The workes of Lucius Annæus Seneca, both morrall and naturall Containing, 1. His bookes of benefites. 2. His epistles. 3. His booke of prouidence. 4. Three bookes of anger. 5. Two bookes of clemencie. 6. His booke of a blessed life. 7. His booke of the tranquilitie of the minde. 8. His booke of the constancie of a wiseman. 9. His booke of the shortnesse of life. 10. Two bookes of consolation to Martia. 11. Three bookes of consolation to Heluia. 12. His booke of consolation to Polibius. 13. His seuen bookes of naturall questions. Translated by Tho. Lodge, D. in Physicke.

CHAP. VIII.

WHen as many men offered many presents to Socrates, each one ac∣cording to their possessions and possibilities: one of his poorest schollers, whose name was AEschines, came vnto him, & said; I find nothing worthy thy selfe, that I may giue vnto thy selfe: and in this one onely kind I find my selfe to be poore. That one thing therfore which is only in my possession, I offer thee, which is my selfe; beseech∣ing thee to accept of this gift such as it is, and to consider that they which haue giuen thee many things haue reserued much more to thēselues. To this Socra∣tes answered: Who doubteth but that thou hast offred me a great present, were

it not that thou valuest and esteemest thy selfe so little, I will therfore take care to restore thy person to thy selfe, better than at this time I receiue him from thee. By this present of his, AEschines exceeded Alcibiades (a man as mightie in minde as in me••nes) and all the liberalities of all the most richest yoong men of Greece.