The conspiracie of Catiline, written by Constancius, Felicius, Durantinus, and translated bi Thomas Paynell: with the historye of Iugurth, writen by the famous Romaine Salust, and translated into Englyshe by Alexander Barcklaye

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The conspiracie of Catiline, written by Constancius, Felicius, Durantinus, and translated bi Thomas Paynell: with the historye of Iugurth, writen by the famous Romaine Salust, and translated into Englyshe by Alexander Barcklaye

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Felice, Costanzo.

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Catiline, ca. 108-62 B.C. -- Early works to 1800.

Jugurthine War, 111-105 B.C. -- Early works to 1800.

Rome -- History -- Conspiracy of Catiline, 65-62 B.C. -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• ¶ To the most mightie, moste excellente, our moste gracious soueraigne lorde Henry the eight, the very Kynge of England, Ireland, and of Fraunce, the true defender of christes faithe, and in earthe supreme heade immediately vnder Christe of the churche of England, his moste hum∣ble seruaunte and chaplaine Thomas Paynell desireth moste hyghe ho∣noure and perfecte felicitie.
• The table.
• ¶ The wyt, maners, dedes, and affections of Catiline.
  • Cap. primo.
  • ¶The fyrste Conspiracie of L. Catiline and P. Antronius. Cap. ii
  • ¶Of the other conspirary far greatter and more greuous. Cap. iii.
  • The condicions. the dedes, and maners of them that were felowes of the conspyracy, whiche were in the city. Cap. iiii.
  • ¶The oracion of L Catiline to hys felowes of the conspiracie. Cap. v.
  • ¶ The confederacie concluded and knytte vp with mans bloude. Cap. vi.
  • ¶Of .vii. that desired the consulshyppe, among whome Cicero preuayled. Cap. vii.
  • ¶ Power that had ben gyuen of the Decemuiri by the law Agraria. if Cicero had not resisted. Cap. viii.
  • ¶Cicero commeth by knowlege of the conspiracie. Cap. ix.
  • ¶Cicero gaue ouer his businesse of Fraunce to C. Antonius, and reconciled the chiualrye of Rome to the fauour of the Senatours. Cap. x.
  • ¶Catilines endeuour and dilygence, in augmentyng the conspyracie. Cap. xi.
  • ¶How Cicero opened the conspiracy before the Senatours Cap. xii.
  • The decree of the Senate, that the common weale shulde take none harme. Cap. xiii.
  • ¶How Manlius and other Catilins companyons prepare warre abrode. Cap. xiiii.
  • ¶ The oration of Manlius ambassadours of Q. Martius. Ca. xv
  • ¶The fury and fiersenesse of Catiline. Cap. xvi.
  • ¶ Cicero and Catiline in the Senate. Cap. xvii.
  • ¶The oration of M.T. Cicero ageynste L. Sergius Catiline.
  • ¶Catilines answere to Cicero in the Senate. Cap. xix.
  • ¶Catiline in great wrathe, departeth out of the court exhorteth his com∣panions to stycke to their enterprise, he voydeth the citye, and prepareth warre. Cap. xx.
  • ¶Catiline sente diuers letters into the citie agaynste Cicero, in which he feyned hym selfe to be exiled. Cap. xxi.
  • ¶Many in the citye blamed the softnes of Cicero, that he suffred their enemye to go his waye. Cap. xxii.
  • ¶Catiline and Manlius be proclaymed ennemies, vnto whom fled very many hope ostes. Cap. xxiii.
  • ¶Ambassadours are sente from the senate, into diuers prouinces of Italy, to wythstande the rebellion. Cap. xxiiii.
  • ¶The preparacion of the rebelles in the citie, and their councelles wyth the ambassadours of Dolphinois. Cap. xx.v.
  • ¶Ciceros watchefull diligence, and hys monicions to the frenche ambas∣sadours, whych vttered the secretes of the conspiracy. Cap. xxvi.
  • ¶ The vayne braggyng of Lentulus, and cruel councel of the conspiratours in the citye. Cap. xxvii.
  • ¶The nyght appointed to crueltye, the fury and wrathe of Cethegus, the deceite of Lentulus. Cap. xxviii.
