both: Let it not trouble thee, my Livia, if any man speak ill of us; for we have enough, that no man can do ill unto us.

128. (113.) Chilon said; That kings' friends and favourites were like casting counters; that sometimes stood for one, sometimes for ten, sometimes for a hundred.

129. (114.) Theodosius, when he was pressed by a suitor, and denied him, the suitor said; Why, Sir, you promised it. He answered; I said it, but I did not promise it, if it be unjust.

130. (200.) Agathocles, after he had taken Syracusa, the men whereof, during the seige, had in a bravery spoken of him all the villany that mought be, sold the Syracusans for slaves, and said; Now if you use such words of me, I will tell your masters of you.

† 131. Dionysius the elder, when he saw his son in many things very inordinate, said to him; Did you ever know me do such things? His son answered; No, but you had not a tyrant to your father. The father replied; No, nor you, if you take these courses, will have a tyrant to your son.

† 132. Callisthenes the philosopher, that followed Alexander's court, and hated the King, was asked by one; How one should become the famousest man in the world? and answered; By taking away him that is.

133. (52.) Sir Edward Coke was wont to say, when a great man came to dinner to him, and gave him no knowledge of his coming; Well, since you sent me no word of your coming, you shall dine with me; but if I had known of your coming', I would have dined with you.

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134. (115.) The Romans, when they spake to the people, were wont to call them; Ye Romans. When commanders in war spake to their army, they called them; My soldiers. There was a mutiny in Cæsar's army, and somewhat the soldiers would have had, but they would not declare themselves in it: only they demanded a dimission or discharge, though with no intention it should be granted; but knowing that Cæsar had at that time great need of their service, thought by that means to wrench him to their other desires. Whereupon with one cry they asked dimission." But Cæsar, after silence made, said; I for my part, ye Romans: which admitted them to be dismissed. Which voice they had no sooner heard, but they mutined again,

and would not suffer him to go on until he had called them by the name of soldiers. And so with that one word he appeased the sedition.

135. (116.) Cæsar would say of Sylla, for that he did resign his dictatorship; That he was ignorant of letters, he could not dictate.

136. (117.) Seneca said of Cæsar; that he did quickly sheath the sword, but never laid it off.3

137. (118.) Diogenes begging, as divers philosophers then used, did beg more of a prodigal man, than of the rest that were present: Whereupon one said to him; See your baseness, that when you find a liberal mind, you will take most of1 No, (said Diogenes,) but I mean to beg of the rest again.

138. (223.) Jason the Thessalian was wont to say; That some things must be done unjustly, that many things may be done justly.

139. (25.) Sir Nicholas Bacon being Keeper of the Seal", when Queen Elizabeth, in progress, came to his house at Redgrave, and said to him; My Lord, what a little house have you gotten? said, Madam, my house is well, but it is you that have made me too great for my house.

140. (119.) Themistocles, when an embassador from a mean state did speak great matters, said to him, Friend, your words would require a city.

one did

† 141. Agesilaus, when one told him there was excellently counterfeit a nightingale, and would have had him hear him, said; Why I have heard the nightingale herself.

142. (53.) A great nobleman, upon the complaint of a servant of his, laid a citizen by the heels, thinking to bend him. to his servant's desire. But the fellow being stubborn, the servant came to his lord, and told him; Your lordship, I know, hath gone as far as well you may, but it works not; for yonder fellow is more perverse than before. Said my lord, Let's forget him a while, and then he will remember himself.

† 143. One came to a Cardinal in Rome, and told him; That he had brought his lordship a dainty white palfrey, but he fell lame by the way. Saith the Cardinal to him; I'll tell thee what thou shalt do; go to such a Cardinal, and such a Cardinal, (naming him some half a dozen Cardinals,) and tell them as much; and so

whereas by thy horse, if he had been sound, thou couldest have pleased but one, with thy lame horse thou mayest please half a

dozen.

144. (120.) Iphicrates the Athenian, in a treaty that he had with the Lacedæmonians for peace, in which question was about security for observing the same 1, said, The Athenians would not accept of any security, except the Lacedæmonians did yield up unto them those things, whereby it mought be manifest that they could not hurt them if they would.

† 145. Euripides would say of persons that were beautiful, and yet in some years, In fair bodies not only the spring is pleasant, but also the autumn.

146. (81.) After a great fight, there came to the camp of Consalvo, the great captain, a gentleman proudly horsed and armed. Diego de Mendoza asked the great captain; Who's this? Who answered; It is Saint Ermin, who never appears but after a storm.2

† 147. There was a captain sent to an exploit by his general, with forces that were not likely to achieve the enterprize. The captain said to him; Sir, appoint but half so many. Why? (saith the general.) The captain answered; Because it is better fewer die than more.3

148. (121.) They would say of the Duke of Guise, Henry, that had sold and oppignerated all his patrimony, to suffice the great donatives that he had made; That he was the greatest usurer of France, because all his state was in obligations.*

† 149. Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons did bury their fathers, but in wars the fathers did bury their sons.

