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Cicero to Toranius. Ep. 21.

HAuing written vnto you, three dayes since, by the seruants of C••eius Plancius, I will now bee short: and, whereas before I comforted; now Ile aduertise you. I thinke you cannot doe better, then stay where you are, till you bee certaine what you are to doe. For besides, that you shall auoyd the danger, you might incur, by sayling in the winter, so many daies, thorow a tempestuous sea: and besides ••hat, when you shall heare certain newes, you may depart at your own pleasure: you haue no cause, to be so desirous to goe meet Caesar: and moreouer, I am affraid of many things, whereof I rea••oned with our friend Chilo: and to bring many words within a small compasse: during these euils, you could not bee in a more conuenient place, hauing opportunitie to turne your selfe, whither soeuer ne∣cessity cals you. And, if he coms hither, you shall haue time to meet him And, if any thing hinder him, or prolong his comming (as many accidents may fall ou••) you shall be in a place, where you may vnderstand all newes. Thus think I, and I aduise you not to do otherwise. For the r••st, be assured, as many times I haue written for your comfort, that in

your case, you neede to ••eare nothing, besides the common ruine of the whole Citie; which though it bee greeuous to tolerate, yet we haue liu'd in such man∣ner, and are of that age; as wee ought valian••ly to beare all aduersities, which may happen, without our fault. All your friends are here in health, & with hearty affection, they desire, loue, and reuerence you. Looke vnto the preser∣uation of your health, and stir not from thence, to no purpose.