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lord_n	eminent_a	young_a	youth_n	27	3	7.4571	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03096	Herodian of Alexandria his Historie of tvventy Roman Cæsars and emperors (of his time.) Together with the most solemne deification of the Roman emperors and empresses. Interpreted out of the Greeke originall.; History. English	Herodian.; Maxwell, James, b. 1581.; I. M., fl. 1629.	1635 (1635)	STC 13223; ESTC S104000	107,861	378

fine linnen also all manner of tame beasts * This was done by throwing little balles or tickets which were warrants for receit of the largesse except swine which he as all the Phoenicians abhorred Many there perished being either trod to death or thrust thorow with the souldiers pikes so that it proved a fatall festivall to many He oft used his charret-sports and wild dances in publick not caring who saw his unprincely pranks He walked abroad with his eyes painted and cheeks purpled disfiguring his faire face with foule tinctures Which * His Grand mother Moesa perceiving mistrusted the souldiers dislike and fearing if ought came to him she should be remanded to a privat life she perswades the vain young fondling to adopt for his son and declare * The title of the heire apparant Caesar his couzen Germane and her Grand-childe by her other daughter Mammaea speaking him fair finely instilling into him That it was most meet that he being dignified with the sacred Title of a Priest should attend onely on matters of Religion and the celebration of divine Orgies and Offices and that some other should bee substituted to mannage humane affaires and be as his Vice-roy to free him from all cares and encumbrances of State yet no stranger or alien but rather his Couzen German to be so honoured by his princely favour Alexianus was he then named Alexander his old name being changed into that of the Macedonian kings for that famous king was much honored by Antonine son to Severus who was both their father as the old beldam pretended not sparing to vaunt of both her daughters dishonesty to make their sons more gracious with the souldiers Alexander Alexander made Caesar therefore was proclaimed Caesar and made Consull or Associat with Antonine the Senate ridiculously decreeing what hee commanded to wit him to bee the father that was 16 yeres old and Alexander the son that was 12 yeares old After that Alexander was made Caesar Antonine assaied to train him to his courses as dancing revelling sacrificing the like rites robes ceremonies But his mother Māmaea weaned him from those vain and unseemely exercises and trained him up in honorable fashion secretly sending for professours of the Mathematicks all liberall sciences using him to * Wrestling a princely exercise Wrestlings and such manly activities instituting him also in Greek and Roman literature Whereat Antonine much repining repented that he had adopted him or made him his colleague in the Empire and expelled all his tutors frō the Court putting some of the chiefe of them to death and banishing others alleadging ridiculously that the pedants spoiled his son not suffering him to dance and revell but teaching him to be modest and use manly exercises Yea he was so besotted that he preferred all sorts of Stage players preferred theatricall Actors and Players to the highest honours and most eminent dignities making Lord Generall of his Armies one that in his youth was a publick dancer on the theater He appointed one Stage-player trainer and guardian * Or master of the Wards of the young Lords and Gentlemen another to be Lord President of his Councel and a third generall of the horse He advanced to the chiefest places of trust in the Empire charret-drivers comoedians and histrionicall Iesters bestowing on his servants and * Bondmen set free libertines that were most extremly debauched the Procuratorships of Provinces At this mad and drunken distribution of so many honourable offices all men murmured but especially the souldiers stormed and scorned him as being more effeminate than an honest woman would be and detested him for prostituting the Imperiall Majesty to contempt by his capricious dresses golden gewgawes and publike Revels They were therefore more inclinable to Alexander conceiving faire hopes of him for his noble and vertuous education and conserving him diligently from the insidious practices of Antonine His mother Mammaea suffered him not to taste any meate or drinke that he sent His Cookes and Cup-bearers were not those that waited on the Emperor but such trusty servants as his mother made choise of Shee gave him also much mony in private to bestow on the Souldiers secretly to win them to him with that bait which she knew would soonest catch them Which Antonine understanding plotted to destroy him and his mother but his plots were prevented by their common Grand-mother Moesa a subtill woman and a politicke A Politicke Lady dame as having lived many yeares in the Imperiall Palace with her sister Iulia wife to Severus whereby shee was well read in State affaires For shee knew all the designes of Antonine who was naturally a blab and would ordinarily lay himselfe open and divulge all his intentions When hee could not surprize him by treachery hee determined to strip him of his Caesarean dignity not permitting him to be saluted or go abroad Then the souldiers enquired for him and were much discontented that hee should be deposed Whereupon Antonine disperses a fame that Alexander was like to die to try how the Souldiers would take it They when they could not see the young Prince were cut to the heart with the report and being infinitly enraged sent not the usuall guards to Antonine but lockt themselves the Campe demanding to see Alexander in their Temple Antonine startled at this takes Alexander and places him with him in his Imperiall Caroach richly adorned with gold gems and hies to the Campe. The souldiers opening the Gates received them conducted them to the Temple of the Campe exceedingly congratulating and welcoming Alexander but coldly saluting Antonine which hee storming at after hee had lodged all night in the Campe-Temple was so incensed at the souldiers for doing such speciall honor to Alexander that he cōmanded the chiefe and most noted for it to be apprehended executed as Authors of sedition and mutiny Whereat all the Souldiers being exasperated and having formerly hated Antonine they resolved to rescue their fellowes and put away that abhominable Prince Iudging this therefore to bee a just occasion and faire opportunity Antonine slaine they presently slew Antonine and his mother Soaemis who was with him as Empresse with all their Privadoes and Instruments of lewdnesse that came with them into the Camp Then delivered they to the people the Carkasses of Antonine Soaemis which being disgracefully dragged a long time over all the City and lastly dismembred were throwne into the publicke jakes which are voided into the River * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tyber The Souldiers proclaiming Alexander Emperour conducted him to the Royall Palace being very young and yet in the tuition of his mother and grand mother The End of the Fifth Booke Appendix to Herodians fift Booke of his History To the Readers HErodian having lively drawne in little that Monster of Ethnicke Priests and Princes Pseud-Antonine I have thought good to adjoyne for your further satisfaction this insuing Delineation