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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

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

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