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
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
his whole Empiere Partage of which great warres and discord bred Betweene all those to that succession led With cruell fightes each other long did thrall As last the Romaines came t'enioy them all Thus Romes triumphing glorie high did growe Her power was great by sea and eke by land With sack and spoyles of cities they did flowe Nations not any might Romaines force withstand Kings and countries fat off did at their hand Desire ayde amongst all which did come Ambassadors from Egypt vnto Rome Praying to guarde young Ptolomé their King Now vext with warres and like to haue the chafe With power which Antiochus did bring From Kingly seate and crowne him to displace The Senate gaue consent to right his case Sending vnto Antiochus to cease His warre and suffer Ptolomé liue in peace Which he obeyde but yet to haue a fleece Of Romaines spoyle and to reuenge late spight Did leade along his armie into Greece Procurde by meanes of Hannibal in flight From Carthage force by Scipio put to flight As is rehearst before from whence he fled Antiochus too with succour to be sped But into Greece the Romanes Armie brought Encountred him with whom `was Hannibal Orethrew thē both brought their powers to naught Here Carthage captaine had a second fall Antiochus eke receiued a farther thrall By sea also Rome got the vpper hand Expeld him thence into Assiria land Lucius Scipio was chiefe this warre that led Brother vnto Scipio calde African And for because so happilie he sped The surname of Asiatique he wan But speake againe of Scipio African Lieutenant to his brother in this war At his returne to Rome there fell a iar The Tribunes of the people did molest Through enuie sure the glorie he had won By meanes whereof in quiet for to rest From Rome he went their mallice for to shun To Lyterne till their heate of rage was done But there as some doe say such was his chaunce This worthy man death wounded with his launce Whose losse full many did lament no doubt So braue a man to dye at such an age For fiftie yeares he was not all full out Thus doe we see the valiant bold and sage When time brings death cannot withstand his rage Rome happie thou to breede so braue a wight Vnhappie folke his virtue so to quight Hereby is seene the fruites of enuie still Who ne're workes good but euill euermore Virtue she seekes for to destroy and kill Things that are whole she hurtes and maketh sore Those that are good the enuious doe abhore Which thing hath been and euer more will be Bright virtue blamde by foule iniquitie Where state and welth increaseth day by day By valour of the vertuous and the stout Enuie there rootes and takes such hold and stay In secret wise brauing among the rout And with pretence each cause is good no doubt Infecting sore such places that so florish Vnder the cloake of virtue vice doth nourish With pollicie and practise slie they frame Their brasen face and adders tongues to bite They glose and faine and flatter without shame With forged lies they faith and truth doe spite And where as once their venym vile doth light They doe not cease to puffe with poysoned breath Like Cockatrice to bring them to their death Alas the while so Rome did Scipio lose During which time Aetolia people were Taken to be the Romanes vtter foes But Fuluius whose noblenesse was cleare Subdued and brought them vnder Romanes feare Thus still their fame did euery day increase Held warres abroad at home the liu'd in peace Antiochus who late rehearst before To whom for ayde stout Hannibal did flie Enforst to keepe his countrey and no more His fortune with the Romanes force to trie His kingly life away from him did hye Vnto the King then of Bythynia Hannibal went for ayde on him to stay Which thing when as the Romanes vnderstoode To Prusias sent Bythinia King so hight To render him it should be for his good If not t'were meanes to worke him great dispight The Romanes would redresse the wrong with might Thus Hannibal was nere his ending dayes Whose noble acts won euerlasting praise And fame beside for euer during still But foule dispayre did much appayre the same In ougly shape who now came him vntill Monster most vile whose actes aye end with shame With in his minde such deepe conceites did frame As they alone together musing sate Of glorie past and now his wretched state Hope banisht was dispayre did bring in feare And he fear'd most to fall in Romanes hands When him before most ougly shapes appeare Hell seemed loose and round about him stands Griefe sorrow care thought miserie with bandes Ruine decaye woe wrack and endles strife Slaunder disfame and shame to rid his life Enuie reuenge hate discord and disdayne Mallice and scorne pride would not be behinde The