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Giue place, let Iulius Cæsar speak,
whose name Reporte dooth sou[nd
Through out the World for conquests g[reat
in sundry Regions found.
Whose Rumor raisd by such Report
for his victorious might:
Made Forrains feare of force of Ar[mes
with Cæsar for to fight.
Who rulde but Iulius Cæsar then
who bare the sway but hee
Bothe People stout and Citties fair,
inferiour were to mee.
I got renowme in euery place
if men renoum'd may bee:
And got the glorie of the Earth,
for Marsses pollicie.
Huge Castels, Towers and Du[kes
by mee were ouer throwen
None durst the Romains force r[esist
defiance beeing showen.
With Rampiers huge I rased d[own
their cities which were [strong
Bulwarks built of mightie stone
my forces laid along
I tr]encht their Cities round about,
and did them vndermine
I scalde their Fortes and made the men,
in caues them selues to shrine.
My furie death, my fauor life.
vnto the yeelding minde:
The] neighbour Regions round about,
to tribute I did binde.
Of mine] exploits perceiuing then,
the glorie and the gain:
I full so]on sought by leude desire,
such honor to obtain.
But wh]at preuaileth it to gain,
or conquer all the earth:
When] bothe the man and what he hath,
is subiect vnto death.