The workes of Caius Crispus Salustius contayning the Conspiracie of Cateline The Warre of Iugurth. V. bookes of historicall fragments. II orations to Cæsar for the institution of a co[m]monwealth and one against Cicero.

Collections out of the third booke of SALVSTS Historicall Fragments.

The Epistle of Cu. Pompeius to the Senate, being necessitated in the Sertorian warre.

IF against you, my Country and houshold gods, I had as

often vndertooke labours and dangers, as from my first youth your mortallest enemies haue beene beaten vnder my conduct, and safety hath beene procured for your selues; you could deter∣mine nothing worse against me being absent, then now yee doe (O ye Conscript Fathers) whom being thrust out, contrary to my age, into a most cruell warre, with a most well deseruing Ar∣my; you haue, as much, as ly∣eth in you, consumed with hun∣ger, the wretchedst death of all others.

With this hope did the Ro∣man people send forth their chil∣dren vnto the warre? Are these rewards for wounds, and blood so often shed for the Common∣wealth? Being tyred with wri∣ting and sending of Agents, I haue spent all my priuate hopes and fortunes; when in the meane time, for these three yeeres,

scarce one yeeres meanes hath beene supplied from you. By the immortall gods, what thinke you, can I make good the Office of the Treasury, or maintaine an Army without corne and pay?

Verily I confesse, that I went to this warre, with more desire, then counsell: because hauing onely receiued the name of com∣mand from you, in forty dayes I raised an Army, and remoued the enemie lying vpon the ne••ke of Italy, from the Alps into Spain. Through them I discouered an∣other passage from that of Han∣••ibals, being more opportune for vs. I recouered Gaule, the Py∣••enaean, Lacetanian, and Ilerge∣••an Regions; and sustained the first assault of conquering S••rto∣••ius with new Souldiers, and ••ewer by farre: and spent all the winter in Campe amongst most fierce enemies, not in townes, nor out of my owne ambitious choice.

Besides, what should I re∣count batells fought, or winter expeditions, townes rased, o•• recouered? when as deedes are more to bee regarded the•• words. The Enemies Camp sur∣prized at Sucro, a battell fought at the Riuer Durius, and Caius Herennius, one of their chiefe Captaines, being subdued, toge∣ther with the Citty of Valentia, and his Armie, are things suffici∣ently knowne vnto you.

For which seruices (O yee thankefull Fathers) yee requite me with want, and famine. So that the same condition attends mine, and the Enemies Army: for pay is giuen to neither. Both of them may come victorious into Italy.

Which I doe admonish, and intreate you to consider, and that you would not inforce me with necessities to prouide priuately for my selfe. The hither Spaine,

which is not possessed by the ene∣mies, we or Sertorius haue quite wasted; except the greatest Cit∣ties, which of themselues are both a charge and burthen to vs. Gaule all this last yeere releeued Metellus Army with pay and Corne; and now hauing had an ill haruest, she her selfe doth hardly subsist. I haue not onely spent my owne estate, but credit also. You remaine as yet: who except you afford succours, in despite of me, and all my premo∣nitions, the Army will march from hence, and with it all the warre of Spaine will passe into Italy.