THese Foeciales were officers at armes, or Heralds, to denounce war, or proclaime peace, appointed there∣vnto at firste 1.1 by Numa Pompilius.f 1.2 The chiefe part of their office was to disswade the Romans from molesting any confederate nation with vniust warre: & if any confe∣derate nation did offer iniury vnto the Romane people, thē did these Foeciales go as Embassadours vnto them perswa∣ding, and exhorting them to yeeld the Romans their right: but if they continued thirty daies obstinate refusing to yeeld vnto that, which should be iust and right, then did they presently denounce warre against them, casting forth a dart in token thereof: which denunciation.wasg 1.3 called clarigatio à clarâ voce, quâ vtebatur Foecialis. Others are of opinion that whensoever warre was denounced, this Herald at armes shouldh 1.4 turne loose a ramme vnto their ene∣mies borders; signifying thereby that their fields shoulde shortly become pasture for the Romanes: from which custome wee say of one that challengeth another into the field, Arietē emisit. Againe if the Imperator, or Lord-gene∣ral had done ought against his oath, these Foeciales by their sacrifice did avert the wrath of the Gods from him. The chiefest of them was called Pater-patratus, a perfect father: for he only could be Pater-patratus, which had both chil∣dren of his owne, and his father also aliue. They were cal∣led
Romanæ historiæ anthologia An English exposition of the Romane antiquities, wherein many Romane and English offices are paralleld and divers obscure phrases explained. By Thomas Godwyn Master of Arts: for the vse of Abingdon Schoole.
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Foeciales à foedere faciendo, from making a league or peace betweene nations. This league which we in Latin do cal foedus, the Romanes in old timei 1.5 did cal Fidus, as En∣nins and Pighius witnesse: whence these Foeciales were tear∣med also Fidei Flamines.
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e 1.1
Pomp. Lae∣tus de sacerd.
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f 1.2
Dion. Hali∣car. lib. 2.
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g 1.3
Serv. Aenci. lib. 10.
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h 1.4
Vid. Erasm. adag.
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i 1.5
Pighius Septim. lib. 1.