having raigned twenty eight yeare*, ynlite 

 to his fucoeflbr X/Vw<r,who did notrefciiibkhiai^nci^ 

 ther uivabu^nor in good fortune, 



HovJiwadkcwfafidta 



wd deed&tfTiwdc. CH A p. 17. 



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"T* HE foiire Deputies affembled in couafell, with 

 A the br^i vtTcfcttc* .& Tacttba, where T^cadlec \yas 

 PrefidcatitJ thcicledion, where by alljtheir voices T/^- 

 caclkc waschofjbr>, as deferving tliis charge better then 

 any othcr.Yet hercfufed it,perfwading them- by perti 

 nent reoion-^that they fliuld choofc another,fiying 5 that 

 it was betteryand rnore.expedicrtt to have anetter4ingj 

 and he to be his instrument and afliftant, as hee had 

 beene till disband not to lay the whoicbiirthen vp.Qn 

 him 3 for that he held himfelfe no Me bound for the 

 Comtnon-iveale , then if hee were king. Itisa-rare 

 thing to refufe principalitie and commaund^ and to in- 

 dure chepaincand thecare , and not toreape the ho 

 nour. There are few that- will yeeld vp the power and 

 authority 5 which they may hold,wcre it profitable to 

 the common weale. This Barbarian did heej;ein ex 

 ceed the \vifeft amongfttheGrcckesan4Roa]ans ; ;and 

 it may be a kfTbn to Alexander and lulius Ctfir^ wh^te> 

 of the one held it little to command the whojewovld, 

 putting his moft dc-creand-faithftill (crv^nt^to death 

 vpon fome fmaHiealofies of rule and empire : and ., the 

 other declared hitnfelfc enemy to luscoumry, faying, 

 thatifitMFerelawfull to do.any thing againft law and 

 reafon,it Was fof a . kingdpfne.; facbi^.fhethir.ftand de^ 

 fire of commnund. Although this ,ade QfTlacael/cfs 

 might Well proceedefronitpQ^re^^ 



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