"but if I had known of it in due time, I would have "dined with you."

134. The Romans, when they spake to the people, were wont to stile them, Ye Romans: when commanders in war spake to their army, they stiled them, My soldiers. There was a mutiny in Cæsar's army, and somewhat the soldiers would have had, yet they would not declare themselves in it, but only demanded a mission, or discharge; though with no intention it should be granted: but knowing that Cæsar had at that time great need of their service, thought by that means to wrench him to their other desires whereupon with one cry they asked mission. Cæsar, after silence made, said; "I for my part, ye "Romans." This title did actually speak them to be dismissed: which voice they had no sooner heard, but they mutined again; and would not suffer him to go on with his speech, until he had called them by the name of his soldiers: and so with that one word he appeased the sedition.

135. Cæsar would say of Sylla, for that he did resign his dictatorship; "Sylla was ignorant of let"ters, he could not dictate."

136. Seneca said of Cæsar, "that he did quickly "shew the sword, but never leave it off."

137. Diogenes begging, as divers philosophers then used, did beg more of a prodigal man, than of the rest which were present. Whereupon one said to him; "See your baseness, that when you "liberal mind, you will take most of him."

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said Diogenes, "but I mean to beg of the rest "again."

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138. Jason the Thessalian was wont to say, some things must be done unjustly, that many things may be done justly."

139. Sir Nicholas Bacon being keeper of the seal, when queen Elizabeth, in progress, came to his house at Redgrave, and said to him, " My lo. what "a little house have you gotten?" said, "Madam, house is well, but it is you that have made me "too great for my house."

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140. Themistocles, when an ambassador from a mean Estate did speak great matters, said to him, "Friend, your words would require a city."

141. Agesilaus, when one told him there was one did excellently counterfeit a nightingale, and would have had him hear him, said, Why I have heard "the nightingale herself."

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142. A great nobleman, upon the complaint of a servant of his, laid a citizen by the heels, thinking to bend him to his servant's desire; but the fellow being stubborn, the servant came to his lord, and told him, "Your lordship, I know, hath gone as far as ‹ well you may, but it works not; for yonder fellow "is more perverse than before." Said my lord, "Let's forget him a while, and then he will remem"ber himself."

143. One came to a cardinal in Rome, and told him, that he had brought his lordship a dainty white palfrey, but he fell lame by the way. Saith the car

dinal to him, "I'll tell thee what thou shalt do; go "to such a cardinal, and such a cardinal," naming him some half a dozen cardinals, " and tell them as "much; and so whereas by thy horse, if he had been sound, thou couldest have pleased but one, with thy "lame horse thou mayest please half a dozen."

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144. Iphicrates the Athenian, in a treaty that he had with the Lacedæmonians for peace, in which question was about security for observing the same, said, “The Athenians would not accept of any se

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curity, except the Lacedæmonians did yield up "unto them those things, whereby it might be mani"fest, that they could not hurt them if they would."

145. Euripides would say of persons that were beautiful, and yet in some years, "In fair bodies. "not only the spring is pleasant, but also the "autumn."

146. After a great fight, there came to the camp of Consalvo, the great captain, a gentleman, proudly horsed and armed. Diego de Mendoza asked the great captain, "Who is this?" Who answered, It is Saint Ermin, who never appears but

"after a storm."

147. There was a captain sent to an exploit by. his general with forces that were not likely to atchieve the enterprize; the captain said to him, "Sir," appoint but half so many." Why?" saith the general. The captain answered, "Because it is "better fewer die than more."

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148. They would say of the duke of Guise, Henry, that had sold and oppignerated all his

patrimony, to suffice the great donatives that he had made; "That he was the greatest usurer of France, "because all his state was in obligations."

149. Croesus said to Cambyses, "That peace was "better than war; because in peace the sons did bury their fathers, but in the wars the fathers did bury their sons."

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150. There was a harbinger who had lodged a gentleman in a very ill room, who expostulated with him somewhat rudely; but the harbinger carelessly said; "You will take pleasure in it when you are "out of it."

151. There was a cursed page that his master whipt naked, and when he had been whipt, would not put on his clothes: and when his master bade him, said, "Take them you, for they are the hang

man's fees."

152. There was one that died greatly in debt: when it was reported in some company, where divers of his creditors were, that he was dead, one began to say, "In good faith, then he hath carried five "hundred ducats of mine with him into the other "world" and another said, "And two hundred of "mine;" and some others spake of several sums of theirs. Whereupon one that was amongst them said, "well I perceive now, that though a man cannot carry any of his own with him into the next world, "yet he may carry other men's."

153. Francis Carvajall, that was the great captain of the rebels of Peru, had often given the chase to Diego Centeno, a principal commander of the

emperor's party: he was afterwards taken by the emperor's lieutenant Gasca, and committed to the custody of Diego Centeno, who used him with all possible courtesy; insomuch as Carvajall asked him,

pray, Sir, who are you that use me with thi courtesy?" Centeno said, "Do not you know Diego Centeno?" Carvajall answered, "In good faith, Sir, I have been so used to see your back, as I "knew not your face."

154. Carvajall, when he was drawn to execution, being fourscore and five years old, and laid upon the hurdle, said, "What! young in cradle, old in "cradle !"

155. There is a Spanish adage, "Love, without "end hath no end:" meaning, that if it were begun not upon particular ends it would last.

156. Cato the elder, being aged, buried his wife, and married a young woman. His son came to him, and said; "Sir, what have I offended, that you have brought a step-mother into your house?" The old man answered, “ Nay, quite contrary, son: thou pleasest me so well, as I would be glad to have more such."

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157. Crassus the orator had a fish which the Romans called Muræna, that he made very tame and fond of him; the fish died, and Crassus wept for it. One day falling in contention with Domitius in the senate, Domitius said, "Foolish Crassus, you wept "for your Muræna." Crassus replied, "That is "more than you did for both your wives."

158. Philip, Alexander's father, gave sentence