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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Venus Erycina, Ovid. 4 Fast. à siculo nomina colle te∣net: shee was so called of a promontorie in Sicilie, called Eryx, where there was a goodly temple built in the honour of Venus; and after∣wards at Rome also in memoriall thereof.

Versus Ecscennini, certaine licentious and unchast songs, used among the Painims at weddings; the manner whereof, came first from the citie Fescenninum (as some thinke:) or as others, Quia sascinum putabantur arcere, because they were thought to have vertue to withstand witchcraft and sorcerie.

Vestales virgines, were certain prosessed Nuns vow∣ing virginitie, who had the keeping of the sa∣cred fire of Vesta. N••c tu aliu•• r••stam, quam pu∣ram intellige slaminā. Ovid. This Vesta as broght, from Troie with the image of Minerva, cal∣led Palladium, and other holy reliques.

Vltro tributa, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, were certaine cittie workes, for which the Censours did bargaine with the Publicans or undertakers, at a price.

Verbena, although it signifieth a speciall hearb,

called Verbenaca, i. vervē in english, & in Greek 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 because doves delight much to bee a∣bout it: yet the word is attributed to divers other herbes put to holy use among the Pai∣nims, which are called Sagmina in Latine, and in Greeke 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 But Dioscorides describeth one sort therof which runneth by the ground, and groweth not so high as our vervein doth, and it seemeth to be that which the Physici∣ans, Herbarists, and Apothecaries call Gramen, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in Greeke, dent de chien in French, and the coich grasse in English: according to which saith Livie, Facialis ex arce puram grami∣nis herbam attulit.

Victoriatus, i. quinarius numus, A peece of Romane silver coine, halfe Denarius, and a double Se∣ilertius, having the image of Victorie stamped upon it, either standing on foote crowned with a chaplet of bay, or els carried in a tri∣umphall charriot drawne with foure steeds, holding foorth in her right hand the foresaid guirland, as is to bee seene in diverse antiqui∣ties of coine.

Veteres signifieth a place in Rome called Vetrus: Curiae in respect of Novae, or certain shops cal∣led Argentara of bankers, in regard of others also, named Novae.