  • ¶L. Vulturcius wyth letters of Lentulus to Catiline, and the frenche Ambassadours be taken in theyr iourney. Cap. xxix.
  • ¶The conspiratores are by Cicero brought in to the Senate, and wytnesses ageynst them, and accusers are examined. Cap. xxx.
  • ¶The thankes and most ample prayses geuen of the Senate to Cicero for deteccion of the conspiracye. Cap. xxxi.
  • L. Tarquinius caused M. Crassus to be suspects of the conspiracy. Cap. xxxiiii.
  • ¶The oracion defensiue made for M. Crassus by hys friendes. Cap. xxxv.
  • ¶The decree of the Senate for M. Crassus, the suspition agenst Cicero, and his purgation. Cap. xxxvi.
  • ¶Of Lentulus and his felowes sedition seruantes bond and fre, and wonderfull token shewed to Cicero. Cap. xxxvii,
  • ¶The sentence of D. Syllanus and other noble men gyuen agaynst the conspiratours. Cap. xxxviii.
  • ¶The oration of C. Caesar, wherin he contendeth, that the conspiratours shulde not be put to deh, but kepte continually in prison. Cap. xxxix.
  • ¶The oracion and sentence of Ceaser, pleased very much euen the frendes of Cicero. Cap. xl,
  • ¶ The oration of the consull against the conspiratours. Cap. xli.
  • ¶The oration of M. Cato taken out of Sa∣luste. Capitulo .xlii.
  • ¶The contention of C. Cesar, and M. Cato in the Senate, and of the loue letters sent to Cesar, Cap. xliii.
  • ¶L Vectius accuseth C. Cesar as culpable of the conspiracye, Cesar clereth and reuengeth hym selfe. Cap. xliiii.
  • The execucion don on Lentulus and his felowes. Cap. xlv.
  • ¶After the conspiratours were deade, the people wyth greate glory brought Cicero home to his howse. Cap. xlvi.
  • ¶Ciceros othe in the ende of his consullshyp. Cap. xlvii.
  • ¶The contencion betwene Cicero & Q. Metellus Nepos. Ca. xlviii.
  • ¶M. Catos request to Metellus. Cap. xlix.
  • ❧The contention of Cato and Metleius, Cap. l.
  • ¶Q Metellus and C. Cesar ar remoued from theyr offices. Capitulo. li.
  • ¶Cesar with commendation is restoryd to his of∣fyce. Capitulo .lii.
  • ¶Catilines armye hys laboures, and iourney towarde Fraunce. Capitulo .liii.
  • ¶Catyline inclosed betwne two armyes, determyned to fyght. Capitulo .liii.
  • ¶The oration of Catilyne to his souldyours, in whiche he ex∣horteth them to fyght manfully. Cap. lv.
  • ¶Howe Catilyne ordered hys battayles. Cap. lvi.
  • ¶The oration of M. Petreius to the souldiours. Cap. lvii.
  • ¶Howe Petreius ordered hys battayles. Cap. lxiii.
  • ¶Howe valiaunt a capytayne Catilyne was.
  • ¶The warre that C. Promptinius made wyth the Delphinois. Cap. lx.
  • ¶The other conspiratours condempned at Rome. Cap. lxi.
• colophon
• title page
• To the ryghte honorable Lorde Antonye Vycounte Mountegue, knyghte of the ryghte honorable order of the garter, and one of the Kynge and Queenes magesties pryuie coun¦sayle: Thomas Paynel wish∣honoure and perfecte felicitie.
• The Prologue of this presente Cronicle compiled in laten by the famous Romayne Salust: and transla∣ted into Englysshe, by Alexander Barcley Preest.
• history
  • ¶Of what matter Salust intendeth to treate in proces of hys boke and what causes moueth hym of suche mater to wryte. The fyrste Chapter.
  • ¶How the kynge Massinissa came into the fauoure of the Romayns, and howe the lande of Numydy was commytted vnto hym. The second Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Publius Scipio counselled Iugurth at his departyng after the cyte of Numance was dystroyed. The thyrde Chapter.
