and iniurious speeches, nor obiected any such heinous matter against him, as he did against Blaesus. After this, P. Vitellius, and Pomponius Secundus cause was heard. Vitellius they accused, that he had offered the cofers of the publicke treasury whereof he had charge, and the money which was in them for souldiers pay, to stirrers vp of new broiles. The other Considius, who had been once Pretor, accused for hauing had great friendship and amitie with Velius Gallus, who after that Seianus was punished, fled to Pomponius gardens, as to a place of safe refuge: both of them in their distresse hauing no other comfort left but the constancie of their brothers, who became baile for their life. Shortly after, Vitellius through many delaies betwixt hope & feare wearied out, vnder colour of vsing it in his studie, asking for a penknife, lightly prickt a vaine; and ended his life, with griefe and anguish of minde. But Pomponius being a Gentleman of a gallant carriage and ex∣cellent wit, bearing aduerse fortune patiently, ouerliued Tiberius. Then was there order taken though the peoples anger were mitigated, and many others pacified with the former punishment, that the rest of Seianus children should be punished. Whereupon they were carried to prison, the sonne hauing some feeling of the dan∣ger which hung ouer his head; but the daughter was so simple, that she often asked, whither they would leade her, and for what? that she would do no more so; and that it was sufficient to chastice her with the rod like a childe. The writers of that time affirme, that because it was neuer heard of before, that a virgin should be put to death according to the custome of the Triumuiri: that she was deflowred by the executioner immediatly before the halter was put about her neck: and both strangled. The bodies of these yong and tender children were cast into the Gemo∣nies, a place where condemned persons were throwne downe headlong. About the same time, Asia and Achaia were put into a very great fright, though it con∣tinued not long, with a rumor that Drusus, Germanicus sonne, had beene seene first in the Ilands Cyclades, and afterward in the continent. But it was a yong man of like age, whome some of Caesars freed men by a subtile practise followed, bea∣ring men in hand, they knew it to be him. Such as knew him not, were drawne by the fame of his name, and the Greekes especially, prone to all new and strange wonders. It was reported he had escaped out of prison and fled to his fathers armie, some both faining and beleeuing withall that he would inuade Aegypt or Syria. Youth flocked alreadie to him very cheerefully; many signes of loue publickly shewen him, feeding themselues with the present vaine hope of what might hap∣pen. When as Poppaeus Sabinus had tidings thereof, who was then occupied in the affaires of Macedonia, had charge also ouer Achaia: he therefore, were the report true or false, to preuent all things, hastning ouer the Toronaean and Thermaean cut, and passing by Euboea, an Iland of the Aegean sea, and Piraeum a coast of Attique, the Corinthian shore, and the streights of Isthmum; by another sea came to Nicopolis, a colonie of the Romaines: and there after a carefull examination vnderstandeth who he should be. He said he was M. Silanus sonne, and that many of his followers hauing forsaken him, he embarked himselfe, as though he meant to trauell into Italie. These things he signified to Tiberius by writing: neither haue we found any thing more of the beginning or end of this mat∣ter. Towards the end of the yeere a quarrell of certaine Consuls burst forth, which had beene a long time a breeding. For Trio little regarding what enemies he pro∣cured, and well practised at the barre, vnderhand carped Regulus, as being careles in oppressing Seianus ministers. Regulus, vnlesse greatly prouoked, of a temperate