If 6 Thefeventhfiookeof 



good Oratour 'Secondly moft brave captaine and renowmed cdmiTiander in the field t and laft G* 

 of all,a right worthie Senatour and approved counfellor. And yet in my conccit^all thefe excel- 

 lent parts feeme to have fhined more bright(although he cam.e after the other) in Scipio JE^j- 

 //4;?/sfif,To fay nothing of this bleffed gift befides, that he was not hated and fpightedof fo ma- 

 ny menjasC^/^ was.But if you will feeke foroneefpeciall thing by himfelfe^this is repor- 

 ted of him^That he was judicially called to his anfwer 44 timeSjand never was there man accufed 

 ofcener than hc^yet went he ever cleare away and was accjuit, 



GhAP, XXVIIIi 



'^Of Valour and Fortitude 6 



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AN cndleflfe pccce of workc it were to know and fct downe who bare the price for valiancic^ 

 & namely if we admit the fabulous tales of poets. As for the poet f/^w^, he had in grea- 

 teft admiration. T^Cacilm T *.ucer^z\-\d efpecially his brother : and in regard of thofe two, 

 he compiled the fixtbookc of his Annales to the reft . But L,Siccim DmtAtus^z Tribune of the 

 CommonS;jnotlong after the banifhment of the kings, when«y/'.T' rrfsm and A./Etermm were 

 Confulsjby moft voices furpalTeth in this kind^if it be true that a number of men report of him: 

 namely jthat he fetved in 1 20 foughten fields: 8 times maintained combate with his enemie, gi- 

 ving defiance, and evermore got the upper hand .* carried before him the glorious markes of 45 

 skarres received by woundsjand never a one in the backe parts of hisbodie.Moreoverjheewoon 

 the fpoile of 34reverall enemies : and had given him of his captaines, for his proeffe and good | 

 fervice^iS headleire(pearesj25 caparifons and furnitures of great horfcs, 83 chains, i^obrace- 

 lets for to adorne his arms : zdcrowns, or triumphant chaplets,wherof r4werecivickjforrefcu- 

 ing of Roman citizens in jeopardie of death58 of beaten gold : three other murall, for mounting 

 firif over the enemies wall; and laft of all, one obfidionall, for enforcing the encmie to levic and 

 b reake up his fiege and depart : alfo with a ftipend or penfion-fee out of the Exchequer & cham- , 

 ber of , thecitie :and laftlyjthe price or raunlbme of ten prifoncrs, with twentic oxen befides to 

 make up the reward : and in this glorious pompe and (hew he followed nine captaine Generals, 

 going before him,whoby his meanes triumphed alJ.Over and befidcs(which 1 fuppofe, was the 

 worthieft a6t that ever he did)he accufed in open court before the bodie of the pcopkjone com- 

 mander and great captainCjnamed r.i?tfw;////^5(notwithftanding he had been a ConfuIl)&'con- % 

 vided him for his ill management and condud of the warres. As for Manlm CaptQlmm^^ wan 

 as many honourable teftimonies of valoutjbut that he loft them all againe, with that luihappie 

 end of his life that hee made. Before hee was full 17 yeeres of age,hee had gained alreadie two 

 complete Ipoiles of hisenemies. He was the firft Roman knight or man of armes/hat was hono- 

 red with a murall crown of gold for skaling over the wall in an aftault: with fixe civike chaplets for 

 faving the life of cittizens fixe times out of the enemies hands. Moreover,he received 37 gifts of 

 the people for his good lerviccj and carried the skars in the fore-part of his bodie of 3 3 wounds. 

 He refciied P.SewdiMs, generall of the Roman Cavalleriejand in the refcue was himfelfe woun- 

 ded for his labour in llioulder and thigh both. Above all other bardie ads, hee alone guarded 

 and defended the Capitollj and thereby the whole State of RomCjagainft the Gaules : 3 brave 

 pecce of fervice, but that he marred all againe in afpiring to bee king over the fame. In thele a- 

 bove rehearled examplesjccrtes vertue hath carried a great ftroke5but yetfortune hath been the 

 mightier,and prevailed more in the end. And in my judgement vcriIy,none may right and juftly 

 preferre any man before Scrgm ; albeit Catilme his nepliewes fonnc difcredited that name of 

 his.and derogated much from the honour of his houfe. The fecond time that hee went into the 

 field and ferved^his hap was to loofe his right hand : and in two other fervices hee was wounded 

 no fewer than three and twentie times:bymeanes whereof hee had little ufe of either hand, and 

 bis feet ftood him in no great fteed. Howbeit,thus maimed and difabled as he was for to be a fol- 

 diour,he went many a time after to thewarresjattended with one flave onely,and performed his 

 devoire.Twife was he taken prifoner by Anmball^{iox hee dealt not I may tell you with ordinarie - M 

 enemies) and twife brake he prifon and made efcapejnotwithftandingjthat for twentie moneihs 

 rpacc he was every day ordinarily kept bound with chaines and fetters. Foure times fought hee 

 with his left hand only,untill two horfes one after another^were killed under him. Theahe made 

 himfelfe a right hand of yron^which he faftened lohis arme^and fighting with the helpe of it,he 

 - raifed 



