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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

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

Romes Monarchie ENTITVLED 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 Caesar attaining soly to the Empire and from him more briefly to Nero. VVhere in small compasse is described manie most noble 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 preuailing 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. Il premio é meritato AT LONDON Printed by the Widdow Orwin for Matthew Lawe 1596. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE MOST WORTHIE for vertues Master Alderman Slany Lord Maior of the citie of London the right Worshipfull Master Thomas Low and Master Leonard Halliday Aldermen and Sheriffes of the same citie and to the right Worshipfull the rest of the Aldermen their brethren and other the Magistrates in authoritie there long life health and all good happes in this life and after eternall felicitie RIght Honorable and right Worshipfull Next vnto the sacred Scriptures of almightie God wherein is contained the only ground of our faith beleefe saluation in Christ Iesu the knowledge of other Histories are not of small importance to be weighed and in some measure digested of all men for diuers causes if they be duely considered and examined but most of all and especially with more regard and iudgement of such as your Honour and Worships are who for many considerate causes and other vertues are called to the administring of iustice in the publike weale I except vaine fabulous inuentions meane those philosophicall workes which either are morall or historicall tending to vertue or suppressing vice Among all which worthie volumes as the numbers be many and subiects sundrie the histories of the ancient Romanes gouernment is not of least esteeme to be preferred with the chiefest considering how from their meane originall base beginning they acquised and got the soueraigntie of the whole world This briefe translation right Honorable and right Worshipfull written in French describeth the principall warres and Conquests of the Romanes whose acts and gests concerning the gouernmēt of their Common-wealth with other matters in the large volumes conteined are not I know vnknowne to your Honour and Worships and a great number moe by knowledge of which is reaped no small profit but the multitude or vulgar sort of our nation not hauing those large volumes neither can attaine vnto for value of price or want of knowledge of the languages wherein some of them are written may in this briefe behold how those great Monarches in their sayd warres stirred vp by Ambition of rule and Emperie subdued the Nations of the world onely first by flinging into the principalities of peaceable Princes the fire of ciuil discord strife and discension by meanes whereof when they had gotten that footing then shortly after followed the ruine decay and vtter ouerthrowe of those Countries and Kingdomes their cities and people and how when their Empire was at highest through those furies kindled with hate and reuenge among themselues their great gouernment fel to ruine and decay a thing most wonderfull in the iudgement of God so that at this day of their great Conquests there is no more mention left thereof saue only the bare name of Caesar whose declining estate God sparing me life I meane to bring into as small a roome and compasse as this which sheweth their increasing fame of worldly glorie My humble desire is that this my poore vnpolished labour may finde that fauour of your Honour and Worships to be accepted and taken in good part vnder your worthie protections the rather in that they who are here mentioned were Citizens and gouernours of a most renowmed Citie like this wherein you are Magistrates gouernment thereof for your virtues cōmitted vnto you whose minds whilest they liued the world could not cōtaine do before your Honor Worships in a few paper leaues muster themselues and their greatnes to the ende that their great Conquests vnder your patronages may first passe through this noble Citie and after through the cities townes and villages of her Maiesties dominions to all her other faithful true harted subiects by reading of which they may consider in these thundring dayes the great threatnings of our mightie mortal foe the insatiable Monarch whom the worlds Empire wil not suffice Caesar like with his adherents seeking daily by many craftie conueiances treasons treacheries other inhumane and vnchristianlike meanes to kindle the fire of strife ciuill discention among vs the easier to preuaile to the vtter ruine and ouerthrowe both of Prince people and countrie which God of his good grace hath most mightilie and miraculously defended a long time let all true English hearts pray that it will please him so to continue his gracious fauour euermore towards vs. What vnitie loue concord and peace is Gods name bee blessed wee may all say wee haue felt doe feele and know and whilest the bands of them true and firmely lasteth we shall be inuincible but if once they begin to dissolue by perusing of this brief historie may be seene how many miseries follow God preserue your Honour and Worships and that it will please him to direct your hearts in all your actions to increase in you vertue which liueth when all worldly vanitie els dieth and send you long liues to be most worthie members for the aduancement of this most noble flourishing Common-wealth and Monarchie which God of his gracious goodnes grant long to continue vnder the gouernment of the thrice happie and prosperous raigne of the admirable Empresse of the world our most gracious Soueraigne Ladie Queene Elizabeth ouer whom be the power of his mightie hand euermore extended Amen Your Honor and Worships most humble to commaund E. L. To the louing curteous and friendlie Readers AS in a little nooke or corner of a Cabinet a rich Iewell or pretious stone vnpolished may be couched so in the compasse of these few paper leaues is briefly comprehended the fame and memorie of the most renowmed conquerours of the world the remembrance of whose great actes ne can or will euer bee forgotten Like an Apprentice or vnskilfull Artist haue I aduentured the disrobing of their noble conquestes out from the French copie in English prose and deuiding the same into chapters in some places augmented from the italian enterfraught with some few meane poeticall fictions not altogether vnfitting to the subiect where they are placed Faultes are sooner found then amended and therefore Qui non fa non falla qui falla s'amenda if any haue escaped as who liueth not committing any and that exceptions be taken as there may bee by some prying Pasciphil●s howsoeuer the finenes