150. (224.) There was a harbinger who had lodged a gentleman in a very ill room, who expostulated with him somewhat

the same peace. R.

2 the storm. R. Compare Melch. II. 3. 3.: where the story is in one respect better told. Consalvo having just disembarked, three ships were seen approaching; "Venia delante in uno dellos un cavallero armado que se avia quedado atrás.” A collection of French apophthegms gives it thus: "Le grand Capitaine Gonsalvo voiant venir un sien gentilhomme au devant de lui bien en ordre et richement armé, après la journée de Scrignolle; et que les affaires estoient à seurté; dit à la compagnie : nous ne devons desormais avoir peur de la tourmente. Car Saint Herme nous est apparu."- Apophthegmata Græca, Latina, Italica, Gallica, Hispanica, collecta a Gerardo Suningro. Leidensi, 1609.

3 Melch. II. 3. 12.

They would say of the Duke of Guise, Henry; That he was the greatest usurer in France, for that he had turned all his estate into obligations; meaning that he had sold and oppignorated all his patrimony to give large donatives to other men, R.

rudely; but the harbinger carelessly said; You will take pleasure in it when you are out of it.1

† 151. There was a curst page, that his master whipt naked; and when he had been whipt, would not put on his clothes and when his master bade him, said to him; Take them you, for they are the hangman's fees.

152. (82.) There was one that died greatly in debt. When it was reported in some company, where divers of his creditors were, that he was dead, one began to say; In good faith2, then he hath carried five hundred ducats of mine with him into the other world. And another of them said; And two hundred of mine. And some others spake of several sums of theirs.3 Whereupon one that was amongst them said; Well I see1 now that though a man cannot carry any of his own with him into the other world, yet he may carry other men's.5

153. (83.) Francis Carvajall, that was the great captain of the rebels of Peru, had often given the chase to Diego Centeno, a principal commander of the Emperor's party. He was afterwards taken by the Emperor's lieutenant, Gasca, and committed to the custody of Diego Centeno, who used him with all possible courtesy; insomuch as Carvajall asked him; I pray, Sir, who are you that use me with this courtesy? Centeno said; Do not you know Diego Centeno? Carvajall answered; In good faith, Sir, I have been so used to see your back, as I knew not your face.

† 154. Carvajall, when he was drawn to execution, being fourscore and five years old, and laid upon the hurdle, said; What? young in cradle, old in cradle?

155. (84.) There is a Spanish adage, Love without ends hath no end meaning, that if it were begun not upon particular ends it would last.

156. (159.) Cato the elder, being aged, buried his wife, and married a young woman. His son came to him, and said; Sir, what have I offended you, that you have brought a step-mother into your house? The old man answered; Nay, quite contrary, thou pleasest me so well, as I would be glad to have more

son;

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1 Melch. II. 6. 2. ; differently told.

3 And a third spake of great sums of his. R.

2 well, if he be gone. R 4 perceive.

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into the next world, yet he may carry that which is another man's. R.

157. (160.) Crassus the orator had a fish, which the Romans called' Muræna, that he had made very tame and fond of him. The fish died, and Crassus wept for it. One day falling in contention with Domitius in the senate, Domitius said; Foolish Crassus, you wept for your Muræna. Crassus replied; That's more than you did for both your wives.

158. (161.) Philip, Alexander's father, gave sentence against a prisoner, what time he was drowsy, and seemed to give small attention. The prisoner, after sentence was pronounced, said; I appeal. The King somewhat stirred, said; To whom do you appeal? The prisoner answered; From Philip when he gave no ear, to Philip when he shall give ear.

159. (204.) The same Philip 2 maintained argument with a musician, in points of his art, somewhat peremptorily. But the musician said to him; God forbid, Sir, your fortune were so hard, that you should know these things better than 1.3

160. (162.) There was a philosopher that disputed with Adrian the Emperor, and did it but weakly. One of his friends that had been by, afterwards said to him; Methinks you were not like yourself, last day, in argument with the Emperor; 1 could have answered better myself. Why, said the philosopher, would you have me contend with him that commands thirty legions?

† 161. Diogenes was asked in a kind of scorn; What was the matter, that philosophers haunted rich men, and not rich men philosophers? He answered; Because the one knew what they wanted, the other did not.

† 162. Demetrius, King of Macedon, had a petition offered him divers times by an old woman, and still answered; He had no leisure. Whereupon the woman said aloud; Why then give over to be King.

163. (225.) The same Demetrius would at times retire himself from business, and give himself wholly to pleasures. One day of those his retirings, giving out that he was sick, his father Antigonus came on the sudden to visit him, and met a fair dainty youth coming out of his chamber. When Antigonus came in, Dem trius said: Sir, the fever left me right Antigonus replied, I think it was he that I met at the

now.

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I call. R.

* myself. R. • Demetrius King of Macedon. R.

2 Philip King of Macedon.

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One of those his retirings R.