  • ¶The sentence of the letter dyrect from Publius Scipio captaine of the Romayne army in Hyspayne vnto Micipsa kynge of Numidy. The fourthe Chapter.
  • ¶Howe the kyng Micipsa adopted Iugurth vnto his sonne. The fyfte. Chapter.
  • ¶The exortacion which the kyng Micipsa a lytell before his deth had to Iugurth. The .vi. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe the kyng Mycipsa departed from lyfe and of the fyrst cause of dis¦sencion and discord betwene Iugurth, Aherball and Hiempsall. The .vii. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Iugurth by reason murdred Hiempsall the yonger sonne of ynge Micipsa. The .viii. Chapter,
  • ¶Howe Iugurth ouercame Adherball in battayl and putte hym to flyght howe Adherball fledde to Rome to complayne to the senatours: and howe Iugurth accloyed wyth rewardes many of the rulers of Rome: by whose fauour hys crueltie was defended. The .ix. Chapter.
  • ¶Here insueth the oration of Adherball, deuysed in forme deliberatiue: in whiche he exhorteth the senatours to commaunde socours and ayde to be assigned vnto hym, prouynge the same to be profytable honest and easy to the Romaines to do: profitable: that he myght continue a frende vnto the empyre of Rome: honest, for his father and graunfather hadde so de∣serued: easy to be done, for the Romains at that tyme had no other warre els where. The .x. Chapter.
  • ¶How the embassadours of Iugurth replied against these wordes of Ad∣herbal, & what direccion was taken for bothe partes of the Senatours of Rome. The .xi. Chapter
  • ¶Howe Iugurth inuaded the kingdome of Adherball yet ones agayne and howe Adherball agayne was ouercome in batayle: and put to flyght. The .xiii. Chapter,
  • ¶How ye fauourers of Iugurth at Rome laboured so in his cause yt thre yong me inexperte & without policy were send embassadours into Affike to cesse this strife bitwene ye two kinges: & how these embassadours retour¦ned to Rome without any thing done. The .xiiii. Chap.
  • ¶ The sentence of the letters sente from Adherball vnto the senatours, what tyme he laye beseged by Iugurth within the towne of Crtha. The .xv. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe the senatours sende new embassadours to Iugurth commaun∣dynge hym to desyst from his persecucion of Adherbal, and howe they pre¦ualed nothing: howe the towne of Cyrtha was yelded to Iugurth, & howe he slewe adherball. The .xvi. Chapter.
  • ¶ Howe the Senatours certyfied of thys crueltie of Iugurth prepared on army against hym: how the embassadours of Iugurth were not recey∣ued into Rome: and how Calphurnius the Romaine captaine was acloy∣ed wyth brybes. The .xvii. Chapter.
  • ❧ Howe the rulers of Rome for the most parte were greuously displea∣sed for grauntyng of this peace, and disalowed the same. And how Mem∣mius inflamed the commen people agaynst the fauourers of Iugurth. The .xviii. Chapter.
  • ¶The oracion of Memmius had before the commē people of Rome. In whiche oracion he induceth them to defende theyr lyberte, And to expresse and persecute wyth hatered the nole men of Rome. The .xix. Chapter.
  • ¶How Memmius induced the people of Rome by the sayde oracion: so yt Cassius was sente for Iugurth to brynge hym to Rome to declare and ac¦cuse the supporter of hys dedes. The .xx. Chapter.
  • ¶Of the behauour of the Soudyours and other which were lafte in Nu∣midy while Scaurus the consull was at Rome. The .xxi. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Iugurth came to Rome with Cassius and howe he behaued hym selfe there. The .xxii. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Iugurth encreased his crueltie at Rome and renued his murdre in sleyng an other noble man of the stocke of Micipsa by occasion wherof he was constrained to departe from Rome, & the batayle renewed againe of hole. The .xxiii. Chapyter.
  • ¶Howe Albynus consull of Rome renewd the warre of Iugurth, and at laste returned againe to Rome, leauyng hys brother Aulus in Numidye, wyth the army in his roume. The .xxiiii. Chapyter.
