you may perceiue the truth of my rea∣sons, you are bound to beleeue mee, as men vse to beleeue Augures, and Astro∣logers, when they haue once spoken truth. Neither, doe I now goe after dreames, as the Augures are wont to doe, nor doe I marke how the birds flie, nor hearken I how they sing, nor minde how they eate: but I obserue o∣ther signes: which if they be not more certaine then those, yet they are more easie to comprehend, and consequent∣ly, not so fallible. And my Progno∣stication is grounded vpon two rea∣sons. On the one side I consider Cae∣sars nature: on the other, that of the ciuill warres. Caesar is benigne and clement, iust as he is disciphered in that booke, where you complaine of him. Besides, he loues noble spirits, such as yours is: and finally, ••e will be ouer∣come, with many mens entreaties: see∣ing, that they are not mou'd out of vaine ambition, but out of office, and charitie. The which all Tuscanie doing, 'tis to be thought, shee will be heard. Now, what's the reason, that hitherto, these things haue done little good? For he thinkes, that granting your returne, with whom, it seemes, he hath some cause to be angry; he could not after∣wards deny it many others. Oh, you'le say, what may I hope for then? if he be angry with me? he conceiues, that he