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Cicero to Cneius Pompeius mag∣nus, sonne to Cneius. Ep. 7.

I And all men else, tooke great d••light in the letters, which you w••ote to the Senate; For you giue so much hope of a secure state, as putting my trust wholly in you, I haue alwaies promised to euery one. But on the contrarie, those your old enemies, who were be∣come your new friends, hearing the newes of your victorie, remain'd ama∣zed, and astonished; seeing thems••lues frustrated of ••he hope, they had, ••o come to the glorie of so noble an en∣t••rprize. The letters you wrote vnto me, though they containe but little de∣monstration, of your loue towards me, were neuerthelesse very deare vn∣to me. For I neuer reioyce more at any thing, then I doe when I vnderstand, t••at I ••aue discharg'd my dutie••: and, if aft••rwards any man in ••ffects bee not answerable, I am glad, that I rest supe∣rior in courtesie. I make no doubt, but the Common-wealth will reconcile ioyne, and binde vs together; ••hough my aff••ction towards you, which in many resp••cts you m••y haue deseru'd, were not sufficient to make mee enioy your loue ••nd fauour. And bec••u••e you may know, what I wou••d haue h••d y••u

written to me, I will tell i•• you plainely, both as my nature and our Amitie re∣quireth. I haue compassed matters of such qualitie, as I firmely bel••eued that you would reioyce with me; being bound thereunto, first, in r••spect of your countrie, and then in considera∣tion of our friendship. But I imagine you forbare the doing of such an of∣fice, for feare of offending some man. Though I assure you, ther's none but commends that, which I af∣fected for the sa••etie of my countrie. And when you come, you shall vnder∣stand, that I bare my selfe therein with so much iudgement, and greatnesse of minde, that you will not esteeme my amitie contemptible; perceiuing by the effects, that as you are far greater, then euer was Scipio Africanus, so I am not in∣ferior much to Lelius. Farewell.