The feventli Booke of 



an ordinance out of Stbyh bookcs. Claudk likewife , was by a religious diid devout experi- G 

 iticnt proovcd to be fuch anothctjat what time asihee brought the mother of the gods,C)fi^/^3 

 to Rome. ^ 



GhAP. XXXVI, 



Of Phtie^orkindneffe, 



IN all parts verily of the world, there have been found infinite examples of naturall love and 

 aflfe^tion, but one example thereof at Rome hath been knownc fingular above all others^and 

 incomparable. There was a poore young woman of the common fort,and therefore bafe and 

 ofno account, who lately had been in childbed, whole mother was condemned to perpetuall H 

 prifon, and there lay,forfome great offencethatftichadcommitted: this daughter of hers and 

 young nourceaforefaid, obtained leave to have acccflc unto her mother, and evermore by the 

 goalerwas narrowly fcarched for bringing to her any vi<5luall,becaufchcrjudgement was to be 

 famiftied todeath: thus (hee went and came fo long, untill at laft fhe was found fuckling of her 

 mother with the milke of her breafts.This was reputed for fuch a ftraunge and wondrous exam- 

 ple, that the mother was releafed and given to the daughter for her rare pietie and kindnes : both 

 of them had a penfion out of the cittie allowed them for their maintenance for ever 5 and the ^ 

 place where this hapned was confecrated to Pietie : in fo much, as when C.^i/jtiu^ zndM,Ad' 

 were Confuls,therc was a temple to her built, in the very place where thisprifon ftood,juft 

 where as now ftandeth the Theatre of Marcellm, The father of the Gracchi happened to light I 

 upon and take two ferpcnts within his houfe, whereupon heefent out to the foothfayers for to 

 knowjWhat this thing might prcfage? who made this anfwerjThat if he would himfelfelivejthc 

 female fnakefhould be killed :Nay marry (qd.hee) not fo, butrather kill the mak^for ray wife 

 c&rnclia is young enough, and may have more children.This faid hejmeaning to fpare his wives 

 LTe, inconfideration of the good fhee might doe to the common-weale. Andintruth,likeas 

 the wizards prophefied,fo it fell out foonc after, and their words tooke effect. MMpidm{6 en- 

 tirely Ibvcd his wife ^/'w/f/ifjthat he died for very thought and griefe of heart, after llieewas di- 

 vorced from him and turned away. PMilim cliaunced to be fbmcwhat ill at cafe and fickifh, 

 but hearing of his brothers repulfe and that he Was put by his Confulfhip (for which hee flood 

 in fuite) died fodainly for forrow. P, Catienm Phjlottmm fo loved his lord and mafter, that not- K 

 withftanding he was by him made his fole heir of all that ever he hadjyet for kind heart^caft him- 

 fcife into the funerall fire to be burnt with him. 



Chap, xxxvii. 



Of divsrs excellent menin many Arts a»d ScteTJces^andnamely, 

 inAflrologieprammer^andGcometrie, 



IN the skill and knowledge offundrie Sciences, an infinite number of men have excelled s 

 howbeit, we will but take the very flower of them of them all, and touch thofe onely whome 

 meetit istobenamedforthcirfpecialldefert.In A{lrologie,S^r^///=> was moft cunning: info L 

 much as the Atheniensfor his divine predi(5i:ions and prognoftications, caufed his flatus with a 

 golden tonguCjto be erededinthe publickefchoole of their Vniverfitie.ForGrammer,/^r/?^;/- 

 lodorm was fingular,and therefore was highly honoured of the States of Greece,called Amphi- 

 dyones. In Phyficke, Hippocrates excelled/o farreforth as by his skill he fore-told ofa peftilence 

 that fhould come out of Sclavonia : and for to cure & remedie the fame, fent forth his difeiples 

 and fchollers to all the citties about.In recompence of which good defert of hisjall Greece by a 

 publicke decree ordained for him theiike honours,as unto Hercules. For the very fame cunning 

 and fciencc,king PtdoWM gave unto Ckombrotm of Cea (at the folemne feaft holden in the ho- 

 nour of the great mother of the gods)a hundred talents^and namely for curing king Antiochus. 

 Critchulm likewife acquired and got himfelfe a great name, for drawing an arrow forth of king M 

 ..Philips eiCjand curing the wound when he had done,fo asthe fight remained,and no blemifli or 

 deformity appeared.fiut y^/^%4a(<?j thePrufian,furpa{rcd al others in this kind,who was thefirft 

 authour of that new fed which bare his name^rejeded the Embalfadorsjthe large promifes and 

 favours offered of kin^ Mithridates: found out the way and meanes to make wineholeibme and 

 " ' medics- 



