That which follows, I will ascribe to Forraigners, as happening before any City was given to Hetruria. There was in that Country one Spurina, a young man of surpassing beauty; whose lovely aspect, alluring the eyes of the most Illustrious Ladies, and who there∣fore believing himself to be suspected of unchastity by the Husbands and Parents of those women; with ma∣ny wounds gash'd and spoyl'd the beauty of his C••••n∣tenance; choosing rather deformity for the Guardian of his fidelity, than that his beauty should be the In∣citement of others Lust.
2. At Athens, a very aged person coming into the Theater, when there were none that would rise to give him place, he came at length where sate the Embassa∣dors of the Lecedemonians. Who being moved with the age of the person, not only by rising up shew'd their reverence to his aged years, but also gave him leave to sit in the most honourable place among them. Which when the people beheld, with great applause they approved the modesty of a Forraign City: And it is reported that one of the Embassadors should say, That the Athenians knew what was well done, but ne∣glected to do it themselves.