. Life and death : being an authentic account of the deaths of one hundred celebrated men and women, with their portraits . those who met in Rome by chance at that time, that were eithercome out of Spain, from Genoa, or out of Macedon, all those that wereyoung and strong did willingly put themselves under the coffin where hisbody lay to help to carry him to the church: and the old men followed hisbody to accompany the same, calling ^milius the benefactor, saviour andfather of their country. For he did not only treat them gently and graciouslywhom he had subdued, but all his lifetime he was eve
. Life and death : being an authentic account of the deaths of one hundred celebrated men and women, with their portraits . those who met in Rome by chance at that time, that were eithercome out of Spain, from Genoa, or out of Macedon, all those that wereyoung and strong did willingly put themselves under the coffin where hisbody lay to help to carry him to the church: and the old men followed hisbody to accompany the same, calling ^milius the benefactor, saviour andfather of their country. For he did not only treat them gently and graciouslywhom he had subdued, but all his lifetime he was ever ready to pleasurethem and to set forward their causes even as they had been his very friendsand near kinsmen. The inventory of all his goods after his death did scarceamount to three hundred three score and ten thousand silver drachmswhich his two sons did inherit. But Scipio being the younger left all hisright unto his elder brother Fabius, because he was adopted into a very richhouse, which was the house of the great Scipio Africanus. Such they saywas Paulus ^milius condition and life. Authority: Plutarchs A the Statue in Ilorencc. No. 3 The Death of a Lady of Cea, in the -^gean Sea; About 55 SEXTUS POMPEIUS going into Asia, passed through the Island ofCea belonging to Negropont; it fortuned whilst he abode there (as onereporteth that was in his company) that a woman of great authority inthe island, having first yielded an account unto her citizens, and showed goodreasons why she was resolved to end her life, earnestly entreated Pompey tobe an assistant at her death, that so it might be esteemed more honourable,which he assented unto: and having long time in vain sought, by virtue ofhis eloquence (wherein he was exceeding ready) and force of persuasion, toalter her intent and remove her from her purpose, in the end yielded to herrequest. She had lived four score and ten years in a most happy estate of mindand body, but then lying on her bed, b
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