Romes Monarchie, Entitvled The Globe of Renowmed Glorie Briefly comprehending the first foundation and building of Rome by Romulus: The principall warres and conquests of the Romanes after the time of their first choosing Consuls, till Iulius Caesar attaining soly to the Empire, and from him more briefly to Nero. Where in small compasse is described, manie most noble, and vertuous acts, atchieued in their said warres, and conquests; strange Tragedies, secret practises and policies, Ambition, hate, and reuenge: and how insurrections, rebellion, strife, ciuill discord and discention preuailing, was the onely plague, ruine, and vtter destruction of many great Monarchies, Kingdomes, Cities, and Countries. Translated out of the French and Italian histories by E. L |
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CAP. 13.
The wounding to death of Iulius Cæsar in the Senate house.
When bloud, when fire, whē slaughter, spoyle & sack,
Throughout the world had run to raise Rome hye,
(Alas) what woe, what miserie, and wrack,
(Vile wretchednes, and torments cruelly
Her Empire causde, causles many to dye)
Through treasons vsde, with subtiltie and craft,
And slye deceits since in the world laft.
Throughout the world had run to raise Rome hye,
(Alas) what woe, what miserie, and wrack,
(Vile wretchednes, and torments cruelly
Her Empire causde, causles many to dye)
Through treasons vsde, with subtiltie and craft,
And slye deceits since in the world laft.
But richly clad in throne Imperiall,
(As Phœbe in skies with maiestie doth shine)
Cæsar did sit, and in his hand the ball,
Or globe did hold, for token or a signe,
(As say he might the world all is mine)
Sole to command, no match or mate had he:
Such was his minde, gaining sole soueraigntie.
(As Phœbe in skies with maiestie doth shine)
Cæsar did sit, and in his hand the ball,
Or globe did hold, for token or a signe,
(As say he might the world all is mine)
Sole to command, no match or mate had he:
Such was his minde, gaining sole soueraigntie.
But here began hate, enuie, and disdaine,
The Monarch new, his greatnes to despise,
His equals late, now vassals, he to raigne
Alone, and they, as base before his eyes:
High minds, secret, the furies made to rise:
Not priuatly pretending of his harmes,
Nor publikely banding with men in armes.
The Monarch new, his greatnes to despise,
His equals late, now vassals, he to raigne
Alone, and they, as base before his eyes:
High minds, secret, the furies made to rise:
Not priuatly pretending of his harmes,
Nor publikely banding with men in armes.
But as he in th'imperiall seate did sit
In parliament, not dreading ought at all,
Pricks forth reuenge, his enemies all fit:
The tree high growne with fatall axe to fall,
Least that his boughs, spred large with shade might thrall
Small vnder trees, and wood that grew him neere,
Purpose pursued, they would no longer beare.
In parliament, not dreading ought at all,
Pricks forth reuenge, his enemies all fit:
The tree high growne with fatall axe to fall,
Least that his boughs, spred large with shade might thrall
Small vnder trees, and wood that grew him neere,
Purpose pursued, they would no longer beare.
Vnto him came in number eight or nine,
Each one a dagger, bodkins some doe say:
What ere, but there, the thred they gan t'vntwine
Of that great webbe, begun so many a day
Before, and now iwoue, begins away
To weare and fret, by piecemeale rag'd and torne,
As at this day base Bashrags doe it scorne.
Each one a dagger, bodkins some doe say:
What ere, but there, the thred they gan t'vntwine
Of that great webbe, begun so many a day
Before, and now iwoue, begins away
To weare and fret, by piecemeale rag'd and torne,
As at this day base Bashrags doe it scorne.
Thus sunke the ship that floted with full saile,
Through stormes stird vp by furies plagues of hell:
Thus worthy Cæsar worlds rule bids alhaile,
Leauing the trumpe of fame, his praise to tell:
His vertue flyes, his name, mongst vs to dwell:
Vpon this globe what glorie more can be.
Vertue, acts, name, left to eternitic.
Through stormes stird vp by furies plagues of hell:
Thus worthy Cæsar worlds rule bids alhaile,
Leauing the trumpe of fame, his praise to tell:
His vertue flyes, his name, mongst vs to dwell:
Vpon this globe what glorie more can be.
Vertue, acts, name, left to eternitic.
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