| LIVES OF THE NOBLE | | |
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IULIUS | to them selves that most favored him, by reason of the | |
CÆSAR | unmeasurable greatnes and honors which they gave him. | |
| Thereuppon, it is reported, that even they that most hated | |
| him, were no lesse favorers and fartherers of his honors, then | |
| they that most flattered him: bicause they might have greater | |
| occasions to rise, and that it might appeare they had just | |
| cause and colour to attempt that they did against him. And | |
| now for him selfe, after he had ended his civill warres, he | |
| did so honorably behave him selfe, that there was no fault | |
The temple | to be founde in him: and therefore me thinkes, amongest | |
of clemency, | other honors they gave him, he rightly deserved this, that | |
dedicated | they should builde him a temple of clemency, to thanke him | |
unto Caesar, | for his curtesie he had used unto them in his victorie. For | |
for his | he pardoned many of them that had borne armes against | |
curtesie. | him, and furthermore, did preferre some of them to honor | |
| and office in the common wealth: as amongest others, Cassius | |
Cassius and | and Brutus, both the which were made Praetors. And where | |
Brutus | Pompeys images had bene throwen downe, he caused them | |
Praetors | to be set up againe: whereupon Cicero sayd then, that Caesar | |
| setting up Pompeys images againe, he made his owne to | |
| stand the surer. And when some of his frends did counsell | |
| him to have a gard for the safety of his person, and some | |
Caesars saying | also did offer them selves to serve him: he would never con- | |
of death. | sent to it, but sayd, it was better to dye once, then alwayes | |
| to be afrayed of death. But to win him selfe the love and | |
Good will of | good will of the people, as the honorablest gard and best | |
subjectes, the | safety he could have: he made common feasts againe, and | |
best gard and | generall distributions of corne. Furthermore, to gratifie the | |
safety for | souldiers also, he replenished many cities againe with inhabi- | |
Princes. | tantes, which before had bene destroyed, and placed them | |
| there that had no place to repaire unto: of the which | |
| the noblest and chiefest cities were these two, Carthage, and | |
| Corinthe, and it chaunced so, that like as aforetime they | |
| had bene both taken and destroyed together, even so were | |
| they both set a foote againe, and replenished with people, | |
| at one selfe time. And as for great personages, he wanne | |
| them also, promising some of them, to make them Praetors and | |
| Consulls in time to come, and unto others, honors and | |
| preferrements, but to all men generally good hope, seeking | |
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