  • ¶ Howe Aulus and the Romayne armye were discomfyted of Iugurth: and howe peace was graunted to hym by Aulus: and to what shame the Romaynes were rae folye of the same capytayne Aulus. The .xxv. Chapter.
  • ¶What sorow and heuines was at Rome, and how they demeaned them selfe in the Citie after that tydynges were brought thither. The .xxvi. Chapter.
  • ¶Wherof the discord and takynge of partyes betwene the noble men and commens of Rome had fyrst begynnyng The .xxvii. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Metellus was create consull and sende by the Romayns to war agaynst Iugurth, and of the wyse and discrete behaueour of the same Me∣tellus. The .xxviii. Chapter.
  • ¶Of the behaueour of Iugurth against Metellus, and howe he send em¦bassadours to Metellus requiryng vnfaynedly to yelde vp the kyngedom of Numidy to the empyre of Rome: and how Metellus behaued hymselfe agaynst the same embassadours. The .xxix. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Iugurth prepared and addressed hym selfe to warre, and what or∣dinaunce and pollicye he vsed agaynste the newe consull Metelus. The .xxx. Chapter.
  • ¶Of the fyrst batayle foughten betwene Metellus and Iugurth. The .xxxi. Chapyter.
  • ¶Howe Bomylchar vnder captayne of Iugurth and hys companye were discomfyted by Rutilius vnder captayne of Metellus. The .xxxii. Chapter.
  • ¶What waste and destruccion Metellus made in the lande of Numidye after this fyrst batayle and flyght of Iugurth: and of the gyle of Iugurth agaynste Metellus. The .xxvi. Chapter.
  • ¶ Of the great ioye that was demeaned at Rome for thys worthy behaue our of Metellus, and how he guided hym selfe and hys army to contynue and augment this honour which he had gotten. The .xxxiiii. Chapter.
  • ¶ How Metellus besieged Samam one of the strongest townes of Numi¦die and how Marius vndercaptayne of Metellus escaped the daunger of Iugurth. The .xxxv. Chapyter.
  • ¶Howe Iugurth assayled and inuaded the rentes of the Romayns in the meane tyme whyle Metellus gaue assault to the towne of Samam. The .xxxvi. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Metellus behaued hym selfe for his part, and of the greate con∣flict which the Romains had agianst the Numidians: Metellus with hys footemen assaylyng the towne of Samam for the one parte, and Iugurth fierselye fyghtyng wyth the Romayns speremen on the other parte. The .xxxvii. Chapyter.
  • ¶Howe Metellus remoued the syege from zamam, and how Bomylchar so parswaded Iugurth that he yelded hym selfe, hys kyngedome, and all other thynges to mercye and grace of the Romayns. And howe Iugurth after losse of hys men, treasour, elephantes, armoure, and horse: chaunged hys mynde agayne. The .xxxviii. Chapter.
  • ¶How Marius by ambicion labored to be consull & to prosecute the war of Numidy, & how he detracted and supplanio the consul Metellus. The. .xxix. Chapter.
  • ¶ How Jugurth renewed the warre agaynst Metellus, and how the Nu∣midians inhabiters of the towne of Vacca by treason murdred the garni∣son of the Romayns whych Metellus had set in the same towne. The .l. Chapter.
  • ¶ How Metellus destroyed the towne of Vacca, & slew al the inhabytants in reuengyng theyr treason: and how Turpilius leuetenant or captayn of the towne was beheaded at commaundement of Metellus. The .xli. Chapter.
  • ¶ Howe Bomylchar conspyred treason agaynste Iugurth, and by what meanes thys treason was discouered, and Bomylchar wyth certayn other put to death for the same. The .xlii. Chapyter.
  • ¶ How Metellus renewed the warte agaynst Iugurth, and how Mari∣us was creat consull and assygned to execute the warre of Numidy at the pleasure of the comens against the wyll of all the noble men of Rome. The .xliii. Chapter.
  • ¶Of the seconde batayle foughten bytwene Metellus and Iugurth, and how Iugurth lost the batayl & also one of his chief townes named Thala. The .xliiii. Chapter.
  • ¶The descripcion of that place of Affryke whyche is named the Phele utres, and for what cause the same place was fyrste so named. The .xlvi. Chapter.