pride of Rome so pincht his heart with paine Because reuenge did not fall to his minde And now dispayre againe his eyes did blinde When as these furies had his spirites possest More greater yet t'augment his great vnrest Shewed him his armies and his victories His glorious pompes his triumphes wealth and all Carthage great losse how Rome did him dispise The wracke eke of his brother Asdrubal After all this his owne mishaps and fall From so great height and lastly now to light Into their hands whom he did alwaies spight Midnight was come and euery thing at rest When sightes yet strange more monstrous did appeare As t'is with all by foule dispayre possest Tost and turmoyld with horror dread and feare And long before the day gan for to cleare In vision saw great battailes thousands slaine Huge heapes of dead whose blood the earth did staine Before him seem'd t'appeare great flames of fire Where in dispayre bad him goe end his life Murder fast by inflamde with rage and ire To kill him readie with a bloodie knife Waters to drowne himselfe and rid all strife The Romaines hands t'escape there is no hope Hang thy selfe quoth dispayre here is a rope Beholde this chamber wherein thou doest lye A thousand wayes there is to end thy woe See there a tower stately standing hye Thy selfe from top thereof thou soone mayst throw Here stab thy selfe thy valour greate to show Or cut thy throate or braynes do knocke from head No ioyes in lyfe in best case when th'art dead Dispayre at length the victory did gayne And Hanniball did geeue consent to dye Distressed he past hope did thinke life vaine With shame to liue that late in honours hye Did sit and now to dwell in miserie With them who were his cruell deadly foes He prayed dispayre some way else to dispose His wretched life those former meanes rehearst He liked not when sighing breath'd for ayre Both head and heart of Hannibal quick pearst Then what saiest thou vnto a potion fayre A bolle of wine carrouse
Romanes force the citie should o'rethro But like as time of euery thing makes end So now of Carthage fast came on the fine Besiegde with out with in themselues they bend To iarre alas of vtter ruine a signe Strength fayld and with dispayre they gan to pine Yet long and oft they did the Romanes grieue Whom Scipio by his valor did relieue Succour by land and sea from them he tooke Brake downe the walles entred the citie in When terror loe the Carthaginians shooke Like people mad to runne the doe begin In desperate case to loose all or all win Killing and kild at length the Romanes gaine The maistrie and the citie to obtaine Which to beholde what heart but would lament To see how Carthage stoode in wofull case Her stately fort cal'd Birsa torne and rent And houses sackt before the owners face Huge flames of fire rising in many a place A woefull thing for to beholde with eye Smoake dim the ayre and flames to reach the skie Great was the slaughter made by Romaines all In euery streete ran murder blood and fire The sillie babes from mothers breastes doe fall Husbands and wiues a sunder doe retyre Brothers and friendes and sisters pay the hyre Of death alas a griefe it was to see The cities ruine and their great miserie Some with the sword some midst the flame to burne A spectacle most horrible to rue Both magistrates and people dying mourne Of former welfare their ilfare last to view Scipio himselfe shed teares with griefe that grew To see the ruine of that citie olde Late rich and fayre welnie laid flat on molde Continued had seuen hundreth yeares and more Flourisht most braue with plentie of each thing And had commaund ore kingdomes cities store Rul'de eke by sea as chiefe imperiall King With store of ships that riches home did bring All in short space consumde and ruinde quight Subiect vnto blinde fortunes cruell spight Which well may shew the state of kingdomes all Though nere so rich so populous and stout But fortune can and hath made them to fall And welnie razde both names and places out Recount we will some chiefe among the rout What is become of Troyes pompe and pride Of Priam King and all his power beside Assiria that Monarchie so great The Persian Mede and Macedonian King In battaile that Darius stout did beate And all the world did subiect to him bring Carthage may here draw with them in one string Thus worketh time change and chance of each thing Base high to raise more faster downe to bring Thus Carthag loe came to her finall ende Razde to the ground to Rome rich spoyles were brought That were of choyse and Scipio eke did send Scicilians too braue statutes finely wrought And ornaments the Carthaginians cought Long since from them which antique were and olde Which they by force from them also did holde In Rome was ioy for this great victorie With high and low Scipio did triumph