of Plinies Naturall Hittorie. 48 
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A and favour,as thofe times did require: burit is aleogither untrue j for before his dai¢s, wee find 
that Pompey the Great when he rode in triumph, caufed the filver ftatue of king Phcriaces (the 
firft fof that name] thacever reigned in the realme of Pontus) to be carried in aiolemine fhew: 
like as the image alfo of 44:thridates his father; befides chariots as well of goldas of filver. 
Moreover,it falleth out fometimes, that filver is ufed in ftead of gold allo upon fome urgent 
- caute and juft occafion: as we may fee by our proud and fumpzuous dames ,tharare but comnio- 
ners and artizans wives, whoare forcedto make theinfelves carquans and fuch ornaments for 
theit fhoes,of filver, becanfe the rigour of the {tatute provided in that cafe, will not permit them 
to weare the fame of gold. And I my felfe, as I remember, havefeene Aurelius Fufews (a gentle- 
man of Rome, whobeing put befide his place, and having loft the dignitic of aman otarms,by 
reafon of anotable calumniation framed againft him, when as young gentlemens fonnes ufed 
to accompanie him becaufe he had the name of a brave fouldior) weare his rings, of filver. Bue 
towhat purpofe doe I collect thefe examples, {eeing how our fouldiours make no reckoning of 
yvorie, but the hiles of their {words and the hafts of their daggers, bee garnithed wich filver, da- 
masked,and engraven ; their cabberds and fheaths be fer out wich filver chapes,and their fword ’ 
girdles hangers, and bawdricks, gingledgaine with thin platesof filver, And doe we not fee how | 
our young boyes are * kept in and reftrained with filver,during the time that they be under mans * tcould fet 
age? how out fine dames ufé to waft and bath in filver difdaining and fetting light by any other pee ; 
bathing-veilels in the bains 2 infomuch as the fame mettall and matter which we are ferved with par infor 
at the table.is employed alfo in fhamefull and uncleanly ufes. Oh that Fabricius were alive now telpectof chatt 
againeto behold thele things! Ifheefaw our women bathing togither with men in one andthe vine ce 
fame bains, and thofe paved (as it were) under foot with filver fo {mooth and flipperic that they enough to 
_ cannothold theirfeet: Fabricivs Lay, who forbad expreflely, that any warriours and General! lve it as0b- 
z ; ees i cee as {cure in En- 
captains fhould havein plate more than one drinking boll or goblet jand a falifellar:If he fawfil- o1.4, astioad 
ver(which was weontto be given in prefentsand cewardsto brave men and valiant captains) thus 1 in Latine. 
to be melted and broken to ferve for thefe purpofes,what would he fay? but, What aworld is this! 
wee pafle not for Fabricivs, nay we are afhamed of himand his frugalitic. 
But to leave thefe abufes and complaints: one thing I woonder much at, that among 
fo manie excellent artizansas havebeene, there isnot one who tooke any pleafure to grave in 
gold, nor became renowmed thereby; whereas many are famous for their workemanthip in 
filver : howbeit Mentor (of whome] fpake erewhile) excelled them all in this kind: and yet1 doe 
notfind,that ever he made in all,above eight peeces that were curioufly and exquilitly wroughr, 
and thofe (as itis faid) bee all loft. Andno marveile; for why ?the temple of Deana at Ephefus 
lieth along: the Capitol! of Rome likewife, and all withinir, hath perifhed by fire. Howbeir, 
Varro hath leftin writing, That among his antiquities,one brafen image hehadof aéextors hand- 
worke, Next tohim,the world had Acragas, Boetbus,and J/ys, in great admiration for their exs 
cellent skill: and at this day there be extant,peeces of all thei workmanfhip,to be feenin the Ile 
of the Rhodians :forintbetemple of Mznerva whichis at Lindus a citiein that Eland, there is 
one flatue of the faid goddefle, of Boethws his making : within the remple of god Bacchws in the 
verie citie it {elie of Rhodes, there are certaine cups wrought by deragas, wherein bee engraven 
the religious Prieftrefles cailed Bacchs, and the Centaurs. Within the fame Church, arethe 
pourtraidts of Sz/enus,and the prettie Cupids, expreffed lively in imagerie, by Js, Moreover, 
Acragas pourtraied the vefemblance of chaces or bunting, in certaine pots, molt artificialfy ; for 
which hebecame veriefamous. After thele, there are to bee raunged in another degree, Calas 
misand Antipater;togither with Stratoniczs, who wrought within a broad-mouthed cup, one of 
the Satyres found afleepe;; but with fuch dexteritic and fo lively, that hee is judged and faid to 
have couched and fitted him to the cup, rather than barely engraven him. Then followeth Taz. 
rifews of Cyzicum :femblably 4vifius and Exnicvs both Mityleneans, are highly commended 3 
as alfo Aecatevs and Praxiteles,who flourifhed about the time of Pompey the Great, Poficonius 
alfo of Ephefus,and Zed the Stratiat, who was in great name for engraving of battails and ar- 
med men arthe point to joyneskirmith, Likewile Zopir#s,who made two fingular cups; inthe 
one; heéreprefented the honourable court of the Areopagites ; inthe other, the trial] and judge- 
ment of O7efles:which were efteemed woorth twelve talents . In anotheragelived Pytheas,a fin 
gularateificer, whofe workemanfhip was forare and exquifit,that everie two ounces of his filver 
plate, wasfold commonly for twentie thoufand Sefterces :and verely abroad goblet or ftan- 
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