_o greek_n cull_v and_o carry_v away_o for_o rome_n by_o nero_n authority_n chap._n xlviii_o nero_n return_n chap._n xlix_o nero_n do_n after_o his_o return_n chap._n l._n the_o last_o act_n of_o nero_n persecution_n of_o christian_n chap._n li._n holy_a man_n the_o invisible_a stay_v of_o the_o world_n chap._n lii_o nero_n destitute_v chap._n liii_o of_o nero_n end_n and_o of_o epaphroditus_n chap._n liiii_o a_o free_a speculation_n on_o behalf_n of_o commonweal_n upon_o the_o deposure_n and_o death_n of_o nero._n chap._n lv._o the_o line_n of_o the_o caesar_n end_v soli_fw-la deo_fw-la gloria_fw-la ancient_a short_a inscription_n vouch_v in_o this_o historical_a work_n exhibit_v at_o length_n pag._n i._n nero_n claudius_n caesar_n augustus_n germanicus_n pontifex_fw-la maximus_fw-la tribunitia_n potestate_fw-la imperator_fw-la pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la pag._n vi_o nero_n claudius_n caesar_n drusus_n germanicus_n princeps_fw-la iwentutis_fw-la pag._n xv._n nero_n claudius_n drusus_n germanicus_n imperator_fw-la senatus_n consulto_fw-la pag._n xix_o congij_fw-la dati_fw-la populo_fw-la senatus_n consulto_fw-la pag._n xxii_o nero_n claudius_n caesar_n imperator_fw-la et_fw-la octavia_n augusta_n pia._n pag._n lx._n certamina_fw-la quinquennalia_fw-la romae_fw-la constituta_fw-la senatus_n consulto_fw-la pag._n lxxx_o marcus_n cocceius_n nerua_n triumuir_n asia_n europa_n africa_n senatus_n populus_fw-la que_fw-fr romanus_n pag._n cxxxiv_o .........._o oυ_n bpeτannikoς_n metpoπoλeς_n etiminaiov_n baλo_n pag._n clxiv_o legio_n decima_fw-la quarta_fw-la pag._n cc._n pontifex_fw-la maximus_n tribunitia_n potestate_fw-la imperator_fw-la pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la pag._n ccii_o nero_n claudius_n caesar_n augustus_n germanicus_n pontifex_fw-la maximus_fw-la imperator_fw-la pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la pag._n ccxx_o macellum_fw-la augusti_fw-la senatus_n consulto_fw-la pag._n ccxxx_o neroni_n claudio_n caesari_n augusto_fw-la pontifici_fw-la maximo_fw-la ob_fw-la provinciam_fw-la latronibus_fw-la et_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la novam_fw-la generi_fw-la humano_fw-la superstitionem_fw-la inculcabant_fw-la purgatam_fw-la pag._n ccxlvii_o πoππaiaς_n ......_o σebaσthς_n pag._n cclix_o pace_n populo_fw-la romani_fw-la ubique_fw-la parta_fw-la janum_fw-la clusit_fw-la senatus_n consulto_fw-la pag._n cclxxxii_o castalius_n innocentius_n audax_fw-la viri_fw-la clarissimi_fw-it praefecti_fw-la vrbis_fw-la vice_n sacra_fw-la judicans_fw-la etc._n etc._n errata_fw-la the_o first_o number_n be_v for_o the_o page_n the_o other_o be_v for_o the_o line_n of_o that_o page_n 2.2_o after_o wrought_v deal_n comma_n 5._o lin_v penult_n for_o might_n league_n will_v 20.24_o for_o therein_o league_n therefore_o 27._o lin_v antepenult_n for_o scandal_n lege_fw-la scandal_n other_o 41.4_o deal_n who_o 52.6_o for_o elicient_o league_n sufficient_o 59.17_o for_o provide_v league_n provide_v 66.21_o for_o other_o lege_fw-la other_o 77.7_o for_o relate_v lege_fw-la rebate_v ibid._n 14._o for_o act_n lege_fw-la art_n 105.32_o for_o vespasian_n lege_fw-la nero_n 140.14_o deal_n also_o 143.31_o for_o officer_n lege_fw-la office_n 150.25_o for_o image_n lege_fw-la imagine_v 165.26_o for_o but_o three_o league_n but_o of_o three_o 168.10_o for_o cause_n