gayne His prayses were extended to the skie With peoples voyce and sound of trumpes amayne For surname also was giuen him Africane Because an end he made of so great warre Whereby Romes gloriy stretcht exceeding farre CAP. 7. The conquest of Achaia the razing of the city Corinth warres in Portugall Spayne and with the slaues in Scicilia the razing of Numanitia in Spaine WHen all these warres of Carthage ended were Th'acayan people gathered head amaine In Greece and there an armie they did reare Against Romes state whose brauing to restraine Lucius Mummius Consull leaue did gaine To fight with them of Romes force was he chiefe Who them o'rethrew vnto their paine and griefe Their countrey subiect vnto Rome they yeelded Corinth chiefe citie principall of Greece Hundreth of yeares full many had been builded With sack and spoyle his souldiers did it fleece Burning the same left standing not one peece And after razde the same quight with the ground No dwelling left in it for to be found About which time in Portugall there was A person stout Viriatus cal'd by name But meane of birth yet so it came to passe That from a shepheard grew to so great fame And with his force the Romanes oft did tame But he by treason slaine and not by fight Which caus'd that countrey fall to Romanes right Not far from thence in Spayne a towne did stand Numanitia cal'd which long time warres did hold With Romanes force fighting with equall hand Both one and other gaynde as fortune would The Romanes tooke disdaine a poore towne should Braue them so long and not to haue it tane Thither was sent stout Scipio African At whose aproach disorder great was found The army in that at the siege did lie Which he reformde and then by trumpets sound With sharpe assault Numantiaes force did trie Did take the same the people mercie crie His souldiers spoyl'd and sacked euery place And afterward did clearely it deface About this time within Scicilia isle Bondmen and slaues did make a great vprore Them to appease was vsed many a while Their number did increase still more and more But yet an armie was rais'd vp before For to subdue their power and their strength Whom Consul Fuluius pacified at length CAP. 9. The second warres in Asia the death of Scipio African warres with Iugurth King of Numidia and warres in Germanie France and other places SOone after this in Asia warre was mou'd On the behalfe of Attalus the King Who by his will had giuen to be prou'de His kingdome crowne and euery royall thing The Romanes too but one a plea did bring Against the case namde Aristonicus But Rome replyed and brought an action thus With armed men to trie the matter out Aristonious orecome and brought to yeld Perpenna Consul with his Romane rout Captiued him in battaile on the field Which yeare following to death too soone did yeeld Scipio as he within his house tooke rest Strangled t'was thought by some whom he lou'd best Not much aboue fiftie sixe yeares of age Loe valiant wightes foule fortunes cruell spight Rome was perplext with dolor griefe and rage And as some write in skies appear'd a sight It's said the sonne kept not his course aright How ere it was the losse was great to Rome So time brings too all earthly things their doome In France ensuing after this also The Consull Fabius gain'd a battell great And Gracchus Tribune of the people tho A man most rare on matters graue to treate By Enuies rage some did him cruell threate For slaine he was about diuiding lands The wise we see cannot shun malice hands And now began the warres of Iugurth stout Which Salust doth at large most plainly show Where may be seene great matters brought about And of the rest before past on a row In other workes who will them reade may know Why this small worke was writ one cause was chief Romes rising
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 â—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 gouernmeÌ„t 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 coÌ„mitted vnto you whose minds whilest they liued the world could not coÌ„taine 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 Pasciphilâ—s howsoeuer the finenes
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
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 theÌ„ 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 nuÌ„ber 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 ContentioÌ„ 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 VnconstaÌ„cie 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 * Caesaâ—… * 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 WheÌ„ 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 â—…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 wheÌ„ 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 Caeâ—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