The Romane historie vvritten by T. Livius of Padua. Also, the Breviaries of L. Florus: with a chronologie to the whole historie: and the Topographie of Rome in old time. Translated out of Latine into English, by Philemon Holland, Doctor in Physicke

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• ...M. Messala. P. Sulpitius.

CAssiodorus putteth downe for Consuls, Messala and P. Sulpitius. The Sicilian re∣cords, Messala and Quirinus. Dio, M. Valerius, sonne of Marcus, Messala Barbatus: and P. Sul∣pitius sonne of Publius, Quirinus: of whom Sue∣tonius in Claudius and Tacitus in his second booke write. Moreover, this is that Sulpitius Quritius, who by Iosephus in the seventeenth booke of antiquities and first chapter, is said to have borne the consulare dignitie & was lieu∣tenant in Syria; At which time, our Lord Iesus Christ the redeemer & Savior of mankind, was borne: of whom Saint Luke maketh mention saying: This was the first enrolment or taxati∣on which was made by Quirinus President and governor of Syria. After these Consuls, others were substituted in their place, as the Colotian stone sheweth, wherein it is thus read:

• ...M. Valerius. M. F.
• ...C. Volgius. C. F.
• ...Suff. C. Caninius.

Likewise in Cuspinian his kalender, these Con∣suls are written with their surnames:

• ...Messala, Quirinus.
• ...Rebilus, Saturninus.
• ...Maximus, Tubero.

By which it appeareth that Rebulus and Sa∣turninus were the surnames of Caninius and

Volgius. By a fragment of the capitoll marble, it is evident, that the surnames of Valerius was Aemylianus; of Volgius, Rufus; and Rebulus of Caninius: and that as Rufus was put in the place of Valerius, so Rebulus in stead of Rufus. There remaineth also the memoriall of Rebulus and Saturninus in the Sicilian records. In this yere, Dio reporteth, that Augustus was a second time made over-seer for mens maners and demea∣nours five yeeres more: and that hee resumed still the same authoritie by times, as also the empire, and therein Agrippa died.