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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WHen the more part of the former yeer was past, and that upon the ad∣ding of two other tables to the for∣mer ten, there remained no more to doe, (in case the said tables were once in the high court and assembly of the Centuries passed) why the common-weale should have any need of the Decemvirs, insomuch as the commons expe∣cted, that soone after, the solemne court and assembly aforesaid for creation of Consuls should be published: then the Decemvirs with∣out any word at all made of that election or as∣sembly, came abroad guarded with whole troupes of young gentlemen Patritians, and demeaned themselves more proudly and inso∣lently to every man. But before the yeere was fully expired, by occasion of the lecherous lust

of Ap. Claudius, who chalenged a maiden (one of the commons daughters) as a bondservant, according as Livie more at large writeth; and also of the commons insurrection and depar∣ting into the Aventine, the foresaid Decem∣virs gave over their magistracie: and when Q. Furius the high Pontifex called a generall assembly of the tribes, ten Tribunes of the Commons were againe chosen: and so at length in another assembly of Centuries for the Consuls, holden by the Interregent, crea∣ted there were Consuls,

• ...L. Valerius Potitus.
• ...M. Horatius Barbatus.

THese Consuls Onuphrius casteth upon a third yeere of the Decemvirs (although Livie seemeth to dissent) to the end that hee might jumpe with the account of the Capitoll, which he supposeth to be collected by Varro: for by their calculation, the triumphs of these Consuls declared in the Capitoll records, are engraven upon this verie yeere, i. 304: so as it appeareth evidently, that part of this yeere was taken up by the Decemvirs, and part by the Consuls. Tacitus and Rufus write, that the De∣cemvirs continued but two yeeres.