I trust there is not one that can iustly saye, I haue without great cause molested him: if there be any suche, or whome I haue by any meanes iniuried, I refuse not to answere, and to satisfie him: yea it is my desire that it maye come to the triall, so shall many slaunderous spéeches, togither with the authors of them be founde as they are.
C. Fimbria was a very proude, sedicious Romane, and one that disquieted the* 1.1 state of the common wealth, and greatly enuied his superiours. Q. Sceuola was a wyse and a prudent Senatour, one that liued in authoritie, and obserued lawes him selfe, and caused the same to be obserued by other. Sceuola surely you can not be, for you are neyther of that credite, for wisdome, nor of that authoritie in the cōmon wealth, nor so diligent an obseruer of good orders and lawes: your conditions come nearer to Fimbria, I will not conclude, you shall doe it your selfe.
If I haue done you any iniurie, prosecute it to the vttermoste, and spare not, I ne∣uer entreated you to holde your peace. The greatest iniurie that I acknowledge my selfe guiltie of, is vnto the Colledge, that I so long suffered you contrarie to your expresse othe, to vsurpe a place therein, to the great hinderaunce and disquieting thereof.