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the haire of headand beard, And fuch kind.of:complete images, the Greekes ufe tocallconi- 
cx,i.perfonages, [he manner ofthe Athenians wasto honuur men of fingular vertue dnd valor; 
by reprefenting their perfonages in braffe : but. Lam not fure whether thofeAthenians were the 
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firft chat brought up that manner, or no: true itis, that long ago they caufedthe ftatues of Hare 
modiusand Avistogiton,to be made of brafle atthe charges. ofthe ftate,and to be ere@tddin pub= 
Jicke place, for that they had the courage and heart tokill P:/i/fratws, who tyrannized overthem: 
and this fell outjuft in that very yeare wherein the kings alfo were depofedat Rome,and expelled 
the citie for ever. And in proceffe of time this manner was taken up in all parts.of the world : fo 
planfible unto the nature of man, is the ambitious defire to perpetuat their memoriesbyfuch 
monuments, infomuch as there is nota good town within our provinces,but they have begun al+ 
readi¢ to beautifie their market places with many {uch ornaments of brafenftatuesand images ; 
together with titles, honours, and dignities engraven atthe bafes or pied-ftall thereof forthe bet. 
ter’continuance of mensmemoriall,that the pofteritie might be enformed by {uch infcriptions, 
as well as by their tombes and fepulchres.And at length the ambition of men proceeded fofar, 
thatas well their privat houfes within as the bafe courts and porches without, were fo befet with - 
images, thata man would take chem forfome publicke places within a cittie!: and all this arofe 
from the devote courtefie of vaflales, in token of homage and honour done tothofe their pa- 
trones and lords, whom they acknowledged tobe the prote@ours and maintainers of their life 
and: libertic. : 
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e& Of brafen fataes in long robes and divers other forts of Images. Waofe flatues were 
firft erected upon pillars. When they were fet up firflin publickeand 
at the common charges.Finally which were 
the firft in Rome. ' 
N auncient time all the Images and Statues erected to the honour of any men, were in their 
| gownes and robes.Men delighted alfo to have them otherwhiles all naked, refting upon their 
{peares which they heldin their hands, This patterne came from the Greekes, relembling the 
manner of their young men, which in that fort did exercife naked in their publick wreftling pla- 
ces,thereupon called Gymafia: and {uch images are named Achille. And verely,the Greekith 
fafhionit is, To hide no part of the bodie,bur to fhew all: wheras the Romans contrariwife (like 
fouldiors and militarie men)ufed to make their ftatues armed with a cuirace or breaft-plate ones 
ly,leaving the reft of the bodie difcovered and bare, And fulivs Cafar verely the Dictatour,was 
well content that his image fhould bec fet up in the Forum or common place at Rome, armed 
with an habargeon or coat of maile. As for fuch ftatues which reprefented in habit the priefts of 
Paz called Luperce(chat isto fay,all difcoveted but their privities)it is an inventionnew come up, 
andas lately devifed as thefe which be pourtraied in clokes or mantles. Mancinws appointed that 
his image fhould be erected in that habit and manner, thatisto fay, bound and unarmed,as hee 
was delivered prifoner to the Numantines his enemies. As touching the ftatue of L. 4 étis, a fa- 
mous Poet, will report unto you whatwriters have recorded namely, [hat being himfelfa very 
Jictleman and lowof ftature,he caufed his image to be madeexceeding big and tall,and fotobe 
fet up within theremple of the Mufesat Rome.:As tor the ftatuesreprefented on horfebackesin 
great namie and requeft they wereamong the Romanes: bueno doubt they had their precedent 
trom the Greeks. At firft they honoured fuch horfemen only inthis fort,whe had woontheprice 
in the race atthofe folemn and facred games which were held in Greece,and thofe horferunners 
they called Celeres: howbeit, afterwards the like honor obtained they,who had born themfelves 
beft atthe running of chariots,whether they were drawn with two horf{esorfour.And front hence 
came the mannerwith usof ourvaliant capraines and victorious generals, to have their ftarues 
made riding triumphant in their chariots. Howbeit,long it was firlt ere this fafhionicame|to bee 
‘taken up :and before thedaies of Angu/lis Cefar,lace Emperour of famous memorie,there had 
norbeeneknowne any fuch Images at Rome riding in chariots either drawne with fix fieeds, or 
Blephants,as now there be. The manner alfoofriding incocheswith two horfes aboutthe cirque 
ot fhew place(which ufuallytheydid who had beenlords Pretors of Rome) reprefented in theit 
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