lege_fw-la case_n 195.34_o for_o corap_v league_n wrap_v 203.13_o insere_fw-la else_o between_o whatsoever_o and_o my_o 214.25_o for_o september_n lege_fw-la sextember_n 226.16_o for_o some_o lego_v same_o 260.20_o deal_n he_o 267.10_o insere_fw-la own_o between_o his_o and_o aversion_n 268.26_o the_o parenthesis_n to_o end_v after_o also_o 273.20_o for_o deduction_n lege_fw-la reduction_n ibid._n 17._o insere_fw-la in_o sense_n between_o such_o and_o as_o 276._o l._n penult_n for_o to_o league_n of_o nero_n claudius_fw-la caesar_n augustus_n germanicus_n i._o nero_n first_o come_v to_o the_o empire_n nero_n claudius_fw-la the_o adopt_a son_n of_o tiberius_n claudius_fw-la the_o late_o decease_a emperor_n in_o the_o seventeen_o year_n of_o his_o age_n obtain_v that_o sovereign_a power_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o the_o consul_n senator_n tribunes_z captain_n and_o all_o other_o the_o officer_n and_o active_a verue_n of_o state_n do_v execute_v their_o several_a charge_n there_o be_v now_o no_o fountain_n of_o motion_n but_o in_o princedoome_v only_o for_o caesar_n have_v of_o old_a so_o wrought_v himself_o into_o the_o commonweal_n that_o the_o one_o say_v seneca_n can_v never_o be_v deduce_v from_o the_o other_o without_o the_o destruction_n of_o both_o for_o as_o the_o prince_n need_v force_n so_o the_o people_n need_v a_o head_n nature_n have_v ordain_v another_o for_o the_o place_n but_o heinous_a device_n interuert_v the_o proper_a course_n of_o succession_n and_o so_o britanicus_n the_o matrimonial_a issue_n of_o claudius_fw-la augustus_n and_o of_o valeria_n messalina_n be_v wrong_v and_o ruinate_v onuphrius_n in_o his_o description_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n mention_n a_o golden_a statue_n erect_v to_o this_o britannicus_n in_o the_o ten_o region_n thereof_o a_o monument_n of_o nero_n tyranny_n if_o nero_n do_v erect_v it_o rather_o than_o any_o amends_o for_o loss_n of_o his_o life_n and_o empire_n the_o principal_a agent_n in_o that_o injury_n of_o disenherison_n be_v violent_a agrippina_n her_o incentive_a ambition_n her_o instument_n that_o lordly_a freedman_n pallas_n the_o mean_n incest_n adultery_n paricidial_a poison_n and_o murder_n ii_o of_o nero_n before_o he_o be_v emperor_n or_o adopt_a the_o omen_n and_o sequel_n be_v conform_v to_o the_o worst_a of_o these_o nero_n come_v into_o the_o
to_o be_v truss_v into_o such_o a_o male_a with_o a_o cock_n a_o dog_n and_o a_o viper_n and_o so_o to_o be_v throw_v all_o four_o together_o quick_a into_o tiber._n another_o expose_v a_o infant_n in_o the_o marketplace_n with_o a_o scroll_n about_o the_o neck_n like_o the_o mott_n of_o a_o heroical_a device_n or_o instructive_a moral_n which_o say_v thus_o much_o that_o the_o parent_n will_v not_o foster_v it_o for_o fear_v it_o shall_v kill_v the_o mother_n and_o when_o his_o other_o evil_a desert_n be_v come_v to_o such_o a_o swell_a excess_n that_o the_o people_n forlorn_o bemoan_v the_o fortune_n of_o their_o city_n as_o if_o the_o time_n be_v at_o that_o instant_n come_v in_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v desolate_v according_a to_o certain_a blind_a prophecy_n which_o be_v mask_v under_o the_o venerable_a title_n of_o the_o sibyl_n though_o even_o the_o verse_n themselves_o point_v express_o to_o the_o nine_o hundred_o year_n from_o