the countrie all about The summer past to winter he did go To Capua with Carthaginian rout Where idlenes infected valour stout Abundance bred their bane cloyd with delight His armie all was welny orethrowne quight But whil'st he lay within Italia soyle He Romanes force had welny vanquisht quight Yet Asdrubal receiu'd a mightie foyle By Romanes Consuls that with him did fight Bringing new succours for to reuenge the spight To Carthage done whil'st Hannibal with chance By fortune might against Romes walles aduance But Scipio this while stout bold and wise Whose valour great is spoken of before Had good successe in Spayne whose fame did rise Throughout all Rome and to augment it more In getting Spayne which place his father bore And vncle both to Rome did come at last Where for desert in Consulship was plast His noble mind bent to his cities good Required Afrique might be him assignde For publique weale to loose his life and bloud But his desire impediments did finde Old Fabius sharply did resist his mind Who gaue aduise rather at home to stay Gainst Hannibal with force to take the way But Scipio then contrarying Fabius will Declar'd his mind in open audience The Senate too to grant him their good will For it will proue by good experience In Afrique if we fight for Romes defence Neede will driue Carthage call home Hannibal Who it denies I know such hap will fall For he who is their chiefest hope and stay And he on whom their saftie doth depend Long time they will ne can misse him away So shall our warres in Italy haue end To his aduise the Senate did attend Debating much some loth yet was assignde For Carthage warre which greatly pleasde his minde But first to Scicil Isle must take his course And there prepare to furnish full his neede To rig vp ships t'abide the waters sourse Prest in each poynt away go'th he with speede Though all the Senate scarse thereto agreede Yet loe this warre grew to so glorious fame As none so much encreast the Romanes name So much preuail'd Scipio his vertue there As Carthaginians gaine to losse did fall By meanes whereof so hard beset they were As Carthage towne was welny brought in thrall Enforced to reuoke home Hannibal The Senat now found Scipios saying true Away he went that meant Rome to subdue Who then had for the space of sixteene yeares Infested all Italia about Put Rome and Romaines oft in deadly feares And brought their state to many a dreadfull doubt Deliuered now from troubles which did sprout And spring each day by meanes of such a foe Hannibal gone ioy did expell all woe But ere that he from Italie did passe Carthage to Rome Ambassadors did send For to haue peace which thing concluded was Yet secretly their warres they did intend Each kinde of way they did repayre and mend Their armies that did armes and victuals want Which warres among them had made very scant But Hannibal no sooner was arriu'd At Carthage tho but did dislike the peace Of hope he should be sure to be depriu'd And purpose too if that the warres should cease Displeasde he seemde but did his force encrease Braue Scipio to meete vpon the field Whose noble minde did neuer meane to yeeld Their Armies tweene light skirmish oft did chaunce Hannibal was for victuals hard beset He who but late to warre would needes aduaunce Secret seekes peace prouisions for to get Obtaind performde conditions did not let On Carthage side but people all cride out We are betrayde among these champions stout And iarring thus themselues full oft among Now taking truce and then doe breake againe They crie a fresh these Captaines doe vs wrong Whose outrage rulers seeke for to restraine Things running thus the magistrates are fayne The peace to breake commaunding Hannibal To trie by fight what fortune will them fall Both armies lay each in th'others sight King Massinissa was on Romaines side Who league with Scipio made before in spight Of Carthage who denyed him his bride A noble mayde in prime of beauties pride First his from them but after did her mary Another to the cause that made him vary This ciuill strife with many others moe The citie in and countrie all about Was cause at last of Carthage ouerthrow In steede of reason will did rule the rout Tweene magistrates also foule hate did sprout Rage insolence and often death most vile Thus foule reuenge did high and low beguile But Hannibal hearing of Romaines strength Of Scipioes bountie clemencie and fame His noble minde with more sought meanes at length To speake with him ere they to battaile came It chaunst and loe furie seemde to enflame Hannibal who in wordes was somewhat tart Threatning each other a sunder they doe part The time being come when both their armies met Great was the slaughter made on either side But Romaines did the victorie there get Making their foes to dye with woundes full wide Hannibal fled he durst not longer bide The losse so great that Carthaginians craue Peace once againe with Romaines for to haue Scipio agreed Romes Senate did consent Whilest peace endured many things did chaunce Here to recyte too long were verament But Romaines did their honors still aduaunce And Carthage welfare backwardly did glaunce Scipio to Rome returnde did triumph gayne And for surname was called Africane For that those warres attayned had such fame And profite great brought vnto Romaines state The countrey whole had Africa to name By him subdued ordeynde thereto by fate Thus time we see brings all things to their date Destroying oft and raising vp againe Yeelding some store others doth pinch with paine CAP. 6. The warres of the Romaines with the Macedonians the conquest of Asia the death of Scipio African Romes Ambassador putteth the great King of Assiria in feare with his speech the conquering of Macedonia and Dalmatia PEace on this wise again to Carthage granted Rome had home-broyles warres greater outward grew The Macedonian King gainst Romaines vanted Whose proude attempt with Grecians to subdue Quintus Flaminius led forth the warlike crue Of Romaines tho subduing that same King And Grecians all subiects to Rome did bring He charge gaue to this King of Macedo Phillip by name neuer once warre to moue Gainst Romaine state which he agreed vnto Performing it with dutie and with loue To Romaines he a friend did after proue For ayde he gaue with all his power and might When Romaines would at any neede to fight Antiochus the great Assiria king Came with great power the Romaines to withstand This Phillip then most willingly did bring His force and ioyn'de with those of Romaines band Glabrio for Rome obtain'd the vpper hand Antiochus fled to Egypt ward with speede Raysing more force to doe some other deede Phillip and he t'is said descended were From those who when great Alexander dead In kingdomes did diuide