  • ¶How Iugurth assembled a new army of the rude Getulians agaynst the Romayns, and how he associated to hym Bocchus kynge of the Mauriens to strength hym in batayle agaynst Metellus. The .xlvii. Chapter.
  • ¶How Metellus vsed hym selfe heryng that these two kynges were con∣federate agaynste hym, and howe after he was certified that the prouince of Numidy was assigned to Marius the new consull: he ceassed the warre for the nonce. The .xlviii. Chapter.
  • ¶ Of the great ordinance and preparacion whych Marius the newe con∣sull made agaynst Iugurth, and for the warre of Numidy. The .xlix. Chapter.
  • ¶The oracion or exhortacion of the consull Marius had to the commen people of Rome before hys voyage into Numydye, whiche exhortacion is demonstratyue contaynyng the laude and praise of Marius, and dispraise and blame of the noble men of Rome. The .l. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Marius after hys exhotacion ended, anone laded shyppes wyth ordynaunce of warre, and sende forwarde wyth the same one Manlyus hys embassadoure: and howe he hym selfe anone after folowed wyth all hys companye. And howe he behaued hym selfe in Numydy at the fyrste begynnynge. The .li. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Metellus the olde consull retourned to Roome, and of the wor∣thy and valyaunte behaueour of Maryu agaynste Iugurth, and of hys greate actes at his begynnyng. The .lii. Chapter.
  • ¶How Marius wan the greate and ryche Citye named Capsa. and howe he vtterly destroyed the same and gaue all the ryches thereof to hauock his souldiours. The .liii. Chapter.
  • ¶How Marius by fortune more then by strengthe wonne the strongest castle of all Numidy, wherin were the treasoures of Iugurth. The .liiii. Chapter.
  • ¶How in the meane tyme while this castle was in wynnyng, a noble man of Rome named Lucius Sylla came from Rome to Marius with a gret bende of horsemen, and of the maners and behaueour of thys Sylla. The .lv. Chapter.
  • ¶How Marius preuayled in batayl againste the .ii. kinges, Jugurth and Bocchus. The .lvi. Chapter.
  • ¶Of the great prouision and wisedome of Marius after hys victory, and of the second batayle which he had against the two kynges, in whiche also he had great victory with laude & honour. The .lvii. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Bocchus after that he was thus twyse ouercome in batayle pur∣posed to make peace with the Romayns, and howe at hys request Marius sende vnto hym Sylla and Manlius to knowe his mynd in that behalfe. The .lviii. Chapter.
  • ¶Of the wordes of Sylla treasourer of the Romayne armye had before kynge Bocchus. The .lix. Chapter.
  • ¶Of the answere of Bocchus made to Sylla, and of the vnstablenes of mynde of the same Bocchus. The .lx. Chapter.
  • ¶How Bocchus chaunged his purpose yet once againe, & send newe em∣bassadours to Marius to treate of peace, & how Sylla receyued them and treated them in absence of Marius. The .lxi. Chapter.
  • ¶ Howe Marius harde the embassadours of Bocchus and sende them to Rome, and how they were answered of the Senatours The .lxii. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Marius sent Sylla agayne to Bocchus at hys desyre, and what daunger the same Sylla escaped by help of Volu son of kyng Bocchus. The .lxiii. Chapter.
  • ¶ Of the metyng and secrete apoyntmentes betwene Bocchus & Sylla, and howe betwene them they bothe abused Asper the imbassadour of Iu∣gurth. The .lxiiii. Chapyter.
  • ¶Of the second comming together of Bocchus & Sylla, & the wordes of Bocchus hed to Sylla, & replicacion & answere of Sylla agayne to hym. And how Bocchus graunted & concluded to betraye Iugurth to the Ro∣maynes. The .lxv. Chapter.
  • ¶Howe Bocchus betrayed Iugurth and deliuered hym bound to Sylla. The .lxvi. Chapter.
  • ¶How Marius was receiued into Rome with tryumphe, & how Iugurth was caste into pryson where he contynued in myserable captiuitie tyl he dyed. The .lxvii. Chapter
• colophon