rome_n build_v which_o be_v above_o fourscore_o 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father_n germanicus_n serve_v in_o those_o part_n general_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n do_v at_o this_o day_n fresh_o flourish_v the_o chair_n and_o princely_a seat_n of_o the_o principal_a clergieman_n in_o germany_n and_o first_o elector_n as_o for_o her_o learned_a commentary_n which_o she_o leave_v write_v touch_v the_o fortune_n of_o her_o house_n they_o be_v almost_o utter_o lose_v save_v only_o as_o pliny_n the_o old_a and_o cornelius_n tacitus_n have_v cite_v out_o of_o they_o a_o fragment_n or_o two_o which_o be_v their_o only_a remain_v our_o misfortune_n more_o than_o she_o for_o any_o thing_n know_v to_o i_o to_o the_o contrary_n the_o very_a same_o night_n of_o her_o murder_n such_o be_v the_o odious_a haste_n she_o be_v lay_v forth_o on_o a_o banquet_a bed_n and_o funeral_o burn_v without_o other_o hearse_n or_o great_a solemnity_n so_o the_o old_a text_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n wherein_o it_o be_v command_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v plain_v or_o polish_v the_o wood_n 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badge_n or_o symbol_n of_o her_o ancestry_n for_o augustus_n caesar_n say_v pliny_n &_o svetonius_n use_v the_o sphinx_n in_o his_o signet_n or_o seal_v of_o arm_n and_o antonius_n augustinus_n who_o some_o have_v style_v the_o prince_n of_o antiquary_n have_v publish_v out_o of_o his_o treasury_n a_o coin_n with_o a_o sphinx_n as_o one_o of_o that_o emperor_n coign_n who_o be_v her_o maternal_a ancestor_n to_o declare_v what_o the_o griphon_n signify_v some_o oedipus_n or_o oracle_n must_v be_v find_v unless_o perhaps_o they_o be_v the_o tesseras_fw-la or_o token_n of_o honour_n belong_v to_o the_o claudii_n her_o paternal_a progenitour_n as_o the_o sphinx_n be_v of_o her_o mother_n kinder_v if_o any_o will_v rather_o have_v they_o stand_v for_o agrippina_n invective_n against_o poppaea_n sabina_n as_o a_o most_o fair_a but_o a_o most_o cruel_a beast_n and_o against_o nero_n himself_o as_o a_o most_o gripe_a biformed_a monster_n or_o to_o lock_v up_o under_o they_o some_o other_o 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the_o best_a of_o that_o which_o neither_o can_v be_v recall_v nor_o holpen_v a_o patriot_n and_o a_o wiseman_n office_n chap._n xix_o the_o ghost_n of_o agrippina_n and_o other_z apparitions_z afflict_v nero._n the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n in_o the_o spring_n of_o the_o year_n bring_v forth_o a_o fresh_a spring_n of_o popular_a delight_n and_o as_o if_o her_o life_n like_o a_o unseasonable_a bar_n have_v hitherto_o hinder_v the_o fullness_n of_o such_o benefit_n the_o blessing_n of_o a_o golden_a age_n immediate_o seem_v to_o follow_v banish_a person_n be_v recall_v other_o act_n of_o clemency_n exercise_v &_o play_v upon_o play_n for_o entertainment_n of_o general_a affection_n set_v forth_o and_o celebrate_v her_o relic_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o remain_v honourless_a another_o scandal_n of_o nero_n reign_n but_o though_o her_o name_n &_o memory_n be_v thus_o of_o purpose_n over-borne_v yet_o as_o if_o that_o fellnesse_n of_o spirit_n which_o she_o have_v alive_a be_v grow_v 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